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$1Volume 136, No. 30 www.indyrepnews.com Thursday, March 15, 2012

NEWS Page A3

More Kansans heading to the ER for dental care.

OPINION Page A4

Jerry Marsh notes Ellsworth has a solid history of prudent decision making.

Ellsworth County Emergency Management director Keith Haberer responds to a citizen’s concerns.

NEWS Page A5

Ellsworth City Council gets update on church project.

FARM/CITY Page A6

Congressman Tim Huelskamp visits Ellsworth.Women in Agriculture meeting is March 29.USD 327 board of education approves bond documentation.

RISING STARS Page A8

Area students selected as Hanson scholars.

Graciela Orozco nominated for Goldwater scholarship.

NEWS Page A9

USD 112 school board gets iPad update.

USD 327 to look for a new school bus.

SPORTS Pages B1-3

Lady Oilers take fourth at state 2A tournament.

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This Week’s Reminder

Kansas Sen. Jay Emler and Rep. Steven Johnson visit Ellsworth and Wilson Saturday to talk about the

2012 legislative session. See the I-R calendar on Page A2 for times and

places.

WEDNESDAY 81/52Mostly sunny. A few

storms overnight

THURSDAY 82/54Mostly sunny and warm

FRIDAY 81/55Mostly sunny and breezy

SATURDAY 80/55Partly cloudy and windy

SUNDAY 78/58Partly cloudy and very

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MONDAY 74/57Partly cloudy with a chance

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TUESDAY 73/56Mostly cloudy with a

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Ross Janssen’s WeatherMarch 14

toMarch 20

By AlAn RuschEllsworth County I-R

WILSON — The look of concern on Marge Lawson’s

face was evident as she talked about how a Kansas Department of Transportation road construction project began last year on Interstate 70 will affect sales in the near future at her Kansas Originals Market and Gallery store north of Wilson.

The store is located on K-232 Highway, just north of Interstate 70 at Wilson exit 206. K-232 is also the main road to Wilson Lake.

“I think it could be the big-gest disaster we’ve had to face in the last 20 years,” Lawson said. “It’s a definite threat.”

The project is expected to shut down the Wilson exit in one direction or the other through the spring and sum-mer.

KDOT started four pave-

ment overlay projects in 2011 — one in Lincoln County; the others in Ellsworth County, for a total of 32 miles. Two of the projects are 90 to 95 percent done. Construction on the other two could begin as early

as April 4, with a completion date of Sept. 29.

Because of truck traffic, only Kansas Highway 156 received a crossover. At the other exits, traffic will be detoured to the next exit, where vehicles can

turn around and come back. Lawson said she plans to have

maps available at Kansas Originals for people who stop at her store during the con-struction.

“Coming from the west later on when the west side is closed, I think if they travel through construction all the way to Vesper, then have to turn around and have to go all the way through construction again, we will lose our entire western crowd,” she said. “So the Post Rock Opportunities Foundation board of directors and I are going to be working diligently to find something we can do to offset the losses we are going to have this summer.”

Lawson said she would like to do something to draw local people from the area towns who know how to get to Kansas Originals.

“We haven’t totally figured out what that’s going to be yet,”

Detour AheadWilson businesses worry about economic

fallout from Interstate 70 construction

ALAN RUSCH/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

Marge Lawson, chief executive officer of the Post Rock Opportunities Foundation, talks about the planned closing of the Wilson exit this summer and the feared effect it could have on the foundation’s Kansas Originals Market & Gallery.

See DETOUR, Page A10

You go, girls

MARK McCOY/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

Skyler Turner, right, leads the Central Plains’ student body in cheers and chants during the third quarter of the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan.

KELSEY HERZOG/Courtesy Photo

Ellsworth dentist Dr. Mark Herzog, left, is shown at the 2012 Mission of Mercy with Roxanne Brown, center, the 20,000th patient served by KMOM, and Gov. Sam Brownback, who toured the operation with Herzog as his guide.

Volunteers fill need at annual mercy missions

By lInDA MOWERy-DEnnInGEllsworth County I-R

Mark Herzog didn’t know what to

expect as he drove to Garden City 11 years ago to volunteer his ser-vices as a dentist at a free clinic organized by the Kansas Mission of Mercy.

“We went out there on a hope and a prayer,” he said.

Ask him today to talk about the experience and he will direct you to a YouTube video of the most recent mission ear-lier this year in the Kansas City area of Wyandotte County.

The video shows den-tists and other profes-sionals and volunteers working together in an old Wal-Mart store, fill-ing cavities, extracting

teeth, performing sur-gery — and educating patients on the proper care of teeth.

It also shows the emo-tions of the volunteers and the gratitude of those who received free dental treatment during the mission’s two days, Friday and Saturday.

More than 100 den-tists treated 2,144 patients and donated $1.5 million in free den-tal care.

The missions have become so popular, in fact, that the “no more appointments” sign was out when Herzog arrived in Kansas City for the mission.

“We actually have peo-ple who come every year,” Herzog said.

He said the mission was started by a group of Kansas dentists who traveled to Virginia for a

Mission of Mercy. They returned home, con-vinced they could do a bigger clinic with more dentists pitching in to help.

Herzog said the first mission in Garden City was marked by a storm that dumped six to 12

inches of snow on the town the night before the clinic opened its doors. A group of people from Colorado spent the night on their bus so they could be first in line when the doors opened Saturday morning.

That first year,

Herzog said, volunteers conducted another mis-sion in August before realizing two a year was probably one too many.

Since then, the chari-table clinics have been conducted at Pittsburg

Local GOP follows

state resultsBy lInDA MOWERy-DEnnInGEllsworth County I-R

On an especially beautiful Saturday morning, about 90 Republicans

from Ellsworth and Lincoln coun-ties followed the rest of the state and selected former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum as their presidential candidate.

Following more than 30 minutes of speeches, participants cast secret ballots for the candidates of their choice.

Santorum collected 47 votes. Mitt Romney followed with 30. Newt Gingrich received 11 and Ron Paul ended the morning with

See GOP, Page A10

See MOM, Page A3

March Madnessis here!See B4

A2 Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter • Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Calendar -R-R II ObituariesTHURSDAY, MARCH 15

REPORT CARD: Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 schools conduct parent-teacher conferences from 4-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16NO SCHOOL: There is no school today for students in the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 school district.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17MEET YOUR LEGISLATORS: Kansas Sen. Jay Emler and Rep. Steven Johnson meet the voters from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Village Mall in Ellsworth and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Made from Scratch in Wilson. Rep. Bob Bethell, who is expected to represent Ellsworth County once redistricting becomes official, plans to join them.HAPPY BIRTHDAY: The Ellsworth American Legion Post 174 celebrates the American Legion’s birthday at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Ellsworth. Participants are asked to bring their own dinnerware. R.S.V.P. by Thursday, March 15, by calling Margaret Strouse, (785) 810-8132, or Twila Mitchell, (785) 472-3559.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18HELPING HAND: Holyrood’s St. Paul’s United Church of Christ conducts a fundraiser for the family of Sabrina Trout. Potato bake starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the community.

MONDAY, MARCH 19COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commission-ers meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. Agenda available after noon the Friday before the meeting.TAKING A BREAK: Spring break begins for students in USD 327 and USD 112.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22FITNESS FUN: 3M Club members will be treated to a functional fitness demonstration by Kathy Carreon at their noon potluck luncheon in the basement of the First United Methodist Church in Ellsworth. All seniors are welcome. Please bring your own table service and a favorite hot dish to share.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24SIGN OF SPRING: The Ellsworth Kiwanis Club Home and Garden Show is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ellsworth’s American Legion building. Vendors. Demonstrations. Food. See the special section in this week’s edition of the I-R.EMERALD BALL AND AUCTION: The Holyrood Park Committee hosts the Emerald Ball and Auction at the Holyrood American Legion. At 6:30 p.m., cock-tails, hors d’oeuvres, and a candy buffet will be avail-able, and a silent auction will take place. A live auc-tion and dance will follow at 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Holyrood City Park. Purchase tickets at the Bank of Holyrood or call (785) 810-8086.SPAGHETTI SUPPER: The Ellsworth County Historical Society hosts a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fort Harker commanding officer’s quarters in Kanopolis. A $6 donation per person is suggested. Carry-out is available.

MONDAY, MARCH 26COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commission-ers meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. Agenda available after noon the Friday before the meeting.BACK TO THE BOOKS: Spring break ends and regu-lar classes resume for students in USD 327 and USD 112.

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Jana Lynn Bennett(1948-2012)

Jana Lynn Bennett, 63, of Woodland Park, Colo., died Monday, March 5, 2012. She was born Aug. 2, 1948, in Wilson. She was a supervisor at Walmart, Colorado, Springs, Colo.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Bennett, of the home; one son, Scott Bennett; one daughter, Misty Smith; and two grand-children.

The funeral service was Monday, March 12, at the Wilson Methodist Church. Burial was in Wilson City Cemetery.

Foster Mortuary, 610 24th St., Wilson, was in charge of arrangements.

Merle F. Boeken(1924-2012)

Merle F. Boeken, of Ellsworth, retired farmer, died Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the age of 88.

Merle was born Feb. 19, 1924, in rural Ellsworth County to Fred and Laura (Kihn) Boeken. He was a life-long Ellsworth County resident and spent many years in the community of Lorraine.

Following his father’s death, being the eldest, Merle took the responsi-bility of helping raise his younger siblings.

On March 15, 1952, Merle and Florence Gilham were united in marriage. To this union were born three children, Larry, Carrol and Terry.

Merle was gifted with many talents, working as the Green Garden Township road supervi-sor, water well driller, custom cutter and farm-er. He also enjoyed doing many construction proj-ects with his dozer, back-hoe and trencher.

He served as a leader in his church and com-munity of Lorraine as the mayor and fire chief.

He was preceded in death by son, Larry, wife, Florence and three brothers, Dallas, Teddy and Donnie.

Survivors include daughter, Carrol Nather of Hoisington; son Terry (Melinda) of rural Lorraine; sisters Evelyn Shoemaker and Parthena Schulz, Ellsworth; Rose Albright, Hutchinson; and brother, Dudley Boeken, Ardmore, Okla.; three grandchildren, Dexter Branan, Jennifer Nather and Audrey Boeken, along with numerous family and friends.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, at the Lorraine Baptist Church.

There will be no visita-tion.

Memorials may be made to the Lorraine Fire Department or the Ellsworth Senior Center.

To share a memory or leave condolences please visit www.cornerstoneof-wichita.com

Arrangements are by Cornerstone of Wichita.

Brett Charles Inman(1974-2012)

Brett Charles Inman was born Sept. 17, 1974, in Salina to Charles Willoughby Inman and Denese Diane (Betz) Nation. He died Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Bristow, Okla., at the age of 37 years, five months and 13 days.

Brett attended Sapulpa, Okla., schools and was graduated in 1993 from Depew High School. He owned and operated Concrete Pavement Specialists and was well known in this industry. He also was an outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching NASCAR races to see his favorite driver, Tony Stewart. He attended the First Baptist Church, Bristow, and was known as one willing to step up and help out with church projects. Family and friends were most impor-tant to him. He loved coaching Little League baseball, going to Fort Gibson Lake and just spending time with his

family. Brett had a great sense of humor and was known to joke and have a good time with others. He was a great person and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He married Amy Long Sept. 13, 2003, in Eureka Springs, Ark. She sur-vives.

Other surviving family members include: a son, Parker McCade Inman of Verdigris, Okla.; a daughter, Molly Beth Inman, and another son, Carson Henry Inman, both of Bristow; his mother, DeeDee ( John) Nation of Kellyville, Okla.; his father, Buddy Inman of Depew, Okla.; two sisters, Andi Winters of Depew and Muffi Kay (Tim) Richison of Bristow; nieces and nephews, Chelsea and Chace Winters, Landon and Lane Hinman, Kacy, Bubba and Colton Richison; an aunt, Audrey ( Jim) Hlaus, and family of Wilson; and great-aunts, Cora Smitherman of Englewood, Colo., and Madelyn Brown of Junction City.

He was preceded in death by his grandpar-ents, Roy and Virginia Betz, who lived in Wilson.

The funeral was March 6 at the First Baptist Church, Bistow, with the Rev. Bryan Shaw officiat-ing. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.

Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church, Bristow, Okla.

Ilene R. Kozisek(1938-2012)

Ilene R. Kozisek, 74, Holyrood, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Wilson.

She was born Feb. 5, 1938, in Phillipsburg to Lyle and Emma (Miller) Davis. She was a gradu-ate of Fort Hays State University. A Holyrood resident since 1960, she was a homemaker and taught at Holyrood High School for six years. She was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church

of Holyrood, Red Hat Society, and was a for-mer board member of the Ellsworth County Historical Society.

On Dec. 24, 1964, she married Donald Kozisek in Phillipsburg. He sur-vives.

Other survivors include sons James of Fort Collins, Colo., and Daniel of Lakewood, Colo.; daughter Ellen Mick and husband Doug of Newton; grandchil-dren Davis and Christopher Mick and Paul Kozisek; and a brother, John Davis and wife Carmen of Concordia.

The funeral was Tuesday, March 13, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Holyrood. Burial fol-lowed in Palacky Cemetery, rural Holyrood.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the church, or Ellsworth County Historical Society, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.

Evelyn J. Zvolanek

(1922-2012)

Evelyn J. Zvolanek, 89, died March 6, 2012 at her home.

She was born Dec. 15, 1922 in Wilson to Frank and Clara (Warta) Honomichl. She was a homemaker and member of Order of Eastern Star #420, Holyrood.

On Nov. 22, 1946 she married Richard Zvolanek in Salina. He survives along with their daughter, Marilyn Zvolanek, Wichita; grandson, Brian Dyer, Burlington; and great- grandchildren, William and Zoe of Emporia.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Irene Griffeth.

Graveside service was Thursday, March 8 at Palacky Cemetery, rural Holyrood.

Memorials may be given to the Kansas Wildlife Federation, in are of the funeral home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.

Lang Memorial Library schedules activitiesSpecial to the i-R

WILSON — Lang Memorial Library in Wilson welcomes all to a spring break movie mati-nee. Disney’s “UP” will be shown at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 21. The animated film is rated PG and runs about 96

minutes. Come join the fun.

The first TALK book discussion “Mama Makes up Her Mind,” by Bailey White and sponsored through the Kansas Humanities Council was a success. The theme for this year’s discussions is books that make you laugh.

The second discussion, “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash,” by Jean Shepherd will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29. The final discussion, “The Egg and I,” by Betty MacDonald was post-poned in February but will be discussed Thursday, April 26.

As technology advances, so must the library. The library is beginning to look at e-book devices and the possibility of adding e-books to the collections. The librarian is training to use some of the different devices.

For more information, call (785) 658-3648.

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A3Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter • Thursday, March 15, 2012

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More Kansans head to ER for dental careBy Phil Cauthon and dave RanneyKHI News Service

TOPEKA — Toothaches and other dental problems

accounted for at least 17,500 emergency room visits in Kansas in 2010, according to a national report released recent-ly by the Pew Center on the states.

And there likely were more than that given that of the 142 hospitals in Kansas at the time of the study, 30 did not report data on dental-related ER visits.

Most of the visits involved low-income or uninsured patients who did not have other access to dental care they could afford.

“Nearly all dental emergen-cies can be prevented through routine, preventive care that is not available to many Kansas families,” Cathy Harding, exec-utive director of the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved, said in a prepared statement that accompanied the report.

It’s unclear how much the visits cost Kansas hospitals or the state’s Medicaid program. A 2010 study of dental-related ER visits found that treating about 330,000 cases cost nearly

$110 million, or more than $300 per visit on average.

