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ay, M nd ay o 2 THE HOLTON 5 SALUTE M HOLTON, KAN. Hometown of Gary & Joanne Graves Holton Recorder subscribers for 40 years. RECORDERServing the Jackson County Community for 153 years Volume 153, Issues 39 & 40 HOLTON, KANSAS • Mon./Wed. May 18 & 20, 2020 18 Pages $1.00 ‘Phase 2’ begins Friday n More businesses may reopen under Kelly’s adjusted plan After issuing an executive order last week allowing some businesses to reopen while preserving some data-driven restrictions needed to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Kan- sas Gov. Laura Kelly announced yesterday she would sign another executive order this Friday moving the state into a modified “Phase 2” of her plan to reopen the Kansas economy. In her announcement yesterday, Gov. Kelly said her administration’s intent to move forward with the new “Phase 2” resulted from her intent to base the state’s plan for reopening on “data, not dates.” “Because of the great work Kansans and businesses have City, county team up done to keep others safe, data now indicate we are seeing a more consistent decline in hos- on CDBG application pitalizations, COVID-19-related deaths and a consistent decrease By Ali Holcomb are working together to submit in disease spread,” Kelly said. With support from Holton one grant application. “This puts our state in a position city commissioners, the Jack- “We want to have the best to safely move into a modified son County Commissioners are strategy to receive these grant version of Phase 2.” applying for a grant from the funds,” Zwonitzer said. “We The announcement came a federal government to assist lo- think working together puts us day after “Phase 1.5,” an ad- cal businesses struggling due to in a better position.” dition to Kelly’s “Ad Astra: A the recent stay-at-home order to The two types of grants avail- Plan To Reopen Kansas” strat- reduce the potential spread of able include: egy for reopening the state’s COVID-19 (coronavirus), it has Business grants – These economy that allowed some been reported. funds can be awarded to local businesses such as barber shops, A total of $300,000 is be- businesses for inventory pur- hair salons and fitness centers to ing sought by the county from chases, working capital, wages, reopen on a limited basis, went the Community Development utilities, rent and other expenses into effect. Block Grant-CV funds program and are awarded based on busi- Kelly said that moving for- to assist local businesses. ness size – micro (up to five ward with the new “Phase 2,” The state is expected to re- employees) and small (six to 50 while allowing more busi- ceive more than $9 million as employees). nesses to reopen under revised part of the federal government’s Businesses receiving the guidelines, “does not mean that Coronavirus Aid, Relief and funds do not have to be closed, COVID-19 no longer threat- Economic Security (CARES) “just disadvantaged by COVID- ens our communities. Modify- Act, and counties and cities can 19 and in need of aid to retain ing Phase 2 to keep some re- begin applying for these funds jobs,” it was reported. strictions allows us to reopen through the Kansas Department Meal Programs – Funds for Kansas’ economy as quickly of Commerce’s new CDBG-CV this program can be used for and safely as possible, while program. meals on wheels programs, food exercising necessary caution to Counties and cities can apply banks, lunch programs, etc… keep Kansans healthy.” for two types of grants, business Zwonitzer said that the coun- “Phase 2” of Kelly’s original grants and meal programs, and ty was unable to apply for grant plan would have raised the limit Jackson County Commissioner funds for meal programs since on mass gatherings from 10 to Members of the 2020 graduating class from Holton High School paraded around Hol- Janet Zwonitzer said the two the average income level of 30, allowed bars and nightclubs ton’s Town Square last Saturday evening, many of them with their parents, while other government entities – the Jack- county residents is too high. to operate at no more than 50 friends, family and teachers watched from parked vehicles and honked and waved as son County Commission and the seniors traveled by. The two photos above were taken during the senior parade. the Holton City Commission – Continued to Page 2 Continued to Page 2 The top photo shows the view from the east side of the Square. The photo above shows HHS senior Rhett Murphy visible from the vehicle’s sun roof. Members of the graduating class of 2020 from Jackson Heights were led in a similar “senior parade’’ at Circleville by a local law enforcement officer, it was reported. Photos by David Powls City commissioners approve limited youth ball proposal ‘Blessing boxes’ prove By Brian Sanders son County and State of Kansas normalcy” after the county has Vets’ groups Holton’s municipal swim- health officials. been under a “stay-at-home” ming pool may not be open this But as Fluke and commis- order. Baseball and softball, helpful to area residents set tours of summer due to concerns over sioners noted, with the chang- he said, are “among the easier the possible spread of COVID- ing situation regarding COVID- sports to practice social distanc- By Brian Sanders of the Linscott Park “blessing cemeteries 19 (coronavirus), but Holton’s 19, the commission’s action to ing,” and extra precautions can The idea of the “blessing box.” “It’s been overflowing at young people may have the approve the 2020 summer ball be taken to ensure that social box” — a small, often home- least three times, where people This coming Monday, vet- opportunity to play some orga season plan is no guarantee that distancing measures are fol- made structure where people have set bags of food on the erans organizations in Jack- nized summer baseball and soft- the season will take place. lowed. leave donated goods for oth- ground… But I think it could be son County will make their ball this year. “The season may need to be Those precautions, he said, ers to pick up anonymously — used more.” annual Memorial Day tours The Holton City Commis- canceled after we get started, could include loosening up the came into being when residents The COVID-19 situation also of the county’s cemeteries sion on Monday approved, on a because the number one goal, schedule to allow fewer games of a community expressed a inspired Circleville resident Mi- to honor fallen soldiers, and 4-1 vote, a proposal from Hol- obviously, is the health and safe- and more time between games desire to reach out to those less chelle Blindt to put up a “bless- those who turn out to partici- ton Ball Association president ty of our players and coaches for less crowding and team-fan fortunate. ing box” at her home to help the pate in the tour are strongly Justin Fluke to allow a modi- and family members and fans,” interaction, eliminating game But with the onset of “stay-at- people of her hometown, just as encouraged to practice so fied 2020 summer baseball and Fluke told commissioners. rituals such as handshakes be home” orders and “lockdowns” Jackson County’s schools an- cial distancing while saluting softball season for children age In his presentation to the tween teams before and after to prevent the possible spread nounced their plans to close to fallen veterans. 14 and under, contingent on commission, Fluke said the games, limiting the number of of COVID-19 (coronavirus) re- prevent the possible spread of Holton VFW Post 1367 proceeding only under public modified ball season would rep- sulting in spikes in unemploy- the coronavirus. and American Legion Post 44 health guidelines as set by Jack- resent a “return to some form of Continued to Page 6 ment, that desire to help those “It was right when people will conduct separate Memo- currently out of work has turned were starting to lose their jobs, rial Day tours, culminating in into a need — and more people and things were closing down,” a joint ceremony at 11 a.m. in find themselves in need of those Blindt said. “In Circleville, Holton Cemetery, followed Election filing deadline is June 1 “blessings.” there just aren’t a whole lot of by a joint ceremony at 11:45 That has Jackson County resources.” a.m. at the veterans memorial By Ali Holcomb township trustee for each town- ty on Election Day at the polls residents either making dona- Blindt said she has been in Linscott Park and an 11:55 The deadline to file as a candi- ship, one township treasurer for in August. But voters who are tions to or taking advantage of pleased with the community a.m. ceremony at the Bernie date for the Nov. 3 general elec- each township and one precinct already affiliation with a party at least three “blessing boxes,” response to her “blessing box,” Deghand memorial on the tion is noon on Monday, June 1, committeeman and one precinct cannot change their affiliation on with one located in Holton’s and she hopes that even after southeast corner of Holton’s it has been reported. committeewoman for each pre- the day of the primary election, it Linscott Park, as well as oth- the coronavirus situation fades Town Square. Candidates for local races cinct will also be selected. was reported. ers in Circleville and Soldier. away, the box will remain in Legion representative John must file at the Jackson County At the state and federal level, The last day to register to vote And that has Soldier resident place for those in need. Chiles said that while most Clerk’s Office. voters will be asked to cast their for the primary election is July Ida Nadeau — who was instru- “I see it going as long as the stops at the county’s smaller Local races on the ballot vote for President and seats on the 14, and on the next day, July 15, mental in getting the box placed community needs it,” she said. cemeteries may not attract a will include positions for Jack- U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative registered voters may begin ad- in Linscott Park — pleased that The box at Linscott Park was crowd of more than 10 peo son County Commissioner 2nd (Second District), State Senate vance voting in person or may people are stepping up to help first proposed to the Holton City District, Jackson County Com- (First District), State Representa- begin requesting a ballot by mail ple, the ceremonies at Holton st nd those in need. Commission in early March by Cemetery, Linscott Park and missioner 3rd District, Jackson tives (61 and 62 Districts) and at the Jackson County Clerk’s “The contributions have the Deghand memorial may County Clerk, Jackson County State Board of Education (Sixth Office on the second floor of the been wonderful,” Nadeau said Continued to Page 2 draw larger crowds. In each Treasurer, Jackson County Reg- District). Jackson County Courthouse. The case, Chiles said social dis ister of Deeds, Jackson County June 1 is also the last day for last day to request an advance tancing and use of face masks Attorney and Jackson County voters to change their party affil- ballot by mail is July 28. THURSDAY’S FORECAST is strongly urged. Sheriff. iation prior to the Aug. 4 primary For more information about Chance of Showers, High 74 Holton City Commission election. filing as a candidate for the elec- Look for the complete forecast on Page 2. Continued to Page 5 seats three and five will also be Voters who have no party af- tion, contact the Jackson County included on the ballot, as well as filiation may affiliate with a par- Clerk’s Office at 364-2891.

" ! ! HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 2 n ‘Phase 2’... Today’s Weather Forecast Sponsored By: Continued from Page 1 the governor’s office stated. • Continued prohibition of door drive-through graduation PAY CASH percent of total occupancy, al- Last week, Kelly said the mass gatherings of more than 10 ceremonies where no more than lowed non-tribal casinos to spread of COVID-19 in Kansas individuals. 10 individuals are in the same reopen contingent on compli- had “not shown the downward • Reopening of personal ser- area outside of their vehicles at AND SAVE ance with Kansas Department trajectory” to move into “Phase vice businesses, such as nail a time, such as school admin- of Health and Environment-ap- 2” of her original plan to reopen salons, barber shops, hair sa- istration, graduates and family 3¢/GAL proved guidelines and allowed the state, which had set the start lons, tanning salons and tattoo members, are also allowed. swimming pools and commu- date for the phase on Monday. parlors, where close contact Kelly said she will continue nity centers to reopen. As a result, “Phase 1.5” was put cannot be avoided, but only for to evaluate the state’s COVID- 19075 US Hwy. 75, Holton • 785-364-2463 The new “Phase 2,” detailed into effect to open more busi- pre-scheduled appointments or 19 spread, testing rates, death yesterday by the governor’s of- nesses while preserving some online check-in. rates, hospitalizations, ability fice, however, raises the limit on data-driven restrictions needed • Reopening of fitness centers of state and local public health mass gatherings to 15 and keeps to prevent community transmis- and health clubs, but in-person authorities to contain outbreaks bars, night clubs and swimming sion of the virus. group classes may not occur and and conduct contact tracing and pools closed. Businesses and “The good news is that locker rooms must be closed ex- personal protective equipment activities that will be allowed hospitalizations and COVID- cept as necessary for the use of availability when determining if to open in the new “Phase 2” related deaths continue to de- restroom facilities. the state should move to the next include: cline, enabling us to move for- • In-person commencement “phase.” • Recreational organized ward with our efforts to safely or graduation ceremonies may Regardless of phase, the State sports facilities, tournaments reopen Kansas,” Kelly said last occur with no more than 10 in- Health Officer retains the author- and practices will be allowed to Thursday. “Unfortunately, the dividuals in a room, gymnasium ity to impose additional public begin on Friday, May 22, and daily rate of disease spread has or facility at one time as long health interventions in any area must adhere to social distancing not shown the downward tra- as a six-foot social distancing that contains an emergent and requirements and follow parks jectory necessary to move fully requirement is maintained. Out- significant public health risk. and recreation guidelines. into Phase 2.” • Community centers will be Jackson County Health Of- allowed to open, except for in- ficer Angela Reith said Friday n door and outdoor swimming that no further restrictions on CDBG... pools. Kelly’s executive order institut- • Indoor leisure spaces, such ing “Phase 1.5” would be im- Continued from Page 1 19/community-business-devel- as arcades, trampoline parks, posed in Jackson County, save “It’s a great opportunity,” opment-grant-cv theaters, museums and bowling for extensions of a previous lo- Zwonitzer said of applying for The completed forms are be- alleys, will be allowed to open. cal order involving self-serve the business grants. “We’ll be ing collected by Chamber staff • State-owned-and-operated food and beverages and table able to give grants to businesses and the Jackson County Com- casinos will be allowed to open spacing at restaurants and con- in the county that have struggled missioners. Zwonitzer and Ash- once their reopening plans have venience stores that were imple- throughout this pandemic. Those lee York, Chamber director, met been approved by KDHE. mented with “Phase 1.” funds are going to go quick, and with some business owners yes- • In-person group exercise “Per the governor’s plan, cer- we want to make sure Jackson terday (Tuesday) to assist them classes will be allowed to begin tain businesses may now open County is one of the first in line.” in the application process. with groups of no more than 15 as long as the guidance put forth Before the county can sub- “We need to show justifica- at a time. Locker rooms remain by KDHE is implemented,” Re- mit its application to the state, tion for these funds so we need closed except for restroom faith said. “While the governor’s it is required to publish a public businesses to fill out a prelimi- cilities. guidance does allow these busi- hearing notice in The Holton Re- nary application to submit with All businesses opened in nesses to open, a private busi- corder, which it did last week, the county’s grant application,” “Phase 1” and “Phase 1.5” — ness may refrain from opening if and then host a public hearing a Zwonitzer said. including bars and nightclubs so desired to protect themselves week later. It was reported that busi- that currently provide carryout or others. We support any busi- The Jackson County Commis- ness owners who have already and curbside service — will re- ness that chooses to make modi- sioners are holding the county’s received relief funds, such as a main open under “Phase 2.” fications (be more restrictive) to hearing this morning (Wednes- Paycheck Protection Program Also, outdoor and indoor the way they operate or remain day) at the commission meet- loan, can still possibly qualify large entertainment venues with closed to protect those individu- ing room on the first floor of the for additional grant funding capacity of 2,000 or more, fairs, als who are at risk.” Jackson County Courthouse. through the CDBG program. Truck Stop festivals, carnivals, parades Kelly’s “Phase 1.5” mixed After the hearing, the appli- The grant applications for and summer camps will remain some aspects of “Phase 1,” cation will be submitted to the businesses requires business FUEL • CHEAP SMOKES closed “unless they are repur which went into effect on Mon- state and will be accepted on a owners to list each employee’s FRIENDLY SERVICE • Open 24 hours posed for use in an essential day, May 4, and the original first come, first serve basis until job title and salary in addition 1346 US Hwy 75 • Powhattan, KS 66527 • (785) 467-5355 function under the Kansas Es- “Phase 2.” Provisions of “Phase all funding is exhausted, it was to information about each em- sesntial Function Framework,” 1.5” included: reported. ployee’s total household income Cities and counties maybe and family size, race and ethnic- awarded a maximum of $500,000 ity, which Zwonitzer said is “too OUTDOOR HOGS n in grants, it was reported. intrusive” and is hindering some WILSON’S DIRECT FOR SALE “Blessing boxes”... If grant funds are received, business owners from filling out any eligible business in the an application. MOTORS & TIRES No Shots Continued from Page 1 same time that the Linscott Park county would be able to re- Zwonitzer said she hopes Just west of Holton on Hwy. 16 Contact Seneca Meat Nadeau and members of a “mis- “blessing box” was being built, ceive funds through the county, these specific requirements are (785) 364-1915 