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BELOIT – Father Keiffer of St.
John’s Catholic Church announced
he will be moving to Norton on July
1. He will become the pastor of St.
Francis of Assisi parish and St.
Joseph parish in New Almelo.
BELOIT – Signup for the Rotary
girls summer softball program will be
April 13-17. Signup sheets are
available at Beloit and St. John’s
Elementary Schools or may be
obtained by contacting John Cashatt
at 785-569-7204
[email protected]
BELOIT – The Arbor Day 2015
Celebration will be held on the Beloit
campus of North Central Kansas
Technical College at 10 a.m. on
Friday, April 24. In recognition of
the college’s 50th anniversary, the
ceremony will include the planting of
a Golden Rain tree. In addition, the
winners of The Tree City USA poster
contest will be recognized. The tree
Board will present information about
Arbor Day and Tree City USA. NCK
Tech President Eric Burks will
provide information about the college
and the economic impact to the city
of Beloit and Mitchell County.
Everyone is invited to attend this
celebration.
BELOIT – A Beloit Community
Blood Drive will be held from noon
to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the
NCK Wellness Center, 3033 US
Hwy 24. To schedule your
appointment you can visit
www.redcrossblood.org or call 1800-733-2767.
BELOIT – Permanent trees,
shrubs, flowers and structures will
need permission from the cemetery
advisory committee before permitted
in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Temporary wreaths, flowers,
sheppard hooks and items at the
memorial, not in a permanent
structure, will be removed the middle
of April and 10 days after Memorial
Day.
Beloit FFA teacher Brandon Callaway and FFA State winner Jace Adams.
by Chad Hallack
The USD 273 Beloit school board
held their monthly meeting on Monday
evening with the big ticket item on the
agenda being a $95,060 bid to repair
areas of the staff and student parking lots
at Beloit Jr. Sr. High School. The bid
from Hosfelt Paving of Wymore, Neb.
was approved by the board. The project
will require a 35 percent downpayment
with half of the remaining balance
coming out of this year’s budget and the
other half from next year’s budget.
The meeting opened with a check
presentation of $1,000 from the Solomon
Valley
Community
Foundation
represented by Heather Hartman and Curt
Frasier. The grant will help provide a
changing table in the Early Learning
Center.
In personnel matters, resignations
were accepted from Arlene Ediger, vocal
music, Ryan Eilert, business and Vanessa
Martin.
Student Council President R.J.
Jackson reported there will be a faculty
appreciation breakfast the morning of the
Beloit Relays on May 1.
In the PTO report, the final Boxtops
for Education competition of the year is
underway. Teacher’s Appreciation Week
is May 4-8 and teachers will be treated to
breakfasts, lunches, massages and more.
Funday races for Beloit Elementary
will be May 19. It was also reported
that PTO elections were held
without any changes taking place
during Bingo Night in which 400
people attended. The PTO is also
looking for volunteers to help with
Walk to School Days on April 16,
23 and 30 where kids are escorted
from the BHS track to the
elementary school by adults in a fun
group activity.
Jeff
Travis
gave
the
Superintendent’s report saying
construction on the new addition at
BES is currently about four weeks
behind schedule but is progressing.
Travis said enclosing the walls will
begin soon and take about two and a
half weeks to complete, and that
brickwork has begun as most of the
steel frame structure is in place.
Travis also reported the
likelihood that elections will be
moved up to mid year and the full
effect of that is yet to be addressed.
The Superintendent also said that he
has been in close contact with Rep.
Susan
Concannon
regarding
continuing
education
funding
concerns at the State level and she
reported to Mr. Travis that she is
taking flack from a State Assembly
BELOIT – Jace Adams, a junior at Beloit Jr/Sr High School, was recognized
at the North Central District FFA Banquet for winning the Regional and State
Proficiency Awards in Forage Production.
Kansas FFA sponsors 29 different proficiency areas ranging from diversified
livestock and agriculture to wildlife management. The application is lengthy,
including hours worked, money managed, hardships explained and duties
described.
The following is an excerpt from Adams’ application.
“Growing up on my Grandfather’s farm, I spent countless hours riding with
my Dad in swathers of tractors baling hay. My first responsibility was raking
hay in our alfalfa business. I eventually moved up to swathing and now I am
involved with operating one of our big square balers. Along with operating these
machines, I have learned all of the maintenance and up-keep that goes along
with them. The first tractor I operated was a John Deere 4440, while pulling the
rake. Learning to operate a quad-range transmission certainly helped me be able
to move up to a John Deere 7800 while operating the baler. Now I operate a
7830 with an IVT transmission as well as an 8320 with a power-shift. My
progress in the operations of tractors helped me to be able to handle the
responsibilities of operating the swather. I started out on a John Deere 3830 with
a 16 foot header and moved up to a John Deere 4895 with a 18 foot header,”
Adams said in his application.
Adams will compete against students from 11 of midwest states, known as
the “Central Region” of FFA. If he wins this National Regional, he would
present in an interview against the other three Regional winners as a National
Finalist in Louisville, Kentucky next fall.
member from the Wichita area who
has suggested that USD 273 is
“fibbing” on their financial balances
and is threatening an audit of the
district. The unnamed individual is
said to have pointed at funds in the
special education and insurance
sections of the budget. Travis said the
special education budget may look
unusual, but is likely due to the fact
that it funds five special education
programs.
He
also
expressed
confidence in the district’s budgeting
and financial accountability saying,
“We have nothing to hide.”
Delivery of a Thomas Built Bus
model HDX has been delayed due to
Thomas’ prior commitment to fulfill
orders from military contracts before
the USD 273 bus can be produced.
Travis suggested the large bus be
bought outright rather than operated
under contract in order to save the
district money in the long term.
Purchasing the HDX would eliminate
$11,000 from the existing bus contract
and would pay for itself in about four
years with a total savings of up to
$65,000 to the general fund along with
the purchase of a 24 seat shuttle bus,
according to Travis. Thomas Bus
would continue to provide drivers for
leased or purchased busses.
The 24 seat shuttle bus purchase
was unanimously approved on a four
year old model from U.S. Bus Lines
with 45,800 miles for $45,500.
Athletic Director Casey Seifert said
the two busses would take care of all
transport needs for athletic team travel
with the possible exception of track
and field at times depending on the
number of participants traveling. The
busses will be used for a variety of
school activities outside of athletics
and it was reported that NCK Tech
would be allowed to use the busses at
times in a trade out for oil changes
and light maintenance.
Travis also announced he is
working on having a drug dog work
through the schools on a monthly
basis.
Karen Pauls reported that Play
Therapy and Boys Town Parent
Programs will have to be shut down
from June 30 through October 1 due
to the amount of CBCAP grant funds
which will not be known until late
Spring and, if awarded, will not be
received to allow the programs to
resume until October 1.
Pauls also reported that the Fire
Marshal approved all buildings used
BELOIT – The Beloit High
School Promenade will be held at 4
p.m., Saturday at Myers park. Junior
pictures with Stephanie Meier will be
taken at 6:30 p.m. at The Down
Under. Senior pictures will follow at
7 p.m. A dance will follow at 7:30 to
11 p.m.
BELOIT – The Beloit High
School will have Scholarship Awards
Night at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May
13 in the Beloit commons area.
Seniors and families are invited to
attend.
BELOIT – S&S Drug Color Out
Cancer Color Run will be held on
Saturday, May 23. Registration will
be at 7 a.m. with the run starting at 8
a.m. in front of S&S Drug, 110 S.
Mill Street. For more information
call Heather Johnson at 785-7382287 or email at
[email protected]
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, April 20. This week’s
meal will feature mac and cheese with
ham, green beans and cake. Serving is
from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the United
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at
the corner of Bell and 8th street in
Beloit. A free will donation is
welcome.
American Legion donation
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
American Legion Post 57 Commander Evert LaCoe presented Mitchell County Historical Society President Fred Severance and the board with
a $5,000 donation check on Monday. Shown are from l to r: Loren Harvey, Jim Nothern, Jim Lane, Max Peters, Evert LaCoe, Fred Severance,
Gail Pearson, Michael Graivett, Stuart Richardson, Alan Snyder. Front right: Gayle Sewell, Madi Sutter, MCHS Vice-President Vickie Mears.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Mealiff art in gallery show
How much can
I ask my host about etiquette for
her overseas wedding?
