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COUNTY NEWS WASHINGTON

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017

VOLUME 149, ISSUE NO. 10

Kid-friendly events at rodeo Plenty of fun for kids along with traditional fare

BY KYLA KRUSE Reporter

The annual Washington County Rodeo will be held June 9 and 10 at the Washington rodeo arena. The event will start both nights at 7:30 p.m.

A barbecue sponsored by local businesses begins at 5:30

p.m. Friday, and will be free to the first 500 with purchase of admission. Tickets in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 7-12, while gate prices are $12 for adults and $6 for children age 7-12. Tickets can be found in Washington at Animal Health Center, Bob’s Locker, Central Valley Ag and Portenier Chiropractic. Fairbury Animal Clinic,

See RODEO on page 4

Days of ‘49 to kick of summer calendar

Retired Major General Mike Ryan, Clifton, was the special guest speaker during Monday’s ceremony. Ryan talked about how honoring veterans should be as natural as loving your family.

Members of the Jack Barley family watch as a flag dedicated in honor of Jack is raised during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Linn Legion on Monday.

Hannah Dittmer plays Taps with an echo during an emotional part of the Linn Legion’s annual MeThe Linn S.A.L. performs a 21-gun salue during the ceremony, before Taps is played. morial Day ceremony.

The S.A.L. members used new rifles for the event.

BY KYLA KRUSE Reporter

on three patties, with first cow patty paying out 60 percent of the The 2017 Hanover fund (which is half Days of ’49 is the first the collected amount), community festival on second cow patty paythis summer’s scheding out 30 percent of ule in Washington the fund and third cow County. It will be held patty paying out 10 Thursday, June 22 percent of the fund. thru Saturday, June 24.

At 6:30 p.m. on FriDaily events featured day, the parade will are food stands, beer make its way down gardens, helicopter North Street in Harides, and a carnival nover. Following the provided by Ottaway parade, a tractor pull Amusements. will begin at 7:30 at the Armbands can be fairgrounds. A dance purchased for Thurswill be held featuring day, Friday and Satur- the band Twice on day, good for one night Sunday, scheduled to only. Armbands grant begin at 9 p.m. admission to any ride, Saturday’s parade with the exception of will begin at 5 p.m. the new “Freak Out” Entertainment on ride, which will rethe grounds will be quire a ticket. provided by Sister All advance and raf- Whiskey at 9 p.m. PFB fle tickets are available Pyros will light up the for purchase at Blue sky with fireworks at Valley Insurance in approximately 10 p.m.

Marysville, Dragastin During the fireworks Insurance Agency, display, a raffle winner Washington County and a friend will take Tax & Accounting to the air in a helicopin Washington and ter to see a bird’s-eye Crome’s Market in view of the show. The Hanover. Tickets for raffle tickets will be 1 helicopter rides are $40 for $6.00, 3 for $15.00 per person. and 6 for $25.00. If Thursday night will rained out on Saturhost 50/50 Cow Chip day, the PFB Pyros’ Bingo. Raffle tickets fireworks show will be are one for $20 or two 10 p.m. Sunday, June for $35. Pay out will be 25.

Maggie Bott plays Taps on the trumpet behind a group of local WWII veterans.

Legion commander Gary Ouellette led the ceremony, which drew a large crowd to Linn on Monday. He said the soldiers who gave their lives for this country were heroes. He also credited the Legion and the S.A.L. and Auxiliary for helping continue to honor veterans. There are currently 76 Legion members on the role.

The LHS band played patriotic music before and during the ceremony. Pictured are, from right, Daniel York, Maggie Hansen, Maggie Bott and Tanner Myers.

Photos by

Dan Thalmann

Members of Hanover’s Class 1A State Track second place team include, front row, from left, Taylor Bruna, Riley Doebele, Taeghan Zabokrtsky, Tianna Lohse; back, coach Kim Lohse, Claire Zarybnicky, Taylor Klipp, Macy Doebele, Emma Bruna, Bailey Liby, MaKenna Jueneman, coach Matt Heuer.

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Members of the Linn S.A.L. color guard march into Monday’s ceremony. Commander Ouellette said the S.A.L. is the future of the Legion and is like the Legion’s right arm, while the auxiliary is the Legion’s left arm.

Hanover girls claim runners-up trophy at state

BY DAN THALMANN Publisher

The Hanover girls placed second as a team in Class 1A at the Kansas State Track & Field Championships on Saturday in Wichita.

The Wildcats were just 1.5 points behind Centralia when the weekend came to a close.

The group claimed gold medals in the 800

and 4x400 meter relay (with a last-second dip at the finish line) and silvers in the 4x800 meter relay and 4x100 meter relay.

They also placed in the top eight in several other events.

With just one senior in this year’s state group (Riley Doebele), Hanover should be a contender at state again next year.

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ACCIDENTS May 18, in the 200 block of Washington Street, Hanover, a 2005 Ford registered to Brian Schwartz, Hanover, was struck by an unknown vehicle while parked.

Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 19, on K. 9, ½ mile west of Deer Road, Trace Buttman, Clifton, was driving a 2003 Dodge when he left the roadway and struck a ditch. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 21, at 464 Meridian Road, Michael Feight, Clyde, was driving a 2015 Ford when he struck a legally parked 2014 Chrysler registered to John Tobald, Glasco. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 22, on 11th Road, east of Cross Creek Road, Michael Kelso,

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Fairbury, Neb., was driving a 1998 Ford struck deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 25, at 417 Commercial Street, Greenleaf, Carol Hiltgen, Washington, was backing a 2008 Buick and struck a pole. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 26, on U.S. 36, ½ mile east of Fox Road, Jana Buehler, Manhattan, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet and struck deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

May 28, on U.S. 36, east of Yukon Boulevard, Yvette Peters, Linn, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet and struck deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

OBITUARY • Patricia Bartels

Patricia Catherine (L’Ecuyer) Bartels, 90, Washington, died May 28, 2017, at her home.

She was born Jan. 18, 1927, near Clifton, the third child of Patrick and Mary (Kieffer) L’Ecuyer.

On Dec. 29, 1945, she married Edward Miller.

They lived on a farm outside Morrowville.

Mr. Miller died April 12, 1973. On Aug. 12, 1977, she married Leonard Bartels.

Mrs. Bartels was an active member of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Augustine Catholic Churches. She served as a 4-H sewing leader for many years and was a member of several ladies’ quilting clubs.

She has worked at the Korner Café south of Morrowville and the Sale Barn Café in Fairbury. She eventually An officer was disington County Jail. became the owner of patched May 22 to Edward Anthony the Sale Barn Café.

Casey’s General Store, Eaton, Barnes was She was preceded Washington, for a arrested May 25 on a in death by her parreport of a domestic probation violation and ents; husband, Ed; disturbance. sentenced to serve three daughter, Linda VaJohn Paul Morstorf, days in the Washington cek; great-grandsons, Beatrice, Neb., was arCounty Jail.

Jackson Jueneman rested May 23 by ShawAn officer was disand Tanner Miller; nee County on a Washpatched May 28 to the great-granddaughter, ington County warrant 200 block of So. Martin Jenny Brungardt; for probation violation. Street, Morrowville, for sisters, Agnes Miller Morstorf is currently a report of disorderly and Mary LeDuc; and being held at the Wash- conduct. brothers, James, John and Jerome L’Ecuyer.

Survivors include her husband, Leonard; children, Judy Nold, May 23, on U.S. 36 at Eagle Road, Zachary Salina, Jerome (BeverIndian Road, May Dasia Earhart, Steele City, North Platte, Neb., was Neb., was issued a cita- ly) Miller, Morrowville, Richard (Vicky) Miller, issued a citation for tion for speeding.

Morrowville, Patricia speeding.

May 27, in the 1500 (Lanny) Livingston, May 25, in the 1100 block of Zenith Road, Mahaska, Christopher block of Upland Road, Gabriel Lloyd, Barnes, Miller, Craig, Colo., Alexander Choto-Choc, was issued a citation Greenleaf, was issued a forsSpeeding. citation for speeding.

May 27, on U.S. 36 at May 26, on K. 15, Victory Road, Shawn at 15th Road, Kumar Starr, Concordia, was Paudyal, Frisco, Texas, issued a citation for was issued a citation for speeding. speeding.

May 28, on U.S. 36 at May 26, on U.S. 36, at Jade Road, Christopher Basso, Athens, Ill., was issued a citation for speeding.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

CITATIONS

Anthony (Gina) Miller, Washington, Diana (Dana) Cecrle, Washington, Jane (Dennis) Rhine, Hebron, Neb., Matthew (Lori) Miller, Morrowville, and Ed Miller, Morrowvillle; siblings, Patrick (Betty) L’Ecuyer, Morrowville, Evelyn Wassenberg, Marysville, Richard L’Ecuyer, Washington, Martha (Frank) Nutsch, Morrowville, Helen (Linus) Linenberger, Washington, and Bob (Alberta) L’Ecuyer, Morrowville; sonin-law, Alvin Vacek; 43 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday, May 30, at Ward Funeral Home in Washington. A rosary service was also May 30 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Washington.

Funeral service was Wednesday, May 31, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Washington.

Father Joseph Kieffer officiated.

Pallbearers were Rob Nold, Shawn Miller, Eric Vacek, Troy Miller, Noah Miller, Ray Fetzer, Landon Livingston, Ty Cecrle, Adam Miller, Mark Rhine, and Taybor Miller.

Burial was in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, north of Morrowville.

A memorial fund has been established and will be designated later.

Contributions may be sent in care of Ward Funeral Home.

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Counselors needed

Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is looking for a few good people! The ideal SHICK counselor has the ability to work with others, a caring, confident attitude, the ability to understand health care information and options, a willingness to stay up-to-date with changing regulations, familiarity with computers and the internet, effective communication skills, strong organizational skills, time to commit to multiple ongoing projects SHICK counseling is free, unbiased, confidential, and available to anyone with questions about Medicare.

SHICK volunteers receive free training on Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Insurance, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, and other health insurance subjects that concern Kansans. The free training is offered online and in Hiawatha.

Volunteers must complete an application and interview process and pass a background check before being allowed to complete SHICK training.

SHICK is a free, unbiased, and confidential program that uses trained, community volunteers to answer people’s questions about Medicare and other insurance issues.

Volunteer counselors do not work for any insurance company.

Their goal is to educate and assist the public in making informed decisions about their health care options.

SHICK has many volunteer opportunities, perhaps one is right for you: Medicare Part C/D Counselor – Provides information and counseling about Medicare Advantage (Part C) and prescription drug plans (Part D) to members of the public.

Comprehensive Medicare Counselor – Provides information and counseling about Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D as well as other health insurance issues (for example Medigap, Long-Term Care, Medicare Savings Plans).

Office Assistant – Provides administrative support including data entry and other clerical duties (generally has limited contact with the public).

Clifton-Clyde FFA vying for state office

A member of the stalled at the final sesClifton Clyde FFA sion of the convention Chapter is among the Friday afternoon.

14 candidates runThe committee evalning for a state officer uates the candidates position to represent on their applications, a more than 9,000 Kanwritten test, writing exsas FFA members for ercises, and five rounds the 2017-2018 term. Eli of interviews. These Ohlde will complete an include one-on-one intense process of inter- interviews, delivering views, tests and public a speech, facilitating a speaking demonstraworkshop, round-robin tions this week as part interviews and a perof the 89th Kansas FFA sonal interview round.

State Convention on the Once elected, the ofKansas State University ficers will travel across campus. the state promoting An appointed nomagricultural science The Farmers CooperAccording to Dennis inating committee of education and FFA. ative will hold a dedica- Kenning, Sales & Marformer state officers A five-year FFA memtion for their new Train keting Manager, “the and agricultural educa- ber, Ohlde has served Shuttle Facility on facility was constructed tion instructors interas President of both his Tuesday, June 13 near to better serve our Kan- views the candidates. chapter as well as the Frankfort. An open sas and southern NeOn Friday, June 2, the North Central District. house will be held from braska Producers. Our committee will submit His Supervised Agri10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with company has always its nomination of 10 cultural Experience tours, prizes and givebelieved in ‘Investing in candidates to the state Program (SAE) is caraways. A brief ribbon our Owners’ Success’, convention delegates, ing for a small herd of cutting ceremony will and this is just one which consists of two eight Angus cows and start at 10:30 and a meal of the many ways we members from each of the upkeep of 300 acres will be provided. The reinvest to better serve the 186 chapters in the of pasture. He plans new facility is located our patrons. We know state. After hearing the to attend Kansas State at 2084 Tumbleweed that Frankfort is a great candidates present a University and hopes Road just slightly north place to open a facility final prepared speech, to pursue a career in and west of Frankfort. like this. Taxes from the delegates will elect agricultural equipment All producers are enthe investment help the six members who sales. couraged to attend the support government will serve as the 2017 Eli is the son of Tim event. entities and it creates 2018 state officer team. and Debra Ohlde. His The Farmers Coopjobs.”

The new team will be advisor is Arika Hareserative Train Loading Dale Hayek, Farmers announced and innape.

Shuttle is an advanced, Cooperative Grain Manautomated grain hanager explains that “the dling system. This $30 facility will bring new million facility has a grain markets to NorthProvided by the Washington County Historical Society total storage capacity east Kansas. This will of 4.1 million bushels. save producer’s freight Merry go-round Farmers Cooperative expense while providplans to handle at least ing higher cash prices As we look forward to summer activities, this 8 to 10 million bushels for grain. Economically article from the May 17, 1901, Washington Repubeach year from this the facility will create facility. more activity for Frank- lic caught my eye.

“The Sheckler Bros. have completed their The shuttle loader fort and the surroundmerry-go-round, or ocean wave, and this week contains over 8,000 ing area. This is a Long feet of track in a loop term investment for the went to Clyde for a time, and from there they will go to Concordia, then to Beatrice, Neb. They have system so the train unit Farmers Cooperative.” spent most of the winter on the ocean wave, so it is never broken. Unit The Farmers Coopis entirely a Washington product, and it is one of trains with 110 cars erative includes major the best merry-go-rounds on the market. As soon can easily be loaded locations in Beattie, as they sell this one, they will make another, and in less than 15 hours.

Frankfort, Summerno doubt will establish a factory here in a short Producers delivering field, Marietta, Watime.” grain to the facility terville, Blue Rapids, As far as I know, no factory was ever estabwill find a state of the Hanover and Herkimer. lished, but the Sheckler Bros. had various other art scale system that The company headinteresting enterprises. The brothers, Will, Dan contains both inbound quarters is located in and Ben, entertain the Old Soldier’s Reunion, 4th and outbound scales Dorchester, Neb.. of July celebrations, and Stock Show visitors with so driver never leaves “We hope all producballoon ascensions. They also built and operate a the cab. Unloading by ers will come out and small pleasure craft on Mill Creek similar to those truck should be relasee the facility,” said built by Ben Evans’ father. tively quick with the 3 Kenning. “The event If readers have information about other Washunloading pits that have will be held rain or ington County inventors or entrepreneurs to a 49,000 bushel per hour shine.” share, please contact us at the Museum because elevation capacity. we would love to add such stories to our collection.

Dedication planned for Frankfort co-op facility

Grain bids

Central Valley Ag Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Linn, Clifton, Clyde, Barnes Wheat, per bu. $3.53 Milo, per bu. $2.99 Soybeans, per bu. $8.27 Corn, per bu. $3.19 Grain bids are from market closing on Monday

Palmer Grain Wheat, per bu. $3.53 Milo, per bu. $3.04 Soybeans, per bu. $8.32 Corn, per bu. $3.19 Farmers Coop. – Hanover Wheat, per bu. $3.58 Milo, per bu. $3.22 Soybeans, per bu. $8.45 Corn, per bu. $3.29

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Weather record (Precipitation taken at 7 a.m. daily)

Date Tue., May 23 Wed., May 24 Thu., May 25 Fri., May 26 Sat., May 27 Sun., May 28 Mon., May 29

2016 Hi Lo 85 62 77 60 85 60 81 58 81 60 78 58 79 57

2017 Hi Lo 68 49 63 46 69 49 79 56 84 57 76 53 83 55

Week’s precip: May 23, .49”; May 24, .14”; May 26, .10”; May 27, .36”; May 28, .17” Total for May: 8.07” Average May total: 4.62” Total for 2017: 19.34” Avg. total through May: 11.75”

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Washington City Council hires full-time EMT

BY CHRIS PANNBACKER Special to the WC News

Scoville’s starting date is pending.

The council met The Washington City in closed session to Council voted to hire discuss non-elected Caroline Scoville as a personnel for 10 minfull-time EMT for the utes and included City city at a rate of $15 an Administrator Carl hour when it met in Chalfant. The council special session at noon then met for five minMay 26. utes in closed session Present were Roxto discuss non-elected anne Schottel, Melanie personnel and included Bryant, Don Imhoff and Chalfant and Scoville in Theresa Herrs. Mayor the discussion.

Ryan Kern was absent.

Exterior touch-up painting, at a cost not to exceed $1,500, was approved for the city water tower while a Central Tank Coating crew is here doing routine cleaning and maintenance. The next complete painting for the water tower is scheduled for 2020.

The council’s next regular meeting is at 6:30 p.m., June 5.

Class of 1957 has reunion The Washington High School Class of 1957 gathered for a class reunion on Sunday at KSDS. Nineteen members of the class were present. The last time they reunited was at their 50-year celebration. They plan to gather again in five years.

Present were, front row, from left, Larry Wohlbrandt, Barbara Werner Tremblay, Phyllis Brunmeier Buch, Connie Walter Snyder, Karen Simon Pugh, Carolyn Apley Jeffers; back, Robert Huffman, Richard Cramer, Larry Thomas, Linus Linenberger, Bob Bunke, Marcia Alexander Razor, Ernest Scheetz, Kay Rowland Phillips, Bernice Wetter Martel, Karel Wiemers Johnson, Dale Keesecker, Connie Rollman Dusin, Rosalie Leck Bernasek.

Summer library programs planned

BY KYLA KRUSE Reporter

Libraries across Washington County will begin their summer programs for area children interested in gaining knowledge and spending time with their peers.

••• The Washington Library’s summer children’s program will begin June 7 and will span until July 26. The program will be held Wednesdays at 10-10:45 a.m. for preschoolers, and 11 a.m.-12 p.m. for kindergarten

thru fourth grade students.

This year’s theme is “Building a Better World” focusing on big equipment and construction.

There is no cost to attend, and parents should register their children on or by June 1; the form can be found at the Washington Library.

••• The Hanover Library’s program will be held every Wednesday in the month of June, beginning June 7 and ending on July 5. Special events will be included as well as story time. There is no cost to attend. Preschoolers

will gather from 9-9:30 a.m., and kindergarten thru fourth grade will meet from 10-11 a.m.

••• Clifton’s Library program will run Wednesdays from May 31 to July 5, with a swimming party and pizza to celebrate the year.

The kids will participate in several other activities other than story time, including a picnic in the park and a book fair. Ages six and under will meet at 10 a.m. and ages 7-12 will meet at 3 p.m. This year’s theme is “Build a Better World,” and there will be no cost to attend.

Clifton Alumni Association meets The 2017 Clifton Alumni Banquet and meeting were May 27, at the Clifton-Clyde Middle School (former Clifton High School).

Mary (Bechard) Yadon and Melverna (Oberhelman) Knoettgen registered 77 members and their guests.

The welcome was given on behalf of the Class of 1977 by Cathy (Kieffer) Koch. She also gave the blessing for the meal which was catered and served by the Clifton Sons of the American Legion.

Entertainment was provided by Bill and Bryn (Toll) Peterson.

The business meeting was called to order by Cathy Koch, who gave roll call of the members attending. The 60-year anniversary class had six members present, 50-year class, 12 members present, 40-year class, seven members present. Special recognition and a gift were given to the oldest female and male alumnus present. They were Mona (Nelson) Patrick, Class of 1946, and Homer Naumann, Class of 1943.

Names of deceased members from the past year were read.

Thank you notes were read from 2016 and a 2017 Scholarship recipients.

On behalf of the Alumni Committee, Cathy thanked Melverna Knoettgen and presented her with a gift for her many years as recording secretary for the association.

She also thanked Clifton-Clyde Middle School for use of the building, Barb Knox for printing letters and programs and Terry Preston for his help with setup and tear-down of the gymnasium.

2017 Clifton Alumni Scholarships were presented to Brady Bouley, Baylie Bowser, Cierra Kahrs and Mikayla Kieffer at their Awards Night.

There was a brief discussion with regard to combining Clifton, Clyde and Clifton-Clyde Alumni

for one banquet and meeting. No decision has been made at this time.

The Class of 1978 will host the 2018 banquet.

Those in attendance at the 2017 Clifton Alumni Banquet and their graduating year: 1943 — Homer Naumann.

1946 — Mona (Nelson) Patrick.

1949 — Margery (Balthazor) Nicholson, Alvin Veesart.

1952 — Donnis (Kaspar) Pierce, Henry Racette.

1953 — Wauneta (Bohm) Estes, Dorene (Kaspar) Tonsfeldt.

1954 — Elaine (Racette) Roy, Loretta (Dallen) Cyr, Shirley (Nelson) Ham. 1956 — Garry Senters.

1957 — Carol (Lundquist) Morgan, Larry Morgan, Phoebe (Senters) Cyr, Tom Mason, Patty (Gill) Johnston, Jim Kisby.

1958 — Mary Alice (Schumaker) Johnson, Dixie (Newell) Senters.

1959 — Bonnie (Lundquist) Berggren.

1960 — Eidon Beaumont.

1961 — Fred Schumaker, Steve Pfister, Shirley (Henderson) Young.

1962 — Judy (Gennett) Branfort, Elaine (Roberts) Hanson, Marjorie (Finkbiner) Pfister, Larry Rundle, Gary Pohlman, Colleen Beaumont.

1963 — Leo Reed Jr, Judy (Lundeen) Pohlman, Shirley (Pedersen) Leiszler, Bill Peterson.

1964 — Dean Gill, Colleen (Alquist) Gill, Joyce (Green) North, Roger Henderson, Bryn (Toll) Peterson, Donna (Gieber) Kisby, Eugene Brunell.

1965 — Linda (Pfister) Graham, Dan Olson, Melverna (Oberhelman) Knoettgen, Leroy Newell.

1966 — Terry Ellis, Roberta (Rundle) Newell.

1967 — Larry Rothfuss, Henry Tillinghast Jr, Candace (Gennett) Boling, Herbert Tillinghast, Jenell (Matson) Smith, Kathy (Knoettgen) Ellis, Mary Beth (Kelley) Robinson, Kathleen (Alexander) Sorell, Linda (Jackson) Fahey,

Steve Breeding, Larry Chaput, Connie (Cox) Brunell.

1968 — Tom Kahrs, Kathryn (Bechard) Kahrs.

1970 — Kayla (Cox) Darden.

1971 — Steve Bechard.

1972 — Mary (Affleck) Kiss, Marcia (Pruser) Ryan, Dean Michaud,

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Meyers to mark 60 years of marriage Jerry and Bernita Meyer, Linn, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 2. Jerry Meyer and Bernita Wienck were married June 2, 1957, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Palmer, by the Rev. George Lehenbauer.

The couple has three children, Pamela and Bruce Dyson, Randy and Beth Meyer and Que and Michelle Meyer. They have seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family will gather later for a celebration.

Jerry and Bernita Meyer will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this Friday.

They were married in 1957.

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Continued from page 1 Riverside Chevrolet in Fairbury, and Central Valley Ag in Greenleaf will also be selling tickets in advance.

Children’s events this year will include a “Stick Horse Race” on Friday, ages six and under are welcome to sign-up Friday night.

A “Calf Scramble” Saturday night will include children ages 7-13, with sign-up on Saturday night. “Mutton Busting” will be

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featured both Friday and Saturday night, with registration from 5:30-6 p.m. the night of the event. First round begins at 6:15 p.m. both nights. There will be a limit of 20 riders.

The top 10 riders will return each night and ride during the rodeo. Minimum age of three years old and maximum weight of 60 lbs. A waiver needs to be signed by a parent or legal guardian to participate.

PRCA Rodeo Clown Brian Potter will make

his way to Washington from Newville, Ala. Potter’s strong arena presence and natural ability to get up close and personal to the crowd ensures spectators will be engaged and entertained throughout the entirety of the show.

The rodeo dance featuring Stewart Ray is Saturday night, from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Rodeo Grounds’ Rock Barn.The dance is free of charge, thanks to sponsoring of local businesses.

When we switched printers from Fairbury to Salina (Fairbury shut down their press) we acquired a Tuesday print deadline, which was almost an entire day earlier than we’ve had for most of my career.

It actually worked out pretty well for the first few months. In fact, I kind of liked being able to go to Tuesday evening basketball games without having to worry about leaving and getting back to the office to work on the paper.

It was all fine and dandy until track season hit. High school track meets on Tuesdays start in the early afternoon, with a couple starting at 11 a.m. It used to be that I could go take pictures at the meets and come back and work on the paper all Tuesday evening.

Now, with an afternoon deadline, life has been rough. I got fewer pictures this year than I normally do and my special section projects have been delayed.

The most recent chapter of this debacle is going to state track, followed by Monday’s Memorial Day holiday.

That left almost no time for getting anything done for this week’s paper.

So the all-academic team and extra-curricular sections have been postponed yet another week (they should’ve been in the May 18 or May 25 editions). I don’t think I’ll be able to continue the extra-curricular section effort next year. It is usually the most difficult section to complete each year, though some of the yearbook advisors and other staff members

its place.

So that is my excuse column for this week. I hope this isn’t a trend, but now that track season is over, things should go a little more DAN THALMANN smoothly. Please understand that we put out On the Backroads this newspaper with a skeleton crew staffing have been extremely level, but we do our helpful in getting this best to provide youonwith done.

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Miranda Wilgers, Palmer, and Nicholas Jones, Wichita, announce their engagement.

Miranda is the daughter of Bill and Sharon Wilgers, Palmer. She graduated in 2009 from Linn High School and in 2013 from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She is assistant general manager at the Drury Plaza Broadview in Wichita.

Nicholas is the son of Bryce and Kim Jones, Wichita. He graduated in 2009 from Goddard High School, in 2013 from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management, and in 2017 from Wichita State University with a master’s degree in sports management. He is a videographer for the Wichita State University men’s basketball team.

The couple will wed July 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THURSDAY, JUNE 1: • Community Coffee – 2 p.m. at Homestead nursing home. Public invited.

• Rural Mobile Food Pantry Distribution – 10:15 11:15 a.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Washington.

• Clifton Community Historical Society – 7:30 p.m. at the Museum.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3: • Washington Farmer’s Market – 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Theatre Gardens.

MONDAY, JUNE 5: • Washington County Commission Meeting – 8:30 a.m. at the County Courthouse.

• Washington City Council Meeting – 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

• USD #224 Clifton-Clyde School Board Meeting – 7:30 p.m. at Clifton-Clyde High.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6: • TOPS – 5:30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Washington..

THURSDAY, JUNE 8: • Community Coffee – 2 p.m. at Homestead nursing home. Public invited.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10: • Washington Farmer’s Market – 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Theatre Gardens.

125th anniversary celebration for St. Paul Lutheran Church set for June 11 The 125th anniversary celebration for St. Paul Lutheran Church, Palmer, is just two Sundays away. Church members have been working hard on finishing the church’s new parish hall addition and getting the schedule of events fine-tuned for the day.

There has been a change in the afternoon entertainment. The band “Revived Bluegrass” had a conflict and had to cancel, but the church has scheduled “The Hunt Fam-

ily Band” to perform during the anniversary.

Read more about the band below.

The anniversary event will begin with a 10 a.m. worship service conducted by Pastor Tom Sahl, followed by a catered meal in the new parish hall at 11:30 a.m.

The program in the afternoon will begin at 1 p.m. with music provided by The Hunt Family Band.

••• Formed in 2004, The Hunt Family Band is a product of one family

pooling their individual efforts and love of music to create a four-piece Bluegrass band with a fresh, tight sound and building a successful independent career in the music industry. Each member Terry, Leanne, Andrew, and Jonathan - plays a different and vital role both on and off stage to make The Hunt Family Band a reality.

HFB’s music could be described as being grounded in tradition (with a tip of the hat to the forefathers of the

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2017 Canola & Wheat Plot Tour Tuesday, June 6 • 5:00 pm 5:00 pm • Canola plot is located south of Linn at the southeast corner of Osage & 4th Rd.

Vaseline Glass Ornate Chandelier, Framed Pictures, Wall Mirrors, Antique carpet rocker, Several unique chairs, Hobnail vase, Old books, Unique statuary, Sheet music, Various old signs, Upright Piano, Chimney Cupboard, MANY OTHER COLLECTIBLE AND NEAT ITEMS Personal Property: Drop leaf Table, Sewing Cabinet, Corner Tables, 2 Complete Bedroom Sets, Cedar Chest, Barrister Cases, Rugs, Roper Heavy Duty Washer, Kenmore Dryer, Misc hand tools, 5 gal. water cooler, Outdoor swing, Concrete planters, Furnace grate tables, Concrete frogs & turtles, Primitive wood benches, Galvanized stock tank, Ornate rocks, Galvanized tub, 10 gal. Crock – Pittsburg Pottery Company, Extension Ladder, Old Gas Cans, Wicker children’s table, Pie table, Metal desk, 2 leather topped tables, Delicate lion chair, Davenport table, Wrought iron table, Safe, Numerous paintings and prints, Shelves, Food dehydrator, Assorted bird houses, Old records in 3 sizes, Braided rugs, Large sofa bed, Small sofa bed, Propane Burner, Garden hoses, Wheel barrow, Metal detector, Terra cotta pots, Lawn chairs, Rolls of wire fence, Various PVC pipe, Self-propelled lawn mower, Briggs & Stratton Repair Manual, Tomato cages, Nail Kegs, Misc. Baskets, Metal trunks, Shelving, Misc. Tools, Tool Boxes, Headlights, Organizers, Sun Dial, Punch Set, Step Stool, Step Ladder, Large stack of slate shingles, Faux Fireplace, Bird baths, Pole saw, bricks, small kitchen appliances, misc nails, nuts, bolts, screws, many more items undiscovered.

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music) while including a strong dose of west coast Bluegrass sensibility, the influence of contemporary talent in the genre, and of course their own creative energy. All of the members of HFB currently make their home in Holden, Missouri.

HFB’s self-titled first album was released in 2006 and was the first of six they have released to date (all but the first have been on their own independent label Rock Springs Records).

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LINN AMERICAN LEGION 100 5th St., Linn • 785-348-5370

Thursday, June 1 – Grilled Chicken Wrap Friday, June 2 – BREAKFAST MENU featuring

steak & eggs, biscuits & gravy and much more!

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Speaker wil be Mike Stamm, Canola Breeder at Kansas State University.

6:00 pm • Wheat plot is located south of Linn 1/4 mi. west of Osage & 5th Rd.

Meal following tour at Linn American Legion provided by Ohlde Seed Farms For more information contact:

Ohlde Seed Farms

(785) 692-4555

Baptist FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 113 West 5th Street, Washington Kevin Wood, Pastor; 785-325-2017 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday - June 7, 14, 21, 28 Bible Study- 6:30 p.m. at the church GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 101 D Street, Washington Rex Fuller, Pastor www.biblepreaching.net www.gbcwashington.blogspot.com Church - 785-413-0295 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship 6:00 p.m. Sunday Night Service Wednesday - June 7, 14, 21, 28 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting Please contact the Washington County News at 785-325-2219 if you would like your church listed in the church directory on a monthly basis. A monthly fee is involved.

