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Message The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 50 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 50Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, December 11, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Courtesy PhotoSEMI OVERTURNS SOUTH OF ANTHONY: A semi belonging to Drilling Fluids Technology out of Booking, Texas was traveling northbound on US Highway 179 approximately 2 miles south of Anthony when the vehicle failed to negotiate the curve in the highway and entered the east ditch and overturned. The tractor and tanker trailer became separated and hazardous material began leaking out of the trailer. The Anthony Fire Department responded and Hazmat was called in to clean up the spill and the tractor and trailer were hauled away. The driver received minor injuries and refused transfer to the hospital.Courtesy PhotoSHARING SUCCESS: ASharing Success: Members of the Arts Center in Anthony receive a $500 Sharing Success grant from Wheatland Electric for placing fourth in our Sharing Success Charity Challenge, a Facebook contest. Pictured in the front row (left to right): Mary Hoisington, member services and key accounts manager at Wheatland Electric, Juliana Whisman, director, and Kasey Waldschmidt, board member; back row (left to right): Kaleb Waller, Braden Sweet, Joshua Kelley, and Caitlyn Gehrke with the Wichita Children’s Theatre touring company, who visited Harper County for a performing arts project at Chaparral Junior/Senior High School. The Anthony Tree Board committee has received a $100,000 grant through the Kansas Forest Service. Funding source originated through the Inﬂation Re-duction Act (IRA) to re-move dead and dying trees along community streets within right of way (ROW) easements as a response to drought condition occur-ring across Kansas and the CHS Technology Department Receives ADOPT Grant From KSU To Purchase ChromebooksTrees For Tomorrow In AnthonyUnited States. The focus of the grant is to re-plant trees within city limits to re-establish tree canopies and countering heat build-up during summer months. This approach will beneﬁt residential areas by reduc-ing electrical demands and higher cost for individual electric bills.If you are a resident of Anthony, they would like to hear from you. Open ROW areas are eligible to receive a free tree. The Tree Board is planning to plant 35-40 trees during Arbor Day (April 25, 2025) as the 1st phase of the project. A second planting will occur in the Fall of 2025. Completion of the grant will occur in the Spring and Fall All Aboard The Polar ExpressThe Anthony Historical Theatre will be the location to board the Polar Express train on Saturday, Decem-ber 14th. The train will be running on the street west of the Theatre from 4:45 pm until 5:45 pm. Hot choco-late will be available on the front sidewalk provided and served by Country Girl Bakery and Harper Coun-ty HEART. Theatre doors open for the movie at 6:00 pm. Golden tickets will be punched inside the Theatre. After entering the Theatre have your picture taken with the Conductor. Every-one is encouraged to wear festive holiday pajamas and take part in the pajama parade across the Theatre stage at 6:30 pm. The movie will start at 7:00 pm. This movie takes place when a doubting young boy takes a train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Santa and the Grinch will be making cameo appearances during the evening. Polar Express coloring pages will be available in each library and on the Anthony Theatre facebook page. Bring a col-ored page to the movie and receive a free small popcorn. The movie is sponsored by Friends of the Theatre. Adults are $5.00 and Chil-dren under 12 years are $3.00.Unofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingNovember 11, 2024Regular MeetingRoll Call/Pledge ofAllegianceBoard Members Pres-ent: Jan Misak, Lindsay Zimmerman, RoseAnn Teel, Jarrett Schmidt, Saman-tha Troyer. Absent: Dusty Albright, Bret Walker. Oth-ers Present: Josh Swartz, Katie Billington, Mary Mel-len, Clay Wilcox, Justin Hill, Curt Miller, Mike Folks, Josh Vogel, Sarah Schmidt, Juli-ana Whisman, Erin Bundy, Chris Mathews, Craig Had-sall, Katie Zimmerman, Jen Clark, Bryan Higlemann, Vance Williams.Adoption of Proposed Agenda and AdditionsMotion by Schmidt, sec-ond by Troyer: I move to adopt the proposed agenda. Motion passed 5-0.Consent Agenda1. Approve minutes from the October 14, 2024 Regu-lar Meeting, and November 5, 2024 Special Meeting.2. Approve the 24-25 Emergency Operations Plan: Link to plan | minor chang-es for this year to names on ﬂoor plans and staff rosters.3. Approve Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouchers: The sal-ary numbers and legal max numbers are set for this budget report. The 400s budget lines is the one area of concern that is over pace. The solution will be to move money from a different area to cover.Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to ap-prove the consent agenda. Motion passed 5-0.Public CommentsNone at this time.Principal & Director City Moving Forward With Kayak Rental Building At Anthony Lake & Efforts For Community Solar SystemOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkNovember 19, 2024OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Al-legiance. Roll Call: Present - Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Ea-ton, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner How-ard Hatﬁeld, City Admin-istrator Cyndra Kastens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller and Melinda Ewertz, Police Ofﬁcers Tonia Brown and Iansun Hyrst, Power Plant Superintendent Lar-ry Berry, Randy & Jacquie Wiseley, Curt Miller and Joyce Kaup. Absent - Com-missioner Eric Smith.Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Motion carried.PUBLIC COMMENTNew Police Ofﬁcers Tonia Brown and Iansun Hyrst were introduced to the Com-mission.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve November 5, 2024 Regular Meeting Min-utes2. Appropriation Ordi-nance No 3202 $2,772,103.333. Special Appropriations: Fund #34 Capital Airport - Border States - $292.75 - Elec. Materials - AWOS/Beacon AV-2023-17.Fund #34 Capital Airport - Atlas Electric - $92,890.62 - AWOS Materials & Labor - AWOS/Beacon AV-2023-17.Fund #34 Capital Street - Security First - $195.00 - O&E Report Required for Easement - CCLIP KA-6909-01.Fund #83 Electric EQ Re-placement - COOP - $130.00 - T-Posts for Safety Fence - TREES Continued on Page 8CITY Continued on next pageSCHOOL Continued on Page 3

