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COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTION SET FOR FRIDAY

Wamego Community Health Ministry, 407 Ash, Wamego, will be distributing commodi-ties for income qualified families that live in the Wamego and St. George area on Friday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. Distribution includes: corn, carrots, green beans, apricot halves, peanut butter, dehy-drated potato flakes, cranberry juice con-centrate, and apple juice. Please call with questions, 785-456-7872.

CHM CAN HELP WITH PROPANE RELIEF PROGRAM

A new Emergency Propane Relief Program began Feb. 4 and will run through March 4. It will provide a one-time $511 bene-fit to eligible households. Applications are available at all DCF service centers. The applications can also be downloaded from www.dcf.ks.gov and faxed, emailed or delivered directly to the nearest DCF ser-vice center. If you have questions call Community Health Ministry at 785-456-7872.

MCFARLAND

PANCAKE SUPPER SET FOR SUNDAY, FEB. 16

Trinity LLL Fellowship Club of McFarland will have their annual Pancake Supper on Sunday, Feb. 16 from 4:30-6:30. Join us for pancakes, sausage and eggs. Free-will dona-tion will support church workers scholar-ships, Orphan Grain Train, Rose Bowl Parade Float, overseas ministries, and other mission projects.

WABAUNSEE

BEECHER BIBLE AND RIFLE CHURCH HOSTS SUPPER

The congregation of The Beecher Bible and Rifle Church in Wabaunsee invites the pub-lic to a soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge for the supper. Just come and enjoy.

POTT. COUNTY

COURTHOUSE, COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED FEB. 17

The Pottawatomie County Offices and Landfill will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in observance of Presidents’ Day. The Commissioners will not meet on that day, but will meet in regular session on Mon-day, Feb. 24.

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School kids across the state, including our area, along with many other workers had an extended three-day “Snow Holiday” as a result of Win-ter storm “Nika” which roared across the state on Tuesday. The storm brought nearly white out conditions to Wamego and city crews worked hard to keep ahead of the storm (bottom left). The buffalo (above) enjoyed the weather at the Lazy Heart D ranch north of Wamego. When the storm blew out early Wednesday morning, it left over 11” of snow in Wamego (bottom center) for people such as Mark Shreve (bottom right) to dig out. (Top photo: Susan Dillinger. Bottom photos: Beth Howell Day)

KATHI MANKE, SPECIAL TO THE SMOKE SIGNALZack Everson as “Charlie” has a face-to-face with Algernon the mouse in a rehearsal for Flowers for Alger-non. The Wamego High School drama department puts on the play this weekend.

One very smart mouse: WHS presents ‘Flowers for Algernon’BY BETH HOWELL DAY

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In 1958, science fiction writer Daniel Keyes put forth the idea, “What if man could invent a sur-gical procedure that would boost intelligence?” in the story Flow-ers for Algernon.

Algernon, a lab mouse, is the first to undergo the surgery – and he becomes a super smart mouse. Then Charlie (Zack Everson), a man with an IQ of 68, but a strong desire to learn, undergoes the procedure – and he becomes a super smart human.

During the journey to his super IQ, Charlie learns a lot about himself and how he was, and is, viewed. He also discovers an error in the surgery that makes the “intelligence gain” merely temporary and has to deal with the inevitable regression to a 68 IQ.

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Pott. County Commission updated on Excel projectsBY SHANNON FRITZ

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The Pottawatomie County Commission heard an informa-tive presentation about the Excel Road and Excel Lane improve-ments during the regular Mon-day, Feb. 3, meeting.

Public Works Director Leu Lowrey presented a cost estimate for improvements to Excel Road and Excel Lane north of Hwy 24 showing the approximate cost portions to the county and the developer.

Lowrey also provided the engineer’s opinion of probable cost for the sanitary sewer improvements and information

on the recent property sales After reviewing the “opinion”,

Commissioner Pat Weixelman said, “I just want it written down somewhere that if we move for-ward with this project, this would have no indication on what we are doing at a later date.”

“I would like to move for-ward,” Commission Chairman Stan Hartwich said, “But I have a concern about the timing with the Green Valley Road Bridge improvement.”

According to Lowrey, the Green Valley Road Bridge improvements are planned for 2015 and 2016, so the projects shouldn’t interfere with each other. Weixelman also voiced some concerns about the timing of the proposed road work and

improvements at the Excel Road and Hwy 24 intersection. “I would like to see these two proj-ects going at the same time,” Lowrey said.

Lowrey told the commission that he will share the information with the developer and if they are in agreement, Lowrey will get an estimated design cost and return to the commissioners for approval.

In other business:• Leslie Campbell, county

health director, came in with an update saying, “We’ve given quite a few flu vaccine shots, and we still have more available.”

The Health Department has given out about 30 car seats recently, “We have people come to our car seat checks with out-

dated seats-- and when you ask them where they got the seat, it’s surprising how many of them say ‘from the trash or a dumpster’. That’s just not safe,” Campbell explained. “We get new ones to hand out from KDOT and they don’t cost us a thing because they are part of a grant.”

• Robert Reece told the com-missioners that the Wabaunsee County Commission was look-ing at the Belvue-Paxico Bridge proposal to have Truesdell Corp. conduct a study on the bridge deck. Reece said as soon as he gets the approval from Wabaun-see County, he will proceed to set up the study for some time this spring.

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The controversial prem-ise of Flowers for Alger-non brings up a host of ethical issues on altering mankind, compounded now by the mapping of the human genome.

It also turns in to a dark and dramatic play, which the drama class of Wamego High School decided to tackle.

Jennifer Topliff, WHS drama teacher, explained that several of her stu-dents are planning on majoring in theatre and they wanted a new experi-ence.

“Because they will need to have as many different types of experiences as possible, we discussed producing something seri-ous. Mrs. Nider and I researched and read many scripts with large casts and this was the group’s favorite,” she said. “We asked them to read the script and then had a meeting to discuss the possibility of doing this show. We had a fantastic discussion about the heaviness of the subject matter and the uniqueness of the script. They were up for the challenge and wanted to push them-selves in this new direc-tion.

“They also love the message of the show,” she continued. “Their feeling was, if we can pack the house with Grease, we can pack the house with something serious too. We all hope our audience will trust us enough to come see something that isn’t just pure entertainment. This show will make you think, wonder, and ques-tion.”

“The maturity with which these students have handled this subject mat-

ter and the talent they pos-sess to bring these charac-ters to life will surprise you. These students have worked to create believ-able, realistic characters.”

Not only have the stu-dents taken to the play, but in a rare thing for a high school play, have taken on the responsibility of training Algernon – the mouse.

“We are using a real mouse,” said Topliff. “Actually, we have two mice, just in case one gets away. So far, we use both of them in rehearsal. All of us are mouse trainers, but Zack has spent the most time with them. We’ve tried to handle them as much as possible so they are tame and won’t panic during per-formances. They do what they are supposed to, most of the time.”

Topliff noted that WHS biology teacher, Jana Biery, has graciously housed them in her class-room.

Flowers for Algernon will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday evening in the high school auditorium. A meal is planned prior to the show – pasta and meat sauce or chicken alfredo, salad, garlic bread, dessert and a beverage. Dinner and show tickets are $11 and must be purchased in advanced. See a cast member or call Topliff at 456-2214. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the commons.

Show only tickets are $4 and available at the door.

.Cast: Dr. Strauss, David Howard; Professor Nemur, Trace Campbell; Alice Kinnian, Taylor Roberts; Burt Seldon, Kyle May; Charlie Gor-don, Zack Everson; Doris-lab technician, Theresa Hougland; Nurses, Lily

Norris, Maggie Miksch, Ellen Kenworthy; Frank-bakery worker, Zach Powers; Gina-bakery worker, Maggie Sher-moen; Mrs. Donner-bak-ery owner, Reade Wohler; Joe-bakery worker, Trev-or Lindley; Mother, Roxy Hopkins; Child and Teen-age Charlie, Cale Hupe; Father, Ethan Malin; Child Norma, Chloe Albin; Mrs. Feldman, Guilia Rinaldi; Ellen-Friend of bakery workers, Emma Kruse; Voice of Teaching Machine, Zac Degreeff; Bernice-night school student, Nickolette May; Connie-night school student, Jordan Carley; Chairlady, Emily McMonagle; Voice from Audience 1, Clarissa Clemons; Voice from Audience 2, Garrett Rose; Mrs. Mooney-landlady, Britta Seljestad; Mrs. Nemur, Amanda vonSeg-gern; Mr. Harvey-Wel-berg Foundation Board Member, Kyle Mueller; Jackie Welberg-older sis-ter, Alexis Pettay; Anne Welberg-younger sister, Matiel Lindley; Norma, Anne Kenworthy; Lab Techs/Couples in the Park/Partygoers/Confer-ence Attendees/Singing Children/Ninjas/Under-studies, Noah McManus, Ben Huddleston, Emily Ramsey, Samantha Milke, John Sullivan, Ben Miller, Gabby Klein, Erin McMonagle, Morgan Carley, Shannon McCar-ty, Tierra Teske, Ashlyn Hartsgrove.

