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Don’t Forget To Get
Gamma Razed or
Billy Bobbed
9:00 Friday Night
at Down Under
Serving the Solomon Valley since 1901
BELOIT – Due to rain the
remaining softball games scheduled
for May 19 have been moved to
Thursday, May 21. Beloit will play
Republic County
at 4 p.m. with the
winner advancing
to play SES in the
championship
game at
approximately
5:30 p.m.
BELOIT – The Vision Teen
Center will hold a “Schools Out
Celebration from 8-10 p.m. on
Thursday, May 21. If you are going to
in 6th, 7th or 8th grade next year you
are invited. Admission is $4 a person.
BELOIT –
9p.m. -“The return of Billy Bob
and the Belaires as Gamma Raze” at
the Down Under
7 a.m.- Registration for S & S
Drug Color Run to Cure Cancer; 8
a.m.- S & S Drug Color Run To Cure
Cancer starts in front of S & S Drug;
9:30 a.m.- Introduction of all 1965
graduates and veterans; 10 a.m. -,
North Central Kansas “Welcome
Home Parade” (Starts at Mill and
South Street to 4th Street) Please
contact the Chamber at 785-7382717 for further information & parade
entries; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. - Welcome
Home Classic Car Show in
Chautauqua Park; 11:30 a.m.- “Picnic
in the Park” at Chautauqua Park; food
stands by local groups; 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.- Monster trucks will be on
display at Beloit Auto and Truck
Plaza from; 2 p.m.- “Talking
Tombstones” program at Mitchell
County Historical Society Legion
Building
5 p.m.- STJ Alumni Memorial
Mass at St. John’s the Baptist
Catholic Church; 6 p.m., STJ Alumni
Social Hour at St. John’s High
School; 7 p.m.- STJ Alumni Banquet
at St. John’s High School
6 p.m.- BHS Class of 1965; 6
p.m. - BHS Class of; 8 to10 p.m.Cruz’n Mill Street Reunion – time to
hop in the car and cruise Mill Street; 9
p.m. - Dance at Down Under
Scraper tells of past memories and of Beloit
BALDWIN – Joe Scraper of
Baldwin recently turned 85 years old.
He was born in Beloit on April 21, in
1930. Scraper celebrated the special
birthday occasion with over
30
family members.
Among those
attending
were
his
children,
grandchildren,
and
greatgrandchildren. Besides the traditional
birthday cake, a feast was enjoyed by
all.
One of the gifts he received was
an engraved brick honoring him as a
veteran of Cherokee descent. It will
be placed at the Cherokee Veterans
Memorial in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Scraper served as a sergeant in
the U.S. Army during the Korean
War. He was part of a group who
watched from close range an atomic
bomb being detonated in the desert
near Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his
fellow soldiers then left their trenches
and walked among the resulting
carnage in the mock town that had
been built for the experiment. The
houses and vehicles were destroyed
by the blast and the farm animals that
were tethered were mostly killed. The
surviving animals were later put out
of their misery. His group wore no
protective gear and no radiation
badges to warn them of the deadly
danger.
“We stowed our radiation covered
fatigues along with the rest of the dirty
laundry under our beds until laundry
day,” said Scraper. “For nearly 50
years, we were sworn to secrecy and
could not discuss those events among
ourselves or anyone else, including the
doctors.”
During Scraper’s 85 years he has
borne witness to good times and
difficult times. He was living in
Mitchell County during the dust bowl
days of the 30’s when great dark
clouds rolled in carrying Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Nebraska soil.
“The days became as black as
night and everything was covered with
layers of dust,” Scraper said. “The
heat of those years was beyond
compare, with many weather records
still standing after so many decades.
We didn’t have so much as a fan to
deal with the heat, and even if we
could have obtained one, we didn’t
have electricity to run it.”
Scraper recalls great floods when
the waters rose up and flowed right
into his grandpa’s house on the bank
Joe Scraper with his daughter, Stephanie Shelley who organized his
birthday party.
by Chad Hallack
Mitchell County will participate in a Federal Funds Exchange with the
Kansas Department of Transportation as an overall cost saving measure. The
exchange is a voluntary program in which local governing bodies can trade
federal highway funds for state funds. The county will exchange roughly $95,305
in Federal DOT funds for $85,774 in KDOT funds.
Despite the 10 percent loss in actual dollars due to the 90 percent exchange
rate, the county expects to see a net gain as a result. The program will allow the
county to stretch those dollars farther and afford them certain freedoms from
federal rules and regulations.
According to the KDOT website, the program “Eliminates costly and timeconsuming requirements of federal-aid projects.” It also sites examples of
benefits such as a reduction in required environmental documentation, avoiding
many “restrictive federal provisions” and more flexibility in terms of the range of
work scopes the funds could be applied to.
County Clerk Chris Treaster informed the commissioners that the latest audit
of the county went well. The commissioners signed off on routine audit reports.
Treaster was also recognized for receiving her Associate’s Degree from Cloud
County Community College over the weekend.
Several scheduling changes were announced including changing next week’s
meeting to Tuesday, May 26 in making concession for Memorial Day on
Monday. June will have five Mondays this year, and the commissioners decided
not to hold a meeting on June 29. The Health Advisory Board meeting with the
commissioners has been reset for July due to schedule conflicts within the
2 p.m.- “Talking Tombstones”
program at Mitchell County Historical
Society Legion Bldg; 2 p.m. - Derby
Mayhem, Demo Derby at Solomon
Valley Raceway; 3 p.m. - Highland
Community Church Memorial
Service, East of Beloit on Hwy 9
By Sharon Sahlfeld
9 a.m. - Wreath Ceremony at the
Solomon River Bridge on Highway
14; 9:30 a.m. - Veterans Ceremony at
Elmwood Cemetery; 10 a.m.Veterans Ceremony at St. John’s
Cemetery
BELOIT – There is a new book
in the book walk just in time for
Memorial Day. The book is The
Dressed Up Book by Kathy Stinson
and Heather Collins. Please enjoy the
book with family and friends as you
stroll through the park this weekend!
