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OBITUARY

Forrest LeeEinsel-LewisGREENSBURG—For-

rest Lee Einsel-Lewis, 89,died September 5, 2012 inthe Kiowa CountyMemo-rial Hospital, Greensburg.She was born March 9,1923 in rural NorthwestKiowa county near the Ed-wards County line, thedaughter of Murphy Scottand Pauline Mary(Brecheisen) Miller. For-rest Lee graduated from

Kinsley High School in1941. A lifetime resident ofKiowa County, she was ahomemaker. She was amember of the First Unit-ed Methodist Church andUMW, the Kiowa CountyHealth Foundation, theKiowa County MemorialHospital Auxiliary, P.E.O.,Just-A-Mere Club, JBClub, SIL, Alpha StudyClub, Priscilla Club andseveral Bridge Clubs, allof Greensburg. In 1944 shemarried Charles Einsel.He preceded her in deathJuly 11, 1975. In 1985 she

married Clarence Lewis.He preceded her August 2,2008. Forrest Lee is sur-vived by Nieces andNephews- Glenda KayKinyon, David White,Priscilla Brack, JoyceHig-don, Harold Miller, andMarshall Miller, Step-grandchildren Butch Pyle,Vicki Baucum, Jane Pyle,Chuck, Tom, and DavidTaylor and their families.She was also preceded indeath by two sisters EloiseEaton and Evelyn White,and a brother Edward R.Miller, and Step-grand-daughter Joan Munger.Funeral services and cele-bration of her life wereheld at 10:00 a.m.Monday,September 10, 2012 at theFirst United Methodist

Foster CareTrainingSaint Francis Commu-

nity Services will offer a10-week training coursefor prospective adoptiveparents at Haviland Ele-mentary School begin-ning on Oct. 2. The freecourse that will be heldevery Tuesday from 6-9p.m. The training is re-quired by the State ofKansas for those inter-ested in becoming fosterparents. The course pro-vides information andskill development forprospective foster par-ents, helps potential fos-ter parents gain a betterunderstanding of theneeds of children in fos-ter care, helps familiesmake informed decisionsabout fostering, and pro-vides information on re-sources, parenting tech-niques, and support serv-ices available for indi-viduals interested in be-coming foster parents.To register or learn

more, contact LindseyCecil (620) 253-1095.

Book SaleThe Greensburg

branch of the KiowaCounty Library, locatedinside of the KiowaCounty Commons Build-ing, is holding a BookSale starting this Friday,Sept. 21 at 9:30 a.m.Hundreds of books anddvds will be sold by do-nation. Library hours areMon. through Fri. 9:30-5:30 p.m. and Sat. 9:30-Noon.

Church, Greensburg withRev. Charles Kinyon andPastor TerryMayhew offi-ciating. Burial followed inFairview Cemetery,Greensburg. A viewingwasheld 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sun-day at Fleener FuneralHome.Memorials are sug-gested to the Twilight The-ater and Kiowa CountyMemorialHospital, both incare of Fleener FuneralHome, 514 S. Main St.,Greensburg, Kansas,67054.

IT’S AGIRL!

Adelyn Joe WadelPRATT — Alex and

Emily Wadel of Nashvillewelcomed 6lb. 12oz. 19.25

inch Adelyn Joe Wadel tothe family at 7:34 a.m. onTuesday Sept. 18, 2012 atPratt Regional MedicalCenter. Congratulationsare in order for the entirefamily including grand-parents Emery and Jen-nifer Westerman ofNashville, Arlin and ShellyWadel of Greensburg,great grandparents SheilaMcGuire of Nashville,EthelWesterman of Pratt,JaunitaNustrom andNeo-ma Wadel of Greensburg.

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invited to share in the cel-ebration of Delpha's Clark-son 90th birthday at a re-ception from 2 to 4 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 29 at theTerraceRoomat ParkwoodVillage. The reception isbeing hosted by her foursons, Larry, Terry, Jerryand Gary and their fami-lies. She would enjoy re-ceiving a card from thosewho cannot attend. Heraddress is Parkwood Vil-lage, Apt. 109, Pratt, KS67124.

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VFW AuxiliaryPost #6156

Veterans of ForeignWars Foster B. TowleAuxiliary 6156 met Sept.11 at the home of ArleneScronce in Pratt. Presi-dent Gloria Belchercalled the meeting to or-der. Six members werepresent. Opening prayer,minutes and treasurer’sreport were given. A dis-cussion was held on aproject for the hospitaland markers for thecemetery. The meetingadjourned with closingprayer. The next meetingwill be Oct. 10.