Market at 785-336-2353 sion committee” at Holton’s Blindt put a few storage con Zwonitzer said. eventually slacked off by the First United Methodist Church. tainers under a pop-up tent at Preliminary business appli- government, but in the mean- Commissioners approved the the end of her driveway to start cations are now being accepted time, applications are still be proposal, and members of the her own resource for Circlev- locally for the potential grant collected by the county. WE FIX IT ALL! city’s parks and recreation de- ille-area residents. funds, it was reported. Business “The county and the city are TRUCKS, CARS, TRACTORS partment helped put the box in “I did a survey to see if people owners affected by COVID-19 working together on this for the LAWN MOWERS & place at the park. would be interested in having a are encouraged to fill out a form best of everybody,” she said. FARM EQUIPMENT! “We wanted it to be in a place ‘blessing box’ in Circleville,” that can be downloaded from the For more information, contact where there were people around Blindt said. “People were very Holton/Jackson County Cham- Zwonitzer at jzwonitzer@gmail. all the time,” Nadeau said. receptive… The community ber of Commerce website at com or the Chamber office at At that time, Nadeau told really took hold, and we get a www.exploreholton.com/covid- 364-3963. members of the city commission lot of donations throughout the More Than Used Trucks: that the intent of the “blessing week.” ¸ Vermeer Hay ¸ Hay Boss In-Line ¸ Ranch Hand Grill box” was to alleviate “food in- All three “blessing boxes” Equipment Trailers Guards security,” as well as to augment contain a variety of items, in- ¸ Bradford Truck Beds ¸ Tires ¸ Highline Bale local options for donated food. cluding perishable and non- Processors The Jackson County Ministeri perishable food, toiletries and ¸ Grasshopper ¸ Baler Belts & Chains al Alliance’s Emergency Food cleaning and office supplies. Lawn Mowers ¸ Hydra Bed Bale Beds ¸ Drop N’Lock Hitches Pantry, she said, was open three Nadeau said that sometimes, ¸ Used Trucks, ¸ Iron Star Truck Beds ¸ Hydraulic Hose Repair hours a week, but people could when there’s an overflow of Cars & SUVs ¸ Net Wrap & Twine only get food once a month from items, some non-perishable the pantry. food items are taken to the Another “blessing box” had JCMA food pantry, and the First been placed near the community United Methodist mission team center in Soldier, she told Hol- has been “contacting groups ton city commissioners. that know people who might “I can see it from my house,” need food at this time.” Nadeau said. “It gets used a Both Nadeau and Blindt are lot.” hopeful that the “blessing box- But then COVID-19 — and es” will become long-term com- 14 Miles West of Leavenworth On K-92 Hwy. McLouth, Kansas subsequent “stay-at-home” or- munity fixtures in their commu- ders from state and local health nities, long after the COVID-19 913-796-6198 officials — changed everything. situation has calmed down. In mid-March, at about the “I would like to see it grow- www.courtneysllc.com ing into something bigger, whether we’re teaming up with the local churches or something WE ARE ESSENTIAL AND OPEN! else,” Blindt said. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES Saturday, May 23, 2020 Mayetta American Legion Post 423 8:00 a.m. – Flag Raising – SW Corner of Holton East Team Schedule Square by Cannon 7:45 a.m. – Hoyt Cemetery Monday, May 25, 2020 8:10 a.m. – St. Joseph Cemetery 8:45 a.m. – Seward Cemetery Holton VFW Post 1367 Schedule 9:14 a.m. – Muddy Creek Cemetery 7:00 a.m. – Depart from Vets Club 9:48 a.m. – South Cedar Cemetery 7:10 a.m. – Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery 10:23 a.m. – Cedar Grove Cemetery 7:50 a.m. – Olive Hill Cemetery 11:06 a.m. – South Denison Cemetery 8:25 a.m. – Buck’s Grove Cemetery West Team Schedule 9:00 a.m. – Soldier Cemetery 7:40 a.m. – Mayetta Cemetery 10:00 a.m. – Circleville Cemetery 8:45 a.m. – Adrian Cemetery 11:00 a.m. – Holton Cemetery 9:15 a.m. – Little Cross Creek Cemetery 11:45 a.m. – Linscott Park Joint Ceremony 9:45 a.m. – Mount Olive Cemetery 11:55 a.m. – Fallen Soldier Memorial 10:35 a.m. – James Cemetery American Legion Post 44 Schedule Horton VVA 7:00 a.m. – Depart from Vets Club 11:45 a.m. – Netawaka Cemetery 7:10 a.m. – Brick Cemetery 7:50 a.m. – Denison Cemetery 8:35 a.m. – Larkinburg Cemetery 9:10 a.m. – Thompson-Burns Cemetery 10:00 a.m. – Pleasant Grove Cemetery 11:00 a.m. – Holton Cemetery 11:45 a.m. – Linscott Park Joint Ceremony 11:55 a.m. – Fallen Soldier Memorial holtonrecorder.net HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 3

ago, cited the deteriorating roof 5 Years Ago as the reason for the church’s Week of May 17-23, 2015 demolition. However, the bricks Colorado Elementary School that made up the church’s sturdy teacher Marty Williams, Holton exterior will take on a new life High School English teacher in some Holton residents’ gar- Joni White and Holton Middle dens, according to Bob. School custodian Gary Kelly Eleven-year-old Jacob Pool are all retiring this year from of Holton recently placed third Holton USD 336, it has been Blast with a score of 76 in the Jr. Steer reported. From The Past Riding event at the second an- Holton High School gradu- nual Sac and Fox Chute Out ating senior Ashley Cook was held at the Sac and Fox camp- recently recognized as a Gov- ground. Pool is a fifth grader at ernor’s Scholar by Kansas Central Elementary School and Gov. Sam Brownback, it was is the son of Randy and Donna reported. Cook is the daughter Pool of Holton. He is also the of Andy and Lori Cook of May- grandson of Willy and Dianna etta. Grandparents are Bill and Wilson and Nick and Shirley With the implementation of “Phase 1.5” of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to reopen Judy Barrow of Denison and the Pool, all of Holton. the state, hair salons like Ginger Snips on the south side of Holton’s Town Square were late Bill and Kay Cook. able to reopen this past Monday for appointments only. Staff members donned face Lee’s Flower & Gifts has 25 Years Ago masks to welcome back their customers that day. From left to right in the photo above moved to its new location at 215 are Sandra Hurt, Linda Bohnenkemper, Ginger Lloyd, Kelly Farley and Hope Roles. W. Fourth St. in Holton, it has Week of May 17-23, 1995 Photo by Michael Powls been announced. The second annual Prairie Holton Mayor Robert Di- Lake Pickin’ Party was held on eckmann recently honored May 19 and 20, it was reported. Medicalodges Jackson County Gary Bell of Holton is a co-or- Weekly Topeka man arrested employees Dana McKinney as ganizer of the event with Galen “CNA of the Year” and Amy and Mary McCrary of Topeka. The event features country mu- here on drug charges Mellenbruch as “LPN of the COVID Year,” both as chosen by Medi- sic and bluegrass. The deputy located a quan- Community HomeHealth and A Topeka man was arrest- calodges residents during the ed on several drug charges tity of a substance believed nursing home’s observation of Community Hospice of Holton to be ecstasy and marijuana, are now open for business at numbers following a traffic stop near National Nursing Home Week. Hoyt last Thursday morning, Sheriff Morse said. This week’s “Blast 102 W. Fifth St. in Holton, it The driver, Stephen Virgil From The Past” is a fac- has been announced. Among There are 8,340 positive according to Jackson County cases of COVID-19 (corona- Sheriff Tim Morse. Albright, 36, of Topeka was 10 Years Ago ulty photo taken from the staff are Charlotte Schirmer, arrested on charges of distri- Week of May 17-23, 2010 the 1970 Holton High Marj Bauman, Jeanne Baldwin virus) in 84 Kansas counties as A Jackson County Sheriff’s of Monday, which is an increase deputy stopped a Ford F-250 bution of a controlled sub- A ribbon-cutting ceremony School yearbook. and Kathy Wheeler. stance, possession with the was held on Thursday, May 13, Be the first to iden- The Holton High School golf of 1,224 positive cases from the pick-up truck that morning 7,116 cases reported last week, that was traveling north- intent to distribute a halluci- for Start To Finish Celebrations, tify him by calling The team won its Class 4A region- according to information re- nogenic drug and no drug tax which is located on the north Holton Recorder at 785- al tournament for the second bound on U.S. Highway 75 leased by the Kansas Department south of Hoyt. stamp. side of the Holton Town Square. 364-3141 and receive a straight year on Monday, May of Health and Environment. Rose Souter opened the store coupon for a FREE Son- 15. Team members included A total of 173 deaths have as a way to provide affordable ic Blast! Luke Tanking, Adam Williams, been attributed to COVID-19 in clothing needed for special oc- Last week’s “Blast Matt Williams, Pat Amon, Kelly the state compared to 158 deaths casions such as weddings and From The Past” fea- Meerpohl, David Noland, Justin reported last week. proms. tured Denny and Donna Brandt and coach Don Swisher. According to KDHE, 740 For the fourth consecutive Ashcraft, who were cor- The Jackson Heights High Congratulations, people who have tested positive season, the Holton High School rectly identified first by School journalism team won a for COVID-19 have been hospi- softball team is the champion Kay Gibson. first-place trophy in state com- talized, which is an increase of of the Big Seven League, it has Winners may pick up petition recently, it was report- Erin! 80 people from the 660 people been announced. The Wildcats their Sonic coupon at ed. Team members included reported hospitalized last week. split with a tough Jefferson The Holton Recorder Janet McAsey, Susie Hallauer, There have also been 58,650 County West team at Meriden office or they can be Elisabeth Schafer, Cody Reed, negative tests reported by KDHE on Friday, May 14, to seal the mailed to you by calling Misty Harris, Suzanne Bentley, and private labs. Last week, league title. Team members in- the office. Lisa Schumann, Kaycee Ken- 46,993 negative tests were re- JHHS cluded Audra Nelson, Lindsey nedy and Kitty Reed. ported. Yonke, Carlene McManigal, given to Robert Rye Jr. of Wet- Jackson County has now re- Salutatorian Christa Merriman, Taylor Wells, more. 50 Years Ago ported 31 positive cases (includ- Elizabeth Dunn, Colby Wilson, ing three recovered) of COV- Class of 2020 Kaylee Mick, Chatley Lovvorn, Week of May 17-23, 1970 15 Years Ago Cindy Zwonitzer of Holton ID-19. Last Monday, the county Logan Fornelli, Kelsey Helus, Week of May 17-23, 2005 reported four cases. Justine Powls, Brylee New, has been awarded a Navy certif- The celebration of Jackson icate for her catch of a 27-pound Neighboring counties and Hannah Coverdale, Megan Hale County’s 150th (sesquicentenni- their positive case totals in- Love, and Megan Clark. Barracuda at Key West, Fla. al) birthday is set for the week- Zwonitzer caught the fish, clude Nemaha County (three), Erin Curtis Grandma & Grandpa Students in Cari Andrews’ end of Sept. 10-11, it has been Atchison County (15), Jeffer- fifth-grade class at Holton’s which weighs 45 inches from reported. The event will focus nose to tail, this past winter. son County (20), Pottawatomie Central Elementary School on history and will include County (23) and Brown County spent Wednesday morning, May Bud and Esther Larson have judging of a best beard contest, completed remodeling and re- (five). News tip? Call 364-3141 19, working on the school’s Out- along with a pioneer dress show door Wildlife Learning Suite. A decorating their Gamble’s Store and dramatic historical portray- on the east side of the Holton webcam is being installed that als. It will take place around the will be used to monitor activity Town Square, it has been re- 21650 U.S. Highway 75 county seat town of Holton. ported. The store, which has at a bird feeder. Andrews said The Jackson County Commis- (1 mile south of Holton) visitors to the school’s website been owned by the Larsons sion recently presented a plaque since March 1, 1946, has been 785-364-2871 may soon have the opportunity to Jackson County Economic to watch the birds at the feed- completely redecorated in new Development Director Jonathan colors, new side shelving and irelandcustomexhaust.com er via the webcam. Students Wimer in honor of his 10 years shown working on the OWLS counters have been installed Mon.-Fri. • 8 AM − 5:30 PM of service to the county. Wimer and a bright new floor covering garden in The Holton Recorder will continue to serve as grant were Carson Meerpohl, Cecilia has been laid. The Larsons’ son, administrator for the county’s Howard, who recently complet- Ventura-Vasquez, Dalton Lan- new microloan program. FULL SERVICE AUTO & DIESEL REPAIR sing, Parker Zeller and Tyler ed four years of service in the After standing tall at the in- Air Force, is also now associ- Rollins. tersection of Third Street and Highest Quality Work Medicalodges Jackson Coun- ated with them in the operation WE DO IT ALL! Ohio Avenue on the east side of of the store. ty held its second annual bike Holton for nearly a century, the Reasonable Prices • Honesty show on Saturday, May 8, it The Holton Housing Author- Everything from old First Baptist Church build- ity will hold an open house on was reported. During the event, ing was reduced to rubble last “Treating your vehicles like oil changes the “Best Paint Award” went to Sunday, May 24, at the new week. Southern Heights housing proj- they were our own since 1955!” to engine Alicia Clemons of Whiting, the Bob and Don McCulley, who “Best of Show Award” went to ect. A total of 35 apartments in replacements! purchased the building upon the 60-unit complex are already Cody Ireland, Barry Ireland and Kelle Ireland Lahny Woltje of Holton and the moving to Holton two years “Biker’s Choice Award” was occupied, it has been reported. RVHS KAY Club members complete 19 service projects By Brenda Lambrecht Street in Hoyt. Club members RVHS KAY Sponsor made and served chili and cin- The Royal Valley High namon rolls for Mental Health School KAY (Kansas Asso- night and provided assistance ciation for Youth) Club has to kids for the event in Hoyt. just finished another year of The JCMA Christmas Bureau service. Although the end of is another rewarding event the year had a different look, that club members get to be a club members were still able part of. to finish with a couple of Each year, the Leukemia and projects in May. Lymphoma Society reaches The club saw an increase in out to the club for help. Club members due mostly to the in- members have tried several coming freshman class. With ways to fund-raise for them, 42 members, the club was but the chocolate room seems able to complete 19 service to work the best. It was held projects. during a varsity basketball KAY members served their game this year in February, school by providing snacks with all proceeds going to to certified/classified staff LLS. and helped with trash clean There hasn’t always been a up after football games. They lot of success with the club’s hung out with the Little Pan- world service projects until ther Preschool and helped the this year. Starting in October, kindergarten students write club members held a coffee letters to Santa. They created bar most Wednesdays before and led service projects for school. The favorite coffee their fellow classmates dur- item was a caramel frappe. ing finals. Six members said Half of the proceeds for this “thanks” to their teachers fund-raiser will be going to during Teacher Appreciation the Trash Mountain Project. Week. Once again, it was a busy Members of the club get re- year for the RVHS KAY Club. ally excited about giving back Club members are looking to their community. Trick or ahead to next year in hopes of Trunk has become an annual finding some new and excit- event for the club, as well as ing ways to serve the school, bingo with the senior citizens. community, nation and world. Club members had so much fun carving pumpkins for the nursing homes in Holton in 2018 that they did it again in CHECK OUT TODAY’S 2019. Two new projects this year Recorder Classifieds were Mental Health Matters night and Miracle on Fourth Something For Everyone! HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 4 ______PLAINSFOLK Return to citizen legislators Some more Note: Warren Buffett, well- history on known millionaire investor from Omaha, Neb. offered the fol- box socials lowing “Congressional Reform OPINION By Tom Isern Act’’ in the past year or so. The box social as a folk insti- And nothing Congress has same health care system as all tution of rural Kansas evolved, done since then has changed my other American people. as recounted in past columns, view that Buffett’s suggestions 6. Members of Congress from a society affair for church are spot on. Here they are: must equally abide by all laws ladies interested in matters 1. No tenure/no pension. A they impose on the American charitable into a popular form congressman/woman collects people. of socializing in the democratic a salary while in office and re- 7. All contracts with past and venue of the coun- ceives no pay when they are out present Congressmen/women try schoolhouse. of office. are void effective July 1, 2020. Young people 2. Congress (past, present and The American people did not traversed the future) participates in Social Se- make this contract with Con- countryside look- curity, just like the rest of us. gressmen/women. Members of ing for love and All funds in the congressio- Congress made all these con- a good supper. nal retirement fund move to the tracts for themselves. Young female Social Security system immedi- 8. Serving in Congress is an schoolteachers ately. All future funds flow into honor, not a career. The Found- hosted the affairs the Social Security system and ing Fathers envisioned citizen and made them magnets for pub- Congress participates with the legislators, so ours should serve lic interest in the school. Older American people. It may not be their term(s), then go home and folks were bemused. used for any other purpose. back to work. There was a reason why the 3. Members of Congress must 9. Members of Congress names of the teachers were at- purchase their own retirement should be limited to the number tached to announcements of box plans, just as all other Ameri- of terms they can serve, just like suppers, as with this one in the cans do. the President. Western Kansas World (Wakee- 4. Members of Congress will If each American contacts a ney) newspaper in 1917: “A box no longer vote themselves a pay minimum of 20 people with this social will be held at the Atha raise. Congressional pay will congressional reform act, then school house on Saturday, Dec. rise by the lower of CPI (Con- it will only take three days for 8. Ladies please bring boxes. Ev- sumer Price Index) or 3 per- most people (in the U.S.) to re- erybody invited. Grace Hamm, cent. ceive the message. It is time. teacher.” 