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Message The Anthony Republican: Vol. 146 - No. 8 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 126 - No. 8Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, February 19, 2025To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Condition Of Track At Chaparral Raises Concerns At School Board MeetingUnofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingFebruary 10, 2025Regular MeetingRoll Call /Pledge of AllegianceBoard Members Pres-ent: Jan Misak, Lindsay Zimmerman, RoseAnn Teel, Jarrett Schmidt, Saman-tha Troyer, Dusty Albright, Bret Walker. Others Pres-ent: Josh Swartz, Katie Bil-lington, Mary Mellen, Clay Wilcox, Josh Patterson, Curt Miller, Stone Hage-man, Sarah Schmidt, Katie Zimmerman, Michelle Hal-ey, JC Zahradnik, Amy Pol-lard-Meek, Melissa Moss, David Stark, Rosilla Nolen, Kevin Alexander, Vance Williams.Adoption of Proposed Agenda and AdditionsMotion by Albright, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to approve the proposed agen-da. Motion passed 7-0.Consent Agenda1. Approve minutes from the January 13, 2025 Regu-lar Meeting and February 3, 2025 Special Meeting.2. Approve Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouchers.Motion by Albright, sec-ond by Misak: I move to ap-prove the consent agenda. Motion passed 7-0.Comments from the Public1. Amy Pollard-Meek & Harper County Health Foundation Meets Fundraising Goal For Dialysis ProgramSubmitted ByLori Wilson, HCHF Project ManagerThe Harper County Health Foundation has met their goal of raising $200,000 for the dialy-sis program at Patterson Health Center! The ﬁnal funds were raised during the auction at the annual meeting, hosted February 13, 2025 at the Westview Lodge in Harper. The goal was set two years prior by the HCHF Board at the 2024 annual meeting. The ofﬁcial kickoff for raising funds for dialy-sis began in May 2023. The Board sponsored several fundraising events includ-ing Love Lights, a quilt raf-ﬂe, PHC employee tshirt / jean days and many more… but the strong majority of donations were given by residents and friends of Harper County. Memorials given to honor David Hall, Hal Gene Greve, Lyle and Gail Pearl, Dr. Ralph Bel-lar and Joyce Newlin also made up a strong percent-age of giving. The Board has already reimbursed Patterson in over $180,000 in equipment for the dialysis lab includ-ing three Tablo machines, two chairs and other equip-ment and supplies. PHC has been a tremendous partner in the efforts and all are pleased that pa-tients are currently being served. This is an amazing achievement, and we thank By LeAnn HodsonThe historic Carnegie Library building at 104 N. Springﬁeld was built in 1911 after receiving a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carn-egie, a Scottish-American businessman and philan-thropist built a total of 2,509 libraries between Historic Building Receives Renovations1883 and 1929 according to Wikipedia. After a new library building was con-structed and moved to its current location the Carn-egie building sat empty for a time and then it was used for a while as a dance stu-dio. It was gifted to the Art Center, by a generous do-nor, in 2017 to be used as a non-proﬁt community arts center. The Arts Center current-ly meets in the basement but the upstairs is being revitalized and reconstruct-ed for use and events from donations. $100,000 has already been used for im-provements such as replac-ing the roof, repairing win-dows, installing a HVAC, and adding a restroom, but an additional $200,000 will be needed to ﬁnish the ren-ovations. Hopefully after the up-dates are made the center will be able to provide more classes, gallery space, exhi-bition art shows, and rental opportunities for gradua-tions, weddings, and other events. The Arts Center would also like to possibly use the facility to host the annual fundraiser dinner that has been held at sever-al barns around the county over the past 8 years called the Beneﬁt in the Barn. It took place last year, 2024, at the Municipal Hall. The event is laden with all kinds of fun like music, items to purchase, a yummy dinner and pies. It is held in No-vember, the Saturday be-fore Thanksgiving, for any-one wanting to purchase a pie during the pie auction to help out the Arts Center cause and also have a des-sert for the holiday. The majority of the funds used to keep the Arts Center going comes from around one-third grants, one-third private donations, one-third business sponsor-ships. The next big project will be the installation of an elevator so that the build-ing can be used by all. The National Endow-ment for the Arts (NEA)recently recommended the center for their ﬁrst federal grant of $10,000 under the Challenge America Award Program. The monies will be used for the 2025-2026 Community Theater Pro-gram. The center at present hosts two shows per year, one by children in the spring and a performance by adults in the fall. The Arts Center Director, Photo By: LeAnn HodsonPRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDING: This photo shows on-going renovations done to uppler level of the Carnegie Library so that the space can be utilized.HISTORIC Continued on next pageSCHOOL Continued on next pageGOAL Continued on next pagePhoto By: LeAnn HodsonLEARNING THE ARTS: Students from Attica Elementary line up outside the historic Carnegie Library, now The Arts Cen-ter, on Main Street in Anthony. The building has undergone many restoration projects and continues to receive updates.

