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BELOIT – The United Methodist
Women’s Annual Spring Banquet
will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday,
May 6, at the Fellowship Hall. “Little
House on the Prairie” by Lori
Halfhide will be presented.
BELOIT – The Beloit Area
Prayer Breakfast will be held from
6:30 to 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 7
at the First Christian Church, 321 N.
Mill in Beloit. The speaker will be
Erin Burks , author of “Twice the
Blessing”. The breakfast is a freewill
donation.
BELOIT – Memorial Day is
coming soon. If you would like to see
more peony baskets downtown it can
be done. Each flower bush costs about
$15 and it takes two to fill a bucket.
All the buckets that are needed have
been purchased. We just need $30 a
pole to continue with new flowers. If
you would like to help please drop off
your name and donation at S&S Drug.
BELOIT – American Legion Post 57 members of Beloit recently presented
Beloit High School sophomore Noah Easter, son of Jermey and Lynne Easter
with a Youth of the Year Community Award.
American Legion Chaplain, Boy Scout Unit Commissioner and District
Advancement Chairman Loren Harvey presented the award to the committee.
Easter was then nominated by the Beloit Boy Scout troop committee. He was
then selected for the award by the State Community Legion which is every
community of the American Legion throughout the State of Kansas.
“Noah has always worked with the youth while in Boy Scouts,” said
Harvey. “He attended camp as a youth leader this year and is always there to
help out when needed.”
Easter has been attending camps since he was a Cub Scout. This was his
first year to serve as a leader.
Easter has been in Cub Scouts since preschool at age five. He graduated
with the highest ranking in “Order of Arrow” and is now a Life Scout. Easter is
preparing on graduating yet another highest ranking in the Boy Scouts as an
Eagle Scout. His project to succeed in this ranking consist of working on a
playset for the Methodist Church in Beloit. The project is ironically named the
“Noah’s Arc” playset with an arc as the centerpiece of construction.
I didn’t expect to be rewarded for doing something that I enjoy,” said Noah.
“I really enjoyed working at the Boy Scout camp and enjoy working with the
youth over the years.”
Easter keeps busy as he also takes part in the Beloit Orchestra, plays
football, wrestles, competes in track and field and helps at church and in
community projects. He takes care of his grandparents by mowing their lawn
and provides them help wherever needed. Easter likes to design things and has
looked at game designing and architecture as a future field down the line. He
will be working on that designing aspect as he constructs the “Noah’s Arc” this
summer.
American Legion Post 57 Commander Evert LaCoe presents Noah
Easter with the 2015 Youth of the Year Community Award.
BELOIT – A Hilltop Lodge
Memorial Service will be held in the
activity room at 2 p.m. on May 7 for
Kenton Lawson and Betty McGee.
by Chad Hallack
BELOIT – A Veterans Service
Representative from the Kansas
Commission on Veterans’ Affairs
will be in the area on Thurs., May 7
at the Beloit Municipal Building from
10 to 11:30 a.m. Mankato City Hall
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Kansas
Commission on Veterans’ Affairs is a
state agency that provides free
assistance to veterans and their
families with veterans’ benefits. Call
785-625-8532 for more information.
BELOIT – Relay for Life for
Mitchell and Osborne County is
raffling a quilt with proceeds going to
Relay for Life. Tickets are $1 or 6 for
$5 and can be purchased at Central
National Bank where the quilt is
showcased. Winner will drawn at the
Relay for Life event June 13. Need
not be present to win.
GLEN ELDER – The 9th Glen Elder
Lions Club Tractor Cruise will be held
at 9:30 a.m. from the Hopewell
Church in Glen Elder State Park,
Saturday May 16. For more
information contact Jim Slate at 785545-7082 or 545-3614 or e-mail
address is HYPERLINK
“mailto:jslate@nckcn.com”
jslate@nckcn.com
BELOIT – S&S Drug Color Out
Cancer Color Run will be held on
Saturday, May 23. Registration will
be at 7 a.m. with the run starting at 8
a.m. in front of S&S Drug, 110 S.
Mill Street. For more information
call Heather Johnson at 785-7382287 or email at
hjohnson@sandsdrug.com
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, May 4. This week’s
meal by Cunningham Telephone and
Cable will feature Sloppy Joes and
desserts. 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.
BELOIT – On Saturday, May 2, a
Burpees/baked goods benefit will be
held for nine month old Benedict
Horinek who is battling Retinoblastoma,
a cancer of the eye.
Benedict went for a routine eye
exam and was diagnosed two weeks ago
and is undergoing treatments in
Benedict Horinek
Philadelphia, PA, where a doctor
specializes in the field.
Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of
the eye that begins in the retina, the
sensitive lining on the inside of the
eye. It most commonly affects young
children and can affect one or both
eyes. Treatments depend on the size
Proclamation for
Day of Prayer
Beloit Mayor Tom Naasz signed
a proclamation declaring
Thursday, May 7, a National
Day of Prayer. On this day
millions of people will gather to
participate in the 64th Annual
National Day of Prayer. The
Beloit Area Prayer Breakfast will
be held from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45
a.m. on Thursday, May 7 at the
First Christian Church located
on 321 N. Mill. The speaker will
be Erin Burks, author of “Twice
the Blessing”. Right: Shown
witnessing the Mayor Naasz
signature are Judy Pohlman and
Barbara McGrath from the
Presbyterian Church, Lyla
Newell of the Christian Church,
Pat Lewis and Mary Ellen Tripp
from the Methodist Church.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
of the location of the tumor and if
it has spread to other areas of the
body. Chemotherapy may help
shrink the tumor so other
treatment can be used to treat the
remaining cancer cells.
The Horinek family of six
children, who attend St. John’s
Catholic school, moved to Beloit
two and a half years ago. Clint
Horinek owns 12:11 Crossfit and
Sarah is a stay at home mom.
The benefit will be held from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m at 12:11 Crossfit
located
between
Shopko
Hometown and Catlin’s Apple
Market. Baked goods for the
benefit can be dropped off at the
St. John’s Parish Office or the
12:11 Crossfit gym. Along with
selling of baked goods a dollar
can be donated for every Burpee
executed during the benefit. A
Burpee is a full body exercise
used in strength training. The
basic movement is performed in
four steps and known as a “fourcount burpee.”
The family will have to make
several trips to Philadelphia when
needed.
Doug
McKinney,
Executive
Director of the North Central Regional
Planning Commission, presented a
regional grant program to the
Commissioners on Monday morning.
Mitchell County is taking the lead on
the program which also includes
Dickinson, Ottawa and Saline counties.
The $75,000 potentially available to
Mitchell County would be put to use
funding improvements to homes to
make them more handicap accessible.
