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BELOIT – The Post Rock Humane
Society meeting will be at 7 p.m. tonight at
the Mitchell County hospital dining room.
BELOIT – Acclaimed author and
historian Phil Dixon will be in Beloit on
Saturday, March 28 to present a program
about the Kansas City Monarchs of the
old Negro National League. The
Monarchs played from the League’s
inception in 1920 until 1965 when
the team was disbanded. The
Monarchs boasted such talents as
Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson,
Wilbur “Bullet” Rogan and Buck
O’Neil. O’Neil was a long time
BELOIT – St. John’s Catholic
High School will be hosting a “Blujay
State Basketball Celebration”
honoring the girls for being State
Champions and to recognize the boys
as State Runner Up. The celebration
will take place from 7-8 p.m. on
Monday, March 23 at the High school
gymnasium.
BELOIT – The Chautauqua Isle
of Lights has re-scheduled the annual
light show for Thursday, March 26 in
the basement of the Beloit Municipal
Building. David Scott, designer and
specialist for custom made displays
will be at the show. The show will be
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For
more information contact Board
Member Michele Heidrick at 7383897.
BELOIT – “Apron Strings” is the
title of the March family program at
the Port Library on Thursday, March
26, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aprons are
an essential part of any active kitchen.
Come learn about the history of
aprons, see a display of local
ones, and enter a drawing to win a
homemade apron. Register for the
program by contacting the library by
Tuesday, March 24, at 738-3936 or by
email at mailto:portlib@nckcn.com
BELOIT – A Grand Opening and
Ribbon Cutting for Shopko
Hometown will take place at 8:45
a.m. on Friday, March 27. A whole
new shopping experience designed
just for Beloit! Representatives from
Shopko will speak and the doors will
open at 9 a.m.
BELOIT – Mitchell County VFW
Auxiliary No. 6242 is offering two
scholarships this year, each for $300.
Graduating seniors whose parents or
grandparents belong to either the
VFW Post No. 6242 or its Auxiliary,
or were members at the time of their
death, are eligible. Application blanks
are available at all area high schools
or may be obtained by contacting
Mary Ann Roberts, 711 East Third,
Beloit, 67420, 785-738-5251. The
application must be returned no later
than April 24, 2015. Scholarships are
based on need, grades and personal
character.
BELOIT – The 16th Annual
Heart Choices Banquet will be held at
7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 at the
Beloit Municipal Building. JJ Jasper
is the speaker this year. He is a bestselling author, comedian, dedicated
Christian, and family man. For more
information call 738-3433 or email
heartbeat@nckcn.com
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, March 23. This
week’s meal will feature spaghetti
with meat sauce, garlic bread and
tossed salad. 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.
Phil Dixon
BELOIT – March 28 marks the 20th
Annual Kick Butts Day, a national day of
activism that aims to empower youth to
become leaders in the effort to stop youth
tobacco use.
As part of the Kick Butts Day
celebration young people and youth
organizations are joining thousands of
youth across the country at more than
1,000 events who are standing up
together to make their voices heard on
tobacco-related issues.
The Campaign for Tobacco Free
Kids estimates 2,900 Kansas youth
(under 18) become new daily smokers
each year. A 2012 Report of the Surgeon
General finds that nearly 9 out of 10
smokers start smoking by age 18, and 99
percent start by age 26. According to the
2011/2012 Kansas Youth Tobacco
Survey, 13 percent of Kansas high school
students are current cigarette smokers.
Shoppers
arrive
Bill Lutgen was one of the first
customers to walk through the
new Shopko Hometown
doors, Sunday, March 22.
Customers signed up for
Shopko’s loyalty rewards
program including a $10 off
coupon on their birthday and
membership anniversary,
additional coupons each year
and advance notice of sales.
Every customer who uses
their loyalty member card on
the day of the grand opening/
ribbon cutting which is Friday
at 8:45 on March 27 will be
entered into a drawing for a
$1,000 shopping spree.
Refreshments will be served
inside the store.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
The survey also finds that more than
1 in 5 high school students used at
least one form of tobacco (e.g.,
cigarettes, spit or smokeless
tobacco, cigars, pipes and other
forms of smoked tobacco).
Kick Butts Day is organized by
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a
Washington, DC-based non-profit
organization that is a leading force
in the fight to reduce tobacco use
and its deadly toll in the United
States. It advocates for public
policies that prevent kids from
smoking, help smokers quit and
prevent everyone from secondhand
smoke.
For more information about
Kick Butts Day event contact
Cortney Murrow, Mitchell County
Health Department 785-738-5175.
For information on the national
Monarchs player and then ambassador Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 with their
before his death in 2006. He was also top farm club, the Montreal Royals.
the
first
Robinson
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American coach
the
year
in
Major
The Monarchs traveled through
prior with
L e a g u e
Beloit and played the Beloit
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Baseball.
Leaguers on “Brainstorming
Monarchs,
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Tours” at Sewell Park
hitting .414
topics
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from 1920 to 1940.
with an onwill speak on
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the
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of 1.025.