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, May 25. This week’s
meal will feature Mexican FiestaMexican casserole, chips and salsa,
salad 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.
Mitchell County Health Department. Courtney Murrow, Director of the Mitchell
County Health Department, appeared before the commission to discuss the
Mitchell County Health Fair which was held in April. She also has been invited
to enroll in the next Leadership Mitchell County class. She asked the
commissioners permission to participate, which they granted along with the
approval of $200 in county funds to cover tuition costs of the program. Murrow
reported the health fair turnout was good.
All the bike helmets made available by local law enforcement agencies were
given away to kids. Blood draw numbers were down somewhat, but Murrow
said many people are going to the hospital for this service. She reported a lot of
positive feedback, sparking ideas to consider for future health fairs. Murrow was
also pleased with how well the immunizations offered at the fair were taken
advantage of by the public.
Commission Chair Tom Claussen expressed congratulations to area high
school and college graduates. He also made note of a need for volunteers to put
up flags at the cemetery for Memorial Day. Anyone interested in helping with
this undertaking should call Charlie Wright at 738-3302.
Mitchell County Economic Development Director Heather Hartman
reminded those in attendance of the next SVED meeting on Thursday scheduled
for 12:30 at the NCRPC office on Mill Street. She also said the June meeting
will feature annual business awards.
The next Mitchell County Commission meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
May 26.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
Knoll Building Maintenance Inc. cap the top of the Mitchell County
Courthouse with a new to complete the roofing job.
Taking on projects up high is nothing new to the Knoll Building
Maintenance Inc. business located in Osborne. The Knoll family have been seen
in Beloit for several months as they completed the high and steep Mitchell
County Courthouse roof.
Harvey Knoll Sr. started the family business in 1968. He started with dirt
construction in building terraces for farmers before his son Ted Knoll started
working on steeple jobs as he enjoyed heights. The Knolls were about the only
family around that would work on such difficult jobs so they received a lot of
them. While the family mostly roofed houses, they also sided and worked in
pavement. In the wintertime they pushed snow.
Harvey Knoll Jr. joined the family business in 1972 along with Charles
Douglas Knoll in 1975. Joe and Jason Knoll joined in 1999.
They still work on flat roofs and said steep roofs are a lot harder on the
knees and on the body.
Since the August 30 hail storms of 2014 hit, the Mitchell County
Courthouse along with the Law Enforcement Center and the Emergency
Management building were in desperate need of repair.
The Knoll’s have finished over 100 jobs in Osborne since hail damage from
last year. They were pretty tied up so they didn’t bid on too many jobs in the
Beloit area but are infamous for working on large buildings such as courthouses
and decided to take on the job.
The family have now completed the Mitchell County Courthouse in Beloit
to add to their courthouse list from Osborne, Mankato, Norton, and Hill City.
They coated a courthouse in Smith Center and have patched and coated one in
Stockton.
The Knolls have also completed huge jobs such as the St. Fidelis Catholic
Church or known as the Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria with a ridge roll
finishing on the steeple. They completed roofs on the Catholic Church in Park,
Ks., Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Claflin and Saint Catharine
Catholic church in Catharine.
Knolls started the courthouse job in Beloit with a double layered tear off on
March 16. They said a single layer job takes less time and could have finished in
six to seven days, but the two layers took over close to two weeks. They were
seen working even on days when the wind was blowing 50mph. They used a 30
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
By Nora Rhoades
Post Rock Extension District Agent
Family and Youth Development
Making Career Connections
Throughout one’ s lifelong
I recently dated it out as the name they would name across generations. It is
journey, career development is
a woman who never offered to someday give their child. Had I considered an honor.
defined on a continuum. Young
Here’ s how you calm down: children begin acting out their
pay for a meal, a movie or so known this, I would have
much as an ice cream cone. We selected a different name for my Your child was born first. futures through play with
People already know her as limitless imaginations about
child.
went out several times.
Well, this cousin is now “ Jane.” When the cousin’ s childtheir talents and interests.
We’ re both in our late 50s
and earn good incomes. She pregnant with a girl. And even is born, people will be inclined
As youth grow, teenagers
says she won’ t pay for things though our child is named to give her a nickname in order inherit desires to self-explore
until she is in a committed “ Jane,” they are planning toto differentiate between the two while developing a unique
relationship. I have no problem name theirs the same. I know I babies. Adopting a lighthearted definition of individuality. With
paying for anything that I invite can’ t tell them to change it attitude about this will smooth self-exploration
comes
an
her to. But she would suggest because I had it first, but it still everyone’ s ruffled feathers, increased
expectation
of
things for us to do and never upsets my husband and me. I including yours, and will allow responsibility and a greater
offer to pay. What’ s the believe, out of respect, they your child and her newest understanding
of
one’ s
should pick a different name. cousin to become good friends. community,
etiquette these days? -- Ron
culture,
and
This is often a After all, there were a lot of They will think having the same society. During one’ s adolescent
generational issue. Women who names I wanted, but they were name is amazing and wonderful. years,
career
exploration
were brought up to believe the already taken, so I chose Please don’ t be so upset that becomes a decision-making
you inadvertently teach them process that aligns values with
man pays for everything something else.
Am I wrong? How do I calm otherwise.
sometimes have difficulty
talents.
Annie’ s Mailbox is written by Summer vacation is a great
sharing the costs. And some down about this? -- I Picked It
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy opportunity for youth to focus
men resist it, as well. But First
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inviting the guy over for a cousin
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tickets to a play or a concert. A admit selecting “ Jane” at theo Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd of occupations; job shadow
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someone else or deprive them on Facebook at Facebook.com/ part-time job with a local
playing fair.
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a baby girl, and at the last it is easier when close family about Annie’ s Mailbox and read organization,
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“ Jane.” Unaware of this, my names, but truly, it is not as Syndicate
husband’ s
cousin’ s
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commented that she had always in some families, cousins are Syndicate Web page at
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after
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same www.creators.com.
loved the name “ Jane” and that named
she and her husband had picked grandparent and carry the same
KHP participates in annual campaign
TOPEKA – Ê The peak of
summer travel across our
nation’ s highways is about to
begin. The Kansas Highway
Patrol will be working
additional hours from May 18
until May 31. This additional
coverage comes thanks to
funding from the Kansas
Department of Transportation
through the STEP (Special
Traffic Enforcement Program)
campaign, to help motorists
reach their destinations safely.