Catholic SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH Greenleaf Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 4:30 p.m. Mass ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 410 B Street, Washington 817-458-2501, Father Joseph Kieffer 8:30 a.m. Mass Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 ST. JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH 114 S. Church Street, Hanover 785-337-2342 Saturday - June 3, 10, 17, 24 - 6 p.m. Mass Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 10:00 a.m. Mass

Christian MORROWVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Ron Brown, Pastor 111 W. Elm Street, Morrowville 785-265-3651 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service WASHINGTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH Jim and Carla Stark 16 C Street, Washington; 785-325-3225 www.washingtonchristians.org Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:15 a.m. Fellowship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

Covenant

BRANTFORD EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH 287 8th Rd., Clyde Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Evening Service FAITH CONNECTION COVENANT CHURCH PO Box 84, Washington www.connected2faith.com Rustin McClure, Pastor; 785-747-7450 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Worship Service at Mayberry’s (307 C St., Washington) Children’s Church for Newborn-3rd Gr.

Lutheran - ELCA GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH 401 D Street, Washington Judy Hill, Pastor; 785-325-2944 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 8:30 a.m. Worship Service

Lutheran - LCMC ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 325 W. 3rd St., Palmer 785-692-4564; Rev. Tom Sahl, Pastor; Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

Church Directory

Lutheran - LCMS BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH 2052 10th Rd., Greenleaf; 785-747-2407 www.bethlehemgreenleaf.org Pastor Jacob Sherry, Vacancy Pastor Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 8:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Study Wednesday - June 7, 14, 21, 28 mid-week, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 712 Heritage Rd., Linn Richard Rikli, Pastor; 785-348-5892 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Worship Service ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 304 National Rd., Palmer Jacob Sherry, Pastor; 785-692-4228 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Worship Service ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH 2649 3rd Rd., Barnes Pastor Rodney Fritz, Vacancy Pastor Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 8:15 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday School ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 210 Church Street, Linn David Gruoner, Pastor; 785-348-5332 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Worship Service

Pentecostal CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Taylor Street, Haddam Rick Nye, Pastor Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service

United Methodist BARNES UNITED METHODIST 101 N Main Street, Barnes; 785-325-2314 Sandra Jellison-Knock, Pastor Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School MILL CREEK SUMMIT PARISH Randy Jellison Knock, Pastor; 785-325-2158 HADDAM UNITED METHODIST Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School WASHINGTON UNITED METHODIST 400 C Street, Washington 785-325-2158 Sunday - June 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service

Washington County News Classifieds Call us - 785-325-2219

WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS

Thurs., June 1, 2017 Page 6

1 - Abstractor

10 - Services

WASHINGTON COUNTY ABSTRACT

STONE’S Southside Service offers: new tire sales — car and light truck, truck and ag tires, tire repair, oil changes, shocks, all brake repair, light mechanical work, starters, alternators and batteries. 1002 S B St. (Hwy 15) in Washington.

785-325-2247 or 785-7477489.

Janeen Stewart

111 East 3rd, Washington • 785-325-3291 ● ABSTRACTS ● TITLE INSURANCE ● ESCROW/CLOSINGS Licensed - Bonded - Insured

3 - Veterinary Washington Veterinary Clinic, P.A. 325-2391

Garrett Stewart, DVM Emily Murray, DVM

JOB BOARD Kier’s Thriftway is looking for a motivated individual to work in the meat shop/shift manager. Experience preferred but not required. Individual will need to be able to lift 80 lbs. and be able to work with the public.

Pay to be based on experience. Please come by the store to pick up application. 785-325-2385.

Help Wanted: 2-3 days per week, hours vary. Knowledge of Excel, Word, QuickBooks, special programs for newspaper industry, also emails and Internet work. Customer service skills a must. Will train. Email resume to business@bluevalley.net.

Help Wanted: at Hometown Cafe in Barnes - Cook, full or part-time. Flexible hours. Call Deb, 785-7634310.

www.washingtonveterinaryclinic.net

Animal Health Center, P.A. Philip S. Bentz, DVM Adam Hatesohl, DVM Laura Kohake, DVM

The Looking Glass Salon, Greenleaf, will be closed May 31 - June 5.

Weight loss support group meets weekly at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Washington Weigh-In Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.

FAIRVIEW MILLS is currently accepting applications for plant workers for the

Corn Cob Processing Plant

located about 4 miles west of Washington, KS on Hwy 36.

BENEFITS INCLUDE: COMPETITIVE WAGES ~ 401(K) PAID VACATION ~ PAID HOLIDAYS HEALTH INSURANCE ~ UNIFORM SERVICE FOR INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN AN APPLICATION: Call: HR at (785) 336-2148 ~ Email: hr@fairviewmills.com Visit our website at www.jsixenterprises.com or apply in person at the J-Six Enterprises Corporate Office at 604 Nemaha Street in Seneca, KS EOE

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting applications for a Full Time Deputy Sheriff position. Starting wage for non-certified officers is currently $12.24 with step increases after successful completion of KLETC and completion of training period. Starting wage for a Kansas CPOST certified officer is negotiable based on training and experience. Washington County provides an attractive benefits package to include health insurance, KPERS retirement, life insurance and paid sick/vacation time. Applicants must be 21 yrs. of age with a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Must currently possess a valid KS driver’s license, have no felony convictions or other disqualifying criminal history. Able to pass background check, drug screening, medical evaluation and psychological evaluation. Applicants must reside in Washington County or be willing to relocate after being hired. To obtain an application, or for questions, please call 785325-2293 or email at wcs2924@gmail.com. While not required, a completed resume or other related documentation is preferred. Washington County Sheriffs’ Office is an EOE employer.

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5 - Notices

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS 3 P.M. MONDAY

13 - Rent/Sale/ Wanted

10 - Services

KMEP, LLC Kearn Monuments Electrical & Plumbing

785-265-3022 cell phone 785-564-1070 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Don Kearn, owner

Director of Nursing position available at Cambridge Place, a 65-bed SNF/Assisted Living in Marysville, KS. Strong clinical skills, nursing home and leadership experience required. Excellent benefit package including BCBS insurance and very competitive salary. Ph. Arlene Wessel, Adm. 785-562-5321.

Bob’s Locker Plant BUTCHERING Every Wednesday by Appointment Processing • Curing • Catering Don Zabokrtsky, Owner

325-2920 TROY MILLER CONSTRUCTION and seamless guttering, new construction, additions, roofs, siding, decks, etc. Call for your estimate today. Home: 785747-6771. Cell: 785-7477407. Go to JoinKansas4-H.org or visit your local

15 - Health

RENTALS

Walkers-Crutches-Wheelchairs AT

Washington HealthMart AND

Hanover Professional Pharmacy

extension office for more information.

GWE PERFORMANCE LLC

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS & PERFORMANCE UPGRADES

112 E 7th, Hwy 36, Washington • 785-325-3316 • cell 785-541-1232

Service Engine Soon Lights, Air Conditioning, Anti-lock Brakes, Supplemental Inflatable Restraints (Air Bag Systems), Traction Control, Stabilitrac, Driveline Repairs, Transmission, Engine, Tuneups, Oil & Filter Changes, Performance Upgrades, Complete Suspension Repairs & Diagnosis, Automotive & Light Duty Truck Repair

112 E 7th • Hwy 36 • Washington 785-325-3316

Roofs, siding, windows, 5-inch and 6-inch seamless guttering, drywall, decks and more.

Parrack Construction.

785-406-0269.

785-562-1200

Plumbing • Electrical Hardware • Paint Building Materials Rental Center Call Us FoR a FREE EstiMatE on YoUR nExt BUilding PRojECt

McGee Roofing LLC

Family Owned & Operated In Business Since 1977

Workmanship Warranty, Insured, Free Estimates

Roofing - Commercial & Residential Seamless Gutter • Siding

785-632-6357 1-800-273-4755

Key responsibilities: 

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David K. Hodgson, M.D. Kellen E. Sherlock, M.D. Andrea Blumer, APRN-C

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of Washington County 302 East 2nd Street, Washington

Accepting new patients, including OB

785-325-2240 • 785-510-6111

Portenier Chiropractic

Dennis Portenier, D.C. Sara Baskerville Crome, D.C. Angela D. Portenier, Massage Therapist

317 C Street, Washington

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Landoll Corporation is seeking an experienced Safety Coordinator to lead and assist in the execution of strategy and initiatives in health, safety, injury prevention, and risk management.

Family Medicine

Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

East Highway 36 Marysville, Kansas

Safety Coordinator

325-3591

Alexander Chiropractic Clinic, PA Wiley N. Alexander D.C.

Mon. – Wed. 7 a.m. – Noon & 3 – 5:30 p.m.

Fri. 7:00 – Noon • 785-325-2739

Meyler Gibbs, DDS DENTIST

Office Phone 325-2248 Office Hours

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  

Enforce Standard Operating Procedures according to company safety procedures Investigation of any issues identified as a result of audits and day-to-day operational activities Engaging with safety committee members to enable and drive health, safety and wellbeing Understanding, interpreting, enforcing and compliance of OSHA/EPA/KDHE guidelines Operational tasks including incident investigations, risk assessments and safety training programs Maintaining, updating and managing emergency response plans

To excel in this role, one should have:  

Health and Safety experience in a manufacturing environment.

Demonstrated knowledge of safety regulations, codes of practice and guidelines, and the ability to translate and apply these to a work environment

Landoll Corporation offers competitive wages and a full benefit package.

Interested, qualified applicants may send their resume or application and salary requirements to: Landoll Corporation Attn Melony or Charlene PO Box 111 Marysville KS 66508 melony.jueneman@landoll.com or charlene.disney@landoll.com AAP/EOE 41-CFR60-1.4

Taking applications for: Cook FT Prep Cook FT

300 “C” Street Washington, Kansas

~ Competitive wages and benefits ~`

Put some cash in your pocket! Take out a classified ad and get things sold!

Contact Jennifer Woerman or Janell Wohler 785-348-5551 612 3rd Street, Linn, KS 66953

325-2219 type@bluevalley.net

Pre-employment drug screen required.

admin@linncomm.org

Help Wanted: Part-time assistant cook at the Clay County Friendship Meals, 2 hours M-F. Benefits are sick leave, holidays and paid vacation. Application and job description at the Clay County Friendship Meals, 330 W. Court, No. 816, Clay Center, KS 67432 or send resume with cover letter to 401 Houston, Manhattan, KS 66502. Call 785-632-5767 for information. EOE/ AA position open till filled.

Help Wanted: Washington County Health Department/Home Health Agency is accepting applications for a full-time position of Bookkeeper/Clerk/Receptionist.

Applications may be obtained at the Health Department at 104 E 2nd St., Washington, Ks., phone 785325-2600. Applicants will be accepted until position is filled. Washington County is an EOE. Marcon Pies is looking for someone to work production table 20-25 hours per week, Monday-Thursday, from 6 a.m. to ?. Also looking for a high school kid to wash racks, four hours/day, four days/week. Apply at 124 W 8th, Washington, KS. Help Wanted: Full-time checkers at Kier’s in Washington. Stop in for an application.

Taking applications for: RN/LPN 12 hour shifts CNA or CMA 12 hr or 8 hr shifts

52 Bed Skilled Nursing Facility Experience in long term care preferred ~ Competitive wages and benefits ~` applications at www.linncomm.org

Pre-employment drug screen required.

Contact Kate Rieth, 785-348-5551 612 3rd Street, Linn, KS 66953

don@linncomm.org

ARE YOU HIRING? Let your community know with a classified in the Washington County News.

Call (785) 325-2219 or email type@bluevalley.net to place your classified ad today!

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Thank You Thank you seems so inadequate to express the feelings in my heart for the many cards, notes and phone calls I received for my 80th birthday. I wish God’s blessings to each of you and hope to see you soon. Thank you.

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Will it be another repeat of the 1980’s farm crisis? How will the economy respond?

How quick will land values fall and how long will it take for them to rise again?

What data should farmers and ranchers be paying attention to in order to stay ahead of the trough times that they are currently withstanding and appear to be facing for the next few years?

Let’s start out with a bit of a background on where we have been in the past for farmland.

The data presented first in this article is taken from Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA).

From around 1999 to 2007, farmers were barely breaking even on wheat, corn, beans, and milo. In 2008 commodity prices started to improve and continued with that trend until 2013. Profitability then took a downward turn in 2014 and 2015 where farmers went from approximately $50 an acre of profitability to a loss of approximately $50 an acre. When analyzing 2016, farmers had great yields but not great commodity prices. However, the positive that came from the year 2016 was that yields were able to help stabilize the downturn in commodity prices.

One topic of concern for the upcoming years

a best guess type of scenario can be formed.

It is also not a market based estimate, and it only presents the average and not the spread. The next data KATELYN BROCKUS that will be shared is District Extension Agent based off of market transaction data from the Property Valuation is having decreased yields along with lower Department (PVD) in Topeka. This is sales commodity prices. data from 2014 to 2016 When looking at the and must meet certain whole farm and net criteria. The average income per operator, parcel size in Kansas 2015 shows a net farm was 156 acres with income of $4,500 for around 4.5 percent dryland crop farmers. having CRP contracts This is a drastic and the average decrease in net farm income when compared sales per county was approximately to a profitability of 25. The total sales approximately $90,000 transactions from 2014 in 2014. When looking to 2016 was 6,845. It is at cattle operations also important to note difference in net that there was a 18 ranch income, 2014 percent drop in sales was a record high of a transactions from 2015 little over $180,000 in to 2016. No sale options profitability. are not counted within In 2015, that profitability declined to these statistics.

When looking at approximately $75,000 cropland pasture sales in net ranch income, according to PVD, the which is a 41 percent average was $3,027 decline. The year 2016 collectively. This was will probably be even a 10.4 percent decline lower profitability yet from 2015. Both the for both the crop and USDA and sales market cattle farmers. When data are comparable looking at Kansas with both numbers Ag Statistics survey, close to 10 percent.

2016 cropland values According to PVD averaged $2,050 an numbers, non-irrigated acre which is down land showed a decrease by 7 percent from the of 17 percent from previous year. This 2015 to 2016. When average includes comparing the USDA both irrigated and land value numbers to non-irrigated land.

However, when looking the PVD numbers, then one can see that USDA at Kansas as a whole, land values are about 30 it is mostly dryland so percent lower than PVD this number is more sales. While there might of a representation be a slight discrepancy of dryland than it is amongst the numbers, irrigated. the trend is still the Pasture land values same on dryland acres. in 2016 averaged $1,290 Pasture land was an acre with a decrease comparable with of 7 percent from the both USDA and PVD previous year. When numbers showing a analyzing the land decrease of 7 and 8 market in previous percent respectively years, it began to from 2015 to 2016. Now increase in 2008 and that we have looked at peaked in 2014 for where we have been in cropland values for the past, let’s see where dryland. Since 2014, things are projected to dryland values have decreased by 10 percent. go into the future. It has been quite apparent Pasture land values that we have had 3 peaked in 2015 and years in a row of poor decreased by 8 percent returns to farming and from 2015 to 2016. The data presented from the that 2016 is looking to continue that trend.

Kansas Ag Statistics When these numbers is a survey. One of the challenges with surveys are put into a statistical model, the results is that an opinion or portray somewhere around a 4.6 percent capitalization rate. A capitalization rate is the rate of return on an investment property based on the income that the property is expected to generate.

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Kansas land price, then the projected net farm income per acre would be $46. When comparing this to previous years, it is about a 50 percent decline from the year 2014. When looking at the long run and the projected capitalization rate, the values have only decreased by 17 percent thus far. If this capitalization rate turns out to be accurate, then we are not done with the decline in land values. This means that farmers could potentially still be faced with a 20-30 percent additional decrease in land values for the state of Kansas.

It is important to note that these are only projections, and it is unknown as to how the markets could change and affect the outcomes of these numbers.

While this information has similar qualities as to what farmers went through in the 1980’s, there is more information available to assist farmers and ranchers through trying times. Extension professionals around the state have been trained in a program called FINPACK. This program is designed to assist producers on a one-on-one basis with not only the current financial situation but also possible changes producers could make to increase farm profitability and cash flow. When going through this program, the producer will come away with a balance sheet, enterprise budgets, a base business plan, and alternative business plan scenarios.

If this is something that fits the operation, then please feel free to contact Katelyn Brockus. The process will then pair the producer with an extension professional trained in FINPACK within the state of Kansas. While farmers and ranchers might be facing tough times in the future, there will always be opportunities to look to advance both cattle and farming operations.

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8, Wichita County 8, Jefferson County North 7, Pleasanton 6, distance of 49-7 1/2.

Top honor went to Levi Maranatha Academy Armon, Ness City, who 6, Wabaunsee 6, Hill had a winning throw of City 5, Jackson Heights 5, Bluestem 5, KC 59-1 1/4.

Christian 4.5, Valley Miller also competed Heights 4, Ellinwood in the shot put and discus, Kier in the shot 3, Heritage Christian put, Eaton in the discus, Academy 2, Spearville 2, Oakley 2, Sublette 1, Gauby in the triple jump and Hoover in the Chase County 0.5.

Class 2A girls — long jump.

Valley Heights 76, Washington County Bennington 52.5, Meade sent two girls to the 40, Kiowa County 36, state meet and both brought home a medal. Hill City 34, Maranatha Academy 33, Heritage Jenna Hennerberg Christian Academy placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 37-9 32, Herington 30, 1/2. That event was won Ellis 29, Kinsley 29, Berean Academy 27,

by Bailee Swift, Chase County, with a distance Chase County 24, Trego Community of 40-4 1/2.

23.5, Sublette 20, Brenna Linenberger Moundridge 18, had a distance of 106-8 Plainville 17, Smith in the discus, good for Center 17, Marmaton the sixth-place medal.

Alyssa Miller, Hill City, Valley 16, Wabaunsee 15, Lincoln 13, Jackson won that event with a Heights 11, Ness throw of 141-4.

City 10, St. MarysHere are the team Colgan 10, Republic scores for both boys’ County 10, Troy 10, and girls: Salina-Sacred Heart Class 2A boys — 9.5, Central Plains 8, Plainville 88, Stanton Decatur Community County 73.5, Smith 8, Washington County Center 67, Washington 7, Stanton County 6, County 54, Yates Solomon 5.5, Hillsboro Center 54, Ness City 5, St. John 4, Jefferson 36, Salina-Sacred County North 3, Heart 36, Republic Lyndon 3, Spearville County 25, Kiowa 2, West Elk 2, CantonCounty 23, St. MarysGalva 1, Ellinwood 1, Colgan 23, Meade McLouth 1, Flinthills 1, 21, Herington 18, Macksville 15, Hillsboro Uniontown 1, Oakley 1.

14, Bennington 13, ***** Ellis 12, St. John 10, Moundridge 9.5, Central Track athletes from Plains 9, McLouth Clifton-Clyde, Hanover 9, Berean Academy and Linn High Schools 8, Inman 8, Solomon

competed in Class 1A of the Kansas State High School Track and Field Meet last Friday and Saturday in Wichita.

Three individuals and one relay brought home top honors in their respective events.

Linn senior Brooke Diederich won the long jump, while junior Shelby Ohlde topped the rest of the field in the high jump. Hanover junior Claire Zarybnicky had the best time in the 800-meter run, and the Lady Wildcats won the 4x400 relay behind the running of Riley Doebele, Zarybnicky, Taylor Klipp and Macy Doebele.

The Hanover girls placed second in the team competition with 46 points, just 2 1/2 points behind Twin Valley League foe, Centralia, which tallied 47 1/2.

Zarybnicky’s winning time in the 800 was 2:23.33. She placed second in that event last year with a time of 2:25.48. The 4x400 relay had a winning time of 4:13.91.

HHS also placed second in the 4x800 relay with a time of 10:20.01. On that relay team were Zarybnicky, Klipp, Makenna Jueneman and Tianna Lohse. Hanover had placed sixth in that event last year. The winning time of 10:19.78 was turned in by Olpe.

Improving from ninth place last year to second place this year was the Lady Wildcats 4x100 relay team of Jueneman, Riley Doebele, Taeghan Zabokrtsky and Macy Doebele. They had a combined time of 52.20.

Central Christian won

in 51.64.

Also scoring for the HHS girls were Macy Doebele, fourth in triple jump, 35-3 1/4 (winning leap of 36-0 turned in by Brianna Vogts, Olpe); Zarybnicky, sixth in 400-meter run with a time of 1:01.65 (winner was Paige Baird, Northern Valley, 58.78); and Bailey Liby, seventh in 300-meter hurdles, 49.65 (first place went to Baird, Northern Valley, 46.12).

Thomas Atkins, a sophomore on the HHS boys team, scored in two events. He placed fourth the triple jump with a distance of 42-6, and was sixth in the long jump at 20-2. Kian Coffey, Stockton, was the triple jump with a leap of 45-7 1/2, and the long jump with a distance of 22-8.

Michael Jueneman tied for sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.02. Dylan Boeckman, Centralia, was the winner in 40.04.

William Peters tied for sixth in the high jump, clearing 6-2. Davis Dubbert, Beloit-St. John’s, cleared 6-6 to claim the gold medal.

Hanover’s 4x800 relay team placed seventh in 8:44.19. On that relay were Jueneman, Daiken Stallbaumer, Taegan Schwartz and Adam Zarybnicky. Olpe had the fastest time of 8:21.00. The Wildcats 4x400 relay team placed eighth with a time of 3:38.17. Members were Stallbaumer, Jueneman, Peters and Zarybnicky. St. Francis had the fastest time of 3:25.71. Hanover still owns the state track meet record of 3:21.10, set in 2015.

LHS junior, Shelby Ohlde, cleared 5-6 to

win the gold medal in the high jump. She placed second last year.

Second place this year went to Alexandra Hart, Rolla, who also cleared 5-6. Ohlde made the winning mark on her first attempt while Hart didn’t clear it until her second attempt. Neither was able to go over the bar at 5-8. Ohlde also placed seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.94. Winner was Raelee Ibarra, Central Christian, who was clocked at 25.72.

Senior Brooke Diederich jumped 17-2 1/4 on her final attempt in the Class 1A long jump. That distance was good for first place, an improvement from her third-place finish last year at state.

Frankfort’s Emilee Ebert took second with a leap of 17-1, also achieved on her final attempt.

The Lady Bulldogs’ 4x100 relay team combined for a sixthplace time of 53.06. On that relay were Karsyn Smith, Diederich, Jalee Wohler and Ohlde.

Clifton-Clyde athletes brought home a total of two medals in boys’ competition, and three on the girls’ side.

Michael Spehr ran to a seventh-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.52.

Derek Berg, South Gray, had the fastest time of 15.33. Nathan Ohlde took eighth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.96.

On the girls’ side, Baylie Bowser placed seventh in the discus with a toss of 101-0, and eighth in the shot put with a throw of 33-7.

Jordan Speer, Dighton, won the discus at 122-2, and the shot put with a toss of 45-8 3/4. Jaysie Bowser, placed eighth for the Lady Eagles in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.16.

Also competing at Wichita for Hanover were William Peters, 400; Adam Zarybnicky, 800; Justin Naegele, high jump; and Carlos Emanuel, shot put.

Also competing for Linn were Dillon Cooper, javelin; and

Hunter York, discus.

Also competing for Clifton-Clyde were Shaylea Lawson, 400; and the boys’ 4x100 relay team of Matt Barnes, Elias Girard, Drake Steinbrock and Nathan Ohlde.

Here are the team scores: 1A boys — South Gray 93, Olpe 65, Beloit-St. John’s 47.5, Pike Valley 45, Centralia 42, St. Francis 36, Osborne 31, Stockton 30, Victoria 24, Ashland 22, Brewster 19, Wallace County 19, Lebo 17, Hanover 16.5, Hodgeman County 13.5, Cedar Vale 13, Northern Valley 11.5, South Barber, 11, Attica 10, Pretty Prairie 10, Southern Coffey County 10, Burlingame 8, Lakeside 8, TiptonCatholic 8, ColonyCrest 7, Dighton 7, Hutchinson-Central Christian 7, Logan 7, Norwich 6, Satanta 6, South Haven 6, Rock Hills 5, Ingalls 4, Minneola 4, Otis-Bison 4, Burns 4, Wilson 4, Axtell 3, CliftonClyde 3, Frankfort 3, Greeley County 3, La Crosse 3, Little River 2, Wakefield 2, Caldwell 1, Grainfield-Wheatland 1.

1A girls — Centralia 48.5, Hanover 46, Dighton 39, Hutchison Central Christian 38, Lakeside 37, SylvanLucas Unified 34, Northern Valley 31, Beloit-St. John’s 28, Olpe 28, Linn 25, Wallace County 24, Axtell 21, Victoria 21, Osborne 20, Blue Valley 20, South Gray 20, Fowler 16, Frankfort 16, Rock Hills 16, Thunder Ridge 15, Rolla 12, Ingalls 11, Otis-Bison 11, South Central 10, Quinter 9, Golden Plains 9, Pawnee Heights 8, Goessel 7., Stockton 7.5, Bucklin 7, LaCrosse 7, Lost Springs-Centre 6, Logan 6, Natoma 6, Weskan 5.5, Cunningham 5, Clifton-Clyde 4, Deerfield 4, Southern Coffey County 4, Burrton 3, Hope 3, Langdon-Fairfield 3, Norwich 3, Hodgeman County 3, Minneola 2, Doniphan West 1, Madison 1, South Barber 1.

Macy Doebele flies through the air during the triple jump event. Hanover’s Pete Peters hands the baton off to Adam Zarybnicky Doebele took home fourth place with a jump of 35’-3 1/14”. during the 4x400m relay.

Cloud County announces 2017 recruiting class Beloit to host 8-man

Hanover’s Taegan Schwartz runs the third leg of the 4x800m relay at the state track meet.

BY MARCIA HUBBARD Sports

this group has it going on and should be fun to watch. But The Cloud County we also wanted to Community College bring in individuals volleyball program with fantastic has announced communication its 2017 recruiting skills and were class, all seven of able to provide the which are in-state emotion part of talent. the game that we The T-Birds are needed to fill. It still looking to bring will be exciting to in one international see what they bring player at the middle mixed with our hitter position prior group of returners to the start of the that have seen a lot 2017-18 school year of playing time and to join a recruiting possess good skill class Cloud County sets, as well.” head coach Molly In addition to Skocny is eager to bringing passion, have on campus. energy and effort, “I’m really excited Skocny said the about this incoming skill sets in this class of freshmen,” year’s class will Skocny said. “One allow Cloud County of the important to play a more things for us was to desired, consistent bring in a diverse style as it looks group with different to build off a 13skill sets. Skill wise, 20 overall mark a

season ago.

“Last year, we definitely had to get creative with our offenses,” she said. “We changed several times over the course of the season,” Skocny said. “That was due to our personnel and what we could handle. I’m hoping this year, with the addition of these freshmen and returning sophomores, we can transition into something more consistent that allows for the girls to build team chemistry.”

Among the new recruits is Cammie Miller, a 2017 graduate of Washington County High School, who has walked on as a setter.

“Cammie has played some club volleyball for (assistant coach) Kayla Smith and is a great kid,” Skocny said. “She’s a hard worker who I think will definitely be able to add to us.”

Others include Britt Michaelis, libero, Wabaunsee High School; Sydney Mossman, middle hitter, McPherson High School; Erica Gilbert, Lacrosse High School; Janessa Zenger, outside hitter, Kiowa County High School; Kamryn Stark, setter, Skyline High School; and McKinsey Moody, defensive specialist, Basehor-Linwood High School (walkon).

All Star games

BY MARCIA HUBBARD Sports

The 32nd Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games will be played in Beloit on Saturday, June 10. The Division II game will be held at 10 a.m. at Trojan Field on North Hersey Avenue.

Pregame will begin at 9:30 a.m. with introduction of the players.

Kalen Richardson, Linn, has been selected for the Division II East Squad. He is a 2017 graduate of Linn High School and plans to attend Kansas State University

and major in Agronomy.

Football statistics and accomplishments include: Offense, 143 carries, 728 yards, and 12 TD’s; Defense, 161 solo tackles, 57 assists, 218 total tackles.

In 2015, Kalen was selected All District Defense 1st team linebacker honorable mention and TVL 1st team at-large; 2016: All League 2nd team linebacker with a 100 tackle season.

Kalen was a state golf qualifier in 2016.

He is a member of LVF and enjoys hunting, fishing, football, golfing,

working and hanging out with friends.

Activities and honors in school include golf, basketball manager, Student Council copresident and secretary, FFA vice president, secretary and treasurer; FBLA, NHS, Site Council, Forensics, The Spians, band, KU Honors Recipient, KSHSAA Spirit of Sports Finalist, TVL AllAcademic team and 5th place at the State Scholar’s Bowl.

Kalen’s parents are Kevin and Marsha Richardson, Linn.

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Clifton-Clyde’s Baylie Bowser chucks the discus during the state track meet. Bowser would bring home seventh place.

Clifton-Clyde’s Michael Spehr prepares to jump over a hurdle during the 110m hurdle event at the state track meet.

Hanover’s Bailey Liby leaps over a set up hurdles during the 100m hurdle event. Liby finished in seventh place with a time of 49.65.

Washington Co’s Jenna Hennerberg prepares to launch the shot Washington Co.’s Jae Eaton prepares to throw the shot put. Eaton put. Hennerberg took home fifth place. (Photo by Jen Thalmann) took home a fourth place finish with a throw of 49’-7 1/2”.

Brenna Linenberger lets the discus go during the state track meet.

Linenberger finished in sixth place with a throw of 106’-8”.

Clifton-Clyde’s Nathan Ohlde, left, and Hanover’s Michael Juene- Linn’s Karsyn Smith hands the baton off to Brooke Diederich during Pete Peters leaps over the high jump bar. Peters would finish in man, right, leap over a set of hurdles during the 300m hurdle event. the 4x100 relay. (Photo by Jen Thalmann) sixth place by completing a jump of 6’-2”.

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Hanover girls track team take home second; Washington Co. boys finish fourth at state meet 110 hurdles. He also competed in the long The Washington jump.

County High School This was Jerrod’s boys’ track team first year of competing entered the Class 2A in the javelin. His state track and field winning throw of 184championships with the 4 was made on his potential of finishing first attempt and held in the top four or five up throughout the in team scoring at the competition. meet last Friday and Jerrod, the Saturday at Wichita. quarterback for the All five boys that Tigers’ football team, had qualified from a said he decided to throw regional meet the week the javelin this year before placed at the because he thought state level, boosting the he did a good job of Tigers to a fourth-place throwing the football team finish with 54 this past season. points. Plainville won “I figured if I could the title with 88 points, do well throwing a Stanton County was football, I could do well second with 73.5, and throwing a javelin,” he Smith Center finished said. “Plus, I needed in third with a 54. another event” WCHS senior Jerrod Athletes are allowed Hoover scored 25 of the to compete in four team’s points. Jerrod events at any given won the high jump track meet. and the javelin, and “I didn’t expect by placed fourth in the first javelin throw

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to hold up,” he said.

“I thought Dawson (Miller) would beat me.”

Miller, also a senior, and Hoover, have traded the top honors most of the season.

Dawson first attempt throw measured 183 feet and held on to give him the silver medal.

Dawson was using the same javelin that Garett Edgar, a Washington High School graduate, used for his state record throw of 193-5 in 2006.

That record still stands.

“It was definitely a good feeling watching my 184 feet throw hold up all through the competition,” Jerrod said.

Jerrod also competed in the Class 2A high jump, and took home the gold medal in that event, clearing 6-6.

Brett Meyer, Smith Center, cleared 6-4, good

for second place. Jerrod cleared 6-6 on his third attempt. Meyer had made 6-4 on his second try, but was unable to get over the bar at 6-6.

