75¢ plus tax 10 Pages WHeAT: $6.56 Milo: $3.93 CoRn: $4.38 Tuesday Markets Courtesy of McDougal-Sager, Snodgrass Grain, inc. email: [email protected]SquARe DeAl RAWlinS CounTy “A Voice for New Frontiers” VOL. 22, NO. 42 ATWOOD, KS 67730 THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 Celebrate the 4th! As the 4th of July holiday quickly ap- proaches area residents are preparing to cel- ebrate. Those wanting to enjoy friends, good times and patriotic parties can participate in any of the many 4th of July gatherings. Herndon The 9th Annual Herndon PRIDE 4th of July Community Picnic will he held at Hern- don City Park. The celebration will begin at 7 p.m., with a potluck supper followed by a variety of games for kids of all ages. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and fireworks to share. Those attending the potluck should bring a main dish and one side dish to share. Herndon PRIDE will provide drinks and table service. Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration. Atwood Spend the day at Lake At- wood celebrating the 4th with a full day of activities hosted by the Atwood Ro- tary Club. Make sure to bring lawn chairs, blankets and pic- nics to enjoy throughout the day or buy lunch from one of the several food ven- dors who will be parked around the lake. The day will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the 5- mile County Challenge Race. Sand volleyball for ages 15 and older directed by April Green begins at 10 a.m. To pre-register, call April at 785-626-9050. Bike races will start at 4:30 p.m. Kids can also enjoy free barrel train rides from 5 to 9 p.m., and games from 6 to 7 p.m. The horseshoe contest will begin at 5 p.m., and frisbie golf tournament will begin at 6 p.m. The Parade of Colors and flag raising ceremony will be at 7:45 p.m. After the ceremony will be the community talent show followed by live music until 10 p.m. This years entertainment will be by The Three Jacks, Larry Henderson and LeeAnn Shearer. The evening will conclude with a fire- works display over the lake presented by the Atwood Ambassadors. Photo by Rosalie Ross Shaping up at art camp Ashlynn Wade is happy with her art creation featuring shapes, which she produced in Millie Fisher’s Art Camp last week. Fifteen youngsters in grades K-6 participated in the learning experience. Art Camp is among the many offerings provided by the At- wood Summer Rec programs, which is free to all children. By Lloyd Huff The USD 105 school board met in regular session on Monday, June 16. Two im- portant pay provisions to the classified staff handbook sec- ond reading were discussed, changed and approved. The first approved change is to pay classified hourly staff on snow days. There was much discussion on the cost of this change. Data was provided by the superin- tendent that on average snow day years, the cost would only be several thou- sand dollars vs the cost of administering the related make-up days and the diffi- culty for employees to ever have the opportunity to make up the snow days. When concern was ex- pressed about the cost of the case of a year with many snow days, board member Scott Beims commented that, “Those are the years that the employees need the pay the most. They have no other way to get part-time work on an unscheduled basis. They can never re- cover that income.” The second approved change is to stop the current comp-time policy for classi- fied employees and switch to an overtime policy. Again, there was support- ing discussion on the diffi- culty of employees having the practical opportunities to ever use all of their earned comp time. Later in the board meet- ing, discussion continued on comp time for the current year. Del Hawkins made a motion that was unani- mously approved to extend the new policy to the current year. This was followed by direction from the board for the superintendent and board clerk to pay all back overtime and remaining comp time out of contin- gency reserve. School board sets new pay policies Photo courtesy Pattie Wolters Ride ‘em, cowboy Cauy Hayes keeps his seat on a bucking steer at Rawlins County’s rodeo last weekend. Tanner Hayes and Dominic Cassaw were the only other local riders. Tyrel Prideaux, Fair Association vice president and rodeo chairman said it was the best rodeo here to date because the number of contestants was up and the number of spectators doubled from last year. Medicine Creek Rodeo Company furnished the stock and all the assistants. Bank to celebrate 100 years By Rosalie Ross Staff from Farmers Bank & Trust will be giving away bomb pops at Lake Atwood the evening of July 4 as a way to kick off the celebration of the bank’s 100th anniversary. The bank has a unique home-owned history with multi-generational employees. The Farmers National Bank was organized in 1914. Its national charter is dated Oct. 17, 1914 with Dr. L.G. Graves listed as president and Frank Prochazka as cashier. “There has been a century- old tradition of family ties connecting the framework of the bank,” CEO Barney Hor- ton said. “Frank Prochazka was the first cashier and his nephew, Joe Prochazka, is one of the stock holders in our holding company.” Four generations of Hor- tons have served as bank owners and directors. William Ryneck Horton was named bank president in 1921. In 1959, the title was acquired by W.R. Horton, Jr. Barney Horton assumed the CEO position in 1989. His daughter, Mary Rachael Horton, is presently the bank’s operational officer. Yale Marks was bank president from 1980 until he resigned in 1989. His son, Tom, is now the bank’s vice president. Priscilla Antholz, head bookkeeper, has been serving customers since 1958 and her daughter, Nikki Holliman, has been a teller since 1996. Other current loyal em- ployees include Tony Timson, president; Rosie Braxmeyer, vice president and cashier; Anita Finley, loan clerk and Cheryl Steier, teller. Today, Farmers Bank & Trust board members are Barney Horton, Tony Tim- son, Joe Kramer, John En- City buys HME 1871 fire truck By Rosalie Ross Atwood City Council members were excited to learn about the acquisition of a new fire truck for the city department during their June 19 meeting. Mayor Tim Colgan ex- plained that he had spotted trucks on a surplus tele- vised auction advertisement from the city of Wichita. By coincidence, City Su- perintendent Rick Kramer was in Wichita and was able to inspect the available trucks and advise the mayor. “The bidding was pretty intense,” Colgan said. “We got a 2000 model truck by paying $37,950. We got a ve- hicle we badly needed with- out breaking the bank.” He explained that this truck will transport six peo- ple with airpacks plus take care of the department needs now covered by three older vehicles. Nash Dunker appeared be- fore the council with a request to have 12 hens in his backyard. “It is the wave of the fu- ture,” Nash said as he listed cities that allow chickens in fenced yards. After council discussion, City attorney Charles Peck- ham explained that city or- dinance 749 prohibits domestic birds within the city limits. The council voted to draft an amendment to the ordi- nance to allow up to 12 chickens and no roosters. They left the option open to modify the ordinance dur- ing their July meeting. Annette Dunker and Karin Finley came to the council to request the block- ing of Blaine Street between 6th and 7th Streets on July 26. “We want to have a block party,” Dunker said. “It will be a get-acquainted potluck with live music from 5 to 11 p.m.” The council agreed with the proposal as long as neigh- bors had no objection and that the music stop at 10 p.m. Kathy Leitner appeared before the council with a re- quest that she be allowed to keep a well-trained horse in a fenced 7 and one-half acre See ‘Fire truck,’ Page 2 See ‘School board,’ Page 10 See ‘Celebrates,’ Page 10
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75¢ plus tax10 Pages
WHeAT: $6.56 Milo: $3.93 CoRn: $4.38Tuesday MarketsCourtesy of McDougal-Sager, Snodgrass Grain, inc.
As the 4th of July holiday quickly ap-proaches area residents are preparing to cel-ebrate. Those wanting to enjoy friends, goodtimes and patriotic parties can participate inany of the many 4th of July gatherings.
Herndon
The 9th Annual Herndon PRIDE 4th ofJuly Community Picnic will he held at Hern-don City Park.The celebration will begin at 7 p.m., with
a potluck supper followed by a variety ofgames for kids of all ages. Everyone is encouraged to bring their
own lawn chairs and fireworks to share. Those attending the potluck should
bring a main dish and one side dish toshare. Herndon PRIDE will provide drinksand table service. Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration.
Atwood
Spend the day at Lake At-wood celebrating the 4thwith a full day of activitieshosted by the Atwood Ro-tary Club.Make sure to bring lawn
chairs, blankets and pic-nics to enjoy throughoutthe day or buy lunch fromone of the several food ven-dors who will be parkedaround the lake.