“ The Patrol is dedicated to
helping save lives on Kansas
highways. We will enforce the
state’ s seat belt and child safety
seat laws, as a way to help
prevent fatalities on our roads.
One death is one too many,”
said Colonel Mark Bruce,
Superintendent of the Kansas
Highway Patrol.
The STEP program allows
officers to work overtime hours,
providing extra manpower on
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Subscription rates, including tax:
Delivery by Carrier (in Beloit):
Yearly, $59.00; Six months, $31.41;
Three Months, $16.74. Delivery by
Motor Route: Yearly, $68.80; Six
Months, $37.40; Three Months,
$20.19; Delivery by Mail (Mitchell,
Jewell, Lincoln, Osborne, Ottawa,
Smith and Russell Counties) Yearly, $92.90; Six Months, $51.25;
Three Months, $27.97. Delivery
Elsewhere in Kansas - Yearly,
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the roads and focusing on areas
such as occupant protection,
enforcing impaired driving
laws, enforcing the state’ s
texting laws, and other traffic
safety issues. This year’ s focus
of the Memorial Day STEP
campaign is, “ Click It. Or
Ticket,” encouraging seat belt/
child safety seat use for
occupants of all ages.
Over the 2014 Memorial Day
holiday reporting period for the
Patrol (KHP stats only),
troopers worked one fatal crash
on Kansas’ roads, which killed
one person. The crash was
alcohol-related. Patrol personnel
arrested 34 people for impaired
driving. Personnel also assisted
1,105 motorists who needed
help on Kansas roads.
“ Memorial
Day
is
a
celebration of the great men and
women who have lost their lives
serving this great country, and
also marks the beginning of
summer
vacation
season
nationwide. The KHP and all of
our law enforcement partners
would remind all Kansans to
buckle up, every trip, every
time,” said Captain Joshua
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public
information officer. “ We would
also remind everyone to make
plans in advance for a sober
driver. Law enforcement will
also be out looking for those
drivers who made the wrong
decision to drink and drive.”
The Patrol wishes all of those
traveling during the Memorial
Day holiday weekend, and
throughout the summer, safe
travels. If you are in need of
assistance on a Kansas highway,
you can call KHP for assistance
at *47 (*HP) or *582 (*KTA)
for the Kansas Turnpike.
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requires a lot of personal characteristics
of
various
reflection to best determine careers and positions that are
which opportunities are a good appealing. How do various jobs
fit. As you go about your meet your current needs and
exploration, be sure to pay those you anticipate in the
attention to detail and take future?
notes.
If you dream of having a
Describe a typical work satisfying job that meets your
week. Would you enjoy doing needs, don’ t let a summer of
this every day? Why or why career exploration go to waste.
not?
What
personal Your future is important; the
characteristics, qualities, skills, effort you put into preparing
and abilities are needed to work now will positively impact your
in this position?
ability to discover and obtain a
Identify
steps
someone career that is a great fit for your
should take to qualify for jobs talents, values, and needs.
The Post Rock District of Kin this career path (such as
education,
licensing, State Research and Extension
Jewell,
Lincoln,
certification)? What can be serves
learned in school and the local Mitchell, Osborne, and Smith
community to help you prepare? Counties. Nora may be
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forward 5… 10…
15 years.
Determine
specific
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Filed
State of Kansas vs. Brian
Keith Foulke, criminal threat,
criminal trespass.
State of Kansas vs. Tobi
Dawn Watkins, battery, criminal
trespass.
State of Kansas vs. Mandy
Odle, giving a worthless check.
Settled
State of Kansas vs. Jeffrey
Scott Hack, unlawful possession
of
controlled
substances
(marijuana),
four
counts
possession
of
drug
paraphernalia, improper driving
on laned roadway. Defendant
shall pay a diversion fee of
$100, booking and processing
fee of $45, standard fine of $250
on Count One, no fine on
Counts Two-Five, a statutory
fine of $75 on Count Six, courtappointed attorney fees as
determined and approved by the
Court, a Law Library fee of $15,
and court costs of $158. The
Defendant must also pay
donations to the Mitchell
County Council on Aging of
$100, the Mitchell County Food
Bank $100, the Post Rock
Humane Society of $100, and
Heart Choices of $100, all in
lieu of community service work.
Filed
In the matter of Samantha M.
Greenway, battery, criminal
trespass.
Filed
Nathan Webster vs. Jordan
Schnoomaker, seeks judgment
of $1,850.26 plus interest and
costs.
Settled
Farmway Credit Union vs.
Sabrina L. Robinson. Defendant
shall pay to plaintiff $2,716.69
principal plus interest, court
costs, service fees and costs of
collection.
Watts & Son, Inc. vs. Wayne
Knapp. Defendant shall pay to
plaintiff $627.28 principal
together with interest, court
costs, service fees and costs of
collection.
Watts & Son, Inc. vs. Heather
Inskeep. Defendant shall pay to
plaintiff $473.72 principal
together with interest, court
costs, service fees and costs of
collection.
Dismissed
Phong (Mike) Nguyen vs.
Vernon and Pat Peterson.
Dismissed without prejudice.
Harold Heidrick vs. Summer
Brasel. Dismissed without
prejudice.
amount of $1,229.69 plus
interest in the amount of
$545.59 plus interest thereafter
to the date of judgment.
City of Beloit vs. Alfred
Wrench and Susan Foster,
seeks judgment for the sum of
$2,589.64 plus late payment
penalties plus interest and costs.
Portfolio
Recovery
Associates, LLC vs. Theresa
Allom, seeks judgment in the
sum of $3,713.32 plus costs.
Mitchell County Hospital
Health Systems vs. Robin L.
Duff-Harding, seeks judgment
in the principal amount of
$14,660.24 plus interest and
costs.