5. Members of Congress lose This is how you fix Congress! Some years ago, I directed their current health care system If you agree with the above, the master’s thesis of an esti- and instead participate in the pass it on. mable woman, JoAnne McBane. JoAnne dove deep into the LETTER TO THE EDITOR county superintendent records, including teacher contracts, in Dear editor, problem she is ill-equipped to Lyon County. She learned that In 1968 and 1969, there address and powerless to stop. country school teachers had only was the Hong Kong Flu, yet At the time of this writing, brief tenure in any one school: another “gift” from China. It Jackson County had just four an average, as I recall, of 1.2 killed 100,000 in America and COVID-19 cases and no years. They moved around a lot, 1,000,000 globally. Nothing deaths. Two of those cases have but within a limited region. Thus was shut down, schools stayed recovered and the other two are attaching a teacher’s name to a open, citizens were not placed recovering. So, where is the box social notice let people in under house arrest, no one “crisis” in Jackson County that other districts, old friends, know wore masks, businesses stayed justifies damaging everyone’s they should drive over to renew open, no one was arrested lives and violating the Bill of acquaintances. for not “socially distancing” Rights? County-seat newspapers were and the Bill of Rights was not Recently, I appeared before wonderfully supportive of box “suspended.” Life went on. We the Jackson County Commission socials in the countryside. Edi- survived. Even Woodstock hap and urged them to adopt a county GARDENER’S COLUMN: Crop tors loved to write them up, rel- pened as scheduled. resolution declaring Jackson ishing the opportunity to name Now we have COVID-19 County to be a “Sanctuary failure is part of the process names and make friends. Dickin- (coronavirus) and everyone County for the Constitution and By Sandra M. Siebert can do this. providing food during climate son County appears to have been is panicked. Schools are shut Bill of Rights” and declaring Anyone who has read any- It’s not only unfamiliar plants change. a hotbed of box social activity at down, businesses are forcibly Jackson County to be “Open for thing about self-improvement that die on me. Two years in a One strategy, of course, was turn of the 20th century. closed, people are ordered to Business and Freedom.” I urged has seen at least one article row cutworms refused to let me to plant your own garden. The I am not certain, however, stay indoors in their homes or the commission to essentially claiming that highly successful have snap peas. They also cut speaker advised us to “be pre- whether it appears so because it even arrested in some states, tell the governor to mind her people are not afraid of failure. down some of my transplants, pared for failure.” That’s always had more box socials than other commerce has ground to a halt own business. I advised the They are willing to put them- even taking out tomatoes in been true, but is even more im- localities or because the editor and everyone is urged (ordered commission that if the governor selves on the line, and push for- spite of the cutworm collars. (I portant now. We will be faced was just more assiduous in re- in some states) to wear masks can justify suspending the Bill ward “crazy ideas.” They press learned that larger collars, such with bigger failures, as climate porting them. in public, and everyone is told of Rights (something she cannot on, regard- as cans with the bottoms cut out, uncertainty increases. Certain it is, however, that to stay six feet apart and not do), they can easily justify less of the do no good if you manage to One way to mitigate failure, the Newbern, Rhinehart, Acme, congregate in groups. defending it and ignoring her uncertain- trap cutworms inside the collar she said, is “diversity.” As I Pearl, Sutphen Mills, Highland, Patients in need of medical executive orders. ty. When when you plant.) So I now use have observed over the years, Detroit, Banner City, Dillon, care are denied that care if they We can run our own county as those ideas tighter collars, toilet paper rolls one crop might be a total failure Dayton, Union Central, BonAc- are not infected with COVID- we see fit, thank you very much, fail, they and damp newspaper wrapped one season and another one be cord, Donegal, Talmage, Buck- 19. Even churches are denied Governor. pick them- around the stems. highly successful. Have crops eye, Lyona, Farmington, Laney, their Constitutional right to The commission took the pro s e l v e s I tried some other strategies that thrive in wet weather, and Morley, Harmony, Holland, worship as they please. posed county resolution under up, brush to reduce cutworms (I don’t re- crops that thrive in dry weather, Turkey Creek, Holland, Walnut This is what happens when advisement. If you agree that themselves member what all I tried). The etc. In my garden, you will al- Grove, Kapp, Bethany, News you put politicians in charge of a Jackson County should adopt off and third year, the cutworm pres- ways find okra and long beans. Corner and Glenwood commu- medical issue/crisis and doctors the proposed resolution and say, “What sure abated, probably from a They might not be my favorite nities enjoyed their box suppers, in charge of public policy. fully reopen Jackson County, did I learn natural population fluctuation, vegetables in the world, but as reported by the Abilene Week- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has please pick up the phone and from this?” “How do I move though. I like them well enough, and ly Reflector. joined many other Democratic call the commissioners at 364- forward?” This year, the cutworms came they grow and thrive and pro- Then, too, you can read a lot governors and openly suspended 2826. This also is true of success- back with a vengeance, in spite duce in hot, dry weather with of social history of country life the Constitution and Bill of It’s up to you, the citizens ful gardeners, people who are of several years of minimal little to no attention. Chillier from the reports of fall suppers. Rights “in an abundance of and business owners of Jackson said to have a “green thumb.” damage. They even defied col- weather slows them down, but Many fall suppers came together caution” (fear, panic and political County. Let me tell you right now that lars that had been effective in wet weather hasn’t seemed to in association with the meeting convenience). She, like all other Rick Wright of a local “literary,” short for Whiting “green thumb” means a lot of previous years. Always ready faze them. politicians, thrashes about for a plants have died on your watch. with at least a few backups You can also mitigate failure “literary society,” a rough-hewn “one size fits all” solution to a Instead of giving up, say, “How and buying a half dozen more with backup plans/plants. “Be organization for adult edification do I need to change my strat- plants, I replanted. Then Mother prepared to replant, and replant that met in the schoolhouse. egy?” Nature brought a couple of days again,” she said. I can add other Sometimes in late fall or ear- LETTER TO THE EDITOR A lot of plants have died in with wind and near 90 degrees, strategies, but that’s for another ly winter a box social might be tory. Vermonters wanted Kansas my care. A lot of plants. Some- and suddenly a freezing night. day. combined with an oyster sup- Dear editor, per, an immensely popular food I found Kansas, Vt. from a to become a free territory, not a times it’s due to ineptness; I “They’ll be OK,” I thought. Whether you’re new to gar- slave territory. just didn’t understand the plant. “The plants have been through dening, or an old hand, never event with the advent of refriger- Vermont travel map in 2019. ated shipments from the coast. You guys at The Holton Re- Some native Vermonters must Sometimes Mother Nature some freezing weather already.” consider a crop failure a sign have gotten homesick. They throws me a curve ball. And But they weren’t OK. Either the that you can’t grow anything. Other events complemented corder probably never knew or played off the familiar box there’s a Kansas, Vt. moved back to Bennington sometimes, I think that certain 90-degree days took out their Keep on planting. Keep on County, Vt., and named a spe- plants’ energies just don’t align frost-proofing, or it got colder learning. Don’t give up. It’s social. In Kinsley in 1903, the Between 1854-1865, about newspaper reported that the night 322 Vermonters settled in Law- cial little village “Kansas” after well with mine. I learn; I move than I thought it did. only a failure if you don’t learn, the Heartland one they left. on; I focus on plants that do like Fresh out of home-grown or if you quit. That’s the rule of a box social a bunch of young rence, Topeka, Atchison, Wa- folks organized their own “shad- thena, Eudora, Gardner, Leav- Vermont is a beautiful state. It me and forget about the ones transplants, I bought more cab- with everything in life. Keep was platted in 1874. that don’t work (after many bage plants, and reseeded kale, going, keep learning, keep ow box social” for dancing in a enworth, Lansing and Holton. community hall. Literally taking Many Vermonters were also Abraham Jones tries). collards and purple daikon rad- changing until it works. Then Burlington, Vt. I never stop trying differ- ishes. I was at the very edge of change and learn again when the cake was this event at High- abolitionists in the Kansas terri- ent plants, though. Last year I appropriate planting time, so something else happens. land schoolhouse near Abilene: tried growing lemon grass so I’ve held my breath, hoping no That’s the advice from this as announced by The Reflector, LETTER TO THE EDITOR we could do more recipes with other unexpected event takes “failure.” “The program will close with a of partnering with the Commu- an Asian influence. The little them out. Note: Sandra M. Siebert is a for- double wedding.” No catering Dear editor, mer longtime associate editor at bills for that affair! In challenging and uncertain nity Blood Center. plant didn’t thrive. I was afraid Some cabbage plants that I In networking with a teacher I would lose it. So I went online thought survived the cold didn’t The Holton Recorder. Perhaps we need to get over times such as these, it is a great any preconceptions we hold that comfort to know that visionary, and a representative from the and searched how to grow lem- come back well, or got mowed ST early generations on the Kansas philanthropic teenagers in the Community Blood Center, she on grass. From what I found, it down by cutworms. I’ve added EE STUF R FF prairie lived humdrum lives, all community are eagerly taking put the wheels in motion for seemed that I was treating it ap- predatory nematodes to the soil F ! propriately. Anyway, I repotted to take out the cutworms and, I The Holton Recorder, as always, work and no play. Box socials, action to assist their communi- the blood drive, which was held offers to publish the following write-ups and photos for FREE! oyster suppers, chivarees, ball ties. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May it and put it in a different loca- hope, protect future plantings. Engagement photo games, wolf hunts, literaries - Such is the case in Holton 20, at Penny’s Coffee Shop in tion. It began to thrive. Still, my cabbage crop is half of and write-up Holton. Success! One night in the fall, what I started with, which can’t going through the old newspa- where Lorna Smith, Holton Wedding photo pers, I get tired just reading about High School freshman, has been She was busy contacting past I brought in all sensitive potted be considered a true failure. and write-up donors and encouraging partici- plants, but managed to forget Half of 80 is still pretty good. all the things going on. Most of making a difference in her com- Anniversary photo them, too, are low-budget, high- munity. Lorna recently applied pation for the upcoming drive. the lemon grass. Lemon grass The challenges will keep and write-up (25, 50+ yrs.) Donors were asked to make ap- does not like freezing tempera- coming though, if not this year, energy enterprises channeling for and received a grant from Card shower photo the creative juices of vigorous myself, owner and operator of pointments to donate and to fol- tures… at all. It died. then the next and the next. Our and write-up (age 80+) low all social distancing guide- Failure. climate is changing. Club/organization news folk. The ghosts of our pioneer College Matters KS of Wichita, life think we are a dull lot. having learned about the grant lines. Not to be daunted, I’m trying Recently, I watched an on- Participants were also entered it again. Lemon grass is known line event called the “Grow Note: Tom Isern is a professor opportunity from former Holton 364-3141 • 109 W. 4th St./PO Box 311 of history at North Dakota State resident Marcie Hamilton Fred- into a drawing for two $50 Visa to grow so robustly that its roots Your Own Food Summit.” One [email protected] gift cards as incentives for their burst pots. I remain hopeful. I speaker addressed strategies for Holton, KS 66436 University and co-author of the erickson, who now serves as a Plains Folk column. high school counselor at Wash- participation. burn Rural High School in To- Given her spirit of activ- peka. ism, her planning and follow- LETTER TO THE EDITOR------When Lorna learned that she through, and her desire to make could apply for a grant, with a positive difference in the lives of Holton residents, her blood Dear editor, on your voting status or go on- nam War, you saw 18 year old agree or disagree with what is the stipulation that she create a line to KSVotes.org. men drafted who could not yet happening around the country project to help members of her drive was certainly met with Are you registered to vote? success. Remember that only Democrats Your vote is precious. Don’t vote. Let’s make that personal, now, it’s elected officials at all community and boost morale, let someone else make this de- too: Dennis Denton, a classmate levels who are making these de- she leaped into action to conduct Congratulations to Lorna vote for Democrat candidates in Smith and to the community of the August primary. Likewise cision for you. This country of mine, enlisted in the Marines cisions. If you voted in the past, research and write her proposal started with only white men and was killed in Vietnam in good for you. If not, shame on — to help host a blood drive in Holton for encouraging and sup- Republicans vote for only Re- porting Lorna and her important publican candidates. who owned property having the 1969. Killed before he had the you for letting others decide for Holton. right to vote. Three generations chance to vote; killed before he you. Lorna was immediately project. If you wish to change your Good luck, Lorna! party affiliation, you must do ago, my grandmothers were ever saw his baby boy. Dead and Tick, tock. Tick, tock. June awarded with the grant money part of the first women who had buried in the Holton cemetery. 1 is fast approaching. Do you because of the quality of her Jennifer S. Fry so by June 1. If you are unaffili- College Matters KS ated, you may select a party by the right to vote. Imagine: only The voting age was 21 and not know how you are registered? written proposal and her well three generations. changed until 1971. Anna Wilhelm, Holton planned, well thought out goal Wichita June 1. Call the Jackson County Clerk, 785-364-2891, to check More recently, with the Viet- And now, today. Whether you HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 5 Executive orders target shared work, motor carriers

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly recently issued new executive orders as part of her administration’s comprehensive response to the potential spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), it has been reported Executive Order #20-33 ex- tends temporary relief for motor carriers from certain rules and regulations until rescinded on June 15, 2020, or until the statewide State of Disaster Emergency expires, whichever is earlier. It is an extension of measures put in place by Executive Order #20-22. Hall “The executive order issued Stallbaumer Sylvia Mae Hall died will continue to ease the burden Lester Stallbaumer, 82, peacefully in Fairfax, Va., on on the workers who are critical of Holton, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at to our state’s response capabili- Wednesday, May 20, 2020, the age of 80. ties,” Gov. Kelly said. at the Pines South Nursing Sylvia is survived by her The order lifts certain weight Facility near Holton. three children, six grandchil- restrictions and permit require- He was born Oct. 17, dren, six great-grandchildren ments to allow needed medical 1937, on the farm, north of and her sister, Virginia Pe- supplies, food shipments and Corning, the son of Suitbert ters, of Topeka. Sylvia was other items to move through and Elizabeth Hutfles Stall The entrance stone and wrought-iron gates and fence at the east entrance to the Hol- preceded in death by her late Kansas as quickly as possible. ton Cemetery, installed more than a century ago, are in need of restoration work. The baumer. He attended Corning husband, David Hall; her late These exceptions apply only to Schools and helped out on stone was placed in memory of Mary Hamilton Beck, wife of Holton Recorder founder, first husband, Jerry Woerner; motor carriers actively partici- editor and publisher Moses Milton Beck. Photo by David Powls the family farm. He served her parents, Leland Miller pating in COVID-19 response in the U.S. Army in Cali- and Charlotte Wyatt; and her effort. fornia for six months and in brother, Preston Miller. Gov. Kelly also signed Ex- Germany for 18 months. Sylvia was born Aug. 30, ecutive Order #20-32, which Lester worked in construc- 1939, in McPherson. Sylvia’s provides temporary relief from Cemetery entrance needs repair tion as a crane operator and family moved in 1950 to certain restrictions concerning By Brian Sanders have that sandblasted and re- Milton Beck. bridge builder for Welliever Holton, where she graduated shared work programs, it was It’s been more than a century painted. It’s just that the cem- Mrs. Beck died in August of Construction of Holton for from Holton High School in reported. since the entrance stone and etery doesn’t have the funds to 1906 at the age of 66. She was 45 years. He retired in 2002. 