Prevention betterTanya Dorf Brunner, execu-

tive director of Oral Health Kansas, said ERs are not the appropriate place for people with dental problems, because only symptoms can be treated there, not the underlying prob-lem.

“The only services that can be provided in the emergency room are prescriptions for anti-biotics and/or pain medica-tion,” she said. “The patient usually ends up back in the ER with the same problem, because he or she is not able to get the underlying dental problem fixed.”

The cost for the individual and for the community when oral health problems go unchecked can be many more times expensive than the cost of prevention, advocates have said.

Once oral health has deterio-rated to the point that the pain

forces someone to a dentist or the emergency room, the cost for corrective procedures — such as root canals — is steep.

Oral health problems can also lead to poor nutrition, inability to concentrate in school, social withdrawal and difficulty securing employment.

Access to careIn Kansas, children in low-

and modest-income families are eligible for Medicaid-funded dental care; adults are not.

But fewer than 25 percent of the state’s dentists accept Medicaid patients. Twenty-eight of the 105 counties in Kansas do not have a dentist who takes Medicaid.

Medicaid patients in Ellsworth County do have access to dental care. That’s probably why the hospital there has not seen many ER patients seeking dental care, said Ellsworth County Medical Center chief executive Roger Masse.

“We are fortunate in

Ellsworth that there are two dentists in the community and they make themselves available. Some with Medicaid coverage can be seen by those dentists,” Masse said.

To increase access to preven-tive dental care in the state, Oral Health Kansas, the Kansas Health Foundation and other groups have supported the licensing of mid-level dental practitioners in Kansas. The Kansas Health Foundation is a major funder of the Kansas Health Institute.

Under proposed legislation, the practitioners would be able to provide a prescribed list of routine dental services under the supervision of a dentist, but the dentist would not necessar-ily have to be present during the procedures.

Dentists opposed to the bill have said they think it would be unsafe to let the practitio-ners do things such as drill and fill teeth without a dentist at hand.

‘Recipe for disaster’Ellsworth dentist Mark

Herzog said he has accepted Medicaid patients for 26 years — even though these days he loses money on them — because “it’s a moral obligation to me.”

He said the proposed midlev-el practitioner idea was a bad one because it would let techni-cians with too little training perform tasks best done by dentists.

“I think it’s an accident wait-ing to happen,” he said. “I think it’s a recipe for disaster.”

Herzog said only dentists should be allowed to perform procedures that aren’t revers-ible, including drilling and extracting adult teeth.

Herzog said he supported other approaches to increasing oral health care access, includ-ing the recently announced KIND program, sponsored by Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation and the Kansas Dental Association. The pro-gram aims to place three recently graduated dentists in underserved areas this year using loan repayment incen-tives.

The American Dental Association responded to the Pew report saying:

The report validates what the ADA has been saying for years: Too many Americans face bar-riers that impede their ability to get dental care ... We believe that part of the solution involves a fundamental shift away from surgery and toward prevention.

"I think it’s an accident waiting to happen. I think it’s a recipe for disaster."

Dr. Mark HerzogOn a proposed midlevel practitioner position

MissionContinued from Page A1

Hutchinson, Wichita, Salina, Topeka, Independence, Manhattan and other cities.

In addition, the work has expanded to include Nebraska, Missouri and other states.

For the past two years, Herzog has been presi-dent of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation, the parent group of the state’s Mission for Mercy. In that capacity, he recently accepted an award in recognition of the 50th Mission of Mercy in America.

Herzog said AMOM (America’s Mission of Mercy) owns the equip-ment the states lease for their clinics. Next year, for instance, the several trailer-trucks of dental stations and other items will head to the northwest

United States and be loaded aboard a boat for Alaska and the first clinic there.

“That’s how big this has gotten,” Herzog said.

He said dental compa-nies send representatives, who volunteer their time to set up the equipment the Thursday before the clinic.

Organizers try to find a location big enough for dental patients to be inside, instead of standing in line outside all night.

Starting at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, volunteers start assessing the needs of patients so they can be sent to the appropriate lines.

Herzog’s office staff vol-unteers time to the clinics, as have local residents such as farmer Alan Pflughoeft and Ellsworth dentist Kurt Williams, who has attended four of

the missions.In addition, Herzog’s

daughter, Kelsey, a gradu-ate student at Wichita State University, has joined her father for the past five years.

Herzog, a dentist for 26 years, said many of the people he sees can’t afford dental care. Others lack education in nutrition and proper care of their teeth.

Still, such questions are not asked at the clinics.

“We don’t care,” Herzog said. “If you’re there we will take care of you.”

Besides the hugs and thank yous he receives, Herzog said the missions allow him to interact with fellow doctors. This year, he did surgery, including two more difficult cases where he worked with another dentist.

“I’m kind of isolated here,” he said.

The downside for

Herzog and the other vol-unteers is the people who don’t receive treatment, a fact pointed out on the YouTube video by Dr. Lisa Gonzales, who helped organize this year’s Mission of Mercy.

“As you can see, she still breaks down for all the people you had to turn away,” Herzog said.

Of course, next year will bring a new clinic, probably in March in Wichita.

Herzog expects it to be much like the first one more than a decade ago — with one exception.

“The only thing that has changed is that we know what we’re doing now,” he said of the event’s organization.

Senior Night

MARK McCOY/Ellsworth County I-R

Wilson High School senior Sarah Lanter, right, gets a hug from her mother, Vicki, during the WHS Senior night ceremony conducted recently during the game against Logan.

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Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter • Thursday, March 15, 2012

FACING DISASTERCounty’s emergency

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There is no greater asset

Winds of PromiseEarly settlers on the

plains of Kansas recog-nized in the young state a promised land; a land where families could start anew and build for the future through sweat and determination. Their beliefs were not unjusti-fied, but as all Kansans know, one very impor-tant aspect to success on the plains is an under-standing of the weather and the cycles that have created the seasons on the Great Plains.

The weather can be extraordinarily beautiful, but it can also unexpect-edly turn the peaceful hills and valleys of the plains into cruel waste-lands.

For those already living in Kansas, the spring of 1879 was a continuation of a series of dry years that had plagued the state throughout the decade of the 1870s. Kansans looked to the skies for relief but as spring approached Mother Nature contin-ued to assert her superi-ority over the best laid plans of civilization.

Drought devastated farmers and ranchers across the entire Great

Plains. Parts of Texas were seeing the most severe drought on record. Drought was being reported from the Rio Grande on the Mexican Border all the way across the plains to the Canadian border. The March 1, 1879, Salina Herald reported prairie fires all around the city. The barren ground was blowing to the extent that, “real estate moved considerably this week.”

Expectant spring rains failed to materialize as constant winds parched the enduring prairie. The winds of March 13, 1879, brought enormous clouds of dust that dark-ened the day into what the Salina Journal termed a “consistency of twi-light.” Visibility dimin-ished as buildings across city streets disappeared from view. “The air was so filled with dust as to be stifling even within houses. Although the

wind was almost a torna-do, no serious damage was done to the immedi-ate vicinity.”

The dust storm was historic in nature. Nothing quite like it had been seen before, bring-ing the Journal to note, “People have just got through digging from the pores of the skin the dirt driven there by the furi-ous dust storms which for several days since our last issue have been lift-ing this country ‘clean off its toes.’ Even sinners have stood some chance of being translated with such favoring gales.”

Describing the same storm, the March 15, Wichita Herald noted winds that, “gave rise to fears of an approaching tornado.” The threat was not a tornado but its appearance brought all activity to a near stand-still as folks cowered within their homes and businesses while nature seethed before them.

The wind blew fiercely, giving rise to a “black ugly cloud … in the North about half past six, and in an incredibly short space of time grew in size until it enveloped

and darkened the city in a pall of blackness.”

Fires broke out on the prairie north of Wichita, devouring prairie grass and stacks of hay and straw. To add to the gen-eral discomfort of the evening, the winds were described as “icy”, making the night a howling uncomfortable horror. The weather station at Washburn College in Topeka recorded a 50 degree drop in tempera-ture in a few short hours following the change of wind that erupted from the northwest.

Ten days later, March 23, 1879, another histor-ic storm raged across the plains. The March 27, 1879 Newton Kansan commented that, “… the country was a cloud of dust.”

The drought continued into April. The Manhattan Nationalist reported on April 25, 1879 that, “The wind made the bleeding soil of Kansas sift through a pine board on Monday [April 21]. The poor housekeeper that had just shaken and cleaned windows, sighed mourn-

Linda Mowery-Denning

Editor/Publisher

See GRAY, Page A5

Editor’s Note — The I-R received this letter a few days ago and — with the permission of the author — forwarded it on to Ellsworth County Emergency Management director Keith Haberer. His response follows:.

Dear Editor: In the March 8 edition of the Ellsworth County

Independent-Reporter, Page A3, there is an article “Holyrood talks emergency plans.” A very good article and Shepmann brought up a very good point.

Knowing that Roy Folk, the head of the Emergency Planning Committee, “told the council he had a book with the telephone numbers and a copy of the county’s plan” and that it was at his house concerned me.

In my opinion, I feel that it would be reassuring to the residents of this fair county to have an idea of what those plans are. We don’t need to know “word for word;” but paraphrased in a way that we can understand. With direct contact numbers ... With suggested actions on our part covering everything from tornadoes, hazmat and terrorist (yes, it can happen here) situations. In addition, it would be nice to know what the number is to contact the Kansas State Police!

I don’t know about you; but having something released by the county with these suggestions/num-bers would be reassuring to my family. Not something incorporated into an article that we have to pick through; but something boxed-off advertisement style, to the point and that we can cut it out. It can even have a disclaimer written within that states “the fol-lowing is subject to change as FEMA directs,” etc. in order to address any liability issues the County might have. The kicker would be for the county to follow-up every year with the changes in numbers, etc. To reiter-ate, this release would be brief and to the point, so the wheel would not have to be invented.

Shirley Cox SchroederEllsworth County

THE RESPONSEDear Shirley,Let me first apologize as I have not had a chance to

read the March 8, 2012 edition of the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter, page A3.

I don’t know if you have ever heard the phrase “All disasters are local” but that is how a County Emergency Operations Plan is formulated. And it takes an “All Hazards” approach to disaster planning.

What that really means is that all disasters start at the local level, may reach a state and even a federal response before de-escalating back to the local level. With that said Emergency Preparedness begins at home. In Emergency Management we ask the follow-ing questions:

Are you prepared? Do you have a disaster or emergency kit?Do you have a disaster plan?Prepare today!Create a disaster or emergency kit in an easy to carry

container. A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may have to evacuate at a moment’s notice and take essentials with you. You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other emergency supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least 72 hours. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours or it might take days.

Additionally, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. Your supply kit should contain items to help you manage during these outages. Websites like www.ksready.gov, www.nws.gov, the American Red Cross and Salvation Army have extensive lists of what should be in your kit. They also have information to help you create your family’s disaster plan and incorporating your list of the emer-gency contact numbers you want. After you have a plan, review it with your family and practice imple-menting your plan yearly.

Each business should have an Emergency Operations Plan and a Continuity of Operations Plan also. Their employees should participate in creating and exercising those plans also.

The next step is to stay informed and one of those ways is by having a NOAA All Hazards Radio. They are not just for severe weather, as they also use the “All Hazards” approach to emergency notifications. Local and regional media outlets are also a good source of information pre and post disaster.

I am trying to be brief and not take up the whole newspaper because there are so many facets of emer-

See REPONSE, Page A5

By JERRy MARSHSpecial to the I-R

The concept of fiscal responsibility has suf-fered badly in this coun-try over the past 50 years.

There was a time when people understood the concept to mean pru-dence in taxing and spending. People consid-ered carefully the services they wanted government to provide and accepted the taxes necessary to pay for them. Beginning in the 1960s we discov-ered that we could bor-row to pay for services without giving a thought to the reality that bor-rowed money ultimately has to be repaid, even by governments. The reality of that mistake has begun to hit home in recent years. The impact of that reality has con-tributed to another dis-tortion of the concept of

fiscal responsibility. Instead of a concept that includes sound judgment regarding tax increases, tax cuts, spending increases and spending cuts, it has devolved to mean only tax cuts and spending cuts. This recent distortion is just as potentially harmful as the fiscally irresponsible borrowing policies which began in the 1960s.

I make the above point in order to make another point. On the opinion page of the Independent-Reporter, Superintendent of Schools Eric Reid made a coherent case for a school bond proposal approved by the USD 327 Board of Education.

The case he made was grounded in fiscal responsibility as it should be understood: community gives careful consideration to the ser-vices it needs and is will-ing to pay for them with taxes. As Mr. Reid explains, this community has a choice to make regarding the future edu-cation of its children. Is it fiscally prudent to pass the plan that he cogently defends?

Prudent decision mak-ing has a solid history in Ellsworth. I suspect there are many people in Ellsworth that are proud of the developments that have benefited this com-munity over the last 40

years: Cashco, the cor-rectional facility, the hos-pital, Maico, Carrico, a new childcare facility, and many others. These developments did not just happen; they were the result of forward thinking leadership. The Board of Education pro-posal and Mr. Reid’s defense of it are consis-tent with that past lead-ership.

The ultimate responsi-bility for this decision now falls to the voters to decide if that proposal complements the path this community has been pursuing these past decades. Understanding that a community has no greater asset than its children, are the future benefits of this proposal worth the few dollars it will cost each taxpayer? Think about it.

Jerry Marsh lives in Ellsworth.

"Prudent decision making has a solid history in Ellsworth."

-RI NewsA5


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fully as they saw the sand heaps on windowpane and floor.”

A small respite was reported in the Chase County Leader, April 24, 1879. “With the excep-tion of a few ‘dry showers’ this was the first ‘wet’ rain for several months.”

Parts of the state began to receive beneficial moisture.

There has always been eternal hope for the

future in Kansas, even in the face of incredible dis-tress. The old saying “Go West” that had been so optimistic, was seen in a slightly different light by the editor of the Kinsley Graphic. “Come west, come west, young man, and learn to cuss the country like old settlers.”

But even grumbling frontier editors came to understand that the winds of promise will eventually bring paradise

for hearty Kansans build-ing for the future on The Way West.

“The Cowboy,” Jim Gray is author of Desperate Seed: Ellsworth Kansas on the Violent Frontier and also publishes Kansas Cowboy, Old West history from a Kansas perspective. Contact Kansas Cowboy, Box 62, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439. Phone (785) 531-2058 or www.droversmer-cantile.com

Continued from Page A4

gency preparedness and the county emergency operations plan.

As far as contact infor-mation, 911 is the main emergency number that is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week along with the Sheriff ’s office admin-istrative line of (785) 472-4416. Most other offices or agencies phones are not answered except during business hours. By Kansas State Police, I think you are referring to the Kansas Highway Patrol and their *47 num-ber which rings to their main dispatch and is also answered 24/7.

I think you have a great idea for a list of phone numbers. We could include them for KHP, the Public Health Dept., Emergency Management, Sheriff, EMS, Fire Departments, Road and Bridge, KDHE, KDEM,

FEMA, Police Departments, Red Cross, Hospital, etc. Then have those phone numbers published in the paper so everyone could include them in their Disaster plan. We could even dis-cuss at our next Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) meeting in regard to your idea, of having the phone numbers printed on refrigerator magnets.

A county emergency operation plan is a legal document that those on the Local Emergency Planning Committee and State have access to online with NetEOP or in print form. The online version can be updated at any time, so it can be costly to reprint after each update. It is broken down in a Basic Plan which gives very general information of how the county will operate dur-ing a disaster and 15

Emergency Support Functions (ESF’s) from Transportation, Communication, Public Works, Firefighting, Public Health, etc. that go into more detail on which agency or function takes the lead role in coordinat-ing the disaster and what primary agencies will assist. Add in the differ-ent annexes and appendi-ces and you have a very detailed plan that must be exercised and tested prior to a disaster.

