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This Week’s Reminder

With temperatures predicted to again soar above 100 degrees this

week, please don’t forget to give your pets and

livestock plenty of water.

WEDNESDAY 102/73Sunny and hot

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Fire Tornado

MARK McCOY/Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter

The gusting winds of June 27 created a 100 plus foot fire tornado as Ellsworth County firefighters assisted Russell County firefighters with a pasture fire between Dorrance and Wilson. Fire tornados — also called fire whirls or fire devils — form when a warm updraft and convergence from a wildfire are present.

By the I-R staff

Ellsworth’s annual fireworks show lighted up the sky Saturday night as local offi-cials kept a close eye on the wind and

other factors that could have turned the celebra-tion into an unwelcome ground fire.

Not to be outdone, Mother Nature provided fireworks of her own as lightning streaked across the night, bringing a few drops of rain.

Earlier in the week, Fire Chief Bob Kepka issued an emergency burn ban, which included July 4 fireworks. The day before, firefighters from Ellsworth, Russell and Lincoln counties contended with temperatures beyond the centu-ry mark and winds for five hours before contain-ing a fire that burned more than two miles of pasture, federal Conservation Reserve Program cover and wheat stubble, between Dorrance and Wilson.

“It’s very difficult to control a fire when it’s that hot out and winds are blowing 30 miles an hour,” said Keith Haberer, director of Russell/Ellsworth County Emergency Management.

Ellsworth was not alone in its order. Ellsworth County commissioners issued a burn ban several weeks ago and the towns of Kanopolis and Holyrood joined the list late this past week.

At a special meeting June 28, Wilson officials decided to allow fireworks July 4; however, they

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Raney remarks the trail that brought settlers, others west through here

By LINDa MOWeRy-DeNNINGEllsworth County I-R

Bob Raney — with a little help from a lot of friends — searches for history in the

fields and farmsteads of Ellsworth County, making sure to document his work for future generations.

His most recent project, which Raney finished this past fall, involved the old Butterfield’s Overland Despatch or the Butterfield Trail, which crossed Ellsworth County diagonally from the southeast to the northwest.

The full trail stretched from the Missouri River ports of Atchison-Leavenworth to Denver, Colo. and followed the Smoky Hill River. It later would be roughly the same route used by the Union Pacific Railroad as it moved west from east-ern Kansas; and U.S. Highway 40, the first to cross the nation. In Kansas, Interstate 70 also parallels the old trail until Oakley, where instead of continuing west, political influence from the town of Colby convinced engineers to swing the roadway to the north.

The Despatch carried passengers and freight on the old Smoky Hill Trail, which “brought together all the wonders of the Old West into one story,” historian Jim Gray wrote in a 2008 article on Howard C. Raynesford of Ellis.

“Wagon trains, stagecoaches, Plains Indians, U.S. Cavalry, cow-boys, outlaws, saloon girls, gambling men, and end-of-the-track railroad towns all assemble along the Smoky Hill Trail to construct a romantic history of the West along one of the nation’s most important overland routes,” Gray said.

In the 1930s, Raynesford received permission from the Kansas Legislature to mark the Butterfield Trail with limestone posts from Ellsworth to the west in state right-of-ways. He was assisted in Ellsworth County by George Jelinek, a local historian and one-time state representative.

The two crossed the county, plac-ing 20 posts with “B.O.D. 1865” to mark the trail. Over the years, time

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Bob Raney is shown with a copy of the old map given Ellsworth resident Marvin Bush.

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Practice Makes PerfectYoungsters practice their moves in preparation for the Central Kansas Theatre Academy performance at the Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School PAC June 30.

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Calendar -R-R II ObituariesWEDNESDAY, JULY 4

BRING YOUR FIREWORKS: The City of Wilson hosts a Fourth of July fireworks celebration at 7 p.m. in Lions Club Park in downtown Wilson. Free music, ice cream and water will be available. Bring your fireworks to enjoy from 8 to 11 p.m. between 24th and 25th Streets on Avenue D. No aerial fireworks shooting over five feet in the air will be allowed, nor will sparklers.CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY: The Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter is closed today so staff members can enjoy Independence Day with their families. The I-R office will re-open at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 5.

MONDAY, JULY 9COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. Agenda available after noon the Friday before the meeting.FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS: F&M Drug in downtown Ellsworth hosts the Health Mart Healthy Living Tour today from 3 to 6 p.m. Free health screenings will be given in a 40-foot mobile health screening vehicle, including blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and Hemoglobin A1C tests.SCHOOL BUSINESS: The Central Plains USD 112 board of education meets at 6 p.m. at Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood.

THURSDAY, JULY 12COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION: Commodities are distrib-uted starting at noon at the Ellsworth County Health Department. A new form needs to be filled out for those picking up food for a friend. For more information, call Anita Hoffhines, (785) 531-0160.

FRIDAY, JULY 13CELEBRATING 125 YEARS: The annual Fort Harker Days celebration in Kanopolis kicks off with a reunion of the 1858 Forsyth Scouts from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. • Fort Harker Days in Kanopolis continues Saturday, July 14, with registration for the Fort Harker Walk/Run from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., the parade at 10 a.m. followed by a variety of activities throughout the day.

MONDAY, JULY 16COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. Agenda available after noon the Friday before the meeting.CITY BUSINESS: The Wilson City Council meets at 7 p.m. at city hall.

THURSDAY, JULY 19BRING YOUR QUESTIONS: A staff member from Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp’s office in Washington D.C. visits J.H. Robbins Memorial Library in Ellsworth from 10 to 11 a.m. today, gathering constituents questions, opin-ions and concerns about issues being debated in Congress. A representative will also be available to help constituents with federal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Veteran’s Affairs, and visas.

MONDAY, JULY 23COUNTY BUSINESS: Ellsworth County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the courthouse meeting room. Agenda available after noon the Friday before the meeting.

THURSDAY, JULY 26MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID: The Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina is sponsoring a Mental Health First Aid class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hoeger Chapel on the campus of the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Ellsworth. The cost of the course is $30. The class is limited to 25 people. To register, call Pat Kinnaird at CKMHC in Salina, (785) 823-6322• The Mental Health First Aid Class continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 27, at Hoeger Chapel on the campus of the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Ellsworth.

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Mary JoAnn Hill(1930-2012)

Mary JoAnn Hill, 82, Great Bend, died Thursday, June 28, 2012. She was born Feb. 3, 1930, to Joseph B. and Ella C. (Schneweis) Habiger.

She was a 1948 graduate of Holyrood High School and worked at Seitz Drug Store, where she met her husband, Bill Hill. He survives.

Other survivors include three sons, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The funeral was Monday, July 2, at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend.

Memorials may be made to Price of Peace Altar Society or

Hospice Care of Kansas, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kan. 67530.

Betty Lou Mog(1932-2012)

Betty Lou Mog, 79, died June 26, 2012 in her home in rural Wilson.

She was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Russell County to Joseph and Cora (Root) Wanek. She was a homemaker, a cook for USD 328 Wilson High School for 30 years, and a lifetime resident of the Wilson area. She married Frederick J. Mog Sept. 12, 1950, in Wilson. He survives along with their son, Craig and wife Deb of Wilson, daughters, Sandra Branda of Salina, Kathleene Carreon and

husband Hank of Wilson, and Brenda Mog, Wilson; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by granddaughter, Shay Ann Mog; brothers, Raymond Wanek and Junior Wanek, and sister, Laverne Libal.

The funeral mass was Friday, June 29, at the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Ellsworth. Burial followed in Wilson Catholic Cemetery. Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be given to the Ellsworth County Cancer Fund or the Shay Ann Mog Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home, Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.

Two injured in I-70 accidentTwo Texas residents were injured in a two-car

accident June 25 on Interstate 70 north of Wilson.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 9:53 a.m., Layla J. Berguland, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was driving east on Interstate 70 in a 2002 Hyundai Sonata.

At the same time, a 2005 Honda car was being driven east on I-70 by Wendy L. Duncan-Burkinshaw, 52, Lake Jackson, Texas. As both cars entered a construction zone one-half mile west of the junction of K-232 Highway and I-70, the lanes in both directions of travel narrowed from two lanes to one lane. In the process, the Berguland car ran into the rear of the Burkinshaw car.

Berguland was not injured in the accident. Burkinshaw and her passenger, Mark S. Burkinshaw, 54, Lake Jackson, Texas, were both injured and transported by Ellsworth County EMS ambulance to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment.

Their condition was not available.

Triathlon raises over $33,000This year’s Ellsworth County Cancer Fund Triathlon

was a success with donations totaling over $33,000 being reported so far. Teams competed in a hamburg-er cook-off, laps around the track and a variety of games. The results of the June 8 event were:

• Hamburger Cook-off — Ellsworth Steak House, first; United Methodist Church, second; Gene’s Heartland foods, third.

• Total Laps — Finke’s Retail Liquor, first; Ellsworth Correctional Facility, second; United Methodist Church, third.

• Overall Winners — Team Triathalon — United Methodist Church, first; Finke’s Retail Liquor, second; Ellsworth Steak House, third; Mog Family Team, fourth; Gene’s Heartland Foods, fifth; Ellsworth Correctional Facility, sixth; Good Samaritan Society, seventh; Wilson Baptist Church, eighth; Maico Industries, ninth; Mosaic, 10th.

• Most Money Collected — Mog Family Team.• Spirit Stick Award — Mog Family Team.The goal of the Ellsworth County Cancer Fund is to

help as many people that are uninsured or underin-sured in Ellsworth County. For more information, go to www.ellsworthcountycancerfund.org.

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It must have been the title of the book that caught my eye. I’ve always enjoyed wander-ing through bookstores and their stacks of hid-den treasures. One day in Rio de Janeiro years ago I was indulging in this favorite pastime when I came across a book enti-tled “Fidel and Religion,” by a Brazilian priest named Frei Betto. Maybe its odd title was too intriguing to pass up, and I bought it.

The book was the result of conversations that Betto had with Fidel Castro over a couple days in Havana back in the mid-1980s. It didn’t change any of my nega-tive impressions of Cuba from a previous visit, but the work did offer inter-esting insights into the Cuban leader’s thinking.

One particular point from the book has returned to mind fre-quently in recent years. When asked about the lack of democratic elec-tions in Cuba Castro defended his system and criticized the influence of

money and special inter-ests in American elec-tions. His criticism was legitimate this time.

The U.S. Congress has become increasingly dys-functional. No one seems willing to compromise for the greater good. Much of the reason points back to the chase for campaign cash. Given that over half of the monies many con-gressmen use to fund their campaigns come from special interest PACs, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the pursuit of PAC money increasingly trumps the search for good public policy. With discipline-enforc-ing party leaders control-ling the spigots for spe-cial interest donations members are less and less willing to reach out to the other side in search of common ground.

And then there’s our Presidential race. Instead of preparing for grass-roots Tea Parties this year, Republicans spent the second week of April marking the coronation of Mitt Romney as their presumptive nominee. On April 11, rival Rick Santorum dropped out of the race, effectively handing the nomination to the former Massachusetts governor. Could it be that big money triumphed over grassroots campaigning?

Indeed, one could argue that Romney won the nomination by win-ning the battle of the Super-PACs. 2012 will mark the first year that our citizenry will feel the full effects of the Citizens’ United Supreme Court decision that allowed corpora-tions to spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns. Disclosure requirements seem to be somewhere between lax and non-existent.

Romney’s better-fund-ed super PAC, “Restore our Future,” carpet-

bombed his nearest opponent of the week with attack ads. When rivals complained he fee-bly noted that a candi-date is not supposed to have contact with or coordinate advertising with super-PACs. How long will candidates have to say that with a straight face?

