SALUTE INSIDE HORTON, KANSAS Special tax Hometown of section Kevin & included in Angela Strube Holton Recorder subscribers this edition. for 30 years. CSerin te acson County Community for years See pages 8-9. Volume 153, Issue 6 HOLTON, KANSAS • Wednesday, January 22, 2020 14 Pages $1.00 Livestock Expo is Saturday In previous years, Holton veterinarian­ Tim Parks was one of the fea­tured presenters at the Jackson Coun­ty Livestock Association’s annual Livestock Exposition. This year, Parks — who owned and operated Heartland Veterinary Clinic in Holton from 1998 to 2015 — will be the featured speaker at the 35th-annual Livestock Expo, set for this District court cases Saturday at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex south of down about 24 percent Holton. Doors to the Heritage By Brian Sanders Much of the decrease Complex’s exhibition hall will After seeing a dramatic in the 2019 total could open at 5 p.m. for the expo’s rise from 2017 to 2018 be found in the number steak dinner, which will be in the number of cases of criminal misdemeanor served from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. handled in Jackson County cases — 187, which was The program will begin District Court, 2019 was less than half of the 2018 at 6 p.m. and feature Parks, a somewhat quieter year total of 411 misdemeanors representing Mer­ck Animal in comparison, thanks in handled by court personnel. Health. The program will also part to sizable decreases Felony cases were up feature the announcement of in criminal misdemeanor­ slightly, from 294 in 2018 JCLA’s Distinguished Stockman filings and traffic tickets. to 328 in 2019, making the award, as well as winners of According to annual criminal case totals 705 in JCLA scholarships and door court figures provided by 2018 and 515 in 2019. prizes. That’s followed by a District Court Clerk Jen­ A significant drop in the dance at 9 p.m. nifer Strathman, Jackson number of traffic tickets — Advance tickets are $15 and County court personnel including tickets given for can be purchased at Denison handled a total of 2,154 driving under the influence State Bank, Farmers State court cases during 2019, (DUI) and driving while Bank, GNBank, the Jackson down about 24 percent from license cancelled, suspended County Extension Office or from the 2018 total of 2,829 but or revoked (DWS) — handled members of the JCLA board. closer to the 2017 total of Continued to Page 14 Tickets are $20 at the door. 2,237 cases. For more information, contact Bryce Barnett at (913) 370-0333. Valentine Gala to be held to raise Tarwater Farm and Home Supply held a soft opening on Monday in the former Holton Farm and Home building in Holton along U.S. Highway 75 at Sixth Street. Owner Rich Tarwater (shown in the photo above) said he has been “overwhelmed” with the great funds for building at Banner Creek response to the business opening this week. The business is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Members of Friends of auction. purpose building on the north Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Photos by Ali Holcomb Banner Creek Reservoir The highlight of the evening side of Banner Creek Reservoir. will host a Valentine Gala will be a live auction with Members of Friends of on Saturday, Feb. 8, to raise Diamond Dan Brenner of Banner Creek said the building funds for the construction of a Diamonds by Design as master could be used for meetings, Grants help sheriff’s office in 2019 multi-purpose building at the of ceremonies. Dan Harris of family reunions, county By Ali Holcomb The funds from JAG were ity, getting information on a reservoir, it has been reported. Holton Livestock Exchange functions, wedding receptions The Jackson County used to purchase updated por- suspect, calling for back up or The gala will be held at The will be auctioning off a variety and other large gatherings. Sheriff’s Office received more table/mobile radios to improve coordinating tasks with emer- Station at Trails Café in Holton of items, including a diamond The building will have a than $250,000 in federal grants crisis response and ensure safe- gency management crews and with a social hour at 6 p.m. pendant and matching earrings kitchen and two American last year to purchase new ra- ty, Sheriff Morse said. other law enforcement agen- followed by a dinner at 7 p.m. from Diamonds by Design, a Disabilities Act compliant dio equipment and to provide “Effective, reliable commu- cies, quality radios are essen- The dinner will include garlic one-night stay at Prairie Band bathrooms that will be services for victims of crimes, nication systems are essential,” tial for effective and safe crisis rolls, parmesan crusted chicken Casino and Resort, a dozen accessible from both inside and according to Jackson County Sheriff Morse said. “The porta- response.” or grilled pork chop, red ranch roses from Lee’s Flowers, two outside the building. Sheriff Tim Morse’s annual re- ble and mobile radios selected As a rural county, local law loaded potatoes, iced tea and tickets and a parking pass to The Jackson County port. are compactable with poten- enforcement officers often - re cheesecake with chocolate the University of Kansas/Iowa Commissioners recently agreed The office received $129,399 tial system upgrades for law spond to calls alone, Sheriff sauce and strawberries. State basketball game on Feb. to donate $25,000 in county in funding from the Edward enforcement in Kansas, which Morse said, and portable radios Tickets are $30 per meal 17 and many more. There will funds to construct a storm shelter Byrne Memorial Justice will maximize the length of are critical in providing “a life- and can be purchased online at also be silent auction items to basement for the building. Assistance Grant (JAG), time these new radios can be line to outside help.” www.trails-cafe.com. A cash bid on. Once built, the building will $79,134 from the Victims utilized. Two-way portable/ “The reality for law enforce- bar will also be available. All proceeds from the be maintained by the county, Of Crime Act (VOCA) and mobile radio systems are criti- ment is that every moment in a Beverly Brown Boutique will event will benefit the Friends and the county will collect the $49,214 from the STOP cal to every aspect of law en- crisis situation can change the hold a fashion show during the of Banner Creek Reservoir rental fees, it was reported. Violence Against Women Act forcement’s duty. Whether it’s event, and the business will also building project, which includes (VAWA). investigating criminal activ- Continued to Page 14 offer several items in a silent a 42-foot by 60-foot multi- Continued to Page 3 City continues efforts to maintain clay sewer lines By Brian Sanders go ahead with this we’ll have a Efforts to keep the City of third of them done.” Holton’s sewer lines in good In recent years, repairs to the working­ order have resulted in majority­ of the clay tile sewer almost one-third of the city’s lines have involved insituform clay tile sewer pipes, which are lining of the clay pipe from more than a century old, being within, while others­ have had repaired or replaced, Holton to be replaced outright due to City Manager Kerwin McKee cracks and fractures in the pipe, informed members of the Holton commissioners noted. City Commission on Tuesday. This year, McKee said the city During the commission’s would like to perform insituform meeting that evening — held a work on about 20 blocks of day later than usual due to the clay sewer pipe, estimating Martin Luther King Jr. holiday that the work would cost about on Monday — commissioners­ $225,000 to $250,000. If that authorized McKee to seek bids work is performed this year, he for continued work on the clay said, “we will have successfully­ tile sewer lines, which were taken care of lining one-third installed in 1909 and, in many of all the 1909 clay pipe sewer cases, are nearing­ the end of lines in the city… That’s quite their useful life. an accomplishment,­ and we will “We’re trying to do a better job continue down that path.” of maintaining those sewer lines The city has adequate funds that have been in the ground to cover the cost of the work, for 100 years,” McKee told he added, thanks to the half- commissioners. “We just happen cent sales tax for infrastructure to be at the time when those 100 improvements that went into year old ones are getting to the end of their lives, but if we can Continued to Page 14 Beck Bookman Library’s Helen Murphy Plankinton (left) welcomed Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner (right) to THURSDAY’S FORECAST the library on Tuesday evening, where LaTurner, a Republican, met with about a dozen area residents to talk about C G his campaign for Kansas’ Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently held by Republican Look for the complete forecast on page 2 Steve Watkins. 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HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 2 Today’s Weather Forecast Sponsored By: COMMUNITY CALENDAR PAY CASH Thursday, Jan. 23 club should call David at 364- 105, Holton. *7:30 p.m. Royal Valley USD *7:30 a.m. Wetmore Cardinal 3141 for more information. 337 Board of Education meeting. AND SAVE Kiddos. *Royal Valley senior compos- Friday, Jan. 24 *Wetmore KAY recycling *9:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. ite picture retakes. *FFA Ag Ed Symposium at during seminar. Jackson County Conservation *4 p.m. JHHS and HHS V/JV Salina. 3¢/GAL District nutrient management Scholars Bowl at Holton. Wednesday, Jan. 29 andCOMMUNITY soil health workshop, held *4:30 p.m. JHMS boys bas- Saturday, CALENDAR Jan. 25 *Kansas Day. at Evangel United Methodist ketball at JCN. *8 a.m. JHHS, HHS and *The Crisis Pregnancy Center 19075 US Hwy. 75, Holton • 785-364-2463 Church, 227 Pennsylvania Ave., *4:30 p.m. HMS boys basket- RVHS forensics at Sabetha. in Holton is open every Wednes- Holton. For more information ball vs. Hiawatha. *FFA Ag Ed Symposium at day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and to RSVP, call Brian Boeck- *4:30 p.m. RVMS boys bas- Salina. *11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bumper To man at 364-3329 ext. 136. ketball vs. Nemaha Central. *Jackson County Livestock Bumper customer appreciation *The Holton Rotary Club *FFA Ag Ed Symposium at Association’s 35th annual live- meal, held at 408 Pennsylvania will meet for a noon luncheon Salina. stock exposition, held at North- Ave., Holton. For more informa- at Trails Café’s “The Station.” *7 p.m. Open AA group meet- east Kansas Heritage Complex tion, call 364-3583. Those interested in joining the ing, held at EUM Church room south of Holton. Doors open at *Holton FBLA District II con- 5 p.m. For more information, ference at McLouth. contact Bryce Barnett at (913) *Wetmore TVL Scholars Accidents noted in county 370-0333. Bowl at McLouth. *3:30 p.m. Wetmore SIT The Jackson County Sheriff’s scene. Sunday, Jan. 26 meeting. Office has reported the follow- n At 5:40 p.m. on Dec. 23, *Attend the church of your *6 p.m. RVES fourth grade ing accidents: Thomas Smith, 76, Topeka, was choice. Famous Kansan Wax Museum n At 10:24 a.m. on Dec. 15, traveling west on Kansas High- at RVES gym (Title I Family En- Dean Bowhay, 46, Netawaka, way 116 near Anderson Road Monday, Jan. 27 gagement). was traveling south on Kansas when his vehicle reportedly *The Jackson County Com- Street near 302nd Road when his struck a deer in the road. mission meets at 9 a.m. each Thursday, Jan. 30 vehicle slid off the side of the Smith’s 2011 Chevrolet sus- Monday at the Jackson County *4 p.m. WMS basketball vs. road reportedly due to snowy tained damage to its front bum- Courthouse in Holton. All meet- Doniphan West. road conditions. Bowhay’s 2014 per and front left quarter panel ings are open to the public. *4:15 p.m. JHHS JV Scholars Chevrolet turned over onto its that was listed at more than *8:30 a.m. Wetmore HCC Bowl at Oskaloosa. side into a culvert. $1,000. sophomore visit day. *4:30 p.m. JHMS boys bas- Bowhay’s vehicle sustained n At 6:50 p.m. on Jan. 12, *HHS and RVHS League ketball at Everest. damage all along its right side Kayden Elliott, 14, Denison, Scholars Bowl at Sabetha. *4:30 p.m. HMS and RVMS that was listed at more than was traveling north on Q Road *4:30 p.m. JHMS boys bas- boys basketball at Royal Valley. $1,000. It was towed from the near 206th Road when he report- ketball vs. Valley Falls. *5:30 p.m. HES Site Council edly lost control of his vehicle *4:30 p.m. HMS boys basket- meeting. and it overturned into a ditch. ball vs. Perry. *Wetmore advisory during Elliott’s entire 2003 Ford was *4:30 p.m. RVMS boys bas- seminar. damaged and towed from the ketball at Jefferson West. *7 p.m. Open AA group meet- scene. He did not report any in- *6 p.m. WMS basketball at ing, held at EUM Church room juries. Onaga. 