Monarchs have with Beloit as they
Dixon’s presentation will begin at
traveled throughout the region to play 10:30 a.m. at the Schaeffer Room of
games against locally organized clubs the Port Library. You must get your
in what were called “Barnstorming “Game Ticket” in advance which may
Tours”. The Monarchs played the be picked up at the library or reserved
Beloit Leaguers on multiple occasions by calling 738-3936. The reserved
over a span of 20 years from the “Game Ticket” is being required to
1920’s into the 1940’s. The Monarchs give the organizers an accurate count
played both day and night games of expected attendees to assure plenty
traveling by rail and bus from town to of space will be available.
town. The games in Beloit were held at
For more than thirty years Mr.
Sewell Park on the grounds of current Dixon has recorded African-American
day Beloit Elementary School.
sports topics with a vast array of in
Monarchs won 13 League titles depth skill and historical accuracy. He
during their existence and were one of is widely regarded for his expertise on
the most successful Negro League baseball history. He has authored nine
franchises founded by J.L. Wilkinson.
baseball books and won the
The first Major League Baseball prestigious Casey Award for the Best
teams were found in 1869 and some of Baseball Book of 1992. He received a
those teams had black players on their SABR MacMillan Award for his
rosters until 1896 when the U.S. excellence in historical research. He is
Supreme Court legalized segregation a co-founder of the Negro League
in Plessy vs. Ferguson. Subsequent Baseball Museum in Kansas City and
“Jim Crow Laws” kept black ball formerly worked in the Public
players out of MLB for the next 50 Relations office of the Kansas City
years before Jackie Robinson signed a Royals.
professional contract with the
initiative, visit the Kick Butts Day
website at kickbuttsday.org.
Healthy Families Coalition is a
coalition based in Beloit that is
working to reduce tobacco use and its
deadly effects. Mitchell County Health
Department has information on how to
help reduce tobacco use and help
people who use tobacco quit.
The Kansas Department of Health
and Environment’s Tobacco Use
Prevention Program manages the
Kansas Tobacco Quitline and provides
resources and technical assistance to
community
coalitions
for
development,
enhancement
and
evaluation of state and local tobacco
prevention initiatives. For additional
information on the Kansas Tobacco
Use Prevention Program visit
www.kdheks.gov/tobacco.
General News
When the buzzing of saws
and construction equipment halt
and the new equipment is
installed, Dr. Adrian Meyer will
open an impressive Chiropractor
center at 119 N. Mill.
The building is being
completely renovated from the
previous use as Mardon’s
Fabrics.
Meyer came to Beloit two
years ago this June starting a
small
chiropractor
center
practice at 205 N. Mill.
Esther and H. Wayne Hull,
native Wichitans, have taken
over Daylight Donut Shop, 215
S. Mill, after Hull’s retirement
from 40 years in the United
Methodist
ministry
and
affiliated church service.
Mrs. Brenda Treaster Krone,
Beloit, led the field in an
excellent showing by North
Central Kansas Area VocationalTechnical School business
occupation students at a Kansas
Office
Education
contest
Monday at Emporia State
University.
Mrs. Krone was first in the
business law division among 21
students entered in the category
from over the state. In addition
to her student training at VoTech, she also is employed parttime by the First National Bank
in Beloit.
Sister Carmella Heidrick and
Sister Dolores Heidrick, born
and reared in Beloit, will be
celebrating their 50th and 25th
anniversary, respectively on
Sunday, March 30.
Sister Carmella is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Heidrick, deceased, and Sister
Dolores is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Heidrick.
With a surprise visit by Beloit
Rotarians
following
their
regular weekly meeting, the
children of Raymond Konzem
completed
his
sustaining
membership and made him a
Paul Harris Fellow at Hilltop
Lodge Tuesday afternoon
before many members of the
Rotary Club.
Raymond Konzem joins the
elite list of Paul Harris Fellows
who have given $1,000 to
Rotary International.
Marla
Montgomery
was
crowned 1991 Mitchell County
Young Woman of the Year at the
Beloit Jr.-Sr. High School
Saturday evening before a
packed house.
The Beloit High junior also
won the Poise and Appearance
and the Youth Fitness and tied
with first runner-up Stacia
Robinson, Beloit, for the “Spirit
of Young Woman of the Year.”
Second runner-up honors
went to Beloit’s Jennifer Lange.
A retirement party for Vada
Unrein was held at the Mitchell
County
Hospital
Friday
afternoon. Unrein retired after
working for 26 years in the
facility’s dietary department.
Unrein said she will miss
working with the people at the
hospital but promised to make
return visits.
Vanessa Engelbert won three
categories in the Kansas Junior
Miss program held last week in
Belleville.
The BHS senior won a $100
scholarship in the “Be Your
Best Self” category, a $200
scholarship for the Fitness
category and a $200 scholarship
for placing as fourth runner up.
Victoria
Dorsch,
math
instructor for North Beloit High
School, was named the Beloit
Juvenile Correctional Facility’s
Employee of the Year for 2004.
Linda
Bailey,
Juvenile
Corrections Officer I, was
named the Beloit Juvenile
Correctional
Facility’s
Employee of the Quarter for the
first quarter of calendar year
2005.
