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& Bird City Times $125 6 Pages Thursday, January 21, 2021 137th Year, Number 3 Commissioner sworn Additional in; mandate removed Covid death By Amanda Moberly space, and they were able to ac- Ramsey gave report to the com- [email protected] commodate more people. missioners. He said that the hos- A new Cheyenne County Com- “It was a good turnout,” Attor- pital has stayed busy, but the num- missioner was sworn in on Janu- ney Beims told the commission- ber of Covid patients is down. announced ary 11, when Brett Poling was ers. The PCR Covid machine has sworn in and took Commissioner The commissioners reviewed come in. It is set up, and the lab By Amanda Moberly total tested, the testing positiv- Terry Rieger’s seat. Commission- the Public Health Order. Attorney staff has been trained. However, [email protected] ity rate in Cheyenne County is er Rieger did not seek re-election Beims opened by saying the Pub- they cannot use it to test for Co- The Cheyenne County Health 42.6 percent. following the end of his term. lic Health Order is being reviewed vid yet because their ultra-cold Department announced an ad - The local Health Department Also re-sworn in were several key at each meeting. The commission- freezer has not arrived still. The dition Covid-19 death in the released a press release regard- elected officials. The commissioners must make a motion to rescind reagents that the machine uses for last week. This brings the total ing the Covid-19 vaccines in ers also voted to rescind the Public the order for it to no longer be in the Covid test has to be stored in number of Cheyenne County the county. Please read the an- Health Order, meaning masks are place. The team is recommend- that freezer. residents who have died to 12. nouncement below this article. no longer mandated in the county. ing that the Public Health Order High Plains Mental Health The Covid update posted by People with Covid have a After being sworn in herself, be rescinded at this time, but it is has started seeing patients again. the Cheyenne County Hospital/ wide range of symptoms - rang- Magistrate Judge Paula Keller strongly recommended that resi- They are hoping to begin on-site ing from mild symptoms to se- dents still wear masks and take (instead of Zoom) patient visits Health Department on Monday swore into office Register of Deeds afternoon says that there are vere illness. Symptoms appear Jeanne Dunn, County Clerk Scottprecautions. sometime in the coming months. currently 13 active coronavirus 2-14 days AFTER exposure to Houtman, County Attorney Leslie County Health Nurse Mila Ban- Commissioner Martinez asked cases in Cheyenne County. One the virus. Beims, and Commissioners Roger del said they are seeing sick Co- if the Village has been vaccinated? person is currently hospitalized Some symptoms include: Faulkender and Brett Poling. vid patients, but they have made Mrs. Bandel said that everyone for Covid. fever or chills, cough, short- The county commissioners then it through the holiday spike. The who wanted to has received their The additional Covid-19 ness of breath, fatigue, head- met for their regularly scheduled clusters are getting under control, BRETT POLING first round. death was first announcedache, loss on of taste or smell, sore meeting on Jan. 15, with Commis- Bandel said, so at this point every- “We are 95% done with Phase the hospital’s Friday report. throat, congestion or runny sioners Willy Martinez and Brett one needs to take precautions. One,” Bandel said. Then, once First, he asked for the commis- There have been 12 Cheyenne nose, nausea or vomiting, diar- Poling present, but Commissioner “We are still seeing Covid, but they are told they can, they will sioner’s approval to transfer some County residents who have rhea. Faulkender not present. not like we were,” Bandel said. move forward with Phase Two. funds to cover expenses. He then died due to Covid-19. Please continue to: wash The County Attorney said the At the time of the meeting, there Not knowing how much vaccine said they are getting ready for the The Kansas Department of your hands, stay home when county held their tax sale on Fri- were 15 active cases. the county will receive has made 2021 inspections for EMS. Health and Environment shows sick, social distance, and wear day, Jan. 8. While the listing be- While it will not be mandated it more challenging, she told the Murray said he has visited with Cheyenne County has had a to- a mask. gan with 14 properties, there were if the order is rescinded, it is still commissioners. Phase Two will be Hospital Administrator Ramsey tal of 330 Covid-19 cases. This For more information, con- two properties sold on the morn- strongly recommended that peo- a much larger group, Bandel said. about having the new physician, is an increase of nine cases tact the Cheyenne County ing of the tax sale. Eleven proper- ple still wear masks when they “As of right now, we have no - Dr. Bosen, appointed as the Medi from one week ago. Health Department at 785-332- ties had been redeemed, and one cannot socially distance, Attorney idea when it will be showing up,” cal Director for EMS. Currently, With 330 total cases, and 774 2381. dismissed by the court by the day Beims explained. Bandel said of the vaccines. They Dr. Licke is the County Health -Of of the sale, the attorney explained. Commissioners Poling and are not holding back vaccines for ficer and in that position. Admin- The two properties sold brought in Martinez both voted to rescind the the second round because KDHE istrator Ramsey is looking to get over $9,000. Public Health Order, which means sends the second dose out, she Dr. Bosen more involved, Murray The fairgrounds was a good that masks will no longer be man- said. explained. The commissioners Vaccine time venue for the tax sale, Attorney dated in Cheyenne County. County Emergency Manager agreed to appoint Dr. Bosen as Beims said. There was a lot of Hospital Administrator Rance Ryan Murray came to give report. Medical Director of EMS. frame explained