KCMH AUXILIARY CLUB NOTES

‘I was in a dark place’The Kiowa County Me-

morial Hospital Auxiliarymet Wednesday, Sept. 12,2012 in the Hospital base-ment conference roomwith 12 members and oneguest. Thanks goes to theDietary Department forproviding a delicious meal.There was no ExecutiveMeeting this month. Sec-retary, June Boettcher, as-sisted by leading the groupin the Auxiliary Prayer. After the meal, we were

pleased to hear the testi-monial of Morgan Silva.She recently graduatedfrom Barclay College andhas been accepted toFriends University in Wi-chita. However, she willtake a break from school-ing to spend time with hertwin sons. Morgan de-scribed herself as “being ina dark place” during herteen and early adult years.She stated that, eventhough unplanned, herpregnancy was the turningpoint in her life. Therewere classes suggested andshe was introduced to aminister and his wife whowere an influence on im-proving her health and go-ing to church. Since then,she has given her life to theLord, attends services reg-ularly, leads a women’sBible study at the Greens-burg Mennonite Church,and is attempting to bringservices to Haviland forsingle mothers. The regular meeting

then began with the read-

ing of the minutes from theAugust meeting. With twocorrections, were ap-proved. Treasurer, Rober-ta Seiler, briefed the groupon the account balance.Old business topics werereviewed. For new busi-ness the group was re-minded that the Novembermeeting will be the firstWednesday and the speak-er will be Chad Pore, EMSDirector, and he present tothe group about insurancecoverage relating to airtransports (helicopters /fixed wing). November isalso the month to invitepotential new membersand this will be a goodtopic to hear so, if inter-ested in this topic, invitefriends and neighbors.Christmas is approachingquickly and our group willbe again hosting the an-nual “Holiday Craft andBake Sale.” This will beDec. 5, 2012 from 12:30-3p.m. This will also be thedate for our Decembermeeting to conduct thenomination of the 2013Executive Committee.Minnie Koehn, Vice-Pres-ident, will be contactingthe members to form theNominating Committee. The KCMH Auxiliary

would like to express ourcondolences to the familiesof Forrest Lee Einsel-Lewisand John Fleener. Manymay remember that For-rest Lee was a member ofthe committee that found-

ed the organization andwas the first KCMHAPresident. John and Bar-bara Fleener were CharterAssociate Members andall maintained their mem-berships. Their loss is pro-found and will be missed.October is National

Physical Therapy Monthand Tanya Yoder, RPT, willbe the guest presenter onOctober 10th. Also this re-minder that if you wouldlike to continue member-ship, dues can be madestarting in October. Meet-ing adjourned

Respectfully, CarolynIrvin, President


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We will be cele-brating our Sep-tember birth-

day’s this Fri-day, Septem-ber 21st!Grilled Ham-burgers, Po-tato Salad,Cole Slaw,and Choco-late Birth-day Cake and Ice Cream!Come and join the cele-bration! Bring a friend!Call 723-2288 to reserveyour lunch!

Benefit Supperfor Lona CarsonSunday, September 23

at the Methodist Church inMullinville from 5:30 to7:00pm. Share your loveand support for Lona andJack during her medicaltreatment.

BINGO This Thursday Septem-

ber 27th:Our monthly Bingo

game will be Thursday,September 27th at 10am!Coincidentally, it is alsoone of the BEST meals forlunch that day: Oven FriedChicken, Mashed Potatoes,Cucumber & Onions, andFruit Salad. Join us forsome relaxed fun, and stayfor lunch! Grand Prize is a$20 gift certificate to Fam-ily Dollar! Call 723-2288if you plan on attending.

Weekly Schedule:Lunch is served at noonevery week day! Please call723-2288 by 8am thesame morning to reserveyour meal.Coffee and Conversationevery week day morning at9am!Tuesday 10am: Game day!

Idon’t know aboutyour flowerbeds, butmine are being taken

over bybindweed. Ithas beengrowingtwice as fastsince we gota little rain.Seems towork likefertilizer on that stuff.Bindweed is an officialnoxious weed in the ruralMidwest, but it’s beenmaking real inroads intourban areas, too.Bindweed is a volunteer

vine with shield-shapedleaves that look delicatewhen the weed firstsprouts. Later, it produces1-inch, trumpet-shapedflowers that can be eitherpink or white. Becausebindweed is good at“blending,” sometimesthose flowers are the firstclue to its presence -- evenwhen the vine has grownenough to take over a ma-ture shrub or curbside sec-tion of lawn.

You can’t afford to letbindweed get a foothold inyour yard. An establishedvine will produce 550 long-lived seeds every year. Italso will send out 30-feet-long lateral roots in everydirection, and those rootswill have growth buds thatspread things even further.To keep that from hap-pening, you have to findand pull up every vine be-fore it can grow more thansix leaves long.The likelihood of miss-

ing a few is why bindweedcontrol typically has to bea multi-pronged approachthat lasts several years.(Yikes)Solarizing” the plant in

summer can help by plac-ing clear plastic over theplant and basically “cook-ing” it. Fall is the best timefor herbicide efforts, be-cause the weed is prepar-ing for winter, channelingeverything to its roots.Glyphosate can work

well on bindweed grow-ing in planting beds. Gar-

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Card games (Pitch andHand and Foot), Wii bowl-ing, Pool, Dominoes, Jig-Saw puzzles….just to namea few! We welcome new-comers, and are excited toteach anyone who wants tojoin how to play!!Exercise class everyWednesday 1pm, and Fri-day 11am! A low impact,and FUN work-out!!