Jerrod owns the Washington County High School and the Washington High School record in the high jump after clearing 6-9 1/2 this season.

Jerrod said he has been high jumping since the seventh grade and attributed his “natural form” to his success. Last year at Wichita, Jerrod placed second; his sophomore year he took third.

Jerrod qualified for state in all four of his events. At this year’s championship meet, he missed qualifying for finals in the long ump by one-fourth of an inch.

Jerrod plans to

attend Cloud County Community College next year and compete on a track scholarship.

He said the coaches have discussed entering him in the decathlon which he said he is open to doing.

Senior Hunter Kier was also successful at Wichita, taking second in the discus with a throw of 156-7.

The winning toss of 157-6 was turned in

by Zachary Pierson, Plainville. Field event competitors throw three times, with the top nine advancing to the finals, where they are given three more attempts. Both Kier

and Pierson had their medal-throws on their fourth attempt.

Senior Levi Gauby cleared 14-0 in the pole vault to break his own school record. However, Smith Center’s Kaden Meitler also cleared 14-0 and had fewer misses to claim the gold medal while Gauby took home the silver. Meitler made 14-0 on his first attempt; Gauby hit the mark on the second try. Neither could get over 14-6.

Senior Jae Eaton took home fourth place in the shot put with a

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Linn’s Shelby Ohlde clears the high jump bar at the state track meet. Ohlde earned a gold medal with a jump of 5’-6”.

Hanover’s Riley Doebele, Claire Zarybnicky, Taylor Klipp and Macy Doebele pose together after winning the 4x400 relay.

Macy Doebele leans ahead of a Centralia runner at the finish line of the 4x400 relay. The Hanover girl’s relay team would take home gold with a time of 4:13.91.

Hunter Kier lets the discus fly at the state track meet. Kier’s throw of 156’-7” earned him a second place finish. (Photo by Michelle Eaton)

Washington County’s Jerrod Hoover clears the high jump bar.

Hoover won first place with a jump of 6’-6”.

Hanover’s Macy Doebele attempts to get to her feet after collapsing as she crossed the finish line during the 4x400 relay.

Hanover’s Claire Zarybnicky, left, and Clifton-Clyde’s Jaysie Bowser, right, run ahead of the pack during the 800m event. Zarybnicky would take home gold while Bowser finished eighth.

Jerrod Hoover begins his throw during the javelin event. Hoover took home gold with a throw of 184’-4”.

Hanover’s Makenna Jueneman hands the baton off to Tianna Lohse during the 4x800m relay. The Hanover girls relay team took home second place with a time of 10:20.01.

Levi Gauby flies over the pole Hanover’s Thomas Atkins prevault bar. Gauby would bring pares to jump during the triple Linn’s Brooke Diederich flies through the air during the long jump Dawson Miller prepares to let the javelin fly at the state track meet. home second place. jump event. event. Diederich took first place with a jump of 17’-2 1/4”.

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The Hanover Wildcats girls and boys basketball teams were both crowed Class 1A-Division 1 State Champions on Saturday at Hays. The girls won in exciting fashion, with a 3-pointer as time ran out in the game. The boys dominated their opponent for their second championship in the last three years. See story and pictures on page 13-16.

Numbers may drive move to 8-man football for WCHS

BY CHRIS PANNBACKER Special to the WC News

Bruce Rogge transfers hay bales to a trailer in Palmer on Sunday. There were as many as 30 bales per trailer included in the convoy, The bales were donated to help a rancher in Clark County who had as well as hedge posts, bottled water and cinnamon rolls, all being donated to people suffering from the wildfires. lost his pasture grass to wildfires last week.

favor of switching to 8-man football, but the possible makeup of A potential football our future teams may squad size of 18 or less force us into it. Safecould spur USD 108 to ty would be the only consider a two-year reason to make the 8-man football cycle, change,” he said in the according to Scott handout.

Romeiser, assistant Romeiser gave the athletic director and board projections for assistant football the 2017 team that coach. include five seniors, In a handout distrib- seven sophomores and uted Monday night five freshmen for a at the USD 108 board total of 17. Eligibility meeting, Romeiser and injury could take said, “As you all know the numbers even we have had some relower. The 2018 year ally fantastic success looks much the same in high school football with projections for the past few seasons.” seven juniors, five However, Romeiser sophomores and six noted, “Our numbers freshmen for a total continue to drop with- of 18. Numbers bein the football progin to climb again in gram. This realization 2019 and 2020 with 27 may make it necessary participants projected to make the move to each year.

8-man football. Our coaches (including See pg. 12 myself) are not in

FOOTBALL

From a Nebraska border county to an Oklahoma border county, Kansans helping Kansans, a convoy of seven trailers of hay and other supplies left from the Palmer corner on Highway 15 on Monday morning, traveling south on Highway 15. Local farmers and ranchers coordinated volunteers and donations to be sent to ranchers in the Ashland area of Clark County, south of Dodge City, who were able to save their cattle herd from raging wildfires, but had nothing to feed them since available grass was burned in the fire.

HAY CONVOY Loads of donated hay and supplies delivered to fire-ravaged area

BY LESLIE MANNING Staff writer

ers in Clark County, where grass fires blazed almost the entire county the evening of Mon“I read an article here a couple day, March 6. On Friday, John weeks ago about the Anderson tells his brother, Ed, about the County fire last year and how arrangement and considers with bad it was,” said Bruce Rogge. his brother if there could be “I was thinking, a guy should’ve more done. helped. Then, two weeks later Ed Durst, the commentator at this pops up.”

Washington County High School Rogge made a phone call to football games and often the John Durst. The two arranged voice behind the microphone for John to transport a load of during the Washington County Rogge’s hay down to the ranchFair, loves being involved in big

projects. Durst got on the phone and started soliciting for more donated hay.

KITCHEN COLLECTION In the meantime, Emily Rippe is listening to the radio while taking her children to daycare on Thursday, and hears about the wildfires that took most of Clark County.

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Principal resigns WCHS principal Carol Whisman has been at the school for two years

principal/curriculum coordinator with a timeline that could provide for hiring in early May. In her first year, Whisman was K-12 principal. This year,

BY CHRIS PANNBACKER she has been 4-12 prinSpecial to the WC News cipal and Supt. Denise Carol Whisman, who O’Dea has been K-3 has been a principal in principal.

The board looked USD 108 for two years, at how to pay for the has resigned. positions and whether The USD 108 Board enrollment numbers of Education acceptjustified hiring two ed her resignation people.

Monday night during O’Dea said enrollits regular monthly ment numbers were meeting in the East steady or up a little.

Elementary.

“Unfortunately we Present were Joe maybe have fewer L’Ecuyer, Jill Hoover, kids, but they have Rod Stewart, Jacki greater needs, “she Zabokrtsky, Rhonda said. “Not only does Manley, Brad Jones and Kenneth Johnson Carol spend a lot of time on discipline, I do DVM. too.”

The board voted to open a search for a K-6 principal/elementary See pg. 3 counselor and a 7-12

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COMMISSION

The Board of Washington County Commission met March 13, in the commission room at the Washington County Courthouse. Present: Tim Mueller, First District Commissioner, David Willbrant Second District Commissioner, Gary Ouellette Third District Commissioner, and Diana Svanda, County Clerk to record minutes.

The board approved consent agenda items of bills and payroll totaling $146,978.52 and a citizen’s contact.

Tim Mueller reported that the flag pole pulleys are stuck and once it gets warmer they will be fixed. Until that time, there will not be a flag on the flag pole.

Diana Svanda informed the Board that the clerk’s office would be closed from noon to 1 p.m. on March 16 due to the county clerks’ meeting that Washington County is hosting.

Commissioners went into executive session for 30 minutes under non-elected personnel to include Elizabeth Hiltgen, county attorney.

Upon returning to regular session no action was taken.

Justin Novak, Road and Bridge supervisor reported that two bids for diesel fuel were received. Accepted was the bid from Kramer Oil at $1.881 per 7,500 gallons for $14,107.50.

Commissioners reported to Novak that they had received several compliments on a township meeting.

Novak reported that he had received a phone call from Mark Oelschlager about putting up a stop sign. Willbrant asked Novak if he had done a site study first and that he would need to do that. Justin agreed to do the study before making a decision.

Willbrant reported he received a complaint from Todd Hughes about a road in Farmington Township. It was agreed the matter should be referred to the township.

Sheila Ouellette, communications director reported that Theresa Herrs, deputy communications director, will be going to Interpol training. She also reported that 911 will be going to the Next Generation in the last quarter of this year. Mueller requested that Ouellette and Justin Cordry come to the March 27 meeting.

Cordry, county sheriff, discussed inmate housing and thejail, to which Cordry informed the board that two were needed.

Don Alldredge, custodian, gave an update on his status. He also asked about the possibility of being transferred to another department. It was suggested that he apply with other departments and the possibility would be discussed later.

Randy Hubbard Emergency Management Director, reported there were five control burns that various fire departments were called out for, and discussed burn bans. He also reported that the Morrowville sirens were not working and also asked about possible funding for fire and EMS. It was suggested that a formal request be made prior to any decision being made.

David White with Worldnet discussed phone service with the commissioners. White was asked to come to next week’s meeting with more information.

The board adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

Next regular meeting is March 20.

Wanda Joyce Cozine, died March 11, 2017, at Village Care Center in Maryville, Mo., where she had resided the past two and a half years.

She was born July 30, 1932, to Francis and Alma Brandon in Washington. The family moved frequently throughout her early childhood. She reported attending 13 different schools by the time she entered high school.

She met her future husband, Hubert Cozine, while attending high school back in Washington.

Wanda and Hubert were married on Sept. 25, 1954, at the Methodist Church in Washington.

Wanda worked for an insurance company and completed taxes for people for several years until forced to quit due to her pregnancy with Randy. In those days, it was frowned upon to work after a woman began to “show.” Her family of seven children and her husband were her world. She was a Sunday school teacher, vacation Bible school teacher, foster parent and hospice volunteer.

She managed the home, children, and finances while Hubert often worked two jobs and long hours to support their large and growing family. She and Hubert were married for 62 years.

Hubert and Wanda enjoyed traveling across the country to visit their children

and grandchildren.

They eventually left their home of 50 years near Holmesville, Neb., to reside near their youngest son Royce in Barnard, Mo., after she was in a serious car accident.

Wanda is survived by her husband Hubert, sons Randy and Carolyn, Lincoln, Neb., (Deborah and Crystal); Rod and Suzette (Moeller), Lincoln, Neb., (Jena, Chelsey, Derek, Colin, James and Zachary), Rick and Jeanne of Pontococ, Miss., (Nicole, Amy and Jamie); Royce and Deanna, Barnard, Mo., (Gayle, Jason, Brandon and Bryce); and daughters Rolana and Duff McCafferty, Rapid City, S.D., (Kaitlin and Ryan); Renae and Tom Marshall, Hinesburg, Vt., (Zach and Tyler); and Roleta and Will Vraspir, Hastings, Neb., (Nick, Ashley and Logan), 21 greatgrandchildren, her brothers, Berkley and Glenn Brandon; and sister, Marilyn Twining.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Alma Brandon.

Memorial donations may be made to the Holmesville Church of the Brethren or to a charity of your choice.

Mrs. Cozine was a member of the Missouri Cremation Service.

Online guestbook and obituary at www. missouricremation. com.

Feb. 12, on K. 15 north of 29th Road, Paul Kasselder, Crete, Neb., was driving a 2016 Freightliner and struck deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000.00, no injuries were reported.

March 8, on K, 15 at 7th Road, Vernon Mai, Linn, was driving a 2002 Ford and pulled out in front of a 2007 Peterbilt driven by Henry Craig, Washington. Mai was issued a citation for expired driver’s license. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were

reported.

March 8, Gerald Alldredge, Washington, was driving a 2005 Ford registered to Twin Valley, Greenleaf, when he backed into a gas meter. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

March 10, a 2013 Chevrolet registered to Mark Uhlik, Washington, was struck by an unknown vehicle at an unknown location.

Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

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ACCIDENTS

SHERIFF’S REPORT

The Haddam and The Washington, Morrowville Fire Linn and Palmer Fire Departments were Departments were dispatched March 9 dispatched March 7 to 15th and Osage Roads for to the 200 block of 16th a grass fire.

Road for a pasture fire.

Michael Coufal, An officer was Spring Hill, was dispatched March 10 arrested March 7 by to 301 West Fourth the Spring Hill Police Street, Washington, Department on a for a report of a noise Washington County complaint. warrant for burglary An officer was and theft. Coufal dispatched March 10 was transported to to West First Street, Washington County Jail Washington, for a where he was released report of a noise pany Inc. vs. Jesicca on a $25,000 bond. complaint.

Leapaldt, Washington.

Collection of $657.12 with pre-judgment inFrederick and Phyllis L.L.C: lots nine and ten terest at 10 percent, Thomas to Mark and in block 39 in the City post-judgment interest of Washington. at 12 percent and court Crystal Rhine: an undivided 1/8 interest in John Knitter to K&R costs.

Farms and Properties, • Jeremiah Peters vs. the NW/4 of the NW/4 Inc., a Georgia corporaBrandon Achtemeier, of the E/2 of the NW/4 Marysville. Collection and the west 60 acres of tion: lots seven and the of $8,368.51 plus court the NE/4 of 18-2-1 (Mill S/2 of lot eight in block Creek Township.) seven in the City of costs.

Roger Seitz to StephHaddam. anie Scettrini: a tract LaVearn and Elizaof land in the SW/4 of beth Goeckel to Dustin 16-1-5 (Indpendence and Kristin Kruse: E Township.)

10 acres of the NW/4 Criminal Walter Beckman, Lu- of the SW/4 of 28-2-5 • State of Kansas vs.

(Hanover Township.)

Leslie Sender. Stayed for cas Beckman and Nick Steven and Andrea the term of a diversion and Alexandra Rose to David Leiszler and Lujtemeier to Jordan agreement on charges of child endangerment. Mark Leiszler: the W/2 and Kayla Wyatt: lot one and the E 55 feet of • State of Kansas vs. of the NW/4 of 6-4-1 lot two in the Hillcrest Stephen Welch. Stayed (Brantford Township.)

Corey and Christa Addition to the City of for the term of a diWashington. version agreement on Dusin to M&M Tire, charges of unlawful consumption/possession of alcohlic liquor by a minor.

(Precipitation taken at 7 a.m. daily)

DISTRICT COURT Cases filed Civil • State of Kansas vs.

Evan A. Meier, Linn.

Violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. • Mary Gartner vs. no defendant. Petition for Change of Name.

Limited civil • Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC vs. Yvette Peters, Linn. Collection of $2,431.52 plus court costs.

• Credit Management Services, Inc. vs. Daniel Snyder, Hanover. Collection of $249.03 plus post-judgment interest and court costs.

• Leiszler Oil Company Inc. vs. Brandon Cairns, Greenleaf. Collection of $519.01 with pre-judgment interest at 10 percent, post-judgment interest at 12 percent and court costs.

• Leiszler Oil Company Inc. vs. Kenneth Seeman, Linn. Collection of $520.87 with pre-judgment interest at 10 percent, post-judgment interest at 12 percent and court costs.

• Leiszler Oil Com-

LAND TRANSFERS

Cases heard

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Domestic • Dawn Kramer vs.

Timothy Kramer. Divorce granted.

• Dustin Meier vs.

Ranai Meier. Divorce granted.

• Justin Novak vs.

Nicholle Novak. Divorce granted.

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• LILA MULLEN Lila Fern Mullen, 79, Wilber, Neb., died March 12, 2017.

She was born on April 30, 1937, in Haddam, the daughter of Leslie and Bess (Cibolski) Ryser.

She graduated from Hanover High school.

She married Francis “Bud” Mullen on Feb. 6, 1956. They had five children, Debby, Cindy, Jody, Kory and Leslie.

Mullin was preceded in death by parents, infant sister and husband, Bud in 2008.

Survivors include her children, Debby (Roger) Holcomb, Grant, Ala.; Cindy Mullen, Washington; Jody Mullen, Guntersville

Ala.; Kory Mullen (Darin Hagen), Wilber, Neb.; Les Mullen (Sandy), Blair, Neb.; 13 grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren; brothers, Edd Ryser and wife, Connie, Howard Ryser and wife, Kay Ryser, Jim Ryser; and a sister, Carole Ryser.

Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday March 18, at Hawks Cemetery in Cuba.

Kuncl Funeral Home in Wilber, Neb. is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be left at kunclfh.com.

Washington County News • March 16, 2017

• SAMUEL GOODIN Samuel Robert Goodin, 92, Clay Center, died Sunday, March 12, 2017.

He was born Dec. 20, 1924, the son of John and Nellie Goodin.

He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Clay County High School.

He farmed with his father on the family farm.

On Oct. 16, 1949, he married Nora Marie Blanken of Palmer. They farmed together 59 years on the family farm. He later also worked for the National Farmers’ Organization out of Des Moines, Iowa. In 2008 they moved from the farm into Clay Center.

Mr. Goodin was a member of the Lutheran Men’s Missionary League and Couple’s Club. He held numerous offices with the National Farmer’s Organization (NFO), Kansas Corn Commission, and Farmers Union.

Survivors include daughters Andrea

Ewert (Jim), Diane Novak (Dennis), Kay Markey (Lyle); daughter-inlaw Debbie Goodin; sister, Donna May Held (Derald); brother, John Goodin (Betty); eight grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife Nora; a son Bob; his parents, three sisters and four brothers.

Visitation is from 3-8 p.m., Friday, with family attending from 6-8 p.m. at NeillSchwensen-Rook Funeral Home, Clay Center.

A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Clay Center.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to St Paul’s Lutheran Church, 816 9th Street, Clay Center, KS 67432; or Medicalodge, 715 Liberty St, Clay Center, KS 67432

On March 7, on U.S. 36 at Indian Road, Barry Baxa, Cuba, was issued a citation for speeding.

On March 9, at 16th and All American Roads, Forrest Buhler, Manhattan, was issued a citation for speeding.

On March 10, on K. 15 at Palmer Avenue, Sandra Johnson, Manhattan, was issued a citation for speeding.

On March 10, in the 1600 block of Quivira Road, Payden Dowling, Manhattan, was issued a citation for speeding.

On March 10, in the 1600 block of Quivira Road, Nathan Schardt, Davenport, Neb., was issued a citation for speeding.

On March 10, in the 1600 block of Quivira Road, Fernando Salcedo, Marysville, was issued a citation for

speeding.

On March 11 on K. 15 at Scout Avenue, Matthew Roberson, Washington, was issued a citation for speeding.

Washington County News • March 16, 2017

CITATIONS

Grain bids

Central Valley Ag Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Linn, Clifton, Clyde, Barnes Wheat, per bu. $3.29 Milo, per bu. $2.58 Soybeans, per bu. $8.82 Corn, per bu. $2.96 Grain bids are from market closing on Monday

Palmer Grain Wheat, per bu. $3.28 Milo, per bu. $2.66 Soybeans, per bu. $8.81 Corn, per bu. $2.96 Farmers Coop. – Hanover Wheat, per bu. $3.20 Milo, per bu. $2.73 Soybeans, per bu. $9.06 Corn, per bu. $3.09

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Positions listed for fall elections

BY DAN THALMANN Publisher

run for their positions again.

The News will also list any new position filings as they are announced, either by the candidate or at the county clerk’s office.

There are no spring elections this year – school board and city council elections in Kansas have been moved to a fall election cycle.

Several positions will be up for election in Washington County.

The deadline for candidates to file for available seats is June 1 by noon. The filing deadline for Extension board is Sept. 1 by noon.

The filing fee is $20, or most candidates can file by petition. Contact the Washington County Clerk for more information.

Following is a list of incumbent school board members and city council members whose terms will be complete this fall. The Washington County News will be contacting the school board members and a few city council members soon to see if they have decided to

Continued from page 1 The Kansas Supreme Court has delivered its school finance decision, but the legislature hasn’t approved a new school finance formula.

“I have to believe our funding is going to move ahead,” Stewart said.

O’Dea said that even if the Legislature does put things in place for increased funding for education, it will be a while before the district sees additional funds.

Last month, O’Dea had encouraged the board to look at adding an elementary counselor position. She repeated her recommendation Monday night to add a permanent aide for the third grade and keep the aide position in the second grade. She told the board she wanted

CITY COUNCILS

SCHOOL BOARDS

USD 108 Washington County Position 2 – Rhonda Manley, Washington Position 3 – Jackie Zabokrtsky, Morrowville Position 6 – Brad Jones, Washington USD 223 Barnes, Hanover, Linn Position 1 – Joselyn Kearn, Linn Position 2 – Alan Ohlde, Linn Position 6 – James Zarybnicky, Hanover

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USD 224 Clifton-Clyde Position 4 – Scott Seifert, Clyde Position 5 – Debra Carlson

to advertise for another social studies teacher at the high school. Due to a late resignation, district staff has pieced together responsibilities for part of the social science curriculum.

“We did it to get by. It was ok. Was it ideal, no,” O’Dea said.

Another opening for the 2017-2018 year will be elementary music.

The board accepted the retirement resignation of Gay Lynn Manning Monday night.

In other business, the board: • Recognized the 2017 Scholars Bowl team that qualified for the state tournament.

Present were students Christopher Wright, Malachi L’Ecuyer, Malari L’Ecuyer, Jake Toole and Hayden L’Ecuyer. Not present were Kirsten Kingsbury and Hannah Portenier.

Ohlde, Clyde Position 6 – Patrick Girard, Clyde Position 7 – Grant Knoettgen, Vining

BARNES CITY (3 council) Council – Carolyn Moore, Nik Sedivy and Arthur Hetzke CLIFTON CITY (Mayor and 2 council) Mayor – John Tillinghast Council – Amy LeClair and Keyna Steinbrock GREENLEAF CITY (Mayor and 2 council) Mayor – John McGrath Council – Kevin Buhrman and Evan McGatlin HADDAM CITY (Mayor and 2 council) Mayor – Steve Zenger Council – Bryan Frye and Mark Novak

The team’s individual round record was 64-15 on the year. WCHS won team titles at Marysville, Beloit, Hanover and the Twin Valley League championship.

The Tigers were second at Abilene and Blue Valley, third at Onaga and were second in the regional competition.

“State was tough,” coach Celeste Edgar said. The Tigers were tied with two other teams coming out of preliminary rounds, but did not advance on the basis of head-to-head competition. Wright and Kingsbury are seniors.

• Voted to participate in the Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP), a division of the Kansas Corporation Commission. FCIP uses Energy Savings Performance Contracting to provide

HANOVER CITY Mayor – Bill Wilgers (3 council) Council – Don Heitman, Council – Matt Bruna, Nick Josh Hiltgen, Randy Hiltgen, Rohr, Ginger Schwartz Aaron Oehmke, Gene Stunkel HOLLENBERG CITY (Mayor and 1 council) VINING CITY Mayor – Verle Decker (Mayor and 5 council) Council – Mike Clay Mayor – Grant Knoettgen Council – Kevin Meyerhoff, LINN CITY Michael Justin, Brandon (Mayor and 2 council) Koch, Ryan Wernecke, Lisa Mayor – Terry Ohlde Koch Council – Mike McGatlin and Mike Savage WASHINGTON CITY (3 council) MAHASKA CITY Council – Melanie Bryant, (Mayor and 5 council) Don Imhoff and one vacancy.

Mayor – Marcus Daniels Council – Kirk Gallion, EXTENSION BOARD John Wiley Kerr, Douglas Gary Hatesohl and MarLambert, Cal Livingston, lene Stamm Rosie Steel July 11 is the last day to MORROWVILLE CITY register to vote in the Prima(3 council) ry Election. The election is Council – Jim Grover, Scott Aug. 1.

Romeiser, Don Slater The last day to register to vote in the General Election PALMER CITY is Oct. 17. The General Elec(Mayor and 5 council) tion is Tuesday, Nov. 7.

turn-key project management and a guarantee that savings would pay for project costs.

The district would borrow money to pay for the improvements and/ or upgrades and the loan payments would come from the guaranteed energy and maintenance savings from Navitas, an Olathebased facilities services company specializing in energy efficiency and resource conservation solutions that the board designated to do the work. One of the next steps in this process is a district energy audit.

• Met in executive sessions of 30, 30, five and five minutes to discuss non-elected personnel for the purpose of teacher evaluation review.

• Voted to suspend the dance team program for one year.

a nominating petition with 10 signatures at the county clerk’s office in the Washington County Courthouse.

The election will be Nov. 7. Other council members

whose terms expire in January are Don Imhoff and Melanie Bryant.

The term expires in January, rather than April, due to a recent change in state law.

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Washington City Council member Jim Dodds submitted a letter of resignation March 9 citing personal reasons.

His term is due to expire in January. Dodds has served since election in April 2013 Washington residents, who would be interested in serving on City Council, may pick up an “Official Letter of Interest to Serve” at Washington City Hall. Mayor Ryan Kern encouraged anyone interested in applying for the council seat to do so as soon as possible. The mayor will recommend a person to fill the position for council approval.

The person selected to fill Dodds’ unexpired term could choose to file for

election to a full four-year term or serve until the end of the unexpired term.

The filing deadline for a new four-year term is June 1. People may pay a $20 filing fee or submit

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sation agreement for non-exempt employees, accepted $436.67 from the Patricia Bird Memorial fund to use in 108 libraries and approved a $500 donation for the 2017 After Prom.

• And the board heard a presentation on CHAMPS, a classroom discipline approach that has been adopted in grades 4-6. (See more in a story next week).

Let me help you find a new vehicle in 2017.

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Greenleaf resident & salesman at Glavan Ford

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Dodds resigns from Washington City Council

BY CHRIS PANNBACKER Special to the WC News

• Met in closed session for 10 minutes to discuss the evaluation of the superintendent and for an additional five minutes with O’Dea to discuss her evaluation.

• Met in closed session for three minutes with O’Dea to discuss teacher negotiations.

• As part of the consent agenda, the board approved three district credit cards with a limit of $5,000 each, approved an overtime compen-

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Hadlee Renee Rogge, daughter of Brent and Heather Rogge, Palmer Brent and Heather Rogge, Palmer, announce the birth of their daughter, Hadlee Renee, who was born Feb. 10, 2017, at Beatrice Community Hospital in Beatrice, Neb. Grandparents are Bruce and Nancy Rogge, Palmer, and Steve and Sandy

Kostal, Odell, Neb. Great-grandparents are Julius and Betty Hoger, Paullina, Iowa, Steve and Fern Kostal, Odell, Neb., and Erv Priefert, Mount Pleasant, Texas.

Great-greatgrandmother is Marguerite Kostal, Odell, Neb.,

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MUSEUM MUSINGS Provided by the Washington County Historical Society

A chance observation in one of the county newspapers begins a research study on a former resident. An article taken from the Hanover Democrat, Nov. 2, 1891, states: “Mr. Stuart of the Stuart & Bittel Marble Yards of Marysville was in town Tuesday superintending the erection of an elegant monument over the grave of the late Dr. G.H. Aurner. The monument is of clouded Vermont marble, of the Sarcophagus design, with plain yet handsome moldings and the lettering done in the most artistic manner. It is surrounded on a base of fine stone work some 15 inches above the ground, the whole being little less than six feet high. The weight of the monument is 5,500 pounds and as the marble is of the finest quality and the workmanship of the highest order, the whole presents to the eye a solid, yet pleasing appearance. It was erected at a cost of $275 and stands on the highest eminence in the cemetery, on a plat of four lots enclosed by neat fence from which point a fine view is had both of the city of Hanover and surrounding country.

Mesrs. Stuart & Bittel of the Marysville Marble Yards, carry a fine stock of marble, employ none but the best workmen and therefore, give the best of satisfaction.”

Jo Rippe went to Hanover and found the above mentioned gravestone. However, the fence has been removed. We were curious about the man who deserved such a remarkable stone.

Jo took a photo and copied the epitaph.

Under his wife Mary’s name appears “Home to the angel land, Home where no shadows fall, Home in the golden strand, Home to the Monarchs hall.” Under George’s name appears “Home from all risk of harm, Home to our father’s arms, Home to our Savior’s breast.”

Strangely enough, when I did research on Washington County doctors some years ago, Dr. Aurner’s name did not appear on the register of physicians.

Excerpts from his obituary in our files reveal that he died of diptheria in Hanover on April 11, 1891, at the age of 41 years. George H. Aurner was born at Kingston, De Kalb County, Ill. He was raised on a farm and at the age of 14 years was sent to a high school in De Kalb county.

Having chosen the field of medicine, he commenced reading under Dr. Hopkins, a celebrated physician of Kalb, at the age of 15 years. He entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, ranking high as a student. He graduated in the spring of 1870 before he was yet 21 years of age.

He settled first in Creston, Ill., opening a drug store. In the spring of 1882, he came to Kansas and about the 1st of April settled in Hanover. Here his business increased rapidly and he soon found himself with a large practice which he held until the day of his death.

Dr. Aurner was a liberal, progressive man, always in favor of every public improvement calculated to advance the interest of his town and country.

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Lydia Hiesterman participates in a ribbon cutting as the operator of the Thrivent Financial office in downtown Washington. The ribbon cutting was hosted by Washington Chamber of Commerce.

Crist & Pieschl expand services Name change reflects added disciplines Crist & Pieschl Physical Therapy, P.A. has announced the expansion of services to our patients in Marshall and Washington County.

The practice has expanded to include occupational therapy services, in addition to the physical therapy and speech language pathology disciplines provided by the practice. As of March 1, the practice will be known as Crist & Pieschl Rehabilitation, P.A. to reflect the added disciplines.

“Our name is changing, but the dedication to our patients is not,”

said Dave Pieschl, partner. “We saw an opportunity to bring the high-level of care we have provided to the community for more than 30 years to another discipline.

Now we are able to provide all aspects of a patient’s rehabilitation under one umbrella.”

Crist & Pieschl was founded in 1983 by Jeff Crist. In 1996, David Pieschl joined Crist as partner, and in 2013 the practice gained two new partners, Joseph Whitesell and Debra Baker. The practice employs seven physical therapists, five physical therapy assistants,

three occupational therapists, one speech therapists and two office managers.

With a main office at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville, the firm serves the Washington County Hospital and Centennial Homestead Nursing Home (Washington), Hanover Hospital, Cambridge Place Senior Care (Marysville), Blue Valley Senior Living (Blue Rapids), and Frankfort Community Care Home. The practice also provides home health services for both counties.

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Note: Do NOT eat for 12 hours before blood tests. However, we encourage fluid intake (black coffee, tea or water) to ease the drawing process.

Continue taking medications as prescribed.

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PUBLIC N OT I C E ESTATE OF ALISON MUELLER

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Alison L. Mueller, Deceased 2017-PR-08 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this Court by James M. Mueller, surviving spouse and heir of Alison L. Mueller, deceased, praying that descent be determined of the real estate described in the petition and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by decedent at the time of her death, and that such property be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.

You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 5th day of April, 2017, at 9:00 o’clock a.m., of said day in the City of Washington, in Washington County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

– James M. Mueller, Petitioner Elizabeth Baskerville Hiltgen #22594 The Law Office of Elizabeth Baskerville Hiltgen, P.A., 209 C Street, Washington, KS 66968 (785)325-2545, (785)325-2831 Attorney for Petitioner

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 16: • Community Coffee – 2 p.m. at Homestead nursing home. Public invited.

• Cancer Support Group – 2 p.m. at the St. Augustine Catholic Church Parish Hall.

• Clifton American Legion – 7:30 p.m. at Post Home.