I live in Canada. The bride is
French. I met her when she was
briefly living in my hometown.
She went back to France two
years ago, and now she’s
getting married there. The
wedding invitation was sent to
my name only, and there was
not any kind of RSVP card that
I’m accustomed to seeing. So
I’m unsure whether I am
welcome to bring a guest, since
attending would involve a rather
lengthy journey.
Would it be acceptable to
email the bride and ask her
whether I can bring my
boyfriend? I don’t want to put
her on the spot, but I also don’t
want to bring my date to a
country where he doesn’t speak
the language and then stick him
by himself for the day, only to
find out later that they had
expected me to bring him. -Beaucoup Baffled
Did the
invitation appear to be formal or
informal? If informal, it is
perfectly OK to ask the bride
whether you can bring a guest.
If it is formal, however, you’d
have to be more circumspect.
Email the bride and say that you
would love to attend her
wedding, but you aren’t certain
you are up to making such a
long journey by yourself. If she
wants you to bring a guest, she
will then tell you so. But if she
doesn’t make such an offer, you
can assume that her guest list is
limited, sorry.
After reading
the letter from “Holding My
Breath,” whose spouse has
terrible breath, I had to respond.
My husband had terrible
breath, but he also had a very
rigorous oral care routine,
which made me wonder what
else could be going on. Having
been a dental assistant, I was
aware of various odors from
different oral diseases. The
smell was not from what he ate.
I ate it, too, and didn’t have
such an odor. It was the worst
thing I had ever smelled, and I
just knew it was metabolic in
nature.
His dentist simply told him it
was “not dental in nature.” The
doctor told him he was “fine.”
Finally, after three months of
worsening
gastrointestinal
symptoms, his doctor gave him
a blood test, and a colonoscopy
showed a fist-sized tumor.
He underwent chemotherapy
and was graced with a lovely
ostomy bag. But during this
time, the breath issue went
away. When it recurred, it was
because the lesions on his liver
had spread. He passed away two
months later.
I would get that man in for a
full physical, including a
colonoscopy. It could save his
life. -- Been There
Halitosis
is often a result of poor dental
hygiene, but it also can be due
to oral problems, throat issues,
gum disease, infection, certain
foods
and
sometimes
gastrointestinal
difficulties.
Some of these, as you have
pointed out, can be quite
serious. Please, folks, we want
you to stick around for a long
time. You must be an advocate
for your own health. If you
suspect something is wrong, be
persistent.
Annie’s Snippet for Income
Tax Day (credit author Arthur
C. Clarke): “The best measure
of a man’s honesty isn’t his
income tax return. It’s the zero
adjust on his bathroom scale.”
Annie’s Mailbox is written by
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy
Sugar, longtime editors of the
Ann Landers column. Please
email your questions to
[email protected],
or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/
o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd
Street, Hermosa Beach, CA
90254. To find out more about
Annie’s Mailbox and read
features by other Creators
Syndicate
writers
and
cartoonists, visit the Creators
Syndicate Web page at
www.creators.com.
Dear Editor:
Wow!
The Leadership
Mitchell County Class XV
Spring Stock-Up Food Drive
was very successful. This
resulted in over 1,500 food
items and $852. The shelves are
full. And the store room looks
great with the most food items
stacked since the shelves were
built three years ago.
The
Beloit
Ministerial
Alliance and the Mitchell
County Food Pantry Managers
Janice Bryan, Bonnie Donley
and Beverly James would like
to thank the citizens of Mitchell
County for their generous
donations. This past year there
have been special food drives
by the St. John’s Schools, USD
273 Beloit Schools, North
Central Kansas Technical
College, KVSV “Joke of the
Day,” Cunningham Telephone
and Cable, Farmway Co-op,
churches and many others.
In 2014 the Mitchell County
Food Pantry served 452
families, 915 recipients. Of
those recipients 374 were
children. Fifty volunteers from
the seven participating churches
(New Life Assembly of God, St.
John’s Catholic, First Christian,
Glen Elder Christian, Zion
Lutheran, United Methodist,
First Presbyterian) served 847
hours.
The Mitchell County Food
Pantry was organized to assist
families in a food crisis
situation, and not as an on-going
supplement to income, welfare
or food stamps. Being able to
provide the assistance that is
needed to help people in crisis
throughout the year comes from
your generosity. Giving to the
Mitchell County Food Pantry
makes an impact in our
communities. We appreciate
everything
you
do
and
especially for your support.
The 2015 New Year began
Tuesday, January 6. For the first
quarter (January, February,
March) we have served 85
families with 266 recipients of
which 111 were children.
Volunteers have worked 276
hours. Even with all the
generous donations, we are
needing the following items at
this time: laundry detergent, bar
soap, canned meat, jello and
canned pasta.
Remember the coloring
contest back in September to
benefit the Mitchell County
Food Pantry. The winning
entries’ pictures were printed on
note cards. The cards are being
sold as a fundraiser for the Food
Pantry. This project was funded
by H&R Block but the Food
Pantry receives the proceeds.
We still have cards for sale.
They may be purchased from
your churches or one of the
Food Pantry Managers.
The Mitchell County Food
Pantry is open on Tuesday
mornings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
It is located in the old Armory,
at 12th and Walnut, south door.
Donations may be brought
there, or left at Dollar General
or Catlin’s Apple Market.
A very special thank you to
the
Mitchell
County
communities
for
your
generosity
and
continued
support and to the Beloit Call
for your stories and pictures to
bring the awareness of the Food
Pantry to others.
Janice Bryan, Bonnie Donley
and Beverly James
Mitchell County Food Pantry
managers
Dear Editor:
Since the management of the
NCK Wellness Center feel they
have no recourse, I am asking
the public to cease wearing
strong scents when they come to
the Wellness Center. These
strong odors are not only
offensive; they also cause
headaches in some of us. Please
be considerate of your fellow
NCKWC members and put on
your scents after your visit to
the Wellness Center.
Thank you!
Janice Bassford
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VFW Auxiliary 6242
BELOIT – VFW Auxiliary
6242 met April 13 at the Post
Home.
Opening exercises were held.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read. The treasurer’s
report was given and approved.
Roll call of officers was read.
A letter was read about a
Helpline program which gives
to veterans and their families.
The Auxiliary moved to make a
donation.
The Patriotic Art winners
were:
first place, Arrica
Overmiller; second place, Grace
Heineken; third place, Taryn
Post.
The charter was draped for
deceased
members
Betty
McGee and Bernese Colby.
The audit report was read and
approved. The meeting closed
to reopen May 7.
Rosella Eilert, secretary
Having a birthday or an
anniversary?
If you or someone you know is having a birthday or
anniversary, please call 785-738-3537 or email
[email protected].
LINDSBORG – Beloit High
school graduate, Elsie Mealiff
has her art work on display at
Bethany College. The junior
student received a Best of
Painting award to be selected
for this honor which is
displayed as part of the 2015
Messiah Festival Juried Student
Art Exhibition. Out of 109
works entered, only 37 were
chosen. The annual art
exhibition will continue through
April 17 in the Mingenback Art
Center Gallery on the Bethany
campus.
Works of art by the college
students are currently on display
The exhibition features 3-D
explorations, ceramics, design,
drawings,
paintings,
photography, printmaking, and
sculpture created by Bethany
students currently taking art
classes. Award winners were
announced on March 29 at a
reception held in the gallery.
Best of show was given to Anna
King, a junior from Spring Hill,
for her painting. The gallery
show is free and open to the
public. The Mingenback Art
Center Gallery is open daily 9
a.m. to 6 p.m.
The following honors were
awarded:
Best of show: Anna King
Best junior/senior piece: Nate
Coleman, senior, Oceanside,
California
Best
Freshman/sophomore
piece: Jenna Mall, sophomore,
Clay Center
Best of painting:
Elsie
Mealiff, junior, Beloit
Best of drawing:
Kami
Olson, freshman, Sedgwick
Best of printmaking: Cecilia
Ramsey, senior, Garden City
Best of photography: Carole
Stuenkel, senior, Palmer
Best of Sculpture: Lex Deal,
senior, Concordia
Best of Ceramics: Dujoh
Ollivierre, senior, St. Vincent,
Kingstown
Brandt
senator
at FHSU
HAYS -- Beloit High school
graduate Emily Brandt is one of
19 local students elected as a
new senator to the Student
Government Association at Fort
Hays State University in
elections held April 8-9. There
were 11 in the College of Arts
and Sciences, five in the
College of Business and
Entrepreneurship, and three in
the College of Health and Life
Sciences. Brandt is a sophomore
majoring in political science.