The brave new world of super-PACs ushered in one particularly nota-ble distortion this spring. Newt Gingrich, who won only two primaries, was able to continue his cam-paign long past where it should have ended based on voters’ judgment. As long as Nevada billion-aire Sheldon Adelson continued funding his “Winning our Future” super-PAC Gingrich con-tinued campaigning.

President Obama has criticized the Citizens United ruling early and often. But he also recog-nizes the new reality cre-ated by the court deci-sion. The Obama cam-paign has helped launch

Early settlement in Kansas naturally brought conflict with plains tribes. Kiowa, Comanche, Pawnee, Cheyenne and various bands of Sioux fought valiantly to hold on to their homeland. Most of the fighting in Kansas involved the Cheyenne people in one way or another. The tribes were eventually overwhelmed by the force of the U.S. Army and an unstoppable flood of settlement following the American Civil War.

Treaties were signed and tribes were allotted specific lands for reserva-tion life south of the Kansas border in Indian Territory. Kansas was no longer the home of the Plains Indian by the summer of 1874. The Red River War pitted the army against Indians who wanted to remain free outside the reserva-tion. The war spilled over into southwestern Kansas with several attacks on private citi-zens. In response Kansas Governor Thomas A.

Osborne formed a state militia known as the Kansas State Guards. The citizens of southern and southwestern Kansas were on high alert.

Each of the threatened counties formed a com-pany of men to serve in the State Guards. Company G was in Cowley County. Albert Shenneman, former Winfield City Marshal, was elected Captain. Company G drilled, but the expected assault on Kansas settlements dis-solved when scattered starving and freezing bands of Indian people returned to reservations during the winter months. The last of the warriors surrendered in July of 1875.

The Cheyenne and Comanche were the lead-ers of the Red River War.

The mere mention of either of those two tribes could spread panic across the southern counties of Kansas.

However, another tribe often forgotten, the Osage, were also viewed with a watchful eye by Kansas settlers. There had been occasional mur-ders. Cowley County, opened for settlement in 1870, was part of the Osage reserve. The U.S. government negotiated purchase of the reserve but Osage hunting bands often roamed the area.

Just as the Red River War was officially draw-ing to a close, a fellow by the name of Dan Tolles refueled the fear of war in Cowley County. William Bartlow was driving his buggy along a road in the southeast part of the county when he was flagged down by Tolles. Tolles was on foot and had evidently been running for some time. He frantically told Bartlow that Indians were just behind him and that they wanted to kill

him. He excitedly asked if Bartlow would hide him in his buggy. Thinking that the man was truly in danger, Bartlow hid him under some blankets in the back of his buggy and drove quickly northward toward Winfield.

The county was young and new roads were newly being built across the prairie. Bartlow soon came upon an intersec-tion with a new and unfamiliar road. To satis-fy his own curiosity he brought the team to a halt and stepped out of the buggy to investigate. Once he had familiarized himself with the new road, Bartlow returned to the buggy but was surprised to see, “this strange man jump from the wagon, and on seeing him, started off down the hill at breakneck speed, screaming at every jump…”

The “strange man” rushed on to Winfield where he related the har-

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Editor’s Note — In 2011, the Ellsworth Area Arts Council organized a Prairie Writers contest for adults and youth across Kansas. The entry deadline for this year’s contest is Sept. 15. As a co-sponsor of the con-test, the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter published one of the winning 2011 entries earlier this year and will share others between now and judging for the 2012 Prairie Writers contest.

This week’s poem was written by Dayna Williams, 15, Sabetha.

Did You Hear My Cry?Rain and thunder,

I do wonder;If you ever hear my cry.

I was in desperation,In a forgotten nation,Did you hear my cry?

We left our childhood,To fight an enemy we never understood.

But did you hear my cry?

Our packs were to the brim,But our stomachs were slim.

Could you hear my cry?

My friends were ignored,And now they are no more.

Did you watch them die?

We were tired and torn,And the rain made us forlorn.

But did you hear our cry?

When we couldn’t bear the sight and sound,We were finally sent homeward bound.


They forgot the homecomings and the parades,They forgot the sacrifices we had made.

They did not hear our cry.

Who was wrong and who was right,It really did not matter after the fight.


Now I am in frustration,In a forgetting nation.Do you hear my cry?

The rain became my tears,Which comforted my fears.


Rain and thunder,I do wonder,

If you ever heard my cry.

Have you ever wanted to follow in the footsteps of writer Ernest Hemingway? Or F. Scott Fitzgerald? Or perhaps you just want to tell the story of a special family member. Everybody has a story in them.

Here’s your chance to tell us your story.The Ellsworth Area Arts Council is sponsoring its second

annual writing contest, “Writers of the Prairie.” Cash prizes will be awarded.

Age divisions will be: adult — 18 and older and youth — 17 and younger. Youth must submit their ages. Categories will be short stories and poetry with no requirement on sub-ject matter.

Authors may enter as many times as they wish by paying a $3-per-entry fee.

Entries should be mailed to the EAAC Writing Contest, 223 N. Douglas Ave., Ellsworth, Ks. 67439. Entries must be postmarked by Sept. 15, 2011.

Further rules, entry forms and other information are avail-able at [email protected] or by calling (785) 472-5658 between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Or call (785) 472-5682 and leave a message.

Co-sponsors of “Writers of the Prairie” are the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter and the Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation.

Further Information: Sharon Haverkamp, (785) 472-5682

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Wall Street Journal correspon-dent Jeremy Singer-Vine is making a credible effort to track Super-PAC spending this election cycle. But the spending numbers listed on the page seem to sanitize this type of activity. For the television viewer buried in attack ads no

relief will be in sight until Nov. 6, especially for those with the mis-fortune to live in a swing state.

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rowing story of wild Osage warriors who had attacked him and his brother near the state line on Beaver Creek. Tolles said they had killed his brother. Tolles said that he had avenged his brother before outrunning the Osage warriors and giving them the slip. But, Tolles added, they had followed his tracks and were hot on his trail. The newspaper described Tolles as a “travel-soiled, hair-disheveled, badly frightened, crazy looking individual.” Tolles would not be consoled. He demanded that a com-pany of private citizens be raised. The wild man insisted on a new company of men but “Capt. Shenneman and his militia company would do if he couldn’t get boys and private citizens enough to go down and massacre these cruel savages, recover the body of his brother, and stop them in their murderous work.”

Luckily, cooler heads prevailed. The Osage were not known to commit to all-out war as the Cheyenne had done. An inquiry of settlers who happened to be in town from that part of the county found that there were no Osage warriors in the area and that there had been no trouble from Indians at all. The general opinion was “… that this man Tolles must actually be crazy.” Finding no support among the Winfield citizenry, Tolles left town never to be heard from again in his quest for an Indian war on The Way West.

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faded the etchings and some of the posts were broken and removed.

Enter Bob Raney.“I’ve always been fascinated

by things that happened years ago,” he said.

Raney, 81, grew up in Ellsworth County hearing the stories of the old trail. About three years ago he decided to reconstruct the line of markers, using old maps, his knowledge of the county, local observa-tions and a global positioning system unheard of in Raynesford’s time.

In some ways, his task was like solving a mystery.

Fortunately for him, time had not totally erased the trail, which is still visible in many places, most of them on private land. There also are water crossings which still contain the rocks that were used to build a platform for the people, wagons and livestock that used the trail.

“Everybody around here has heard about the Butterfield Trail,” Raney said one recent weekday evening as he pointed out a B.O.D. marker along a fence line between Ellsworth and Black Wolf.

In the distance, a double line of wagon tracks could be seen coming down a pasture hill beyond the fence that protect-ed it.

Before he started his project, Raney visited Raynesford’s widow to track down the land surveys the historian used. Raynesford died in 1967; how-ever, the search lead Raney to a son, who lived only 45 minutes from a home Raney and his wife, Shirley, own in California. That also proved to be a dead

end.But Raney found others,

including Ellsworth’s Marvin Bush, who provided him with an old 1883 map that labeled the trail as the Denver Express because it was the shortest route to the gold fields of Denver. It also had other names, including the Starvation Trail, for obvious reason. It had the reputation as being the most dangerous route across the prairie.

Raney also used the B.O.D. project to interest others in the history of Ellsworth County. When time allowed, he grabbed friends and took them with him for an afternoon as he mapped the trail and replaced the limestone markers when necessary. His son-in-law, Rick Davis, was a frequent companion.

“I was able to solve the mys-tery,” Raney said. “Those guys [early surveyors] didn’t just wander across this county. They took the shortest route.”

With the help of the engi-neering department at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Raney created his own map

with a description of each marker location. The informa-tion will eventually be turned over to the Ellsworth County Historical Society.

Raney already has an eye on his next project, a site in the county that might have served as a home centuries ago.

“I’ll dig it out in the next few months,” Raney said. “I think there were people living in there.”

His goal is to promote what he considers Ellsworth County’s impressive history. Raney said he would like to see signs on I-70 and other highways direct-ing visitors to county communi-ties and sites. He would also like to have special markers at the Ellsworth Cemetery, to rec-ognize the accomplishments of Old West personalities such as Sheriff Chauncey Whitney, who in 1868 defeated Wild Bill Hickok for sheriff and also sur-vived the Civil War and the Battle of Beecher Island, only to be accidently gunned down on the streets of Ellsworth in 1873.

“We need to get a little more recognition,” Raney said.

Raney

This is Bob Raney’s map showing the B.O.D. markers across Ellsworth County. He created the map with help from friends and engineering students at Kansas State University, Manhattan.

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Huelskamp holds July office hoursThe office of Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp

will host local office hours in 46 towns across Kansas’ Big First in July.

From 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19, a Huelskamp staff member will be available at J.H. Robbins Memorial Library in Ellsworth. During that time, constituents will be able to express opinions, ideas and concerns about issues being debated in Washington, D.C.

A representative will also be available to help constit-uents who need assistance with federal agencies and programs, including Social Security, Medicare, Veterans’ Affairs, and visas.

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IN BRIEFON THE FARM AND IN THE CITY

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

end of the business day Friday, June 30, were:

Wheat, bu. — $7.08, up 9 cents from a week ago.Milo, bu. — $6.21, up 36 cents.Soybeans, bu. — $14.29, up 20 cents.Corn, bu. — $6.81, up 36 cents.

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Jim Morford of Morford’s Greenhouse in Kanopolis with his collection of cactus.

Stolen TreasuresMorfords deal with the theft of prized cacti

By AlAn RuschEllsworth County I-R

KANOPOLIS — After 12 years in the

business of growing flowers and vegetables, Jim and Wanda Morford of Morford’s Greenhouse in Kanopolis never dreamed someone would steal several plants from their prized collection of cacti.

“It was the further-most thing from our thoughts,” Jim said. “You always know that in a situation like we’re in, everything is vulnerable.”

The theft took place between June 13 and June 14.

“They are all specimen cacti that they stole,” Jim said. “They were plants that we had gotten spe-cial. They had, in some cases, six to eight years growth. They were unique, unusual, and that’s why we got them.”

The cacti, which were not for sale to the public, were of varying heights, ranging from six to 12 1/2 inches tall.

“To us, they were very valuable,” Wanda said.

Jim has his suspicions about the thief ’s identity.

“Obviously, someone knew what they were doing,” he said. “We had gone out of town one day, and had watered that morning. We didn’t think anything about it that evening, but the next morning when I went out early to take care of everything, there was a whole bunch of them missing.”

The Morfords went through their computer to try to find pictures of the stolen cacti, but were unsuccessful.

“We could see where the pots were,” he said. “Some of them were 12- inch pots. They were sitting on sand where Wanda had watered — it was very obvious they were miss-ing.”

Jim thinks the thief either came in the mid-dle of the night, or in broad daylight.

“My tendency is to think they came in the night,” he said. “This has to be someone with a criminal mind — with no respect for property. Someone whose only thought was what’s in it for me.”

Jim filed a report with the Ellsworth County Sheriff ’s Department. He thinks the person who stole the cacti had sources who could sell the plants in order to make a quick buck.