The day will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the 5-mile County Challenge Race. Sand volleyballfor ages 15 and older directed by April Greenbegins at 10 a.m. To pre-register, call Aprilat 785-626-9050. Bike races will start at 4:30 p.m. Kids can
also enjoy free barrel train rides from 5 to 9p.m., and games from 6 to 7 p.m.The horseshoe contest will begin at 5
p.m., and frisbie golf tournament willbegin at 6 p.m.The Parade of Colors and flag raising
ceremony will be at 7:45 p.m. After theceremony will be the community talentshow followed by live music until 10 p.m.This years entertainment will be by TheThree Jacks, Larry Henderson andLeeAnn Shearer. The evening will conclude with a fire-
works display over the lake presented by theAtwood Ambassadors.
Photo by Rosalie Ross
Shapingup at
art campAshlynn Wade ishappy with her artcreation featuringshapes, which sheproduced in MillieFisher’s Art Camplast week. Fifteenyoungsters in gradesK-6 participated in thelearning experience.Art Camp is amongthe many offeringsprovided by the At-wood Summer Recprograms, which isfree to all children.
By Lloyd Huff
The USD 105 school boardmet in regular session onMonday, June 16. Two im-portant pay provisions to theclassified staff handbook sec-ond reading were discussed,changed and approved.The first approved change
is to pay classified hourlystaff on snow days. Therewas much discussion on thecost of this change. Datawas provided by the superin-tendent that on averagesnow day years, the costwould only be several thou-sand dollars vs the cost ofadministering the relatedmake-up days and the diffi-culty for employees to everhave the opportunity tomake up the snow days. When concern was ex-
pressed about the cost of thecase of a year with manysnow days, board memberScott Beims commentedthat, “Those are the yearsthat the employees need the
pay the most. They have noother way to get part-timework on an unscheduledbasis. They can never re-cover that income.”The second approved
change is to stop the currentcomp-time policy for classi-fied employees and switch toan overtime policy.Again, there was support-
ing discussion on the diffi-culty of employees havingthe practical opportunitiesto ever use all of theirearned comp time.Later in the board meet-
ing, discussion continued oncomp time for the currentyear. Del Hawkins made amotion that was unani-mously approved to extendthe new policy to the currentyear. This was followed bydirection from the board forthe superintendent andboard clerk to pay all backovertime and remainingcomp time out of contin-gency reserve.
School boardsets new pay policies
Photo courtesy Pattie Wolters
Ride ‘em, cowboyCauy Hayes keeps his seat on a bucking steer at Rawlins County’s rodeo last weekend. Tanner Hayes and DominicCassaw were the only other local riders. Tyrel Prideaux, Fair Association vice president and rodeo chairman saidit was the best rodeo here to date because the number of contestants was up and the number of spectators doubledfrom last year. Medicine Creek Rodeo Company furnished the stock and all the assistants.
Bank to celebrate 100 yearsBy Rosalie Ross
Staff from FarmersBank & Trust will be givingaway bomb pops at LakeAtwood the evening of July4 as a way to kick off thecelebration of the bank’s100th anniversary.The bank has a unique
home-owned history withmulti-generational employees.The Farmers National
Bank was organized in 1914.Its national charter is datedOct. 17, 1914 with Dr. L.G.Graves listed as president andFrank Prochazka as cashier.“There has been a century-
old tradition of family ties
connecting the framework ofthe bank,” CEO Barney Hor-ton said. “Frank Prochazkawas the first cashier and hisnephew, Joe Prochazka, isone of the stock holders inour holding company.”Four generations of Hor-
tons have served as bankowners and directors.William Ryneck Horton
was named bank presidentin 1921. In 1959, the title wasacquired by W.R. Horton, Jr.Barney Horton assumed theCEO position in 1989.His daughter, Mary
Rachael Horton, is presentlythe bank’s operational officer.Yale Marks was bank
president from 1980 untilhe resigned in 1989. Hisson, Tom, is now the bank’svice president.Priscilla Antholz, head
bookkeeper, has been servingcustomers since 1958 and herdaughter, Nikki Holliman,has been a teller since 1996.Other current loyal em-
ployees include Tony Timson,president; Rosie Braxmeyer,vice president and cashier;Anita Finley, loan clerk andCheryl Steier, teller. Today, Farmers Bank &
Trust board members areBarney Horton, Tony Tim-son, Joe Kramer, John En-
City buys HME 1871 fire truckBy Rosalie Ross
Atwood City Councilmembers were excited tolearn about the acquisitionof a new fire truck for thecity department duringtheir June 19 meeting.Mayor Tim Colgan ex-
plained that he had spottedtrucks on a surplus tele-vised auction advertisementfrom the city of Wichita. By coincidence, City Su-
perintendent Rick Kramerwas in Wichita and was ableto inspect the availabletrucks and advise the mayor.“The bidding was pretty
intense,” Colgan said. “Wegot a 2000 model truck bypaying $37,950. We got a ve-hicle we badly needed with-
out breaking the bank.”He explained that this
truck will transport six peo-ple with airpacks plus takecare of the departmentneeds now covered by threeolder vehicles.Nash Dunker appeared be-
fore the council with a requestto have 12 hens in his backyard.“It is the wave of the fu-
ture,” Nash said as he listedcities that allow chickens infenced yards.After council discussion,
City attorney Charles Peck-ham explained that city or-dinance 749 prohibitsdomestic birds within thecity limits.The council voted to draft
an amendment to the ordi-nance to allow up to 12
chickens and no roosters.They left the option open tomodify the ordinance dur-ing their July meeting.Annette Dunker and
Karin Finley came to thecouncil to request the block-ing of Blaine Street between6th and 7th Streets on July 26.“We want to have a block
party,” Dunker said. “It will bea get-acquainted potluck withlive music from 5 to 11 p.m.”The council agreed with
the proposal as long as neigh-bors had no objection andthat the music stop at 10 p.m.Kathy Leitner appeared
before the council with a re-quest that she be allowed tokeep a well-trained horse ina fenced 7 and one-half acre
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plot she owns within the citylimits. The council agreed to dis-
cuss a modification of thepresent ordinance, whichprohibits such animalswithin the city limits. Emergency Medical Serv-
ice Director Kim Dysterasked the council to directcitizens to put visible housenumbers up so their addresscould be easily located incase of emergency.Although the council did
not agree to make addressnumbers a legal issue, theydid agree to publicize theneed for safety sake.Jan Ackerman, compli-
ance officer, said she waspleased, for the most part,with the reduction of nui-sances in Atwood, notingthat there has been a 89 per-cent compliance rate thisyear.David Blau from Miller
and Associates presentedblueprints for the sewer plan
in Greason Park. He said theadjustments were made socontractors could proceedwith plans to constructhouses there.Councilman Gary Fisher
reported that Atwood Hous-ing Authority has hired Kas-sidi Fanders as the newdirector. He also expressedappreciation to Dyster asEMS director for checkingon each Wheatridge residentfollowing the recent wind-storm.The council voted to give
the mayor authority to sign aresolution deedingWheatridge Manor to the At-wood Housing Authority.City Attorney Peckham
drafted an ordinance allow-ing water service outside thecity limits, with fees chargesthe same as any water serv-ice in Atwood. Those receiv-ing services will pay all costsof extending service onwater mains outside city lim-its Kramer said all the city
infrastructure was good fol-
lowing the violent storm. Healso said the city plans tospray mosquitoes next weekwith an apparatus that hasbeen recently recertified.Councilman Dietrich Kas-
tens reported an average of66 swimmers in the pooldaily, with 62 season passesbeing sold.The mayor said there is an
on-going plan to get publicrestrooms in Kelley Park, butthe $129,000 bid they had wasout of the city’s budget range,Councilwoman Diana
Tongish said the JayhawkTheatre had accepted newby-laws and changed theirrates after studying prices inneighboring theatres.The council set a budget
workshop for 5:30 p.m., Tues-day, July 8 at City Hall.They approved the con-
tract from Adams, Brown,Beran and Ball to assist in the2015 budget preparation.Council members Fisher,
Mark Vrbas, Kastens andTongish were present for themeeting.
Photo by Rosalie Ross
Ready to rollCity Superintendent Rick Kramer (left), Fire Chief Terry Britt and Mayor Tim Colgan inspect Atwood city’s latestpurchase. The 2000 model fire engine was a Wichita Fire Department surplus. Britt said the truck seemed to haveall the necessary equipment and is a welcome addition to the department. He said the truck, which was long over-due, will transport six firefighters and is roomy enough to allow them to be getting into their gear while enroute tothe scene. The purchase, although unexpected, was within the city budget.
