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March 31, 2014

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Udall, KS 67146 (620)782-3512

Fax (620)782-3474 www.cityofudall.com

UDALL 4-H Whether you live in the city or on a farm, if you are age 7-18 you are able to join 4-H. Are you interested in hunting? How about sewing? Maybe agricultural science? 4-H is the perfect way to try those activities and more. Let me tell you about some of the projects and how to get started. I will start with some of the animals. The horse project is a good way to learn about and connect with your horse through training, riding, and caring for your horse. Some of the skills that you can learn in this project are how to lope, do sliding stops, spins, train your horse, as well as many other skills. If you would like to learn about cattle there are various projects you can do, such as bucket calf, steers, cows, and cow calf pairs. The most popular is the steer project. In this project you learn what it takes to train, feed, wash, show, and exercise your steer. The 4-H students in this project enjoy it because they get to show, love, and care for their steer. Are you interested in pigs? In this project you learn, to care for, train and even guide pigs with just a stick. The 4-Hers enjoy feeding their pigs marshmallows because they are funny to watch. Since pigs get hot easily, the 4-H students learn how to keep them cool so they will live.

Dog and Cat

Vaccination Clinic

and City Tags

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Udall City Shop 3180 K-15

Mulvane Animal Clinic

K9

Rabies $12.00

DA2PP $25.00

Bordatella $14.00

Feline

FCP $20.00

Rabies $12.00

Leukemia $17.00

City of Udall Dogs or Cats

Spayed or Neutered $5.00

Dogs or Cats NOT Spayed or Neutered

$10.00

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UHS Drama to present 2014

Spring Whodunit?! Care to attend “murder night”? Join an array of wacky characters as they dine and watch the world’s greatest detective, Rathbone (Derek Leiblie), solve murders right in front of their eyes. There’s only one catch—anyone can be a victim and may not finish the evening alive! Did Someone Say Murder by David J. LeMaster entertains with murders, false identities, spies, double-crossings, tricks, surprises, thrills, and a shocking ending. Will Rathbone solve the mystery before the killer runs out of victims? Enjoy the thrills, laughter, and suspense on Friday, 28 March 2014, at 7 pm. Udall High School stage (middle school gym) Adults=$4, students=$3, and no charge for children under 5. Light refreshments will be served, compliments of Linda Swan and her FACS classes. The spring play is produced by special

arrangement with Brooklyn Publishers, Cedar Rapids, IA.

In the clothing project you can do clothing construction, clothing buymanship, or both. In clothing construction you learn how to fit clothes before you cut them, how to sew different angles and curves, and how to follow a pattern. In the sewing project, you can also do quilting. You learn how to build the top of a quilt and how to actually quilt them. The foods project consists of canning, the making of breads, Mexican cooking, cake baking, and cake decorating. You learn how to measure and mix ingredients properly, and how to make the best main dishes, desserts, breads and cakes. If you are interested in canning, then you can learn how to can fruits, jams, jellies, preserves, pickles, and many other foods. The Visual arts category includes drawing/painting/sketching, ceramics, pottery, arts and crafts, and leather work. In drawing/painting/ sketching, you learn techniques to make your art look like the real thing. You can even choose the genre of your art: landscape, animals, or whatever interests you. In ceramics, you learn how to dry brush and glaze your pieces. You will learn the process you go through from beginning to end; green-ware to the final product.

Shooting sports includes archery, shotgun, air rifle, and BB gun. In archery, you learn the correct shooting stance, the parts of the bow, the different types of bows, the scoring for FITA and 3D targets, and the signals for the shooting range. Woodworking is a fun project because you learn how to make anything from bird houses to picnic tables. You learn how to use the tools safely, how to make your project structurally strong, and how to identify the different types of wood. The Udall public library asked our 4-H club to decorate for them during the holidays. We decorated for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, and Valentine’s Day. In addition to this, our club also collects car/tractor batteries and ink cartridges as a fund raiser. If you have any please contact Monica Rupp and she will come pick them up. Some of the other projects are Performing Arts, Entomology (the study of bugs), Robotics, Poultry, Electricity, Agricultural Science, Forestry, Fiber Arts, Wildlife, Rocketry, Goats, and Sheep, just to mention a few. As you can see there are quite a few projects that you are able to do. You are able to take all of your projects to the county fair and qualify for the state fair. If you are interested in getting involved in 4-H, you can contact the Udall 4-H leader, Monica Rupp, at (620) 782-3566.