“You definitely feel violated,” Jim said. “You take so much for grant-ed on a farm. There’s a lot of stuff that every farmer has which is not locked up. It makes you kind of angry. But then on the other hand, there’s not a ton of

things you can do. You just have to hope that person doesn’t come back.”

“We love the people who come out,” Wanda said. “We enjoy talking to them — they’re just like friends. To think that someone who we don’t think was one of our regular customers would take advantage of us ... I was a store man-ager for 30 years and when someone steals from me, it really upsets me.”

Wanda said she can remember just one other time in their years of business that some-one shoplifted a plant.

“In general, people respect it (the green-house),” Jim said. “It’s a heavily traveled-enough road that I think people are not too likely to do it, because there is not too good of a chance you are going to be able to stop and get some-thing without someone driving by.”

Jim said he has learned a lesson from this experience similar to what those in Colorado may be learn-ing as they deal with the impact of wild fires.

“You can’t control everything,” he said. “If you live in a world where you are constant-

ly in fear, there isn’t any joy in it.”

The Morfords said they plan to move on with their lives and not let the incident quell their spirit.

“This (the farm and greenhouse) has been our life and we love it,” Jim said. “It’s something we do together, so it’s special.”

"You can’t control everything. If you live in a world where you are constantly in fear, there isn’t any joy in it."

Jim MorfordMorford’s Greenhouse

F&M Drug hosts healthy living tourThe Health Mart Healthy Living Tour will stop at

F&M Drug in downtown Ellsworth from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 9, to celebrate community pharmacists and provide free health screenings from a 40-foot mobile health screening vehicle.

The aim of the tour is to raise awareness of the growing diabetes epidemic — the disease affects approximately 25.8 million Americans and another 79 million people who are likely to get the disease if they don’t alter their living habits.

Tour screeners will identify people at risk and encourage those with diabetes to manage their condi-tion with help from Health Mart pharmacists, who advise on ways to reduce medication spending and better understand drug regimens and complications.

Screenings will include blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and Hemoglobin A1C tests.

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ELLSWORTHLunches for people age 60 or older are a sug-

gested donation of $2.75 and under 60 are $4.50. Reservations may be made by calling by 2 p.m. the day before the meal. Call Ellsworth at (785) 472-5185.

MONDAY — Salisbury steak, boiled potatoes, spinach, bread, pineapple and milk.

TUESDAY — BBQ chicken, potato salad, mixed vegetables, bread, melon cup and milk.

WEDNESDAY — Lasagna, Italian blend, breadstick, applesauce and milk.

THURSDAY — Roast beef, mashed potatoes w/gravy, cucumbers and tomatoes, bread, apri-cots and milk.

FRIDAY — Hamburger/rice casserole, tossed salad w/dressing, bread, grapes and milk.

WILSON and HOLYROODLunches for people age 60 or older are a sug-

gested 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 — Salisbury steak, boiled pota-toes, spinach, bread and pineapple upside-down cake.

TUESDAY — BBQ chicken, potato salad mixed vegetables, bread, melon cup and milk.

WEDNESDAY — Lasagna, Italian blend, breadstick, applesauce gelatin and milk.

THURSDAY — Roast beef, mashed potatoes w/gravy, cucumbers and tomatoes, bread, apricots and milk.

FRIDAY — Bierock casserole, tossed salad w/dressing, bread, grapes and milk.

LaVerna Mikulecky celebrates 85th birthday

BirthdayLaVerna (Schultz)

Mikulecky, Ellsworth, celebrated her 85th birthday July 1. She has been a lifelong Ellsworth area resident and was married to Donald Mikulecky.

LaVerna has two chil-dren: Marvin Mikulecky, Jud, N.D., and Donna Behrens, Ellsworth. She also has nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grand-child.

Cards to mark the occasion may be sent to 1304 Fairbanks St., Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.

LaVerna Mikulecky

Club NewsSt. Francis Circle 232The regular monthly

meeting of the Daughters of Isabella St. Francis Circle 232 was June 11. On the agenda:

* Opening prayer by Chancellor Judy Soukup followed by the ode and pledge to the flag.

* A reading on Harold the Great was read by Judy Soukup.

* Secretary called roll with 16 officers and 21 members present. The circle has 61 members total.

* The circle received a thank you from Barbara Fox for the masses for her mother and also a thank you from Andrea Mattas for the gradua-tion gift.

* The application for membership for Ashley Zelenka was accepted.

* A get well card was sent to Irene Mattas.

* Discussion for unfinished business: funds for buying a defi-brillator; the Long Form Conferral in Wilson Sept. 30; and the 150 goodie bag finger pin-cushions being made from bottle caps.

* Wilma Olds showed the KU and KSU wall hangings for the raffle at the St. Convention.

* Renew Vlcek’s name was drawn for $10 but she was not present. The drawing next month will be for $20.

* It was requested that on Flag Day everyone recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

* The World Day of Prayers is June 29 and there will be a 7:15 a.m. mass after which Alice Malir will serve rolls.

* Myrene Soukup gave a reading on My Son, followed by a prayer and the closing ode.

* The circle’s next meeting will be at 8 p.m., Sept. 10, with Myrene Soukup, Mary Mattas, Lori Steinle and Colleen Lovin as host-esses.

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The Dorrance Homemakers FCE met June 21, at Vintage Place in Russell.

Roll call was answered by Jan Bachar, Joyce Langhoffer, Estella Nuss, Rebecca Schauf and Marie Sloan.

Estella gave a report for the FAFCE News. She also gave a quiz from

the health magazine. Stamps were turned in

and 69 bags of recycla-bles. Seven books were read and four and a half volunteer hours were reported.

Joyce gave the lesson “Edible flowers from your backyard” and Estella won the door prize.

The next meeting will be July 19 at Vintage Place in Russell with Marie Sloan as hostess.

VFW Ladies AuxiliaryThe Ladies Auxiliary

VFW 6485 met June 19 at the Ellsworth American Legion Building with 14 mem-bers present.

President Gail Vance said out of the depart-ments in Western Conference, Kansas has 4th highest donations for Cancer Aid and Research, 6th highest donations for Health and Happiness and 3rd high-est donations for National Military service.

Clara McCoy announced that Della Ranker’s grand-daughter, Erynn Tait, who is in the United State Air Force, and a life member of VFW Post 6485, has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Out-going President Gail Vance is the new President of VFW Auxiliary 6th district in Kansas.

Installation of new officers is as follows: President — Clara McCoy; Vice Senior President — Joan Kennedy; Vice Junior President — Pam Hays; Treasurer — Sharon Haverkamp; Secretary — Irene Pacey; Chaplin — Jeannie Pflughoeft; Guard — Cleo Zvolanek; Patriotic — Ruth Burgenger; Conductress — Patricia Bender; Historian — Ruth Hulse.

The VFW Mid-Summer Council of Administration meeting and Department School of Instructions is sched-uled for July 6-8 at the VFW Post 1432 in Salina.

Sharon Haverkamp was presented a certifi-cate of Americanism, 1st place teaching patriotism to students.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. July 17 at the American Legion Building.

WeddingEngagementVonada-KratkyClark-Nienke

The Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wilson was the setting on April 28, 2012, for the wedding ceremony unit-ing Jenna Lee Vonada and Benjamin Alan Kratky. Pastor Jim Wagner offici-ated the ceremony.

Parents of the bride are Damon and Janet Vonada of Sylvan Grove. Parents of the groom are Gary and Nancy Kratky of Wilson. Leo Duane and Donna Vonada of Sylvan Grove and Clea Lee of Salina are the bride’s grandparents. Kay and Joyce Vanek of Holyrood are the groom’s grandpar-ents.

Kendra Meitler, friend of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Katie Strand, Madison Edwards, Jamie Kratky and Kate Armstrong. Candlelighters were Nadiah and Yasmeen Bierwirth. Flower girls were Rylan Reeves, Kelvie Reeves and Tyra Meyer.

Brian Weinhold, friend of the groom, was the best man. Groomsmen were Damon Modlin, Derek Vonada, Jared Steinle and Eric Kratky. Kolton Meyer was the ring bearer. Ushers were Mitch Hladek, Ross Benisch, Kirby Benisch, Levi Keller and Lee Keller. Guest book atten-dants were Amanda Boor and Kelsey Hladek.

Music was provided by organist Shelly Keller and soloist was Steve Boor.

The church was deco-rated in wildflower colors with accents of wheat.

The bouquets were a wildflower mixture with wheat sprigs.

Following the ceremo-ny, Bert and Jeanie Facklam provided the couple and attendants a private motor coach escort to the reception, dinner, and dance at the VFW in Russell.

Reception host and hostesses were Gene and Kayanne Meitler, Mike and Nancy Kratky, Dale and Pam Hlad and Steve Boor.

The bride-elect gradu-ated from Sylvan Unified High School in 2008 and was a May 2012 graduate from Fort Hays State University with a double major in secondary edu-cation and biology.

The groom graduated from Wilson High School in 2002 and Salina Area Technical School majoring in auto body technology. He is a self-employed farmer/rancher in the Wilson and Sylvan Grove area and also works at Sylvan Sales Commission, Sylvan Grove. The cou-ple is at home on their farm north of Sylvan Grove.

Benjamin and Jenna Kratky

Brent and Lou Ann Clark of Lyons announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Staci Alayne Clark, to Trenton Robert Nienke, son of Bob and Julie Nienke of Ellsworth.

The bride-elect gradu-ated from Quivira Heights High School in 2010 and Hutchinson Community College in 2012 with a degree as a physical therapist assis-tant. She will work at Central Kansas Orthopedic Group in Great Bend.

The prospective groom graduated from Ellsworth High School in 2006 and North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit in 2007 with a degree in carpen-try/cabinet making. Trent is a farmer/ranch-

er in rural Ellsworth. Grandparents of the

couple are Jalayne Clark of Lyons, the late Galen Clark, the late Raymond and Luella Pflughoeft, Robert and Judy Siemsen of Holyrood, and the late Robert and Elaine Nienke.

A Sept. 22, 2012 wed-ding is planned at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ellsworth.

Staci Clark and Trenton Nienke

Passages — The Kanopolis JournalFrom the files of the

May 19, 1887, edition of the Kanopolis Journal.

Sea salt crazeThe majority of our

readers will remember the blue-glass craze which raged so furiously in 1871-72. The manu-facturers of blue glass reaped an enormous har-vest, and people who never allowed the sun to shine upon them before permitted its beams to reach them through blue glass hung in convenient southern windows.

There are some indica-tions that another craze is coming to take the place of blue glass and the more recent furor for hot water. The latest is the consumption of sea salt or rock salt from Turk’s Island as a cure for nearly all the ills of the body.

The craze has reached Utica and is traveling this way. So far, the sea salt eaten in season and out

of season has been found to cure consumption, dys-pepsia and kidney diffi-culty, headache and gen-eral good-for-nothing-ness.

To the publicHaving opened our

large stock of dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes and gents furnishing goods, we extend a cordial invi-tation to all to call and examine our goods and get prices. Our motto is one price to all and that is the lowest cash price.

Carpenter Bros., Kanopolis

Three carloads of machinery arrived this week at the roller mill and will soon be placed in the building for opera-tion.

A petition has been cir-culated and been general-ly signed in Kanopolis asking the mayor and council to call an election to vote bonds in the sum

of $10,000 to the Kanopolis & Kansas Central Railroad. The petition will be acted on as soon as the council meets, and the bonds will be almost if not quite unanimously voted at the election.

There will be a grove meeting south of Kanopolis in Bro. Monroe Hodgden’s grove. Under the auspices of the

M. E. church, June 11 and 12. Services at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m. each day. All Christians are cordially invited and expected to take part. The object of the meet-ing is for the conversions of sinners and the sancti-fication of believers. Ministers from abroad will be present.