Municipal Court
For safety’s sakeHow visible is your house number from the street? This
is a serious question and maybe it has a life or death answer.If you call 911, can the responder, whether it is the police,
fire truck or ambulance, quickly locate your home?Don’t assume the house number is clearly visible — go
to the curb and take a look. Is it in a good location to be spot-ted at night? Is there vegetation making it difficult to see thenumbers?Emergency Medical Service Director Kim Dyster
brought this problem to the Atwood City Council and askedfor assistance or a regulation by the city.Her suggestions included light-colored numbers on
darker painted houses and dark numbers for light coloredhomes. Contrast is the key. She also said numbers 3 to 4inches tall would be helpful.The mayor said he wasn’t in favor of any more govern-
ment rules, but did recognize the importance of being ableto locate someone in distress.All of the above suggestions apply in Herndon and Mc-
Donald. Don’t assume everybody knows where you live.How do you get the best protection when you call 911 if
you have a rural address? “Memorize your E911 address,” is the advice from Rawl-
ins County dispatch. It is the best way they can find yourhome. They can also locate you with a legal description ofyour farmstead or with the letters of your cross-road inter-section. It is not unusual to be too rattled in an emergency to even
remember your address. Post it by your phone. The personmaking the call may be a visitor and not know your address.When you make that 911 call, stay on the line. Don’t hang
up if at all possible. The dispatcher may be able to give theemergency responder more information if you remainavailable.What if you have an emergency while driving through
the countryside? The best advice is to always be aware ofyour surroundings, mile markers, landmarks, etc. Again,stay on your cell phone so you can be as helpful as possible.Each of us should make an effort to give all first respon-
ders their best shot at keeping us alive and well.
—Rosalie Ross
When I was a youngster,one of my favorite places toplay on a cold winter daywas my Uncle Joe and AuntAnna’s weathered red barn.Uncle Bernie had one tooand it was also a must stopwhen we went to see ourcousins.This warm, cluttered
sanctuary served up a smor-gasbord of playing opportu-nities. It was also a relaxingplace, especially if it wasraining or snowing outsideand the weather was too badto work. During winter, timeusually wasn’t as pressingas it was during fall orspring planting, wheat har-vest, haying or crop cultiva-tion time.About the time I was
growing up, the popularityof tractors marked the endfor many barns. Some weretaken down while otherswere abandoned or replacedwith Quonset huts made ofplywood and galvanizedsteel.We didn’t have a beautiful
red barn on our farm inSheridan County. Instead,my dad built a machine shedand what we called “The BigShed.” It was 90-feet longand housed our tractors,grain drills, trucks andother farm equipment.When we had a bumperwheat crop, all the machin-ery was cleared out and it
was filled with golden grain.Why were so many barns
painted red?Probably the biggest rea-
son was the ferric oxide,which was used to create redpaint. It was cheap and themost readily available forfarmers.The wooden barns that
dotted the prairie country-side weren’t generally agood example of housekeep-ing. In my uncle’s barn, old,dusty horse blankets andcobweb-covered horse col-lars hung from wooden pegsor rusty nails. Hay tongsalso competed for space.Here and there a bustedplow stock leaned against awooden wall. Some barncorners were crowded withpitchforks and an occasionalcome-along. Tangled, bro-ken bailing twine litteredthe damp dirt floor minglingwith the smells of rustingiron, manure and mildewedleather.As youngsters the hay
mow (rhymes with cow) orhayloft was where our par-ents searched for us whenwe were hiding in the barn.While there were alwayswooden steps or a ladder tocrawl up to this upper floor,we’d try to find new routesto the top. We’d risk life andlimb crawling up the side ofthe barn grabbing onto any-thing that would hold our
body weight or lassoing apost or board above andclimbing the rope, hand overhand, to the loft.Once inside this cav-
ernous space, we’d marvel atthe wooden pattern of therafters high over our heads.We’d yell out at the pigeonsor starlings who tried to in-vade our private world ofkid adventures.If there were bales or
scattered hay outside one ofthe two large doors at eitherend of the hayloft, we’d oftenmake the 15-20 foot plungeinto the soft landing.Hay was hoisted up and
into the barn through thesedoors by a system of pulleysand a trolley that ran alonga track attached to the topridge of the barn. Trapdoors in the floor allowedanimal feed to be droppedinto the mangers for the an-imals. For youngsters ofnine, 10 or 11, these doorsalso made a perfect getawayduring hide and seek as wejumped through and madeour escape.
Exploring the tack roomwith all of the bridles andsaddles was my favorite. Be-fore I could ride, I’d struggleto take one of the saddles offthe wall so I could place it ona sawhorse and pretend toride like my hero, RoyRogers.And finally, who could for-
get the many idioms weheard about barns as chil-dren. You remember, “Youcouldn’t hit the broad side ofa barn.” “Were you born in abarn?” and “Your barn dooris open.”Today, many of the old
fashioned barns we knew aschildren are gone. They’remainly memories when folkswith farming backgroundsvisit at reunions or wed-dings. Still, these memoriesprovide a warm glow of yes-teryear.Remember that bitter cold
day in January of ’61 whenthe winter winds whistledunder the eaves of AuntAnna’s barn and the icy rainplayed tic-tac against the cob-web-blotched windows….
The weathered old red barnBy
John Schlageck
Editor’s note: The firstdate is the date of the in-fraction. The second isthe date the ticket waspaid. Court costs are $76unless otherwise noted.Feb.12 — Robert Adams
of McDonald, no seat belt,$10 fine, no court costs; 45mph in a 35 zone, $45 fine,June 12. Feb 14 — Alix Saechao of
Atwood, dog at large, $100fine, April 25.Feb. 15 — Jason Clay
Galli of Cheyenne Wells,Colo., 56 mph in a 45 zone,$51 fine, April 21. March 31 — Patrick
Walker of Atwood, unau-thorized riding, $75 fine,May 23. Alicia Ridlen of Pal-isade, Neb., disobey streetbarrier, $75 fine, April 22. April 10 — Robert Taylor
of Albion, Neb., improperpassing, $75 fine, May 30. April 11 — Laken Vrbas
of Trenton, Neb., 57 mph ina 45 zone, $57 fine, April 28.
A beautiful, pure-heartedyoung woman, Maleficent,has an idyllic life growingup in a peaceable forestkingdom, until one daywhen an invading armythreatens the harmony ofthe land.
Maleficent rises to be theland’s fiercest protector, butshe ultimately suffers aruthless betrayal, an actthat begins to turn her pureheart to stone.
Bent on revenge, Malefi-cent faces an epic battlewith the invading king’s suc-cessor and as a result placesa curse upon his newborninfant, Aurora.
As the child grows, Malef-icent realizes that Auroraholds the key to peace in thekingdom and perhaps toMaleficent’s true happinessas well.
MPAA rating: PG for se-quences of fantasy actionand violence, including
frightening images.Genres: Action/Adven-
ture/ Family/ Fantasy/ Ro-mance.
Run time: 1 hrs., 37 mins.Starring: Angelina Jolie,
Elle Fanning, Juno Temple,Sharlto Copley, ImeldaStaunton, Lesley Manville.
Jody Tubbs of the KansasCommission on Veterans Af-fairs will be in Atwood 1 p.m.to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 1,at the courthouse to assistveterans and their depend-ents with VA claims work.
Those who are unable to
contact Tubbs in Atwood,may contact the office inColby any Monday, Wednes-day or Friday. That phonenumber is 785-462-3572.
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Coffee ‘n Cookies Bridge Club met Monday afternoon atAtwood Senior Center. The hostesses were Dorothy Woltersand Maxine Phelps.
Winners were Leta Focke, Maxine Phelps, DorothyWolters, Violet Beims, Pat McClellan and Peggy Minneman.
Hostesses for the June 30 meeting will be Pat McClellanand Sally Hayden. Anyone who wants to play bridge shouldcall one of them.
IntroducingIntroducing Cord
Charles Norris, who
was born May 22, 2014
at Salina Regional Hos-
pital in Salina. He
weighed 8 pounds, 10
ounces. Cord’s parents
are Chuck and Tobina
Norris. He has a sister,
Josey, 4, and brother,
Trent, 2. Grandparents
are Joe and Vicki
Schmidt of Atwood,
Phyllis Norris and
Charlie Norris of Okee-
chobee, Fla. Great-
grandmothers are
Irene Vap and Daisy
Schmidt.
Let’s go to theLet’s go to the
Jayhawk! Jayhawk!