FRIDAY, MARCH 17: • Washington Knights of Columbus Fish Fry – 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the St. Augustine Parish Hall. Free will offering.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18: • Legislative Coffee – 11 a.m. at Mayberry’s Restaurant in Washington. Senator Elaine Bowers and Representative Clay Aurand will be present.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19: • Dine For A Dime – 5-6:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Washington.

• Biscuit & Gravy Supper – 5-7 p.m. at Haddam City Hall. Free will offering.

MONDAY, MARCH 20: • Washington County Commission Meeting – 8:30 a.m. at the County Courthouse.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21: • TOPS – 5:30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Washington.

• Meadowlark Hospice Meeting – 9:30 a.m. at the Extension office.

• Hanover Chamber of Commerce – noon.

• Clifton Art Buffs – at Clifton City Hall.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23: • Community Coffee – 2 p.m. at Homestead nursing home. Public invited.

Kindergarten Round-up Washington County U.S.D. 108 is asking parents of the Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Mahaska and Morrowville areas to get in touch with the Washington Elementary school office if they have a child that will be ready for kindergarten this coming fall.

The child must be at least 5 years of age on or before Aug. 31. The telephone number is 325-2261, extension 2, or toll free 1-888-325-2503.

Kindergarten roundup for Washington County will be at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, in the west Elementary gym (114 North E St., Washington). Parents/ guardians should bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization records to the meeting.

This meeting is for the 2017-2018 kindergarteners who will be enrolled at Washington County Elementary School.

Washington Knights of Columbus

FISH FRY

785-747-2857 • 402 Commercial St.

St. Augustine’s Parish Hall

42nd anniversary of the

CUBA ROCK-A-THON

March 19-25, 2017 Cuba Community Hall, Cuba, KS

319 Hours of Continuous Rocking in Rocking Chairs •Outstanding Daytime and Evening Entertainment each day for all ages •Daily Home Cooked Meals •Craft & Bake Sale •Saturday Night Auction • Something for Everyone!

Sponsored by the Cuba Booster Club

LINN AMERICAN LEGION 100 5th St., Linn • 785-348-5370

Thursday, Mar. 16 – Fish Sandwich Friday, Mar. 17 – Happy St Patricks Day !

Celebrate with Corned Beef and Cabbage Saturday, Mar. 18 – KC Strip and Fan-tail Shrimp

Sunday, Mar. 19 - Buffet from 11am to 1pm Roast Beef, Ham, Fried Chicken ¶ ¶ Buffet will feature our popular Fried Chicken every Sunday Mar. 26 buffet • Smoked Pork Chops, Meatloaf and Fried Chicken Opens at 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday

Greenleaf American Legion

Club 5:30Linn p.m.Booster to 7 p.m.

Consignment Auction Friday, Sunday,March April 17 3, 2016

Bar open Saturdays, 5 p.m. to close

STEAK NIGHTS

Serving sale starts Saturday, Mar. 18 & 25 ~ Free Will Offering ~ at noon 15 oz. steaks in Linn on 4th St., from United Bank & Trust, west to Main Street All proceeds go to religious Early listing of Consignments SAVOR A SLICE OF KANSAS BEEF! education charities.

1974 C-20 Chevy pickup,and 4x4,other 350 auto - PS/PB/Air - No bed., John Deere gas-powered generator - used very little, 2003 Olds Silhouette Minivan., Wheelbarrow, Garden tools, Power tools & hand tools, Steel fence posts, 40" hollow core door, 2-wheel golf caddy, Sofa, GE 18.5 Frost-free Refrigerator; runs good, 1 Loveseat, Two couches, Three Rocker-Recliner Rockers, Kitchen Table & Chairs, Refrigerator, 20" Flat-screen TV, Entertainment Center, Two beds - regular size, Two vanities w/mirrors, Two dressers, Lamps, Elect Push Lawnmower; 18" 110 volt, Old Garden Tools, Old-style Push Lawnmower, Hand Post Hole Digger, Microwave Stand & Microwave, Sewing Machine, Sewing Machine; in stand, Magazine Rack, Maytag Dishwasher

DID YOU

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Consignment Auction Consignment Auction Sunday, April April 2, 3, 2017 2016 Sunday, sale starts at noon

«« This is only a partial listing. There will be LOTS more by auction time. ««

MOVE?

in Linn on 4th St., from United Bank & Trust, west to Main Street Early listing ofMore Consignments Many consignment expected time Many Consignments Expectedby by sale Sale Time

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Sunday, April Consignments until 8:30am April 3.

Hole Digger, Microwave Sewing$10.01 Machine, Sewing Machine; in $100.01 stand, Commission on items:Stand Items&toMicrowave, $10.00 - $1.00; to $100 - 10%; Items Magazine Maytag to $1000Rack, - 7%; ItemsDishwasher $1000.01 and up - 5%; No Sale Items; $5.00 to $100 - 10%;

up -listing.

5% with maximum sale charge $25.00. time. is only aand partial There will beno LOTS more byofauction «« This $100.01 ««

Auctioneers: RAYMOND BOTT REAL ESTATE & AUCTION SERVICE Many More Consignments Expected by Sale Time

Please submit a change of address to the Washington County News.

PO Box 316, Washington, KS 66968

or call at 785-325-2219

Linn Livewires Lunch Stand During Auction Biscuit &4-HGravy

Supper

If you have consignments, contact United Bank & Trust, Kuhlman Implement & Hardware Inc., or Linn-Palmer Record Consignments accepted until 8:30am Sunday, April 3.

Commission on items: Items to $10.00 - $1.00; $10.01 to $100 - 10%; Items $100.01 to $1000 - 7%; Items $1000.01 and up - 5%; No Sale Items; $5.00 to $100 - 10%; $100.01 and up - 5% with maximum no sale charge of $25.00.

Caught Your Eye, Didn’t We? (Good Ol’ White Space)

Auctioneers: RAYMOND BOTT REAL ESTATE & AUCTION SERVICE

Sun., March 19

5-7 pm • Haddam City Hall

Serving biscuits with sausage or chicken gravy, salad bar, and cake Free Will Offering Accepted

Haddam United Methodist Church

Listen and Learn Tues., March 28 • 6:30pm Just a reminder that white space can be more attention getting than a cluttered advertisement. White space makes your advertisement stand out from the flow of text on a page. So make your classified more noticeable by adding a border, more white space, or even a little artwork.

Join us in the North Dining Room at Linn Community Nursing Home as we host Shawn Colby, R.N. from Flint Hills Heart, Vascular and Vein Clinic in Manhattan, Kansas. He will present information about the treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD.) 612 3rd Street Linn, KS Parking is available in the rear of the facility. 785-348-5551

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Saturday, March 25, 2017

7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Washington County High School

Exhibits for all ages in high school gym.

BLOOD PROFILE $35

40+ Tests including Lipid I, TSH, CBC, Hgb A1C & HSCRP

• Vitamin D Level Available for $25 •

For Men: Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) $20

Note: Do NOT eat for 12 hours before blood tests. However, we encourage fluid intake (black coffee, tea or water) to ease the drawing process.

Continue taking medications as prescribed.

Sponsored by Washington County Health Department Assisted by Community Volunteers

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Thurs., Mar. 16, 2017 Page 6

Call us - 785-325-2219

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10 - Services

WASHINGTON COUNTY ABSTRACT

TROY MILLER CONSTRUCTION and seamless guttering, new construction, additions, roofs, siding, decks, etc. Call for your estimate today. Home: 785747-6771. Cell: 785-7477407.

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3 - Veterinary Washington Veterinary Clinic, P.A. 325-2391

Garrett Stewart, DVM Emily Murray, DVM

www.washingtonveterinaryclinic.net

Animal Health Center, P.A.

STONE’S Southside Service offers: new tire sales — car and light truck, truck and ag tires, tire repair, oil changes, shocks, all brake repair, light mechanical work, starters, alternators and batteries. 1002 S B St. (Hwy 15) in Washington.

785-325-2247 or 785-7477489.

S. Hwy. 15 • Washington

Philip S. Bentz, DVM Adam Hatesohl, DVM Laura Kohake, DVM

HUNTING LEASE WANTED For bow hunting whitetail deer. Recreational use not commercial.

For right property will make long-term commitment. Will invest time and money for habitat improvement. Call Tony cell: 719-930-1098 or work: 719-445-8735.

Notice: The City of Washington, Kansas will accept sealed bids for one (1) residential lot with a legal description of: Lot Twenty-Four (24) and the West Six (6) feet of Lot Twenty-five (25), all in Block four (4), in the City of Washington, commonly known as 115 W 1 st Street, Washington, Kansas.

Bids shall be in conformance with the instructions set forth in the bid packet, which may be obtained at City Hall, 301 C Street, P.O. Box 296, Washington, KS, 66968, or by calling 785-3252284; and shall be sealed and delivered to the City Clerk at the same address by 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017.

City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Notice: Mahaska Cemetery Association is seeking bids on the mowing and trimming for the 2017 season. Bids to be submitted on per mow and trim basis. Number of mows at the discretion of the board. Liability insurance required. The cemetery board reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Deadline to submit is April 1st. Please submit bids to: Mahaska Cemetery Association, Box 94, Mahaska, Ks., 66955. Questions contact Cal Livingston: day 785245-3291 evening 785245-3293 or Gary Sinn 402-520-2527.

Go to JoinKansas4-H.org or visit your local extension office for more information.

8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Don Kearn, owner

402-239-7701

Jim Lange - Beatrice, NE Free Estimates • Fully Insured Interior • Exterior Contract or By the Hour.

Roofs, siding, windows, 5-inch and 6-inch seamless guttering, drywall, decks and more.

Parrack Construction.

785-406-0269.

Help Wanted: Looking for a friendly, detail-oriented, self-motivated person for a teller position. Computer skills are a plus, but we will train on our specific programs Potential for part-time or full-time employment.

Benefits available. EOE. E-mail resume to tuhlik@ fnbwashington.com, FNB Washington, 101 C street, Washington KS 66968.

Help Wanted: Now taking applications for full/parttime checker, stocker. Pick up an application at Kier’s Thriftway, Washington.

As a result of promotion, The Centennial Homestead in Washington is accepting applications for a full time, day shift (6a-6p) RN Charge Nurse. Highly competitive wages, excellent benefits including; BCBS health and dental, company paid life insurance, accident insurance, 401k and more. For more information, Facebook Haely Ordoyne, call or text 785-747-6790, email haelyordoyne@gmail.com or apply in person at 311 E 2nd Street in Washington.

GWE PERFORMANCE LLC

112 E 7th, Hwy 36, Washington • 785-325-3316 • cell 785-541-1232

Service Engine Soon Lights, Air Conditioning, Anti-lock Brakes, Supplemental Inflatable Restraints (Air Bag Systems), Traction Control, Stabilitrac, Driveline Repairs, Transmission, Engine, Tuneups, Oil & Filter Changes, Performance Upgrades, Complete Suspension Repairs & Diagnosis, Automotive & Light Duty Truck Repair

Help Wanted: Farm hand needed for cow/calf and row crop operation in Waterville. Responsibilities would include sprayer operation. Experience and CDL required. Competitive salary, insurance, retirement.

Call 785-562-6614 to set up an interview.

Help Wanted: 2-3 days per week, hours vary. Knowledge of Excel, Word, QuickBooks, special programs for newspaper industry, also emails and Internet work. Customer service skills a must. Will train. Email resume to business@bluevalley.net.

Now Hiring Join the driving force behind healthy living in our local communities Jefferson Community Health & Life is seeking qualified professionals who are passionate about inspiring health. If you take pride in providing high quality care that supports healthy living, visit JCHealthandLife.org/careers to apply.

Current openings include: • • • •

Gardenside CNA/MA – full-time Pharmacy clerk – part-time Acute nursing RN – full-time Health Information Services transcriptionist – part-time

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package for all positions. Visit JCHealthandLife.org or call 402-729-3351 for more information.

112 E 7th • Hwy 36 • Washington 785-325-3316

Bob’s Locker Plant BUTCHERING Every Wednesday by Appointment Processing • Curing • Catering Don Zabokrtsky, Owner

325-2920 WA S H I N G T O N RENTAL: Skid loader, walk behind loader, dumpsters, tools and more. Call or text 785406-0269.

McGee Roofing LLC

Family Owned & Operated In Business Since 1977

Workmanship Warranty, Insured, Free Estimates

Jefferson Community Health & Life 2200 H St., P.O. Box 277 Fairbury, NE 68352 EEOC Employer/Vet/Disabled

Help Wanted: Part-time evening help wanted. Apply at Bob’s Locker, Washington.

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14 - Livestock

Seamless Gutter • Siding

785-632-6357 1-800-273-4755

15 - Health

RENTALS

Walkers-Crutches-Wheelchairs AT

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Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. (Wed. - Closed)

Hanover Professional Pharmacy

13 - Rent/Sale/ Wanted

Alternative Health Care Chiropractic 1124 Pony Express Highway Marysville, Kansas 785-562-1900

Washington HealthMart

Portenier Chiropractic

Dennis Portenier, D.C. Sara Baskerville Crome, D.C. Angela D. Portenier, Massage Therapist

317 C Street, Washington

Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

325-3591

Alexander Chiropractic Clinic, PA Wiley N. Alexander D.C.

Mon. – Wed. 7 a.m. – Noon & 3 – 5:30 p.m.

Fri. 7:00 – Noon • 785-325-2739

Help Wanted: Full-time or seasonal help for fertilizer department. Must have a CDL or be able to obtain one. Contact Brad or Kevin at Palmer Grain. 800-4419311 or 800-441-9313.

Thank You We would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to all the family and friends that showed their love and support following Dad’s passing. The flowers, food, calls, cards and prayers all helped us through this difficult time. Your generous memorial contributions will be donated to Meadowlark Hospice of Clay Center, who took such great care of Dad, the North Central KS Downs Syndrome Society, and to the Washington County Fair. Special thanks to Father Steve Heina, Father Joseph Kieffer, and Father Jerry Morgan for your compassion and spiritual guidance. We will miss Dad, but we also find comfort in knowing he’s in a far better place.

The Family of Lyle D. Lange

For Sale: Baldwin piano for sale. 40” upright.

One owner. Free bench. $540. Call 337-2511

Roofing - Commercial & Residential

KMEP, LLC 785-265-3022 cell phone 785-564-1070

Kier’s Thriftway is looking for a motivated individual to work in the meat shop/shift manager. Experience preferred but not required. Individual will need to be able to lift 80 lbs. and be able to work with the public.

Pay to be based on experience. Please come by the store to pick up application. 785-325-2385.

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS & PERFORMANCE UPGRADES

10 - Services Kearn Monuments Electrical & Plumbing

JOB BOARD

Help Wanted: Bartender at Linn Legion. $10/hour plus tips. To apply, or for more information, contact Mike Rogge, 785-747-7000, or Nikki Uffman, 785541-1178.

5 - Notices

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS 3 P.M. MONDAY

Call office for appointments

Dr. Michael Hamler

Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

AlternativeHealthCare.net

Meyler Gibbs, DDS DENTIST

Office Phone 325-2248 Office Hours

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

300 “C” Street Washington, Kansas

Family Medicine

of Washington County David K. Hodgson, M.D. Kellen E. Sherlock, M.D. Andrea Blumer, APRN-C

302 East 2nd Street, Washington

Accepting new patients, including OB

785-325-2240 • 785-510-6111

Frank Chiropractic Michael S. Frank D.C. Mon.-Fri., 8-6, Closed Tues.

1500 Broadway, Marysville

562-3054

MEALSITE MENUS Clifton Senior Center

Monday, March 20: Polish sausage, kraut, hash browns, cabbage, apricots.

Tuesday, March 21: Fish sandwich, french fries, carrots, pineapple.

Wednesday, March 22: Parmesan chicken, mashed potatoes, mix vegetables, poke cake.

Thursday, March 23: Enchilada casserole, nacho cheese dip, lettuce salad, fruited jello.

Friday, March 24: Tuna casserole, pease, fruit cocktail cake.

Menus subject to change.

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Friendly Corners, Washington; Kloppenberg Center, Hanover; Greenleaf Heights, Greenleaf

Monday, March 20: Vegetable beef soup, 1/2 cheese sandwich, apricots, cookies.

Tuesday, March 21: Tatertot casserole, green beans, peaches, cinnamon roll.

Wednesday, March 22: Ham & beans, corn bread, carrots, cookie, plums.

Thursday, March 23: Lasagna, garlic bread, lettuce salad, applesauce, pudding.

Friday, March 24: Tuna noodle bake, tomatoes, dinner roll, fruit cobbler.

Menus subject to change.

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A large student section assembled right behind one basketball goal “Charge!” Coby Sedlacek’s whisting ability led the “Charge” cheer which echoed through the stadium during the game. during the state game, adding plenty of support for the team.

The Hanover girls hoist the state Members of the boys’ team championship trophy. cheer for the girls’ team.

Tianna Lohse hugs her mother Angel after the big championship The student section included kids of all ages at Hays supporting A group of young boys got into the spirit of the occasion by painting win, in which she sunk the game-winning 3-pointer. the Wildcats. their chests with “WILDCATS.” (Photos by Dan Thalmann)

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Clifton-Clyde students receive Hansen scholarships Alex and Austin Kaufmann, Concordia, and Grant and Gage Amerin, Clifton, paged on Thursday, Feb. 23, for the Kansas Senate. In addition to running errands for the Senators during session, they toured the Capitol on the Historic and Dome tours and worked in Elaine Bowers’ office with staff Intern Micayla Pachta.

LHS yearbook staff qualifies for state

BY RAVEN ROBERSON/ Paw Prints

The Linn High School yearbook staff traveled to Manhattan on Feb. 23 to compete in the regional Kansas Scholastic Press Association contest.

Students competed with Class 1A/2A schools from across north-central Kansas.

Here are the results Editorial cartoon — 2, Lynn Han; 3, Eder Martinez.

Yearbook sports — 2, Tanner Spence.

Advertising — 2,

Carlos Saenz.

Sports writing — 3, Kaitlin Ohlde; honorable mention, Claire Ohlde.

Copy editing — 3, Maggie Bott.

Yearbook copywriting — 3, Raven Roberson.

Cutline writing — Honorable mention, Carlos Saenz and Allison Duensing.

All the LHS entries qualified to compete at the state contest May 6 in Lawrence. Murlana Kern is the LHS yearbook staff advisor.

LHS Student Council barks up the right tree

BY CARLOS GONZALEZ/ Paw Prints

incurring no handbook violations, showing excellent spirit, volunWith hopes to inspire teering in the commumore participation nity, wearing school and a more positive colors on spirit day outlook in our school, and staying off of the Linn High School “F” list. Points could began something new. be turned in once a The plan was for stunine-week period for dents to earn what are prizes which include: called “Pup Points.” food orders from Mo’s, Student council a concession stand brainstormed the idea coupon, a pop or candy at a meeting. The way bar, Bulldog apparel this program worked or a pie in Principal was quite simple: on Ayers’ face. game day, wear your The northwest Bulldog attire and corner of the new gym show up to the game was designated as the and support the Bull“Dog Pound.” Students dogs. The program also could sit there as a encouraged positive group and help cheer behavior and interacon the Bulldogs as they tions. If a student was were playing. The stuwitnessed performing dent council officers an act of kindness, a were pleased with the teacher can report him current involvement or her to student coun- and hopes that ‘Pup cil and that student Points’ will motivate would earn additional the student body to points. continue to show good Points were earned spirit and citizenship by attending home around the school. games, helping others,

Six students from Clifton-Clyde High School have been chosen as recipients of Dane Hansen Foundation Scholarships. Receiving the scholarships are: Eli Ohlde — Hansen Scholar, $6,500, renewable for three additional years.

Cordell Cyr and Cierra Kahrs — Hansen students, $4,000, renewable for one additional year.

Lacey Biggerstaff, Rayden Resco and Bradley Bouley — Hansen Career and Technical Education,

$4,000, renewable for one additional year.

The Hansen Scholar and Hansen student scholarships required an extensive testing and interview process.

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation awards approximately 281 scholarships every year.

The scholarships cover a variety of student needs, including high school seniors heading to traditional fouryear universities, community colleges or technical schools.

Scholarships are also available for students graduating from

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Clifton-Clyde High School students Brady Bouley, Cierra Kahrs, Rayden Resco, Eli Ohlde, Cordell Cyr and Lacey Biggerstaff received Dane Hansen Foundation Scholarships.

Local student named semifinalist for Kansas National Geographic State Bee Lindsay Mueller, a seventh-grader at Linn Junior High School, has been notified by the National Geographic Society that she is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2017 Kansas National Geographic State Bee.The contest will be March 31 at the Eisenhower Complex in Abilene. Lindsay is the daughter of Scott and Rachel Mueller.

This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which

is now in its 29th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the top-scoring students in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents Schools

and U.S. territories to compete in the State Bees.

Each state champion will receive $100, the National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World, 4th Edition and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship to be held at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 1417, 2017. The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime

membership in the Society, including a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and an all expenses paid Lindblad expedition to the Galápagos Islands aboard the new National Geographic Endeavour ll. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. Visit www. natgeobee.org for more information on the National Geographic Bee.

Three inducted into Cloud County honor society Brogan and Brayden Hubbard, Washington, and Elizabeth Nobert, Clyde, were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society in a ceremony March 10 at Cloud County Community College in Concordia. The CCCC chapter is Upsilon Tau. Brogan, a sophomore, and Brayden, a freshman, are the sons of Randy and Helen Hubbard, Washington.

They both graduated from Washington County High School.

Elizabeth, a freshman, is the daughter of Larry and Kara Nobert,

Clyde. She is a graduate of Clifton-Clyde High School.

Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. Invitations to Phi Theta Kappa is extended only to those students who have completed at least 12 hours of transferable credits leading to an associate degree while maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. Character, leadership and service are also considered when inducting new members.

Brayden Hubbard, Brogan Hubbard and Elizabeth Norbert were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Cloud County Community College.

4-H NEWS Stick-To-It The Stick-To-It 4-H club met Nov. 6 at the Morrowville Community Center.

Roll call was answered by “What Are You Afraid Of ?” Present were 21 members and two leaders.

Hunter Hill led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Joe Kern led the club in the 4-H pledge. Song leader, Destiny Novak, led the club in singing “Happy Birthday” to Jenae.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. Tray Zabokrtsky gave the treasurer’s report.

Tina Moore, club leader, informed members about the newsletter, achievement banquet, and sending letters to possible new members. Tori Zabokrtsky, goat leader, wants to have a goat show from 4-6 p.m., April 26, in Washington.

The club will send a soldier box to Adam Miller.

Members voted to donate $35 to the 4-H booster club. Goodies plates were also made.

Scuyler Zenger gave a report on his beef project. Destiny Novak talked about her

knitting project.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion

by Trent Tuma The Stick-To-It 4-H club met Dec. 3 at the Morrowville Community Center.

Roll call was answered by “What Do You Want For Christmas?” Present were 21 members and two leaders.

Nathaniel Tice led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Tray Zabokrtsky led the club in the 4-H pledge. Song leader, Destiny Novak, led the club in singing “Jingle Bells.” Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. The bill for the goodie plates was paid.

Tray Zabokrtsky gave the treasurer’s report.

Tina Moore, club leader, informed members about the pins from the achievement banquet.

In new business, the committee for the club’s group singing were Riley Moore and Laura Skupa. Jan. 1 was to be parents’ night and Red Wheel deadline.

Tray Zabokrtsky gave a demonstration on how to rope a calf. Tori Zabokrtsky moved to adjourn the meeting.

-Nathaniel Tice

Reporter 4-H Council The 4-H council met Feb.13. The Washington County Fairboard has voted to pay $30 to sponsor the intermediate buymanship plaque.

Leaders were asked to return their state fair premium checkoffs.

Those who received a top purple at club day is asked to contact the Extension office about going to regionals. Red Wheel profit sheets were distributed.

Monica Thayer, River Valley Extension District 4-H Agent, reported that Duck’s Unlimited in Cloud County is selling tickets to raise money for shooting sports. She also reported that FACS judging results were returned. Discover Days registration for 13-18-year-olds is approaching.

Registration opens April 1 for the junior leadership trip.

March 31 is the deadline for local 4-H scholarships. The application is similar to the state scholarship application.

4-H camp is June 2124. Counselors need to be 16-19 year old.

Next meeting is April 10

- Tyler Simmons.

Reporter 4-H Ambassadors In order to better promote 4-H, twentyfive 4-H Ambassadors from the River Valley District attended the Kansas 4-H Ambassador training Feb. 24 and 25, at the Rock Springs 4-H Center, south of Junction City. While at this training, the 4-H Ambassadors

strengthened their communication and leadership skills through workshops, activities, and listening to motivational speakers.

4-H Ambassadors are a group of high school aged 4-H members that are selected to promote 4-H to all audiences, particularly to non-4-H people and groups. The four ambassadors teams

in the River Valley District work together with advisors to encourage involvement and enrollment in 4-H. The 4-H Ambassadors in our district will be promoting 4-H during the year by visiting classrooms, attending events and speaking with youth and parents, hosting events during the county fair, speaking on the radio, and more.

Tiger Awards

“Tiger Awards”were given to Washington Elementary 4-6 grade students at an assembly on Friday, including teachers, back row, l-r, Steven Wright (Learning Explorations), Jill Keesecker (fifth), Jay Kearn (sixth), Denise O’Dea (superintendent), Kim Miller (SPED) and Denise Dragastin (fourth) and awardees, front row, Will Otott (4), Jennifer Valdivia-Mandujano (5), Aviana Hertz (4) and Emma Hoover (6).

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A couple hours were spent Sunday afternoon unloading donated hay bales and loading them on to trailers, which were then hooked up to donated semi’s which would haul the bales down to the Ashland area.

CONVOY Continued from page 1 “I got on Facebook and what really caught my attention is I have friends that live over the border in Oklahoma,” said Rippe. “There was a picture of my friends with cattle and a trailer and the smoke in the background.”

Rippe, the operator of Em’s Kitchen, prepares baked goods on a weekly basis to sell and deliver to community members across Washington County. After talking with another friend who resides in Clark County, she understood that by Thursday most of the residents were just cleaning up what is left after the blaze. She decides she could bake several dozen cinnamon rolls to ship by mail and posts on Facebook an opportunity for Washington County community members to contribute to the cause.

“I figured the people cleaning up were going to need something for everyone to eat,” said Rippe. “It took about 10 minutes after I had that post on Facebook to have a response, and within an hour they were at the door with checks. It all happened pretty fast.”

Some people donated a little money, some donated plates and utensils and some people donated money for pans of rolls including 15-20 donations total, Rippe estimates.

“I still didn’t quite know how I was going to get it all down there,” said Rippe. “Then, Friday morning, Ed called saying they were going to the area.”

Rippe started baking on Saturday, getting the first 10 dozen rolls out

and rising by 12:30 p.m. and worked until 2:30 a.m. with some baking left to complete on Sunday. Sunday afternoon she packed 22 dozen rolls in the sleeper bed of a semi-truck destined to haul donated hay to Clark County. Four dozen are being shipped through the mail to specific locations.

“The sleeper cab was filled about 3/4 full with cinnamon rolls,” said Rippe. “When I wrote the original post, I didn’t realize there were other people collecting. It’s great that it all got to go down at the same time.”

TIME WELL SPENT Jacki Zabokrtsky and Dawn Rippe began a collection while working in the office at Linn Post and Pipe.

“Through the week, we would see things through the news or Facebook about the devastation these people were going through, and we thought about what we could do for them,” Zabokrtsky said.

“After Ed posted Friday morning, I got ahold of him and said there were a few of us who would like to donate bottled water.”

The two made a couple phone calls and got donations started, collecting 24 cases of water and the contributions continued over the weekend.

Another idea came to Zabokrtsky when talking with her husband, Travis, Friday evening. Travis noticed that people in Clark County shared stories on Facebook of saving their horses, but losing their barns and all their tack.

“We started Saturday

morning, getting ahold of some people we knew, who got ahold of some people they knew to get tack donations,” said Zabokrtsky.

Nebraskans in Gage and Jefferson County, folks in Republic County and residents of Washington County contributed 100 pieces of tack, from halters to bridles and a saddle, to send to Clark County.

Sunday, the tack and the water were loaded into a sleeper cab of another semi-truck hauling hay.

Also, Travis volunteered to drive another collection, that had been simultaneously occurring across Washington County, of gates from Linn Post and Pipe, barbed wire, fence posts and T posts.

“It was just a joint effort,” said Zabokrtsky.

“Everyone came together. It was wonderful support and fun to be a part of, because everyone was so good.”

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Brad Ohlde and son Tyler Ohlde stand with Travis Zabokrtsky waiting for the convoy to assemble at the Palmer corner on Monday morning. They planned to drive to Clark County with the hay delivery.

invite a Bekemeyer on the ride to deliver hay.

Bekemeyer already had plans to travel to Clark County with an empty trailer, to load local hay and redistribute to the cow herds in the burnt area.

“I suggested that we send him down with a full load,” said Durst.

Durst hauled a load of hay to Bekemeyer, sendThe hay convoy grew ing the first truck load from Rogge’s origiof Washington County nal donation. Rogge hay down Saturday estimates 10 different afternoon. farmers around the Six semi-trucks and Palmer and Barnes one pick-up truck with area donated hay. Durst trailers left the Palmer recruited another half corner Monday morndozen farmers across ing for Clark County. the northern part of One additional semiWashington County truck of hay left closer to donate. Each trailer to Clay Center, equaling could hold 25-30 bales of a total of nine loads hay for a full load. Some of supplies including donors gave full loads, hay, fencing supplies, others contributed to a cinnamon rolls, water load. and horse tack. Tim “We realized, we had Tice, John Durst, Brad way more hay than we Ohlde, Fred Rogge, had trailers for,” said Ralph Rogge Jr., Jim Durst. “We thought Hornbostl, Jim Vathauwe’d have to make two er, Eric Bekemeyer runs.” and Travis Zabokrtsky Durst called Eric made the drive to deBekemeyer, hoping to

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liver the support. Five more loads of hay are pledged to go.

In addition, the Kansas Livestock Association will continue to collect monetary donations for the farmers and ranchers of Clark County. All Washington County monetary donations are being matched

by Kansas Regenerative Medicine of Manhattan up to $4,000. Durst, county chairman of the association, will be collecting checks from interested local donors.

THE RURAL AMERICAN WAY “It’s what Rural America is,” said Bruce Rogge. “A place where people help other people. Some people expect the government to give them a hand out.

In Rural America, you make your own handout or you’ll make do with what you got and do with what you don’t have.”

In 2001, Rogge received the handout

Alumni support Hanover schools through foundation

BY LESLIE MANNING Staff writer

Two years ago in April, Nick Rohr sat down with several Hanover High School alumni, and launched his plan.

“One of the first things I wanted to do when I moved back in 2011, was to give back to the community that helped me out along the way. I asked multiple people to see if they would help out with this.”

Rohr and alumni began coordinating the Hanover Schools Foundation, a non-profit organization designed to offset costs for Hanover Public School and St. John Catholic School.

“We’re trying to help out and privately fund things the school can’t afford to do,” said Rohr.

Two plans of work were required by the group of volunteers, complete the paper work required to become an official foundation and create and prioritize a list of projects.

In November, the first piece of paper work awarding official status was granted, as the foundation received

Nick Rohr signs the bank documents for the new Hanover Schools Foundation checking account during a recent meeting. With Rohr are Christy Bruna, center, who works at the bank and helped coordinate that activity, and Jeri Tegtmeier, foundation secretary. their tax identification number. January, the organization received its 501c3 status, making them eligible to receive donations for a tax write-off.