I hope I have been able to address some of your concerns. If you have any questions, comments or ideas please feel free to contact me at (785) 472-4161 in Ellsworth and (785) 483-5100 in Bunker Hill.

Sincerely,Keith Haberer

Emergency management director

for Ellsworth and

Response

Ellsworth CityPastor updates council on project

By LINDA MOWERy-DENNINGEllsworth County I-R

Exie Barber, pastor of Ellsworth’s Assembly of God Church, Monday updated members of the Ellsworth City Council on his congregation’s plan for a campus near the new First Bank Kansas building along Kansas Highway 140.

The update came after council members raised questions about the devel-opment at an earlier meet-ing. In particular, they were concerned about the church’s intention to have an entrance to the property off K-140 and the city’s financial responsibility for the project.

Barber started his pre-sentation by making it clear he wasn’t at the council meeting to make demands or twist arms.

“What we feel is we’re here for our community,” he said.

Barber said the church

already has invested between $80,000 and $85,000 in the project. Plans call for the construc-tion of a community storm shelter and an arena for concerts and other events. The pastor said church rep-resentatives also are talking to the Ellsworth County Historical Society about moving the old Baptist Church to the site, where it would be used as an entry-way into the complex.

“We have a unique Christian heritage here and that church is part of it,” he said.

Barber said the driveway off K-140 will be east of what is now a farm entrance. Karlton Place, an engineer with the Kansas Department of Transportation, guessed building the entrance could cost $5,000.

Barber said he talked to a former city administrator about the city doing the work; however, the congre-

gation has $2,000 to spend on the entrance and will do more, if necessary.

Mayor Steve Bahan said he didn’t have a problem supporting the project; however, if the price climbed higher, council members might have to take another look.

Eventually, the church plans to have a street, Golden Drive, built to con-nect with O’Donnell Drive, which runs in front of the Ellsworth County Medical Center.

Barber said his congrega-tion doesn’t want to do something now that could ruin future plans for the property.

Council members instructed city administra-tor Tim Vandall to get esti-mates on the entrance proj-ect and also to move for-ward on a study that must be done as part of KDOT’s permit process.

Environmental activity updatedBy ALAN RuschEllsworth County I-R

The environ-ment was at the forefront

during Monday’s meet-ing of the Ellsworth County commissioners.

Jo Funk, sanitarian with the Salina-Saline County Health Department, gave an update on environmental activity her office han-dled in 2011 in Ellsworth County through the local environmental protection program.

According to the report, there were 10 requests in Ellsworth County for water testing, with a total of 54 sepa-rate tests. Of those, there were 18 requests for bac-terial testing, five requests for chloride test-ing, two requests for flu-oride testing, three requests for iron testing, two requests for lead

testing, three requests for manganese testing, six requests for nitrate test-ing, six requests for pH testing, three requests for sulfates, two requests for total dissolved solids, and three requests for hard-ness testing as calcium carbonate. Of these tests, zero were positive for bacteria, 22 percent of the wells tested for chlo-ride were over the recom-mended limit of 250 mg/L, zero exceeded the nitrate limit of 10 mg/L, and zero percent of the samples for sulfates were over the recommended 250 mg/L limit.

Funk said 30 percent of the water wells inspected were not con-structed to current stan-dards, 70 percent were not sealed correctly, and 60 percent were not in the correct location.

“These statistics are higher than we like to see,” she said. “We encourage owners to

upgrade their wells to make them safer.”

In other business:• Funk reviewed por-

tions of the Ellsworth County Sanitary Code which is in the process of being revised. The docu-ment will eventually be submitted to the state for approval.

“I think we’re pretty close to submitting,” she said.

• Ronda Kasiska, Ellsworth County health supervisor, presented sev-eral grant applications for the commissioners to sign. Among these were a chronic disease risk reduction grant, a com-munity health assessment grant, a child care licens-ing grant, a family plan-ning grant, and a mater-nal/child health grant.

The next meeting of the Ellsworth County commissioners will be at 9 a.m. Monday, March 19, at the county court-house.

See CITY, Page A6

-RI Farm & CityA6


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Grain prices mixed for the weekPrices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the

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Wheat, bu. — $6.72, down 20 cents from a week ago.Milo, bu. — $6.22, down 4 cents.Soybeans, bu. — $12.71, up 11 cents.Corn, bu. — $6.50, down 3 cents.

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Town Hall GatheringKansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Fowler talks to constituents Tuesday afternoon in the basement meeting room of the Ellsworth County Courthouse in Ellsworth. The town hall meeting was one of several scheduled as part of Huelskamp’s annual listening tour of the district.

I-R photo by Alan Rusch

Women in agriculture meeting is March 29

By Michael MartinSpecial to the I-R

The Ellsworth County Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ellsworth County Farm Bureau Association, Ellsworth County Conservation District, and Ellsworth County K-State Research and Extension service are sponsoring a meeting for women in agriculture.

The meeting will be Thursday, March 29, at the Ellsworth Golf Course meeting room. Registration begins at 5:45 p.m., with a light

meal served at 6 p.m. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

The guest speaker at this year’s Women in Ag meeting is Kevin Dhuyvetter. He is a pro-fessor and extension agricultural economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Dhuyvetter has been at K-State since 1986, working as an area exten-sion economist from 1986 to 1999, and a state extension specialist and research economist from 1999 to present. His pre-sentation for this meet-

ing will cover the ethics of leasing and items dis-cussed will include how are lease rates deter-mined, whose responsi-bility is it to identify rental rates, wind/miner-al rights, and who gets the income, just to a name a few.

If you are a woman involved in agriculture as a spouse, owner/opera-tor, partner, or landlord, you should consider attending this free meet-ing. This program is helpful for couples, so plan to bring your spouse and your ques-tions.

Space is limited and

RSVP is necessary. If you would like to attend the meeting, please RSVP to the Ellsworth County Conservation District, (785) 472-4999, ext. 1303, by no later than Monday, March 26. If we do not have at least 15 participants, we will have to cancel the meet-ing.

For more information, contact either the Ellsworth County FSA office, (785) 472-3161; the Ellsworth County Conservation District, (785) 472-4999; or the Ellsworth County K-State Extension Service, (785) 472-4442.

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“Thank you for being willing to step out and help us get this started,” Barber said.

Also Monday, Vandall said he plans to meet with members of the airport advisory committee to update them on plans for a new runway.

The city is moving ahead with land acquisition; how-ever, officials recently learned that the federal gov-ernment has reduced its share of the project cost from 95 to 90 percent, thus doubling Ellsworth’s respon-sibility from $300,000 to $600,000.

Vandall said advisory

committee members are concerned the additional cost could sink the project.

“We haven’t pulled the plug. We haven’t stopped anything,” he said.

The city administrator said the city has invested between $30,000 and $40,000 in the runway proj-ect and it plans to be reim-bursed by the Federal Aviation Administration.

It’s possible, he said, the additional cost could delay the project, depending on conditions once the land is acquired.

In other business:• The council approved

Mayor Bahan’s appointment of Linda Kohls, former co-owner of Drovers

Mercantile, to the city tour-ism committee.

• Council members fol-lowed the advice of city attorney Carey Hipp and said they would be open to deeding over a small plot of land to Hoffman Auto — if the business did a survey to confirm ownership.

“I guess I don’t have a problem deeding it to him, but I don’t see that the city should have to pay for the survey,” said council member Cole Worrell.

Hipp said the land, sur-rounded by Hoffman prop-erty, is “mixed in with a con-fusing legal description.”

“We didn’t even realize the city owned it until he brought it up,” she said.

USD 327 board approves bond documentation

By alan ruschEllsworth County I-R

At a March 7 special meeting conducted at the district office in Ellsworth, the Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD 327 board of edu-

cation took just seven minutes to review and approve Resolution 11-12. The resolution authorizes a bond election in USD 327 so voters can decide the ques-tion of issuing $11.3 million in general obligation bonds. The resolution also authorizing application to the state board of education for the authority to call the bond election, and gives notice of the bond elec-tion. Six board members, Gina McGowan, Stacey Gustin, Ron Tenbrink, Darin Holechek, and Deneen Urbanek voted to approve the resolution. The remaining board member, Peggy Svaty, voted no.

Voters will decide whether or not the $11.3 million will pay for remodeling, constructing, furnishing, and equipping additions to the existing Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School vo-ag building for educational spaces; construct, furnish and equip improvements and additions to the existing EJSHS facility in the district, including a new gymnasium, weights/fitness, tennis courts, parking lot improvements, new entry and existing locker room renovations; construct HVAC and window improvements to the existing Kanopolis Middle School facility in the district,; and to the extent that funds are available, make improve-ments and additions to existing district facilities.

The ballot election will be Tuesday, June 5.

-RI Community A7


From the Holyrood Centennial Book

1886-1986

Mules Brought $180 a Pair

Feb. 6, 1935

James Kozisek, one of the community’s hustling and hard tilling farmers who resides north of Holyrood about 6 miles, concluded a deal and sold last week a team of wean-ing Molly mules, 6 months of age, for $180 to William Donnelly, a cattleman of Lincoln County.

Severe Dust StormMarch 20, 1935

A Western Kansas dust storm moved farther east and the midwest sector of the state was involved in one of the season’s worst blows. Torrential rain storms have been experienced in the warm season, snow storms have been witnessed but now Holyrood has survived the worst dust storm in all its try-ing experiences.

Much has been heard about inundated homes and base-ments in low lands when tor-rents break loose and flood

everything in the path but homes and businesses inundat-ed from dust seems ridiculous yet is exactly what happened in the Holyrood community and over this part of the state Friday night.

The afternoon assumed the aspects of a miniature dust storm and though not altogeth-er disagreeable soon turned into one of much volume and caused considerable grievances.

Dust lingered in the air all afternoon and shortly after sup-per-time gave no indication of abating but developed a more serious complex. At approxi-mately nine o’clock that evening the south wind quelled and the dust in the ozone descended in the manner of a fog and in a few minutes it was nigh impos-sible to visualize and distin-guish objects more than twenty or thirty yards distant.

Before one could say Jack Robinson thrice in rapid suc-cession, the wind switched to the north and blew like no ones business and then did it really get dusty!

Until the early hours of the morning was everything com-pletely camouflaged and visibil-ity was limited to only a few feet. The dust was so thick that motorists on the highways were unable to tell whether or not they were on the right side of

the road and went by the ditch of the side of the road, it was authentically reported by motorists who were in the havoc that night returning from Ellsworth, Ellinwood and Hoisington.

By ten o’clock a haze hung within every Holyrood home and downtown store. Grime settled on clothing, furniture, merchandise and every object of iota size larger than a pin-head.

Sleepers had a difficult time and the entire night dust pierced the nostrils of everyone who was interviewed. There was no relief and practically the entire night was one of the most miserable spent in many a moon.

Old Timers report it was the worst dust storm of which Holyrood was one of the cen-ters. One merchant was com-pelled to wipe three baskets of apples in his store, another nearly failed to recognize the bananas, still another grocery-man was dismayed to see the front-window display of canned goods entirely covered with a thick coating of dirt, which attracted considerable attention to passersby but was not exact-ly the kind of advertising he desired.

Yessiree, there are many sto-ries emanating out of Holyrood

up to this day and regardless of how absurd they may sound, the same as this article may perhaps seem to out-of-state subscribers, the fact remains that they are not exaggerating in the least to which every Holyrood housewife will attest.

George Brust MayorApril 3, 1935

The city election of 1935 was the largest in the annals of its history and 177 voters turned out to select a mayor, five coun-cilmen and a police judge. Speculation centered on the outcome of the race for mayor between George Brust of the Independent Party and George Wamhoff of the Peoples Party. It was a very close affair and after the final ballot was tabu-lated George Brust eked out a win by 12 votes, 86 ballots favored Brust and 84 for Wamhoff.

On the list of councilmen 2 were chosen from the Peoples Party and 3 from the Independent Party. Sherman Andrea and Joe Skavec, council-men for the past two years were reinstated and the new mem-bers to be added to the force are Orian Boye, J.M. Baker and Floyd Weaver.

James Corrigan, retiring police judge, was defeated by

Robert Jarrett in this race 98 to 61. Miss Velma Bast received 8 votes and Joe Nabholz one for police judge, their names being written in.

The councilmen being suc-ceeded are James A. Somer, Charles C. Frevert and George Wamhoff, all of whom have held councilmen positions the past two years.

Buescher Completed 3rd YearMay 22, 1935

May 17 marked the close of a very successful term for the pupils of St. Peters Lutheran School. The returns of the final test have been received from the county superintendent and they are unique in so far as the entire number of pupils which wrote the test ranks high. Four of the five are classed as honor students, while one missed the distinction by a mere fraction over 1 percent.

FINAL TEST AVERAGES 7th grade, Clarence

Stratmann, 88 2/3 percent.7th grade, Bernice Frevert, 92

percent.7th grade, Marjorie Henning,

94 1/3 percent.8th grade, Virgil Mehl, 92

2/3 percent.8th grade, Edith Schepmann,

94 3/11 percent.

PassagesThere is no date on this photo from the Ellsworth County Historical Society; however, just about everyone is identified. From left, Adolph and Lila Vopat, Paul and Rose Dlabal and Pete Dlabal and (the woman is the only one in the photo unnamed). In front are Carla Bouska and Frank E. Vopat.

Set your clocks; check your stocksEmergencies — such as

tornados, floods, storms, earthquakes or even dis-

ease outbreaks — can happen unexpectedly. You may be with-out electricity, refrigeration, clean tap water, or phone service for days or weeks. In some cases, such as during a disease out-break, you may be asked to stay at home to keep safe. That’s why having an emergency prepared-ness stockpile is important.

What should I put in my emer-gency preparedness stockpile?

All Americans should have at least a three-day supply of food and water stored in their homes, with at least one gallon of water per person per day. If you have the space, experts recommend a week’s supply of food and water. Choose foods that don’t require refrigeration and are not high in salt. Your stockpile should also contain flashlights, a manual can opener, a radio, batteries and copies of important documents.

Depending on your family’s needs, you may also need medical supplies, pet food, contact lens solution or diapers.

How do I store my emergency preparedness stockpile?

It’s best to store your stockpile somewhere that is easy to access during an emergency. A cool, dark place is ideal. Be sure not to store your food close to any sol-vents or cleaners that can leak or transfer fumes, or in an area of the house that is at risk for flooding.

Keep your supplies together in a box or plastic bin that can be kept tightly closed to protect contents from humidity or pests. It’s also handy to keep all your supplies together in case you have to evacuate quickly, such as during a flood.

How often do I need to refresh or rotate my stockpile?

It’s best to check your emer-gency preparedness stockpile

once or twice a year. Although daylight savings time

serves as a good time for remind-er, this information is good year-round; you don’t have to wait for the clock change to update your stockpile. When it’s time to change your clocks for daylight savings time, check your emer-gency preparedness stockpile. Is your emergency stockpile missing any items? For example, batteries for your flashlight? Do you have enough water in your supply? Discard anything that has expired or is leaking or damaged. If you’ve borrowed items from your stockpile, make sure to replenish them. Place the newer items in the back of your stock-pile and rotate the older items to

the front. You can even use stick-ers to mark the dates when you added supplies to your stockpile.

And don’t forget to check the batteries in your smoke detectors as well when you change your clocks. A fire can happen just as unexpectedly as a weather related emergency.

