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Volume 144 | Issue 34

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PRAIRIE HILLS USD NO. 113 BOARD OF EDUCATION

Board members adopt ‘ USD 113 Practical Mask Plan’ERIN HERRMANN

After the controversial 5-2 decision to “strongly encourage” masks the previous week, the Prairie Hills USD No. 113 Board of Education reversed the decision at its special meeting held Monday, Aug. 17. The special meeting was held for the pur-pose of discussing the Return-to-School Plan. The

Plan was adopted at the July 27 meeting to include district staff and students in grades 6-12 wearing masks — and then amended at the Aug. 10 meet-ing to “strongly encourage” masks for all staff and students in all buildings.

Board members present were Jeff DeMint, Leslie Scoby, Ed Reznicek, Kathy Lippert, Kent Saylor, Jim Scoby and Ann Shaughnessy. Also present were

many district patrons.Before the board revisited the plan, the board went

into a 30-minute executive session for consultation with the board’s attorney Martin Mishler. Also pres-ent for that session was Superintendent Todd Evans.

Upon returning to regular session, President Reznicek asked Dr. Gregg Wenger to share his knowledge about masks. Board members asked Dr.

Wenger several questions.Lippert asked whether Dr. Wenger thinks masks

“should be worn consistently from the time they [students] get on the bus to the time they get home,” and if it’s possible for students to remove their masks at certain times.

“If they’re cramped in sardine-style — less than six feet — then

United States Senate

Candidate Name State Voting % NC Voting % BC Voting %

Barbara Bollier - D 86% 84.20% 86.31%

Robert Leon Tillman - D 14% 15.80% 13.69%

Lance Berland - R 2% 0.67% 1.41%

Derek C. Ellis - R 1% 0.40% 1.55%

Kris Kobach - R 26% 30.25% 28.76%

Roger Marshall - R 40% 38.16% 31.62%

John Miller - R 1% 0.81% 0.52%

Gabriel Mark Robles - R 1% 0.63% 1.41%

John L. Berman - R 0% 0.09% 0.05%

Bob Hamilton - R 19% 23.64% 22.24%

David Alan Lindstrom - R 7% 2.61% 4.92%

Brian Matlock - R 2% 0.85% 1.08%

Steve Roberts - R 2% 1.89% 5.43%

Democrat Barbara Bollier, Republican Roger Marshall and Libertarian Jason Buckley will face off in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, General Election.

U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District

Candidate Name State Voting % NC Voting % BC Voting %

Michelle De La Isla - D 75% 74.30% 79.31%

James K. Windholz - D 25% 25.70% 20.69%

Steve Watkins - R 34% 37.59% 44.27%

Jake LaTurner - R 49% 48.01% 35.02%

Dennis Taylor - R 17% 14.40% 20.71%

Democrat Michelle De La Isla, Republican Jake LaTurner and Libertarian Robert Garrard will face off in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, General Election.

Kansas State Senate, District 1

Candidate Name NC Voting % BC Voting %

Kirk Miller - D 100% 100%

Dennis Pyle - R 100% 100%

Kansas House of Representatives, District 62


Randy Garber - R 100% 100%

Kansas State Board of Education


Deena L. Horst - R 100% 100%

District Judge, District 22


John Weingart - R 100% 100%

Names that are bolded and in red are the winners of the Primary Election and will appear on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, General Election ballot. See more Primary Election Results on Page 7 of this week’s Herald.

E L E C T I O N

2020Full Primary Election results released

PRAIRIE HILLS USD NO. 113

District welcomes new teachers

Sabetha Elementary School

LODUSKA DREW

Family and Residence: Chad Drew, Spouse; Judson Drew, Son; Hoyt Drew, Son.

Education History: Poplar Bluff Senior High School; Southeast Missouri State University, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Southeast Missouri State University, Master of Science in Elementary Education.

Teaching History: I have taught grades first through fifth in my teaching experience.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? My decision to enter education is derived from my own personal experience in education. I was fortunate to have had many

memorable educators in my life. Each one of my teachers had special qualities that made them unique to me and my education. With my former teachers in mind, I want to inspire, encourage, and develop lifelong learners in my students.

What led you to USD 113? USD 113 has a high standard of education for their students and faculty.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching third grade at Sabetha Elementary School.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I am looking forward to working with the students!

What do you most enjoy about

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School open houses will be held for new incoming students to buildings only

HERALD REPORT

Sabetha schools are gearing up for the year and back-to-school events are going to look a bit different.

In previous years, Sabetha Elementa-ry School hosts a Back-to-School Open House where students bring school sup-plies and meet their teachers. Sabetha Middle School also typically hosts an Open House where students and parents can meet with teachers.

SESHowever, SES will only have an Open

House for kindergarten and preschool students. This will be held Thursday, Aug. 20. Those students with last names A-K will come from 4 to 4:45 p.m. and those with last names L-Z will come from 5 to 5:45 p.m.

Masks will be required for all adults. Temperature checks will occur prior to entering. Only parents and the student should plan to attend. Supplies may be brought at that time.

First through fifth grades will receive a virtual classroom tour from their teachers via email prior to the first day of school.

Student school supplies for all grades may be dropped off at SES between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 20 and 21, or brought on the first day of school. Items should be bagged and prop-erly marked with the student’s name.

SMSFor SMS, an Open House will be held

at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, for incoming sixth grade students and new students.

New teachers for Prairie Hills USD No. 113 are FRONT ROW (L-R) Susan Leiker, Sabetha Elementary School second grade; Loduska Drew, SES third grade; and Claire Renyer, SES Student Teacher second grade; BACK ROW (L-R) Cassie Elliott, Axtell fifth grade; Jobi Wertenberger, SES fourth grade ELA; Curtis Hamilton, Sabetha High School social studies; Tim McCoy, Wetmore science; and Kortney Stallbaumer, SES kindergarten. Erin Herrmann | Herald

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COVID-19

New cases confirmed

HEATHER STEWART

Four new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Nemaha Coun-ty in the past week, while five new cases have been confirmed in Brown County.

This information is updated as of Monday, Aug. 18, by the Kansas Department of Health and Envi-ronment (KDHE) and Nemaha County Community Health Ser-vices (NCCHS).

According to NCCHS, over the past week, Nemaha County’s posi-tive cases have increased from 49 to 53 cases. There are currently zero patients hospitalized, and 48 cases are considered recov-ered by NCCHS. There has been one death in Nemaha County and 1,105 negative COVID-19 tests.

As for Brown County, the num-ber of positive cases has increased from 44 cases to 49 cases through-out the past week. There have been 1,085 negative tests and four hos-pitalizations in Brown County.

If you are sick, be sure to call your local healthcare provider before arriving to their facilities. Please call for any changes in re-strictions to any clinic or hospital in Nemaha or Brown Counties.

STATE, NATIONAL STATISTICS

According to KDHE’s website, as of Monday, Aug. 18, there are 103 out of 105 Kansas counties with confirmed cases. The two counties with zero positive cases are Rawlins and Wallace Coun-ties, located in northwest Kansas. Currently, there are 35,167 posi-tive cases in Kansas, up from the 31,730 positive cases reported on Monday, Aug. 10. While there are more than 35,000 positive cases throughout the state, 319,095 tests have come back negative.

KDHE also reports there have been a total of 2,034 hospitaliza-tions from COVID-19 since the virus’ onset. As for deaths in Kan-

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MEMORIESCompiled from past issues of The Sabetha Herald

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get auto, home, business, life and farm insurance all

from one agency? You can with SBS Insurance Agency. So why not simplify your life?

“Your Life Risk Partner.”Cynthia Strahm

125 YEARS Thursday, August 22, 1895There is one piece of corn in this neighborhood that was planted on the 8th of June, and on the 8th of August some stalks measured twelve feet to the top, eight feet to the first shoot, at which time we could only see the first shoot. This is an average growth of almost 2-1/2 inches per day. At this rate we will have stalks 18 feet high by the 8th of September. The number of ears will be mentioned later. We challenge Nemaha County to beat this.In this issue will be found the announcement of Mr. T. B. Newton, of Bern, who will ask the Republican convention soon to meet, to give him the nomination for sheriff. Mr. Newton is an old resident of the county, having lived in Richmond township before removing to Bern. He is one of the leading business men of Bern, and is known as an upright honorable man in every respect. He would make a candidate whom every Republican could cordially support, and if given the nomination he will be elected and make a thoroughly capable officer.

100 YEARS Thursday, August 26, 1920Notice. We have lost over $400.00 worth of milk bottles or five dray loads. Please set them out so we can haul them home. We need them. We will be forced to resort to practice “no bottle no milk.” We thank you who are prompt with the bottles. Bearg and AberleNotice to Speeders. Any motorist seen driving at an excessive or danger-ous speed, will be fined to the limit of the law. We are going to enforce this, and unless you speeders want to pay a heavy fine, it will be well to regulate your rate of speed to the rate provided by the City Traffic ordinance. Geo. R. Conrad, Mayor.Chautauqua criticism by a member of the audience. Caveny, the artist can’t talk at all. He draws pictures pretty well. Why doesn’t he keep still and draw his pictures while the girls sing and play?

75 YEARS Wednesday, August 22, 1945Alfalfa Plant Moves Ahead. The Sabetha alfalfa plant located southeast of the Rock Island depot is beginning to get into full swing after a start that was delayed by a variety of minor mechanical difficulties. “I believe we’ve got most of the bugs worked out,” said Emory Chaney, co-owner of the establishment, who has been in charge of getting the plant into operation. “There are still a few adjustments and improvements needed, but we’ll work them out as we go along. Getting machinery to running smoothly takes time. Then we had some tough luck, like running a piece of mower sickle through the grinder. That tore things up for a while. We’ll be into full production soon.”Prisoner Escapes Brown Co. Jail. Clement Raegan, formerly of Wichita, who was being held in the Brown County jail, made his escape Sunday night when he climbed down a bed clothing string from the upper floor of the building. He knotted the bed coverings together and dug some rocks from around the window to allow his body to slide through, ac-cording to the Hiawatha World. Raegan was arrested with two other men at Topeka after they were suspected of selling stolen cattle.

50 YEARS Tuesday, August 25, 1970Supt. J. A. Cleavinger has announced tentative enrollment figures for the first week of school in unified District 441. The total number of students expected to arrive on the first day of classes Thursday is 1,294. This compares with 1,325 enrolled at this time last year. Supt. Cleavinger said he knew of no particular reason for the slight drop other than general population fluctuation.Marvin Merritt, 32-year-old Sabetha Saddle Club member, was taken to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka Monday morning after he suffered a serious broken arm while practicing bronc riding at the local Saddle Club grounds Sunday evening. Merritt was taken to the Sabetha hospital Sunday around 7 p.m. but the break was so serious it was decided to transfer him to the Topeka hospital.Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wenger and Mrs. Mary Reist, all of Hiawatha, were Tuesday morning callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Strahm.

25 YEARS Wednesday, August 23, 1995Dave Hoffman, Kansas Parks and Wildlife officer, told the Sabetha City Commission it should be cautious about allowing special activities at Pony Creek Lake. Hoffman was at Monday night’s meeting at the invita-tion of the commission to give it informed advice about how to handle requests to use the lake for various forms of recreation. Ed Steinlage was also at the meeting, representing the Sabetha Saddle Club, which has requested permission to be allowed to take trail rides at the lake.

10 YEARS Wednesday, August 25, 2010Shawn Georg, a 2006 graduate of Sabetha High School continues to pursue his dreams of a career within the aerospace community. Growing up on the family farm south of Sabetha, he was inspired by the military fighter and airlift aircraft flying low-level training routes over the property. This love for aircraft led him to enter the aerospace engineering curriculum at Wichita State University after graduation from high school. While at Wichita State, Georg applied through the Undergraduate Student Research Program and was selected for a 14-week internship position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. This internship took place in early 2009.

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Jay and Jan Fankhauser

Jay and Jan Fankhauser of Bern feel very blessed to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. On Aug. 21, 1955, they were married at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Bern. Children of this union are Greg Fankhauser, Jamie Fankhauser and Lisa (Fankhauser) Aul.

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Jeanne ShearJeanne Kay (Shaw) Shear, 80, of Sa-

betha, died on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020.She was born July 20, 1940, in Sa-

betha to Clarence “Higgins” and Mar-jorie “Marge” (Fouraker) Shaw. Jeanne graduated from Sabetha High School and married the late Roger Shear on June 8, 1958. They spent most of their life living in Sabetha. He preceded her in death in 2011.

Jeanne attended the First United Meth-odist Church in Sabetha her entire life and was a long-time member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and Gamma Ome-ga sorority. She loved her close friends, traveling, reading, crafting and bridge parties.

Jeanne was a wonderful and much-loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Family was the center of her life. She was very involved and always supported the interests and activities of her daughters and grandchildren. Her family cherishes the warm and funny memories they have of times spent together.

Jeanne is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Bob Martin) Shear-Martin of Spring Hill, and Sarah O’Sullivan of Oakland, Calif.; grand-daughter, Kayla Shear; great-grandson, Easton Magee of Lawrence; and grandson, Jake Martin of Emporia. She also is survived by her cousins, in-laws, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Service was held on Monday, Aug. 17, at the First United Methodist Church in Sabetha. Visitation was held on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Popkess Mortuary in Sabetha. Inurnment was in the Albany Cemetery. In lieu of customary remembrances, the fam-ily requests, with gratitude, that memorial contributions in Jeanne’s name be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sabetha or the Nemaha County Home Health and Hospice, sent in care of Popkess Mortuary, 823 Virginia Street, Sabetha, KS 66534.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.popkessmor-tuaries.com.


