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SALUTE THE HOLTON SAVINGS When you subscribe, HOLTON, KANSAS you save nearly 50% Hometown of off the newsstand price! Jim & Janet Hossfeld Holton Recorder subscribers for 38 years. RECORDERSerin te ackson County Community or years Volume 151, Issue 92 HOLTON, KANSAS • Wednesday, November 14, 2018 14 Pages $1.00 Federal grant awarded for watershed feasibility study A $300,000 federal grant Creek Reservoir west of Holton in September of 1978 and has been awarded to one of the is included in the watershed, it included 61 proposed structures, sub-water sheds in Delaware was reported. including Banner Creek Watershed Joint District 10 for a Watershed officials, assisted Reservoir, it was reported. The feasibility study of 42 proposed by NRCS, prepared materials to reser voir and 17 other federally- dam projects, according to be sent to engineering firms for funded dam projects included in watershed manager Marilyn the reaffirm ing feasibility study the plan have been completed. Snider. in the Elk Creek sub-watershed, The most recent of the dam The Elk Creek Sub-Watershed, Snider said. Three proposals — projects was completed in 2003, one of eight in the Delaware ranging in cost from $176, 922 shortly before federal funds for district, has been approved to $220,350 — were re ceived the plan ceased, Snider said. The by the U.S. De partment of by watershed and NRCS offi water shed had originally been Agriculture’s Natural Resources cials for review. told that all of the structures Conservation Service to receive At a watershed board meeting would be built within a 10-year the grant, which will be used to held on Thursday, Nov. 8, the time frame, she added. “update and confirm continuing water shed approved a contract Flood and erosion control feasibility of the proposed with EA Engineering, Science have been listed as the primary federally-designated watershed and Technolo gy Inc. of Lincoln, purposes of the sub-watershed’s projects in the Elk Creek Neb., to perform the feasibility structures, while Banner Creek drainage,” Snider said. study. The firm will be Reservoir also offers a water The sub-watershed consists subcontracting with Cook, Flatt supply source, it was reported. of 91,115 acres along Elk Creek and Strobel Engineers of Topeka The Delaware Watershed was and its tributaries, starting and Kansas City, as well as King no tified earlier this year that a north of Circleville in Nemaha Engi neering and Associates of grant was approved for work County, passing through Holton, to perform part of the in the Grasshopper-Coal Creek Circleville and Holton and study, Snider said. sub-water shed in Atchison entering the Delaware River The Elk Creek sub-watershed County, but “nothing has come south of Arrington. Banner plan was approved locally in on that one yet,” Snider said. Holton B.O.E. picks Trane to study HVAC system project From left to right, Ben Hall, Roger Rethman, Bob Schiffbauer and Les Crawshaw led the way in last Friday’s Veterans Day Parade on Holton’s Town Square, serving as the By David Powls more than $2.5 million, it was bay that is needed. color guard for Holton VFW Memorial Post 1367 along the chilly parade route. The Trane company, based reported. Eisenbarth Construction was Photo by David Powls in Lenexa, was selected by the Under this initial planning awarded the low bid for concrete Holton school board Monday phase, Trane has been contracted ($4,258). Excell bid $4,825. evening to partner with the dis- to demonstrate to the board also A.D.S. Distributing was trict to determine the best way to how more efficient lights, for ex- awarded the bid to spray foam upgrade the heating and cooling ample, can provide energy sav- insulate the part of the bus barn system at the high school, it was ings that can be utilized to pay being upgraded ($6,702.50). Goals discussed at JH meeting reported. for the heating and cooling im- Black Gold bid $6,949 for insu- Trane will be paid $6,871.44 provements. lation. By Brian Sanders and capital out lay — with Allen and board member for the preliminary work and the The school board Monday McElroy’s was awarded the In previous years, the items placed into each Melinda Wareham suggested company, along with others, will evening also approved up to heating and cooling part of the Jackson Heights USD 335 of those categories split that late spring, before the also have an opportunity to bid $35,610.50 in expenses out of bus barn remodel ($14,920). Board of Educa tion has between long-term goals and old school year ends and on the actual project. the district’s capital outlay fund CSM bid $15,500. PCI bid approved updates to