Crew: Prop Mistress, Amanda Metzler; Cos-tume Mistresses, Kelsey Yunos, Elli Pageler; Stage Manager, Hannah Pierce; Assistant Stage Manager, Courtney Alex-ander; Student Director, Kathi Manke; Lights, Tristan Mansfield and Rebecca Wahl; Sound, Josh Nider.

For the Good of Wamego’s Schools

Building Relationships and Targeting Bullying to Ensure Student Success

By Amy Flinn, Principal, West Elementary SchoolAs educators, we are expected to understand and value the

importance of such things as research-based instructional prac-tices, high quality professional development for teachers, and achieving high levels of success with our students. However, none of this can be achieved without one key factor in place—relationships. It is our responsibility as educators to establish positive relationships with the students in our care and to help students learn the importance of building positive relationships with their peers.

We do have the power as educators to inspire our students and ignite passion within them to achieve their dreams, and these dreams start with a connectedness to school. In order to achieve this “connectedness” for each and every one of our students, we must focus on building those critical relationships with them. Without this effort, our best laid plans will fail. No school improvement plan will be truly successful without first looking at our school culture and how we interact with our stu-dents and each other. Do we know our students by name and do we call them by name when we meet them in the hallways? Do we know what they are interested in? What they are passion-ate about? Do we know their parents or caregivers? Have we made the effort to build a relationship with their parents or caregivers, so that they, too, feel connected to school and can partner with us in helping their children realize their dreams? These are questions we must ask ourselves and be able to answer if indeed our goal is the success of each student that comes through our school doors.

First and foremost, our students must feel safe when they come to school. Not just physically safe, but emotionally safe as well. Our school district has had a bullying prevention model (the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program) in place for the past 11 years. Bullying has been reduced considerably as a result. Each school has a “theme” that they use to help reinforce expectations for behavior at school. Each school also has a reporting system so that students can confidentially report issues of bullying. Every week at the elementary level, students meet with a teacher for a “class meeting” to address specific types of bullying issues and work on strategies to create a posi-tive school environment for all children. At the secondary level, students meet at minimum monthly with a teacher for a class meeting, and sometimes more often. We also have a “kick-off” each fall to teach students the school rules against bullying, as well as the expectations we have for how students are to treat one another and what they can do if they know someone is being bullied.

Our goal is to maintain a safe, nurturing, positive school envi-ronment for all of our students to ensure that they can learn and develop in optimal conditions. We ask our parents to convey to your children that you will not tolerate any form of bullying and that you expect your children to treat all individuals in a kind and respectful manner. We will continue to make it our mission to build positive relationships with students so that all children feel connected and respected in the school setting. With your help and support, we will continue to work toward creating a bully-free environment and keep our USD 320 schools a safe, inviting place for everyone.

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whs reschedules sporting events

Wamego High School has resched-uled two events from last week.The wrestling match in Holton has been set for Thursday, Feb. 13.The basketball game against Abilene has been set Thursday, Feb. 20. Mark Stephan, WHS AD, noted that Senior Night will still be on Tuesday, Feb. 18 – the Clay Center Game.

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commodities distribution set

USDA commodities will be distribut-ed to eligible Paxico or Maple Hill residents, from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20th at the Paxico Community Senior Center. Please bring proof of income with you to be recertified for this year. If you have questions, please call Carla Malone at (Wamego) 456-7872 or (Alma) 765-2250 to make other arrangements. This must be done before pick-up time.

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final pie and coffee meeting is feb. 20

The final Pie and Coffee meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Sunflower room in Westmoreland. Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, KSU Beef Sys-tems Specialists will be discussing the utilization of covercrops in a grazing system for livestock. The Pie and Coffee Meeting series is sponsored by Pottawatomie County Conservation District and Pottawatomie County Extension and is open for all to attend. For more information call 785-457-3319 or email [email protected].

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commodities to be distributed feb. 13

Westmoreland Commodities will be distributed Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5:30-6:15pm at the United Meth-odist Church Educational Building. Items available are apple juice, apricots, carrots, corn, cranberry juice, green beans, peanut butter, and potato flakes. For more infor-mation call 785-457-3719.

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U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp has announced two local “Town Halls.”Wabaunsee County -- 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, Alma Community Center, 244 E 11th, Alma.Pottawatomie County – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, Wamego Public Library, 431 Lin-coln, Wamego.

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Wabaunsee Did Not Meet $1,000 Goal in Change Campaign

By Rhonda Schley

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Abby Amick, Economic Development Director, brought disappointing news about the state map campaign aimed at local school children to bring change to raise $1,000 to the Wabaunsee County Commission at the regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 3.

“Our total was about $330 between all the schools. Not quite as much as we’d hoped for,” she said. Commissioner Ervan Stuewe agreed, “In fact, we were real disappointed.” Since the county is about $670 short, Amick will be placing collection cans in the courthouse for about a week to give the Court-house and Wabaunsee County residents an oppor-tunity to contribute. Only one administrator really challenged their kids; Paxi-co Middle School exceed-ed their goal and received about $45 back. Congratu-

lations to Paxico Middle School and Principal Clei-on Morton.

The Active Shooter Committee met recently and tested panic buttons in the courthouse. Most panic buttons worked; if not, they needed new batteries and will be replaced as soon as possible. Each office in the courthouse will be creating their own plan for emergencies then will coordinate with build-ing administrators to create a finalized plan.

Norbert Marek, County Attorney, mentioned that the KAC (Kansas Associa-tion of Counties) County Government Day was to be held February 5 in Topeka. However, due to the recent snowstorm, it was can-celled and KAC will announce a new date for County Government Day when set.

Commissioner James Suber signed an agreement with Pottawatomie County and the Truesdell Corpora-tion to go ahead with the Belvue Bridge repairs.

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Lowrey to fill an open position on the road and bridge crew.

• They appointed Brad Tajchman and Andy Boeckman to the board of the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation.

• Approved $400 contri-bution (from special allo-cated funds) to Wamego High School for their after prom/after graduation cel-ebration.

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Charger King and QueenWabaunsee High School held it’s winter Homecoming on Friday night. Bailee Henry and Kolten Johnson were crowned Queen and King at the celebration.

Wamego updated on new energy planBy Lori ScogginS

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Wamego will no longer be dependent on Westar or other large power supply companies thanks to its participation in the Ener-gy Management Program (EMP 3).

The commission was updated on Wamego’s participation in the pro-gram at its Feb. 4 regular meeting.

The update was from an energy management proj-ect study that began three years ago and included nine other cities. The new program will begin April 1 with full transmission to be up and running by May 1, giving the city time to set up other power sourc-es to supplement the ener-gy Wamego will be receiving.

This will allow the city to bring in other power resources and not be dependent on Westar or

other large power supply companies. The plan will also allow the city to sell any energy surplus it may generate as well. City manager Merl Page said the program “should be a good fit for us.”

In other new business:• The city accepted the

easements for the Yellow Brick Road project and approved a notice to pro-ceed. The easement was for the north edge of the senior center to continue the existing Yellow Brick Road. Both the easement acceptance and notice to proceed were approved 4-0.

• The city reviewed the cemetery road project. Certain parts of the cem-etery grounds have been paved previously and are now getting run down. The city would like to look at pricing to replace the roads in the cemetery and add it into some of the current projects. The commission approved

looking for pricing for the project 4-0.

• The power plant proj-ect is going well. There have been some delays from the weather this past few weeks, but the work is still proceeding.

• The commission received word that the paint company selected to paint the water tower will be using a longer lasting paint and that the colors do not quite match the ones previously picked. The company will meet with the city on Feb. 17 to get approval for the new colors.

• The Trout House was placed on the Historical Registry as of Jan. 8. The city will be host to the Bike Across America pro-gram. Riders will be in Wamego on Wednesday, June 11, and plan to stay overnight. The city tax numbers were down about $2000 from this time last year and the county was down about $600.

‘Books for Kids’ collection kicks offThe 2014 Books For

Kids! collection continues through Feb. 28.

Central and West Ele-mentary Schools, Wamego Middle School and Wamego Public Library Children’s Pro-gram announce the 2014 kick-off of Books for Kids! This is our annual literacy program for USD 320 community children ages 0-12. Books For Kids! began Jan. 27 with a drive to collect gently used or new children’s book.

These may include board books, picture

books, chapter books and other books for those 0-12 years old. In the last three years we have collected over 7,500 books that were distributed in the schools and community! We also partner with the Wamego Public Library Children’s program for books for their collection.