105, Holton. Auctions advertised in The Recorder qualify to be included in this free auction calendar. We Do: • Exhaust Repairs Call Errin at 364-3141, email [email protected] or stop by our office at 109 W. • Air Conditioning • Brakes NOTICE: CITY OF HOLTON RESIDENTS Fourth St. in Holton for details. • Saturday, Feb. 8. Starting • Oil Changes • Alignments “UTV” (side by side) vehicles operated within the at 10 a.m. Behrnes family farm City of Holton must be registered at City Hall auction, held at Lentz Commu- • Shocks & Struts nity Facility, 116 W. Eighth St., ($45 annual fee). Owner must have proof of Horton. For more information, assessment on vehicle from the Jackson County contact Ash Realty & Auctions Just 1 mile at (785) 547-5034. south of Holton Appraiser’s Office and proof of liability insurance. • Saturday, March 7. Hoffman For more information, call City Hall at 364-2721. Auction Service spring consign- on Hwy. 75 ment auction, held at 6587 U.S. Highway 159, Effingham. For 785-364-2871 more information, contact Jeff Hoffman at (913) 370-0747. • Saturday, March 14. Starting at 1:30 p.m. Edwin and Goldie FULL SERVICE AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR SHINN APPRAISALS Vance real estate auction, held Specializing in Agricultural and Commercial Appraisals for th at 1050 270 Rd., Soldier. 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(First published in The Holton attached thereto be admitted in, judgment and decree will Recorder, Holton, Kan., on to probate and record as the be entered in due course Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.) Last Will and Testament of upon said Petition. the decedent and that Letters IN THE DISTRICT Testamentary under the All creditors are notified to COURT OF JACKSON Kansas Simplified Estates exhibit their demands against COUNTY, KANSAS Act be issued to Rex R. Hill, II the Estate within the latter of Petition Pursuant to and Lorri A. Trimble. You are four months from the date K.S.A. Chapter 59 further advised under the of first publication of notice provisions of the Kansas under K.S.A. 59-2236 and In the Matter of the Simplified Estates Act the amendments thereto, or if Estate of Court need not supervise the identity of the creditor is Sondra June Hill, administration of the Estate, known or reasonably ascer- Deceased and no notice of any action tainable, 30 days after actual of the Co-Executors or other notice was given as provided Case 2020-PR-1 proceedings in the adminis- by law, and if their demands tration will be given, except are not thus exhibited, they NOTICE OF HEARING AND for notice of final settlement shall be forever barred. NOTICE TO of decedent’s estate. CREDITORS Rex R. Hill, II, You are further advised Petitioner THE STATE OF KANSAS if written objections to sim- Lorri A. Trimble, TO ALL PERSONS plified administration are Petitioner CONCERNED: filed with the Court, the Court may order that supervised Submitted and You are hereby notified that administration ensue. Approved by: on the 9th day of January, Dennis A. White, #12108 2020, a Petition was filed You are hereby required White Law Office in said Court by Rex Hill to file your written defenses 120 West 5th Street, a/k/a Rex R. Hill, II and thereto on or before February P.O. Box 445 Lorri A. Trimble, named Co- 11, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. of said Holton, Kansas 66436 Executors under the Last Will day, in said Court, in the City 785-364-3971 and Testament of Sondra of Holton, in Jackson County, Attorney for Petitioners June Hill, deceased, pray- Kansas, at which time and ing the written instrument place said cause will be WL4t3 dated March 27, 2019, and heard. Should you fail there- HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 3 Card Shower School Menus Gardener’s Corner Jackson Heights and milk; Lunch – Barbecue Monday, Jan. 27: Breakfast chicken, tater tots, baked beans, Each tiny seed contains potential – Egg and sausage biscuit, fruit, breadstick, fruit and milk. juice and milk; Lunch – Ham- Tuesday, Jan. 28: Breakfast By Sandra M. Siebert enough moisture and warmth With the right amount of burger on a bun, french fries, – Muffin and yogurt, fruit and Recently, I are present. But some seeds re- moisture and warmth, the seeds lettuce salad, sliced tomato, milk; Lunch – Meatball sub, po- started leeks main dormant in the soil. This will pop open, first sending fruit and milk. tato wedges, carrots, broccoli, and onions is especially true of many of the radicle digging down into Tuesday, Jan. 28: Breakfast fruit and milk. so I will have our native plants, and of course the soil seeking moisture and – Star spangled pancakes, yo- Wednesday, Jan. 29: Break- little plants most weeds. nourishment, then uncurling gurt, strawberries, blueberries, fast – Star spangled pancakes, to put in the Germination of native plants the stem and unfurling leaves, sausage patty, juice and milk; sausage patty, fruit and milk; garden in can seem spotty because some seeking sunlight. More magic Lunch – Chicken tetrazzini, gar- Lunch – Chicken drumstick, late March, seeds have chosen, through starts to happen in the leaves lic breadsticks, peas, baby car- mashed potatoes with gravy, when I also whatever means, to remain – an alchemical process called rots, fruit and milk. green beans, roll, fruit and milk. will plant dormant. Then they may sprout photosynthesis, in which the Wednesday, Jan. 29: Break- Thursday, Jan. 30: Break- cabbages, the following year, or in two plant builds itself, stem, root fast – Breakfast pizza, fruit, fast – Biscuit and gravy, fruit broccoli and years or in three. This survival and leaf, from sunlight and air. juice and milk; Lunch – Pep- and milk; Lunch – Soft taco, let- a host of other cool-season mechanism ensures that should The trees in the forest are peroni pizza, lettuce salad, car- tuce and tomato, refried beans, vegetables. all of a certain plant in an area made of nothing more substan- rots and cucumber slices, fruit brownie, fruit and milk. Standing at the deep sink in die for whatever reason, more tial than sunlight and air. Sun- and milk. Friday, Jan. 31: Breakfast – our garage, I sprinkled dozens plants will grow from the seeds light provides the energy that Thursday, Jan. 30: Break- Breakfast pizza, fruit and milk; of little black seeds over moist, waiting their turn. allows each plant to create sub- fast – French toast sticks, link Lunch – Fiestada pizza, corn, black soil. This also means that just be- stance from the carbon pres- sausage, fruit, juice and milk; salad, carrots, fruit and milk. Tiny little seeds. cause you dug up “all” of the ent in the air by breaking apart Bill Mick Lunch – Taco soup, Fritos chips, Prairie Hills And I expect to get full- dandelions in the garden this molecules of carbon dioxide. Bill Mick of Holton will cel- grown leeks and onions from year, getting every teeny lit- Then another magical process th lettuce salad, tomato salsa, fruit Monday, Jan. 27: Breakfast ebrate his 80 birthday on Sat- and milk. – Cereal or cinnamon pastries; these, to obtain multiple meals tle bit of root (because if you occurs – the plants release the urday, Feb. 1. Friday, Jan. 31: Breakfast Lunch – Turkey and cheese on a from a teaspoon or so of seeds. don’t) that you’ll have dandeli- oxygen atoms they don’t need Cards may be sent to him – Biscuit with sausage gravy, whole-grain parmesan herb bun, Have you ever looked closely ons again next year, or the next. – it’s a plant’s waste product. at 1000 Ohio St., Holton, KS fruit, juice and milk; Lunch – cinnamon sugar waffle fries, at a seed and really thought Dandelion seeds can remain vi- And we breathe in the oxy- 66436. Barbecue chicken drumstick, celery and cucumbers, fresh about what it is? able in the soil for a long time. gen, which we do need. baked beans, lettuce salad, bis- pear wedges and milk. A seed is a tiny plant with (Just give it up. Eat the dande- Then we exhale a waste prod- Baby News cuit, fruit and milk. Tuesday, Jan. 28: Breakfast tiny seed leaves (cotyledons), lions instead.) uct of our metabolism, carbon Holton – Biscuits and gravy; Lunch a tiny stem (hypocotyl) and a Archaeologists have dug up dioxide. Monday, Jan. 27: Breakfast – – Taco salad, refried beans, tri- teensy tiny root nub (radicle) pottery containing seeds hun- Then the plants “breathe” Jinsley Dawn Mueller Breakfast pizza or cereal, choice color pepper strips, mandarin all curled up and folded and dreds or 1,000 years old. Some that in. Jessica Buck and Joshua of fruit and/or juice and milk; oranges, 100 percent fruit juice packed inside a hard seed of these when planted grow And the cycle continues. Mueller of Clifton are hap- Lunch – Barbecue rib or turkey and milk. coat. All it needs is the proper into mature plants, frequently We are dependent upon plants py to announce the birth of fritter, fries, lettuce, tomato. Wednesday, Jan. 29: Break- amount of moisture and warmth resurrecting extinct varieties. to provide us with oxygen and their daughter, Jinsley Dawn Tuesday, Jan. 28: Breakfast fast – Syrup Day; Lunch – Bar- to split the seed coat, elongate In this way, seeds are time cap- food. Mueller, on Jan. 16, 2020, at – Pancake on a stick or cereal, becue beef rib, hash brown the radicle, unfurl the leaves sules. But plants get along just Clay County Medical Center. choice of fruit and/or juice and casserole, corn, apple smiles, and stem and poke through the Whenever I begin to think fine without us, because they She weighed five pounds, 12 milk; Lunch – Taco soup or whole-grain roll, Kansas birth- soil seeking light. life is humdrum, ordinary or get plenty of carbon dioxide ounces and was 18½ inches crispito, chips and salsa, refried day cake and milk. Not only does the seed con- boring, all I need do is pause without our breath. They grow long. beans, salad, fresh fruit and Thursday, Jan. 30: Breakfast tain an entire plant, it con- and look at a seed. just fine without our aid.