The new senators will take their
seats in the 2015-2016 Student
Senate.
New senators are listed:
Emily Brandt, sophomore
majoring in political science,
Beloit; Anna Hand, junior
majoring in political science,
Ellsworth; Morgen Pitts, junior
majoring
in
management,
Evans, Colo.; Rebecca Vincent,
sophomore
majoring
in
organizational
leadership,
Frederick, Colo.;
Yoana
Cruz,
freshman
majoring in biology, Garden
City;
Kenton
Lindsey,
sophomore
majoring
in
mathematics,
Goddard;
Nicholas Glassman, sophomore
majoring in marketing, Tandra
Johnson, senior majoring in
finance,
Spencer
McCue,
sophomore majoring in biology,
Hays;
Vivian
Agnew,
sophomore majoring in political
science, Haysville; Parker
Hassell, sophomore majoring in
political science, Leoti; Samuel
DeVore, senior majoring in
physics, Lyons; Stephen Foster,
sophomore
majoring
in
management, Roeland Park;
Stephany
Gress,
senior
majoring in political science,
Morgan Mitchiner, freshman,
Topeka;
Sierra
Archer,
sophomore
majoring
in
communication sciences and
disorders, Valley Center; Cody
Scheck, senior majoring in
accounting, Victoria; Aiyana
Smith, freshman majoring in
political science, Wichita;
Ashley Templeton, junior
majoring in organizational
leadership, Wilson.
Best of Jewelry:
Cecilia
Ramsey, senior, Garden City
Best of 3-D: Noah Smucker,
freshman, Salina
Best of Design:
Dujoh
Ollivierre, senior, St. Vincent,
Kingstown
Merit
Award/Sculpture:
Madison Shetlar, junior, Salina
Merit
Award/Ceramics:
Cecilia Ramsey, senior, Garden
City
Merit Award/Jewelry: Kylee
Ayers, sophomore, Salina
Merit Award/3-D:
Anna
King, junior, Spring Hill
Merit
Award/Painting:
Carole Stuenkel, senior, Palmer
Merit Award/Graphic Design:
Carole Stuenkel, senior, Palmer.
Of the 109 works entered,
exhibition jurors selected 37
works for inclusion in this
year’s show. Students whose art
was selected for inclusion are:
Kansas:
Colton Hartline,
jewelry, Andover; Elsie Mealiff,
junior, painting, Beloit; Tabby
Ihnken,
junior,
drawing,
Bennington;
Jenna
Mall,
sophomore,
photography/
scuplture, Clay Center; Lex
Deal,
senior,
sculpture,
Concordia; John Ross Hughes,
freshman, ceramics, Fort Scott;
Cecilia
Ramsey,
senior,
ceramics/jewelry/printmaking,
Garden City; Angela Rider,
senior, painting/graphic design/
drawing, Lindsborg; Carole
Stuenkel, senior, painting/
photography/graphic
design,
Palmer;
Kylee
Ayers,
sophomore, jewelry, Karlee
Brennan, senior, ceramics,
Madison
Shetlar,
junior,
ceramics/sculpture,
Noah
Smucker, freshman, 3-D, and
Sara Warren, sophomore,
drawing, all of Salina; Kami
Olson, freshman, drawing,
Sedgwick; Anna King, junior,
painting/3-D, Spring Hill.
California: Nate Coleman,
senior,
graphic
design,
Oceanside.
Phillipines: Esther Boado,
sophomore,
painting/graphic
design, Davao City.
Kingstown:
Dujoh
Ollivierre, senior, ceramics/
graphic design, St. Vincent.
The artworks and awards in
this year’s exhibition were
selected by John Oehm,
professor of art at Butler
Community College and Ted
Adler, area head of ceramics
and associate professor of art at
Wichita State University.
The juried exhibition is part
of the Messiah Festival of the
Arts, the 10-day celebration of
sacred music, theatre and art at
Bethany College. The festival
features the Bethany Oratorio
Society’s 134th anniversary
performance
of
Handel’s
“Messiah” on Easter Sunday.
For more information about the
Messiah Festival, call 785-2273380, ext. 8137, or visit
www.messiahfestival.org.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Commissioners hear EMS report
by Chad Hallack
Kelly Hawk, Mitchell County
EMS Director, reported to the
county
commssioners
on
Monday that the department has
billed out $160,321 in the month
of March and has received
$55,572 in payments from
patients and insurance carries
including adjustment credits or
write-offs. The department has a
total of$103,176 in accounts
receivable.
During the month of March
the EMS responded to 49 calls
which included 37 calls in
Beloit. They also responded to
five calls in Glen Elder, two
each in Cawker City and
Hunter, one in Scottsville and
one in Jewell and Lincoln
Counties.
The highest call rates fell on
Fridays and Mondays with 11
and 10 for the month
respectively, and about 65
percent of calls came between 6
a.m. and 6 p.m. Of the 49 runs
in March, 34 were responding to
the scene of 911 originated
calls. Hawk said 11 runs were
performed between facilities
such as transfers from assisted
living centers to the hospital.
The average patient age for all
calls was 60 years old.
The EMS Director also
reported that DeLisa’s Medical
Billing Service, which the EMS
recently began using, has
noticeably improved operations
on the financial side in terms of
billing and collection. DeLisa’s
has picked up 260 past runs for
billing that could have
potentially been lost revenue for
the department.
Hawk said staffing is at a
manageable level with the use
of part time employees, but the
department is looking to hire
another full time medic.
Two more Neighborhood
Revitalization
grant
applications were approved by
the Commission. One in the
amount of $36,763 to Blake and
Linda Miller for materials and
labor on a home remodeling.
The other was awarded to
Devin Treaster in the amount of
$68,000 for a home addition.
The commission opened the
meeting expressing condolences
to County Clerk Chris Treaster
and family on the loss of her
mother. The Commissioners
also noted the expected opening
of the new Casey’s store on
East Main this week.
Public Works Director Larry
Emerson presented bids from
Abram Ready Mix of $120.44
per cubic yard and from Beloit
Ready Mix at $119 per cubic
yard for 33 percent mix
concrete. The Beloit Ready Mix
bid was approved. Emerson also
informed the Commissioners of
the sale of a used County
vehicle. A 1981 cab-over truck
sold for $2,250. Two in-stock
tires for the truck sold
separately for $1,000.
Sand
screening
was
completed last week by the
County and results are still
coming. Emerson says there is a
lot of hand patching work to be
done and he will be advertising
for a new employee to round
out his bridge crew. Emerson
says he is still waiting on
permits for the bridge work to
be done over Walnut Creek on
the Tipton blacktop. Work on
the bridge will not begin until
after wheat harvest. The County
is also waiting on geological
reports on another possible
bridge project west of Beloit.
In other public works
business, digging continues on a
new pit at the landfill this week.
The new pit will be roughly
60,000 yards and hopes are to
have it half completed during
the current dig.
The Commissioners then held
a 15 minute executive session
with County Attorney Mark
Noah to discuss real estate
acquisition, but no decisions
were made. Mr. Noah reported
the Kansas Court of Appeals
will hold hearings in Beloit on
July 14 and 15 where legal
arguments will be made on
appealed cases before a three
judge panel.
After the meeting was
adjourned, the commissioners
canvassed votes from last
week’s elections. The Mitchell
County Commissioners meet
each Monday morning in the
Courthouse at 8:30 a.m.
Include insurance in retirement
TOPEKA — Every day
nearly 10,000 Baby Boomers
enter their retirement years,
according to the Insured
Retirement Institute (IRI).
Unfortunately, their confidence
in their financial preparations
for
retirement,
including
insurance, has been steadily
dropping; a recent IRI survey
said barely 25 percent of them
were optimistic about their
upcoming financial situation.