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024Sunrise 2nd BASE Grant.4. Approve 11.19.2024 Payroll - $57,062.91.5. Approve Drawdown #3 KDOT Project No. AV-2023-17 - $93,183.37 - AWOS/Beacon Project.6. Approve Build Kansas Matching Grant Agreement of $131,161.45 for Project 2024-030-40101d.7. Approval to Authorize City Administrator to Es-tablish Just Compensation for Construction Easement for CCLIP 44-39 KA-6909-01.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be re-moved from the consent agenda. Hearing none, a motion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Mo-tion Carried.PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS8. Bid Opening: Mayor Cleveland opened the Sun-rise 2nd Street Lighting Bids. Bids will be reviewed CITY Continued from previous pageby the Department Head and approved at a Special Meeting.9. Request for More Brackets/Banners: Joyce Kaup representing the American Legion Auxiliary was present to request per-mission to purchase more banners and brackets for the Veterans Banners. 10 Welcome to Anthony Sign West Park: Randy Wiseley representing the Anthony Community Em-powerment Group (ACE) presented examples for fu-ture signs for the West Park Welcome Sign. ACE will bring back a list of sign pan-els they would like to por-tray in the sign for approval.11. Kayak Rental Servic-es at Anthony Lake: Admin-istrator Kastens presented the recommendations from the Anthony Lake Board and the Lake Department Head to further discuss the building location and fund-ing. The city will further evaluate the location poten-tial. After discussion, a mo-tion was made to purchase a building for the Kayak Rent-al Services at Anthony Lake. Total cost for the building project to be paid 50% from Lake Board Capital and 50% from Special Parks and Recreation. Motion made by Commissioner Hatﬁeld, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Mo-tion Carried. 12. Community Solar Dis-cussion: Administrator Kas-tens and Power Plant Su-perintendent Berry updated the Commission on the solar initiative. The Commission will continue efforts for a City of Anthony Community Solar system and will not pursue contract options for large scale grid solar. 13. Approve Fire Depart-ment Christmas Party: A motion was made to approve $1,200 towards the Fire De-partment Christmas Party. Motion made by Commis-sioner Eaton, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Motion Carried. 14. Approve Employees Christmas 2024: The Com-mission approved the City of Anthony Christmas Party on Friday, December 13, 2024, and bonuses of $100 for each employee. The Commission further approved to allow city employees a half day holiday pay on December 24th closing at noon Christ-mas Eve. The Commission guided the Administrator to add this change to the ap-proved city holiday list. 15. Economic Develop-ment Review: The Commis-sion discussed the public support for economic devel-opment and potential im-pacts and directions for the future. 16. Health Nuisance: A motion was made to approve the Findings of Facts and issue the order for a health nuisance at 503 S. Anthony, Little Coyote. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Sec-onded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Mo-tion Carried. STAFF REPORTS17. Administrator Report: The Administrator report-ed on BOR WaterSMART Grant, Airport AWOS & Beacon, Shopko Building, KCC-40101dGrant, Sun-rise 2nd, ADA Ramps, EPA Water Technical Assistance, Stafﬁng, ID/Eco Devo Board and Lake Board.18. Department Reports: Department activities up-dates were given from Elec-tric Distribution, Water/Wastewater and Street. No report from Electric Produc-tion.19. Chief of Police Report: Contacted some property owners about properties needing cleaned up. New Of-ﬁcer Iansun Hyrst started Monday and will be attend-ing the academy on 12-03-24. We arrested George Gil-christ Jr for no insurance, illegal registration and at-tempting to ﬂee. We inves-tigated a disturbance in the 300 block of N. Jefferson and turned the case over to the C.A. for possible charges. We are investigating a pos-sible rape of a minor that occurred a few years ago. We investigated a minor ac-cident.EXECUTIVE SESSION 20. Executive Session: At 8:02 p.m. Mayor Cleveland made a motion to go into Executive Session for ﬁve minutes until 8:07 p.m. to discuss stafﬁng pursuant to “Personnel Matters of Non-Elected Personnel, K.S.A. 75-4319 (b) (1).” Commis-sioner Lanie seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0. The Commission chambers were cleared with the Com-missioners and Administra-tor remaining present.Mayor Cleveland made a motion to extend the Execu-tive Session for ﬁve minutes until 8:12 p.m. Commission Hatﬁeld seconded. Motion Carried 4-0.At 8:12 p.m. Mayor Cleveland called the regular meeting back to order. No binding action was taken.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Mo-tion Carried. Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorVA Rep To Visity Harper CountyNicholas McCammon, a Veteran Service Represen-tative for the Kansas Com-mission on Veterans’ Affairs, will be in Harper County one day a month to assist Veter-ans and their family mem-bers ﬁle claims for various veteran beneﬁts. On Tues-day, December 17th, from 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. the Veteran Service Represen-tative will be at the Harper County Health Department, 123 N. Jennings, Anthony, KS 67003.The Kansas Commis-sion on Veterans’ Affairs is a State Agency that provides free assistance to veterans and their families with vet-erans’ beneﬁts. If you, or any of your fam-ily members are in need of assistance with veteran ben-eﬁts, please call the Harper County Health Department at 620-842-5132 to schedule an appointment. GOT NEWS OR PICSTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.net

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the Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024 Page 3Obituary...Larry James Dunn1961 ~ 2024Larry James (LD, Large Dog) Dunn, 63, was born on an extreme-ly cold day (5 degrees) in Deacon-ess Hospital in Oklahoma City on January 20, 1961 to James Wilson and Vera Lee (Fergason) Dunn. He died Monday, December 2, 2024 at home surrounded by his family af-ter a more than two year battle with cancer. Other than January 20 being a notable day in which Larry was born, it was also the day John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States. The family was living at that time in Del City, a suburb of Oklahoma City. When Larry was one year old, the family moved to Thomas, Okla-homa so his dad could help his grandad with publishing the Thom-as Tribune. In the fall of 1964, the family moved to Maysville, Okla-homa when his parents bought the Maysville News. When Larry was in the third grade, the family moved to Anthony after his parents purchased The Anthony Republi-can. Most Tuesday afternoons, you could nd him and his siblings stuff-ing paper to be put in the mail. Larry’s elementary school years were at Washington, Washington Annex and Lincoln. He gradu-ated from Chaparral High School in 1979. Larry loved football and was quarterback for one of the best football teams there has been at Chaparral. He was a student at Hutchison Community College be-fore returning to Anthony to help his parents with the operation of The Anthony Republican and eventually purchasing the family business in 1999. He had a knack for printing newspapers, job work as well as screen printing t-shirts/caps.On September 6, 1980, Larry married his high school sweetheart and love of his life Bonnie Kastens at the United Methodist Church in Anthony. From the union three daughters were born. Sharla Marie, Katy Elizabeth and Rachel Renee. He was destined to be a girl dad and that he did well. Family meant EVERYTHING to him. September 6 this year, Larry and Bonnie cel-ebrated their 44th wedding anni-versary. He could be seen most morn-ings crossing the street to the Kan-za Bank for his free