- Ev Grandparents are Steve and milk. – Sausage or egg biscuit sand- tains potential, the potential An acorn is a seed that con- ery day seeds fall to the earth, Janell Buck of Soldier, Steve Wednesday, Jan. 29: Break- wich; Lunch – Whole-grain gar- to become a full-grown plant tains an entire oak tree, and po- dig themselves in, sprout and and Kim Mueller of Clifton fast – Cinnamon roll or cereal, lic cheese pizza with marinara with all the potential of that tentially an entire forest. grow into mature plants with- and Luanne and Ed Willbrant choice of fruit and/or juice and dipping sauce, spinach garden full-grown plant to flower and A peach seed contains an en- out our help. (Just look at all of Clifton. milk; Lunch – Corn dog or salad, green beans, pineapple drop seeds – seeds that are en- tire peach tree, and potentially the “weeds.”) Great-grandparents are Kyle hamburger on a bun, tater tots, and milk. tire plants full of potential – an entire orchard. It’s an amazing process. We and Glenda Coe of Soldier, Ed green peas, cookie, fresh fruit Friday, Jan. 31: Breakfast enough to fill a garden. A cabbage seed contains an may look at seeds and plants and Donna Buck of Holton, and milk. – Breakfast pizza; Lunch – A seed appears to be com- entire cabbage plant, and po- and think they are ordinary, Larry and Gail Baxa of Thursday, Jan. 30: Breakfast Chicken alfredo, steamed broc- pletely dormant – the little tentially an entire garden. (And nothing special because they Belleville, Lenora and Andy – Sausage and cheese biscuit coli, carrot crunchers, strawber- plant inside is asleep. However, eventually sauerkraut!) are everywhere. Seeds sprout Singleton of Spokane, Wash. or cereal, choice of fruit and/or ries and bananas, whole-grain that is not entirely true. When Jack sold his cow for a hand- and plants photosynthesize all and Judy and David Bridges of juice and milk; Lunch – Quesa- breadstick and milk. we sleep, we dream. When a ful of magical bean seeds. of the time, so they are ordi- Washington. dilla and salsa or fish nuggets, seed/embryonic plant “sleeps‚” Of course they were magical. nary and common. But they broccoli, carrots, fresh fruit and does it dream? Who knows, but All seeds are “magical.” Most are still amazing and magical. n milk. it’s not idle. Various enzymatic seeds don’t become full-grown Pick up a seed and look deep- Gala... Friday, Jan. 31: Breakfast – Dog processes occur inside a dor- plants as quickly as Jack’s ly into its being. See through Continued from Page 1 Muffin or cereal, choice of fruit mant seed, albeit slowly. magical beans, but they do be- the seed coat to the tiny plant and/or juice and milk; Lunch – Most types of seeds contain come full-grown plants, none- being curled inside it. See the Friends of Banner Creek substances known as germi- theless. potential. Reservoir is applying for a Pasta with meat sauce or turkey Tags and cheese sub, corn, garden nation inhibitors. The drying I would never get the garden And say “thank you” for matching grant through the process of a seed begins the planted if I paused to look at what it is to become, for what Kansas Division of Wildlife, salad, fresh fruit and milk. Royal Valley Now process of breaking down the each seed to consider its full it will offer you, for the process Parks and Tourism this spring, germination inhibitors, so does potential, but I can be mindful that gives us food, beauty and and group members say they Monday, Jan. 27: Break- fast – French toast sticks, fruit sitting in moist soil. of what I am doing – perform- breath. hope to raise $125,000 before Due! Except when it doesn’t. The ing a magic rite to conjure up Note: Sandra M. Siebert is a submitting the application, it was seeds of many plants will a garden full of food, or medi- former longtime associate edi- reported. The deadline for the sprout and grow as soon as cine, or beauty, or all of it. tor at The Holton Recorder. grant application is April 1. Barnes named $5 Tag Charge The estimated total cost of the to WU honor roll for all spayed & neutered project is $250,000, and $62,000 $10 Tag Charge for all in donations are still needed Jacee Barnes of Holton was to reach the Friends of Banner named to Washburn Univer- non-spayed & neutered Creek’s fund-raising goal, it was sity’s President’s List honor Bring proof of reported. roll for the fall 2019 semester. rabies vaccination to: All donations made to Friends Barnes is majoring in nursing. of Banner Creek Reservoir are tax To qualify for the President’s City of Holton deductible through the Jackson List, a student must complete at 430 Pennsylvania, County Community Foundation, least 12 hours of graded credits it was reported. and earn a semester grade point Holton, KS “We teamed up with the average of 4.0. Penalties of $5 per dog Jackson County Community About 650 students qualified in addition to tag fee go into Foundation because we believe for the President’s List, it was effect on March 1, 2020. in our local community and know reported. Valentine Gala how important it is to see Jackson County grow and prosper,” said Hosted by Friends of Banner Creek Reservoir Deb Dillner, a member of Friends of Banner Creek Reservoir. “We hope people share our Friday, Feb. 7 enthusiasm and vision for our JHHS FFA Saturday, February 8 local community. Friends of JHHS Library Banner Creek Reservoir, along Social Hour: 6 p.m. • Dinner: 7 p.m. with Jackson County Community HAY AUCTION Foundation and Economic od tn arity Development of Jackson County, ir oy gam The Station at Trails Cafe • Holton are committed to the economic 87 Brome success of our local community.” For more info, call rd If the grant is awarded, Bales 785-364-2195 or 364-2604. Get Your Tickets by Feb. 3 at members of Friends of Banner Creek say they plan to break www.trails-cafe.com ground on the new building in October. For more information about the Jackson Heights Senior of the Month Valentine Gala, contact Dillner at 785-250-4230. Jackson Heights’ senior of the month for January is Abby Brey. Abby is the daughter of Shelby and • Dinner catered by Trails Cafe Tony Brey. Abby has participated in volleyball, basketball, FBLA, FFA and track. She is a National Honor • Beverley Brown Boutique fashion show Society member and a Kansas Honor Scholar. She also participates in the Cobra mentoring program and was a guardian for Honor Flights 7 and 8. • Cash Bar Available Following graduation, Abby plans to attend K-State and major in communication sciences and disorders. LIVE AUCTION Sponsored by 521 Arizona Ave. by Holton auctioneer Dan Harris Holton, KS 785-364-2111 Featuring this diamond pendant and earrings from CITY OF HOLTON BRUSH BURN SITE OPEN Diamonds By Design! Other items include: Monday through Friday • 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. One Dozen Roses from Lee’s Flower & Gifts through th nd o anuary One-Night Stay at Prairie Band Casino & Resort Two Tickets & Parking Passes to KU-Iowa State Basketball Game MATERIALS PERMITTED – The only materials allowed in the burn site will be leaves, grass clippings, brush and any organic yard or garden waste. No lumber, trash, garbage or other waste will be allowed. And Many More!

All proceeds go toward the Friends of Banner Creek Reservoir building project multi-purpose building on the north side of Banner Creek Reservoir. Buy it, sell it, find it fast All donations are tax deductible through the Jackson County Community Foundation. in the classifieds. For questions or additional details, call Deb Dillner at (785) 250-4230 (785) 364-3141 ______HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 4 OPINION Super Football Pick ‘Em Contest starts Monday! Go, Chiefs! Richard Nixon was presi- missed six games. The unsung dent, the Beatles had just bro- hero of the team was back-up ken up and I was a fifth grader QB Mike Livingston. In Super at Holy Angels Catholic Grade Bowl IV, Dawson completed 12 School in Garnett the last time of 17 passes for 142 yards and the Kansas City Chiefs went one touchdown and one inter- to Super Bowl IV (Four) in the ception. 1969-70 season. The two biggest plays of the It’s been a long time watching game, in my view, were the and waiting for the Chiefs to get 48-yard field goal that KC’s back to the Super Bowl. A lot of Jan Stenerud made in the game good Chiefs teams have come (which was a Super Bowl game and gone over the years without record length field goal at the making it back to the big game, time) and the 46-yard touch- but now the Chiefs will play the down pass from Dawson to Otis San Francisco 49ers in Super Taylor in the third quarter that Bowl LIV (54). extended KC’s lead. It’s hard to believe it’s been Super Bowl IV also marked 50 years! the first time that an NFL head Our government needs to get back to basics coach wore a microphone in the Back in 1969-70, I knew By Lee H. Hamilton ment on the answer to the most have discourages the very pro- member of Congress or a state every Chiefs player because game. Chiefs head coach Hank You no doubt remember the basic question of all: Do we cess we need if we’re to change legislator or a concerned com- I watched every game. Those old line attributed to Ben Frank- want to keep it? direction. munity member - is commit- were the days when, depend- Stram’s legendary advice to Dawson – “Keep matriculating lin when he was asked what kind We may not be able to agree Our challenge, then, is how to ted to making our corner of the ing on weather conditions, you of government the Constitution- on values, cultural issues, na- get ourselves focused on good world work as best it can. might have to adjust your TV the ball down the field, Lenny!’’ and Stram’s play call for a rush- al Convention had created: A re- tional security or the role of government in a time of multi- Some of us will have the op- antenna on your roof at game public, if you can keep it! government. We may not trust plying distractions. How do we portunity to attack big prob- time to get good enough recep- ing TD “65 toss power trap’’ are now part of the Chiefs proud Well, I’ve noticed an interest- people who disagree with us seek the facts, search for com- lems; most of us will not. But tion to watch the games. ing thing in recent years: it’s got ideologically, or find it easy to mon ground, and take advantage if we take inspiration from the That year, the Chiefs beat the history. This year’s Chiefs team is just bi-partisan carry on reasoned, civil political of the virtues of our system, in history and strength of our key Minnesota Vikings 23-7 on a appeal. discourse. particular its openness to change institutions, from Congress to wet field at Tulane Stadium in as exciting, of course, as the Su- per Bowl IV team with Patrick Last fall, But we agree that we have to and reform, to improve it? our local school boards, and de- New Orleans. for instance, search for answers to our chal- I’ll reach here for something termine to build them up rather Chiefs fans from those days Mahomes at quarterback and all the other star players. within a few lenges, and that the foundations you hear football coaches say a than tear them down, we can will remember that the Chiefs weeks of of our system matter: co-equal lot when their teams are in trou- make a difference. entered the game 11-3 and un- The Holton Recorder’s Super Football Pick ‘Em Contest starts each oth- branches of government, a com- ble: It’s time for us to get back Just as important, we need to derdogs to the Vikings 12-2. er, House petent executive branch, an ef- to practicing the fundamentals. choose our leaders wisely, elect- The Chiefs defense prevailed Monday and should be the most popular one ever with the Chiefs S p e a k e r fective Congress, a robust judi- In fact, I’ll go even further. ing men and women who echo that day, holding the Vikes to Nancy Pe- cial system, and respect for the We know that our system of our determination to improve 67 yards rushing, intercepting playing in the big game! Check out all the locations where you losi used it rule of law. representative democracy can on what we’ve spent centuries three passes and recovering two when she The problem is, it’s often hard work just fine. It’s done so in the building. fumbles. can make your predictions for the big game and have a chance announced to see that common ground. The past, building on this nation’s I often hear people express Chiefs QB Len Dawson suf- the im- world we live in is filled with strengths, allowing us to manage how turned off and disgusted fered a knee injury in the second to win a 40’’ flat-screen color TV! David Powls p e a c h m e n t forces that pull us apart - class, our divisions and disagreements they are by our current circum- game of the season that year and inquiry and Supreme Court religion, ethnicity, ideology, and and changing social values, and stances. While I share their frus- Justice Neil Gorsuch, President perhaps above all, inequality of creating a nation that was, for tration, I don’t in the least share Donald Trump’s first Court ap- economic opportunity. a long time, an example and a their disdain. pointee, published a book using Worse, our public dialogue beacon to downtrodden people Democracy may be under at- PLAINS FOLK: Paris Green the line as its title. This is not emphasizes these differences, across the globe. So we have to tack for its imperfections, and pesticide had deadly effect just an ironic coincidence. discourages citizens from lis- up our game, all of us, and make there’s no question that our By Tom Isern helped it adhere to foliage, and At a time when Americans are tening to one another, and dis- it work again. system needs reforms. But let’s Wrapping up the prairie gar- with lime, which helped prevent as polarized as I’ve ever seen misses those who want to come To do this we need to value not let that blind us to what it’s dening season of 2019, I bade burning and dusted it on. them, and when a lot of people together, build consensus, un- the basics that got us here: open- brought us and the opportunities farewell to some slimy compan- For field agriculture, farmers believe our system of represen- derstand