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Belleville Health Care Center management announced this week it plans to build a new 38 bed wing for residents at its facility in Belleville.

“We look forward to our continued work and commitment to deliver premium healthcare and senior living services to Kansans,”said Derek Prince, CEO, HMG Healthcare LLC. HMG Healthcare, LLC has facilities in Belleville, Salina, Topeka, and Lawrence. The company, based in The Woodlands TX, operates a total of 17 skilled nursing facilities, one assisted living and three independent living facilities in Kansas and Texas.

The Republic County Hospital board of trustees entered into an agreement with HMG that the Long Term Care unit will be closed upon completion of the new addition at Belleville Health Care Center.

“Our goal has always been

to ensure that the long term residential needs of the residents of Republic County can be provided in Republic County,” said Deb Hadachek, chairman of the hospital board. “We are pleased that the commitment of HMG to expand the Belleville Health Care Center means the county will continue to have what we believe is an appropriate number of long term care residential beds available.”

Currently BHCC provides room for 60 residents, and the hospital's LTC has space for 35 residents.

Medicare reduces the hospital's reimbursement because of the space allocated to the LTC. In 2014, the hospital could have received nearly $500,000 more in Medicare payments if it did not operate a LTC, Hadachek said.

“In addition, the Long Term Care wing is nearly 50 years old, and has had no major renovation

since it was built in 1967,” she said. “The facility and staff have served the county and its residents extremely well, but costly changes will be necessary in the future if it continues to operate.”

Hadachek said current and past hospital board members have studied numerous options in regards to the Long Term Care for several years. In August, voters approved raising the mill levy to support hospital operations from six mills up to 12 mills for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 only.

“We believe that fi nances of Medicare-dependent rural hospitals will continue to be a challenge here and everywhere in the United States in coming years,” she said. “We believe this move will help us focus our energy on continuing to provide acute medical services to patients across the region.”

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled February 24 that Nebraska “recklessly” overused Republican River water in 2005 and 2006, and the court took the unprecedented step of ordering Nebraska to give up a portion of its unjust economic gains from keeping and using Kansas water, says Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

In a 28-page majority opinion, the court unanimously agreed that Nebraska “knowingly” violated the Republican River Compact and took water that belonged to Kansas. As a remedy, the Supreme Court ordered by a 6-3 vote that Nebraska not only must pay Kansas’ actual damages from loss of water during those two dry years but also must “disgorge” a portion of the economic gain Nebraska received from higher yields from irrigating crops with water that should have been sent downstream to Kansas.

The Supreme Court ordered Nebraska to repay Kansas

$3.7 million to compensate for Kansas’s actual economic losses during 2005-06 and another $1.8 million as partial disgorgement of Nebraska’s unjust gains from illegally using Kansas water. That $5.5 million recovery will be used to fully reimburse the attorney general’s offi ce for its roughly $4.5 million costs in bringing the lawsuit and defending Kansas water rights, making the State of Kansas whole for its cost of litigation. The remainder will be available to the legislature to designate for other purposes as provided by law.

Nebraska offi cials celebrated that the total was far less than the $80 million requested by Kansas.

“This is a good day for Nebraska,” Gov. Pete Ricketts said, while acting Director of Natural Resources Jim Schneider called it a “win for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers.

Kenneth Nelson, superintendent of the Kansas-Bostwick Irrigation District based

in Courtland, said both Kansas and Nebraska have reason to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision.

“I think both can claim victory,” he said. “The good part for Kansas is that the case asked “Did (Nebraska) overuse water and do they owe Kansas. The court said “yes they did” and “yes they do”.”

Nelson said Kansas never expected to get the $80 million in damages that it sought, but the fact the Court ordered some disgorgement--giving up profi ts Nebraska producers gained from the water--is a landmark decision.

“The huge victory for Kansas was the issue of disgorgement, which has never been done in a water case before,” he said. “That assures us that in the future the system will operate appropriately.”

“Nebraska recklessly gambled with Kansas’s rights, consciously disregarding a substantial probability that its actions would

Local nursing home to add 38 bedsHospital announces Long Term Care will close when BHCC addition is open

HMG Healthcare, LLC, the management company of the Belleville Health Care Center, 2626 Wesleyan DR, announced plans this week to add 38 beds to the facility, which currently provides care for 60 residents. The nursing home has operated in Belleville since the 1970s. In conjunction with the BHCC announcement, the Republic County Hospital board of trustees said it will close its Long Term Care unit once the new wing is completed at Belleville Health Care.

HMG, based in The Woodlands TX, operates 17 skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living and three independent living facilities in Kansas and Texas.

US36 construction in Belleville begins Monday

Motorists through Belleville will begin the long-expected “orange barrel polka” Monday, March 9, when work begins to rebuild US36 through the city limits.

The construction will include the addition of a turning lane at S Street, which leads to Republic County Jr./Sr. High School on the east edge of Belleville; a new bridge over Riley Creek just east of the US81/36 interchange; and a reconfi guration to change the four-lane traffi cway to three lanes.

“The contractors will begin be creating some roadway widening in preparation for highway construction,” said David Greiser, public affairs director for KDOT’s north central district. “This requires setting up traffi c control which may include temporary lane closures.”

Mark Bounds, manager of the

‘I think both can claim victory’Supreme Court decision on Republican River water may be

new beginning in relations between Kansas and Nebraska, officials say

International harvesters

Tractor enthusiasts from Holland make Republic County home base for shipping

By Cynthia ScheerTelescope News

This wasn’t Marcel Peeters’ fi rst visit to Belleville, and he’s certain that it won’t be his last.

The single 48-year-old from Holland traveled to the United States on Feb. 19 to admire, disassemble and ship home his newly purchased farm equipment.

Peeters did this three years ago when he purchased a tractor from rural Belleville farmer Rod Dusek and sent it back to his farm in the Netherlands.

Peeters buys the tractors at online auctions and fi rst became acquainted with Republic County during his quest to own a complete series of International tractors.

Dusek said he fi rst talked with Peeters three years ago when Marcel Peeters (right) and his friends Tjeu Geelen and Coen Geelen from the Netherlands spent last week in

Republic County disassembling several old tractors and other farm equipment to ship back to his home country. Peeters purchased a tractor from Rod Dusek about three years ago, and has returned on another buying junket.See NETHERLANDS 14A

See REPUBLICAN LAWSUIT 14A

A decades long battle between Kansas and Nebraska over Republican River water reached a new milestone this week with a ruling from the Supreme Court that agreed Nebraska had overused water, and owed Kansas disgorgement for economic loss due to lack of irrigation water.

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See US36 CONSTRUCTION 14A

It’s been dubbed “the swimming pool tax.” But whether the people of Belleville are “for” or “against” a measure which would increase sales tax by one half of a percent local voters need to take the time to become “informed voters.”

The moniker given the proposed measure is a bit unfair to say the least. Certainly it is the desire by the Belleville City Council to seek an increase in the local sales tax as a means to pay for a new swimming pool for our community. But the measure is much more than

that. Funds generated will go to helping offset the costs of other municipal projects as well. Whether or not that plan becomes reality is up to Belleville city voters as they will decide the fate of the proposed sales tax hike during the April 7 election.

Perhaps the bigger issue, though, is trying to gauge the interest of locals on this matter. Very little discussion or community sentiment has been echoed in recent weeks. Maybe it’s just the voters are playing their cards close to the vest. Possibly there is no strong sentiment one way or the other. It is diffi cult to say at this point.

But one thing for certain is there is no reason for people not to know what is being proposed to them. It has been suggested by some on the city council that the Telescope could and should do more to educate people. Honestly I am not sure what more we can do The sales tax measure has been on nearly each and every front page for nearly two months.

The people of this and surrounding areas are read-ing, as is evidenced by our increasing circulation and newsstand sales. But again, whatever the public is think-ing, if anything, they are not saying.

Councilman Blaine Miller said some weeks ago that the city council itself needs to do a better job of selling the sales tax idea. I’m not sure that is accurate, either. Our local leaders have cussed, discussed and bantered around this idea (and many reincarnations of it) for several months. There really is no reason for people not to under-stand what is being promoted and the pluses and minuses associated with it.

In the end it will be the city voters who have all the say. Hopefully which ever route they go, they will choose that because they have been informed. Belleville residents are indeed putting on a good poker face to this point.

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Never give up--or simply finishThrough

my years of summer softball and school sports I

have had coaches who con-stantly preached about not giving up. Regardless of the score, the opponent or the many obstacles in the way, never give up.

I held tightly to that mot-to last weekend as I ran my fi rst half marathon. Actually I ran a 10K on Saturday followed by a half marathon on Sunday, which made for a 19.3 mile run over the course of two days.

I had been preparing for this battle since August, so the distance didn’t scare me. I learned a long time ago that I can talk myself into anything. After all, my body only knows what I tell it. And I’ve learned that once I came to terms with the distance, it’s really not that far.

I’ve done several 10Ks before, although its been about 15 years. So I follow-

ing a half-marathon train-ing guide developed by a champion marathon run-ner. The guided runs were designed to “fi nish standing up”, although I was aiming for about a 10-minute-mile average.

All was going well with my training, and in Janu-ary by brother and I were running 8-10 miles on our Saturday runs, and we were averaging about 10 minutes and 30 seconds a mile. That seems slow to my younger self who could do a seven minute mile, but now, 11 years after high school, I’m pretty proud of running that far without walking.

But then one disaster after another struck. In mid-January I ran several miles on snowy dirt roads and ended up tearing some tendons in my foot. Don’t worry, the doctor said, just run through the pain. So I did. Just as that got diag-nosed and began to heal I got knee pain out of the blue. I’d been logging long runs with no pain, and all

of a sudden I was feeling pain by mile two or three. I ran nine miles one week but had to quit by mile seven the next week. I didn’t know whether to rest my knee or run through pain.

It was now two weeks until race time, and there was no time to diagnose and treat the injury. It was too late to defer my race registration, so I decided that since I couldn’t run the whole race I’d have to see if I could do a combination of running and walking and still maintain the required pace while keeping my knee pain bearable. It was so dis-appointing to work so hard for so many months only to watch my dream of run-ning the whole thing, and running it in less than 10.5 minutes, slip away. My new goal was simply to fi nish, and I was out of time to put together any other plan.

The rest of the story comes next week.

Viewpoint/ Deb Hadachek, Editor

The Write Stuff/ Deb Hadachek

Who makes up these polls?

Commentary/ Fred Arnold, Publisher

Take time to be informed on sales tax

Man is what he reads/Joseph Brodsky

I am a junkie for polls, statistics and

numbers in general.If I like what they say. If

I don’t, the study must be skewed.

Take for instance, the Gallup Healthways Well Being Index, that ranked states based on how people feel about their daily lives and experiences.

Misery--I mean Missouri-- no surprise, was in the bottom 10. That’s what they get for trying to convince people that place named Kansas City is actually in their state.

But Kansas--Kansas! The Sunfl ower State! God’s Country! There’s No Place Like Home!--ranked 32nd.

And Nebraska --Go Big Red!-- ranked 7th, only behind Alaska, Hawaii, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Colorado.

The fi ve criteria surveyed

were:•Purpose: Liking what

you do each day and being motivated to reach your goals.

•Social: Having supportive relationships and love in your life.

•Financial: Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security.

•Physical: Having good health and enough energy to get things done every day.

--This is very confusing. I

always tell people that I live as close to North Central Kansas as you can get without being in Nebraska.

So how can Nebraska--and South Dakota! dontcha know--be in the top 10 and Kansas 32? Should I be suspicious that the people who did the survey--Gallup--are based in Nebraska?

--Of course, with the

legalization of marijuana in

Colorado, it’s no surprise at least some of those people are happier than the rest of us, and, from what I hear, making new friends in the homeless shelters.

And Wyoming? I spent the longest three weeks of my life driving through western Wyoming one day.

What these kinds of studies reveal to me is that your attitude about where you live is really just a state of mind.

--I took a much more

accurate poll on Facebook recently that indicated, based on the answers to 10 questions, I have a Ph.D level of educational intelligence.

Because, I know apparent doctorate-level information, like: What is the largest state? (Alaska).

Maybe the Gallup pollsters misunderstood what people meant when they said Alaska is Number 1.

A chronic, terminal illnessIt was a perfect storm of information overload for me

this week: attending meetings on the future of health care sponsored by the Kansas Hospital Association, a discus-sion at the county commission meeting about reducing the risk of chronic diseases in the county, and the Telescope’s annual section promoting heart health.

The news about health care on the national level is scary, but not new. In 2010 we spent $2.6 trillion on health care, or $8,402 per person. Half of the health care spending is used to treat just 5% of the population. The share of economic activity devoted to health care has in-creased from 7.2% in 1970 to 17.9 % in 2010.

“We’ve known there’s been a slow motion train wreck coming for 40 years, and we did nothing about it,” said economist Jamie Orlikoff.