This week’s menu:Monday, September 24:Meat Loaf, Augratin Pota-toes, Green Beans, WheatRoll, Citrus fruit cupTuesday, September 25:Roast Turkey, Mashed Po-tatoes, Beet w/Orangesauce, Wheat Roll, FruitJelloWednesday, September26: Pepper Steak, Rice,Carrots, Wheat Bread, Am-brosiaThursday, September 27:Oven Fried Chicken,Mashed Potatoes, Cucum-bers/Onions, Roll, FruitSaladFriday, September 28: TacoSalad, Corn, Tortilla Chips,Pineapple bits

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September birthday partyand hamburger cook-out! deners must use it on a still

day while following theproduct’s label directionsexactly. Glyphosate is anon-selective herbicidesold under many tradenames (e.g., Roundup). Itcan harm almost anythinggreen and growing. But, alarge piece of corrugatedcardboard or the like canprotect nearby plants

from spray drift.If used carefully – for

example, by targeting thespray down a cardboardtube -- glyphosate also canbe a spot-spray forbindweed growing inlawns. That’s the only safeapproach around emerginggrass seedlings. For a lawn-wide treatment on estab-lished turf, however, thebest bet is a product withdicamba (e.g., Trimec,Weed- B-Gon, Weed-Out).“Dicamba’s results can

be disappointing. Butthey’re still better than do-ing nothing!

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FOR YOUR HEALTH

How, when and who getscancer screening? (Part 2)

by Nizar KibarKiowa County Memorial Hos-pital

We will talk aboutbreast and coloncancer screening

in this article after I dis-cussed cervical andprostate cancers in Part1. No, I didn’t forget

about lung cancer butthere are no screeningmethods for it yet, al-though CT scans withlow dose radiation forhigh risk patients (likesmokers above the age of50) may become an op-

tion soon.An approach to breast

cancer screening shouldincorporate an individ-ual’s level of breast can-cer risk, established byhistory and by use of arisk prediction calculator(can be found online).Women with mild tomoderate lifetime cancerrisk should be screenedwith a mammographystarting at the age of 50. Between ages 40 and

50, a discussion aboutthe risks and benefitsshould be undertakenwith the health careproviders especially if

one has dense breasts ora weak family history ofbreast cancer. Womenover the age of 70 may bescreened if their life ex-pectancy is at least tenyears. The ideal interval for

screening is not known,but it is suggested to beevery one to two years.Clinical breast examina-tion is recommended un-like breast self-examina-tion which is of unprovenefficacy. Women at high life-

time cancer risk shouldbe referred for genetictesting and should haveannual mammographyand MRI, as well as clini-cal breast examinationsevery three to six monthsand monthly breast self-examinations. Theirscreening should be initi-ated at age 25.Screening for colon

cancer has been shown todecrease mortality byidentifying polyps withmalignant potential andearly stage cancers. It isrecommended that aver-age-risk patients startscreening at the age of 50and continue until theirlife expectancy is lessthan 10 years. You can ei-ther do colonoscopy(long camera that goesthrough the rectum)

every ten years, CTcolonography (like a CTscan) every five years,sigmoidoscopy (shortcamera that goes throughthe rectum) every fiveyears, test stools forblood yearly or for DNAevery five years. Patientswith a first degree rela-tive or two or more sec-ond degree relatives withcolorectal cancer shoulddiscuss their cases withtheir providers as theserecommendations do notapply to them.

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Commissioners pass utilities resolutionUnruh votes against, citing lack of drillingby Patrick ClementSignal Editor

GREENSBURG — TheKiowa County Commis-sioners passed resolutionNo. 2012-13 during theirregular session on Monday.The resolution created apermitting system for theuse of county right-of-waysby utilities, effectivelyaimed at the expected in-flux of oil and natural gasextraction on land inside ofthe county. The commissioners had

discussed the resolutionat length during theirmeeting on Sept. 3 (see‘Commissioners close tomineral permit resolution’Kiowa County Signal Sept.12, 2012), which includeda conference call with Son-ja Feist from the HarperCounty Road and Bridgeoffice. Kiowa County bor-rowed heavily from a sim-ilar ordinance first passedby Harper County com-missioners in August 2011.Officials asked questions

for nearly 20 minutesabout what to expect afterpassing the resolution, in-creases in county employ-ee time and complaintsfrom oil and natural gascompanies. The resolution creates

fees and permitting costsfor common utility prac-tices, including placementof equipment on countyroads and running poly-ethylene pipe along roads,through culverts and underbridges.The resolution also ad-

dresses the permit appli-cation process and finesfor non-compliance. First District Commis-

sioner John W. Unruh wasthe dissenting vote, citinga lack of need. “I’m not sure I feel ready

to [pass] this right now,”said Unruh of the resolu-tion. “We don’t have awhole lot of exploration inthe county right now. Whatare we really accomplish-ing beside more paper-work and trading dollarsback and forth?”The resolution appears

to be a preparatory meas-ure, assuming that as com-panies begin oil and natu-ral gas extraction, countycoffers would bear addi-tional burdens of costs forroad repairs and mainte-nance. “They are not there to-

day, but they could be to-morrow,” added 2nd Dis-trict commissioner DonRichards. Kiowa County has yet

to see as much of an in-

crease in planned extrac-tion as other counties insouthwest Kansas but in-tent to drill notices com-piled by the Kansas Cor-poration Commission(KCC), a state-run resourceand utilities oversight of-fice, showed a significantnumber of notices filed forKiowa County over thepast year. Sub-contractors for oil

and natural gas compa-nies have filed 28 intent todrill notices on land in-side Kiowa County. There have been signif-

icant numbers of noticesfiled for surrounding coun-ties as well. Ford County (106); Co-

manche (101); EdwardsCounty (16); StaffordCounty (64); and Pratt

County (25) have all seenan uptick in notices filedover the previous 365 days,according to the KCC web-site.Road and Bridge Super-