the facts, and arrive at ness, accountability, commit- it offers all of us. ions. used a liquid mix in sprayers. In tative democracy is under exis- a common vision for what to do ment, discipline and above all a As I work in the beds, of- 1908, the Topeka State Journal tential stress, there is still broad about them. sense that each of us - whether a ten barefoot, I welcome all the reported that commercial spud (though not universal) agree- In other words, the debate we Cabinet secretary or a judge or a frogs, sala- growers in the Kaw valley were m a n d e r s , suffering an “unprecedented in- and toads I vasion’’ of “the Colorado pest’’ Science advancement still relies on animal experiments touch with and were applying tons of Paris By John Richard Schrock than five years after the date of scientists but from the White chemicals that may or may not my toes. I Green. The recent massive federal the enactment of this act.” Coat Waste Project (WCW), an harm us. No computer programs like to see Dealers across the state ad- spending bill just passed by the The Food and Drug Admin- animal rights group that lobbied or tissue cultures come close to the night- vertised the availability of current administration mandates istration likewise is required Washington lawmakers to intro- being able to replace the need c r a w l e r s Paris Green and a similar ar- several federal government to “...deliver a report within 12 duce the above language, along for complex animal models. boiling up senic product, London Purple. agencies proceed to shut down months of enactment of this act with the Humane Society of the But White Coat Waste wants when I lay “Stylish Colors for the Potato animal experimentation in the that outlines a strategy, includ- U.S. to go further to eliminate all down a wa- Bug!’’ declaimed A & A Drug next few years. ing a detailed timeline, for the In December 2019, Justin animal use. Its next step is to get ter hose. of Hutchinson in 1901. The National Institute of reduction and replacement of Goodman, vice president of Congress to pass an “After Act” I am not The sale of Paris Green Health is required to report back nonhuman primates in FDA WCW, told the journal of sci- to force every federal agency to a strictly through drugstores, dealing for the next fiscal year on “... intramural testing and research ence that “This is the first time retire all research animals. organic gardener, but I spend a with the general public, had nonhuman primate use and ef- with suitable alternative mod- in history, to our knowledge, These regulations would have lot of time in the beds, and we deadly effect. Kansas partook forts to re- els.” that Congress has set hard dead- been rejected in pre-World War eat a terrific amount of our own of a national trend by which, duce such The U.S. Department of Agri- lines for the elimination and re- II America where the majority produce, so I minimize the use owing to easy availability, Paris r e s e a r c h culture Animal and Plant Health duction of experiments on dogs, of Americans were intimately of hot chemicals and deploy a Green became the suicide drug th use specifi- Inspection Service is required cats and primates. The science involved in farming, ranching lot of manure and compost. The of choice in the early 20 cen- cally, an as- to provide extensive records of has been there, the public sen- or the food industry. slimy critters are my coal-mine tury. Newspapers detail many s e s s m e n t all inspections and related docu- timent has been there, and now But today, with less than one canaries. cases. of research ments on its website. In the past, there’s the political will to make percent of Americans working Lest we think that chemical In 1898, Ernest Heinrich, a alternatives, these records have sometimes these things happen.” in agriculture and understanding agriculture and hazardous gar- German farmer near Haven, i n c l u d i n g been used by animal rights To the contrary, science is no- animals, and our U.S. science dening are recent developments, having lost a fortune in hogs benefits and groups to target protests, harass where near replacing the utter curriculum weak, we now risk let me share with you some due to cholera, took Paris Green limitations researchers and, in some cases, complexity of human and ani- shutting down animal research highlights of a recent paper pre- and rat poison and died. of such al- direct animal rights extremists mal physiology with simplistic critical in biological and medi- sented to the Western History In 1910, a Mrs. Rice, wife of ternatives, to destroy facilities. computer simulations and tissue cal research. Association by Lynn Ellen Ben- a Rock Island fireman at Good- cost esti- These actions follow close on cultures. Despite the last three years of nett of Utah Valley University. land, took “a large dose’’ of Par- mates and areas of further need the heels of Environmental Pro- The need for actual animal federal hissy fits over Europe The subject of Bennett’s pa- is Green, but physicians acted for innovative alternatives. tection Agency director Andrew models is clearly understood in and Asia supposedly stealing per is the pesticide, Paris Green, quickly to save her. In the fiscal year 2021, the Wheeler’s proclamation that the most of Europe and Asia where American research, this federal and its provocateur is the Colo- In 1913, Paulina Paulman, an agreement requests NIH include E.P.A. would reduce and even- the biology education of citi- legislation is now heading down rado potato beetle. elderly farm woman near Wash- a discussion of research alterna- tually eliminate the use of mam- zens would make such a state- a path that will drive medical re- Some other day I must devote ington, died from taking Paris tives in use and those in devel- mals in toxicity tests by 2035. ment ludicrous. search involving animal models a column to this pesky Ameri- Green, as did Conrad Ferm, a opment.” The basis for that retreat from Testing the effects of new to foreign countries. can insect, the potato bug. For young farmer near Lindsborg, In the Veteran Affairs branch: science is animal rightists’ claim drugs requires complex organ- And the United States will today it is enough to say that it in 1914. “Not later than Dec. 31, 2020, that computer simulations and isms because new pharmaceu- have no alternative to relying originated in the Rocky Moun- That same year, Mrs. Ed- the secretary shall submit to cell culture or “in vitro” meth- ticals often have adverse effects on advances in science results tain region and, when settle- wards, “a colored woman of such committees a plan under ods can fully achieve the same on non-target organs. And new coming from other countries. ment breached the Great Plains, Ellis,’’ was reported to have suf- which the secretary will elimi- results. drugs are often metabolized backtracked prairie trails to in- fered the same fate. nate or reduce the research con- This nonsense comes not from by some organs into additional fest potato plantings across the Was there something compel- ducted using canines, felines or continent. ling about having this poison of non-human primates by no later Paris Green originated in a fetching green color around Europe as a popular, although the house? highly toxic, green dye used to Or was it just the convenient Follow us color household items, paint, recourse for persons in tor- on Twitter! textiles, even foods - despite its ment? content of the inorganic com- Note: Tom Isern is a professor pound, copper arsenite. Farmers of history at North Dakota State discovered it was an effective University and co-author of the insecticide. Plains Folk column. Press coverage and agricul- @HoltonRecorder Here’s How It Works:tural bulletins disclose that Paris Green was generally used in the late 19th and early 20th centu- ries. Professor George A. Dean of THE HOLTON Kansas State Agricultural Col- lege advised farmers to pro- * Click on the “follow” tectbutton their corn or alfalfa from RECORDER advancing columns of army Serving the Jackson County community for 153 years worms by spraying field edges with a mix of Paris Green and ESTABLISHED 1867 lime. Published semi-weekly at 109 West Fourth Street, Holton, Jackson If you were annoyed by crick- County, Kansas 66436. Periodical postage paid at Holton (Kan.) Post ets at night, Professor Dean Office. phone: (785) 364-3141; fax: (785) 364-3422; e-mail: advised placing pans of Paris [email protected] Green mash around the house, Postmaster: Send address changes to the Holton Recorder, P.O. Box but to be careful - if there are 311, 109 West Fourth Street, Holton, Kansas 66436. USPS 247-840 children about the place. Subscription rates: One year in Jackson County: $44.50 (42¢ per issue); He also gave a recipe for a elsewhere in Kansas: $52 (50¢ per issue); out-of-state: $58.50 (56¢ per bran mash flavored with orang- issue). Prices include tax. Single copy: $1. Subscriptions may be es and laced with Paris Green transferred but not refunded. For information about online only to poison grasshoppers in the subscriptions, go to holtonrecorder.net. field. Most of all, plains folk used Even when it upsets and Paris Green on their spuds. Gar- overwhelms us, truth above all. deners cut it with flour, which HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 5 Jackson Co. Senior Menus Ag Week Recap

Reservations for Jackson day, Jan. 31 are as follows: Livestock futures mixed Countians 60 years and older Monday, Jan. 27: Sweet and By Matt Hines testing recent lows near $56.50 and their spouses wishing to eat sour meatball, rice, Japanese Livestock futures traded early last week with resistance lunches under the Title III-C vegetables, baked apples and mixed to end the week, but we around $70, then $72. Nutrition program may be made bread and margarine. still took $1 off live cattle fu- Grains reversed back higher daily Monday through Friday. Tuesday, Jan. 28: Barbecue tures and $2 after the full ag collapse on Reservations are to be made pork on a bun, scalloped corn, off feeders Thursday with corn and Kan- through the Jackson County Brussels sprouts, tropical fruit compared to sas City wheat leading the way. Senior Citizens Office on a first and cookie. a week ago. March soybeans show a key come, first serve basis. Same Wednesday, Jan. 29: Chick- This latest reversal on the daily chart, a day reservations will be accept- en and noodles, mashed pota- round of win- bullish technical indicator. The ed from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. only toes, Harvard beets, mandarin ter weather is anticipation for the signing of if reservations are not filled oranges and hot roll and marga- the first for Phase 1 of the trade deal with the previous day. Cancellations rine. the season China sure had been hyped up must be made by 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30: Meatloaf, covering the here recently and now that it is same day. cheesy potatoes, Italian vegeta- majority of complete, the markets had a let­ Reservations and cancella- bles, applesauce and bread and the feeding down. The term “Buy the rumor, tions may be made through the margarine. area yet still sell the fact” sure sums it up. Senior Citizens Office or by Friday, Jan. 31: Baked tila- not enough to add much weather Of course, no volume or spe- calling (785) 364-3571. pia, macaroni and cheese, win- premi­um heading into a three- cific commodity breakdowns Menus listed for the week of ter mix vegetables, pears, lemon day week­end. were given, but to see a commit- Monday, Jan. 27 through Fri- bars and bread and margarine. Cash feedlot trade was rolling ment for a mini­mum of $36.5 last Thursday, first in the South billion worth of U.S. ag products Bailey Mellies at $124 live, steady for the sec- for this year and $43.5 billion for Patricia Ann Bailey, born John “Johnny” Carl Mellies ond week in a row. Feeders held 2021, compared to the baseline May 12, 1945 in Rolla, Mo., Jr., Kansas City, passed away PBP Elder Center Menus back for a bit in the North, but of $24 billion from 2017, should departed her Earthly shell Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. by late afternoon trades were re- still be friendly. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at He was born Nov. 18, ported also steady at $124 live Markets were closed Monday Stormont-Vail Hospital in 1943, in Clay Center, the son Meals at the Prairie Band (785) 966-8091. and $198 to $200 dressed. for Martin Luther King Day with Topeka. She was eagerly of John Carl Sr. and Virgie Potawatomi Elder Center are Menus listed for the week of Cattle slaughter for the week grains to reopen Monday night greeted by beloved family “Mae” (Kennedy) Mellies. served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 Monday, Jan. 27 through Friday, was estimated at 631,000 head, at 7 p.m. Central. Corn used for members, John (father)­ and John attended Bateman p.m., Monday through Friday. Jan. 31 are as follows: down 9,000 from the week pre- ethanol spiked for a new weekly Erma (mother); six brothers,­ Grade School and graduated The menu is subject to change. Monday, Jan. 27: Goulash, vious but up 5,000 from last high this marketing year, and Walter, Everett, Jimmy, Rog- from Netawaka High School The center is open 7 a.m. to 4 green beans, roll and fruit. year. Beef production­ last week weekly export sales for all the er, Johnny and LeRoy; and in 1961. After graduation p.m. Monday through Friday. Tuesday, Jan. 28: Biscuits was estimated at 521.8 million grains were good this past week. Jenny (sis­ter) at the Gates of he farmed and then went to Enrolled tribal members age and gravy, sausage patty, scram- pounds, compared to 528.1 mil- Trade should again be the main Heaven. work for Rockwell Mfg. in 50 and older may eat for free. bled eggs and fruit. lion the week previous and 511.1 driv­er this week as the Chinese Pat’s passing was unex- Atchison. He later moved to Non-member seniors or non- Wednesday, Jan. 29: Chick- million last year. week long celebration for New pected although­ peaceful. Kansas City and worked for seniors will be charged a fee for en breast, mashed potato, carrots Hog slaughter for the week Year’s be­gins Jan. 25. She succumbed to the flu vi- Armco Steel and GST until meals. and fruit. was estimated at 2,574,000 head, For the week, Friday, Jan. 10 rus and cancer. he retired. Reservations are required if Thursday, Jan. 30: Red down 121,000 compared to the through Friday, Jan. 17, March Pat grew up in Lawrence He married Linda Rogers you are in a large group. The beans and rice, mixed vegeta- week previous­ but up 86,000 corn was up $.03½, May was after her family moved here on Feb. 7, 1964, in Holton. center is located on K Road, bles and fruit. compared to a year ago. Pork up $.02½, March soybeans were about one-half mile south of Friday, Jan. 31: Baked tila- production last week was esti- down $.16¼, May was down in 1952. She met and married They celebrated more than 55 th Kenneth Powers on Dec. 24, years of marriage. 158 Road. For more informa- pia, macaroni, tomato, roll and mated at 552.4 million pounds, $.16, March Kansas City wheat 1960. Of that marriage, they John loved boating and tion about the program, call fruit. compared to 577.4 million the was down $.00½, July was down have two daughters, Cheryl camping. The family spent a week previous and 534.5 mil- $.00½, March Chicago wheat and Shannon Powers. They lot of time at Perry Lake. He lion last year. was up $.06, July was up $.02¾, later divorced in 1979. never lost his love for work- For the week, Friday, Jan. 10 March soybean meal was down Throughout her life she ing and restoring tractors. He Local access to credit through Friday, Jan. 17, Febru- $2.90 per ton and May was down worked assembling electronic also belonged to HACOA and ary live cattle were down $1.07, $2.50 per ton. radios at Bendix King Radio loved to take his 1964 Cor- April was down $.70, January March corn had a reversal and Kinedyne, Lawrence. van (Scooby Doo Mystery focus of KBA legislation feeder cattle were down $2.25, higher to end the week. The first Pat fell in love again and Machine) to parades and car March was down $2.45, Febru- line of support­ is at $3.75¼, last married Leland E. Bailey on shows. John was a member The Kansas Bankers Asso- “SB 259 creates more compe- ary lean hogs were up $.42 and week’s new re­cent low, and re- Oct. 28, 1991. In that mar- and formerly captain of the ciation (KBA) has introduced tition for credit, and it will help April was down $.02. Boxed sistance is up at $3.92, then right riage she was proud to inherit­ Prairie Township Fire Dept. legislation at the Kansas state- sustain access to local credit for Beef, Choice was up $4.13 at around the $4 mark. March soy- another daughter, Brooke in “Piper” Kansas City. house that will strengthen Kan- Kansas customers, especially $214.17, Select was up $6.22 at beans gained with a key rever- Bai­ley. Survivors include his wife, sas communities by sustaining those in rural communities,” $212.75 and Pork Carcass Cut- sal higher, lower low and higher Pat was full of life and en- Linda Mellies; two sons, local access to credit, accord- said Doug Wareham, President out was up $2.97 at $75.47. high than the previous day with joyed traveling to the beach Wesley (Kim) Mellies of Ed- ing to KBA members. and CEO of the Kansas Bank- February live cattle have been a higher close. There was sup- in which she made beautiful, wardsville and Shawn (Julie) Senate Bill (SB) 259 would ers Association. “Kansas tax holding to a sideways pattern port from $9.20 to $9.16 with fun memories. She enjoyed Mellies of Basehor; a sister, amend provisions of the tax policy currently discriminates since November with support resistance up around $9.40, then doing arts and crafts, plant­ Barbara Mellies of Holton; a code to allow banks, as well as against Kansas customers that first at $124.50 and the- con $9.61. ing flowers, going to the brother, Art (Beth) Mellies of savings and loans, to deduct the choose to do business with their tract high from mid-December Note: There is risk of loss in casino with her sisters Kay Netawaka; seven grandchil- interest income derived from local bank when seeking a loan up at $127.90. Janu­ary feed- trad­ing commodity futures and and Virgie, sewing and mak- dren; and six great-grandchil- commercial and agricultural for commercial or agricultural ers are showing a higher trend options. Matt Hines is a licensed ing jewelry. Most of all she dren. business loans and those rural needs. We believe all Kansas but unable to break through the commodity broker for Loewen valued spending time with He was preceded in death housing loans, defined as plac- customers should be given the $147.80 area with support at and Associates, Inc. of Manhat- her fami­ly. She was like a by his parents. es with a population of 2,500 or same opportunity for the low- $143. February lean hogs con- tan. He can be reached at (785) mother to many, especially A Celebration of Life for less, from their income that is est interest rate possible when tinue the long-term lower trend, 289-0036. her nieces and nephews. She John will be held at the Ed- subject to the Kansas Privilege they choose to do business with was a beloved Mom, Nana, wardsville Assembly Church Tax. their local bank or savings and Sis­ter, Wife, Aunt and friend of God, 643 Edwardsville The Kansas Privilege Tax is loan.” to many. She will be missed Dr., Edwardsville on Satur- an annual tax that banks and SB 259 was introduced by dearly by all and we have no day, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. Dress savings and loans pay to the the Senate financial institutions ROTTINGHAUS doubt she will be our guard- “casual” and food/snacks will state of Kansas that is based on and insurance committee and is be provided. their income earned during the expected to be scheduled for a ian angel. s CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Pat displayed a bluntness Holton Recorder 1/22/20 previous year. committee hearing soon. that sometimes cloaked the This legislation would benefit Stakeholders interested in softer side of her personality, customers by allowing Kansas SB 259 are encouraged to con- WANTED: FARM & INDUSTRIAL her compassion and her dedi- Eck banks and savings and loans to tact the KBA at (785) 232-3444 cation to her family. She was Jerome “Jerry” Eck, 84, better compete on interest rates for more information. CONSIGNMENTS a determined, fierce fighter Mayetta, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, with non-bank competitors The KBA, which was found- and no matter what life threw 2020, at Holton Community that are not subject to income ed in 1887, represents 98 per- Wednesday, March 4th • 10 A.M. Hospital. cent of the banks and savings at her (divorce,­ poverty, can- tax of any kind in Kansas. SB Jct. Hwy. 36 & 99 • Beattie, KS cer), she never gave up. Mass of Christian burial will 259 will also bring immediate and loans serving urban and Pat’s family will miss her be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. financial relief to Kansas farm- rural communities across Kan- deeply and everyone will 25 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic ers and ranchers struggling sas. Deadline for advertising is: Feb. 3, 2020 have a hole in their hearts Church in Mayetta. Burial will with ongoing low commodity that can never be filled, but be held in St. Joseph’s Catholic prices by allowing local banks FEBRUARY Contact Terry @ 785-353-2525 ultimately they are thankful Cemetery, Hoyt. Mercer Funer- and savings and loans to lower al Home in Holton is in charge SUBSCRIPTIONS Cell 785-799-5141 she doesn’t have to suffer the interest rates by ¼ percent, it ARE NOW PAYABLE final phas­es of cancer. of arrangements. was reported. Pat is survived by her hus- Holton Recorder 1/22/20 band, Leland E. Bailey of Topeka; and her daughters, COUPON Cheryl (Bryan) Rice of Bald- Guideline for win City, Shannon Phillips $ $ of Baldwin City and Brooke obituaries (Tim) Ba­con of Ozawkie. She is also survived by her grand- When submitting obituaries children, Shandan Spencer, to The Holton Recorder, please Present Lunch Donavyn Phillips, Bailey, re­member that survivors listed This or Brooklyn, Tricia and Bryan in free obituaries are limited Coupon! 10% OFF Dinner! 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______HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 6 SPORTS Wednesday Holton wrestlers compete at Newton Holton varsity wrestlers com- 4-0 decision. peted at the 57th annual New- Def. by Hayden Mills (Blue ton Tournament of Champions Valley Southwest), fall, 3:29. on Friday and Saturday of last Def. by A.B. Stokes (Newton), week. 12-3 major decision (fifth-place A total match) of 32 high *132-weight class: Sopho- school teams more Slater Skaggs (10th seed, were repre- 3 points) sented at the Def. by Tucker Brunner (Man- tournament hattan), 13-6 decision. with the Def. Brock Blanford (Maize f o l l o w i n g South), fall, 4:34. team scores Def. by Wyatt Biddle (Arkan- r e c o r d e d sas City), 3-0 decision. – Goddard 213.5, Blue Valley *138-weight class: Junior Southwest 190, Maize 183.5, Connor Gilliland (23rd seed, no Olathe South 159.5, Washburn points) Rural 159, McPherson 115, Def. by Carter Nguyen (Maize Nemaha Central 109, Newton South), fall, 2:37. 