Ken Selzer, CPA, Kansas
Commissioner of Insurance, is
urging Kansans to review their
financial preparedness and
insurance priorities concerning
retirement as a way to educate
themselves about their future
needs.
“A set of challenges has
emerged for Kansans currently
in their working years, including
changes in employee benefits,
longer
life
spans,
and
uncertainty with Social Security
and Medicare, as well as health
care,” Commissioner Selzer
said. “Finding time on a routine
basis to assess your financial
preparedness for retirement is a
first step to achieving financial
freedom.
Having
incomeproducing insurance products as
part of that preparedness can be
especially important.”
Commissioner Selzer said
National Retirement Planning
Week, April 13-17, is a good
time for Kansans to begin that
review. Below is a list of
insurance products that could be
considered
in
retirement
strategies when a stream of
retirement income is important.
•Variable annuities with
guaranteed lifetime withdrawal
benefits—Long-term,
taxdeferred insurance products that
contain both investment and
insurance components with
optional guaranteed withdrawal
benefits.
•Fixed and fixed index
annuities—Long-term,
taxdeferred insurance vehicles
which offer a guaranteed
minimum interest rate. Fixed
indexed annuities offer the
opportunity for more growth
based on market index changes.
•Single premium immediate
annuities—Products
which
provide a guaranteed income
for life or a specified period in
exchange for a one-time lump
sum payment.
•Deferred income annuities—
Annuities which provide for
guaranteed income but don’t
begin until a specified age, such
as 80 or 85.
In addition, Commissioner
Selzer suggests one other
consideration for retirement
years: the projected need for
long-term care insurance. Longterm care insurance products
help defray expenses associated
with extended care in a variety
of settings. However, they are
not suitable for everyone.
In recent years, products have
been developed which combine
previously separate long-term
care coverage with life
insurance policies and annuity
contracts.
These “hybrid”
products may be appropriate for
some people.
Whatever
a
person’s
insurance needs are for
retirement
years,
periodic
consultation with an insurance
agent and financial adviser is
important, the commissioner
said.
“As we grow older, insurance
needs change,” Commissioner
Selzer said. “Making a yearly
appointment with your agent or
planner about what kind and
how much insurance you need,
whether personal or property, is
an excellent idea.”
More about insurance needs
in retirement is available by
reading the KID booklet “Life
Insurance and Annuity Basics,”
which can be obtained by
printing a copy from the KID
website,
http://
www.ksinsurance.org/
by
talking to a KID Consumer
Assistance Representative at 1800-432-2484; or by going to
the IRI website, http://
www.IRIonline.org/ .
Sylvan-Lucas attend regional contest
CONCORDIA – SylvanLucas Unified High School
music students attended the
Regional Music Contest for
Solos and Small Ensembles,
held at Cloud County Junior
College in Concordia, on
Saturday, March 28.
The
students
began
performances at 8 a.m. and
finished at 5 p.m. A one rating
at this festival was needed to
qualify ensembles and solos for
the State Music Festival which
will be held in Wichita on April
25. Sylvan-Lucas students
represented their school music
department extremely well as
they took home over 60 medals.
Results are as follows:
Men’s Vocal Quartet (Payton
Zweifel, Tim Schulteis, John
Augustine & Brody Schofield) I
rating
Greta Wehrman, Flute Solo I
rating
Aaron Augustine, Trombone
Solo II rating
Jedd Rowden, Trombone
Solo II rating
Brianna Steinle, Vocal Solo I
rating
Morgan Kubick, Vocal Solo
II rating
Girls’ Ensemble I rating
Mixed Ensemble I rating
Baili Kerth, Flute Solo I
rating
Jessica Winckler, Clarinet
Solo I rating
December Gier, Vocal Solo I
rating
R. J. Haberer, Trumpet Solo I
rating
Payton Zweifel, Vocal Solo I
rating
Brody Schofield, Vocal Solo
I rating
Courtney Batchman, Vocal
Solo I rating
High Heels to Gumboots
By Ron Wilson, director of
the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural
Development at Kansas
State University
A head of broccoli. That
sounds like the beginning of a
healthy supper. In one case, a
head of broccoli also became
the beginning of a healthy
courtship
and
a
happy
marriage. This marriage entailed
the bride’s transformation from
city girl to farm wife. The
woman who experienced the
transformation is now a rural
Kansas author.
June Hilbert is a farm wife
and the author of a new book
which
describes
her
experiences. She grew up in
Burlingame and was exposed to
farm
life
through
her
grandparents. But after studying
at Emporia State and Kansas
State, June became a fullfledged city girl in Topeka. She
got a job at Capitol Federal
downtown and enjoyed the
urban lifestyle of the capital
city.
In 1982, she took up
competitive running and joined
the local runner’s club. While
volunteering to help with a local
athletic event, she met the event
chairman: A former farm boy
and Kansas Department of
Agriculture staff person named
Bill Hilbert. Bill asked her to
lunch and then to dinner.
That’s where the head of
broccoli came in. After their
first date, Bill didn’t send
flowers – that would be too
boring. Instead, our creative
farm boy showed up at her desk
with a bouquet consisting of a
head of broccoli – bigger than a
dinner plate. It made an
impression.
The two fell in love and
ultimately were married. Bill
had a cattle operation near
Valley Falls and June joined
him there but continued to work
in Topeka. They later moved to
their current farm near the rural
community
of
Meriden,
population 807 people. Now,
that’s rural.
When the two were wed and
June began the transition from
city girl to farm wife. It was a
bit of culture shock. Country
living, big farm equipment, and
recalcitrant cattle were all a
change from her everyday life
in the city.
June continued to work at
Capitol Federal. During lunch
and breaks at work, she regaled
her coworkers with tales of her
(mis)adventures
on
the
farm. Her coworkers greatly
enjoyed her stories and would
say: “You should write a
book.” Eventually, she decided
to do just that.
With help from a neighbor
and published authors Max and
Carol Yoho, June joined a
writer’s group and began the
process of authoring a book
about
her
experiences. In
August 2013, the book was
published. It is titled “From
High Heels to Gumboots – One
Cow Pie at a Time.”
The book describes the
hilarious misadventures which
farm
women
can
experience. Unfailingly,
it
seemed these incidents would
happen at a time when Bill had
a
professional
obligation
elsewhere and June had been
left in charge. Suddenly the city
girl was faced with perplexing
situations such as how to find
and catch a missing steer or
how to help a cow in labor. It
was a new world.
I don’t think there is an
operator’s manual for farm
wife living. Maybe this book is
the closest thing to it. It is
written with June’s wry humor.
For example, at calving time
she describes herself as a
Certified Bovine Midwife
Assistant. She writes, “First
calf heifers do not read What to
Expect
When
You’re
Expecting. They do not attend
baby showers. They do not
attend pre-natal classes.”
Assisting those heifers can be a
major job on the farm.
June also coined terms such
as St. Barb, the Patron Saint of
Barbed Wire Fences; Pasture
Pyrotechnics; and the Mars and
Venus of the Laundry Room.
June’s chronicle of trials,
joys and triumphs on the farm
make for a very interesting and
enjoyable book. For more
information or to order, go to
http://amazon.com/ or to http://
www.highheelstogumboots.co
m/ .
A head of broccoli. It’s not
just a healthy supper, it became
the beginning of a romance for
June and Bill Hilbert which
would take her on a journey from
high
heels
to
gumboots. We salute June
Hilbert and farm women
everywhere for making a
difference
with
their
contributions to family and
farm. We
appreciate
this
wonderful
book
which
describes
June’s
transformation. We might say
that this journey in her life has
helped her get a head.
Farmers may need a prescription
By John Schlageck,
Kansas Farm Bureau
File this under the heading of,
who would have ever thunk it?
What I’m referring to is the
notion that today’s farmers need
a prescription and a degree in
chemistry to apply herbicides,
insecticides and fertilizers to
their land in order to grow and
produce the food we eat every
day.
About this time, you’re
probably chuckling to yourself,
smiling and thinking, “Ah that
can’t be happening. What’s he
writing about now?”
Read on.
Some
environmentalists
remain mighty concerned about
the plant food, bug and weed
control methods our farmers use
today on their wheat, corn,
beans, vegetables and other
crops. They’re also concerned
about chemical residue and how
application exposure affects
them and their fellow human
beings.