visor Gunnar Stauth spokeabout a phone conversa-tion he had with an indi-vidual connected to oilcompanies. “He was toldthat the majority of therigs in North Dakota arepulling out and headed toFord County and KiowaCounty,” said Stauth, al-though he admitted that itmight have been hearsay.“They’ve got deep enoughpockets; I don’t think theyare going to shy away at all[because of permits].”Ford, Stafford and Ed-

wards counties have someform on permitting. Co-manche and Pratt countiesdo not. Ford County com-missioners passed a reso-lution very similar to theKiowa County resolutionin August.“I think we should have

something in place even ifone company comes here,”said 3rd District Commis-sioner Ron Freeman. “Tobe truthful I think these oilcompanies expect [per-mits]. I don’t see [oil com-panies] spending a lot ofmoney on these, and weneed something to be inplace when they do come.”

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Council casts confidencevote for municipal judgeappointmentby Patrick ClementSignal Editor

GREENSBURG — OnMonday night Mayor BobDixson asked the citycouncil to cast a vote ap-proving his choice for thenew municipal judge. Dixson will appoint

Hon. Michael A. Freeloveto fill the municipal judge-ship vacated earlier thisyear by his wife and Kansas16th Judicial District Mag-istrate Judge Hon. Ann L.Dixson. Freelove is also a magis-

trate judge for the 16thKansas District, repre-senting Clark County. In early 2011 Freelove

launched an unsuccessfulcampaign to fill the vacant115th District KansasHouse of Representativesseat that was left openwhen primary winner Gar-rett Love sought nomina-tion for Tim Huelskamp’svacated 38th Kansas Sen-ate District. In an election Q&A with

Dodge City Daily Globereporter Mark Reagan,Freelove discussed his cre-dentials.“I’ve spent approxi-

mately 25 years workingwith the district magis-trate judge’s legislativecommittee,” said Freelovein the interview. “From 30years of being a judge, Ihave learned decision-making. I’ve had to make

some tough decisions,whether they were popularor not.”The council voted unan-

imously to approve the ap-pointment.

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Families define annual day of play

by Patrick ClementSignal Editor

HAVILAND — If youask people about Play Day,the annual parade andfamily races on MainStreet, you won’t get morethan a couple of sentencesbefore you hear the words‘fun’ and ‘family.’ Althoughthe latter can sometimeschange from year-to-year,the former is as much aguarantee as the setting

sun. This year was as it has

been for the previous 83years, races on the lawn; acommunity lunch and youprobably saw grandma andgrandpa lounging in alawn chair one minute,then charging down thepitch the next minute.

The first-timers“It looks like it’s a fun ac-

tivity for the kids and par-ents,” said Jim LeShana,

the new VP of Academicsat Barclay College. “It alsolooks like its an opportu-nity for people to makeconnections with each oth-er. I can tell very clearlythat it is extremely affirm-ing for the community.”Le Shana, his wife Jea-

nine and his 8th Gradedaughter Joy just recentlymoved to Haviland fromOrange County, Calif. andwere enjoying their firstPlay Day from the side-

lines. “[We didn’t have any-

thing] quite like this insouthern California,”laughed LeShana. “Welived for 15 years in New-berg, Ore., and they hadsomething they called playday. But they didn’t dosack or three-legged racesthere, it was a kind of seri-ous track meet. It did havethe same kind of commu-nity feel though, with thekids and parents having a

good time.”According to local his-

torian Delores Williams,Play Day was first organ-ized by local farmers, whowanted to provide an eventwhere kids and familiescould “blow off some steamand have fun” after whatwas then a grueling harvestseason.

The long-timers“As long as it’s been

here, we’ve been here,” said

Lloyd Ballard who, withhis wife Irene, watchedthree generations of fami-ly members run races,from a pair of shaded lawnchairs. “I’m 85, but myfolks brought me [to thefirst year] when I was oneyear old.”Both products of Kiowa

County rural schooling,Mrs. Ballard recalled theearly years when kids fromall of the surrounding ru-ral schools would gather

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and run races down MainStreet. “I went to country school

and it was really importantthat we come to it,” saidMrs. Ballard who said shealways brought their foursons and one daughter,their grand children andtheir great grandchildrento the races, which havenow moved to the sprawl-ing lawn next to the Hav-iland State Bank.

“The young people real-ly enjoy it; look at all ofthese kids running aroundhere. We enjoy watchingthem also,” added Mr. Bal-lard who smiled and notedthat although he hadn’twon many races, his wifehad. “Irene was very fast!”

Only in a small commu-nity like Haviland can sucha pure and untouched tra-dition continue.

Williams remarked thatthere had been lean years.But even when weather,illness and apathy dwin-dled attendance numbers,there were families thatcarried Play Day throughthe famine. We can all agree that

everyone in attendance lastFriday was grateful fortheir seat at the feast.

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Mullinville officialsdeclare ‘water watch’Caution issued after welllevel drops 13 feetby Patrick ClementSignal Editor

MULLINVILLE — TheMullinville city councilunanimously approved awater supply watch ordi-nance during regular ses-sion on Sept. 4 in responseto a 13-foot drop in staticwater levels in one of thecity’s two water wells. “With the extended

draught and with the Well#3 problems and the agingof our well system, we havea possible problem weneed to deal with,” saidMayor Andy Kimble. “Wewanted people to knowthe situation we were in.”City officials have issued

a “water watch,” requestingits residents to voluntarilyconserve water usage, par-ticularly non-essential wa-ter usage including water-ing of lawns, washing cars,filling swimming pools andwater waste. “This is not very severe,”

said Kimble when askedabout the severity of thealert, “that is why we areonly in a water watch,which is the first level ofseverity.”City wells are reported to

pump upwards of 140,000gallons per day. There are an estimated

254 people living inMullinville, according tothe 2011 U.S. Census.