In 1960, there were fi ve working Americans paying tax to support each retired American. Today, there are only two working Americans for every retired American--and 25 per-cent of that number will soon be earning minimum wage. And the number of people 65 years old and older will grow by 28% in the next decade.

And, Orlikoff says, we are quickly becoming a nation that can’t compete in the global marketplace because health care costs add so much to the cost of the products we product in the US.

Here’s the scariest statistics of all: 25 percent of Medi-care benefi ciaries have fi ve or more chronic conditions, see an average of 13 physicians and fi ll 50 prescriptions per year.

The only meaningful health care reform comes from this: a healthier population that uses health care less.

The news of a multi-county grant to address strategies to lessen chronic diseases will give a shot in the arm to work started by the Republic County Health Department several years ago, aided by a strong coalition of interested citizens (see 14A)

Our nation’s health care system is on life support. We’ve tried to deny there’s a problem for too long. We’ve spent too much time arguing about whose fault it is--and prob-ably talking with our mouth full while we sit in the recliner in front of a television.

Ben Franklin said there’s nothing certain except death and taxes.

And certainly, we’re going to be experiencing a lot more of both in the future of health care.

Mona Andersen

Mona Andersen, 62, died at her home in Jamestown Sun., March 1, 2015. She was born on Aug. 9, 1952 in Concordia to Leonard and Kathryn (Kempkes) Swiercinsky.

She graduated from Belleville High School and Cloud County Community College. She worked for the phone company after college and later was an offi ce administrator for the school system and worked with her husband, Eric at Waddell & Reed, Concordia.

She married C. Eric Andersen on Feb. 7, 1976 in Belleville.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Concordia and served on the Jamestown Library Board.

She is survived by her husband, Eric Andersen, Jamestown; daughter, Jaime Brown (Dave), State College, PA; son, Chad Andersen, Nashville, TN; one grandson; mother, Kathryn Swiercinsky, Savannah, GA; sister, Lynette Uhrich, Savannah, GA; brothers, Ron Swiercinsky (Stevie), Belleville, Randy Swiercinsky (Lori), Cuba, and Dan Swiercinsky (Stacey), Henderson, NV.

She was preceded in death by her father, Leonard.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Fri., March 6, at the First United Methodist Church, Concordia with Rev. Tessa Zehring offi ciating. Burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia.

Visitation will be on Thurs., March 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to the family’s choice in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.

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Alfred Gardner

Alfred J. (Al) Gardner, 94, Pompano Beach FL died February 23, 2015.

He was born December 25, 1920 in New York City.

He graduated from City College, NY and attended Columbia Law School until drafted into the Army. He served in the Army for three years, primarily in military intelligence.

He was also a member of Mensa for almost 50 years and a ranked duplicate bridge player.

He was an enrolled agent,

operating Gardner Account-ing for over 30 years.

He is survived by his daughters, Laurie Beall (Dan), Amy Hadachek (Lar-ry) of Cuba KS, and Eliza-beth Rudolph, (David) and stepdaughter, Linda Gold-stein, and eight grandchil-dren. He is also survived by his long-time companion, Gloria Casson.

He was preceded in death by his fi rst wife, Carolyn Wiseman (Cammy) Gard-ner, and second wife, Irene Lewis Gardner, and step-son, Gregg Lewis.

Memorial gifts may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project at www.wounded-warriorproject.org or 855-448-3997.

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Thomas E. McClellan

Thomas Earl McClellan, 87, of Belleville, died Wednesday February 25, 2015 at the Republic County Hospital, Belleville.

He was born on June 28, 1927 in Denmark, KS to Anna Christina (Stephenson) and James Adison McClellan.

He grew up in Lincoln KS and graduated from Lincoln High School. After high school he joined the United States Army and served during World War II.

He was united in marriage to Virginia Clark on September 9, 1950 in Lincoln KS and to this union was born two daughters Julie and Kristina.

Tom had several jobs throughout his life including a police offi cer in Salina, managing a dry cleaner in Lawrence, KS, salesman for C.D. Smith Drug Company based in St.

Joseph MO, salesman for Melton Motor Company in Belleville, and U.S. Deputy Marshall.

The family moved to Belleville in the early 1960s and later bought Jack and Nora’s Cleaners and Shoe Store and renamed it to Holiday Cleaners.

He formed the band Tommy’s Western Swing Sounds and played in many different dance halls for numerous organizations around the Belleville area.

He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 129, Belleville, NCK Shrine Club, Isis Temple of Salina; V.F.W. Post 3722, American Legion Post 133, and the Belleville Country Club.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Virginia in 1998, and daughter Julie Bowen in 2006; sisters Ora Christine Edwards, Cora Fern Wesseloh, half brothers and sisters Esther Gibbs, Arnold Hansen, Dagmar Hein, Virginia Carpenter, Virgil Hansen.

He is survived by his daughter Kris (Roger) James of Belleville, friend Maggie Book of Salina, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; son-in-law William Bowen, Belleville

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville. Inurnment will be at a later date in Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Kansas.

Memorials may be made to the family’s choice

The family will greet friends and family at the Belleville Country Club, where Tom was a member for a number of years, following the service.

Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville, assisted with arrangements.

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Dear Editor, I have been watching

the dialogue of the city council meetings as they have discussed the fate of the Belleville swimming pool in the last month or so. I have no real interest in the pool since I am unable to swim, have no great desire to do so, and do not live close to Belleville. While waiting for the Legislative and Executive branches of the state of Kansas to decide who is at fault for the funding shortfall in our great state, I decided to weigh in on this subject. It is either the schools or the farmer who is to blame. I am associated with both so it is with great suspense I wait for turnaround to end in the next few days and things in Topeka to fi re up again.

It does not matter to me which way the election turns out. Whatever the majority votes for is fi ne and being a school board member, I know that. As with school buildings and the pool and its facilities, if you try to update a Model T, you still have a Model T, no matter what you spend or say it is. There is a point when you have to just start over. The voting public will speak.

Public education is part of the reason I write. I had a great 7-8 grade science teacher, Mr. Larry Hinkle, who made sure as all teachers today do, students get it. We learned of many things from him including something that I have not read about in the Telescope: Evaporation. Not being present at the city council meetings this may have been mentioned but not reported in the paper. A brief search of the internet on my phone revealed that any amount from ¼” to 1.5” per day can evaporate from a pool depending on temperature, humidity, and wind along with latitude. Amount of use also contributes to loss, usually equal to evaporation. So that means anywhere from ½” to 3” per day or 15” to 90” per month can disappear.

I’m guessing the pool designer said this but it didn’t make the news. It bothered me that nobody had mentioned this and wanted to put my two cents in. Blame it on an awesome teacher.

Kevin MilnerNarka

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March 2, 2015Friends,I’m a Republican. Any

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That being said, I’m appalled by what’s being done in the name of conservatism in Topeka these days. As a graduate of Kansas State, many of my friends are Republicans, despite young people these days trending more liberal than ever. I often fi nd myself trying to justify the Governor’s actions and what he and the radicals in the legislature are doing. From a logical point of view, there HAS to be moderation. Reinstate SOME of the income tax to pay for education. If the current trends continue, K-State, KU, Fort Hays; they’ll all be private schools due to the lack of state funding, and high school students won’t have the skills to compete at them anyway.

By cutting education funding, the Legislature is basically saying that only the privileged few can have access to higher education. This is not conservatism. Conservatism means ensuring all students have an equal chance to work hard at the college of their choice; equal opportunity, not equal outcomes. Coming from a rural school that can’t afford to give you proper training is NOT an equal opportunity, Mr. Governor. There is hope, however. The pendulum of politics always swings back. In Kansas, this means moderate conservatives, ones who are willing to listen to Democrats’ ideas, will be back. Both parties have ideas to offer. In this letter, I hope I’ve convinced you all to take a step back, breathe, and in 2016, vote for compromisers and men and women of principle, such as Belleville has done in the past.

James KrotzBloomington IN

Formerly of Belleville

Grant funding will be inspiration for healthy changes in county

February 26, 2015Dear Readers:

Republic County, Mitchell County, and other counties will participate in a total grant of $225,000 to formulate a consortium of health care providers

who will investigate health disparities in North Central Kansas to update the health care for healthy Kansans by the year 2020. This funding is through the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia.

The focuses of this funding will be a framework similar to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment considering

Healthy Living, Healthy Communities, and Access to Services. Highlights of Healthy Living promote physical activity and promote healthy eating. Local communities will be equipped to take an active role in improving their health and supporting their families, children and friends in making healthy choices.

Healthy Communities are Kansans working together to impact the natural as well as human-formed conditions that infl uence health and/or risk for injury. Access to healthy foods and support policies that promote healthy food choices are a cross-cutting infl uence for access to services that promote healthy bodies and minds. The Journal of the American Medical Association has encouraged doctors to encourage eating of breakfast by students and parents as a primary factor in being overweight and undernurtured. The University of Wisconsin and the Obesity and Metabolic Research Foundation, sponsored by TOPS, Incorporated, discovered in 2013 a gene which is partially responsible for many persons being overweight.

Access to Services intertwines with the availability of healthy foods and healthy activities. Poor health in seniors and adults can often be traced to the living environment and eating habits of the individual that were formed during the earlier years of the adults life. Access to Services is an enormous problem among the homeless families who live in community shelters and the adults have no means of support other than those supports that come from an alliance group.

The $225,000 divided between fi ve counties will be an inspiration for changes to be made which will be a positive impact on the communities receiving the funding from the Center for Disease Control.

Sincerely,Arlene F. Clayton

Belleville

The month of March is Kansas Caregiving Month in honor of the state's more than 605,000 caregivers.

According to an AARP survey of Kansas caregivers, 75% of Kansans believe that being cared for at home with caregiver assistance is the ideal situation when the basic tasks of life become diffi cult due to illness or aging. The survey also

indicates that a majority of Kansas caregivers perform complex care like managing medications (70%) and other nursing and medicals tasks (70%). They also help or have helped their loved ones with shopping (88%), transportation (88%), household chores (84%), and meal preparation (80%).

March is Kansas Caregivers month

4A THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

PeopleNarka News

by Betty Edwards

CHURCH DIRECTORYCHRISTIAN

BellevilleCentral Christian Church24th and O(785) 527-2066Sunday School 9:30Worship Service 10:45Wednesday Night Live 6 pmPastor Mark Imelbaptizer2002@yahoo.comFood for Thought on KR-92 FM 7:08 M-F

EVANGELICAL

MundenZion Evangelical ChurchPO Box 42785-987-5510Harvey (Chip) Farnsworth,PastorSunday School 9:30 a.m.Fellowship 10:30 a.m.Worship Service 11 a.m.Evening service 6 p.m.Prayer Meeting Wed., 8 p.m.AWANA Resumes in Sept.

METHODIST

AgendaUnited Methodist Church4th and DelmarPastor Sandra Jellison-Knock785-325-2314Worship 9 a.m.

BellevilleFirst United Methodist Church2013 M St, 785-527-5608 (w) Pastor Emily Meckleygrehoundks@gmail.comWorship 10:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 AMWeb: www.belleumc.orgEmail: belleumc@nckcn.com

RepublicUnited Methodist Church501 Pawnee AV785-361-2664Roger L. Walls, PastorSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 11 a.m.Bible Study every Tues. 9 a.m.umcpastor@ruraltel.net

WESLEYAN

BellevilleBelleville Wesleyan ChurchPastor Mark McGregor909 Wesleyan DROffi ce 785-527-5509markwesley@nckcn.comSunday School 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m.Stepping Stones PreschoolDirector Traci Dahl 785-527-5315

CATHOLICParish Offi ce: 785-527-5559

BellevilleSt. Edward1827 Q. StreetSunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.

MundenSt. George105 W. MyrzaMass 1st, 3rd, 5th Saturday7 p.m.

Cuba St. Isidore603 LindenMass 2nd, 4th Saturday 7 p.m.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

BellevilleCrossroads Assembly of God17th & Q STPastors Rick and Ellie Snod-grassSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m785-527-2780 (offi ce)

COVENANTCourtlandCourtland Covenant Church505 Republic785-374-4370

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.Charles Peters, pastor620-245-2138Jake Englebert, assoc. pastor785-374-4247Curt Lindberg, chairman785-374-4239

PRESBYTERIAN

Little Blue River Cooperative ParishDial-a-Concern 785-729-3838 or 1-800-557-3808Pastor Phil GoombiNarka/Mahaska405 Cottonwood/Narka200 N Maple/MahaskaJoint Worship: 10:30 a.m.

CubaFirst Presbyterian Church218 Beach STWorship: 9 .am.

BellevilleUnited Presbyterian Church1713 N ST785-527-2565Pastor Robert FrasierSunday School/Fellowship 9:30 a.m. (Sept.-Dec.)Worship 11 a.m. (July -Dec.) 9:30 a.m. (Jan. - June)Quilting Circle 1:30 p.m. T-Th.Women’s Bible Study2nd Thursday 2 p.m.