The idea list includes building and replacing a trophy case for the Hanover Public School cafeteria and upgrading the concession stand and crows nest at the football field.

“Everybody has been

willing to be on board and do whatever was needed,” said Rohr.

“Right now it’s at the base level, it’s just getting started.”

The generosity of individuals and families provided funds necessary to get the foundation rolling and open a bank account. Foundation board members are hosting the first big fundraiser for the Hanover Foundation

Association this Saturday, March 18, at the Hanover High School gymnasium with a volleyball tournament.

“There used to be a big tournament here when I was in grade school,” said Rohy. “It was awesome. I’d love to get it that big and get it back to that.

Currently eight teams are registered for the event, each donating a $120 registration fee to

the Hanover Schools Foundation. Rules and tournament brackets will be posted on Facebook and sent to team captains. Spectators can attend for a $2 admittance. Concessions stand will also be available.

“It’s a simple menu,” said Rohr. “Hopefully they’ll be able to enjoy it and we serve what they want.”

The menu includes loaded baked potatoes, loaded nachos and loaded hot dogs, in addition to nachos, hotdogs, breadsticks and typical concession stand food.

“We’re trying to raise the money to go directly to projects,” said Rohr. “All money is put toward school causes and it should be fun. It should be a good time.”

Current officers of the Hanover Schools Foundation include Nick Rohr, president; Kami Cohorst, vice president; Courtnee Tegtmeier, treasurer; Jeri Tegtmeier, secretary; and five board members at large, Dawn Zabokrtsky, Angel Lohse, Brenda Hendrickson, Austin Steinfort and Cheryl Bruna.

from the Rural American way. His wife underwent a liver transplant, requiring the couple to spend three weeks in Kansas City during fall harvest and planting season.

Also, Rogge operates a hay-grinding business, with clients requiring the service to prepare feed for livestock.

“Two guys took over my hay grinding for me,” said Rogge. “All my wheat was planted and all my fall crops were done. It was a big relief knowing it was getting done, which also helped Nancy recover better.”

He says, he’s seen the community support other families in the same way.

“That’s just something that’s been going on around here for generations, if someone needs help, you help,” said Rogge. “It makes you just a better person, knowing you’ve got friends and live in a good area. I want to keep it going.”

FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 WCHS will graduate 30 seniors in 2017. The current junior class has 24 enrolled and there are 17 sophomores.

USD 108 is locked into 11-man football for the 2017 season. A request could be made in August to the Kansas State High School Activities Association to go to 8-man if numbers warrant the change. Scheduling for the 2018 and 2019 seasons will be done in October.

Romeiser said the district’s weekly eligibility plan worked for the football team. “The high school team I am proud to say had no players ineligible for grades last season.”

Romeiser said Doniphan West, another member of the Twin Valley League, was doing a count for football. Remaining TVL teams that play 11-man are Centralia, Troy and Valley Heights. Onaga dropped to 8-man in 2016.

“Our schedule is pretty rough as it is. We have to go out further and further to try to find teams,” Romeiser said.

Coaches will know more in August. The next two years could be tough, he said. “It’s more of a safety issue than a competitive issue,” he said.

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Hanover boys cruise through first two games at state tournament

BY MARCIA HUBBARD Sports

After placing fourth in last year’s Class 1A, Division I state basketball tournament, the Hanover High School boys had their sites set on a higher placing this year. The Wildcats achieved that mark by cruising through their opening round and semifinal games last weekend at Hays.

HHS, seeded second with a 21-2 record, took on No. 7 Rural Vista, 17-6, in a game played Thursday at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

The Wildcats jumped to a 20-11 lead at the end of the first quarter, and 46-21 lead at half, to cruise to a 68-46 victory.

Will Bruna pumped in 21 points, including a 9-for-13 effort at the free throw line. He also had five rebounds and four assists. Michael Jueneman was in double figure with 19 points. Four of his five baskets came from 3-point land. He also had two steals.

Adam Fritschi hauled down eight rebounds, while Adam

Stallbaumer 1-0-4-2-6; Atkins 1-0-0-0-2; Peters 1-0-0-3-2.

category, 29-21. The Wildcats were credited with nine steals while St. Francis had two. ***** “Our defense once The Wildcats moved again was a major into the semifinals factor in the outcome on Friday where they of this game as we faced No. 3 St. Francis. limited their better Again, Hanover jumped shooters to very few on their opponent open shots,” Lohse said. early and owned a 35-24 “We hit some big shots halftime lead, en route throughout the game, to a 64-44 victory. but in the first half we Will Bruna was hit seven 3-pointers deadly from all parts of which helped us build the court. The senior an 11-point lead at canned five 2-pointers, halftime. We continued three 3-pointers, and to play well the second made 12-of-15 free half and went on to win throws. He ended the by 20. This was a huge game with a team-high win for us because this 31 points. He also had is the game we didn’t four steals and three play well last year and assists. lost and we didn’t get a Michael Jueneman chance to win it all. The contributed 18 points on boys were determined four 3-pointers and 6-of- not to let the same thing 8 free throws. Adam happen this year and Fritschi controlled the really took control early board, hauling down and never looked back.” nine rebounds. Daiken Score by quarters: HHS 16 19 15 14 — 64 Stallbaumer recorded St.FHS 10 14 12 8 — 44 Will Bruna calls out a play to his teammates while he brings the ball HHS 20 26 12 10 — 68 four rebounds and up the court in the game against St. Francis. Bruna, a senior, led RCHS 11 10 9 16 — 46 three assists.

Individual results the team in scoring with 31 points.

Individual results — W. Bruna 5-3-12-3In the free throw — W. Bruna 3-2-9-131; Fritschi 1-0-0-3-2; department, HHS 21; Fritschi 1-0-0-0-2; Zarybnicky 1-0-0-4-3; made 19-of-25 while Zarybnicky 3-0-2-1-8; Jueneman 0-4-6-3-18; St. Francis connect Jueneman 1-4-5-2-19; Stallbaumer 1-2-0-1-8; on 17-of-19. Hanover C. Bruna 1-2-0-0-8; Peters 1-0-0-0-2. topped the rebounding

Zarybnicky had five rebounds and two steals. Carter Bruna dished out four assists; Daiken Stallbaumer had three.

Hanover went to the charity stripe 29 times, sinking 20. Rural Vista made 6-for-6.

“We really couldn’t ask for a better start to the game as we jumped out to a 20-11 lead after the first quarter and led 46-21 at halftime,” said HHS coach Kim Lohse.

“You always want to be ready for that first game and play well to give yourself a chance to advance in the tournament, and the boys did just that. Our defense was solid, we shot well from behind the arc as well as the free throw line. We were a very focused bunch on the court and we played well and moved on to the second round.”

Score by quarters:

Michael Jueneman dribbles away from a St. Francis defender. Jueneman would finish the Adam Fritschi, a senior, drives game with 18 points. the ball along the baseline in the game against St. Francis.

Photos by Daiken Stallbaumer drives the ball around a St. Francis defender.

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Carter Bruna applies defensive pressure at the top of the key.

Lady Wildcats slip by Centralia to reach state championship game

BY MARCIA HUBBARD Sports

and get the first-round monkey off our back.”

After winning a Class Score by quarters: 1A regional basketball HHS 11 9 10 19 — 49 tournament, the DHS 10 5 12 7 — 34 Hanover High School Individual results girls basketball team — Jueneman 2-0-4-2-8; moved onto the state R. Doebele 1-2-1-4-9; tournament last week M. Doebele 5-0-10-4-20; at Fort Hays State Zarybnicky 0-0-1-1-1; University in Hays.

Sedlacek 1-0-0-3-2; Klipp The Lady Wildcats 0-0-1-0-1; Lohse 1-2-0-0-8. were seeded fifth with a 21-2 record, and took on ***** No. 4, Dighton, also 21The Hanover2, in a first-round game Centralia girls’ game Wednesday at Gross on Friday turned into Memorial Coliseum. a nail-biting battle for The contest stayed both teams. close in the first three Both are members quarters with Hanover of the Twin Valley leading 20-15 at half League. Centralia had and 30-27 at the end of entered the tournament three. Then the Lady as the defending Class Wildcats exploded for 1A, Division I state 19 fourth-period points champions. They were while holding Dighton the No. 1 seed with to seven to advance to a 22-1 record. Their the semifinals with a lone loss came at the final score of 49-34. hands of Hanover. On Sophomore Macy Doebele pumped in five field goals and made 10of-15 free throws to pace scoring for Hanover with 20 points. She also had five rebounds.

Ashton Jueneman finished the game with seven rebounds, two assists, and Riley Doebele recorded six rebounds and five steals.

“It was a close game until our defense and aggressive offense took over,” said coach Chris Beikman. “They had their two leading scorers foul out in the fourth which helped us focus on girls that haven’s scored for them all year. We were led by Macy’s 20 points and Tianna Lohse scored eight points in the fourth to seal the deal Ashton Jueneman puts up a contested shot in the paint in the game against Centralia. JuenPhotos by eman, a senior, finished the game with 12 points.

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Jan. 25, HHS edged the Panthers, 66-64 in overtime. In an earlier game, on Jan. 6, Centralia had came out on top with a 55-48 overtime win against the Lady Wildcats.

Hanover entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed with a 21-2 record.

Besides Centralia, Hanover had fallen to Washington County in the TVL tournament.

In Friday’s semifinal game, Hanover owned a 13-10 first quarter lead and a 31-20 lead at half. CHS had a 2-point advantage in the third, narrowing the gap to 46-37. The fourth period saw Centralia pour in 20 points while holding

Hanover to 12, but the Lady Cats held on to claim the 58-57 win, sending them to the championship game and knocking Centralia down to the consolation game.

Macy Doebele and Riley Doebele shared scoring honors for Hanover with 14 points each. Riley connected on 9-of-13 free throws, Macy went 5-for-6.

Jueneman was in double figures with 12.

Macy also posted seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. Riley and Claire Zarybnicky had four steals each.

Hanover sank 15of-25 free throws.

Centralia’ percentage

Riley Doebele drives the ball towards the basket. Doebele would score 14 points in the game against Centralia.

was higher but the Panthers made fewer trips to the stripe, 8-of9. HHS finished with 14 steals in the game, CHS had two.

“It was the rubber match and another classic Hanover vs.

Centralia battle,” Beikman. “We got a great start and had a 17-point lead twice in the third. But then the Panthers roared back, knocking down what seemed like every shot.

We had a balanced attack with three girls in the 12 to 14-point range. At the end of the

game, Riley Doebele took over by hitting free throws to seal the victory. Centralia hit a 2-pointer at the buzzer to pull within one.”

Score by quarters: HHS CHS

13 18 15 12 — 58 10 10 17 20 — 57

Individual results — Jueneman 6-0-0-2-12; R. Doebele 1-1-9-3-14; M. Doebele 3-1-5-3-14; Zarybnicky 1-2-1-19; Sedlacek 1-1-0-3-5; Lohse 1-0-0-1-2; Klipp 1-0-0-0-2.

Claire Zarybnicky attempts a Taylor Klipp passes the ball to an open teammate. shot from the corner.

The Lady Wildcats celebrate after beating Centralia to advance to the Class 1A Division I state championship game.

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The State Champion Hanover Wildcats girls basketball team members include, front row, from left, Claire Zarybnicky, Macy Doebele, Riley Doebele, Ashton Jueneman, Ali Sedlacek, Tianna Lohse; back, manager Brandt Beikmann, head coach Chris Beikmann, Tasha Bruna, Peyton Bruna, Lauren Bruna, Taylor Klipp, Kylie Hynek, Emily Hendrickson, assistant coach Micaella Beikmann, manager Cole Meyer.

STATE Continued from page 16 Macy Doebele was called for a questionable travel call on the next play while driving into the paint, and there was 12.9 seconds left on the clock for Olpe to try for the win.

However, when Olpe’s Smith went charging down the court for a final shot, Taylor Klipp was able to get the tip of her hand on the basketball from behind as Smith crossed the 3-point line, and that touch caused Smith to mishandle the ball and she was called for traveling.

Hanover got the ball back with 7.9 second remaining.

But there were no time outs for Hanover to call a play.

On their last chance, with a tie game, Macy Doebele drove into the paint and Olpe converged on her, but Doebele passed out to freshman Tianna Lohse, who was wide open at the corner of the 3-point line. She received the pass, squared up and shot.

While Lohse had been sharp from the arc throughout the season, she was 0-6 in the state championship game so far (and 0-6 in the semi-final game) and even told her coach in the third quarter she was going to quit shooting. He pleaded with her to continue shooting.

“When we watched film [of previous games] Lohse was shooting off balance and not letting things fall through,” said Beikmann. “This time, she squared up and shot.”

The ball hit iron, but it was the inside of the iron with .5 seconds left on the clock and the ball went through. The 3-pointer was good. The game was over. Hanover won 50-47.

The team was jubilant and converged to celebrate. Before this year, the Hanover girls hadn’t won a game at state in their school’s history. Now they had a state championship trophy and a game nobody will ever forget.

Beikmann said he experienced a mix of both relief and pure happiness.

Daiken Stallbaumer, a sophomore, provided valuable minutes as part of Hanover’s deep bench. He led the team with two blocks and two steals.

“It has been a long couple weeks in sub-state and state,” said Beikmann. “We watched a lot of film and we had good game plans and the girls executed.”

Nothing came easy for this state championship and Beikmann recognized the effort put forth by his team, even after a tumultuous offseason, with him as a new coach and with new players filling roles on the team and then having to think on their feet in the midst of a championship game.

The stat-line was stacked against them in the game.

Hanover shot 36.6 percent from the field, including 16.7 percent from the 3-point line.

Olpe shot 51.6 percent, including 33.3 percent from the 3-point line.

Olpe scored 20 points in the paint, compared to 14 by Hanover.

Olpe had 15 points off turnovers, while Hanover had 10.

Olpe led for 20:20 of the game and Hanover led for 4:40. The game was tied for 7 minutes.

But the Lady Wildcats fought through it for the win.

“We held on. We scratched and pulled our way back in,” said Beikmann. “That was fun. As coach, you don’t want to be in a game like that. But those are the wins you’ll never forget.”

Macy Doebele had 15 points to lead the team, while Jueneman had 12.

Riley Doebele had seven points, Zarybnicky had six (the team’s only other 3-pointers), Klipp had five, Lohse had four and Sedlacek had one.

Jueneman pulled down six rebounds, while Macy Doebele and Sedlacek had four each. Klipp had three, Zarybnicky and Riley Doebele had two and Lohse had one.

Macy Doebele had two assists, while Lohse and Riley Doebele had one each.

With one steal each was Jueneman, Lohse and Macy Doebele.

Macy also had a shot block.

Hanover graduates three seniors from the team: Riley Doebele, Ashton Jueneman and Ali Sedlacek.

Beikmann said Doebele had been a big contributer for the team since she was a freshman and her leadership as a point guard will be hard to replace. Jueneman has been playing varsity since she was a sophomore and while she was an undersized post, she always battled defensively and did a good job managing big-time players in big games. Sedlacek contributed by adjusting to whatever was needed in the lineup, whether it be her more natural inside play or being a guard and hitting a 3-pointer in the tournament. Beikmann said they would all be deeply missed, but was excited to see who would step up next year.

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The State Champion Hanover Wildcats boys basketball team members inclues, front row, from left, manager Reiken Stallbaumer, Brennan Zabokrtsky, Kevin Diederich, Michael Jueneman, Dacey Hagedorn, Carter Bruna, Ryan Luppen; back row, assistant coach Austin Steinfort, Adam Fritschi, Will Bruna, Adam Zarybnicky, Pete Peters, Thomas Atkins, Daiken Stallbaumer, head coach Kim Lohse, manager Anna Jueneman and manager Tessa Lohse.

Boys dominate for sixth title Hanover boys coach Kim Lohse waited with his assistant coach Austin Steinfort at the corner of the court as the girls’ game came to a close, with his daughter, Tianna, making the winning shot.

“I got to see it happen. It was a really thrilling moment,” said Lohse. “She struggled all game long, even the last two games, but (Coach) Chris kept her confident. I always told her that too – she had a good shot, it won’t always fall.”

But when the shot fell, Lohse said he celebrated just as much as the team and fans.

His job as a motivational coach for the next game for his boys team suddenly got a lot easier – Lohse said the girls’ championship and that ending got his team ready to play without any effort on his part.

After winning their first two games at state by 20+ points, Hanover looked like they might have their work cut out for them against #1 seed South Gray High School. The Rebels scored first and on Hanover’s next possession, one of South Gray’s two 6-6 players blocked a Hanover shot to create a fast break that almost ended in a South Gray dunk, but it clanged off the heel of the rim, flying 25-feet into the air.

Hanover was called for a foul, but South Gray missed the free throws.

“In the first two minutes of the game, South Gray meant business. I thought when he went up to attempt to dunk, they were really here to play,” said Lohse.

“Our kids responded in a positive way. If he made the dunk, it might have been a momentum changer for them, but it almost gave us momentum.”

Senior Michael Jueneman scored the first of his game-high 26 points to tie the game at 2-2, but South Gray answered again before Carter Bruna sank a 3-pointer to go up 5-4.

South Gray’s inside defense tallied another block of a Hanover shot and they again claimed the lead with a score, 6-5.

But Adam Zarybnicky answered with two inside baskets of his own, and Will Bruna got a basket and a steal for another field goal and an 8-0 run that would give Hanover the lead for the rest of the game. South Gray sunk a 3-pointer to bring the scoreboard’s margin to four points, 13-9. That’s as close as they would get. Jueneman answered with a 3-pointer of his own before the end of the first quarter to go up 16-9. “[South Gray] really worked the ball inside pretty effectively,” said Lohse. “One of their big

guys was getting the ball close to the rim.”

Lohse stressed backside help for Hanover’s defense, while being aware of outside shooters, even though the Rebels hadn’t taken many shots to that point.

“We didn’t really change our philosophy,” said Lohse. “I just brought attention to the fact they were pounding it inside. Then we got our hands on a few of those passes. That took them out of their rhythm and it turned to a positive.”

Despite South Gray’s size, Hanover’s inside defense stepped up to the challenge.

“Adam (Fritschi) and Adam (Zarybnicky) played extremely well... they did all season, but especially in the state tourney,” said Lohse.

“They got their hands on things, deflected the ball to our guards… our speed and ablility to get up and down a bit made it hard on South Gray.”

Offensively, Hanover was able to cut to the basket with efficiency.

The team made four out of seven field goals in both the second and third quarters, much of that in the paint. Hanover claimed 30 points in the paint compared to 18 for South Gray during the game.

Driving to the basket also forced South Gray into fouling, and Hanover was efficient on their free throws. While they attempted no free throws in the first quarter, they went 19 for 23 in the game, which is an effective 82.6 percent.

Zarybnicky made two of those free throws with 2.4 seconds left in the first half to make the score 31-17 at the break, in favor of Hanover.

“It’s always harder to play with intensity with a big lead,” said Lohse.

“It was important to come out for the first couple minutes of the third and hit shots, get stops and maybe get the lead up to the higher teens.”

That would give Hanover an edge in the second half, and Lohse felt they were able to do that.

“That made it a lot more comfortable as the game went on,” said Lohse.

South Gray made a bit of a run in the third quarter, working the inside and causing Hanover to foul – at one point Hanover was called for fouls three times in one possession. They were called for seven fouls in a 4 ½ minute span of the third, compared to two for South Gray.

The Rebels were able to pull the score back to an 11-point deficit in that time and point guard Will Bruna

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Ashton Jueneman drives hard to the basket. The senior had to fight hard against two strong Olpe post players, but she came away with 12 points and six rebounds in the championship game.

Adam Fritschi leaps to the hoop for a soft layup on a fast break and draws a foul off South Gray’s David Enns.

Senior Adam Zarybnicky pickes off a South Gray pass for the Wildcats. Hanover’s defense, especially from Zarybnicky and Fritschi on the inside, gave the Wildcats an edge in the game.

Coaches Kim Lohse and Austin Steinfort, left, talk with Pete Peters and Thomas Atkins as they prepare to get into the game.

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CHAMPS Continued from page 14 quickly suffered his third and fourth foul of the game, sending him to the bench until the fourth quarter.

Jueneman sank a 3-pointer with 1:37 remaining, which was answered by South Gray with two field goals of their own. With seven seconds left, Jueneman drove the length of the court and was fouled with time running out.

He sank his two free throws to make the score 43-28 going into the fourth quarter.

Hanover continued to extend their lead in the fourth quarter, leading by 20+ for much of the end of the game. Zarybnicky claimed his fifth foul at the 1:45 mark, but Hanover was up 5633 at that point, almost their largest lead of the game.

The Wildcats finished the game with a 17-point quarter, the best of the game, and won 60-36.

Not the same kind of finish as the Hanover girls’ game, but they claimed their second state title in three years and sixth under coach Lohse, who has made nine appearances at the state tourney.

Jueneman led scoring for the Wildcats with 26 points, including two 3-pointers and going 8-8 from the free throw line.

Will Bruna had 12 points and went 6-6 from the free throw line.

Adam Fritschi had seven points, Adam Zarybnicky had six, Carter Bruna had four, Daiken Stallbaumer finished with three and Thomas Atkins had two.

Will Bruna had six rebounds, Carter Bruna and Pete Peters had five each and Fritschi and Zarybnicky had four each. Jueneman had two and Stallbaumer and Atkins had one each.

Will Bruna had four

assists, Carter Bruna had three and Stallbaumer had one.

Stallbaumer had two steals; Will Bruna, Zarybnicky and Peters each had one.

Stallbaumer had two blocks. Atkins and Peters had one each.

Hanover graduates five seniors from the team: Will Bruna, Adam Fritschi, Dacey Hagedorn, Michael Jueneman and Adam Zarybnicky.

“As a group, the seniors had an amazing season really,” said Lohse. “We relied on four, but all five seniors really contributed to the success of the team.”

Lohse stressed this was a full team effort and that the group did well without having to rely on one team member to carry the load for the team.

“Shooting, defense, rebounding… there was not one thing that one kid really stood out on,” said Lohse. “They didn’t have to rely on one person.”

The win allowed Hanover to retain the record of the most appearances in the state championship game in Class 1A (eight times)

and the most wins (six).

Hanover also owns the record for the highest score by a winner (89) and total championship score (171), from their 1998 championship where they defeated Pretty Prairie 89-82.

Winning is in the culture for the Hanover boys, and from the look of it, that state-contending culture could show up on the girls side too.

“The young kids see the success and they want to be part of it,” said Lohse, who citThomas Atkins goes up for an alley-oop layup after receiving a pass ed the large student from Carter Bruna... which may have been intended for a dunk. section supporting the teams as well as younger kids who weren’t even school age yet interspersed throughout the crowd. “They work hard as youngsters and they go out and experience the games.

They see the fun those kids are having and the success and they want to be part of that too someday.”

Lohse said Hanover’s success puts a target on the team, and they know other teams are wanting to beat them.

“The kids know that.

They know they’ll be expected to work hard,” said Lohse. “Nothing is easy… nothing will be given to them.”

Ali Sedlacek drives around the top of the key. Sedlacek had to play both an inside and outside game during the championship.

Taylor Klipp gets ready to shoot a 3-pointer. Klipp was able to play, The Hanover boys gather around coach Kim Lohse during a time Claire Zarybnicky, a guard, right, helps cover the inside with Ashton despite pulling a muscle in the semi-final game on Friday. out.

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Hanover boys and girls claim state basketball championships

BY DAN THALMANN Publisher

to finally meet up with #1-ranked South Gray, who featured two 6-6 HAYS – One win was players on the inside. in dramatic fashion.

••• One came with the The Lady Wildcats kind of domination scored first in their reserved for prestigious championship game, programs. But neither but Olpe pulled ahead state championship win with an efficient driving for the Hanover High and give-and-go game School boys or girls that allowed easy scoron Saturday at Gross ing in the paint, while Memorial Coliseum Hanover struggled with in Hays came without some close shots, makthe recognition that it ing only 22.2 percent of took a season’s worth their shots in the first of hard work to get to quarter. this point. Hanover kids Play was slowed siglearn that from the time nificantly by a plethora they’re old enough to of fouls called. Both pay attention to sports. teams had to substitute The Hanover girls players to keep them arrived in the Class out of foul trouble, even 1A-Division 1 State in the first quarter.

Basketball ChampionOlpe hit their largest ship game for the first lead of the game (eight time in school history, points) at the 50 second while the Hanover boys mark of the first quarwere in the same spot, ter. Hanover still trailed though owning the state 13-9 after the first. record for most finals Hanover again scored game wins and appear- to start the second ances in Class 1A. quarter, but Olpe was The girls had to scrap able to build a five-point their way to the finals lead before Hanover on Saturday, defeating finally made a run and league rival Centralia tied the score at 19-19 by one point on Friday, with 3:15 left in the first 58-57, to face Olpe, a half. school that was a Class Free throws were 2A championship game plentiful for both teams contender last year.

(Olpe had 10 fouls in the The boys coasted first half while Hanover through the tournahad nine). ment, with 22- and “They were a little 20-point wins on whistle happy the first Thursday and Friday

eight minutes,” said Hanover Head Coach Chris Beikmann.

“We’ve been in that situation before, with foul trouble, so we had to have players play in different positions.”

Calling fouls so tight also took some of Hanover’s game plan away, where they could normally go on offensive runs by using pressure, turnovers and fast play.

Hanover was able to take their first lead on a free throw by Macy Doebele, 21-20.

With time running out in the first half, and Hanover down 2325, Claire Zarybnicky drained a three with six seconds left to take a 26-25 lead into halftime.

That 3-pointer helped with confidence and momentum, but Beikmann said it felt like they were just holding on.

“That first half, Olpe always seemed to have momentum,” said Beikmann. “When we finally hit the three at the buzzer, we got a little momentum. But we still knew we needed to work.”

Hanover adjusted their defense in the second half, to sag off their defense and force Olpe to shoot from the outside. This shut down Olpe’s Karly McDougald in the second half, but Colleen Smith was able to drive and draw fouls in the paint or score.

Hanover held a onepoint lead at the 3:31 mark and a two-point lead at the 1:18 mark, but Olpe’s Smith was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three shots to take a 35-34 lead. Olpe scored again at the end of the third quarter to make the score 37-34 in favor of the Eagles.

Despite Hanover trailing going into the final quarter, Beikmann Hanover senior Will Bruna directs traffic from the point. Coach said he didn’t have to Lohse has called him an extra coach on the floor. try to motivate them too much to finish strong.

“These girls are pretty driven,” said Beikmann. “They focus on the goal.”

Beikmann said Hanover settled for some shots they didn’t need to take in the third quarter, so he wanted them to be more patient.

Olpe had momentum at the start of the fourth quarter, scoring on a Hanover turnover to make the score 39-34 at the 7:28 mark. That five-point lead was the Carter Bruna does the basketball version of “breaking the ankles” biggest Olpe would of an Olpe defender, who couldn’t stay with Bruna’s moves.

Hanover freshman Tianna Lohse releases a 3-point shot as time runs out on the clock in the Class 1A-Div. 1 State Championship game against Olpe. The score was tied 47-47, but the shot went through and the Lady Wildcats claimed their first state basketball title, 50-47.

Sophomore Macy Doebele slides past a defender and puts up a shot, two of her game high 15 points.

Hanover senior Riley Doebele puts up a free throw as Ali Sedlacek, right, and Taylor Klipp, left, get ready to try and rebound. Hanover shot 76.5 percent from the free throw line in the win.

achieve for the rest of the game.

Macy Doebele scored on a baseline drive to bring the score back to a three-point margin, and followed that score by getting fouled on Olpe’s in-bounds play.

She made one of two free throws to make the score 37-39.

Hanover’s defense stepped up, with Olpe getting called for a five-second penalty at the 4:55 mark.

Macy Doebele got her fourth foul on Olpe’s follow-up possession, but Olpe only hit one of two free throws and Hanover scored again to make the score 39-40.

Taylor Klipp was fouled at the 3:39 mark and made both free throws to allow Hanover to take their first lead, 41-40, since the end of the third quarter.

Ashton Jueneman got her fourth foul and Olpe sunk both free throws to reclaim the lead at the 2:54 mark.

However, one of Olpe’s tall inside players fouled out at the 2:22 mark and at the 2:05 mark, Macy Doebele got a rebound put-back to go ahead 43-42.

Olpe answered with a 3-pointer, going up Senior Michael Jueneman slashes through the paint, from top corner to bottom corner, to make two of 45-43. his game high 26 points. Despite Olpe’s inside size, Hanover won the game in the paint.

Riley Doebele slashed

Senior Ashton Jueneman hugs and celebrates with fellow senior Riley Doebele after the exciting win. for a score to tie the game 45-45 at the 1:37 mark. Olpe called a time out.

Olpe missed their shot and Macy Doebele was fouled on the rebound and sank both free throws to go up 4745 with 55.8 seconds left.

Hanover’s inside game took a hit when Ashton Jueneman fouled out with 40.6 seconds left. Beikmann said there was only one other instance this season without having Ashton on the floor, and that was a game they lost to Washington County during the season, so he knew they’d miss her rebounding and defensive strength.

But that defensive strength, which happened to end in Juen-

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Dan Thalmann eman fouling out, was an important element in the game to force Olpe to shoot from the outside.

Olpe tied the game, 47-47, by making both free throws and both Macy Doebele and Ali Sedlacek, Hanover’s two other inside players, were also in foul trouble, so Hanover had to play a little small ball.

Coach Beikmann called a timeout at 34.9 seconds and then stalled for almost 20 seconds before calling another time out with 15.5 seconds left.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

VOLUME 149, ISSUE NO. 26

Riverside HS requests entry into TVL

Vote to take place on Oct. 4 before football scheduling meeting in Salina

the school and said they would like to join the league for all activities.

Riverside is currently a Class 3A school and plays 11-man football.

A final decision by the TVL will be made the

BY DAN THALMANN morning of Oct. 4 in Publisher Salina, because all the schools will already be While Troy High there for the state-wide School seems to be stay- football scheduling ing in the Twin Valley meeting.

League for now, anothThe main reason er school a few miles Riverside is pursuing further east of Troy has a change in leagues is now officially requested their continued reducentry into the league. tion in enrollment, Riverside High according to Riverside School, based in Wathprincipal Marlin Roach. ena and Elwood along Their long-term projecHighway 36, asked the tions show they might league board on Sept. be down to 135 students 13 to accept them as the in high school in six league’s 14th member years, a drop of 60 stuschool. dents from last year’s Bob Blair represented

count. This would put them deep into the Class 2A ranks, while the schools in their current league are large 3A and even a couple class 4A-II schools.

Roach said they used to have average class sizes in the 50s, but now they average in the 30s. He couldn’t offer a specific reason for the enrollment decline at

Distance to other TVL schools (And Riverside, in hours and minutes according to Google Maps)

CliftonClyde Riverside 2h 43m Troy 2h 28m Doniphan West 2h 20m Wetmore 1h 57m Onaga 1h 35m Axtell 1h 30m Centralia 1h 30m Frankfort 1h 13m Hanover 58m Blue Valley 56m Valley Heights 53m Washington Co. 45m Linn 32m Clifton-Clyde X

Linn 2h 13m 1h 59m 1h 51m 1h 28m 1h 15m 1h 01m 1h 00m 1h 1m 29m 38m 24m 16m X 32m

Washington County 1h 59m 1h 45m 1h 36m 1h 23m 1h 16m 47m 57m 47m X 41m 27m 22m 29m 58m

Hanover 2h 07m 1h 52m 1h 44m 1h 31m 1h 23m 54m 1h 04m 54m 22m 46m 31m X 16m 45m

Riverside.