Rev. J. W. Edgar, PastorEditor Journal:

On Thursday a most delightful picnic was given to the younger members of the Union Sunday School by Miss Ida Hodgden. The after-noon was spent in the lovely grove on the Hodgden homestead. Fishing in the “Smoky” and swinging were the pleasures participated in. About six o’clock a most excellent supper was pro-

vided, after which there were songs by the chil-dren, then a vote of thanks by all present to Miss Hodgden, when the party adjourned, wishing for many another such happy day.

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For salePrairie Stock Farm:

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W. F. Tompkins, cashierFirst National Bank,

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Kanopolis’ first fire truck, a 1929 Model A, was put into service in the 1930s. The fire station was built in the 1940s.

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Learning About Kansas History

Photo courtesy of Lili Wood

Ellen Jones, a tour guide at the Fort Larned Historic Site, left, shows Ellsworth Junior-Senior High School eighth grade students Ethan Haase and Aaron Panzer how to load a muzzle-loaded rifle. The demonstration was part of an April 30 trip by Eric Coonrod’s eighth grade Kansas history class to Fort Larned and Cheyenne Bottoms Education Center.

Oilers make honor rollSpecial to the i-R

CLAFLIN — Officials at Central Plains

High School have released the names of students listed on the school honor roll. They are:

Fourth Nine Weeks • Superintendent’s

Honor Roll — 12th grade: Bridget Beran, Tanner Dahlke, Timothy Demel, Alicia Grover, Patrick Hubbard, Kevin Klug, Peter Krier, Garrett Oberle, Wiliam Radenberg, Sydney Rugan, Christopher Stephens, Alan Stueder, Lindsey Woodmansee; 11th grade: Aubrey Kempke; 10th grade: Trey Heitschmidt, Breanna Holmes. Ninth grade: Taylor Burris, Julie Demel, and Abby Stueder.

• Principal’s Honor Roll — 12th grade: Jacob Disque, Sam Feist, Carly Hoffman, Tarilynn Hickle, Stone Urban; 11th grade: Stacey Behnke, Emily Girard, Janae Hekele, Katie Hipp, Jennifer Hitschmann, Aaron Kaiser, Kendra Oberle, Faith Orth; 10th grade: Peyton Broeker, Brooke Burton, Rebecca Stewart; Ninth grade:

Alyvia Bell, Annie Potter and Breanna Schartz.

• Honorable Mention — 12th grade: Miranda Burton, Carly Hoffman, Abigail Holmes, Douglas Johnson, Ashley Kaiser, Benn Kimer, Nathan Kratzer, Amanda Lewis, Bridgette Oberle, Dylan Prosser; 11th grade: Joseph Barton, Maddie Demel, Erika Gisick, Daniel Gunder, Ty Heistschmidt, Jennifer Hitchmann, Kami Maxwell, Alice Radenberg, Tanner Woolf. Tenth grade: Tyler Bailey, Karli Beck, Casey Kaiser, Shelby Letourneau, James Liebl, Bethany Oeser, Jacob Woodmansee, Colton Zink. Ninth grade: Theresa Agnew, Layne Bieberle, Adreinne Danner, Brooklyn Hekele, Clayton Ingham, Carson Kirmer, Deserai Klug, David Lamatsch, Louis Leiker, BriA’na Lewis, Jamie Liebl, and Vanessa Watson.

Second Semester• Superintendent’s

Honor Roll — 12th grade: Bridget Beran, Tanner Dahlke, Timothy Demel, Alicia Grover, Patrick Hubbard, Kevin Klug, Peter Krier, Garrett Oberle, Wiliam Radenberg, Christopher

Stephens, Alan Stueder, Lindsey Woodmansee; 11th grade: Aubrey Kempke; 10th grade: Trey Heitschmidt, Breanna Holmes; Ninth grade: Taylor Burris, Julie Demel, Jamie Liebl and Abby Stueder.

• Principal’s Honor Roll — 12th grade: Miranda Burton, Jacob Disque, Sam Feist, Abigail Holmes, Sydney Rugan; 11th grade: Maddie Demel, Emily Girard, Erika Gisick, Katie Hipp, Jennifer Hitschmann, Kendra Oberle, Faith Orth and Alice Radenberg; 10th grade: Peyton Broeker, Rebecca Stewart, Colton Zink; Ninth grade: Annie Potter and Breanna Schartz.

• Honorable Mention—12th grade: Tarilynn Hickel, Carly Hoffman, Douglas Johnson, Ashley Kaiser, Benn Kimer, Nathan Kratzer, Amanda Lewis, Bridgette Oberle, Dylan Prosser, Stone Urban; 11th grade: Stacey Behnke, Ty Heistschmidt, Janae Hekele, Aaron Kaiser, Kami Maxwell, Tanner Woolf; 10th grade: Tyler Bailey, Karli Beck, Brooke Burton, Casey Kaiser, Shelby Letourneau, James Liebl,

Bethany Oeser, Jacob Woodmansee; Ninth grade: Theresa Agnew, Layne Bieberle, Adreinne Danner, Brooklyn Hekele, Clayton Ingham, Carson Kirmer, Deserai Klug, David Lamatsch, Louis Leiker, and Briana Lewis.

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Student StarsRice on ESU honor roll

Aubrey Rice of Ellsworth was named to the Spring 2012 honor roll at Emporia State University. To qualify for the semester honor roll, students must earn a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.

Sneath elected to student office

During elections in the spring 2012 semester, Stuart Sneath of Ellsworth was elected to serve as vice president in Associated Student Government at Emporia State University. He also helped plan the ESU homecoming in 2011.

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limited the time and place of the celebration to between 8 and 11 p.m. on Avenue D, between 24th and 25th streets, east of Lions Club Park.

In Ellsworth, members of the volunteer fire depart-ment stood by, as always, with several trucks ready for action in case the fireworks display sparked a blaze.

“We can jump on it quickly if we have to,” Kepka said before the show.

Fortunately, the need did not arise. The wind — the biggest concern — was questionable before it suddenly went calm. It also helped that the field where the fire-works were shot off did not have wheat stubble, as in years past, to feed a potential fire.

Still, fireworks and the county’s dry conditions were the talk of the area this past week.

At Wilson’s special meeting, fire chief Larry Langerman suggested postponing the July 4 fireworks until conditions improve.

“We’re the adults,” he said. “We’ve got to look out for what is best for the town and for the kids. To me, it’s not worth burning down a house to make the kids happy.”

Tess Modrow, whose family has a fireworks stand in the parking lot of the Ellsworth American Legion building, said she agreed with the city’s burn ban. But at the same time she couldn’t help but worry about the vendors who invested in the July 4 holiday.

“I don’t understand why we can’t do some ‘driveway items’, within the city limits such as sparklers, snakes and that kind of stuff,” she said. “But I do think that keeping the firefighters safe — that are having to go out and fight all the fires that are going on — is a smart move.

“I really think that the city needs to promote for the people who are selling fireworks in the Ellsworth area; that people will be allowed to shoot them off at a dif-ferent time if they buy them. Because the people who have invested money to provide this for Ellsworth don’t end up losing out.”

Above, a surprise thunderstorm west of town threatened to postpone the Star-Spangled Spectacular.

Above right, the Ellsworth Fire Department stands prepared and is illuminated in a fire-burst of sparklers.

Right, Taylor Zamrzla was the engineer for the all-time favorite barrel train at the Star-Spangled Spectacular.

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Bowlers roll to national tourneyKanopolis mother and son team place second in state competition

BY Mark MccoYEllsworth County I-R

KANOPOLIS — Cody Bourbon and his mother, Angie Rider, are going to

Jupiter, Fla. as one of two doubles bowling teams representing the state of Kansas. They will be competing in the National Family Bowling Tournament July 26-29 in Jupiter.

“There are only two teams that get to go and we took second place in the state tournament,” said Rider. “We are one of the lucky two teams that get to represent Kansas.”

They will compete for a piece of $70,000 in scholarship money. The tournament is sponsored by the National Bowling Proprietors Association. The NBPA is known for its commitment to provide scholar-ship monies to young bowlers.

The tournament is comprised of a youth bowler and his or her parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grand-parents, great-grandparents, step-great-grandparents or court-appoint-ed legal guardian.

There are two divisions in the fami-ly tournament, a parent/youth divi-sion and a parent/teen division. The youth division includes children that are 11-years-old and under while the teen division covers 12-19 year-olds.

Bourbon and Rider began the months-long competition by entering the tournament at Coach and Four Bowling Lanes in Ellsworth. They had to qualify in the top 50 percent to get into the Zone tournament in Anthony. Once again, they had to make the top 50 percent of bowlers to qualify for the state tournament in Derby.

“The first round was several months ago,” she said. “At the state tournament, we won by one pin, so we almost didn’t get to go. We are really excited that we do get to go.”

Rider said that it was a lot of hard work to get there, but one doesn’t need to be a good bowler to compete in the tournament.

“It’s just about competing and doing your best, trying and working your way there. I just started bowling, so I’m not a great bowler. Cody is just

learning to bowl, too,” Rider said.“It’s not about that. It’s about mak-

ing your average and doing better than your average. It’s exciting that

we get to compete.”Every child that competes in the

national tournament is awarded a col-lege scholarship said Rider.

The Riders plan to take a family vacation to Florida in conjunction with the tournament. They will ship their bowling gear instead of trying to take it with them on the plane.

“That way, we know our bowling stuff will arrive instead of trusting the airline,” she said.

The Riders decided to open a fire-works stand as a fund raiser to help defray the expenses of competing at the national tournament. However, the recent dry weather and ultimate fireworks ban in Ellsworth County and Kanopolis slowed sales to a crawl Friday afternoon.

“I understand the reasoning behind the ban,” Rider said. “But it’s also tough for us, because we are running this to raise money to go to Florida. The traffic has slowed down a lot today. It has really hurt.”

Rick and Abby Seiler, who operate Coach and Four Bowling Lanes and Gambino’s Pizza in Ellsworth, had created a “coupon swap” with the Riders to try to help them in their monetary quest.

For every $30 work of fireworks purchased at the Rider’s stand, the Seilers will honor a coupon for a small order of Italian breadsticks or two free games of bowling.

“We’ve been in business 25 years and have only had three teams qualify for the national tournament,” said Rick Seiler. “It’s a pretty rare oppor-tunity. The competition is pretty stiff.”

“I’m really excited about it,” said Bourbon, a 10-year-old who carries a 101 average. “I’m excited about going to Florida for the first time. I like to see what we are going to do in Florida. I’ve only been in the league a couple of years, but I practice a lot.”

Angie and Cody will be accompa-nied on the trip by Angie’s husband, Jacob Rider, and her youngest son, Chase Bourbon.

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Angie Rider and her eldest son, Cody Bourbon, pose in their fireworks stand in their bowling t-shirts. The mother/son team placed second in the Kansas Family Bowling tournament in Derby and will be one of two teams representing the state at the national tournament July 26-29 in Jupiter, Fla.The fireworks stand is a fundraiser for the family to attend the tournament.

Lady ‘Cats sharpen skills in summerBY Mark MccoYEllsworth County I-R

SALINA — The Lady Bearcat volleyball team has not been idling away the summer.

“We have 14 girls out for the summer league,” said head coach Amy Johnson. “And we have had good participation in the weight room. It’s really been busy in the weight room. They have really worked hard.”

The Lady ‘Cats play in the Salina Summer Volleyball League and compete against a lot of their North Central Activities Association rivals and some surrounding schools that they don’t see during the fall season.

The summer league began June 6 and will end July 11. There are 15 teams in the league. The Lady ‘Cats formerly played in the Great Bend summer league but moved to the Salina league about eight years ago.

“According to KSHSAA (Kansas State High School Activities Association) rules, I can’t work with a full team after July 15,” Johnson said. “So the league ends just before the deadline.”