LUTHERAN

Peace ParishPastor Thomas Kamprath785-335-2267peacepar@ruraltel.net

BellevilleAmerican Lutheran Church2304 M ST785-527-5841Worship 9 a.m.

Courtland (rural)Ada Lutheran Church785-374-4267Worship 11 a.m.

NorwayOur Savior’s Lutheran Church785-335-2628Worship 11 a.m.

ScandiaAmana Lutheran Church785-335-2265Worship 9 a.m.

BAPTIST

BellevilleFirst Baptist ChurchRev. Bruce Burfi eld, pastor20th and J Street785-527-2511Sunday Worship 10:30a.mSunday Bible Study 9:30

BellevilleMain Street Tabernacle1610 M Street785-955-0932Pastor Mike Samplesmasamples@live.comWorship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

NON DENOMINATIONAL

CourtlandLiving Waters Family Church303 CentennialSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:15 a.m.Dwight Garman, Head Elder785-374-4337

EVANGELICAL FREE

BellevilleLandmark ChurchMeeting at the Blair Theater1310 19th Street, BellevilleSunday School 9:30Worship Service 10:30mylandmarkchurch.comPastor Wade Moss785-304-0807

Feb. 16 -- A surprise “Welcome Home” was held for SSG Rex Shoemaker, Sunday Feb 8, by his wife, Kaitlyn, children, Aaron and Mashea Shoemaker and his parents, Frank and Lynette Shoemaker at their home west of Marysville. After serving his country at home and abroad for eight

years, SSG Shoemaker has received his discharge from the US Army.

SSG Shoemaker served the US Army at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo; Gulfport, MS; Ft Sill, OK; 15 months in Afghanistan; Ft Hood, TX; Ft Polk, LA, 1 year at Guantanamo, Cuba and Ft Carson Co.

The family of Elvin “Elvie” Steier requests a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday on March 4. Cards can be sent to Elvin Steier, PO Box 602, Henderson NE 68371.

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Elvin Steier

Max and Jane Coons will celebrate their 40th wedding anni-versary on Sunday, March 8, with an open house from 2-4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Cuba. The event is hosted by the couple’s children, Lori, Russell, Vicki and Max Dale and their families

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Coons to celebrate 40th anniversary

The Slagle family an-nounces the 60th wedding anniversary of Don and Laura Slagle, of Belleville. The couple was married March 12, 1955, at Ameri-can Lutheran Church in

Belleville. Cards may be sent to the

couple at Bethany Home, 321 North Chestnut, Linds-borg, KS 67456.

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Slagles to celebrate 60th

Touchstone Study Club met Feb. 9 at the Astra Bank Meeting Room. Pam Lahodny was hostess and Judy Pachta was co-host-ess.

The business meeting was called to order by Presi-dent Grace Richardson. The Club Collect was recited and roll call was answered by the 14 members present. Roll call was sharing of an old valentine.

Kathleen Stump reported on the Valentine’s party, at Long Term Care on Feb. 19.

Jewelda Scofi eld present-ed the name of Denise Rob-erts for membership. The group voted unanimously to accept her as a member of Touchstones.

Sally Splichal reported on the 50th anniversary party, which will be April 13. It was decided that invitations be sent to the charter mem-bers and that a picture be taken of the charter mem-bers in attendance.

The speaker for the eve-ning was Kathleen Stump. She gave a presentation on “Lipstick.” A game was played involving locating certain items in purses.

A dessert was served from a Valentine’s-themed table.

The raffl e gift, which was donated by Judy Pachta, was won by Jewelda Sco-fi ele.

The next meeting will be March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Belleville Public Library.

Marvin and Janice Brun-gardt, of Cuba, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 27. Their children are Brian Brungardt and Natalie Shears.

Marvin and Janice Brungardt

Touchstone Study Club meets

Fellowship Hall was the meeting place for the Republic United Methodist Women on Feb. 10. Connie Smith, president, wel-comed seven members and addressed concerns and birthdays from the prayer calendar. Recitation of the purpose was recited in uni-son. Roll call was a prayer concern.

Devotions by Joan Birrell exemplifi ed the art of faily thanksgiving. Compiling a list of 1,000 things for which one could give thanks is a powerful motive.

Judy Erkenbrack shared the thank-you card and monetary contribution from the Baxa family. An order for napkins and cards pre-pared by Bonnie Elliott has been placed. The Unit will sponsor Blanket Sunday the month of March.

The lesson, “Your Heart” was given by Jean Walls. A place-setting for two of ruby red glassware provided the

backdrop as she dished up the heart-healthy fresh let-tuce salad with carrot and celery sticks. She asked, “Wouldn’t you like to serve your sweetheart a heart-smart meal?” Psalms 141:4 was the quoted scripture.

Everyone sang, “What Kind of Hearts Do You Have?”

She concluded her pre-sentation with prayer after encouraging all to commit to live a healthy lifestyle while helping others know Christ.

The serving table was decorated with a Valentine motiff. Individual chocolate hearts at each place set-ting were compliments of the president. The hostess, Mary Agnes, served cherry sheet cake and snacks to guests and Pastor Roger. A Singspiration of love songs closed the afternoon.

Republic U.M.W. meet

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A Look At The PastThursday, march 5, 2015 The belleville Telescope 5a

Thursday, march 20, 2014 The belleville Telescope

100 Years Ago

The Belleville Telescope March 4, 1915

City Is Complimented

The City of Belleville has been complimented fre-quently the past year on account of delegations from other cities in other states coming to this city to see the working of the new Die-sel engine. It seems to be regarded as a correct stan-dard. Last week a delegation of city officials were here from Michigan looking over the city plant and engine.

For Mayor

The names most fre-

quently mentioned as pos-sible candidates for Mayor this spring are: Dr. Wm. Kamp, E.A. Fulcomer, F.L. Wineland and J.C. Elliott.

Z. J. Tate Tells Flour Story

Z.J. Tate called at the Telescope office the first of the week and said he had a flour story that would beat

the one of Mart Sheeks. Mr. Tate said he and Judge Booth worked at their trade of plastering in the city of Belleville during 1873, at one dollar per day and paid $6.00 per hundred for flour out of their wages. They also paid $3.00 per hundred for cornmeal at that time. If anyone can refresh their memory a little and beat this story the Telescope

would like to have it.

Ate Alligator TailsNew York Diners Also Had

“Snake Meat” on the SideAlligator tails spiraled-

eyed polar mice, whale meat, boa constrictor and whale blubber were some of the dishes served to 400 members and guests of the Canadian Camp at the Astor last night. The announcement that ten edible monkeys were lost in transit from Para, Brazil was received with regret, but catfish from Nova Scotia was substituted.

The Cuba DaylightMarch 4, 1915

Transfer Job LetJoe Wich received notice

this week that he was the successful bidder on the job transferring the mail from the depots to the post office and from the post office to the trains. It will be remembered that some time ago Ed Peterka resigned that position and the Gov-ernment asked for bids for the carrying of the mail as stated above. Several bids were put in but Mr. Wich was the successful one.

Postpone Rates Of Rates

The traveling public of this state and our neigh-bor states will no doubt be pleased to learn the pro-posed raise of rates on all the railroads in this state when selling tickets to

interstate points has been postponed until June 29th. The Interstate Commerce Commission has set a date for a hearing on this ques-tion to be held sometime in May and for this reason the railroads were notified not to put the rates into effect until the above date. The rate through the state of Kansas to any point in this state will be 2 cents per mile, the same as in the past, but if you buy a ticket to a town across the state line you will be required to pay 3 cents a mile for the whole trip.

The Narka NewsMarch 5, 1915

Some Snow

Since last Friday we have had four snowstorms (and it is still snowing as we go to press) which has totaled about two feet on the level. While it has drifted some there are no bare spots to be found and the wheat fields are covered with a might blanket of snow which, when melted, will be sufficient to soak the ground to the subsoil and ought to insure a wheat crop. The roads are almost impassable. For several days the rural mail carriers have only been able to cover a portion of their routes each day and today (Thursday) it is impossible for them to get out at all. There being considerable sickness in the community, Doctor West has been kept on the go every day and Louie Feil, Chas. Lovenburg and L.H. Koontz have been taking a turn about driving him. They have had pretty good luck, so far as getting him through was concerned,

until this morning when Feil started north with him and got as far as A.H. Whitney’s when they deserted the rig and proceeded on horse-back. It will be some time before the roads are good enough for joy riding.

The Scandia JournalMarch 4, 1915

Scandia Boy Makes Good

At a meeting of the fac-ulty of the Kansas Wesleyan University Saturday, Andrew G. Granstedt was nominated to receive the fellowship awarded by the state Uni-versity. The state University awards one fellowship to each of the denominational schools of the state each year, and the senior who receives this fellowship is nominated by the faculty of the college which he repre-sents. There was a number of applications into the fac-ulty from members of this year’s class and when the final vote was taken on the nomination Mr. Granstedt was awarded the place. Mr. .Granstedt probably gained his leading advantage over the other applicants by his excellency of scholarship. Miss Matson of the Latin de-partment who was formerly registrar of the Wesleyan, stated that Mr. Granstedt has always stood very high in his grades both in acad-emy and college work; that he had received very few grades below eighty-five and most of his grades were somewhat above ninety. She stated that his average for the years of college is about 93.

Wayne business district

This undated photo shows the Wayne main street. The businesses at the center and right appear to both be shoe stores: Barton Bros. Shoes in the center, but the signs on the business to the right are not legible. The Wayne Register newspaper office is adver-tised above the storefronts.

--Picture from the Republic County Historical Society, courtesy Jane (Campbell) Maddy

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6A THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

County News A calendar of events is provided by The Telescope as a public service for meetings and events offered to the public at no charge. Notices of fundraisers may also be included if they are also accompanied by paid advertising.

Upcoming Events

Deeds Filed

Warranty Deed: Joshua J. Melton and Lonisa M. Melton to Joe E. Glen and Cheryl A. Glenn. E ½ Block 49 and S 30’ of 22nd ST lying on north side between Block 49 and 50, OT, Belleville.

Warranty Deed: City of Scandia to Brian Van Meter. Tract in E ½ SE ¼ 8-3-4.

Trustees Deed: Francis J. Levendofsky Trust No. 1 to Fred J. Levendofsky and Con-nie R. Levendofsky. E ½ NW ¼ 7-2-3.

Quit Claim Deed: Jared A. Sasser to Tiffi ny S. Sasser. SW ¼ NW ¼ 29-2-1.

Corporation Warranty Deed: Family Eye Care of Bel-leville Inc. to MarMad LLC. Lot 12, Block 16, OT, Belleville.

Trustees’ Deed: Francis J. Levendofsky Trust No. 1 to Carleen S. Nordell and Mark A. Nordell. E ½ SW ¼ 6-2-3.

Warranty Deed: Carleen S. Nordell and Mark A. Nordell to Fredrick J. Levendofsky and Connie R. Levendofsky. E ½ SW ¼ 6-2-3.

Trustees’ Deed: Francis J. Levendofsky Trust No. 1 to Geri L. Larson and Todd M. Larson. S ½ NW ¼ 5-2-3.

Republic County District Court

SMALL CLAIMSFood Mart Inc., Belleville,

versus Savran Management, Naples FL. Judgment to plain-tiff of $1,079.72.

Animal Clinic versus Travis Sanders, Belleville. Case fi led.

Animal Clinic versus Tim Es-slinger, Belleville, case fi led.

Animal Clinic versus Ron Swanson, Belleville, case fi led.

DOMESTICDepartment of Children and

Families versus David Hause, Converse City CO. Default judgment for support granted.

Dale L. Smith and William T. Smith, divorce granted.

Department For Children and Families versus Danae Federico, Scandia. Petition for support fi led.

CIVILDamian Samuelson versus

Nathan Martin. Settlement for

injuries sustained in auto ac-cident approved.

TRAFFICBrian Taylor, Chisholm

MN, driving a commercial mo-tor vehicle under the infl uence, $750 fi ne, $108 court costs.

Nathaniel Simmons, East Chicago IN, log book violation amended to defective mirror, ordered to pay $45 fi ne, $108 court costs, $125 donation to republic County Historical Museum.

Richard Collins Jr., Concordia, log book violation $223.

Michael Leger, Broadhead KY, overweight $293.

William McElroy, Scandia, driving while license suspend-ed $100 fi ne, $108 court costs.

Juan Mejia-Flores, Wichi-ta, 80/70 $153.

Angel Marquez, Newton KS, overweight $258.

Jeffrey Franklin, Granite Shoals TX, overweight $258.

Michael Evans, Frankfort KS 83/65 $201.

Gregory Wilson, Dallas TX, 80/70 $153.

Republic County Sheri�

February 20Theft of tools valued at

$1,075 reported by Ronald Aspegren, Courtland.

February 21Motorist assist, US81 Port

of Entry.Assist person at 250 RD

north of US36.