Official enrollments for Kansas State High School Activities Association sports classifications will be taken on Sept. 20. Even with a decline in enrollment, Riverside will be about twice the size of the biggest TVL school.

Principal Marlin Roach predicted they would fall to Class 2A next year, with 140 students in their football classification count and 188 students in their grades 9-12 count for the other sports.

In the last football cycle, Riverside had a student count of 154 and they competed in Class 3A. The largest TVL school was Valley Heights with 76.

The Riverside Cyclones are a six-year-old consolidation of Wathena and Elwood High Schools.

In the other sports, Riverside’s student count last year for grades 9-12 was 195, which put them in the middle of Class 3A. Valley Heights was again the largest TVL school with 108.

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Royalty crowned at Linn Faith Connection Covenant Church will relocate from downtown Washington to the former Three Cedars building at the industrial park.

Young church purchases building in industrial park

BY CYNTHIA SCHEER Managing editor

Evan Bott and Brooke Beier, center, were crowned Linn High School Homecoming King and Queen during a crowning ceremony on Friday before the Bulldogs’ football game against Wetmore. Other candidates were Tanner Spence and Emily Weiche, left, and Dillon Cooper and Shelby Ohlde, right. Kindergarten attendants were Evan Long and Arahe Mick, front. LHS had a variety of activities throughout the week (see page 13) which culminated in a football win over Wetmore by a score of 58-8.

YOUNG FANS HANGING OUT Hanover fans filled the gym for their volleyball team’s triangular on Sept.

12, including a large crowd of the next generation of Wildcats. During a break, some kids took time to hang out outside while waiting for the next game to begin. From left are Braden Schwartz, Rieken Stallbaumer, Noah Jueneman, Braden Jueneman and Lanxden Stallbaumer.

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Weekly attendance is now about 40 people.

McClure said SunFaith Connection day services are held Church will soon have on Mayberry’s stage a permanent home each week, and volunafter spending the last teers spend two hours four years at Mayevery morning setting berry’s restaurant in up chairs and equipWashington. Pastor ment. The church uses Rustin McClure said space a few buildings the church was exdown the block for the pected to close on the children’s church. former Three Cedars He said the group building, located along had discussed renHighway 15 across ovating the old city from Animal Health hall and the former Center, on Sept. 25.

Brethren Church in McClure said he previous years as they hoped services will searched for a permabegin there in early nent home, but both December. options were deemed Remodeling plans too costly. call for replacing the “We needed someparticle board walls thing that was ours,” of the former antique he said. “Permanence and furniture store is really important in a with drywall. The small town.” building will be easy to He said the church add onto in the future, members voted unanMcClure said, and imously more than most of the work will two months ago to be done by volunteers. purchase the former A parking lot will Three Cedars building be constructed on the – and Troy Portenier’s west and south ends of construction building the church, and new before that -- and give landscaping will be the church a permadone. nent home. The group McClure said Faith has received local Connection Church donations and done began as a small group some fundraising to of about 12 people purchase and remodel nearly five years ago. the building.

County in moderate drought after dry summer

BY CYNTHIA SCHEER Managing editor

The rains have returned, but the relief may be short lived.

Climatologist Mary Knapp said Washington County is abnormally dry and in moderate drought thanks to a lack of rain in August and September. A “wetter than normal” week is ahead with as much as two inches in the forecast. Below normal

precipitation returns to the three and four-week outlook.

Knapp said Washington has reported .94 inches of rain as of Monday morning since the start of the month.

The normal for Washington from Sept. 1-18 is 2.13 inches.

The normal amount of precipitation for August is 3.88 inches. Washington recorded 2.02 inches.

“Most of the deficit for the year has come from August and September,” Knapp said.

She added that Marshall and Nemaha counties have missed even more rains, and they are in a severe drought.

On Monday the 10-day outlook for Washington County showed wetter than normal conditions, and Knapp said North Central Kansas is expected to receive 1.5 to 2 inches of rain by Sept. 25.

Northeast Kansas is forecasted to receive .75 to 1 inch.

Knapp said outlooks beyond the next 14 days show

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below normal precipitation, although she said forecasts that far out “should be taken with a grain of salt.”

Knapp said the fall outlook for September, October and November showed equal chances of above normal and below normal precipitation with temperatures trending warmer than normal.

Knapp said the cooler-than-normal temperatures in August helped alleviate some of the damage from the

lack of moisture. The average of both the high and low temperatures throughout the month averaged 72 degrees.

The “normal” is 76 degrees.

Knapp said the warmest day in August was 97 degrees while there were two days with a high of 51 degrees.

“Normally there is at least one day that tops 100 degrees,” she said. “But [Washington] didn’t have any 100-degree days in August.”

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WASHINGTON COUNTY CYCLONES Continued from page 1

COMMISSION

The Board of Washington County Commission met Monday, Sept. 18, in the commission room at the Washington County Courthouse. Present were Tim Mueller, First District Commissioner; David Willbrant, Second District Commissioner; Gary Ouellette, Third District Commissioner; Elizabeth Hiltgen, County Attorney; and Diana Svanda, County Clerk, to record minutes.

Under consent agenda items, the Appraiser office has received a letter stating they have a minimum of 75 points which determined them to be substantial compliance.

Christina Metz, County Treasurer Elect, stopped in to invite the commissioners to her swearing in appointment on Oc. 10.

Gary Ouellette, talked about Government Day which will be Nov. 20. The commissioners agreed to furnish the soda out of Alcohol/ Drug Fund.

Marlene Stamm, Sanitarian, stopped in to let the Commissioners know that all counties have signed the contract. She informed the Commissioners about a conference on Oct. 1 that she would like to attend, which the Commissioners agreed to.

Mueller discussed health insurance.

The board approved the motion to accept employees paying 20 percent of state suggested rates of medical and the county paying 100 percent of dental.

Justin Novak, Road & Bridge Supervisor, reported that the asphalt crew will be moving back to the Bremen Road, and dirt crews will continue working on old 36 west of Hanover.

The crew will also work on Greenleaf Oil road. Novak submitted four contracts for Husker Steel. The commissioners decided not to sign any of the contracts until they have more information. Willbrant reported to Novak about some signs missing. Willbrant also asked about the B street project and Mueller reported that he had talked to Carl Chalfant and the city has put funding in their 2018 budget.

Lawrence Martin, Hanover, asked why the lawn mowing was being contracted out.

Mueller told him it was to free up time for the custodian to do more maintenance in the courthouse.

Gloria Moore, Tourism Director, reported on the Pony Express Festival, Palmer Labor Day, State Fair, and Highway 36 Treasurer Hunt.

Moore reported that she is having computer issues. Moore also turned in a travel request.

Greg Vahrenberg, Piper Jaffray & Co. talked with the commissioners in a phone conference about the bond agreement for the hospital bond. The board approved to sign the bond agreement.

The board adjourned at 12:16 p.m.

Next regular meeting will be Monday, Sept.

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KanEquip to close Clay Center location

They do have some familiarity with the TVL – Riverside currently plays league member Troy in all sports but football and baseball.

••• Clifton-Clyde superintendent Art Baker said the league members were told in advance of their Sept. 13 meeting that Riverside would be asking to join the league.

Baker said his understanding from the USD 224 school board was that they wouldn’t be interested in Riverside joining the league, specifically because of the travel that would go along with such an addition.

Clifton-Clyde went through a discussion about changing leagues last year to the Northern Plains League, with part of the reason being the current travel times to Troy and Doniphan West in the TVL. Riverside is further than any of the teams in the NPL. Baker said he heard both sides of the story in the discussion at the league meeting about the request, with the far east schools liking it and the 11-man programs considering it too. However, three of the league schools, Linn, Axtell and Onaga, were not present.

He said he did not get a true reading of which way a vote might go, but felt they and Blue Valley were for sure against the addition.

He will have another meeting with his school board before the Salina meeting, but the topic probably won’t even really be discussed.

Linn and Hanover might be no votes too.

USD 223 Barnes-Hanover-Linn superintendent Brian Cordel said he sent out emails to get input from his board on the topic.

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Troy HS to remain with TVL, for now

Troy has been denied entry into the Northeast Kansas League after their initial request, but the TVL board was told Troy was going to try and get the NEKL to reconsider.

Superintendent Pat McKernan said they weren’t going to give up, but the NEKL was the only league they were going to consider outside the TVL because geographically and demographically, it was the only other league that made sense for Troy’s membership.

McKernan said they reached out for the NEKL to reconsider the request, though there is no formal process to follow when trying to join a league.

TVL to vote on Riverside on Oct. 4 The TVL board is made up of the school administrators, with each school getting one vote on any decisions.

The league board will meet at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the BiCentennial Center in Salina to take up the Riverside decision, before the statewide football scheduling meeting at 10 a.m. This way they can consider Riverside in their scheduling discussions if they are approved to join the league.

Library has new books

The following new books have been added to the Washington Public Library.

Adult fiction “Dragon Teeth” by Michael KanEquip announced Bryndon Meinhardt, Crichton; “Camino Island” on Sept. 19 the closing regional manager.

by John Grisham; “Come of its Clay Center locaThe locations that are Sundown” by Nora Roberts; tion. best situated to assist “Beneath Copper Falls” “This has been a difthese customers are (Rock Harbor Series No. 6) ficult decision because Marysville, Wamego,

by Colleen Coble; “Wired” it affects many people Herington and Ells(Buchanan/FBI Series, that we care about,” worth.

No. 13) by Julie Garwood; said Craig Goff, general KanEquip is working “Hunting Hour: (Timber Creek manager. with its manufacturK-9 Mystery Series No. 3) Most directly it ers and suppliers to

by Margaret Mizushima; “It” impacts the employcontinue supporting (reprint) by Stephen King; “The ees at the Clay Center agriculture in the area.

Highwayman,” a Longmire story location. It also affects Customers in the Clay

by Craig Johnson; KanEquip customers, Center area will contin“The Chapel Car Bride” by their industry partue to have the benefit of Judith Miller; “Conspiracy of ners, other KanEquip the full KanEquip team.

Silence” (Tox Files Series No. locations and the local The recently increased 1) by Ronie Kendig; “Waves community. capacity and capabiliof Mercy” by Lynn Austin; The Clay Center store ties at both the Wamego “For The Record” by Regina will be open until Oct. and Herington stores Jennings; “The Frozen Hours,” 20. Up to this date, the position them well for a novel of the Korean War by parts department will this task. Increases in Jeff Shaara; “The Ebb Tide” be open and available the service fleet at Herby Beverly Lewis; “Gone for fall harvest needs. ington and Marysville for Soldiers,” a novel of the After Oct. 20, a parts will also help meet the Mexican War by Jeff Shaara; drop at the location will farmer’s needs.

“The Dog Who Was There” be available.

Customers with quesby Ron Marasco; “Wild “KanEquip’s goal is tions can contact KanMontana Skies” (Montana to provide high quality Equip at 785-456-2083 Rescue Series, No. 1) by service to our cusext. 174 or can email Susan Warren; Rescue Me tomers through our claycenter@kanequip.

(Montana Rescue Series No. existing facilities,” said com.

20 by Susan Warren; “Family Sins” (Death Comes To Eden Series No. 1) by Sharon Sala; “Rise To Rebellion,” a novel of the American Revolution

by Jeff Shaara; “The Glorious Cause,” a continuing saga of the American Revolution by (Precipitation taken at 7 a.m. daily) Jeff Shaara; “The Last Tudor” Date 2016 2017 (Plantagenet and Tudor Series, Hi Lo Hi Lo Week’s precip: .94” No. 13) by Philippa Gregory.

Tues., Sept. 12 82 55 87 54 “Lucky Penny” Ranch Series Wed., Sept. 13 91 63 88 54 Total for Sept.: .94”

by Carolyn Brown — “Wild Thur., Sept. 14 64 56 82 55 Average Sept. total: 3.37” Cowboy Ways,” “Hot Cowboy Fri., Sept. 15 68 57 97 67 Nights,” “Merry Cowboy Sat., Sept.16 85 60 98 71 Total for 2017: 29.79” Christmas,” “Wicked Cowboy Sun., Sept. 17 79 58 83 52 Avg. total through Sept.: 28.06” Charm.”

Mon., Sept. 18 86 60 74 52 “Bourbon Kings” Series by

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J.R. Ward — “The Bourbon Kings,” “The Angel’s Share,” “Devil’s Cut.” “The Quiet Professionals” Series by Ronie Kendig — “Raptor 6,” “Hawk,” “Falcon.”

“Double S” Ranch Series

by Ruth Herne — “Back In the Saddle.” “Home On The Range,” “Peach In the Valley.”

“Hope Harbor” Series

by Irene Hannon — “Hope Harbor,” “Sea Rose Lane,” “Sandpiper Cove.”

Adult non-fiction “This Life I Live” by Roy Feek; “More than Rivals,” a championship game and a friendship that moved a town beyond black and white by Ken Abraham; “Fierce Beauty,” choosing to stand for what matters most by Kim Meeder; “Murder In the Heartland” by M. William Phelps; “My Story” by Elizabeth Smart; I”nside the NFL’s First Family: by Bruce Matthews; “All The Gallant Men,” an American Sailor’s fi rsthand account of Pearl Harbor by Donald Stratton; “Blind Hope,” an unwanted dog and the woman she rescued by Kim Meeder.

Large print books “Treasured Grace” (Heart of the Frontier Series No. 1)

by Tracie Peterson; “Still Life” (Chesapeake Valor Series No. 2) by Dani Pettrey; “Beneath Copper Falls” (Rock Harbor Series No. 6) by Colleen Coble; “Any Day Now” (Sullivan’s Crossing Series No. 2) by Robyn Carr; “Peace In The Valley” (Double S Ranch Series No. 3) by Ruth Herne; “The Ebb Tide” by Beverly Lewis.

“New Beginnings” Series

by Debbie Macomber — “Last One Home,” “A Girl’s Guide To Moving On,” “If Not For You.” “Evie Blackwell” Cold Case Series by Dee Henderson — “Traces of Guilt,” “Threads of Suspicion.”

SHERIFF’S REPORT An officer was dispatched Sept. 15 to the 300 block of Hillcrest

Lane, Greenleaf, for a report of disorderly conduct.

ACCIDENTS Sept. 9, on K. 15 north of 23rd Road, Michaela Schroeder, Fairbury, Neb., was driving a 2016 Jeep and struck a deer.

Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

Sept. 10, on U.S. 36, ½ mile west of K. 148, Tyler Smith, Washington, was driving a 2013 Hyundai and struck a deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

Sept. 13, on 29th Road, south of Morrowville Boulevard, Michelle Eaton, Washington, was driving a 1995 Chevrolet and when she attempted to turn around she failed to see a 2014 Ford driven by William Atwood, Wetmore. The two vehicles collided.

Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

Sept. 13, on K. 15, south of 13th Road, Joel Schocknesse, Coleman,

Mich., was driving a 2013 International and struck a deer. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

Sept. 15, at U.S. 36 and E Streets, Ray Ditmars, Washington, was driving a 2000 Toyota, pulled out after stopping at stop sign and was struck by a 2009 Chevrolet driven by Jeremy Baker, Morrowville. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000. No injuries were reported.

Sept. 15, in the 2900 block of Cross Creek Road, Darren Perillo, Hanover, was driving a 1994 Mazda, got off onto the edge of the roadway and rolled the vehicle.

Perillo was issued a citation for failure to report injury accident.

A possible injury was reported. Damage was estimated at more than $1,000.

CITATIONS Sept. 15, in the 2100 block of U.S. 36, Patrick Burke, Odessa, Mo., was issued a citation for speeding.

Sept. 16, on K. 15 and 10th Road, Tiffany Cooney, Blue Rapids,

was issued a citation for speeding.

Sept. 16, on U.S. 36 at Heritage Road, Makinna Bentz, Washington, was issued a citation for speeding.

MUSEUM MUSINGS Provided by the Washington County Historical Society

Hail stones as large as hen’s eggs With all of the severe weather reports from Texas and Florida recently, we acknowledge bad weather times in Kansas as well, just, fortunately, not so widespread and damaging.

This piece appeared in the Linn-Palmer Record on June 29, 1951.

••• Clifton News — One of the worst hail storms of many years caused much damage to farm crops Tuesday night, to a strip of territory about five miles north and south and about six or seven miles east and west, where the storm was the most severe.

The storm area which extended practically across Clifton township in an east-west direction and from the Mart Meyer home north to about the Strawberry road, flattened many wheat fields, causing 100 percent loss in the center of the storm’s path, and ranging down to 15 to 20 percent loss around the edges of the storm.

Hail stones as large as hen’s eggs were

reported at the George Leiszler home, and the ground was white as after a snow storm, and his loss to crops was estimated at 50 percent or more during the storm’s duration of about a half hour.

Roland Lundquist reported a 100 percent loss to his wheat; Rodney Lundquist about 90 percent; Perry Peterson, 80 percent; Eldon Black, 50 to 60 percent; A.J. Gieber, 60 percent; Floyd VanCampen, about 60 percent; Leonard Matson, about 80 percent; Omar Rusco, about 30 percent; with others ranging about the same depending on their location. Many of the losses were covered by hail insurance, although some were not.

As a whole, it was one of the worst hail storms in this section for many years.

Grain bids

Central Valley Ag Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Linn, Clifton, Clyde, Barnes Wheat, per bu. $3.27 Milo, per bu. $2.82 Soybeans, per bu. $8.63 Corn, per bu. $2.97 Grain bids are from market closing on Monday

Palmer Grain Wheat, per bu. $3.22 Milo, per bu. $2.92 Soybeans, per bu. $8.63 Corn, per bu. $2.97 Farmers Coop. – Hanover Wheat, per bu. $3.25 Milo, per bu. $2.92 Soybeans, per bu. $8.78 Corn, per bu. $2.99

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Schools of the Twin Valley League WASHINGTON COUNTY

AXTELL

HANOVER

DONIPHAN WEST TROY

LINN

VALLEY HEIGHTS

CLIFTONCLYDE

FRANKFORT

CENTRALIA

RIVERSIDE

WETMORE ONAGA

BLUE VALLEY There are 13 schools in the Twin Valley League, all marked with blue markers. Riverside High School, marked in yellow, has officially requested to join the league.

RIVERSIDE Continued from page 2

While he has only received a couple responses so far, he said the concept has been discussed in the past, about distances to Troy and Doniphan West, and he said he has a good idea the

answer from his board members would be no.

He said it was nothing about the schools, just the distance.

USD 108 Washington County High School principal Vicki Enyart is in her first year at WCHS and planned to talk to coaches, faculty,

Riverside High Fact Sheet • The Riverside Cyclones are currently a member of the nine-team Big 7 Conference. Current members of that league are: Nemaha Central (Class 3A), Perry-Lecompton (3A), Sabetha (3A), Royal Valley (3A), Jefferson West (4A-II), Holton (4AII), Atchison County (3A), Hiawatha (3A) and Riverside (3A).

• Their records in the main team sports in the 2016-17 were: football (3-6), volleyball (3-29), boys basketball (3-18), girls basketball (4-17).

• Riverside High School is a six-year-old consolidation of Wathena and Elwood High Schools.

Their fi rst offi cial year together was the 2011-12 school year, though they had softball and wrestling together before that.

• Historically, the Wathena Wildcats considered Troy its main sports rival, while the Elwood Panthers considered Wathena its main rival.

• The Riverside Cyclones have school colors of Columbia blue and black.

• Riverside Elementary and Middle Schools are in Elwood, while Riverside High School is in Wathena.

• Football is played in Wathena, while basketball and volleyball are played in Elwood where the school has two gyms.

• Riverside offers football, volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, baseball, softball and wrestling, but no golf.

administration and the school board about the Riverside request.

“I will listen to all comments presented and do what is best for Washington County, our students and our league,” said Enyart.

Having another 11man program in the league might be beneficial if Washington County returns to 11man football after the next two-year cycle as an 8-man team. League schools are required to play each other early in the season if there are openings.

“We have every intention and goal to return to 11-man in 2020-21, when our numbers return to a level of safety for our student-athletes,” said Enyart. “Great things are happening in the USD 108 school district and our enrollment is going up.”

Enyart didn’t just see the potential Riverside addition as sports only.

“I believe Riverside to be a quality school district and would bring

many co-educational elements to our conference, not just athletics,” she said. “Their school district is losing enrollment and they are looking to move to a conference that will allow their students to be competitive and safe in all areas as well.”

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WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS

City council moves forward with electric work

BY CHRIS PANNBACKER Special to the WC News

Washington City Council voted Sept. 5 to extend a contract with Great Plains Power Inc. for approximately $163,902 to proceed with construction on the city’s electric line four in the voltage conversion project. A materials bid of $16,666.50 from Kriz-Davis was approved for project materials. Work should begin as soon as materials arrive, City Administrator Carl Chalfant said, and city crews will assist with some parts of the project.

Present for the meeting were Mayor Ryan Kern and council members Theresa Herrs, Don Imhoff and Melanie Bryant. Roxanne Schottel was absent. A council seat remains

open since the resignation of Jim Dodds.

Interested citizens may obtain more information about serving on the council at City Hall.

The council decided to proceed with a project to reclaim some lots at the cemetery.

More than 700 quarters were identified in the city’s research. There are three burial spaces in a quarter; each space is four feet wide and 10 feet long. If a quarter had a grave in the middle space, it was not considered for reclamation.

City Attorney Libby Baskerville Hiltgen explained that the council will need to approve and publish a resolution that will outline a period to reclaim the spots. People will be given 30 days to come

forward, and then quiet title action will be initiated.

“It’s a timely process.

It’s not an impossible process by any means,” Hiltgen said.

In other business, the council: *Took no action on a written request from Becky Moyer to send a disconnect notice prior to utility shut-off. In her statement, Moyer said she thought shutoff without notice was terribly inconsiderate and could cause medical or financial hardship. City policy is that utility payments are due on the 10th of the month, unless the 10th falls on a holiday or weekend. In such case, the payment is due the next business day. A notice is printed on the back of the monthly bill that states if payment is

not received by the 20th of the month, services will be disconnected.

Since placing the disconnect language on the back of the bill, Chalfant said the number of shut-offs declined considerably. *Signed a resolution that allows the city to participate as a Class B City in the agreements with the Western Area Power Administration, the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency and UMB Bank, Kansas City, Mo., as the escrow trustee. Washington holds a power allocation in WAPA through Sept. 30, 2054. *Approved $125 in lodging and meals to send Rick Applegarth to the Kansas Municipal Energy Association Conference and $225 for two nights lodging and meals to send Apple-

garth to the Kansas Municipal Utility power plant workshop. *Approved a loud speaker-sound amplifier application, a street special use permit and a special vehicle application permit for FNB’s Fall Fest. *Delayed consideration of hiring Nick L’Ecuyer as an EMT until the October meeting. Bryant said she would abstain from the vote, so there was not a quorum on this topic. *Voted to write off five bad debts totaling $2,877.35 for utilities, ambulance service and sales tax, due to death, false name, leaving the state or other reasons for failure to collect. *Received notice that Shawn Yoder had been removed from the Washington ambulance roster because

of failure to complete his probationary status and meet requirements for the state board of Emergency Medical Services. *Learned that the city had received $600 in Washington PRIDE funds for two trees at City Park. *Discussed the possibility of an irrigation system at the baseball diamond. *Received updates from Chalfant about the sale of surplus city equipment on Purple Wave’s online auction, including $4,300 for the old ambulance; a walkthrough on the line four electrical project, engine testing at the power plant and vandalism at the ballpark bathrooms.

The council’s next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 2, at City Hall.

Throwing in the towel

Tiger Awards

Friday is the last day for post office’s cleaning lady

BY CYNTHIA SCHEER Managing editor

Teachers at Washington Elementary School present “Tiger Awards” to 4th, 5th and 6th grade students who have shown positive behavior to their teachers, other students and in their schoolwork. The certificates are awarded on Fridays at an assembly of the upper elementary classes. Last week’s awardees, ABOVE, were Kiersten Tholstrup, Trista Crome, Kealey Helms, Lucas Thompson, Will Otott, and Destyni Christenson. Teachers/administrators, from left, are Amy Hoover, Kim Miller, Denise O’Dea, Jill Keesecker, Raechel Bruna and Misty Baker.

Jolene Parrack has spent more than 12 years as the janitor for Washington Post Office.

Her last day is Friday.

Parrack, who is the sister of recently retired rural carrier Gary Montague, said she began cleaning the post office as a substitute janitor before taking on the job a year later. She spends about an hour a day cleaning floors, washing windows and dusting, among other things.

The worst part of the

job, she said, is cleaning muddy floors after rain or snow.

Parrack isn’t going to stop working. She will continue to work her day job as the dietary manager for Washington County Hospital.

She said she suspects she will find another part-time job to replace the post office.

“They’re a bunch of good people to work with, and I’ll probably miss it,” she said. “But I’ll probably find something else to do. I’ve got to be busy doing something.”

Jolene Parrack will leave the Washington post office after more than 12 years as janitor.

EMT classes scheduled

Students receiving Tiger Awards for Sept. 15 were Aviana Hertz, Garrett Hill, Grayson Votipka and Alyssa Jueneman.

P U B L I C N OT I C E Published in the Washington County News on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.

NOTICE OF HEARING KANSAS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS A public hearing will be held on the 5th day of October 2017, in the offices of Kansas Development Finance Authority, 534 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 800, in Topeka, Kansas at 9:00 a.m., or soon thereafter, on the proposal for the Kansas Development Finance Authority to issue its Agricultural Development Revenue Bonds for the Project(s) numbered below, in the respective maximum principal amounts. The Bond(s) will be issued to assist the respective Borrower (the “Beginning Farmer”) named below (who will be the owner and operator of the respective Project) to finance the cost in the amount of the Bond, which is then typically purchased by a lender bank (“Lender”) who then through Kansas Development Finance Authority, loans the bond proceeds to the Borrower for the purposes of acquiring the respective Project(s) as described below. Each Project shall be located as shown: Project No. 000986 Maximum Principal Amount: $293,238.58. Owner/Operator: Nickolas & Raechel Bruna; Description: Acquisition of 160 acres of agricultural land and related improvements and equipment to be used by the owner/operator for farming purposes (the “Project”).

The Project is being financed by the Lender for Nickolas & Raechel Bruna (the “Beginning Farmer”) and is located at the Northeast Quarter of Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 5 East of the 6th PM, Washington County Kansas, approximately ½ mile east of Hanover, Kansas on Hwy 243, then south 3 ½ miles on Hwy 148, then 2 miles west on Hwy 36 then north ¼ mile on Yankee Road.

Each Bond when issued, will be a limited obligation of the Kansas Development Finance Authority and will not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the State of Kansas or any political subdivision thereof, including the Authority, nor will it be an indebtedness for which the faith and credit and taxing powers of the State of Kansas are pledged, but each Bond will be payable solely and only from amounts received from the respective Borrower, the obligation of which will be sufficient to pay the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on each Bond as and when it shall become due.

At the time and place fixed for the hearings, all individuals who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the proposal to issue any specific Bond for the purpose of financing the respective Project, and all written comments previously filed with the Authority at its offices at Suite 800, 534 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, 66603, will be considered. Additional information regarding any of the projects described above may be obtained by contacting the Authority at the address of its offices shown above.

Kansas Development Finance Authority Tim Shallenburger, President

Pending board approval, an EMT class will be in Waterville from Oct. 24-March 6.

This class will be from 6-10 p.m., Tuesdy and Thursday evenings and from 8 a.m. to noon on an occasional Saturday. Class dates will be adjusted around the holiday season.

Class cost is $1,405 plus textbook.

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P U B L I C N OT I C E Published in the Washington County News on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.

NOTICE OF CLOSING OF VOTER REGISTRATION In compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2311(c), notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of October, 2017, all registration books for the city/school general election will close at the end of regular business hours. Registration books will remain closed until the 8th day of November, 2017.

Voter registration closes 21 days before any election. You may obtain a voter registration application at the following locations.

County Clerk’s Office, 214 C St., Washington All City Clerk’s Offices If you are not a registered voter, the County Clerk’s office will mail voter registration applications upon request. You may call 785-325-2974 to request an application. Applications may be mailed back to the County Clerk’s office but must be postmarked on or before October 17 to be eligible to vote in the November 7th general election.

To register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of the State of Kansas and have reached the age of 18 years before the next election. If you are registering for the first time in Kansas, you must submit proof of U.S. citizenship.

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of my office this 19th day of September, 2017.

SEAL Diana L. Svanda Washington County Election Officer

is Oct. 17.

Financial assistance may be available through your local ambulance service. For information on your local service, or to register, contact instructor Caroline Scoville at 785822-4591 or email carolinescoville@gmail. com.

Successful completion of this class will enable you to challenge exams to obtain both Kansas and National Registry certification as an EMT. Class is open to anyone at least 17 years old by the end of class, and you do not have to live in Waterville to take this class.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 • Clifton-Clyde homecoming – Parade and pep rally in Clyde at 3 p.m. Crowning at 6:30 p.m. before the football game.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 • Trinity Lutheran Church’s 35th-annual family style dinner – 4-8 p.m. at the church northeast of Hanover.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 • Smoked pork chop supper – 5-8 p.m. at Cougars Den, Morrowville.

SUNDAY, OCT. 1 • Soup supper – 5-7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Washington.

• Smorgasbord and bake sale – 4:30-8 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church - Bremen.

Stoppels to receive KU’s Homecoming Spirit of 1912 Award The University of Kansas Alumni Association and the student-led Homecoming Steering Committee have named Larry and Nancy Stoppel, Washington, winners of this year’s Rich and Judy Billings Spirit of 1912 Award.

The annual award recognizes Jayhawks who consistently display school spirit, pride and tradition.

The Stoppels will ride in the Homecoming Parade at 6 p.m. Oct. 6 on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence and receive their award at the Homecoming reception two hours before kickoff of the KU-Texas Tech football game Oct. 7.

Larry Stoppel earned his KU bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1973, the same year Nancy Stoppel graduated with her

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KU bachelor’s degree in education. He is an optometrist with Drs. Stoppel & Brown where Nancy also works fulltime.

As Jayhawk volunteers, they served for more than a decade as Washington County coordinators of the Alumni Association’s Kansas Honors Program, which recognizes academically talented high school seniors statewide. Nancy Stoppel also served on the statewide advisory board for the Lied Center of Kansas, KU’s performing arts center. The Stoppels led the Flint Hills Network of KU alumni for many years, and they continue to advocate for KU in the Kansas Legislature as Jayhawks for Higher Education members. In 2004, they

Smorgasbord & Bake Sale

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Sunday, October 1

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Clifton-Clyde homecoming candidates are, from left, Lori Leiszler, Elias Girard, Kelli Lange, Ian Bergstrom, Emily Coffman, Bradley Koch.

Clifton-Clyde homecoming is Friday

received the Mildred Clodfelter Alumni

BY CYNTHIA SCHEER Award for their local Managing editor volunteer service to Pixar is the theme for KU. From 2009 to 2014, Clifton-Clyde’s homeLarry served on the coming. The week of Alumni Association’s events began on Monnational board of directors. The Stoppels day and concludes Friday with a 3 p.m. parade are Association and 6:30 p.m. crowning life members and Presidents Club donors. ceremony.

Students will celeThe Spirit of 1912 brate the week with Award commemorates dress-up days inspired the first year of KU’s

by Pixar movies. MonHomecoming and day is Monster Monday honors Rich and Judy inspired by Monsters, Billings of Lakewood, Inc., and Tuesday Colo., who in 2011 is Redneck Tuesday created an endowment inspired by Toy Story. to fund future editions Then there’s Pajama of Homecoming.