1957, Sylvia attended Em- Shared Work is an alterna- wrought-iron gates and fence do any of that.” the mother of six children, five He was a member of St. poria State Teachers College tive for employers faced with were erected at Holton Cem- Any funds that the cemetery of whom grew to adulthood, Dominic Catholic Church in and later, Washburn Univer- a reduction in workforce and etery west of the city, and they receives, Mercer said, is likely including son Will, who would Holton. sity. allows an employer to divide are showing their age. to go toward road repair. How- take over The Recorder from his Lester married Dolores Sylvia married Jerry Dean the available work or hours of But at the present time, there ever, he added that anyone will- father in the mid-1920s. A. Rogers on May 9, 1958, Woerner in 1959, with whom work among a specified group are no plans to repair or refinish ing to raise funds to repair the Mercer said that despite the at the Catholic Church in she had her three children. of affected employees in lieu of the stone — placed at the cem- stone and gates is certainly wel- amount of interest raised in re- Alma. They had 50 years to- Sylvia divorced and later mar- a layoff. etery’s east entrance off P Road come to do so. pairing the stone and the fence, gether. She passed on Aug. ried David H. Hall in 1972. Shared Work allows the em- in 1917 — or to repaint the “We’ve had some people tell “it has just never gained any 13, 2009. A funeral service will be ployees to receive a portion of gates, according to Chris Mer- us that they might make some traction as far as the expense of Lester was also preceded held at Fairfax United Meth- their unemployment insurance cer, president of the cemetery’s sizable donations through their trying to repair it.” Donations to in death by his parents; a son, odist Church, in Fairfax, Va., benefits while working reduced board of directors. estates,” Mercer added. the cemetery through the Jack- Joseph Stallbaumer, who at a date to be determined. hours for their employers. “That was brought up to the As a plaque on the stone son County Community Foun- died Aug. 9, 1961; a great- Sylvia’s full obituary may be The executive order expands cemetery board eight or 10 reads, it was placed at the ceme- dation are welcome, however. grandson, Braxton Kirk; five viewed on the funeral home’s flexibility for Kansas employ- years ago,” Mercer said. “We tery’s original entrance in honor “I’m not saying that’s not brothers, Benedict, Daniel, Web site (moneyandking. ers so they can take advantage looked into surface repair and of Mary Hamilton Beck by her something that could happen Terry, James and Mike Stall- com), where you can also of the existing federal pro- a lot of different things. People children in 1917. Beck was the down the road,” Mercer said of baumer; and three sisters, share a memory of Sylvia, grams. were talking about the old iron wife of Holton Recorder found- fund-raising efforts for the stone Lucille Eisenbarth, Barbara offer words of condolence to “We want Kansas employ- fence, too. It would be nice to er, editor and publisher Moses and fence. “Bobby” Osterhaus, and her family and see donation ers to be able to keep as many Margaret “Peggy” Oster- options. people on payroll as they can haus. Holton Recorder 5/20/20 s and decrease the need for un- n Survivors include three employment,” Gov. Kelly said. Cemetery tour... sons, David Stallbaumer “This is all about providing (Lori), Holton, Ken Stall- further support to people facing Continued from Page 1 followed by visits to St. Joseph scheduled an 11:45 a.m. visit to baumer (Joyce), Wetmore, King Charles Glenn King, 88, of financial hardship and employ- There will not be a luncheon Cemetery, Seward Cemetery, the Netawaka Cemetery. and Chuck Stallbaumer ers dealing with tough deci- at the Veterans Club following Muddy Creek Cemetery, South Also, Wetmore’s American (Tina), Holton; two daugh- Holton, died Monday, May 11, 2020, at The Pines in Holton. sions right now.” the veterans groups’ stop at the Cedar Cemetery, Cedar Grove Legion Levick-Barrett Post 282 ters, Theresa Kirk (Ron), The order waives a provi- Deghand memorial as in previ- Cemetery and South Denison will visit cemeteries on Monday, Holton, and Sharon Stall A guest book will be available to sign and a family photo sion in the law that prohibited ous years, Chiles added. Cemetery. including Ontario Cemetery at baumer, Holton; two broth- a contributing negative account Both the VFW and the Le- The Mayetta Legion’s west 9 a.m., Goff Cemetery at 9:45 ers, Ervan Stallbaumer, video available for viewing at Mercer Funeral Home in Hol- employer (an employer that has gion will leave from the Veter- team will visit Mayetta Cem- a.m., Fidelity Cemetery at 10:40 Tulsa, Okla., and John Stall- paid more in unemployment ans Club in Holton at 7 a.m. The etery at 7:40 a.m., followed by a.m. and Wetmore Cemetery at baumer, Hoyt; two sisters, ton through Friday, May 22. Holton Recorder 5/20/20 benefits to its employees than VFW group will visit Mount stops at Adrian Cemetery, Little 11:30 a.m. Mary Ann Grollmes, Net- it has contributed to its unem- Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Cross Creek Cemetery, Mount A full schedule of veterans awaka, and Janice Jenkins, ployment insurance account Olive Hill Cemetery, Buck’s Olive Cemetery and James groups’ cemetery visits and ar- Paola; 12 grandchildren; 26 with the state) to participate in Grove Cemetery, Soldier Cem- Cemetery. rival times may be found on great-grandchildren; and one a shared work plan, it was re- etery and Circleville Cemetery, The Horton Vietnam Veter- Page 2 of today’s Holton Re- on the way. Guideline ported. while the Legion group visits ans of America chapter has also corder. A private mass of Chris- Under the federal CARES Brick Cemetery, Denison Cem- tian burial will be held for obituary Act, the federal government etery, Larkinburg Cemetery, Saturday, May 23 at St. will reimburse 100 percent of Thompson-Burns Cemetery and Dominic Catholic Church any state unemployment in- Pleasant Grove Cemetery. in Holton. Burial will fol- publication surance benefits paid through Mayetta American Legion low in St. Patrick Cemetery a “short-time” or “shared Post 423 will split into two at Corning. Lester will lie in When submitting obituaries to The Holton Recorder for work” unemployment program teams, with the east team visit- state after noon Thursday at through the end of 2020. ing Hoyt Cemetery at 7:45 a.m., Chapel Oaks Funeral Home publication, please remember in Holton. that we can print a 2-inch-by-3 Memorials are suggested -inch photo of the deceased for to St. Patrick Cemetery at a $12.50 charge. Pictures of the Arrested on drug charges Corning, The Pines South or deceased may be e-mailed to The Recorder at holtonrecorder@ A Hiawatha man was arrested hicle after determining that Holton Community Hospital Monday on drug charges after a the driver did not have a valid Hospice, and may be sent giantcomm.net or bring the pho- to to the Recorder office at 109 traffic stop here, according to Jack- driver’s license. The passenger, in care of the funeral home, son County Sheriff Tim Morse. Christopher Speckhals, 31, of P.O. Box 1034, Holton, KS W. Fourth St. in Holton to be scanned in a timely manner. A Jackson County Sheriff’s Hiawatha, was subsequently 66436. Online condolences deputy observed a blue Chrysler searched and arrested on charges may be made at chapeloaks- When e-mailing photos, please make sure the resolution Sebring traveling southbound on of possession of methamphet- funeralhome.com Arizona Street in Holton shortly amine and illegal drug parapher- Holton Recorder 5/20/20 s is at least 900 pixels by 600 pixels. after 9:30 that morning. nalia. The driver was released at The deputy stopped the ve- the scene.

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Director Mike Reichle added umpires call balls and strikes Not all members of the that he was “leery and nervous” SPORTS Monday from the infield, rather than commission agreed with Fluke’s about the possibility that from behind home plate and the plan, as Commissioner Marilyn COVID-19 could end plans for catcher, and requiring all players Watkins, who cast the lone the 2020 season and that parents Sign-up to wear face masks. dissenting vote, said she did not have “every right to say no” to The 2020 ball season would see how Fluke’s claims about the season. likely begin with practices social distancing on the baseball Other members of the under way starting no sooner than Monday, diamond, in the dugout and in commission favored Fluke’s June 1 — the earliest date that the spectator areas would hold plan, with Commissioner Dan “Phase 2” of Kansas Gov. Laura up while expressing concerns Brenner telling him, “it looks for ball Kelly’s plan to lift “stay-at- over the recent increase in like you’ve got all your bases n home” restrictions on the state COVID-19 cases in the county. covered.” Plans for modified can take effect, Fluke said. Under “I think we need to step up to Concerning other parks and season move forward “Phase 2” of the governor’s plan, the plate and say no, this year, recreation facilities in Holton, “organized sports facilities, we’re not going to have it,” Reichle said Friday that some tournaments and practices with Watkins said. “We need to say facilities, such as the tennis and The Holton Ball Association some exceptions” are allowed. we’ll have a great season next basketball courts at Linscott is moving forward with tenta- Games will be scheduled from year, that this is going to pass Park, are open, as long as public tive plans to have a modified Monday, June 15 — the earliest and it’s going to get better, but health guidelines on “mass summer ball season, it has been start date for “Phase 3” of the I think it’s going to get a little gatherings” — no more than SPORTSannounced. Wednesday governor’s plan — through worse before it does get better.” 10 people in a group — are Starting today (Wednesday), Friday, July 24 for boys and Fluke said he agreed with followed. Playgrounds and play registration forms, medical con- girls teams for ages 9 to 14 that Watkins’ concerns, reminding equipment at the city’s parks sent forms and waiver releases play and travel within Jackson her that the season would remain off limits until further are all available at the city’s County, Fluke said. For T-ball proceed on a volunteer basis notice, he added. Parks and Recreation Building and boys and girls teams for and only under state and county on Fifth Street and at the city’s ages 8 and under, games would health-approved guidelines. website. There is only one Holton Ball Association form this year, it Kansas corn yield contest will award cash prizes has been reported. It includes Todd Kyle of Kyle Construction recently turned a dead tree in his yard into chainsaw art. The tree house art Kansas Corn is now accept- awarded at the district and state $100 prize. The highest yield- boys and girls 8 and under for in levels. Winners will be recog- ing dryland and irrigated entries town tee ball and pinto league, shown above can be viewed at his home at 14221 Kansas ing entries into the 2020 Kansas Highway 16, east of Holton. Kyle said he had a lot of fun Corn Yield Contest, it has been nized at the Kansas Corn Sym- statewide will receive an addi- with a June 16 sign-up deadline posium in January 2021. tional $500 prize. and projected season of July 5 creating the art. Submitted photo reported. In its third year, the yield contest is open to Kan- In last year’s contest, the top For complete yield contest to Aug. 2. statewide dryland yield entry rules, forms and to register, visit There will also be 11 under sas Corn Growers Association members, and entry into the was 281 bushels per acre from kscorn.com/yield. and 14 under girls and boys Alex Noll in Leavenworth summer ball divisions to com- 2020 contest is free. “We created this contest to County, and the top statewide pete in the Jackson County irrigated entry was 303.8 bush- league with Soldier, Netawaka ATHLETES build excitement around the Happy Birthday els per acre from Triangle H of and Circleville (Whiting has productivity of our Kansas corn OF THE WEEK producers, share data and prac- Finney County. decided to not have teams this Registration for the Kansas To Greg & Pat! year) with a deadline of June 2 tices to improve profitability Holton senior Cody Mulroy would and to celebrate the top yields Corn Yield Contest must be (Vintage Park Residents) to return forms and projected have been a starting player for the completed online by Aug. 31, season of June 19 to July 25. throughout the state,” said Kan- Wildcat baseball team for the third sas Corn Director of Industry 2020. If harvest occurs before * Greg Ramirez The Ball Association is also consecutive season. Mulroy was an the Aug. 31 deadline, the reg- th close to finalizing and approv- Relations, Stacy Mayo-Marti- 97 birthday (May 24) honorable mention pick in the Big Seven nez. istration must be received two ing an adapted list of guidelines League as a sophomore and junior. He weeks prior to harvest. Harvest and restrictions that will be fol- The contest will award a * Pat Ortez was also a pitcher for the Wildcats. dryland and irrigated winner forms must be submitted online th lowed this summer to comply by Dec. 1, 2020. Exceptions can 99 birthday (May 20) with social distancing recom- in each of the 10 districts. The districts align with crop report- be made for late harvest. Entries mendations, it was reported. Holton senior Eli Prine would have submitted to the National Corn A Drive-By Parade These may need to be modified ing districts, plus a north-north- been a starting player for the Wildcat east district, which was created Yield Contest qualify to enter Around Vintage Park as the season starts. The Ball baseball team for the third consecutive the state contest, but growers Association will only proceed to include Doniphan and parts season. Prine was a Big Seven First Team of Brown and Atchison coun- must enter in both contests. in Holton is set for under governor’s orders and All-League infielder pick as a junior and District winners will receive will strictly follow recommen- ties. In addition, one statewide 1 p.m. Sunday, May 24! All-League honorable mention infielder dryland winner and one state- $300 and a plaque. Second place dations of county health offi- pick as a sophomore. entries will receive a $200 prize Please join us! cials, also, it was reported. wide irrigated winner will be announced. Cash prizes will be and third place will receive a Porter new girls Proudly sponsored by: basketball coach In regards to COVID-19... at Silver Lake Your ...An Update For Our Customers Kyle Porter, Holton High grad and former head coach of * Our lobby is now open but we continue to the Royal Valley girls basketball team, has been hired as the recommend customers utilize our drive-up new Silver Lake girls basketball Health service to minimize contacts. Our regular coach, it has been announced. Porter spent one season as Hays business hours continue. High girls basketball coach, tak- Governor’s authority during ing the Indians to a 6-15 record. And * All those entering the facility will be screened He previously coached at Roy- COVID-19, topic for Pyle al Valley High School, where he and have their temperatures checked, including led the Panther girls to a state State Rep. Dennis Pyle County. Wagle serves Dis- staff. title and a runner-up title in his (R-Hiawatha), has sent trict 30 in the Wichita area. Wagle is a candidate now Safety two seasons as head coach. a formal request to Sen- * If our drive-up service lane backs up, call us Porter replaces Loren Ziegler ate President Susan Wagle for U.S. Senate. at Silver Lake, who is retiring (R-Wichita) to examine The Legislature is meet- and we’ll curbside-deliver your prescription after 41 years coaching at Silver whether there is a need to ing Thursday, May 21 for order in the line. introduce and hear legis- Sine Die, which is final Always Lake, including 33 years as girls basketball coach. lation creating a constitu- adjournment for the year. Porter is the son of Ernie and tional procedure expanding Some committees are meet- * Calling ahead and pre-paying speeds up the Mary Porter of Holton. the grounds for a recall pe- ing prior to Thursday, and drive-up service. tition. it is expected, Pyle said, Come “Recently, I have been there will be a proposal for * If you live locally, ask about our delivery RV youth contacted by numerous statutory language to place constituents with concerns checks on Gov. Laura Kel- service. Thanks, everyone! Be safe and stay summer ball about the ability to check ly’s powers. Kelly is a De- First! healthy! gubernatorial powers,’’ Sen. mocarat. plans nixed Pyle said. “The language “While I support put- in the constitution and the ting checks and balances It was with regret the Royal statutes is a little unclear. in place, doing something Valley Recreation Association Before the Legislature ad- statutorily will not be veto proof,’’ Pyle said “Should MEDICAL PHARMACY board decided to cancel the journs, I would like to have entire 2020 youth baseball and others look at the process, the governor veto the legis- softball season, Brad Clements to see what ability there is lation, the Legislature will 1100 Columbine Drive, Holton • 785-364-2114 of the board said. to recall.’’ not have the opportunity to • Frank Gilliland, R. Ph. • Joseph Gilliland, Pharm. D. “The Jefferson/Jackson girls Pyle serves the District override her veto once we league voted to cancel the 1, which includes Jackson have adjourned.’’ • Lesley Harris, R. Ph. • Jeff Tobaee, Pharm. D. league season and we are of the opinion that the ability for the association to provide a safe environment for all of the kids and OUTDOOR HOGS BROWNS fans will be very difficult,’’ Cle- ments said. FOR SALE TREE CARE Clements said arrangements No Shots Full service tree company were being made to provide re- working in Holton & funds for those already signed Contact Seneca Meat Holton USD 336 surrounding area up for summer ball. Market at 785-336-2353 • Pruning & Removals • Emerald Ash Bore Treatment Off-Site Meal • Insect & Disease Control YOU NAME IT! We employ certified arborists. HANDYMAN • NO JOB TOO SMALL We are licensed and insured. Program Is Continuing! HOME REPAIR & BLDG. MAINTENANCE 785-379-9212 BUCKET TRUCK FOR HIRE Terry Fox • (785) 966-2628 * School is out for the summer today (Thursday), but the Holton School District is continuing to offer free meals each weekday to anyone ages 1 to 18 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until We Are All the end of June. In This Together! * Each child will receive a lunch and a breakfast (for the next day). Two meal packs will be distributed Friday, May 22, due to Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. * Meals will be available for curbside pickup at two locations – Holton Elementary School (812 W. 5th St.) and Denison Community Center/Library (111 Central Ave.) 100 E. 5th St. 314 2nd St. Holton, KS 66436 Wetmore, KS 66550 * Children present in the drive-up vehicles will be served, as will (785) 364-2166 gn-bank.com (785) 866-2920 children who walk up to the sites.