February 22Theft of generator reported

by Joseph Tupy, Munden.Check on dogs in Cuba.

February 23Alarm call, Courtland.

February 24Alleged fraud reported.Vehicle-deer accident US36

and Hedge Lane involving a 1999 Ford driven by Kimberlee Birrell, Republic.

Vehicle-deer accident re-ported on 100 RD at Rock RD involving a 2006 Chevy driven by Roy Metcalf, Scandia.

February 25Vehicle-deer accident south

of Scandia on 90 RD.Traffi c hazard US36 and

Ash RD.Alarm call, Belleville.Damage to structure in

Kackley reported by Darrell Crum, Jamestown.

February 26Alarm call, Courtland.

February 27Parking complaint, US81 at

Nebraska line.Child in need of care re-

ported.

February 28Two vehicle accident US81

and US36.Assist Cloud County in lo-

cating a semi that went through an accident scene.

During the reporting period, offi cers served 16 papers and made 16 traffi c stops.

Republic County Jail

February 24Jorge Saugeno, arrested

by Kansas Highway Patrol on suspicion of no driver’s license. Posted $250 bond.

February 26Martin G. Burger arrested

by Belleville Police Department on a Mitchell County warrant. Picked up by Mitchell County.

February 28Michael W. Allen arrested

by Republic County Sheriff’s Offi ce on suspicion of DUI and open container. Posted bond.

Number of inmates in jail March 2: 2.

Kansas Register O� enders List

List is as of March 2 and contains the names of persons

who are listed as residents of Republic County and have been convicted of certain sex, violent and drug offenses, as set forth in the Kansas Of-fender Registration Act (K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq.). More infor-mation is available from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation website http://www.accesskan-sas.org/kbi/ro.shtml. Regis-tered offenders must report to the Republic County Sheriff’s Offi ce every three months.

Robert Bersterman, 216 Cloud ST, Scandia, sex of-fender, convicted of lewd and lascivious behavior in Republic County in October 2013. (Du-ration of registration: 15 years to 2028)

Brandon Joe Jeardoe, 1702 Marble RD, Belleville, sex offender, convicted of unlawful contact with a minor in Pennsylvania in 2008 (Duration of registration to 2021)

Darrick Shawn Klima, 1025 150 RD, Belleville, sex of-fender, convicted of felony ag-gravated solicitation of a child and misdemeanor promoting obscenity to a minor in Repub-lic County in 2001 (Duration: Lifetime)

Jacob Douglas Lull, 319 Wyoming ST, Scandia, sex offender, convicted of felony indecent solicitation of a child and attempted unlawful sexual relations, teacher/school em-ployee with student in Cloud County. (Duration to 2037)

Wesley Allen Peters, 2517 N ST, Belleville, violent offender, convicted of felony aggravated assault in Republic County in 2010, (Duration of registration to 2026)

Jim D. Stivers, 1526 170 RD, Belleville, sex offender, convicted of felony attempted aggravated indecent liber-ties with a child over 14 and younger than 16 in Cloud County in 2002, (Duration: Lifetime)

LAND AUCTION160 Acres Republic County Land

Held at the Dinner Bell Cafe at 18th & M Street in Belleville, Kansas

WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 2015

Starting at 7:00 p.m.

160 Acres (more or less), has 87.02 acres of upland terracedcropland, 66.16 acres timbered pastureland and waterways, and 6.82acres of roads. Cropland lays good and pasture has 2 ponds for water.Farm Location: East edge of Belleville on Hwy. 36 and 180th Rd.from Belleville, Kansas. Legal: (W ½ NW ¼ & W ½ SW ¼ ) of Section 12, Township 3South, Range 3 West of the 6th P.M. in Republic County, Kansas.Terms: 10% down day of sale balance upon marketabletitle atclosing on or before April 8, 2015. Taxes: Sellers paid 2014 taxes of$1,227.00. Buyer pays 2015 taxes. Possession: Buyers receivepossession of the crop ground and pastureland at closing. Escrow

Agent: Douglas Simms Attorney, Belleville, Ks. Title insurance &escrow fee coses split equally. Real Estate Broker represents Sellers;All acreage and information are taken from reliable sources but arenot guaranteed by the sellers or Auctioneer. Statements made day ofsale take precedence over printed material. Not Responsible for

Accidents.

HEIRS OF GEORGE PIERCEJohn Pierce, Margaret Willard, & Mary Eng Owners

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Belleville High Banks Hall of Fame

Consignment AuctionWhen: Saturday March 28, 2015Where: 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds in Belleville, Kansas.No Junk Please.To be included in the Auction Bill, contact by March 10, 2015.Will take Items up to sale day.

For Items Call:Don McChesney 785-987-5388 Tim Hiatt 785-527-0047

HBHOF Museum 785-527-2526

AUCTIONEERS: NOVAK BROS. & GIEBERWebsite: www.nckcn.com/novakbrosgieberauction/

Roger Novak Les Novak Butch Gieber Troy Novak785-527-2626 785-987-5588 785-729-3831 785-987-5372785-527-1302 cell 20-21/b

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Farm For SaleSoutheast of Belleville.

A large quarter section has 172 acres, more or less. 115 acres of good producing crop land. The

balance is hunting habitat.

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Heath Rhine Sales Associate785-527-2527

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Home For Sale424 Liberty Street in Courtland.

Roomy 2 story home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Central heat & air. Large garage. Priced Right!

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Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11

US36 Highway Asso-ciation President Lee “Doc” Franklin, Oberlin, will be in Republic County on a county-by-county meet and greet tour. His schedule includes:Tuesday:

3:00 – 4:00 pm – visit Court-land and JenRuss Freelance

5:00 – 7:00 pm @ T.A.G.’s Grill & Bar – ‘Social Mixer’319 N. Cloud – Downtown Scandia

Wednesday:•8:30 – 9:30 am – Tami-

Cakes Bakery - 1908 ‘M’ St•10:30 – 11:30 – Republic

County Museum – on US 36 He’ll discuss two main

topics: the 10th anniversary US36 Treasure Hunt Septem-ber 18-20, and the launching of the fi rst US36 magazine highlighting the 13 northern tier counties of Kansas.

--Saturday, March 14

The Belleville Public Li-brary, 1327 19th ST will host a scrapbooking day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be a Cricut ma-chine and cartridges available for anyone who wishes to use them. People who own machines are also welcome to come and bring their machine and mats..

Wed., Mar. 18 Commodities distribution at the Republic County 4 H Building in Belleville. Belleville clients may pick up 9 am – 12:30 a.m. Items: corn, orange juice, mixed fruit, peanut butter, canned potatoes, grape juice.

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Fri. Mar. 27-Sun., Mar. 29

Single, Catholic women of all ages are invited to a “Weekend of Exploration” to learn about the diverse forms of membership in the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia.

The weekend begins Friday evening, March 27, and contin-ues until 1 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at Manna House of Prayer in Concordia.

Taken together, more than 20 women have come to the community in these nine years, most as candidates for agré-gée membership and two as canonical sisters.

Today the “Preparation and Integration Program” welcomes women into the congregation as candidates, and gives them time to discern which form of religious life they are called to — either canoni-cal or agrégée.

For more information or to register, contact Sister Jan Mc-Cormick at (785) 479-6795 or jmccormick@csjkansas.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE 7A

Sports

Trevor Lowell and Mikel Cottenmyre of the Republic County wrestling team com-peted at the 3-2-1A State Championships February 27-28 at Hays. Republic County placed 23rd out of 67 total teams with 26 team points.

Trevor Lowell, in the 126-pound weight class, finished his State push with a 4-2 record, placing 5th. Lowell started the tourna-ment with a loss, losing his first-round match to Alex Cavanaugh of Rossville. Lowell battled back, win-ning his next three-consec-utive matches, guaranteeing him and medal. Lowell beat Micah King of Cherryvale 11-1, Lance Hall of Osborne 4-0 and Blake Boxberger of Russell 12-3. After start-ing 3-1, Lowell fell again to Cavanaugh 1-0 in the

consolation semifinals then defeated Devin Owen 5-2 in the 5th/6th place match. Sophomore, Lowell finished his season with a record of 37-8.

“I learned leaving this State Tournament, that I need to put in a lot more practice and time in the weight room getting into better shape, but it still felt great winning my fifth/sixth place match,” Lowell said.

Mikel Cottenmyre, at 285-pounds 28 started his State Tournament jour-ney with a 4-3 victory over Jacob Luethold of Sabetha in the first-round. After the win, Cottenmyre then lost to eventual state champion, Jaden Helms of Chaparral 5-2.

After the lost, Cotten-myre, then won his next four matches, to place third

overall. In the four matches, Cottenmyre won with a 3-1 overtime victory over Jonah Nowak of Garden Plain, he won by fall over Luke Hayes of Scott City, winning another 3-1 overtime vic-tory over Ethan Gustus of Caney Vallay in the conso-lation semi-finals then he defeated Luethold again in the consolation finals 5-3. Cottenmyre, a sophomore, ends the season at 37-6.

“The kid that I beat for third [Jacob Luethold] avoided me all season, so beating him felt outstand-ing,” Cottenmyre said. “He had beat me last year, so I wanted that revenge.”

“The State Tournament taught me that I need to stay positive and give me all, leaving everything out on the mat.”

Cottenmyre and Lowell place in State Tournament

Pictured (L-R): Asst. Coach Jostom Wassum, Trevor Lowell, Mikel Cottenmyre and Head Coach Adam Polansky.

The Pike Valley Junior High Boys basketball team ended their 2014-2015 campaign as the Pike Trail League runner-up.

In Mankato, Pike Valley earned a first-round bye as they entered the tourna-ment at the 1-seed. The Panthers second-round op-ponent was against South-ern Cloud who Pike Valley had narrowly beat 31-27 at home earlier in regular season. Against Southern Cloud, Pike Valley had their best performance of the season winning decid-edly 41-17. Leading scorers were Michael Flavin with 11 points, followed by Brody

Carlgren with ten and Clint Callaway with six.

In PTL championship game, the Panthers faced Osborne in the first game between the two teams this season. The Pike Valley boys had a slow start end-ing the first quarter down 5-7, but got things going by half leading 13-7 — hold-ing Osborne to zero second quarter points. By the end of the third quarter, Pike Valley led 25-20. During the contest, Pike Valley led comfortably by 14 points in the fourth quarter but could not hold the lead. Osborne applied constant pressure with their press as the Pan-

thers struggled to maintain ball control and quality possessions in the closing minutes, narrowly losing 34-35. Leading scorers were Brody Carlgren and Jesse Copple with eight points, followed by Tristyn Garman who added six.

“This was first team I have coached that did not return a starter which was an opportunity for growth in new roles for many of our players,” Pike Valley coach Luke Mahin said. “This season proved how valuable fundamentals and focus are in basketball at any level.”

The 4-seed Republic County Lady Buffs passed their first-round test in the 2A Sub-State Tourna-ment with a 44-37 win over 5-seed Solomon, Tuesday night in Belleville.

After starting an icy 10 for 41 from the field in the first three quarters the Lady Buffs turned up the heat when needed, in the fourth quarter.

Shaking off a 24-percent performance, the Lady Buffs broke open a 29-29, fourth quarter tie, hitting their first four shots - two from beyond the arc.

The Lady Buffs rode out the seven-point gap, out scoring Solomon 15-8 in the quarter.

Despite drawing a cold hand in the first three quarters, the Lady Buffs we able to stick close to Solo-mon as both the second and third quarter’s ended in a tie between the two teams. Solomon gifted the Lady Buffs 21 total turnovers in the contest, compared to only 11 committed turn-overs from the Lady Buffs.

The Lady Buffs finished the night with a 29-percent performance hitting on 14 of their 48 attempts, while attempting 20 threes in the process - making five.

Sophomore, Madison Scott led the Lady Buffs with 14 points, closely followed by junior, Ashley Pachta who added 13 points and four boards.

Sophomore, Casey Be-nyshek led the Lady Buffs rebounding with five.

The Lady Buffs will travel to Wakefield on Friday, March 6 to take on the 1-seed Washington County (20-1).

SOLOMON 37, REPUBLIC COUNTY 44

SL (7-14) 6 12 11 8 — 37RC (12-9) 8 10 11 15 — 44

Republic CountyMadison Scott 4-16 4-6 14,

Ashley Pachta 5-9 3-7 13, Joni Sheets 3-9 0-0 9, Casey Benyshek 1-4 1-2 3, Kalli Valek 1-2 1-1 3, Kendsey Johnson 0-6 2-6 2, Kendra Scott 0-2 0-0 0. Total 14-48, 11-22 44.

SolomonBrooke Homman 4-7 7-8 15,

Morgan Clark 38 3-4 9, Alexa Ritter 2-12 0-1 5, Jordain Bal-lue 1-4 3-4 5, Shaelynn Cross 1-2 0-0 2, Maggie Aylward 0-0 1-2 1. Total 11-33 14-19 37.