How can I tell if the supplies in my stockpile are still good?

The easiest way to tell if your foods are still usable is expiration dates. Bottled water can go bad eventually, so look for the stamped date on your water con-tainers. Experts recommend rotating your bottled water sup-ply every six months.

Sometimes canned foods don’t have expiration dates or have the dates that aren’t legible. So how do you tell if the food is still good? According to the U.S.D.A., high-acid canned foods (tomatoes, grapefruit, pine-apple) can be stored for a year to 18 months. Low-acid canned

foods (meats and most vegeta-bles) will keep for two to five years, if stored properly.

Beyond expiration dates, you should physically examine the contents of your stockpile to make sure they are still fresh. Check that none of your boxes or food containers have signs of pests or have been crushed or opened. On cans, look for rust, bulging, punctures, dents or leaks. Never eat any food if its packaging or contents have come into contact with flood water or it has been in a fire. Look for leaks or corrosion on batteries and dispose of them carefully, recycling if possible.

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Jamie Rathbun is the family and consumer sciences agent in Ellsworth County.

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Maycee JonesMaycee Jones, a sophomore at Ellsworth High School, is this week’s Student of the Week. She is the daughter of Dana and Jarad Jones. Maycee’s siblings are McGregor and Malley Jones. Maycee’s activities include volleyball, basketball, softball, and spending time with friends and family. What she likes best about school is learning new things every day. Maycee plans to attend Oklahoma State University to become a physician’s assistant.

“ Maycee Jones is a student who works hard to do her best, even when the subject is challenging. Maycee exemplifi es a student striving to succeed – in two languages.” Senora Orozco

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Wilson FFA placed sec-ond in the recent North Central District FFA meats evaluation career development event at Ellsworth Packing. Members of the team are Jordan Bess, Braydan Browning, Janell Ptacek, and Karlie Steinle.

The meats evaluation competition consists of five main parts. Students identify 30 retail cuts of meat from

beef, pork, and sheep. Next, beef carcasses were graded to determine the quality. A quality grade of prime, choice, select, or standard must be assigned to six different carcasses. Competitors also yield graded those same carcasses to deter-mine the yield of lean meat to waste fat.

Another part of the event allowed students to evaluate cuts of meat to determine which the best was in a class of four. Finally, competi-tors were asked two sets of questions about two

of the placing questions. That required students to not only make deci-sions about what cut was best, but also to compare and remember details about each individual cut of meat.

Individual placings were Browning, fourth; Steinle, fifth; Bess, sixth; and Ptacek, seventh.

The meats evaluation CDE teaches students how to make consumer choices when it comes to meat, as well as the skills that are used today in the meat and food indus-try.

Wilson FFA takes second in meats

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Members of the Wilson FFA meats judging team are from left, Braydan Browning, Karlie Steinle, Janell Ptacek, and Jordan Bess.

Local students chosen as Hansen scholars

Special to the i-R

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation of

Logan, has named 260 high school seniors from 59 Northwest Kansas schools as winners in its 37th annual scholarship competition. In addition, 13 scholarships have been awarded to Kansas Community College stu-dents who are planning to continue their educa-tion at a Kansas four-year college or university.

In selecting award win-ners, the Scholarship Committee considered proficiency in verbal and writing skills. Other important factors are aca-demic records, test scores, and community service in which the stu-dent may have participat-ed.

Ten students have won Hansen Leader of Tomorrow scholarships. These awards are for $5,000 and may be

renewable for three additional years. Renewal of scholarships is based upon con-

tinued regard for the principles which guided the success of the late Dane G. Hansen, a 3.00 or better GPA at the col-lege level and a letter describing progress towards educational goals. This year’s win-ners include:

Rebecca Olson, Ellsworth High School.

Fifty Hansen Scholar winners were selected. The stipend of $3,000 was granted for one year and may be renewed for one additional year under the same general condi-tions as set forth in the Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This year’s winners include:

Ryan Canaan, Ellsworth High School.

Anna Hand, Ellsworth

High School.Audrey Boeken,

Ellsworth High School. One hundred Hansen Student winners were selected. These awards are for $2,000 and may be renewed for one addi-tional year provided the student has maintained a satisfactory academic record. This year’s win-ners include:

Alexis Shepack, Ellsworth High School.

Emily Beneda, Wilson High School.

For students interested in a Career and Technical Education scholarship, the Foundation offered one hundred awards of $2,000 each. Winners of Career and Technical Education scholarships are:

Garrett Bland, Ellsworth High School.

Chyler Hudson, Ellsworth High School.

Kaitlyn Koralek, Ellsworth High School.

Ryan Pflughoeft, Ellsworth High School.

Orozco nominated for Goldwater scholarship

Special to the i-R

MANHATTAN — Graciela Orozco of

Kanopolis is one of four Kansas State University students nominated for the 2012 Barry M. Goldwater scholarship.

The other students are Sterling Braun, Fort Scott; Joshua Ericson, Junction City; and Angela Grommet, Wichita.

Established by Congress in 1986 to honor Sen. Barry M. Goldwater from Arizona, the scholarship is award-ed to nearly 300 college students across the country every year. Awardees receive up to $7,500 annually for col-lege-related expenses. With 67 Goldwater scholars to date, Kansas State University ranks first among the nation’s 500 public universities.

All four of this year’s nominees have active research projects and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, sciences

or engi-neering — a require-ment of the schol-arship.

Orozco, the daugh-

ter of Bonnie and Peter Orozco of Kanopolis, and graduate of Ellsworth High School, is a sophomore in bio-logical engineering and biology. She has several ongoing research proj-ects. Two of her projects involve working with sta-ble isotopes with Jesse Nippert, assistant pro-fessor of biology.

Her first project with Nippert uses stable iso-topes in bison tail hair and surrounding vegeta-tion to reconstruct a bison’s diet. Her second project with Nippert looks at the stable isoto-pic signatures of dog-wood trees across vary-ing topoedaphic gradi-ents to establish an iso-tope map across varying environmental gradients on the Konza Prairie Biological Station.

She is also working with Stacy Hutchinson, associate professor of biological and agricultur-al engineering, to investi-gate how temperature affects native tallgrass water demands on Konza Prairie.

Orozco is the presi-dent of Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina-based sorority, and is a member of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization. She takes part in the Multicultural Engineering Program, Engineering a Dream and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. She is a McNair scholar and a National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering scholar.

She was awarded the Division of Biology Most Promising Student award and the Leadership Studies Gallery of Peace and Justice Grant in 2011. She also participates in St. Isidore’s Liturgical Ministries.

Orozco

MARK McCOY/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

The 2012 Dane Hansen Scholars at Ellsworth High School are front row from left, Anna Hand, Audrey Boeken, Rebecca Olson, Alexis Shepack and Kaitlyn Koralek. Back row from left, Garrett Bland, Chyler Hudson, Ryan Canaan and Ryan Pflughoeft.

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Bearcat journalists win awards Special to the i-R

Several Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School stu-

dents placed at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s Regional Journalism Contest Feb. 23 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. They will all compete at the KSPA State Journalism Contest May 5 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

They are: Kaley Brungardt, yearbook

sports writing, first place; Kassady Dunn, sports photography, third place; McGregor Jones, news writing, second place, news writing, second place, editorial writing, third place, newspaper design, honorable men-tion; Matt Keener, news-paper sports writing, first place, advertising, honor-able mention, feature writ-

ing, third place; Sami McMillin, academic pho-tography, honorable men-tion, student life photog-raphy, honorable mention; Laura Rankin, yearbook copy writing, first place; Lexi Shepack, yearbook layout, first place, editorial writing, second place, stu-dent life photography, sec-ond place, editing, honor-able mention.

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By AlAn RuschEllsworth County I-R

HOLYROOD — Members of the

Central Plains USD 112 board of education received a hands-on demonstration of how iPads are being used to teach students during Monday’s board meeting at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.

“We use it to reinforce what we are learning,” said Shae Sheehy, sec-ond grade teacher.

Sheehy has used iPad apps to teach students about money, spelling, math, and Kansas histo-ry. The students also use the cutting-edge tech-nology to read aloud.

“The kids are always going to the creativity apps,” she said. “They think these are really fun.”

Sheehy said she uses the iPads to tailor her lesson plan for the day.

“Every class in the building has had them,” she said.

“It’s such a time-saver,” said Kara Potter, fifth grade teacher at Central Plains Middle School in Bushton.

Potter has used the device to teach her stu-dents Kansas history, the Revolutionary War, and the periodic table.

Susan Thielen, fourth grade teacher at Wilson Elementary School, said her students are engaged in what they are learning in class while using the iPads.

“We’re just beginning,” she said.

Using the iPads, Thielen’s class has devel-oped articles for the dis-trict newsletter, and a classroom blog.

“This is a benefit I didn’t anticipate,” she said.

Thielen said the motto of her class as students continue to use the new technology is “We’re not playing — we’re learn-ing. It’s not a game, it’s an app.”

Brian Smith, Wilson School principal, said the goal is to use less paper in the classroom.

“They have done a great job,” he said. “It will be interesting to see where we are at a year from now.”

In other business:• Jamie Camacho,

teacher at Wilson Schools, gave an update on the school’s Renaissance program, which is designed to make academic achieve-ment very visible.

“I have seen the posi-tive aspects in our school,” she said. “Attendance is up. It’s working fabulously, but it can be better. I would love to take the program to the next step.”

Not only are the stu-dents more conscience of their attendance, Comacho said they are more conscience of their grades

“We want kids to work for A’s all the time,” she said.

At CPMS, assistant principal Rhiannon Becker said the Renaissance program is also a positive for stu-dents there.

• The 2012-13 district calendar was approved.

• A $647 bid from Don Hanson of Frio Depot Sales in Pearsall, Texas, to purchase the district’s 2001 Bluebird school bus was approved.

• Jane Oeser, CPES principal, said the smart boards are up and run-ning at the school. She noted the students were excited when they saw the new technology.

• No action was taken on a quote for the instal-lation of new lights and light poles at the Wilson High School football field. Further discussion is expected at the April or May meeting.

• Becker said she was pleased with the response CPMS stu-dents gave to a recent school climate survey. The anonymous survey gauged student opinion

on topics such as school safety, technology, clean-liness, the homework help program, the Renaissance program, respect for staff, and respect for their fellow students.

“There is always room to improve,” she said.

• Scott Mitchum, USD 112 technology director, reviewed pro-posed changes in the district’s technology for 2012-13.

Instead of the current fiber internet connection linking all the schools in the district which costs $3,600 a month, he pro-posed each school have its own internet connec-tion. That would save the district $3,200 a month.

“That’s a pretty good savings,” said board member Ron Etchison.

Mitchum said the move would more than double the bandwidth for each building, and simplify the network configuration and trou-bleshooting. No action was taken.

• Superintendent Steve Woolf reported from March 2011 to March 2012, the district spent $9,000 more on school lunches.

“I’m very pleased with the quality of the nutri-tion, but not always with the quality of the food, especially that out of a box,” he said.

Board member Malcolm Shaw suggest-ed the school cooks be allowed to prepare scratch meals that would meet governmental guidelines instead of the pre-made food they serve now.

• The board renewed the administrative con-tracts for Toby Holmes, principal at Central Plains High School in Claflin, Oeser, Becker, and Smith.

The next meeting of the Central Plains USD 112 board of education will be at 5 p.m. Monday, April 9, at CPMS in Bushton.

USD 327District to bid on a school bus


Central Plains USD 112 board members Richard Rugan, left, and Michelle Brokes try their hand using an iPod during an update on usage of the technology in the district’s classrooms.

By MARk MccoyEllsworth County I-R

The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo school board approved a motion to allow superintendent Eric Reid to bid on a small school bus, to replace an aging vehicle in the district’s fleet.

“The problem we’ve been having is that by the time we find a bus that meets Gene’s (Ranker) high expecta-tions, it’s already spo-ken for,” Reid said. “I just don’t feel comfort-able telling someone to hold a bus until we have a board meeting.”

Reid said that the new bus would be used on the daily routes. He also told the board he planned to put two aging buses up for sealed bids to defray the cost of the new bus.

“We can either accept the bids or trade in the buses, whichever gives us the best value,” he said.

Reid estimated the cost of the new bus to be between $30-50,000. Reid said after the bus is found, he can then place a hold on it until the school board approves the purchase.

The board also approved the 2012-13 school year calendar. Reid said that the cal-endar had 186 total contract days, including seven in-service/work days and parent/teacher conferences. The spring break will be March 18-22 concurrent with the state Board of Regents calendar.

“We like to do that so that kids taking college classes with Barton Community College won’t miss their class,” high school principal Dale Brungardt told the board.

Reid gave the board a detailed explanation of the waiver process the state is currently involved with concern-ing the No Child Left Behind Act. The federal government is asking states to request waiv-ers that address four principles to increase the quality of instruc-tion for students and improve student aca-demic achievement in the states and districts.

“The problem with the NCLB act is that it was a ‘one-size-fits-all’ thing,” Reid said. “We have been spending a lot of time in getting ready to take assess-ment tests. We still will be taking tests, but we will begin to incorpo-rate some problem solv-

ing in those tests.”The first principle

that the waivers will address will be the College and Career Ready Expectations for all students. Kansas has already adopted a Common Core Standards in reading/language arts and math-ematics and is in the process of developing new assessments for the third-eighth grades. Kansas is a member of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which is designing the new gen-eration of assessments.

The second principle to be addressed is rec-ognition, accountability and support. The 2011-12 Adequate Yearly Progress will be calcu-lated using the 2010-11 AYP targets. The 2013-14 AYP will not be determined. The state will change to a system called Annual Measurable Objectives, or AMOs.

“I think there is someone up there whose job it is to make up acronyms,” quipped Reid.

The AMOs will include state reading and mathematics assessment results from numerous years calcu-lated by achievement, growth and gap.

“The example I like to use is that we all know there are kids that enter the third grade that can read at or beyond the third grade level. In trying to

get the other kids up to speed, do we leave these kids out as to their potential growth? This new system should rec-tify that. It will be good for kids,” he said.

Reid said that the other principles the waivers are to address will target teacher and principal evaluation and support systems.

In business:• Jay Langley with

Clubine and Rettele, the certified public accountants for the dis-trict, gave the board its annual audit report. No discrepancies were found.

• Reid gave the board a detailed update on educational bills moving through the state legis-lature.

The board had a first reading of many policy updates. Reid said that many policies had not been updated since 2008 and that it was his goal to update the dis-trict’s policy handbook.

• Following an execu-tive session, the board approved a list of certi-fied staff for the 2012-13 school year: Jerry Marsh and Leah Frees as assistant track coach-es and Bernie Schulte and Grant Wiegers as baseball coaches for the combined Wilson/Ellsworth baseball team.

The next meeting of the USD 327 school board will be at 7 p.m. Monday, April 9 at the district office in Ellsworth.

"The problem we’ve been having is, that by time we find a bus that meets Gene’s (Ranker)

high expectations, it’s already spoken for."Eric Reid

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she said. “We’re sure open to any sug-gestions. We need to weather this storm. Whether we’ll be able to or not, we’re just going to hope and pray that we can come up with something.”

“I think it’s a dumb deal,” said Harry Hunsley of Russell, a former board member of the Post Rock Opportunities Foundation. “It’s defi-nitely going to hurt the traffic through there, but I don’t see any way around it.”

Hunsley, a retired architect/engi-neer, said it would cost KDOT $1.5 million to put a crossover at the Wilson exit.

“They have to comply with federal guidelines,” he said.

Hunsley said Russell County Economic Development has three bass tournaments scheduled for this spring at Lake Wilson. One already has 70 entrants.