Denis
Shumate,
former
Superintendent of the Beloit
Juvenile Correctional Facility,
spent his entire career working
with the offender youth of
Kansas. In recognition of this
fact, Delbert Montgomery,
current Superintendent of BJCF,
requested the school library be
dedicated and renamed in Mr.
Shumate’s honor.
The facility hosted a brief
program
and
dedication
reception on Tuesday, March
15, 2005, at 2 p.m. Honored
guests were Denis and Karen
Shumate, and the staff and
juvenile offenders of the
facility.
Raised bed garden
Elevate Your Gardening Success
By Melinda Myers
Don’t let a sore back, bad
knees or lousy soil stop you
from gardening. Elevate your
garden for easier access and
better gardening results.
The simple act of creating a
raised bed improves drainage in
heavy clay soil. Add in some
organic matter to further
increase drainage and improve
the water holding ability for
sandy soils.
And if your soil is beyond
repair or you don’t want to wait,
a raised garden allows you to
bring in quality soil and create a
garden right on top of the
existing soil or even paved
areas.
The quality soil and easy
access will allow for dense
plantings without pathways.
This means greater yields, up to
four times more, in raised beds
than in-ground gardens.
Raised beds also help
conserve
water.
You’ll
concentrate your growing efforts
in smaller areas and that means
less water wasted. Increase the
benefit by using soaker hoses or
drip irrigation in order to
concentrate water application to
the soil nearest the plants, right
where it is needed.
Make your raised bed a
comfortable height. Elevating
the garden minimizes bending
and kneeling. Design raised
beds in corners or edges suited
for sitting or areas narrow
enough to set a garden bench
alongside for easy access.
Design raised gardens so they
are narrow enough for
gardeners to easily reach all
plants growing within the
garden. Or include steppers or
pathways if creating larger
raised garden areas.
Add a mowing strip around
the edge of the raised bed. A
narrow strip of mulch or pavers
set level with the soil surface
keep the area tidy and eliminate
the need for hand trimming.
Select a material suited to
your landscape design. Wood,
brick and stones have long been
used to create raised beds.Ê
Consider using materials that
are long-lasting and easy to
assemble,
like
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These
stone sections can be set right
on the ground, fit together
easily, and can be arranged and
stacked to make planters the
size, shape and height desired.
Start a raised bed garden by
measuring and marking the
desired size and shape. Remove
the existing grass and level the
area. For taller raised gardens
edge the bed, cut the grass short
and cover with newspaper or
cardboard prior to filling with
soil. Be sure to follow
directions for the system being
installed.
Once the raised bed is
complete, fill it with quality
soil. Calculate the volume of
soil needed by multiplying the
length times the width times the
height of the raised bed, making
sure all measurements are in
feet. Convert the cubic feet
measurement to cubic yards by
dividing it by 27 (the number of
cubic feet in a cubic yard). ÊFor
a 4 x 8 feet raised bed that is 2
feet deep you would multiply 4
x 8 x 2. This equals 64 cubic
Monday, March 23, 2015
By John Schlageck
Stop fowl play
Voluntary conservation plans are talked about in coffee shops,
schools, after church, in meeting rooms and just about every place
else in Kansas. Landowners, farmers, ranchers, home owners and
builders see such measures as a way to protect land, wildlife and
valuable water resources but also as a way to keep them in
business.
Talk to western Kansas ag producers and some will tell you
they’re the ones who should be listed on the threatened or
endangered species list. Many believe the federal government is
already too close to mandating how cattlemen raise livestock; how,
where and when farmers plant, nurture and harvest crops; and
whether or not they’ll be able to pass their family farms to the next
generation.
Many Kansans believe the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as
a threatened species is unnecessary and unwarranted, especially
during a tough drought that lasted three to five years in the western
part of the state.
Western Kansas farmers and stockmen believe this endangered
listing could stop some agricultural production practices including
irrigation and pesticide use.ÊÊÊÊ
They believe forcing them to take drastic measures now to aid
the lesser prairie chicken doesn’t make sense. It will only make
farmers’ and ranchers’ current financial distress due to the drought
even worse.
Crop farmer Jarvis Garetson believes the listing of the lesser
prairie chicken as endangered would have a devastating effect on
his family farm and his ability to provide for his family, employees
and Main Street.
Main Streets in Copeland, Manter, Ulysses and Minneola rely on
farms and ranches surrounding these small communities.
Agriculture remains the economic lifeblood for these communities
and others in this region of Kansas. Without the ability to continue
farming successfully these small towns will cease to exist.
“If we cannot operate our farm in the manner we’ve been doing
and the lesser prairie chicken is listed as ‘endangered,’ this will be
game over for a lot of folks,” Garetson says.
Jarvis farms with his brother, Jay, and parents, Jesse and Jerra,
on nearly 7,000 acres in Haskell, Gray and Finney counties. He’s
the fourth generation to farm the land homesteaded by his greatgrandfather in 1902.