Ramps, handrails, door widening and
bathroom remodels are some of the
possibilities for the available funds at a
rate of up to $12,500 per approved
household.
McKinney also announced there
are approximately $300,000 available
in CDBG funds available that could go
to 17 or more projects in the four
county area. The NCRPC will also be
taking a “meeting field trip” to Abilene
to tour a water treatment plant and
Rawhide
Portable
Corral
and
Livestock Equipment, Inc. facilities.
Public Works Director Larry
Emerson reported there had been no
further communication and therefore
nothing to update on the expected
“Cawker Causeway” project. The
County continues work on digging a
new pit at the landfill where progress
was delayed due to having to work
through an limestone shelf. Emerson
said there is about four feet to go to
complete half of the new pit as
planned at this time.
He also brought attention to
guardrail posts needing replaced along
the Waconda dam road. Some of
which were discover to be rotting and
breaking when the area was sprayed
last week. Emerson said the
replacement cost per post could range
from about $35 to $52. Emerson also
reported that a bridge over Granite
Creek one mile north of Hwy. 24 has
deteriorated over time due to repeated
high water levels over the years and
needs to be addressed. Emerson
suggested pouring a new deck on the
bridge would be the most advisable
option between closing the road or
building a new bridge entirely.
Emerson said that he expects to
get about 10,000 yards of gravel from
their latest dig site and that hand
patching work continues on county
roadways prior to the start of blade
patching work. Emerson then was part
of an executive session with the
commissioners for 15 minutes to
discuss non-elected personnel.
In
official
action,
the
commissioners
approved
the
appointment of Sam Eilert as Plum
Creek Township Trustee who will
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
My brother is
42 and getting married for the
first time. His bride-to-be has
been married before.
My mom and I would like to
give her a bridal shower, but it
seems they have most of what
they need. However, they don’t
own their own home. How do
we send out invites and ask
guests to give money toward
either the cost of the wedding or
larger purchases like new
furniture or a down payment on
a home without being rude? Is
there a proper way, or is it not
OK to ask for this? -- Stumped
in Wisconsin
It is not OK
to expect guests to pay for the
wedding. The bridal couple
should have the wedding they
can afford. Showers, however,
are about gifts, so there is some
leeway when it comes to
registries. There are now
registries for honeymoons,
vacations and, yes, houses,
including
furniture
and
appliances. If the couple has
such registries, the websites can
be listed on a separate sheet of
paper
with
the
shower
invitation. You also can pass
along such preferences by word
of mouth.
But part of a shower is
unwrapping gifts so everyone
can “oooh” and “aaah.” It might
be wise for the bride to register
at more traditional places where
unwanted gifts can be returned
or exchanged for something
more to her liking (after she
writes her thank-you notes, of
course).
With your
ability to reach many people,
how about a plea to have hooks
put in all public restrooms? I’m
sure other women also hate to
put their purses on the bathroom
floor in these public places. -Germs, Yuck
We suspect
most women would rather put
their purse on their head than
drop it on the floor of a public
restroom. If there is no hook, try
resting the purse strap over the
door latch. If that doesn’t work,
there may be space on the toilet
paper dispenser. You also could
place your purse on your lap
(awkward, but doable), or get a
purse with a shoulder strap and
don’t take it off at all. And you
might look into purchasing a
little plastic hook that will slip
over a door and hold a purse,
often available at drugstores or
hardware stores. (But do be
careful if you hang this over the
door, as someone can lift it from
the outside.) As always, if there
is a manager with whom to
register a complaint, do so.
I’d like to help
those who feel the same as
“Also Lonely in Chesapeake,
Va.,” the 29-year-old virgin
who hasn’t found Mr. Right. I
know it may sound strange in
this day and age, but 15 years
ago, my husband was a virgin.
Due to low self-esteem and a
lack of self-confidence, he was
afraid to ask a woman out.
We were 43 when we met,
and I am so glad. We’ve had 15
very happy years, and I hope
there are many more to come. -Donna
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Waconda Chapter of KAA
BELOIT – The Waconda
Chapter
of
the
Kansas
Anthropological
Association
met Tuesday, April 21, at the
Dairy Queen meeting room
with Gail Pearson in charge of
the
program.
After
a
meal, President Linda O’Hara
called the meeting to order with
the minutes of the last meeting
being read and approved
followed by the treasurer’s
report. Gail announced that the
program was a “show and tell”
by the members present.
Gail brought some fossil
pearls which he had found over
the years in Mitchell County,
most of which were made by
clams but a few had come from
oysters. He also showed a piece
of burned corn cob dug from a
pit at an archaeological site in
Ottawa County and dated to the
1200’s making it 800 years old.
It was surprisingly well
preserved for that age relic. He
also passed around an article
that he had co-authored with
Mike Everhart which appeared
in the Transaction of the Kansas
Academy of Science, Fall 2014
periodical regarding a possible
Mosasaur vertebrae Gail had
found.
Arvilla Heiman told about her
spoon collection which is very
extensive including some family
spoons,
series
collectible
spoons, and unique individual
pieces. She showed an antique
souvenir spoon depicting an
Omaha Indian and various
native American symbols which
was particularly interesting plus
she showed some other spoons.
Betty Melton brought a
picture of the 1949 Beloit High
School basketball team showing
team members and Coach Sid
Smith who was the brother of
the late Barbara Harrison.
Margaret Moore showed a
“Beloit Oil and Gas Company”
stock certificate that had been
purchased by Guy Pierce, a
local Beloit area farmer, in May
of 1918. His daughter, Margaret
Pierce, died just this last winter
at the age of 95. Guy, Hilda, and
daughter Margaret are all buried
in Elmwood Cemetery.
Linda O’Hara brought an
early day pharmacy stamp from
the pharmacy in Hugoton,
which she and her late husband,
Paul, owned for a number of
years. It was unique in that it is
a
“duplicate
consecutive”
number stamper so that the
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pharmacist could stamp a
prescription number twice, one
for the prescription and the
other for the pharmacy records
before
the
stamper
automatically advanced to the
next number. It was a very
ingenious device used long
before the days of computer
record keeping. Linda also
showed a wooden toy top Paul
had made when he was 12 years
old and a Playboy Club pocket
knife souvenir from 1965.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Linda O’Hara at
5 p.m. on May 26.
Sylvan-Lucas students to
attend Lions Band Camp
SYLVAN GROVE – Three
students from Sylvan-Lucas
Unified Schools are being
hosted by local Lyons Clubs to
attend the Lions Band Camp,
held June 2-6, at the University
of Kansas in Lawrence.