Ken BurenheideKen Burenheide passed on to meet his

maker due to natural causes on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Ken was born Aug. 8, 1944.

He grew up in Olpe, the youngest of four children to Fred and Caroline Bur-enheide. After completing high school, he matriculated to Emporia State University and graduated with a degree in education. While at Emporia, he met his first wife, LeAnn Hensley and from this union were born two sons, Brian and Brad.

The couple moved to Clearwater, where he began his teaching career. The couple then moved to Sabetha and there Ken spent 33 of his 37 years of teaching in the Sabetha school district teaching, coaching, scorekeeping, sponsoring activities, teaching driver’s education and impacting lives of his stu-dents, many of whom kept in contact with after his career.

He would remarry later in life to Janet Babbs of Hiawatha and took her kids as his own. Mark and Ronda were added to his family and Janet and Ken bought an acreage to which a pond was quickly added. Ken’s dream of having a farm pond and his own hobby farm was fulfilled. There, he grew a small crop each year and he spent a large portion of his retirement years with a favorite hobby of fishing.

Ken had lifelong obsessions of building, tinkering, hunting and fishing. This has been passed down to his children and grandchildren. Additionally, Ken was the type of person who would do whatever he could to help out a friend in need. As has been said on many occa-sions, the two dates that began this obituary are but the starting and ending point of his life. But the dash connecting the dates was with filled laughter, love, care, and selfless giving.

He is survived by his wife, Janet, of the home; children, Brian (Julie) Burenheide of Sabetha; Brad (Eileen) Burenheide of Westmoreland, Ronda (Terry) Ferris of Hiawatha, and Mark Babbs of Hiawatha; grandchildren, Anthony, Hannah, Drew, Brooklyn, Madison, Samuel, Jessie, Lane and Levi; and five great grandchildren, Lacey, Raven, Benjamin, Athena and Arwen.

Friends may call at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 20, where a parish rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., followed by family visiting with friends until 8 p.m..

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Hiawatha, with Father Dan Gardner as celebrant. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please take some time to go fishing soon and throw a line with a little prayer for Ken or do something to help out a youngster learn something along the way. It’s what Ken would have wanted. Contributions will be designated for a memorial to be named at a later date, sent in care of the funeral home, 124 South Seventh St., Hiawatha 66434.

A special message or remembrance may be sent to the family at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com. Refer to live services at the funeral home Facebook group page: Chapel Oaks Hiawatha & Highland KS.


Pamela Day UkelePamela Day Ukele, 70, of Blue Springs,

Mo., died at the University of Kansas Medical Center Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.

Pamela was born Oct. 30, 1949, in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Sabetha. She was the oldest of four children born to Mar-shall and Geneva Florence (Brigham) Ukele of rural Berwick in Nemaha County.

As she grew into adulthood, she worked on the family farm, and went to Sunday school at the First Methodist Church in Sabetha. She was a member of the Lucky Clover 4-H Club, took lessons in dance and piano. She attended Excelsior County School from kindergarten to eighth grade and graduated from Sabetha High School in 1967.

In 1971, she received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education, from Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo. She began her teaching career in northeast Missouri and retired from teaching from Hannibal Public Schools in Hannibal, Mo.

Her daughter, Cassaday (Cassie) Sue was born on June 22, 1990, and Pamela was very involved in and proud of her daughter’s adventures, sporting endeavors and achievements. Pamela was the family gene-alogist and enjoyed sharing that knowledge and attending/hosting family reunions. She always loved her family get-togethers, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas time in Kansas. She was very fond of her nieces and nephews, her Grandmother Ukele, her Aunt Dorothy, and her many close relatives and friends. Pamela was a member of Eastern Star in Missouri, several past genealogy groups and loved to attend theatrical presentations and travel throughout the United States.

Pamela was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; aunts; uncles; two brothers, Stephen Marshall Ukele and Lee Fred Ukele; sister-in-law, Carmen Kay (Baumgartner) Ukele; niece, Marlee Geneva Ukele; and cousins, Jim Summers and Kim Summers.

Pamela is survived by her daughter, Cassaday Sue (Travis) Hood of Oak Grove, Mo.; her sister, Paula Sue (Alan) Miller of Shawnee; her sister-in-law, Pamela Sue Ukele of Sabetha; her two nieces, Jean Adrian Miller and Anna Maureen (Aaron) Weiser; her three nephews, Ryan David (Emily) Haug, Tanner Marshall Ukele, and Carson Samuel Ukele; and beloved cousins, Beth Mazzola Summers, Gary and Sylvia Summers, Jeri and Janice Summers, Jon and Janet Summers, Kirk and Stefni Summers, and Larry and Lorene Strahm.

A funeral service was held Friday, Aug. 14, at the Popkess Mortuary Chapel in Sabetha. A visitation was held prior to service time at the funeral home. The interment was made at the Sabetha Cemetery. Me-morial contributions may be made to the Sabetha Community Hospital or the Brown County Historical Society of Hiawatha, Kan., sent in care of Popkess Mortuary, 823 Virginia, Sabetha, Kansas 66534. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.popkessmortuaries.com.


Roy KingRoy Dale King, 88, of Atchi-

son, died Thursday, July 15, 2020, peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Roy was born on Oct. 16, 1931, in Woodlawn, Kan., the son of Gale and Lois (Foster) King. Roy served in the United States Army. He worked as a truck driver for Leonard Brother’s trucking for many years. Roy was a member of the First Bap-tist Church, and enjoyed tinkering with cars.

He was married to Melba Jean Camp-bell on April 23, 1953, in Lebanon, Mo. She survives of the home. Additional sur-vivors include a son, David (Jamie) King of Topeka; and a daughter, Elaine (Charles) Welsh of Overland Park.

Private graveside services and burial were held Monday, July 20, 2020, at Sunset Memory Gardens in Atchison. Memorial contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church and may be sent in care of the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, who handled the arrangements.

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Merlin WengerMerlin D. Wenger, 87, of Sa-

betha, was born on Nov. 9, 1932, in Sabetha. On Friday, July 31, 2020, Merlin was called home to his Father’s House. He took his

last breath while being cared for at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kan. Merlin’s faith in Christ is the reassurance his family needs, knowing their Dad is where he is meant to be.

He was the son of Solomon and Lydia (Brunner) Wenger. Merlin was raised on the family farm northwest of Sabetha and attended Sabetha Public Schools. He graduated from Sabetha High School with the class of 1950.

Merlin entered active duty in the U.S. Army on Feb. 9, 1955, where he took basic training at Camp Chaffee, Ark., and transferred to Fort Sill, Okla. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 8, 1957. Following military service, he returned to Sabetha where he mostly farmed and performed handyman services the rest of his life. Merlin was an active member of the Church of Christ, Kiwanis and NEK-CAP.

On April 21, 1955, Merlin was united to Mavis Marie Edelman, daughter of Emma and Jake Edelman. This union birthed three daugh-ters: Cynthia Marie, Anne Melissa and Mary Jane, whom all were approximately five years apart.

The Wenger and Edelman families regularly visited on the farm together. They grew their own produce, farmed their livestock and shared chores and life lessons. The elders preferred to speak German so little ears couldn’t ask questions. Life on the farm was bountiful as were the memories made. Unfortunately, tragedy struck as Mavis lost her battle with cancer on Oct. 21, 1973.

Years later, Merlin married Fern Adele Fisher on Sept. 5, 1976. The two raised Anne and Mary, as Cindy was grown up ready to marry that same year. Fern and Merlin enjoyed becoming grandparents together. Merlin shared his craftsmanship skills, squeaky clean jokes and a memorable laugh — a-hee-hee-hee! Fern loved to sing at the Church of Christ, teach Sabetha fifth graders and she, too, loved Merlin’s corny jokes. Speaking of corn, Merlin and Fern would register their corn sheller into the Sabetha Rodeo Parade annually — an event their grandchildren were eager to spectate.

Their 24-year marriage came to an end as Fern passed away on Oct. 17, 2000. Merlin was later united in marriage to Retta Moore in Sept. 2004. The couple spent fifteen years together, traveling across the U.S. and visiting their grown families. Retta passed away April 27, 2019.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Vernon Wenger; sister, Alda Spellmeier; brother-in-law, Alvin Spellmeier; and son-in-law, Mike Rowland.

Merlin is survived by his daughters, Cindy (Bruce) Snyder of Sabetha, Anne Rowland of Sabetha and Mary Heier of Eudora; grandchildren, Jeff Snyder of Sabetha, Crystal (Nick) Painter of Topeka, Kayla (Jason) Hubbard of Olathe, Ashli (Kyle) Niehues of Kelly, Tyler (Jennifer) Rowland of Sabetha, Kaitlyn Heier of Ames, Iowa and Hunter Heier of Eudora; five great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Beverly Wenger of Sabetha; and many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

A “Drive-Through” visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, on the east side of the Church of Christ in Sabetha. Private Family Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sat-urday, Aug. 22, 2020, at The Church of Christ, 310 Oregon Street, in Sabetha, with Don Fischer officiating.

Honorary Pallbearers are Jeff Snyder, Tyler Rowland, Hunter Heier, Nick Painter, Jason Hubbard and Kyle Niehues.

A livestream broadcast of the service can be seen at www.wherrymor-tuary.com or on the Wherry Mortuary Facebook page. Inurnment will be at the Sabetha Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Sabetha Church of Christ or the Sabetha EMS.

Condolences can be shared online at www.wherrymortuary.com. Services entrusted to Wherry Mortuary, 207 Nemaha St., Humboldt, Nebraska 68376 – (402) 862-2915.


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The three-fold strategy to finish the race

Life is like a race we all want to win. We know that a strong beginning does not

ensure a strong finish. If one quits somewhere along the way, he will not finish the race set before him. Consequently, he will never stand in the Victor’s Circle.

The same is true in the Chris-tian life. While Jesus promised the crown of life to those who endure to the end (Revelation 2:10), the word of God is extraordinarily strong against those who quit. He states, “Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” (Hebrews 10:38).

Therefore, we know that en-durance is essential in living the Christian life. Jesus did not call us to be faithful for a little while, but to be faithful to our very last breath. The question is, “What strategies can we use to ensure that our faithfulness before God is indeed steadfast as it ought to be?” The answer to this question is a three-fold strategy found in Hebrews 12:1, 2.

Remember those who have al-ready endured.

The Hebrew writer states, “Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…” (Hebrews 12:1a).

This “cloud of witnesses” is a reference to the previous chapter. Here he provides a list of God’s great servants who through their

faith endured tremendous obsta-cles and have obtained the reward for their labor. Therefore, they serve as our examples.

There are going to be times in our lives where we become dis-couraged and feel like giv-ing up. During these critical moments in our lives, it helps us to look back at these great ser-vants of God. Think about the pain and suffering they en-dured. Then remember that even during their darkest hours, they would not quit their faith, but rather they gripped tighter to it and won the prize.

Remove the sin which easily ensnares us.

The Hebrew writer continues, “…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily en-snares us, and let us run with en-durance the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1b)

Along the pathway to eternal life, there are going to be many obstacles and many distractions. The devil never grows tired of trying to discourage and distract us along our chosen path. What we must keep in mind, is that sin does easily ensnare us. The minute we believe that we can toy with

sin without it having any power over us, is the same minute that sin enslaves us.

Sin is like a mad dog on a strong chain. Provided we remain on the

sidewalk, the mad dog of sin cannot reach us. However, if we choose to leave the safety of the sidewalk and toy with the dog, he will attack. While we may have fun tormenting

the dog for a time, it will not be long before his teeth have pierced us through and through. (cf. Ro-mans 6:23; James 1:12-17)

Remember to look unto Jesus.The Hebrew writer concludes

by saying, “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God.” (Hebrews 12:2).

First, when we look at Jesus, we see that He is the One who has brought us salvation. No one else could do this for us (Acts 4:12; John 14:6). Therefore, when we are faced with discouragement and feel like giving up, we need to remember what we would be losing, our eternal salvation.

Second, when we look at Jesus,

we see the great price He has re-deemed us with. He bought us with the price of His very own blood (Acts 20:28; 1Corinthians 6:18-20; 1Peter 1:18, 19). This re-veals to us the great amount of love and value God has placed on our souls. When this is in the fore-front of our minds, sin will lose its luster and our desire to please God will grow stronger.

Finally, when we look to Jesus, we see Him at the right hand of God. After Jesus endured the suf-fering of the cross, He ascended into the heavens to prepare a place for us. He assured us that although He was going away, that He would return to bring us unto Himself (John 14:1-4).

When we pause to consider all that Christ has in mind for our eternal future, then no obstacle or amount of discouragement could ever take our eyes off the goal that is ahead! Remember, during these trying times, Jesus gives us the strength we need (Philippians 4:13) and the peace that surpasses all understanding (John 14:27; Philippians 4:7).

Now that Jesus has given us everything we need for spiritual success, the question we all must answer is, “Will you finish the race?”

God bless each of you.