108.5, Manhattan 99.5, Valley Def. by Isaiah Holmes (God- Center 93, Ark City 92, Dodge dard), fall, 0:55. City 91.5, Emporia 84, Wichita *195-weight-class: Junior West 77, Derby 75.5, Bishop Konnor Tannahill (fifth seed, Carroll 69.5. finished sixth, 13 points) Winfield 67.5, Andale 66.5, Def. Jaden Hall (Olathe Stilwell 65.5, Andover 56, South), 9-4 decision. Hutchinson 54.5, Maize South Def. Nash Crain (Seneca), 50.5, Norton 50.5, Wichita fall, 1:37. South 46, Lawrence Free State Def. Trey Wilson (Seneca), 45, Eureka 38, Leavenworth 30, fall, 0:13. Holton 28, Wichita Northwest Def. by Kaden Glass (God- 26.5, Burleson Centennial 25, dard), fall, 0:45. Wichita Heights 23 and Ando- Def. by Landon Frantz (MAC), ver 8. fall, 4:14. The Holton results were as Def. by Deston Miller (Arkan- follows: sas City), 9-7 decision (fifth- *113-weight-class: Junior Jake place match). Barnes (fourth seed, finished *285-weight-class: Sopho- sixth, 12 points), improved re- more Dustin Chermok (13th Royal Valley sophomore Mason Thomas (No. 3 in white jersey) is shown above scoring over Riverside defenders cord to 26-9. seed, no points) during Saturday’s game at Hoyt. Panther teammates Brady Klotz (No. 34 at left), Brevin Canady (No. 1) and Komesh Def. Daniel Helmers (God- Def. by Ben Purvis (Bishop Spoonhunter (No. 45) are also shown. The Panthers fell to the Cyclones in a buzzer-beater 50-48. RV will host the dard), fall, 5:24. Carroll), fall, 1:29. Panther Classic Tournament tomorrow, Friday and Saturday at Hoyt. Photo by Ali Hol- Def. Brayden Thiel (Seneca- Received a bye in the second comb______NC), fall, 1:58. round. Def. by Jayce Caviness (Stil- Def. by Robert Shands (Olathe well), 7-2 decision. South), 5-4 decision. Lady Cobras beat Oskie, boys drop 2 at Seneca Def. Brendon McCurry (Bur- This Thursday, the Holton available at press time. with a road trip to Oskaloosa game of the tournament against leson, Texas), 5-5 UTB. varsity wrestlers will compete Jackson Heights High at Eudora starting at 5:30 p.m. School’s Cobra girls varsity Up next for the Lady Cobras is next Tuesday. Atchison yesterday by a score Def. Caleb Pavlacka (Andale), basketball team improved a Friday non-league home game The Cobras opened up of 49-28. More information on its Northeast Kansas League against St. Mary’s, followed tournament play on Monday that game was not available at record to 6-1 last night with a by a week at Hiawatha, where with a 51-28 loss to host school press time. Royal Valley wrestlers 60-25 road win at Oskaloosa, it the Lady Cobras are looking to Nemaha Central, a team that Monday Scoring was reported. win the Hiawatha Invitational kept Jackson Heights quiet in Jackson Heights 3-4-9-12 28 Last night’s Tournament for a second- the first half with 16 unanswered Nemaha Central 16-13-18-4 compete at St.Mary’s C o b r a s - B e a r s straight year. first-quarter points and 10 51 match was It was reported that the Cobra turnovers. The Thunder Jackson Heights: Thompson Seager of Maur Hill in 27 sec- Cobra boys and girls basketball then sprinted its way to a 29-7 4 (1) 2-3 13, Bosley 2 0-0 4, The Royal Valley wrestlers rescheduled from competed Saturday, Jan. 18 at onds. Seager improved to 16-2. Jan. 10, when games originally scheduled at halftime lead and never looked Wareham 1 2-2 4, S. Holliday In the 113-pound weight class, McLouth for last Friday, Jan. back. 0 (1) 0-2 3, C. Doyle 1 0-0 2, the St. Mary’s tournament. Var- wintry weather sity wres- Royal Valley sophomore Cavin cancelled activities 17, but postponed due to wintry “We got down 16-0 early Kennedy 0 2-4 2. Totals 8 (2) Ogden lost by fall in 1:22 in the weather will now be played on and dug ourselves a deep hole 6-11 28. tlers from throughout the 15 teams first round to sophomore Devin area. The Cobra Monday, Feb. 17 at McLouth. that we could never get out Nemaha Central: Leonard 8 Dultmeier of Silver Lake. Og- --- of,” Cobras Head Coach Chris (3) 1-3 26, Baker 1 (1) 0-0 5, M. competed. boys’ varsity match against the The team den then received a bye in the Bears will be held next Tuesday, Jackson Heights High Brown said of Monday’s loss. Beck 2 1-2 5, K. Beck 1 2-2 4, second round. School’s Cobra boys varsity Leading the Cobras on Hammes 2 0-2 4, Uphaus 2 0-2 scoring was Jan. 28 at Oskaloosa. as follows In the third round, Ogden lost The Cobras got out to a 15- basketball team suffered two the court was senior Dylan 4, Kramer 0 2-2 2, Ahlquist 0 1- by fall in 2:06 to sophomore straight losses this week at the Thompson, who scored 13 2 1. Totals 16 (4) 7-15 51. – Blue Val- 8 lead in the first quarter, then ley South- Marshall Cowan of Jeff West. held the Bears to four points in Nemaha Central High School points and picked up six Monday Tournament Score Cowan took fourth in the tour- Thunder Classic tournament, it defensive rebounds during the Nemaha Central 51, Jackson west 118.5, the second frame, taking a 29-12 Wellsville nament moving to 12-11 and lead into halftime. In the third was reported. game. The night’s top scorer, Heights 28 Dultmeier took first, improving The losses dropped the however, was Thunder senior Tuesday Tournament Scores 115, Perry- quarter, the Cobras exploded Lecompton 107, Silver Lake to 15-3. Ogden moved to 2-9. for 23 points to Oskaloosa’s Cobras to 2-4 in the Northeast Andrew Leonard, whose career- Atchison 49, Jackson Heights In the 120-pound weight Kansas League standings and high 26-point total was more 28 95.5, Maur Hill 84, Bonner nine, and Heights kept the lead Springs 75, Eskridge-Mission class, RV senior Judson Mathis through the fourth. 2-6 overall as they prepare to than half his team’s score. Marysville 84, Horton 17 received a bye in the first round. return to their regular schedule The Cobras lost their second Valley 74, Jeff West 65, St. Score sheets were not Mary’s 44.5, Doniphan West 44, In the second round, Mathis lost Pleasant Ridge 36, Royal Valley to freshman Christian Conklin Panther Classic this week 28, Shawnee Mission North 19, in an 8-5 decision. Conklin went Toepka-Seaman 6 and Topeka- on to take second place and im- Cards competing Royal Valley High School at 6:30 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m. Hayden 0. prove to 10-10. will host the 13th annual Panther Friday, Jan. 24 In the 106-pound weight In the third round, Mathis lost Classic basketball tournament * Chapman vs. Santa Fe Trail class, RV freshman Quinton by fall in 2:47 to freshman Kel- in TVL tourney – girls at 3:30 p.m. and boys at lin Marquez of Bonner Springs. of the tournament, falling to this week at the high school Nelson went 3-1 and took sec- The Wetmore girls basket- gym in Hoyt. 5 p.m. ond place. Marquez went on to take fourth ball team defeated Onaga 42- eighth-ranked Valley Heights * RV vs. Wabaunsee – girls at place and improved to 2-4. (3-1 TVL, 4-5 overall) by a Besides the host team, other In the first round, Nelson beat 21 last night during the Twin teams competing will include 6:30 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m. freshman Dominic Russell of Mathis is now 7-9. Valley League basketball score of 59-36. That game Saturday, Jan. 25 In the 132-pound weight saw the Mustangs opening Santa Fe Trail, Wabaunsee and Seaman by fall in 26 seconds. tournament, which began last Chapman. * Santa Fe Trail vs. Wabaun- In the second round, Nelson class, RV junior Bryar Barnett Saturday and continues this with a 19-13 first-quarter lead, see – girls at noon p.m. and boys received a bye in the first round which the Cardinals narrowed Action will kick off on to- won by fall in 26 seconds over week. Wetmore will now play morrow, and the schedule will at 1:30 p.m. Clifton Hunter. In the third and then in the second round Troy at 10 a.m. on Saturday. to 27-25 at halftime, but the * RV vs. Chapman – girls at 3 defeated sophomore Michael Mustangs came roaring back include: round, Nelson beat sophomore Wetmore: 14-9-6-13 – 42 Thursday, Jan. 23 p.m. and boys at 4:30 p.m. Theron Meyer of Jeff West by Lackey of Doniphan West by Onaga: 6-3-6-6 – 21 in the second half, outscoring Medals will be awarded to fall in 2:00. the Cards 32-11. * Wabaunsee vs. Chapman fall in 4:55. Individual statistics – girls at 3:30 p.m. and boys at team members on the first, sec- In the championship match, In the third round, Barnett Wetmore: Strathman 3-0- Kyle Wommack led the ond and third-place teams. lost to Xavier Seaton of Bonner Cardinals offensively with 5 p.m. Nelson lost by fall (to make his 0-0-6, Osterhaus 7-0-3-4-17, * RV vs. Santa Fe Trail – girls record 14-4) to junior Ethan Springs by fall in 1:17. Bloom 0-2-0-0-6, Claycamp 10 points, followed by Eric In the fourth round, Barnett 0-0-2-4-2, Brown 3-0-3-4-9, Bloom with nine and Kael lost by fall in 2:17 to sopho- Mock 1-0-0-0-2. Totals 14-2- McQueen with eight. For the more Jess Barrett of Blue Valley 8-12-42. Mustangs, Cameron Beard- Southwest. Barrett took fourth Onaga: Buescher 1-0-0-0- sley led with 22 points, fol- place in the tourney. Barnett 2, E. Krohn 0-0-0-1-0, Fisch- lowed by Jackson O’Toole moved to 9-8. er 1-0-1-2-3, L. Krohn 3-0- with 15. In the 170-pound weight class, 0-0-6, R. Krohn 1-0-0-2-2, The loss moved the Car- RV sophomore Ruben Tinajero Schwartz 1-0-2-2-4, Figge 1- dinal boys into consolation recived a bye in the first round 0-2-4-4. Totals 8-0-5-11-21. games, starting yesterday then lost to senior Ryan Rast of Other scores from Mon- against Onaga (0-5 TVL, 0- Blue Valley Southwest by fall in day and Tuesday tournament 11 overall), who lost to Clif- 3:50 in the second round. games include: ton-Clyde 86-15 in the first In the third round, Tinajero * Frankfort def. Hanover, round. Wetmore won the took a bye. In the fourth round, 44-41. game against Onaga, 66-36. Tinajero lost to freshman Shayne * Centralia def. Blue Val- That game saw the Cardi- Curdie in a major decision, 16- ley, 56-44. nals exploding out of the gate 2. Tinajero moved to 10-7. * Valley Heights def. Do- with a 21-10 first quarter and Yesterday, the RV wrestlers niphan West, 48-30. holding onto a 37-26 lead at competed Sabetha. On Jan. 30, * Washington County def. halftime before hushing Ona­ the RV junior varsity wrestlers Clifton-Clyde. ga in the second half, scor- are scheduled to compete at * Troy def. Axtell, 57-49. ing 29 points in the back two Holton in a JV tourney. The semifinals, finals and frames while holding the Buf- additional consolation games faloes to 10. will be held Friday and Sat- McQueen led the Cards in urday. scoring with 23 points, fol- --- lowed by Bloom and Braden Follow us Wetmore’s high school boys Henry with 18 points apiece. basketball team got knocked Casey Myers led the Buf­ on Twitter! into the consolation bracket of faloes offensively with nine the Twin Valley League Tour- points. nament at Blue Valley with a The Cardinal boys will Holton senior Taygen Fletcher, shown above in the middle of the front row, first-round loss on Saturday, finish tournament play on has signed a letter of intent to play football for the Bulldogs at Concordia Uni- but bounced back on Tuesday Saturday against Doniphan versity at Seward, Neb. next fall. He is shown in the photo on the front row with with a win against Onaga, it West (1-6 TVL, 2-10 overall), which lost to Troy yesterday his parents Brent and Carly Fletcher and on the back row with, left to right, was reported. grandparents Dean and Brenda Fletcher, HHS head football coach Brooks Bar- The Cardinal boys (0-6 by a score of 61-46, while Onaga finishes tomorrow ta, brother Jayden Fletcher and grandparents Deb and Mark Knouft. @HoltonRecorder TVL, 3-8 overall) also had a Submitted photo tough time in the first round against Linn. Continued to Page 7 Here’s How It Works:

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The Holton seventh grade boys basketball team is shown above and includes, front row, left to right, Alec Frazier, Carter Colberg, Logan Blaske, Brodie Dillon, Reece Burns, Logan Heineken and Ryker Johnson. Middle row, left to right, Lora Larison (manager), Kyler Jackson, Ethan Will, Cooper Wheeler, Carter Meerpohl, Logan Altenberg, Noah Bartel, Braden Peek and Elisa Bartel (manager). Back row, left to right, Jace Huyett, Jacob Huyett, Luke Lassey, Taven Dick, Ethan Cundell, James Beauchamp, Brody Meyer and Keaton Farley. Photo by Michael Powls n Wetmore THE HOLTON RECORDER’S ANNUAL We’re proud Continued from Page 6 ACKSON OUNTY Saturday Scoring to support our J C Valley Heights 19-8-17-15 59 local sports teams! Wetmore 13-12-9-2 36 SOIL CONSERVATION Wetmore: Wommack 2 (2) 0- 0 10, Bloom 4 1-2 9, McQueen ECTION 2 4-4 8, Henry 2 1-1 5, Huckler S 1 0-0 2, Lamberson 1 0-0 2. To- tals 12 (2) 6-7 36. will be published Monday, Feb. 10! 