3-point goals — RC 5-20 (Sheets 3-7, M. Scott 2-7, Johnson 0-4, K. Scott 0-2), SL 1-8 (Ritter 1-7, Homman 0-1). Rebounds — RC 24 (Benyshek 5), SL 28 (Homman 10). Turnovers — RC 11, SL 21. Fouled out — none.

BoysThe Republic County

Buffs boys basketball team end their season 6-15 over-all and 3-9 in league play after a first-round loss in the 2A Sub-State Tourna-ment. On Monday night, the Buffs fell 49-66 to Sacred Heart in Salina.

Despite a 24-point fourth quarter surge, the Buff were unable to fight their back from a 51-25 third quarter deficit.

The Buffs were led in scoring with 11-points from both Justyn Stindt and Kale Johnson.

RC 7 5 13 24 49SH 15 18 18 15 66

Republic CountyKale Johnson 11, Justyn

Stindt 11, Tucker Allen 6, Justin Tietjen 6, Tyler Popelka 6, Deon Dyke 4, Lane Shoe-maker 2, Derek Vanous 2, Cameron Wilber 1.

First row (L-R): Riley Stenson, Sam Montague, Clancy Sjolander, Clint Callaway, Daltyn Garman, Ethan Marcotte, Tristyn Garman and Ethan Benne.

Second row (L-R): Head Coach Luke Mahin, Brody Carlgren, Kane Johnson, Beau Mikesell, Jesse Copple, Michael Flavin, Brennan Flavin, Dane Thompson, Jerrod Sothers, Layton Robi-son and Assistant Coach Mike Baumann.

Junior High boys finish season Pike Trail League runner-up

Six Buffs earn All-League Wrestling honors

Six Republic County wrestlers earned first-team, All-League honors for the North Central Activities Association.

Back row (L-R): Harlan Reed (182 honorable mention), Mikel Cottenmyre (285 first-team) and Branden Roop (170 first-team).

Front row (L-R): Benaiah Rundus (120 first-team), Ashton Holmes (160 honorable men-tion), Trevor Lowell (126 first-team) and Eleazar Rundus (132 first-team).

The Lady Buffssurvive and advance

Madison Scott hits one of her two three-point feild goals. Scott finished with a team-high 14 points and three re-bounds in the 44-37 win over Solomon.

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physical limitations but could walk 400 meters (about 1,312 feet).

Accelerometer readings of fewer than 100 counts a minute were considered sedentary periods. Anything more was deemed physical activity: readings of 100-499 suggested exercise like slow walking or light house-keeping, and 500 indicated moderate walking or simi-larly intensive activities.

Using factors such as age, cholesterol levels and blood pressure, the researchers calculated participants’ pre-dicted 10-year risk of heart attack or coronary death and found:

For every 25-30 minutes a participant was sedentary per day, his/her predicted risk was 1 percent higher.

Physical activity in the 100-499 counts/minute range was linked to higher HDL (“good”) cholesterol lev-

els in people with no history of heart disease.

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“In the past, much of the emphasis was placed on en-gaging in structured physi-cal exercise,” Buford said. “It is becoming increas-ingly evident, however, that encouraging individuals to just reduce the amount of time they spend being sed-entary may have important cardiovascular benefi ts.”

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not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption in the population. The associa-tion’s 2013 joint guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk also concluded that scientific evidence did not support limiting dietary cholesterol to lower artery clogging LDL-cholesterol in the blood.

Added sugarAdded sugars are another

key area of interest to the association. The association commends the science com-mittee’s recommendation to reduce consumption of added sugars through poli-cies and programs at local, state, and national levels, particularly from sugar sweetened beverages like regular sodas, fruit drinks, and sports drinks.

“We are working very hard to reduce the amount of sugar-sweetened bever-ages Americans drink – in schools, at universities and in worksites,” Antman said. “We also are working to cre-

ate policy changes so people who rely on government support for food can have access to healthier options.”

The guidelines are a good first step to building a culture of health through policy changes, Antman said, but there’s still a long way to go.

“Unless we translate these policies into action we’re not going to be able to really help drive change in the health of Americans,” he said. “We need a complete culture shift so consumers can easily make healthy choices, and that requires all of us working together – government, industry, health and science organi-zations, and advocates.”

The impact of a wide-spread, coordinated move-ment would not only affect people’s health and mortal-ity, but could also rein in health costs.

“One estimate suggests a national effort that reduces population sodium intake by 1,200 mg per day could reduce the health burdens

related to heart disease in addition to reducing health care costs by up to $24 bil-lion per year,” Antman said.

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The American Heart As-sociation says new recom-mendations for the next update of federal Dietary Guidelines will provide effective support for Ameri-cans who want to achieve a healthy diet.

The report, released by the Dietary Guidelines Advi-sory Committee will inform the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) as they craft the new guide-lines, due out later this year. The advisory commit-

tee’s report, written by a panel of nutrition experts, stresses the importance of a healthy dietary pattern limited in saturated and trans fat, added sugars, and sodium.

“It’s clear that Americans need to change their eat-ing habits and make more nutritious choices,” said Elliott Antman, M.D., presi-dent of the American Heart Association. “Although the American Heart Association and the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee dif-fer on the ultimate target levels for sodium, saturated fats, and added sugars, the Committee’s recommenda-tions are a shift in the right direction, and if accepted by HHS and USDA, will help

steer the public toward a more heart healthy path in their daily diets.”

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made in the committee’s report is that Americans are still eating way too much sodium – around 3,400 mg/day. With about 14 percent of kids age 12 to 19 and two-thirds of adults already pre-hypertensive or hyper-tensive, the report recom-mends following the AHA/ACC 2013 Lifestyle Guide-

lines for sodium intake. For the general population, the report recommends less than 2,300 mg/day, the same amount as the cur-rent guidelines.

“Reducing excessive salt in our diets is critical to cutting our cardiovascular risk, and the association is pleased that the commit-tee emphasizes this in their recommendations,” Antman said. “We urge the food industry to give Americans a better chance to achieve this goal, by decreasing so-dium in packaged and res-taurant foods – the source of nearly 80 percent of the salt we eat daily.”

The report also noted research showing the cor-relation between decreasing

children’s sodium intake and lowering their blood pressure. “More of our kids are suffering from elevated blood pressure, and one third of them are overweight or obese,” added Antman. “Too much salt in our chil-dren’s diets will make this situation worse and put future generations on the road to heart disease and stroke. There’s no question that we should continue to strive to reduce the sodium in the foods our kids eat.”

Antman also commended the advisory committee’s recommendation to main-tain a limit on dietary saturated fat intake in light of its strong relationship to LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and cardiovascular dis-ease risk. Saturated fats are found mainly in animal fats, meat and dairy prod-ucts, and tropical oils, such as coconut and palm. “We are pleased to see that the recommendations call for lowering saturated fats and encourage replacing them with unsaturated fats in-stead of refined grains and added sugars,” he said.

As anticipated, the panel did not include a recom-mendation for dietary cho-lesterol, noting that it is

Heart failure patients who struggle doing daily tasks are more likely to be hospitalized and die early, according to new research in the American Heart Asso-ciation journal Circulation: Heart Failure.

The risk is higher for older women, unmarried people and those with chronic conditions that affect mobility and ability, including obesity, demen-tia, anemia and diabetes, researchers said.

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KU Honors Banquet Waylon Sheetz, Peyton Warner and Joni Sheets were honored from Republic County High School at the KU Honors Banquet held in Beloit February 16. The program recognizes the top 10 percent academically of high school seniors in Kansas.

Kansas FFA Week Kansas FFA Officers met with Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as part of Kansas FFA Week Febru-ary 21-28. Members of the officer team met with chapters at high schools across Kansas last week. Jeff Hadachek (left) state secretary, an alumni of the Republic County chapter, and Kyle Apley (right) Blue Valley attended the Republic County FFA breakfast February 26 and presented a program to students on a trip to South Africa in January that they participated in with other FFA state officers from around the nation. The Republic County FFA Alumni provided sponsorship to Hadachek on the trip, and provides financial support for Republic County students to attend Washington Leadership conference in June.

Eleven members of the Republic County FFA Chapter competed in the district dairy foods and poultry contests in Manhattan on February 11.

In dairy foods Republic county placed second. Darci Morley and CC Ball tied for 5th high individual. Dairy foods consists of a written exam over milk processing, identifying off fl avors of milk, scoring California Mastitus tests, identifying cheeses, and determining the fat content.

In poultry the team placed third. Nick Piroutek placed sixth and Bret Stindt placed ninth. Others competing in both contests were Casey Benyshek, Deon Dyke, Noah Cardi, Kale Johnson, Tristan Sis, Spencer Edwards and Justyn Stindt.

The poultry contest consists of placing live birds for egg and meat production, grading interior and exterior eggs, evaluating processed poultry products.

Six members competed in the district meats contest Feb. 14 at Ellsworth. The chapter placed second. Lane Shoemaker was 2nd, Cameron Wilber 3rd, Tyler Popelka 4th, and Ashton Holmes 9th. Others competing were Nick Baxa and Hughstin Pachta.

The meats contest consists of identifying 30 retail cuts, grading beef carcasses, placing wholesale cuts, completing a meat mix problem, and a written exam on the meat industry.

FFA teams place in dairy, poultry, meats

All league band members

Republic County High School students selected to participate in All-League Band are from left: Nick Titkemeier, Joni Sheets, Waylon Sheetz, Bryn Hobelmann, Jay Surber, Dynae Bebermeyer, Tyler Popelka, Natalie Harcourt, Hayley Bauer, Bayleigh Whitesell, Micayla Pachta, Josh Young, Nick Baxa and Guy Filinger. Not pictured is Kendall Walker. The league band performed in Belleville.

Students named to the honor roll for the second trimester are:

A Honor Roll

Seniors: Jocelyn Bolte, Casey Jensen, Gabriel Mc-Gregor, Micayla Sjolander.

Juniors: Santana Reeves, Cody Thomas.

Sophomores: Tristan Burnham, Brooke Luedke, Zebulon Sjolander, Zachary Wohlbrandt.

Freshmen: Ben Jensen, Tiana Sothers.

High Honors

Seniors: Ty Sothers.Juniors: Dawson Carl-

gren, Kaden Loring, Joey Montague, Jordan Roush.

Sophomores: Nichole Al-len, Andrew Blazek, Isaiah Denault, Rileigh Gardner, Ryne McCreight, Blaze Pay-eur, Mason Runft, Conray Sjolander.

Pike Valley names honor roll studentsFreshmen: Davente Ham-

mer, Hannah Hannaman, Alicia Horner, Lane Peters,

Anton Reeves, Maxwell Rickard, Cole Strickler.

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Republic County Fu-ture Business Leaders of America participated in the District IV Contest at Rock Hills on Friday, February 13.

Ten schools partici-pated and Republic County placed third overall in total points. Twenty-nine Repub-lic County FBLA members placed in at least one event if not more. State contest will be in Topeka March 24-25, 2015.

Students and their plac-ings are:

Tucker Allen—1st Global Business (Team), 3rd Agri-business, 3rd Spreadsheet Applications, 7th Business Communications

Lanessa Aurand—1st Global Business (Team), 1st Job Interview, 1st Business Presentation (Team), 3rd Public Speaking II

Lasondra Aurand—1st Business Presentation (Team), 2nd FBLA Principles & Procedures, 2nd Intro to Business Communications, 2nd Word Processing, 9th Business Math

Lynnae Benyshek—5th FBLA Principles & Proce-dures, 8th Intro to Business Communications, 9th Word Processing

Jaycee Blazek—7th FBLA Principles & Procedures

Cody Burnett—4th Entre-preneurship (Team)

Laura Collette—9th Busi-ness Law

McKenzie Cromwell—10th FBLA Principles & Proce-dures

Saxton Graves—3rd Busi-ness Law, 3rd Cyber Secu-rity, 5th Computer Problem Solving, 8th Economics

Kendsey Johnson—2nd Public Service Announce-ment (Team), 3rd Sports & Entertainment Management (Team), 10th Business Law

Riley Palmer—1st Hospi-tality Management (Team)

Madison Parker—4th Business Law, 9th Health Care Administration

Nick Piroutek—5th Busi-ness Law, 8th Intro to Infor-mation Technology

Tyler Popelka—3rd Sports & Entertainment Manage-ment (Team), 3rd Digital Design & Promotion (Team)

Samantha Ratliff—4th Business Math

Matthew Rice—1st Hospi-tality Management (Team), 1st Emerging Business Issues (Team), 2nd Man-agement Decision Making (Team), 5th Impromptu Speaking

Kendra Scott—1st Desk-top Publishing

Madison Scott—1st Desk-top Publishing

Audrey Sheets—2nd Pub-lic Service Announcement (Team), 6th FBLA Principles & Procedures

Joni Sheets—2nd Pub-lic Service Announcement (Team), 3rd Sports & En-tertainment Management (Team)

Waylon Sheetz—1st Emerging Business Issues (Team), 2nd Management Decision Making (Team), 3rd Job Interview, 4th Busi-ness Ethics (Team), 8th Business Communications

Justin Tietjen—2nd Business Calculations, 3rd Introduction to Busi-ness, 3rd Intro to Business Communications, 4th En-trepreneurship (Team), 6th Personal Finance

Nicholas Titkemeier—1st Emerging Business Issues (Team), 2nd Management Decision Making (Team), 3rd Impromptu Speaking

Kalli Valek—1st Parlia-mentary Procedures (Indi-vidual)

Derek Vanous—1st Hos-pitality Management (Team), 4th Insurance & Risk Man-agement, 9th Economics

Logan Waite—4th Busi-ness Ethics (Team)

Madie Waite—2nd Sales Presentation, 4th Business Ethics (Team)

Cameron Wilber—3rd Digital Design & Promo-tion (Team), 9th Personal Finance

Josh Young—6th Eco-nomics, 7th Business Cal-culations

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• We also Double Wrap Meat forlonger freezer freshness (once inpoly freezer film and once in paper)• We will make Lunch Meat fromyour beef or pork• All Hams, Bacons and Lunch-meats are made with prize winningrecipes and cooked in our countrystyle Hickory Smokehouse

• Locker Rentals available foroverflow• Lard Rendering• Slaughtering by Appointment• We Double Grind All Hamburger• Beef and Pork by sides andquarters available from locally fedanimals• Full line of meat available by thepackage.