The farm includes irrigated corn, milo, wheat, triticale,
soybeans, cotton, and dry land wheat, milo, and cotton on owned,
cash rent and crop share acres involving 17 landlords.
Garetson and wife, Amber, have five boys and live in rural
Haskell County. This family farm is committed to agriculture and
to rural America.
“We’re raising our sons and running our farm with an eye to the
future generations of our family who will feed the world from our
lands,” he says.
ÊAlready the “threatened” listing of the lesser prairie chicken
species has impacted his community and the region where his
family farms.
The pursuit and development of oil and gas has dropped and
several wind farms are slowing down, Garetson says. In some
cases new development of wind farms has stopped altogether.
ÊContinued growth and expansion in the oil, gas and wind
energy industries has been instrumental in the growth of this
region of Kansas for decades. Further expansion in these industries
has helped offset hard economic times.
“We need all the income streams available to us,” the Haskell
County crop producer says. “We can’t afford to have the lesser
prairie chicken listed as an endangered species.”
Inhabitants of these southwestern Kansas communities and the
farmers and ranchers surrounding them do not care for the farreaching hand of the federal government telling them how to use
their land and make a living.
“Whether it’s my grandparents, my parents or my own blood,
sweat and tears, being told what to do with my farming vocation
and lifestyle is not the American dream I grew up with,” Garetson
says. “It feels like my freedoms are not only being taken away, but
jerked away.”
During the short 40 years he’s been on this land, Garetson has
experienced more than his share of droughts. He believes the lack
of moisture has contributed to the once declining lesser prairie
chicken populations.
He also believes with increased moisture, populations of all
species will begin to increase again; however, this takes time.
“Living out here is part of an ever changing cycle,” Garetson
says. “It’s the nature of this environment. I’m just thankful to be
living in western Kansas.”
And while he understands that creatures like pheasants, coyotes,
rabbits, and yes, the lesser prairie chicken will return with
continued life giving moisture, Garetson would like to see an
increase in the population of humans in this region of Kansas as
well.
“Droughts are tough on animals, crops and the humans who live
here as well,” Garetson says. “I’m convinced we can do a better
job of weathering these cycles than intervention by the federal
government.”
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.
feet. Divide by 27 and you will
need just a bit more than 1
cubic yard of soil. Don’t let the
math overwhelm you, most
topsoil companies and garden
center staff can help you with
the calculations. Just be sure to
have the raised bed dimensions
handy when you order your soil.
The best part is that this one
time investment of time and
effort will pay off with years of
gardening success.Ê
Gardening expert, TV/radio
host, author & columnist
Melinda Myers has more than
30 years of horticulture
experience and has written over
20 gardening books, including
“Can’t Miss Small Space
Gardening” and the “Midwest
Gardener’s Handbook.” She
hosts The Great Courses “How
to Grow Anything” DVD series
and the nationally syndicated
Melinda’s Garden Moment
segments. Myers is also a
columnist and contributing
editor for Birds & Blooms
magazine. Myers’ web site,
www.melindamyers.com, offers
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Hillsdale, Perry and Pomona.Ê
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Sharon Sahlfeld photos
KU fan!
KU fan and alumni Beverly James supported her Jayhawks with a shirt she wore on Friday while taking care of the Mitchell County food pantry. The No. 7 seed Wichita State
Shockers defeated the No. 2 Kansas University Jayhawks 78-65 during the third round of the NCAA Midwest Regional to move on to the Sweet 16. Wichita will now face the No.
3 seed Notre Dame at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in the Regional semi-final in Cleveland. Although very disappointed on the outcome of the KU vs Wichita game on Sunday,
James was also glad to see another Kansas team still in the running. “I was very happy to see the two teams play but wish they could have met up later instead of so soon in the
tournament,” James said. “I was hoping KU could come back and make Sunday’s game more interesting.” James graduated from Kansas University and has been a Jayhawk
fan for over 60 years. “I don’t believe in the rivalry concept of the two teams,” said James. “It was nice to see them both play against each other.”
BELOIT – The Class 3A
State All-State teams were
released by the Wichita Eagle
and Topeka Capital Journal on
Saturday, recognizing two
players from each of the girls
and boys teams. Kaley
Broeckelman was a first team
All-State selection in the
Topeka Capital-Journal and a
Wichita Eagle second team
selection. Broeckelman led the
Lady Trojans in scoring at
over 16 points per game in
their 20-4 season that came to
an end in the first round of the
State tournament. She also led
the team in assists, steals and
blocked shot. The 20 wins for
Beloit set a new school
record.
Shaylyn
Krone
received honorable mention
honors in both publications.
She was second on the team
in scoring at just under 16
points per game and was
second on the team in
rebounds and steals.
On the boys side, Bailey
Vetter was a second team AllState selection at guard in the
Topeka Capital Journal and
honorable mention in the
Wichta
Eagle.
Vetter
averaged 18.3 points per game
and led the Trojans in assists
and steal. Colson Reames was
an
Honorable
Mention
BELOIT – The St.
John’s-Tipton
Blujays
represented their school
extremely well on the
basketball court this year.
