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INSIDE Holton Wildcats travel to Baldwin on Thursday! See page 6 for details. Election includes question on judges By Ali Holcomb Kansas voters headed to the poll on Nov. 8 will be asked whether they want to retain sev- eral judges on the Kansas Su- preme Court, the Kansas Court of Appeals and District Court. Judges up for retention in- clude: Carol A. Beier, 58, of Tope- ka for position one on the Kan- sas Supreme Court. Beier was appointed to the Supreme Court on Sept. 5, 2003. She served as a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals prior to that from Feb. 18, 2000. Dan Biles, 64, of Shawnee for position two on the Kansas Supreme Court. Biles was ap- pointed a justice in March 2009 after working in private practice for 24 years in Overland Park. Lawton R. Nuss, 63, of Topeka for position three on the Kansas Supreme Court. Former Gov. Bill Graves appointed Nuss to the Supreme Court in August Several different types of trick-or-treating costumes were on display around Holton’s Town Square on Monday afternoon, when Holton Elemen- 2002. He began serving as Chief Justice in August 2010. tary School students took to the Square for the annual Halloween Parade. After school, children of all ages returned to the Square, where participat- ing businesses invited youngsters to fill their Halloween bags or baskets. Photo by Brian Sanders Marla Luckert, 61, of To- peka for position five on the Kansas Supreme Court. Luckert was appointed to the position on Jan. 13, 2003. Caleb Stegall, 45, of Law- Jackson County officials unopposed in election rence for position three on the Kansas Supreme Court. Stegall By Ali Holcomb a law clerk for ing her sopho- also has three grandchildren, was appointed to the Supreme Four Jackson County officials the Kansas At- more year of Mickenzie, Breckon and Mason Court by Gov. Sam Brownback are running unopposed during torney Gen- high school. Schlodder. on Dec. 5, 2014, following his the Nov. 8 general election. eral’s office She has Linda Gerhardt tenure on the Kansas Court of They include Republicans and worked as worked with 21 Gerhardt, 57, has worked for Appeals. Shawna Miller (county attor- a prosecuting different com- Jackson County for 32 years, ney), Kathy Mick (county clerk) intern at both missioners, two serving 17 of those as the county Continued to Page 16 and Linda Gerhardt (treasurer) the Wyandotte county clerks, treasurer. and Democrat Tammy Moulden County Dis- three treasurers, She began her career with the (register of deeds). trict Attorney’s three register of county in 1984 in the county Daylight Shawna Miller office and the deeds, six sher- clerk’s office. She worked in Miller, 40, has served as the Shawnee Coun- Miller Mick Gerhardt Moulden iffs and seven that office for 15 years prior to Saving Time Jackson County Attorney since ty District Attorney’s office. with law enforcement and the county attorneys. her appointed as treasurer in 2009. She has practiced law in Jack- great strides we have made as a In January, Mick will have 1999. She was first elected to the ends Sunday She grew up in rural western son County since graduating county in our victim/witness as- served 24 years as an elected of- treasurer’s position in 2000. Kansas where she graduated from school in 2004. sistance,” Miller said. ficial for the county. Carol Bick- Gerhardt said her office is It’s time to “fall back.” from a 1A high school. She at- This will be Miller’s third She has resided in Holton with ford currently holds the record responsible for motor vehicle Daylight Saving Time ends tended Kansas State University term as county attorney. In Janu- her husband, Jesse, and their two as the longest serving elected business, printing, mailing and Sunday, Nov. 6. Don’t forget and received her bachelor of sci- ary 2005, she began serving as children since 2006. Jackson County official, serv- collecting property taxes and to set your clocks back an hour ence degree in social work. the assistant county attorney Kathy Mick ing 24 years, five months and the distribution of taxes to the before going to bed on Saturday She worked as a probation prior to her election as county Mick, 53, has served as coun- 18 days as the register of deeds county’s governing entities. The night, Nov. 5. officer in the Fourth Judicial attorney. ty clerk for six, four-year terms from 1975 to 1999. office also collects the daily re- The time change will officially District for three years before “Some of the things that I since 1992. Mick and her husband, Terry, ceipts and conducts driver’s li- “fall back” at 2 a.m. on Sunday, starting law school at Washburn am most proud to have accom- Before being elected as coun- have two grown daughters, Kris- cense renewals. creating darkness earlier in the in 2000. plished as county attorney are ty clerk, Mick worked in the tel and her husband, Johnathan evenings and more daylight dur- While in law school, she was the close working relationship clerk’s office for 14 years, start- Schlodder; and Tara Mick. She Continued to Page 16 ing the early morning. Purple Heart Profiles RVMS kids pick Clinton for president Raymond Gardiner n Rotary Club brings election wounded in France to local schools Editor’s note: This is the stopped and soldiers began 33rd in a series of stories diving into a nearby foxhole By David Powls about past and present Jack- in a field across the road. Democrat Hillary Clinton son County residents who Gardiner — according to beat Republican Donald Trump earned the Purple Heart infor mation provided by his by a vote of 105 to 86 for U.S. Medal, which is awarded to son, histo rian Allen Gardiner president in a mock election mili tary personnel wounded — was the last one into his held Tuesday afternoon at Royal or killed in the line of duty. fox hole and took a bullet in Valley Middle School in Hoyt. The names of those profiled the leg. Republican incumbent Jerry in these stories will be among The incident earned Ray- Moran, seeking re-election to those placed on a special mond Gardiner his Purple his U.S. Senate seat, also won at monument for Purple Heart Heart, one of several awards the Royal Valley Middle School Medal recipients to be placed the young man, then 27, would mock election provided by the in Holton’s Linscott Park. earn during World War II. Holton Rotary Club by a vote of ——— Born June 23, 1917, on the 157 to 86 over Democrat chal- On Oct. 28, 1944, Ray- fam ily farm west of Denison, lenger Patrick Wiesner. mond Gardiner was stationed the son of the Rev. George Another Republican incum- in southern France, serving William and Etta C. Hedrick bent, Lynn Jenkins, seeking with the U.S. Army in Com- Gardiner, Raymond had re-election to her U.S. House pany G, 157th Infantry Regi- graduated from Denison Ru- of Representatives seat, won ment, 45th Infantry Divi- ral High School in 1935 and the mock election by a 150 to sion when he was reportedly was working as a farmer on 63 vote margin over Democrat called to join other soldiers his father’s farm when he was Brittani Potter. on a truck. called into service. He was RVMS students – in grades The truck that Gardiner was inducted into the Army on five through eight – also favored rid ing in had encountered a May 20, 1942, at Fort Leav- Democrat Lauren Van Wagoner truck full of German soldiers enworth. for the local Kansas House of coming from the opposite di- Representatives seat by a 124 to rection. The American truck Continued to Page 16 109 vote margin over Republi- Jim Birkbeck (left) of the Holton Rotary Club assisted Royal Valley Middle School students with their ballots during a mock election held Tuesday at the school. can Francis Awerkamp. Photo by David Powls In the local Kansas Senate race, incumbent Republican The Holton Rotary Club will election day back at Royal Val- ing in a Rotary-assisted mock TUESDAY’STHURSDAY’S WEATHER WEATHER FORECAST FORECAST:Dennis Pyle won out over Dem- also be sponsoring mock elec- ley Elementary School. election. PARTLY MainlyCLOUDY Sunny, W/PM High STORMS, 71 HIGH OFocrat 91 challenger Jerry Henry by tions for students in the Holton Royal Valley High School LookSee our for weather the complete forecast onforecast Page 2. on page 2. a 158-77 vote margin at RVMS. school district on Friday and on students also will be participat- Continued to Page 15 Diabetes is a serious disease with no cure, but it can be managed. If you suffer from diabetes, we have certified staff 785-364-2116 • 1110 Columbine Dr. • 785-364-2126 Holton who are here to help. Call 785-364-9680 for more information. 785-986-6630 Hoyt • 1-866-986-6630 • Wetmore 785-866-4775 www.holtonhospital.com Quality Care Close to Home DISTRICT COURT NEWS THE HOLTON RECORDER, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2016, PAGE 2 DISTRICT COURT NEWS Today’s Weather Forecast Sponsored By: bie Smith, sought judgment of Community HealthCare Sys- seeking support judg ment. 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