This program with help to increase reading skills such as word recognition, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. This will be done by putting extra books and more opportu-nities to read in the hands of our local children and

students. Drop-off sites for the book collection are Wamego Middle School Library, Central Elemen-tary Office, West Elemen-tary Office and the Wamego Public Library. So go through your books and find some for our kids--everyone needs some good books to read! We will be collecting until February 28th, so we can help our kids “Soar Into Being Great Readers!” This Books for Kids! USD320 Literacy Project is supported by WMS, Central and West Elemen-tary Site Councils.

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Moran accepting internship apsU.S. Senator Jerry

Moran (R-Kan.) today announced he is accepting applications for congres-sional internships in his Washington, D.C., and Kansas offices for the sum-mer of 2014.

“Congressional intern-ships offer Kansas students a great opportunity to learn about Congress and the legislative process,” Sen. Moran said. “I hope to give Kansans an opportunity similar to the one I had serving in a congressional office years ago.”

An internship in Sen. Moran’s office – either leg-islative or communications – provides a unique oppor-tunity to work closely with Senate staff on behalf of the state of Kansas. Legis-lative interns will gain a better understanding of the legislative process in the U.S. Congress, and devel-op knowledge and profes-sional skills valuable to future career pursuits. Communications intern-ships provide a unique opportunity to learn about how political communica-tions and the legislative process intersect, and gain practical knowledge about the inner workings of a fast-paced press office.

The intern program is open to qualified under-graduate and graduate stu-dents – or recent graduates – who have strong interest in public service and gov-ernment and have achieved academic excellence. Applicants for a Commu-nications internship should possess exceptional writ-ing and communication skills, knowledge of AP style, experience in digital media, and follow current events closely. While pref-erence is given to Kansas residents, students from all states are encouraged to apply.

The application deadline for summer 2014 intern-ships is March 1, 2014. Applications can be obtained and completed under the “Services” sec-tion of Sen. Moran’s web-site at www.moran.senate.gov. Applicants should submit a completed appli-cation form, resume, aca-demic transcript, two let-ters of recommendation and a cover letter explain-ing their interest in public service and detailing a policy issue of personal importance. . Please sub-mit required materials to: [email protected]

For questions, please contact Sen. Moran’s office at [email protected] or call 202-224-6521 and request to speak with the Intern Coordina-tor.

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Hospital Foundation Board making changes After each serving 13

years on the hospital foundation board Charlie White and Cheri Pugh resigned from the board effective Jan. 17.

Pugh served as presi-dent of the board during 10 of those years and 3 as vice president.

White served as trea-surer during his tenure.

Both played active and vital roles in the organization and suc-cess of the foundation. A dinner was recently held in their honor rec-ognizing their service and dedication.

Carol Schleif, Execu-tive Director of the Hospi-tal Foundation, has resigned her position effective at the end of March.

She has served in the position since September 2000. Her replacement will be named in the next few weeks.

John McQuillen, D.D.S., Marjorie Conklin, Westmoreland, and Gary Meidinger, Meidinger Bookeeping Services were appointed to the board for three-year terms.

Other members of the

board are, Don Coleman, President; Bob Hunter, Vice President; John Watt, Amy Flinn and Shannan Flach. Meidinger serves as treasurer.

The hospital foundation meets quarterly on the third Thursday. Meetings are held in the conference room at the Wamego Medical Center.

For additional informa-tion, contact Schleif at 529 Lincoln Avenue.

She can be reached by phone at 456-2514 or email [email protected].

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Rupert Richard Rethman

Rupert Richard Rethman, 77, of St. Benedict, Kan., passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 at Crest-view Nursing & Residential Living in Seneca.

Rupert was born Sept. 5, 1936 to Clement B. and Flo-rentine Olberding Rethman on a farm northwest of St. Benedict.

He attended St. Mary’s School in St. Benedict and graduated from the 8th grade in 1950. After school, he helped on the family farm until being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1956. After service to his country in 1958, he returned to the family farm and continued to farm with his brother, Clem and worked at John Deere in Seneca. He also drove a school bus part time for St. Benedict and Baileyville schools.

Rupert was member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict, where he was a CCD Teacher, a Lay Min-ister; he was also a member of the Seneca Knights of Columbus #1769.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Anna Sperfslage on Aug. 8, 1995 and Charlotte Burdick on Sept. 14, 2010; and a brother, Clements J. Rethman on June 12, 2008. He is survived by sisters, Rosetta Umscheid of Flush, Willa Rae Wilhelm of Tope-ka, Roberta Lierz of Sabetha and Diane Mulryan of Sen-eca; and many nieces and nephews.

Rosaries were prayed on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. Ed Oen C.P.P.S. on Feb. 3, 2014 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Benedict. Memorials may be given for the St. Mary’s Church. To express your sympathy and for more information visit www.lauerfuneralhome.com.

Placing of the Pall was done by his sisters. The Music was provided by the church choir. Arlen Lierz was the soloist. The servers were Ryan Sudbeck, Sam Long and Annie Davis. Gift bearers were his sisters. The lector was Jeanette Sperfslage. The Eucharistic ministers were Ferdie Deters, Megan Sudbeck and Duana Huerter. Car-rying Rupert to his resting place in the St. Mary’s Cath-olic Cemetery were Michael Mulryan, Duane Lierz, Jerry Davis, Galen Wiltz, Daryl Wilhelm and Doug Umscheid. Full military honors were provided by the Seneca Memorial Post #7458 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Earl W. Taylor Post #21.

Cecile Sueann ‘Sissy’ Depew

Cecile Sueann “Sissy” Depew, 75, Westmoreland, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.

Sissy was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Noblesville, Ind. She is survived by her husband, Connie D. Depew; children, Chuck Depew and Lynda Depew.

Mass of Christian burial was held Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at St. Columbkille’s Catholic Church in Blaine. Arrangements by Kufahl Funeral Home, Wheaton.

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Evan Brown Crumbaker

Evan Brown Crumbaker, 91, of Wamego, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 at

Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society.

Evan was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Onaga, the son of Charles Andrew and Adda Belle (Brown) Crumbaker. He attended Onaga Schools and graduated high school in 1940. He was united in

marriage to Blanche Irene Burris in Manhattan on May 28, 1944. They made their home on a farm near Belvue, where they lived from 1945 until 1978, when they moved to Wamego. Blanche preceded Evan in death on April 12, 2003.

Evan’s work always involved agriculture. He worked at the Kansas State University Agronomy Farm from 1940 – 1943 before working on his own farm from 1944 – 1973. From 1973 until 1985, he worked at Kansas State Artificial Breeding Unit until retiring.

In 1951, Evan was the recipient of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce District Award for Balanced Farming and Farm Living.

He was a past member of the Belvue United Meth-odist Church, a member of the Louisville Methodist Church, the Belvue Lions Club, and sang in the Bel-vue Men’s Chorus. Music was important to him. He enjoyed family sing-alongs, led the church chorus, and enjoyed singing at his Grandview Suites resi-dence. Evan also enjoyed tending to the flowers at Grandview Suites for many years, especially the Moonflowers. His family was the most important part of his life, following his kids and grandkids activities, sports and 4-H. Evan was a friend to everyone, never meeting a stranger.

He is survived by three children: Charles Crumbak-er (Carole), Salina, Karen Streeter (Brad), Manhattan, David Crumbaker (Rebecca), Beloit, Kan.; six sisters: Frances Moyer, Manhattan, Nada McCool, Wamego, Ardath Murray, Bartlesville, Okla., Roberta “Bobbie” Peters, Overland Park, Carol Adolph, Manhattan, Marjorie Knorr, Gardner, Kan.; 9 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Dale Allen Crumbaker; a daughter in-law, Rebecca Sipes Crum-baker; two brothers, Dale and Don Crumbaker and two sisters, Helen Dent and Dorothy Shandy.

Funeral services for Mr. Crumbaker will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego. Burial will follow in the Sunset Cemetery of Manhattan. He will lie in-state at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 p.m. Friday, where the family will greet friends during a visitation from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Louisville Methodist Church, Valley Vista Good Samaritan Society, or PRN Homecare & Hospice and may be left in care of the Stewart Funeral Home, Wamego, KS, PO Box 48, 66547. Condolences may also be left at: www.stewartfuneralhomes.com.

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A meaning to Nunsense

Dear Editor:While I recognize the

humor of parody por-trayed in the Columbian Theatre’s presentation of Nunsense, I disagree with the theme of the play. There is a subtle theme throughout Nunsense that Catholic women religious are somewhat of an anachronism – an amus-ing memory of the past. On the contrary, Catholic nuns are visionaries in the efforts they have under-taken to serve God and mankind.