From the Library Books & Babies shall meet at 10:00 am to 10:45 am in the Udall

Public Library on April 2, 2014. All are welcome to come.

The UDALL BOOK CLUB shall meet at 1:30 pm in the Udall Public

Library on April 8th

, s014. The book called “The Longest Ride” by

Nicholas Sparks and a 2013 new book; shall be read and shared.

Febuary 27th

, 2014, Linda Morton and Bertha Rhoads attended the

“FIZZ BOOM READ” Summer Reading Program workshop in north

Wichita. We will be putting up posters and looking for a few volunteers.

National Library Week is April 13th

through April 19th

, 2014.

The Udall Public Library has two drawings for a book at the end of that

week. Do feel free to pay us a visit.

Open Tuesday Thursday and Friday 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday and Monday

"The Udall Forensics Squad

sends out a great THANK

YOU to our community

judges who helped make our

annual tournament such a

success on March 1st.

Without your participation,

we just wouldn't be able to

have such successful

tournaments year after year.

Thank you so much! Thank

you, also, to Linda Swan and

her FACS classes for

helping to provide the

delicious food in the

hospitality room."

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UDALL Monday, February 10, 2014 The Udall City Council met for the Regular Council Meeting on Monday, February 10, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., at the city building. Mayor Brown called the meeting to order. The invocation was given by Council Member Adams. Roll call was then taken with the following council members present: Janette Adams, Bob Clasen, Chris Lette, and Randall Smith. Regina Hanson was absent. Quorum established. Attending were Steve Saunders, Rose Mary Saunders of Ranson Financial Consultants, Tom Finger of USDA, Rural Development, Michael Grahem, Rozella Sherman, Daylen Holmes, Erik King, Eric Allen and Lulita Hopkins. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION: by Smith, second by Clasen, amending the agenda to include Item #2 legal issues in the Executive Session under Old Business. All voted aye, motion carried.

GENERAL DISCUSSION:

1. Mayor Brown shared that the school district contacted him and thanked the city for their assistance in snow removal from the school parking lots.

2. The City of Udall has received a $500,000 CDBG grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to assist in the funding of the Phase II water project. Rose Mary Saunders added that there will be a Technical Assistance meeting on February 26

th,

with the location to be determined, to familiarize the attending officials of the CDBG process. This will probably be held in either Salina or Newton.

3. Tom Finger of USDA Rural Development presented the members of the council with copies of the Letter of Conditions. The council members had previously been sent a draft copy of the document while in preparation. The Letter of Condition outlines a loan agreement of $2,314,000.00 which includes a refinancing of the recent General Obligation bond purchase. This portion of the loan will not be utilized by the City of Udall as the bond purchase was within the last 12 months. The loan amount will be reduced by $1,125,000 for a loan total of $1,189,000.00 at 3.5% for a term of 40 years. The contract for the project improvements must be awarded within 12 months from the date of loan obligation.

MOTION: by Adams, second by Clasen, that the following document be reviewed approved and adopted:

1. Letter of Conditions dated February 10, 2014

2. RD 1942-46, Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions

3. RD 1940-1, Request for Obligation of Funds for a Loan $2,314,000

4. SF 424.2, Application for Federal Assistance

5. RUS Bulletin 1780-27, Loan Resolution (Public Bodies)

6. Exhibit T, Resolution Adopting Code of Ethics & Procurements Procedures

7. Complete SF-3881, Electronic Funds Transfer Payment Enrollment Form

8. RD 400-1, Equal Opportunity Agreement

9. RD 400-4, Assurance Agreement

10. RD 1910-11, Applicant Certification Federal Collection Policies for Consumer of Commercial Debts

11. RD 1940-Q, Exhibit A-1 Certification for Contracts, Grants and Loans

12. AD- 1047 Certification Regarding Debarment and to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute these and any related documents, at the appropriate time. The Mayor and City Clerk are, also, authorized to take any other action necessary to obtain a loan from USDA, Rural Development. All voted aye, motion carried.

BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: no items CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION: by Lette, second by Adams, to approve the Consent Agenda including amendments to the minutes for the January 13, 2014, regular meeting, Treasurer and Clerk’s reports for January 2014, and Expenditure Report in the amount of $66,735.18. All voted aye, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Black Dot – AT&T. Black Dot has been contacted by the City of Udall regarding their earlier requests.

2. Executive Session MOTION: by Adams, second by Lette, to go into Executive session not to exceed 60 minutes to discuss legal issues with right to call Lulita Hopkins. All voted aye, motion carried.

Meeting resumed at the proper place and time. No action taken. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Review of Snow Removal Policy. The policy adopted in October 1995 was reviewed and no changes were made.

2. A report of the auditors onsite visit was presented to the council members including the following information

Completed onsite portion of the audit in two and a half days.

All accounts in good shape.

Complimented council and management on refinance of Phase I to GOB bond purchase. This saved money for the City and improved our financial position.

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Noted substantial increase in General/Police Court Fines. 36% increase over 2012, 184% increase over 2011.

No year-end journal entries.

Agreed with suggested transfers to Electric Reserve and Sewer Reserve.

Discovered securities insufficiency at Union State Bank. Resolved with the bank.

Audit preliminary report in May-June completed report shortly thereafter.

3. Udall City Council Applicant – Michael Grahem. The council acknowledged receipt of Mr. Grahem’s application. Applications will be accepted until an appointment is made.

COUNCIL REPORTS: Clasen- Presented the council with resignation after 15 years of service. The Mayor and Council thanked him for his years of service, knowledge that he has shared, and ability to speak his mind. STAFF REPORTS: Allen – Purchase Order #01-14 for one 25 KVA single phase transformer and one 50 KVA single phase transformer from Kriz Davis Co. in the amount of $1,950.00. In talking with our electric contractor, having to locate these transformers after-hours for emergency installation will be more costly. The council suggested since this to get additional bids. Purchase Order #02-14 for Eric Allen to attend a KMU Operation and Technical Conference in the amount of $195.00 MOTION: by Lette, second by Smith, to approve Purchase Order #02-14. All voted aye, motion carried. Purchase Order #03-14 for 40 Landis & Gyr 240 V electric meters from Kriz-Davis in the amount of $1,280.00. The maintenance department has been on a schedule of replacing older dial meters with more accurate digital meters. MOTION: by Adams, second by Smith, to approve Purchase Order #03-14. All voted aye, motion carried. MOTION: by Clasen, second by Smith, to adjourn the meeting. All voted aye, motion carried.