Local dentist shares knowledge on masksDear Editor,

In reference to the comments made from a packet at the school board meeting: there is no “mask mouth,” nor related inflammation and gum disease related to the wearing of a mask.

Allan C. Ross, D.D.S.Sabetha

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Science supports masksDear Editor,

I graduated from Sabetha High School in 1952. I loved going to school in Sabetha and am grateful that the education was of high qual-ity and prepared me to go on to college and medical school. I continue to follow news about the school in the Sabetha Herald. When reading a recent report, “Masks divide school board, community,” I sensed a distrust of Science that I have never heard from Sabetha schools. Some of the disagreement generated by the debate over requiring masks to be worn in the school building seems to arise from receiving conflicting views among “scientists.” We need criteria for judging the validity of scientific opinion. The most reliable scientific and medical journals follow a protocol which includes review of a paper by three scientists with expertise in the subject under discussion. These re-viewers examine methods used in collecting data, accuracy of data, and whether the findings support conclusions drawn by the author. Each reviewer independently submits their review to the editor of the journal with recommendations as to whether or not the paper should be published. If accepted, these publications are then referred to as “peer-reviewed studies.” This system separates conclusions based on reliable experimental data from conclusions based on belief and/or prejudice. All scientists are not equally reliable. Some are making statements which are not based on scientific data. In regard to the debate over requiring masks to be worn to prevent the spread of CO-VID-19, an overwhelming number of peer-reviewed studies conclude that masks decrease the risk for spreading the virus by 50-65%. This is what would be expected since it has been known for over a century that wearing masks helps prevent the spread of any respiratory infec-tion; for example, tuberculosis, influenza, SARS. COVID-19 is also a respiratory infection, and you can have the infection and not have symptoms; therefore, without masks, you could pass the virus on to someone else even when you don’t know you are infected. Likewise, studies have shown that clusters of cases of COVID-19 can frequently be traced to large gatherings of people. You know, it’s not a lot to ask. If you knew you could significantly decrease the risk of transferring a deadly infection to a friend or a family member simply by wearing a mask, washing your hands, staying 6 feet apart, and avoiding gath-erings, wouldn’t you gladly do that? That’s exactly what you can do!

Barbara Lukert, M.D.Westwood

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Preconditioning

As the summer grazing season winds down and the time is getting near

for cow-calf producers to wean calves, they might be asking them-selves, with the prices of many agricultural commodities, can I add some value to my calves by preconditioning my calves or just sell them right off the cow?

For starters, what is precon-ditioning, and why would we do it? Preconditioning is a practice that gets calves ready for the next phase of production, and done with proper management can add a few dollars into the cow/calf producer’s pocket. In general, these are programs that are done for 30-60 days, with 45 being the most common. During this time, calves are weaned, vaccinated, bunk broke and water tank broke.

So, how does holding these calves for 45 days actually make the cow/calf producer any money? They have the cost of feeding the calves, vaccinating, yardage and death loss. Knowing feed cost and price slides are the key fac-

tors adding extra dollars through preconditioning. Understanding these factors also can help you make the de-cision on the possibility of background-ing longer into the winter or sell the calves outright versus precondition-ing. Overall, the goal to pre-conditioning is to sell a few more pounds of calf by being able to put on some cheap pounds of gain, and add some value to the calf by having an enhanced health status and being on feed.

Buyers are looking for quality calves that are less likely to get sick and perform well in the feed yards. Feedlot operators are of-ten willing to pay a premium for calves they can add to the yard and have minimal risk associated with them. Numerous University studies of feeder calf prices have identified that buyers are willing

to pay premiums for calves that have been through quality pre-conditioning programs. The key

here is to make sure you are proactive in d o c u m e n t -ing and letting your market-ing par tner and potential buyers know what you have done with the

calves. Building and maintain-ing a positive reputation and how your calves perform will go a long way in seeing the premium that the preconditioning program can offer.

Here are some key points to take home as you establish your preconditioning program. The first is to remember we are not trying to get these guys on full feed, and we don’t want to get them too “fleshy.” The goal should be modest and efficient gains. As we go through the weaning pro-cess, the transition needs to be

smooth, so if you are precondi-tioning in a dry lot, start the calves on feeds they are accustomed to, like plenty of long stem grass hay, and work grain into the diet over the course of the next week or two. Make sure to not increase grain too fast, so you are not getting into issues with acidosis. This means keeping rations that are 50 percent or less of grains and concentrates on a dry matter basis over the pre-conditioning period.

Finally, the vaccination pro-grams make sure that you have been proactive in your vaccination and health programs. Consider castration and vaccines before weaning to reduce stress on the calves during weaning, and this makes your vaccination program more effective. Also, time it so that boosters can be given after weaning.

Contact your veterinarian for the vaccination program that will work best for your herd.

FencelineBY: JODY HOLTHAUSMEADOWLARK EXTENSION DISTRICT AGENT

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Gating

In the ever changing land-scape of pandemic related education information, a

new term can be added to the list of new Covid-related vocabulary.

“Gating” refers to the process rec-ommended by the Kansas State Department of Education to make decisions on Covid risk levels. This information is to help pro-vide guidance to school districts attempting to determine risk level and the appropriate action.

Gating will provide guidance to whether a district is able to con-duct learning on-site, a hybrid of on site and remote, or remote-only. There are also variations of suggestions for occasions when elementary students would be on-site and older students would

receive instruction in a remote setting.

In addition to overall learning environments, gating is intended to help make decisions about school activities, spectators or audiences at school events, visi-tor access to schools, and play-grounds.

Gating uses multiple measures to help determine risk levels. Stu-dent absenteeism is the measure used at the school building level. Community measures include: County positive case rate, cumu-lative county incidence rate, trend

in county incidence rate and ca-pacity of local referring hospital. It is important to note that for rural areas, the hospital where Covid patients are sent is the one used to determine capacity. It may not be the community hospital.

Our goal is to educate students in schools. Gating is a tool that may help us determine the safety for all involved. The support of the KSDE in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is appreciated as we work through the challenges of defining our new normal.

Notes from USD No. 113BY: TODD EVANSSUPERINTENDENT

Healthy fundraising

With schools getting ready to start soon, your child may be

asked to participate in a school or youth fundraiser of some sort. This might include some unhealthy food sales. So what’s wrong with candy sales?

What message does it send our children when we constantly preach to them about getting more exercise, eating healthy and cut-ting back on junk food, and then ask them to sell cookie dough and candy bars to friends and family?

Children’s lifelong eating habits are greatly influenced by the types of foods and beverages available to them. When less healthy foods are sold “for a good cause,” chil-dren may think those foods are a healthful part of a balanced diet. Such misperceptions can contrib-ute to development of poor eat-

ing habits. Schools and child care centers encourage healthy eating habits by avoiding fundraisers that rely on the sale of less healthy foods such as candy and cookies.

Here are some of the benefits of healthy fun-draising:

• Hea lt hy kids learn bet-ter. Research clearly dem-onstrates that good nutrition is linked to better behavior and academic performance. To provide the best possible learning environment for children, schools and child care centers also must provide an en-vironment that supports healthy behaviors.

• Provides consistent messages.

Fundraising with healthy foods and non-food items demonstrates a commitment to promoting healthy behaviors. It supports the lessons children are learning about health, instead of contra-

dicting them.• Promotes a

healthy school or child care environment. Children need to receive con-sistent, reliable health informa-tion and ample opportunity to

use it. Finding healthy fundrais-ing alternatives is an important part of providing a healthy school or child care environment.

Try one of these fundraiser op-tions that have a positive impact on children, families and the com-

munity. Here are a few examples to get you started: Walk-a-thon, Bike-a-thon, sports camps, garage sale, carnival, car or pet wash, bin-go night, gift wrapping services or “Parents Day Out”-babysitting services.

So what are some health food and beverages items to sell? Low-fat popcorn, fresh fruit and vegetables, fruit baskets, nuts or seeds, trail mix, fruit smoothie mix, frozen bananas, whole wheat pasta and sauce kits, 100 percent juice, low fat or fat free milk and community dinners.

So for your next fundraising efforts, I hope that you will give some thoughts to the messages that are being sent out to our youth, and then making some healthier food choices.

Late season soybean insect pressure

A recent scouting exercise in the

northern part of the District showed about what we ex-pected: not much. Why? Insect pressure has been fairly low for most of the season, and insecticides applied over the last couple of weeks have further kept that pressure at bay.

Will the insecticides last the remainder of the season? I hope so. Most will last at least two weeks – maybe a little longer if sunlight doesn’t break them down too quickly. Depending on appli-cation timing, that could get us down the road towards maturity, but it’s still a good idea to be on the lookout for damaging pests.

Soybeans can typically with-stand up to 20 percent foliage loss during pod formation and early fill. After beans are nearly filled, defoliation seldom causes a yield reduction.

Pod feeders are a different story. Stink bugs, bean leaf beetles and soybean podworm — corn ear-worm — can cause significant damage to developing pods if in-sect pressure is high. Even with an insecticide applied, scouting is beneficial. New growth at the top of plants likely wasn’t covered during application, plus insecti-cides do have a limited efficacy length.

What we did find was plenty of dectes stem borers. There’s noth-ing that can be done for this pest now — control with insecticides is difficult at best — except to plan harvest accordingly. Weakened stems from feeding can result in

lodging made worse by windy conditions at maturity.

For descrip-tions of these pests, see the KSU Soybean Insect Man-agement Guide available from a District Ex-tension Of-fice, or online

at https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/mf743.pdf.

Burr Oak IssuesIf you look very closely across

our woodlands, it’s not uncom-mon to see a “bronzing” of some of our bur oaks. In some cases, the bronzing and even thinning of the canopy for this time of year is pretty noticeable.

In many cases, the damage is from multiple sources. Foresters have attributed some of the poten-tial damage to spring cold snaps or even light herbicide injury that oc-curred earlier in the season. Some species have some disease pressure present as well.

Insect pressure also has been prevalent. Scale insects, lacebugs and even caterpillars and galls have all been prevalent this sum-mer.

What’s the prognosis? It’s pretty good, actually. Most of the internal branch tissue on evalu-ated trees was moist and pliable. Trees are healthy for the most part. We may lose some twigs or even branches, and trees certainly should be monitored in the future, but much of the damage will likely not be long-term in these stands.

If you are interested in seeing what some of the trees look like, check out our Meadowlark Exten-sion District Facebook page for this week’s video.

Pear harvest

Pears should not be allowed to ripen on the tree. They should be picked while

still firm and ripened after har-vest. Tree-ripened fruits are of-ten of poor quality because of the development of grit cells and the browning and softening of the inner flesh. Commercial growers determine the best time to harvest pears by measuring the decrease in fruit firmness as the fruit ma-tures. This varies with growing conditions and variety. A Mag-ness meter is used for testing and measures the pressure needed to push a 5/16-inch tip a specified distance into an individual fruit. Home gardeners can use these other indicators:

1. A change in the fruit ground color from a dark green to light green or yellowish green. The ground color is the “background” color of the fruit.

2. Fruit should part easily from the branch when it is lifted up and twisted.

3. Corking over of lenticels. Lenticels are the “breathing pores” of the fruit. They start out as a white to green-ish white color and turn brown due to cork-ing as the fruit nears maturity. They look like brown “specks” on the fruit.

4. Develop-ment of char-acteristic pear aroma and taste of sampled fruit.

Pears ripen in one to three weeks after harvest if held at 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. They can then be canned or preserved. If you wish to store some for rip-ening later, fresh-picked fruit should be placed in cold storage at 29 to 31 degrees Fahrenheit and 90 percent humidity. Ripen small amounts as needed by moving them to a warmer location and holding them at 60 to 65 degrees

Fahrenheit. Storing at too high a temperature — 75 degrees Fahr-enheit and higher — will result in

the fruit break-ing down with-out ripening.Harvesting

winter squash

S u m m e r squash such as zucchini and scallop are harvested while

immature, but winter squash such as acorn, hubbard and butternut are harvested later, in the mature stage, after the rind is tough and seeds have developed. We nor-mally think September is the time that winter squash are harvested.

There are two main character-istics that help tell us when winter squash are mature: color and rind toughness.

Winter squash change color as they become mature. Butternut

changes from light beige to deep tan. Acorn is a deep green color but has a ground spot that changes from yellow to orange when ripe. Gray or orange is the mature color for hubbard.

Hard, tough rinds is another characteristic of mature winter squash. This is easily checked by trying to puncture the rind with your thumbnail or fingernail. If it easily penetrates the skin, the squash is not yet mature and will lose water through the skin – causing the fruit to dry and shriv-el. Also, immature fruit will be of low quality. The stem also should be dry enough that excessive water doesn’t drip from the stem.

Winter squash should be stored cool with elevated humidity. Ideal conditions would be 55 to 60 de-grees Fahrenheit and 50 to 70 per-cent relative humidity. Under such conditions, acorn squash will usu-ally last about five to eight weeks, butternuts two to three months and hubbards five to six months.

New food label is a ‘win’ for consumers

K-State Research and Ex-tension nutrition special-ist Sandy Procter says

recent changes to nutrition la-bels on most foods should be viewed as a great ally for c o n s u m e r s and their good health.

The U.S . F o o d a n d Drug Administration initially published rules on changing nu-trition information on food labels in 2016, citing the need for those labels to reflect updated scientific information, including the link between diet and such chronic diseases as obesity and heart dis-ease.