The nuns portrayed in Nunsense wonder what their lives might have been if they had followed their former dreams. Catholic nuns look far into the future focusing on what their eternal life will be after the fleeting entertainments of this world are long gone. In fact, that is the symbolism of the black habit which portrays death to the world and is a reminder to them of their eternal future.

Through their selfless service-particularly in the medical field-even Wamego can look to its own hospital through its association with Via Christie as evidence of Catholic nun’s contribu-tions to helping mankind. Long before Medicaid or Obamacare were even concepts, Catholic nuns were volunteering with no pay and no thought of their own safety; caring for the sick and often suc-

cumbing to the diseases of their patients such as cholera and typhoid-never abandoning their charges. Hopefully the irreverent comedy of Nunsense will initiate interest of young women in exploring what Catholic womens’ reli-gious organizations really are all about. Perhaps it will spark future voca-tions: volunteers to sacri-fice their lives to helping mankind while focusing on their real future.Catherine Haynos, Paxico

New farm billDear Editor:The house passed a farm

bill that drew a virulent attack by the usual cool opponents. N.C.B.A.’s Colin Woodall grabbed his crying towel and flooded the ag-media outlets with their usual pseudoscience analo-gies; trade wars, astronomi-cal costs, promises broken, imminent disaster of course.

Kansas’ entire congressio-nal delegation, in all their ostentatious fury, pointed out like failings in the farm bill. And of course the Land Grant professors add their infelicitous remarks in any debate concerning packer’s profits.

The check-off must be a true kleptocracy with the N.C.B.A. on point and the packer’s conveniently con-cealed in the background.

Why should the unequiv-ocal purpose of cool; the differentiating, by label, own proudly raised U.S. beef from third world imports, create concern for any patriotic American?

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Last week suddenly became a short work week due to the snow storms. The Legislature was closed Tuesday and Wednesday and all the hear-ings we had scheduled for those two days had to be can-celled and notices by email or phone to all those who were going to testify on bills before our committees.

Last Thursday, the House Taxation committee approved and passed out favorably from committee a bill that was a follow-up to last year’s chang-es in the fee structures on Kan-sas watercraft. We worked with the County Appraisers associa-tion and several of its members to update the wording to make sure watercraft that were tax exempt before will remain so under the changes. We includ-

ed human powered boats which will be tax exempt, the same as human powered bicycles are currently exempt.

In an effort to ensure doc-tors have access to affordable malpractice coverage, Kansas developed the Healthcare Sta-bilization Fund which helps bring certainty to the malprac-tice insurance market. Created in 1976, the fund brings together a group of high risk insures to help reduce the cost of claims. Without protections like this, the high cost of mal-practice insurance forced doc-tors to leave Kansas. The fund collects a portion of premiums paid and uses these to help stabilize the insurance market. In addition, the state has placed malpractice caps on noneconomic damages at $250,000.

It is my privilege to serve as your State Representative and should you have questions or concerns please feel to email me at: [email protected] or call my office at 785-296-7660.

Legislative Update No. 4

By Ron highland

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The snow storm changed everyone’s plans and caused the Legislature to meet only Monday, Thurs-day and Friday. There are no plans for elimi-nating topics or for extending the session at this time.

The Education Com-mittee continued to hear from experts. One speaker, Dr. Eric Hanushek, from Stan-ford University dis-cussed his research of many years showing no real correlation between money spent and learn-ing. He argues that those schools that perform well should be rewarded and that good teachers should be compensated better. I found his approach to be one of common sense and all of the committee was also interested, as indicated by the number of their questions. Later in the week we listened to pre-sentations from Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute and Commissioner Diane DeBacker from the Kan-sas State Department of Education. Both pre-sented on K-12 funding and the performance of our students. They agreed that our Kansas student’s performance based on NAEP scores are not improving. They did disagree on the fund-ing and whether or not increased funding would help raise the scores.

One bill was passed out of the Energy and

Environment Commit-tee. HB 2488 is a bill that defines both the duties and makeup of the KETA (Kansas Electric Transmission Authority). It was not controversial and passed out without opposition.

The House passed four bills by voice vote to be referred for final passage next week. HB 2514 amends a current law to clarify the priori-ty rights of Federal Home Loan Banks as secured creditors in insurance company insolvency proceedings. HB 2416 amends the Health Care Provider Insurance Availability Act concerning health care provider liability insurance. HB 2223 is the “Home Brew” law. Basically the existing law was amended to allow up to 100 gallons per year to be produced and allows a person to provide it to their guests and to judges in a con-test. HB 2420 was sim-ply a bill to allow spe-cific governing bodies to supply crossing guards for a school in their jurisdiction.

Should you like to fol-low what is happening at the Capitol, the web site is http://www.kslegisla-ture.org/li/. Remember, this is your government and your Representa-tives and Senators need to know how you feel about issues before them. I can be reached by email, mail or in person at the Capitol. My office phone is 785-296-7310 and my email address is [email protected]. As always, it is an honor and a privilege to serve you.

Annual Diamonds and Denim Fundraiser set for March 8

The Wamego Hospital Foundation will host its 12th Annual Diamonds & Denim fundraiser on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Columbian Theatre.

Proceeds from this year’s fundraiser will be used to help purchase Colonoscope Equipment. Working with the Wamego Medical Center, the Foundation committed to funding $70,000.00 toward the purchase of the equipment needed for performing colonoscopies at WHC. Total cost of the equipment is estimated at $170,000.00. The Foundation kicked off a year’s long campaign – STOP Colon Cancer Now! – in July. All proceeds from the Fall Golf Classic 2013, Diamonds & Denim 2014, and the campaign have been designated toward fulfilling the $70,000.00 goal. To date $52,000.00 has been raised.

Anyone wanting to support the Hospital Foundation and quality healthcare can do so by purchasing tickets to attend Diamonds & Denim and participating in the fundraising auctions. The live auction offers several exciting opportuni-ties: Kaw River Bridge picture donated by Bill & Rose Ditto, 2 tickets to Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, 2 air-line tickets to either Chicago or Dallas, Tickets to McCain Theatre, Golf Package, Weekend at Lake of the Ozarks and much more. The evening will again be highlighted with the drawing of a diamond pendant necklace going to a lucky ‘healthcare supporter’ in attendance.

Donations may be dropped off or mailed to the Wamego Hospital Foundation, 529 Lincoln Ave., Wamego, KS 66547. Donations are tax-deductible.

If you would like more information, please contact Execu-tive Director Carol Schleif at the above address, by phone at 785-456-2514, cell 785-456-5549 or email [email protected].

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Ivan and Jeanie Seele celebrate 60th wedding anniversary

Ivan and Jeanie Seele of rural Paxico will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Feb. 22, 2014.

Family and friends are invited to a reception at the church where they were married, Immanuel Faith Community Church (Wells Creek), 25043 Wells Creek Rd., Belvue, KS 66407 on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 2-4 p.m. The reception is hosted by their chil-dren: Susan Bronaugh, Vicky (Roy)Hurla, Connie (Paul) Lannan, and daughter-in-law, Sue Seele.

Mazie Breann Chambers

Jacy Moore and Aric Chambers, Wabaunsee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Mazie Breann. She was born Jan. 11, 2014 at Mercy

Regional in Manhattan weighing eight pounds one ounce and 21.5 inches long.

Grandparents are Carol Fisher, David Chambers, Stephanie Janshego, and Ladson Moore.

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WPL selected as a ‘Hometown Teams’ partner site

The Kansas Humanities Council recently announced that Wamego Public Library has been selected as a “Hometown Teams” partner site and will receive a grant of up to $1,500 to tell their local story of sports and community. The Library will join 17 museums, historical societies, libraries, and com-munity organizations across the state in researching and documenting local sports stories as part of the Kansas Humanities Council’s “Hometown Teams” initiative.

The Kansas Humanities Council’s “Hometown Teams” partner site initiative explores the ways sports build and unite communities through exhibi-tions, oral history projects, and public programs. From the little leagues to the big leagues and every-where in between, “Hometown Teams” partner site projects examines how sports are a significant part of our national narrative.

In addition to Wamego Public Library, “Home-town Teams” partner site projects will also take place in Blue Rapids, Cottonwood Falls, Eudora, Glasco, Great Bend, Hays, Hiawatha, Independence, Jetmore, La Cygne, Larned, Lawrence, Lyons, North Newton, Oakley, and Pratt.

In January 2015, “Hometown Teams,” a Smithso-nian Institution traveling exhibition that tells the story of how sports shape America, will kickoff a statewide tour in Ellinwood and will continue on to stops in Goodland, Greensburg, Atchison, Perry, and Humboldt through November 2015. The Kansas Humanities Council sponsors “Hometown Teams” in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program.

The Kansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that supports community-based cultur-al programs, serves as a financial resource through an active grant-making program, and encourages Kansans to engage in the civic and cultural life of their communities. For more information, visit www.kansashumanities.org.

