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The Wichita County This space intentionally left blank for mailing labels. NativNativee VVol.ol. 136 NoNo.. 22 00 TThursdayhursday • fformerlyormerly the LLeotieoti StandarStandardd • Sun $1 SServingerving Wichita CountCountyy Since 1885 June 3, 2021 Your Fast Whalen Men's Five! 300-Meter 1. The City of Leoti Summer Cinema is back! The first movie is The Croods 2: A Hurdles 2A State New Age, sponsored by Elder Alliance Ag Inc. Come to the Wichita County Champion Swimming Pool Friday, June 4, 2021, movie starts at 9:30 WCHS Athletes Keep pm. Popcorn donated by Seaboard Foods. Podium Busy 2. The Grow & Learn Childcare Center will finally Story by Coach Shad Mehl Earlier in the day break ground on Monday, Whalen had qualified as June 7, 2021, at 12:30 pm. Whalen Lowers Record the second seed for the 110 Their future location, 302 enior Sheldon finals, .03 behind eventual North Indian Road, is just Whalen responded champion Coulton Chan of south of the VoAg shop at to a disappointing KC Christian. In the finals the high school. They will outcome in the 110 Whalen was leading the field host a hotdog lunch at 12:10 Shigh hurdles by defending of eight runners through pm. Bring the kids for the his state title in the 300 the first six flights, hit the fun activities. See their ad meter low hurdles at the seventh hurdle and stumbled on page A7 for more details. into the eighth, placing his Kansas State Championships 3. A.I.M. Coalition hands on the hurdle, an i s on Saturday, May 29th in recruiting new volunteer Wichita. automatic disqualification. Sheldon began his day members. Their mission is Whalen’s school record of inspiring Wichita Countians 39.78 was the seventh fastest with an 11th place finish in the long jump, recording a to healthy, active lifestyles. time in all classes in Kansas Come to the next meeting for 2021. Whalen’s previous 19-02.75 on his second jump of preliminaries. June 9th 4 pm at the record of 39.80 was set in Business C.A.R.E. Center. winning the event in 2019. Whalen also competed in the 4x400 relay with the 4. Leoti received more team placing 9th in 3:36.52. rain over the weekend. Left: Sheldon Whalen competes It was reported on May in the 300-Meter High Hurdles Porter Vaults to Second 31, 2021, at 8:00 am 1.08 on his way to repeating as 2A Junior Tristen Porter inches of precipitation. The State Champion in that event. reported precipitation for Photo courtesy Kelsie T story continues, TRACK, A6 the month of May was a total Photography for photos, see TRACK, A5 of 6.65 inches. According to usclimatedata.com, our average rainfall in May is 2.57 inches. Heart Strings to Purse Strings Awards 2021 5. The 10th Annual K-96 June Jaunt Festival starts Friday, June 4th, with the Grant to Wichita County Senior Center Summer Cinema at the Pool. Saturday, June 5th, at the By Dorene Reimer County Park from 10 am to 4 pm. There are all kinds of he Wichita activities for all ages. While County Community the activities may be free, Foundation’s folks are advised to bring Women’s Giving money along for drinks, TCircle, Heart Strings to food, and other incidentals. Purse Strings (HSPS), See the ad on page A2 for presented their 2021 Grant a schedule of events! Your at an Awards Luncheon on editor is hoping to make it Thursday, May 20, at the through this event without Business Care Center. face-planting like he did in This year’s $1,700 grant 2019. was presented to the Wichita 6. Just weeks after a County Senior Center. The ransomware attack shut funds will be used to help down the Colonial Pipeline purchase new counter tops in in the American Southeast, the kitchen of the Center. The meatpacking giant JBS, new remodel will assist in the headquartered in Greeley, inspections of the kitchen as Colorado, is the latest target well as beautify the space. of the cyber warfare. The The vision of a women’s company, the US division of giving circle is to establish which employs more than an effective and powerful 78,000 people, has been channel of giving for women forced to shut its facilities, of any means at any level. but as of press time, they HSPS intention is to make expected to re-open most philanthropy rewarding of them by Wednesday, June for all and have fun in the 2. Experts are unsure of the effect on the nation's food process. Collaboration, Above (L-R): supply chain. At this point, empowerment, and learning Dorene Reimer, however, there is no need to set the tone for the women’s HSPS Executive Committee hoard meat. Or toilet paper. giving circles. It allows Chair; Julie Eddy, Senior Center Board; Julie Riley, Senior Center University of Kansas and Or tissue. Or anything else. dedicated and engaged Board; Marilyn Legg, Senior women to make a difference Center Board; Barbie Wilbur, in the lives of many without a Kansas Geological Survey HSPS Executive Committee; significant time commitment. Carlotta Brack, HSPS Executive A Wichita County non-profit Committee. organization receives the to begin Study on role of Words of the Week Photo courtesy Dorene Reimer grant funds each year. "A puck is a hard rubber HSPS was founded in Children in Wichita County. Western Kansas playas on disc that hockey players 2012 and began granting Anyone who would like strike when they can’t hit one in 2013. As of this year, to use HSPS as an avenue farming, aquifer another." $15,050 has been granted to through which visions and ― Jimmy Cannon Two-year research crops on these patches and — called playas — have been Wichita County non-profit passions for the future of (sports journalist) project examines some influence of that activity on cropped. organizations in nine grant Wichita County can be cycles. The recipients have of 22,000 playas the underground High Plains The Kansas Geological addressed, may participate aquifer. included Wichita County in this Women’s Giving By Tim Carpenter Survey and Kansas Biological Long Term Care, Wichita Circle. Further details may be Kansas Reflector During wet periods these Survey at the University of County Arts Alliance, revealed by contacting any of ew research on low spots in fields can hold Kansas in conjunction with water for weeks or months, the University of Minnesota at Wichita County Library, the following HSPS Executive shallow depressions host a variety of plants and Mankato and the University of Wichita County High School, Committee members: Dorene transformed into attract eagles, swans, geese Waterloo in Canada secured Ogallala Commons “Playa Reimer, Sharla Krenzel, mini-wetlands Festival” for WC Elementary Nby rainfall and runoff in and pelicans. About four a $270,000 federal grant for Barbie Wilbur, or Carlotta of every five of the 22,000 School, Wichita County AIM Brack. western Kansas will examine 6 64918 75948 3 Coalition, and Daycare for consequences of planting lagoon-like features in Kansas See PLAYA, A6 A2 Thursday, June 3, 2021 The Native Sun www.wcns.news Essay and Artwork Winners Honored The Wichita County NativNativee Sun USPS 310-260 Official Newspaper of Wichita County, the City of Leoti, and USD 467 Rob Taylor Publisher & Editor [email protected] Melodie Breitkreutz Office Manager [email protected] OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 102 E. Broadway Having a... Leoti, KS 67861 620-375-2631 Birthday? Published every Thursday, except Holidays Anniversary? Periodicals Postage paid at Leoti, KS 67861 New baby? 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Leoti, KS 67861-0290 FCE (Family & Community understand RESPONSIBILITY, using the same criteria that Hernandez, daughter of Kevin Call 620-375-2631 Education) is a member one of the six pillars of will be used on both the State Frais and Brittany Berning; of a national coalition of or email Character. Each year, the and National FCE level: the Mya Sigales, daughter of [email protected] leading education and youth character trait emphasized artwork—message, creativity, Dillen and Autumn Ames. development organizations in the contest changes so execution; the essay—ideas, dedicated to the promotion “Reading through these that all six traits are included organization, voice, word The Native Sun encourages Letter to the Editor. Each letter must of character development essays, I was very impressed over a six year cycle. 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