MaleficentFriday, Saturday
and Sunday7:30 p.m.
Prairie Plaza News
• Party goers enjoyedgreat food, friends and timesat the birthday celebrationsof Junior Leiker, MaxineWright, LaVerna Amannand Ruby Lochner.
Other residents andguests at the party includedEffie Fields, Teresa Chvatal,Scott Savage, Sherry Chap-man, Elmer Timson, JeanFocke, Sonia Domsch,Melanie Prideaux, LetaFocke, Dr. Roger and PeggyMinneman, Dorothy Wolters,Pat McClellan, Dolly Leiker,Jane Marton, Lola Killianand grandson, David Wayne,Merry Reeh, Gary Leochner,Ted and Gertie Kastens,Doris Finley, Lonnie Frickand Jackie Urban.
• Jean Focke’s guests wereMelanie Prideaux, Loganand Elaina Prideaux of Wi-chita and Tyrel, Toby andTucker Prideaux.
• Junior and Dolly Leikerwent to the movie at the Jay-hawk Saturday evening andSunday they made their way
through the rain and hail inBird City to go dancing inGoodland. The trip homewas uneventful.
• Dr. Roger and PeggyMinneman spent last week-end in Fairview celebratingthe 50th wedding anniver-sary of their cousins Lesterand Sharon Trentman. TheTrentman clan was there forthe good times.
• Dan Fields, the spiritu-ally adopted son of DorisFinley, celebrated his birth-day again at the PrairiePlaza. Doris honored Dan bybaking him a white choco-late bread pudding for hisbirthday. Since Dan is al-ways on the go she took it tohis birth mother, EffieFields, to deliver.
• Dan Fields, Effie Fieldsand Doris Finley got to-gether for a late night partylast Monday evening. Othersthat joined the group werePeggy and Roger Minne-man, Leta Focke and DollyLeiker.
Photos by Mary Holle
100 co-op yearsThe Bearsley Equity Co-op celebrated their
“first 100 years” June 14 with a large crowd
on hand for the grain elevator’s annual
meeting. Members and guests filled the
Columbian Hall in Atwood and were treated
to a meal and a movie for entertainment.
Louis Sabatka, above photo, takes time dur-
ing the break to peruse the 100 years photo
collage. Right photo — a new sign will mark
the entrance of the Equity soon. The framed
artwork depicts the Co-op’s new logo.
IntroducingIntroducing Corbin
Joseph Martinez, who
was born May 8, 2014
at North Platte, Neb.
He weighed 7 pounds,
4.5 ounces and was 20
inches long. Corbin’s
parents are Joseph
and Katie Martinez of
North Platte. Grand-
parents are Ronnie
and Marilyn Holub of
Atwood and Jose and
Wanda Martinez of
Hershey, Neb. Great-
grandparents are Felix
Reitcheck of Atwood
and Lucas Martinez of
Pearsall, Texas.
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There were a good num-ber of sports fans tuned in towatch the U.S.A. team playPortugal in a World Cup soc-cer game Sunday.A win in this contest
would have secured a spot inthe round of 16 for America.America was just short of
30 seconds left in the game,leading by a 2-1 score. Itlooked like a sure bet thatAmerica would advance tothe round of 16.No one told Portugal that
was the case. They stormeddown field and superstarCristianno Ronaldo made anoutstanding pass to SilvesterVarela, who scored with a div-ing header as time expired.All of America was
stunned at what had tran-
spired. The team, fans andothers could not believewhat they had just seen. A sure victory was snapped
from America’s grasp andthey were dealt a heartbreak-ing tie with Portugal.That ending had a lot of
folks discussing a contestthat usually doesn’t havemany folks watching. TheU.S.A. team has quite a fol-lowing, much the same asthe rest of the teams playing
in these games. America was looking at
going into the round of 16 withconsecutive wins in the games.It would have made it the firsttrip since 1930 for them.“We had a foot in the
door,” American goal keeperTim Howard said.Now, they will need at
least a point to advancewhen they play Germanythis week. It would make it a lot eas-
ier on them to win the con-test or tie to advance.This one was called a “lit-
tle bit of a bummer” by U.S.Coach Jargen Klinsmannafter the stunning tie withPortugal.Stay tuned for the out-
come this week.
Dago’sSportsCorner
Pat Carroll
Soccer gains U.S.A. fans
Junior golfseason to end soonAtwood junior golfers
played in Goodland lastMonday.Their season is winding
down. There has been somerescheduling of meets.The Colby meet will be
this Thursday, June 26 andthe Atwood tournamentwill be July 2.Next Monday, the junior
golfers will play in Hoxie.The divisional playoffs willbe in Goodland July 7. “We have practices on
Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m.,”reminds Coach SteveWoody.
Swimmers winThe undefeated Atwood
Swim Team won anothermeet at Phillipsburg lastSaturday. They had a total of 272
points, followed withPhillipsburg 246, Arapahoe187, Minden 174, Franklin 91and WaKeeney 17.Following are the Atwood
swimmers’ results:Back Stroke
Tayten Dewey 2nd, Clara
Kastens 8th, MaKenna Dorsch
16th, Tru Dewey 1st, Ryan
Sramek 5th, Dustin Pearce 9th,
Kathryn Hurst 6th, Henry Kas-
tens 1st, Nash Dunker 2nd, Mat-
tie Higley 3rd, Cason Crofter
2nd, Kelly Dewey 1st, Rick
Oliver 1st.
Long Free RelayTeam of Chiani Pearce,
Destanie Dupps, K.Hurst, Lidia
Hurst 2nd. Team of Harrison Col-
gan, Aiden Ricker, N, Dunker
and H. Kastens 1st.
Breast StrokeH. Kastens 1st, Aiden Ricker
2nd, Abbie Horton 1st, L. Hurst
3rd, C. Pearce 4th, Jayden
Markland 6th, Christina Frink
7th, Lauren Terry 5th, Mattie
Higley 6th, Sawyer Skolout 2nd,
Michael Dorsch 1st, Mathew
Withington 2nd.
Short FreeAvery Moses 4th, Tayten Dewey
5th, Clair Withington 6th, Clara
Kastens 15th, MaKenna Dorsch
18th, R. Sramek 4th, D. Pearce
10th, Tru Dewey 12th, Jordyn
Tiemeyer 1st, Sadie Sramek 3rd,
Brandon Chvatal 2nd, K. Hurst
15th, H. Kastens 1st, H. Colgan
2nd, N. Dunker 3rd, Ai. Ricker
5th, C. Pearce 4th, C.Frink 5th,
J. Markland 6th, L. Hurst 7th, D.
Dupps 8th, M. Higley 7th,
Sawyer Skolout 1st, C. Crofter
2nd, Autumn Sabatka 1st, K.
Dewey 1st, R. Oliver 1st,
Michael Dorsch 3rd, M. Withing-
ton 4th.
Individual MedleyJ. Tiemeyer 3rd, S. Sramek
5th, H. Colgan 1st, Abbie Horton
1st, C. Frink 3rd, Michael Dorsch
2nd, R. Oliver 1st.
Short Free RelayTeam of A. Moses, C. With-
ington, C. Kastens and Tayten
Dewey 2nd. Team of D. Pearce,
Tru Dewey, R. Sramek and G.
Withington 3rd.
Team of H. Colgan, A. Ricker,
N Dunker and H. Kastens 1st.
Team of C. Peace, C. Frink, J.
Markland and L. Hurst 1st.
Team of S. Sramek, J.
Tiemeyer, D. Dupps and K. Hurst
4th.
Team of A. Sabatka, L. Terry,
M. Higley and A. Horton 1st.
Team of S. Skolout, C.
Crofter, B. Chvatal and R. Oliver
1st.
Buffaloeswrestle
at KearneyA troupe of 11 Rawlins
County wrestlers partici-pated at the Kearney TeamCamp in Kearney, Neb. June8 to 10.There were 16 teams from
Nebraska and Kansas whotook part in the three-daydual tournament.“Our team won four duals
and lost five, but we were ableto place second out of the 16,”Coach Scott Urban said. The Buff team included
Shelton McCain, MacraeMigchelbrink, Rhett Mizer,Ryan Wolters, MaverickGreen, Will Ginther, JalenKerup, Joey McFee, SawyerSkolout, Cole Sramek andCauy Hayes.They were coached by
Urban and Cody Green.“We went 1-2 in our pool,”
Urban said. “The guys wres-tled really well, winningthree duals in a row to putus in the finals against Kear-ney High School.”The Buffs had wrestled
KHS in their first dual andlost a hard-fought battle. “We wrestled them better
in the finals, but still cameup short against a reallygood team,” Coach Urbansaid. “It is always fun to gettogether at a team camp anddo well.”