Home Fed Beef Sides......…$3.05/lb.Pork Sides...........................$1.75/lb.(Includes cutting and wrapping)

FBLA members qualify for state contest

Republic County Junior/Senior High School announces students of the month for January.

The junior high student-of-the-month is seventh grader Claire Jensik, daughter of Wade and Angie Jensik. Claire has one sister, Emily Jensik.

Claire participates in volleyball, basketball, and track. She’s also involved in singers, jazz band, and is a member of the junior high scholars bowl team. Claire enjoys volleyball and

basketball. She also likes being outside and spending time with friends.

Claire’s achievements

include her spot on the honor roll, participation in the geography bee, and her perfect attendance record two years in a row.

When asked what her favorite part of attending school at Republic County is, Claire said, “I like to do sports, elective classes (art, agriculture, FACS), and I enjoy seeing my friends.” In the future Claire plans to attend college at Kansas State University.

Sophomore Samantha (Sam) Ratliff is the high school student of the month. Samantha is the daughter of Daniel and Nicole Bowers. She has two sisters, Annie and Hannah Bowers.

Sam is involved in several clubs and activities at RCHS. Those include Pep Band, Art Club, FBLA, KAYS, FCA, and B.A.G. Last year she lettered in

academics and B.A.G. She also earned a trip to state forensics last year and had a leading role in this year’s play, Meet Me in St. Louis. Samantha’s favorite thing about her school is that everyone knows one

another, “So, it’s like one big happy family!”

In her free time Sam enjoys reading, acting, and

watching movies. Sam says,

“When I get out of high school, I plan to go to Cloud County Community College and then transfer to a university that has a good nursing program and become a pediatric nurse practitioner.”

RCHS/JH announce students of the month

JENSIK

RATLIFF

Presents research in Topeka

On February 11, Brie Little and four others represented Fort Hays State University by presenting their respective research at the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. Little, from Republic, is currently a high school junior in her second semester at the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) at FHSU. Based on data from the National Trends Network, Little’s research considered a correlation between the PH levels of precipitation in the state of Washington and the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens.“Volcanos emit a lot of gases,” said Little, “and SO 2, or sulfur dioxide, is one of the main gases they emit. It’s also one of the main causes of acid rain.” Little’s research began as a project for her geoscience class. Since then, it has traveled to Topeka for a science-fair style presentation to state representatives and the public. Only five students from each Kansas Board of Regents Institution may present at the capitol, and this year, three of FHSU’s presenters are in the KAMS program. “I was able to explore the capitol and tell representatives why my research is important,” Little said. “The structure was very personalized, so I would address one or two people at a time. It was a fun experience.”Little has also applied for two additional competitions, including the Kansas Science Fair on February 28 and the Junior Sciences Humanities Synopsis at Oklahoma State on March 6 and 7.

KAMS (Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science) is an early-entry-to-college program that focuses on advanced mathematics and science. While studying at KAMS, students live on campus in a residence hall with other KAMS students from across Kansas and around the world. Over the course of two years, students take 68 hours of college credit.

Republic County FBLA team placed third at the district contest February 13 and qualified numerous entries for state. Twenty-nine students placed in at least one event, and several placed in more events.

Students competing are: -Sam Ratliff, Madison Scott, Madie Waite, Riley Palmer, Row 2--Kendra Scott, Kendsey Johnson, Jaycee Blazek, Audrey Sheets, Row 3--Lasondra Aurand, Lynnae Benyshek, Cody Burnett, Row 4--Laura Collette, Brett Stendt, Justin Tietjen, Row 5--Joni Sheets, Lanessa Aurand, Madison Parker, Tucker Allen Row 6--McKenzie Cromwell, Kalli Valek, Nick Piroutek, Josh Young, Logan Waite, Waylon Sheetz, Cameron Wilber, Tyler Popelka, Row 7--Saxton Graves, Derek Vanous, Matthew Rice, Nic Titkemeier

Colin Wreath was recently awarded the honor of fi rst

chair trom-bone in the 5A/6A High School All-State Honor Band.

Colin is the

grandson of Mrs.

Joyce Wreath of Belleville and the son of Dana and JoAnn Wreath of Andover KS. Students from 5A and 6A schools were selected for the State Band using blind auditions. The Honor Band will perform at Century ll in Wichita on February 28th.

Colin is a sophomore at Andover High School and plays in the Wichita Youth Symphony. He is also a member of the Andover High School Marching Band, Jazz band, Sym-phonic band and the Pep

Grandson is first chair in state honor bandband. He was previously awarded the honor of fi rst chair trombone last year in the John Philip Sousa State Honor band for 7th,

8th and 9th graders from all over the state.

WREATH

12A THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

Registered Nurse/Utilization Review

Progressive rural hospital with an exciting career opportunity for a RN in our Utilization Review De-partment. Successful candidate will work independently after training and orientation to the UR position.

• Full-Time Position• Monday through Friday• Previous experience preferred,

but will train • Familiarity with Milliman or Inter-

qual Admission Criteria preferred• Competitive pay scale

Excellentbenefitpackageincluding:• Vacation and wellness incentives• Superior taxed deferred retire-

ment plan• Health and Dental insurance• Paid life insurance• Flexible spending accounts

Republic County Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Application may be found at www.rphospital.org and should be

mailedtotheattentionof:Kristin Higbee, BSN, RN

2420 G streetBelleville, KS 66935

785-527-225424-25/b

Like Us!

Registered Nurse/Discharge Planner

Progressive rural hospital with an exciting career opportunity for

a RN. Successful candidate will work independently with patients

and families with transition of care upon discharge from hospital.

•Part-Time Position•Monday through Friday•Competitive pay scale

Excellent benefit package includ-ing:•Vacation and wellness incentives•Superior taxed deferred retire-

ment plan•Health and Dental insurance•Paid life insurance•Flexible spending accounts

Republic County Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Application may be found at www.rphospital.org and should be

mailedtotheattentionof:

Diane Reed, BSN, RN2420 G street

Belleville, KS 66935785-527-2254

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Belleville Health Care Center has openings for both CNA’s & CMA’s 6a-2p & 2p-10p Shifts. Stop by and pick up an application or call for more information. Ask for Deb Trecek.

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Notice

For Sale

CLOSING HOURSClassified

Advertisementswill be accepted

until 4 p.m. TUESDAY for

publicationon Thursday.

The BellevilleTelescope has the right to withhold

placement of classified

advertisementsreceived by phone,

fax or email.

PerWordRates:$9 for 15 words(Each additional

word25-cents)

ClassifiedDisplay$9 per col. in.

Classifiedadsmustbe paid in advance by check or credit

card

Thank You

Autos

For RentFOR RENT: One bedroom El-

derly apartments. Grandview Apartments - Eastview Terrace. Apply at 1815 24th or call 785-527-5730. Equal Opportunity Housing.

3130-TF

MemorialGRANITE MONUMENTS &

MARKERS, Custom & person-alized designs. Cemetery let-ter. Johnson Monument, Bel-leville, KS. (785) 527-5535.

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Professional

Ryan Kueker, O.D.Richard Kueker, O.D.

ComprehensiveEye Health Exams

●Glasses●Cataracts●DryEyes

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785-456-2236 ~ For appointments

FAMILY EYE CAREof Belleville, Inc.

Accepting most Insurance plans!

JOHN BLEECKER, D.D.SMONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS,

THURSDAYSHours by Appointment

IN BELLEVILLE785-527-56832316 G Street

TUESDAYSHours by Appointment

IN MANKATO

123 N. CommercialEmergency and New Patients Always

WELCOME!992-TF

FISCHER FAMILY

DENTISTRY2337 G St., Suite 3Belleville, KS 66935

785-527-5602* Comprehensive Dental Care

For The Entire Family* Sedation Dentistry* Invisalign & Traditional Braces* Medicaid Provider (KS & NE)* Insurance Accepted & Filed

New & Emergency PatientsAlways Welcome!

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You Deserve These BenefitsFinancing Available ● Highly Trained Installers

Prompt Personal Service ● Competitive Prices

Energy Saving Equipment

Service All Brands ● Emergency Services

Phone Answered 24 Hours/7 Days A Week

Large Inventory For Quicker Service

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Serving North Central Kansas

Htg., Air, Plg., Electric, Inc. (785) 243-1489

Toll Free 888-204-28172201E.6thTrafficway

Concordia, KS

500 netwrapped round alfalfa bales, RFV ranging from 90-160.

All cuttings available.100 netwrapped bales of both

cane and straw. FOB from Brun-ing, NE. Call 402.768.3332

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To Place a Classified Advertisement: Send to:

1805 N ST, Belleville, KS 66935

Or Call: 785-527-2244 Or Fax: 785-527-2225

email: bellevilletelescope@gmail.comCLASSIFIEDSBuy It - Sell It - It’s All Here

Republic County Communications Center a 24/7 operations center is accepting applications for a full time-part time Dispatcher. Gen-eral duties to receive and process emergency and non-emergency calls for Sheriff, Police, EMS, and Fire Departments and general City departments. Maintain and record all communications in a computer aided dispatch system. Candidates must be available to work ANY assigned shift (8-4, 4-12, 12-8), weekdays, weekends, and Holidays. Ability to read and understand County GIS map-ping systems to handle Wireless 911 calls. Initiate and test emer-gency sirens, monitor incoming alarm systems, security monitors and weather monitor. Must be a U.S. citizen and 21 years of age, possess an unrestricted driver’s license, and shall not have been convicted of a crime equivalent to a felony or serious misdemeanor. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Must pass a background check (finger printsrequired) pass a drug test prior to employment and pass the NCIC Certification Requirements, test.Prior Communications experi-ence and computer experience is preferred. Must have ability to communicate and speak English clearly & effectively handle multi-ple demands simultaneously, deal with interruptions, handle difficultsituations under pressure, inter-pret information & relay it quickly, calmly and accurately over radios, telephones and computer sys-tems. Starting salary will be based upon related experience. Applications may be obtained at theRepublicCountyClerk’sOffice,1815 M St. Belleville, Ks. 66935. Republic County is an EOE.

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Wanted

Cunningham Telephone and Cable has applications for a $500 PRIMO scholarship. Primo is com-prised of the marketing personnel from the state’s independent tele-phone companies.

PRIMO will award 5 scholarships for 2015. Each telephone company like Cunningham Telephone and Cable can submit three applications to the state organization from which thefivewinnersareselected.Thestudent’s parents or guardian must be a customer of Cunningham Tele-phone and Cable. Preference is given to those students who will en-roll in marketing, public relations, or atelecommunicationsrelatedfield.The scholarship is available for any accredited university, college, or technical school.

The deadline for applications is

March 20th, 2015. You can get an application from www.cunningham-telephoneandcable.com or by stop-ping by your local office. ContactMegan at Cunningham Telephone and Cable for any questions at 800-287-8495.

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Help Wanted

Republic County Head Start is accepting applications for 2015-2016 school year. Call 785-527-2300 for an appointment. 20,22,24,26/b

Help Wanted: Health Department

AdministratorRepublic County Kansas is accept-ing applications for the position of Republic County Health Depart-ment Administrator. Responsibili-ties include planning and direct-ing numerous public health and environmental programs, preparing and administering budgets and grants and supervising Health department employees. The ad-ministrator reports to the Board of Republic County Commissioners.