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Get a head start on tax season The dawn of a new calendar Many donations are tax deductible year often marks the end of the sometimes hectic holiday season. Giving to charity is a This time of year marks a return selfless act that’s worthy to normalcy for many families, of recognition. That rec- as the kids go back to school and ognition can come in many parents return to work. forms, and donors should January also serves as a great know that even the “tax time to start preparing for tax man” likes to reward men season. While the deadline to file and women who donate to returns may be several months charity. away, getting a head start allows The United States rewards men and women the chance to donors with tax credits. Fi- organize their tax documents so nancial service firms note they aren’t racing against a dead- that, in the United States, line come April. The following taxpayers can deduct do- are a handful of ways to start nations made to qualified preparing for your returns now. last year investing, then you will easiest to maintain a list of all charities. Such deductions • Find last year’s return. You have to pay taxes on any inter- charitable donations you make must be itemized, but they will need information from last est earned. Interest earned on the as the year goes on, if you have can greatly reduce a per- year’s return in order to file this majority of savings accounts is not done that, then you can make son’s taxable income. year, so find last year’s return also taxable, so gather all of your one now. Look for receipts of Laws regarding donations and print it out if you plan to hire year-end financial statements all contributions, contacting any and tax deductions can be a professional to work on your from your assorted accounts in charities you donated to if you difficult to understand so return. one place. Doing so will make misplaced any receipts. donors should always dis- • Gather dependents’ infor- filing your return, whether you • Book an appointment with cuss their donations with nonprofit educational information in order for mation. While you might know do it yourself or work with a pro- your tax preparation specialist their financial planners or groups and nonprofit chari- donations to be deducted. your own social security number fessional, go more quickly. now. As April 15 draws closer, tax preparers before filing table groups, which are of- A receipt that indicates the by heart, if you have dependents, • Speak with your mortgage tax preparers’ schedules get their returns. The follow- ten referred to as 501(c)(3) organization’s name and you’re going to need their in- lender. Homeowners should re- busier and busier. The earlier ing is some general infor- organizations, may qualify address and the date and lo- formation as well. New parents ceive forms documenting their you book your appointment, the mation regarding donations for deductions. cation of the donation must or adults who started serving as mortgage interest payments for more likely you are to get a fa- and deductions that can be Does a donation have to be be submitted. their elderly parents’ primary the last year, as the money paid in vorable time for that meeting. In useful to prospective do- money in order for it to be In addition, the amount of caretakers over the last year will interest on your home or homes addition, if you have gathered nors. deducted? the donation when donating need their kids’ and their folks’ is tax deductible. If these forms all of the information you need Are all donations Non-cash donations are cash or, in the case of non- social security numbers. If you are not received in a timely man- by early February, then booking deductible? eligible for deductions. cash donations, a reason- do not have these numbers upon ner, speak with your lender. You your appointment early means In the United States, do- Do I need to get anything ably detailed description of filing, your return will likely be might even be able to download you can file earlier and receive nations must go to one of from the organization I the items donated. delayed and you might even be them from your lender’s secure any return you might be eligible three types of groups in donate to? Donating to charity is a denied potentially substantial tax website. for that much quicker. order to qualify for deduc- In most instances, chari- selfless endeavor that may credits. • Make a list of your charitable Tax season might not be right tions. Donations made to table organizations must lead to rewards when do- • Gather your year-end finan- contributions. Charitable contri- around the corner, but it’s never nonprofit religious groups, provide donors with certain nors file their tax returns. cial statements. If you spent the butions, no matter how small, too early to start preparing your are tax deductible. While it’s return.

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The 104 West 5th Street Chamber Director: Ashlee York Holton, KS 66436 Hours: Monday - Friday 2020 Board of Directors Chamber 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Open After Hours President: Laura Golden Page By Appt. Only Vice President: Candi McCrory 364-3963 Treasurer: Leslie Smith The Chamber Page is sponsored e-mail: Board Members: Constance Fox, Kristel Bontrager, HOLTON/JACKSON COUNTY by the businesses [email protected] Carly Whorton, Joni White, Jake Spalding and Lisa Moore CHAMBER OF COMMERCE at the bottom of this page. www.exploreholton.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce 2020 Holton/Jackson County 15th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet FEBRUARY Feb. 5 - Hall of Fame Banquet Feb. 20 - Chamber Luncheon Join us as we recognize the 2020 honorees at a Chamber banquet highlighting their service and dedication to our community. MARCH Mar. 19 - Chamber Social APRIL Apr. 16 - Chamber Luncheon MAY May 21 - Chamber Luncheon May 23 - Glory Days JUNE June 18 - Chamber Social June 20 - Golf Tournament June 27 - July Jubilee Deb Dillner Diane Gross Esther Ideker Floye Knouft JULY July 16 - Chamber Luncheon AUGUST Where: EUM Family Life Center Aug. 20 - Chamber Luncheon Date: Wednesday, Feb. 5 SEPTEMBER Sept. 17 - Chamber Social Time: Social at 5:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6 p.m. OCTOBER Oct. 10 - Fall Fest Oct. 10 - Chili Cook-O Tickets are $30 for the dinner and can be purchased at Oct. 15 - Chamber Luncheon the Chamber office or from [email protected] NOVEMBER (Tickets also available at Denison State Bank, Nov. 14 - Lighting of the Square Nov. 19 - Chamber Luncheon The Farmers State Bank and GNBank.) DECEMBER Dec. 5 - Christmas Homes Tour Dec. 5 - A Small Town Christmas Thank you to Colette Carson Dec. 16 - Chamber Social Above dates/times are subject to change. for hosting our January Chamber Visit www.exploreholton.com for more information. Luncheon in the Hearth Room!

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By Joyce Cochren covered it up. Those are some Luke 15:11 was the scripture found the satisfaction he was As worship service at May- of the things we often do when text for the message, “Inventory seeking, and he was so hungry etta Christian Church opened we sin and don’t want to admit Among The Pigs.” he wanted to eat what he was on Jan. 19, the congregational our misdeeds. We need to admit The Prodigal Son thought feeding the pigs. He knew his reading was 2 Corinthians 5:17 when we have done wrong and only of the goods his father pos- father was right and sought the and Psalm 51:12. “In Christ ask forgiveness. sessed and asked for his share. safety and blessings he knew Alone” was the opening song. Praises were given to God He was not thinking of his fu- could be his by returning home. Lauri Harris and Bob and Alma for things accomplished at the ture, only of ways to satisfy his We have to ask, “Is my life Morse led singing. Mission Lake Camp meeting, flesh. Taking his inheritance, he saying to God what this young As the children’s story be- healing, safe travels, the beauty put distance between himself man said to his father? Am I gan, Alma showed a sign she of winter weather and sunshine and his loving father. He sought looking for satisfaction in goods had made that had a misspelled streaming in the windows. After to follow the desires of his sin- or good feelings and neglecting word. When the children tried Pastor Coleman gave the invoca- ful nature and took off for a for- church attendance, prayer and to tell her it was wrong, she ar- tion, songs of praise were “Tell eign country with big plans. feeding on God’s word? Have gued, then said she wanted to Me The Story Of Jesus” and When all was spent, he found I put distance between myself spell it her way, and finally she “When We All Get To Heaven.” himself feeding pigs. He had not and God the Father?” We may find ourselves in a “pig pen” and, like the young man, remember that staying Netawaka United Methodist Church close to the Father is where we find safety and satisfaction. By Mary E. Edwards his father is coming Thursday placing Bibles in hotel rooms The communion hymn was Jan. 19 was a bright but bitter for a visit. for travelers. “Joyful, Joyful We Adore cold morning with not many get- Marilyn played the recorded Chris told several examples Thee.” Felix DelToro gave the ting out for church at 8:15 a.m. music for the hymns, “ My Je- of how people had been influ- scripture reading and prayer. Those who did may have been sus, I Love Thee,” “Leaning On enced and their lives changed The emblems were passed by called “faithful souls,” “brave,” The Everlasting Arms,” “Cares after reading the Bibles in their Tom Stiers, Tim Dillner, Larry “not too smart” or “cooped up Chorus” and “We’ve A Story To own language. Bibles are trans- McLaren and Hal Cochren. too long, needing to get out.” Tell To The Nations.” lated into a hundred languages Cooper and Eli Slocum and Thank You For Your Service Marcia Robertson lighted Steve Banaka collected the for worldwide distribution. Callie Coleman took up the of- the altar candles at Netawaka offering. Marilyn read the scrip- There is confusion in all our fering. American Legion Post 44 of Holton held a special cer- United Methodist Church. Mar- ture, Psalm 1, the way of the lives, and the Bible can help “Need To Breathe” was the emony on Monday evening to honor former post com- ilyn Banaka gave the welcome righteous versus the wicked. with this. It has been called hymn of invitation. After the mander Duane Clemons, it was reported. In the photo and announcements. She read a Chris Capplinger with Gide- “the Basic Instruction Book for closing prayer, the closing song above, Clemons (shown at left) was presented by cur- thank-you note from Mary Ed- ons International was the guest Living on Earth.” We all need was “The River.” rent vice commander John Chiles with a U.S. silver dollar wards. Pastor Young Won said speaker. The Gideons have God’s word, and we pray for the Women’s study continues commemmorating the 100th anniversary of the American So-Jin and Eden are doing well been giving New Testaments Gideons and others involved in Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and youth Legion (1919-2019) and a certificate recognizing Clem- and will be coming to church to school children, members of this mission. group and Bible study both meet ons’ 14 years of continuing leadership with Post 44. with him soon, when the weath- the military, prisoners and oth- Pastor Young gave the bene- at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Submitted photo er permits. Pastor is also happy ers for many years, as well as diction. ARC, PLC deadline is March 15: USDA USDA’s Farm Service Agen- American farms. ARC or PLC for 2019 can enroll cy (FSA) is encouraging agri- The programs cover the fol- for both 2019 and 2020 during cultural producers to enroll now lowing commodities: barley, the same visit to an FSA county in the Agriculture Risk Loss canola, large and small chick- office unless yield updates are (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage peas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, requested. Additionally, farm (PLC) programs, it has been re- grain sorghum, lentils, mustard owners have a one-time oppor- ported. The enrollment deadline seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, tunity to update PLC payment for the 2019 crop year is March rapeseed, long grain rice, me- yields that take effect beginning 15. dium and short grain rice, saf- with crop year 2020. Although more than 200,000 flower seed, seed cotton, sesa- If the owner accompanies the producers have enrolled to date, me, soybeans, sunflower seed producer to the office, the yield FSA anticipates 1.5 million pro- and wheat. update and enrollments may be ducers will enroll for ARC and Until March 15, producers completed during the same of- PLC. By enrolling soon, pro- who have not yet enrolled in fice visit. ducers can beat the rush as the deadline nears. “FSA offices have multiple Upcoming programs competing for the time and attention of our staff,” said Richard Fordyce, FSA ad- REAL ESTATE AUCTION ministrator. “Because of the importance and complexities Saturday, March 14th • 1:30 p.m. of the ARC and PLC programs, and to ensure we meet your Auction & Property Location: 1050 270th Rd. • Soldier, KS program delivery expectations, (2.5 miles west of Soldier, KS on 270th Road) please do not wait to start the 160 acres, M/L, of Northwest Jackson County pasture and enrollment process. I cannot emphasize enough the need to farmland with a well-kept 5 bedroom, 2 bath 1999 Schult begin the program election and modular home with outbuildings (to be offered in 3 tracts). enrollment process now. Please Legal Description: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter call your FSA county office and and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, make an appointment soon to Township 6 South, Range 13 East Jackson County, KS ensure your elections are made Tract 1: 10 acres, M/L, on the Southwest edge of property with and contracts signed well ahead the home, outbuildings and a pasture area of the deadlines.” ARC and PLC provide fi- Tract 2: 150 acres of mixed grass pasture, farmland and nancial protections to farmers wildlife habitat from substantial drops in crop Tract 3: A combination of Tracts 1 and 2 prices or revenues and are vital If you are looking for a place in the country, come take a look! economic safety nets for most OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, Feb. 9th • 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16th • 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Thanks for reading Or Shown by Appointment SELLERS: Edwin C. and Goldie N. Vance The Holton For more info or viewing, please call CLINE REALTY & AUCTION, LLC John E. 