Credit Management Services,
Inc. vs. Patrick Kruse and
Marilyn Kruse, seeks judgment
in the amount of $699.18 plus
interest and costs.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Leon Sievert, seeks judgment in
the amount of $918.29 plus
interest and costs.
Settled
Mitchell County Hospital
Health Systems vs. Helen M.
Giesbrecht.
Judgment
by
default entered in favor of
plaintiff in the principal amount
of $20,958.48 together with
interest to date of judgment of
$4,978.36 plus costs to date of
$135 and all costs to enforce
this judgment.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Jamason
Dodd.
Plaintiff
awarded judgment in the
amount of $1,368.45 together
with interest and costs.
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Clara Watts. Plaintiff awarded
judgment in the amount of
$3,742.21 together with interest
and costs.
Bernadine L. Bartak Family
Trust vs. Warren Pilcher.
Plaintiff granted judgment in
the amount of $325 plus
interest, filing fee $541, service
fee $15 and attorney’ s fees
$160.
GLEN ELDER – For many
years Catholic Masses have
been celebrated at Waconda
Lake/Glen Elder State Park.
Masses have been scheduled
again this summer of 2015 at
the historic and air-conditioned
Hopewell Community Church
building, near the north central
entrance to the state park. The
Masses will be scheduled on
the three patriotic holiday
weekends.
The Mass for Memorial Day
Brad Ellenz and Lyn Gengler
Weekend will be at 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24. Times and
places for Masses on Fourth of
July and Labor Day weekends
will be published later.
Father
Don
McCarthy,
retired priest living at the
Brad Ellenz and Lyn Gengler Special Education. She is Cawker City rectory, will
announce their engagement and currently a Special Education
teacher at Cure’ of Ars Catholic
upcoming marriage.
Parents of the couple are Dan School in Leawood.
Brad is also a 2010 graduate
and Julie Ellenz and Craig and
The regular
Jolene Gengler, all of Beloit. of St. John’ s Catholic High BELOIT –
Grandparents of the groom are School and a 2014 graduate of monthly meeting of the West
Ron and Joan Ellenz, Beloit, Kansas State University with a Beloit 4-H Club was held on
degree May 10. President Jesse Vetter
and Larry and Kay Butterfield, Bachelor’ s
Beloit. Grandparents of the in Agricultural Technology called the meeting to order.
bride are Lois and the late Bob Management and a minor in Twenty-five members and two
Gengler, Beloit, and Ron and Agronomy. He is currently leaders answered the roll call
employed with John Deere and question, “ What do you want to
Bernice Eilert, Beloit.
be when you grow up?” Shea
Lyn is a 2010 graduate of St. is located in the Olathe office.
The couple has planned their Larson led the 4-H pledge and
John’ s Catholic High School
flag salute. Brooke Vetter read
and a 2014 graduate of wedding for June 6, 2015, at St.
the minutes from the April
Benedictine
College
with John the Baptist Catholic
meeting.
a Bachelor’ s degree in both Church. They plan to reside in
Abby Vetter gave the
Elementary Education and Overland Park.
treasurer’ s report and Shea
Larson gave the reporter’ s
report. Leaders Cassie Kopsa
and Sharra Odle talked about
having the club tour at the fair
this summer. Also discussed
was the July meeting, pool
party, and potluck. The leaders
also discussed working the
Friendship Dinner on Monday,
May 18, at the Methodist
Church. Volunteers signed up
to help with the dinner.
Karson Odle gave a
Parliamentarian Report on the
Gengler, Ellenz
announce engagement
Meghan Gifford, speeding
70/60, fines $45, costs $108.
Amber
K.
Vandoren,
speeding 82/60, fines $123,
costs $108.
Michael M. Estes, speeding
75/65, fines $45, costs $108.
Michael W. Wiebke, expired
registration, dismissed.
for battery and criminal
trespass.
May 11 at 6 p.m., officers
took an information report for a
dog bite.
May 12 at 2:10 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Trent
Lehrling, 39, Beloit, for
aggravated battery on a law
enforcement officer, aggravated
assault on a law enforcement
officer, aggravated battery and
interference
with
law
enforcement.
May 13 at 3:24 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Curtis
Marcel Higgins for driving with
a suspended driver’ s license.
May 13 at 3:40 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took a report of a
non-injury accident in the
parking lot at Beloit Jr.-Sr. High
School. A 2010 Mercury
Mariner driven by Tayler L.
Watts, Beloit, and a 2002
Dodge Durango driven by
Roger L. Meek, Beloit, collided
in that location.
May 14 at 6 p.m., officers
took a report for identity theft.
preside at the summer Masses
at the lake. During the Mass at
the lake on May 24, he will
observe the 56th anniversary of
his ordination to the priesthood.
He was ordained May 23, 2015,
at St. Mary’ s Cathedral in
Galveston, Texas, by Bishop
Louis J. Reicher. He has
ministered in parish and school
work in the Salina diocese since
June, 1962.
The offering at the Mass will
be for the Ursula Celeste
McCarthy
Memorial
Scholarship Fund, a scholarship
fund for graduating seniors of
St. John’ s and Tipton Catholic
High Schools, St. Joseph’ s
Parish, Damar, and the Catholic
Parishes of Cawker City and
Downs.
West Beloit 4-H Club
Birth Announcement
methods of voting. The Health
and
Wellness
Committee
collected the log sheets for
minutes exercised over the past
month.
For the ceremony, the club’ s
graduating
seniors
were
recognized. The seniors shared
what their plans are after high
school. The West Beloit seniors
are Jesse Vetter, Karson Odle,
and Austyn Nick.
Jamie Sporleder led the club
in singing “ Do Your Ears Hang
Low?” Evan Grabon gave a
demonstration on how to make
foam model rockets. Sierra
Kopsa demonstrated to the club
how to make a Bull’ s Eye
Breakfast.
Club members honored their
mothers with flowers for
Mother’ s Day. Refreshments
were provided by Caleigh
Hewitt and Shea Larson. The
club will meet again on June
21.
Shea Larson, reporter
Greene named to
Chadron president’ s list
Filed
Martha A. White vs. Thomas
L. White, Sr., petition for
divorce.