Aundrea Haberer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Haberer,
Luray, is being sponsored by
the Luray Lions Club. Jedd
Rowden, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Rowden, Lucas, is being
sponsored by the Lucas Lions
Club.
Rebecca
Denholm,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Hawkins and Mr. Rodney
Denhaol, is being sponsored by
the Hunter Lions Club. All three
of these students are members
of the Sylvan-Lucas Music
program, playing in marching
band, pep band and concert
band. They all took solos to
contest and will continue being
musicians in the Sylvan-Lucas
Band next year.
Lions Band gives music
students a chance to rehearse,
compete and perform with peers
from across the State of Kansas.
Being in the State Band makes
students eligible for the
International Band if they want
to extend their musical
experiences. The State Lions
Band is directed by the State’s
top music faculty members,
usually from the college level.
It is a five-day concert band
program
where
students
rehearse in sections and with
the full band. The camp
experience culminates with a
concert at the State Lions
Convention in Lawrence.
Aundrea, Jedd and Rebecca
want to thank these local Lions
Clubs for their all-expense paid
music camp experience. They
will bring what they learn back
to their school band to make it
better and to share information
with other Sylvan-Lucas Band
students.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Mankato Library
sponsors concert series
MANKATO – The Mankato
City Library will be sponsoring
the second Annual Robert
Turner Summer Concert Series
in Mankato City Park. There
will be three performances in
the park this summer. The music
is made possible from the sale
of a book of lithographs that
was donated to the library by
Robert Turner in 1926. The
money made from the sale of
the book has been earmarked for
programs in the “arts”. The
library wants to use the money
to give back to the community.
All of the musicians coming
to Mankato are from Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Tulsa is the home of
legendary singer, songwriter, JJ
Cale. JJ Cale’s music influence
can be heard in the Tulsa style
of music.
Mother’s Day weekend will
kick of the Summer Concert
Series with a performance by
Wink Burcham and Friends
from 5-8. Wink Burcham is an
old soul with a song craft that
belies his age. With a genuine
reverence to the past, this Tulsa,
OK artist has a knack for
writing witty, heartfelt lyrics
that immediately pull the
listener into his stories, ala John
Prine or Townes Van Zandt.
The music easily slips between
old-fashioned country, grassroots folk, and Piedmont-style
blues and is an important part
of the New Tulsa Sound
movement.
The Second concert will be
Friday from 7-10 p.m. on June
26 featuring Pilgrim. Pilgrim
plays a mix of rock, funk, and
country blues and high energy.
They have quickly become a
Tulsa favorite among those
seeking live music.
The last concert will be from
7-10 p.m. on Friday, July 31,
featuring the Brad James Band.
They play a variety of folk,
blues, and rock. The band is
influenced by bands such as the
Allman Brothers Band, and
Jerry Garcia.
All the performances will
take place in Mankato City Park
and will have FREE admission.
White Rock Concessions will
be catering BBQ and wood
fired pizza. There will be a beer
garden for the June and July
performances.
Beloit Senior Center
BELOIT – We finally
received some April showers.
We could certainly use more but
we’re grateful for what we got.
On the first Tuesday,
Farmway Coop brought our
lunch. Linus Sarver played the
piano for us. On Good Friday,
we celebrated Easter with
chocolate and Bingo.
On the 10th, First National
Bank brought cake for our April
birthdays, who are Doris
Fromm, Katy Tilton, Gene
Deiter, Ellen Hearon, Pauline
McMillan and Frances White.
We wish them all a super day.
Our Beloit Senior Board met
on the third Wednesday. The
county board met on the third
Thursday at Cawker City.
Joyce McKinney brought our
nutrition lesson on the third
Wednesday. She talked about
the importance of whole grains
in our diet. She brought whole
wheat scones for us to sample.
She always brings a tasty treat.
Guaranty State Bank brought
cake and ice cream on the third
Friday. This last Thursday we
played Name That Tune.
Beverly James supplied the
piano music. Mary Belknap was
the champion tune solver, with
Pauline McMillan a close
second. Theresa Baxa was the
winner of our drawing this
month.
We would like to invite
everyone to join us Monday
through Friday for programs
and lunch. Call 738-5802 for
reservations.
Mary Claussen, manager
West Beloit 4-H Club
BELOIT – The regular
monthly meeting of the West
Beloit 4-H Club was held on
April 19. President Jesse Vetter
called the meeting to order with
30 members and two leaders
answering the question “What is
your pet’s name?” Riley
Croisant led the club in reciting
the flag salute and 4-H pledge.
During reports, club leaders
talked about Discovery Days
and 4-H camp. Chance Kopsa
updated the club on the recent 4H council meeting. Karson Odle
gave a parliamentarian report on
what the taps of the gavel mean.
The health and wellness
committee put together an
exercise challenge with a club
goal of 8,000 minutes of
exercise in the next month.
Jamie Sporleder led the club in
singing “The Unicorn Song”.
For the program, Grady
Seyfert gave a demonstration
on different magic tricks. Jesse
Vetter showed the club how to
use a multi-meter tester. Quinn
Eilert, Austin Stover, Chance
Kopsa, Tatem Seyfert, Karson
Odle, and Jamie Sporleder
celebrated birthdays. The club
then
enjoyed
healthy
refreshments provided by the
health and wellness committee.
The next meeting is at 7 p.m.,
Sunday, May 10.
Shea Larson, Reporter
State Treasurer warns
of telephone scam
TOPEKA — State Treasurer
Ron Estes warns Kansans of
suspicious phone calls using the
number for the Unclaimed
Property Division on caller ID
to make it appear that the state
or Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) is calling to request taxes.
The automated phone calls
claim to be part of the IRS and
state that individuals still owe
taxes. The recording then directs
callers to select a preferred
payment plan.
“These automated phone calls
should be ignored as they are
not being sent from our
Unclaimed Property Division,”
said Ron Estes, Kansas State
Treasurer. “I urge all Kansans to
be vigilant against phone and
email scams that use the IRS or
Kansas state agencies as a lure
and avoid responding.”
Estes reminds Kansans that
the State Treasurer’s Office will
never request individuals to
provide personal information to
an automated phone call or
charge a fee to return unclaimed
property—both
common
indicators of scams related to
unclaimed property in the past.
“If you ever question the
validity of any correspondence
or phone calls related to the
State Treasurer’s Office, please
don’t hesitate to contact our
office for verification,” said
Estes. “We take great pride in
the integrity of our program and
work hard to ensure safeguards
are in place to protect personal
information and unclaimed
property
belonging
to
Kansans.”