The Cheyenne County federal government, and 2) the Benkelman residents wake health department must receive Health Department is still in Phase 1 of the COVID-19- instructions Vac from KDHE to be- cination Phase implemented gin the next phase. by Governor Laura Kelly. We Once we have been approved expect that Phase 1 will last to move to the next Phase, we up to fire whistle on Friday through the end of January – will contact the individuals that this Phase includes health care have signed up for the COVID By Peter Salter workers, long term care facili- vaccine. There will be set CO- Lincoln Journal Star ties, and workers critical to pan- VID vaccine dates for the Point The second fire whistle put Jan- demic response continuity. The of Dispensing of the vaccine. ice Edwards on alert. Kansas Department of Health Please note that the local health The administrator of Benkel- and Environment (KDHE) will department has minimal time man’s Sarah Ann Hester Memo- determine the anticipated start to distribute the vaccine to the rial Home already knew the wind dates for the remaining Phases community set forth by KDHE. was whipping up a fire northwest 2-5 for distribution of vaccine If you have not signed up for of town - her husband is a vol- by the local health department. the COVID vaccine and would unteer firefighter - but now she Before our local health de- like to obtain the two-shot se- knew it was serious. partment can move forward ries, please call the Cheyenne She was back in her office at to the next phase, two critical County Health Department about 1 a.m. Friday, readying her aspects must happen: 1) vac- at 785-332-2381 to put your staff to evacuate the care home cine must be available from the name on the vaccine list. and its 18 residents. Rick Haney was awake in the middle of the night, too. The superintendent of Dundy County- Stratton Schools was rousting and rallying his administrative School board votes team at 2 a.m., preparing plans for the district’s response if the fire reached the edge of town. to keep president By 3 a.m., they’d decided to cancel Friday’s classes. “Any- By Amanda Moberly to serve on the Hiring Committee. time you have a lot of fields [email protected] Superintendent Penka reported with tumbleweeds and grass and The Saint Francis Board of that he has received a letter of crops, it’s not good,” Haney said. Education met on Thursday, Jan. resignation from Marian Ochsner, And Relgene Zimbelman was 7. The board voted to keep Cale effective at the end of the school northwest of town, again pressed Rieger President, and Troy Hilt year. Mrs. Ochsner has been with into service as chief of the Ben- Vice President. They also heard the St. Francis school district for kelman Volunteer Fire Depart- from Superintendent Mark Penka, 10 years. ment. and accepted the resignation of The school board approved two “This was our fourth fire in theJENNA BURRELL took this photo from her front porch in Benkelman just before evacuat- Marian Ochsner. year contracts for Principals Da- last three days,” he said. “My ing early Friday. Courtesy photo The meeting was called to or- vid Morrow and Darla Raile. firemen are getting really, really der by President Rieger, with ev- Superintendent Penka then tired.” homes were evacuated as- it was fire the emergency that it was,” Haney and his staff opened the eryone present except Troy Hilt. gave a Covid-19 update. He said But after his department called fighters continued to work- Zimbelmana wild said. “At 3 in the cafeteria and its refrigerators to After the agenda was approved, that vaccines for staff will be for mutual aid, he watched a fire about 4 miles north morning,of Guide a lot of people aren’t the firefighters, serving dozensthe election of officers was held.available later in January or in dozen departments from three Rock on Friday. too alert.” of them breakfast after their long The board nominated and voted February. School personnel are states pull up and get to work. But the Benkelman fire in At the long-term care home, night. Cale Rieger for President and now able to sign up through the At one point, 80 firefighters andDundy County posed the biggest Edwards and her staff started That’s what this community Troy Hilt as Vice President. County Health Department to re- 40 trucks were in the field, tryingthreat. It was likely started two waking their residents and load- does best, the superintendent District Clerk Traci Neitzel was ceive the vaccine. to stop the fire from reaching theweeks ago, during a controlled ing vans for the 20-mile trip to said. It helps each other. “Any- out of the office with Covid-19, The Superintendent gave a re- edge of town. burn about a half-dozen miles the elementary school in Stratton. time you have what we would so financials were not available port that the high school science It nearly blew right past them. northwest of town, said Zimbel- They all spent the rest of the classify as something of a need, for review. They will be avail- and chemistry room remodel is “It traveled 6 miles in two hours,” man. Thursday’s high winds, night in the gym, Edwards said, or a good, old-fashioned barn- able at the February board meet- scheduled for this summer. he said. “The smoke was so thick with gusts estimated between though nobody got much sleep. raising, it’s an opportunity for ing. There were no audiences. Superintendent Penka then re- coming through Benkelman you 50-65 mph, stirred up the remain- “We basically hunkered down people to pull together.” Committee appointments were ported to the board that there is couldn’t hardly see anything.” ing embers after midnight and until we got the all-clear.” The school was planning to then considered. After a brief one out of district student who A combination of tinder-dry recharged the fire, which wouldThat came a little after 7. The serve them lunch, too. discussion, the following board requesting admission. The board conditions and high winds have leave a path 6 miles long and a fire was reaching through the But it likely would be a smaller members were appointed: Caleagreed to accept her. kept firefighters busy in- cen half-mile wide. northwest edges of Benkelman crowd. By midmorning Friday, Rieger and Chris Hingst were The Superintendent gave a re- tral and western Nebraska. A By a little after 3 a.m., officials when the 13 departments finallyjust the Benkelman fire crew- reselected to serve on the Meet- port on funding from the State half-dozen fires have sparkedmade in the call to evacuate the got it under control. Nobody had mained in the field, dousing and-Confer hot Committee; Super- next school year. The district will Custer County late this week, town of nearly 1,000. Firefight- been hurt, and no homes or busi- spots. intendent Penka, Principal Davidalso be receiving Elementary and including a blaze 10 miles south ers went door to door down the ness were burned. But the fire did “We sent everyone else home Morrow, Danielle McAtee, andSecondary School Emergency of Arnold that burned nearly a streets closest to the approaching take a storage shed and plenty of because of this wind,” Zimbel- Troy Hilt were selected to serve Relief (ESSER) Fund dollars square mile early Friday, accord- fire, urging people to leave for fence posts on its way to town, man said. “Everybody’s in that on the Scholarship Committee; (through the CARES Act) for Co- ing to the Nebraska Emergency shelters in nearby Haigler and the fire chief said. critical area, and we wanted to and Superintendent Penka, Prin- vid-19 related expenses. These Management Agency. Stratton. There were no students at the get everyone home in case they cipal Morrow, Shawna Blanka, In Webster County, three “A lot of people didn’t realize junior-senior high school, but have a fire, too.” and J. W. Milliken were selected See SCHOOL on Page 3 2 The Saint Francis Herald/Bird City Times Thursday, Jan 21,.2021 Bulletin Board Cheyenne County Conservation homemade cinnamon roll, free of St. Francis City Council Development Corporation at 107a new phone number: 785-772- cncoks.us (type in your browser’s District’s annual meeting charge for returning their ballot. The next Saint Francis City W. Washington, 785-332-3508 or 1411. address line.) The Cheyenne County Conser- Supervisors up for re-election are Council meeting is scheduled for [email protected] to purchase Bird City Public Library Narcotics Anonymous vation District’s 71st annual meet- Roger Orth and Chris Hingst. Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in city yours. The Bird City Library is open Narcotics Anonymous meetings ing will take place on Monday, Home Circle Club hall. All meetings are open to the Quincy Art Gallery regular hours from 2-5:30 p.m. • Monday (closed) and Thursday Feb. 1 from 8:30 - 10 a.m. Due Vice President Avis Hazuka will public. Quincy Gallery welcomes oil Cheyenne Theater hours nights at 7:30 p.m. at 405 S to COVID-19 restrictions, the -an be hostess for our Jan. 21 meeting. Bird City City Council painter Brandy Edgren, Holdrege, Welcome back Moviegoers!! Lorraine. Information 785-772- nual meeting will take place at the It will be at the Immanuel The next Bird City Council Nebraska, as the first of their 2021 The Cheyenne Theater has 1481. USDA Service Center’s parking Methodist Church at 2 p.m. If meeting is scheduled for Monday, exhibits. Her work will be featured resumed summer showtimes. Alcoholics Anonymous lot in St. Francis with a “come- you are unable to attend, please Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in the city hall. All through February. Opening will Thursday through Sunday at Alcoholics7:30 Anonymous Tues- and-go” style of meeting. All contact Avis. meetings are open to the public. be Thursday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 am.p.m., and the Sunday matineeday nights at 7:30 p.m. 405 -S Lor Cheyenne County residents are Kansas Day Celebration in Cheyenne County 109 N. Quincy, St. Francis. begins at 2 p.m. Please be patient raine. Information 785-332-4867. urged to pick up a voting ballot Bird City Commissioners Cheyenne County Museum as we implement new procedures Northwest Kansas Family Jan. 19 through Feb. 1 at the south Due to the pandemic and other The next Cheyenne County New Museum of Cheyenne with seating and how guests Shelter entrance of the USDA Service health issues, there will be no Commissioners meeting will be County Hours: Fridays andenter the theater to comply with Northwest Kansas Family Center. Qualified voters that bring Kansas Day Celebration in Birdheld on Friday, Jan. 29 at 8:00Saturdays 10-2 until Decemberguidelines. Shelter provides 24/7 day-a-week a completed ballot will receive a City this year. a.m. in the Cheyenne County 1, and by appointment (785- St. Francis Library service to victims of domestic Courthouse. All meetings are 332-4631 or 785-332-4950). The St. Francis Public Library violence and sexual assault. open to the public. Current Family featured: Gorthy/is open regular hours from 10:30 Weekly support groups for women Dispatch Cheyenneopoly Edmonds. a.m. To 5:30 p.m. Monday through and children in northwest Kansas The game that’s like Monopoly Automated Weather Station has Friday and open until 7 p.m. on area. 1-800-794-4624 (toll-free). 71 Calls for Service but with Cheyenne County new number Wednesdays. Notice from Jan. 11 - 17 Businesses, for only $30. The Cheyenne County AWOS Day-by-Day The staff welcomes submissions Contact Cheyenne Community (Automated Weather Station) has An open NA, AA, and Alanon and encourages those with 3 Bird City EMS 1 Threat - for info, call April (785) 772- Bulletin Board items to please call 2 Ambulance Run 5 VIN Inspection 1546. 785-332-3162, e-mail to sainty. 1 Fire 1 Welfare Check School Menu Cancer support [email protected], or use the January 25 - 29 There is a county wide cancer drop slot at the front door. 3 Bird City Fire Dept. 14 Dispatch support group on the first The Bulletin Board is reserved 2 Agency Assist 2 911 Hang Up High School Wednesday from 5:30-7 p.m. at for activities that are free to the 1 Fire 4 Animal Call St. John’s Lutheran church in public. Any activities that have 1 Attempt To Contact Monday Lunch: Pig in a blanket, green Bird City. Call Mindy (Kissman) a charge may be included in the 38 Cn Co Sheriff’s Office 2 911 Accidental Dial Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, beans, oven fries, fresh grapes, ice Bell, LSCSW at 970-201-6886 for Bulletin Board only if a paid ad is 4 Traffic Stop 2 Concerned Citizen cereal, fruit juice. cream bar. more information. purchased. 1 Agency Assist 3 Test Call Lunch: Chicken strips, brown Thursday CN Public Transit 1 Animal Call rice, vegetable blend, wheat bread Breakfast: Biscuits and gravy, Cheyenne County Public Tran- 7 Civil Process 2 Emergency Management and jelly, apple wedges, caramel. cereal, fruit juice. sit offers: door to door rides for 2 Concerned Citizen 2 Agency Assist Tuesday Lunch: Shredded been on bun, any purpose from 8 a.m. to 5 1 Counterfeit currency/ docu- Breakfast: French toast sticks, buttered corn, potato chips, dill p.m., Monday through Friday, ment 4 St. Francis EMS sausage links, cereal, fruit juice. pickle spear, mandarin oranges. holidays excluded. Free travel 2 Blowing Fields 3 Ambulance Run Lunch: Chili and cheese nachos, Friday within Cheyenne County. Afford- 2 Ambulance Run 1 Agency Assist tortilla chips, fresh veggie tray, Breakfast: Breakfast taco, able rates for outside the county, 1 Hazardous Material Incident blueberry muffin, sliced peaches. cereal, fruit juice. up to 200 miles in Kansas only. 1 Patrol 7 St. Francis Fire Dept. Wednesday Lunch: Corn dogs, seasoned First come, first serve basis. Call 1 Found/Lost Property 2 Agency Assist Breakfast: Frosted scone, peas, tater tots, lime pear jello, 785-772-1053 to schedule a ride. 2 Phone/mail Scam 5 Controlled Burn yogurt, cereal, fruit juice. cookie. cncoks.us/rides. (tfn) 1 Suspicious Vehicle Lion’s Club Weather Grade School The St. Francis Lion’s club collects wheelchairs, bicycles, and Monday Lunch: BBQ beef sandwich, Date High Low Precip Club Clips bicycle parts which are repaired Breakfast: Pancake on a stick,tater tots, corn, pears, milk. Jan. 12 57 27 Ramblers orange juice, apple, milk. Thursday at Norton correctional facility. Jan. 13 62 33 Repaired items can be brought Ramblers met at the Cheyenne asm for helping to discover and Lunch: Hamburger, lettuce Breakfast: Warm banana bread Jan. 14 41 27 County Museum January 13. maintain Cheyenne County His- and tomatoes, french fries, slice, oranges, apple juice, milk. back to St. Francis or distributed Jan.to 15 40 20 Trace Penny Raile was introduced as tory. If you haven’t been to the strawberries, milk. Lunch: Pizza choice, green needs in the US or other countries.Jan. 16 50 25 the guest speaker. Penny spoke Museum, schedule a tour! They Tuesday beans, applesauce, milk. To donate-please call: 785-332-Jan. 