As technology continues to
improve, the tools producers
require to grow food fall under
closer scrutiny. Some clamor
louder for stricter control or
even
elimination.
Others
already believe pesticide use
should be by prescription only.
Here’s an example.
Say a farmer has a corn borer
problem. If these radical
environmentalists succeed, the
producer might have to call in a
specialist to look over the
problem. Once the situation is
diagnosed, the government
specialist would write the food
grower a prescription for
chemicals, just like a doctor
would for a sick patient.
The farmer’s next step would
be to call a chemical applicator
who would come to the farm
and apply the designated
herbicide or insecticide. This
additional help would subtract
from the farmer’s bottom line.
If you’re thinking this may
be a bit extreme – could be,
however, it’s a safe bet we will
see farmers losing the use of
more and more chemicals. It
happens every year.
Today, some chemicals are
being
lumped
into
the
restricted-use category. This
removes them from the hands
of the general farming public.
Some of these chemicals will
never be used again.
It seems every year there are
more stringent requirements for
applicators
who
apply
chemicals. Farmers must plan
ahead and take part in the
development of new rules and
regulations that will strongly
impact the way they grow our
food in the future.
John Schlageck is a leading
commentator on agriculture and
rural Kansas. Born and raised
on a diversified farm in
northwestern
Kansas,
his
writing reflects a lifetime of
experience, knowledge and
passion.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
BELOIT – The St. John’s Blujays opened the 2015 golf
season by hosting the St. John’s Invitational golf tournament at
St. John’s senior Riley Gates golfs for the Blujay team.
Gates placed fifth with a score of 87 as the team opened
their season winning their own golf invitational.
Beloit Country Club on Monday, April 13. The Blujays started
the season off well taking home the first place team trophy with
a team score of 359. Rock Hills came in second place with a
388 and Tipton finished in third place with a 407.
The Blujays had six golfers competing and all six
placed among the top 15 golfers in the season opening
tournament helping secure the first place finish.
Sam Flinn of Rock Hills and Collin Herold of SylvanLucas shot an 81 on the day tying for best score honors. The
first place medal went to Flinn as a result of a scorecard playoff.
Parker Gates of St. John’s led the way for the Blujays finishing
in third place with an 84. Tyson Higer of Rock Hills finished
fourth with an 85. Riley Gates of St. John’s was fifth with an 87
and Trey Dubbert of St. John’s was sixth with a 91.
Tipton’s Dylan Hollerich finished seventh with a 91 and
Lakeside’s Shayne Renken was eighth with a 91. Linden Hake
of Tipton finished ninth with a 94 and Davis Dubbert rounded
out the top 10 with a 97.
Finishing 11th was Isaac Meyer of St. John’s with a 100
and Jacob Field of Pike Valley was 12th with a 100. Ty Sothers
of Pike Valley was 13th with a 104 edging out George Meyer of
St. John’s who was 14th with a 104 and Trystan Schlaefli of
Lakeside with a 104 came in 15th.
The Blujays continued their season with the second
tournament of the year when they traveled to Shady Bend Golf
Course in Osborne on Tuesday April 14. The Blujays found the
going a little tougher in this one as they placed fifth as a team
behind schools from the 2A and 3A state classifications.
Leading the way for the Blujays in the tournament was
Davis Dubbert who placed 19th overall individually. He was
followed by Riley Gates who carded a 96 and placed 21st. Next
were Parker Gates and Trey Dubbert who tied for 22nd place
with 98 on the scorecard. George Meyer finished with a 101 in
27th place and Isaac Meyer recorded a 106 to finish in 32nd
place.
The first place team plaque went to Plainville with a
346. Osborne was second with a 350. Phillipsburg was third
with a 352. Trego was next with a 377. Stockton was sixth
with a 382. The Blujays were seventh with a 387 and Smith
Center was eighth with a 485.
Osborne’s Jake Tiernan took home top medalist honors
with a six over par 78.
DOWNS – St. John’s
Blujays competed at the
Lakeside
Invitational
Saunders Relays on April 7.
The girls won the team title
with 150 points, Lakeside
second at 136. The boys took
second with 115 points as
Osborne led the boy team
standings with 172.
The Lady Jays took home
nine gold medals from the
meet. Clara Eilert took first in
the 100 meter dash in 13.1
seconds, Gabbie Smith fifth in
14 seconds. Brenna Eilert
took silver in the 200 in 27.84,
Avery Gates fourth in 28.9.
Eilert also took gold in the
400 with a time of 1:06.
Elizabeth Walter won the 800
at 2:44.7. The Lady Jays went
three, four, five in the girls
mile including Megan Bates,
6:28, Logan Eilert, 6:28.5 and
Anthonella Arthur, 6:35.5.
Logan Eilert also took fifth in
the 3200 meters in 14:56.7.
Clara Eilert picked her
second gold medal in the
100m hurdles in 16.1. Claire
Pastrovich took third in 20.34.
Gabbie Smith won the 300
Clara Eilert won the 100m
hurdles with a time of 16.1
hurdles in 54.5 seconds,
Bailey Shellito second in
55.1. The team of Clara
Eilert,
Gabbie
Smith,
Elizabeth Walter and Brenna
Eilert won the 4x400m relay
with a time of 4:40.6 time.
The 4x800 team of Megan
Bates, Logan Eilert, Elizabeth
Walter and Bailey Shellito
took second with a time of
11:26.
In field events Clara
Eilert took third in the high
jump with a leap of 4’10”.
Avery Gates took gold in the
pole vault at 8’6”. Gates also
won the long jump at
15’10.5”. Bailey Shellito won
the triple jump at 31’. Gabbie
Smith placed fourth in the
javelin with a throw of 92’ 1”.
On the boys side, Garrett
Mishler finished fourth in the
100m dash at 11.8 seconds
while Parker Gates was fifth
in 11.9. Mischler also took
fourth in the 200m in 24.3
seconds. Adam Bates finished
fourth in the 400m in 58.8
seconds. Mason Eilert placed
third in the 800m run in
2:18.8. Bates placed second in
the mile in 5:05, David
Lutgen third in the 3200 in
12:11.
Mishler took second in
the 110m high hurdles in
17.4, Parker Gates second in
the 300m hurdles at 47.0. The
4x400 relay team of Greg
Gunderson,
Drake
Kee,
George Meyer and Ryan
Gengler placed second in a
time of 4:49.5. The 4x800
relay team of Mason Eilert,
Trey Dubbert, Parker Gates
and Adam Bates won the
event in 9:18.4.
Davis Dubert was third in
the high jump with clearing of
5’ 8”. Mishler was fifth in the
long jump at 18’ 3”. Davis
Dubbert and Bates went three,
five in the triple jump with a
36’6.5”
clearings.
Trey
Dubbert won the discus with a
throw of 117’9” and took
third in the javelin at 147’5”.
St. John’s will next travel
to the Wilson Invitational
held at Russell on April 21.
Bronze medals went to
Wesley Long in the 100m
hurdles in 19.27; Hadyn Graff
in the shot put with a throw of
28’ 6”.
Placing fourth were Rkail
Juaneza in the 200m dash in
27.61; Bryce Mason in the
400m dash in 1:14.87; Carson
Cox in the high jump at 4’ 2”;
Lucas Mong in the pole vault
at 6’ 6”; Grant Arasmith in
the long jump at 13’ 8.5”;
Johnson in the javelin with a
throw of 82’ 4”.
Fifth place went to
Juaneza in the 100m dash in
13.55; Dalton McMillan in the
javelin with a throw of 80’ 8”.
Sixth place went to
McQueen in the 200m dash in
27.50; the 4x200m relay team
of
Tanner Dougherty,
Vincent Palen, Trever Kirk,
Wesley Long with a time of
2:16.42; Gray Hudson in the
javelin with a throw of 79’
11”.
The Lady Trojans 7th
grade girls won with a total of
144 points followed by Smith
Center with 94 and Concordia
with 59. The boys earned 7
gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze medal
along with 3 fourth, 2 fifth
and 2 sixth place.
Gold medalists were
Caleigh Hewitt in the 100m
dash with a time of 13.93, in
the pole vault with a clearing
of 9’ 6 and in the triple jump
with a distance of 28’ 4.5”;
Hayley Burks in the 800m
run with a time of 2:47.77;
Jessica Meier in the long
jump with a distance of 11’
11”; Goddard Paige in the
shot put with a throw of 26’
11”; Tabbi Vetter in the
javelin with a throw of 84’
5”.