cup of coffee and to tease the girls. Then eventu-ally, making it to Larry’s Hometown Market to discuss happenings in town and around the world with Larry Olds Sr. and Larry Dean. Lake life was in his blood and carried on through the years from family reunions in Oklahoma to buying his own “palace” to be close to his friends at Kaw Lake. He was the ultimate boating legend and put miles and miles on his boats just to take his girls and their friends ski-ing or for a good tube ride. Harvest time always brought a smile to his face. He enjoyed farming with his father-in-law and Denny and Phil Harper. He never missed an at home sporting event his daughters were part of. He was a part of the Fair Association Board for years…many laughs and side bets were a staple to his summer activities. Speaking of games, the man was always down for a game of Race-horse Rummy. He was determined to beat his neighbor for bragging rights. The man loved vehicles. Every-one always knew his yellow jeep as it rolled by, and he would raise his index nger for a quick hello. He took pride in his home and spent hours upon hours mowing his “im-maculate” lawn and enjoying the afternoons on the porch with his wife while chatting with neighbors and friends. Being a PAPA was one of his greatest joys in life. He had a very special relationship with all his grandkids. They all considered him a hero and was drawn to his loving presence. Larry was preceded in death by his father, his sister, Beverly Marti-nez, brother-in-law Albert Martinez, sister-in-law, Regina Dunn and his father-in-law, Tom Kastens. Sur-viving are his wife, Bonnie of the home, his daughters and sons-in-law, Sharla and Cody Wright of Evergreen, Colo.; Katy and Adam Thomas of Anthony and Rachel and Ryan Dalinghaus of Rose Hill, Kan., his mother, Vera Dunn of An-thony, brother, David Dunn of Wich-ita, mother-in-law, June Kastens of Anthony, and his grandchildren, Quinn and Roman Wright, Kallie and Boston Thomas, Harper, Nash and Crew Dalinghaus.Funeral services were held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 5, 2024 at the United Methodist Church in Anthony with burial at Spring Grove Cemetery, Anthony.Pallbearers were Cody Wright, Adam Thomas, Ryan Dalinghaus, David Dunn, Monty Smith and Tra-cy Copenhaver. Honorary pallbear-ers were Mike Fergason, Denny Harper, Phil Harper, and Mark Kas-tens. Memorials may be made to Interim Healthcare or Larry Dunn Memorial Scholarship, and can be sent in care of the funeral home. Larry instilled in his daughters the importance of a higher education. There are no words that can express how grateful and blessed we are to the community who lifted prayers and continuously support-ed Larry and his family. Both near and far, your love and support were and will always be greatly appreci-ated. Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.GOT NEWS YOU WANT TO SHARE?Email us at: anthonyrepublican@att.netObituary...Rodney L. Ball1954 ~ 2024Rodney Lynn Ball, born Novem-ber 4, 1954, to Oscar Miles Ball and Imogene Faye (Butz) Ball at Gallo-way Hospital in Anthony, Kansas. Rodney passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the age of 70 after a short illness.Baptized as a Christian and raised in Anthony, KS, Rodney was a proud member of the local Boy Scouts chapter, learned to y at the Anthony Municipal Airport, honed his mechanical and woodworking skills at Chaparral High School as a member of the class of 1972. Later, he learned diesel mechan-ics with Ray Graves at Farmers Oil and amassed his construction knowledge from his father and uncles who ran Ball Brothers Con-struction. Rodney married Robin Rena Wilson on March 16, 1981, in Anthony, and during their 19 years of marriage they had three daugh-ters: Lexie Lynn, Kristina Kian, and Kaily Ann. While starting his family, Rodney and Robin launched their rst business, Anthony Plumbing. In early 1985, Rodney moved his small family to Fresno California to return to a career in the trucking in-dustry before starting his own trans-portation company, R.L. Ball Enter-prises. In 1989 Rodney brought his growing family and trucking company to Okarche, Oklahoma, where they grew the company be-fore starting their next venture in manufacturing a piece of custom farm equipment. Eventually, Rod-ney began building large com-mercial refrigeration systems for Temtrol in Okarche and retired from Temtrol after more than a decade of dedication to his crafts. Rodney returned to his childhood home to spend his days helping his mother, brother and friends. Whether it be plumbing, mechanics, carpentry, or engineering, there wasn’t much he couldn’t and wouldn’t do.Over the years, when Rodney wasn’t working or helping others, he loved spending time in Anthony with his family, talking about cars or motorcycles, rebuilding a few bikes or cars when he got the chance, spoiling his dogs, making taco soup or biscuits & gravy, sharing his twisted humor, shing, perfecting his lawn, and taking regular drives down Main Street.Rodney is survived by Lexie and Shawn Garrison, Kian and La-then Kamas, Kaily Ball, his grand-son Leith Kamas, his beloved dog Lenny, and numerous cousins, family, and friends. Rodney was preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Imogene and his broth-er, Richard.Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony. In lieu of owers, please make donations to the Historic Anthony Theatre at: https://www.historican-thonytheatre.org/ or PO Box 23, Anthony, KS 67003.Obituary...Hal G. Roach1941 ~ 2024Hal G. Roach passed away Oc-tober 1, 2024 in Bella Vista AR. with his family by his side.He was born in Anthony KS to Beryl and Lucille Roach. He grew up in Anthony and graduated from Anthony High School. He loved sports and played baseball, bas-ketball, football and tennis. He attended Southwestern College in Wineld, KS and graduated from Emporia State in Emporia, KS.After graduation he married Marilyn Tague. They moved to Wichita, KS. He was employed at Boeing Aircraft. Their two chil-dren Kelly and Brent were born in Wichita. An employment opportu-nity moved the family to Springeld, MO. He was employed as Assis-tant Personnel Director for the City of Springeld.After they became empty nest-ers they moved to Bella Vista, AR. He held various positions including Personnel Director for the Bella Vista Property Owners Association. After retirement he enjoyed shing, golng, traveling and spending time with family and friends.He will be deeply missed by his wife Marilyn of 60 years, Kelly (Jeff) Staley, Brent (Michelle) Roach and Granddaughters Meghan Staley, Jordyn (Logan) Mattis and Great-granddaughter Alexis and many friends. UpdatesNovember 2024Buildings & Grounds Department: Over the last 30 days, continuing work SOPs and hand off notes for the next director. Have had issues at CHS with plumb-ing and electrical evaluated and a plan put into place for repair. Finished tearing out the rotted fence at HES which a portion blew over in a storm. Over the next 30 days I will continue to com-plete SOPs. Maintenance will be completed on build-ing the new fence at HES. Will install the cable hand-rail at CHS in the gym. Will install a permanent ladder at AES for roof access.Technology Department: This past month, our Tech-nology Department has SCHOOL Continued from Page 1continued to prioritize op-erational efﬁciency, focus-ing intensely on our ticket management system and daily operations. Simultane-ously, we've embarked on a comprehensive mapping of our network infrastructure. This effort includes a gap analysis aimed at identify-ing and addressing needs across various aspects of our technology environment, from security enhancements to wireless network im-provements. We've success-fully upgraded our ASA's (Firewall) and Sophos XG 430(Firewall and Wireless Controller) to 10Gbps, and our WAN links via a ﬁber core switch at CHS, ensur-ing all our buildings are now operating at 10Gbps. This upgrade is crucial as SCHOOL Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024Advertise your business or eventwith the AnthonyRepublican!Email or call today for rates:anthonyrepublican@att.net620-842-5129HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS11/06/24: Vicki L. Scearce: 1) Speeding - 80/65; $183.00. 