CALL NOW - 364-3141 - TO SUBSCRIBE. HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 7 Holton High School scholarships, awards reported The following is a list of schol- • Holton Alumni Association gen Altenburg, Savanna Booth, Parks, Christopher Roush, Bridg- Awards – Aaran McAllister, Sa- prehensive Agriculture Pathway arships and awards received by Scholarship – Savanna Booth, Ashlyn Carlson, Paige Crouch, et Kucan and Paige Crouch. vanna Booth, Kinleigh Rhodd, Completer and Holton FFA Vice graduating seniors at Holton High Paige Crouch, Taygen Fletcher, Will Davies, Danika Hickman, • FBLA Awards – Aidan An- Paige Crouch, Olivia Yingst, President. School. Bailey Flewelling, Megan Lierz Cody Mulroy, Cailin Parks, Seth droes and Alyssa McCammon. Olivia Mulenga, Adalee Degen- • Hope Kebert – Plant Systems • Banner Grange #1481 Schol- and Keegan Purcell. Peterson, Keegan Purcell and • Spanish 3 Awards – Ashlyn hardt, Taygen Altenburg, Rhett Pathway Completer, DeKalb arship – Taygen Fletcher. • Holton High School Booster Trey Wright. Carlson, Will Davies, Hope Ke- Murphy and Keegan Purcell. Outstanding Senior Leadership • Cathleen Reed Memorial Club Scholarship – Taygen Al- • KSHSAA Citizenship Award bert, Jewel Lutz, Alyssa McCam- Resist Senior Awards – Sa- Award and Holton FFA Secretary. Scholarship – Adalee Degen- tenburg, Savanna Booth, Bailey – Savanna Booth and Aaran mon, Mary Pritchett, Amy Wat- vanna Booth, Aaran McAllister, • Bridget Kucan – Comprehen- hardt. Flewelling, Faith Haussler, Dan- McAllister. kins and Isabell Watkins. Rhett Murphy, Mary Pritchett, sive Agriculture Pathway Com- • Cecile Ireland Scholarship – ika Hickman, Cody Mulroy and • Madison Taliaferro Memorial S.A.F.E. Senior Awards – Paige Faith Haussler, Kinleigh Rhodd, pleter, 2018 Kansas State Cham- Aaran McAllister. Kinleigh Rhodd. Scholarship – Savanna Booth and Crouch, Savanna Booth, Kinleigh Karsen Brandt, Taygen Alten- pion Par Law Team Member, • Chapter JI PEO Scholarship – • Jackson County Farm Bureau Taygen Altenburg. Rhodd, Olivia Yingst, Aaran burg, Danika Hickman, Bailey Past Holton FFA Officer, 2019 Taygen Altenburg. Scholarship – Bridget Kucan and • Oscar JB Nowlin Memorial McAllister and Keegan Purcell. Flewelling, Olivia Yingst, Tay- State Beef Production Proficien- • Dale M. Dennis Excellence in Cailin Parks. Scholarship – Taygen Fletcher. SADD/JCYC Leadership gen Fletcher, Keegan Purcell, Via cy Award Winner, 2020 Kansas Education Award – Taygen Alten- • Jim Birkbeck Memorial • Pete Adams Memorial Schol- Awards: Savanna Booth, Aaran Heitzman, Kolby Roush, Cody State FFA Degree and 2020 NE burg. Scholarship – Cailin Parks. arship – Megan Lierz. McAllister, Rhett Murphy, Mary Mulroy, Trey Wright and Megan District Star in Ag Placement • Dorothy Bennett Memorial • Jourdan Albee Journalism • Reba Benaka DePree Scholar- Pritchett, Faith Haussler, Kin- Lierz. (state finalist). Scholarship – Savanna Booth. Award – Megan Lierz. ship – Olivia Mulenga and Dani- leigh Rhodd, Karsen Brandt, Tay------• Cailin Parks – Comprehensive • The Farmers State Bank • Justin Kennedy Memorial ka Hickman. gen Altenburg, Danika Hickman, The following are ag educa- Agriculture Pathway Completer, Scholarship – Olivia Yingst, Scholarship – Hayden Rivers. • Rotary Club of Holton Schol- Bailey Flewelling, Olivia Yingst, tion and FFA awards earned by 2018 Kansas State Champion Par Cody Mulroy and Amy Watkins. • Kansas ACT Scholar Awards arship – Danika Hickman and Taygen Fletcher, Keegan Purcell, seniors. Law Team Member, Past Holton • Heart of Jackson Humane So- – Seth Peterson, Taygen Alten- Taygen Altenburg. Via Heitzman, Kolby Roush, • Paige Crouch – Plant Systems FFA Officer, 2019 State Beef ciety Scholarship – Isabell Wat- burg and Will Davies. • Holton FFA Alumni and Sup- Trey Wright and Cody Mulroy. Pathway Completer and Three- Production Proficiency Award kins and Ian Watkins. • Kansas State Scholar – Tay- port Group Scholarships – Cailin Student Council Leadership Time Chairperson of State Quali- Winner, 2020 Kansas State FFA fying Parliamentary Team. Degree and 2020 NE District Star • Christopher Roush – Com- in Ag Placement (state finalist). Oh Baby, How You’ve Changed! Top Holton Recorder Diapers to Diplomas headlines from 1970 New businesses, special Sudlow served as a faculty elections and notable anniversa- member in the drawing and ries dominated The Holton Re- painting department at The corder headlines in 1970. Some University of Kansas School of of the top stories reported 50 Fine Arts. Four year later, Sud- H years ago included: low was named the first Kansas H * W. Bill Mercer was named Governor’s Artist. the president of the Holton * Members of St. Domi- nic Catholic Church in Holton Chamber of Commerce. th H H * For the first time in several noted the church’s 100 year years, Jackson County reported with a banquet and special mass more births than deaths in 1969. in June. Gov. Robert Docking There were 110 births that year was on hand to help unveil a S S compared to 106 deaths. new historical marker that was * The Thrift-Tee Food Store placed on the church lawn. opened on the south side of * The Holton City Commis- Holton Square in the building sion approved a new stop light CHRISTOPHER ROUSH KOLBY ROUSH previously occupied by the A & at the intersection at Fourth P Store. Street and Pennsylvania Av- * The Holton school board enue in town. Later that year, agreed to move the Holton dis- the commission approved a new trict office near the Square to flashing light sign on U.S. High- the 200 block of West Fourth way 75 at the crossing for Colo- Street. The offices were previ- rado Elementary School. ously housed in the high school * Royal Valley USD 337 H H building. Rent for the new voters approved a $730,000 building was expected to be bond issue in July to build a $125 a month. new high school in Hoyt, a new H H Later that year, the Holton grade school in Mayetta and to school board approved a new remodel an existing building in salary schedule for teachers for Mayetta for new classrooms for the 1970-71 school year that in- seventh and eighth-grade stu- S S cluded a base pay of $6,000 for dents. new teachers. * Aristo Foods opened a new * Edward Zweifel, a sixth- $1.5 million meat packing plant grade student at Mayetta, won in Holton on August that em- TAYGEN FLETCHER WILLIAM ROBERT DAVIES the Jackson County Spelling ployed 69 people. Bee by correctly spelling the * A new sign was installed at word “rococo.” Trails Café along U.S. 75. * The Holton City Commis- * The Holton American Le- sion approved a zoning variance gion baseball team won the for Clark Chevrolet to allow the Northeast League tournament dealership to construct a used that summer. car lot directly west across the * A $65,000 bond issue was H H street from its current building. approved for the construction of * The Mary L. Bair Post No. a new National Guard Armory 44 American Legion observed building in Holton. H its 50th anniversary. A banquet * Will T. Beck, the former H was held and 60 members of editor of The Holton Recorder the legion attended. Music for was inducted into the Kansas the occasion was provided by a Newspaper Hall of Fame at the S S boys quartet from HHS accom- William Allen White School of panied by director Bob Brown. Journalism. * HHS dedicated its new * During the fall election, asphalt track that spring with Gov. Robert Docking won his ASHLYN MICHAEL CARLSON FAITH EMILY HAUSSLER a quadrangular meet with third term as governor, and Wamego, Sabetha and Tongan- Jackson County voters failed to oxie. pass a liquor-by-the-drink ques- * Work was completed to tion on the ballot. modernize the Holton post of- The following prices for gro- fice, including a new parcel post ceries were advertised in a 1970 window and lobby, according to edition of The Holton Recorder Postmaster Donald Sands. by Craig’s IGA: H H * At least four bridges report- * 69 cents a pound for bacon. edly washed out in the county * 19 cents for an eight-ounce due to heavy rains and spring package of fish sticks. flooding in May. * 39 cents for a 24-ounce H H * Construction of the South- container of cottage cheese. ern Heights Housing Project, * 10 cents a pound for car- which included 60 units and a rots. S S community building, was com- * 59 cents for a 10-pound pleted and an open house was bag of red potatoes. held to mark the occasion. * 10 cents for an eight-ounce * Artist Robert Sudlow re- can of tomato sauce. AMY CATHERINE IRENE WATKINS ceived the Holton High School * 49 cents for a bag of potato ADALEE ANN DEGENHARDT Distinguished Alumni Award. chips. April report from Hoyt police The Hoyt Police Department Street and 31 mph in a 20 mph R R recently reported on officer zone, 30 mph in a 20 mph zone, activity for the month of April. 40 mph in a 20 mph zone and Officers made 21 vehicle stops 36 mph in a 20 mph zone, all V V during the month, issuing five on Eastern Avenue. Twelve notices to appear for speeding; traffic warnings were issued, four for no proof of insurance; including six for equipment two each for possession of violations, three for speeding H H marijuana, possession of drug and one each for improper paraphernalia and driving display of tag, turn signal and without an interlock device; failing to maintain a lane. S S and one each for driving while Calls for service during the license canceled, suspended or month included 12 building revoked, minor in consumption/ checks, two calls to assist CASSIDY RAE PARKS COURTNEY CARRENO possession, stop sign violation the Jackson County Sheriff’s and transporting open con Office and two suspicious tainer. person or vehicle complaints. Speeding tickets included 38 One arrest was reported during J J mph in a 20 mph zone on First the month. W H COUNTRY SCHOOL H REUNION H The reunion is canceled for S S this year due to COVID-19. BRYCE CLEMENTS KYLIE DOHL See you next year (2021)! HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 8 AG WEEK: Cattle prices on the rise By Matt Hines carcass cutout was down $6.38 was up $1.47 at $132.55. eased with China asking trad- Cash feed- at $110.12. • June lean hogs were down ing firms and food processors to lot traded Cattle slaughter for the week $.22 at $57.65, and July was boost inventories of grains and started mid- was estimated at 499,000 head, down $.10 at $57.65. oilseeds ahead of a possible sec- week at up 47,000 from the week previ- Range bound trade contin- ond wave of COVID-19 cases. $110. Tyson ous but down 163,000 from last ues for the fall crops after an Much above normal temps paid up to year. Hog slaughter for the week overall bearish crop report this for the Northern Plains are ex- $115 in Kan- was estimated at 2,103,000 past week from USDA. Plant- pected this week, along with sas on Thurs- head, up 328,000 compared to ing pace continues to be well heavy rains in the Eastern Corn day. Texas the week previous but down ahead of normal for most areas Belt. The six-to-10-day outlook mandatory 249,000 compared to a year ago. with slow advancement last shows normal to above normal price report- Equities and energies were week, and wet conditions in the temps across the U.S. except for ing showed sharply higher to start this week. Northern Corn Belt could push over the Rockies with normal to some up The outside market support prevent plant acres higher than above normal precipitation for to $117.50. Nebraska dressed along with higher cash trade to a year ago. all expect in the Pacific North- trade ranged from $170 to $185. end last week helped to sup- Funds or managed money west. By the end of the week, though, port cattle futures to start this continues to hold large, short Export inspections for the cash trade continued to climb week. June live cattle is hold- positions in both corn and Min- week ending May 14 continue up to $120 live and up to $190 ing a higher trend and a new neapolis spring wheat while to be strong for corn at 45.3 mil- dressed for some additional recent high at $100 since hitting flipping from net short to now lion bushels (MBU) and grain light volume on Friday. the new contract low at $76.60 net long soybeans. sorghum at 9 MBU. Soybeans The weekly unemployment back on April 6. Support is right For the week, Friday, May 8 at 12.9 MBU and wheat at 16.2 report added another nearly 3 around $92 and resistance is at through Friday, May 15, July MBU were disappointing. million new claims, bringing the $100 level, then just under corn was unchanged, December July corn is trying to break the COVID-19 total up to 36.5 $106. was down $.03¾, July soybeans the long term lower trend with million people and there is now May feeders are also holding were down $.12, November a new recent high last week at talk that we may hit nearly 25 a higher trend with the contract was down $.10, July Kansas $3.24. The contract low is down Hutchinsons to celebrate percent unemployment before low from April 6 at $103.62. City wheat was down $.27¾, at $3.09, with nearby support at getting the economy back up The recent high is up at $130.85 July Chicago wheat was down $3.18 and resistance up around 20th anniversary and running. COVID-19 contin- from May 7 with support at $.21¾ and July soybean meal $3.40. ues to spread with more than 11 $123.50, then at $121. was down $3.30 per ton. Note: There is risk of loss in Dennis and Barbara (Morris) Georgia Flood (Scott) of million tested, 1.5 million posi- June lean hogs are on a lower Tensions between the U.S. and trading commodity futures and Hutchinson will celebrate their Newton, Doug S. Brown (Lisa) tive cases and more than 90,000 trend since peaking at $66.95 China continue to build, yet it is options. Matt Hines is a licensed 20th wedding anniversary on of Lenexa and Las Vegas, Nev., dead here in the United States as back on May 4, which has now also a roller coaster ride with the commodity broker for Loewen May 28, 2020. They were mar- Denise Morarity of Topeka of this past weekend. breached the longer term higher back and forth rhetoric. Friday’s and Associates, Inc. of Manhat- ried at the Circleville Methodist and Douglas R. Hutchinson of Compared to last week, steers trend that was in place since mood was very negative, as the tan, specializing in grain and Church on May 28, 2000. Mission. and heifers sold for $1 to $5 mid-April. U.S. appeared to take steps once livestock operations as well as Dennis owns D. Hutchinson They have eight grandchil- higher. Feeder cattle buyers in Monday, May 18 again to limit Chinese access to commercial consulting clients Distributing Co. He also dren, Nathan Brown, Megan the sales arenas this week came Livestock Futures Settlements advanced computer chips. since 2004. He can be reached worked for the Goodyear Tire Duree (Aaron), Spencer Brown, to the market with moderate to • June live cattle were up On Monday, those tensions at (785) 289-0036. Company and is semi-retired Lauren Korte (Zack), Robby good demand this week. The $1.72 at $98.72, and August with a cattle operation. Flood (Jackie), Ryan Flood best demand by far remains on was up $1.02 at $98.85. Barbara retired from 40 years (Emily), Shelby Moore those light calves suitable for • May feeder cattle were up in education in various towns in and Kylie Moore and four backgrounding. $1.87 at $126.60, and August Kansas. She still does substitute great-grandsons, Benjamin, For the week, Friday, May 8 teaching. Alexander, Bobby and Baker through Friday, May 15, June They are members of the and another expected in live cattle were up $2.35, August Circleville Methodist Church August. was down $2.37, May feeder and are the parents of five Due to COVID-19 (coronavi- cattle were down $3.17, August children, Rev. Luke C. Brown rus), no celebration will be held was down $5.87 and June lean at this time. Volunteer as a (Kerri Lynne) of Ellsworth, hogs were down $3.82. Boxed Foster Grandparent Beef, Choice was down $26.56 at $434.32, and Select was - If you are 55+ down $29.93 at $419.06. Pork - Like children LaTurner files for - Can pass background checks You can receive: - Tax-exempt stipend Second District seat - Free meal daily at volunteer site - Mileage reimbursement Jake LaTurner, who cur- representative that they know rently serves as Kanas State will go to Washington, D.C. Foster grandparents serve as Treasurer, filed this week as a and not only defend our Kansas mentors for children in schools. Republican candidate for the values but take the lead on the For More Information: Kansas Second Congressional issues that matter most includ- Call 785-296-5474 District. The seat is current- ing life and the second amend- Email [email protected] ly held by Republican Steve ment,” LaTurner said. Watkins of Topeka. LaTurner is currently serving “Kansas is my home, and the third year of his first term as I care deeply about its fu- state treasurer. Prior to that, he ture. 