Since that time, American food companies have gradually come into compliance. Manufacturers with $10 million or more in an-nual sales were required to switch to the new label by Jan. 1 of this year; those with less than $10 mil-lion in annual sales must meet the labeling requirements by Jan. 1, 2021.

The new label not only reflects more of what we know about foods, but also is based on cur-rent nutrition and public health research, and the updated dietary guidelines for Americans. Public input also was considered, Procter said.

In addition to larger print, the new label is more clear on the number of calories per serving of any given food and lists informa-tion on nutrients considered more vital for overall health.

For example, Procter said, “Vi-tamin D and potassium were nev-er on the label until now. Before, the nutrients highlighted were vitamin A and vitamin C, which are nutrients of concern in other countries, but not in the United States.”

Procter said the new labels re-flect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, identifying vitamin D and the mineral potassium as nutrients where most U.S. con-sumers fall short.

“Vitamin D is activated in the liver and is made by our bodies when we spend a little time out in the sun each day,” Procter said. “But vitamin D is limited in food sources.”

“Vitamin D is important to boost our auto-immune systems. And it works with calcium to

support bone health and bone strength. So, it makes sense for us to look at a food label and determine that a food is a great source of vita-min D.”

Potassium, she adds, forms a pump with sodium to keep fluids in balance in and around cells. Eating foods high in potassium helps to offset high levels of sodium, which can con-tribute to high blood pressure and other diseases.

“So, while we are carefully watching our salt intake, we might want to be more inter-ested in sources that are high in potassium,” Procter said. “Fruits, vegetables, milk and other dairy products are good sources of po-tassium.”

The new food labels not only include the quantity of sodium, potassium and other nutrients in a single serving, but also the per-centage one serving contributes to the daily dietary guidelines of a given nutrient – called the Percent Daily Value.

“That information was there be-fore, but you had to invest time and some thought process to find it,” Procter said. “Most of us re-ally don’t want to do that when it comes to limiting or determining our food intake.”

“The new label is user-friendly and contains as much information as most of us would really need when choosing foods,” Procter said. “If you are watching your weight or concerned about pre-diabetes, then it’s much easier to look at calories and added sug-ars. Or maybe you’ve been told to watch your fat and sodium intake because you have high blood pres-sure; in that case, you may read the label to quickly know how many calories, grams of fat or sodium is in a food.”

“We can pick and choose the parts of the label that mean the most to each of us. It’s great if you want to read the whole label, but certain parts may be more impor-tant and allow us to focus on our personal nutrition needs.”

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KANSAS SCHOOLS GATING CRITERIAGREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED

LEARNING On-Site PK-12

On-Site/Hybrid PK-5 Hybrid 6-12 On-Site**/Hybrid

PK-5Remote Only

6-12Remote Only

PK-12

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

On-Site with Navigating Change guidelines. 6’ social distancing.

No: All school activities; high risk activities; group travel; Limited: Small group activities; stable group numbers;

Required: Masks/social distancing; conditioning/practice modifications.Remote Only Remote

Only

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Allowed: Distancing by household groups; masked if indoors. 6’ social distancing;

total group numbers limited per guidelines.Remote Only Remote

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VISITOR ACCESS


Limited: by appointment; masks/social distancing; building access requirements must be met.

Extremely limited: by appt.; masks & social distancing required; building access requirements must be met.

None Allowed

PLAYGROUNDSOn-Site with Navigating

Change guidelines. 6’ social distancing.

Open: Capacity to allow for 6’ social distancing;Group numbers limited per guidelines.

Open: 6’ social distancing; Masks if less than 6’; Group numbers limited. Closed

* Increase of absenteeism rate should trigger conversation with local health officials regarding next steps.** for example, 15 cases for 50,000 would equal 30 per 100K or another example 1 case for 4,000 would equal 25 per 100K.

Information for this graphic is from the Kansas Department of Education

GATING CRITERIAADDITIONAL GATING CRITERIA GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED

BUILDING GATING CRITERIA** Student Absenteeism based on building level. Avg. Daily Attendance in 2019-20 (i.e. 95%)

<3.0% above baseline building level ADA

3.0%-5.9% above building level ADA

6.9-9.9% above building level ADA

>10% above building level ADA

COMMUNITY GATING CRITERIA 2 week county percent positive case rate (% positive tests/all tests performed) <5% 5.1-9.9% 10-14.9% >15%

COMMUNITY GATING CRITERIA** 2 week cumulative County incidence rate (# new cases/100K over prior 2 wks) 0-50 new cases 51-100 new cases 101-150 new cases >151 new cases

COMMUNITY GATING CRITERIA Trend in County Incidence Rate Decreasing Stable Stable Increasing

COMMUNITY GATING CRITERIA Local/referring hospital capacity >30% available capacity

29.9-20% available capacity

19.9-10% available capacity

<10% available capacity

* Increase of absenteeism rate should trigger conversation with local health officials regarding next steps.** for example, 15 cases for 50,000 would equal 30 per 100K or another example 1 case for 4,000 would equal 25 per 100K.

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BE WISE — SHOP WISE — SHOP TO WIN

Program update, winners announcedSubmitted by Leslie Scoby, GSCF

Director and Gina Murchison, Chamber Director

In March, the Sabetha Cham-ber of Commerce and the Greater Sabetha Community Foundation came together to help local people and businesses during the CO-VID-19 pandemic. The response from the local community has al-lowed the Sabetha City with Heart Assistance/Recovery Program to successfully assist individuals, families and small businesses through these uncertain times.

PROGRAM UPDATEThe Greater Sabetha Commu-

nity Foundation (GSCF) provided $2,500 to start the Sabetha City with Heart Fund from their gen-eral fund. Since then, $37,685 have been added in donations. Seven of those donations were less than $100, 17 donations were for $100, 13 donations were for $200, 18 do-nations were between $250 and $675, 22 donations were between

$1,000 and $1,500 and one dona-tion was for $10,000.

Chamber Checks have been distributed to 40 families, while utility bills were paid for 36 small businesses that were closed or semi-closed. There also was $15,000 set aside to use as incen-tives to help businesses with cus-tomer support.

WINNERSThe latest shopping incentive

program was titled “Be Wise — Shop Wise — Shop to Win,” and it has been deemed successful. During the month of June, any shopper spending $25 or more could sign up for the drawing, which gave away $100 in Cham-ber Checks to 50 lucky winners. Sabetha Chamber President Gina Murchison reported that there was a box full of tickets from busi-nesses all over town!

Winners were as follows: John Romines, Amber Lierz, Matt Garber, Kaleb Moeller, Barbara

Payne, David Edelman, Roy Nemechek, Kristy Sinning, Bev-erly Montgomery, Sandy Matney, Sue Rokey, Keremy Bachelor, Ra-mona Strahm, Jocelyn Payne, Lynn Strahm, Sharon Gillette, Rebecca Burks, Hunter Haynie, Cynthia Hill, Diane Jurgensmeier, Heather Lewald, Marilyn Oehm, Mike Oom, Duane Thompson, Max Hermesch, SueAnn Jackman, Bertha Kruse, Julie Holthaus, Car-ol Niehues, Kelli Hartter, Brian Voos, Pam Jackman, Kim Lang, Lucy Goodman, Samantha Ow-ens, Brenda Wertenberger, Cody Bletscher, Melody Bestwick, Deb-bie Crawshaw, Jane Sommers, Robin Scoby, Kyle Allen, Whit-ney Davis, Jennifer Huber, Jethie Lee, Shelia Rokey, Darin Georg, Michael Bitterman, Brenda Lierz and Sharon Trentman.

Coming together as a com-munity to help one another helps GSCF fulfill the mission of Giving Today... Growing Tomorrow.

COVID: More than 5,000,000 cases reported nationallyCOVID.1sas, there have been 405 deaths, up from the 387 deaths reported just one week ago.

KDHE is not currently report-ing the number of active COV-ID-19 cases in Kansas. However, some counties in Kansas are re-porting these numbers on their County Health Department web-sites or Facebook pages.

To see a full list of Kansas coun-ties with positive COVID-19 cases, visit www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov.

Nationally, there are a total of 5,382,125 confirmed cases in the United States, as of Monday, Aug. 18. These positive cases have re-sulted in 169,350 deaths.

STAY INFORMEDBe sure to stay informed with

reliable information at www.kd-heks.gov/coronavirus, www.cdc.gov/COVID19 or call NCCHS at 785-284-2152, or check out the NCCHS Facebook page for regu-lar updates.

Jane Sunderland, Nemaha County Health Officer, said that as people make travel plans, they should remain alert for states on the KDHE travel quarantine list.

Currently, KDHE is mandat-ing a 14-day home quarantine for Kansans who have traveled to certain areas. As this information is constantly changing, please see the KDHE website — https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/225/How-to-protect-yourself-and-others — for updated mandates.

USD113: Board members vote 6-1 in favor of ‘USD No. 113 Practical Mask Plan’USD113.1yeah, that would be our recom-mendation,” Dr. Wenger said. “The recommendation is to wear masks when [students] cannot social distance.”

“So if social distancing is pos-sible, then it’s not a hard recom-mendation for masks?” Lippert said.

“They should be able to take their masks off if they’re able to follow the social distance guide-lines, yes,” Dr. Wenger said.

Saylor asked Dr. Wenger what COVID-19 tests are available to the community. Dr. Wenger said there are three kinds of tests for COVID right now — the PCR test, the rapid antigen test, which is available to the community, and the antibody test, which Dr. Wenger said is not very helpful. Dr. Wenger also said those with negative results on their first test are doubled tested to ensure the person truly does not have CO-VID-19.

“The theory would generally be, if somebody has symptoms, we would test them,” Dr. Wenger said. “If the test is positive, then Jane [Sunderland] would take over, and the person would have to isolate themselves for the pre-scribed amount of time. If that test is negative, you still have to assume that they could be posi-tive, and they still have to isolate until we get a second negative test, which will come back from the state.”

J. Scoby asked Dr. Wenger how efficient masks are. Dr. Wenger said there have been many studies proving that masks work.

“Somebody out in Colorado State did a study on the effective-ness of masks. They all work at reducing the spread of the virus. The N95 is the best of the com-monly used masks, surgical masks are the next best and cloth masks are not as good as either one of those, but they’re still considered way better than nothing,” Dr. Wenger said. “The Washington Institute, the one that modeled where we’re at right now, reran numbers within the last month and predicted that, with no masks, with no hand washing, and with no social distancing, the death

rate of the country would be somewhere close to 300,000 by December. With the best pos-sible efforts at social distancing and mask wearing, they thought [the death rate] would be prob-ably 70,000 less than that. Masks work.”

Dr. Wenger spoke about the possibility that the spread of CO-VID could become manageable if masks are worn universally.

“There are models out there that suggest that if 90 to 95 per-cent of the people wore masks 90 to 95 percent of the time, the country may well avoid further shutdown, even in areas where it’s already bad, like in Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Florida,” Dr. Wenger said. “If there was univer-sal mask-wearing, it would slow the spread enough that it would maybe not burn out, but at least be manageable. I think mask-wearing is easy. It’s not painful, it doesn’t leave any scars. You take it off at the end of the day and life goes on – it’s not hard.”

DeMint asked when Dr. Wenger believes when masks won’t be needed and when social dis-tancing won’t be necessary. Dr. Wenger said when a vaccine is out and widely applied, which hope-fully will be some time in 2021.

GATINGEvans presented a new term

called “gating,” which was a col-laboration between the Kansas Department of Health and Envi-ronment and the Kansas State De-partment of Education, that helps determine safe operations regard-ing school activities, visitor access, playgrounds and spectators. There are different colors for the differ-ent learning environments — On-Site, Hybrid and Remote Learning — and the separate grade groups. Evans also spoke about gating criteria in regard to absenteeism based on building level Average Daily Attendance in 2019-20.

More information about gat-ing can be viewed on Youtube on the KASB Topeka Video channel. The video is called New Kansas School “Gating” Criteria Aug 14. The gating document also can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MPGBmRYZX9nj_

c9tUrxoX_EKo3rR0Olh/view. It also can be found with Evans’ column on Page 5 of this week’s Herald.

Jennifer Gatz, Director of Stu-dent Learning, presented more information about gating crite-ria. She said the Hybrid Learning model has changed.

“If we were to use the Hybrid model, we would have a combi-nation of On-Site Learning and Remote Learning,” Gatz said. “The plan would be that we’d have two groups of students — Group A and Group B. When Group A is in the classroom, which could be Monday and Tuesday, then the Group B students would be doing Remote Learning and vice versa for the other two days. On Wednesday, all students would be doing Remote Learning to allow the schools to clean the buildings.”

Gatz said, if the district would utilize this Hybrid model, Axtell and Wetmore would split their groups up by classrooms and by grade levels, since their student population is smaller. The Sabetha schools would be split by last names, so Group A would be the students with last names starting with A through L, and Group B would be students with last names starting with M through Z.

In further discussion, Evans shared with the board what other neighboring schools are doing in their back-to-school plans, includ-ing schools in Kansas and Nebras-ka. He presented some options the board could choose from in consideration of the Return-to-School Plan.

The board discussed creating a Gating Committee. Lippert and Shaughnessy volunteered to join the committee. The board accepted the motion to establish the committee, with Shaughnessy and Lippert as members.