Applicants should possess excel-lent interpersonal and communica-tion skills including multi-tasking. Qualificationsincludeacur-rent registered nursing license. Experienceinthefieldofnursingand administrative management preferred.

Pre-employment drug testing and physical capacity testing required. Benefitpackageprovided.Applica-tions may be requested from the Republic County Clerk, 1815 M St. Belleville, KS, 66935.Phone:785-527-7231.Application period remains open untilpositionisfilled.EOEandADA employer.

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Bestifor Farms, a progressive, ag-ricultural company located in Bel-leville, KS is currently looking for motivated, hardworking regional and local truck drivers. The em-ployee’s primary responsibility would be hauling of hay and grain. Applicants must have a Class A CDL with driving experience and a clean MVR. Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing is required. Bestifor Farms offers competitive pay, excellent health insurance, life insurance, and paid vacation time. If interested, stop in Bestifor Farm’s officetoapplyorcall785-527-2450for more information.

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RepublicCountySheriff’sOfficeistakingapplicationsfor:

Full Time Deputy. Musthave:• High School Diploma• Valid Kansas Driver’s License• No serious misdemeanors or

felonies. • Must be able to work all shifts.

For more information, pick up an application at the Sheriff’s OfficeorRepublicCountyClerk’sOffice.1815 M St., Belleville, KS

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HelpNeeded:MECHANIC

• Competitive Wages• Paid Vacations• Paid Holidays• ProfitSharing• Health Insurance

(785) 527-2293

Pickupapplicationat:1165 So. Hwy 81

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HelpNeeded:General Maintenance

Personnel • Competitive Wages• Paid Vacations• Paid Holidays• ProfitSharing• Health Insurance

(785) 527-2293

Pickupapplicationat:1165 So. Hwy 81

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CUSTODIAN5flexiblehours/week

Part-time custodian needed for ourBellevilleoffice.Primaryduties include maintaining basic cleanliness and restocking paper supplies. H/S diploma or equiva-lent requried; related experience preferred but not necessary. Offer-ing $8.25/hr. Visit our website to apply. - www.pawnee.org

Equal Opportunity Employer23-24/b

Crafts and baked goods are want-ed for the 2015 40th Annual Cuba Rock-A-Thon scheduled for March 15-21. Items will be sold all week on consignment. For more informa-tion call 729-3631.

23-24/b

2964 L4 Rd, Bern KS 66408Phone (785) 858-4457 Fax (785) 858-4717

HaverkampBrothers,Inc.isadiversifiedfamilyownedfarmwithoperations in Northeast Kansas and Southeast Nebraska. 2 positions are open at our EAGLE RIDGE Facility in HADDAM, KANSAS.

Position:BREEDING TECHNICIAN – Full-time

Qualifications:• Physical & Drug test required• Able to work early mornings and throughout the day• Able to occasionally work extended shifts or extra hours• Able to work 50+ hours per week if necessary• Valid driver’s license• Detail Oriented and dependable• Experience with animals preferred but will train the right person

Haverkamp Brothers Inc. offers a competitive wage with a full range of benefits.Somefull-timebenefitsincludeBC/BShealth/dentalinsurance,simple IRA, Vacation/Sick days and AFLAC. Please contact Human Re-sources Director Josh Burger at 785-858-4457 for more details or visit our website at www.haverkampbros.com to download an application. EOE 24-25/b

Warehouse Position AvailableScott Specialties, Inc. a manufacturer of orthopedic soft goods, has been growing in Kansas for 50 years. There is an immediate opening for a proven responsible individual in a fulltime warehouse posi-tion at the Belleville location. The job includes unloading trucks, operating forklifts and pallet jacks, checking in shipments, inspecting materials, and some basic computer work.

• Related experience is an advantage • Clean, safe working environment,• Competitive starting pay is offered plus merit raises • Excellent BC/BS health insurance available • Company paid life insurance• paid holidays, and vacation• Matching contributions to 401(k) retirement plan • Annual bonuses to qualifying employees

Approved applicants must pass a drug test before they are hired. All quali-fiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,creed,color,ornationaloriginApplicationsmaybepickedat:512MStreet in Belleville or you may call (785) 527-5627.

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Family Hunting Group looking to lease Hunting Property for long term leases, within a 30 mile radius of Belleville. Willing to pay premium price for lease. Please call Tim Buhrman. (717) 752-7303

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I wish to thank Betty Mohr and Kaye Ray for planning the Card Shower for my 90th birthday. Great idea. Thank you to all of my family and friends for making my 90th birth-day special. Thank you for the vis-its, phone calls, candy, gifts and cards. Arlene Baloun 24/p

RepublicCountySheriff’sOfficeistakingapplicationsfor:

Full Time Corrections Officer

Must be at least 18 years old. Musthave:• High School Diploma or GED

Equivalent• No serious misdemeanors or

felonies. • Valid Kansas Driver’s License• Must be able to work all shifts.

For more information, pick up an application at the Sheriff’s OfficeorRepublicCountyClerk’sOffice.1815 M St., Belleville, KS

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SEEKING APPLICATIONSThe Good Samaritan Society-Superior is seeking applications for:

Part Time Evening and Night Shift Nursing AssistantsApply online at www.good-sam.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status; Drug Testing 24-26/b

Ann Hobson, RN,C, DNS402-879-47911710 N IDAHO, SUPERIOR, NE68978

PASTURELAND FOR SALE240 acres of pastureland for sale near Wayne, Kansas. Call Douglas G. Simms at 785-527-5316. 24-25/b

1996 GMC Reg Cab............................$1,8502006 Ford Expedition...........................$8,5001957 Chevy Bel Air 2 dr......................$24,9502012 Chevy 1500 Crew LTZ 4x4.......$28,9992007 Chevy 1500 Ext. Cab..................$5,7501996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible......$4,7502006 Chevy Impala..............................$6,9952009 Chevy Avalanche LTZ...............$22,5001984 Ford 3/4 Reg Cab Flatbed..........$1,9502012 Chevy Tahoe.............................$29,9502003 Cadillac Seville STS....................$4,5002003 Chevy 2500 Ext...........................$6,4501997 Chev 1/2T Ext Cab, 4WD..........$10,9502003 Chev 3/4T Ext Cab, 2WD, Duramax LT............................................................$13,2502003 Chev 3/4T 4WD & Snow Plow.....$5,7502000 Ford Conversion Vam..................$6,9991984 GMC 1/2 LWB, 2WD, Diesel.......$1,9502012 Chevrolet 1/2 Ext, 4x4...............$26,7502007 Mercury Mountianeer..................$6,9001993 Caprice LTZ...................................$7502004 Chevy Silverado 4x4 Crew, 3/4, Die-sel......................................................$16,5002012 Chevrolet 1/2 Crew, 4x4, Conver-sion....................................................$33,9002005 Chevy Tahoe Z71......................$12,9502009 Chevy Avalanche LTZ...............$23,5002009 Chevy Tahoe LTZ......................$28,2502007 Yamaha Golf Cart, Gas...............$4,2502009 Dodge D-2500 2WD....................$8,9952013 Chevy Silverado 3/4, 4x4, Crew........................................................................$35,9002014 Buick Enclave CXL....................$35,0002002 Chevrolet 1500HD, Crew............$6,9002000 Chevrolet 1/2...............................$3,5002010 Chevrolet 1/2 Silverado, Ext......$20,9001998 Chevy S-10 Ext, 4x4...................$5,5002010 Chevy Malibu LT..........................$9,9752013 Chevy 1/2 LTZ, 4x4...................$33,7502014 Chevy 1500 Double Cab, 4x4...$32,950

MELTON CHEVROLET1836 US81 HWY

Belleville, KS785-527-2201

www.meltonchevrolet.com

Help Wanted

SELLING: Vanity with sink, small desk, piano, drop leaf table, up-right freezer old, large dog kennel & dog pillow, free-standing cabi-net, small power tools.

CALL: 785-527-3077 24/p

Caudy Trucking Inc. is looking for a Class A CDL Driver with minimum 2 years experience. Good pay. Bonus & Vacation pay. 402-768-6134.

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(First published in the Belleville Tele-scope, Thursday March 5, 2015) 1t

LEGAL NOTICE OF CLOSING OF REGISTRATION BOOKS

BEFORE THE CITY / SCHOOL GENERAL ELECTION

APRIL 7, 2015

Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2311c, notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of March 2015, all registration books for the City/School General Election will close at the end of regular business hours. Registra-tion books will remain closed until the 8th day of April 2015.

Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of March, 2015.

Kathleen L. MarsicekRepublic County Election Officer

____________________________

First published in the Belleville Tele-scope, Thursday March 5, 2015) 1t

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOP-ERATIVE, INC. AND THE CITY OF NARKA, KANSAS, WILL BEGIN NE-GOTIATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC’S FRANCHISE IN THE CITY. THE FRANCHISE WILL GRANT PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OPER-ATE AND EXTEND AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES, BRIDGES AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE CITY.ISSUES TO BE NEGOTIATED ARE:1. THE FRANCHISE FEE.2. THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE.

PRAIRIE LAND ELECTRIC COOP-ERATIVE, INC.____________________________

(First published in the Belleville Tele-scope, Thursday March 5, 2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RE-PUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

J. ARLENE STENSON, a/k/a ARLENE STENSON, DECEASED.

Case No. 14-PR-26

NOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Dennis Lauritzen, duly appointed, qualified and acting Executor of the Estate of J. Arlene Stenson, deceased; praying Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the individuals and organizations entitled thereto; the Court make reasonable allowances for the Executor’s fee and attorney’s fee and expenses; the administration of the Estate be closed; upon the filing of Receipts; the Petitioner be finally discharged as the Executor of the Estate of J. Arlene Stenson, deceased, and the Petitioner be released from further liability.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before March 27, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. in the District Court, Belleville, Republic County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Dennis Lauritzen, PetitionerWilliam L. Navis, #08770 Attorney at Law1802 M StreetBelleville, Kansas 66935(785) 527-2263Attorney for Petitioner____________________________

(First published in the Belleville Telescope, Thursday, February 26,

2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RE-PUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BILLY BRUCHIE, a/k/a BILL BRUCHIE, DECEASED Case No. 15-PR-5

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NO-TICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that on February 19, 2015, a Petition was filed in this Court by Norman J. Shinn, as a devisee named in the “Last Will and Testament of Billy Bruchie”, deceased, dated April 24, 1978, praying the Will filed with the Petition be admitted to probate and record; Norman J. Shinn be appointed as Administrator C.T.A. without bond; and Norman J. Shinn be granted Letters of Administration C.T.A..

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before March 20, 2015, at 10:30 o’clock A.M. in the District Court, Belleville, Republic County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the later of four months from the date of the first publication of Notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Norman J. ShinnPetitioner

William L. Navis, #08770Attorney at Law1802 M StreetP.O. Box 466Belleville, Kansas 66935(785) 527-2263Attorney for Petitioner

___________________________(First published in the Belleville

Telescope, Thursday, February 19, 2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RE-PUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-WFHE3, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WFHE3Plaintiff, vs.Floyd Swift (Deceased), Virginia Swift , et al., Defendants.Case No. 14CV4 K.S.A. 60Mortgage Foreclosure(Title to Real Estate Involved)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S_SALEUnder and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Republic, State of Kansas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 14CV4, wherein the parties above named were respec-tively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on 03/18/2015, at the front door of Republic County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Republic, State of Kansas, to wit:

TRACT 1: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN REPUB-LIC COUNTY, KANSAS, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF “S” STREET, SAID POINT BEING 990.0 FEET SOUTH AND 20.0 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST COR-NER OF THE NORTHEAST QUAR-TER OF SECTION 2-3-3; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SECONDS EAST, 535.26 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 167.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SEC-ONDS WEST, 535.26 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF “S” STREET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST, 167.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

TRACT 2: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN REPUB-LIC COUNTY, KANSAS, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF “S” STREET, SAID POINT BEING 1157.0 FEET SOUTH AND 20.0 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2-3-3, THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SECONDS EAST, 175.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 199.44 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SECONDS WEST , 175.50 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF “S” STREET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST , 199.44 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

TRACT 3: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN REPUB-LIC COUNTY, KANSAS, MORE

FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF “S” STREET, SAID POINT BEING 1356.44 FEET SOUTH AND 20.0 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2-3-3; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SECONDS EAST, 175.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DE-GREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST , 199.44 FEET, THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 0 MINUTES 0 SECONDS EAST, 139.19 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, 367.08 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, 314.68 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF “S” STREET, THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST, 170.31 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SHERIFF OF REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

Respectfully Submitted,By: Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542Eric M. Lemp, KS # 26178Kelli N. Breer, KS # 17851Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office)12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555St. Louis, MO 63141Phone: (314) 991-0255Fax: (314) 567-8006Email: elemp@km-law.comAttorney for Plaintiff_____________________________

(First published in the Belleville Telescope, Thursday, February 19,

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RE-PUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

Wells Fargo Bank, NAPlaintiff, vs.Ashley Nutsch, Nathan Nutsch , et al., Defendants.Case No. 14CV13 K.S.A. 60Mortgage Foreclosure(Title to Real Estate Involved)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S_SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Republic, State of Kansas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 14CV13, wherein the parties above named were respec-tively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on 03/18/2015, at the front door of Republic County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Republic, State of Kansas, to wit:

A fraction of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township One (1) South, Range One (1) West of the 6th P.M., Republic County, Kansas, described as fol-lows: Commencing at a point 40 feet East and 360 feet South of the South-east corner of Block Three (3) of Brenneman`s Addition to the town of Narka, Kansas; thence West 190 feet; thence South 100 feet; thence East 190 feet; thence North 100 feet to the place of beginning.AndA tract of land out of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township One (1) South, Range One (1) West of the 6th P.M., Republic County, Kansas, described by metes and bounds as follows:Commencing at a point 210 feet South of the Southeast corner of Block Three (3) of Brenneman`s Ad-dition to the City of Narka, Kansas; thence running West parallel with the South line of said Block Three (3), 300 feet; thence running due South 150 feet; thence running due East 300 feet; thence running North along the West line of Main Street of the City of Narka, Kansas, 150 feet to the place of beginning.

