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Friday, May 10, 2019 THE NORTON TELEGRAM Page 5 Commissioners hold short meeting The Wall that Heals is coming to Oakley (Continued From Page 1) Party Indian arrowheads — wanted — Point Type: Clovis, Firstview & Eden Must be old, authentic & unbroken. Absolute TOP DOLLAR Paid Up to $15,000! I am a very serious high-end collector. Call 979-218-3351 www.snbks.com Solutions built on service, stability & security. Free Estimates Houses, Barns, Roofs, Barn Repairs, Water Blasting, Rust Stop, Screwing Down Roofs Pat Costello 1-800-940-8289 (Leave a Message) FARM AND I NDUSTRIAL PAINTING Published in The Norton Telegram on Friday, May 10, 2019. 1(T) Board of County Commissioners met in regular session at the Norton County Courthouse April 29, 2019 to allow the following bills: K.S.A. 19- 337. An itemized copy of this report is available for inspection in the County Clerk’s Office. CLAIMS-GROSS PAYROLL APRIL 2019 NORTON COUNTY VOUCHERS • PUBLIC NOTICE • FUND TOTALS ONLY County General . . . . . . . . $169,709.38 Road and Bridge ....... $109,673.22 Ambulance. . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,868.20 Appraiser’s Cost ........ $14,722.79 County Health .......... $39,630.94 Economic Development. . . $11,253.97 Election ................ $4,289.54 Employee Benefits. . . . . . . $96,809.58 4-H Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . $983.54 Noxious Weed ........... $6,240.08 Solid Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,372.46 DISTRICT CORONER. . . . . . $200.00 Economic Dev Cap Outlay $4,700.00 Norton Co 911 Fee Fund . . . $7,839.86 E-Community. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,523.13 Attorney Fund Cap Outlay $4,259.95 Alcohol & Drug Test Fund $1,526.00 Co Attorney Diversion ...... $372.77 Court Trustee - Local . . . . . . $3,735.63 Card Shower The family of Jim Malcolm is requesting a card shower for his 80th birthday on May 18! Former students friends and family, please share youre favorite stories and memories. Cards may reach him at: 11015 E. 9th Colby, KS 67701 The Norton County Board of Commissioners had a short meeting this past Monday with three brief visits. Dean Liddle, Norton resident was in to speak with the commis- sioners about the upcoming car show. He said he was currently putting the details together and wanted to ask permission to use the Courthouse and Courthouse property on July 13 for the car show. The commission granted him permission and reviewed the rules of usage. Liddle also spoke about the drag races. They are scheduled at this time with scheduling and construction plans being monitored. Prior to the next visitor, the commission approved the min- utes from the April 29 meeting. Clarence Wetter, Norton County Noxious Weed depart- ment was in and delivered the monthly report. It included the monthly financials and the de- partment operations and sched- uled work. Wetter stated that he is working on bare ground which is nearly completed. Gerald Garrison, a rural Nor- ton County Resident, was in to Shred it day... To allow community members to bring their important documents to a mobile shred- ding truck for secure, compliant destruction, a community shred-it event was held last Saturday, May 4, in downtown Norton. Gerry Cullumber, Chief of Police for the Norton Police Department, is pictured here on the right assisting Norton residents who brought boxes of unneeded, out of date, and no longer relevant documents and sensitive paperwork to the event for secure destruction. - Telegram Photo by Lisa Herman intentions of continuing the event annually to officially cel- ebrate the end of each school year. This year’s sponsors in- clude: Almena State Bank, Bai- ley Ag Solutions, Inc., Carquest Auto Parts, Jamboree Foods, LS Business Solutions, Lin- ner Construction, Mapes and Miller LLP, Natoma Manufac- turing Corporation, Nelson Ag Companies, New Age Indus- trial Corporation, Inc., Norton Homestore, Russ’ Jewelry and Repair, Sanders Construction, Inc., Solutions North Bank, and The Bank. Next Friday’s event will be- gin at 4 p.m., with various ac- tivities to be held in Elmwood Park. Laser tag will cost $1.00 per player per game, and up to 20 people may play at a time. The bouncy house will be set up for younger children to enjoy. Yardzee will be played in the park, and Crab Soccer is also sure to be a hit. For a cost of $5.00 per plate, students and families may also enjoy a delicious meal which has been made possible thanks to sponsorship. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served, along with chips, dessert, and a drink. Proceeds from the meal will be used to help with the plan- ning and logistics of next year’s event. Moms4Kids would like to en- courage students and families to come on out to the Party in the Park event next Friday to create some fun memories while cele- brating the end of another great school year! The Wall That Heals, a three- quarter scale replica of the Viet- nam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Oakley from May 16-19 at The Fick Fossil and History Museum and will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public. The Wall That Heals honors the more than three mil- lion Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. The Vietnam Veterans Memo- rial is one of the most visited me- morials in our nation’s capital, with more than 5.3 million visi- tors each year. However, many Americans have not been able to visit what has become known to many as “The Wall.” The Viet- nam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), the organization that built The Wall in 1982, wants to give all veterans and their fam- ily members across America an opportunity to see the Memorial. “Vietnam Veterans Memo- rial Fund is pleased to bring The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit to Oakley to allow local veter- ans and their family members a chance to visit The Wall and honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed,” said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. “We hope it provides an opportunity for healing and an educational experience for the whole community on the impact of the Vietnam War on Ameri- ca.” Nearly 400,000 people visited an all-new The Wall That Heals exhibit in 2018. Since its debut in 1996, the exhibit has been on display in more than 500 U.S. communities in addition to an April 1999 tour of the Four Provinces of Ireland and a visit to Canada in 2005. Hosting The Wall That Heals provides a com- munity with a multi-day experi- ence that includes an education- al experience for local schools and organizations on the history of the Vietnam era and The Wall. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund coordinates local stops of The Wall That Heals and the ac- companying mobile Education Center. The current schedule and more information can be found at: www.thewallthatheals.org. The 2019 national The Wall That Heals tour is hauled through a partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and the trucking industry and gener- ously sponsored by USAA. Lo- cal sponsors are Fick Fossil and History Museum. About The Wall replica The three-quarter scale Wall replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. With the replica at this size, visitors are able to experi- ence The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Like the original Memorial, The Wall That Heals is erected in a chevron-shape and visitors are able to do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall. The names are listed in order of date of casualty and alphabetically on each day. Beginning at the cen- ter/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/ apex. The first and last casualties are side by side at the apex of the Memorial. The replica is constructed of Avonite, a synthetic granite, and its 144 individual panels are sup- ported by an aluminum frame. Modern LED lighting from the top of The Wall provides read- ability of The Wall at night. About the mobile Education Center The Wall That Heals is trans- ported from community to community in a 53-foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into its sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile Education Center telling the sto- ry of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the divisive era in American history. The mobile Education Center displays includes: digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes” - service members whose names are on The Wall that list their home of record within the area of a visit; digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the lo- cal area honored through Viet- nam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program which hon- ors veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died as a result of their service; video dis- plays that teach about the history and impact of The Wall and of the collection of items represen- tative of those left# at The Wall in D.C.; educational exhibits told through items in the col- lection; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War. The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the era surround- ing the conflict, and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cul- tural context. About VVMF The Vietnam Veterans Me- morial Fund (VVMF) is the nonprofit organization that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C. in 1982. Vietnam Veterans Me- morial Fund continues to lead the way in paying tribute to our nation’s Vietnam veterans and their families. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s mission is to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and edu- cate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era through programs, ceremo- nies and education materials. To learn more about VVMF, visit www.vvmf.org or call 202-393- 0090. request some gravel on Road B. He stated that the road gets a little slick and would appreciate some assistance. With no further visitors to meet with and no further busi- ness to conduct, the meeting was adjourned until May 13, at 9 a.m. In the commissioners room. All meetings are open to the public.
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