Kansans
who
receive
suspicious phone calls claiming
to be from the IRS can call and
report them to the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax
Administration at 1-800-3664484. Kansans who believe
they may have unclaimed
property available to claim at
the State Treasurer’s Office
should search the state’s official
website,
http://
www.kansascash.com/ , or call
the
Unclaimed
Property
Division at 1-800-432-0386
(toll free).
Beloit Elementary Students of the Month are left to right: Cooper Adams, Ashlyn Loomis, Byron Marshall, Cadyn Brummer
and Taysja Sevilla.
BES announces Students of the Month
BELOIT – Beloit Elementary
School has announced the
Students of the Month. Ashlyn
Loomis and Cooper Adams
have been selected for the
month of February, and Cadyn
Brummer and Taysja Sevilla
have been selected for March.
Ashlyn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Loomis, is a student
in Mrs. Remus’ second grade
class. Her favorite subject is
recess when she plays with
friends and her hobby is
watching “Full House” on T.V.
Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cris Adams, is a student in Mrs.
Porter’s sixth grade glass. His
favorite subject is recess when
he plays games and his hobby is
playing with friends.
Cadyn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tyler Brummer, is a student in
Mrs. Baxa’s first grade class.
His favorite subject is recess
when he plays soccer and his
hobby is playing with his
brothers.
Taysja, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Christopher Sevilla, is a
student in Mrs. Palen’s fifth
grade class. Her favorite
subject is science when she
builds stuff and her hobby is
reading “Hunger Games”
books.
Students of the Month are
selected for demonstrating
positive behavior traits in
school and are sponsored by the
Banner Restaurant and the
Beloit Call.
Daughters of American Revolution Conference
MANHATTAN – Under the
Direction of State Regent
Brenda Judd Dooley, Jewell,
Desire Tobey Sears Chapter
was well represented at the
117th Annual Kansas Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution State Conference
held April 23-25, at Four Points
by Sheraton.
Daughters attending included:
Retha Blecha, Munden; Sherry
Koster, Jewell; Rebecca Craig,
Scandia; Junior Members Haley
Popelka,
Belleville,
and
Charlsie Craig, Scandia. Junior
member Haley served as
personal page for National
Junior Membership Chair
Cecile
Wimberly,
while
Charlsie Craig paged for
National Chaplain General Ann
Salley Crider.
Daughter Retha Blecha serves
as State Chair of the Chapter
Achievement
Awards
committee along with Haley
Popelka
who
is
Commemorative Events Chair.
Daughter Retha Blecha is also
vice president of Cameo Club.
Mrs. Haley Popelka lead the
group in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America to
begin the Junior membership
Banquet Friday evening.
Saturday morning, April 25,
Daughter
Haley
Popelka,
chaired the Commemorative
Event at the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial, located on the
Kansas
State
University
campus.
Many
daughters
attended this memorial service
to honor those who served.
Daughter
Haley
Popelka
represented Desire Tobey Sears
Chapter as their Outstanding
Junior for this conference.
Congratulations, Mrs. Popelka.
With the 124th National
Continental Congress, held at
the
DAR
headquarters,
Washington, D.C., approaching
in June those planning to attend
from Desire Tobey Sears
Chapter are Kansas State
Regent Brenda Judd Dooley,
member Rebecca Craig, while
Junior Member Charlsie Craig
will be serving as a Congress
Page.
Kansas seat belt usage at an all-time high
TOPEKA – The highest-ever
percentage of buckled drivers
and passengers in Kansas was
recorded in 2014.
Kansas
Transportation
Secretary Mike King made the
announcement of the increase in
the observed seat belt rate today
at an event at Kansas Highway
Patrol Troop B headquarters in
Topeka.
“Eighty-six percent of drivers
and front seat passengers were
buckled up. That’s a five
percentage point increase from
the previous year,” said
Secretary King.
In 2003, a year after the
observed seat belt rate was only
61
percent;
Kansas
implemented
the
safety
campaign, “Click it. Or ticket.”
which combines education and
enforcement with the help of
Kansas
law
enforcement
agencies.
Speaking on behalf of Kansas
law
enforcement,
Kansas
Highway Patrol Colonel Mark
Bruce said the future of safety is
moving in the right direction.
“This tells us that we are
doing something right,” Col.
Bruce said. We are seeing
progress in the form of more
people taking the initiative to
protect themselves and buckle
up.”
Law enforcement works with
the KDOT-sponsored program,
the Kansas Traffic Safety
Resource Office (KTSRO), and
uses their high school based
education program, Seat belts
Are For Everyone, or SAFE, to
get the message to new drivers.
The SAFE program began in
six high schools in Crawford
County. Today it is in 128
schools in 60 counties, and
reaches more than 100,000
students, according to KTSRO
project
director
Norraine
Wingfield.
SAFE
is
a
cooperative effort to highlight
the importance of wearing seat
belts and decrease risky driving
behaviors of teens.
Wingfield said the observed
teen rate for seat belt usage has
been increasing at a greater rate
than any other age group, and
counties that have the SAFE
program increased the seat belt
rate for all ages.
“This shows that when
drivers are buckled up, the
occupants of the car are buckled
up,” Wingfield said.
Secretary King pointed out
that today’s announcement was
worth celebrating but the
national average for seat belt
usage is 87 percent.
“We still have 14 percent of
our state’s population going
unbuckled,” Secretary King
said. “That’s far too many. We
will keep working to educate
and enforce Kansas law.
“The message is simple. Seat
belts save lives.”
Seat belt rates went from a
Kansas rate (age 14) of 77
usage in 2008 to a gradually 86
increase number in 2014. The
US rate increased from 83 to
87.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
by Chad Hallack
The Beloit Lady Trojans
softball team was back in action
on Monday, splitting a home
double header with Sacred
Heart. The Lady Trojans took
game one in a come from
behind effort as they celebrated
a walk-off win after an Audrey
Shamburg bases loaded triple
gave them a 10-7 victory.
Sacred Heart won game two
by a final score of 11-4.
In game one Sacred Heart
jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the
top of the first after a pair of
hits by Karli Alvarez and
Caitlyn Butts before a pair of
Beloit errors allowed two runs
to score and put on two more
base runners on in Lindsey
Gack and Haylie Rodriguez
who also crossed home plate
for the early cushion. The
Lady Knights pushed the lead
to 5-0 in the second on an RBI
single by Gack, scoring Lathan
who had reached on a bunt
single, stolen second and
reached third on a passed ball.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
Senior Arrica Overmiller winds up and throws the strike for the Beloit Lady Trojans.
BELOIT – Beloit Lions
Club has a record number of
boys signed up this year, with
almost 180 boys, ages 5-12. The
T-ball and 8-under games will
begin on Monday, May 25. The
10-under and 12-under games
will begin on Tuesday, May 26.