24-TR-281.CIVIL CASE FILINGSThe Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. David Boyd, tax foreclosure; 24-CV-22.The Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. Juan Bernal, tax foreclosure; 24-CV-28.The Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. Jeff A. Bagnell, et al., 24-CV-31.The Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. Galen Adams, tax foreclosure; 24-CV-32.Anthony Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. vs. Toddy Pray, debt collection; 24-CV-85.LIMITED CASE FILINGSMidland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dalton Seyb, debt collection; 24-LM-79.Discover Bank vs. John Gomez, debt collection; 24-LM-87.Newton Healthcare Corporation vs. Jose A. Gallegos Portillo, debt collection; 24-LM-124.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Derick W. Dent Sr.: 1) Driving with view or driving mechanism obstructed. 2) Flee or attempt to elude law enforcement ofcer by engaging in reckless driving. 3) Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license. 4) Possession of marijuana. 24-CR-85.State of Kansas vs. Joseph R. McCartney: 1) Aggravated assault of a law enforcement ofcer with a deadly weapon - 2 counts. 3) Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 4) Interferece with law enforcement ofcer - obstuct/resist/oppose felony warrant service. 5) Domestic battery. 24-CR-86.State of Kansas vs. Alfredo R. Ramirez: 1) Improper driving on laned roadway. 2) Driving under the inuence of alchohol or drugs - 3rd conviciton in 10 years. 3) Interference with law enforcement ofcer - obstruct/resist/oppose felony warrant service. 24-CR-87.State of Kansas vs. Asentceanna J. Buttereld: 1) Disorderly conduct - 2 counts. 3) Interference with law enforcement ofcer - obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service. 4) Battery on law enforcement ofcer. 24-CR-88.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, December 9, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Patricia Ann M. Cate, status conference; 24-TR-151.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jared W. Ownbey, status conference; 24-TR-151.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Juan G. Garcia, rst appearance; 24-TR-284.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Ciara J. Hoy, rst appearance; 24-TR-285.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Tucker R. Hudgins, rst appearance; 24-TR-285.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Salvador D. Garcia, rst appearance; 24-TR-256.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Daniel A. Clark, status conference; 22-TR-385.Tuesday, December 10, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Derick W. Dent Sr., preliminary hearing; 24-CR-85.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Joseph R. McCartney, preliminary hearing; 24-CR-86.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Benjamin C. Wharton, status conference; 24-CR-80.3:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Richard J. Fogel, status conference; 24-CR-83, 24-CR-84.Wednesday, December 11, 20249:00 a.m. Synchrony Bank vs. Tuanua Swartz, answer hearing; 24-LM-115.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christopher J. Day, preliminary hearing; 24-CR-76.Friday, December 13, 20248:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Chad M. Deffenbaugh, hearing, 24-CR-14; status conference; 23-CR-114.8:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Greg A. Hekel, hearing; 24-CR-49.8:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Reiferd E. Acord, hearing; 24-CR-68.8:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Ashley A. Ackerman, status conference; 24-TR-253.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSJames D. Wanduh, 58: Arrested: 12-2-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Asentceanna J. Buttereld, 19: Arrested: 12-4-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Disorderly conduct. 2) Interference with law enforcement ofcer - obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service. 3) Batter on law enforcement ofcer - physical contact.Lincoln Q. Mesinar, 18: Arrested: 12-5-24; Released: 12-5-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Housing for Barber County.Nicole M. Moreci, 34: Arrested: 12-5-24; Released: 12-5-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Nicole M. Moreci, 34: Arrested: 12-6-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 72 hour quick dip.Mace R. Atkins, 22: Arrested: 12-7-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Reckless driving - 1st conviction. 2) Interference with law enforcement ofcer - conceal, alter or destroy evidence. 3) Transporting an open container. 4) Possession of marijuana. 5) Possession of drug paraphernalia. 6) Driving under the inuence of drugs/alcohol - 1st conviction.Benjamin P. Urban, 34: Arrested: 12-8-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Driving while habitual violator - 3rd or subsequent conviction. 2) Possession of marijuana.Kowan C. Plain, 49: Arrested: 12-8-24; Released: 12-8-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Hold for Kingman County. 2) Failure to appear.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1555 - Corrective Statutory Warranty Deed: Dianna L. Sharp to Matthew D. Goertz and Melinda M. Goertz, the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1556 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Velma M. Compton to Matthew D. Goertz and Melinda M. Goertz, the SW/4 of Sect. 23, Twp. 33 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1557 - Quit Claim Deed: Deborah L. Mangen to Eric C. Helms and Shaun C. Helms, Lots 11 and 12 in Blk. 7 (aka 309 N. Jennings) in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1558 - Revocation of Transfer-On-Death Deed: Deborah L. Mangen revokes the transfer-on-death deed recorded in Book D106, page #1243, pertaining to the following described real estate, Lots 11 and 12 in Blk. 7 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1559 - Trustee’s Deed: Charlus J. Bishop and Teresa L. Bishop, Trutees of the Charlus J. Bishop and Teresa L. Bishop Living Trust, to Daniel G. Swafford and Sally A. Schmidt, Lot 9 E in Spring Creek Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1560 