Johnson said that after July 15, KSHSAA rules would allow a coach to work with half of a team plus one until two weeks prior to the beginning of vol-leyball season, which will begin Aug. 13.

Most of the games are played at Salina South High School, but Wednesday’s game against Bennington was played at Lakewood Middle School in Salina.

Bennington, a 2A school like Ellsworth, is loaded with a lot of quality female athletes and placed second to the private school Marantha Academy in the recent 6A-5A-4A-3A-2A-1A track meet in Wichita.

But they were no match for the Ellsworth girls at the net Wednesday, as the Lady ‘Cats played two good games of volleyball to defeat Bennington by scores of 25-20 and 25-21 and made it look easy.

In both games Ellsworth roared to early leads and then appeared to coast to victory. They were never really threat-ened and had a lot of fun on the court.

A noticeable difference in the summer Lady ‘Cats from the 2011 season was conditioning. The girls seemed to be in constant motion on the court.

Volleyball is a game with very limited

breaks and a player’s feet should be mov-ing at all times, much like tennis. A lack of movement on the court cost the Lady ‘Cats a couple of games last season that they should have won.

The Lady ‘Cats have a 4-4 record in league play this year, with losses to Southeast of Saline, Salina South and two losses to the Alumni All-Star team — comprised of girls that have played in the league in previous years and are currently playing in college.

“They are really good,” Johnson said of the All-Stars. “They force us to play at a higher level.”

Ellsworth made the All-Stars go into extra points in the first game, 26-24, but lost by a score of 25-16 in the second match.

The Lady ‘Cats have also defeated Minneapolis, Ell-Saline and Lincoln this summer, all quality volleyball teams.

Johnson is pleased with the girls’ efforts both on the court and in the weight room.

“Conditioning is critical to volleyball, as with other sports,” she said. “Yes, there are breaks in play, but an athlete must be quick, explosive and strong to play the game. Decisions and movements must be made in an instant.”

The Salina Volleyball League will have games Monday, July 2 due to the July 4 holiday, but the Lady ‘Cats will forfeit those games.

“They are committed to a basketball league on Monday nights,” said Johnson.

The final games of the season will be Wednesday, July 11. The junior varsity will play at 5:15 and the varsity takes the court at 7:15 at Lakewood Middle School in Salina.


Ellsworth’s Shannon Keith makes a spike in the June 27 win over Bennington in Salina.


Above, Justice Mitchell hits a good serve. Below, Connor Davis returns a volley in the win over Bennington.

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Lorraine CityCouncil acts to repair sewer lift station


LORRAINE — After discussing a problem with

the city’s sewer lift sta-tion at the June 19 meet-ing, members of the Lorraine City Council decided to conduct a special meeting to choose an engineering firm to fix the problem and discuss funding.

Officials chose EBH and Associates of Pratt at the June 25 special meeting.

The sewer lift station malfunctioned four times in recent weeks because the air compres-sor that supplies pres-sure to the control switches was not turning on and off, said Lorraine City maintenance officer Larry Klug. Klug replaced the switches, but the system contin-ued to manfunction.

Council members heard proposals from two engineering firms at their July 19 meeting.

Mark Bachant of

Olsson Associates in Manhattan, suggested replacing the dry pit sys-tem in the lift station with a submersible pump and above-ground controls.

Alan Luttrell of EBH and Associates, suggest-ed replacing the sewer lift station with a vacu-um pump system, also with above-ground con-trols.

EBH’s bid was $85,147, which covers installation of a wet mounted vacuum pump system.

Funding sources brief-ly discussed included applying for a loan from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and a community development block grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce. City clerk Michael Boyer was instructed to investigate further.

Lorraine City attorney Paul J. Kasper said the council’s approval of the EBH bid does not mean the council has autho-

rized any expenditure of funds. He said the coun-cil would first have to approve a resolution to be published in the offi-cial city newspaper, allowing the public the opportunity to challenge funding of the project.

In other business at the June 19 meeting:

• The council approved by consensus Pastor Ray Geide of Lorraine using the council room or the community center for Sunday church services. Geide will complete a rental agreement and pay a $20 fee.

• Klug said the pump in water well number one has shut down four times since June 11 due to power surges. However, the emergency pump in well number three took over as it was supposed to do.

• Klug repaired the water line on Fourth Avenue, but is still work-ing on the water line on Stanley Street near the old schoolhouse.

• Klug found the dirt caving in above the

sewer line between the Lorraine Fire Department and Tullis Street. He suspected the water line is probably leaking and eroding the soil around the pipe.

• A $2,100 bid from Webb Excavating in Lyons was approved to replace the three-inch water line to the Lorraine Fire Department.

• Klug said EBH Engineers examined the water treatment plant and discovered the brine tank needs a platform installed to raise the salt off the bottom of the tank to allow better mix-ing. No action was taken.

• Council member Joe Togersen reported the new Lorraine city fire truck is ready for service

• The council reviewed the annual inventory report of city equipment.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lorraine City Council will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at city hall.


KANOPOLIS — Members of the Kanopolis City

Council added language to the existing ordi-nance dealing with the Kanopolis City Cemetery during a 30-minute meeting June 12.

According to Yvonne “Bonnie” Stoppel, city clerk, the council approved Ordinance 2012-0-02, which amends Section 7-101 (6) of Ordinance 00-0-08, establishing rules and regulations for Kanopolis City

Cemetery.With the new lan-

guage, no more than four cremation graves per plot, with one head-stone and/or one foot-stone, will be allowed.

In other business:• Action on a bid

from Hi-Plains Sand of Kanopolis for chipping and sealing was tabled.

• No action was taken after a 15-minute execu-tive session to discuss non-elected personnel.

The next meeting of the Kanopolis City Council will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, in the community room at the Kanopolis City Library.

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Claflin Council approves appointmentsspeciAl to the i-R

CLAFLIN — Members of the Claflin City

Council took care of their yearly organization June 11 and approved Mayor Michael Urban’s

appointments:Patricia Schmidt, city

and court clerk; Robert Suelter, city treasurer and attorney; Doug Hubbard, fire chief; Robert Gunder, police chief; Joel Jackson, municipal judge; Darin

Martin, environment and weed officer; Richard Hayes, superintendent water and sewer.

Council assignments — Kelly Nixon, streets; Dan Michaelis, sewer; Kirk Schneweis, water; Leon Oberle, parks; and

Casey Hubbard, police. Other appointments

— First Bank Kansas, depositor; Hoisington Dispatch, newspaper; and Schneweis, council president for another

See CLAFLIN, Page B3

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year.In other business:• Hayes suggested the

council develop a capital improvement plan as part of the 2013 budget.

• The property owner at 215 4th St. has been served and court was to be conducted June 14.

• The city attorney will research unpaid taxes on property at 304 Albro.

• Mayor Urban was notified of management problems at the housing complex. The mayor and city attorney plan to meet with the housing board to resolve issues.

• Council members approved the acquisition of a defibrillator from the fire department for the Community Center. The equipment will cost $400 for a new battery, half of which will be paid by the city and the rest by the Rec Center, which will accept the defibrillator once it opens.

• Kitchen appliances in the old cafeteria will be sold by sealed bids.

• At the end of each school year, Roby Holmes, Kelly Nixon and Richard Hayes will inspect the gymnasium floor in the old school building to decide

whether it needs to be redone at the same time as the school gym floor.

• A utility cart will be purchased to trans-port cleaning supplies and other items at the Community Center.

Editor’s Note — This story was written from the minutes of city clerk Patricia Schmidt. They are unofficial until approved by the coun-cil.

Small But MightyKanopolis Rec Commission strives

to keep the community aliveBy AlAn RuschEllsworth County I-R

KANOPOLIS — Small but mighty. That is

how the five-member Kanopolis Recreation Committee could be described.

Jenny Thornton said she became a member of the Kanopolis Recreation Committee because she didn’t want to see it fade away.

“The last couple of years, the rec commission has started to fall apart and we just didn’t want it to continue,” she said. “So there was a group of about five or six of us that decided we want to keep it going.”

In addition to spear-heading the popular sand volleyball games at Kanopolis City Park dur-ing Fort Harker Days, the committee has also

raised funds to install basketball goals and a fence at the park, along with some new play equipment for the kids.

“We just want to keep the park looking nice,” Thornton. “We’d take anybody’s help.

In addition to Jenny Thornton, the member of the Kanopolis Recreation Committee are her husband Shawn Thornton, Roger and Melissa Kraatz and Kendra Neuman.

The committee also organizes holiday events in Kanopolis such as the Easter egg hunt at Kanopolis City Park and an afternoon with Santa Claus at the Fort Harker Commanding Officer’s Quarters.

Thonton said the Sand Volleyball tournament during Fort Harker Days is especially popular not only because it is a tradi-

tion, its an event almost everyone can take part in.

“It fills up fast,” she said. “We’re actually try-ing to get another one started in August or September, just for fund-raising for Kanopolis. I don’t think we’ll have a problem getting it all put together.”

Thornton said an overriding theme to all the Kanopolis Recreation Commission’s activities is to help keep the commu-nity alive and active.

“We want to keep things going in Kanopolis so that people come to Kanopolis and stay in Kanopolis, and want to be a part of Kanopolis-based stuff,” she said. “We want to make our town look nice, and we want our kids to want to come to the park and play and want to take advantage of the events we have.”

Biking through EllsworthMotorcyclists from the Hays Freedom Riders travel through Ellsworth June 22 on their way to Marquette.

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Biking Across Kansas challenges WoolfBy AlAn RuschEllsworth County I-R

BUSHTON — When Steve Woolf of

Bushton signed up to ride his 21-speed Trek Navigator bicycle in the week-long Bike Across Kansas, he was looking to challenge himself.

During last month’s 481-mile journey, the 49-year-old Central Plains USD 112 super-intendent did just that — and more.

“We were in the north route this year,” he said. “It turned out to be the most hilly ever, and the most windy ever. I wished I would have known that before we started.”

Woolf and 799 other cyclists, including Central Plains Middle School assistant princi-pal Rhi Becker, plus 200 support people, started their trek June 9 in Sharon Springs — 17 miles east of the Colorado border.

The first day, the group biked 50 miles to Oakley.

“That wasn’t too bad,” Woolf said. “No one had a sore rear, our legs were fresh, we had a big breakfast, and life was good.”

The next morning, Woolf and the group were told two things — a 40 mile-per-hour wind was coming in from the northwest, and Oakley is known as the windiest spot in Kansas.

“I got up very early and left before sunrise to see if I could get in 25 miles before turning east and going 25 miles to Hoxie,” he said.

The only mishap Woolf had before he was hit by the wind was when he came across a dead rattlesnake in the road.

“I didn’t realize it was dead, and I about took a detour through the

ditch,” he said. The wind hit about

eight miles before Woolf turned east towards Hoxie.

“It took a long time to get up to that corner,” he said. “A lot of people hadn’t even started from Oakley yet. It was a real beating. It was blowing people off the roads — it was just a hard, hard trip.”

Once Woolf turned east, however, he didn’t have to peddle much for the next 25 miles into Hoxie.

“That was really the only wind we had at our back the whole time,” he said. “Other than that, there seemed to be a steady southeast wind that was in our face continually.”

The trek ended in Troy, which is close to the Missouri River.

“Troy had a huge cel-ebration,” Woolf said. “They had a rodeo, all kinds of food booths set up, music playing — it was wonderful.”

Woolf, however, found himself too pooped to party.

“This guy went to sleep,” he joked. “I felt all of 49 when I was done. They say the ele-vation of western Kansas is about 3,500 feet and ends up at about 1,000 feet, maybe less, at the Missouri River. I’m pretty sure it starts at 3,500 feet and rises to about 10,000 feet at the Missouri River, according to the hills I went over.”

At every stop along the way, the bikers were treated to huge amounts of food by the local townspeople.