Photo courtesy Pattie Wolters
Hair-raising funMachela Rippe hangs on by a wooly thread during the Muttin’ Bustin’ event at RawlinsCounty Fair Association’s rodeo last weekend. She was one of 48 kids who partici-pated in the popular escapade. The bull fighter racing to catch her was one of Medi-cine Creek Rodeo Company’s stars, who worked during the rodeo to keep riders safe.
By Lloyd Huff
Ernest and Betty JeanWicke’s nine-year-old Ap-paloosa, EW Love Charm,earned year-end high pointhonors in both seniorworking cow horse andsenior judged heading. The awards were pre-
sented by the AppaloosaHorse Club at the 2014 Na-tional and Youth World Ap-paloosa Show in FortWorth, Tex., on June 22.EW Love Charm was
sired by Imarocket, a leop-ard-coated appaloosa, andwas out of Touch ToneMalone, a racing quarterhorse. Drake Johnson, of Wray,
Colo., trained EW LoveCharm up until early 2013,winning many individualevents and preparing thehorse for it’s run to 2 na-tional high-point honors.Jim Jirkovsky, of Kearney,Neb., trained and showedEW Love Charm this pastshow season. The show circuit in-
cluded stops in Kearney,,Madison, S.D., Sioux Falls,S.D., the Nebraska StateFair in Grand Island, Neb.,and Fort Worth, Tex.
“I’ve been showinghorses since 1964, and thisis the first time we ended
up with year-end highpoint,” Wicke commented. Ernest and Betty Jean
are life-long RawlinsCounty residents and livenear Ludell.
The Rawlins County Square Deal, Thursday, June 26, 2014 Page 5
EW Love Charm, shown with owner Ernest Wicke, won two Appaloosa Horse Club year-end high point awards for senior working cow horse and senior judged heading.
Some Rawlins Countyresidents may have re-cently received a letter inthe mail from an oil andgas acquisition companyrequesting to purchasetheir mineral interest. One letter that was
brought to the SquareDeal office reads, “Roy-alty Clearinghouse is oneof the leading purchasersof oil and gas interests inthe United States. Ourteam has spent years de-veloping proprietary soft-ware that allows us todetermine the maximumvalue for oil and gas inter-ests. Rather than wait fora monthly check as youcurrently do, we want topay you a lump sum foryour royalty interestsnow.”It is important for
those who may have re-
ceived the letter to read itvery carefully in order todetermine exactly whatthe company is propos-ing. In this specific case,
the company is request-ing to buy the mineralowners interest perma-nently. “This is an oil and gas
mineral buyout,” CountyAttorney Jared Holstesaid. “It’s not a lease, it’sa deed and if you sign itit’s a permanent deal.”Holste also said every-
thing the company isdoing appears to be legal,however mineral ownersshould understand thatthe deal is not a lease andthey should be well in-formed before makingany decisions. Those with questions
can contact Holste at 785-626-3221 or should contacttheir own attorney.
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• Cheryl Hicks of Moun-tain Home, Idaho spent lastweek in Herndon visitingfamily and friends. She at-tended a baby shower for herdaughter in Omaha, Neb.,and intended on visitingfamily in Colorado beforeheading home.
• Lauren Sattler spentSaturday night withGrandpa and Grandma Sat-tler. She picked cherries, col-ored and played in thesprinkler. Sunday, DavidSattler and friend, SaraLentz, and Dan and Gigi Sat-tler came for lunch. Gigi gotout of the house and took abreak, having recently un-dergone foot surgery.
• Laverne and SharonFrick and Stu and PamStuczynski enjoyed dinnerin Cambridge, Neb., at theTown Talk Restaurant June14. Laverne and Sharon
were celebrating their 41stwedding anniversary.
• Julie Hafner and Gra-cie Foxhoven met Caitie,Allie and Emmie Foxhovenin Burlington, Colo., Fri-day. Gracie spent last weekwith grandpa andgrandma. After enjoyingdinner at Denny’s, they all
returned home.• Randy and Adam Sattler
were guests of Jan Sattlerover the weekend to cele-brate Jan’s birthday. Sundaythey enjoyed dinner withBrian and Mary Clark andCollin. Randy always enjoysvisiting brother, Jake, anduncle and aunt, Bob andJulie Hafner.
• Brian and Mary Clarkand Rob and Jan Sattlerspent a couple of days inColorado and were able toenjoy a meal with Mar-lene and Deanna Cookone evening.
By
Julie
Hafner
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• Congratulations to Hudsonand Susannah Louderbaugh,who were married Saturday atthe Federated Church in Mc-Donald. Officiating was theRev. Greg Hubbard.
The bride is the formerSusannah Jones, daughterof Greg and Gwen Jones ofEstes Park, Colo., but for-merly of Atwood. Thegroom's parents are Georgeand Dixie Louderbaugh ofMcDonald. They will maketheir home in McDonald.
Among immediate rela-tives of the bride who at-tended the wedding were herparents, Greg and GwenJones, Aliah and Obadiah ofEstes Park, Elijah and AndiJones of Virginia Beach, Va.,Josiah and Mandi Jones,
Ryan, Emma and Jacob of At-wood, Ben and Mariah Grafeland Clara of Herndon, NoahJones and Sarah Churchwellof Burlington, Colo., Rogerand Melinda Carlson of At-wood and Erik and SusanFlavin, Belle, Una Fae, Evan-geline and Nathaniel, andAnn Marie Flavin of WesternCounty, Ireland.
• Curtis and DawnelleHeim, Karli, Kelsi andChristopher of Tucson,
Ariz., are visiting her par-ents, Chris and SherriSchmidt, and other relatives.
• Morning worship will beheld at 10 a.m., Sunday at theHerndon Covenant Church.
• Bob Olson and AnnetteFrenzl of Salina and RennieOlson of Celina, Texas spentthe weekend in Atwood.
• Sunday supper guests ofElden and Detta Andersonto honor him on his birthdaywere were Richard andMaureen Anderson, Saman-tha, Chris and Gabe, andGary Anderson.
• Henry and Eli Holle, sonsof Orrin and Beth Holle, areattending camp at CovenantHeights Bible Camp nearEstes Park Colo., this week.
• Samantha Anderson
spent the weekend in Linds-borg, where she assistedwith the Mid-Summer Festi-val and also played herFrench horn with theWheatland Brass.
• Keith and Mary LouOlson, James and KimberlyWitt and Whitney and Tylerand Tiffany Witt, Trevor andTessa were among relativeswho attended a birthdayparty on Sunday afternoon atElmwood Park in Norton,which honored Luke Wilsonon his second birthday. Hostswere his parents, Chris andKeely Wilson, Julie, Har-mony, Derek and Noah ofMinden, Neb. Ashley Wittstarted classes in nursestraining on Monday at ColbyCommunity College.
— Midway News —
By
Mary Lou
Olson
Herndon Ox Roastplanning underway
The Herndon Ox Roast isset for June 13, 2015 andwith the event less than ayear away, the countdownhas begun.
The Ox Roast Committeechairs met June 17 at theVilla in Herndon to discussthe details and progress ofthe event. The theme will be,‘The Wizard of Ox! There’sno place like Herndon!’
The event will includeouthouse races, games andactivities for all ages and thefamous Ox Roast meal ofbeef and vegetables.
The committee is stilllooking for someone to vol-unteer as the chair for thekid’s games. Those inter-
ested can contact JenniferDavis at 785-322-5331.
The Ox Roast can nothappen without the supportof the community. The timeand talent of the volunteersand the financial support ofthe donors is truly appreci-ated. Businesses or individ-uals interested in making afinancial contribution to theOx Roast fund can do sothrough the Herndon Cham-ber of Commerce as well asmail or hand deliver toJayne Niermeier at TheBank in Herndon.
Check out the HerndonOx Roast facebook page formore information or to postsuggestions and ideas.