17 46 30 3119 or 785-332-2950. about what they are doing at the will be glad to share the facility Breakfast: Warm chocolate chip Friday Jan. 18 47 18 Emergency number Museum to preserve the history with you and your family or out muffin, yogurt cup, pears, orange Breakfast: Warm donuts, The phone number for Cheyenne that can be found there. She isof town guests. juice, milk. pineapple, grape juice, milk. County Communications Center currently working on School re- A short meeting was called to Lunch: Taco salad with corn Lunch: Cheeseburger soup, cords from the country schools order by President Sondra Brace- chips, salad mix, fiesta beans, veggie patch, apple or orange, (Dispatch) for non-emergency as well as the history of Board- lin. Roll Call was answered by pineapple, mini long john, milk. corn bread, milk. calls: 785-332-8822, Dial 9-1-1 Majestic for an emergency. man’s Toggery. The volunteer “Your Favorite Antique.” Donna Wednesday Cheyenne County Website Service & staff at the museum are putting Zimbelman provided delicious Breakfast: Mini maple waffles, beginning to store information cookies and coffee for us after peaches, grape juice, milk. Cheyenne County website is: Truck Stop on digital equipment. There are the meeting. continuing to need people to help Our next meeting will be at the 510 W. Hwy. 36, St. Francis transcribed very old handwritten Quincy Gallery on Feb. 10, 2021 Sponsored by 785.332.2905 documents. So if you have some at 2:00 p.m. Come join us for a time and love to type, volunteer. delightful tour of the Gallery and St. Francis Herald WEEKLY We appreciated Penny’s enthusi- the Exhibit. and SPECIALS: Bird City Times Sunday: Rated SHOWTIME: FrI-Sun 7:30 p.M. Outback 99 MInuTES Sunday: 2 p.M. 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MiDe Connections Plumbing & HVAC Brie Gienger, Michael & Shawn Pochop Certiﬁ ed Pediatric Acute 785-626-5001 Email Trista at Care Nurse Practitioner, 785-626-3906 can treat children up to [email protected] 21 years of age for HVAC or call/text 332-4385. these types of respiratory issues. & Bird City Times Call the Cheyenne County Clinic (785)฀332-3162฀•฀ P.O. Box 1050 for an appointment! (785) 332-2682 or (888) 278-0234 (785) 332-3001 (Fax) St. Francis, KS 67756 221 W. 1st., St. Francis, KS 67756 Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 The Saint Francis Herald/Bird City Times 3 Legislative News 2021 Session Begins SCHOOL By Adam Smith systems that allow even more COVID testing issues and prob- knowing that we needed to take a Kansas House of Representatives livestreaming of the daily pro- lems with vaccine distribution, good look at the implications, we Continued from Page 1 cation. The policies were adopted 120th District ceedings. and also a new Water committee set an expiration date for those funds will need to be used by Sep- by the school board. Last weekend, I packed up my Even the time-honored chamber formed to look into formulating a modifications to allow more timetember of 2023. The next regular scheduled things and headed to Topeka for of the House of Representatives sustainable water plan for the fu- to study what needed to be perma- Superintendent Penka present- Board of Education meeting will my fifth year of serving as has your been drastically changed, ture. Lastly, I have been appoint- nently set in statute, which provi- ed policy updates sent out by the be held on Feb. 11, 2021, at 7:00 representative in our state Capi- seating legislators in both the ed to the committee on redistrict- sions could be improved and kept, Kansas State Department of Edu- a.m. tol. As I left home after the tradi- east and west audience galleries ing that will soon be drawing new and which items could be allowed tional “super-big” hugs from the to accommodate safe distancing. political districts across the state to expire. We will have something kids and an extra-long hug and Touchless temperature check sta- of Kansas following the 2020 to the Governor soon to meet the kiss from my wife, and I couldn’t tions are installed throughout the U.S. Census. January 26th deadline. help but reflect on what a wonder- Capitol, staff are confined to their The first week of sessionAnother has priority is a consti- ful community God has blessed offices unless leave is absolutely been fraught with technical dif- tutional amendment to allow me to serve. My family and I have necessary, masks are being worn ficulties as we work ourKansans way to vote on clarifying received a multitude of support, prevalently, and much more. It is through the bugs and glitches language regarding the constitu- well-wishes, and appreciation a very unusual environment. and operator-errors of the new tional right to an abortion as cur- from all across northwest Kansas. Another big difference for me livestreaming technology. We rently interpreted by the Kansas We could not do this without all this year was my committee as- typically spend most of theSupreme first Court. While the resolu- of you! signments. I was humbly honored week with informational briefingstion draft has not been passed out My journey to the Capitol this to be selected as the chairman about the current state of various of committee yet, it is anticipated year has been unlike any other. of the Taxation committee. This affairs, but we do have several big to read that our state constitution The pandemic that shut the legis- is one of the largest committees issues to address expeditiously in does not secure an inherent right Kurtis K. Frevert lative session down very abruptly in the Capitol and a tremendous case we would be forced to alter to an abortion and, to the extent responsibility. I’m not sure if I the session due to quarantine. - Kurtis “Kurt” K. Frevert was the new “Bioengineering” graduate last year is still in our midst, and allowed in the United States con born 11 January 1941 in Great Bend degree program within the College numerous precautions have been earned it or if the Speaker of theOne of those is the Kansas Emer- stitution, the state legislature may Kansas to Victor Wilbur Frevert of Electrical Engineering at the implemented in the statehouse to House just couldn’t resist the op- gency Management Act (KEMA). enact laws regulating abortion. (1910-1994) and Arde- University of Missouri in maximize safety. Our committee portunity for someone named This pandemic has shown that This resolution must pass both lia nee Wamhoff Frevert Columbia. He presented rooms have been completely rear- Adam Smith to lead the tax- thecom permanent statutory authority House and Senate by a 2/3rds vote(1911-1987). He died on his research findings at ranged to space legislators, staff, mittee. (If you are puzzled, re- originally designed for natural di- to be placed on the ballot. 