Area City Wide Garage Sales 2014 Andale 4-5 Mulvane 5-3 Whitewater 6-13 & 14

Oxford 4-5 Sedgwick 5-3 Hesston 6-14

Rose Hill 4-26 Derby 5-16,17,18 Kechi 6-14

Mt. Hope 4-26 Towanda 5-16 & 17 Douglass 6-14

Valley Center 4-11&12 Cheney 5-29, 30, 31 Augusta 6-20 & 21

Benton 4-26 Burrton 5-31 Haysville 8-9 & 10

Colwich 4-26 Andover 6-1 Park City (Fall) 9-27

Maize 4-12 Garden Plain 6-5, 6, 7 Haven 10-4

Conway Springs 4-26 Clearwater 6-7

Udall 4-26 Halstead 6-7

Wellington 4-26 Park City (Spring) 6-7

Bentley 5-1,2,3 Bel Aire 6-12,13,14

Goddard 5-1,2,3 Potwin 6-13 & 14

The grass is greening, the trees are budding, and the flowers are poking up! HAPPY SPRING! from the SECOND BLESSING GARMENTS CLOTHES CLOSET! We have changed seasons, and our warm weather clothing is out! Our April opening is Saturday, April 12, from 9:00 AM to noon. We have lots of warm weather clothing for you: men’s shirts, ladies’ blouses and dresses, jeans, juniors’, children’s and baby clothing. We would love to have you stop by to browse and visit. New items are put out every month. We have quality clothing for the entire family. There is never any charge for any of the items. Freewill donations are accepted. We are a compassionate ministry of the Udall Church of the Nazarene. We always gladly accept donations of clean good clothing. Please NO household items or toys!! If you have any questions, want to donate clothing, or have an emergency clothing need, please call Gaylene Williams, Director, at 782-3252. This community outreach is open on the second Saturday of each month from 9:00 AM to noon in the church annex at 2nd & Church streets. Church office – 782-3683. We are a division of the international compassionate ministry Hope Compassion Outpost – USA/Int’l.

CITY WIDE

GARAGE SALE

April 26 Call Debi at

316-218-6000

to be placed on the map

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Presented by Udall Community Historical Society

Museum Wednesdays 3:00 to 5:00 PM

109 East First Sundays 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Udall, KS Phone 620-782-3004

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 4H meeting 7pm 2 Udall Grade School

Books & Babies 10:00 – 10:45 am

Udall Public Library Kids4Truth Bible Club Heritage E-Free Church

6:30 – 8:00 PM

3

T.O.P.S. 6:30 pm Methodist Church

4

Senior Citizens

Pot Luck

Sr. Citizens Cards @ 7:00

5 Dog and Cat Vaccination Clinic and City Tags 9:00–11:30am City Shop 3180 K-15

6

7 RECYCLE 8

DAY Udall Book Club

1:30 p.m. Historical Society 7:30 pm Museum

9

Kids4Truth Bible Club Heritage E-Free Church

6:30 – 8:00 PM

10 Udall Planning Commission

6:30 pm

T.O.P.S. 6:30 pm Methodist Church

11

Cooperettes Mtg

Sr. Citizens Cards @ 7:00

12 Community Closet 9-12 Nazarene Church

TEFAP 9-11 am Methodist Church

13

14

CITY COUNCIL 6:30 pm

15

16 Kids4Truth Bible Club Heritage E-Free Church

6:30 – 8:00 PM

17

18 Senior Citizens

Pot Luck

Sr. Citizens Cards @ 7:00

19

20 Easter Sunday

21 Utility Payments paid by 9:00 am

to avoid 10% penalty

22

RECYCLE

DAY

23

Kids4Truth Bible Club Heritage E-Free Church

6:30 – 8:00 PM

24

Spring Tea “Unmask Your

Beauty” 6:30 pm

Community Bldg

25

Sr. Citizens Cards @ 7:00

26

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GARAGE SALE

27 28 29

30

Kids4Truth Bible Club Heritage E-Free Church

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Spring Clean-Up May 3

City Shop 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

No Paint – No Tires – City Residents Only

City of Udall

P O Box 410 Udall, KS 67146

Distributed to Residents of Udall, Kansas

At the March 2014 City of Udall Council Meeting the

council determined the City Chit Chat would no longer be

mailed to residents. This will produce a cost savings of

approximately $2,317.96 annually. The newsletter will be

distributed to area businesses and churches as well as

available at the Udall City Building.

Dog and Cat Vaccination Clinic

and City Tags 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Udall City Shop 3180 K-15

April 5 Gift Card Bingo

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April 5 Day at the

Farm

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CITY OF UDALL

CITY WIDE

GARAGE SALE

April 26

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Udall Public Library celebrates National Library Week – Two Drawings for a Free Book at the end of the week

City of Udall Assistant City Clerk

and Court Clerk

30 hours per week salary commensurate with experience

Applications available online at www.cityofudall.com