BOARD STATEMENTSFollowing Gatz’s presentation,

the board members each pre-sented their thoughts about how they feel about masks since the previous board meeting and hear-ing from district patrons. DeMint passed his turn to speak.

L. Scoby shared what she has learned throughout the past week,

including how many of their pa-trons are well-versed and opin-ionated on COVID-19 and masks. She also said she can give in to some opinions, but not to others, and she does not agree that the mask decision should be made by others above the school board.

“Our nation is a republic, and the way it works is there are many decisions to be made, not by the Federal government, not by State government or not even at the county level,” L. Scoby said. “I believe it is right that this is a lo-cal decision.”

She ended her speech by saying masks should be required under sensible guidelines.

“It is my belief that in order to open our schools and keep out teachers, students and staff safe, we must issue a new policy that will require masks in school under guidelines that are sensible, rea-sonable and doable,” L. Scoby said.

Reznicek also believed school buildings should follow a mask order.

“My view all along is that the public health measures sent out by the CDC, the Kansas Department of Health and Education and pre-ferred by the Kansas State Board of Education, public health offi-cials and physicians have all been consistent. They’re most effective when we practice them on a broad basis,” Reznicek said. “I think we need to take these practices on and keep COVID at bay as much as possible.”

Lippert said if masks are re-quired, there needs to be some sensible guidelines about what “mandatory” means.

“I understand taking safety precautions, but some things that matter are definitions — what does it mean to mandate a mask? I think there needs to be some common sense [mask-wearing practicing],” Lippert said. “If we require masks, there needs to be common sense to wearing masks, or it could cause more harm than good.”

Saylor said he wants to protect the community and the schools.

“We need to work together and compromise where we can. We need to protect those in the schools and the community over-

all,” Saylor said. “The most impor-tant and responsible thing is par-ents and guardians cannot send their sick children to school. We all need to take on this big respon-sibility. This can be the difference between keeping the schools open, or we have to go to the another learning plan. We must all work together and we need to demon-strate to our children how to work together. Let’s keep our schools open, let’s keep children, families and the community safe.”

J. Scoby said he appreciated all of the communication from the public.

“As far as the mask mandate goes, almost without exception, those who contacted me said they appreciate the freedom we have given them a week ago,” J. Sco-by said. “They also said, if their children are in a class where the teacher is nervous and wants them to wear a mask, they would kick their kid’s rear end if they didn’t put a mask on. That’s the way it should be. We need to respect those teachers. That being said, the respect should go the other way also. I support our parents and believe they are responsible, and I like that masks are strongly recommended and not mandat-ed.”

Shaughnessy said she believes in the recommendations of the health professionals.

“I felt from the beginning of the discussion that masks needed to be worn in school, at least by the older students. I chose to listen to valuable experts and the letter the physicians sent. My opinion has never changed from following their recommendations,” Shaugh-nessy said. “This is not a political issue, it is a healthcare issue. We need to follow professional health-care recommendations, because they are the professionals and are experts in their fields. There are many things in our lives that we do, that we don’t like, but we have to do them anyway for the greater good of all.”

After the members shared their opinions, Evans presented the “USD 113 Practical Mask Plan,” which is similar to the original procedures the board approved before their decision at their Mon-

day, July 27, meeting. The Practi-cal Mask Plan, which is based on low transmission of COVID-19, includes specific protocols for each separate group.

For preschool and kindergarten students, masks are optional with the exception of transportation, and masks are strongly recom-mended for common areas and other places where mixed ages of students are together.

For grades first through fifth, masks are strongly recommended, but are required on buses, in com-mon areas of schools (hallways, li-brary, etc.), in music under certain circumstances, and as requested by a responsible adult.

Masks are required for grades sixth through 12 unless six feet of social distancing can occur or if the students are distancing themselves outside. However, due to numbers/classroom size, most classrooms will not allow social distancing. Therefore, mask breaks must be provided to the students. Masks do not need to be worn while eating/drinking, nor during physical activity that el-evates heart rate and/or breathing.

Staff members are required to wear masks unless six feet of so-cial distancing can occur or while outside. Teachers may do whole class instruction without a mask as long as they can maintain a six-feet distance from students.

This plan will serve as a start-ing point for USD 113’s guidelines for masks and will continue to be developed and modified as cir-cumstances arise or are changed.

The Practical Mask Plan can be viewed at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_yFhKzR9Gry1FDT13Z-KOTKsNUpoGZaWj/view.

The board members voted to adopt the USD 113 Practical Mask Plan, replacing the board’s Aug. 10 decision to only “strongly encour-age” masks. The motion passed six to one, with J. Scoby opposed.

Also at the meeting:The board voted to accept Bev-

erly Niehues’ resignation. The mo-tion was approved 6 to 1, with J. Scoby opposed. The full meeting can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Xl7HHn75UII.

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Brown County Commissioner, District 2

** Lamar Shoemaker - R: 609 Votes, 100 percent of votes

Brown County Commissioner, District 3

Dwight Kruse - R: 297 votes, 47.90 percent of vote

** William Pollock - R: 323 votes, 52.10 percent of votes

Brown County Clerk

** Dawn M. Boyles - R: 1,882 votes, 100 percent of votes

Brown County Treasurer

** Betty (BJ) Spiker - R: 1,352 votes, 62.68 percent of votes

Anne Olson - R: 805 votes, 37.32 percent of votes

Brown County Register of Deeds

** Nellie M. Brockhoff - R: 1,959 votes, 100 percent of votes

Brown County Attorney

** Kevin M. Hill - R: 1,761 votes, 100 percent of votes

Brown County Sheriff

** John D. Merchant Sr. - R: 1,490 votes, 66.02 percent of votes

Dennis Entrikin - R: 767 votes, 33.98 percent of votes

Hamlin Township Trustee

** Victor Menold - R: 77 votes, 100 percent of votes

Hamlin Township Treasurer

** Joseph Noll - R: 82 votes, 100 percent of votes

Morrill Township Trustee

** Ryan Menold - R: 108 votes, 100 perecent of votes

Morrill Township Treasurer

** Brent Wikle - R: 121 votes, 100 percent of votes

Powhattan Township Trustee

** Frank Mueseler - R: 103 votes, 100 percent of votes

Powhattan Township Treasurer

** Ronald Rettele - R: 96 votes, 100 percent of votes

Walnut Township Trustee

** Zon P. Middendorf - R: 152 votes, 100 percent of votes

Walnut Township Treasurer

** Brett Trentman - R: 157 votes, 100 percent of votes

Washington Township Trustee

** Laurence Berger - R: 111 votes, 100 percent of votes

Washington Township Treasurer

** Joe Bunck - R: 110 votes, 100 percent of votes

Hamlin Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Ronald Jones - R: 56 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Nancy Jones - R: 55 votes, 100 percent of votes

Morrill Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Joyce Fee - D: 10 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Heath Ploeger - R: 111 votes, 96.52 percent of votes

** Jennifer Ploeger - R: 107 votes, 96.40 percent of votes

Powhattan Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** William Pollock - R: 94 votes, 94.95 percent of votes

** Sharilyn Pollock - R: 91 votes, 93.81 percent of votes

Walnut Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Wesley Miller - D: 13 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Connie Sue Miller - D: 13 votes, 100 percent of votes

Washington Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Julie M. Geiger - D: 12 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Joshua Linck - R: 104 votes, 100 percent of votes

NEMAHA COUNTY | VOTER TURNOUT: 36%

Adams Township Trustee

NONE

Adams Township Treasurer

NONE

Berwick Township Trustee

** Myreon Menold - R: 101 votes, 100 percent of votes

Berwick Township Treasurer

** Ross Montgomery - R (write-in): 9 votes, 100 percent of votes

Capioma Township Trustee

** Bret Spielman - D: 5 votes, 100 percent of votes

Capioma Township Treasurer

NONE

Gilman Township Trustee

** Dennis Becker - R: 33 votes, 100 percent of votes

Gilman Township Treasurer

** Bradley Edelman - R (write-in): 15 votes, 100 percent of votes

Granada Township Trustee

Jim Kissel - R: 13 votes, 40.63 percent of votes

** Tony Schultejans - R: 19 votes, 59.38 percent of votes

Granada Township Treasurer

** Alan Keehn - D: 2 votes, 100 percent of votes

Harrison Township Trustee

** Tom Schultejans - R: 67 votes, 100 percent of votes

Harrison Township Treasurer

** Matt Boeckman - R: 60 votes, 100 percent of votes

Rock Creek Township Trustee

** Jeff Tyler - R: 80 votes, 100 percent of votes

Rock Creek Township Treasurer

** Russell Baumgartner - R: 76 votes, 100 percent of votes

Washington Township Trustee

** Josh Meyer - R (write-in): 10 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Daniel Feldkamp - D: 12 votes, 100 percent of votes

Washington Township Treasurer

** Dale D. Dorsch - R: 109 votes, 100 percent of votes

Wetmore Township Trustee

** Debbie Nissen - D: 17 votes, 100 percent of votes

Wetmore Township Treasurer

** Ronald L. Burdiek - D: 17 votes, 100 percent of votes

Adams Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Roy Claycamp - R: 27 votes, 93.10 percent of votes

Berwick Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Dennis Goodman - R: 96 votes, 98.97 percent of votes

** Dorothy E. Goodman - R: 95 votes, 98.96 percent of votes

Capioma Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

NONE

Gilman Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Paul Gudenkauf - R: 28 votes, 93.33 percent of votes

** Nancy Miller - R: 31 votes, 96.88 percent of votes

Granada Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

NONE

Harrison-Goff Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** James R. Dobbins - R: 26 votes, 96.3 percent of votes

** Freda J. Dobbins - R: 26 votes, 96.3 percent of votes

Harrison-Kelly Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

NONE

Rock Creek Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

None

Washington Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** James Moser - R: 112 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Anne Moser - R: 112 votes, 100 percent of votes

Wetmore Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

** Roger Gill - D: 16 votes, 100 percent of votes

Sabetha City Ward 1 Precinct Committeemen/Committeewomen

None


** Victoria L. Moser - R: 110 votes, 100 percent of votes


** Martin W. Mishler - R: 111 votes, 99.11 percent of votes

** Sharon E. Mishler - R: 111 votes, 100 percent of votes


** Stan G. Keim - R: 53 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Gregory L. Newlin - D: 9 votes, 100 percent of votes

Nemaha County Commissioner, District 2

** Greg Allen - D: 97 votes, 100 percent of votes

Tim Burdiek - R: 357 votes, 39.27 percent of votes

** Jason P. Koch - R: 552 votes, 60.73 percent of votes

Nemaha County Commissioner, District 3

** Dennis Henry - D: 129 votes, 100 percent of votes

** Dylan Keim - R: 470 votes, 70.79 percent of votes

Bob Sextro - R: 194 votes, 29.21 percent of votes

Nemaha County Clerk

** Mary Kay Schultejans - R: 2,008 votes, 100 percent of votes

Nemaha County Treasurer

** Janell Niehues - D: 321 votes, 100 percnt of votes

Nemaha County Register of Deeds

** Roxann Holthaus - R: 1,912 votes, 100 percent of votes

Nemaha County Attorney

** Brad M. Lippert - R: 1,726 votes, 100 percent of votes

Nemaha County Sheriff

** Richard D. Vernon - R: 1,998 votes, 100 percent of votes

ELECTION 2020

Multiple seats decided in Primary Election

E L E C T I O N

2020

BROWN COUNTY | VOTER TURNOUT: 43.57%

Names marked with ** were winners of the Primary Election. Bolded names will appear on the November ballot. Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen positions will not be on the November ballot.

MEADOWLARK EXTENSION DISTRICT

Doug Edelman recognized for support of Extension programs

SubmittedSabetha area farmer Doug Edel-

man was recently recognized for his support of Extension and the Meadowlark Extension District at the District’s August Govern-ing Body meeting recently held in Sabetha.

D. Edelman and his father Leonard have hosted educational wheat variety and fertility dem-onstration plots for nearly 20 years originally with the Nemaha County Extension Council and then for the Meadowlark Exten-sion District starting in 2007. They worked diligently to make the plots a success whether it be a location along a road for enhanced visibility or opening up their farm to visitors to drive through to see the plots.

D. Edelman is a life-long resi-dent of the Sabetha community

and is a graduate of Sabetha High School and has farmed all of his life with his family raising live-stock and crops. He enjoys avia-tion and flying light aircraft in his spare time.

Presenting the award to Edel-man were District Governing Body Chairperson Mike Mc-Nary and Nemaha County Dis-trict Governing Body Members, Pam Deters of Baileyville, Marcia Bauerle of Sabetha, Tresa Jones of Seneca and Marya Haverkamp of Bern.

More information about the K-State Research and Extension Service is available by contacting one of the Meadowlark Extension District Offices: 785-863-2212, Oskaloosa; 785-364-4125, Holton; 785-336-2184, Seneca; or on the web at www.meadowlark.ksu.edu.

RANCHLAND TRUST OF KANSAS

Photo contest deadline is August 31

SubmittedThe Ranchland Trust of Kansas

(RTK) photography contest will be open through Monday, Aug. 31. The contest is open to profes-sional and amateur photographers of all ages. Photographs entered showcase the natural beauty of ranching and grazing lands across the state. The competition offers Kansans the chance to explore and capture the many activities, sea-sons and faces of Kansas’ ranching tradition.