10 Dec 2020 (age 79) in several academic and pro- and audience a minimum of 6 search “Wealth of Nations”…) sasters needs modifications to ac- There are numerous other bills Dumfries, Virginia. fessional conferences. He feet apart. The committee rooms Regardless, I am determined commodate long-term statewide working their way through the Kurt grew up in his par- graduated with a Master’s in the Capitol aren’t very large to serve in this new position to emergencies. The law passed in a process, but I look for those to be ents’ hometown, Holy- of Science degree in Elec- the absolute best of my ability to special legislative session in early - rood, Kansas, surrounded trical Engineering from to begin with, and this distancing the most significant early legisla by grandparents and great the University of Missouri has resulted in rooms that used to help craft fair modifications to June enacted some temporary re- tion passed. grandparents until age 5. at Columbia in 1971. hold hundreds of people now seat our state’s tax policy. In addition strictions on the governor’s au- Once again, thank you for the He attended the church On 15 September 1971, only a few dozen. Because of that, to tax, I am also serving on the thority and placed certain checks honor of representing you in our that his paternal and ma- Kurt and Anita welcomed all rooms have been equipped Health and Human Services com- and balances through legislative Capitol and the opportunity to be ternal great-grandparents their first child, Kurtis with interactive audio and visual mittee that is tackling ongoing oversight into KEMA. However, an advocate for northwest Kansas! founded in 1870—St. Peter Lutheran Victor, born in Columbia Missouri. Church.* In 1946 he and his parents On 4 November 1972, they wel- moved to Bird City, Kansas, after his comed their second son Kevin Kyle father and his uncle Alvin Wamhoff born in Kansas City Missouri. Remembering Our Past bought a hardware store and named it In 1973 he moved his family By the F & W Hardware Store. He lived to Huntsville AL where he helped above the hardware store until his engineer the Hubble Telescope at New York Letter Home Penny parents built a brick home when he Northrop Aerospace, Inc.—the tele- Raile was 15 years old. He was confirmed scope that is still searching the skies at St. John Lutheran Church in Bird today. In 1974 the family moved Letter from Esther Johnson, dusty and everything seemed so The trip from Buffalo, N.Y. we them you think you are in a little City. Kurt graduated from Bird City close to the Johnson Space Center in July 1926 dry. The part of Illinois that we made mostly at night, but we got city. In one part of the building High School in 1959 where he let- Houston TX where Kurt was Chief A stack of well-preserved St. crossed is pretty – and they must up and 5 o’clock in the morning there is a jewelry store and a co- tered in football, basketball, and Engineer, Program Manager, and Ex- Francis Heralds from 1926 were have had nots of rain as every- to watch the scenery along the operative store, supposed to be track. He marched in the B.C.H.S. ecutive at Singer Link Flight Simula- donated to the museum from the thing was so green. The further Hudson River. The New York very cheap, and etc. band dressed in his football pads tion, Inc. Kurt was responsible for the Bressler Estate. On top of the east we came the less numerous Central tracks follow right along This first day’s work was not while playing clarinet during the half hardware and software of Link’s mul- stack was the July 22, 1926 is- were the wheat fields. Both Inez the banks of the Hudson. We only hard. There are about 12 techni- times of home games. Kurt worked tiple motion-based simulators used sue with a letter reprinted on the and I missed them. had Pullmans two nights and had cians in the lab and most of these in the F&W Hardware Store and, in to train astronauts to fly the Space front page from Esther Johnson, Michigan is the one state that a hard time getting any those two spent the afternoon reading mag- the summers, he lived and worked Shuttle. He enjoyed troubleshooting on the M. B. farm outside Bird City. the coding which drove the Shuttle’s 22- year-old daughter of Bro I liked the best of all we went nights. Lots of people traveling. azines, etc. The hours are from 9 He loved telling how he and his high multiple, interfacing computers and or Emil and Mary Johnson of thru. The people with which we The fare from Goodland to N.Y. to 12 in the morning, one hour for school buddies bought an old hearse earning the gratitude of astronauts the Swedish community in Chey- stayed with in Holland took as all was around $69.00 and Pullman lunch, which by the way is free and turned it into the town’s “hotrod.” such as John Young, Bob Crippen, enne County. Esther talks in her around in their car, down to Lake fare $3.00. We only ate on the and served cafeteria style right in After high school, Kurt enrolled Richard Truly, and Joe Engle. Kurt letter about leaving Goodland, Macatawa, and we saw acres diner once and that was break- the building. What we had today in Wartburg Lutheran College in and his family were members of Kansas, by train and traveling to and acres of nothing but woods. fast. Going the Northern route was exceptionally good. Then in Waverly Iowa. He graduated from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Nas- New York City where she took The part we went thru is the fruit costs about $4.00 more but it was the afternoon work from one to Wartburg in 1969 with a Bachelor sau Bay TX. a job at the Metropolitan Life raising parts especially where or- very cool and nice and by staying four thirty. During the months of Science Degree in Applied Math- Kurt semi-retired in 1997 to over- Insurance Company in the bio- chards of grapes were numerous. with Inez’s aunt and friends we - ematics and Economics. He played see the design and construction of a of July and August we get Satur tackle on the Wartburg Knights’ foot- home overlooking Beaver Lake in chemical laboratories. Today, Holland is some town. Everyone saved more than that by not hav- day afternoons off. Not very long ball team. In his junior year, he trans- Northwest Arkansas. He served as this trip and job placement may goes to church there. ing to get Pullmans. Did not get working hours. The laboratory is ferred to Kansas State University in an engineering consultant to sev- not seem unique, but in 1926, We went in the morning and to see Alvin’s in Chicago, could very nice there being an electric Manhattan Kansas to study electrical eral companies including Baldwin this adventure received front- had to sit on the front seat and not call him without know- fan for each table. The subways engineering.Kurt served as an officer Electronics and Beta-Rubicon in page coverage. there one of the ushers told us ing the name of the people with are still on a strike and street cars in his fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon. Fayetteville Arkansas. He was a Esther’s father was from Swe- that there were not nearly as whom he was staying and it was and the elevated are certainly He met his future wife in January member and trustee of Holy Trinity den where he attended