More information about “Hometown Teams”, please contact Kelley Nordberg, Wamego Public Library at (785) 456-9181, [email protected] or visit the library.

Trisha Grothe to marry Eammon Bradley

Michael and Vivian Grothe of Wamego are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Trisha Anastasia Grothe of Overland

Park, Kan. to Eammon Nye Bradley of Manhattan.Trisha is the granddaughter of the late Simon and

Evelyn Fulton of Washington, Kan., Ed and Sylvia Grothe of Hillsboro, Kan. and the late Norma Grothe.

Eammon is the son of Scott and Lisa Bradley of Par-sons, Kan. and Lisa and Ed Janssen of Havensville. He is the grandson of Marilyn Norton of Pismo, Cali, the late Roger Bradley and the late Carol Shackleford.

The bride-to-be is a 2007 graduate of Wamego High School. She attended Kansas State University and grad-uated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Adminis-tration majoring in Accounting in 2011 and a Masters of Accountancy in 2012. She is currently employed as an auditor by the public accounting firm, KPMG LLP in Kansas City, MO and resides in Overland Park.

The groom-to-be is a 2006 graduate of Rock Creek High School. He attended Manhattan Christian College majoring in Bible and is currently attending Kansas State University majoring in Secondary Education. He is currently employed by Rock Creek High School where he coaches 7th grade boys’ and girls’ basketball and high school baseball. He resides in Manhattan.

The couple is planning an August 2, 2014 wedding at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Wamego.

Caiden Joseph Fath

Joe and Rachel Fath, Wamego, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Caiden Joseph. He was born Jan. 6, 2014 weighing six pounds three ounces and

was 20 inches long. Caiden was welcomed home by big sister Hailey.

Grandparents are Daniel and Debra Fath, Wamego and Thomas and Norma Schwerman, Jewell.

Walk Kansas March 16-May 10Do you want to become healthier in 2014? Well if you

are saying yes, here is a great opportunity for you. Walk Kansas is an eight week exercise program. The minimum goal for each week is that you exercise at least 30 minutes a day for five days. This year your team can choose which challenge they would like to complete. Challenge #1 is walking the distance across Kansas, while Chal-lenge #2 is walking across and back, and Challenge #3 is walking the perimeter of the state.

A team consists of six people, with one member being named the captain. The captain is in charge of reporting the total number of minutes exercised each week. The minutes are put on the Walk Kansas website, so every-body can see how their team compares to other teams in Wabaunsee County. Again this year, we are encouraging the participants to track their fruit and vegetable intake. You may participate as an individual or in groups less than 6 if that works out better for you.

This program fits well into busy schedules as partici-pants can count exercise in 10 minute intervals. The exer-cise for Walk Kansas is supposed to raise your heart rate and that can be done in just 10 minutes. Each week there will be a newsletter sent out to the participants.

Grab 5 other people, and register for Walk Kansas 2014. You can pick up a registration packet at the Pot-tawatomie County Extension Office or visit our website at: www.pottawatomie.ksu.edu. Registration forms are due March 12th. For more information please call: (785) 457-3319 or email: [email protected].

Wichita State University announces Dean’s List

Wichita State University has announced the names of nearly 2,200 students who were on the WSU dean’s honor roll for fall 2013.

To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Local students are: Allie M Marshall of St. Marys and Macy Ebert and Ryan Patton both of Wamego.

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Parker to continue volleyball careerRock Creek senior setter Kelsey Parker recently signed a national letter of intent to con-tinue her volleyball career at Southwestern College in Winfield. Kelsey, daughter of Lee Parker and Jennifer Hill, was an All Mid-East League player. Parker (center front) is pic-tured with Jennifer Hill, Lee Parker; and (back) Southwestern Head Coach Donnie Wal-lace, and Rock Creek Head Coach Terry Schmitz.

Rock Creek still undefeated in MEL

Mustangs down Falcons 69-48

BY JACY JOHNSTON

Smoke Signal Intern

Snow, ice and cold weather put in a wrench in Rock Creek’s basketball season, preventing the team from being on the court from Tuesday through Thursday. On Fri-day, the team heated up quickly getting a league victory over the Riley County Falcons.

After a week of rest, Rock Creek was able to start the game off right with an impressive offen-sive effort. The team was able to piece together out-

side shots with defensive stops in order to gain a 20-12 first quarter lead. After the offensive start, Rock Creek’s defense had a great second quarter holding Riley to only 5 points in the quarter.

”Defensively, we had a very good first half and we were able to shoot the ball well,” said RCHS Coach Jim Johnston.

After the break, the Mus-tangs had a rough third quarter defensively, giving up 21 points while only scoring 19. Johnston said that the team “has to improve on taking care of the ball.”

With an evenly matched fourth quarter, Rock Creek was able to use its first half lead to soar over the Fal-cons to victory, 69-48.

Ryan Schneider had the hot hand scoring a game high 30 points. The victo-ry puts the Mustangs at 11-3 on the season and 7-0 in league play.

Rock Creek’s season continued against Marys-ville on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and will take on the St. Marys Bears in St. Marys for a Valentine’s Day matchup. Due to snowy weather this past week, Rock Creek will make-up its game in Centralia on Feb. 24.

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Mustang grapplers fall to BurlingtonThe Rock Creek varsity

wrestlers lost a squeaker to Burlington on Friday, Feb. 7, falling 36-33.

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106 Kayla Thomas won by 18-3 tech fall over Nathan Skillman

113 Daniel Phillips bye

126 Timothy Reed pinned by Colby Johnson.

138 Aj Burenhiede pinned Dane O`Keefe

145 Marc Reiss won by 15-5major decision over Hunter Isch

152 Chase Ridder pinned Chris Ferguson

160 Wyatt Fouts lost by 5-4 decision to Josh Young

170 Colton Hill won by 2-1 decision over Maxx Serl

182 Justin Ward won by 9-2 decision over Nathan Vander Linden

195 Spencer Bowers lost by 4-0 decision to Joe Metzger

220 Jesse Correll pinned by Gus Fathring

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PATRICIA ANN HEATH, A/K/A PATRICIA A. DERENNE, A/K/A PATTY DERENNE and KAW VALLEY STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Defendants.

NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE

By virtue of an Order Of Sale Of Real Estate issued out of the United State District Court for the District of Kansas, at Wichita, Kansas, in the above entitled case, I will, on Thursday, the 6th day of March, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Westmoreland, Kansas, offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the right, title and interest of Defendants above-named in and to the following described real estate, commonly known as 504 State Street, Westmo-reland, and located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, to-wit:

Lots 18, Block 3, Mansfield Addition, Unit 4, City of Wamego, Pot-tawatomie County, Kansas.

Payment must be in the form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Certified Check made payable to the United States District Court and will be accepted as follows:

Less than $25,000 - Entire amount due at conclusion of sale;

$25,000-$100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office by close of the business day;

More than $100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office within five working days

The contact person regarding inquiries about the above-property is Kent Colwell, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural De-velopment, (785) 628-3081.

The real property levied on is the property of Defendants and will be sold without appraisal, subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments and with a three month right of redemption to satisfy said Order of Sale.

United States Marshal’s Office, Topeka, Kansas, this 17th day of January, 2014.

Craig Beam, Acting United States Marshal District of Kansas

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 13-4091-EFM-JPO

TODD P. BOWERS and ALIANNA A. BOWERS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of an Order Of Sale Of Real Estate issued out of the United State District Court for the District of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas, in the above entitled case, I will, on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Westmoreland, Kan-sas, offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the right, title and interest of Defendants above-named in and to the following described real estate, com-monly known as 504 State Street, Westmoreland, and located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, to-wit:

Lots 40, 41 and 42, Cochrun’s Cochrun’s First Addition to the Townsite of Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

Payment must be in the form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Certified Check made payable to the United States Dis-trict Court and will be accepted as follows:

Less than $25,000 - Entire amount due at conclusion of sale;

$25,000-$100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office by close of the busi-ness day;

More than $100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office within five (5) work-ing days

The contact person regarding inquiries about the above-property is Kent Colwell, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, (785) 628-3081.

Said real property is levied on as the property of Defendants above-named and will be sold without appraisal, subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments and with a three (3) month right of redemption, to satisfy said Order of Sale.

United States Marshal’s Office, Topeka, Kansas, this 13th day of January, 2014.

Craig Beam, Acting United States Marshal District of Kansas

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Help Wanted 370 City of Paxico seeking City Attorney.Areas of practice would include Mu-nicipal Law, City Ordinance Prosecu-tion, and Employment Law. Dutieswould include, but not limited to , at-tending monthly city council meet-ings, interaction with citizens, provid-ing counsel to city government offi-cials, and other general duties.Please send application and desiredrates of compensation to City ofPaxico, c/o Jara Lannan, City Clerk,Box 27 Paxico, KS 66526.