Both girls and boys teams
were Northern Plains League
Champions. The Girls were
State Champions is Class 1A
Division II while the boys
were State runner-up. Both
teams were well represented
in the All-State selections by
the Wichita Eagle and
Topeka Capital Journal.
On the girls side,
sophomore Brenna Eilter was
a first team selection in by
both newspapers. Eilert led
the Lady Jays in scoring at
over 17 points per game on
average while also leading the
team in rebounding with more
than seven per game on
average. Elizabeth Walter was
an
Honorable
Mention
selection who was the team’s
second leading scorer at just
under 12 points per game and
was second on the team in
assists.
Three St. John’s-Tipton
boys
received
All-State
honors including unanimous
First Team selection Trey
Dubbert who led the Blujays
in scoring at over 18 points
per game. The senior also led
the team in rebounds and
assists as arguably the State’s
selection in both publications
and led the team at 20 points
per game. The Trojans
finished the season at 19-4
after a one point loss in the
Sub-State finals to eventual
State champion Scott City.
top player in boys Class 1A
Division II. Sophomore Davis
Dubbert was a second team
selection in the Wichita Eagle
and a third team selection in
the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Davis was second on the team
in scoring at 16 per game and
rebounding at six per outing.
Linden Hake also received
All-State honors as an
Honorable Mention recipient
in the Wichita Eagle. Hake
was third on the team in
scoring at eight points per
game and was a key outside
shooting presence for the
Blujays.
SALINA – Glen Elder
native and Kansas Weslyan
senior Vanessa Kresin wrapped
up her college basketball career
in February of the Lady
Coyotes. The KWU ladies
finished the season with a 4-4
mark in February capping a 2010 overall season. The Lady
‘Yotes finished third in the
regular season KCAC standing
with a 12-6 record. Tabor was
the regular season conference
champions at 15-3.
Kansas Wesleyan started
February with two wins
beginning with a 96-35
shellacking of Grace University
where Kresin led all scorers
with 16 points. She followed
that up with another 16 points
and 10 rebounds for a doubledouble in a 76-64 win over
Bethel College. The Lady
Coyotes then dropped two
straight to Bethany 65-50 and
Tabor 53-38. Kresing paced
KWU with 16 and 12 points
respectively in those game.
The team bounced back
Sets new records for
the Lady Bulldogs
MCPHERSON – Beloit
High School graduate Bailey
Brown not only excelled on the
court for the McPherson Lady
Bulldogs this season but also in
the books as she was named
Scholar-Athlete this past week.
Brown, a three year starter
for the team led Mac in scoring
with a total of 488 points, a
new College record. The 5 foot
4 inch junior guard also set the
school record for most free
throws taken and made 193261. She was also named to
All-KCAC Third Team for her
performances thought the year.
McPherson held a six game
losing streak ending their
season with their first loss to
Tabor on Feb. 5. Lady Bulldogs
trailed 30-19 after the first half.
They tried to come back in the
second half falling short 37-27
and lost to the Lady Bluejays
67-46.
Brown scored six points
and was 4-5 from the free
throw line. She grabbed four
rebounds.
Lady Bulldogs fell to
Sterling College on Feb. 7 after
trailing 41-34 in the first half
and again 41-38 in the second
half for an 82-72 loss.
Brown led the team in
with a 58-47 over Sterling
College where Kresin scored
a game high 20. Then the
team travelled to Ottawa,
losing 72-58 before their final
victory of the year over
Southwestern College. Kresin
suffered an ankle injury in the
Ottawa game that limited her
minutes against Southwestern.
The injury involved ligament
damage that may require
surgery to repair. She was
unable to play in the team’s
first round KCAC tournament
game and the Lady Coyotes
season came to an end in a
rematch from 12 days prior
versus Sterling by a final
score of 74-62.
On the season, Kresin
was second on the team in
scoring with 12 points per
game and was the team’s
leading rebounder at over five
per contest. She also led the
team in steal with 58 on the
season. She was name an
NAIA Division II Scholar
Athlete among 20 other
KCAC players including two
of her teammates. In order to
be edible for the honor,
recipients must have at least a
3.5 cumulative GPA. Kresin
is majoring in psychology
and sociology and is expiated
to earn her Bachelor’s degree
in May. For her Kansas
Wesleyan career, Kresin
averaged over 12 and a half
points and five plus rebounds
per game.
Bailey Brown
scoring with a high 23 points.
She added 1 rebound and 2
assist.
McPherson added another
loss to Ottawa University on
Feb. 12 after falling behind in
the first half 35-27. They tried
to come back in the second
half behind by one, 35-34 but
time ran out for the 70-61
loss.
Brown scored 11 points
and pulled down 5 rebounds.
Another loss was in store
for McPherson on Feb. 14
against Southwestern College.
Lady Bulldogs trailed 37-33
in the first half and again at
43-31 in the second half for
the 76-68 loss.
Brown scored 17 points
and grabbed 5 rebounds along
with 3 assist and 5 steals.
Mcpherson lost their last
two games of the season at
home
against
Friends
University on Feb. 19 and
University of Saint Mary on
Feb. 21.