Silver medals went to
Hewitt in the 200m dash in
29.81; Tabbi Vetter in the
400m dash in 1:13.32;
Hannah Burks in the 1600m
run in 6:20.53; Alexis
Arasmith in the triple jump at
25’ 3”; Paige Goddard in the
javelin at 82’ 7”.
A bronze medal went to
Jessica Meier in the javelin at
74’ 8”.
Placing fourth were
Nicole Wiese in the 800m run
in 3:06.88; the 4x400m relay
team of Jamie Drum, Shea
Larson,
Hannah
Burks,
Hayley Burks in 5:27.05;
Shea Larson in the discus
with a throw of 56’ 5”.
Fifth place went to Tabbi
Vetter in the 100m dash in
14.50; Alexis Arasmith in the
discus with a throw of 55’
4.5”.
Placing sixth were Vetter
in the 200m dash in 30.74;
Shyann Higgins in the 400m
dash in 1:21.08.
Free Park Entrance Day and Open House
WEBBER – Visit your favorite state park (or parks) on April
25, for free, as a state park vehicle permit is not required. The
Lovewell State Park office will be OPEN from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Lovewell State Park Open House, also on April 25th, will
have several activities for visitors.
• 8 am to 12 noon is an Earth Day Cleanup Event, sponsored
by Kansas Dept of Health and Environment and Kansas Dept of
Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Volunteers will receive a t-shirt and
breakfast provided by Westar Energy. Community Service groups
and individuals are invited to participate. Registration is required,
and can be completed online at http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/
earthday.html
• 8 am to 2 pm is the 1st Annual Adopt a Flower Program.
Bring in any annual or perennial flowering plant to the state park
office. Flowers will be planted at your choice of designated
locations throughout the park.
Questions can be directed to the Lovewell State Park Office
at (785) 753-4971
SMITH CENTER – Beloit
junior high boys and girls won
overall team titles opening their
season at the Smith Center
Track
Invitational
here,
Saturday, April 9. Beloit will
compete in the Minneapolis
Relays on Thursday, April 16.
The Trojan 8th grade boys
won the meet with a total of 139
points followed by Ruppenthal
with 94 points and Smith Center
with 86. The boys earned 6
gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze medals,
1 fourth, 4 fifth, 2 sixth place.
Gold
medalists
were
Tristen Brummer in the 100m
dash with a time of 12.09 and in
the high jump with a clearing of
5’; Tate Ahlvers in the 200m
dash with a time of 25.53; Zach
Meier in the 400m dash with a
time of 57.58 and in the 100m
hurdles with a time of 15.11; the
4x400m relay team of Chance
Kopsa, Zach Meier, Ryan
Broeckelman, Tristen Brummer
with a time 4:04.02.
Silver medals went to Tate
Ahlvers in the 100m dash in
12.11; Ryan Broeckelman in the
400m dash in 1:00.99 and in the
triple jump at 34’ 7”; Tristen
Brummer in the 800m run in
2:18.57; Chance Kopsa in the
3200m run in 13:16.67; the
4x100m relay team of Tate
Ahlvers, Colin Chandler, Reid
Behrends, Ryan Broeckelman in
dash with a time of 1:11.39;
4x100m relay team of Gracie
Wessling, Janica Pearce, Haley
Andreason, Khylie Mihm in
58.92; Blaise Spangler in the
pole vault at 8’ 6”; Sydney
Barrett in the shot put with a
throw of 33’ 8.75”, in the
discus with a throw of 77’ .50”
and in the javelin at 103’;
Silver medals went to
Schroeder in the 200m dash in
30.60; Autumn Vowinckel in
the 3200m run in 16:23.74;
Gracie Wessling in the 100m
hurdles in 19.11; Khylie Mihm
in the long jump at 12’ 11.5”;
Karson Brown in the javelin at
92’ 7”;
Bronze medals went to
Kylie Mihm in the 100m dash
in 14.53; Khylie Mihm in the
400m dash in 1:15.88; Emma
Easter in the 3200m run in
16:40.23; Blaise Spangler in
the 100m hurdles in 19.14 and
in the triple jump at 27’ 4.75”;
the 4x200m relay team of
Gracie
Wessling,
Haley
Andreason, Payton Richard
and Trinity Wagner in 2:12.84;
the 4x400m relay team of
Gracie
Wessling,
Payton
Richard, Karson Brown, Janica
Pearce in 5:13.17; Trinity
Wagner and Haley Andreason
in the high jump at 4’; Janica
Pearce in the long jump at 12’
6”; Breezy in the javelin at 83’
51.71.
Bronze medals went to
the 4x200m relay team of
Braxten Eilert, Braydon Bean,
Dalton Chitty, Reid Behrends
in 1:59.05; Zach Meier in the
long jump at 16’ 4.5”; Colin
Chandler in the javelin at 108’
10”.
Placing
fourth
was
Chandler in the discus at 107’
11”.
Fifth place went to
Chance Kopsa in the 1600m
run in 6:24.55; Tate Ahlvers
in the long jump at 15’ 5.75”;
Braydon Bean in the triple
jump at 29’ 10.5”; Colin
Chandler in the shot put with
a throw of 34’ 5”.
Sixth place went to Kevin
Dominguez in the 3200m run
in 14:35.13; Reid Behrends in
the discus at 102’ 10”.
The Lady Trojan 8th
grade girls won the meet with
a total of 194 points followed
by Ruppenthal with 104 and
Concordia with 86 points. The
girls earned 9 gold, 5 silver,
10 bronze medals, 2 sixth
place.
Gold medalists were
Breezy Schoreder in the 100m
dash with a time of 14.22 and
in the triple jump at 29’ 3.5”;
Trinity Wagner in the 200m
dash with a time of 30.23;
Janica Pearce in the 400m
Placing sixth were Makenzie
Ammons in the 400m dash
1:20.14; Alexis Stout in the
discus at 63’ 7.5”;
The Trojan 7th grade boys
won with a total of 178 points
followed by Smith Center with
90 points and Republic County
with 65. The boys earned 9
gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze medals
along with 6 fourth, 2 fifth, 3
sixth place.
Gold
medalists
were
Taybor Vetter in the 100m dash
with a time of 12.66, in the
200m dash in 26.64 and in the
100m hurdles with a time of
16.50; Alijah Twaddell in the
1600m run with a time of
6:02.84 and in the pole vault
with a clearing of 8’; the
4x400m relay team of Alijah
Twaddell, Trase McQueen,
Grant Arasmith, Rkail Juaneza
with a time of 4:37.79; Vincent
Palen in the high jump with a
clearing of 4’ 6”; Grant
Arasmith in the triple jump
with a distance of 30’ 2.5”;
Creighton Johnson in the shot
put with a throw of 29’ 9.5”
Silver medals went to
Trase McQueen in the 100m
dash in 13.29; Twaddell in the
400m dash in 1:08.91; Vetter in
the long jump at 15’ 11.25”;
Vincent Palen in the triple jump
at 29’ 8”; Johnson in the discus
with a throw of 89’ 6”.
•4:55 - 5:55 p.m. T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) weigh-in meeting at 6 p.m. United Methodist
Church upstairs (elevator available)
•Noon Luncheon for The Ladies of the Country
Club. Hostesses will be Marlene Mispagel, Jeanne
Moritz, and Marlene Moritz. Call in regrets only.
•7 p.m. The American Legion meeting will be at the
Mitchell County Museum.
We want your
Pet Pictures!!
Bring the pictures to 119 E. Main, or mail
to Beloit Call, PO Box 366, Beloit, KS 67420
or email them to [email protected]
•8 p.m. Northern Exposure Steer and Heifer Show,
Fairgrounds Belleville, KS This show is open to all 4-H
and FFA members, for information contact your local
Extension Office.
•Noon to 6 p.m. A Beloit Community Blood Drive will
be held at NCK Wellness Center, 3033 US Hwy 24. To
schedule
your
appointment
you
can
visit
www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.
**********
To place an item for the Community Calendar,
call (785) 738-3537 or email
[email protected].