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POOL LIFEGUARDS WANTED! TheCity of Westmoreland is looking forlifeguards for the upcoming 2014season. Prior lifeguard experienceand current certification preferred.Applications may be obtained at CityHall, 202 Main Street, Westmore -land, KS 66549, 785-457-3361, dur-ing regular business hours: 8-12, 1-5M-F. Closing date for all applicationsis noon, March 7, 2014. EOE.

Miscellaneous 270 $2,000 Better Business BureauFoundation Student of IntegrityAward Scholarships. ApplicationDeadline 3-07-14. http://kansas -plains.bbb.org/studentaward/ or316-263-3146/800-856-2417 #4208

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Personals 320 WARM, FUN, PROFESSIONALCouple Eager to Provide Your ChildLove And Happiness Forever. Ex-penses Paid. Ann and Peter. [email protected] or go towww.annandpeter.info.

Announcements 330 "An Assisted Living Center" Also of-fering respite & day care! VintagePark of Wamego, 1607 4th St. Jenni-fer Payton, 785-456-8997.

Lost & Found 350 Kitten found by Wamego MiddleSchool. Please call 785-458-9470 toclaim.

Help Wanted 370 "Partners In Excellence" OTR Driv-ers APU Equipped Pre-PassEZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 &Newer equipment. 100% NO touch.Butler Transport 1-800-528-7825www.butlertransport.com

CDL Night Drivers - Humboldt, KS.Pacer Energy, an affiliate of theNichols Companies has the followingopen positions for Night Drivers atour facility in Humboldt, KS. Musthave a Class A CDL, clean record,hazmat & tanker experience. Submitresume to [email protected] include job title/job location inthe subject line. www.Nicholsbroth-ersinc.com

Cook Wanted: Positive, energeticperson needed to use cooking skillsto provide homemade, healthy mealsfor young children. Hope LutheranE a r l y L e a r n i n g C e n t e r(785-587-9400).

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II (As -phalt) - Pottawatomie County. Start-ing Rate: $13.03/hr, excellent bene-fits (health insurance, paid time off,KPERS & more). Position Responsi-bilities: Manual labor and the opera-tion of equipment in the daily mainte-nance and construction of asphaltroads. This work involves the dailyperformance of routine road andbridge maintenance and constructionactivities, and assists in snow andice removal during inclementweather. Education/Experience Re-quired: High school diploma, GED,or vocational school education is pre-ferred. Other equivalent combinationof training and experience accepted.Special Requirements: Possessionof valid driverÕ s license. Chosen ap-plicant must possess (or obtainwithin 60 days of employment) &maintain a valid Class A KansasCommercial Driver's License (CDL)with appropriate endorsements. Airbrake, tanker, and hazardous materi-als endorsements required. ClosingDate: 02/28/2014. TO APPLY: Visitwww.hrepartners.com, for more in-formation contact Crystal Malchose,Human Resource Coordinator,785-457-3455 or [email protected]. Applicants recom -mended for employment are subjectto post-offer pre-employment screen-ing including a pre-employment drugtest. Pottawatomie County is anEOE.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE for Potta-watomie County Health Department.Starting Wage: RN $19.16/hr or LPN$14.27/hr, - excellent benefits (healthinsurance, paid time off, KPERS &more), 37.5 hrs/week, 8:30-4:30pm,No weekends or Holidays. PositionResponsibilities: Duties consist of as-sisting Immunization Coordinator inproviding maternal and child healthpromotion and prevention, child/adultimmunizations, communicable dis-ease investigation and education,toenail trimming. Education/Experi-ence Required: GED, Diploma, orequivalent, and a Nursing Degreefrom an accredited school of nursingare required. One year of health as-sessment or maternity related experi-ence is needed. Excellent writingand oral communication skills arealso required. Special Requirements:Applicant must have and maintainboth a current nursing license (li -censed to practice in the State ofKansas) and driverÕ s license. ClosingDate: 02/21/2014. TO APPLY: Visitwww.hrepartners.com, for more in-formation contact Crystal Malchose,Human Resource Coordinator,785-457-3455 or [email protected]. Applicants recom -mended for employment are subjectto post-offer pre-employment screen-ing including a pre-employment drugtest. Pottawatomie County is anEOE.

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3703 Stone Pine Circle Manhattan

4 bedroom, 3 baths, 2 car attached garage. Located in an established neighborhood on half an acre lot in a great location. Very well main-tained home from the landscaping to the floors of this beautiful home! $349,000

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1 car at-tached garage. Well structured home built in 1963. Full basement provides ample room for any fam-ily. Great neighborhood. Located just minutes from the Wamego Country Club Golf Course, the hos-pital, & Hwy 24. $124,000

3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car attached garage. Great location just a couple blocks from the Wamego Country Club Golf Course! Well maintained property with established landscaping, as well as a new furnace, central air unit, and hot water heater within the last few years. Move in ready! $234,900

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION76 acres, M/L, of Pottawatomie County Farmland

& PasturelandSaturday, March 1, 2014 Starting 1:30 p.m.

Auction Location: The Onaga Senior Center, 200 Bypass Rd., Onaga, KS

Property Location: 1 mile north of Onaga, KS on the Onaga Rd. to Goldenbelt Rd., then 5 1/2 miles west on the north side

Legal Description: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Sec-tion 13, Township 6 South, Range 10 East, Pottawatomie County, KS

This property consists of 76 acres, M/L, of which there are 37.71 acres of terraced, tilled upland in two fields with the balance in pasture with ponds for water. Rural Water District No. 3 water line runs along the south end of this property. There is no water meter. There is an electric line, also running along the south side. This property has Goldenbelt blacktop frontage on the south and Bunker Hill dirt road frontage on

the west.

For more info or viewing, please call John E. Cline, 785-889-4775 or check our website.

Terms and Possession: The seller requires 10% down day of sale with the balance to be due on or before April 1, 2014. Possession to be upon closing. Buyers to pay 2014 taxes in full. Buyers and Seller to equally split the title insurance and closing costs of the Pottawatomie County Abstract Co. Statements made sale day take precedence over printed material. Cline Realty & Auction, LLC represents the Seller’s interests.

Seller: KEN R. TESKEAuction conducted by:

Cline Realty & Auction, LLCJohn E. Cline, Broker-Auctioneer Onaga, KS 785-889-4775

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Tuesday, March 4, at 10:00 AMat the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel

530 Richards Drive, Manhattan, Kansas

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Service Program ManagerKanEquip, one of the largest Agricultural Dealerships in Kansas is hiring a SERVICE PROGRAM MANAGER. Responsibilities include defining service strategies, procedures, and operational improve-ments for all KanEquip stores. Prior dealership service manage-ment experience and knowledge of agricultural equipment are highly preferred. This position offers a rewarding career, with competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. To learn more about this great opportunity and to apply on line, go to www.KanEquip.com/ employment. For more information, contact Stan at 785-456-2083, ext. 184.

Quality Control auditor

Alma Foods, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods, located in Alma, KS is a growing food manufacturing business and is accepting applications for Quality Control Auditor.

Qualifcations: (include but not limited to)- High School diploma or equivalent- Attention to detail, visual inspection- Collect and record data, basic math skills- Evaluate product against a written specifcation- Dependability and good attendance required- QC experience helpful but not required

Competitive wages - excellent benefts including 401k, with

Company match, proft sharing, health, dental, and vision insurance.

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Applications accepted through 2/18/14 from 7a.m. to 4p.m. M-FR. EOE

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Phone 1-800-447-2213 ext 109

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Early Childhood Educator Needed for K-State Department

Assistant Teacher: The K-State Center for Child Development, a nationally accredited early childhood program, is looking for a highly dedicated and enthusiastic Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher-Support Staff. This position is full-time, 12-months term. Pay rate: $8.32- $11.18 per hour.

Excellent Benefits including Health, Dental, Life insurances, flexible spending account, sick and vacation leave, K-State tuition assistance for self, spouse & dependents, staff childcare discount, and excellent retirement plan.

Ability to pass KBI Background Check, Physical and TB Test required. Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma with 3 months experience caring for Infant or Toddlers orChild Development Associate (CDA) Preferred: Center Based Child Development Associate Credential or AA in ECE.

Screening starts February 13, 2014 and will continue until position is filled.

Send application, letter of interest, transcripts and 3 work related references to: 1 Jardine Drive, Manhattan, KS 66506. Questions call Ashley Lignitz at 785-532-2958 or email [email protected]. A criminal background check will be required for the candidates selected for hire. EOE

Houses For Rent 770 3 bedroom house in Westmorelandfor rent. Comes with stove andfridge. Call 458-2525 or 458-9710 af-ter 5pm.

For rent: 2 story farm house! 3bd,1ba, 9 miles southeast of Wamego.Call 785-458-8381.