college many as usual. As it was, they so rainy and bad all the time we crowded. I walked today as from 1964 in Kansas City Missouri. Lutheran Church in Rogers Arkansas. before emigrating to America in brot (sic) out a lot of folding were there so did not get around here to Metropolitan is about 16 Kurt was drafted in 1965 and Kurt enjoyed cutting up and splitting 1889. He met and married Mary chairs. The preacher was not very much. blocks and a person needs more attended Basic Training in Ft. Polk deadfall hardwood trees on the 20 Charlotte Lundin whose family, very good, but he was not their At present, I am staying at one exercise. Louisiana. There, he was selected acres of their Beaver Lake home. for the U.S. Army’s Signal Corps He enjoyed fishing and driving his also from Sweden, had emigrat- regular preacher. These people of the Y.W. houses, but can have About all I have done has been and trained at Ft. Monmouth NJ and boat for waterskiing grandchildren ed in 1885. Both were active in objected very much to us trav- this room only till Saturday, so I to move up my watch. Here the in San Francisco CA. He was sent to or driving the jetski as they tubed the community and the church. eling on Sunday but when wecannot give you a permanent ad- time is four hours faster than in Vietnam in January 1967 to repair behind him. In 2019, Kurt and Anita Alvin died in 1940 and Mary in convinced them that we had to, dress as yet. All of the Y. houses St. Francis, as N.Y. is running by encryption equipment on military sold their lake home and property on 1963. Both are buried at the Bat- they took us in their car to Grand seem to be filled. Saturday after- the daylight-saving time which is posts in Vietnam and Laos. For a Beaver Lake and moved to Northern tle Creek Cemetery in Cheyenne Rapids. Changed cars at Detroit noon another girl whom I knew at one hour faster than eastern time, man who was uncomfortable with Virginia to be close to three of their County. and took the Michigan Central Kansas University now working so I go to work before you get up heights and flying, he was proud of all seven grandchildren. They purchased ****** and traveled thru Canada until in the American Museum here is at home. Thus far N.Y. has been the times he was flown in open Huey a home in the Four Seasons 55+ helicopters to remote combat bases Community in Dumfries Virginia in Here is the published letter we came to coming to meet me and we are cool and nice and I think that I to restore urgently needed decoding May 2020. from Esther. July 7, 1926 Niagara Falls. Somewhere in going around to look. She stayswill like it fine. equipment. Kurt will be buried beside his Dear Folks: Canada the engine on our train out at Riverside, Conn., but it Guess that you had better wait Kurt married Anita Lucille Eagle parents, his grandparents, and all of Last night I was too tired to went dead and we were stranded quite expensive coming that far and not write until you get an- (1944- ) on December 27, 1966, at his great-grandparents in the St. Peter write but went to bed real early. for about two hours out in the and I would rather stay closer. other address. Seems funny not the North Cross Methodist Church Lutheran Cemetery in Holyrood, KS, Riding on a train and bumming country waiting for an engine. The Metropolitan was easy to to get any mail. Cannot think of in Kansas City North, Missouri. later this spring. around certainly gets one all At Niagara we saw the Falls for find and the bio-chemical labora- anything else to write this time. They spent their wedding night at the Those wishing to give a gift in his tired out, we were so glad to get about three hours. The time here tories on the 16th floor. They are Love, Esther historic Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas honor may send it to the St. Peter to New York. I enjoyed the trip was entirely too short and there located in the annex just across ****** City Missouri where they returned Lutheran Church, 209 S. County Send story ideas and old photos several times during their 53-year Road, Holyrood, KS 67450. Please over here very much except the was also a mob of people there. the street from the main building. marriage. indicate that your gift is In Memory trip through Missouri, on the They certainly are wonderful They are certainly large affairs to [email protected] In 1969, Kurt was invited to join of Kurt Frevert. way to Chicago. It was so hot and and everyone should see them. and when you wander around in

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Opinion 137th Year, Number 3 Thursday, Jan 21, 2021 Senator Moran stands on principle, yet again A tip of our Stetson to Sen. Jerry Moran, whotive, the “No Child Left Behind” bill. That got proved once again earlier this month that he’ll him in big trouble with the House Republican stand on principle when he thinks he’s right, leadership. Never mind that “No Child Left no matter how unpopular that might be with Untested” turned out to be a costly boondog- party leaders or some voters. gle, and the largest-ever federal incursion into The senior senator from Kansas announced state and local control of schools. well before things got crazy in Washington More recently, as a senator, Mr. Moran stood that he saw no way to support the movement up against President Donald Trump’s taking of among supporters of President Donald Trump defense money to help build his border wall. to have the Congress vote on a challenge to And while the President won, some voters here electoral votes submitted by a few close states, asked why Sen. Moran had “voted against the and in effect, reverse the results of the election. wall.” “The Constitution clearly limits the role of The senator explained he had not voted Congress with respect to presidential elections against the wall, but against what he saw as to the counting of electoral votes that have improperly taking money Congress appropri- been certified by the states,” Sen. Moran said.ated for one thing and spending it for another. “Consistent with the principles of federalism The Constitution, you know. and a limited national government, (the states) At a time when many Republicans were hid- possess the sole authority to determine and ing under their desks, fawning and trying to submit their electors. To vote to reject these avoid the curse of the president’s thumbs, Jerry state-certified electoral votes would be to actMoran was not afraid to stand up and say, “no.” outside the bounds of the Constitution.” He never has been. A true conservative, he That, the senator said, he would not do. believes in our system and in our republican He probably did not win any friends by his democracy. decision, but anyone who has watched Jerry We cannot ask a lot more of our representa- Casey’s Comments By Moran operate over the years knows he won’t tives than to have and defend valid principles. Casey be pushed to do what he thinks is wrong. Sen. Moran has shown us how to do that, time National Rifle Association