SHERIFF OF REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS

Respectfully Submitted,By: Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542Eric M. Lemp, KS # 26178Kelli N. Breer, KS # 17851Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office)12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555St. Louis, MO 63141Phone: (314) 991-0255Fax: (314) 567-8006Email: elemp@km-law.comAttorney for Plaintiff_____________________________

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015 THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE 13A

Public Notices

RESULTS OF THE MARKET STUDY ANALYSIS FOR REPUBLIC COUNTY FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015

PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 1996. SUPP. 79-1460aJANUARY 1, 2015

A study of the Residential Real Estate Market for older houses indicated that the market is stable with no general upward or downward trend.

A study of the Residential Real Estate Market for newer houses indicated that there is an overall inflationary trend of 1.5% to 3.0% for the current year.

A study of the Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Market indicated that the market is stable with no general upward or downward trend.

A study of the Vacant Real Estate Market indicated that the market is stable with no general upward or downward trend.

Values on specific properties may not follow the general trend, especially in rural areas, be-cause of changes in the property, correction of descriptive information, specific neighborhood sales or adjustment of values based on sales of similar properties.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTIONCITY OF BELLEVILLE, KANSAS

Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City of Belleville, Kansas (the “City”) that a special election has been called and will be held on April 7, 2015, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:

Shall the following be adopted?

Shall the City of Belleville, Kansas, be authorized to: (i) impose a one-half percent (0.50%) City-wide general purpose retailers’ sales tax, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance the costs of constructing and acquiring public infrastructure improvements, including a new swimming pool and other park and recreational improvements, collection of such sales tax to commence on October 1, 2015, and to terminate on Septem-ber 30, 2035; and (ii) issue sales tax/general obligation bonds to pay the costs of a new swimming pool and related improvements, provided that the City receive, prior to such bond issue, a comprehensive feasibility study that indicates the revenues received from such sales tax will be sufficient to retire such bonds without the necessity of levying any ad valorem taxation; all pursuant to the authority of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EACH QUALIFIED VOTER TO NOTE THAT YOUR BALLOT CANNOT BE COUNTED UNLESS YOU TAKE THE APPROPRI-ATE STEPS:

To vote in favor of any question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the word “Yes.” To vote against it, darken the oval to the left of the word “No.” YES

NO

**********************The polls will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 7:00 P.M., on April 7,

2015, the election day. The voting places in the City, and the area each vot-ing place will serve, will be as follows:

Voters Residing In Will Vote At City of Belleville, Kansas Belleville Wesleyan Church 909 Wesleyan Drive Belleville, Kansas 66935

The election will be conducted by the officers and/or persons provided by law for holding elections, and the method of voting will be by ballot.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe following additional information is provided by the City with respect

to compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 10-120a and K.S.A. 12-6,122. This information has been obtained from sources deemed reliable by the City. Certain portions of this information are based upon projections. No as-surances can be given that these projections will be accurate as of the date of issuance of the bonds due to changing market conditions and other mat-ters unknown or unavailable at this time. The assumed principal repayment schedule and the average interest rates are based on recent bond issues for similar types of financings all as shown below.

Projected Annual Revenues of .50% City-Wide Retailers’ Sales Tax

$150,000

(based on information provided by Kansas Department of Revenue)

Projected Summary of Swimming Pool Project Costs Sources of Funds Uses of FundsBonds to be Issued $1,880,000 Project Costs $1,800,000

Issuance Expenses (including attorney fees, printing costs, rating agency fees, financial advisor fees, underwrit-ing fees and other mis-cellaneous expenses)

Total $1,880,000 Total $1,880,000

Projected Summary of Bond Issue Repayments

Principal Repayment Term: 20 years Average Interest Rate: 3.035%Total Interest Cost to Maturity: $613,454 Average Annual Principal and Interest Payments $124,672

Ad Valorem Taxation Based on 100% of Estimated Sales Tax Collections: $0 0 mills*Ad Valorem Taxation Based on 90% of Estimated Sales Tax Collections: $0 0 mills*Ad Valorem Taxation Based on 80% of Estimated Sales Tax Collections: $4,673 0.57 mills** Based on 2014 Assessed Valuation

The election officer conducting the election will be the County Clerk of Republic County, Kansas, whose address is: County Clerk, County Court-house, 1815 M Street, P.O. Box 429, Belleville, Kansas 66935-0429.

DATED March 4, 2015.

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deprive Kansas of the water to which it was entitled,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court’s majority. “That is nearly a recipe for breach [of the Compact that governs sharing of Republican River water]—for an upstream State to refuse to deliver to its downstream neighbor the water to which the latter is entitled. And through 2006, Nebraska took full advantage of its favorable position, eschewing steps that would effectively control groundwater pumping and thus exceeding its allotment. In such circumstances, a disgorgement award appropriately reminds Nebraska of its legal obligations, deters future violations, and promotes the Compact’s successful administration.

Justice Kagan wrote that Nebraska is now on notice that if it overuses water again, it could again be subject to disgorgement, or paying for its gains. “That, we trust, will adequately guard against Nebraska’s repeating its former practices,” Kagan wrote.

Kansas Attorney General Schmidt also noted that the Supreme Court never before had ordered disgorgement of an upstream state’s unjust gains as a remedy in an interstate water dispute.

“Legally, this is a groundbreaking case that vindicates Kansas’s rights as a downstream state,” Schmidt said. “We brought this lawsuit to encourage our neighbors to live up to their obligations in future dry periods. I’m hopeful this strong and clear Supreme Court order will have that effect.”

Recalculate PlatteA positive note for

Nebraska is that the Supreme Court ordered technical changes to the calculation of future water flows from the Platte River basin into the Republican River basin as requested by Nebraska. The decision to order that reformation of the accounting procedure was 5-4.

The accounting change is expected to have immediate consequences for Nebraska farmers along the Republican River this year. The Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation District provides irrigation water from the Republican River to more than 45,000 acres of farmland. Last year, canals were shut off to make sure Kansas got enough water.

Local impact to be decided

Nelson said that the Kansas-Bostwick board of directors will meet this Friday, March 6, and

discuss whether the Supreme Court’s decision will have any impact on local irrigators this season.

Directors Gary Housholder, Monty Dahl and Brad Peterson announced a 9” restriction earlier this year for the 2015 growing season.

Nelson echoed comments made by Nebraska water officials that communication between the two states today is better than it has been for decades. Nelson began working for K-BID in 1977, and depletion of water in the Republican surfaced in the 1980s, leading to the first lawsuit between the states in 1998.

“There is a huge improvement in the spirit of cooperation between the states,” he said.

Don Blankenau, outside counsel to the Nebraska Attorney General’s office in the case, said the decision could end decades-worth of legal battles between Nebraska and Kansas over the Republican River.

“I really believe that this is more than the closing of a chapter. I think it’s the closing of a book,” he said. “I don’t think Kansas believes Nebraska will violate in the future. And I know the existing people at DNR the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources) certainly have that view.”

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Peeters contacted Dusek about an International 6788 tractor that Dusek had for sale on Big Iron Auction. Dusek said Peeters contacted him to ask questions about the tractor and wondered if Dusek would let him take the tractor apart in his shop so that it could be shipped to Holland.

Dusek said he was worried that Peeters was running a scam and contacted Big Iron Auction. Dusek said he was assured by officials at Big Iron Auction that they had dealt with Peeters before, and he was a safe buyer.

Peeters, who farms full-time on 250 acres near Kessel, Holland, and grows wheat, onions, sugar beets and potatoes, said he saw his first International 6788 when he was 19 years old while visiting Canada. The tractors aren’t available in his native country, he said.

He bought Dusek’s International 6788 and restored it. He now uses it on his Holland farm to haul manure, cultivate and to transport potatoes and sugar beets. He said he believes it is the only tractor of its kind in Holland.

Peeters returned to Republic County last week to pick up four more tractors; two of the tractors

– a 7520 John Deere 4WD and a John Deere 4030 -- belong to his chicken farmer friend, Bart van den Boom, who was unable to take the trip to the United States. Peeters’ two new tractors are an International 6388, which will be the second tractor in the International series, and a Farmall Super M Disesel.

Peeters bought the tractors online after contacting each of the sellers to talk about the tractors’ conditions, he said. He hired Dusek to retrieve the tractors and take them to Belleville.

Peeters brought two friends, Tjeu Geelen and Coen Geelen, to help him take the tractors apart and ready them for their month-long journey. Dusek’s family and friends have also helped. All fuel and oil had to be drained from the tractors, which were all running before being taken apart, and the differentials were wrapped in plastic to keep the dirt out of the transmissions. Three of the tractors will travel to their new home in pieces; one tractor is going back intact.

“It’s not hard for a farmer to take tractors apart,” Peeters said of readying the tractors for transport and putting them back together when he gets them home. Peeters said he repairs his own equipment at home.

He went to Abilene Machine and Concordia Tractor Inc. to purchase parts and engine overhaul kits. Like Dusek’s International 6788 that Peeters bought three years ago, the tractors will be restored as they are put back together.

Going home

After a week of disassembling, the tractors were loaded onto two shipping containers last Friday. Peeters had measured the equipment before loading and had drawn on a sheet of paper the exact placement of each item in the container. In addition to the tractors and parts, Peeters purchased several old plows and some riding lawn mowers, which were set among the tractors and parts. Fifty ratchet straps were purchased to hold everything in place.

The shipping containers traveled by truck to Kansas City and by rail from Kansas City to New York. The containers will then travel to Rotterdam, Holland, and are expected to arrive on March 27. Dusek said total shipping expenses amount to about $4,000 per container.

“I will be back to America for the 6588 [International],” Peeters said, just as soon as he can find one for sale.

Netherlands/ Local farmers help counterparts disassemble and pack farm equipment for shipping

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Belleville Abram Ready-Mix plant, said at a pre-construction meeting last week subcontractors were told that work will begin on the south side of the highway first. Construction of two box culvert extensions will be first on the agenda, he said.

“Be patient, be patient because there are construction workers there,” he added.

Smoky Hill LLC, Salina, is the contractor on the project. The pavement

reconstruction is a $4.8 million project, and the bridge replacement an additional $3.2 million.

The highway will remain 53’ wide through the city limits. The configuration will be changed to two 14’ wide traffic lanes, a 16’ center turning lane, and a 4 1/2’ wide buffer area on either side of the highway.

The work will be done in phases to keep access open to all businesses during construction. A temporary access road behind the Super 8 motel, Peoples Exchange Bank and Dairy

Queen will allow customers to access those businesses.

The S Street turning lane wasn’t originally part of the project, but added after it was suggested at a public meeting in Belleville.

“We view the extension of the project to include the S St. intersection as an important component of the project and will build the 3-lane (including a dedicated turn lane) roadway to a point just east of the intersection,” Greiser said.

Republican lawsuit/ ‘There is a huge improvement in the spirit of cooperation betwen the states’

Reconstruction on US36 in Belleville will begin next week. The project will include a new bridge over Riley Creek (above) and a turning lane at S ST.

--File photo

US36 construction/ Traffic will be controlled through city

Multi-county grant to work to prevent chronic diseasesA new grant-funded

prevention program, Public Health Actions for Prevention, kicks off this month in Mitchell,Jewell, Smith, Lincoln and Republic counties.

The region received a $225,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Health through the Centers for Disease Control. Stephanie (Romberger) Simmons applied for the grant administered through the Mitchell County Health Systems. Lorraine (Jeff) Jensby will be grants coordinator for the region.

Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in Kansas and account for 75 percent of health care costs in the state.

The grant funding support implementation of a coordinated approach to prevent and control

diabetes , heart disease, obesity and associated risk factors. Communities

will identify 15 prevention strategies.