Go to www.wamegorentals.com for acurrent list of available properties.Sponsored by Crossroads Real Es-tate Auction, LLC.

Victorian style house in Alma. Woodfloors, 2-3 bed, garage, 2 story, pre-fer no pets. $725/mo 785-313-3110.

Real Estate For Sale 780

3 bed/ 2 bath $79,900Attractive older home is a

two story on three lots.Two car detached garage.

2 Bd/ 1 Ba updated bungalow.Currently rented. Would begood rental or first home.

Fenced back yard. $74,900

612 Maple, WaMego

216 e. grove, olsburg

3 Bd/2Ba ranch home w/view!Well built in great location

Enclosed porch, large garageWonderful landscaping.

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Tom Nelson 785-458-8328Joni Chrest 785-456-5817

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Livestock, Feed & Seed 570 Hay for sale! Round bales, netwrapped. Brome and Prairie hay. Allin shed. 785-456-4179

Sporting Goods 610 GUN SHOW FEB. 15-16 SAT. 9-5 &SUN. 9-3 WICHITA CENTURY IIEXPO HALL!(225 W DOUGLAS)BUY-SELL-TRADE INFO: (563)927-8176

Automobiles 680 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis, V8,Goodyear tires, 25 mpg hwy, greatcar, 169,000. $2,400 cal l785-456-1557.

Trucks 690

Buying rebuildable or salvage cars and trucks. Evening and weekend

pickup available.We sell used vehicles,

used parts, new and used tires. Ask for Mike, 785-456-7306 or 785-456-5433

We also do automotive repair.

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Business Prop. For Rent 730First Month Rent Free. Office spacesstarting from $180, commercialspace 800sqft $500, utilities in -cluded, lease required. 530-532 W.Bertrand Ave., St. Marys. Call785-437-2780.

Office Space for Rent. 25ft x 40ft.Main street location. $550/mo. Call785-556-7975.

Rooms, Apts. For Rent 740 2 BR Apt. W/D facilities, CH/CA.Pets welcome. $650/mo. Call785-456-4600.

2 story, 3 BR apartment for rent. 1.5BA, Stove, refrigerator & dish washerinclude. W/D hook-ups. CH/CA.Available now. Pets welcome.$750/mo. Call 785-456-4600.

Apartment for rent in Westmoreland.W/D hookups, large backyard and apatio. Call 785-456-2382 or785-456-7456.

Two bedroom apartment located inWamego at 700 Elm. Available im-mediately. Dishwasher, Refrigerator,stove, laundry facilities on site. NOPETS. $550/mo with deposit ofsame. 12 month lease. Call785-456-7083.

Houses For Rent 770 1 bedroom house in Wamego. Smallbut nice. $650/mo CH/CA. W/Dhookups. No pets. No smoking.(785)317-9319.

Kid’s Korner 390 Licensed daycare provider inWamego has two immediate open-ings. These openings are for childrenof any age including infants. Back upcare available. References availableupon request. SRS contracted.Please call 456-9993 and ask forKim.

Musical Instruments 440 Keys to Their Heart Piano Sale!Over 120 pianos specially pricednow thru Feb. 15! Mid-America Pi-ano, Manhattan. 800-950-3774. pi-ano4u.com.

Misc For Sale 530 Half or whole hogs. Call evenings785-494-8336. Leave message.

Johnny Dollar consignment, MainStreet, Rossville, KS: clothing; $$greeting cards; collectibles; carpetremnants; gently-used furniture. 9am-5pm Tues Ð Fri; 9 am Ð 2 pmSat.

Livestock, Feed & Seed 570

SAT., FEBRUARY 22 1:00PMKansas Bull Development

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Offering 65 Bulls Black & Red Simmental & SimAngus

Spring & Fall Yearlings

All Bulls Are PI/BVD Free

To see a video & catalog go to www.goldbulliongroup.com or call (785) 776-7315 for more

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Customer: RALPH BROOKS

Phone: (785) 537-1214

Ad Number: 174867

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Class: 460 Bulls/Registered

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Help Wanted 370 POOL MANAGER WANTED! TheCity of Westmoreland is looking for apool manager for the upcoming 2014season. Prior experience and currentcertification preferred, but not man-datory. Applications may be obtainedat City Hall, 202 Main Street, West-moreland, KS 66549, 785-457-3361,during regular business hours: 8-12,1-5 M-F. Closing date for all applica-tions is noon, March 7, 2014. EOE.

Kid’s Korner 390

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Openings for Infant, Toddler, Pre-School and

School age kids.

Help Wanted 370 Exp. Flatbed Drivers:! Regional op-portunities now open with plenty offreight & great pay! 800-277-0212 ordriveforprime.com

The City of Emmett is excepting ap-plications for a new City water,sewer operator and maintenanceperson. Please apply at city hall orcall 785-535-8145. Application mustbe in office no later than March, 1,2014.

USD 320 Food Service is seeking in-dividuals to work on a part-time, sub-stitute basis during the school year.Hours and duties will vary. Worktimes can vary between 6:30am-2:00 pm, but will primarily be dur-ing lunch service (11:00 am Ð 1:00pm). Starting wage is $8.85. Train-ing provided. Persons interested inapplying for this position must submita completed online application form.The application form is available onthe USD 320 web site athttp://www.usd320.com/HR/Jobs orathttps://Wamego.schoolrecruiter.net .If you have any questions about theapplication process please contactDebbie Klein, 785-456-7643.

Help Wanted 370 Housekeeping! The St. Marys Manorhas a housekeeping position avail-able. This is a full-time benefits eligi-ble position. For more informationand to apply go to www.chcsks.organd click on "Careers" or contact Hu-man Resources at 785-889-5026.EOE.

NEED CLASS A CDL TRAINING?Start a CAREER in trucking today!Swift Academies offer PTDI certifiedc o u r s e s a n d o f f e r"Best-In-Class"!training. . New Acad-emy Classes Weekly! .!No MoneyDown or Credit Check . CertifiedMentors Ready and Available! !.!Paid(While Training With Mentor) . Re-gional and Dedicated Opportunities .Great Career Path . Excellent Bene-fits Package!! Please Call: (602)714-9455

Small business seeking a male/fe-male as a HELPER to preparehomes for painting company. Has ano cell/iPhone policy. Transportationis a must. Must be reliable and de-pendable. Serious callers only.456-1262.

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Parker to continue volleyball careerRock Creek senior setter Kelsey Parker recently signed a national letter of intent to con-tinue her volleyball career at Southwestern College in Winfield. Kelsey, daughter of Lee Parker and Jennifer Hill, was an All Mid-East League player. Parker (center front) is pic-tured with Jennifer Hill, Lee Parker; and (back) Southwestern Head Coach Donnie Wal-lace, and Rock Creek Head Coach Terry Schmitz.

Rock Creek still undefeated in MEL

Mustangs down Falcons 69-48

BY JACY JOHNSTON

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Snow, ice and cold weather put in a wrench in Rock Creek’s basketball season, preventing the team from being on the court from Tuesday through Thursday. On Fri-day, the team heated up quickly getting a league victory over the Riley County Falcons.

After a week of rest, Rock Creek was able to start the game off right with an impressive offen-sive effort. The team was able to piece together out-

side shots with defensive stops in order to gain a 20-12 first quarter lead. After the offensive start, Rock Creek’s defense had a great second quarter holding Riley to only 5 points in the quarter.

”Defensively, we had a very good first half and we were able to shoot the ball well,” said RCHS Coach Jim Johnston.

After the break, the Mus-tangs had a rough third quarter defensively, giving up 21 points while only scoring 19. Johnston said that the team “has to improve on taking care of the ball.”

With an evenly matched fourth quarter, Rock Creek was able to use its first half lead to soar over the Fal-cons to victory, 69-48.

Ryan Schneider had the hot hand scoring a game high 30 points. The victo-ry puts the Mustangs at 11-3 on the season and 7-0 in league play.

Rock Creek’s season continued against Marys-ville on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and will take on the St. Marys Bears in St. Marys for a Valentine’s Day matchup. Due to snowy weather this past week, Rock Creek will make-up its game in Centralia on Feb. 24.

BOX SCORE

RC: 20-19-19-11RiCo: 12- 5-21-10Rock- Schneider 30,

Berard 14, Garcia 11, Becker 4, Goodmiller 4, Nider 3, Rogge 2, Buss 1

Mustang grapplers fall to BurlingtonThe Rock Creek varsity

wrestlers lost a squeaker to Burlington on Friday, Feb. 7, falling 36-33.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

106 Kayla Thomas won by 18-3 tech fall over Nathan Skillman

113 Daniel Phillips bye

126 Timothy Reed pinned by Colby Johnson.

138 Aj Burenhiede pinned Dane O`Keefe

145 Marc Reiss won by 15-5major decision over Hunter Isch

152 Chase Ridder pinned Chris Ferguson

160 Wyatt Fouts lost by 5-4 decision to Josh Young

170 Colton Hill won by 2-1 decision over Maxx Serl

182 Justin Ward won by 9-2 decision over Nathan Vander Linden

195 Spencer Bowers lost by 4-0 decision to Joe Metzger

220 Jesse Correll pinned by Gus Fathring

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The St. Marys Bears hosted MEL rivals Silver Lake on Friday evening.