Lady Bulldogs lost to
Friends falling behind in the
first half 38-24 and again in
the second half 39-31 for the
77-55 loss.
Brown scored 13 points
and was 6-7 from the free
throw line. She added 6
rebounds with 2 assist and 1
steal.
Lady Bulldogs finished
their season to Saint Mary
trailing 37-33 in the first half.
They
overcame
their
opponent in the second half
32-28 but fell just two points
short with a 75-73 loss.
Brown scored her last 13
points of the season and was
4-6 from the line. She added
7 rebounds, 4 assist and 1
steal.
Brown finished with a
successful season both on and
off the court and will be back
on the roster as a senior next
season and has a career total
of 1036 points and is 416-555
from the charity stripe. She
has 451 rebounds, 164 assist,
and 130 steals.
Vanessa Kresin
Monday, March 23, 2015
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: Mitchell
County Hospital Health System
has an immediate need and
opening for a full time night shift
Registered Nurse in the Special
Care Unit. This positions has a
shift that includes 6pm to 6am
and every other weekend
rotation. All positions are subject
to rotating holiday schedule.
Applicants must be flexible,
dependable and have
leadership skills, compassion
and a drive to create positive
teamwork. For more information
on this position contact the
Special Care Unit of MCHHS,
Mary Henk Director, or Marcia
Winkel, LPN/APD at (785) 7382266 Ext. 140. To apply
download an application at http:/
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person at MCHHS, 400 W.
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Delivery, set-up and installation
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General News
Monday, March 23, 2015
Obituary
Sharron Kay Sutton-Kearn
died March 19, 2015 at Salina
Regional
Health
Center.
Survivors include her husband,
Donnie Kearn of the home;
sons, Lee White, Larned, Chris
Sutton-Kearn, Salina, Robert
Kearn, Seattle; daughters,
Angela Lowhand, Hampton,
Va., Nicole Massey, Anchorage,
Alaska, Shearrea Enriquez,
Salina, Dawn Allen-Johnson,
Elkhorn,
Wis.;
brothers,
Nicholas Lee, Kevin Lee,
Antonio Lee, Ernest Lee,
Richard Lee; sisters, Michelle
Dickey, Cynthia Carter Young,
Vicky
Lee
Young;
17
grandchildren;
five
greatgrandchildren. Funeral was held
March 23 at Nutter Mortuary
Chapel with burial in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery. Memorials may
be given to the Tammy Walker
Cancer Center, Salina.
Zion Lutheran Church Women meet
BELOIT – The March
meeting of the Zion Lutheran
Church Women of the ELCA,
Miriam Circle met March 18 at
Fellowship Hall. There were 11
present. Nevada Vetter was the
hostess.
Barb Meier opened the
meeting with a devotion. She
thanked those that served and
provided
treats
for
the
Fellowship Coffee hour and
Cherry Pie Sunday, and those
that served the Wednesday night
Lenten Meal.
Carole Matter reported that
the Lutheran World Relief
Group so far has packaged 10
health kits, 47 quilts, and 137
layettes.
Carol Porter gave the
Treasurer’s report. We decided
to wait until later to contribute
to the Hafliger fund.
Debbie Raymer reported on
the Seder Meal that is planned
for Maundy Thursday. Please
sign up if you are planning to
attend. Hostess training for this
will be Thursday, March 19, at
6:30 p.m. The hostess for your
table will call to tell you what
to bring.
Sharon Larson said that the
Meals on Wheels sheet for this
month has been filled
There were cards to sign for
the military families. Birthdays
coming up include Bonnie
Steiner. On April 6 we will
meet at Subway at 9 a.m. to
celebrate. Barb Meier will be
the hostess. Leo Emmot’s
birthday is April 7, so either
mail a card or bring for Bonnie
to take to him. There was also a
get well card for Dolly Wilson
and Sally Williams.
Carole Matter gave the
lesson. She reported on the
Woman’s World Retreat held at
the
Manhattan
Christian
College, the last weekend in
February. The theme was
“Spotted by Him.” College
President Kevin Ingram gave
the welcome and Sandra Glahn
was the keynote speaker.
Barb closed with a devotion
from Acts 1.
Next meeting will be April 15
with Debbie Raymer as hostess
and Carol Porter will give the
lesson.
Smoky Hill art auction in April
RUSSELL –ÊThe Smoky Hill
Public Television Signature
Auction is coming to the Deines
Cultural Center. The exhibit
features
work
generously
donated by over a hundred
artists of the region working in
all mediums. The opening
reception will be held at 5-8
p.m. on Friday, March 27 and
will be on displayed until
Friday April 17.
The live auction will be aired
live on Smoky Hill Public
Television on April 18-19. All
are welcome to come see the
artwork in person at the Deines
Cultural Center before bidding.
Admission is free.
The Deines is located at 820
N. Main Street in Russell and
the galleries are open from 12 to
5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
and from 1-5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday.
Contact Shannon Trevethan at
785-483-3742 for question
regarding the opening reception
and exhibit. Call SHPTV at
800-337-4788 for questions
regarding the auction.