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Robert W. Anderson and Rhonda Anderson to Nicholas Tuntland and Jessica L. Holland, Lot 7-9 in Blk. 16 in the City of Danville, Harper County, Kansas.it enhances our network's capability to support the district's growing digital de-mands.Looking forward, we are laying the groundwork for a detailed technology plan, scheduled for presentation to the board in January 2025. This plan will outline the strategic direction of our department and deﬁne actionable strategies and tasks aligned with the dis-trict’s goals. It will incor-porate insights from recent audits, our internal evalu-ations, community listen-ing sessions, and valuable feedback from faculty and staff. Our goal is to establish a clear and actionable path that ensures our technol-ogy infrastructure and de-vice management not only meet current educational needs but also anticipate fu-ture demands, thereby sup-porting our commitment to fostering a responsive and robust educational environ-ment.We're thrilled to an-nounce a signiﬁcant de-velopment for our technol-ogy department: we've been awarded the ADOPT grant from KSU, which will pro-vide us with 260 additional Chromebooks. This award frees up approximately $65,000 in our budget this ﬁscal year, initially allocat-ed for refreshing student de-vices. There's also potential for further good news, as an additional grant for around 120 Chromebooks valued at about $30,000 is currently under review by KSU. A heartfelt thank you to Tu-anua Swartz, whose efforts in documenting the need SCHOOL Continued from previous pageand impact of these devices were instrumental in secur-ing this grant.This ﬁnancial relief comes at a crucial time. Given the recent challenges, includ-ing our decision to replace smart boards only as they fail rather than through reg-ular life-cycle management, we've seen more devices fail early than anticipated, put-ting additional strain on our audio-visual budgets. The savings from this grant will allow us to not only man-age our immediate needs but potentially accelerate the replacement of aging smart boards, improving our classroom technologies before emergencies arise. Additionally, these funds will facilitate the upgrade of our phone system that we pushed back one year, align-ing with Kari’s Law and Ray Baum’s Act to enhance safe-ty. This upgrade will enable our phones to provide exact location details to emergen-cy dispatch services, further securing our commitment to a safe and responsive educa-tional environment.Transportation: Cyn-dra Kastens was honored as October Employee of the Month, reﬂecting her valu-able contributions. School Bus Safety Week was a tre-mendous success, with el-ementary students actively participating in safety les-sons and emergency pro-cedures. Their enthusiasm shone in the coloring con-test, where young artists showcased their creativity, and winners were thrilled to receive their prizes. Looking ahead, we’ll be transporting students across the district for Veterans’ Day programs on the 11th and Children’s Theatre presentations on the 15th. We recently re-ceived the new Ford truck earlier than expected, and once it has decals, it will be ready for use. Additionally, we added a small SUV to the ﬂeet, which has already been in service for over a week and was purchased un-der budget. October Activity (non rt) miles: Yellow ﬂeet: 2876; White ﬂeet:61.33. Oc-tober trips: 72 trips using 90 vehicles.Food Service Depart-ment: In October, we brought a lot of excitement with Na-tional School Lunch Week, where students enjoyed new menu items and many lucky tray prizes. The spe-cial Halloween donuts were a big hit, boosting breakfast participation by almost 30 meals for the day. Our num-bers reﬂect this success—serving 3,167 breakfasts, which is 96 more than last year, and 10,630 lunches, up 681 from last year. Staff meals reached 668, with SCHOOL Continued on next page

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(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, December 11, 2024) 1tRESOLUTION NO. 1147A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSASAUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN RURAL OPPORTUNITY ZONESTUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM CALENDAR YEAR 2025. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF ANTHONY, KANSAS, IN THE COUNTY OF HARPER:Section 1. Pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-50,223, the City Commission expresses its intent to participate in the Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) student loan repayment program.Section 2. Harper County has been designated a Rural Opportunity Zone pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-50,222.Section 3. The City of Anthony Commission hereby obligate the City of Anthony to participate in the ROZ student loan repayment program as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-50,223 for a period of ﬁ ve years, which shall be irrevocable.Section 4. The City of Anthony agrees to pay in equal shares with the State of Kansas the outstanding student loan balance of any individual domiciled within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the City of Anthony for a period of ﬁ ve years, if the domiciled individual meets the terms of qualiﬁ cation provided by the State of Kansas in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 74-50,223, and the appropriate rules and regulations. The number of qualiﬁ ed resident individuals receiving such payments will be subject to the availability of funds.Section 5. The maximum student loan balance for each qualiﬁ ed resident individual to be repaid jointly The City of Anthony and the State of Kansas shall be $15,000 over a term of ﬁ ve years.Section 6. The City of Anthony shall allocate $7,500.00 a calendar year for the purpose of matching payments from the State of Kansas to qualiﬁ ed resident individuals. The City of Anthony shall revise its ROZ budget on an annual basis submitting a new Resolution to the State of Kansas by January 30th each year. The City of Anthony shall submit their obligation in full to the Department of Commerce before the ﬁ rst day of September each year. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall be published once in the ofﬁ cial city newspaper and shall be in effect from and after its date of publication.Adopted this 3rd day of December 2024 by the City Commission of Anthony, in Harper County, Ks.SEALATTEST: Cyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator Gregory Cleveland, Mayorthe Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024 Page 5(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, November 27, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIn the Matter of the Estate of ) ) Case No. HP-2024-PR-29 Christa Jean Gilbreath, deceased. ) )NOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on November 22, 2024, a Petition was ﬁ led in this Court by Michael Andrew Kraus requesting that the foreign will dated October 20, 2016 of Christa Jean Gilbreath, deceased, be admitted to Probate and record; no administration of the Estate is necessary; that the will be construed, and the following Kansas real estate owned by the decedent, situated in Harper County, Kansas:THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (S/2 SE/4) AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW/4) ALL IN SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-THREE (33) SOUTH, RANGE SEVEN (7) WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS.be assigned in accordance with the terms of the will. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the Petition on or before December 23, 2024 at 4:00 o’clock p.m. in the District Court in the city of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written defenses, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. Michael Andrew Kraus, Petitioner Philip W. Unruh #9217Attorney at Law1216 CentralHarper, KS 67058tel: 620-896-7301Fax: 620-896-7301E-mail: philunruh@outlook.comAttorney for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEour monthly special this month being roasted chick-en breast, loaded mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, and peach crumble which earned high praise. Looking ahead, we are planning our Thanksgiving feast on the 20th and continuing our ef-forts to grow participation daily.Chaparral Jr/Sr High School Principal: In the second half of the ﬁrst nine weeks, we recognized 187 students for perfect atten-dance. The Building Lead-ership Team met to realign Grade Band Team interven-tions to better support our building goals. The Leader-ship team also compiled a list of safety items to focus on as the school year pro-gresses. Since the start of the school year, 30 students have increased their math SCHOOL Continued from previous pageproﬁciency, advancing to a higher tier. Overall, our stu-dents have made notable ac-ademic progress, with their Fastbridge reading scores rising by 3% and math scores improving by 3.1%. At the end of the ﬁrst nine weeks this year we had 33 students with F’s (Last year our number was 86 ). Update on the BASC/BESS survey, Out of our 345 students, 244 participated in the screener, an increase from 187 stu-dents last fall. Additionally, 124 parents completed the parent screener, resulting in a 51% participation rate, up from 40% last year. This data indicates that 24% of our students are at elevated behavioral and emotional risk based on the teacher/student survey results. The social worker will utilize this data to engage with each student identiﬁed at an elevated risk, reviewing their scores on the screener and discussing any neces-sary supports or interven-tions to ensure their success in the classroom. I am also happy to report that we had 87% parental contact during the Fall conferences. Chaparral Jr/Sr High AP/AD: Cate Jensen represent-ed herself, her family, her community and her school at the state cross country meet. She placed eighth on a rainy day at Rim Rock. We are all very proud of her. Please take the time to tell her con-gratulations when you see her. The hours dedicated to her sport are immense and relentless to compete at the highest level. Winter sports and activities are underway in the junior high with bas-ketball already competing in games. That being said, the Roadrunner Classic is fast approaching. Please join us in this awesome event and come out and support all of our student athletes in their quest for excellence. AES Principal: Students and staff celebrated Hallow-een with activities, costumes and Trick or Treating down-town. The students were so well behaved and received compliments from the com-munity about how polite they are. Students have gone on Field Trips that were edu-cational and fun. Even with all of these activities, safety continues to be our prior-ity and we have practiced a ﬁre drill, and have another crisis drill and tornado drill scheduled. In an effort to reach out to Chronically Absent students, our BLT is working on incentives for attendance and I have been reaching out to parents on the list, asking how we can assist them in getting their kids to school and what sup-ports we can provide.HES Principal: Recently, we’ve focused on building strong connections with families and ensuring stu-dent safety. We had 97% at-tendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences which allowed teachers and families to work together on each student’s academic goals, while my completion of the Parents as Teachers train-ing provided more ways to support early learning. We also prioritized safety with a successful ﬁre drill day, which helped everyone feel more prepared in case of emergencies. Finally, our Veterans Day Program at HES brought the commu-nity together and showed our commitment to honoring those who serve, supporting both morale and community pride.Old Business1. Elementary School Facility Audit (Discussion): Simpson Construction com-pleted the audit in late Sep-tember. A review of the ﬁnd-ings and discussion of next steps is the goal of this item. Mike Folks and Josh Vogel will be there in person. The intention of the discussion is to determine further study in areas of concern in or-der to effectively strategize a long range facility plan. Here are the 2 ﬁndings doc-uments. There are 13 items on the summary pages that will be the primary focus of the presentation on Monday evening. Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to com-plete a PCA Level 1 and Level 2 on every district building. Motion failed: 2-3 (Schmidt, Teel, Zimmer-man).Discussion regarding cost and need initiated by Schmidt.Motion by Schmidt, sec-ond by Misak: I move to complete a PCA Level 1 and Level 2 on every district building for $.10/sq ft. Mo-tion failed: 1-4 (Misak, Teel, Zimmerman, Troyer).Motion by Misak, second by Zimmerman: I move to complete a PCA Level 2 on Anthony Elementary and Harper Elementary under $10,000. Motion passed 3-2 (Teel, Schmidt).2. KSBRC & Finance Review (Discussion): Need guidance regarding the 23-24 expenditure review es-pecially related to dividing the funds into the 3 buckets of (a) discretionary spend-ing, (b) required operational spending, and (c) spending that is directly related to improving outcomes. 3. SCKSEC Update (Re-port): Reviewed reports on the number of waivers for non-licensed staff, we have fewer waivers than other co-ops! Day School & Life Skills didn't have AED machines, we have machines now and staff have been trained. Added a Tuition Reimburse-ment program. One of our district paras is the ﬁrst to get the contract.4. HES SPARK Outside of School Learning Program (Action): Link to program overview. Based on a survey that was completed by par-ents, a fee could be charged and parents would pay a weekly fee. The linked docu-ment outlines the key points of the program. Start date of January 2025. The Harper County Community Foun-dation director did send an email today sharing that using funds for the stafﬁng cost would be permissible. This new information would decrease the weekly amount needed by families and at the current time is priced at $30/student per week. The anticipated weekly rate will be in the range of $15 to $25.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to approve the HES SPARK Outside of School Learning Program.Discussion of utilizing grant funding for stafﬁng costs initiated by Teel. Mo-tion passed 5-0.5. Participant to Coach / Sponsor Ratio Policy (Action Item): This policy is a rec-ommendation in response to placing the appropriate number of coaches / spon-sors in a timely and effec-tive manner. This policy would start for the spring 2025 seasons if approved. The number of teams is also indicative of the num-ber of schedules that exist and ideally the goal would be to have a separate coach for each schedule. There are also times where a sched-ule may exist, however, the games aren’t ﬁlled because of a lack of other schools being available. Feedback from coaches created ad-justments for many of the programs along with a col-umn being added for when a coach is removed from the staff. A recommendation for the December meeting is likely for changing football from 7-12 to a HS and JH program. The recommenda-tion for this meeting is the remaining components. Ta-ble for action at next Board of Education Meeting6. Executive Session for Personnel Recommenda-SCHOOL Continued from previous page