Both the girls and boys teams fell to the visitors.

(Left) Bear Cole Simecka (2) looks for help as he tries to get a pass off past Eagle defender James Martin (34). The boys ended up losing the game, 48-31.

(right) Lady Bear Stephanie Robbins (10) lets loose a pass past Silver Lake defender Allison Christy (25). The girls also lost the game, 67-30.

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Raiders do well at Emporia Powerlifting MeetSeveral Raiders win individual

weight categoriesWamego High School’s

power lifting team trav-eled to Emporia on Satur-day, Feb. 8, to compete in a power lifting competi-tion.

Over 116 lifters from 14 high schools in Kansas competed at this meet.

Thirteen lifters from WHS competed at the Emporia meet.

The boy’s team placed 4th overall out of 13 teams, the Jr.’s team placed 5th overall out of 14 teams, while the girl’s team placed 4th overall out of 13 teams.

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Parker Waters finished 1st overall in the 123 pound Jr. Division weight class, 1st in bench with a lift of 120 pounds, 1st in squat with a lift of 185 pounds and 1st in clean with a lift of 130 pounds.

Jakob Katzenberg fin-ished 1st overall in the 132 pound Jr. Division weight class, 1st in bench with a lift of 170 pounds, 1st in squat with a lift of 265 pounds and 2nd in clean with a lift of 160 pounds.

Jesse Figge finished 2nd overall in the 172 pound weight class, 2nd in bench with a lift of 255 pounds,

2nd in squat with a lift of 360 pounds and 5th in clean with a lift of 220 pounds.

Derek Norris finished 6th overall in the 181 pound weight class, 6th in bench with a lift of 160 pounds, 5th in squat with a lift of 200 pounds and 6th in clean with a lift of 170 pounds.

Darryn Lee finished 5th overall in the 220 pound weight class, 6th in bench with a lift of 250 pounds, 5th in squat with a lift of 340 pounds and 6th in clean with a lift of 195 pounds.

Logan Stoddard finished 1st overall in the Power weight class, 1st in bench with a lift of 300 pounds, 2nd in squat with a lift of 380 pounds and 1st in clean with a lift of 300 pounds.

Taylor Wilson lifted as an unattached lifter. He finished 1st overall in the 220 pound Jr. Division weight class, 1st in bench with a lift of 220 pounds, 1st in squat with a lift of 395 pounds and 1st in clean with a lift of 245 pounds.

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Stacie Westgate finished 5th overall in the 136 pound weight class, 5th in bench with a lift of 95 pounds, 5th in squat with a

lift of 150 pounds and 2nd in clean with a lift of 125 pounds.

Andrea Waegli finished 3rd overall in the 141 pound weight class, 3rd in bench with a lift of 90 pounds, 3rd in squat with a lift of 165 pounds and 3rd in clean with a lift of 110 pounds.

Hannah Lincoln finished 2nd overall in the 152 pound weight class, 1st in bench with a lift of 130 pounds, 2nd in squat with a lift of 230 pounds and 4th in clean with a lift of 130 pounds.

Paula Serb finished 6th overall in the 152 pound weight class, 6th in bench with a lift of 80 pounds, 6th in squat with a lift of 110 pounds and 6th in clean with a lift of 80 pounds.

Brooklin Stoddard fin-ished 9th overall in the 160+ pound weight class, 5th in bench with a lift of 110 pounds, 9th in squat due to a scratch and 9th in clean due to a scratch.

Michelle Wahl finished 3rd overall in the 160+ pound weight class, 8th in bench with a lift of 95 pounds, 4th in squat with a lift of 230 pounds and 1st in clean with a lift of 145 pounds.

Wamego’s power lift-ing teams’ next competi-tion will be on Feb. 22, when they travel to Clay Center.

SUBMITTEDRed Raider Jesse Figge represents Wamego at the Emporia Powerlifting Meet held Sat-urday. He finished second overall in the 172 pound group, while the Raider boys were fourt of 13 teams.

SUBMITTEDMichelle Wahl competed for the Lady Raiders at Emporia on Saturday. She finished third overall in her weight group and helped the Wamego girls to a fifth place finish overall.

Tooley takes weight class at Silver Lake TourneySt. Marys,

Wamego CompeteGreg Tooley of St. Marys

topped the area effort at the Silver Lake Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday, taking the top spot in the 145 pound weight group.

Wamego’s Jacob Chris-tie had the second best area effort with a silver finish in the 120 pound weight group.

St. Marys was eighth and Wamego 11th of the 17 team field.INDIVIDUAL ST.

MARYS RESULTS

106 – Joe Gallegos – bye, lost by 20-5 tech fall to Michael Marsh, Silve Lake; bye, pinned by Jackson Ott, St. James.126 – Corey Tyler – pinned Matt Kirkland, Andover; pinned by Clay Lautt, St. James; defeated Chaz Epperson, Prairie View by 12-3 major decision; defeated Derek Gentry, Rossville, by 15-2 major decision for third place.145 – Greg Tooley – defeated Tristan Geiger, Osawatomie, by 18-3 tech fall; defeated Kody Col-lins, Doniphan West, by 18-1 tech fall; defeated Kaleb Konitzer, Prai-rie View, by 8-7 decision; defeated Andrew Tujague, St. James, by inju-ry forfeit for first place. 152 – Jayson Failer – bye, lost to William Holland, Prairie View by 9-0 major decision; pinned Michael Schaefer, Silver Lake; Pinned Colton Haney, Chase county; lost to Daniel Butler, Leavenworth, 3-0; defeated Sammy Cokeley, St. James, for fifth place.160 – Bobby Bleakley – bye; defeated by Trey Isenhower, Prairie View, 11-5; pinned Keith Sears, Andover; pinned Dylan Campbell, Wamego; lost by 11-0 major deci-sion to Garett Dunlap, Doniphan West; defeated Brett Hikemann, Salina South for fifth place.

INDIVIDUAL WAMEGO RESULTS

106 – Dylan Bloom – bye; lost to Levi Green, Baldwin, 6-4; bye; pinned Luke Martin, Clay Center;

pinned Green for third place.113 – Colton Simonsson – lost to Jake Wynn, Clay Center, 9-0 major decision; bye; lost to Brad Young, Leavenworth, 7-0.120 – Jacob Christie – bye; pinned Tyler Beish, Andover; pinned Marty Robinson, Clay Center; Pinned by Allen Heberly, Salina South, for second place.126 – Dalton Carley – bye; pinned Christian Dominguez, Prairie View; lost by 10-6 major decision to Thomas Lisher, Baldwin; defeat-ed Tyler Irwin, Salina South, 5-3; lost to Haegen Shaefer, 4-2, for fourth place.138 – Joe Haug – bye; pinned by Clay Lautt, St. James; lost to Kaleb Garibaldi, Salina South, 7-6.145 – Tristan Neff – Pinned by Chayse SaIa, Silver Lake; bye; pinned by Blaise Albers, Salina South.152 – Connor Kamm – pinned by William Holland, Prairie View; bye; pinned by Sammy Cokeley, St. James.160 – Dylan Campbell – defeated Trevor Bright, Chase County, 10-8; pinned by Ben VanLerberg, St. James; defeated Michael Harrington, Leavenworth, 3-0; pinned by Bobby Bleakley, St. Marys.

170 – Ethan Simonson – pinned by Braeden Lockhart, Silver Lake; bye; pinned by Tavon Blazek, Iola.182 – Nathan McCowan – defeated by Cole Williams, Osawatomie, 15-0 tech fall; bye; defeated by Taylor Jones, Baldwin, by 21-6 tech fall.220 – Kasey Feyh – bye – pinned Tanner Foulk, Osawatomie; defeated by Tiler Garcia, Baldwin, 7-1; defeated by Clayton Jackson, Chase County, 8-3; defeated Jordan Turner, Erie, 10-3 for fifth place.TEAM RESULTS

St. James, first 250Baldwin, second, 182Prairie View, third, 142Rossville, fourth, 96.5Silver Lake, fifth, 94Salina South, sixth, 89.5Doniphan West, seventh, 69.5St. Marys, eighth, 69Leavenworth, ninth, 65.5Free State, 10th, 62Wamego, 11th, 60Iola, 12th, 55Osawatomie, 13th, 52.5Erie, 14th, 43Clay Center, 15th, 42Anderson County, 16th, 33Chase County, 17th, 10

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