“It (Bike Across Kansas) is a huge fund-raiser for towns,” Woolf said.

Each night, bikers could stay in their tents, or sleep in the gym at the local school. Woolf chose the latter.

“The superintendents and principals of these towns we stayed in were just wonderful,” he said. “There were 200-300 people sleeping on the gym floor. I man-aged to find an air-con-ditioned classroom or two, and my last night I found an air-condi-tioned hallway.”

Woolf also learned about school rest rooms.

“We built rest rooms for our schools for a lot of kids,” he said. “But we did not build the bathrooms in the school for 800 people who want to go to the bathroom all at once when they wake up in the morning.”

In Downs, Woolf was lucky enough to find a cabin for the night. It had all the amenities of

home — air condition-ing, a shower, a bed and television.

“I turned on the game at 8 p.m., it was the first game of the play-offs,” he said. “When I woke up, the game was long over. I went to sleep as soon as the game started, I think. It was a great relaxation.”

Woolf said the trek fulfilled the challenge he was looking for.

“In life, I just really think you should try new things,” he said. “We ask our students and teachers to do new things. To do some-thing that’s hard. Do something you aren’t sure you can do. Look for a challenge. I try to do that in my work, but I also try to do that in my life.”

Woolf is passionate about Kansas.

“What a neat thing to be able to get on a bike at one end, and peddle to the other,” he said. “Rhi Becker likes to say it’s beautiful seeing it at 15 mph. I didn’t see it at 15 mph — I saw it at 10 mph. She goes much faster than I do.”

While he never doubted he could bike across Kansas, Woolf said doubt would start creeping into his mind every day as he logged another 50 miles.

“When I got dropped off by my mom at the Colorado border and she waved good-bye, there really wasn’t any choice other than to get on and go,” Woolf said.

Woolf said the hard-est legs of the journey were the last two 80-mile days riding up hills.

“If you know any-thing about bikes, that (his Trek Navigator) is not the type of bike you’d get on to go across the state of Kansas,” he said. “I’m built like a tank, so I thought I’d have a bike that was built like a tank. It turns out that was the wrong deci-sion.”

Woolf said people giggled when they saw his bike’s big, fat tires and high seat.

“In that wind, I was like a peddling para-chute,” he joked. “Everybody else had touring bikes or recum-bent bikes. There’s nothing more demoral-izing than when you are working hard to get up a long, high hill in Kansas, and some 70-year-old lady comes flying by on her bike ringing her bell and telling you to hang in there.”

In addition to senior citizens, Woolf was amazed at the effort shown on the bike trip

by young cyclists — many from outside Kansas.

“I saw a lot of parents and sons and daughters on tandem bikes,” he said. “One guy was 6’ 9” and he had his 7-year-old son on the back.”

While talking to Woolf the last night of the trip in Troy, the man told him he asked his son what the best part of the trip was. The son told his dad it was spending time with him.

“I had no one with me, and enjoyed that time, because I could go at my own speed,” Woolf said. “That was the only way I was going to get there.”

To prepare for Bike Across Kansas, Woolf rode his bike on 15-mile round trips from Bushton to Holyrood, and from Bushton to Claflin.

“I thought that was pretty good,” he said. “Now I look at that and giggle. I didn’t train nearly enough. You drink and drink and you never use the rest-room, because you are sweating so much and working so hard for eight hours a day. I had to throw away the shirts I used.”

During the trek, Woolf lost two inches from around his waist, but gained two pounds.

“It was hard work for a lot of hours a day,” he said.

Woolf said he would take part in Bike Across Kansas again if his kids wanted to do it.

“My wife is smart enough not to do this,” he said. “But if my boys wanted to do it, I’d probably do it. I’d get a different bike and do a little more preparation.”

Editor’s note: Look for Rhi Becker’s story of the Bike Across Kansas in next week’s edition of the Independent-Reporter.

Courtesy photo

Central Plains USD 112 Superintendent Steve Woolf on his bike at the Colorado border at the start of Bike Across Kansas.

Some would treat “passion” and “Christianity” as an oxymoron … almost like oil and water which are

incapable of mixing. They overlook the very fact that it is God who cre-ated us “with passion and desire.” James 1:13-15 gives us some great insight into this matter, “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; (14) but each one is tempt-ed when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. (15) Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. (NIV) “

The noun translated “evil desire” in the New International Version and “lusts” in the King James is very interesting. The noun and its verb form are used a total of 54 times in the New Testament. They are deriv-atives of the Greek word “thumos” which means “passion.” Most of the time they are used in a negative sense, but there are various times they are used in a positive way. (Examples: Jesus’ desire to spend the Passover with his disciples — Luke 22:15, Paul’s desire to live for the benefit of the church but yet he desires to die and be with Jesus — Philippians 1:23, Paul commends anyone desiring the office of a bish-op — 1 Timothy 3:1).

What is the difference … context. It is not the passion, that is wrong for God does not give evil gifts. His gifts are not the source of our temp-tation. God gave us passion to bring joy and fulfillment into our lives. Without passion, we would simply be emotionless zombies … incapable of joy, happiness, and love. Because of the power of pas-sion, God has established very care-ful guidelines as to how they are to be expressed. They only become evil when one is “dragged away and enticed” to express them outside of the boundaries God has established for them to operate within. An example would be that of a river. When the waters flow within their boundaries they bring life and refreshing, but when they break out of their boundaries they can flood entire communities and create disaster and death.

The Bible tells us not to sin in our anger (Ephesians 4:26) … it does not tell us to never be angry. Anger when properly directed can get our adrenaline going to accomplish feats we could never accomplish other-wise; but it can cause destruction, pain, and death when unleashed and not directed in a proper way. Love is one of the greatest joys and motivators known to mankind; but

when allowed outside of the param-eters found in the Holy Bible, it produces guilt, jealousy, insecurity, divorce, abandonment, and a host of other calamities. The splitting of the building block of nature, the atom, produced the atomic bomb and destruction beyond measure and understanding; yet it is nothing compared to the far reaching effects of the splitting of the building block of society … the family. Misplaced and uncontrolled love that is out of self-centered gratification is devas-tating our world, and creating inse-curity, fear, and confusion.

The answer is two-fold: (1)Surrender all of one’s passion to the lordship of Jesus Christ. This means I must search the Bible for correct expression and commit myself to only expressing God-given passions within the boundaries He has speci-fied. God does not do this to inhibit my self-expression … rather to pro-tect my self-expression from destroying myself and others. God loves me way too much to turn me loose with these powerful emotions without giving instructions as to their correct use. (2) Focus one’s ultimate passion towards God and bringing pleasure unto one’s creator by the way in which one seeks after Him and carefully follows His directions. Don’t become caught in the flood of this world’s explosion of God-ignored instruction. If you find yourself already there; immedi-ately seek God’s help to free your-self and those you love before total destruction occurs. “Submit your-selves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.” ( James 4:7-8 NIV) Seek out Godly counsel and discov-er how to become Passionate for Christ.

-RI Religion B5


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.

ELLSwoRThharvest bible ChurchTad 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, pastor103 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.

St. Peter LutheranDan Harders, pastor209 S. County Rd. Church: (785) 252-3275Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.Bible Study: 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s CatholicFr. Jarett Konrade

Concord StreetSunday Mass: 8 a.m.

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 baptistChurch320 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.

Church ServicesIn Ellsworth County

Pastor’s Podium

The Pastor’s Podium column is offered each week by a different pastor or lay person representing

an Ellsworth County church. This week’s columnist is

Exie barber, pastor of the assembly of God Church,

ellsworth.

PastorExie barber

Pastor’s Podium

Passionate Christianity

-RI Just the Facts


Courthouse Notes, Etc.Traffic

(Note: Traffic cases resolved between June 20, 2012 to June 27, 2012. (Fines include a $98 docket fee.)

JUDGMENT ON PLEA OF GUILTY – Marvin Omar Alvarez, speeding, $143.

Shane Allen Andereck, speeding, $143.

Robert D. Arnold, speeding, $188.

Linda P. Baker, speed-ing, $143.

Steven L. Bishop, fail-ure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Josephine Louise Blea, speeding, $180.

Val Dean Burgess, speeding, $149.

Staci R. Cardenas, speeding, $143.

Felisha R. Chandler-Gietzen, speeding, $143.

Mallory B. Cooper, speeding, $149.

David Connor Creech, failure to wear a seat belt, $60.

Kail Jo Dimitt, speed-ing, $143.

Cory Lynn Divilbiss, speeding, $155.

Guadalupe Estrada-Guiterrez, speeding, $143.

Dustin A. George, speeding, $308.

Cody Wayne Gustus, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Karma Lee Habiger, speeding, $161.

Erica A. Hamilton, speeding, $188.

Jeremy R. Hassler, fail-ure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Garion Daniel Henry, speeding, $200.

Cody D. Herndon, speeding, $143.

Kimberly A. Hiechel, failure to wear a seat belt,

$10.Richard Howland,

speeding, $200.Sara K. Hufford, speed-

ing, $188.Erik D.A. Jackson,

speeding, $191.Salvey M. Johnson III,

speeding, $143.Stephanie A. Johnson,

speeding, $188.Konnel N. Keller,

motor carrier regulations on persons and people, $198; motor carrier regu-lations on persons and people, $100.

Trevor S. Kelly, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Brian Lager, speeding, $224.

Emily Tia Larson, fail-ure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Charles B. Lawrence Jr., failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Storm M. Loder, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Curtis Keith Lott, fail-ure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Susan C. Manning, speeding, $188.

Ricky L. Martin, speed-ing, $188.

Sheryl C. Matthews, speeding, $188.

Terri L. McNally, speeding, $143.

Marshall Lee Musil, speeding, $167.

Kirby M. Okerberg, speeding, $197.

Brandon Paul Pabolo, speeding, $161.

Chad Alan Petz, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

James R. Pratt, speed-ing, $155.

Christopher L. Rabe, speeding, $236.

William Rodriguez-Rodriguez, speeding, $143; operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, $45.

Jessica L. Rohrbach, speeding, $188.

Jose Maneul Roman-Garcia, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Neil E. Rowland, speeding, $173.

Aracely A. Ruiz, speeding, $143; operat-ing a motor vehicle with-out a valid license, $45.

Peter J. Schartz, driv-ing on the left in a no-passing zone, $173.

Jacob Edward Schneider, speeding, $161; failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Linda M. Schrock, speeding, $203.

Shelby R. Sheahan, speeding, $149.

Lori Ann Sprague, speeding, $143.

Brandon Joseph Stefek, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Phillip Cameron Stover, speeding, $185.

Bryan L. Thorn, fail-ure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Carol P. Thrasher, speeding, $188.

Kayla R. Torske, speeding, $188; vehicles, unlawful vehicles, regis-tration, $89; vehicles, lia-bility insurance coverage required, $359.

Bryan T. Trevino, speeding, $308.

Norman D. Voth, speeding, $173.

Sandra D. Watkins, speeding, $167.

Sheryl A.L. Watson, speeding, $224.

Daren J. Webb, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Devon L. Willenborg, failure to wear a seat belt, $10.

Deana Sarang Yun, speeding, $212.

Donald B. Zook, speeding, $272.

District Court MARRIAGE

LICENSES – Chris I. Larsen, Kanopolis, and Heather M. Sturn, Kanopolis.

SIMPLE BATTERY — State of Kansas vs. Tracy Metzger, simple battery. Metzger pleaded no con-test. He was ordered to serve 60 days in the Ellsworth County Jail, with credit for zero days served. All remaining days were suspended, and he was placed on 12 months unsupervised probation. Metzger was also ordered to pay a $160 docket fee, a $45 booking fee, and a $500 fine.

Sheriff DepartmentTHEFT/CRIMINAL

TRESPASS — On June 25, Eric Block of Brookville was the victim of theft and criminal tres-pass at 825 28th Road in Carneiro Township. Taken were a Chevrolet engine, a transmission, a GMC engine, and International engine, and a window air conditioner. Total value of the loss was $3,120.