Kenneth B. Harris, possess
illegal length of walleye,
dismissed.
Filed
Gyhl Koepper, possess illegal
Abram Ready-Mix, Inc. vs.
length
of walleye, fines $175,
Jeremey Waggoner, seeks
costs
$108.
judgment in the principal
May 5 at 9:30 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took an information
report of criminal damage to
property.
May 8 at 1 a.m., officers
arrested Adam Ludacka, 27,
Beloit, for possession of
marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
May 9 at 12:38 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Robert
Morrow, 33, Beloit, for
domestic battery and criminal
damage to property.
May 9 at 3:03 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Brian K.
Foulke, 42, Beloit, on a warrant.
May 9 at 7:40 p.m., the
Mitchell
County
Sheriff’ s
Office took a report of a deer vs.
vehicle non-injury accident on
Kansas 9 Highway .3 mile west
of 330 Road. involved was a
2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven
by Linden Snavely, Concordia.
May 9 at 8:40 p.m., the
Mitchell
County
Sheriff’ s
Office took a battery report.
May 10 at 2:05 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested a juvenile
Catholic Masses
at Waconda Lake
Jaxtyn Thomas Mudd
BELOIT – Hey everybody,
I’ m a big sister! My name is
Natessa Renee Mudd and I am
two years old. My little brother
Jaxtyn Thomas Mudd was born,
Tuesday February 24, 2015 at
Mitchell County Hospital
Health Systems, Beloit. Jax
weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces
and was 21 inches long. He has
red hair and blue eyes just like
me!
Our proud parents are Jesse
and Natasha Mudd and we live
in Beloit.Our grandparents are
Tom and Renee Naasz, Beloit,
Doug and Sue Rippe, Lebanon,
and Gene Mudd, Wellington.
Our great-grandparents are
Sandra Railsback, Russell
Kingsbury and Norman and
Darlene Rippe, all of Smith
Center, and Barbara Mudd,
Wellington.
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CHADRON, Neb. – Chelsey
Greene, Jewell, was one among
277 named to the Chadron State
College president’ s list for the
Spring semester of 2015.
The president’ s list, which
requires a 4.0 cumulative
grade-point average. Students
must be enrolled in 12 credit
hours of coursework during the
semester to qualify.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Win marks the fourth season for St. John’s advancement to State
MANKATO – The St. John’s Blujays entered the 2015 golf
season with their sights set on making it to the KSHSAA Sand
Greens State Tournament.
After capturing the regional
championship at Mankato Country Club on Monday afternoon,
they have accomplished one of their team goals as they will head
to LaCrosse next week to play for the state championship.
The berth in the state tournament marks the fourth consecutive
season the Blujays will have been to state as a team. In 2012, the
Blujays finished in fifth place. In 2013, the Blujays placed fourth.
Last season, the Blujays finished in second place, falling one
stroke shy of winning the championship.
The effort by the Blujays in Mankato was led by junior Parker
Gates who shot a four over par 72 for second place medalist
honors. Senior Trey Dubbert placed third shooting a 76.
Sophomore Davis Dubbert finished in fourth place with a 78.
Senior Riley Gates finished in fifth place with an 80 and senior
George Meyer finished eighth with a 90.
The Blujays team score of 306 outdistanced host Rock Hills
who shot a 340. The Grizzlies were led by senior Sam Flinn who
took home top medalist honors with a seven under par 61 in the
last high school tournament on his home course. Tycen Higer shot
an 82, which was good for sixth place individually. Drew Beam
(96), Noah Daniels (101) and Holden Mauerhan (106) rounded out
the scoring for Rock Hills.
Bird City-Cheylin finished in third place with a team score of
381. Bird City was led by Jacob Brubaker placing seventh
shooting an 86 and Derek VanDike finishing ninth with a 90.
The top three teams advance to the state tournament. The top
three individual scorers who were not part of the top three teams
also advance to state competition. Miltonvale’s Connor Graham
shot a 90 for 10th place and will advance to play in LaCrosse.
Riley County’s Garrett McNulty (93) and Alex Mitoska (94) also
advanced to next week’s tournament.
Riley County finished in fourth place, shooting 382 as a team
while Pike Valley finished in fifth place with a 399 team score.
St. John’s Blujays golf team are the 2015 Regional Golf Champions. They will now advance to the KSHSAA Sand Greens
State tournament on May 29-30 in Lacrosse. Shown are from l to r: George Meyer, Parker Gates, Coach Joe Holdren,
Davis Dubbert, Trey Dubbert, Riley Gates.
St. John’s Lady Jays won the 2015 Northern Plains League Track and Field Championship. Shown are, from l to r: Anthonella Arthur, Claire Pastrovich, Elizabeth Walter, Brenna Eilert,
Avery Gates, Clara Eilert, Bailey Shellito, Gabbie Smith, Logan Eilert, Megan Bates.
MANKATO – The St.
John’s Lady Jays won the 2015
Track and Field Northern Plains
League title on Thursday, May
14 scoring 152 points. Lakeside
placed second at 102 and
Natoma third with 55 points.
Blujay boys placed fourth
overall as a team scoring 56
points. Osborne won the meet
with 123 points followed by
Pike Valley at 100 and Natoma
with 58.
St. John’s Lady Jays earned
7 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze
medals, 3 fifth place.
Gold medalists were
Gabbie Smith in the javelin
with a throw of 112’ 1.50”;
Bailey Shellito in the triple
jump with a distance of 30’
8.50”; Avery Gates in the pole
vault with a clearing of 9’;
Clara Eilert in the 100m
hurdles with a time of 15.21;
Brenna Eilert in the 400m
dash in 1:03.28; Elizabeth
Walter in the 800m run in
2:34.08; the 4x400m relay
team of Clara Eilert, Gabbie
• 4 p.m. Annual meeting of Unified School District
#273 Endowment Association will be held at the Board
of Education Office, 2020 N. Independence.
• 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)
Smith, Brenna Eilert, Avery
Gates with a time of 4:24.18.