During a regular meet-ing on Aug. 20, city officialsdiscussed a significant wa-ter level drop in Well #3.Its June water level was re-ported to be 94-feet. Waterlevels in August were re-ported to have droppednearly 13-feet to a depth of107 feet. Kimble said that the wa-

ter levels also dropped 5-feet last summer. The pump in Well #3

has been pumping at a re-duced level due to low wa-ter levels that has causedair intake problems. “This has been acceler-

ated by the draught,” saidKimble. “But we are goingto have to [make somelong term decisions] andfigure out what to do withour well system.” The city’s second well is

smaller and older thanWell #3 and Kimble saidthat its condition is un-known. “Short term we’re look-

ing at the condition of ourwells,” added Kimble.“Long term if we can’t re-pair the wells we have andbring them up to normaluse, then we will have tolook into possibly diggingnew wells.”

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Council approves BTI annexationby Patrick ClementSignal Editor

GREENSBURG — Lastweek the city council ap-proved the annexation ofthe BTI John Deere deal-ership property. The unan-imous vote was the finalstep in a multi-year processthat passed the “handshakedeal” across the desk offive city administrators. The city has annexed the

BTI Dealership and somesurrounding land legallydescribed as “the east halfif [sic] the southeast quar-ter of section 15, township28 south, range 18 west ofthe sixth principal merid-ian, Kiowa County,Kansas.” The annexation follows

the recent re-approval bycity officials of a $103,500payment to BTI for costsassociated with construc-tion of a south runningsewer line connecting BTIand the Greensburg In-dustrial Park to city serv-ices along the north side ofU.S. 54. “This is not the appro-

priate way to conduct busi-ness,” said Interim CityAdministrator Jay New-ton during an October2011 city council meeting(see ‘City leaders addressBTI sewer line and annex-ation’ Kiowa County Signal– Oct.19, 2011). During that meeting,

which would begin aprocess leading to lastweek’s completion of thedeal, Newton expressed

frustration that an unoffi-cial agreement had beenmade, off the record, withBTI wherein the city wouldpay $103,500 to BTI forthe cost of the sewer lineand the BTI property, inturn, would be annexedby the city. Newton later said that

he felt neither former cityadministrator Steve He-witt — who had agreed tothe proposal without seek-ing approval from the citycouncil — nor BTI hadacted “underhanded” andexpressed a desire to com-plete the agreement be-fore leaving, though he wasunable to do so (see ‘BTI,city progress on sewer line,

annexation’ Kiowa CountySignal – Nov. 2, 2011). An inspection of the

sewer line revealed signif-icant sagging, which woulddelay the completion ofthe agreement until prop-er repairs were made (see‘Sewer snag is sag, city says’Kiowa County Signal –Dec. 21, 2011). “There are issues we still

need to resolve,” said Estesin the article. ”The func-tioning ability of the line isthe only hang-up. That’swhat we are trying to re-solve with the city andwe’re trying to determinethat if [what we havedone] is not fixing it, whatis the next step. We’ll con-

tinue to work on it.” Current City Adminis-

trator Ed Truelove, flankedby Greensburg UtilitiesSuperintendent MickKendall, reported to thecity council on Aug. 20that after a recent inspec-tion he felt the sewer line“…will do an effective jobfor the city.” The councilunanimously approved the$103,500 payment to BTIat the meeting. Attempts to reach BTI

Vice President MichaelEstes for comment wereunsuccessful.

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Jared Ross is the worshipleader of the HavilandFriends Church located at205 N. Kingman in Havi-land, Ks. Sunday worshipbegins at 10 a.m. Sundayschool begins at 9:30 a.m.

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by Jared Ross Worship leader, HavilandFriends Church.

The pattern for wor-ship that God pre-scribes in the Bible

over and over is a patternof revelation and re-sponse. God revealshimself and humans re-spond, either positivelyor negatively. In Exodus

3 God revealed himself toMoses in the burningbush and Moses re-sponded with fear, rever-ence, and eventually obe-dience. One of the mostwell-known and refer-enced patterns of revela-tion/response is found inIsaiah chapter 6. Isaiahsaw the Lord seated onthe throne and his firstresponse was fear and

confession. Isaiah con-fessed that he was a manof unclean lips and theLord cleansed him withthe hot coals. God againreveals himself by askinga question, “Who will gofor us?” Isaiah respond-ed with, “Here I am, sendme.” In the New Testa-ment, God revealed him-self to the Wise men firstin a star that they fol-lowed and then in the in-carnate boy Jesus and theWise men offered giftsand worshiped him in re-sponse. God’s ultimaterevelation on earth is theincarnate Jesus and every

human responds toChrist in either accept-ance or rejection.When we gather on Sun-

day mornings, God is pres-ent and he reveals himselfin many different ways.God reveals his character(who he is), his deeds (whathe has done, is doing, andwill do), and his will for ourlives (worship and mis-sion). The faithful believ-er will be moved to re-spond in the affirmative.We respond through sev-eral modes of worship onSunday mornings: praise,confession, thanksgiving,offering, petition, inter-

cession, and commitmentto name a few. This reve-lation/response is a dia-logue that takes place inthe form of God to people,people to God and peopleto people. When we live inthe pattern of revela-tion/response we moveaway from a “me-centered”focus on worship. We can-not live the Christian life inour own strength. OurAmerican culture screamsat us every day, “Do whatyou want to do,” “It’s allabout you,” “You are incontrol,” “You can do it onyour own,” “You go makesomething of yourself.”