“So that’s going to be a hurdle,” he said, adding some way will need to be found to get the participants to the tournaments.

Jayne Reilly, owner of the Made From Scratch restaurant in Wilson, said the construction will hurt her business quite a bit.

“Most travelers don’t want to back-track six or 12 miles,” she said. “It’s anybody’s guess as to what is going to happen, but it’s definitely going to hurt. And there is nothing you can do about it, because they need to fix the road.”

“I am concerned about the plans for this project,” said Sen. Jay Emler of the 35th District. “In my conversations with KDOT, I have encouraged them to look for alternatives. It is my hope that they can work on one exit at a time or make sure there are convenient access roads to local businesses and the lake.”

Northeast of Wilson, Toby Meyer, owner of Sylvan Sales in Sylvan Grove, isn’t at all happy about the situation.

“I really feel it will hurt the whole town of Sylvan, and it will hurt my business more than it will anybody —

it’s a bad deal.”Meyer said this past Monday, he ran

more than $2 million through his business. He expects the construction project will cut those sales by one-third.

“It’s a bad deal for small towns like this,” Meyer said. “I know it has to be done. We need that interstate. But not all the towns need to suffer at the same time.”

On the northern end of K-232, Lucas is getting ready to feel the pain.

Lynn Schneider, manager of the Garden of Eden, and a board member of the Lucas Community Theater, is also getting ready to feel the pain.

“It’s going to hurt us,” said Lynn Schneider, manager of the Garden of Eden, and a board member of the Lucas Community Theater. “Our signs for Lucas and the Garden of Eden are pretty much in the construction zone, so as they are going through the con-struction zone, tourists are going to see our sign saying come to the Garden of Eden. Then they will have to try to figure out how to get there.”

Schneider said Lucas gets a lot of travelers visiting the community off of Interstate 70 because of the signage installed along the road.

“I have a notebook at the Garden of Eden, and some of it is signage — that’s what they saw to come to the Garden of Eden,” she said. “We get about 10,000 people a year. Most of that is through the summer months which they are going to be under con-struction.”

Schneider said it surprised her that the construction would continue on westward to the K-232/I-70 junction.

“That (K-232) is a pretty popular north-south road,” she said. “It is used quite a bit. Especially with the lakes.”

Detour

LINDA MOWERY-DENNING/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

Ellsworth County Republicans packed the courtroom on the top floor of the Ellsworth County Courthouse Saturday morning to cast their votes for a presidential nominee.

local candidates

Candidates for county offices were invited to speak following Saturday’s voting for a Republican presidential nominee. Here is the lineup so far:

• Commissioner Kermit Rush has filed for re-election.

• Commissioner Terry Kueser said he plans to file for re-election.

• Sheriff Tracy Ploutz also will seek re-election.

• Same for Janice Sneath, who has filed for re-election as register of deeds.

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9 votes. Santorum received 51 percent of the votes statewide

to capture 33 of the state’s 40 delegates. The other seven delegates went to Romney.

It was standing-room-only in the top floor court-room of the Ellsworth County Courthouse as Republicans gathered for their county presidential cau-cus. The gathering also was open to Lincoln County Republicans because there wasn’t a caucus there.

“I’m really pleased with the turnout,” said Rob Fillion, who conducted the caucus as Ellsworth County Republican chairman. He replaced long-time chairwoman Mary Jo Huseman, who retired, but still greeted participants as they arrived.

None of the national candidates were in Ellsworth; however, everyone — including a few who aren’t run-ning for re-election this year — sent letters.

Gary Oller, a retired railroad worker who lives in Palacky Township, spoke in support of Santorum.

“We do not need compromise. What we need is a warrior,” he said.

Despite their support of different candidates, Saturday’s caucus goers were united by a common goal — to defeat President Obama in November.

Oller said he also liked Gingrich. As for Romney, the GOP frontrunner — not so much.

“But I’ll vote for him,” Oller said.

"It’s a bad deal for small towns like this."

Toby Meyerowner, Sylvan Sales

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Lady Oiler Jennifer Hitschmann wins the ball fight and somehow passes the ball to a teammate beneath the rim in the March 7 win over Oakley in the first round of the 2A State Basketball tournament in Manhattan.

BY TED SCHMIDSpecial to the I-R

MANHATTAN — Central Plains’ Lady Oilers were steady as a rock March 7,

as they won their first round game of the 2A State Basketball Tournament by a score of 46-35 over Oakley at Bramlage Coliseum March 7 in Manhattan.

A very strong defense and ball con-trol were the benchmarks the Lady O’s based their win upon. Central Plains never showed any out of control play in the game.

Sydney Rugan led the charge, scor-ing the first eight points with the defense holding the Lady Plainsmen to zero in the first five minutes of action. Oakley battled back in the final three minutes of the period and when the first quarter horn blew, the score was 8-7. The second quarter was very simi-lar to the first quarter, with the Lady O’s owning a 20-17 lead by halftime.

Rugan led the scoring in the first half, dropping 11 points in the bucket. Jennifer Hitschmann scored four; Janae Hekele and Breanna Holmes each scored two points apiece and Lindsay Woodmansee added a charity

shot.The Lady O’s hit eight free throws

of 10 attempts in the first half. Central Plains kept its turnovers to seven, while racking up 10 steals on the Lady Plainsmen. It was obvious to specta-tors that head coach Toby Holmes had the Lady O’s well-prepared and they were very calm — especially since it was the their first trip to the state tournament.

Oakley head coach Randall Rath substituted often in the first half, but the Lady O’s were not fazed by the many faces running onto the court. At times, the Lady Plainsmen line-up looked like a Chinese fire drill.

Central Plains edged ahead in the third quarter by a score of 31-25 and the crowd never sensed anything but victory. The Lady O’s stayed calm, but aggressive without a single player in foul trouble and every bench player producing for the team. Rugan, Katie Hipp and Hitschmann worked the boards, tallying 16 rebounds among the three girls.

The fourth quarter was a blueprint of the first three periods up to the 5:41 point when, with a couple of

Lady O’s defeat Oakley

See CENTRAL PLAINS, Page B2

Lady Oilers place fourth at state


MANHATTAN — The Lady Oilers went up against the Lady Eagles of Olpe Friday

at the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan and they certainly brought their game, although the Lady O’s lost the contest by a score of 57-46. The Lady Eagles were stunned by the Lady O’s defense, and the first quarter

resulted in a 12-12 stalemate.Sidney Rugan and Jennifer

Hitschmann were not intimidated by the inside height of the Lady Eagles. Rugan took it right to Olpe and scored the first eight points of the game. The second quarter brought Lindsay Woodmansee to the limelight with two 3-balls and a deuce, and Janae Hekele added a trey of her own. The Lady O’s


Lady Oiler Sydney Rugan is on her way to 19 points in the March 9 loss to Olpe in the semi-finals of the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan.

Olpe places Lady Oilers in third place contest

BY TED SCHMID anD Mark MCCoYSpecial to the I-R

MANHATTAN — Central Plains lost the third place game at Bramlage Coliseum on the campus of Kansas State University

Saturday against North Central Activities Association’s Republic County by a score of 48-47 in a game that came down to the last second of play.

The first quarter belonged to the Lady Oilers as they controlled the pace and played their brand of basket-ball. Sydney Rugan and Jennifer Hitschmann both made layups to give the Lady O’s a 4-point lead until a

Republic County 3-ball pulled the Lady Buffaloes to a point with 6:34 on the big clock. Republic County added a bucket to take the lead, but Lindsay Woodmansee made a layup to regain the 1-point edge at the 5:04 mark.

Rugan battled through a sea of hands and somehow got the ball in the hole about a minute later for an 8-5 Lady Oilers lead. The Lady O’s had four shots at the bucket before Republic County finally rebounded the ball and made it an 8-7 game at the two minute mark. Hitschmann made a layup to give the Lady O’s a short-lived 10-7 lead but two Republic County field goals gave the Lady Buffaloes an 11-10 lead at the

stop.The second quarter was definitely not what the Lady

Oilers had in mind. Republic County’s 5’2” Lashae Hestrom came alive and the quick and talented point-guard seemed to be everywhere on the court.

The Lady Buffaloes looked like a NCAA League team, as they played a very physical game of basketball. Hestrom caught Woodmansee with a knee to the ribs with about three minutes on the clock in the second quarter.

Woodmansee gamely made her two charity shots


In the first of their two collisions, Central Plains’ Lindsay Woodmansee takes a knee in the ribs from Lady Buffaloes Lashae Hedstrom late in the second quarter of play in the third place game at the 2A State Basketball Tournament Saturday in Manhattan. Lady Oilers Syndey Rugan (13) and Jennifer Hitschmann (24) move in to assist.

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See OILERS, Page B2

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Central Plains tacked on 13 steals for the second half, totaling 23 thefts for the game. This tenacious offense was the big key to the victory. On the other side of the ball, the Lady Oilers only had 16 turnovers, which is good for such a first time stage appearance.

“It was good,” said Woodmansee, “It was just what we needed and we really wanted it — being the first year that we’ve come together as a team. We wanted to make a good showing at state.”

Rugan had a total of 21 points in the win and was the only Lady Oiler in double-digits. Her total was also the

highest individual scoring statistic for the game. Hitschmann just missed the double-digit club with 8 points; Janae Hekele, who terrorized the top of the paint and the mid-court on defense scored six points.

Lindsay Woodmansee was also a mid-court terror, and scored three points with a bucket and free throw; Breanna Holmes, Abby Holmes, Miranda Burton, and Hipp each tal-lied two points in the win. The Lady O’s shot 31 percent for the floor and made 18 of 25 free throws for 72 per-cent.

On the defensive side of the ball, Hitschmann and Hipp grabbed seven rebounds apiece; Rugan scored four; Woodmansee and Burton each made two; Hekele, Amanda Lewis, and Kendra Oberle each had a board in the win. Woodmansee and her quick hands led the steals with five; Hekele made four; Hitschmann, Hipp and Breanna Holmes each scored two; Abby Holmes, Hitschmann and Burton each made a steal.

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were answering the bell very well until the last 1:37 of the second quarter. The Lady Eagles made a run and the half ended with a 5-point Lady Eagle lead, 27-22.

Rugan went four for six from the field, and one for two from the charity stripe. Woodmansee went three for five from the field; Hekele went one for two from the field and Hitschmann one for three. The Lady O’s had only seven turnovers for the first half in a well-played game. The Lady O’s had an eight point lead at the 5:57 mark of the second quarter. These young ladies were not going to go without a fight.

The second half was a battle to the end. Rugan, Hitschmann, and Hekele added 24 more points and held all their fans on the ends of their seats. The third quarter ended with the Lady Eagles on top owning a 39-30 lead. At the 1:02 mark of the fourth quarter, the Lady O’s had cut the lead to 51-46. The stitch in the side for the Central Plains was that they had com-mitted only two fouls to this point.

Jennifer Hitschmann hit two big 3-balls, along with Hekele, who hit one. Not to forget the power plays of Rugan on the inside, as she went six for six from the free-throw line and

two big field goals inside. Jessie Nelson, the Lady Eagles

head coach, has coached at Olpe for 34 years and has made it to the state tournament 23 times. Nelson could see that the Lady O’s were on a roll, so he went into a stall ball-game.

Central Plains head coach Toby Holmes substituted the right girls, and called on those that had fouls to give, to foul immediately. After the seventh foul, it became a free-throw contest for the Lady Eagles. This team went 16 for 17 from the charity stripe, and that was the defi-nition for the final moments of play.

Rugan ended the game with 19 points and Hitschmann made 12 for the Lady O’s in double-digits. Woodmansee scored eight points and Hekele shot six to round out the Central Plains scoring. Everyone should be proud of their effort.

“We knew they were good and we were going to lay it all on the line. We gave them a scare at the end, and I feel if we would have gone head to head with no stall game, we would have overcome,” said Rugan.

“I knew we had a chance, and the two three’s felt good on the release. I just wish we could have had the ball more at the last,” said Hitschmann.

Oilers Central Plains


Lady Oiler Katie Hipp wrestles for the ball in the March 7 win over Oakley in the first round of the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.


Miranda Burton drives into the paint beneath the rim in the March 9 loss to Olpe in the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.


Abby Holmes makes a jump shot in the March 7 win over Oakley in the first round of the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.


Amanda Lewis defends against an Olpe player in the March 9 loss to Olpe in the 2A State basketball tournament in Manhattan.

-RI Sports B3


For more information contact Keith Haberer,Ellsworth/Russell County Emergency

Management Director,at (785) 472-4161 or (785) 483-5100.

Ellsworth County Emergency Management invites you to attend the

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Please plan on attending this interesting,informative and entertaining event. Training is

free and open to the public.

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before leaving the game for the duration of the period.

The Lady O’s had 16 turnovers for the first half, to only seven against Republic County. Most came with errant or telegraphed passing. The half-time score was in favor of Republic County 22-16.

The first half positives were Rugan’s eight rebounds, and two for three shooting from the field, and two for two from the charity stripe. Hitschmann was two for six from the field, and two for two at the charity stripe. Miranda Burton had two points and Woodmansee shot two free throws out of two attempts.

The Oilers came out in the second half with an air of confidence, with Woodmansee returning to the floor and the “big two” players — Rugan and Hitschmann — on the inside making their presence felt even more. The Lady O’s did a great job on the defensive end of the ball, holding Republic County to six points for the quarter and dropping in 12 as the quarter ended with a 28-28 tie.

The fourth quarter was a chess game, with a difference of two points on most occasions, or a tie. Burton, Amanda Lewis, Abby Holmes and Breanna Holmes rotated into the line-up during the stanza.

The Lady O’s grabbed the lead 30-28 with 6:57 on the clock and forced Republic County to play catch-up ball, as they increased that lead to 38-34 at the 3:11 mark. The Lady O’s had a 6-point lead, 42-36, before Hestrom made two quick buckets at the 1:51 mark to make the score 42-40.

A big collision with Rugan and several Republic County girls put the Lady Buffaloes on the line. Both free-throws fell and the score was 42-all. The next time down court, Kayley Johnson, for Republic County, sank a 3-ball, making it a 45-42 ballgame with 1:04 flashing on the clock.

Once again a Woodmansee/Hestrom collision at mid-court knocked Woodmansee out of the game with less than 30 seconds showing on the score-board, as the Lady Oilers’ point guard banged the back of her head with a boom that could be heard throughout

the purple Coliseum. The next trip down court,

Hitschmann buried a 3-ball for the Lady O’s. Republic County responded with a bucket to put them back on top with a score of 48-47.

The Lady O’s got the ball and Hekele was fouled and the junior for-ward made a trip to the line with a 2-shot opportunity. The shots rolled off of the rim, and the Lady O’s found the clock working against them for the win.

The buzzer sounded prematurely

and the referees had 1.4 seconds placed back on the clock. Hitschmann tried a 3-pointer from beyond mid-court, but the shot was short, giving Republic County third place 2A tro-phy with the 48-47 final score.

“We just didn’t come out and play like we did the last two days,” Rugan said. “We didn’t have much intensity in the first half. We took it over in the second half and had a good lead, but just couldn’t hold it.”

Hitschmann had her best game of the season making a game-high 23 points. Rugan scored a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Woodmansee, and Lewis scored four points apiece, and Hipp and Burton each scored two points apiece in the loss. The Lady O’s went 14 for 33 from the field (37.8 percent), and 18 for 22 (81.8 percent) from the charity stripe.

A big statistic was the 16 first half turnovers. The Lady Oilers only com-mitted eight in the second half.

Hipp scored eight rebounds; Hitschmann scored four; Burton pulled down three; Hekele, Woodmansee and Lewis each earned a board in the game.