Kansas Profile –
Now That’s Rural
Thad Wende - Wende Wookworking
By Ron Wilson, director of
the Huck Boyd National
Institute for Rural
Development at Kansas
State University
The business executive and
his wife are building their
dream home. For the kitchen,
they are preparing to order
fancy cabinets from Italy. But
they decide to make a change.
They end up with beautiful
cabinets for less money by
sourcing those cabinets from an
expert cabinetmaker in rural
Kansas.
Thad Wende is founder and
owner of Wende Woodworking
in Mayetta, Kansas. He came
by his woodworking skills
naturally from his father who
was a do-it-yourselfer.
“My dad was one of those
guys who didn’t hire anybody
to do anything around the
house,” Thad
said.
“If
something was going to be
done, we had to figure it out
and do it ourselves. We grew up
around concrete and lumber.”
In high school, Thad spent
lots of time in woods shop. He
planned to go to Pittsburg State
for a wood tech degree, but his
cabinet-making business grew.
In 1996, he formed Wende
Woodworking LLC and started
doing projects in his wife’s
family’s garage.
One day Thad went to an
auction where he purchased a
hinge machine. Inside the
machine was a book titled
“How to Make European-Style
Cabinetry.” Thad read the book
cover to cover and it had a
tremendous influence on him.
The book may have been more
valuable than the machine
itself.
European styling uses lots of
panels of plywoods and
composites and has sleek
hardware which gives the
cabinets
a
modern,
contemporary look. Demand for
Wende Woodworking cabinets
continued to grow.
Thad learned about Blum, a
major hinge manufacturing
company in North Carolina
which pioneered the concept of
dynamic space in designing
kitchens. Thad is now the only
certified
dynamic
space
fabricator and has the only such
showroom in the Midwest.
Custom-made cabinets have
become the specialty of Wende
Woodworking. “We are what I
describe as a job-at-a-time
shop,” Thad said. Whether in a
remodel or new construction,
Thad will design the cabinetry
with the client and then build it
to suit.Ê Wende Woodworking
will deliver and install.
In 2007, Thad built a 10,000square-foot shop to go with his
3,000-square-foot house.
He partnered with a company
in Topeka to acquire a
sophisticated
computercontrolled router which could
do fabulous designs and handle
wood very efficiently. Once a
design is created and assigned a
bar code, the operator can
select the file and the machine
will use a vacuum device to
load a single sheet at a time and
automatically custom-cut the
design.
“It’s pretty high-tech for
redneck Mayetta,” Thad said
with a smile. Mayetta is a rural
community of 312 people.
Now, that’s rural.
“Thanks to the router, our
revenues grew one and a half
times,” Thad said. He works at
staying current on the latest
trends in hardware and
materials and attracts customers
through word of mouth.
“All our business comes from
referrals,” he said. “We believe
we have a unique skill set and
we understand our customers’
needs. We’re fortunate to have
great clients with great ideas.”
Ê
Thad enjoys the challenge of
designing different cabinets for
his customers, adding, “My
brain would go numb if I was
doing the same thing every
time.”
Examples of Thad’s work can
be viewed online at http://
www.houzz.com/wendewood .
One day Thad was called in
to meet a couple who wanted
some built-in cabinets in their
library. It was a business
executive and his wife who
were building their dream
home.Ê “What are you doing for
the cabinets in the kitchen?”
Thad asked. The couple
explained that they were
ordering cabinets from Italy.
Thad offered to prepare a bid
but they explained that they had
already paid a retainer for the
Italian cabinet company. “If you
don’t mind, I’d still like to
prepare a bid,” Thad said. He
designed and prepared some
creative ideas in cabinets and in
the end, earned the bid.
We commend Thad Wende of
Wende
Woodworking
for
making a difference with
entrepreneurship
in
cabinetmaking. Will such a
business benefit the rural
economy? It sure would.
The Peoples Bank, Trustee of
the Donald E. Poelma IRA, to
The Peoples Bank, Trustee of
the Micky S. Poelma IRA the
following described real estate
in Mitchell County, Kansas:
The East Half of the
Northwest Quarter (E/2 NW/4)
of Section Twenty-four (24),
Township Six (6) South, Range
Eight (8) West of the 6th P.M.,
Mitchell County, Kansas.
Donna L. Rueckert and
Robert C. Rueckert convey and
warrant to Red Acres, LLC all
of the following described real
estate in Mitchell County,
Kansas:
A tract in the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter (SW/4 SE/4) of Section
Nine (9), Township Seven (7)
South, Range Seven (7) West of
the 6th P.M., in the City of
Beloit,
Mitchell
County,
Kansas.
Lowell J. Neifert and Martha
J. Neifert, Trustees of The
Neifert Family Trust, quitclaim
to Trevor A. Gardner and
Stefanie M. Gardner any right,
title and interest of said Trust in
the following real estate:
The South Fifty (50) feet of
Lot Five (5) and the South Fifty
(50) feet of Lot Six (6), Block
Two (2), Young’s Addition to
the City of Glen Elder, Mitchell
County, Kansas.