In the upper division (12under), The Iron Pigs and
Thunder will be playing in the
District 2 Tournament, July 6-10
at Smith Center (host), and the
Mud Hens will be playing in the
District 1 Tournament, July 6-10
at
Glen
Elder
(Waconda hosting). The
State
Tournament for Kansas State
PeeWee 12-under will be held in
Beloit this year on July 13-17.
Coaches: Cris
Adams,
Brandon
Prochaska,
Todd
Adolph, Caleb Anderson
Players: Coleton Fobes,
Jeremiah
Sahlfeld,
Wyatt
Higgins, Dylan Thompson,
Daniel Eilert, Parker Isbell,
Kyler Burks, Ethan Anderson,
Wesley Adolph, Zane Morris,
Chance Jermark, Cooper
Jermark, Logan Arasmith,
Luis Ortega, Braden Burks,
Shawn
Clark,
Cameron
Hajny, Tate Kadel, Hunter
Prochaska, Cooper Adams
Coaches: Don Walker,
Jason
Chancellor, Scott
Waters, Wade Gerstner
Players: Brody Widrig,
Maddox Waters, Cohen
Ullom, Brodie Schroeder,
Lance
Lundine,
Noah
Gerstner, Clayton Garst,
Ethan Fay, Kyan Offutt,
Ayden Loomis, Luke Bates,
Evan Grabon, Benson Berndt,
Quinn Eilert, Owen Eilert,
Wesley
Smith,
Tristan
Thompson, Asa Carr, Caylen
Chancellor, Brennan Walker
Coaches: Craig Haller,
Stuart
Porter, Chad
• 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)
• 6 p.m. The United Methodist Womenʼs Annual
Spring Banquet will be held at the Fellowship Hall.
“Little House on the Prairie” by Lori Halfhide will be
presented. Members are asked to bring a carry-in dish
for the evening meal, plus table service. All women
invited and can bring a guest.
• 6:30 a.m. The Beloit Area Prayer Breakfast will be
held at the First Christian Church, 321 N. Mill in Beloit.
The speaker will be Erin Burks , author of “Twice the
Blessing”. The breakfast is a freewill donation.
• 2 p.m. Hilltop Lodge Memorial Service will be held
in the activitiy room for Kenton Lawson and Betty
McGee.
• 10 - 11:30 a.m.
A Veterans Service
Representative from the Kansas Commission on
Veterans Affairs will be in the area at the Beloit
Muncipal Building. They will be at Mankato City Hall
from 1-2:30 p.m.
Thompson, Kirk Cool
Players: Jesse McMillan,
Wyatt McMillan, Evan Blue,
Christian
Mears,
Nathan
Lattin, Jerek Rexroat, Levi
Cool, Xander Elam, Braden
Francis,
Grady
Seyfert,
Branson
Hiserote,
Wyatt
Broeckelman, Carter Burton,
Jackson
Rexroat,
Phillip
Benjamin
Thompson,
Vinchenzo McGuire, Bryan
Corbett, Mason Fuller, Jacob
Porter, Ethan Haller
Coach: Brian
Gates
Players: Tyson Gates,
Cooper
Herrman,
Carter
Jermark,
Brogan
Monty,
Nicholas Niewald, Gunner
Pruitt, Carsen Shadduck, Zane
Wagner, Phoenix Wendell
- Coach: Eric
Hilt
Players:
Brodie
Boudreaux,
Dayshawn
Dunigan, Demetrius Dunigan,
Arrica Overmiller battled
through another tough inning in
the third getting a ground ball
out to finish the inning with
Sacred Heart runners on second
and third. Overmiller gave up
10 hits and seven total runs in
the game, but the Beloit bats
would soon find life and bring
the Lady Trojans back.
It began with a run in the
bottom of the third scored by
Hailey Winkel who singled to
right field to start the inning
and scored with two outs on an
RBI single to center by
Shaylyn Krone.
Beloit closed the gap from
5-1 to 5-4 in the fourth.
Kennedy Brown and Abby
Bean hit back to back singles to
center field before Josie Wilson
cleared the bases with one
swing for a three run shot over
the center field fence.
The Lady Trojans then tied
the game at 5 in the fifth after
Krone reached on an error and
later scored on a fielders choice
of a ground ball hit by Grace
Marozas for an RBI. Sacred
Heart regained the lead 7-5 in
the sixth on an Alvarez triple
that scored Bergkamp and
Gack who had both reached on
singles.
Beloit continued to scrap
and claw at the Lady Knights,
picking up another run in the
bottom of the sixth. The Lady
Trojans loaded the bases with
back to back singles by Winkel
and Wilson before Shamburg
was hit by a pitch. Spangler
then walked to bring home
Winkel. Beloit had to settle for
one run after having the bases
loaded with just one out.
Overmiller put the Lady
Knights away in the top of the
seventh leaving Beloit down a
run coming to their last at bat.
Marozas drew a lead off walk
and advanced to third on a
Brown single to center.
Marozas scored to tie the game
at seven on a single by Bean.
Wilson then reached to load
the bases on a five pitch walk
to bring up Shamburg who hit
a walk off, basses clearing
triple to center to notch the 107 victory.
Riley Hilt, Aiden Hoffer,
Brady Litton, Kade Pearson,
Joel
Rexroat,
Armando
Salsido, Paxon Sanborn
- Coach: Grant
Sneath
Players:
Wade
Gronewoller, Colton Harris,
Eli Johnson, Alex Laflen,
Kaden Lomax, Jayce Offutt,
Cameron Sneath, Kobi Tyson,
Kayden Trimble
- Coach: Errick
Clark
Players:
Ashton
Bletscher, Luke Cheney,
Jackson Cheney, Ryker Clark,
Jayc Darnall, Aiden Jones,
Brooks Jones, Jennings Sloan,
Jackson Weston
- Coach: Jason
Carr
Players: Charlie Burke,
Collin Falloon, Lucas Falloon,
Grant
Goodaker,
Henry
Holdren, Edward Horinek,
Canaan Letourneau, Jonas
Letourneau, Matthew Rice,
Gregory Walter
CAWKER CITY – The Wounded Warriors in Action
Foundation (WWIA) is hosting yet another great event for Purple
Heart recipients in Cawker City this weekend. Carl Suter and his
friends from the VFW Post 379 will be joined by Naval Cross
Recipient and Associate Justin Wilson and three Heroes from as
far as Savannah, GA including Kathryn Newland of Bennington,
Kan. They will experience 4 full days of hunting and fishing with
a group of local folks who work hard to show these Heroes a
great time.