Wednesday, Super Hero The theme for KU’s Thursday and Eagle 105th Homecoming Fan Friday Blue Out. is “Jayhawks of the The parade floats Galaxy.” will continue the Pixar theme. The theme for eighth graders is Finding Nemo, freshmen

Smoked Pork Chop Supper

have Up, sophomores have Cars, Juniors have Monsters, Inc., and seniors have Toy Story.

The parade will begin at 3 pm. and will include the band, candidates and kindergarten helpers, and the floats.

The pep rally will follow the parade at the city lot across from Clyde Automotive and include the introduction of candidates and a performance by cheerleaders.

The 6:30 p.m. crown-

ing at the football field before the homecoming game against Rural Vista will conclude the week’s activities.

Queen candidates are Lori Leiszler, Kelli Lange and Emily Coffman. King candidates are Elias Girard, Ian Bergstrom and Bradley Koch.

Kindergarten helpers are Hayes Knoettgen, Violaney Schwab, Camdyn Baker, Ellie LeClair, Truitt Kieffer and Bradley Schwab.

Kindergarten helpers are, from left, Hayes Knoettgen, Violaney Schwab, Camdyn Baker, Ellie LeClair, Truitt Kieffer, Bradley Schwab.

Steele City celebrates

Baked Potato, Green Beans and Homemade Pie for $9.50

Weds., Sept. 27 5pm - 8pm

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Steele City’s 47th annual Tractors and Treasures Farm Machinery Show and Flea Market was last weekend. Historical Society president Dennis Kenning said the crowds came out in the afternoons, and he was pleased with attendance. He said the tractor show, BELOW, had nearly 100 entries, and the event had more food vendors than previous years. The tractor pull numbers were down from last year because of the rain, he said, but the event featured about the same number of vendors, ABOVE, as last year. A variety of activities lined the two-day schedule of events, including a volleyball tournament, antique tractor pull, kids activities, tractor games, street dance, tractor drive, tractor parade, blacksmith and historical demonstrations, old farm machinery show and tours of historical buildings.

Photos by JEN THALMANN / WCN

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Soup Supper Sunday, Oct.1 • 5-7pm

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 4th & D Street, Washington

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Fresh Baked Breads Homemade Pies Quilt Raffle & Bazaar Free Will Offering

Sunday, September 24

Serving from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Featuring: Barbecue Beef and Chicken, pies, salad bar & all the trimmings.

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Washington County News Classifieds WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS

Thurs., Sept. 21, 2017 Page 6

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Call us - 785-325-2219 Kier’s Thriftway is looking for a motivated individual to work in the meat shop/shift manager. Experience preferred but not required. Individual will need to be able to lift 80 lbs. and be able to work with the public.

Pay to be based on experience. Please come by the store to pick up application. 785-325-2385.

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5 - Notices Successful, long-standing craft event, 27th Frost Frolic Holiday Market is looking for vendors for Sat., Nov. 4.

Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds, Fairbury, NE 68352. Form online - www.frostfrolic. org, email frost.frolic@ gmail.com, or 402-3007146. Leave message with address, etc. registration will be mailed. One of southeat Nebraska’s largest shows.

Washington County is currently accepting bids for lawn mowing and lawn maintenance for the County Courthouse, County Health Department, and County Sheriff’s Department.

A copy of the request for proposal/bids including scope of work is available at the Washington County Clerk’s office located in the Washington County Courthouse at 214 C Street, Washington, KS 66968; or by calling 785-325-2974. A walk-through of the scope of work prior to bid submission is required and can be arranged by contacting David Roblez, county maintenance director, at 785-3253307. Sealed bids are to be submitted to the County Clerk’s office at the aforementioned address no later than 10:00 a.m. on Sept.

25, 2017, at which time said bids will be opened. The county reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Tuesday, Sept. 26: Pork cutlets, baked potato, bread, broccoli, fruited jello.

Wednesday, Sept. 27: BIRTHDAY’S DINNER Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner roll, green beans, fruit, ice cream.

Thursday, Sept. 28: BBQ pork, chips, bun, baked beans, applesauce cake.

Friday, Sept. 29: Potato soup, cheese, celery/carrots stix, peach cobbler.

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Monday, Sept. 25: Tator tot casserole, tomatoes, peaches, no bake cookies.

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Wednesday, Sept. 27: Beef and noodles, beets, apricots, brownie.

Thursday, Sept. 28: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, pears, chocolate pudding.

Friday, Sept. 29: Salmon patty, cheesy potatoes, carrot salad, dinner roll, cake with strawberries.

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FOR SALE: One 40’ Extension ladder. Call 785-406-0090.

City of Clifton is seeking a full-time Public Works Operator (PWO). Able to work in all the elements, mechanically inclined, must be an independent worker, self-motivated as well as work with another full-time PWO. Ability to see, understand and plan maintenance of the city’s infrastructure. HS diploma required and ability to become wastewater and water certified within 18 months. Applications available at city office – 104 E. Parallel or call 785.455.3711. Resume with references required as well. Pay relates to qualifications. Benefits include health insurance, retirement and vacation. Will take applications until filled.

Mo’s Stop ‘n Shop is looking for dependable, friendly workers, age 18 or over. Evenings, weekends, and some daytime shifts available. Competitive wages, weekend bonus pay, and flexible scheduling. We also are looking for part-time help, age 16 or over, for our pizza shift. Please apply within the store.

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Watch for signs of aflatoxin in drought-stressed corn Aspergillus ear rot is being found in Kansas at the highest levels in five years When it comes to the weather in Kansas this year, the state is again one of the haves and the havenots. Parts of Kansas have had more-thannormal precipitation while others, mostly in the central part of the state, are in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions.

It is those hot, humid and droughty conditions where aflatoxin is typically found in corn, said Doug Jardine, plant pathologist with K-State Research and Extension. He’s encouraging farmers to be on the lookout for signs that it could be present.

Aflatoxin, a poisonous carcinogen, is a naturally occurring toxin caused by the fungus Aspergillus flavus, a greenish-yellow, dimeto quarter-sized mold that grows on corn ears

between the kernels.

In severe cases, the mold my cover larger portions of the ear.

Jardine said he’s had no reports of positive samples of aflatoxin in corn from elevators to date, but he and others have found Aspergillus ear rot at levels not seen since 2012. The simple presence of the fungus can but does not necessarily translate to aflatoxin problems, because different field strains of the fungus can be more or less efficient at producing the toxin.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established 20 parts per billion or higher as the level at which aflatoxin is deemed unsafe for human consumption, and many buyers of corn for human or pet consumption have more stringent standards, Jardine said.

Most grain elevators now use a test that can be performed quickly at the point of delivery, rather than

Wheat sowing information

BY TYLER HUSA/ Crop Production Ext. Agent

From about now in the middle of September until Oct. 20 is the time to sow wheat here in the River Valley District. The thought of wheat sowing brings up some questions that need to be addressed: What population should I be planting? When should I be doing my soil testing for wheat?

What are some proper fertilizing techniques/ ideas? The thoughts and questions can be daunting. We are going to answer those questions as well as add some tips and tricks for establishing a healthy wheat crop.

One of the first questions that comes up is what is the optimum population? There are many variables in answering this question, but there are also some points to consider when trying to answer it.

One point to begin with when considering optimum seeding rate, is your location. The River Valley District is split in the middle of Republic and Cloud counties between two different population ranges. The east halves of Republic and Cloud counties, along with Clay and Washington want to stay in the range of 900,000-1,125,000 seeds per acre (around 6075 lbs./acre assuming 15,000 seeds/ lb.), while the west halves of Cloud and Republic counties want to stay in the range of about 750,000- 900,000 seeds per acre (50-60 lbs./acre assuming 15,000 seeds/ lb.). It is important to remember these are suggested ranges and that soil types, producer management, and other outside factors (like irrigation) greatly influence the optimum seeding rate.

Another consideration to keep in mind is to increase wheat population after entering into the second week of October.

Planting at a higher population later on allows compensation for higher rates of winterkill and also the fact that the wheat will not have the same amount of time to tiller.

In conjunction with wheat population comes the thought about fertilizer techniques/ concepts. When considering testing for soil nitrogen there are two dates to keep in mind: July 1 and Nov. 1. Testing for pre-plant nitrogen should be done after July 1, while testing for top-dress nitrogen should be done after Nov. 1 for proper results. Moreover, as for nitrogen application, top dress in the spring is preferred for wheat fields in Kansas over anhydrous ammonia application. Spring applications allow for the knowledge of soil moisture content/ crop condition prior to expense of nitrogen fertilizer application and decreased time interval between topdress application and harvest. Note that it is important to fertilize wheat before it begins to joint (approximately the middle of March) when doing a spring top-dress nitrogen application.

Furthermore, with nitrogen application, it is important to keep nitrogen fertilizer in a starter fertilizer below 20 lbs./acre when including a potash application to avoid chemical burn to the seed. Another starter nutrient to put great emphasis on during the starter fertilizer stage is the addition of phosphate fertilizer. Phosphate along with application of potash (potassium) greatly enhance the wheats ability to tiller and increases hardiness to winterkill.

Even with adequate phosphate content in the soil, an additional application of 10-20 lbs./acre will promote quicker growth and warrant healthy root development.

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the outdated black light method, he said.

Samples of corn that test at less than 100 ppb are usually accepted without penalty. Levels over 100 ppb may be docked a percentage or not accepted at all.

Jardine shared other facts about aflatoxin: • Ethanol plants may also refuse aflatoxincontaminated grain because the toxin is heat stable and can concentrate as much as much as three- to four-fold in distiller’s grains which are fed to livestock.

• Aflatoxincontaminated corn at any level should not be fed to lactating dairy cows because it can be passed through to the milk.

• At 20 to 100 ppb, corn can still be fed to breeding cattle, swine and mature poultry.

Grain testing at 100 to 200 ppb can be used for swine over 100 pounds and for beef cattle.

Corn with aflatoxin levels from 200 to 300 ppb can only be used for finishing beef

cattle.

• Grain with aflatoxin levels higher than 300 ppb cannot be used as feed unless it has been cleaned or blended with enough noncontaminated grain to reach safe levels.

Blended corn cannot be moved off-farm without a specific exemption from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An exemption was granted to several states, including Kansas in 2012. It is too early to know if another exemption will be needed this year.

• Drought-stressed corn harvested for silage many also contain aflatoxin.

More information on aflatoxin, including how corn growers can reduce the incidence of it and other mycotoxins after harvest, is available in the Sept.

1 issue of the K-State Extension Agronomy eUpdate newsletter http://bit.ly/2gQXAWB or by contacting a local K-State Research and Extension county or district office.

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ANTIQUES & PRIMITIVES MM Tot tractor, pedal tractor, excellent; child’s stove and refrigerator; USAF pedal car jeep, nearly complete; Jones Implement sign; milk cans; girl’s bicycles; tricycle; saddle; apple peeler; bucksaw; pulley; glassware & dishes; runner sleds; small kettle; piano stool; books; balance scales; books; other antiques and primitives.

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CYO names council officers Busy Bee has exchange meeting The St. Augustine and Sacred Heart CYO Council had its September meeting on Sept. 6 in the St. Augustine Catholic Church community room in Washington. The purpose of the meeting was to elect officers and determine the annual list of activities for the group.

Officers elected by the council membership were: President — Scuyler Zenger.

Vice president — Sean Bruna.

Treasurer — Luke Gauby.

Secretary — Connor Linenberger.

The 2017–2018 CYO council sponsor is Twilya L’Ecuyer.

The annual list of

service activities adopted were: Oct. 4 — Make pumpkins for Homestead Nursing Home residents.

Nov. 29 — Door-todoor canned food drive for the Washington County Food Bank.

Jan. 3, 2018 –—Assist the Knights of Columbus with a diaper and diaper wipe drive.

Feb. 7, 2018 – Make sweet treats for parish shut-ins.

March 19-23, 2018 — Missionary trip with details to come.

The council holds a monthly donuts and coffee after Mass at St. Augustine’s as a fundraiser to offset expenses associated with their t-shirts and the cost of the end-of-the-year trip.

The Busy Bee 4-H Club had its August meeting at the shelter house near the city swimming pool in Marysville.

The meeting was an exchange meeting with Happy Spirit 4-H club.

The purpose of an exchange meeting is to learn how other clubs conduct their meetings and to socialize with other 4-H families in the county.

Busy Bee Vice President Luke Gauby called the meeting to order. A representative from Happy Spirit 4-H Club, Drew Buhrman, led the Pledge of Allegiance and Busy Bee member, Gatlin Willbrant, led the 4-H Pledge. Roll call for Busy Bee was answered with, “What is your favorite candy?” Busy Bee had 18 members,

The first donut and coffee Sunday is Sept. 24.

The youth scheduled to help that day are Scuyler Zenger, Shai Zenger, Connor Linenberger, Tray Zaboktrsky, Jenae Romeiser, Tori Zaboktrsky, Alyssa Jensen and Allie Rumsey.

Also discussed at the meeting were council t-shirts. T-shirt designs created by CYO Alum Brenna Linenberger will be reviewed at the October meeting.

The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the St. Augustine community room. CYO Youth will decorate pumpkins and deliver them to the Homestead Nursing Home.

— Submitted by Twilya L’Ecuyer

FBLA has first meeting The Washington County High School FBLA Chapter had its first annual chapter meeting on Wednesday Sept. 6. Roll call was answered by “What is your favorite thing about fall?” There were 33 members and one adviser present.

Treasurer, Riley Moore, stated the chapter had about $1,800 in their account after collecting dues and t-shirt money.

Victoria Zabokrtsky, reported that she was getting the minutes typed up from the recruitment party.

Chamber officer Sean Bruna, along with Scuyler Zenger, reported that there is

a meeting Sept. 14 and they will talk about the Halloween parade.

Zenger, who is District IV vice president, reported that the chapter needs to be looking at the different events for districts and that he is starting a District IV website that is not finished yet. Adviser, Michelle Bruna, thanked everyone for coming, talked more about the events at districts, and reminded members that they need to do at least one community service project and one fundraiser.

The chapter discussed the need of a Community

of K-State alumni for the 2017-18 academic year. K-State students receiving the scholarships are incoming freshmen as well as current and transfer students. The recipients include both in-state and out-of-state students. Applicants are considered if at least one parent or grandparent is a K-State alumnus,

meeting was a working meeting and that all parents would be needed to complete the records books judging.

Club leader Twilya L’Ecuyer reminded the group that the slate of officer for the 20172018 year would also be due at the September meeting. The meeting was turned over to Happy Spirit group for similar club related announcements.

Abi Sawin gave a demonstration speech on Frostina and Jake Toole gave a project talk on building WWII era fighter models. Other presentations were given by Happy Spirit members.

The meeting was adjourned for a pool party.

By Olivia L’Ecuyer

Koch family has reunion

Service Committee with at least three to four members to help with the activities throughout the year.

Also discussed was the t-shirt design that Sean Bruna made.

Members talked about how to motivate Tiger Time groups to participate in the recycling program.

Also discussed was cutting pies at Fall Fest, the fundraising events, Business Achievement Awards, and the Halloween parade.

Next meeting is Oct. 4, during 7th hour.

— Chapter Reporter, Victoria Zabokrtsky

The Koch family reunion was Sept.

3 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Washington. Marie Krueger of Linn and Delores Koch of Bennington, Neb., were the oldest generation in attendance.

Their children/ spouses and nieces

and nephews included Nadine Newton (hostess) Bonner Springs, Jim and Elva Hynek, Manhattan, Bale and Carolyn Rose, Council Grove, Richard and Judy Hill Krueger, Morrowville, Tammy Lohmeyer, Greenleaf, Betty Rieth, Gary and Nolan Dusin, Connie

Dusin, Bob and Carolyn Dusin, and Red Dusin, all of Washington, Cindy Koch Hille, North Platte, Neb., Carolyn Jackson, Fremont, Neb., Kelly Koch, Dave Walkourak, and Jack and Janet Rose, all of Omaha, Neb.

Wichman family gathers The descendants of the Diedrich and Catherine Haverkamp Wichman family gathered Sept. 3, 2017 at the Community Clubhouse in Greenleaf for their biannual reunion. Fifty-two family members and two guests attended the dinner which was catered by Dieck’s Catering. The next reunion will be the first Sunday of September 2019 at the same location.

Guest Duane Klozenbucher, spent his childhood living in the neighborhood where the Wichman’s lived and he and his wife, Pat remain in the same community. He shared many memories and stories of the Wiechman ancestors.

Music was provided by Romy and Catherine Rohovit.

Attending from the Helena and Herman

K-State awards legacy scholarships Recipients of the K-State Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarships were recognized during a presentation at the Kansas State University football game in Manhattan on Sept. 2.

The $1,000 scholarships were awarded to 150 students who are children and grandchildren

three leaders and numerous parents and guests. The meeting was then turned over to Happy Spirit Club for their roll call.

The clubs took turns reading the minutes of the previous meeting, followed by treasure’s reports. Busy Bee reporter Makensie Meier stated that the Busy Bee Reporter’s report had been published.

Club leader David Willbrant reminded the groups that the 4-H Council meeting was Aug. 14. Busy Bee Club leader Staci Cardenas reminded the group that record books and Pin Aps and KAP reports would be due at the September meeting which is Sunday, Sept. 24. She also reminded parents that the September

with preference given to members of the Alumni Association.

The scholarships are made possible through funds generated by the K-State License Plate program, administered by the Alumni Association for the university.

Among those receiving the scholarship was Ashley Hynek, Hanover.

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Stigge family were Ivan and Irene Wienck, Blue Rapids.

Descendants of the Dick (Diederich) and Alma Wichman’s family were: Terry England, Hoyt; Jorden Wichman and Jakobi, Manhattan; Jada Roepke and Kortlyn, Blue Rapids.

From the Ernest and Alma Wichman family were: Mary Babcock, Sheila Brown, Cairo, Mo.; Charles and Arlyss Nutsch, Sedalia, Mo.; Bob and Sharon Piper, Plattsmouth, Neb.; Brad Wohler, Fort Collins, Colo.; Sylvia Wohler, Chester and Carole Wichman, Paul and Amy Wichman, Kelby, Addy, and Tansy, Romy and Catherine Rohovit, Ron and Donna Wichman, all of Clay Center; David Wichman, Claflin; Verlin and Sue Wichman, Lisa Lehmkuhl, Holton.

From the H.B. (Henry) and Minnie Wichman family were: Jason and Cristi Black, Breelyn, Emmaline and Koraleigh, Elkhorn, Neb.; Gary and Debbie Voelker, Keith and Shawna Spiehs, Aiden, Riana, and Keaira, Jack

and Lori Dieckman, Meghan Dieckman and Piper all of Linn; Micah Dieckman, Manhattan; Jere and Judy Wiechman, Idana Perkins, Todd and Kim Perkins, all of Barnes.

Guests were Duane and Pat Klozenbucher, Greenleaf.

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Bruna Implement

Barnes Café 8:30-9:00 Hanover School (faculty/staff ) 9:30-10:00 Kloppenberg Center, Hanover 10:15-10:45 Greenleaf Heights 11:15-11:45 Cougar’s Den, Morrowville 1:15-1:45 Haddam Café 2:15-2:45 Colonial Acres, Washington 3:15-4:00

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would like to thank the following businesses for their support of the 12th annual FNB Fall Fest.

• Washington County • Keeseckers Agribusiness • Dague Computers and Engraving • Bott Realty and Auction • Washington Tax and Accounting • Washington County Hospital • Dusin Enterprises • Elizabeth Baskerville-Hiltgen Law Office • Eaton Body Shop • Washington Parts and Supply • Pure Energy • Short Stop • Gambino’s • Bob’s Locker • Zabokrtsky Hardware • GWE Performance • Ward Funeral Home • Boss Motors • Washington Chamber of Commerce • United Bank & Trust • MarCon • B&B 36 Lix & T-shop • CJ’s Auto • O.M.G. Pizza • Washington County Farm Bureau • Glavan Ford • Washington Healthmart • Traci Turner Premier Designs • Dragastin Insurance Agency • Epic Vision Eye Center • Crome Lumber • Owens Original • Elements Salon & Day Spa • Washington County News • Casey’s General Store • DMD Designs • POSH Beauty Boutique • Kier’s Thriftway • Washington County Abstract • Bobbi’s Beauty Salon • Animal Health Center • Meyler Gibbs, DDS • Washington Vet Clinic • Camp Creek • Burt Farm and Ranch Realty • Herrs Machine Hydrostatics • Blue Valley Tele-Communications • Washington Aluminum & Glass • Bradford Built • Mayberry’s • Kansas Territory Brewing Company • Miss Donna’s Dollhouse • Smoky Hills Boot Shop • Portenier Chriopractic • GameTime • Stone’s Southside Service • Jones Trash Service • Mill Creek Retreat • Centennial Homestead • Washington Bowl • City of Washington • Green Team of Clay Center • Riverside Chevrolet Buick and Cadillac • Farm Bureau Financial Services

A special thanks to our community for it’s continued support in this annual event.

Tuesday, September 26

Wednesday, September 27

Clifton Senior Center 8:45-9:45 Clifton Westview Apts. 10:00-10:30 Condray Farms 10:45-11:15 Palmer Cafe 12:15-12:45 Linn City Bldg. 1:15-1:45 Linn School (faculty/staff ) 2:00-2:30 Twin Valley (consumers/staff ) 3:00-4:00

Thursday, September 28

Washington County School (staff only) 7:30-8:00 Cost $45 regular Billable to Medicare Part B, Medicaid, flu vaccine BC/BS & other insurances Cost $70 for High Dose Check/Cash accepted Provided by Washington County Health Department

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2017 Clifton-Clyde

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Emily Coffman

Julia Douglas

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Adria Girard

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Marlee Hammond

Ashton Kahrs

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Clifton-Clyde Cross Country Team

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OPINION RIVERSIDE HS IN TVL

Too big, too far

League should not add Riverside High School to its ranks I’m sure the students, staff and patrons of Riverside High School are great. This shouldn’t be taken as a knock against them at all.

But adding a school to the Twin Valley League that is practically twice the size of the largest current TVL school is a ridiculous notion, even without considering the fact they are located so far away from the main concentration of league schools.

I don’t think it would be a stretch at all to say the main complaint about the Twin Valley League was the addition of Troy and Doniphan West to the league in 2013. At the time, there were arguments made to add these two distant schools to strengthen the ranks of 11-man football programs. This created a six-team 11-man league and seven-team 8-man league. Since then, Onaga has switch to 8-man and Washington County and Doniphan West will next year, leaving three teams (Centralia, Valley Heights and Troy) as 11-man teams.

But athletes and parents are stuck with the annual one and a half to two and a half hour trips to Troy and Highland for basketball games, which makes for very late nights,

especially if they land on nights with school the next day.

With 10 8-man schools, the TVL is now essentially a smaller school, 8-man league. Why would we add a distant team that is currently a Class 3A 11-man school? Even if Riverside drops to Class 2A, they’re still going to be significantly larger than the rest of the league schools.

Using Google Maps, Riverside is a two-hour drive from Hanover (the closest of the four Washington County schools) and a two hour, 43 minute trek from Clifton-Clyde High School.

There are so many schools that are closer than that, scheduling opportunities should not be a reason to add them to the league.

Our old Blue Valley League foe Republic County High School in Belleville would be a much more logical addition to any of our sports schedules.

If Riverside is declining in enrollment as fast as they say they are, they could come back to the table in a few years when they’re a little closer to our size. But in the meantime, there is no benefit to taking a trip to the Missouri border for a league game.

– D. Thalmann

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Sweet tea to cool off in summer Finally!

This is odd for a southern boy but I just had my first glass of “sweet tea” in years.

The Kansas Woman grew up with un-sweetened tea so that’s what we have, on the rare times we have iced tea at all. Of course I can have sweet tea if I’ll make it.

Sweet tea is a part of southern culture but is being nudged by carbonated drinks — sodas. As a child there was always a pitcher of iced tea sitting around in the kitchen.

Traditionalists, such as my mom, used clay pitchers. Condensation formed on the outside and evaporated which caused a slight temperature drop thus cooling the pitcher and tea. A bit.

In our house a small, stained aluminum pot was for making tea and nothing else. A tea ball and sugar were added to boiling water. After cooling it was poured over ice and there it was; sweet tea.

“Sun tea” was popular in the 1990’s. A gallon jar of water and tea bags in a sunny place produced tea that was supposed to have a more “gentle” flavor. I couldn’t tell the difference.

Sweet tea is still not generally found outside of Dixie but there are some expats who hang on. That’s not all we had to cool us off.

Redi Aid, a soft drink concentrate, was sold in

JOE PHILLIPS Dear Me...

a small glass bottle. It was produced in Vidalia by the Collins Corporation of Georgia along with the companion soft drink Jolly Aid. Jolly Aid was a pre-sweetened dry mixture sold in nickel packets yielding a quart of soft drink in grape, cherry, strawberry or orange flavor. The dry mix appears no longer available except as a collector’s item but the name “Jolly Aid” is available as a liquid concentrate.

Collins Corp also owned a couple of radio stations and gave me my first paying radio job.

“Tang” stumbled along, practically ignored, until discovered by the space program.

It mixed easily in space and became synonymous with the space program. Internationally Tang comes in pineapple, mango, orange-peach and lemon flavors — but not here.

Kool-Aid has been around since the 1920’s and available in many flavors. Kraft Foods publishes recipes of Kool-aid dishes such as the “Key Lime Margarita Pie,” using the lemon-lime flavored drink

A clay tea pot was used to make sweet tea in the summer in the South. mix. Some use Kool-Aid as a hair dye — not kidding you — people do it.

Flavor Aid is about as old as Kool-Aid but not common in the south. It is made by JelSet which also makes Wyler’s drink mix and freezer bars.

Lemonade has been around a very long time. A prominent merchant in my hometown got his start in retail by selling lemonade at the last public hanging there.

The instant lemonade drink, Country Time captured an easy fix to squeezing lemons for summer refreshment.

Mix it up with a few

lemon slices tossed in and folks won’t know.

The list is long punctuated by “Crystal Lite,” Propel,” and the year-round hydrating drink; “Gatorade.”All the instant drinks contain basically the same thing; a sweetener, citric acid, flavoring and maybe some other stuff.

It’s the other stuff that worries me — I’ll stick with tea, sweet of course.

• • •

Joe Phillips writes from his home in Atlanta, Ga. He and wife Kay also have a house in Kay’s hometown of Washington.

He can be contacted through email at Joenphillips@yahoo. com.

Conoco Service Station opens Washington County Life in 1954 - Part 5 As I meet people, they mention that they are interested in activities from those years gone by that include mention of the people who were participants. They are also interested in the businesses that were around at the time. So, here is an article from the April 23, 1954, Washington County News that includes both.

The News states that a large crowd attended the formal opening of the Conoco Service Station managed by John Hilton who was well pleased by the response. Prizes that were awarded in the drawing included the following: first place, 100 gallon of super gasoline, Marvin Van Winkle of Linn; second place, Mix Master, Virgil Skipton of Fairbury; third place,

By Mitch Zabokrtsky

Guest columnist tubeless tire, Cecil M. Leidig of Washington; fourth place, tubeless tire, Henry Knufke of Hanover; fifth place, set of aluminum ware, LaVern Nelson of Washington; sixth place, case of Conoco oil, Evan Shum of Washington; seventh place, oil change, Edith Potett of Washington; eighth place, wash and grease job, Gilbert Hornbostel of Palmer, ninth place, lubrication job, Karen Williams of Washington; and tenth place, wash job, Ernest Stolts of Linn.

The next issue of the News reported on the Morrowville High School vocational agriculture department’s participation in the thirty-first annual state high school vocation agriculture judging

and farm mechanics contests at Kansas State College in Manhattan.

Making up the local team were LeRoy Barnes, Harold Tegethoff and Larry Menzies with Arlo Bonar as an alternate. Gary Thomas and Larry Patterson were named the official delegates to the meeting. Their agriculture instruction was I. E. Peterson.

In the following issue of the News was an article announcing the upcoming “Spring Gayety,” the grade school’s annual May Day festival. Janice Trembley was to be crowned the May Queen. Former May Queens to be in attendance included, 1950 Jane Thompson; 1951 Delores Rier; 1952 Javene Stoffel; and 1953 Phyllis Brummeier.

The musical numbers were planned and directed by Mrs. Pauline Darby and the room teachers included Cor-

onation Waltz by Grade 7; Fairyland Fantasy by Kindergarten; Flower Fair, by Grade 1; Heralds of Spring, by Grade 2; Spirits of Spring, by Grade 3; Around the Maypole, by Grade 5; Evening Breezes, by Grade 4; Beautiful Bubbles, by Grade 6; April Showers, by Grade 8.

Spring is also track meet time and the Washington County High School Track Meet was held at Cal Morrow Field in Washington.

The Tigers took first place, Clifton, second place and Linn third place. Other school that participated were Barnes, Morrowville, Haddam, Mahaska and Hollenberg.

Officials who worked the track meet were Coach Blasing of Clifton, manager R. Lobaugh of Washington, starter Raymond Patterson of Morrowville and clerk H. H. Darby of Washington.

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A trip

BACK

Photos of everday life during the early years of Washington County

HOME

Rusco School District #52 RURAL CLIFTON,

1909-10

The Rusco one-room schoolhouse was located in Brantford Township and was also used for church services until the Rusco United Brethren of Christ Church was built. This picture is from around 1909-1910 when Grace Sharpe was teacher. Pupils in the picture were, back, Bertha Burk, Ed Meyer, Delbert Rusco, Mary Meyer, Bernard Carlson, front, Gus Carlson, Clarence Burk, Floyd Van Campen, Delbert Carmichek, Esbon Rusco, Lois Burk, Hasel Burk.

The school closed in April, 1951.

Contributed by Shirley Benteman

Review your Stay strong, stay healthy Part D plan Call your local River Valley District Extension office for an appointment to review your current Medicare Part D Prescription Plan and shop for the most economical one for 2018. Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) Counselors are available to assist you in shopping for a 2018 Medicare Part D Plan.

There are counselors in each of the four counties of the River Valley Extension District ready to provide assistance. A limited number of appointments are available for this free service.

Every year from Oct. 15- Dec. 7, Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity to look at their current Part D Plan and shop for a plan for the following year during Medicare Open Enrollment. This is a short period of time to shop and enroll in a Medicare Part D Plan for the next year, 2018.

Plan ahead and schedule your appointment now.

Unfortunately, a Part D company may delete specific medications from a plan’s formulary for the next year, and some years a pharmacy may not accept all Part D companies. People can save money switching to a Part D Plan that covers their prescriptions for 2018.

Shopping available plans and comparing costs may help a Medicare beneficiary find a Part D Plan with better coverage or a lower premium in 2018. How can a person compare plans? One of the best ways is to get on the internet on the medicare. gov web site. You or a counselor can enter your medications and find the cheapest plan that covers your prescriptions for the lowest overall costs. The goal of a SHICK Counselor is to try and save the Medicare beneficiary money.

How does a Medicare beneficiary get an appointment close to where they live? Call for an appointment at Belleville, Clay Center, Concordia or Washington.

Belleville — Two enrollment events are scheduled at the Belleville Public Library on Oct. 23 and Nov. 13.

Call the Belleville District Extension office at 785-527-5084 for an appointment. Tell Kim Kolman, office professional, which date you

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want an appointment.

Five Counselors, Judy Uphoff, Belinda Robison, Lynne Elliott, Deanna Turner, and Stefanie Morris (North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging) will assist you. Or call the Extension office for an appointment there with Deanna on Mondays in November and December. Also people can call Counselors Judy Uphoff at 785-527-0118 or Belinda Robison and leave a message at 785-527-3199 for appointments.