The Lady Oilers did an outstanding job of representing Central Plains, ending the season with a 19-7 record — an amazing feat for a team consoli-dated from two teams in their first year of playing together.

“It was like we were feeling each other out the first half,” said head coach Toby Holmes. “The second half, it started to get a little more intense. The fourth quarter was really excit-ing—back and forth, back and forth. They just happened to hit shots when it counted.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with our kid’s effort. I was pleased with our concentration and everything we did at the tournament. Obviously, we would have liked to win that last game. I am just so proud of our kids with the way they played.

“Our kids all year just had a goal. They wanted to get to Manhattan. We struggled a little bit here and there throughout the season, but it seems like after the Southeast of Saline Tournament, they hit the ‘on’ switch and our effort and intensity became good.

“We almost just refused to lose. They would do whatever they could to get a chance to win.”

They were an inspiration to watch, for their tenacity and no-quit desire. Congratulations to coach Holmes, assistant coach Jesse Habiger, and all the Lady Oilers, for your champion-ship efforts.


The past two years as an observer has been a challenge, because as you know, almost everyone becomes an authority. After 44 years of coaching and a few trips to state basketball tournaments, I feel that my observa-tions have some merit.

The Central Plains Lady Oilers, head coach Toby Holmes and assis-tant coach Jesse Habiger are to be praised for their 19-7 record and fourth place finish at the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan this past weekend. That this was achieved in the first year of consoli-dation is an outstanding achieve-ment.

I greatly enjoyed the Lady Oilers at state and the great group of senior leadership from Sidney Rugan, Amanda Lewis, Miranda Burton, Lindsay Woodmansee and Abby Holmes. You all did a remarkable job of coming together.

My wife, Carrie, nicknamed Rugan the “Get-er-done” girl and others have called her the “Ruganator.” Mark

McCoy, sports editor of the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter, calls her “Hacksaw” after the great intense line-backer Hacksaw Reynolds of the Los Angeles Rams.

That is how physical you have to play if you want to step up to the next level.

Junior Jennifer Hitschmann would have to be called “Clutch,” for she hit some very important last minute shots to power the Lady Oilers through sub-state and state.

Head coach Alan Clark of the Otis-Bison boys’ basketball team is another coach from this area that has made the state level for the past three years. My hat is off to both of these teams.

I would like to thank coaches Holmes and Habiger, and the Lady Oilers for a strong finish and a job extremely well done.

Ted Schmid is the retired coach of the Wilson Dragons basketball team.

Ted’s Corner

Fourth

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Janae Hekele attempts a 3-point shot in the March 10 loss to Republic County in the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan.


Breanna Holmes steals the ball late in the fourth quarter against a Lady Buffalo in the March 10 loss to Republic County in the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan.

Jennifer Hitschmann goes up for a bucket in the March 10 loss to Republic County in the 2A State Basketball Tournament in Manhattan.

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One of the great traditions of the Christian church (for those of us who honor

them) is the season of Lent. No, it’s not in the Bible. Jesus is not

recorded as saying, “Every year after I die, you will spend the 40 days before the anniversary of my resurrection (not counting Sundays) in a time of confession, penitence and mourning.”

No, he didn’t say that. But there are lots of things Jesus did

not say — like “It’s OK to substitute Wonder Bread for the unleavened loaf of Passover.”

Or, “It’s just fine to use grape juice instead of wine.”

Or, “My birthday is Dec. 25, which you will not be able to understand or celebrate until the Gregorian calendar is invented, hundreds of years from now.”

What Jesus didn’t say has never stopped us from doing spiritual things and Lent is one of those spiritual things.

Lent never gets as much attention as Christmas, which is really odd. Advent and Christmastide, supposed-ly seasons of giving, in our culture have turned into seasons of get, get, getting. Yet, according to everyone I speak to, Christmas remains “the sea-son of giving.” Hmmm.

On the other hand, Lent is the very opposite. Though on the surface, it appears that Lent is all about give, give, giving (as in “giving up something of ourselves”), Lent is really a season of getting — getting our lives back in order, getting our priorities straight, getting into the right relationship with our God. And it IS about the getting that we call “personal gain”! It’s about getting a new attitude, getting a new way of living, getting back to God.

Ironically, the only way we can do that is by giving.

Like Jesus in the wilderness for 40 days (do we get it?), we need to give up those things that are pushing us in our lives: our false pretenses, our little deceits, our pettiness, our greed, etc. — and look for the Spirit. We need to deeply ponder what it is that we are meant to be, and how far short of it we have fallen. We need to simplify our lives “to the bone,” in order to see that which is worth living for.

Forty days fasting in the wilderness after his baptism helped Jesus to see his way into three years of ministry and a Cross.

Now, 40 days without food and water IS scientifically do-able, and was considered a spiritual discipline among Jews of Jesus’ day. Jesus doesn’t particularly recommend it for each of us, but he chose to try it him-self. And here’s why.

When you give up, truly give up, things that you think you need, you find out how little you really DO

need. What Jesus learned was to trust

God in all things, and to trust God’s Holy Word. What he learned, by giv-ing up even food and water, was that God DOES take care of us. We can trust God to provide — in fact, God already has provided!

I love that Jesus learned it —really learned it, and didn’t just recite it as a rote lesson. He got it.

Lent doesn’t require all of us to fast like Jesus did, in the middle of a des-ert — although there have, over the years, been many pious folk who fol-lowed Jesus’ footsteps in that direc-tion.

No, Jesus didn’t say, “You shall remember Lent and keep it holy.”

But all of us who experience the deep joy of Easter cannot help but know how much we do not deserve that joy. We have not obeyed our Lord in all things. We have “fallen short of the glory of God,” as Paul says.

Lent reminds us that though we know God forgives us, it doesn’t mean we ought to dismiss for ourselves our sinfulness. We do that, you know — we box it up, put it in a corner, and forget about it. We assume that what we refuse to acknowledge, God won’t know.

But our God is a lot bigger than that nonsense.

The season of Lent is our reminder that we have an awesome God, who knows everything. It’s our reminder that we all DO have those boxes in our closets, and it would be good to open them up, and air them out, and get our cleaning done — so when Easter does arrive (when the Promise is fulfilled), we can celebrate with hearts that are open to understand as fully as humanly possible what Jesus did for us.

God give each one of us a holy Lent!

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BrookvilleUnited MethodistLaura Cherry, pastor114 W. AndersonChurch: (785) 225-6875Sunday school: 9 a.m.Sunday service: 10 a.m.

St. Joseph’s CatholicMsgr. James E. HakeWest ThirdSunday Mass: 8 a.m.

bUShTonholy name CatholicFr. Robert SpencerAsst. Fr. Edmond Kline296 Third Rd., (620) 562-3427Mass: 8 a.m. Sunday andWed. 6 p.m.

United MethodistGene Langhofer, pastor213 Third (620) 562-3393Sunday service: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10:15 a.m.

Salem United MethodistRyan Lynch, pastor517 Ave. E, (620) 562-3334 Sunday service: 10:45 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

CaRnEIRoUnited MethodistStephen Holmes, pastorPhone: (785) 472-8773Sunday school: 8:30 a.m.Sunday service: 9:45 a.m.

doRRanCEFirst Lutheran – ELCaDiane Wagner, AIM417 Coleman, (785) 658-2252Sunday service: 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s CatholicFr. Jarett KonradeSaturday Mass: 6 p.m.

ELLSwoRThabundant Grace Community Fellowship Church and Evangelical Free Church (United)Tad Trapp, pastor907 Evans, (785) 531-1969Sunday service: 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Study: 7 p.m.

assembly of GodExie Barber, pastor108 W. Eighth, (785) 472-3232Bible study: 9:45 a.m.Sunday service: 10:50 a.m.Sunday evening service: 6 p.m.Wednesday service: 7 p.m.

holy apostles EpiscopalPhyllis Flory, pastor

103 W. Fourth, (785) 493-2760Sunday service: 9 a.m.Sr. Warden, (785) 658-3571

First PresbyterianAmy Jo Hawley, interim pastor405 N. Lincoln, (785) 472-5557Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Sunday service:10:30 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran LC – MSDennis Dufon, pastorChurch: (785) 472-4045Sunday service: 9:30 a.m.SS following serviceTV ministry: Sun. 3 p.m. and Thurs. 6 p.m.

St. bernard’s CatholicFr. Steve Heina10th and Kansas (785)472-3136Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran LC – MSPhilip Hoppe, pastor(785) 472-3712Sunday service: 10:00 a.m.Adult Bible class: 9:00 a.m.Sunday school: 9:00 a.m.

Smoky hill baptistBilly Kryger, pastor(785)472-55871007 EvansSunday school: 9:45 a.m.Sunday service: 10:45 a.m.Afternoon service: 1:30

United MethodistBethann Black, pastor(785)472-3870322 N. DouglasSunday school: 9:30 a.m.Sunday service: 10:45 a.m.Youth group: Wed. 6:30-8 p.m.TV ministry: Sunday 10:30 & 12:45 a.m.www.ellsworthumc.com

GEnESEoGeneseo United MethodistTicia Bennett, pastor407 8th, (620) 824-6498Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.UMW: 3rd. Thursday - 1:30 p.m.

holyroodSt. Paul United Churchof ChristDebby Rains, pastor301 E. Nassau, (785) 252-3410Adult Bible study: 9:30 a.m.Sunday service: 10:30 a.m.Awsome Kids Club: Wed., 6 p.m.

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kanoPoLISUnited MethodistStephen Holmes, pastor103 S. MissouriChurch: (785) 472-8773Sunday school: 10 a.m.Sunday worship: 11 a.m.

St. Ignatius CatholicFr. Steve Heina127 N. MissouriRectory: (785) 472-4874Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

LoRRaInEFirst baptistDave Barger, pastor320 W. Wichita(785) 472-5334Sunday school: 9:45 a.m.Sunday service: 10:45 a.m.Sun. evening service: 7 p.m.Youth Group : 7 p.m.Wednesday: AWANA, pre-school to Jr. High, 6:30 p.m.

wILSonExcelsior Lutheran – ELCaPastor Ron MacLennan and Marcia MacLennanContact Minister - Diane Wagner(785) 658-2252Nine miles NE of Wilson off I-70Sunday service: 8:30 a.m.

First baptistJoe DiVietro, pastorBrett Denham, asst. pastorOld Highway 40, (785) 658-2499Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Sunday services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening services: 6:00 p.m.AWANA (Children’s Bible study): — Wednesday, 7 p.m.Youth group (6-12 grades): — Sunday 6 p.m.

First Presbyterian & United MethodistKris Bair, pastor319 24th St. or 2424 Ave. F Church: (785) 658-2191Worship and SS alternating monthly between churchesJoint SS: 9:30-11:00 a.m. Joint Sunday service: 10 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran – ELCaJim Wagner, pastor2819 Ave. FChurch: (785) 658-2252Saturday service: 5:30 p.m.Sunday service: 9 a.m.Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

St. wenceslaus CatholicFr. Jarett Konrade2807 Ave. D (785) 658-3361Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

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David Barger, speeding, $149.

Gary L. Briscoe, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

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Silva pleaded guilty as an aider and abetter. The court accepted the defen-dant’s plea and found her to be guilty of the Class A non-person misde-meanor violation of KSA 21-5706 as set forth in the now amended com-plaint, or aiding and abet-ting theory.

Silva was ordered to serve 90 days in the Ellsworth County Jail, with credit for five days served. The remaining 85 days were suspended. She was ordered to pay a $160 docket fee, a $45 booking fee, a $165 jail per diem ($33 per day), and a $500 fine.

Sheriff Department NON-INJURY

ACCIDENTS — At 9:54 p.m. March 5, Christian Orr, 40, Abilene, became disoriented while driving a 2010 Pontiac car into a pasture on Avenue A, 100 feet west of 23rd Road.

The landowner contact-ed Orr, then contacted law enforcement to advise them Orr was having a medical condition at the time. Damage was over $1,000. No injuries were reported.

At 2:30 p.m. March 8, Frederick Patrick IV, 54, Louisa, Va., was driving west on Interstate 70 in a

2004 Volvo semi-tractor trailer. At milepost 214.5, he hit a deer. Damage was over $1,000. No injuries were reported.

At 10:33 p.m. March 10, Kassie Grothusen, 21, Ellsworth, was driving east on Old 40 Highway in a 1995 Ford pickup when she hit a deer. Damage was over $1,000. No injuries were report-ed.

BURGLARY — Between Jan. 10, 2011 and May 13, 2011, Gary Oller, Holyrood, was the victim of a burglary at 335 Avenue N in Holyrood. Taken was a Sako Forrester 243 cali-ber rife valued at $1,000.

BATTERY — At 10:05 a.m. March 9, Monte Payne, Lorraine, was the victim of a battery at 233 Mohlman in Lorraine. Arrested and charged with battery was Keith Foskett, Lorraine. Foskett was arrested on a $5,000 cash only bond. He remains in custody at the Ellsworth County Jail.

THEFT — On March 1, Don Kratzer of Geneseo was the victim of a theft in Section 28-17-8 in Thomas Township. Taken were a tractor radiator, and five car and truck radiators. Total loss was $1,000.

DeedsDonald J. and Eleanor

G. Hunter convey and warrant to Donald J. Hunter, trustee of the Donald J. Hunter Living Trust, the northwest quarter of Section 18-14-10 and a part of the southwest quarter of Section 18-14-10 in

Ellsworth County, Kan.Donald and Eleanor

Hunter grant and con-vey to the Eleanor G. Hunter Living Trust, Eleanor G. Hunter trustee, 408 30th Street in Wilson, Lots 13 and 14 in Block 16 in the City of Wilson.

Deborah Ann Long-Furgason conveys and quit claims to Gary Lee Furgason the north half of Lot 4 and a portion of Lot 3 in Block 8 of Hodgden’s Addition to the City of Ellsworth.

Donna Kroll conveys and warrants to Veronica Strouse a frac-tion of Lots 7, 8, and 9 in Briscoe’s First Addition to the City of Ellsworth.

Ellsworth PoliceNON-INJURY ACCIDENT — At 8:50 a.m. March 3, Mildred I. Spencer of Abilene was backing a 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme owned by Agnes Hawks of Solomon in the parking lot of the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, 1607 State Street, Ellsworth. During the process, Spencer hit the back driver’s side back corner of a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, causing a minor scratch. The Equinox was parked and unoccupied

in the ECF parking lot at the time of the acci-dent. It is owned by Jennifer L. Boster of Leavenworth. The Oldsmobile sustained a minor scratch on the passenger side front bumper. No injuries were reported. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY — Between March 2 and March 5, criminal dam-age to property took place at 333 Webb in Ellsworth. Anna B. Cikanek of Ellsworth was the victim. Damaged were four out-door lighting fixtures, four concrete benches and bird baths, and four miscellaneous yard orna-ments. Total loss was $450.

Ellsworth FireAt 10:45 a.m. March

6, firefighters responded to Ellsworth County Medical Center to stand-by for a helicopter landing. A total of five firefighters and three fire trucks responded.

At 8:55 a.m., March 12, firefighters respond-ed to a roll-over car acci-dent at milepost 215.5 on Interstate 70. According to Ellsworth fire chief, firefighters extracted the occupants involved in the accident. A total of 11 firefighters and four firetrucks responded.

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20# Pork Bundle$60.00

Includes Pork Chops,Pork Steak, Pork

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Ground beef, roast,minute steaks,

T-bone steaks, sirloinsteak, pork roast,

pork chops, cutlets,pork steak, bacon,seasoned sausage,

or ground pork

$120.00

Beef Sides: $2.70/lb.Split Sides: $2.75/lb.Hind Qtr.: $2.95/lb.Front Qtr.: $2.60/lb.