Michael, Ryan, Jason and Kathryn are thrilled to be selected
for this opportunity, but no one is more excited than Associate
Justin Wilson. “This is the 3rd year we will have done this event,
and I look forward to it every year. It is such an honor to hunt
with these Wounded Warriors. I love seeing how they evolve
individually and as a group as the event unfolds!”
When there is such an outpouring of community support like
there is in Cawker City, it also enhances the experience for the
Heroes. They get a firsthand look at communities showing their
support of Wounded Warriors.
Spending time experiencing the soothing qualities of nature,
In game two, Beloit got
out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom
of the second as courtesy
runner Sara Weidenhaft, who
took to the basepaths after an
Ashten Kadel single, scored on
a fielders choice of a ground
ball hit by Brown.
Sacred Heart tied the
game at one apiece in the top
of the fourth as Caroline
Donatell scored after drawing
a walk and being hit over to
third on an Amy Schaulis
single. Donatell then scored on
an outfield error by the Lady
Coach: Tony Thompson
Players: Mason Bouray,
Matthew Garman, Marshall
Green, Lane Jones, Jace
Jones, Grant Letourneau, John
Lomax, Jamisen Mears,
Declan Thompson, George
Zimmer
Coach: Creighton Remus
Players: Colton Adolph,
Trace Conn, Gunner Gray,
Leighton
Flouke,
Rily
Lundine, Joel Pearce, Boede
Porter,
Hudson
Remus,
Marcus Roberson, Chance
Ullom
- Coach:
Clint Scheck
Players: Ben Clingman,
Robert Claycamp, Brooks
Dunstan, Dominic Eilert,
Blake Fultz, Vincent Gilmore,
Mason Johanson, Parker
Lund, Eastyn Offutt, Jaxon
Trojans. Beloit regained the
lead in the fifth after a triple
by Brown who scored on the
play after an error by the
Lady Knights center fielder.
Sacred Heart bounced back
with a six run sixth inning to
put the game away after
taking a 7-1 lead. The Lady
Knights combined for four
hits and took advantage of a
pair of Beloit errors in the
inning. The Lady Trojans got
one back in the sixth on an
RBI single by Spangler to
score Shamburg who had
walked earlier in the inning.
Sacred Heart tacked on
another four runs in the top of
the
seventh
to
give
themselves more breathing
room. Beloit got a single
from Marozas, to start the
bottom of the seventh, who
then scored on a Brown
double at the next at bat. The
comeback attempt was not to
be in game two as the next
three Lady Trojan hitters
went down in order to
preserve the 11-4 win for
Sacred Heart.
Beloit moves to 9-3 on
the season and 5-1 in NCAA
league play. Sacred Heart is
now 9-6 and 7-3 in league
play. The Lady Trojans will
be back in action on
Thursday when they travel to
face Southeast of Saline.
Sahlfeld, Hayden Scheck
- Coach: Scott
Wright
Players:
Carter
Fairchild, Gage Follis, Paxton
Fouts, Aydan Hogan, Kohler
Isbell, Marly Lewis, Brylee
LePon, Henry Tice, Landon
Tonne, Kale Wessling, Gavin
Wright
- Coach: Eric
Hamel
Players: Carson Clark,
Noah Demars, Jay Eeles,
Kellen
Elam,
Maddox
Firebaugh, Korbyn Hamel,
Kanean Olson, Wyatt Pollet,
Cole Sedlacek, Isaac Wiles
Coach: Jason Johnson
Players: Colby Albert,
Brady
Burton,
Graham
Clausen,
Kynan
Cross,
Camden Hamilton, Lijah
Gerstner, Griffin Johnson,
Braxton Logan, Hayden
Nicholson, Xavier Pilcher,
Tripp Stillwell
hanging out with other veterans and sharing similar experiences
can really help calm the spirit. Additionally, when the
excitement of hooking that big fish or satisfaction of striking up
a big tom turkey is added into the weekend events, Heroes tend
to achieve a level of satisfaction and accomplishment that has
been missing from their lives. WWIA also works to connect
these Heroes with each other by always hosting small groups;
giving them the opportunity to recreate that camaraderie they
previously shared with others in deployed situations.
WWIA is a national non-profit dedicated to serving our
nation’s combat wounded Purple Heart recipients by
providing world-class outdoor sporting activities as a means to
recognize and honor their sacrifice, encourage independence
and connections with communities and promote healing and
wellness through camaraderie and a shared passion for the
outdoors. For more information, please go to the website at
awwiaf.org and visit us on facebook at facebook.com/wwia or
contact us via email at info@wwiaf.org.
BELOIT – The Beloit Lions Club is looking for high school
aged boys to umpire the 10-under and 12-under baseball games,
every Tuesday and Friday from May 26th through July 3. If you
are interested in umpiring for a part-time summer job, or to gain
service learning hours for high school, contact Kevin Marozas.
• 7 p.m. Beloit High School will have Scholarship
Awards Night in the Beloit Commons area. Seniors and
families are invited to attend.
• 9:20 a.m. drivers meeting, 9:30 a.m. The 9th Glen
Elder Lions Club Tractor Cruise will be held at from the
Hopewell Church in Glen Elder State Park. For more
information contact Jim Slate at 785-545-7082 or 5453614 or e-mail address is
HYPERLINK
“mailto:jslate@nckcn.com” jslate@nckcn.com
•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
hjohnson@sandsdrug.com
**********
To place an item for the Community Calendar, call
(785) 738-3537 or email beloitcall@nckcn.com.
Energy on the field
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
Beloit Parks and Recreation soccer players ended their
season this past weekend
Wed, April 29.....4:30 pm.....at Cleveland
Thurs, April 30.....6:30 pm.........Detroit
Fri May 1....6:30 pm.........Detroit
Sat, May 2..5:30 pm.........Detroit
Sun, May 3....12:30 pm........Detroit
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: Looking for
roofing laborer. Contact Ted
Leonard (785) 534-3216. 5-15tc
HELP WANTED: Seasonal/Fulltime help. Matching 401(k) ,
health
insurance
with
prescription drugs, vision, and
dental, life insurance, accidental
death and dismemberment,
disability insurance. Preferred
CDL but not required. Fill out
application at CPS, 424 E.
Elliott. tfc
HELP WANTED: Secretarial/
Receptionist
position:
St.
John’s Catholic Church is
seeking a dedicated individual
to fill a full-time secretarial/
receptionist position for the
Parish Office. This individual
will perform a variety of routine
clerical
duties.
Excellent
benefits.
Applications
are
available at 622 E Main St
Beloit KS 67420 or phone 785738-2851. Applications will be
accepted until April 30. St.