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Predict the outcome of the Super Bowl for your chance to win! Deposit your entry at THE HOLTON any one of the participating area businesses (including The Holton Recorder). No purchase necessary. Everyone is eligible. You can deposit a different prediction RECORDER 109 W. Fourth St. • Holton once in each of the participating businesses. (One entry per person per store) 785-364-3141 7/19/19 L6t1 HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2020, PAGE 14 n n Holton B.O.E. extends tolling Grants... City Commission... Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 agreement at special meeting trajectory of the outcome,” he said. “Modern, updated com- effect six years ago. With that sales building for that purpose for about delegate to the Kansas Rural At a special meeting here Mon- any statute of limitations, which tax, he said, the city has been “a five years. Commissioner Mike Water Associa­tion, with Water would otherwise arise during such munication systems are essen- day evening, the Holton school tial to ensure the best outcomes little more aggressive” in its plan Meerpohl said he has regularly and Sewer Superintendent­ Dennis board voted 6-0 to extend a “tolling period. to repair the sewer lines. been checking on the progress of Ashcraft as the city’s alternate At HES, elevated copper in the in these dangerous situations.” agreement’’ for the fifth time with The Jackson County Sheriff’s McKee reminded Willcott’s work. delegate. the builders of the Holton Elemen- water has been the main issue ever commissioners that the city McKee said state microbrewery n Approved the appointment of since it was discovered shortly af- Office has received funds from tary School for another 60 days. VOCA for the past four years currently contracts with Mayer li­censes such as the one approved Jim Myers to the Holton Planning The board met three different ter the new school was opened in Specialty Services of Goddard­ to for Willcott are issued every two Commission. August of 2016. Hollis + Miller to employ a victim services co- times in executive session with ordinator for the county, Lisa clean one-third of all of the city’s years, both at the city and state n Authorized McKee to seek Superintendent Bob Davies at the Architects of Overland Park were sewer lines each year, and “about levels, and the city charges $400 bids for a “side-by-side” utility the architects for the $21.5 million Hyten, in addition to a part-time special meeting, which started at 6 staff member and some volun- 15 percent” of the lines cleaned by for a two-year microbrewery vehicle for the city’s parks and p.m. project and Nabholz Construction Mayer in a year receive a video license. With the issuance­ of the recreation department,­ replacing of Olathe was the general contrac- teers. All board members were present “The purpose of the grant camera inspection, with a special license, he added, it is likely that an older UTV that had been sold. except Christina Murphy. tor. focus on the clay pipe lines. Willcott is “close” to opening the McKee expressed a preference to The original tolling agreement funding is to provide a response The first executive session was to the immediate needs of crime Next, the city will focus on business. get bids on a UTV with a blade for 20 minutes to discuss attorney- was for a period of 180 days from seek­ing out clay tile lines that Previously, Willcott stated that wide enough to clear the concrete September 27, 2018 to March 26, victims and provide ongoing as- client topics. sistance to help victims of crime may be lo­cated under city streets, he plans to brew and market five walking trail at Countryside Park. The other two executive sessions 2019. McKee said. beers, plus a sixth that will vary n Noted that a few utility poles The second tolling agreement understand and participate in were for five minutes each to dis- the criminal justice system,” “We don’t want them to fail, be­ from season­ to season, selling had been damaged in the Jan. 10 cuss non-elected personnel. extended the original tolling pe- cause then, you’ve got to tear your his beer at area liquor stores and ice storm, although McKee said riod for a period of 120 days from Sheriff Morse said. A tolling agreement is an agree- Victim services are typically street out to fix it,” he noted. restaurants through distributors. the storm was “nothing like 2007,” ment to waive a right to claim that March 26, 2019 to July 24, 2019. In other business on Monday, Commissioners also: referring­ to an ice storm that year The third tolling agreement ex- initiated when law enforcement litigation should be dismissed due contact staff at the time a crime commissioners approved the n Noted the absence of that disrupted­ utility service for up to the expiration of a statute of lim- tended the original tolling period city’s first microbrewery license commissioners­ Tim Morris and to a week in some parts of Holton. another 120 days from July 24, is reported, Morse said. All ser- itations, it has been reported. vices are provided free of charge for Willcott­ Brewing Company, Marilyn Watkins. Commissioners n Heard a question from Holton The purpose of a tolling agree- 2019 to Nov. 21, 2019. L.L.C., to be owned and operated present included­ Mayor Robert resident Willy Wilson about The fourth tolling agreement to victims and their families. ment is typically to allow a party To date, VOCA funding has by Holton resident­ Sean Willcott. Dieckmann, Meerpohl and Dan publishing­ the commission’s additional time to assess and deter- extended the original tolling pe- The microbrewery­ will be the Brenner. meeting agenda­ in The Holton riod another 60 days from Nov. 21, allowed for 414 primary and mine the legitimacy and viability secondary victims of crimes first to operate in the city since n Approved minutes from the Recorder a few days in advance of of their claims and/or the amount 2019 to Jan. 20, 2020. commissioners approved a zoning commission’s Jan. 6 meeting and each meeting. McKee replied that This fifth tolling agreement ex- in the county to receive free of their damages without the ne- services, serving 89 victims in update that would allow such budget appropriations made since meeting agendas are usually set on cessity of filing an action. tends the original tolling period businesses to operate in the city in that meeting. the Friday before each Monday another 60 days from Jan. 20, 2019, Morse said. During this time period, the par- The Jackson County Sheriff’s March of 2015. n Approved the appointment meeting. ties waive any defense by way of 2020 to March 20, 2020, it was Willcott announced plans of Twila White to a four-year n Heard comments from reported. Office applied for STOP VAWA that year to own and operate a term on the Public Wholesale Brenner about city crews’ work funding in order to hire an in- microbrewery in the 200 block Water Supply District 18 board of in cleaning up after recent winter vestigator, Tyler Caudle, who of West Fourth Street, just west directors. storms. is specialized in the crimes of of Holton’s Town Square, and he n Approved the appointment n Adjourned the meeting at domestic violence, dating vio- has been working on setting up a of McKee as the city’s voting about 7:25 p.m. lence, sexual assault and stalk- ing, Morse said. n “Research widely acknowl- District Court... edges that the most effective Continued from Page 1 way, particularly for smaller communities, to investigate by district court personnel was property disputes. In 2018, the • Adoptions: 11 cases handled these violent crimes is to have also noted. The 2019 total of court handled 422 limited civil in each of the two years. at least one specifically trained 680 traffic citations was down cases; in 2019, the court handled • Marriage licenses: 50 in professional on staff. This is 26 percent from the 2018 total 399 such cases. 2019 and 65 in 2018. because crimes of this nature of 918, it was noted. Regular civil court case • Personal property tax: one in are often the most difficult and The number of DUI tickets totals also declined, from 82 2019 and 33 in 2018. time consuming to investigate,” fell from 82 in 2018 to 48 in cases handled in 2018 to 66 • Probate filings: 53 in 2019 Morse said. 2019, while the number of in 2019. And in small claims and 46 in 2018. Caudle was hired as investi- DWS tickets dipped from 216 in court filings, the total caseload • Statutory bonds: one in 2019 gator in March of 2019 and has 2018 to 184 in 2019. All other remained unchanged from 2018 and two in 2018. investigated 29 reports in this regular traffic infractions, in­ to 2019, with 17 such cases • State tax warrants: 139 in area, with four cases resolved cluding speeding and violations handled each year. 2019 and 134 in 2018. by conviction and 10 cases in­volving seat belts, equipment Domestic court case totals • Juvenile offender cases: 19 pending in court, Sheriff Morse and registrations, totaled 484 in also declined,­ from 129 overall in 2019 and 40 in 2018. said. 2019, down from 620 in 2018. cases — in­cluding divorce • Child in need of care: 19 in Through partnerships devel- The number of search warrant filings and petitions to establish 2019 and 62 in 2018. oped by Caudle in 2019, the in­quisitions reported by court paternity and set child support The 2019 total also included Jackson County Sheriff’s Office person­nel for 2019, totaling — handled in 2018 to 112 cases six extraditions, 10 Fish and became an affiliate agency to the 37, was disput­ed by Jackson in 2019. The 2018 total included­ Game cases,­ three CSO “transfer Kansas ICAC (Internet Crimes County Sheriff Tim Morse, who 25 protection from abuse cases in” cases, 10 care and treatment Against Children) Task Force stated that his office conducted and 12 protection from stalking cases, five “miscellaneous­ civil” whose mission is to properly 195 search warrants during­ the cas­es; in 2019, there were 21 cases and one statutory­ lien. investigate and prosecute those year. protection from abuse cases Jackson County District who sexually exploit children On the civil side, slight and 13 protection from stalking Court is part of Kansas’ through the use of technology declines were noted in the cases. Second Judicial Dis­trict, and provide training and com- number of limited action civil Other court totals for 2019 which also includes Jefferson, munity education regarding the court cases, mainly involving­ and comparisons with 2018 Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee prevention of internet crimes debt collections and rental included: coun­ties. against children, Morse said.