This culture has found itsway into worship. Whenour sole focus in worship is“What can I get out of this,”“I don’t like this or that,”“Meet my needs,” we enterinto narcissism. Worshipcertainly can and shouldmeet our needs, but thiscannot be the primary fo-cus. Rather, our needs willbe met in worship whenwe focus on God as the ob-ject of worship and as werespond to his revelation.Romans 12:1-2 is our guidein this journey, “Therefore,I urge you, brothers (andsisters), in view of God'smercy, to offer your bodiesas living sacrifices, holyand pleasing to God--thisis your spiritual act of wor-ship. Do not conform anylonger to the pattern ofthis world, but be trans-formed by the renewingof your mind. Then youwill be able to test and ap-prove what God's will is--his good, pleasing and per-fect will.” May you be at-tentive to God’s revelationand moreover respondwith “Here I am Lord, sendme.” The Lord be with you.

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Care-N-Share S. Main St, GreensburgThanks to everyone who came out to last week’s sacksale!. The Care- N Share Thrift Store is owned by Kiowa County Ministerial Alliance. Storehours are Mon. 9-5, Fri. 9-5 and Sat. 9-2. (620) 723-3268.

HavilandHaviland Friends Pastor: Donnie HinshawYth Pastor: Josiah Williams205 N. Kingman P: (620) 862-5258 F: (620) 862-5250 Worship 10amSunday School 9:30AMWednesday Pioneer Club &Bible Study 6:30PMWednesday Youth MinistryJr. High 6:30PMSr. High 7:30PM

Haviland UnitedMethodistPastor: Mark Fillmore 322 N. Main P: (620) [email protected] School 9:30AMCoffee and Fellowship10:30AMWorship Service 11AM

MullinvilleChurch of ChristMinister: Russell Scott100 S. Maple P: (620)548-2512Sunday School & Bible

Study 10AMMorning Worship 11amSunday Afternoon Service1:15PMWednesday Bible Study7PM

United MethodistPastor: Mark Fillmore 220 N. Locust P: (620) 548-2585Fellowship 9AMMorning Worship 9:30AMSunday School 10:30AM

WellsfordWellsford Community Pastor: Steve PattersonSunday School 10AMMorning Worship 11AM

GreensburgBible Baptist 605 S. Elm Dr.P: (620)723-2834Wesley Carlton Sunday School 10AMSunday Service 11AM

Faith Tabernacle Pastors: Willard and BettyOlinger

611 W. IllinoisSunday Service 10AM

First Baptist Pastor: Marvin George200 W. Kansas Ave.P: (620) 723-2747Sunday School 9:45AMSunday Worship 10:50AM

Peace Lutheran Reverend: Merlyn Lohrke321 S. WalnutP: (620) 298-2762P: (620) 672-8380P: (620) 388-4952Sunday School 9:30AMDivine Worship 10:30AMWednesday Bible Study7PM

Greensburg Mennonite Pastor: Jeff Blackburn310 W. Pennsylvania AveP: (620)723-2620Sunday School 9:30AMSunday Worship 10:30AM

St. Joseph Catholic Father: Bob Schremmer820 S. WalnutParish Life Coordinator:Ellen Peters P: (620)255-3636Saturday evenings beforethe 1st and 3rd Sundays5:30PM2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday11AM

Bethel Mennonite Pastor: Mark Dirks3 miles south and1 milewest from Jct. Hwy 54 &183P: (620) 723-3361

Kiowa County Church Directory Sunday School 10AMSunday Worship 11AMSunday Service 7PMFirst United Methodist Reverend: Terry Mayhew600 W. LincolnSunday Worship 9:30AMSunday School 10:30AM

Lighthouse WorshipPastor: Christa Zapfe804 W. WisconsinP: (620)723-3028Sunday School 9:30AM

Morning Worship & Chil-dren’s Church 10:45AMWednesday Bible Study7PM

Greensburg Christian Pastor: TJ Lawson1210 S. MainP: (620) 723-2507www.greensburgchris-tianchurch.comSunday Worship 10:30AM


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Conference VBheats upby Royce BryanBarclay Sports

HAVILAND — MidwestChristian College Confer-ence volleyball play is wellunder way and the Bearsare finding it to be toughsledding. This weekendthe Bears faced off againstCalvary Bible College andOzark Christian College.Calvary Bible College

came to Hockett Auditori-um on Friday evening andwere able to find revengeafter losing to the Bears instraight sets one week pri-or. The opening set wasdominated by the Bears25-12 but the Warriors ofCalvary Bible stormed backto win three sets in a row,24-26, 19-25, and 15-25.On Saturday afternoon,

the Ambassadors of OzarkChristian won in straightsets 16-25, 13-25, and 22-25, but with plenty ofscares from the Bears. Ittook a 10-0 run by theAmbassadors to pull awaymid-way through the firstset and then in the thirdset, the Bears built a 22-17lead before allowing OzarkChristian to score eight ina row to close out thematch.The Bears (3-6, 1-3) will

host NAIA SouthwesternChristian College (Bethany,OK) on Tuesday night at7:00 PM CST and thenwill travel to Ankeny, IA fora conference match againstFaith Baptist Bible Col-lege at 7:00 PM.