While still in the House, he bucked President and time again. – Steve Haynes McCormick George W. Bush on his major domestic initia- [email protected] The National Rifle Associa- Burnside. by the gangsters of that day. tion is in the headlines, which is Burnside saw the need for bet- With time much of their focus Reader thanks local volunteer nothing new. Having become a ter firearm training saying, “Out would be on protecting the 2nd major player in American poli- of ten soldiers who are perfect Amendment. tics makes them both the good in drill and the manual of arms, Following Burnside future It is now 2021 and many guy for their supporters and the only one…can hit the broadside NRA presidents would be Ulyss- changes may happen this year, so target of their enemies. of a barn.” es S. Grant (8th) who was fol - I would like to recognize an indi- Letter to the Editor Although changes are coming Down the road the group lowed by another Civil War gen- vidual for all he has done for our as they proceed with a Chapter would welcome in hunters and eral, Phil Sheridan (9th) with ac- community in the last year. This weather or cold weather, sun spent his own money to do this. 11 bankruptcy and relocation dedicate itself to teaching gun tor Charlton Heston (1998-2003) individual is Wade Krien. shining or snow, but on the days Everyone in town should thank from New York state to Texas, safety. and another former soldier, Oli- him for doing this. When you see flags out along when the flags should be flown he the organization will continue to At one time the NRA was be- ver North (2018-19.) the highway, it is the work of puts them out. If a flag goes bad William Dungan be a force to be reckoned with. hind some Federal gun laws. The After this speed bump the Wade Krien. It can be warm he replaces them. He has often Saint Francis Did you know that the NRA 1936 and 1938 National Firearm NRA will no doubt continue in actually began to help Ameri- Acts put restrictions on machine its role of the leading advocate cans better prepare for future guns, sawed-off shotguns and for the right to keep and bear conflicts? silencers which were being used arms. Open Season By Following the Civil War, two Cynthia former union officers wanted to Crumbs Haynes address the poor performance of the Northern states’ marksmen. Now, I’m not saying that our then turned it around and toasted We opened our presents Christ- It was thought that out of every God Says old toaster was crumby. It was a the other half. This worked to a mas morning, and there was my 1,000 bullets fired by those sol- Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who pretty good appliance. degree. The problem was that new toaster. It was pretty much diers only one found a Confeder- I’m not sure when we got it, the outside ends didn’t really the same size as the old one and ate combatant. put darkness for light and light for darkness, who but I don’t think we brought it get done enough and the middle, it claimed to be a four-toast ap- William Conant Church and put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. from Colorado, so it was only 20 which went down both times, pliance. However, instead of hav- George Wood Wingate formed Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes or so years old. ing four holes for the bread, it has the charter in New York in 1871. got a little overdone. Still, Steve and clever in their own sight. It was a really nice Betty Crock- turned his toast for years. two really long ones. The first president of the NRA er four-slice toaster and was great When I wanted some of his Steve’s rye bread fits in -per was Union General and former Isaiah 5:20-21 for making just enough toast for rye toast, I cut the slice in half fectly, and I could get two pieces Rhode Island governor Ambrose Steve and I at most meals. and toasted each smaller slice in of my regular-sized bread in one However, about five or six its own slot. The toast came out of the extra long slots. years ago, the right half gave up. more even, but was a little harder “Look it even has a crumb Church of Christ First฀Christian฀Church First฀Baptist฀Church It was on a separate controller to get out of the toaster, as it was tray,” Steve said. “Our old one Troy Burr-332-0364, Pastor฀Joe฀Ensley 2nd฀&฀Scott฀•฀St.฀Francis from the left half, and since that short. doesn’t have that.” Dave Morrow 332-4488 360-608-1929 785-332-3921 half worked fine, we just used Then one day I saw an ad in a “Our old one has a crumb tray,” 502฀W.฀Spencer฀•฀St.฀Francis ฀118฀E.฀Webster฀•฀St.฀Francis Kyle Stachewiez, Pastor it. It took a little longer to make magazine for a toaster that was I replied reaching in and pulling Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. our four toasts using what had supposed to take wide slices of out the tray and spilling crumbs Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Breakfast Blessing 10 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. become a two-slice toaster but bread. It looked like just what we everywhere. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Church Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday AWANA Club it worked and we were way too needed, but I wasn’t in any hurry It seems that it had been awhile Immanuel 6:30 - 8 p.m. cheap to replace something that to get a new toaster. However, since I had cleaned said tray, and Living Water worked (mostly). like most people my age, I’ve got we had been having a lot of seed- United Methodist Church Fellowship฀Ministry Peace Lutheran Church 116฀E.฀Bressler฀•฀Bird฀City However, Steve is fond of a rye pretty much everything I need ed bread. Obviously, he hadn’t 306฀N.฀Bird฀Ave.฀•฀Bird฀City 202฀N.฀College฀•฀St.฀Francis bread that started out like a wide that would be within a reasonable been cleaning it. 785-734-2739 785-734-2363 Pastor Luke Emerson piece of regular bread but over price range for a Christmas pres- We had seeds and crumbs all Kevin Dixson, Pastor Terry฀Glasco,฀Pastor Church 332-2928 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. the years and gotten shorter and ent. over the counter, stove and floor. Main Service Sunday 10 a.m. Parsonage 332-2312. Worship 10:55 a.m. longer until it is now about twice So, I told youngest daughter After cleaning up the mess, I Seventh-Day Worship 10:30 a.m. the width and half the height it what I wanted for Christmas last promised myself to be better at Bilingual Service - Third Communion 1st Sunday Sunday of Month 6 p.m. Adventist Church once was. April or May. I figured that would cleaning the toaster in the future 573-368-8876 Solid Rock These slices only fit in the give her plenty of time to find an and popped a couple of rye toasts Salem Lutheran Church 3rd฀&฀Adams฀•฀St.฀Francis Baptist Church old toaster sideways. You put it appropriate toaster at a reason- into the new one to celebrate. 308-414-1667 Pastor Dale Rosette 412฀S.฀Denison฀•฀St.