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024tions (Action Item): Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel recommendations pursuant to non-elected personnel ex-ception under KOMA to in-clude additional personnel as needed from 8:38 pm to 8:55 pm (17 minutes). Mo-tion Passed 5-0. Others pres-ent in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:38 pm-8:55 pm.Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel recommendations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include additional personnel as needed from 8:55 pm to 9:05 pm (10 min-utes). Motion Passed 5-0. Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:55 pm-9:05 pm; Mrs. Mellen: 8:55 pm-9:03 pm. Executive Session for Non-Elected Per-sonnel Agenda. Building & Department Personnel Rec-ommendations.Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the hire of Stone Hageman, Buildings and Grounds Director with a contract through the 25-26 School Year; Chloe Eslinger, Sec-ondary Math Teacher; Ei-lene Jacobs, CHS Bookkeep-er; Shawn Nulik, Jr High Assistant Girls Basketball; and the resignation of Dar-la Brown, AES 5th Grade Teacher. Motion passed 5-0.New Business1. Addition of eSports to the Supplemental Roster (Action Item): The supple-mental committee reviewed the proposed program and using the supplemental placement process deter-mined the compensation needs to be $1,738. There is also a link to the job de-scription that also applies to the sponsors for other clubs and activities. Matt Wilson is currently teaching the eS-ports class and would be the sponsor. Motion by Troyer, second by Misak: I move to approve the addition of eS-ports to the Supplemental Roster. Motion passed 4-1 (Teel).2. Buildings and Grounds Department Organization (Discussion): A possibil-ity exists for a recommenda-tion to adjust the buildings and grounds department organizational structure. The full change will include the incoming buildings and grounds director input and collaboration. Input also ex-ists from the outgoing build-ings and grounds director on areas that need additional support.3. Superintendent Evalu-ation Process & Policy Work (Discussion): There is inter-est in adjusting the process and policy for the superin-tendent evaluation. Link to current policy CEI.Student Outcome Goals1. Vision & Values Work: Clarify any questions re-garding the community feedback sessions, atten-dance and any facilitation questions.Board Meeting Wrap-UpNovember 12th (Harper Blue Barn 5:30 & 7:00) & 19th (Anthony Municipal Hall 5:30 & 7:00) Vision and Value Listening SessionsNext regular meeting on Tuesday December 10, 2024 at 7p District OfﬁceUpcoming ItemsNovember: Summer maintenance item off of the capital improvement plan. Emergency Operations Plan Approval. 5th Monday - Supt Eval Special Meeting.December: Superinten-dent, Principal and Director contracts.January: Organizational Meeting. Update and ap-prove all 3-year plans. Mid-Year Staff Evaluation Re-viewAdjournmentMotion by Misak, second by Zimmerman: I move to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 5-0.The meeting was ad-journed at 9:26 pm.SCHOOL Continued from previous pageWheatland Electric Awards $4,500 To FourOrganizations Chosen By Facebook FollowersIn Annual Sharing Success Charity ChallengePress ReleaseWe are excited to an-nounce that the winner of this year’s Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc.’s Sharing Success Charity Challenge is Family Crisis Center, Inc. The non-proﬁt organiza-tion based in Great Bend serves individuals in 10 cen-tral Kansas counties (Bar-ton, Barber, Comanche, Ed-wards, Kiowa, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush and Stafford) through their Domestic and Sexual Violence Center and ﬁve counties (Barton, Pawnee, Ellsworth, Pratt, and Stafford) through their Child Advocacy Center. Family Crisis Center, Inc. is the recipient of a $2,500 Sharing Success grant through the Sharing Success Charity Challenge. The organization was cham-pioned by Wheatland Elec-tric’s cooperative member-ship and Facebook fans and followers (through multiple rounds of online voting dur-ing the contest held entirely on social media from Oct. 21 through Nov. 12, 2024). In addition, three other ﬁnalists in our online con-test also received Sharing Success grants. They include Scott City Feathers and Lead (Scott County), which received a $1,000 grant for placing second; The Arts Center in Anthony (Harper County), which received a $500 grant; and Santas for Seniors, based in Finney County, which also received $500. To engage our member-ship and promote two of our seven cooperative principles, we turned the decision-mak-ing power over to our mem-bership for the ﬁfth year in a row during this grant selec-tion process. Throughout the online contest, our co-op members and other Facebook fol-lowers were encouraged to nominate and vote for a de-serving non-proﬁt or other charitable community-based organizations within our service territory and rally friends and family to do the same. Now, more than ever dur-ing this holiday season, we recognize the importance of helping one another, giving thanks, and paying it for-ward. That’s because coopera-tives like us are governed by core principles, including democratic member control and concern for community. The ﬁrst endorses active member participation in the future and direction of our cooperative. And the second promotes our work for the sustainable development of our communities through policies supported by our membership.We want to thank all our members who helped select these four deserving Shar-ing Success grant recipients.By Jennifer WolffAs our Tuesdays Togeth-er monthly classes wrap up 2024, we are mindful of the Blue Zones Goal #9 “Right Tribe”. Simply put, this means ﬁnding family, friends & communities that will support you living a healthy lifestyle. The 5 Blue Zones all share a lifestyle that incorporates a health-ful diet, daily exercise & a low-stress style of living Harper County Dept. On Aging: Blue Zones Goal #9 Right Tribe that focuses on family, pur-pose, religion & meaning. The world’s longest lived people chose or were born into social circles that sup-port healthy behaviors. The premise is live in an environ-ment that makes you happy. This might look like eating healthy meals with loved ones. Live in a community where it is most common to walk errands. Support each other’s healthy