Prices subject tochange due to market

25# Beef Bundle$100.00

Includes groundbeef, roast, minutesteaks, club steaks,sirloin steaks, and

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Prices good through 3/21/12.Prices include cutting,wrapping & freezing

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B7Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter • Thursday, March 15, 2012

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FREEPLACEMENT ON OUR POPULAR WEBSITE!

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Let US HELP YOU

Call the I-R for your

Classified advertising needs(785) 472-5085

or stop by our office304 N. Douglas, Ellsworth

Real Estate

For Rent

Oil and filter change — $19.95. Includes up to 5 quarts Trop-Artic oil, filter and lube chassis. Most cars and light trucks, diesel not included. Hoffman Auto (785)472-4176.

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Automotive

WantedWanted to buy coin and currency collections, gold and silver jewelry, any shape, pocket watches, guns and war memorabilia. Call Steve (785)472-1340.

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ServicesPasture clearing, licensed and insured, eight years experience. Call Gordon Krueger. (785) 526-7729 or (785) 658-5746.

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Melvin’s Sewing Machine Sales and Service, 33 years experience. Service any make. Leave requests at Robson’s. (785) 472-3931.

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Submersible Pumps & Service. Mike’s Pump and Windmill Service. (785) 472-4919.

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Movies

Two bedroom house for sale. New roof, attached garage. 520 Washington. (785) 658-3587 or (785) 472-5178.

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Country living in the Ly-ons-Little River area. 1.8 acres, small house, barn, hen house. 445 29th Road North. $42,900, monthly payment $439. Owner will carry with reasonable down payment or we will match any down payment $6,000 plus. (417) 469-4797, (417) 252-3681 (cell).

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For Sale2390 Case tractor, excel-lent condition. (785) 531-1155.

28-4c

Sealed Bids

Whirlpool Accubake elec-tric range, almond color, $100. Whirlpool electric dryer, $50. Both work great. (785) 531-0629.

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Offered For SaleThe Lorraine Volunteer Fire Department is accepting sealed bids from anyone wishing to purchase a � berglass 1,000 gallon water

tank. The tank is to be sold as is and without warranty, and may be viewed at any timebehind the Fire Department at 236 Main

St. in Lorraine. Sealed bids (minimum bid $500) must be received at the Lorraine City Of� ces by 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 20, 2012 to be considered. Please identify your bid envelope with “Lorraine Water Tank

Sealed Bid” and include your contractinformation on the bid. Bids will be opened

and considered during the regular City Council Meeting to be held at 7:00 P.M.

March 20, 2012. The City of Lorraine reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

CITY OF LORRAINE238 MAIN ST.

LORRAINE, KS 67459

Phone: (785) 472-5582FAX: (785) 472-5289

Email: [email protected]

Kirkendall HeightsEllsworth, KS

• One Bedroom Units

• Appliances Furnished

• On-Site Laundry

• Rent Based on Income

• Free Water, Sewer & Trash

785-472-3765Twila Lindsley, Manager

TDD Users Call 800/766-3777

Victor Bros. Auction& Realty, Inc.P.O. Box 5, Wilson, KS 67490

Frank Princ - Broker - 785-658-7003Shelly Whitmer - Salesperson - 785-658-5525

Vicky Kaiser - Salesperson - 620-587-2326www.victorbros.com

LISTINGS

For More Information & Photos Goto our web page Victorbros.com

420 24th Street – WilsonInvestment Property

17 One Bedroom ApartmentsPRICE REDUCED!!

220 North Main – Sylvan GroveAsking $ 47,000

2112 Avenue E – WilsonPRICE REDUCED

4.5 Acres of Land – WilsonZoned Commercial or

Residential. City water available for Residential.Asking $ 15,000

323 25th Street – WilsonAsking $ 42,000

622 22nd Street – WilsonAsking $ 60,000

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Lucas Area Community Theater First Show Second Show

116 S. Main - Lucas KS - 785-525-7747 www.LucasTheater.org

Ages 4 - 12 -$ 4 (3D- $ 5) Adults - $ 5 (3D - $ 6)

Mar. 16, 17, 18 7 Fri. & Sat., 5 Sun.

Mar. 16, 17, 18 Fri. & Sat., 7 Sun.

PG-13 PG-13

Notice

2500 ton of crushed asphalt millings. Can sell whole pile, or at least 150 ton

at a time. Pile is 1 mile east ofHolyrood on north side of highway. Call 785-201-8364 or 785-493-0252.

Bake Sale

Saturday, March 17

3008 Ave EWilson, KS

(785) 658-2139

Edible treasures

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Hope to see you there!


at the Ellsworth Kiwanis Home & Garden Show

Saturday, March 24, 2012Ellsworth American Legion

Contact Joni at:472-4436 or 531-0929

www.idealkansas.com

916 State, Ellsworth2 Bdrm, 1 Bath home - $52,500

413 Bradley, Ellsworth4 Bdrm, 3 bath home $167,500.

910 N. Grand, Ellsworth 4 Bdrm, 2 Bath home - $59,500

397 E. Wichita, Lorraine3 Bdrm 2 Bath home - $105,000

404 S. Missouri, Kanopolis3 Bdrm, 2 Bath home - $95,000

518 Washington, Ellsworth 5 Bdrm, 2+ Bath home - $139,500

704 E 2nd, Ellsworth3 Bdrm, 2 Bath home - $99,500

311 N. Missouri, Kanopolis 4 Bdrm, 1 Bath home - $69,500

5 Bdrm, 2 Bath home - $89,500409 E. 3rd, Ellsworth

Commercial Property116 N. Kansas, $19,500112 W. 1st, $75,000

604 N. 8th, Geneseo3 Bdrm, 2 Bath home.

Only $67,500

401 Bradley, Ellsworth4+ Bdrm, 3 bath brick home w/

full fi nished bsmt. $199,500.Pasture Land30 acres located on blacktop. Great building site. $45,000. Additional acres available.

NEW LISTING:1303 Aylward, Ellsworth2 Bdrm 1 Bath townhome w/tile fl oors, CH/A, & full bsmt. Move

in ready. $107,500

SOLD

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Help Wanted

Position open for a ca-shier/tire person. Salary plus commission. Will train tire repair and mounting. Apply at D&S Convenience, 275 Highway 14, Ellsworth. (785) 472-5106.

28-4c Livestock

Ellsworth Recreationis now taking applications

for the following summer jobs

Assistant Pool ManagerBall Field Maintenance

Life GuardsUmpires

Ball Park ConcessionsScore Keepers

If you are interested, you may pick up an application at City Hall.

If you have any questions,please call Ronnie.

Ellsworth Recreation Department785-472-4123

More seats for $99 or less

than ever before.

April 22

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Adoption ADOPT: We promise to give your

baby a life filled with love, happiness, & security. Expenses paid. Lori & Art, 1-877-292-1755

Career Opportunity ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from

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Help Wanted City of Cherryvale, Kansas is hiring

for full-time Firefighter/KS Certified Paramedic or EMT. For more informa-tion please contact Cherryvale Fire-Rescue at (620) 336-2121.

Exp. Flatbed Drivers: Regional op-portunities now open with plenty of freight & great pay! 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com

MH Landscaping and Services is seeking independent laborers, land-scapers and/or handymen to per-form property maintenance. Inter-ested parties please visit us at www.mhlands.com, or call Shannon at 785-256-0553 for more information.

Help Wanted/Truck Driver Great Plains Trucking, a subsidiary

of privately owned Great Plains Man-ufacturing of Salina, KS is looking for experienced drivers or driving school graduates to deliver product to our dealer network. We offer excellent compensation, benefits and home time. Please contact Brett at [email protected] or 785-823-2261

TSI Kansas Inc. is seeking qualified CDL Drivers. Two years experience, Clean MVR, current medical card. Benefits: Paid Employee BC/BS, Vaca-tion, 401(k). Call John, 785-632-5183

Up to $5,000 annual bonus! Hir-

ing drivers with 3/4-ton and larger pickups, haul/tow, or semi-flatbeds. Competitive rates & sign-on bonus. 1-866-764-1601 or Foremost Trans-port.com

“You got the drive, We have the Di-rection” OTR Drivers APU Equipped Pre-Pass EZ-pass Pets/passenger policy. Newer equipment. 100% NO touch. 1-800-528-7825

Misc. AIRLINES ARE HIRING - Train for

hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Fi-nancial aid if qualified - Housing available CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-248-7449.

Sporting Goods GUN SHOW MARCH 17-18 SAT. 9-5

& SUN. 9-3 WICHITA CESSNA ACTIV-ITY CENTER (2744 GEORGE WASH BLVD) BUY-SELL-TRADE INFO: (563) 927-8176

Line clearance tree com-pany hiring tree trimming foremen, tree trimmers, and heavy equipment op-erators. Must have CDL or valid driver’s license and be able to obtain a CDL. We do drug testing. Call Salina Tree at (785) 827-2977 or 1-800-427-5328.

30-4c

Help wanted, part-time housekeeping/floor care. Golden Living Center, Wilson. Call (785)658-2505 or apply within.

30-2c

Just kidding — we aren’t really seeking Superheroes.

We are, however, seeking that special someone who thinks outside of the box and wants to help our advertisers meet their goals.

Salary plus commission and bene� ts. And that’s no joke.

Send resume and cover letter to the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter, 304 N. Douglas, Ellsworth, KS 67439.

The Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Of� ce is accepting applications for a full time

Communications Dispatch Position. This position is open until � lled. Please

pick up applications or send a resume to212 North Kansas Avenue, Ellsworth,

Kansas 67439. Applications can also be requested at [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until the position is � lled. Applicants need to have a high school diploma or the eqivalent, be

at least 18 years of age, have no priorfelony or disqualifying convictions.

E.O.E.

Immediate openings for C N A’s and CMA’s at our long term care

unit. These positions are part time and On Call Positions in all shifts

available.

Interested persons should contactJessica Mitchell

Human Resource Director at 472-3167 or

complete an onlineapplication at

www.good-sam.com.

EOE

Early Consignments for Thursday March 15th:70 blk s&h 500-750, 17 hfrs 500-600 suitable for replacements, 68 blk strs 850 home raised/source & age, 70 s&h 600-800, 35 s&h 600-800 home raised/weaned/off wheat, 50 char/blk s&h 400-525 weaned/vacc, 33 blk s&h 350-600, 142 blk hfrs 550-725 open/weaned/vacc, 100 strs

850 plus many more by sale time.

FARMERS & RANCHERSLIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.

Salina, KSReceipts for the week totaled 6306 cattle and 25 butcher hogs on Monday.

Not enough hogs to test the market.

STEERS HEIFERS300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-1000

300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-1000

*Cattle sales broadcast LIVE on www.cattleusa.com*Register before sale day to be approved • Call Barn for Details

Sale Manager - Mike Samples - 785-825-0211 Ofc. • 785-826-7884 CellSalina, Kansas

Listen to our markets on KSAL, Salina at 6:45 a.m. on Monday thru Friday.For more information or to consign cattle call sale barn or:

Fieldman Representatives: Kenny Briscoe • Lincoln, KS • 785-524-4048Don Long • Ellsworth, KS • 785-472-3927

For a complete list of cattle for all sales check out our website at: www.fandrlive.com

$220-230.00$214-222.00$196-205.00$175-183.50$156-164.75$143-151.75$130-138.25

$190-200.00$180-189.00$166-174.00$150-159.00$141-148.00$132-139.00

In stock today

Special Sales calendar:

Cow Sales These sales are on Tuesdays and

start at 12 noon. Call and get your cattle consigned.

March 20, 2012April 17, 2012May 1, 2012

• 6’8” X 16 Gooseneck Stock Trailer• 6’8” X 20 Gooseneck Stock Trailer• 6’8” X 16 Half top Trailer GR Trailer• 6’8” X 16 Half top Trailer GR Trailer• 6’8” X 32 Metal Top GR Trailer

• 6’8” X 14 Bumper Pull GR Trailer• Trip Hopper Feeders• Heavy Duty Round Bale Feeders• Heavy Duty Mineral Feeders

Special Bull Sales

New Frontier Bucking Bull Sale-Saturday March 17th 11 a.m.

Early Consignments for Tuesday March 20th Cow Sale

Bulls: 24 2 yr old charolais bulls semen checked with excellent EPD’s, 1 blk balancer bull 18 months semen checked, 2 3 yr old purebred angus

bull semen checked, 1 red angus 18 mo bull semen and trich tested, 6 blk gelbvieh bulls semen checked

Replacement hfrs: 57 blk hfrs OCHV’d pelvic examined home raised 750-800, 30 blk hfrs OCHV’d pelvic examined, 40 blk hfrs 750-800 northern

origin/pelvic examined/source & age, 27 blk hfrs OCHV’d 850

Hfr pairs: 8 red angus simmX hfr pairs, 40 red angus pairs all AI calves worked ready for grass Pelton genetics hfrs OCHV’d. 15 angus pairs AI sired angus calves, 8 red angus pairs AI sired calves worked and very fancy, 20 blk hfr pairs, 85 blk/bwf f-1 hfrs AI sired calves by Gardiner

Angus Bulls, 60 angus hfr pairs hfrs OCHV’d Kansas origin AI sired calves by In Focus Son, 20 blk hfr pairs fancy hfrs off the Bichelmeyer ranch as calves, 10 blk hfr pairs home raised, 25 blk/bwf hfr pairs with black

balancer calves 150-200#, 40 2nd calf pairs blk/bwf with black balancer calves 150-200#, 32 blk/bwf angus hfr pairs with black calves, 5 hfr pairs,

10 blk hfr pairs all worked, 20 blk home raised hfr pairs.

Cows: 30 blk/bwf 3 yrs old 2nd calvers heavy bred start April 1 to May 15 bred to balancer bulls, 40 4-7 yr blk bred/pairs with balancer calves, 90 blk cow 3-5 yrs fall bred to angus bulls, 100 mostly blk cows 3-5 yrs fall bred to angus bulls, 45 blk/red angus pairs 4-+6 yrs with In Focus

calves, 85/40 blk cows 4-6 yrs bred angus several being pairs, 30 mostly blk running age pairs, 20/10 young fall bred pairs bred black, 40 blk/bwf older pairs, 40 blk fall bred cows 5-8 yrs, 25 angus cows 4-5 yrs fall bred to Gardiner Angus bulls, 40 blk cows fall bred 4-7 yrs bred Winney Retail

Product September 1st for 60 days, 50/25 blk/red angus cows 3-7 yrs bred Red & Blk Angus, 25 blk cows 5 yrs bred blk, 25 blk cows bred black, 8 rend angus running age pairs, 70 blk angus pairs 5-6 yrs all one iron 200# black calves, 36 red angus cows 4-6 yrs bred red angus start April

1st for 45 days.

Spring Spectacular Catalog Horse SaleMay 19-20

Catalog closes March 20 or fi rst 500 headSelling 250 each day

Saturday consignment fee $125Sunday Consignment fee $75

For more info call the barn

Sylvan Sales Commission L .L .C.