Silver medals went to the
4x800m relay team of Megan
Bates,
Bailey
Shellito,
Elizabeth Walter, Logan Eilert
with a time of 11:00.14; Clara
Eilert in the 100m dash in
13.00; Megan Bates in the
1600m run at 6:17.16; Bailey
Shellito in the 800m run in
2:36.18; Brenna Eilert in the
200m dash in 27.12.
Bronze medalists were
Avery Gates in the long jump
at 14’ 7” and in the 400m dash
in 1:05.50; Clara Eilert in the
high jump at 5’; Anthonella
Arthur in the 1600m run in
6:18.91; Gabbie Smith in the
300 hurdles in 51.69; Logan
Eilert in the 3200m run in
13:52.84.
Placing fifth were Claire
Pastrovich in the 100m hurdles
at 20.33; Gabbie Smith in the
100m dash in 13.56; Avery
Gates in the 200m dash in
29.06.
Blujay boys earned 2 gold,
2 silver, 2 bronze medals, 1
fourth, 1 fifth, 2 sixth place.
Gold medalists were Trey
Dubbert in the discus with a
throw of 124’ 2” and in the
javelin at 176’ 2”.
Silver medalists were
Davis Dubbert in the high
jump at 5’ 10”; Ryan Gengler
in the pole vault at 10’ 6”.
Bronze medals went to
the 4x800m relay team of
Mason Eilert, Parker Gates,
Trey Dubbert, Adam Bates
with a time of 9:20.41; Parker
Gates in the 300m hurdles in
45.46.
Placing
fourth
was
Garrett Mishler in the long
jump at 18’ 4.25”.
Placing fifth was Parker
Gates in the 100m dash at
11.81.
Sixth place went to
Parker Gates in the long jump
at 17’ 8.35”; Mason Eilert in
the 800m run in 2:14.43.
St. John’s track teams
will now compete in regionals
on May 22.
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]
Regional Softball: 4:00 p.m Republic County at Beloit
If Beloit wins, championship game to follow! • 4-5 p.m. The Beloit USD No. 273 will be hosting a
Retirement Reception honoring Penny Grotz, Kevin
Harris, Rae Jean Weston, Daryl and Kathy Moore at
the Beloit Jr.-Sr. High School. The public is invited to
attend.
• Luncheon Ladies of the Country Club playing
Bridge &/or Pinochle. Hostesses will be Phyllis Thull,
Josie Hartman, and Erma Criswell. Call in regrets only.
• 7 p.m. American Legion meeting at the Historical
Society Building (Old American Legion Building).
•7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. run S&S Drug Color Out
Cancer Color Run will be held in front of S&S Drug,
110 S. Mill Street. For more information call Heather
Johnson
at
785-738-2287
or
email
at
[email protected]
Tune to “Oldies 94.1″ at 8 p.m. on Sat., May 23, to
hear the lost hits you remember from your youth.
Leave the windows open, or the top down, as you and
your lady cruz up and down Mill Street. Want to put in a
request, call KDNS at 545-3220 and they will try to play
that Golden Oldie!
Stay listening to “Oldies 94.1” as we will be asking
trivia questions throughout the evening for prizes.
•3 p.m. Memorial Services at historic Highland
Community Church by Rev. Jim Brackett, pastor of
Beloit United Methodist Church , located on Highway 9,
between Beloit and Concordia.
•11 - 1 p.m. Memorial Day Hamburger Feed at
Glen Elder American Legion Post #143. Hamburgers,
beans, potato salad, dessert, drink. Free Will offering
**********
To place an item for the Community Calendar, call
(785) 738-3537 or email [email protected].
Wednesday, May 20........6:30 p.m...Cinncinnati
Saturday, May 23........5:30 p.m....St Louis
Sunday, May 24..........12:30 p.m ......St Louis
Monday, May 25.......11:30 a.m......NY Yankees
James Clothing
Krier’s Auto Parts
The Eye Care Center
Sonic
Beloit Auto Plaza
Meyer Chiropractic, TJ Owen, Chiropractor
in Beloit
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: The Beloit
Call is looking for a responsible
person to deliver papers on
Monday,
Wednesday
and
Friday. Please apply in person
at 119 E. Main. For more
information call 785-738-3537.
HELP WANTED: A Full House
is now hiring a Manager at their
Beloit
location.
Previous
customer service and employee
management experience a
plus. Must have a valid a
driver’s license and be able to
work
in
a
fast
paced
environment. Send Resume to
mailto:[email protected]
5-18tc
HELP
WANTED:
Early
morning cook, also someone to
work weekends in the front.
Apply in person. Banner
Restaurant. 5-22tc
For Rent
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom house
in Beloit. $495. (785) 447-3478.
6-5tc
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
of the Solomon River in
Beloit.
He remembers the
grasshopper swarms which
stripped the fruit trees bare in
his parent’s small orchard,
along with every other tree,
crop, or blade of grass.
“We fed turnips to the
cattle to keep them from
starving,” said Scraper. “To
this day, I still like the
occasional turnip, but I sure got
tired of drinking cow’s milk
that tasted like turnips in those
days.”
When Scraper bought his
first car, a 1936 Chevy Coupe,
gas was about 19 cents per
gallon and flat tires were a
common occurrence.
Joe Scraper has lived
through 14 presidents.
“I respected Truman for
having the wherewithal to
make tough decisions for the
good of the country, even when
they were unpopular or not good
for his political career,” Scraper
said.
Today Joe Scraper is content
to live the small town life in
Baldwin City where he has
acquired many friends during his
over 40 years of having called
it home. He enjoys regular
visits from family and he meets
with his various senior groups
daily for lunch and afternoon
coffee.
Scraper has been looking
forward to attending his high
school reunion in Beloit later
year shingle and stayed
local on materials they used
when they could.
“We try to stay local on
materials when working in
different towns,” said the
Knolls. “We support the local
businesses and try not to haul
out of town.”
The Knolls have also
worked on Beloit and Glen
Elder Co-op elevators and
Midway elevators in Osborne
and Mankato. They have also
worked on the NCK Tech
college roofs in Beloit.