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Taylor McCluskey, DVM • Hailey DeLong, DVM 2107 Frontage Rd., Holton • 364.4495 HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 9 Some county buildings Baby News received hail damage By Ali Holcomb offered two rooms for them to be The roofs of four county conducted. buildings suffered hail damage Undersheriff Chapman asked during a recent storm, and the Watkins and Teter to let him Jackson County Commissioners know how their office can help are looking at options to repair prepare the space or supply any or replace those existing roofs, it personal protective equipment was reported. they may need upon arrival so The roof at the Jackson County they can be ready and on the Courthouse, the Jackson County same page. Health Department and two Sheriff Morse explained the buildings at the Jackson County restrictions in place at the jail Sheriff Office all received for the safety of inmates and damage from a recent hail storm. personnel. He has a designated A representative from the pod where detained people are county’s insurance provider, placed for 14 days before they Kansas County Association can enter into the remaining Lucky Stars 4-H Club members enrolled in the foods program received a behind the Multi-Line Pool, has inspected areas. scenes tour of Cecil K’s Hometown Market on March 12. Club members shown in the photo the roofs and met with the Watkins and Teter agreed to above include (front row, from left) Zane Montgomery, Emma Sides, Brenna Bontrager, Eli commissioners briefly. KCAMP resume taking blood draws at the Haley Elisabeth Matzke Bontrager, (back row, from left) Cole Kucan, Christan Kucan, Madeline Montgomery, Carly Proud new parents Ryan and Whorton (co-owner of Cecil K’s), Ean Winsor and Blade Montgomery. Submitted photo has not submitted a quote to the jail. Madison Matzke of Holton are county to repair the spray foam * Approved the low fuel bid happy to announce the birth of roofs, it was reported. of $8,950 ($1.07 per gallon their daughter, Haley Elisabeth Lucky Stars 4-H Club In the meantime, the unleaded and $1.13 per gallon Matzke, on April 18, 2020, commissioners met recently diesel) from Haag Oil Company. at The University of Kansas By Emma Sides For the program, Zane Mont- doing for their projects. with Matt Frydendall and Matt Knotty Pine submitted a bid Hospital St. Francis Campus in Reporter gomery showed how to make Community leader Megan Gray from Midwest Coating of of $9,335 ($1.11 per gallon Topeka. On March 9, the Lucky Stars a green drink for St. Patrick’s Montgomery reported there Topeka, who presented several unleaded and $1.18 per gallon She weighed 6 pounds, 8 4-H Club meeting was called to Day, Colt Mattox gave a talk on would be no in-person 4-H options to replace those four diesel). ounces and was 18.5 inches order at 6:30 p.m. by club presi- his bucket calf and Blade Mont- events until further notice. She spray-foam roofs with a 45 or * Heard a weekly report from long. Grandparents are Doug dent Bridget Kucan. Roll call gomery told how his family be- also encouraged club members 60-mil “membrane” system. Dan Barnett, road and bridge and Sharon Iverson of Holton was, “Name your favorite green came a foster dog family to their to use this time to work on re- Both men said that, in their supervisor, who reported that and Brad and Debbie Matzke of food.” Song leader Elisa Bartel puppy, Bear. cord books. The deadline to opinion, once a spray-foam roof crew members are replacing a Mayetta. led club members in the Lepre- Jenny Gilliland also read her add or drop projects was May is damaged, it’s compromised pipe at O4 and 107 Roads. chaun Song. 4-H day piece, “Why Am I 1. and recoating the area doesn’t fix Barnett also reported that his Betsy Gilliland reported on Not Good Enough?” Emersyn The May meeting was called the problem. department’s 450 Ford dump Holton man an altered photography work- and Brodey Nicol shared how to order at 7:30 p.m. on May Midwest Coating submitted truck is having engine issues and shop offered by Art & Soul on they did at shooting sports. Af- 11. Members took turns sharing the following bids for new roofs: is in the shop. The department’s arrested after the Holton Square. The deadline ter the meeting was adjourned, what they’ve been doing while * $37,032.67 for 45 mil or 2011 John Deere 770G motor to sign up was April 4 with the club members painted kindness at home. $38,641.07 for 60 mil for the grader, which has 8,000 hours on discharging gun workshop to be held on April rocks to be hidden around the The club received a letter from Courthouse roof. it, needs its transmission, brakes 11. walking path. the Jackson County Museum * $18,690.82 for 45 mil or and final drives repaired at an A Holton man was arrested The club received a certificate Due to COVID-19, April thanking club members for their $19,868.15 for 60 mil for the estimated cost of $45,000. The after discharging a firearm in of completion saying club mem- and May 4-H meetings had to display in the front window. roof of the north sheriff’s office commissioners agreed to have Holton city limits last Thursday bers met all of the requirements be held over Zoom. The April Megan encouraged members building. the grader repaired. evening, according to Jackson for a bee grant. A photography meeting was called to order at 7 to participate in the virtual con- * $18,691.72 for 45 mil * Met in executive session County Sheriff Tim Morse. meeting was being planned for p.m. on April 13. For roll call, tests sponsored by the extension or $19,476.56 for 60 mil for for six minutes with Barnett and The Jackson County Sheriff’s April. members shared what they were office. the roof of the sheriff’s office County Counselor Alex Belveal Office 911 Center received multi- maintenance building. to discuss a personnel matter. No ple reports of gunshots being fired * $29,036.40 for 45 mil for the action was taken back in open in the area of Eighth Street and roof of the senior center building. session. Kansas Avenue shortly before 6 No action was taken on the * Met with Lisa Hyten, victims p.m. that day. bids. Later in the meeting, Chad services director, who reported Jackson County Sheriff’s Phillips, Courthouse custodian, that she found a federal grant that Office deputies, Holton Police said that he would prefer that the county can apply for to obtain Department officers and a Kansas the Courthouse roof be replaced resources like personal protective Highway Patrol trooper respond- ed to the scene, it was reported. rather than repaired. Phillips said equipment for COVID-19. Hyten Law enforcement officers de- the foam roof has not held up offered to fill out the application, termined that the gunfire came well. and the commissioners agreed. from a home at 420 W. Eighth St. In other business, according to * Met in executive session for The suspect was identified as the approved minutes from May 10 minutes with Jackson County Justin Lee Judy, 31, of Holton. 4, the commission: Appraiser Jason Claycamp and The sheriff’s office was unsuc- * Met with Brent Teter and Belveal to discuss a personnel cessful in ordering Judy out of the Jay Watkins of Jackson County matter. No action was taken back residence by using a public ad- EMS, Jackson County Sheriff in open session. dress system, Sheriff Morse said. Tim Morse and Undersheriff * Approved the renewal of the The sheriff’s office was then Darrel Chapman to discuss Kansas Economic Development able to establish a telephone con- blood draws EMS is contracted Alliance dues of $300. nection with Judy and ordered to complete on those arrested by * Received an email request him to come out of the residence. sheriff’s office deputies. from the Jackson County Judy surrendered to law enforce- Watkins said that, due to Communities That Care ment and was taken into custody COVID-19 (coronavirus) Coalition for county funds for without further incident, Morse restrictions in place at the jail, the 2020-2021 school year. No said. Jackson County EMS no longer action was taken on the issue. Deputies and police officers has a safe place to conduct the * Received a letter from served a search warrant on the residence later that evening and draws and inmates have been Gordon and Debbie Smith who seized evidence. taken to Holton Community expressed a concern about an Judy is being held in the Hospital for the draws. Sheriff increase in their property taxes. Jackson County Jail for the unlaw- Morse said his office was being * Signed a purchase order ful discharge of a firearm. The in- charged for an ER visit every for road tubes and bands from cident remains under investigation. time a draw was needed. Welborn Sales at a cost of If anyone has further infor- Sheriff Morse said he was $17,040. mation about the incident, they unaware that EMS staff no * Adjourned the May 4 are asked to contact the Jackson longer had access to a safe meeting at 12:16 p.m. All three County Sheriff’s Office or the area to conduct the draws and commissioners were present. Holton Police Department. 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Monday, May 25, 2020 HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 12 2020 fair still in planning stage By Brian Sanders sion programs, meetings and Discussion continues in some This year’s Jackson Coun- events are suspended through Kansas counties on whether ty Fair — if there is one — is Saturday, July 4, in order to their 2020 county fairs will go “more than likely not going to prevent the possible spread of on as scheduled. Fair officials be a normal fair like it has been COVID-19 (coronavirus). in at least one Kansas county — in the past,” according to Cara That includes the fair’s dog Sedgwick — have announced Robinson, Jackson County 4-H show, which is scheduled for that their 2020 fair would be program manager for the Mead- Sunday, July 5. canceled due to COVID-19 con- owlark Extension District. “It’s more than likely that dog cerns, it was reported. “We’re still in the planning show won’t be held on July 5,” But at present, in the other stages of what it will look like this Robinson said. “It will have to be two counties represented by the year,” Robinson said Monday of held later on.” Meadowlark Extension District the 95th-annual fair. “What it’s Other dates, Robinson said, — Jefferson and Nemaha — this going to look like, we’re not for are dependent on whether Kan- year’s county fairs have not been sure. Hopefully within the next sas Gov. Laura Kelly continues canceled, according to Ross Mos- couple of weeks, we will have a to move ahead with her plan to teller, Meadowlark district agent better idea.” “reopen” the state’s economy, as for 4-H youth development. Whether there will be a fair well as directives from K-State “We are working on plans for — and what it might look like Extension, the Jackson County how 4-H participation in fairs — will be discussed later this Health Department and the Jack- may look different, given differ- week by the Jackson County Fair son County Commission. ent possible environments this Association’s board of direc- Robinson said that she re- summer,” Mosteller said. “This tors, which will hold its monthly mains hopeful that there will be is an ever-changing environment, meeting on Thursday. Fair board “some type of fair” for Jackson and we have to be planning for secretary Deb Dillner said there County’s 4-H youth this year. different scenarios.” have been “many discussions” “We’re just not sure what it’s Mosteller noted that individu- among varying agencies about going to look like,” she added. al counties’ fair boards make the this year’s fair, which is sched- “But we want to do something final decisions on the fairs them- uled for July 20-23. for the kids.” selves. Meadowlark Extension If the fair goes on, Robinson Face-to-face weigh-ins for officials plan to meet with fair said some events that are sched- beef, sheep and goat projects, board representatives and local Holton High School senior Taygen Fletcher rode in Saturday evening’s “graduation uled before the main week of the originally set for Monday, June health officials in each of the dis- parade” in a TayJay Transport rig. TayJay Transport is a subsidiary of B&P Propane of fair may be postponed or can- 1, have been canceled, and a trict’s three counties to discuss a Holton, owned by Fletcher’s parents, Brett and Carly Fletcher. Photo by David Powls celed, due to Kansas State Uni- “home tagging” system has been general timeline and the “looks” versity Research and Extension’s implemented for this year, it was of this year’s fair in each county, order that all face-to-face exten- reported. he added. Engelken joins HCH/FPA staff Several churches receive PPP loans By Brian Sanders In 1993, the Engelkens left By Ali Holcomb with less than 500 employees to must apply for the loan at a lo- Dr. Michael Engelken’s Mound City to pursue oppor- Paycheck Protection Program receive a forgivable loan intend- cal bank that is a certified SBA new job is bringing him clos- tunities in academic medi- loans are not only for small busi- ed to pay for eight weeks of a lender. er to home. cine. While Monica pursued nesses. The loans have also been business’ payroll costs so a busi- During the first round of fund- “I grew up on a farm be- her Ph.D. in nursing at KU, a popular option for area church- ness can retain workers or hire ing, a total of 1,661,367 PPP es that had to move weekly ser- back those already laid off. loans were approved in the na- tween Goff and Corning, so Michael took on a teaching vices online to help reduce the According to CBS News, be- tion totaling $342,277,999,103. coming to Holton is really re- fellowship in family medicine possible spread of COVID-19 tween 12,000 to 13,000 of the In Kansas, 26,245 loans were ap- turning closer to my childhood at the University of North (coronavirus), it has been re- 17,000 Catholic churches in the proved totaling $4.2 billion. home,” said Dr. Engelken, Carolina at Chapel Hill be- ported. United States applied for PPP A second round of funding pictured at right, who joined fore accepting a position in Six area churches received loans and 9,000 received them. has been approved for additional the staff at Holton Commu- 1993 as co-owner of a new Paycheck Protection Program LifeWay Research recently loans, and, as of May 1, 18,470 nity Hospital/Family Practice family medicine residency loans through Denison State Bank conducted a survey of 470 prot- loans totaling $815,029,024 Associates on May 1. program at St. Francis in To- this spring, according to Blake estant churches in the country, have been processed in the state, Engelken has had nearly peka, where he also worked Meyer, senior vice president at and it was reported that 40 per- according to the Kansas Bankers four decades of experience as a hospitalist. Denison State Bank. The Farm- cent (188) of those churches had Association. as a practicing physician, “Those teaching years were ers State Bank also processed applied for government assis- The Paycheck Protection Pro- with more than a quarter of a a renewal,” he said. “It was PPP loans for area churches, ac- tance either through the CARES gram is being offered on a first century at The University of rewarding watching gradu- cording to Tonya Barta, Farmers Act or the Small Business Ad- come, first serve basis and busi- Kansas-St. Francis Campus in ates move on in their success- State Bank president. ministration and that 23 percent nesses, non-profits and individu- Topeka until a desire to return ful medical careers.” Ken Glennon, Community (43) of those applications were als are encouraged to apply as to rural family medicine — Now, Engelken’s work Bank President at GNBank, said accepted. soon as possible. and taking care of “the spec- brings him to Holton as a his bank has visited with at least Forty percent of pastors in the Applications for PPP loans, as trum of ages and problems” part-time practitioner at Fam- one church about the PPP. same survey reported that giv- well as additional details about it presents — brought him to sonable and rewarding poten- ily Practice Associates and as As part of the CARES Act ing to their church had decreased qualifying for the program, are Holton. tial career, so I applied to KU a backup at HCH. passed in March, the PPP allows compared to earlier this year. available at the Small Business “I have felt so welcomed Medical School and planned “I’ve known several of the businesses, non-profits, sole pro- The PPP is managed by the Administration website, www. by the HCH physicians and from the outset to do family HCH physicians and provid- prietors, independent contractors Small Business Association, but sba.gov, as well as at area banks. providers and staff, and I look medicine.” ers professionally and per- and self-employed individuals business owners and non-profits forward to seeing new pa- Engelken graduated from sonally for years and of their tients in the Holton office and The University of Kansas excellent reputation,” he said. hospital and becoming better School of Medicine in 1982, “I’ve known (HCH CEO) acquainted with the commu- did a year of internship in in- Carrie Saia during the years nity,” he said. ternal medicine at St. Luke’s I worked as a hospitalist at Growing up in Nemaha Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., St. Francis, so joining an ex County, Engelken said medi- then completed a three-year cellent team here at HCH was cine might not have been an residency in family medicine an easy decision.” interest he had while attending at the University of Arizona Outside of the clinic, En- elementary school in Corning in Tucson. gelken enjoys spending time and graduating from Centralia In 1986, he and his wife, with his family — he and High School. He initially pur- Monica, a nurse practitioner, Monica, his wife of 38 years, sued an undergraduate degree started practice at the same have three grown children and in chemistry while attending time at a National Health two grandchildren, “the latter The University of Kansas. Service site, a newly-formed ruling the house these days,” “I did not start out plan- rural health clinic in Mound he said — as well as fishing, ning to go to medical school, City, Mo. gardening and most sports, but I always knew I wanted to “It was a busy rural prac- although he claims he’s “not work with people in a helping tice that included full-spec- proficient” in any sports. or service profession, and I trum family medicine, includ- “I’m noticing that it takes always thought I’d return to ing obstetrics and emergency longer to round first base than rural Kansas,” he said. “Hav- room coverage at Fairfax it used to,” he joked. ing done well in sciences, it Community Hospital,” he Engelken may be contacted seemed medicine was a rea- said. at 364-2116. Davies earns Skoch Scholarship at WU Bruce Davies of Holton has education. scholarships, academic depart- earned the Sylvester A. Skoch Washburn University awards ments across Washburn offer a Scholarship for the 2020-2021 many in scholarships each year. wide array of scholarship op- school year at Washburn Uni- Scholarships are based on stu- portunities for new and continu- versity, it was reported. dent interests, career aspira- ing students. The Skoch Scholarship is tions, community service and More information can be awarded to deserving Washburn academic success. In addition found at washburn.edu/scholar- University students studying to admissions and specialized ships HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 1A Saluting the Graduating High School Classes of 1970