4: p.m. Sacred Heart at Beloit
http://www.nckssports.com/
KD Country 94 and http://
www.kdcountry94.com/
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Help Wanted
Mitchell County Hospital Health
Systems is seeking a highly
detailed orientated individual to
direct their Materials
Management Department. This
position administers and directs
the purchasing of materials,
supplies and equipment for
hospital use, controls inventory
levels and supervises
department staff. This position
requires strong contract
negotiation skills, interpersonal
skills working with hospital staff
and outside vendors and
computer skills - Meditech
software experience, preferred.
For more information on this
position contact Phyllis Oetting,
HR Director at(785) 738-2266.
To apply download an
application at http://
www.mchks.com/ or apply in
person at MCHHS, 400 W. 8th
Street, Beloit. 4-27tc
HELP WANTED: Seasonal/
Part-time help, CDL required.
Fill out application at CPS, 424
E. Elliott. tfc
HELP WANTED: Secretarial/
Receptionist position: St. John’s
Catholic Church is seeking a
dedicated individual to fill a fulltime
secretarial/receptionist
position for the Parish Office.
This individual will perform a
variety of routine clerical duties.
Excellent benefits. Applications
are available at 622 E Main St
Beloit KS 67420 or phone 785738-2851. Applications will be
accepted until April 30. St.
John’s Catholic Church is an
equal opportunity Employer. 429tc
For Sale
FOR SALE: Farm Seed: In
stock High Yielding Heartland
Genetics Grain Sorghums,
BMR and Conventional
forages, Golden Harvest Corn,
NK Soybeans, Grass Seed,
Cover Crops, Seed Treating,
Tender Wagons and more.
Solomon Rapids Seed, Beloit
785-738-5134. 6-19tc
FOR SALE: 1995 Chevy
pickup, 4 wheel drive, extended
cab. Call (785) 738-8169.
4-17tc.
FOR SALE: Farm Fresh Eggs,
$1.50 a dozen, 738-5223. 413tc
FOR SALE: 2-bedroom
country home on 2 acres with
large barn and corral.
$60,000. 534-2639. 4-22tc
Wanted
WANTED: Commercial
Property of Residential lots
to mow. Contact David
Lutgen 785-534-3248. 4-24tc
by the expanding Early
Learning Center. The expansion
will allow for an additional 23
children to utilize the center and
its programs.
Special Education Director
Karen Niemczyk reported that
the focus of the Boys Town
Training Model for the month
of April is on corrective
strategies in dealing with
student behavioral issues and
conflicts that sometimes result.
She also announced plans to
streamline how they utilize the
Boys Town Model to allow
those who have received
training to become “trainers of
trainers” rather than sending
additional people to official
training sessions. The overall
goal of the model is to modify
or help negative behaviors in
kindergarten through fourth
grade
students
through
consistency on the part of
trained school staff members
before those behaviors become
habitual.
The Employee Council
presented a new suggested
survey process for staff
members to express themselves
in regard to administrators.
Curt Pauls reported that there
had been a number of
“unprofessional” responses in
the past and one of the
suggested changes to the
system would be to require
names be given on surveys. He
said that names would only
been known to an initial review
panel before being passed on to
the board and administrators,
and “unprofessional” responses
would be stricken from the
record. The board is expected
to vote on the implementation
of changes to the survey system
at the next meeting.
Byron
Marshall,
BES
Principal, reported that 49
packets were picked up at the
preschool signup and they
typically get 10-12 enrollees in
addition to the number of packets
that are picked up. Marshall had
high praise for the NetSmartz
program that was held at BES on
Monday to teach kids about
internet safety.
In the his report, Jr./Sr. High
Principal, Daryl Moore reported
that 29 students attended the
regional festival for solos and
ensembles in Great Bend. Five
students received I ratings and
will
move
onto
State
competition. State required
dental screenings of the entire
student body were conducted on
April 10 by Dental Designs of
the Solomon Valley. Students
referred for treatment that cannot
afford it may be eligible for free
treatment in Salina. Last year,
seven families were able to
participate in the free followup
treatment.
Moore also reported that
State assessments were taking
place this week with Language
Arts and Math sections
completed. The students will
take Social Studies and Science
assessments before the end of
the week. Moore also reported
OPPA, the school’s new
foodservice company, has been
a great success so far. Students
like the menu choices and
think the food tastes better.
In other official business
the board approved a new
Parents as Teachers manual
which meets new standard
requirements by the National
PAT Center out of St. Louis.
They also approved hiring four
summer workers for the district
including Greg Koening at the
high school, Brenda Bonebrake
at the grade school and painters
Marilyn Goheen and Darryl
Kelly. A change to the name of
a bank account for Jr. High
activity funds was approved
per an auditor’s request and the
purchase of a new $24,446
intercom system at BES was
approved.
An executive session on
personnel matters was held
before the meeting was
adjourned.
If it is important to you! It is
important to us!
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Obituary
Colean Norton passed away
March 28 at the Harney District
Hospital in Oregon.
Colean Rose Hirsch was born
July 19, 1921, to Fred and
Marie Hirsch in Simpson where
she lived on the family farm,
worked for her neighbors, and
graduated from Hayes Normal
School, and then taught in oneroom schools. During the war,
she traveled to San Francisco,
Calif., to aid the war effort by
being a “Rosie the Riveter.” Not
quite strong enough for the
work, she visited her sister,
Opal, in Burns, Ore. After
several visits, she decided to
move here and join the girls at
the Edward Hines Lumber
Company office. Also at
Edward Hines was Rudy
Sunderlin. They married Sept.
21, 1946. In 1947, Colean
became a confirmed member of
Hope Lutheran Church in
Hines. They had two children,
Paul and Karen. Rudy passed
away in 1965. She later married
John Norton.
As a member of the Lutheran
church, she participated in the
annual smorgasborg dinners,
made potato sausage, taught
Sunday School, was active in
the Ladies Aid and held various
offices in the church. She
became a Cub Scout Leader,
volunteered with the American
Cancer Society and the
American Legion Auxiliary,
where she spent many hours
selling poppies and working in
the concession stand at the
fairgrounds. In addition, she
worked for 25 years as a deputy
clerk at the Harney County
Courthouse in the county
clerk’s office.
She is survived by Paul and
Beverly Sunderlin, Bend, Ore.;
Karen Starbuck, Princeton,
Ore.; John and Shelly Norton,
Colorado
Springs,
Colo.;
grandchildren, Brett Starbuck,
Luke and Janeen Starbuck,
Wade and Jody Starbuck,
Tassie and Dave Hooper, Marty
and Zina Norton, and Casey
Norton; great-grandchildren,
Wyatt, Sydney, Henry, Frank,
Elias, and John Starbuck,
Tommie John and Zach
Hooper; sister, Opal Filteau;
brother, Fred Hirsch, Simpson;
nieces, Christine Stott, Janet
Swenson, Carole Ann Boyce,
Cathy Freeman; nephews, Alan
Singsaas, Butch Percival, Fred
and Steve Hirsch.
Colean was preceded in death
by her parents; twin sister,
Pauline; husbands, Rudy and
John; nephew, Jon Filteau;
niece, Linda Singsaas; and sonin-law, Johnny Starbuck.
A funeral service was held
Wednesday, April 1, at First
Lutheran
Church,
Burns,
Oregon.
Dismissed
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Joseph Schneider. Dismissed
with prejudice.
Filed
Central National Bank vs.
Joshua D. Fierro, seeks
judgment in the principal
amount of $515.96 plus interest
and costs.
Settled
Credit Management Services,
Inc. vs. Barry Schoen and
Sylvia
Schoen.
Judgment
entered for plaintiff for the
principal balance of $1,133.62
plus interest, costs accrued to
date in the amount of $87.40,
court costs and process service
fees.
Credit Management Services,
Inc.
vs.
Erik
Salsman.
Judgment entered for plaintiff
for the principal balance of
$431.24 plus interest, costs
accrued to date in the amount of
$60.70, court costs and process
service fees.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Flying U Trucking, Inc.
Plaintiff awarded judgment in
the amount of $1,157.83 plus
interest and costs.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Haanah
Mosher.
Plaintiff
awarded judgment in the
amount of $1,562.88 plus
interest and costs.