its list short-range priorities. summer preparations for At previous school board to upgrade the district’s bus $17,356. of goals and priorities for Board members noted the next school year begin, meetings, the board learned that barn where the district’s fleet is Riley Electric was awarded the the district in late summer or that several items from the would be a more optimal the cost to completely replace serviced and maintained. The electric work ($4,780). early fall. overall list for 2017-18 — time to discuss goals and the heating and cooling system remodel work includes an addi- But at the board’s regular i.e. hiring an elementary priorities. at the high school could cost tional climate-controlled work Continued to Page 13 monthly meeting on Monday, coun selor, updating the “The trouble with doing District Super intendent professional de velopment it in July or August is that and Elementary Principal plan, hiring new Spanish you’re already into the time Adrianne Walsh asked language and FACS (family where you’re doing stuff to RV B.O.E. OKs breezeway plan board mem bers whether and con sumer science) get ready for next year and they would like to con sider teachers at the middle and you don’t have a lot of time By Ali Holcomb necting the two buildings in or- will be widened and existing updating the list before that high school and purchasing to implement the short-term The Royal Valley Board of der to increase security in that steps will have to be moved, time period, given that the new lockers for the middle things,” Allen said. Education is moving forward area. slightly. list for 2018-19 still has yet school boys locker room — Board member Doug with a plan to build a new en- Kutina outlined the scope of HTK Architects fee for ser- to be finalized. have been accomplished. Amon agreed, but noted that closed breezeway between the the work for the project during vices is $17,000 and includes However, board members On Monday, Walsh, noting “we really ac complished a high school and elementary the meeting, which includes design, bid facilitation and also heard comments that that the 2018-19 list still lot” of things that were on school in Hoyt. taking down a small wall and construction administration ser- one item suggested as a needs to be finalized, gave the 2017-18 list. Estimated costs for the constructing new walls and a vices. capital outlay priority — the board a list of items to For now, Walsh said the breezeway plans, which were roof. The breezeway will also Kutina said that bids for the repairing the elementary consider for the list and main reason that the list unanimously approved during include drop ceilings, heating project will be sent out in March school bleachers, which asked how they wanted her was finetuned and finalized the board’s meeting Monday and cooling. for construction during the sum- Walsh said are “showing to proceed. during the summer was be- night, were estimated at be- The existing ramp leading mer months. their age” — needs to be “We’ve kind of kicked cause of the downtime when tween $140,000 to $160,000, down to the high school will be Also during the meeting, addressed sooner than later. around a few different classes are out for summer according to Marie Kutina of widened in order for food ser- Kutina, at Superintendent Aaric The district’s goals and things,” she said. “Just vacation. Howev er, she said HTK Architects, Topeka. vice personnel to easier trans- Davis’ request, presented infor- priorities list consists of six because something doesn’t she was open to suggestions The current open breezeway port food carts to and from the mation to construct a possible categories — curriculum make this list doesn’t mean on a more optimal time to between the schools is used by buildings. New handrails that “seclusion room” in an exist- and instruction, personnel, it’s something we can’t talk put together the list. kitchen and other staff, as well are ADA complaint will also be ing classroom at the elementary school-community relations, about during the year.” as some students, to travel to added. school. student activities, operations Board President David Continued to Page 14 and from the buildings. Board The entrance area in the high members are interested in con- school just off the breezeway Continued to Page 13 Donations still sought for community dinner By Brian Sanders two 20-pound turkeys, cooked More food donations are and deboned, and three needed for the upcoming 10-pound hams, she said. Also Community Thanksgiving needed are five gal lons each Dinner, although organizer of corn and green beans, two Freda Galer said some food gallons of baked beans, one items are mostly covered.