John’s Catholic Church is an
equal opportunity Employer. 429tc
ASSISTANT COOK – St. John’s
Catholic School is seeking a
part-time assistant cook. This
individual will work under the
direction of the Head Cook and
assists with the preparation and
serving of meals in the school
cafeteria.
Applications
are
available at the parish office,
622 E. Main St., Beloit, KS
67420 or phone 785-738-2851.
Applications will be accepted
until the position is filled. St.
John’s Catholic School is an
equal opportunity employer.
5-13tc
For Rent
FOR RENT: Two houses, 2
bedroom, stove and refrigerator
furnished, 508 N. Pine and 608
N.
Mill.
Contact
Harry
Gantenbein, 738-5052. 5-1tc
FOR RENT: Porter House
Apartments, Now leasing, 55
and
over
OR
disabled.
Reasonable rates, 785-7389900. Wtc
HEAD COOK - St. John’s
Catholic School is seeking a
dedicated individual to fill the
position of head cook. This
individual is responsible for
managing the food service
operation and will plan and
prepare
quality
menus
according to the state nutritional
guidelines. This individual must
also
maintain
production
records and food service
standards in an efficient and
cost
effective
manner.
Applications are available at the
parish office, 622 E Main St.,
Beloit KS 67420 or phone 785738-2851. Applications will be
accepted until the position is
filled. St. John’s Catholic School
is
an
equal
opportunity
employer. 5-13tc
HELP WANTED: St. John’s
Catholic School is seeking a
PreK aide for the 2015-2016
school year. Hours will be
Monday - Thursday and some
Fridays 7:45-11:15 am. If
interested in applying for this
position, please pick up an
application at the Parish Office,
622 E. Main Street, Beloit, KS
or call Marcy Kee 785-738-8747
or Joe Holdren 785-534-9867.
The position will remain open
until filled. 5-13tc
Garage Sale
GARAGE
SALE:
Located
between
Professional
Photographers
Color
Corporation and Great Plains
Landscape
on
Roosevelt
Avenue, Friday, May 1, 9-6;
Saturday, May 2, 7-?. Baby and
kids clothing, men and women’s
clothing, kitchen items, antique
child sized mannequins, Hoover
Wind Tunnel vacuum, books,
space heaters, fishing poles,
old Trojan year books, camping
stove, battery jumpers, treager
grill, microwaves, over 1500
toys including Tonka, Hot
Wheels, and Match Box, GE
washer and dryer, 2 portable
dishwashers
(GE
and
Kenmore),
shop
tools,
computers, office desks, filing
cabinets, office chairs, storm
windows,
and
lots
of
miscellaneous. Pearson/Blake/
Wichers. 4-29tc
Moving Sale
MOVING SALE: WednesdaySaturday, 9-6, 413 E. Court.
Lots of men’s clothing, sizes
38-40, plastic totes, Denver
Broncos collectibles, little of
everything. Everything must go!
4-29tc
GARAGE SALE: 709 N.
Highland. HUGE SALE! Home
and baby furniture; lots of baby
items; name brand boys, infant
and kids, adult and maternity
clothing, tons of toys and
miscellaneous. Many new
items. Thursday, 6-8 p.m.;
Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Saturday, 8 a.m. - ? with $10
bag sale at 10 a.m.. Cheney/
King. 5-1tc
YARD SALE: 114 N. Poplar,
Saturday, 8-5. Fencing, toys,
books,
clothes,
videos,
household, bedding, pictures,
handcrafts. 5-1tc
MULTIFAMILY GARAGE SALE:
710 N. Highland. Friday, May 1,
4-7 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 9
a.m.-noon. 4-29tc
Estate Sale
ESTATE SALE: May 1-2-3,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Open 9 a.m. -6 p.m.. Large
Sale, 9 rooms full and outside.
Guns, mounted heads, buffalo,
dear, lion, etc. 7’ metal statue
of liberty, knives, Indian items,
pretty
dolls,
glassware,
furniture. Don’t miss this one.
614 Walnut Street, Jamestown,
Kansas. 4-29tc
Wanted
WANTED: Looking for work.
Very helpful. You name it, I can
do it. Please call 785-534-9543.
5-1tc
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
Buy it! Sell it! Find It! In the Classifieds!
replace Don Poelma. Regarding the Disaster Board, it was
announced that Rick Horn will replace Larry Heidrick as President.
The commissioners also approved a residential Neighborhood
Revitalization Grant application from Tom and Renee Naasz in the
amount of $24,759,
Wanda Backstrom and Dawn Schneider of Court Services in
the 12th Judicial District appeared to present Community
Corrections and Juvenile Services grants from the State for fiscal
year 2016. Backstrom is the head of Community Corrections in the
12th District based in Cloud County. She presented grant
information to the commissioners including a Kansas Department
of Corrections grant totaling $174,135 which represents a $2,760
increase from last year while the Juvenile Services grant is down
about $6,000 to $245,346. A motion was made and carried to
approve the applications by the commissioners.
Backstrom also noted that she had applied for a Behavioral
Health grant for Department of Corrections adult services in the
amount of $101,843. She also said that the State has allocated
about $3 million total for community corrections statewide. The
commissioners also approved a revised version of the Interlocal
Agreement between the six counties within the 12th District. The
only changes in the agreement were names of personnel who have
changed positions. The next Mitchell County Commissioners
meeting will take place on Monday, May 4th at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Obituary
Steven Benedict Palen was
born on June 21, 1960 in Beloit,
the son of Virgil and Betty
Schroeder Palen. He died
unexpectedly on Friday, April
24, 2015 at his home in Tipton
at the age of 54 years, 10
months, and 3 days.
Steve grew up and spent his
whole life in Tipton, and
graduated from Tipton High
School in 1978.
For most of his life, Steve
worked on the farm, and
enjoyed working with the cattle.
He also worked as a rural mail
carrier, as well as an EMT, and
spent more than 30 years
serving as a volunteer for the
Tipton Fire Department.
Steve loved spending his free
time hunting and trapping. He
also had a great love for his
family, especially his nieces
and nephews.
He was a member of the St.
Boniface Catholic Church and
the Knights of Columbus.
Steve was
preceded in
death by his
mother,
Betty
in
2009.
He
is
survived by
his father,
Palen
Virgil,
Tipton;
sister, Sandra Harder, Salina;
three brothers, Roger, Wichita,
Rodney and his wife Anne,
Beloit, and Byron and his wife
Barb, Beloit; nieces and
nephews,
Krista
(Doug)
Patterson, Jeremy Harder,
Caleb, Alison, Vincent, Brady,
and Blaise Palen; great nieces
and nephews, Alyssa, Brooke,
and Jarred Patterson, and Adalie
Harder; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
A memorial mass will be at
10 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at
the St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Tipton. A parish vigil
service will be at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Church. Per
his wishes, cremation was
chosen and there will be no
visitation. Memorials may be
given to the Tipton Fire
Department or Mitchell County
EMS.