Holton Class of High School 1970

The 84 high school seniors shown above comprised the Holton High School Fifth row, from left: Bob Johnson, Kathleen Johnson, Roger Kaul, Brian Lam- Class of 1970. Top row, from left: Roger Ackeret, Juanita Adams, Mary Allen, Rob- berson, Glen Law, James Lyman, Stanley Mannell, Leland Matchie, David McClin- in Allen, Dennis Alley, Fred Askren, Anna Babb, Terry Bain, James Barnes and tock and Colleen McCrory. Ronnie Beames. Sixth row, from left: Jo McGee, Jim Meyer, Lee Mick, Georgene Morris, Lorene Second row, from left: George Bell, Robert Blackwood, Mike Blake, Paul Bo- Moser, Kent Mumaw, Deborah Newman, Terry Newman, Laurie Parker and Mitzie hannon, Steve Bohnenkember, J.D. Boyles, Ramona Branam, Sarah Brockelman, Phillips. Marcia Brooks and James Brown. Seventh row, from left: Curtis Porter, Roberta Porter, Connie Proctor, Gary Proc- Third row, from left: Tim Bullard, Cathy Campbell, Bruce Carson, Gene Clark, tor, Bill Redmon, Kristen Rhule, Steve Richardson, Joyce Rogers, Carol Schlod- Jerry Craig, Frank Dodds, Dianna Elliott, Sue Eubanks, Jim Faunce and Alan der and Mark Searles. Gibeson. Eighth row, from left: Mona Segrist, Don Sewell, Randy Shields, Robert Sourk, Fourth row, from left: Don Guffy, Dixie Gunther, Jill Haag, Carol Haas, Janet Karen Stallsmith, Lucinda Jo Sterrett, Stan Stowell, Dan Taylor, Cynthia Twombly Hammerli, Patricia Heller, Jim Herbers, Karen Huber, Dennis Ireland and Dennis and Ginger Utterback. Irick. Bottom row, from left: Racinda Vance, Cecil Walker, Steve Young and John Zibell. HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 2A Jackson Heights High School Class of 1970 In the fall of 1969, Jackson Heights High School held its first classes following the consolidation of schools at Circleville, Netawaka, Soldier and Whiting. The 39 members of the school’s first graduating class are shown in the composite photo at right. Top row, from left: James Alters, Mary Pat Askren, Deborah Baker, Randy Barnes, Joy Bart- low, Dale Basel and Wesley Cadue. Second row, from left: Deloras Cattrell, Beth Childs, Linda Crawford, Edward Daily, Carol Dibbern, Dennis Dickinson and Janice Doolittle. Third row, from left: Mary Jane Fernkopf, Curtis Greene, Karen Higby, Walter Junod, Dale Long, Richard Love and Cathy Mapes. Fourth row, from left: Marla Mayes, Nancy Minner, Richard Olberding, Linda Olejnik, Ronald Patterson, Ricky Pelton and Carolyn Rieschick. Fifth row, from left: Leah Rieschick, Jim Schumann, Judy Schumann, Twila South, Larry Thornton, Kathleen Tribble and Danny VanDonge. Sixth row, from left: Dennis Wheeler, Kenneth Wheeler, Bill Williams and Ivan Woltje. Bottom row, from left: Jerome Dolsky, sponsor; Robert Clark, principal; and Marnie Thaete, sponsor. HHS seniors report post-graduation plans Post-graduation plans reported and human performances. agriculture communications and for some Holton High School se- Jackson Gilliland plans to at- animal science and industry at niors have been reported. They tend Kansas State University and Kansas State University. are as follows. major in pre-veterinary medicine. Seth Peterson plans to attend Taygen Altenburg plans to at- Faith Haussler plans to attend Kansas State University and ma- tend Wichita State University to Kansas State University to pursue jor in mechanical engineering. become a dental hygienist. a career in dentistry. Cody Plankinton plans to en- Riley Althauser plans to study Olivia Heitzman plans to at- ter the workforce. kinesiology at Kansas State tend Bethany College and major Eli Prine plans to attend University. in education. Pittsburg State University to play Annika Bergsten plans to at- Danika Hickman plans to ma- baseball and major in accounting. tend The University of Kansas to jor in athletic training at Emporia Mary Pritchett plans to attend major in accounting. State University. Washburn University and major Cody Bohannon plans to ma- Shannon Hogan plans to at- in psychology. jor in accounting at Washburn tend Washburn University. Keegan Purcell plans to ma- University. Johnathan Holmes plans to jor in mechanical engineering at Savanna Booth plans to ma- pursue a career in the Marines. Kansas State University. jor in human biology on a pre- Hope Kebert plans to pursue an Kinleigh Rhodd plans to at- med track at The University of associate’s degree from Highland tend Kansas State University to Kansas. Community College and later at- major in nutrition and health to Brady Boswell joined the Air tend Kansas State University to pursue a degree as a physician’s National Guard and plans to later pursue a degree in microbiology. assistant. attend Kansas State University. Bridget Kucan plans to attend Hayden Rivers plans to attend Karsen Brandt plans to study Oklahoma State University to Barton Community College where kinesiology at Kansas State double major in agriculture com- he will major in wildlife science. University. munications and animal science. Christopher Roush plans to Alexys Campbell plans to at- Shaye Leavendusky plans to attend Northeast Oklahoma A&M tend Washburn University to ma- attend Grand Canyon University to receive an associate’s degree in jor in radiology technology. to major in business as she seeks agriculture and then attend a four- Ashlynn Carlson plans to at- a degree in secondary education. year college. tend Fort Hays State University Aneliz Lemon plans to ma- Kolby Roush plans to attend and major in education. jor in education at Washburn Northeast Oklahoma A&M and Evelyn Crayton plans to attend University. major in construction manage- Highland Community College and Megan Lierz plans to attend ment. study art education and transfer to Fort Hays State University to Cameron Smith is an enlisted Washburn University. pursue a degree in occupational member of the U.S. Navy, which Paige Crouch has signed with therapy. he plans to make his career. Peru State College to play volley- Jewel Lutz plans to attend Christine Smith plans to ma- ball. Crouch will also sing in the Washburn University. jor in education at Emporia State choir while she pursues a degree Samuel Mann plans to pursue University. in optometry. a degree in criminology at Kansas Ethan Stark plans to major Will Davies plans to major in State University. in psychology at Kansas State pre-veterinary medicine at Kansas Aaran McAllister plans to University. State University. major in secondary education at Maverick Uhl plans to enter Adalee Degenhart plans to ma- Kansas State University. the workforce. jor in nursing at The University of Alyssa McCammon plans to Hannora Ward plans to attend Kansas. major in social work at Washburn Butler Community College for an Kyle Figge plans to further his University. associate’s degree and later attend career in the welding industry. Bradley McCrory plans to en- The University of Kansas to pur- Alison Fischer plans to attend ter the police academy to become sue a degree in forensic pathol- Washburn University where she a law enforcement officer. ogy. will be enrolled in the university’s Olivia Mulenga plans to study Amy Watkins plans to attend occupational therapy assistant law at The University of Kansas. Grand Canyon University to ma- program. Cody Mulroy plans to attend jor in nursing, specializing in la- Taygen Fletcher plans to at- Missouri State University to pur- bor and delivery. tend Concordia University to sue a degree in optometry. Ian Watkins plans to attend play football and major in envi- Rhett Murphy plans to enter Southeast Community College to ronmental studies with a minor in the workforce after graduation. major in turf grass management business administration. Damien Nelson plans to attend and horticulture. Bailey Flewelling plans to at- trade school in Wichita to become Isabell Watkins plans to attend tend Emporia State University to a pipefitter. Washburn University. play softball and major in health Cailin Parks plans to major in Noah Woltje plans to attend The University of Kansas to major in business. COUPON Trey Wright plans to attend Emporia State University to play football and major in biology on a pre-med track. Adrian Yin plans to attend Tabor College to play football and Present Lunch major in art. This or Olivia Yingst plans to major in Coupon! Dinner! either life sciences or pre-law at 10% OFF Kansas State University. We’re Back Open For Dine-In! Zoey Zibell plans to go into the 4731 N.W. Hunters Ridge Circle • Topeka, KS 66618 Air Force. Carryout: 785-730-3414 • Order Online: www.vikingsgrille.com Future plans for other students HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs. • 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. were not available at press time. Public Notice

(First published in The Holton or were partners or in Kansas. Recorder, Holton, Kan., on partnership; the unknown Wednesday, May 6, 2020.) guardians, conservators The Petitioners further and trustees of any defen- seek an Order holding the IN THE DISTRICT dants that are minors or Plaintiffs to be the owners of COURT OF JACKSON under any legal disability; fee simple title to the above COUNTY, KANSAS and the unknown heirs, described property, free of all Proceedings Filed executors, administra- right, title, and interest of the Pursuant to tors, devisees, trustees, above-named Defendants, K.S.A. Chapter 60 creditors and assigns of and all other persons who are any person alleged to be or may be concerned, and James L. Davis and deceased. that they and each of them Linda S. Davis be forever barred and fore- Defendants. closed of and from all right, Plaintiffs, title, interest, lien, estate or Case No. 2020 CV 20 equity of redemption in or to vs. the above described property NOTICE OF SUIT or any part thereof. Ralph F. Davis, V. Jean Davis, The State of Kansas to the You are hereby required to Larry E. Davis, above-named Defendants, plead to said Petition on or Robert Hixson, and all other persons who before the 17th day of June, Larry A. (Bud) Davis, are or may be concerned: 2020, in said court, at Holton, Timothy L. Davis, Jackson County, Kansas. Ronald L. Davis, You are hereby notified that Should you fail therein, judg- Debbie Spreer, a Petition has been filed in ment and decree will be en- Vickie Harding, the District Court of Jackson tered in due course upon Lorretta O’Trimble, County, Kansas, by James said petition. Anita Porter, L. Davis and Linda S. Davis, And the unknown heirs, Plaintiffs, praying for an order James L. Davis and executors, administrators, quieting the title to the follow- Linda S. Davis, Plaintiffs devisees, trustees, credi- ing described property: tors and assigns of any SUBMITTED AND deceased defendants; the Commencing at the APPROVED BY: unknown spouses of any Northwest corner of the defendants; the unknown Northwest Quarter of DENNIS A. WHITE, officers, successors, trust- Section Twenty-eight (28), #12108 ees, creditors and assigns Township Eight (8), Range White Law Office of any defendants that Sixteen (16), thence East 120 West 5th Street are existing, dissolved Twenty (20) rods, thence P.O. Box 445 or dormant corporations; South Forty (40) rods, Holton, Kansas 66436 the unknown executors, thence West Twenty (20) 785-364-3971 administrators, devisees, rods, thence North forty Attorney for Plaintiffs trustees, creditors, suc- (40) rods to the place of cessors and assigns of beginning, containing five WL36t3 any defendants that are (5) acres, Jackson County, HOLTON RECORDER, MAY 18-20, 2020, PAGE 3A Royal Valley student awards, post-graduation plans listed Royal Valley High School held communications and agriculture received a scholarship to play its 2019-20 awards ceremony for business. softball at Ellsworth Community graduating students recently as Emma Poort was recognized College. Harding also plans to RVHS administrators and the as a Kansas Scholars Curriculum study nursing. Panther mascot visited the homes completer by taking the most Reaghan Koon plans to attend of senior students. challenging courses at RVHS. Neosho Community College. The following is a list of Poort also received Kansas Alexander Lake has enlisted current scholarships and honors State High School Activities with the Marines. received by RVHS seniors, as Association (KSHSAA) Lejla Mahic plans to attend well as available post-graduation Citizenship Award and the KNEA Peru State College and major in plans for some of the students, USD 337 Teacher Scholarship fine arts. which was provided by Ashley ($500) and was named a Kansas Brailey Metzger also Wick, RVHS guidance counselor. Honors Scholar. She plans to graduated from Washburn Tech 1 study secondary education at and is pursuing a career as a Cassidy Parks was named a Kansas Honors Scholar Fort Hays State University. welder. and received the Dale Dennis Janine Gustafson received Daniel Nease plans to major in Excellence in Education Award, the Mekwe Staff Award for her health care administration from 9 work on the RVHS yearbook. Washburn University. the Holton Community Hospital Auxiliary Cathleen Reed Gustafson plans to enter the Isaac Neuner plans to enter Scholarship, the Mark Harter workforce and then attend the workforce. Memorial Scholarship ($250) technical school to study surgical Kyle Patterson plans to enter 7 and the Birkbeck Scholarship tech. the workforce. ($1,000). Holden Mundy was named Chloe Richter plans to attend Parks plans to major in nursing a Kansas Honors Scholar Allen County Community at Wichita State University with and received the KSHSAA College. 0 a minor in Spanish. Citizenship Award. Mundy plans Madison Saia plans to play Gregory Koon was to attend Highland Community volleyball at Allen County recognized as a Kansas Scholars College to become a teacher. Community College. Curriculum completer by taking Garrett Anschutz plans to Hannah Schnacker plans the most challenging courses at attend Kansas State University to attend Highland Community RVHS. Polytechnic. College to receive an associate’s Jessica Rose was also Madison Boswell plans to degree in theater. Schnacker also recognized as a Kansas Scholars attend Haskell Indian Nations graduated from Washburn Tech. Curriculum completer by taking University. Hannah Smith graduated the most challenging courses at Zachery Burger plans to from Washburn Tech and plans RVHS. Rose plans to major in attend technical school. to enter the workforce. animal science at Kansas State Courtney Carreno plans to Madison Spencer plans University. double major in business and to study nursing at Neosho Kenzie Ogden received the financial planning at Fort Hays Community College. Joel Barta Scholarship ($1,000). State University. Dane Spoonhunter will play Ogden plans to play softball Mia Cozad plans to enter the football at Highland Community and volleyball at Highland workforce. College. Community College. Dylan Cramer plans to Ahshoni Stanley will enter the Judson Mathis was named a attend Iowa Central Community workforce. Kansas Honors Scholar. College. Dominique Wabaunsee will Christian McAlister was Gavin Cumpton plans to attend Haskell Indian Nations recognized as a Kansas Scholars enter the Navy. University. Curriculum completer by taking Jenna Elmer plans to major Jaiden Wamego will play the most challenging courses in international business and football at Highland Community at RVHS. McAlister was also economics at Fort Hays State College. named a Kansas Honors Scholar. University. Anthony Zeller will enter the He plans to attend Kansas State Kain Fink plans to enter the workforce. University Polytechnic and then workforce after successfully enter the military. graduating from technical school. Hadley Gregory was named Natalee Graham plans to Due to COVID-19, the a Kansas Honors Scholar and enter the workforce. BLANK REUNION Hoyt High School Class of 1970 a Governor’s Scholar. Gregory Courtney Hanshaw plans plans to attend Oklahoma to study biology at Washburn has been canceled Hoyt High School’s graduating Class of 1970 included 20 students. This was State University and pursue University. for this year. the next-to-last class that would graduate from the school before it joined with a double major in agriculture Abbigail Harding has Mayetta to form the Royal Valley school district. Top row, from left: Willam V. Han- son (principal), Lura L. Hanson (sponsor), Terry S. Nightingale (sponsor), Fred W. Stiers Jr. (president) and James C. McCauley (vice president). Second row, from We will be closed on Monday, May 25, left: Jan R. Holston (secretary), Clinton L. Cummings, Charles R. Moore and Don- netta M. Rickel (treasurer). Third row, from left: Alice F. Smith, Alan G. Kern, Leslie H. Gooderl and Pamela J. Doud. Fourth row, from left: Michael D. Ramage, Ralph in observance of Memorial Day. J. Ponte, Kathryn M. Durham, Terry L. Cole and Mark A. Foster. Bottom row, from left: Larry L. Meggison, Randy J. Lynn, Patricia A. Simpson, James L. Niebaum and Michael D. Harding.