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You sunk my ‘battle’-ship! Mackville mashes Mavs by land, by airby Patrick ClementSignal Editor

GREENSBURG —Macksville’s #12 TannerTranbarger found his formlast Friday as the juniorquarterback connected for191 passing yards and 184rushing yards in the Mus-tangs’ 28-24 win over theKiowa County Mavericks. Kiowa County was well

positioned to take the winfrom the sluggish-startingMustangs, who enteredFriday’s game 0-2, havingsurrendered a combined92 points to opponents inthe opening two weeks ofthe season. In contrast, the Maver-

icks seemed to be gainingsteam after their 40-to-14road victory against SouthGray last week. Burnt orange and white

fans, still jazzed from anexhilarating but exhaustingday of county-wide cele-bration, watched athletichyphenates Rustin Arderyand Heather Melton re-ceive their king and queencrowns on an cool eveningthat hinted at the Fall sea-son to come. The homecoming pa-

rade, chock-full of deco-rated floats with plenty ofhorse eating innuendo,took fan excitement level toa Spinal Tap-esk equivalentof eleven. It would become

the late game fervor thatnearly propelled the Mav-ericks to an epic come-back. Something must have

awoke the sleep beast inMacksville as the Mus-tangs came out gunning,leading by 14 points at thehalf. Tranbarger, whowould, by game’s end, com-pile 375-of-the-386 yardsof team offense, was able tofind receivers downfieldwhen needed the most. Kiowa County came

charging back in the sec-ond half, but a pivotal passplay in the fourth quarterwould doom the Mavericksto a 4-point deficit thatcost them the win. In the final minutes of

the game, the Mavericksdefensive line, with helpfrom a series of penaltiesand miscues from Mus-tang ball handlers, pushedMacksville into their ownred zone.An extremely vocal Tran-

barger, seeing clearly thathis well executed gamewas on the brink of col-lapse, barked angrily at hisline, having incurred morethan a half dozen falsestart penalties since theopening whistle. The Mavericks, within

striking distance due to apair of rushing TD’s from#8 Trever Powell, trailed byonly 6-points.

The ground shook andthe bleachers rumbled as aMustangs quick snapturned into a 50-yard HailMary pass play to #88Adolfo Ibarra that put theMustangs back in thegame. The defensive line did

their best, but ultimately aTD-from-inches soon aftercost the Mavericks thegame. A self-esteem’er from

#22 Keenan Behee with13 seconds left on the clockonly highlighted the Mus-tang fourth down punt thatcould have been. Powell and #24

Creighton McDonald com-

bined for 249 yards, with#51 Rustin Ardery mash-ing the Mustang backfieldwith 14 total tackles. Big man #50 Erik Torres

should be nominated for‘sound of the game’ whenthe 5’10” 257 lb freshmanbarreled over a wiltingMustang lineman during a10-yard kickoff return. The Mavericks (1-2) will

travel to Kinsley on FridaySept. 21 to play the Coyotes(1-2). You can read a pre-view of Friday’s matchup inthis week’s Game Nightmagazine.

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KIOWA COUNTY LADYMAVERICKS VARSITY

VOLLEYBALL@ Minneola Sept. 11, 2012

KC vs. Holcomb 1st Match (20-25) Loss2nd Match (16-25) Loss

KC vs. Meade 1st Match (25-21) Win2nd Match (25-14) Win

KC vs. Minneola 1st Match (25-6) Win2nd Match (25-18)

From the coach:"We played this quad without oursetter as she hurt her wrist in prac-tice the day before,” said HeadCoach Randy Fulton. “I was veryproud of how all the girls stepped upand responded. Holcomb was prob-ably the best team we played so farthis season. A loss definitely doesnot hurt at this point in the season."

RecordOverall (13 -1)League (2-0)

Kansas Volleyball AssociationDivision 2A Rankings

1. Olpe (8-0)2. Mission Valley (12-0)3. Kiowa Co. (11-0)4. Hill City (11-0)5. Washington Co. (9-0)Others: Burlingame (14-0), DecaturCounty (9-3), Ell-Saline (11-0),Ellsworth (10-1), Immaculata (8-1), Jayhawk Linn (8-0), Madison (9-2), Pratt-Skyline (8-2)

KIOWA COUNTYMAVERICK TENNIS

@ EllinwoodSept. 11, 2012

Schmidtvs. Oma Thomas (Ellinwood) Loss (0-8)vs. Sofia Garcia (Hutch Trinity) Loss (6-8)vs. Mac Thrasher (Sterling) Loss (0-8)

Graszvs. Mattie Shafer (Ellinwood) Loss (0-8)vs. Megan Cowles (Hutch Trinity) Loss (2-8)vs. Megan Schroeder (Sterling) Loss (4-8)

Titus / Torres vs. Rachel Doll / Danae Patten(Ellinwood) Loss (1-8)vs. Madison Fisher / Joy Fresen(Hutch Trinity) Loss (3-8)vs. Jessica Thorpe / Veronica Norez(Sterling) Loss (6-8)