behaviors. If you are surrounded by people with unhealthy rela-tionship with food, you are more likely to eat unhealthy food. Surround yourself with smokers & you are more likely to smoke. Finding your “right tribe” can also look like invest-ing in quality relationships which provide ongoing joy, excitement, support, love & purpose for all parties. Meaningful relationships re-quire hard work & conscious effort. While acquaintances & friendships of all kinds are important, meaningful relationships can provide an increased sense of satisfac-tion & well-being. There is no recipe or special formula that spells out meaningful social activity. You have to seek & create opportuni-ties & relationships that are fulﬁlling & meaningful to you given your person-ality & place in the world. Having a hard time ﬁnd-ing a social gathering that doesn’t create stress? Join us Tuesday 12/17 at the Patterson Health Center’s Meeting Room 11:30 for Tuesdays Together. We will be talking about our social circles, checking on those who lack social interactions & making jars of festive joy to share with others in this TRIBE Continued on next page

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K-State Extension)County Ofﬁces are closed Tuesday, December 24th & Wednesday, December 25th including Senior Meals in Attica & Harper & Public Transit.The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay indepen-dent with transportation to work, medical appoint-ments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Every Harper Co resident can ride with public transit regardless of age or mobility. Equal access is provided to the public. Although we are available to make trips M-F out of county, rides need to be scheduled 24 hours in TRIBE Continued from previous pageadvance & the bus leaves for Harper Co by 3pm at the latest. Call ahead 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Advance reservations are recommended. All routes are subject to change with-out notice. Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 12/16: WichitaTues 12/17: WichitaWed 12/18: WichitaThurs 12/19: WichitaFri 12/20: WichitaKrazy Quilters Quilt Guild Year EndingBy LeAnn HodsonWhat a fun, inspiring, and joyful day the Krazy Quilters Quilt Guild had on Saturday, December 7th as they wrapped up the year. Ten members and two small guests-DeAnna Steven's Granddaughters-and the girls' mother were present for the day's activi-ties. Member Anna Moore and her daughter dropped in but were not able to stay. Four of the group displayed their themed year-long ﬁn-ished Grandma's Attic Res-cue projects. Those that chose to participate used vintage items that were ei-ther passed down by fam-ily members or collected through the years. The members were to complete as many of the nine month assigned blocks as possible. Connie Troyer, LeAnn Hod-son, Jean Lyman, and Dol-lie Mathes accomplished all nine months of the task and showed their ﬁnished proj-ects. Mary Lou Misak also had her project, a rescued Sunbonnet Sue quilt top, that she embellished with the vintage items. Others of the group made a few items throughout the year-Twila Strong with three months done and Teresa Brixey with two. In the spirit of giving the KQQG collected dollars for the Harper Mission Mart and Obadiah's Plenty food banks along with quilts to give to a Boy's Ranch near Sluder Family Meets For ThanksgivingThe Sluder family de-scendants meet for their annual get together on No-vember 30th at the home of David and LeAnn Hodson. Lots of food and visiting was had by all twenty-nine that were able to attend this year. Some came for miles with one family coming from as far away as Durant, Oklaho-ma. Marlene (Sluder) Ger-man sent out the invite to the family. Jimmy German; Austin and Julie German, Phog, Henry and Stella; Elisha and Ross Downing, Darren and Emily, Preston, Ashlyn, Jase and Karter; Pat Sluder; Glynn and Anita Sluder; Lynn Sluder; Mike and Thresa Schmitz; Jer-emiah Von Schmitz; Dennis Hartman; Samantha Nel-son, Madi and Deacon were present this year. QUILTERS Continued on next page

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • December 11, 2024PAPER SUBSCRIPTION - MAIL CHECKS TO:121 E. MAIN • ANTHONY, KS 67003ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS - PAY ONLINE:WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMCourtesy PhotoBOY SCOUTS CHRISTMAS PARTY: Secret Santa came to visit and he became kind of dirty. There was stealing and lots of laughing. Enjoying in the holiday fun were: Zeanon Calhoun, Yucell Radcliff Field, Dax Hateld, Jasper Gray, Braden Seachris, Canon Seachris, Quorum Field, Cameron Cox, Brody Barnett and Brady Barnett. The popcorn sellers were recognized for their efforts, they were Jasper Gray, Cameron Cox, Brody Barnett, Brady Barnett and Dax Hateld. We missed Carter Cashier and Brantley Winters at the party.Courtesy PhotoKRAZY QUILTERS QUILT GUILD OFFICERS: The 2025 Krazy Quilters Quilt Guild incoming ofcers are pictured (L-R): Pauline Oliver - President, Connie Troyer - Vice President, Dollie Mathes - Secretary, Deanna Stevens - Treasurer. of 2026. A total of 150 trees will be planted.Trees will be provided and planted without cost to the residents. Interested residents are requested to ﬁll out a tree request in TREES Continued from Page 1order for the tree board to inspect location and incor-porate into planning activi-ties. Species selection will be dependent on availabil-ity. The tree board will se-lect species with good fall color, shape, and form that is suitable for ROW plant-ings.NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE #: TREE SPECIES DESIRED: Send to: Bill Moyer, For More Information1111 N Anthony Ave Contact Bill Moyer atAnthony, KS, 67003 620-899-4917Hazelton for Christmas gifts. After hearing about next year's theme and challenges, that have been planned by incoming of-ﬁcers Pauline Oliver-Pres-ident, Connie Troyer-Vice President, Dollie Mathes-Secretary and DeAnna Ste-vens-Treasurer, the group enjoyed a potluck meal together. Not only are the Kingman Man Dies After Wreck In Harper On Hwy. 160A 49-year-old man from Kansas died on Friday morning following a col-lision between his pickup truck and a semi-truck in Harper. The victim was identiﬁed as Joseph Bailey, a resident of Kingman, ac-cording to the Kansas High-way Patrol.The accident took place around 10:28 a.m. on U.S. Highway 160, near the Harper Elementary school. Bailey, driving a 2005 Ford F-150, was traveling west when his vehicle unex-pectedly veered left across the center line. The truck scraped a light pole and a barrier before continuing for another block. It then collided head-on with a semi-truck traveling east. After bouncing off the semi’s trailer, Bailey's truck struck the front of a 2004 Chevy Silverado.Bailey was transport-ed to Patterson Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the semi, a 59-year-old man from Missouri, and the 66-year-old Kansas driver of the Silverado were both uninjured.QUILTERS Continued from previous pageKrazy Quilters fabulous sewists but they are some of the best cooks on the planet. The January meet-ing will be held at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th at the United Methodist church in Harp-er, Kansas. All are welcome to attend.