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Michael Argabright, a1982 graduate of AtwoodHigh School, received hisDoctor of Education in Lead-ership from Wichita StateUniversity May 17.His dissertation was on
state funding for early child-hood education in ruralKansas: perceptions of pol-icy makers, early childhoodadvocates and superintend-ents.“It was a complex three-
year study and I did inter-views across the state,” Dr.Argabright said.Presently, he is the super-
intendent at South LyonCounty schools, a positionhe has held for nine years. “I’ve been in education for
28 years, Dr. Argabrightsaid. “I’m proud to have the
opportunity. It is an awe-some responsibility to guide,direct and have an impact onchildren.”He lives in Olpe with his
wife, Carla, and their son,Jacob, who is in middleschool. The couple has twoother sons, Brad andMitchell, who are in collegeat Pittsburg State University.Michael is the youngest
son of Dal and Connie Ar-gabright.
“I feel really blessed bythe community I grew upin,” he said. “I am so thank-ful for my parents, teachersand people in the commu-nity who influenced mygrowing up years.”
We encourage you to attendthe church of your choice.
MASS: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; CONFES-SIONS: One-half hour before Mass or as
requested.
COURTS OF PRAISEPastor Kent Morgan
SERVICES: Bible teaching for all ages:
9:45a.m.; Worship Service: 10:45 a.m.;
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study: 8:00-9:00
p.m.
ATWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH301 Pearl – Bill Dawson, Pastor
SUNDAY: Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.;
Worship: 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening
Worship: 6:00 p.m.; WEDNESDAY:Chapel, 10 a.m.; Prayer Meeting and
Youth Ministries, 7 p.m.
The Rawlins County Square Deal, Thursday, June 26, 2014 Page 7
Church DirectoryWorthy example
By Rev. Connie D. Wooldridge
Atwood United Methodist Church
Two of our grandchildren have come
for a visit. Cayden is 6 and Aliena is 3.
Aliena is a little mimic. Cayden gets so
frustrated because she always copies him.
His mommy says it should make him feel
good that someone thinks so highly of him
that she would try to be just like him.
I am reminded in the midst of this sit-
uation of my days in a small southcentral
Kansas high school. One of my schoolmates was born fol-
lowing her mother’s bout with German Measles. She was
differently abled and thus was often teased in school. She
often felt left out. I worked hard to be a friend to this school-
mate and it must have worked because as we began our
school year, I soon noticed that every outfit I wore, every
accessory I donned was copied the next day by this friend.
One day her mother came into the café in which I worked.
While I waited on her, she told me that her daughter really
liked me and wanted to be just like me, so whenever I had
on something new, they would go to town and try to find a
duplicate. I was at once frustrated, flattered and convicted.
My mind raced over my past actions as I feared I might have
done or said something I would not want anyone to see, let
alone copy.
It seems to me that no matter who we are or how old we
are, everyone has somebody looking up to them and trying
to be just like them. I don’t know who is watching you; I
don’t know who is watching me but I am sure that somebody
is watching – and learning.
I pray that the life I lead points to Jesus and highlights his
great love. When someone watches me, I want to be a wor-
thy example.
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–––––––––––––––––––––––– Linda C. Rian –––––––––––––––––––––––
Linda C. Rian was bornFeb. 25, 1947 to Darold andLetha Ashord and died June19, 2014 at Hay’s MedicalCenter in Hays, Kan.She lived in Iowa, Col-
orado, Nevada and Kansas.She lived in Atwood, Kan.,
for a short time, but enjoyedbeing close to family.Linda was preceded in
death by her parents andson, Jerry Halligan.She is survived by her hus-
band, Baily Denny; daughter,Vicke Erye of Ronan, Mont.;
brothers, Ted Ashford ofDenver, Colo., and DaroldAshford and wife, Susan, ofAtwood; sisters, Janice Ker-ley of Atwood and CheriWilliams of Ashflat, Ark.;and many nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.
Paul Dennis Vyzourekwas born to Leonard andHelen Glover Vyzourek onOct. 24, 1949 in Culver City,Calif., and died at home inRush, Colo., June 20, 2014. Most of his childhood was
spent on the family farm inMcDonald, Kan.Paul is survived by his
wife, Marilyn; children,Wendy Mendez, Brendon Vy-zourek and Crystal Francisand Michael Vyrourek;grandchildren, Shawn, Se-lena, Amanda, Damian,Kaleb, Seth, Zoe, Jared andJason, Jr.; a brother and sis-ter-in-law, Lee and Pam Vy-zourek; and sister andbrother-in-law, Pat and Tom
Brazil. He was predeceased by his
children, Heather Townsendand Joshua Vyzourek.Paul served in the U.S.
Navy during the Vietnamconflict. He was an offshorelobsterman and operated atrucking company in New-port, R.I. Paul operated Vy-zourek Repair in McDonald. He became a licensed and
ordained minister in 1997.Paul founded the SpringsRescue Mission in 1995, NewYork Metropolitan City Mis-sion in 1999 and SanBernardino County RescueMission in 2004. He workedin rescue mission servicesfor 20 years.
Paul served on the boardof directors for ColoradoSprings for Haiti and mademany missionary trips toHaiti, preaching and helpingwith the Christian school,Gentille Hirondelle or trans-lated: Gentle Butterfly. Paul was the assistant
pastor of Antioch Commu-nity Church. Funeral services will be
held at 3 p.m., Saturday, June28 at the Antioch Commu-nity Church, 5855 BooneRoad, Yoder, Colo., withcemetery service to follow.Memorial gifts may be
sent to Kings Kids Colorado,505 Popes Bluff Trail, Col-orado Springs, CO. 80907.
––––––––––––––––––––––– Paul Vyzourek ––––––––––––––––––––––––
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Argabright earns doctorate
Dr. Michael Argabright
Atwood Senior Center MenusJuly 1 - 4
Reservations or cancel-lations are due the day be-fore, 785-626-3341.Requested contribution:$3.25 per meal. Guestsunder 60 - $6 at the site and$6 for home delivered.Tuesday – Pasta, beef and
• Kenny and PhyllisWilkinson attended a Myersfamily reunion at Palisade,Neb., Sunday noon.• Jay Lewis spent some
time visiting his mother,Betty Lewis, and returnedhome Thursday.• Eleanor Swihart at-
tended the Art Walk in St.Francis Friday.• Joan Tongish, Betty
Lewis and Eleanor Swihartwere among those attendingthe Jones-Louderbaugh wed-
ding at the Federated ChurchSaturday evening and the re-ception afterwards.
By Lesley Crowe
When the Porubsky fam-ily moved to McDonald lastsummer, little did they thinkthey would be the owners ofthe local grocery store injust one short year. “We knew we wanted to do
something business relatedand we wanted to help thecommunity grow,” Eileen said. The family, originally
from Topeka, has been mak-ing McDonald their vacationdestination for the last 15years. Eileen’s dad wasraised in McDonald and theystill have family in the area. “We like the small com-
munity,” Eileen said. “Andwe have enjoyed the slowerpace of life until about twoweeks ago!”Eileen and the previous
store owners, Barb and AllenAntholz, had a few conversa-tions about the grocery andalthough the store wasn’t of-ficially for sale Eileen ex-pressed an interest to Barb. “I told Barb if she ever got
tired and thought about sell-ing it to think of me,” Eileensaid. “When Barb called twoweeks later we had a deci-sion to make.”Now two weeks into their
new role, the whole Porub-sky family is chipping in andhelping to get the store upand running. Eileen andBrad are putting their headstogether to work out theproduct ordering processwhile Carter and Brookehelp at the cash register. “We enjoy spending time to-
gether as a family,” Eileen said. The Porubskys want the
grocery store to remain as
part of the heart of McDon-ald while also making someimprovements and updates. “We have already added
many new produce items,”Eileen said. They are also working to ex-
pand the deli counter and luncharea and offer freshly madesandwiches. In the future theyhope to have a fountain pop ma-chine in the lunch area too.Other additions include
hardware and gift items, partysupplies and more Hispanicfoods. Eileen and Brad arealso offering a home grocerydelivery service. Their two
sons Rusty and Carter will behelping with deliveries. “We are always open to
suggestions and special re-quests,” Eileen said. “Wewant to fill the shelves.”Eileen and Brad said their fa-
vorite part of owning the storeso far is interacting with thecustomers and the community. “We love to hear old stories
about the grocery store fromover the years,” Eileen said.In the future Eileen hopes
to share a recipe of the weekwith patrons and have all theingredients readily availableat the store.