Safety is always a must for
the Knolls that use harnesses and
work off a ladder with ropes.
The quite amazing feat was
viewed while working on the
Mitchell County Courthouse as
they brought in a crane from
Plainville on their last several
days of completion. The road
was partly blocked off while
they placed the truck. They were
then lifted up high into the air
above the courthouse in a basket
to finish the job on the steeple.
The flag pole that once
adorned the courthouse was
removed due to leakage and
was replaced with a copper
looking tin cap. Stone coated
shingles were used to finish off
the steeple roof.
“We will have the original
flag pole piece eventually on
display at the courthouse,” said
Mitchell County Courthouse
Maintenance Director Brian
Streit. “It had to be taken down
because of the damage it was
causing with leakage but it will
look nice inside for people to
view when it is ready.”
Joe Scraper will have this engraved brick honoring him as a
veteran of Cherokee descent. It will be placed at the
Cherokee Veterans Memorial in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Services
Branch cutting, Trash removal,
Cleaning out garages, grass
cutting, etc. 785-346-4405 or
785-345-3255. 6-1tc
Want To Rent
WANT TO RENT: New Beloit
High School teacher looking for
a NICE apartment or house to
rent. HIGHLY ALLERGIC, must
be pet and smoke free. Call
(785) 275-2437. 5-22tc
Wanted
WANTED: Someone interested
in making $300-$350 for labor
on roof. Call 785-534-1366.
5-22tc
Sharon Sahlfeld photos
Mitchell County Courthouse
Maintenance Director Brian
Streit joins the Knolls on the
roof as they work.
The Knolls are lifted from a crane to the Mitchell County
Courthouse steeple in a basket.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Obituaries
Barbara Joyce Lytton passed
away April 15, 2015 at the
home of her son, Caleb LyttonJean and her daughter, Abigail
Lytton-Jean in Somerville,
Massachusetts. She died in
peace, embraced by family,
loving friends and music.
Barbara was born January 26,
1941 in Beloit. She lived on a
farm near Burr Oak and
attended the Burr Oak schools
until 10th grade. Barbara moved
with her family to Beloit and
completed
her
secondary
education at Beloit High
School. During her senior year
at Beloit High School Barbara
was
elected
Football
Homecoming Queen. Barbara
attended Fort Hays Kansas State
College in Hays for two years
then transferred to Kansas State
University in Manhattan and
earned a Bachelor’ s degree in
Psychology.
Following
graduation she moved with her
husband, Clinton Sewell, to
Washington, DC and earned a
Doctor of Philosophy degree in
Psychology
from
George
Washington
University.
Barbara continued to pursue
knowledge for the remainder of
her life, with intense interest in
physics, cosmology and history.
Barbara practiced professionally
as clinical neuro-psychologist
and as a professor, adviser and
mentor in psychology at
numerous colleges in the United
States and Canada. Her most
recent professional positions
were as program director at
Child Center of Our Lady (a
boys’ residential facility) in St.
Louis and as a psychological
therapist at the Chillicothe
Correctional Institution in
Chillicothe,
Missouri.
Barbara’ s mission in life was to
help people. During the last
months of her illness she
worked as a volunteer therapist
at a refugee center in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Barbara loved to travel and was
able to combine that passion
with
presentations
at
conferences in the United
States as well as in Rome and
Switzerland.
Barbara
loved
people,
animals, art and music. The
months of her illness were
enriched by music provided by
her friends Greg Klyma and
Dan Gottlieb. Shortly before
her death she attended the
Metropolitan Opera in New
York City for the performance
of Lucia di Lammamoor. She
and Abigail had wonderful
seats for the performance
complements of their friend
Matt Trombadore.
Barbara loved animals of all
kinds and felt empathy for their
suffering. She was a vegetarian
for much of her life and
operated a natural foods store in
Lancaster, New Hampshire
with her partner, Hilary Jean.
She lived in the company of
horses, angora and dairy goats,
angora rabbits, cats, dogs and,
most recently, Silkie chickens.
At one point she had a home
business making goat cheese
that she sold to local natural
food coops. She also spun, hand
dyed and knit the wool she
produced from her angora
critters. During one of her
many moves across the United
States
passing
motorists
photographed her blue ’ 68
Chevy pickup with stock racks
and horse trailer, a menagerie
on wheels. Unfortunately her
illness caused her to give up her
beloved cats and Cavalier
spaniels, Cassie and Callie. Her
stay in Somerville was enriched
by the beautiful Silkie chickens
hatched and nourished by
Barbara, Abigail and Caleb.
She hated war and ignorance.
Barbara actively participated in
antiwar demonstrations in
Washington, DC in the early
1970s and in St. Louis prior to
the invasion of Iraq.
Barbara is survived by her
partner in marriage, Guy
Oldfield, Brentwood, Mo., and
Burr Oak; her daughters,
Krystal Sewell, Montpelier, Vt.,
and
Abigail
Lytton-Jean,
Somerville, Mass.; her son,
Caleb Lytton-Jean, Somerville,
Mass.; her mother, Neva Litton,
Beloit; two sisters, Nancy
Meiklejohn,
Independence,
Mo., and Rebecca Crumbaker,
Beloit; two brothers, Jim Litton,
Beloit, and Melvin Litton,
Lawrence, and numerous nieces
and nephews. She was preceded
in death by her father, Ralph
Litton, Burr Oak.
Memorial
services
for
Barbara are planned for the
Memorial Day weekend in
Beloit. In lieu of flowers
donations in Barbara’ s name to
Cavalier King Charles Rescue
(www.cavalierrescueusa.org)
are suggested. The organization
was of immense help in
relocating Barbara’ s beloved
Callie and Cassie at the
beginning of Barbara’ s illness.
Lois Ruth Schreuder was born
August 15, 1920 in Chase,
Kansas, the daughter of Earl and
Bertha (Orr) Browning. She
died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at
Eaglecrest
Retirement
Community in Salina at the age
of 94 years, 8 months, and 15
days.
Lois grew up on the family
farm near Chase and graduated
from Chase High School in
1938.