THEFT – On June 23, Stephanie Bocanegra, 28, McPherson, was the vic-tim of theft at the sand beach at Venango Park at Kanopolis Lake. Taken

were 45 prescription pills valued at $10.

Ellsworth PoliceHIT AND RUN — At

1:10 p.m. June 26, an unknown vehicle backed into a legally-parked and unoccupied 2002 Ford F-150 pickup owned by Sheri and Matt Howard of Ellsworth at 606 West 15th. The driver of the unknown vehicle did not notify the Howards of the accident. The passen-ger’s side bed of the Howard pickup was dam-aged.

Ellsworth FireOn June 8, firefighters

responded to Lorraine to assist a child whose hand was caught in a grate. A total of five firefighters and two fire trucks responded.

At 1:05 p.m. June 9, firefighters responded to a wheat stubble fire at Avenue A and Sixth Road. A total of 16 firefighters and nine fire trucks responded.

At 4:30 p.m. June 9, firefighters responded to an automobile accident at milepost 229 on I-70. A total of 21 firefighters and four fire trucks responded.

At 2 p.m. June 11, fire-fighters responded to a fire at 411 W. Douglas in Ellsworth. A total of 21

firefighters and 11 fire trucks responded.

At 2:10 p.m. June 11, firefighters responded to a house fire at Avenue O, 1.75 miles west of K-14 Highway. A total of 24 firefighters and 11 fire trucks responded.

At 4:50 p.m. June 11, firefighters were called back to the house on Avenue O to extinguish hot spots. A total of 24 firefighters and 11 fire trucks responded.

On June 12, firefighters were again called back to the house on Avenue O to extinguish hot spots. A total of six firefighters and four fire trucks responded.

At 5:38 p.m. June 13, firefighters responded to an automobile accident at K-156 and K-14 Highways. A total of 16 firefighters and six fire trucks responded.

At 3:45 a.m. June 17, firefighters responded to an automobile accident at Avenue E and 10th Road. A total of nine firefighters and three fire trucks responded.

At 3 p.m. June 27, fire-fighters responded to a mutual aid call from the Dorrance Fire Department to fight a fire southeast of Dorrance. A total of 18 firefighters and nine fire trucks respond-ed.

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able at Crestwood, Inc., Salina, Kansas. Full Job Ad/Apply On-line: www.crestwood-inc.com. Must have Valid Class A CDL with HazMat, at least 2 years RECENT driving experience and live within fifty-mile radius of Salina, Kansas. Earning Potential: $55K to $70K. SAFETY and CUSTOMER SERVICE are a Top Priority at Crestwood, Inc.

Help Wanted/Truck Driver Drivers: Class A CDL Driver

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Sporting Goods GUN SHOW JULY 7-8 SAT. 9-5

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(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter, June 28, 2012)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Underlying Trustee for the FDIC 2011-N1 Asset Trust Plaintiff, vs. Jeffery T Minnick, et al. Defendants. Case No. 12CV20 Court Number: Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Sale

Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Ellsworth County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Ellsworth County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, on July 24, 2012, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate:

Lots Twenty-Eight (28) and Twenty-Nine (29), Block One (1), UNIT ONE (1), SMOKY HILL VILLAGE, as shown by the recorded plat of a tract of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Twenty-One (21), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Six (6) West of the 6th P.M., Ellsworth County, Kansas, recorded in Book C of Plats, Page 42, in the office of the Register of Deeds in Ellsworth County, Kansas, commonly known as 28 Sunflower Lane, Marquette, KS 67464 (the “Property”)

to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the re-demption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com <http://www.southlaw.com>

Tracy Ploutz, SheriffEllsworth County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(140997)

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Public Notice

Drivers: Co. no lay-offs. Full/part time. Great ho-metime, Excellent pay/benefits. No-touch freight. CDL-A w/2 yrs. experience preferred. (800)544-2579 ext. 296.

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FARMERS & RANCHERSLIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.

Salina, KSReceipts for the week totaled 2446 cattle and 74 hogs.

Butcher hog top on Monday was $61.00.

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

$180-188.00$177-185.00$160-169.50$156-164.00$144-152.75$137-145.75$130-137.85

$160-168.00$160-168.00$149-157.00$138-145.00$134-142.00$126-135.50

*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

In stock today

No Thursday Auction July 5

Early Consignments for July 12th: 90 charX s&h 550-800 2 rnd vacc, 65 blk s&h 650-750 2 rnd vacc, 20 blk s&h 650-750, 80 mostly blk s&h 500-800, 17 s&h

600-800, 78 mostly blk hfrs 725, 75 s&h 650-800, 70 blk s&h 450-750, 20 s&h 650-700, 36 s&h 700-800, 60 hfrs 750-800, 45 s&h 600-700 vacc

plus more by sale time.

6’8” X 14 Bumper Pull GR Trailer • 6’8” X 28 GR Gooseneck Stock TrailerTrip Hopper Feeders • Heavy Duty Round Bale Feeders

HOMETOWN BRAND CENTER825 N. Main – Russell, KS 785-483-2104

Complete line of appliancesWhirlpool • Kitchenaid • Maytag • Crosley

All with a 10 year warranty

FREE DELIVERY & SET UP

Serving the area for 32 years

Wilson Elem/High School is accepting applications for a

full-timecustodian. If

interested, please contact Brian Smith

at 785-658-3555.

USD 112 Central Plains School District is seeking regular route and substitute bus

drivers. Candidates must pass the Class A or B licensing test, complete 12 hours training in

school bus driving, 1st Aid, CPR, defensive driving and a DOT Physical Examination.

Hourly driving rate $14.92. For moreinformation contact: Jamie Zink at785-252-3695 or [email protected].

ARAMARK Correctional Services is currently seeking Front Line Foodservice Supervisors for

Ellsworth Correctional Facility. Full-time andpart-time positions available. Experience is not

necessary, but great communication skills are! Must be able to pass a drug test, and background check. Great bene� t package for full time staff. Growth

opportunities are available for those that can excel in a fast paced environment. To join our team, � ll out an application at Ellsworth Correctional Facility or call 785-472-6308 for more information. EOE/M/F/Q/V

Barton Community College is seeking Associate Faculty to teach Early Childhood classes at our

Great Bend campus as well as online. A Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related

� eld is required. Review of completedapplications begins immediately. For an

application packet, please call 620-792-9237, e-mail [email protected] or write to Barton

Community College, Of� ce of Human Resources, 245 NE 30 Road, Great Bend Ks 67530-9251.

Persons with hearing or speech impairment please use the Kansas Relay Service at 1-800-766-3777or dial 711. Position is open until � lled. EOE.

Associate Faculty (Early Childhood)

Accepting Applications forPart Time Direct Support

Responsible for assisting individuals served in various aspects of daily living.

Job OpeningsDay Service Monday – Friday

Residential Service Evening &Weekend shift

Up to 30 Hours possible.Must have High School Diploma

or EquivalentA Valid Driver’s License

Apply in Person at 124 W. 3rd StreetEllsworth, Ks or Call 785/472-4081

F u ll T im e H o u sekeep er

B eginning w age $8.20 per hour w ith consid eration for years of experience.

B enefits includ e paid em ployee B C /B S, paid life insurance, em ployer m atch retirem ent plan,

vacation and personal leave. P lease sto p b y L in co ln P ark M an o r o r call

B eth at 785-524-4428 fo r ap p licatio n . D ru g F ree W orkplace/E O E

Lincoln Park Manor

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News — FRIDAYS AT 5 p.m.Ads — MONDAYS AT NOON

Deadline for birthdays and anniversaries is 5 p.m. Friday. We cannot guarantee

information will be in the paper for that week if received after deadline.

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• News • Sports• Opinion • Obituaries • Blogs • And much more!

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The ECIR is seeking a per-son to do tearsheets and statement stuffing. Hours flexible except at end of month. Must be respon-sible. Call Juanita at 472-5085.

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(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter, July 5, 2012)

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

STATE OF KANSAS

ELLSWORTH COUNTY, SS:I, Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Election Officer,

State of Kansas, do hereby give notice that a Primary Election will be held in the County of Ellsworth

on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

Also, in accordance with the law, I hereby publish the candidates to be voted on in the General Election.

The polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS POLLING PLACESAsh Creek Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionBlack Wolf Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionCarneiro Precinct, Kanopolis City LibraryClear Creek Precinct, Kanopolis City LibraryColumbia Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionEllsworth Township Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionEmpire Township, Venango Precinct, Corp of Engineer Information OfficeEmpire Township, Buckeye Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion HallGarfield Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion HallLangley Precinct, Corp of Engineer Information OfficeLincoln Precinct, Lorraine City OfficeMulberry Precinct, Kanopolis Public LibraryNoble Precinct, Wilson Senior CenterPalacky Precinct, Holyrood Lutheran Parish HallSherman Precinct, Ellsworth American Legion Thomas Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionTrivoli Precinct, Ellsworth American LegionEast Ellsworth Precinct 1, Ellsworth American LegionEast Ellsworth Precinct 2, Ellsworth American LegionWest Ellsworth Precinct, Ellsworth Anerican LegioneHolyrood Precinct, Holyrood Lutheran Parish HallKanopolis Precinct, Kanopolis City LibraryLorraine Precinct, Lorraine City OfficeWilson Precinct, Wilson Senior Center

I hereby set my hand and cause to be affixed by official seal this 25th day of June, 2012.

Janet L. AndrewsEllsworth County Election Officer

Ellsworth County2012 General Election

CandidatesU.S. House of Representatives 1st District Tim Huelskamp, Republican, 610 Church, Fowler 67844Kansas State, State Senator, 35th DistrictJesse Bryant, Republican, 450 Park Lane, Galva 67443Jay Scott Emler, Republican, 1457 Shawnee Rd, Lindsborg 67456House of Representative 108th DistrictSteven Johnson, Republican, 10197 S. Hopkins Rd, Assaria 67416District Court Judge, District 20, Div. 2Robert A. Anderson, Sr., Republican, PO Box 398, Ellinwood 67536Steve Johnson, Republican 1310 Kansas Ave, Great Bend 67530District Court Judge, District 20, Div. 3 Mike Keeley, Democratic, 2516 Zarah Drive, Great Bend 67530District Magistrate Judge, District 20, Pos. l Debbie Mog, Republican, PO Box 275, Wilson 67439George B. Hysong, Republican, 202 N. Colorado, Ellsworth 67439Verle Willey, Republican, 505 17th Rd, Ellsworth 67439Douglas Stefek, Democratic, 2015 Ave H, Ellsworth 67439County Commissioner, 2nd District Kermit Rush, Repubican, 205 N. Evans, Ellsworth 67439County Commissioner, 3rd District Terry L. Kueser, Republican, 415 Hwy 156, Ellsworth 67439County Clerk Janet L. Andrews, Democratic, 602 S. Kansas, Kanopolis 67454County Treasurer Geneva L. Schneider, Democratic, 1965 Ave K, Kanopolis 67454County Attorney Joseph R. Shepack, Repubican, 615 N. Lincoln, Ellsworth 67439County Register of DeedsJanice Sneath, Republican, 1415 20th Rd, Kanopolis 67454County Sheriff Tracy L. Ploutz, Republican, 802 W. 8th St., Ellsworth 67439Monty R. Payne, Republican, 436 Mohlman, Lorraine 67459Ash Creek Township TrusteeLarry Werner, Republican, 1716 Ave N, Ellsworth, 67439