Additionally, the Porub-skys hope to add on theircatering kitchen at the backof the store. Eileen has beenworking in catering for yearsand has been very busy withthe business since theirmove to McDonald.“It all just seemed like it
was meant to be,” she said.The store will be open 8
a.m., to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday. There willbe expanded hours duringharvest. Those that havequestions or would like to usethe home delivery service cancall the store at 785-538-2528.
Eileen, Brooke and Brad Porubsky work behind the deli counter at their new store.
– McDonald News –
• Brian and Jacque Hanson,Eddie, Gus, Raleigh, Kather-ine, Andy and Joseph andAndy Hanson went fishing atLake Atwood on Sunday.• Jacque Hanson and Jen-
nifer Sabatka went to At-wood and visited SusanFlavin of Ireland on Mon-day evening.• Matt and Melissa Micek
traveled to Leoville on Satur-day to attend the wedding ofNathan and Samantha Baker.• The SATB Ensemble sang
for Mass at Sacred Heart onSunday morning. After Mass,Tony and Virginia Heblehosted a potluck dinner forthe group. Others in atten-dance included Father NickParker, Deacon Mark and
Jeanne Vrbas, James andRobin Brown, Dr. and GayDill, Scott Fikan, Mary Holle,Anita Finley, Anna Weishapaland Eva Pochop.• Vic Pochop and Adam
Stolfus traveled to Nortonand went fishing Sunday.• Gerard and Anita Pochop
attended the wedding of Hud-son Louderbaugh and Su-sanna Jones in McDonaldSaturday afternoon.
– North Divide News –
By
EvaPochop
• Saturday overnight guestsof Lynn and Rita Officer wereKaren Bischoping of Athol,Sandi Reneberg of Kensingtonand Mark and Marilee Gund-lach and children. They all at-tended theJones-Louderbaugh weddingin McDonald Saturdayevening. Randy and MelissaRegier stopped in to visit Satur-day evening after the wedding.• George and Kathy Banis-
ter attended the Walden-
Boone wedding at the Waldenfarm last Saturday evening.• Joe Kramer attended
the Clare family reunion inTopeka last Sunday to visitwith relatives from Ireland.
By
SandyBinning
– Country Lines –
July 5 – Men’s PrayerBreakfast, Bird City Wes-leyan Church, 7 a.m.July 7 – McDonald Senior
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52 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE.Appointments available Monday -Thursday at Whispering Winds.Shaylyn Laufer, 785-626-2550.
9 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––THE GREAT OUTDOORS offerscomplete automotive repair andservice 109 Grant, Atwood, 785-626-9425. 14 tfc––––––––––––––––––––––––––––BEARLEY VETERINARY SERV-ICE for all your large and small an-imal needs. 785-626-2303. 5 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––KOCHER CONSTRUCTION:Roofing, remodel, concrete, resi-dential fencing. Experienced withreferences. 785-626-6245 or 626-9076. 45 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––SIGNS and ART since 1974.Truck Lettering, Pinstripes. BAN-NERS-LOGOS-MAGNETIC. 204W. 4th, Bird City, Kan. HOTBRUSH, 785-734-2423. 39 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––CUSTOM CUTTING available. 3New Holland combines and sup-porting equipment. Call Jared,785-626-7049 or 785-626-5044.
39 4t p–––––––––––––––––––––––––––YOGA at Whispering Winds Mon-days through July, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.785-626-0161. 40 4t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––SWIMMING LESSONS: 6 andolder, $45 per week. WSI-certifiedlifeguard. Olivia Chvatal, 785-626-6176. 41 3t p–––––––––––––––––––––––––––BECKMAN CARPET CLEAN-ING: Truck-mounted steam clean-ing. Carpets * Upholstery * Autos.Call 785-626-4548. 42 1t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––PINE BRANCH REAL ESTATE:Helping people buy and sell proper-ties for over 17 years in RawlinsCounty. Diana Skiles, 785-626-3196,www.pinebranchrealestate.com
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HIGHWAY OFFICE SPACE forrent. For more information, pleasecall 785-626-4200. 25 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––FOR RENT: McDonald Storage,5’x10’ or 10’x15’ units. Call Bill,785-538-2260. 37 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––ATWOOD STORAGE &RENTALS has a 1 bedroom and 2bedroom apartment for rent. Pleasecall 785-626-4200 for more information. 41 tfc
ATWOOD AA MEETINGS, 8p.m., Tuesdays at PDC meetingroom. Third Tuesday - open meet-ing. Call Fran: 785-626-3875;Tom: 626-3625; or Nancy: 626-3807. 52 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
LEARN TAI CHI. Start any time.It’s easy. Anyone can do it. Satur-day, 8 a.m., 119 South 4th. Im-proves: energy, balance, breathing,flexibility, bone density, posture,muscles and more. 41 tfc––––––––––––––––––––––––––––RAWLINS COUNTY AmusementAssociation, Inc., now needs all ofyou who said you would help with ahometown carnival to “step up to theplate” and volunteer your time andservices for a few hours one or bothnights, July 16 and 17, during the2014 Fair! For more information,send email to Richard Rippe, [email protected] or call or send text mes-sage to 785-626-6419. 42 3t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––ATWOOD FLORAL & GIFTSwill be closed Saturday, June 28 forThe Wedding. 42 1t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––PROMOTE YOUR organization,church, business or industry andhave a great time doin’ it! Just man-age a carnival game booth for thenew Rawlins County AmusementAssociation, Inc., 1 or 2 nights, July16 and 17, during the 2014 RawlinsCounty Fair. For more information,send email to Richard Rippe, [email protected] or call or send text mes-sage to 785-626-6419. 42 3t c
WANTED: Food Vendors for theevening, July 4, at Lake Atwood.Call Rotarian LeRoy Luedders,626-5331. 42 2t c
FOR SALE: Approximately 60 ft.TV Tower. Buyer must take down.Call Barney Horton, 785-626-3086. 40 3t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––FOR SALE: Small square bales ofoat hay. Del Hawkins, 626-0202.
42 1t p–––––––––––––––––––––––––––PHOTO MAT BOARDS for fairare available for purchase at the Ex-tension Office. $1/board. 42 1t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––FOR SALE: Bought new last No-vember: 2013 Jet. 53 ft. drop deck,beaver tail, sliding winches, tool box.Less than 40K miles. Same as new.Excise tax paid. We are done movingand don’t need it. $30,500. Paul M.Palmer, Levant, 520-975-3312.
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MOJO ESPRESSO has positionsopen for barista and cook. Part-time, possible full-time. Apply inperson or call Lee, 785-626-2249.
39 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––WANTED: Qualified EMT,AEMT or paramedic to work fulltime for Rawlins County EMS.Must live within 5 minutes of At-wood Station. Contact RawlinsCounty Clerk’s office, 785-626-3351 for an application or send re-sume and letter of application [email protected] 14 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––DECATUR HEALTH SYSTEMSis accepting applications for a full-time night nurse in the acute caresetting. RN licensure required.Apply in person at Decatur HealthSystems, 810 W. Columbia, Ober-lin, KS or online at www.de-caturhealthsystems.org 27 tfc
DECATUR HEALTH SYSTEMS isaccepting applications for a certifiednurses aide or nurses assistant towork in the acute setting. No certifi-cation is necessary. Willing to trainand provide a certified nurses aideclass. Apply in person at DecaturHealth Systems, 810 W. Columbia,Oberlin, KS or online at www.de-caturhealthsystems.org 27 tfc –––––––––––––––––––––––––––RAWLINS COUNTY ROADAND BRIDGE DEPT. is now ac-cepting applications for a HeavyEquipment Operator. Applicantmust have a CDL or be able to getone. Starting wage is $9 an hourwith a good benefits package. Em-ployees are subject to random drugand alcohol testing. Pick up an ap-plication or submit resume to theRawlins County Shop at 12303Highway 25, Atwood KS. Formore information contact MarlinWahrman at 626-3726. 33 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––WE NEED PART-TIME HELPMonday, Wednesday, Friday morn-ings. Employee meat purchase dis-count available. Employee must beable to lift 70 pounds. Apply in per-son after 3 p.m. Ben-Lee Processing,785-626-3732. 41 2t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––BEARDSLEY EQUITY CO-OPAssociation is looking for OutsideElevator Summer Help and OutsideElevator Full-time Help. Please call785-538-2386 or stop by the officein Beardsley for more information.