On May 20, 1940, she was
united in marriage to Lloyd
Schreuder in Chase. Three
daughters were born to this
union. After their marriage, they
lived in Cawker City where
Lois resided until June 2013
when she moved to Eaglecrest
in Salina.
In addition to wife and
mother, Lois was an active
member of Cawker City United
Methodist
Church/Sunday
School/Choir; PTA, and O.E.S.
served as Worthy Matron. Lois
kept books for Lloyd’ s tank
wagon business for 43 years
and for the Co-op Station for
several years before retirement.
She was preceded in death by
Lloyd; her parents; daughter
Peggy Schlaefli; sisters Merle
Browning and Lila Peake; and
brother Orville Browning.
Lois
is
survived
by
daughters,
Janice
“ Jan”
Doherty, Salina, and Connie
Hocking (Jim), Brookville;
sisters, Betty Fulton and Doris
(Clyde) Jones, Smyrna, Tenn.;
son-in-law, Dick (Gloria)
Schlaefli,
Ionia;
six
grandchildren, Kim (Mark)
Viets, Bill Schlaefli, Susan
(Tony) Elting, Jennie Hocking
(Rob Lay), Pete (Sara) Hocking
and Jillian Hocking (Kalyn
Lambka); and six great
granddaughters, Anne Schlaefli,
Maryssa Schlaefli, Reata Elting,
Alex Elting, Ainsley Viets and
Mia Lay; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Reverend Jerry Milleson will
officiate at memorial services
on Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m.
at the Cawker City United
Methodist Church. Burial of the
ashes will be private in the
Prairie
Grove
Cemetery,
Cawker City. Memorials may
be given to the United
Methodist Church or the
Cawker
City
Library.
McDonald-Roberts
Funeral
Service is in charge of
arrangements.
Born on October 11, 1927,
Janet Owen Birdsell passed
away on May 18, 2015. The
youngest of seven children born
to Harry and Jennie Owen,
Janet spent the early years of
her life in rural Mitchell and
Jewell counties.
After her family moved to
Jewell, Janet graduated from
Jewell Rural High School in
1945. Among her classmates
was her high school sweetheart,
Leo Birdsell.
Leo and Janet married in
1947 and remained married for
almost 65 years until his death
in August 2012. Their family
included sons Alan and Rodney.
Additions to the family were
Rodney’ s wife Felicia Hall;
Alan’ s wife Becky; their
children, Derrick, his wife
Amy, their son Glen; and
Chris’ s wife Mary.
Janet was involved with
many clubs and organizations,
assuming leadership roles in
many of them. In her
professional
career,
Janet
started as a cottage parent at the
Youth Center in Beloit, and
retired as Director of Youth
Services. An accomplished
cook and gardener, Janet took
special pride in her flowers.
Janet and Leo spent many
hours watching their sons and
grandsons in ball games, track
meets and school productions.
They spent their retirement
years square dancing, camping,
seeing children, grandchildren,
and the great-grandson while
thoroughly enjoying life.
Janet was preceded in death
by her parents, her siblings
Mary Tullar, Ava Huddleston,
Thelma Budke, Hazel Foulke,
Max Owen and Vail Owen. She
is survived by Alan and Rodney
and their families.
Funeral service is at 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, at Trinity
United Methodist Church in
Jewell. Memorials may be made
to the Church. Visitation will be
2-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at
Kleppinger Funeral Home, 409
Broadway, Jewell, which is
handing arrangements.
Memorial Service
A Memorial Mass for Brenda
Jo (Koster) Dean, age 59 will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic
Church in Cawker City. Jo died
May 10, 2015 at her home in
Beloit. She was an English/
Journalism teacher at Beloit Jr.Sr. High School before her
retirement. Survivors are her
husband, Jerry of the home;
brother, John Koster, Cawker
City; sisters, Marla Fisher,
Garden City, Debbie Thomas,
Fowler; 4 nieces, one nephew;
eight
great
nieces
and
nephews. There will be no
visitation as cremation has
taken place. The Parish Vigil
and Rosary will be held at 7
p.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and
Paul
Catholic
Church.
Memorials may be given to the
Jo Dean Memorial Fund.
McDonald-Roberts
Funeral
Service is in charge of
arrangements.
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KBOR President & CEO, Dr. Andy Tompkins (second from left), presents award to
Cunningham Cable President, Brent Cunningham (third from left).
Cunningham Telephone &
Cable recognized by NCK Tech
BELOIT – The Kansas Board
of
Regents
Employer
Engagement
Initiative
recognizes
business
and
industry for partnerships with
education.
The
initiative
provides a platform for
community
colleges
and
technical colleges to recognize
key employers for contributions
to the system, institution,
program, and students. During
a ceremony held on April 30 at
the North Central Kansas
Technical College (NCK Tech)
Beloit campus, Cunningham
Telephone
and
Cablewas
honored at the Champion
Level.
“ Our colleges rely on strong
partnerships with employers to
give students the highest
If you or someone
you know is having a
birthday or
annive rsary, ple ase
call 785-738-3537 or
e mail
be [email protected].
quality opportunities at the
completion of their educational
experience,” stated Dr. Blake
Flanders, Kansas Board of
Regents Vice President for
Workforce Development.
“ Cunningham Telephone and
Cable has always been a great
supporter of the College. In
fact, Brent Cunningham’ s
grandfather,
Dean
Cunningham, was one of our
original Board members 50
years ago! I really appreciate
Cunningham’ s investment into
our programs and their
continued interest in helping
the NCK Tech succeed. I also
really enjoyed having Dr.
Tompkins available to present
the award, as well as our
instructor and students meeting
with Brent,” said NCK Tech
President, Eric Burks.
Since the program’ s launch
in 2013, colleges can nominate
employers at one of three
levels (Supporter, Partner, and
Champion), based on the
contributions to a program by
the employer. NCK Tech
nominated
Cunningham
Telephone & Cable for their
collaboration with the college.
Upon receipt of the employer
nomination, the Kansas Board
of Regents in cooperation with
the Kansas Department of
Commerce, provides an award
that recognizes the employer
and the institution for their
collaborative efforts.