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Junior President Dalton Peters called the meet- WOW! Two Pizzas For Just ing to order. Song leaders Cal- lan and Blake led the members in the flag salute and 4-H pledge Call ahead or just stop by! and sang to members with May $7! birthdays. Club leader Denise Peters led roll call by asking, “Have you started on your 4-H book yet?” There were 26 members present. Members then proceeded with share time. Secretary Kennedy Smith read the minutes of the April meeting. Club members then heard reports from club 111 Arizona Ave., Holton • 785-364-5373 treasurer Amariah Allen and re- OPEN 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS A WEEK! porter Lorna Smith. There were no council or committee reports. Denise then informed members and families about some Mayetta High School Class of 1970 upcoming events and remind- Mayetta High School’s senior class of 1970 was the school’s next-to-last graduating ers. She reminded everyone to class before the school and Hoyt’s school consolidated into the Royal Valley district. record online project activities W’r Bac Top row, from left: Tom Buehler, Alice Adams, Gerald Collins, Sharon Finson, Eddie J. to put in 4-H books. She then Mitchell and Donna (Holthaus) Johnson. Second row, from left: Joyce Pugh, Larry Rob- talked about fair books, con- inson, Steve Smith, David Spacek, Cindy Thoman and Donald Thoman. Bottom row, cession stand sign-ups, animal from left: Linda Leubbe, Sharon Walder, Debra Wyatt and Geneva Wilson. tagging, livestock require- Come In And Shop! See Us For... ments and YQCA training. As of now, the Jackson County Thank You! Immanuel Lutheran Church Fair is still scheduled to hap- * Gifts For Graduates pen. By Esther L. Ideker based upon God’s love for us. In the sermon, Pastor Van Vel- Dalton then moved to old * Memorial Flowers (plastic) The sixth Sunday of Easter John writes, “This is love, not zer shared that the text begins business. Members discussed worship service at Immanu- that we have loved God, but that “Let not your hearts be trou- ideas to put up a window dis- el Lutheran on May 17 was He loved us and sent His Son to bled...” In this day, and at this play for the Jackson County streamed and conducted by be the atoning sacrifice for our time, can anyone imagine more Historical Society. Members Pastor Michael Van Velzer. “Al- sins.” needed words than these? volunteered to bring old 4-H 415 New York, Holton • 364-3321 leluia, Sing To Jesus” was the He loves us even while we This text, like every Sunday, projects and club mementos, Open Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. • Open Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. opening hymn. were sinners, even while we do comes from our three-year lec- and to also volunteer their Following the Gloria Excelsis, not keep His Commandments. tionary. How amazing it is that time to help set up the display. Foo on Faeoo or or ee peia salutation and collect and the The Commandments have three Jesus gives us these words at There was no new business. introit from Psalm 119:89-93, functions: a curb, a mirror and this precise time, when we are Two members gave project Pastor Van Velzer read the first a guide. Because He lives, we all troubled by this pandemic. talks, and then Denise moved lesson from Acts 17:16-31. The also live in His forgiveness, and Troubled hearts are not some- onto the program. She talked Epistle lesson was from 1 Peter thus we love Him and keep His thing that needs much explain- about the new online record 3:13-22 and the gospel lesson commandments. The offertory ing these days. We all know book program and how to use for the day from John 14:15-21. was sung following the sermon. what that’s all about. And so the website. Announcements The Nicene Creed was pro- The Lord’s Prayer was spo- does Jesus. for the next meeting were read Our Season Is fessed. The sermon hymn was ken. The Service of the Sac- Hebrews 4:15 says, “For we by Denise. “Jesus, Thy Boundless Loss To rament included the preface, do not have a high priest who is The June Straight Arrows Winding Down! Me” with verse “O, grant that Sanctus, Pax Domini and Agnus unable to sympathize with our 4-H meeting will be held at nothing in my soul, May dwell Dei. Following the Nunc Dim- weaknesses, but one who is in 6:30 p.m. on June 14. The but Thy pure love alone, O, May ittis, thanksgiving and benedic- every respect has been tempted meeting will still be held over Check our Facebook business page and The Thy love posses me whole, my tion, the service closed with the as we are, yet without sin.” Je- Zoom connection. Dalton ad- joy, my treasure and my crown. hymn “Lord Keep Us Steadfast sus wants to make the crucial journed the meeting and another Holton Recorder classifieds for further updates. All coldness from my heart re- In Your Word.” connection between Himself member seconded it. move. May my way, act, word, Celebrating birthdays this and the Father. thought be love.” week are Brantley Dohl and The Nicene Creed was pro- HOLTON GREENHOUSE In Pastor Van Velzer’s ser- Trey Manuel. Ascension Day fessed. In the prayers of the mon, he said that the words “I will be observed on Thursday, church, blessings were asked Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • a. a.m. - 1 p.m. love you” are always welcome May 21. for blessing God’s church, for CHECK OUT TODAY’S o na Ma 4 Mona Ma words to hear and welcome to ------all congregations to be brought say as well. But I suspect that The fifth Sunday after Easter back together again and for all Recorder Classifieds or Mmoria n. there have never been three worship service was streamed pastors who proclaim Christ to more miscued or misunderstood via Facebook from Immanuel us. Something For Everyone! 109 New Jersey Ave. • 785-362-7070 words in the human language Lutheran Church on Mother’s Blessings were asked on all than those three words. Day, May 10. Pastor Michael elected and appointed civil ser- So when we say, ‘I love you,” Van Velzer conducted the ser- vants so that they may honor what do we mean? How do we vice, which opened with the God and His purpose, establish- love our beloved, not just in hymn “At The Lamb’s High ing order and justice, encourag- words, but in deeds? If we are Feast We Sing.” ing virtue and protecting all life. confused about how we are The service of the word in- Give wisdom and moderation to Happy ... Happy ... Happy ... Birthday! to love our loved ones, then it cluded the introit, Kyrie, Gloria them in their leadership for the should come as no surprise that in Excelsis, salutation and the well-being of the nation. we are also confused about how collect of the day. Pastor Van The prayer our Lord taught us We want to let everyone know it’s to love God. Velzer read the first reading was spoken. God says, “If you love me, you from Acts 6:1-9; 7-2A, 51-60, The Service of the Sacrament time to wish your “someone special” will keep my commandments.” the Epistle lesson from 1 Pe- was offered. Following the Jesus summarized the 10 Com- ter 2:2-10 and the holy gospel benediction, the service closed mandments as love – “You shall of the day from John 14:1-14. with the hymn “Lord, Take My a Happy, Happy Birthday! love the Lord your God with all The Psalm was 146. The ser- Hand And Lead Me.” your heart and soul and mind.” mon hymn was “Christ, Be My Birthday wishes were extend- The Christian faith and life is Leader.” ed to Gerald Amon. A Recorder Buck’s Grove Church Birthday Greeting By Donna Ashcraft by their love (John 13:35). ways we have shared and re- The following is a summary of What does love really mean? ceived love, may we remember is the Perfect Way! Pastor Charlotte Milroy’s sermon Our society is obsessed with the the many ways in which we can for Sunday, May 17, at Buck’s notion of love. It is in our roman- still grow in our ability to love Grove United Methodist Church. tic comedies, showing us that in until the day when we are united The sermon for the sixth Sun- the end, true love always pre- with Christ again. This way, we, day of Easter came from John vails. It is in our books, which like the sixth graders, can leave 14:15-21 with the title “Footprint help us to reflect on the different a legacy of words and actions to Of Love.” ways we show and receive love. equip those who are entering the There was a sixth grade class It is in our music, as we have a world behind us, leaving a foot- tradition: the graduating sixth holiday dedicated to celebrating print of love. graders would leave a gift for love, as if it is the only day all (Adapted from a message de- 1 col. x 2” the incoming sixth grade class. year where showing our love livered by Ashley Rosser, May 2 col. x 3” Sometimes they would leave be- counts most. 25, 2014.) Just $12.00 hind a favorite pen with a bright- Jesus’ statement, “If you love Prayer: Loving God, thank ly colored feather at the top. me, you will keep my com- you for loving us so much that Just $36.00 Other times, they would leave mandments,” does not specify you sent advocates to guide us behind words of wisdom for how any of these descriptions of throughout our lives. Thank you to survive the sixth grade. love; it only implies that if we for sharing your Son with us, But every time, they left some- love Jesus, we are to love each providing an example of love thing that the incoming students other, leaving the means of love with his footprint. May we con- could hold onto as they contin- to our discretion. tinue living your legacy of love ued on the path toward gradua- As we reflect on the many for generations to come. Amen. tion. They left a legacy – a footprint of love. As He prepared for the Ascen- sion, Jesus said to the disciples, 1 col. x 3” “If you love me, you will keep Happy Retirement to my commandments.” His commandments were part of what Mrs. Bartlett! Just $18.00 He was leaving behind for the 2 col. x 2” disciples. They were part of His farewell discourse. Jesus would no longer be phys- Just $24.00 ically with them as they knew Him. He was preparing them for life without His physical pres- ence, something today’s Chris- tians can relate to. Jesus emphasized how His A picture may be used in your special greeting ad along with the message you wish to send. followers were to continue the Send a .pdf or .jpg copy of picture e-mail to [email protected] or mail or bring legacy He was leaving, through living a life that He modeled for copy, picture and check, so we have it in our office at least one day before you want it to them and obeying his command- appear in The Holton Recorder. 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The Atchison County Community High School at Effingham Class of 1970 had 78 Fifth row, from left: Edward Lanter, Connie Lockhart, Ralph Madden, Mary McGuin, students. Members of the class were, top row, from left: David August, Robert Besinger, Michael McGuin, Scott McLennon, Gregory Miller, Howard Montgomery, Janet Myers Denise Bishop, Jacquelyn Bishop, Philip Boldridge, Juanita Brewer, Kathy Brewer, and Marsha Myers. Larry Buchanan, Bonnie Cameron and Stephen Caplinger. Sixth row, from left: Katherin Nottingham, Warren Pease, Linda Peterson, Debra Pike, Second row, from left: Steven Cappleman, Wayne Chalfant, Daniel Cummins, Thomas Rodney Scheid, Rogena Schlax, Robert Schletzbaum, Thomas Sewell, David Shaver Dietrich, Mary Dorssom, John Eisermann, Deborah Ellerman, James Erpelding, and Karen Shufflebarger. Elizabeth Falk and Robert Ferguson. Seventh row, from left: Craig Snyder, Robert Speer, Beverly Stirton, Robert Swordy Jr., Third row, from left: Daniel Forsberg, John Friend, Phillip Frost, Gwendolyn Gaskell, Richard Taliaferro, Larry Taylor, Joanne Trompeter, Janet Tuley, Courtney Underwood Joyce Gill, Larry Hall, Peggy Handke, Dennis Hansen, Evelyn Hanshaw and Timothy and Robert Underwood. Hargrove. Bottom row, from left: Alan Vanderweide, Vickie Vollmer, Roberta Wagner, James Fourth row, from left: James Heineken, Ronald Heineken, Alan Higley, James Hoffman, Weber, Mary Weber, Pauline Weishaar, Kenneth Wenzl and Dolores Wilson. Kathryn Holthaus, Sharon Hundley, Loyd Hysten, Joyce Jenson, Nadine Kimmi and James Ladd. Memorial Boxes! (available in 3 sizes!) Other small planters available also. Please call ahead for quantity orders.

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Wetmore High School Class of 1970 Contact Deanne Smith, Administrator, for more details • 785-457-2801 Wetmore High School’s Class of 1970 included 33 graduating seniors. Top row, from left: Karen M. King and Alan W. Fund. Second row, from left: Gary J. Grollmes, LaDena M. Ketter, Ronald D. Wenger, Dolores A. Lukert, Harlan E. Suther and Virginia A. Fulker- son. Third row, from left: Estelle L. Burdick, Michael A. Christian, Susan A. Reed, Pearl Stedman, Linda M. Krogmann and Ronnie L. Hards. Fourth row, from left: Kathleen AREA CHURCH DIRECTORY A. Visocsky, Anita M. Hermesch, John R. Tinklin, Alice M. Wessel, Theresa D. Ashby Please report any changes in service or personnel to the Recorder at 364-3141. Thank You. and Kevin L. King. Fifth row, from left: Mary R. Blocker (treasurer), Wendell Armstrong (sponsor), Steven L. Boeckman (president), Carol S. Armstrong (sponsor), Constance Services have been postponed until further notice S. Henry (vice president) and Barbara A. Cannon (secretary). Sixth row, from left: Lynn due to COVID-19. Contact clergy below. D. Ford, Marsha E. Hayes, Stephen R. Boeckman, Kathleen A. Henry, Elaine M. Hasen- kamp and Clarence A. Nott Jr. Bottom row, from left: Herbert L. Brown (principal), Lila J. Bethany Baptist Church First Christian Church Potawatomi United Methodist Latham (student council), Stephen A. Glissman and Sharon K. LaNier. 821 New York • 364-4533 5th and Wisconsin • 364-2545 Rev. Howard Sudduth Pastor Ron Sellens Dr. Jim McCollough, Pastor Sunday: 9:50 a.m. Sunday school Youth Minister David Noland Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:45 a.m. Worship St. Dominic Catholic Church 10:15 a.m. Worship service First Christian Church Pastor: Fr. Jonathan Dizon 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon service 5th and Wisconsin • 364-2545 416 Ohio, Holton, 364-3262 Wednesday: 7:15 p.m. Prayer meeting Dr. Jim McCollough, Pastor Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Mass WIN THIS 1959 CHEVROLET EL CAMINO! Bucks Grove UM Church Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Mass Pastor: Charlotte Milroy • 234-4243 10:45 a.m. Worship Confessions 30 minutes before mass. Sunday: 9 a.m. Church service First United Methodist Church www.jacocatholics.org Christ’s Church Pastor Kathy Williams St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Southern Heights Clubhouse 1401 W. 4th, Holton • 364-3275 Pastor: Fr. Jonathan Dizon Just Pastor Jon Hanna Sunday Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 3rd & James, Mayetta, 966-2690/364-3262 Information 364-3468 10:15 a.m. Worship $20 Per Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship [email protected] Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Worship Holton Kingdom Hall Confessions 30 minutes before mass. Drawing New Life Church of the Nazarene of Jehovah’s Witnesses www.jacocatholics.org 100 Topeka, Ave., Holton • 364-3642 12350 214th Rd., Holton • 364-4279 St. Thomas Episcopal Church Ticket! Rev. Kevin Kneisley Sunday Public Talk: 10 a.m. • jw.org 512 Wisconsin, Holton • Rev. 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Mark Armstrong Confessions: 30 min. prior to mass Sunday: 10 a.m. Every Other Month Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school Check sign board for other events. 10:30 a.m. Church service Trinity Lutheran Church Denison Bible Church Mayetta Christian Church 401 Cheyenne 300 W. 5th St. • Pastor Tom Fraunfelter Ernest Coleman - Pastor Pastor Brian Stark 364-2206/364-2029 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday School Sunday: Fellowship & Waffles: Sunday School: 9 a.m. • Worship: 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Worship 8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Wetmore Bible Church 785/935-2464 • 785/422-2953 Sunday school: 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 217 Iowa St., Wetmore Denison Reformed Presbyterian Prayer Circle: 9:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m. 106 Seventh St., Denison, KS • 935-2348 Worship service - 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Lay Pastor Kyle Claycamp Sunday: 10 a.m. Bible class Wednesday: Bible Study - 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school (for all ages) 11 a.m. Worship service Mayetta United Methodist 10 a.m. Worship Hour Lunch following the service Rev. Howard Sudduth 10:30 a.m. Children's Church 1:15 p.m. Afternoon Service Sunday: 9 a.m. Morning worship service Tuesday: 1:30 p.m. Women's Bible Study Evangel United Methodist Church and Sunday school Wednesday: 7 p.m. Youth Group 227 Pennsylvania Ave. • 364-3834 Netawaka United Methodist Sun.: 8:50 a.m. Life Journey Rev. Youngwan Won (Jr. High & HS Ages) (contemporary service) Sunday: 8:15 a.m. Worship Wetmore United Methodist 10 a.m. Sunday school Onaga New Hope Pastor Brenda Harter 11 a.m. Traditional worship service Lutheran Church, ELCA (785) 866-2512 Parsonage • 866-5556 Church Church - [email protected] Rev. Charlene Banes, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship service Pastor - [email protected] Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship Whiting Baptist Church First Baptist Church of Holton 10:15 a.m. SS, Adult Bible Class Sunday: 9 a.m. Sun. school 404 Juniper, 364-3423 Bible Study: Tuesday @ 7 p.m. Pastor - John Wisdom Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Our Lady of the Snows Church Whiting United Methodist 8:25 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Fr. Jonathan Dizon Rev. Youngwan Won Wednesday: 10 a.m. Bible Study 166 and "I" Road, Mayetta, Kan. • Sunday: 10 a.m. Education • 11 a.m. Worship Friday: 6:45 a.m. Men’s Breakfast 785-364-3262 New Hope Family Church First Baptist Church of Hoyt 1st, 3rd, & 4th Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. 515 Iowa, Holton Pastor David Burnworth • 986-6446 2nd Sunday Mass 1 p.m. Wednesday night prayer: 7 p.m. Potawatomi Pentecostal Church Pastor: Sterling Hudgins Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school 4.5 miles west on 134th Rd., Mayetta Wednesday Meal: 6:30 p.m. 10 a.m. Worship service Rev. Marcia Potts Wednesday Service: 7:15 p.m. 7 p.m. Sunday evening worship Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Worship service

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