Participants should submit photos expressing the mission of RTK: “To preserve Kansas’ ranch-ing heritage and open spaces for future generations through the conservation of working land-scapes.” This may include land-scape, livestock and people, with preference to grasslands, grazing land, ranchers, cattle and much more. Participants may enter up to five photos. Entries will be judged

by a panel of professionals in the field of photography and by RTK representatives.

All prizes for the contest are sponsored by Wolfe’s Camera of Topeka. Wolfe’s will award 10 photo cards to all 10 category win-ners. Categories include: Grand Prize, Landscape, Livestock, People, Youth (ages 5-17), Kansas Livestock Association member, Fan Favorite via Facebook voting and three honorable mentions. The grand prize winner will re-ceive their choice of an 11-inch by 14-inch stretched photo canvas or a 12-inch by 18-inch metal print of their winning photo.

For full contest rules and to enter, visit www.ranchlandtrus-tofkansas.org and find Photo Contest on the News and Events page. For questions, please contact Samantha Weishaar at 785-273-5115 or [email protected].

Doug Edelman receives his Friend of Extension Award from the District Governing Body Chairperson and the Nemaha County District Governing Body Members. Pictured are (L-R) Chairperson Mike McNary, Doug Edelman, Pam Deters, Marcia Bauerle, Tresa Jones and Marya Haverkamp. Submitted

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LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEMAHA COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 2017 PR 17 50Clarence O. Hayes, Deceased(Proceedings Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) NOTICE OF HEARINGCOME NOW, the Petitioner Martin W. Mishler by and through his attorney, Martin W. Mishler, and hereby notifies all parties hereto that the Court has set the hearing on the Petition To Sell Real Estate for the 14th day of September, 2020 at 11 o’clock am in the Nemaha County District Court, Seneca, Kansas 66538.All interested parties should conduct themselves accordingly./s/ Martin W. Mishler Martin W. Mishler, #12882 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI hereby certify that on August 14, 2020, I electronically filed the Notice of Hearing with the Clerk of the Court by using the elec-tronic filing system which will send a notice of electronic filing to the following:Honorable Scott M. Anson, District Magistrate JudgeNemaha County District Court, Court ClerkI further hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Hearing was placed in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, on the 18th day of August, 2020, to: Honorable Scott Anson, [email protected] O. Hayes Jr, 217 North Valutsia, Wichita, KS 67214Tyrone Duncan, 1114 Kansas Ave, Hiawatha KS 66434Rodney Campbell, 6137 N 24th St., Omaha NE 68110 /s/ Martin W. Mishler Martin W. Mishler

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GOVERNING BODY

Brown County CommissionSubmitted by Melissa Gormley

County ClerkThe Board of Brown County

Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 10, with the following members present: Chairman Dwight A. Kruse, Keith Olsen and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were Brown County Clerk Melissa Gormley and Dep-uty County Clerk Dawn Boyles. County Attorney Kevin Hill was present for a portion of the meet-ing. Kruse opened the meeting at 8:10 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all. Pastor Alan Ely led the meeting with a prayer.

COVID-19Brown County Emergency

Manager Don Pounds was avail-able via phone conference. The signed Memorandums of Agree-ment are still pending.

The commissioners approved the motion to recommend reim-bursement from Brown County SPARK for direct aid, in the amount of $1,594,651.55, for dif-

ferent entities in Brown County, as a result of the COVID-19 pan-demic.

2021 Budget HearingThe commissioners went into a

budget hearing session. The 2021 budget is set at 11.2 million. The estimated tax rate is 31.038 and is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation.

Joey May asked if there were any significant changes in the budget. The commissioners stated Road and Bridge went down, and they did away with the miscella-neous fund. Most county budgets were cut.

The board accepted the 2021 Brown County budget as pub-lished.

ElectionThe commissioners approved

the motion to recess into the Can-vass Meeting.

The board approved the motion to allow Deputy County Clerk Boyles to assist in canvassing the ballots.

The Aug. 4 Primary Election voting records were canvassed. There were 44 provisional ballots.

The commissioners approved the counting of 14 provisional ballots, with 30 provisional bal-lots not counted, all according to Kansas State Statutes.

Brown County Election Officer Gormley reported there was a tie for the position of Republican Mission Precinct Treasurer within the county. The names drawn were as follows: Alan Yaussi and Tom Lockwood. Yaussi won the coin toss. Election Officer Gormley reported a 43.57 percent voter turnout for Brown County, including the provisional ballots.

The commissioners accepted the Election Audit Report. The board also accepted the Aug. 4 Primary Election canvass.

The board reconvened the regular Board of Commissioners meeting.

Department ReportsBrown County Appraiser Steve

Markham presented a letter from PVD, stating that Brown County is in compliance.

Also at the meeting:The board approved the min-

utes of the Aug. 3 regular meeting and the two special meetings on Aug. 5 and 6.

Tax Change Orders 2019-90 through 2019-92, 2019-94, 2019-96 through 2019-107 and 2019-111 through 2019-116 were approved and signed.

The board accepted the Cereal Malt Beverage License for Casino White Cloud.

The commissioners reviewed an agreement from Jackson County for disposal of hazardous waste. The board will revisit the issue next week, after speaking to Char-lie Brockhoff and George Brun-ing.

The next regular meeting was held on Monday, Aug. 17. These minutes were not available at The Herald’s press time.

GOVERNING BODY

Nemaha County CommissionSubmitted by

Mary Kay SchultejansCounty Clerk

The Board of Nemaha County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 10, in the Commissioner’s Room of the Nemaha County Courthouse. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tim Burdiek leading the flag salute. Present also were Commissioners Dennis Henry and Gary Scoby, Road and Bridge/Solid Waste Supervisor Dennis Ronnebaum and Office Manager Kathy Haverkamp, and County Clerk Mary Kay Schultejans re-cording the minutes.

Ron Bloom came before the board to express concerns that he had regarding the Soldier Creek Wind Farm in Nemaha County.

Department ReportsRonnebaum advised the board

that:• He would like to move Isaac

Swart to the next step on the pay scale. The commissioners agreed to increase Swart’s pay from $16.84 per hour to $17.13 per hour, effective back to July 21.

• He also would like to move Lane Hanzlicek to the next step on the pay scale. The board agreed to increase Hanzlicek’s pay from $14.13 per hour to $15.49 per hour, effective July 21.

• He has been asked by Hall Brothers if the county would like them to do any work in Nemaha County yet this year. The com-missioners advised Ronnebaum to move forward with having Hall Brothers put a three-inch overlay on a seven-mile stretch of E Road at a cost of $1,123,448.04.

Emergency Preparedness Di-rector Russel Lierz advised the board that:

• He continues to work on the SPARK Program funding for Nemaha County.

County Attorney Brad Lippert came before the board. The com-missioners had no county busi-ness to discuss with Lippert at this time.

Also at the meeting:The board reviewed the min-

utes from the Aug. 3 meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.

The commissioners conducted the canvass of votes from the Aug. 4 Primary Election from 10:10 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.

The board held a special meet-ing on Thursday, Aug. 13, to final-ize SPARK Program funding re-quests for Nemaha County. These minutes were not available at The Herald’s press time.

August 13The Board of Nemaha County

Commissioners met in special ses-sion on Thursday, Aug. 13, in the Commission Room of the Nema-ha County Courthouse. Present for the meeting was Chairman Tim Burdiek, Commissioner Den-nis Henry, Commissioner Gary Scoby, Carlotta Sunderland with Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk and Loyd, LLC and County Clerk Mary Kay Schultejans recording the min-utes.

Chairman Burdiek called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. by lead-ing the flag salute.

Sunderland with Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk and Loyd, LLC explained the process that was followed in putting together a

spreadsheet to submit to the State of Kansas, projecting how Nemaha County plans to spend the $2,065,241 in SPARK fund-ing recently received. Nemaha County has a total of $163,947.17 in reimbursements for COVID-related expenses, which leaves $1,901,293.83 for direct aid to pay for other items/programs that would assist with protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Nemaha County.

The commissioners approved the direct aid and reimbursement documents to be submitted to the State of Kansas, projecting how Nemaha County plans to spend the $2,065,241 in SPARK funding, and how this money will be split up among the county as well as the businesses, schools and cities in Nemaha County.

The next regularly scheduled meeting was held on Monday, Aug. 17. These minutes were not available at The Herald’s press time.

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT

Nemaha County SheriffJAIL BOOKING/RELEASEGladys Makes Room For Them,

22, of Hiawatha was arrested on Aug. 9 by the Seneca Police De-partment (PD) on charges of driv-ing without a valid driver’s license. Makes Room For Them was re-leased on Aug. 9 on a $250 bond. Court is set for Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.

Oscar Castillo-Garcia, 32, of Edinburg, Texas was arrested on Aug. 10 by the Nemaha County Sheriff ’s Office on charges of no valid driver’s license, no insur-ance, speeding and interference with a law enforcement officer. He was released on Aug. 11 on a $1,500 cash bond. Court is set for Sept. 8 at 10 a.m.

Rita Grier, 33, of Hiawatha was booked into the Nemaha Coun-ty Jail on Aug. 10 on a Nemaha County warrant for probation violation.

Casey Swogar, 37, of Sabetha was booked into the Nemaha County Jail on Aug. 13 on a pro-bation violation. Swogar remains in custody. Bond has not been set.

Michael Vogel, 30, of Sabetha was arrested on Aug. 12 by the Seneca PD on Nemaha County warrants for probation violation and giving a worthless check. Vogel also received a Seneca PD charge for driving while license suspended and a Sabetha PD charge for theft. Vogel remains in custody. Bond has not been set.

Joseph Hyatt, 20, of Seneca was booked into the Nemaha Coun-ty Jail on Aug. 12 on a Nemaha County warrant for domestic bat-tery. He was released on the same day on a $1,000 bond. Court is set for Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m.

James McKenney, 54, of Sabetha was released on Aug. 12 on time served.

CRASH REPORTSAt 6:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, Mi-

chael Schmelzle, 60, of Seneca was traveling southbound on Q Road, approximately 200 feet south of 80th Road, when she struck a deer. Schmelzle was driving a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix. More than $1,000 in damage was estimated.

At 1:39 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, Michael Esslinger, 57, of St. Bene-dict was traveling northbound on Q Road, while Dylon Barrett, 30, of Oneida was traveling behind

him. Esslinger stopped to make a left turn and Barrett ran into the back of his vehicle. Esslinger was driving a 1998 Mack semi. Bar-rett was driving a 2001 Ford F150. Barrett and his two occupants were transported to the Sabetha Hospital with injuries. More than $1,000 in damage was estimated.

At 5:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, Rodney Sanner, 59, of Sabetha was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 36, 0.2 mile east of Kan-sas Highway 63, when he struck the crossing arm at the railroad crossing. Sanner was driving a 2011 Nissan Rogue. More than $1,000 in damage was estimated.

Tyrone J. Rose, 44, of Hiawatha was arrested on Aug. 13 by the Sabetha Police Department (PD) for the offense of driving while li-cense suspended and for a Sabetha municipal warrant for failure to appear. He was released on Aug. 15 on a $750 surety bond for the driving offense, and a $25,000 surety bond for the warrant, with a court date of Aug. 20 at 4 p.m.

Terry L. Pixler, 38, of Onaga was arrested on Aug. 15 by the NMSO for the offense of domestic battery. He was released on Aug. 15 on a $1,000 bond with a court date of Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m.

Douglas R. Grogg, 37, of Vil-lisca, Iowa was arrested on Aug. 15 by the Seneca PD on a Jackson County warrant for failure to ap-pear. He was released to Jackson County authorities on Aug. 17.

Eric J. Haverkamp, 23, of Bai-leyville was arrested on Aug. 16 by the Nemaha County Sheriff ’s Office (NMSO) for the offenses of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, trans-porting an open container and driving under the influence. He was released on Aug. 16 on a $4,250 cash bond with a court date of Sept. 29 at 9:30 a.m.

Kendall S. Wallace, 26, of Gassville, Ark., was arrested on Aug. 16 by the NMSO for the of-fenses of driving while license sus-pended, possession of stimulant and possession of drug parapher-nalia. He remains in custody and bond has not been set.

Felina M. Ibarra was released on furlough on Aug. 17.


Sabetha Police DepartmentORDINANCE VIOLATIONSCarson Hilderbrand, driving

while suspendedACCIDENTSOn Thursday, July 16, the Sa-

betha Police Department (SPD) took a report of two-car accident in the swimming pool parking lot. Damage was minor and there were no injuries.

On Friday, July 24, the SPD took a report of a one-vehicle accident in the 400 block of Ohio. Christo-pher Baumgartner was operating a 2004 Ford when the object they were hauling snagged an overhead cable line. Damage was minor and there were no injuries.

CASESOn July 11, the SPD took a re-

port of a stolen vehicle. The ve-hicle has since been recovered and charges are pending as a result of the investigation.

On July 12, the SPD responded to an altercation that took place in the 900 block of Virginia Street. Charges are pending as a result of the investigation.

On July 13, the SPD took a re-port of a missing person. That person was located and the case was closed.

On July 18, the SPD took a re-port of a theft in the 500 block of Oregon Street.