Joan Neifert, Executor of the
estate of Maxine I. Porter, to
Trevor A. Gardner and Stefanie
M. Gardner the following
described real estate in Mitchell
County, Kansas:
The South Fifty (50) feet of
Lot Five (5) and the South Fifty
(50) feet of Lot Six (6), Block
Two (2), Young’s Addition to
the City of Glen Elder, Mitchell
County, Kansas.
Michael H. Budke and
Dianne I. Budke transfers on
death to the Michael H. Budke
and Dianne I. Budke Revocable
Trust the following described
interest in real estate located in
Mitchell County, Kansas:
The Northeast Quarter (NE1/
4) of Section Thirty-one (31),
and the South Half of the
Northwest Quarter (S1/2 NW1/
4) of Section Thirty-two (32),
all in Township Eight (8)
South, Range Nine (9) West of
the 6th P.M.,
The Southeast Quarter (SE 1/
4), the East Half (E 1/2) of the
Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4),
the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/
4) of the Southwest Quarter
(SW 1/4), the Southeast
Quarter (SE 1/4) of the
Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4)
and the Southwest Quarter (SW
1/4) of the Northeast Quarter
(NE 1/4) of Section Seven (7),
Township Eight (8) South,
Range Ten (10) West of the 6th
P.M.
The South Half of the
Southeast Quarter (S 1/2 SE 1/
4) of Section Thirteen (13),
Township Eight (8) South,
Range Ten (10) West of the 6th
P.M.
The Northeast Quarter (NE
1/4) of Section Twenty-four
(24), Township Eight (8) South,
Range Ten (10) West of the 6th
P.M.
The East Half of the
Southeast Quarter (E 1/2 SE 1/
4) of Section Twenty (20), and
the West Half of the Southwest
Quarter (W 1/2 SW 1/4) of
Section Twenty-one (21), all in
Township Eight (8) South,
Range Ten (10) West of the 6th
P.M. except a tract of land in
the Southeast Quarter of
Section 20, Township 8 South,
Range 10 West of the 6th P.M.
Mitchell County, Kansas,
containing 5.0 acres.
The West Half of the
Northeast Quarter (W 1/2 NE
1/4) of Section Twenty (20),
Township Seven (7) South,
Range Nine (9) West of the 6th
P.M.
The East Half of the
Northwest Quarter (E 1/2 NW
1/4) of Section Twenty (20),
Township Seven (7) South,
Range Nine (9) West of the 6th
P.M.
The Northeast Quarter (NE
1/4) of Section Thirty-three
(33), Township Seven (7)
South, Range Nine (9) West of
Chickadee Checkoff
proposals due April 15
PRATT — The Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks,
and Tourism is accepting
proposals for the Chickadee
Checkoff
Small
Grants
Program through April 15,
2015. Grant recipients carry out
projects focused on wildlife
diversity and native nongame
wildlife
species,
while
addressing the issues and
strategies within the Kansas
Comprehensive
Wildlife
Conservation Plan, “A Future
for Kansas Wildlife.”
The Chickadee Checkoff
ÊProgram funds a variety of
educational,
research-based,
and
habitat
enhancement
projects, as well as the
monitoring of nongame wildlife
and habitats. The diverse
projects completed as a result
of this program have led to
numerous
publications
in
scientific journals, educational
products, and new information
on native nongame wildlife
species and their habitats.
Completed proposals must be
received at the KDWPT Pratt
Operations Office by April 15.
To learn about eligibility
requirements and to view a list
of priority projects for 2015,
download the grant guidance
document
by
visiting
ksoutdoors.com and clicking
“Services/Wildlife Diversity/
Chickadee Checkoff”
the 6th P.M.
The Southeast Quarter (SE 1/
4) of Section Thirty-three (33),
Township Seven (7) South,
Range Nine (9) West of the 6th
P.M.
The Southeast Quarter (SE 1/
4) of Section Eighteen (18),
Township Eight (8) South,
Range Nine (9) West of the 6th
P.M.
Cynthia Bear Sahlfeld and
Mary Yadi Flannery convey
and warrant to Jeffrey A.
Reardon and Hannah E.
Reardon all the following
described real estate in Mitchell
County, Kansas:
A tract of land in the
Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of
Section
Thirty-five
(35),
Township Eight (8) South,
Range Eight (8) West of the 6th
P.M., Mitchell County, Kansas,
containing 8.8 acres, inclusive
of 0.3 acres of road Right-ofWay.
Church of Christ, Glen Elder,
conveys and warrants to John
Senger and Tina Senger all of
the following described real
estate in Mitchell County,
Kansas:
A tract of land in the
Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of
Section
Twenty-six
(26),
Township Six (6) South, Range
Nine (9) West of the 6th P.M.,
Mitchell County, Kansas.
Mike T. Riley and Linda L.
Riley convey and warrant to
Wes Thompson all of the
following described real estate
in Mitchell County, Kansas:
Lot Three (3) except Fifteen
(15) feet on the north edge and
all of Lot Four (4), Block Three
(3), Allen’s Addition to the City
of Glen Elder, Mitchell County,
Kansas.