฀Francis in and toasted one half of it and able price. ฀Pastor฀Jim฀Gleason Sabbath School 9:30 Pastor Allen Coon Morning Worship 9 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 Communion 3rd Sunday Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 St.฀Francis฀of฀Assisi St.฀Francis Prayer Meeting, Wed Catholic Church Community Church 7:30 p.m. 625฀S.฀River฀•฀St.฀Francis 785-332-3232 St.฀John 785-332-2680 204฀N.฀Quincy฀Street฀•฀St.฀Francis Pastor: David Butler Lutheran Church Fr.฀Joseph฀Asirvatham 405 Ketcham Ave.฀•฀Bird฀City฀ 1st Sunday of the month Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. 785-734-2531 Morning Mass 8:30 a.m. Jim฀Gleason,฀Pastor Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. Communion - Every 1st Sunday Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Weekday Mass 8:00 a.m. Potluck - Every 2nd Sunday of Worship 11 a.m. Confessions Sat. 4-4:30 the month Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. St.฀Joseph United Methodist Catholic Church Church Office 785-332-2292, Wesleyan Community Church Bird฀Ave.฀•฀Bird฀City Church 332-2254, 332-2680 W.฀Hwy.฀36฀•฀Bird฀City 512฀S.฀Scott฀•฀St.฀Francis฀ Fr.฀Joseph฀Asirvatham 785-734-2727 Pastor Tony Serbousek 1st Sunday of the month Dan Carson, Pastor Early Bird Service 8:30 a.m. Morning Mass 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday฀&฀Friday฀Mass฀ Community฀Youth฀Group 9:00 a.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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No School Honor Roll pears, and apple juice Thursday 6 p.m. High School basketball Lunch: Pork soft shell taco, Breakfast: Mini maple pan- at Golden Plains (Rexford) black beans, pineapple and churro cakes, fruit cocktail, and apple Saturday 4 p.m. Junior High Scholars juice High School basketball WKLL Bowl at Tribune Lunch: Chicken club with - baPlay-in at Wheatland/Grinnell First Semester 6 p.m. Booster Club Meeting con and cheese, apples and veg- (TBA) Seniors Juniors Sophomores via Zoom gies Soledad Bermudez Hector Santana Rubie Yost Tuesday Breakfast: Blueberry bubble Alexander Dart Rodriguez bread, orange and grape juice Colton McCarty Grace Wright McDonald News 7th Grade Lunch: Taco burger, fiesta beans Alondra Perez and strawberry and bananas Steve and Stephanie Swihart of Ryan and Diane Shay and Alayna Carson Tyler Sabatka Freshmen 6 p.m. High School basketball were Sunday guests of Eleanor family near St. Francis. Gabrielle Pochop at Atwood Swihart. They attended church Tom and Kelly Dewey attended Gabriela Santana Mathew Hendricks Kaitlynne Vargas Wednesday andenjoyed Sunday dinner. the Junior High Girls Basketball Rodriguez League Tournament Thursday and Brady Ketzner Breakfast: Cheese omelet, sau - sage link, pears and orange juice South of McDonald Saturday in St. Francis to watch Tayten play. Both the Rawlins Lunch: Meatball sub, veggie Charlene Kramer helped Ellie County A Team and B Team Honorable Mention patch, tator tots, pears and Sun Shay celebrate her 8th Birthday Chips. Wednesday afternoon at the home brought home 1st place. Seniors Juniors Sophomores Joseph Melton Nellie Hespe Jesus Fernado Duran- Andrew Shields Brisa Ibarra Castillo Talamantes From Times past... Dylan Ketzner Lily Lawson Freshmen Sarah Mellinger Dania Martinez Chavez By Ann Burr Lester Hoyt and Mrs. Cooley 12 of the neighborhood children Pablo Bermudez Brooke Porubsky [email protected] submitted surgical operations last at a surprise party from 7 to 9 in Jackson Boyson 8th Grade 1921, is the book I opened to- week. The work was done by honor of her son, Dale’s ninth 7th Grade day. This bound book has seen birthday. The time was spent Victor Hernandez Talia Delano Drs. Peairs and Pegg. Andrea Espana-Hernandez some wear and tear,it seems that Seventy Times One: A veryplaying games. A light lunch was Logan McCarty Jeremy Gatzemeyer 1921 was not off to a good start. unusual event is the grandmother served. Dale received many nice Mayra Vargas Kyla Howard John Paul Sabatka We’ve read about the deaths of and grandchild to celebrate the presents and good wishes for Tilar Walls Sulmy Munoz Perdomo Ethan Vargas young community members and same birthday. This is true of many more happy birthdays. Emily Serrano how schools went on a “vaca- Mrs. Mary Sawyer and her grand- B.C.H.S. Notes: Double header tion” as illnesses spread through son Lowell, son of Clark Sawyerbasketball game Friday night. out, and members taking vac- and wife. January 12th marked B.C.H.S. vs. Benkelman High cines to ward off outbreaks. the first milestone for Lowell andSchool. A good loyal bunch of This week we will start off with the seventieth of his grandma. supporters is half the team. Come the year 1921, the week of Janu- The day will long be remembered out and support the home teams. Keep up the good work! ary 20. For a brief moment pause not only by the two said parties FRESHMAN NOTES; Mr. Rog- Antholz Insurance-Becky Antholz Leach Insurance LLC your electronic life, fill the -cof but by many relatives and friends ers has stopped teaching English Bird City Century II Laurie Leonard CPA fee cup, take a seat at the kitchen who gathered to help them enjoy and Mr. Olson will have charge Bird City Dairy Leonard Golden Grains table and read from our past. a grand feast at the Clark Saw- of the Freshmen english this Brubaker Farms Loker Retail Liquor Picture Shows, chicken sales andyer’s residence. The table was next semester... SOPHOMORE Channel Seed Hometown Market school happenings. appropriately adorned with two NOTES; Fern and Glen Freeman Cort & Meghann Antholz Hot Brush -Jack London’s novel, “Burn- cakes bearing their names and have been absent from school for ages respectfully. After a bounti- Carmichael Roofing LLC McCook Farm & Ranch Expo--Darren Dale ing Daylight” will be shown at several days... JUNIOR-SENIOR Cheyenne Co Hospital McDonald Grocery the Bird City theater Tuesday ful supper and an enjoyable eve- NOTES; Mr. Clifford Martin re- Cheylin Sanitation Peoples State Bank--McDonald night, January 25th. Admission ning spent in games and fun they ports that he will probably not Cougar Storage Portraits by Darci 15 cents and 25 cents. Mr. and all departed wishing them many attend school during any of the Nutrien Ag--Bird City--Rod Young Roger Neitzel Heating and Cooling Mrs. Alfred Dorsch went to Wray more happy birthdays in the fu- remainder of the term as he has Flemming Lodge RM Jaqua Abstract Wednesday. They expect to re- ture with each one brighter than been called to Missouri. He Dan & Lynn Busse Smith Farms--Ned main for several weeks and take the one gone before. leaves next Monday. Deeds Farms--John & Darla St. Francis Tire LLC treatment at the sanitarium. Mrs. Mrs. Vernell entertained about Curly Red Creations The Bank--BC Frewen Insurance Yost Ford Frontier AG--BC Walden Farms Grace Flying Service Western Auction and Real Estate Hendricks Farms, John Radean & Velda Wright Janicke Farms/Janicke Alfalfa Yost Farm Supply Rod & Beth Klepper Knodel Chapel Krien Pharmacy

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