Dawson / Racettevs. Mikayla Monday / Katie Shafer(Ellinwood) Loss (1-8)vs. Katelyn Robinson / Grace Suter(Hutch Trinity) Loss (1-8)


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urday.Friday under the lights at

Barclay College, DallasChristian scored two goalsin the first thirty minutesof the game to put theBears back on their heels.In the closing minutes ofthe first half, following twored cards, both teams wentinto the half down a manand the score 2-0 DallasChristian. Playing ten onten in the second half, theBears struck first when Fr.Justin Segura (Chino Hills,CA) connected from twen-ty yards out to narrow theCrusaders lead to one.However, minutes later,

by Royce BryanBarclay Sports

HAVILAND — It is ev-ident Barclay CollegeMen's Soccer is loadedwith potential, and clearlyexperiencing some grow-ing pains as they near themid-point of their season.Following a three gamewinning streak, the Bearshave now lost three in arow, including a tough NC-CAA Southwest Regionalloss Friday night to DallasChristian College (Dallas,TX) and a conference lossto Calvary Bible College(Kansas City, MO) on Sat-

after the Bears narrowlymissed several shots, theCrusaders tacked on onemore goal to walk awaywith a 3-1 win."I was proud of the guys

that finished the game.They played their heartsout," said Assistant CoachMarc Compton. "I alsothink there is a lot to learnfrom this soccer game andnot just about soccer butabout life. They need tounderstand that as Chris-tians we are called to ahigher standard regard-less if things are fair ornot and we need to re-spond as Jesus would re-spond."Saturday afternoon the

Warriors of Calvary Biblestruck first in the earlymoments of the game andthen added another goalshortly after to go intohalftime with a 2-0 lead.Early in the second, Sr.defensive leader and cap-tain Sammy Sanders (Hav-iland, KS) who receivedhis second yellow of thegame after a hard tackle.Following the Sandersejection the Bears played a

Barclay Bears soccor learns tough lessons in third loss ¾’s clinch second ‘W’with 28-14 over Bucklinby Chad Pore¾ Coach

GREENSBURG — The Greensburg Recreation 3rdand 4th grade football team rolled to their second vic-tory of the season by defeating Bucklin 28-14 last Sat-urday at the Kiowa County Schools football field. Greensburg jumped to a quick 8-0 lead after James

Brack scored on a reverse and Luke Ballard ran in theextra point. Ridge Estes took a quarterback sneak intothe end-zone followed again by Ballard running in anextra point. Bucklin was never able to move the ballagainst the tough defense from Greensburg and had topunt on all of their first half possessions. Leading 16-0, Estes scored again on the opening pos-

session of the 3rd quarter, bringing the score to 22-0. Bucklin was able to muster up a score late in the 3rd

quarter, but Greensburg followed with a touchdown oftheir own bringing the score to 28-6. Bucklin was able to score a late 4th quarter touchdown

with 15-seconds remaining. “Our kids were ready to play today and it showed from

the first possession,” said Assistant Coach Todd Dean.“Our offense moved the ball with lots of success and ourdefense was stingy.”The 3rd and 4th Grade Greensburg Rec. Football team

will face Kinsley at 10 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 22 inGreensburg.

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man down the rest of thehalf. When things lookedbleak, Fr. Kingsley Assi-bey (Accra, Ghana) out-maneuvered the Warriordefense and scored fromclose range to narrow thegap to one with ample timeremaining in the game. Ina matter of seconds, themomentum had shifted,but Calvary Bible Collegestayed the course and uti-lized the extra man ad-vantage they had to tack onone more goal to close thegame out 3-1.The Bears (4-4, 1-3) will

be back at it Tuesday whenthey travel to Moore, OK toface Hillsdale Free WillBaptist at 4:00 PM CST.The Bears defeated theSaints earlier in the season3-1 in Haviland, KS. OnSeptember 21st and 22ndthe Bears are on the roadagainst Central Bible Col-lege (Springfield, MO) at3:00 PM CST and thenagainst St. Louis Christian(Florissant, MO) at 2:00PM on Saturday.

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Salazar namedNCCAA athleteof the weekHAVILAND — Fresh-

man forward EduardoSalazar (Huntsville, TX)earned the NCCAA Divi-sion II Student-Athlete ofthe Week for his play fromSept. 3-9.On Tuesday, Sept. 4

Salazar assisted on twogoals to help the Bearsbeat Southwest Region ri-val Hillsdale Free WillBaptist College (Moore,OK). He followed up thatperformance with fourgoals and one assist in a 7-1 win over Emmaus Bible

College (Dubuque, IA).Then on Saturday, Sept. 8Salazar scored the goldengoal in a 2-1 overtime vic-tory against Faith BaptistBible College (Ankeny, IA).


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Homecoming candidatesand class representa-tives

TOP (L to R): Lillian Hin-shaw and Corbin Vanden-hoek. Grace Sirois andTrevor Tyree. KaelieKendall and RustinArdery.

LEFT: Avi Little, MaverickTitus and the homecom-ing candidates. RustinArdery, homecomingking and HeatherBertram lock lips afterreceiving their crowns.

BOTTOM (L to R): EricaBertram and CreightonMcDonald. ShontaeWheeler and ColeKendall. Melanie Brownand Erik Torres.

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