Black Wolf Township Trustee, David Kempke, Republican, 1206 Ave K, Ellsworth 67439Carneiro Township TrusteeKelly Cikanek, Republican, 1086 29th Rd, Brookville 67425Clear Creek Township Trustee Scott Henderson, Republican, 1034 24th Rd, Brookville 67425James P. Schneider, Democratic, 1996 Ave K, Kanopolis 67454Teresa Shute, Republican, 755 22nd Rd, Kanopolis 67454Columbia Township Trustee Frances Claussen, Democratic, 1055 Ave E, Ellsworth 67439Ellsworth Township TrusteeNo Candidate Empire Township Trustee Monte P. Nelson, Democratic, 5 Red Tail Ridge, Marquette 67464Garfield Township Trustee Stephen Donley, Republican, 346 Hwy 156, Ellsworth 67439Green Garden Township Trustee No Candidate Langley Township Trustee Gail Lindstedt, Democratic, 2256 31st Rd, Marquette 67464Lincoln Township Trustee No Candidate Mulberry Township Trustee Dennis Suelter, Republican, 156 30th Rd, Brookville 67425Noble Township Trustee No Candidate Palacky Township TrusteeErnest Jezek, Jr., Democratic, 1646 4th Rd, Holyrood 67450Sherman Township Trustee Wayne Bohl, Republican, 1625 Ave B, Ellsworth 67439Thomas Township Trustee No Candidate Trivoli Township Trustee Fonda Rush, Republican, 2065 21st Rd, Geneseo 67444Valley Township Trustee No Candidate Wilson Township Trustee Robert Soukup, Republican, 235 Ave C,Wilson 67490Ash Creek Township Treasurer Kendall Rathbun, Republican, 1516 Hwy 14, Ellsworth 67439Black Wolf Township Treasurer Tony G. Svaty, Jr., Republican, 1205 11th Rd, Ellsworth 67439Carneiro Township Treasurer No Candidate Clear Creek Township Treasurer Lynn Brock, Democratic,1925 Ave I, Ellsworth 67439Angela D. Homeier, Republican, 916 22nd Rd, Kanopolis 67454Columbia Township Treasurer Linda Vague, Democratic,1156 Ave D, Ellsworth 67439Ellsworth Township Treasurer David J. Hand, Democratic, 1795 Hwy 140, Ellsworth 67439Empire Township Treasurer No Candidate Garfield Township Treasurer Karen Grothusen, Republican, 595 23rd Rd, Ellsworth 67439Green Garden Township Treasurer Russell Kootz, Republican, 2035 7th Rd, Ellsworth 67439Langley Township Treasurer Jeff Cunningham, Republican, 2955 Ave W, Marquette 67464Lincoln Township TreasurerNo CandidateMulberry Township Treasurer Dan Schulz, Republican, 505 27 th Rd, Brookville 67425Noble Township Treasurer No Candidate Palacky Township Treasurer Chad M Rogers, Republican, 123 Ave R, Holyrood 67450Sherman Township Treasurer No Candidate Thomas Township Treasurer No Candidate Trivoli Township Treasurer No Candidate Valley Township Treasurer Daniel L Johnson, Republican, 2156 7th Rd, Lorraine 67459Wilson Township Treasurer Mike Mattas, Republican, 555 Ave B, Wilson 67490Ash Creek Committeewoman Ally Britton, Democratic, 1515 Ave O, Ellsworth 67439Black Wolf CommitteewomanNo Candidate Carneiro Committeewoman Barbara Walker, Republican, 866 29th Rd, Brookville 67425Clear Creek Committeewoman Paula M. Schneider, Democratic, 1985 Ave K, Kanopolis 67454Sue Arensman, Republican, 2156 Ave G, Ellsworth 67439Columbia Committeewoman No Candidate West Ellsworth CommitteewomanPatricia J. Harms, Republican, 911 Stanberry St., Ellsworth 67439Margaret B. Britton, Democratic, 1404 N. Douglas, Ellsworth 67439East Ellsworth I Committeewoman Clara McCoy, Democratic, PO Box 453, Ellsworth 67439

Faye Beth Wagner, Republican, 211 Evans, Ellsworth 67439East Ellsworth II Committeewoman Agnes Kepka, Democratic, 408 Bradley St., Ellsworth 67439Canren Committeewoman No Candidate Ellsworth Township Committeewoman Ann Jones, Republican, 1675 Ave M, Ellsworth 67439Nellora V. Svaty, Democratic, 1355 Hwy 156, Ellsworth 67439Kanopolis Committeewoman Cherie L. Sauers, Democratic, PO Box 282, Kanopolis 67454Buckeye Committeewoman Janice Sneath, Republican, 1415 20th Rd, Kanopolis 67454Venango Committeewoman No Candidate Garfied Committeewoman Mary Jo Huseman, Republican, 2255 Ave F, Ellsworth 67439Lorraine Committeewoman Janet Splitter, Republican, 2275 9th Rd, Lorraine 67459Langley CommitteewomanNo Candidate Lincoln CommitteewomanNo Candidate Mulberry Committeewoman No Candidate Noble Committeewoman Joan C. Malir, Republican, 246 Ave H, Wilson 67490Palacky Committeewoman Doris E. Oller, Democratic, 216 Ave N, Holyrood 67450Sherman Committeewoman No Candidate Thomas Committeewoman No Candidate Trivioli Committeewoman No Candidate Holyrood Committeewoman No Candidate Wilson Committeewoman No Candidate Ash Creek Committeeman No Candidate Black Wolf Committeeman No Candidate Carneiro Committeeman Glenn Walker, Republican, 866 29th Rd, Brookville 67425Clear Creek Committeeman Richard Arensman, Republican, 2156 Ave G, Ellsworth 67439Edward A. Schneider, Democratic, 1965 Ave K, Kanopolis 67454Columbia Committeeman No Candidate West Ellsworth Committeeman Mervyn G. Harms, Republican, 911 Stanberry St., Ellsworth 67439East Ellsworth I Committeeman Paul G. Wagner, Republican, 211 Evans, Ellsworth 67439East Ellsworth II Committeeman Rob Fillion, Republican, 1204 Aylward, Ellsworth 67439Canren Committeeman No Candidate Ellsworth Township Committeeman George V. Jones, Republican, 1675 Ave M, Ellsworth 67439Don Svaty, Democratic, 1355 Hwy 156, Ellsworth 67439Kanopolis Committeeman No Candidate Buckeye Committeeman No Candidate Venango Committeeman No Candidate Garfied Committeeman Virgil Huseman, Republican, 2255 Ave F, Ellsworth 67439Lorraine Committeeman No Candidate Langley Committeeman No Candidate Lincoln Committeeman Kenton L. Janzen, Republican, 1673 10th Rd, Lorraine 67459Mulberry Committeeman No Candidate Noble Committeeman Robert C. Malir, Jr., Republican, 246 Ave H, Wilson 67490Palacky Committeeman No Candidate Sherman Committeeman No Candidate Thomas Committeeman No Candidate Trivioli Committeeman No Candidate Holyrood Committeeman Richard E. Johnson, Republican, 108 S. Charles, Holyrood 67450Wilson Committeeman No Candidate

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Public Notices B9

Need to change the address on your subscription? Call (785) 472-5085

or e-mail [email protected]


A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RATESOF COMPENSATION TO BE PAID

TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS OF MULBERRY TOWNSHIP

WHEREAS, Mulberry Township desires to establish reason-able rates of compensation to be paid to township board members for certain services performed while actually and necessarily conducting the business of said township; and,

WHEREAS, the township is authorized to determine and establish such compensation under the authority of HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL No. 541 published in the Kan-sas Register on May 2, 1996.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF MULBERRY TOWNSHIP:

A. For services performed by each officer in attending to the township business as an officer, board member, or auditing board member: $350 per year.B. For services performed by each officer performing work and labor on the township roads and bridges: $10.00 per hour;SECTION 2. This resolution shall be published once each

week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the township. This resolution shall not be-come effective until 30 days following the date of the second said publication.

DATED this 21st day of June, 2012.Officers present and voting were: Township Trustee DS Township Clerk KL Township Treasurer DS

Mulberry Township Board/s/ Dennis Suelter, Township Trustee

/s/ Kathryn Little, Township Clerk/s/ Dan O. Schulz, Township Treasurer

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate of Case No. 12-PR- 15Alvin E. Cook, Deceased__________________________________

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:You are notified that on June 22, 2012, a petition was filed

in this Court by Karen L. Cook, an heir, devisee and legatee, and Executor named in the "Last Will and Testament of Alvin E. Cook," deceased, dated February 12, 1999, requesting the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and re-cord; petitioner be appointed as Executor, without bond; pe-titioner be granted Letters Testamentary, and the "Consent of Spouse" filed in this case be determined a valid consent.

You are required to file your written defenses to the pe-tition on or before July 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the District Court, Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your writ-ten defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

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

Karen L. Cook, Petitioner

Sherman, Hoffman & Hipp, LC126 N. Douglas Ave., PO Box 83Ellsworth, KS 67439-0083(785) 472-3186Attorneys for Petitioner

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ORDER

For closing of registration booksbefore the primary election

August 7, 2012

Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2311©, notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of July 2012, all registration books for the Primary Election will close at the end of regular business hours. Registration books will remain closed until the 8th day of August, 2012.

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of my office this 20th day of June, 2012.

Janet L. AndrewsEllsworth County Clerk/Election Officer

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Local Notice as Part of the Environmental Notification Process for the Registration of Antenna Structures

All interested persons are invited to review and request further environmental processing of an FCC application pro-posing the following telecommunications antenna struc-ture at 301 Avenue T, Holyrood, KS 67450. FCC filing number A0778500, 215’ lattice communications tower with medium intensity dual lighting. The application may be reviewed by entering the 854 file number at this website: www.fcc.gov/asr/applications. Interested persons may raise environmen-tal concerns by filing a “Request for Environmental Review” with the FCC within 30 days of this posting. Instructions for filing requests are contained on the following website: www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. The FCC strongly encour-ages requests to be filed online; however, written requests may also be sent by mail to the following address: FCC Re-quests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

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July is National Grilling

Month, so why heat up your

grill when you can

use ours!

Ellsworth Service Center is your Green Mountain Dealer in Ellsworth. Just 1/2 mile north on K156. We

carry grills, 25# bags of pellets, covers and remote thermometers. We will get any other accessory

you might want.

Ellsworth Service Center954 Highway 156, Ellsworth

785-472-3157Green Mountain Grills

Pellet grills, even in this blistered economy, continue to sell, as people take their fun

home. Summer is grilling season!Green Mountain off ers the most competitive pricing in the industry - lower than Traeger, Danson, FEC.

• The National Fire Protection Agency reports that about 1,000 structure fi res and 3,400 outdoor fi res were caused by barbecue grills in one recent year.

• It’s important to realize that safe grilling begins before the cooking starts.

• With gas grills, check the connection between the propane tank and the fuel line to be sure it is working properly and not leaking. If you suspect a leak, put soapy water on the area and watch for bubbles to discover where it is. Never use a match to check for a gas leak, and never light the grill until the leak is fi xed.

• Position any grill on a level surface that is at least three feet away from other objects, including the house and shrubs or bushes. Keep children and pets away from the cooking area.

• When you are ready to barbecue, protect yourself with a heavy apron and oven mitts that fi t well over your forearm.

• When the party is over, store the grill outside and away from the house. Make sure the valves are turned off.

• For charcoal grills, use only starter fl uids designed for that purpose. Never use gasoline. If the fi re is slow, add dry kindling. Don’t add more liquid starter or you could cause a fl ash fi re.

July is National Grilling Month, remember these important safety tips for grilling

745 O’Donnell DrEllsworth, KS • 472-4111

Great Grilling!Traeger “Lil’ Tex”

Pellet Grill - $599.00

Tues., July 3 - Tues., July 10

Traeger Pellets 20# - $12.99

Restaurant1408 Foster Road • Ellsworth

785-472-4104

Sweet Apple BBQ Burger

$2.99Add fries and a drink for $1.20 more

Documents

7-5-12 edition of the Ellsworth County I-R