April 2 at 3:48 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Micheal
Spicher, 57, Beloit, for battery
and disorderly conduct.
April 4 at 8:42 p.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department responded to a one
vehicle non-injury accident on
150 Road 3.5 miles north of
Hunter involving a 2009 Buick
Lucerne driven by Marilyn S.
Seehafer, Hunter, and a deer.
April 6 at 1 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department investigated a one
vehicle non-injury accident at
Ampride Gas Station. Involved
was a 2002 Pontiac Montana
driven by Shelly Beth Foulke,
Beloit.
April 6 at 3:48 p.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department took a report of
criminal damage to property at
228 West Main Street, Glen
Elder.
April 10 at 11 p.m., officer
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Lloyd
Spear, 30, Beloit, of possession
of marijuana and possession of
paraphernalia.
April 12 at 12:10 a.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department investigated a onevehicle/injury accident at
Cawker Lane and B Road. A
2004 Honda Civic driven by
Merritt Blain, Cawker City,
left the roadway and struck a
power pole.
Keith Lyon and Marianne
Lyon convey and warrant to
Blake A. Miller and Linda K.
Miller all the following
described real estate in Mitchell
County, Kansas:
A tract of land beginning
1055.0 feet East and 190 feet
North of the Southwest corner
of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4)
of Section Five (5), Township
Seven (7) South, Range Seven
(7) West of the 6th Principal
Meridian for a point of
beginning; thence East 161.5
feet; thence North 136 feet;
thence West 161.5 feet; thence
South 136 feet to place of
beginning, except the West 40
feet thereof, all in Mitchell
County, Kansas.
Filed
State of Kansas vs. Corey
Spicher, giving a worthless
check.
State of Kansas vs. Kyle
Millstead, giving a worthless
check.
State
of
Kansas
vs.
Christopher A. Smith, four
counts distribution of controlled
substances (meth), four counts
possession
of
drug
paraphernalia with intent to
distribute, three counts use of a
communication facility to
facilitate drug transaction, four
counts no drug tax stamp.
Memorial Service
Ricky J. Saltkill died Friday,
April 10, 2015.
Mr. Saltkill was born in
Beloit on July 22, 1970, the son
of the late Jack LaVon and Rita
(Crannell) Saltkill. He worked
as a mechanic at IMS in Beloit.
He is survived by his wife,
Rachel (Thomas) Saltkill of the
home in Osborne; daughter,
Cydney Saltkill, Osborne; son,
Nicholas Saltkill, Jamestown;
brother, Dean Saltkill, Salina;
and his mother, Rita Saltkill,
Salina. He is also survived by
five grandchildren.
Memorial service will be
10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16,
at
Clark-Gashaw
Chapel,
Osborne. At the family’s
request there will be no
visitation. Memorials may be
made to the Osborne County
Memorial Hospital, Osborne.
Public invited to dig in
archeological excavation
HAYS – Volunteers are
invited to participate in the
2015
Kansas
Archeology
Training Program (KATP) Field
School June 5-20 at the Kraus
Site (14EL313), a prehistoric
archeological site west of Hays
in Ellis County.
This year marks the fortieth
anniversary of the KATP Field
School, which provides an
opportunity for the public to
work alongside professional and
avocational archeologists in the
field and in the laboratory. No
experience is necessary, just a
desire to learn. Volunteers can
participate for a couple of days
or the entire 16 days of the
project. Participants may assist
archeologists in strategic test
excavation of the site and
cleaning/cataloging artifacts in
the lab. Archeology technique
courses are offered and may be
taken for college credit or
simply for personal enrichment.
Participation fee for the
KATP field school is $20 for
members of the Kansas
Anthropological Association or
Kansas Historical Foundation.
Non-member fee is $80. After
May 5 the participation fee
increases to $30 for members
and $90 for non-members.
Children must be at least 10
years old and accompanied by a
parent or responsible adult. For
more information call Virginia
Wulfkuhle at 785-272-8681,
ext. 266.
The registration
packet and further details are
available on the KSHS website
at www.kshs.org/14622.
Project headquarters for
classes and the artifact
processing lab will be Hays
Middle School, 201 West 29
Street, Hays. While the field
school is in session, visitors are
welcome to visit the excavation
site and the lab to see artifacts
being processed; visitor hours
are 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Classes
offered include Archeological
Fieldwork, Archeological Site
Survey, Basic Archeological
Excavation, and Archeological
Short Subjects.
A full schedule of evening
programs will be free and open
to the public; the schedule is
posted on the KHS website at
www.kshs.org/14622 (click on
link “Registration Packet – Part
1,” then scroll down to “2015
KATP Evening Programs”). At
Collectors Night on June 10,
the public is invited to bring
artifacts for identification by
archeologists.
The 2015 field school is
sponsored by the Kansas
Historical Society and the
Kansas
Anthropological
Association.
Forrest E. Wyman and
Rebecca Wyman conveys and
warrants to Douglass D.
Lowdon all of the following
described real estate in Mitchell
County, Kansas:
Lot
Four
(4),
Block
Seventeen (17), Second Ward,
City of Cawker City, Mitchell
County, Kansas.
Bradley J. Pruitt conveys and
warrants to Tonia Lea Bowlin
all of the following described
real estate in Mitchell County,
Kansas:
A tract of land described by
metes and bounds as follows:
Commencing one and three
fourths (1 3/4) feet south of the
northeast corner of Lot Twentyfour (24), Block One (1) in
Elliott’s Amended Addition to
the City of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kansas; thence west
one hundred fifty (150) feet;
thence north forty-eight (48)
feet; thence east one hundred
fifty (150) feet; thence south to
the place of beginning.
Neil A. Fuller and LuAnn
Fuller convey and warrant to
Jeffery J. Fuller and Dallas
Fuller all of the following
described real estate in Mitchell
County, Kansas:
West Half of the Northwest
Quarter (W/2 NW/4) of Section
Two (2), Township Eight (8)
South, Range Seven (7) West of
the 6th P.M., Mitchell County,
Kansas.
City of Beloit to 5700
Holdings, LLC all of the
following described real estate,
situated in the County of
Mitchell and State of Kansas, to
wit:
Lot Two (2), Block One (1),
North Campus Addition to the
City of Beloit, Mitchell County,
Kansas.
5700 Holdings, LLC to
TSODG Surplus I, LLC the
mineral interest on, in, within
and below the surface of the
following described land, to
wit:
Lot Two (2), Block One (1),
North Campus Addition to the
City of Beloit, Mitchell County,
Kansas.
Edward Pahls and Cecelia M.
Pahls transfers on death of
Edward
Pahls
to
Reta
Schroeder,
Joseph
Pahls,
Marilyn Goheen, Michael
Pahls, Elizabeth Eilert, and
Patrick Pahls the following
described interest in real estate
located in Mitchell County,
Kansas:
Lots Eleven (11) and Twelve
(12) in Block Forty-five (45) in
the City of Tipton.
Tobi D. Watkins vs.
Christina Hupfer, temporary
order of protection from
stalking.
Shane Allen Thompson vs.
Misty Lee Thompson, decree of
divorce.
Reva M. Hoffer vs. William
J. Hoffer, decree of divorce.
Johnathan Ryan Collard,
operate a motor vehicle without
a valid license, disposed due to
failure to appear.
Cole C. Zobel, Jr., speeding
66/55, fines $45, costs $108,
restitution $100.
Yuhanexis
Velaquez,
speeding 73/55, disposed due to
failure to appear.
Whitney Nicole Bienke,
speeding 75/65, disposed due to
failure to appear.
David
W.
Harzman,
speeding 75/65, disposed due
to failure to appear.
Dwight M. Staats, driving
while
license
canceled/
suspended/revoked, dismissed.
Maeve
N.
Spangler,
speeding 75/65, fines $45,
costs $108.
Perry M. Bretz, speeding 70/
60, fines $45, costs $108.
Sarabella G. Weidenhaft,
speeding complaint by citizen,
dismissed.
Dawn M. Thomas, speeding
65/55, fines $45, costs $108.
Brandy D. Paul, speeding
70/60, fines $45, costs $108.
Patricia A. Alcorn, speeding
70/60, fines $45, costs $108.
Trevor
D.
Patterson,
violation of length limit
(walleye), fines $100, costs
$106.