McDonald-Roberts
Funeral Service is in charge of
arrangements.
Condolences may be left at
www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralse
rvice.com
MCELC expansion
Center Karen Pahls, MCELC Executive Director, accepts the $1,000 grant from Solomon
Valley Community Foundation Board Members Curt Frasier and Heather Hartman.
SVCF presents check to MCELC
Filed
State of Kansas vs. Kaylee Jo
Evans, traffic in contraband in
correctional
institution,
unlawful
possession
of
controlled substances (meth),
interference
with
law
enforcement, eight counts
possession
of
drug
paraphernalia.
State of Kansas vs. Jeffry
Albert Everett, two counts
fleeing and eluding a law
enforcement
officer,
interference
with
law
enforcement,
two
counts
possession
of
drug
paraphernalia, failure to remain
at scene of accident, reckless
driving, driving left of center,
improper driving on laned
roadway, no turn signal,
speeding.
Settled
Precision Contracting &
Home Improvement, Inc. vs.
Dennis E. Stewart and Brenda
S. Stewart. Judgment entered
for plaintiff in the sum of
$19,628.72 plus costs and
interest.
Settled
Credit Management Services,
Inc. vs. Amy Pfister. Judgment
entered in favor of the plaintiff
in the principal amount of
$12,510.35 together with court
costs in the amount of $126.91
plus interest.
Mitchell County Hospital
Health Systems vs. Ronald J.
Boden. Judgment by default
entered in favor of plaintiff in
the principal amount of
$2,356.52,
together
with
interest to the date of judgment
of $497.13, plus costs to date of
$89 and all costs to enforce this
judgment.
Dismissed
Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC vs.
Dustin Ogg. Dismissed with
prejudice.
Midland Funding, LLC vs.
Susan Werthmann. Dismissed
with prejudice.
Emily A. St. John vs. Joshua
J. St. John, decree of divorce.
Stephanie R. Chancellor vs.
Jason L. Chancellor, decree of
divorce.
Brandon Lee Dozier, driving
while
license
canceled/
suspended/revoked, dismissed.
Dawn E. Johnico, speeding
75/65, fines $45, costs $108.
Martha E. Kimes, speeding
75/65, fines $45, costs $108.
Charles Kemp, speeding 75/
65, fines $45, costs $108.
John M. Mulkey, speeding
75/65, fines $45, costs $108.
Anthony D. Geiger, speeding
70/60, fines $45, costs $108.
John C. Ridpath, length limit
violation of walleye, fines $98,
costs $108.
Highway Patrol seeking information
SALINA – This past
weekend,
some
Kansas
Highway
Patrol
troopers
discovered missing or loose lug
nuts on their patrol vehicles. On
two particular vehicles, all lug
nuts were loose or missing on
all four of the tires. On one
specific vehicle, one tire had
two lug nuts totally removed,
three were within two turns of
coming off, and the other was
within a few turns of coming
off. The loosening of the lug
nuts occurred while they were
parked at the Kansas Highway
Patrol Training Academy on
Iron Avenue in Salina,
sometime between Monday,
April 20 and Friday, April 24.
The investigation into these
incidents is underway by the
Salina Police Department.
The Kansas Highway Patrol
is seeking any information
about these incidents, and
would encourage the public to
contact us at 785-296-6800,
with any information you might
have. Any information could be
helpful.
The Patrol also encourages
our
partners—other
law
enforcement agencies across the
state—to be mindful of
inspecting their vehicles daily
as you work in support of your
communities.
BELOIT – A $1,000 grant
was awarded to the Mitchell
County Early Learning Center
to be used in their expansion
for the purchase of a changing
table for the Toddler 2 room at
the Center. The changing table
will have stairs for the children
to walk up and it will have
running water and a sink. The
Grant was awarded from the
Community Impact Fund for
Solomon Valley which is an
unrestricted grant fund that
supports charitable needs and
causes in Mitchell County.
This Fund was established by
the Foundation’s Founding
Donors and other local
donations.
April 18 at 10:43 a.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department took a report of
theft of a go-cart. After further
investigation, the go-cart was
recovered and charges have
been forwarded to the County
Attorney.
April 19 at 2:27 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department arrested Blake
Zortman, 20, Beloit, for driving
while suspended.
April 21 at 12:17 a.m.,
officers with the Beloit Police
Department arrested Steven
Leslie Martin, 32, Sterling,
Colo., for distribution of
marijuana,
possession
of
marijuana,
possession
of
paraphernalia and driving while
revoked.
April 21 at 11:11 a.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department took a report of a
two car non-injury accident at
the intersection of Prairie Street
and Wisconsin Street, Simpson.
A 1993 Pontiac Grand Am
driven by Jamason Dodd,
Simpson, and a 1995 Chevrolet
2500 driven by William Mihm,
Simpson, collided in that
location.
April 22 at 1 p.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department
took
an
information report and made an
arrest for a child in need of
care.
April 23 at 9:03 a.m., the
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department took a report of
criminal damage to property.
April 23 at 7:31 p.m.,
officers placed a juvenile into
protective custody.
April 24 at 11 a.m., officers
with
the
Beloit
Police
Department took custody of a
juvenile due to a battery
incident.
April 24 at 2:20 p.m.,
officers with the Beloit Police
Department took a report of an
injury
accident
at
the
interaction of U.S. 24 Highway
and East 8th Street. A 2005
Chevrolet Suburban driven by
Anita M. Horinek, Colby,
collided with a 2002 Chrysler
PT Cruiser driven by Jason I.
Huff, Beloit.
April 25 at 12:24 a.m.,
officer with the Beloit Police
Department arrested Ezekiel
Kissinger, 18, Tonganoxie, for
possession
of
marijuana,
possession
of
drug
paraphernalia and minor in
consumption.
April 25 at 6:35 p.m.,
officers with the Beloit Police
Department arrested Curtis
Higgins, 28, Beloit, on a
warrant.
April 25 at 11:23 p.m.,
Mitchell County Sheriff’s
Department arrested Chance
Taylor, 20, Ottawa, for
possession
of
controlled
substance and possession of
drug paraphernalia on Kansas 9
Highway at 310 Road.
April 26 at 1:17 a.m., officer
with the Beloit Police
Department arrested Paul
Higle, 28, Ellsworth, for
driving while suspended.
April 27 at 10:20 p.m.,
officer with the Beloit Police
Department arrested Misty
McCartney, 40, Wichita, for
driving while suspended.