On July 25, the SPD arrested 23-year-old Jacob Meyer of Sa-betha for driving under the in-fluence. Meyer was transported and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

On July 26, the SPD arrested 37-year-old Jessica Walker of Sa-betha for batter of a law enforce-ment officer and disorderly con-duct. Walker was transported and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

On July 26, the SPD arrested 22-year-old Sommer Bullard of Falls City, Neb., for domestic bat-tery. Bullard was transported and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

On July 28, the SPD took a re-port of a theft in the 300 Block of

Virginia Street.On July 31, the SPD responded

to an altercation in the 300 block of Spruce Street. Charges may be pending as a result of the inves-tigation.

On Aug. 5, the SPD took a re-port of a theft in the 1500 block of south Old Highway 75. The case remains under active investiga-tion.

On Aug. 12, the SPD took a re-port of a theft in the 800 block of Oregon Street. The items have since been found and returned with no charges pending at this time.

On, Aug. 12, the SPD arrested 30-year-old Michael Vogel of Sa-betha for theft of an automobile. Vogel was transported and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

On Aug. 12, the SPD took a re-port of a stolen vehicle in the 1000 block of Main Street. The vehicle was recovered and the case re-mains under active investigation.

On Aug. 13, the SPD arrested 44-year-old Tyrone Rose of Hi-awatha on a Sabetha Municipal warrant for failure to appear. Rose was transported and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

On Aug. 14, the SPD took a re-port of a theft in the 1400 block of Oregon Street. The case remains under active investigation.


Brown County SheriffOn Aug. 9, based on an investi-

gation by the Brown County Sher-iff ’s Office, a search warrant was executed at Stars Inn in Hiawatha. Arrested on charges of possession of meth, possession of drug para-phernalia and trafficking contra-band into a correctional facility was Rita Grier, 33, of Hiawatha. Also arrested on charges of pos-session of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia, was Nicholas Kauffman, 27, of Sabetha. The Sac and Fox Police Department as-sisted on the case.

On Aug. 15, based on a traffic

stop, Armando Moreno, 27, of Kansas City, Mo., was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.

On Aug. 16, based on a traffic stop, Jason Gorrell, 30, of Atchi-son was arrested on charges of il-legally operating a vehicle without a required ignition interlock and no proof of insurance.

On Aug. 17, based on a traffic stop, Steven Brewton, 32, of King-wood, Texas, was arrested on a charge of driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked.

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school&youthGOVERNING BODY

Prairie Hills USD No. 113 Board of EducationERIN HERRMANN

The Prairie Hills USD No. 113 Board of Education (BOE) met at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at the Sabetha Middle School (SMS) Media Center. Board members present were Ed Reznicek, Kathy Lippert, Jim Scoby, Leslie Scoby, Kent Saylor, Ann Shaughnessy and Jeff DeMint.

The board adopted the agenda as amended.

Budget HearingSuperintendent Todd Evans

presented the budget hearing, which included the mill rate his-tory of the school districts, the open page, Form 150, Form 155, Code 16 and Code 99.

At the end of the meeting, the board approved the budget.

The board approved the con-sent agenda as amended, includ-ing the following: minutes from the July 13 regular meeting and July 23 and 27 special meetings; August bills for the amount of $563,399.97; July Payroll and Au-gust Lump Sum for the amount of $735,743.46; resignations of Pete Schuetz as SMS football coach, Brent Hayden as SMS football coach and Brook Brubeck as USD No. 113 Food Service Supervisor; contracts with Emily Pyle as Sa-

betha High School (SHS) assis-tant softball coach, Dee Kramer as Sabetha Elementary School (SES) Instructional Support Staff (ISS), Ben Glace as SMS football coach, Ashley Niehues as USD No. 113 Food Service Supervisor, Mary Ann Spellmeier as SMS cook, Steve Buser as SMS football coach and Luke Scoby as SMS football coach; KASB recommended poli-cy updates; appoint Jennifer Gatz as the District Title IX Coordina-tor; bus rate for non-district trips at $1.82 per mile for District Paid Driver and $1.55 per mile for Dis-trict Volunteer Driver; personal day request for Holly Meyer; and appoint Ashley Niehues as Food Service Representative and as determining official for Federal Lunch Program, and appoint the Clerk of the Board as hearing of-ficer, effective Aug. 13.

Many parents representing the public came before the board to give their opinions on requiring masks. Jim Renyer, Todd Grimes, Doug Wertenberger, Chris Kroll, Patrick Cochran, Rod Burdiek, Jared Metzger, Dan Dalinghaus and Jared Hartter urged the board to consider masks be optional, while Bobbi Enneking was for requiring masks.

A more detailed story can be found in the Aug. 12 issue of The Sabetha Herald. Also, a video of the meeting can be viewed on Youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUVyvauVSQ.

The board received written re-ports from building administra-tors David Glynn, Sara Toedman, Matt Garber, Rick Schnacker and Jayson Tynon, as well as Director of Student Learning Jennifer Gatz.

The administrators and Gatz also spoke to the board about COVID-related updates in the school buildings.

Superintendent’s ReportSuperintendent Evans reported

on topics as follows:Parents as Teachers: Evans

shared a Parents as Teachers re-port with the board.

25-year Awards: Evans said he was suggested that teachers re-ceive more than just a certificate for those achieving 25 years in ed-ucation. Evans agreed and said the teachers would most likely receive a plaque as a token of appreciation for their 25 years of service.

Revisit Return-to-School PlanEvans reported that the Navi-

gating Change 2020 document had changed. Under the “Opera-tions” section of the document,

the portion stating school districts would have the opportunity to waive the requirement for masks for students in preschool through fifth grade has now been removed.

Evans previously surveyed the school staffs for their opinions in regard to masks. Evans pre-sented a chart, which showed slightly more staff members were in favor of requiring masks for all students.

DeMint made a request to substitute language in the Re-turn-to-School plan. His change stated masks should be “strongly encouraged” for all students, teachers, staff and visitors, rath-er than masks being required for students in middle to high school and for all adults. The option to wear masks would be a personal decision.

After a thorough discussion, the board voted on DeMint’s substitute language change. The change was approved 5 to 2, with Reznicek and Shaughnessy op-posed. More details can be found in the Aug. 12 issue of The Sabetha Herald.

Hiring PersonnelThe board voted to allow Evans

the authority to hire the following personnel as needed:

• Custodians, not to exceed 2-1/2 Full-Time Employment (FTE);

• Registered Nurse, not to ex-ceed 1/2 FTE;

• Nurses Aide, not to exceed 1 FTE.

Foundation BoardThe board reappointed DeMint

and L. Scoby to serve on the Foun-dation Board.

Substitute Teacher PayThe board increased substitute

teacher pay — $120 for normal time, $140 for long-term and half those amounts for half-time.

HandbooksEvans reviewed changes made

to the classified handbooks for 2020-21. The board approved the classified handbook changes, without the salary schedules, as presented.

The board also approved clas-sified salary compensation for 2020-21 as presented. This will allow an increase of 2.9 percent compensation for classified staff.

Administrative CompensationAdministrative Compensation

for 2020-21 was tabled for the next regular meeting.

Also at the meeting:Board members went into a

10-minute executive session for

the intent of discussion of em-ployee job performance for the allowed purpose of discussion of non-elected personnel. Pres-ent for the executive session were the board members and Evans. No action was taken following the executive session.

Board members went into 20-minute executive session for the intent of discussion of em-ployee compensation for the al-lowed purpose of discussion of employee negotiations. Present for the executive session were the board members and Evans. The board resumed that executive session for another five minutes. No action was taken following the executive session.

Board members went into a 10-minute executive session for the intent of discussion of ad-ministrative compensation for the allowed purpose of discussion of employee negotiations. Present for the executive session were the board members and Evans. No action was taken following the executive session.

A special meeting was held Monday, Aug. 17. The next regu-larly scheduled meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the SMS Auditorium.

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS

Northeast Kansas welcomes American Heritage Girls

SubmittedAmerican Heritage Girls (AHG)

Troop KS2315 is hosting an out-door Family Fun Night at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Klinefelter Farm. The 2020-21 theme is “Chosen.” Why Chosen? Your daughter is a unique child of God. She is full of personality, emotion, ambition and energy. Despite the many differences among the tens of thousands of Girl Members, every girl is CHO-SEN and loved by God. She was designed by our Creator with a specific purpose in mind. Learn more about this unique program and get to know what AGH is all about!

AHG is a faith-based charac-ter development program for girls dedicated to the mission of build-ing women of integrity through service to God, family, commu-nity and country. If you know a young woman or girl age 5-18, who is interested in learning more about American Heritage Girls, they may reach Joan Stoller at [email protected], or by phone at 402-917-2649. The troop is chartered by the Northeast Kansas Partnership and meets at Zion Lutheran, 613 S. First Street

in Hiawatha.With programming that puts

an emphasis on faith, service and fun, girls choose from more than 240 badges, participate in ser-vice projects and are challenged by leadership opportunities and outdoor experiences. Troops are led by adult volunteers who fa-cilitate the AHG program while encouraging girl leadership. Faith-based organizations like churches, schools and civic organizations charter AHG to achieve their min-istry goals for youth.

“Now more than ever, families are seeking faith-based activities for their daughters to complement their values and instill leadership and servant hearts through ser-vice to their community,” said AHG Executive Director and Founder Patti Garibay.

AHG has received an endorse-ment from Dr. James Dobson, child psychologist and author. In his book, Bringing Up Girls, Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, said, “I recommend American Heritage Girls enthusi-astically to parents who want their daughters involved in a traditional Christian-based program that will reinforce what they are trying to

teach at home.”

ABOUT AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS

American Heritage Girls is a faith-based character develop-ment program for all girls 5-18 years of age. AHG is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. Founded in 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio, AHG has grown from ten troops and 100 members to over 40,000 members across five countries and 49 U.S. states. Girl members participate in badge pro-grams, service projects, leader-ship opportunities and outdoor experiences, all with an emphasis on Christian values and family involvement.

Visit the AHG website at www.ahgonline.org to learn more. Visit AHG’s YouTube channel to view “LAUNCH,” a two-minute ani-mated movie about AHG.

To request an interview with Patti Garibay, AHG Executive Di-rector and Founder, contact Jen-nifer Troutman, National Com-munications Specialist, at [email protected].

MARY COTTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Local coders place in Prenda Code Club Challenge

SubmittedThe Mary Cotton Public Li-

brary is excited to announce that two of our local code club partici-pants have won prizes in the Great Prenda Code Challenge. Anvay Bhatteja won second place in the Age 8-12 category, and Isaac Hart-ter won first place in the Age 13-18 category.

Prenda is the sponsor for the 2020 nationwide code club grant program that the Mary Cotton Public Library received. Since the beginning of the year, students ages 8-18 have had the opportu-nity to complete coding workouts using Scratch, Hour of Code, Sphero and Ozobot robots, and other websites teaching the basics

of HTML, CSS, SQL, Javascript and more.

Due to the difficulties in meet-ing regularly during the COV-ID-19 pandemic, Prenda provided a country-wide coding challenge this summer. Coders were chal-lenged to create and submit a “mission” that would be graded on functionality, technical prowess, appearance, creativity and degree of difficulty.

Anvay Bhatteja chose to create his own virtual Tic-Tac-Toe game using Scratch. With the click of a mouse, players can compete in the game using hearts and stars instead of X’s and O’s.

“The most difficult part of my project was how to make the pro-

gram know if it’s a win or a tie,” Bhatteja said.

Prenda awarded Bhatteja sec-ond place in his age category, and he will receive a Sphero SPRK+ Robot as a prize.

“This is the first time I was introduced to coding,” Bhatteja said. “I learned coding and how programming can do wonders.”

Isaac Hartter also used the Scratch platform and created his own virtual Ping-Pong game. Us-ing the keyboard, two players can hit a ball back and forth over the playing field. When one player al-lows the ball past his “paddle,” the opposing player earns one point.

“The hardest part of this mis-sion was figuring out a code to get the ball to speed up as the game went on,” Hartter said.

This game was developed us-ing block coding, but he has en-joyed learning how to code using scripting as well this year. Prenda awarded Hartter first place in his age category, and he will receive a Raspberry Pi & Inventor Kit.

Prenda’s motto is “Build Some-thing Awesome.” The coders at Mary Cotton Public Library aim to do just that. The fall code club session will begin from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The Code Club will meet every Saturday un-til Nov. 7.

If you know of a student be-tween the ages of 8 and 18 inter-ested in participating and learning how to code, please contact Myra Hartter at [email protected] or 785-285-0825.

Anvay Bhatteja, Isaac Hartter and Logan Ploeger participate in Prenda Code Club Challenge. Submitted | Myra Hartter

P.E.O. SISTERHOOD

Ainsley Smith receives P.E.O. STAR scholarship

Submitted by Susan LeikerThe prestigious P.E.O. Sister-

hood STAR Scholarship was pre-sented to Ainsley Smith for the 2020-21 academic year. Smith graduated from Sabetha High School with the Class of 2019.

The $2,500 scholarship was presented to Smith by Susan Leiker on behalf of Chapter EB in Sabetha. According to Leiker, Smith was chosen because she demonstrates excellence in lead-ership, extracurricular activities, community service, academics and potential for success.

Smith is the daughter of Rick and Shelley Smith, and was rec-ommended for this scholarship by Chapter EB of Sabetha. She has been accepted and will attend Brown University, where she has plans to study English beginning this fall.