Clay Center — Three Enrollment Events are scheduled Nov. 16 and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Clay Center Extension office. Call the office at 785-632-5335 and talk to Frieda Knitter, office professional, to schedule an appointment. Five Counselors including two from the Area Agency on Aging will be on hand.

Counselors, Jim Beck on Mondays, Nola Unruh on Tuesdays, and Deanna Turner on Thursdays and Fridays have appointment times available at the Extension office.

Concordia — Nov. 14 an enrollment event is scheduled with three counselors including the Area Agency on Aging. Call the Extension office at 785-243-8185 and talk to office professional, Katrina Sorell, to schedule an appointment. Most Tuesdays appointment times are available to meet with either Sonya Garwood or Deanna at the Extension office.

Washington — Call the Extension office at 785-325-2121 and talk to Gaye Peters, office professional, for Wednesday appointments with Janet Elliott or Deanna.

They will also be taking appointments for Monday, Oct. 30.

The Extension office will mail out a worksheet to complete after scheduling an appointment. Return it to the office at least one week prior to the appointment.

Bring any recent letters you have received from Social Security or Medicare to your appointment and bring your Medicare card.

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KSU-River Valley Extension has been offering a series of strength training classes designed for adults aged 60 and older. The classes were developed

by Tufts University for older women and then adapted by the University of Missouri to include both men and women. Knowing older adults want to live a healthy independent lifestyle, the exercises are specifically designed to increase muscle strength, improve balance, enhance flexibility, reduce the risk of heart disease, give relief from arthritis, control weight and help reduce depression and stress.

spiratory fitness and muscular strength, preventing falls, reducing depression and improving overall brain function.

Last year, River ValPATRICIA GERHARDT ley Extension agents Deanna Turner and PaDistrict Extension Agent tricia Gerhardt, taught Regular physical “Stay Strong, Stay activity is one of the Healthy” in Clyde and most important things Cuba. This fall we’ve that older adults can do been offering the 18 for their health. It has classes (over an 8-week been proven to reduce period) at Linn’s fire the risk of coronary station. We purposely heart disease, stroke, are taking classes into high blood pressure, the smaller communihigh cholesterol or ties within the River triglycerides, Type 2 Valley District where diabetes, metabolic exercise equipment syndrome, colon cancer and instructions aren’t and breast cancer. It readily available for the also helps with pregeneral public. venting weight gain, We would like to improving cardiore-

offer “Stay Strong, Stay Healthy” in another community within the River Valley Extension District starting after the holidays. Each series of classes meets for 1 hour, two times a week for eight weeks.

We bring all the necessary equipment (including the weights) and need a place to store the weights between classes. K-State requires a $20 charge for each participant to cover the cost of the program.

If you are interested in having “Stay Strong, Stay Healthy” in your community, call either the RVD Extension office in Clay Center (785632-5335) or Concordia (785-243-8185).

Dividing peonies

By Kesley Hatesohl River Valley Extension Agent

Peonies are a favorite perennial of most gardeners because of their beauty and low maintenance. In Kansas, peonies provide a beautiful display of flowers each spring around Memorial Day. Although peonies can be planted in one place indefinitely, some gardeners may wish to divide their peonies.

Keep in mind, however, that peonies often take about three years to return to full bloom and size after division.

Fall is the traditional time to divide these plants. The first step when dividing your peonies is to remove the foliage. Peonies are essentially dormant by Sept. 1 even though the foliage is still green.

Once you have removed the foliage, you want to dig out the entire plant.

Shake or wash off as much soil as possible so that the pink buds or “eyes” are visible. Make sure each division has three to four buds. Peony roots are tough, and a sharp knife will be needed to cut the roots into separate pieces.

When choosing where to plant your new peonies, you will want to make sure the location receives at least a half-day of full sun, however, the more sun, the better. Planting divisions of peonies should be done the same way you would for new plants. When planting you want to allow enough space in between the plants that they aren’t crowd when they reach mature size.

There should be at least two feet between dwarf types of peonies and four feet between the standard types of peonies.

When planting, place the pink buds about one inch below the soil surface. If you plant them too deep, flowering may

be delayed or they may not flower at all. As you are planting your peonies, make sure to firm the soil around them as you are adding it. If the soil isn’t firmed, it will settle and pull the plant down with it, which can result in delayed flowering. After you have your peonies planted, water them in well, and water as needed throughout

the fall and winter.

With our unpredictable winters, it is a good idea to add a layer of mulch to newly planted peonies to protect them from the changing temperatures. The alternate freezing and thawing that occurs during our winters can cause damage to weakly or newly rooted plants.

You can add any type

of mulch; straw, leaves, or woodchips after the soil freezes. Remember, it’s not the cold that harms the plants, but the alternating freezing and thawing of the soil that will hurt them.

If you have any questions feel free to stop by or contact me in the Washington office, 785325-2121 or khatesohl@ ksu.edu.

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Linn High celebrates homecoming

The cheerleaders threw out small nerf Bulldog footballs and the crowd went wild!

Winning egg-tossing team Preston Myers, left, and Eder Martinez check out their egg after the game. It was raw!

Members of the Bulldog football team line up for the National Anthem before the game against Wetmore, which they won 58-8.

The seniors got loud during the class call contest at the Photos by DAN THALMANN / WCN Friday afternoon pep assembly. Didn’t hurt that Laban The Linn High School cheerleaders perform for the Sweetser, top right, had a megaphone. crowd during the pep assembly.

Brooke Beier attempts to drop mini-marshmallows into an ice cream cone in Evan Bott’s mouth, one of the homecoming royalty games.

An annual homecoming tradition at Linn is for each class to create a Bulldog poster and then the posters are judged. This year’s winning poster was by the seniors.

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12th annual FNB Fall Fest

Washington’s annual Fall Fest included a car show, inflatables, train rides, pony rides, dance performances, and a variety of food vendors, including the Knights of Columbus with fish.

Car show numbers were down this year thanks to the morning rain.

Photos by

Cynthia Scheer

Washington County downs Hanover, Linn in volleyball action

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

The Washington County High School volleyball team started off slow in their opening match against Linn, but recovered to take down the Bulldogs, then Hanover in a triangular Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Hanover.

Linn won the first set over the Tigers, 2512, before Washington County recovered and easily won the next two, 25-10, 25-16.

Leading scorers for WCHS were Tess Cecrle, nine points; Kylie Mintzmyer, eight; Alyssa Kern, seven; and Holly Delay, Lauren Simmons and Grace Otott, five each. Delay finished with 15 kills; Cecrle added 10 kills, one block and one ace. Mintzmyer and Simmons each also served an ace. Simmons was credited with 10 set assists. Camryn Boykin was credited with two blocks.

“We had one kill in the first set,” said coach Kirk Gallion. “Linn would block everything we hit.”

The Lady Tigers easily beat Hanover 25-12 in they first set.

Hanover fought back to win the second

set, 26-24, but WCHS responded to win the third set, 25-23.

Delay served 14 points, slammed down 16 kills and had two ace serves. Mintzmyer served 11 points, had two ace serves and three kills. Cecrle was credited with 18 kills, six points and three aces; Otott and Kern served four points each; Simmons had 25 set assists and one block, and Boykin finished with two blocks.

“We continue to play well after our bad start against Linn,” Gallion said. “One thing that probably saved us is we didn’t miss any serves.

Grace works really hard in the back row and does really well in serve-receiving and digging. And she likes it.” ******* Hanover hosted Linn and Washington County in a volleyball triangular last Tuesday and posted a 1-1 record, defeating Linn but falling to Washington County The Lady Wildcats beat Linn 25-15, 25-14.

Emily Hendrickson served five aces. Claire Zarybnicky recorded six kills and 10 set

assists, while Macy Doebele had six kills and eight set assists.

Taylor Klipp finished with five kills.

HHS then lost to Washington County, 1225, 26-24, 23-25. Doebele pounded down 12 kills.

She also had two blocks and eight set assists.

Zarybnicky recorded 12 set assists and four kills while Taylor Klipp had four kills.

“We started out the evening playing very well against Linn and ended the night being very inconsistent in the loss against Washington County,” said Hanover coach Kim Lohse.

“We had Washington County on the ropes in the third set, leading by five points on three different occasions and let them come back to beat us. We made just enough of our own mistakes that allowed them to pull out the victory. Credit needs to be given to Washington County, they played well. They passed the ball well, they were scrappy on defense, and they wanted it a little bit more than we did down the stretch and they came away with the win.”

Things just didn’t go Linn’s way when the Lady Bulldogs played Hanover and Washington County at a volleyball triangular last Tuesday at HHS. The Lady Bulldogs saw the evening end with losses to both the Wildcats and the Tigers.

LHS fell to Hanover 15-25, 14-25. Shelby Ohlde had seven kills while Payton Duensing had three. Liz Bott was credited with nine set assists. Brooke Beier finished with nine digs, Ohlde had eight. Ohlde also had one block and one ace serve.

Linn then lost to Washington County, 25-12, 10-25, 16-25. Ohlde slammed down 13 kills.

She also served two aces and had six blocks.

Washington County’s Holly Delay hits the ball over the net as HaBeier recorded three nover’s Bailey Libby, 6, and Tianna Lohse, 25, jump into the air in kills, 11 digs and four aces. Bott finished with order to block the spike. eight set assists and 10 digs while Chelsea Schmitz had eight set assists.

“We had a rough night at Hanover,” said coach Jessica Ohlde.

“I was able to see some weaknesses in our defense and in our team in general. We will be working on those things.”

*****

Left: Washington County’s Tess Cecrle, 21, spikes the ball over the net before Linn’s Haley Dittmer, 9, can block it.

Photos by

Dan Thalmann

Linn’s Payton Duensing, left, and Haley Dittmer, 9, tip the ball over the net while Washington County’s Camryn Boykin leaps up in an attempt to block the shot.

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FOOTBALL

VOLLEYBALL

TVL SCOREBOARD

TVL SCOREBOARD

FRIDAY, SEPT. 15, 2017 11-man League games LaCrosse 34, Washington Co. 7 Valley Hts. 46, Christ Prep Aca. 13 Centralia 49, Troy 0 Doniphan West 26, Hiawatha 21 8-man Clifton-Clyde 74, Valley Falls 0 Hanover 50, Southern Coffey Co. 0 Linn 55, Wetmore 8 Axtell 70, Southern Cloud 20 Blue Valley 38, Tescott 34 St. Paul 48, Frankfort 0 Rural Vista 28, Onaga 6

STANDINGS TWIN VALLEY LEAGUE 8-MAN League W L

Clifton-Clyde Linn Wetmore Frankfort Hanover Axtell Blue Valley Onaga

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

11-MAN

League W L

Valley Heights Centralia Doniphan West Troy Washington Co.

2 1 1 0 0

0 0 1 1 2

Overall W L

3 2 2 1 3 2 1 0

0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3

Overall W L

3 2 2 1 0

0 1 1 2 3

DISTRICTS 11-man - Class 2A, District 2 District W L

Jackson Heights Valley Heights Centralia Wabaunsee Washington Co.

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L

3 3 2 0 0

0 0 1 3 3

8-man, Div. 1 - District 3

Clifton-Clyde Centre-Lost Springs Rural Vista Burlingame Herington Onaga Valley Falls

District W L

1 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1

Overall W L

3 2 2 3 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 3 3 3

8-man, Div. 2 - District 3

Hanover Axtell Wakefield Wetmore Blue Valley Frankfort

District W L

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall W L

3 2 2 2 1 1

0 1 1 1 2 2

8-man, Div. 2 - District 4 District W L

Mankato-Rock Hills 0 0 Pike Valley 0 0 Linn 0 0 Beloit St. Johns-Tipton 0 0 Southern Cloud 0 0 Tescott 0 0

Overall W L

3 3 2 1 1 0

0 0 1 2 2 3

VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS TWIN VALLEY LEAGUE Valley Heights Frankfort Centralia Hanover Washington Co. Clifton-Clyde Blue Valley Axtell Linn Troy Wetmore Doniphan West Onaga

League W L

6 6 3 5 4 5 3 4 2 2 1 0 0

0 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 7 6 6

Overall W L

9 6 9 3 15 1 18 7 11 5 7 7 3 7 5 7 6 10 3 10 3 10 1 14 0 14

TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2017 Hanover def. Linn 25-15, 25-14 Washington Co. def. Linn 12-25, 25-10, 25-16 Washington Co. def. Hanover 2512, 24-26, 25-23 Valley Heights def. Doniphan West 25-3, 25-7 Centralia def. Doniphan West 25-7, 25-8 Valley Heights def. Centralia 25-20, 25-20 Frankfort def. Blue Valley 25-20, 25-20 Blue Valley def. Axtell 25-18, 25-23 Frankfort def. Axtell 25-22, 25-19 Clifton-Clyde def. Wetmore 25-12, 25-21 Clifton-Clyde def. Troy 25-12, 25-7 Clifton-Clyde def. Onaga 25-16, 25-17 Troy def. Wetmore 25-16, 25-17 Troy def. Onaga 25-22, 25-21 Wetmore def. Onaga 25-15, 25-23 THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 2017 Atchison def. Doniphan West 2512, 25-12 Jackson Heights def. Doniphan West 25-9, 25-10 Maur Hill def. Doniphan West 2510, 25-15 McLouth def. Troy 25-16, 25-12 Riverside def. Troy 25-21, 21-25, 25-17 SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2017 REPUBLIC CO. INVITATIONAL Hanover def. Linn 25-18, 25-23 Hanover def. Pike Valley 25-18, 25-9 Smith Center def. Hanover 25-17, 25-17 Clifton-Clyde def. Thayder Central 16-25, 25-14, 25-17 Clifton-Clyde def. Republic Co. 2519, 25-23 Beloit def. Clifton-Clyde 25-17, 2517 Smith Center def. Linn 25-14, 25-13 Linn def. Pike Valley 25-14, 18-25, 28-26 CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS Thayder Central def. Linn 25-15, 27-25 SEMIFINALS Beloit def. Hanover 25-13, 25-20 Smith Center def. Clifton-Clyde 2516, 25-21 SEVENTH PLACE GAME Linn def. Pike Valley 25-17, 25-5 THIRD PLACE GAME Hanover def. Clifton-Clyde 22-25, 25-13, 28-26 SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2017 HIAWATHA INVITATIONAL Centralia def. Savannah 25-18, 2515 Centralia def. Troy 25-5, 25-4 Atchison def. Troy 25-17, 25-9 Savannah def. Troy 22-25, 25-18, 25-14 Lafayette def. Troy 23-25, 25-11, 25-18 Centralia def. Atchison 25-22, 2518 Atchison def. Savannah 25-18, 1525, 25-14 Jefferson Co. North def. Lafayette 25-11, 25-15 Jefferson Co. North def. Hiawatha 25-15, 25-13 Jefferson Co. North def. Horton 2510, 25-7 Jefferson Co. North def. Riverside 25-11, 25-18 Horton def. Hiawatha 25-19, 25-17 Lafayette def. Hiawatha 25-17, 2520 Riverside def. Hiawatha 25-19, 2515 Horton def. Riverside 25-14, 25-20 Horton def. Lafayette 25-19, 22-25, 25-20 Lafayette def. Riverside 15-25, 2517, 26-24 SEMIFINALS Jefferson Co. North def. Atchison 25-14, 25-23 Centralia def. Horton 25-12, 25-14 THIRD PLACE GAME Atchison def. Horton 25-22, 25-17 CHAMPIONSHIP Centralia def. Jefferson Co. North 25-16, 25-14

Hanover earns third at Belleville Invite Lady Eagles claim a fourth place finish while Linn struggles at Belleville Invitational

Linn in eight days but I thought we came out a little flat and didn’t play with a lot of intensity.

We played much better against Pike Valley but once again a little flat against Smith Center which resulted in a

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports loss.”

The Wildcats A 2-1 record in advanced to the pool play allowed championship bracket the Hanover High and took on Beloit, but School volleyball came up short, 13-25, team to advance to 20-25. Doebele posted the championship four kills, three blocks bracket of the Republic and three set assists.

County Invitational Zarybnicky had three tournament last kills and five set assists.

Saturday at Belleville.

That loss sent In that round, HHS lost Hanover down to the to eventual tournament third place game where champ Beloit, before they met up with Twin defeating Clifton-Clyde Valley League foe, to capture third place.

Clifton-Clyde. The 3-set The Lady Wildcats match finally went in kicked off their day Hanover’s favor, 22-25, against Linn and won 25-13, 28-26. Doebele 25-17, 25-23. Claire was credited with seven Zarybnicky served two kills, eight set assists, aces, had three kills, six four ace serves and one set assists and one stuff block. Zarybnicky had block. Macy Doebele six set assists, three posted six kills and kills and one block. six set assists, Taylor Lohse was credited with Klipp had three kills three blocks while Liby and three set assists, had one. Hynek had two Tianna Lohse recorded kills, Rachel Scherling two kills, two blocks had two ace serves, and and two set assists, and Tasha Bruna and Emily Kylie Hynek had two Hendrickson served one kills and one block. ace each.

“We didn’t play Up next for HHS well vs. Beloit in the was Pike Valley which semifinal round of the Hanover downed 25tournament,” Lohse 18, 25-9. In that match, said. “We didn’t pass Zarybnicky had 12 set vey well and therefore assists, three kills and out setters had a tough one ace; Bailey Liby time getting the sets had three kills; and where they needed to be Doebele finished with to a good hitting team. one ace, seven kills, We bounced back in the five set assists and one third-place game after block. Lohse and Hynek a slow start to Cliftonhad three kills each.

Clyde. Our two losses Emily Hendrickson was over the weekend only credited with three ace makes us better as we serves while Klipp had prepare for the rest two kills. of the season and get In their final match ready for the rest of our in pool play, Hanover schedule.” fell to Smith Center, 1725, 17-25. Zarybnicky ***** had 10 set assists while The Linn High School Doebele had 11 kills. volleyball team was Lohse dropped in three among the field of eight kills while Hynek had teams at the Republic two blocks.

County Invitational last Saturday at Belleville.

“Finishing second But the competition in our pool allowed proved to be too much us to make it to the for the Lady Bulldogs championship bracket to handle as they went of the tournament,” 1-2 in pool play, lost said HHS coach Kim their first match in the Lohse. “This was the consolation bracket fourth time we played

Clifton-Clyde destroys Valley Falls 74-0 Eagles defense forces eight turnovers and holds Valley Falls to 34 total yards

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

The Clifton-Clyde High School football team improved to 3-0 after the Eagles took down Valley Falls 74-0 in a road game last Friday.

CCHS scored seven times in the first quarter starting with a 23-yard pass from Aiden Rudolph to Christian Seifert. The duo paired up for the conversion points.

Drake Steinbrock added the next touchdown on a 12yard run. Rudolph ran in the extra points.

Steinbrock scored again, this time on a 3-yard run. Rudolph connected with Seifert for the conversion points.

It was Nathan

Ohlde’s turn after he recovered a fumble for the score. Steinbrock ran in the extra points.

Steinbrock scored his third TD of the night, this time on a 25-yard run. A Rudolph to Seifert pass added two more points.

Playing both sides of the ball, Rudolph picked off a Valley Falls pass and rumbled 13 yards into the end zone for the score. He then threw to Steinbrock for the extra points.

Bradley Koch capped first-period scoring by picking off another Valley Falls pass. Koch tallied 47 yards on the touchdown run.

Rudolph ran in the extra points.

The second quarter saw Seifert sprinting 35 yards on a punt return for the score.

Elias Girard and Koch both scored in the second period on fumble recoveries.

Conner Bowser ran in all the conversion points from the second

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period touchdowns.

The game ended at half on the mercy rule.

Rudolph completed 5-of-7 passes, good for 28 yards. Seifert caught two passes for 15 yards, while Steinbrock had two receptions for six yards.

Steinbrock finished with four carries for 42 yards, Rudolph tallied 39 yards on three carries. Bowser posted 35 yards on nine carries; Dawson Girard also had 35 yards on four carries.

As a team, CCHS finished with 21 yards passing and 146 yards rushing. The Eagles had no turnovers and were only flagged once for 10 yards. Valley Falls was held to 54 yards passing on 7-of29 attempts. They had negative 20 yards on the ground. Valley Falls struggled with possession control, turning the ball over three times on interceptions, and five times on six fumbles.

They were also fined 70 yards on seven penalties.

Credited with quarterback sacks were Nathan Ohlde, two; Bradley Koch, Elias Girard and Gavin Cyr, one each.

Ohlde recorded four tackles ad three assists. Girard had three tackles, one assists, Seifert had three tackles, and Koch had three assists.

“Our JV offense went in with two minutes left in the first and they ran the second quarter,” said coach Russ Steinbrock.

“Unfortunately, Valley Falls was a young team and their inexperience showed.

I was happy that with under a minute our JV defense held them out of the end zone inside the 10 yard line to create a turnover on downs.”

Clifton-Clyde will host Rural Vista Friday for Homecoming.

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before winning the seventh-place game.

Both wins came against Pike Valley.

same day. LHS came out on top 25-17, 25-5. In the kills category, Ohlde and Beier had four each while Beikman Linn opened against had three. Ohlde also Hanover and lost to the had three blocks. Bott Wildcats 18-25, 23-25. finished with five set Shelby Ohlde led in assists and six digs, the kills category with Schmitz had three ace 10. She also had three serves; Oehmke had blocks. Liz Bott posted five digs and Peyton 11 set assists. She also Duensing had three ace had six digs and one ace serves. serve. Faith Beikman posted three kills and “We made some one block; Chelsea changes in our Schmitz had four set lineup and defense assists, six digs and for Saturday’s one ace serve. Kaylee tournament” said Oehmke served one coach Jessica Ohlde ace. Brooke Beier was said. “The girls did credited with three kills well adjusting to it and one ace. after just a couple Next came Smith days of practice. We did play some good Center which Linn fell competition but never to, 14-25, 13-25. Ohlde really reached our full finished with four kills potential until the last and one block. Beier had two kills, eight digs match against Pike Valley. I was glad to and one ace; Schmitz see us just go in and had two set assists and take the win. We have one ace; Bott posted 11 another tough TVL set assists and one ace; week and tournament and Beikman had one next weekend at ace.

Axtell. We have lots of volleyball to play and LHS saw their first I am sure we will keep win come in pool play improving.” against Pike Valley.

Final scores were 25***** 14, 18-25, 28-26.Ohlde The Clifton-Clyde dropped in four kills, High School volleyball served three aces, and team went 3-2 at the had two blocks. Beier Republic County led in kills with five.

She also had 12 digs and Invitational last Saturday at Belleville, four ace serves. Bott finished the day in finished with seven set fourth place. assists, 10 digs and five In pool play, the Lady ace serves. Schmitz had Eagles defeated Thayer 13 digs, while Beikman Central 16-25, 25-14, 25had one block.

17 and Republic County Linn moved into the 25-19, 25-23, before consolation bracket where they met Thayer losing to Beloit 17-25, 17-25.

Central. The Lady CCHS advanced to Bulldogs came up on the championship the short end — 15-25, bracket where they 25-27. Ohlde recorded lost a semifinal game six kills and an to Smith Center 16-25, impressive 11 blocks.

20-25. They took on Beier had three kills, Hanover in the thirdBott had seven set place match and lost 25assists and nine digs, 22, 13-25, 26-28.

Schmitz had 10 digs, No stats were made two set assists and five available to the News by ace serves; Beikman finished with one block. press time.

The seventh-place match pitted LHS against Pike Valley for the second time that

Clifton-Clyde wins Onaga quad

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

Clifton-Clyde traveled to Onaga on Sept. 12 for volleyball matches against Onaga, Troy and Wetmore. When the night was over, the Lady Eagles had won all of their matches.

CCHS defeated Onaga 25-11, 25-19. Emily Coffman had eight kills and six digs. Olivia Nobert finished with three kills, six ace serves, 11 set assists and two solo blocks.

Payton Girard recorded four ace serves, 15 set assists and five digs.

Kiara Knox had two blocks.

CCHS came out ahead of Wetmore, 2512, 25-21. That match saw Coffman slam down four kills and have four digs. Nobert was credited with four kills, four blocks and

three digs. Knox had four kills, one ace and five digs, while Girard ended with one ace, three digs and 14 set assists.

Clifton-Clyde walked over Troy with scores of 25-12, 25-7. Coffman posted seven kills and Nobert had four kills, six ace serves and three digs. Knox recorded three ace serves, one block and two digs, Jaysie Bowser had one block, Abbie Seifert finished with two digs, and Girard had 16 set assists.

“We played very well all night long,” said Eagles coach Samatha Coon. “We fought through times when things weren’t going our way and found ways to side out. I was very impressed with the way we played.”

Tigers pummeled

by Lacrosse 34-7

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

Washington County faced LaCrosse in football action last Friday with the Tigers losing the contest 34-7 in the game played at LaCrosse.

Riley Moore scored for WCHS on a 7-yard run. Scuyler Zenger

kicked the extra point.

No other stats were made available at press time.

Washington’s game Friday against Hoisington has been cancelled. Their next game is Sept. 29 at Jackson Heights.

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Bulldogs run by Wetmore on homecoming night

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

yards. Trumble made 2-of-4 for 18 yards.

The Linn High School Trumble tallied 209 football team moved yards on 20 carries; their record to 2-1 after Cardenas gained 80 the Bulldogs clipped yards on 10 rushes; Wetmore 58-8 in their Spence ran the ball 10 homecoming game last times and finished with Friday. LHS pounded 73 yards; Bott recorded the Cardinals 38-6 in the 13 yards on one rush. first half, then added 20 Dillon Cooper caught third-quarter points. two passes, good for 48 Joseph Trumble yards. Spence had one rushed for three reception for five yards. touchdowns, Ricardo As a team, Linn Cardenas had two recorded 375 yards scores on the ground, rushing and 53 yards Dillon Cooper caught passing. The Bulldogs two touchdown passes, held Wetmore to 33 one from Trumble and yards on the ground one from Evan Bott and and two yards in the air.

Ricardo Ruacho picked Tyler Ohlde led LHS off a Wetmore pass, and on defense with nine returned it for a score. tackles and one assist.

Trumble ran in two Ruacho had seven conversion plays; tackles, two assists Tanner Spence was and one interception; successful on three Trumble posted four conversion attempts. tackles, five assists; Bott completed oneDavid Woerman of-four passes for 35 had three tackles,

three assists and one interception; Spence finished with two tackles, eight assists and one interception; and Cooper had two tackles, three assists.

“The kids had lost the last two years on Homecoming,” said coach Jeremy Miller.

“They were pretty motivated to play well this game. They met their expectation on both sides of the ball.

We had some kids with break out games as new varsity starters such as Joseph Trumble with over 200 yards rushing and David Woerman with an interception and two defended passes. It was a well played game for everyone overall.”

Linn’s next game is Friday when they host Hanover.

Ricardo Cardenas crosses the goal line before two Wetmore defenders can reach him for one of his two rushing touchdowns on the day.

Tanner Spence carries the ball and tries to shake off a couple of Wetmore tacklers.

Left: Joseph Trumble steps up in the pocket and prepares to throw the ball. Above: Ricardo Ruacho drags down a Wetmore ball carrier.

Photos by DAN THALMANN / WCN

Linn’s David Woerman steps in front of a Wetmore receiver and intercepts the ball.

Hanover bombs Southern Coffey

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

The Wildcats scored early, and often, when Hanover faced Southern Coffey County in football action last Friday at LeRoy. HHS produced 28 points in the first quarter and 22 in the second to end the game at half with a final score of 50-0.

“I thought we did a better job as a unit on both sides, playing with discipline and definitely

took a step in the right direction,” said Hanover coach Matt Heuer.

Thomas Atkins scored the first two touchdowns for Hanover — a 40-yard run and an 8-yard run.

Kevin Diederich scored a 2-point conversion after Atkins’ second TD. Diederich added two first-quarter touchdowns — a 7-yard run, and a 19-yard pass from Atkins, who ran

in the extra points after Diederich’s second score.

In the second quarter, Carter Bruna entered the end zone from 21 yards out. The extra point try was no good.

Brennan Zabokrtsky closed out the first half, and the game, with two touchdowns — the first a 15-yard pass from Atkins; the second a 41-yard punt return. Bruna ran in one conversion play

while Taegan Schwartz carried in the other extra points.

Atkins finished with 55 rushing yards on three carries. Diederich had 43 yards on four carries while Bruna finished with 33 yards on three carries. Atkins completed 4-of-7 passes, good for 70 yards.

Diederich caught three passes for 55 yards; Zabokrtsky had one reception for 15 yards.

HHS finished the

game with 143 yards rushing and 70 yards passing. They cleaned up their game, committing only one foul for five yards.

Southern Coffey County was held to 21 yards rushing.

“Offensively we continued to show the ability to be balanced and I thought our blocking showed improvement from the prior weeks,” Heuer said. “The defense

also did a better job of playing gap responsibility and that helped us slow down their single wing attack.

We need to continue to make these steps and start playing with more aggressiveness and urgency as we have one more week until district play. This week we will look to do just that as we travel to take on a solid Linn team that is coming in with a 2-1 record.”

WashCo. and Clifton-Clyde runners compete at Onaga

BY MARCIA HUBBARD/ Sports

“Hot and windy,” said Washington County High School cross country coach Don Brax. “Those are never good conditions for distance runners.

Those are ‘horrible’ conditions on the Onaga course.”

Washington County and Clifton-Clyde sent runners to Onaga to compete at the Onaga Invitational meet last Thursday.

“In the middle of the race, the runners had

to run 1/2 mile slightly uphill straight south into the wind.”

Tiger Tyler Simmons added a medal to his collection and captured 23rd place with a time of 21:09.99.

Tray Zabokrtsky also medaled after placing 30th in 22:02.51.

Also running for the Tigers were Kobe Hoover, 44th, 23:11.42; Luke Gauby, 46th, 23:23.09; Hayden L’Ecuyer, 25:37.54; Jacob Toole, 31:31.50; and Iain White, 33:18.58.

“The boys showed a

lot of grit just to finish the race,” Brax said.

“Tyler had trouble throughout the race but was able to medal.

His time and place were not as good as last year but was not for lack of effort. Tray medaled and ran a minute faster than last year on the same course.”

Cutter Rhudolph, Clifton-Clyde, finished the course in 26:42.96.

Brodic Shirley, Frankfort, was clocked at 17:14.35, good for first place.

Rock Creek won

the team title with 38 points. Frankfort was second with 40, followed

by Axtell 63, Jackson Heights 69, St. Marys 73, Centralia 73, St. Marys Academy 86, Washington County 114, Valley Heights 114, Onaga 150.

Emily Meyer and Courtney Graff represented the Tigers in the girls’ race but neither was able to finish.

“The girls were both questionable before the race but both wanted to try to run,” Brax

said. “I pulled Emily out after about a mile.

Her knee was really sore and was beginning to cause her leg and hip to hurt. I also had Courtney quit at about the same spot.

Eight girls total had to drop out of the race.

One of the Centralia runners was taken to the hospital for an IV to replenish fluids.

Olivia Kuckelman, Axtell won the girls race in 22:30.44. CliftonClyde’s Alyssa Brown entered the chute with a time of 28:48.52, good

for 22nd place. Haley Hollon turned in a time of 31:59.89.

Rock Creek won the girls’ team title with 10 points. St. Marys was second with 34, Jackson Heights finished with 46 points, Frankfort had 53 and Onaga had 67.

Washington County will compete in the Nemaha Central Invitational Thursday at Seneca. CliftonClyde travels to Belleville Thursday for the Republic County Invitational.