To Consign Cattle ContactToby Meyer - 785-658-5772 • Brad Zorn - 785-658-7124 • Ryan Obermueller - 785-658-5858 • John Perry - 785-488-8061

Cody Murray - 785-738-8055 Sale Barn - 785-526-7123 • Greg Carey - 785-483-1455

Bulls - 88-106.00 High Cows - 70-88.00 Low Cows - 55-69.00Strs

300-400.................................211-237.00

400-500.................................203-215.00

500-600.................................185-205.00

600-700.................................164-184.00

700-800.................................148-166.00

800-900.................................142-154.00

Hfrs

300-400.....................................190-212.00

400-500.....................................170-185.00

500-600.....................................159-174.00

600-700.....................................137-154.00

700-800.....................................133-141.00

800-900.....................................133-136.00

Regular Sales Every Monday

Next Week - Early Consignments100 mx S/H...............................4-650.0085 mx S/H.................................4-550.0063 Blk S/H.................................4-600.0065 Strs.........................................850.0063 Hfrs.........................................825.00 Many more by sale time

Sat. March 24th - 1 p.m.Special Stock Cow Sale


Public Notices B9

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter, March 1, 2012)

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS

PRISCILLA D. KING, Petitionervs. Case No. 2011-CV-36CLEONA MAE KING, Defendant

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

BE ADVISED that the Ellsworth County Sheriff will sell the below described real estate on the 27th day of March, 2012, at public auction commencing as of 1:15 P.M. on the steps of the Ellsworth County Courthouse, 210 N. Kansas, Ellsworth, kansas. Sale will be to the highest bidder with 25% of the purchase price to be paid in cash to the Sheriff at time of sale.

This Sale is authorized per Order of the Ellsworth County District Court entered on January 19, 2012, in the above case, and the successful bidder will receive a Certificate of Pur-chase on the day of the sale. There is no right of redemption with the parties to this action.

Upon confirmation of this Sheriff’s Sale (presumably on April 19, 2012), the balance of the purchase price will need to be paid in cash to the Clerk of the District Court and a Sheriff’s Deed will issue. A title insurance commitment will be forthcoming at or shortly after the date of confirmation.

The property to be sold is: A house and other improvements located at 420 23rd Street in Wilson, Kansas: also known as The South Half (S/2) of Lot Twelve (12) And The West Half of the South Half of Lot Eleven, Both in Block Two (2) of Tyler’s Addition to the City of Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

The local attorney for the Petitioner in this Sale is Joe She-pack, SC #11596, P.O. Box 396, Ellsworth, KS 785-472-4899. The bidding will start at $37,000.00.

In the event of inclement weather, the location of the sale will be the main Courtroom at the Ellsworth County Court-house.

/s/ Tracy Ploutz Ellsworth County Sheriff

ATTEST:

/s/ Peggy Svaty, ClerkEllsworth County District Court

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Ellsworth COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of CAMERON BLOESSER, a minor Case No. 2012 PR 5(Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)

NOTICE OF SUIT

To: ERIN L. McQUESTEN, JAMES T. BLOESSER and any and all other concerned persons:

You are notified that a Petition for Appointment of Guard-ian and Conservator for CAMERON BLOESSER has been filed in the District Court of Ellsworth County, Kansas by Stepha-nie Bloesser praying that she be appointed Guardian and Conservator. You are hereby required to plead to the Petition on or before April 2, 2012, in the court at Ellsworth, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment will be entered upon the Petition and the request granted.

Tish Morrical (No. 17647) ofHAMPTON & ROYCE, L.C.119 West Iron AvenueP.O. Box 1247Salina, Kansas 67402-1247(785) 827-7251 - Telephone(785) 827-2815 - FaxAttorney for Petitioner

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate of Case No. 12-PR-6David L. Fleming, Deceased

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:You are notified that on February 24, 2012, a Petition was

filed in this Court by Ruth Fleming, an heir, devisee and lega-tee, and Executor named in the "Last Will and Testament of David L. Fleming," deceased, dated August 8, 2000, request-ing that the instrument attached thereto be admitted to probate and record as the Last Will and Testament of the decedent; Letters Testamentary under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act be issued to the Executor to serve without bond. You are further advised under the provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates Act the Court need not supervise adminis-tration of the Estate, and no notice of any action of the Execu-tor or other proceedings in the administration will be given, except for notice of final settlement of decedent's estate.

You are further advised if written objections to simplified administration are filed with the Court, the Court may order that supervised administration ensue.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 23, 2012, at 9:00 A.M. in the District Court, Ellsworth 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.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publi-cation of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Ruth Fleming, Executor

Sherman, Hoffman & Hipp, LCP. O. Box 83Ellsworth, KS 67439-0083Attorneys for Petitioner

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IN THE MATTER OF

THE LENHARDT E. HOMEIER AND ALICE E. HOMEIERREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

Dated October 9, 2008

NOTICE TO CREDITORS PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 58a-818

TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that Alice E. Homeier died on November 18, 2011, and Lenhardt E. Homeier died on February 19, 2012. The decedents were the Settlors of the LENHARDT E. HOMEIER AND ALICE E. HOMEIER REVOCA-BLE LIVING TRUST Dated October 9, 2008, and all amend-ments to the same. Donna Fay Major is the Trustee of the Trust. The Trustee has the power to pay the outstanding debts of the decedents from the trust property upon re-ceipt of proper proof thereof. In accordance with K.S.A. 58a-818, creditors of the decedents, Alice E. Homeier and/or Lenhardt E. Homeier, must present their claims for such debts to the Trustee of the trust in writing within the lat-ter of four (4) months from the date of first publication of this notice which notice was first published March 15, 2012, or thirty (30) days after receipt of the actual notice if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascer-tainable by the Trustee. If a creditor fails to present such claim to the Trustee within such prescribed time period, the creditor will be forever barred as against the Trustee and the trust property.

Donna Fay MajorP.O. Box 67

Dorrance KS 67634Trustee

Kenneth L. Cole - 11003WOELK & COLEP.O. Box 431Russell, KS 67665(785) 483-3711Attorney for Trustee

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NOTICEPUBLICATION OF INTENT TO FILE

AN APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO VOTE AND

ISSUE SCHOOL BONDS IN EXCESS OF THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL BOND DEBT LIMITATION

To the Electors of Unified School District No. 327, Ellsworth County, Kansas (Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo):

You are hereby notified that the Board of Education (the “Board”), of Unified School District No. 327, Ellsworth County, Kansas (Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo) (the “District”), will make and file its application with the State Board of Educa-tion, Topeka, Kansas, together with proof of publication of this Notice, for permission to vote general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) in excess of the District's general bond debt limitation for the purpose of providing funds to pay the es-timated $11,300,000 costs to: (a) remodel, construct, furnish and equip additions to the existing vo-ag building for educa-tional spaces; (b) construct, furnish and equip improvements and additions to the existing Ellsworth Junior/Senior High School facility in the District, including gymnasium, weights/fitness, tennis courts, parking lot improvements, new entry and existing locker room renovations; (c) construct HVAC and window improvements to the existing Kanopolis Middle School facility in the District; and (d) to the extent that funds are available, make improvements and additions to existing District facilities (the “Project”). The costs of the Project will be payable from proceeds of the Bonds in an amount not to exceed $11,300,000.

The application will be filed pursuant to a resolution ad-opted by the Board on March 7, 2012, under the authority of K.S.A. 75-2315 et seq., as amended.

Dated: March 7, 2012.BOARD OF EDUCATION, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.

327,ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS (ELLSWORTH-KANOPO-LIS-GENESEO)

By /s/ Gina McGowan, President

(SEAL) ATTEST:/s/Dina Rankin, Clerk Gilmore & Bell100 N. Main, Suite 800 Wichita, Kansas 67202 Tel. (316) 267-2091, Ext. 3106Fax (316) 262-6523

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate of Case No. 12-PR-8Elda F. Haase, Deceased

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:You are hereby notified that on March 8, 2012, a Petition

was filed in this Court by Delvin D. Haase, an heir, devisee and legatee, and Executor named in the "Last Will and Tes-tament of Elda F. Haase," deceased, dated January 5, 1999, praying the instrument attached thereto be admitted to probate and record as the Last Will and Testament of the decedent; Letters Testamentary under the Kansas Simpli-fied Estates Act be issued to the Executor to serve without bond. You are further advised under the provisions of the Kansas Simplified Estates Act the Court need not super-vise administration of the Estate, and no notice of any ac-tion of the Executor or other proceedings in the adminis-tration will be given, except for notice of final settlement of decedent's estate.

You are further advised if written objections to simpli-fied administration are filed with the Court, the Court may order that supervised administration ensue.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before April 2, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. in the District Court, Ellsworth 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 Peti-tion.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

Delvin D. Haase, Petitioner

SUBMITTED BY:

Sherman, Hoffman & Hipp, LC126 N. Douglas P. O. Box 83Ellsworth, KS 67439-0083Attorneys for Petitioner

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Contact Information:Cub Scouts – 1st - 5th Grade Boys

Cubmaster – David Wesseler - 785-472-3362

Chris Erichsen - 785-472-4696

Boy Scouts – 11 - 18 years of age

Assistant Troop Master – John Hirst - 785-252-3358

Scoutmaster – Brian Hutchinson

Corie Soukup – Wilson - 785-658-2667

The Girl Scout Mission:Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, con� dence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout Promise:On my honor, I will try:To serve God and my country,To help people at all times,And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The national dues to join Girl Scouts are $10 annually. The membership year is from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Financial assistance is available through the council upon requests for girls and adults. National dues are non-refundable and nontransferable. Many girls like to have their own handbooks and badge books. Costs vary, contact the Girl Scout Shop for current prices.

Uniforms, vests, sashes and insignia are optional for today’s Girl Scout. Troops usually decide what uniform components that they would like each girl to own. For instance, in some troops, all of the girls own auniform vest for special occasions. The troop will sometimes purchase the insignia that is placed on the vest or sash. Before purchasing auniform, check with the troop leaders and see what the troop hasdecided upon.

Some troops collect troop dues. This money is used to subsidize troop activities in addition to what the troop earns through product sales. Some troops collect the dues at every meeting and others collect it in a one-time payment at the beginning of the year. If your family is unable to pay troop dues, check with the troop leader or a council staff member to learn more about fi nancial assistance.

Sometimes a troop may plan an activity that will cost more than is available in the troop treasury. In this case, the troop may ask the girls’ families to make up the diff erence. In some instances, the troop may also apply to conduct a fundraiser to help earn the additional money.

The council Board of Directors has a strong commitment to make Girl Scouting available to every girl who wishes to participate. They set aside funds annually to assist girls whose families are unable to aff ord the costs of Girl Scouting.

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Our Ellsworth cub scouts have had a great year. Boys who have completed kindergarten can join up with the pack for summer camp and other activities as a Tiger-cub scout. We had 24 boys from first to fifth grade involved this year.

This year we did fun things like the Cowtown parade and � ag raisings at football games. We went to camp Brown in Abilene for Halloween, chuckwagon skills, fun-with-son, and adventure camps. We had a bowling party, and cookouts.

The boys got some in good racing competition with our pinewood derby, rain-gutter regatta, and airplane derby.

The oldest cubs got to join in with the boy scouts for a camp down in the Hutchinson salt mines.

We plan to do much the same in the coming year.

We thank the community for supporting our popcorn sales and for waving to us as we parade or perform our � ag ceremonies.

Thanks,

David WesselerCubmaster emeritusEllsworth Pack 3084

Boy & Girl Scouts of America

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CommissionPatron poses reverse 911 questionSpecial to the i-R

A question from a patron regarding a

reverse 911 system was considered by Ellsworth County commissioners at their March 5 meet-ing.

Mary Ann Frederickson of rural Ellsworth said she was concerned about the notification of public safety and risks occur-ring within the county. She asked whether a reverse 911 system had been discussed by com-missioners, due to the economic development in the community and the young families mov-ing back to the rural areas.

Frederickson noted residents of the Garfield community organized a calling tree, which starts at the sheriff ’s office, due to a recent event in the area.

Commissioners said they looked at an emer-gency system for notifi-cation, but the cost was extremely high, and at that time, they could not justify the need of the system with the cost. They noted, however,

they would be willing to take another look.

In other business:• Bob Fitzgerald dis-

cussed the county web-site with commissioners. At a recent department head meeting, partici-pants said the website was not meeting their needs. It takes too long for information to be posted, and the depart-ment heads said they wanted the ability to post schedules and information.

Commissioners asked whether it was time to look into a professional web service or maintain the status quo. Fitzgerald said he might be able to meet with the county’s technology committee again and see what direction they thought the county should pursue. If they decide to go with a web service, they will make a recommendation.

• Commissioners approved entering into an agreement with the City of Holyrood to use the Holyrood fire chief ’s vehicle as a first response vehicle at a rate of $35 per run.

• Rod Rees, director of the Ellsworth County

EMS, said he has three applicants for the open job at the EMS, and he will be doing interviews this week.

• No action was taken after a 55 minute execu-tive session with Ellsworth County Medical Center chief executive officer Roger Masse and Ellsworth County attorney Joe Shepack to discuss attorney-client matters

• Ellsworth County clerk Jan Andrews was instructed to send out the new proposed burn ban which includes per-mitting to all fire chiefs.

• Andrews was asked to send a letter to the chairman and all com-mittee members of the state taxation committee reiterating their opposi-tion to Senate Bill 317, which redefines the clas-sification on personal property.

• Approval was given proclamatiing March 12-16 as flood safety awareness week.

• Commissioner Kermit Rush will attend the North Central County Highway Officials Association meeting April 12 in Council Grove.

Come and view the quilts, old and new, reminisceabout the old-fashioned methods of quilting & sewing,

and watch while quilters of today make quiltsthe “new-fashioned” way.

A “New-Fashioned” Quilting BeeQuilt Show and Quilting Bee

Saturday, March 17, 20129:30 am to 3:30 pm

Lincoln Park Manor Community Roomlocated on Hwy 14, just south of the

junction of Hwy 18 & Hwy 14 in Lincoln, KS

Sponsored by:

Joyce’s Quilting & FabricsLincoln, Kansas

Spaghetti SupperSat. March 24 - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Commanding Of� cers Quarters, Kanopolis

$6.00 suggested donation per personCarry out available

Ellsworth County Historical Society

Lunches for people age 60 or older are a suggested donation of $2.75 and under 60 are $4.50. Reservations may be made by call-ing by 2 p.m. the day before the meal. Call Ellsworth at (785) 472-5185.

MONDAY — Polish sausage, parsley potatoes, peas, bread, peaches and milk.

TUESDAY — Breaded pork chop, potato salad, Harvard beets, bread, pears and milk.

WEDNESDAY — Baked chick-en, mashed potatoes and gravy, lima beans, bread, fruit cocktail and milk.

THURSDAY — Vegetable soup, crackers, citrus slices and milk.

FRIDAY — Salisbury steak, potato wedges, corn, bread, banana half and milk.

WILSON and HOLYROODLunches for people age 60 or

older are a suggested donation of $2.75 and under 60 are $4.50. The center offers free rolls and coffee at 9 a.m. on Fridays. Call the Wilson Senior Center at (785) 658-2388, or Holyrood at (785) 252-3640.

MONDAY — Polish sausage, parsley potatoes, peas, bread, peach cobbler and milk.

TUESDAY — Breaded pork chop, mashed potatoes, Harvard beets, pears, bread and milk.

WEDNESDAY — Salisbury steak, potato wedges, corn, bread, banana and milk.

THURSDAY — Baked chicken, potato salad, lima beans, bread, milk and fruit cocktail.

FRIDAY — Minestrone soup, crackers, tuna salad sandwich (or meat salad sandwich), citrus fruit and milk.

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ELLSWORTH

DAR Good Citizen


Nichole Whitmer of Ellsworth, right, receives the Smoky Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen pin from her mother, Rita, Monday afternoon, during the DAR Good Citizen Tea at the Ellsworth Methodist Church. Also in attendance at the event was Whitmer’s dad, John.

Climbing to New Heights

Courtesy photo

A cub scout from Ellsworth Pack 3084 climbs a rock wall during a scouting event last June at Camp Brown in Abilene.

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