ABOUT P.E.O. SISTERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP

The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded

Jan. 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is an international philanthropic and educational organization, which promotes increased edu-cational opportunities for women.

The program is open to young women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada, and who are graduating high school seniors at

the time of application. A student must be recommended by a P.E.O. chapter.

There are nearly 6,000 local chapters in the United States and Canada, with almost 250,000 ini-tiated members. The P.E.O. Sis-terhood has provided over $366 million in financial assistance to more than 113,000 recipients. The P.E.O Sisterhood organiza-tion provides loans, grants and scholarships for women through its philanthropies. The P.E.O. Sis-terhood is committed to helping women achieve their educational goals.

This organization also owns Cottey College, a fully accredited, private liberal arts and sciences college for women, with two-year and selected four-year programs, located in Nevada, Mo.

For additional information on the P.E.O STAR Scholarship, please contact Susan Leiker at [email protected] or visit peoin-ternational.org.

Ainsley Smith

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SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

United 4 Youth CountywideSubmitted by

United 4 Youth CountywideThe United 4 Youth Countywide

board met virtually on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Board members in attendance were Krista Stallbaumer, Sarah Kramer, Ashley Snyder, Holly Edelman, Jill Mady, Brianna Gr-uber, Brad Lippert, Scott Anson, Jason Drahota and Jordan Hasen-kamp. Also present was Executive Director Celene Holthaus.

The board approved the May meeting minutes.

The treasurer reported the board

received $100 towards the Resist Tobacco grant.

Holthaus reported that the stick-er shock campaign ran around the Fourth of July in area liquor stores. The It Matters billboard is now up east of Seneca. The board ran half page newspaper ads in local papers for the It Matters campaign. The board also distributed 4,600 cups to Baileyville, Centralia and Corn-ing ball associations.

Holthaus also reported that Too Good For Drugs workbooks are to be purchased in the future. Holthaus is planning to have vir-

tual meetings with the local SADD sponsors for Action Plans.

Holthaus said the middle school dance is being postponed until fur-ther notice, based on the feedback received from schools. The guest speaker also will be postponed at this time to avoid large groups.

Board members are brainstorm-ing how to do future campaigns in light of the coronavirus. Ideas were possible yard signs with posi-tive messages and posters in school hallways.

the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? Third graders are awesome! They are so open minded and eager to learn new and different things.

SUSAN LEIKER

Family and Residence: I’m married to Doug Leiker who retired six years ago from USD 113. We have two daughters, Greta Heiman and family, who live here in Sabetha and Hillary Gerstner and family, who live in Lawrence.

Education History: I graduated from Hoisington High School in 1977, earned an associate degree and ran track and field at Barton Count Community College in 1979 and went on to finish my college education with a bachelor of science degree in education from Fort Hays State University in 1981, also participating in track and field.

Teaching History: I taught one year in Wetmore in 1981 and 33 years at SES, beginning in 1982. I semi-retired in 2016. I then came back work at SES in a different capacity as an Instructional Support Staff.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? I was blessed to have been taught and coached by a very influential teacher who inspired me with his connections with kiddos. I want to have those same connections.

What led you to USD 113? My husband and I were both “job hunting” in the teaching field so our options have been limited a little. Once we interviewed with Von Lauer, we knew Sabetha

would be a good fit.What and where will you be

teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching second grade at SES.

Wi l l you be doing a ny extracurricular activities in addition to teaching? I am teaching in the classroom for this first semester only. I then will go back to my Instructional Staff position in January 2021.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I’m looking forward to making connections with kiddos, and the opportunity to grow as a teacher and person. I will be learning so much again this year. I’m fortunate to be co-teaching with a student teacher as well.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? Second graders are just the “perfect age”…young enough to be enthusiastic and eager to learn…but old enough to handle simple directions and to be somewhat self-directed.

CLAIRE ELISE RENYER

Family and Residence: Spouse: Eric Renyer. Sabetha.

Education History: Marysville Junior/Senior High School Diploma, Peru State College: Completing Student Teaching for bachelor of science in Early Childhood Education Inclusive.

Teaching History: 232 hours of Practicum experience.

Why did you decide to become a teacher?

I wanted to pursue a career that allowed me to work with children. Teaching allows me to inspire students to want to make

a difference and I wanted to make a positive impact on their education/lives. Mind over matter, the best is yet to come!

What led you to USD 113? I have always enjoyed living in a smaller/rural community and I have heard great things about the tight knit community Sabetha has to offer.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be finishing up my Early Childhood degree as a student teacher under Susan Leiker for second grade.

Wi l l you be doing a ny extracurricular activities in addition to teaching? I have accepted the junior varsity girls volleyball coaching position.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I’m looking forward to seeing my students achieve and excel in their learning! I’m also excited to build strong relationships with my students and families to connect the Sabetha community.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? I have never taught second grade, but I look forward to working with students who are eager to learn more about school and themselves as great achievers.

KORTNEY STALLBAUMER

Family and Residence: Husband, Kyle.

Education History: Sabetha High School, Kansas State Universit y, bachelor’s in Elementary Education with Special Education Concentration.

Teaching History: I previously taught at Prairie Star Elementary

in Leawood. I taught first grade for two years and second grade for two years.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? I have always enjoyed working with children. I wanted a career that would make a difference in someone’s life, and teaching seemed like the perfect fit. My favorite part of being a teacher is the relationship you build with your students and their families. It’s amazing to watch the growth students make from the nine short months that you have them in your class to their continued development in the older grades.

What led you to USD 113? My husband and I both grew up in Sabetha and attended school here. We both enjoyed the opportunities Sabetha offered us while we were growing up and the friendships we still have to this day. We received a wonderful education and wanted to be a part of the friendly Sabetha community.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching kindergarten at SES.

Wi l l you be doing a ny extracurricular activities in addition to teaching? I will be an assistant volleyball coach this fall. I’m very thankful to be involved with a team that brought me so much joy when I was younger.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I’m really looking forward to meeting the families of the district. It has been eight years since I attended school here, so I’m excited to get to know new families and build new relationships.

What do you most enjoy about

the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? This will be my first year teaching kindergarten, but I have always had a passion for teaching the primary grades. I love creating lessons that are engaging and make school fun for the students. I love incorporating games, songs, technology and anything that gets the students excited to learn.

JOBI WERTENBERGER

Family and Residence: Kyson, age 10, will be a fifth grader and Tynlee, age 8, will be a third grader. Live in Sabetha.

Education History: Sabetha High School (1999); Tabor College (2003) bachelor of arts in Elementary Education; Wichita State University (2007), master’s in Curriculum and Instruction.

Teaching History: one year in Hillsboro, fourth grade; seven years in El Dorado, teaching fourth grade at Lincoln Elementary School; two years in El Dorado, teaching sixth grade math at El Dorado Middle School; seven years in Everest, teaching fifth grade English Language Arts (ELA)/Science/Social Studies at the Everest Middle School.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? I come from a family of teachers so I knew at an early age that I wanted to work with kids. In addition, the great teachers I had in my growing up years helped me realize I wanted to have that kind of positive impact on kids’ lives too. My hope is that I can establish positive relationships with the students in my classroom that will encourage them as they

grow to be successful adults.What led you to USD 113?

Sabetha is of great interest to me because that’s where I was born and raised. I have two kids in the district and have been impressed with the education they receive. I really appreciate the high standards USD 113 has for each of their students.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching with two other great teachers in fourth grade at SES. I get the privilege of teaching ELA (reading and writing) to the incoming fourth grade.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I look forward to getting to know the staff at SES and being able to collaborate with them to enhance our classrooms. I also look forward to working with the students of SES getting to know them and their families.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? I have enjoyed teaching ELA during my teaching career because I have seen numerous students come into my classroom not liking to read but that all changed when you finally get them interested in a book. And you know you have them when they can’t wait to come back to your class to find out what happens next in the story. There are also so many great conversations that happen in an ELA classroom when discussing literature. I also love to work with students in the 4th grade I feel God has given me the ability to work with these age of kids and I love doing it!

Sabetha High SchoolCURTIS HAMILTON

Family and Residence: Wife, Katelyn Hamilton; Daughter, Emery Hamilton. Moving to Sabetha.

Education History: Silver Lake High School, Seward County Community College, associate

degree, Washburn University, bachelor’s degree, Fort Hays State University, master’s degree.

Teaching History: Piper High School – 2011-2017, Shawnee Heights High School – 2017-2020.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? My interest in teaching started due to many of my family

members being educators. I decided it was the career for me when I started to interact with students in college.

What led you to USD 113? The opportunity to live in and teach in a community like Sabetha. Also the opportunity to coach baseball.

What and where will you be

teaching for USD 113? Social Studies, Sabetha High School.

Wi l l you be doing a ny extracurricular activities in addition to teaching? Head Baseball Coach at SHS, Assistant Football Coach at SHS.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113?

Starting the AP Government class at the high school and meeting all the students.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? I enjoy seeing the students growing into young adults and making decisions as they shape their lives and futures.

I enjoy social studies because it is relevant to our everyday lives as we try to understand the events and people in our society in order to interact with each other. I also really enjoy history and visiting historical sites.

Wetmore Academic CenterTIM MCCOY

Family and Residence: Wife, Elsie; Daughter, Sylvie.

Education History: Sabetha High School, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majors in Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from Kansas State University. Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree

in Education from Pittsburg State through the transition-to-teaching program.

Teaching History: None.Why did you decide to become a

teacher? I have spent five years in the Natural Resources. This was a career path I was never exposed to before my college years. My hope is to help students find career paths that are off the beaten path and will help lead to fulfilling and

rewarding futures for them.What led you to USD 113? My

family and I had the opportunity to move back to the area where we grew up. I owe a lot to the teachers that I had as a student and I hope that I will pay that forward to my students.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching science and woodshop classes at Wetmore Academic

Center.What are you looking forward

to in your first year with USD 113? Challenging myself to find ways to take complicated material and make it understandable and relevant for my students.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? Through my experiences in the fields and rivers of Kansas, I have

found it fascinating to see how chemistry, physics, and biology work together and rely on each other in our dynamic landscapes. Working to understand these complex relationships drives our social and economic systems in ways that we do not always fully appreciate. I also believe in the importance of seeking balance in life. Woodworking, to me, is a hobby that may not only benefit

an individual as a homeowner, but can be beneficial to mental and emotional health. I am genuinely looking forward to the opportunity of instructing young people experience something they may use for the rest of their life, professionally or as a form of recreation.

Axtell Public SchoolCASSANDRA ELLIOTT

Family and Residence: Reside in Corning. Middle daughter of Randy and Karen Elliott. Have one niece, Hadlee.

Education History: Graduated high school in 2014 from C ent ra l ia . Received my Elementary Education degree in

2020 from Wichita State through the para pathway program.

Teaching History: This is my first year teaching.

Why did you decide to become a teacher? After going to nursing school and deciding that it was not the career path for me, I made the switch to working as a para. I instantly fell in love with working

at the school and decided to continue my education. I started the para pathway program in 2018 and was able to continue to work as a para while obtaining my degree for Elementary Education.

What led you to USD 113? I love working in small town schools. The community feeling makes you feel at home. When the position

was open, I knew it would be a right fit for me, since I grew up in a small school.

What and where will you be teaching for USD 113? I will be teaching at Axtell Elementary School, working as the fifth grade teacher.

What are you looking forward to in your first year with USD 113? I

am looking forward to meeting the students and families. I am excited to get to know everyone and implement all the ideas I learned in school.

What do you most enjoy about the subject and/or grade level you will be teaching? I enjoy the personalities and independence of fifth grade students. I have

not previously taught fifth grade, but after taking the time to read through the curriculum, there is so many fun ideas to implement to keep the students engaged and excited to learn!

TEACHERS: Multiple new teachers join Prairie Hills USD No. 113 schoolsTEACHERS.1

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POST SECONDARY GRADUATION

University of Nebraska-LincolnThe University of Nebraska-

Lincoln conferred 732 degrees during a virtual graduation cel-ebration Saturday, Aug. 15.

The 723 graduates are from 44 countries, 37 states and 75 Ne-braska communities.

During the virtual graduation, Anna Ione Sunderland of Sabetha, graduated with a master of science degree.

Go Big Grad: A Husker Gradu-

ation Celebration featured the ad-dress “The Air Between Us” by Marilyn Moore, retired associate superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools and past president of the Bryan College of Health Sciences, as well as appearances by special guests. At the end of the event, Chancellor Ronnie Green official-ly conferred degrees to students. The celebration can be viewed at https://commencement.unl.edu.

Diplomas will be mailed to graduates. New this year, 2020 graduates are able to download and share their digital diplomas. Details are available at https://go.unl.edu/digitaldiploma.

All August 2020 graduates are invited to participate in a future commencement ceremony.

For the complete list of gradu-ates, visit https://go.unl.edu/kqpg.

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Sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. In batches, brown ribs on all sides; transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add carrots, broth, thyme and bay leaf to ribs.Add onions to the same skillet; cook and stir over medium heat 8-9 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and tomato paste; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook 8-10 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Add to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.Remove ribs and vegetables; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a small saucepan; skim fat. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Bring juices to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened; press cancel. If desired, sprinkle with additional salt and pepper. Serve with ribs and vegetables.

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