41 2t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ARE YOU READY to make a dif-ference in somebody’s life? Here isyour chance! DSNWK in Atwood issearching to fill a Director SupportProfessional position. This full-timeposition is responsible for providingassistance, skills training and supportto individuals with developmentaldisabilities. Treating the individualswe serve with dignity and respect isa prime responsibility. Must passKBI, SRS and Child/ Adult abusechecks. Competitive pay with greatbenefits package! Apply online atwww.dsnwk.org or mail resume toDSNWK, 208 S. 4th St., Atwood,KS 67730. EOE. 42 3t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––HEAVY EQUIPMENT mechanicneeded for local excavation contrac-tor. Must have own tools. Must beknowledgeable about CAT engines,electronics, hydraulics, pumps.Travel required on an as neededbasis. 2-3 years experience withCAT heavy equipment required. Call660-656-9506. EOE. 42 2t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––SEEKING FULL-TIME Directorfor Rawlins County Economic De-velopment. Duties include facilitat-ing business plans and e-loans,working with city and county gov-ernments and implement multiplecivic programs including travel andtourism and performing various of-fice duties. Bachelor’s degree orhigher preferred. Questions can bedirected to 785-626-3640. Interestedindividuals should send a resumealong with a letter of intent to Direc-tor, P.O. Box 403, Atwood, KS67730. 42 1t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERA-TORS needed immediately for ex-cavation contractor. Scrapers, pushcats, water trucks and tractor/disc. 3miles east of Last Chance on High-way 36. Call 660-656-9506.
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We cannot thank everyoneenough for all thier help in cleaningup our place after the storm June 15.It was Father’s Day and so manypitched in to clean up our place. Wewere out of town, but that didn’tstop the wonderful people fromcoming out and cleaning up. Thanksto our sons and daughters-in-law,Justin, Lori, Isaac and BethanyMarintzer; friends, Coley and MiahHackney; Kenny Chartier and justmet friends, Paul and BeccaLawrence. We wouldn’t have evenhad a chain saw that could handlethe large trees, but Kenny and Justinwere able to provide what wasneeded. By the time we got home,most of the large trees were not onlycut up but hauled off. God bless youall!–Greg, Rita and Joe Marintzer c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Thank you, Mike Knapp, An-drew Marshall, Allen Antholz andRoy Hubbard, for cleaning up mytree. Your help was greatly appreci-ated and God bless!–Joan Tongish c–– –––––––––––––––––––––––––
My most sincere thanks to allmy family and friends for thecards, gifts and hugs on my birth-day. Thanks to Fr. Nick. I’m trulyblessed and wish the same toall.–Jan Sattler c–– –––––––––––––––––––––––––
Many thanks to Jim and LynReeves, Mike and Shandee Sayreand boys, Earl Higley and TomTrail for cutting up our big fallenbranches after the recent storm.Thank you, Tru and Tayten, forhelping us with the cleanup.–Donand Sarah Benda p
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Public Notice
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
(First published in The Rawlins
County Square Deal, Thursday,
June 19, 2014 – 2t.)
Resolution to Levy Tax
for Capital Outlay Fund
WHEREAS, the Board of Educa-
tion of Unified School District No.
105, Rawlins County, State of
Kansas, is authorized by K.S.A. 72-
8801, to make an annual tax levy at
a mill rate not exceeding the statu-
torily-prescribed mill rate for a period
of time as determined by the Board
of Education upon the taxable tan-
gible property in the district for the
purpose specified in said law; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education
has determined to exercise the au-
thority vested in it by said law;
NOW, THEREFORE,
RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved that:
The above-named school board
shall be authorized to make a con-
tinuous and permanent annual tax
levy in an amount not to exceed 8
mills upon the taxable tangible prop-
erty in the school district for the pur-
pose of acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, repair, remodeling,
additions to, furnishing, maintaining
and equipping of school district
property and equipment necessary
for school district purposes, includ-
ing (1) Acquisition of computer soft-
ware; (2) acquisition of performance
uniforms; (3) housing and boarding
pupils enrolled in an area vocational
school operated under the board; (4)
architectural expenses; (5) acquisi-
tion of building sites; (6) undertaking
and maintenance of asbestos con-
trol projects; (7) acquisition of school
buses; and (8) acquisition of other
fixed assets, and for the purpose of
paying a portion of the principal and
interest on bonds issued by cities
under the authority of K.S.A. 12-
1774, and amendments thereto, for
the financing of redevelopment proj-
ects upon property located within
the school district. The tax levy au-
thorized by this resolution may be
made, unless a petition in opposition
to the same, signed by not less than
10% of the qualified electors of the
school district, is filed with the
county election officer of the home
county of the school district within 40
calendar days after the last publica-
tion of this resolution. In the event a
petition is filed, the county election
officer shall submit the question of
whether the tax levy shall be author-
ized to the electors in the school dis-
trict at an election called for that
purpose or at the next general elec-
tion, as is specified by the Board of
Education of the above school dis-
trict.
CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the
above Resolution was duly adopted
by the Board of Education of Unified
School District No. 105, Rawlins
County, Kansas, on the 16th day of
June, 2014.
/s/ Kristy M. Miller
Clerk of the above
Board of Education
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In 1914, the bank’s capitalstock was $25,000 with a sur-plus of $5,000. This was rep-resented by 250 shares of$100 par and each share wassold at $120 in order to createthe extra $5,000 for surplus.Organizers proposed that
the stock be offered to themore properous citizens of thecommunity. There were 69stockholders on opening date.In 2014, the capital stock
is $500,000 with a surplus of$2.5 million. Undivided prof-its total $5.6 million.Farmers National Bank was
originally located in a smallframe building one- half blocksouth of the present location.The edifice on the present
site was started in Februaryof 1920. The property hadbeen purchased a year ear-lier and J.T. Short was se-lected to erect the building. The bank building has un-
dergone several expansionsand renovations since thattime, including a new look in1973 when the purchase oftwo buildings to the south al-lowed a major expansion.At that time, each of the pri-
vate offices were refurbishedand equipped with the latestbookkeeping equipment.
The most recent facelift ofthe property included abeautifully landscapeddowntown mini-retreat.“We wanted to create a
legacy for the community,”Cathy Horton, bank secre-tary, said. “Gery Skoloutfrom Prairie Designs Land-scape designed and executedthe gazebo area.”Farmers National Bank be-
came Farmers Bank & Trust
in 1978 when it was designateda state-chartered bank.“We feel a commitment
to Northwest Kansas,”Barney said. “The direc-tors of the bank purchasedthe Brewster NationalBank in 1994 and in March
of 1999, we opened abranch in Oberlin.”
Staff members of thebank are planning a series ofevents to commemoratetheir 100th anniversaryprior to the big celebrationin November.
Page 10 The Rawlins County Square Deal, Thursday, June 26, 2014
In other business, theboard:• Approved the certified
staff handbook secondreading with no substan-tive changes.• Reviewed 3 requested
banking bids for the upcom-ing school year and acceptedthe .31% interest bid fromThe Bank. • Approved the 2014-15
school nurse contract forKarla Heble from the RawlinsCounty Health Department.• Approved the 2014-15
athletic trainer contractwith Emily Wahrman, con-tingent on an acceptable lia-bility insurance policy.• Approved Jerry Vrbas
to perform brick and mor-tar repairs to the highschool auditorium andgymnasium walls.• Approved submittal of four
Dream Big grant request appli-
cations related to classroomtechnology improvements.• Provided fiscal year
close-out authorization tothe superintendent andboard clerk. • Approved payment of
the presented list of claims.• Deferred decision on the
new refrigerator and freezerfor the high school until theJuly 1 special board meetingto allow time to evaluate al-ternate solutions.• Approved adoption of a
permanent 8-mil levy capitaloutlay resolution.• Approved hiring sum-
mer help — CameronGinther, MandilynHorinek, Alyssa Curry andNeil Portschy.The board is planning a
special organizational meet-ing at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday,July 1, at the high school.The next regularly sched-uled board meeting is set for6:30 p.m., Monday, July 21, atthe Rawlins County Elemen-tary School.
School board —
Photo by Rosalie Ross
A spectacular flower-bedecked oasis beckons visitors to sit a spell in downtown Atwood.
The gazebo area is part of the latest renovation to the Farmers Bank & Trust property.
Hortons wanted to leave a legacy for the community. Gery Skolout designed and exe-