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025Juliana Whisman, would like to add at least one more production per year, – “We know that as a small-shop organization, we can’t do it all, but we’re always look-ing to see if there are ways we can help ﬁll gaps in our community, to provide cre-ative opportunities to those who are wanting it.” The Arts Center is cur-rently working on the spring children’s theater show, The Lion King Jr., which will be performed March 7 and 8. The Children’s Theater consists of kids from 4th all who donated and lent a hand to see it happen... especially past and current Board members, HCHF project managers and PHC employees.During the 2025 HCHF Annual Meeting, guests en-joyed a delicious pasta meal made by the PHC cafeteria. President Jason Wolff gave updates about other Board initiatives. HCHF Scholar, Addison Wilcox shared her enlightening experiences in college and appreciation for her years of scholarship funds. Treasurer Brenda Shue offered an overview of the current ﬁnancial status and Secretary Erin Albright read the 2024 meeting min-utes. Program Manager Lori Wilson overviewed a new Workplace Wellness HISTORIC Continued from previous pagethrough 12th grades from Attica, Harper and Anthony. On top of their school work the performers are putting in a total of 4 ½ hours of re-hearsal practice over 3 days a week. Thirty-seven will be in the March production with seven other kids, the StageCraft Squad, helping with making props, back-drops, and costume pieces. Other programs hap-pening at the center are a ﬁeld trip program funded by a grant from the Harper County Community Foun-dation. It permits one free time visit of an entire grade in any school in Harper County to come to the cen-ter for an art lesson. A fee of $5 per student is charged for any additional lessons. At present Attica is send-ing over a bus load of kids to participate in the program. Juliana has continued the classroom visit program in Argonia to give the stu-dents monthly art lessons. The Argonia school is foot-ing the bill for these les-sons. There is also a Petite Picasso class for Preschool-ers, ages 3-5 on the third Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11 at Higher Grounds and Leather Bounds. More things happening are a ce-ramic glazing class of wine cups for adults and a Bob Ross Painting Workshop. (Check the website listed below for further informa-tion and dates). If you are looking to fur-nish supplies there are Art Supply Drop Off boxes at D'Mario's in Harper, the park in Attica, and just outside the Arts Center basement door in Anthony. Items that you no longer use such as knitting nee-dles, yarn, colored pencils, paints and brushes…any-thing arty, can be placed in the drop off boxes. They are then sorted and put back out for anyone to pick up for their personal use. Carnegie hoped this special building would in-spire higher learning. The Arts Center is a perfect continuation for future en-lightenment, dreams and creativity. Art, in its many forms, is transformative for both young and old, for the maker and the viewer. Thomas Merton once said, “Art enables us to ﬁnd our-selves and lose ourselves at the same time.” You can be a part of making dreams come true. Visit the Arts Center web page for up-coming events or to make a donation: www.theartscen-terinc.org program in collaboration with Patterson Health Cen-ter. More information about the program for Harper County businesses can be found at www.hcohf.org/workplace-wellness.Future plans for the Board will be discussed at the March strategic plan-ning session. Upcoming GOAL Continued from previous pageplans include a new event, HCHF Trap Shoot on May 10th at the Anthony Gun Club and the annual golf tournament on September 27th. Funds raised will support continuing projects such as scholarships, com-munity grants, and other programs to bring about health awareness.GOT NEWS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE? ANTHONYREPUBLICAN@ATT.NETSCHOOL Continued from previous pageAssistant Girls Assistant Wrestling.Principal & DirectorUpdates - February 2025Buildings & Grounds Department - Risks: 1. With the growing season approaching, being limited on staff for groundskeeping presents a couple concerns that could impact opera-tions and property mainte-nance. Rapid grass growth due to favorable weather conditions could lead to overgrowth, creating an un-tidy appearance and poten-tial safety hazards. A short-age of help may result in delayed mowing schedules, increased wear and tear on equipment due to heavier workloads, and potential burnout for existing staff. Additionally, inadequate mowing can contribute to pest infestations and weed accumulation, making fu-ture maintenance more difﬁcult. To mitigate these challenges, it may be neces-sary to explore temporary stafﬁng solutions.2. Hosting three track meets this year—a High School meet, a Junior High meet, and the High School League meet—comes with several concerns. The track presents several risks that could impact our athletes and other schools' athletes performance and safety. The cracks and uneven surfaces could increase the likelihood of trips, falls, and injuries such as sprains or strains. Additionally, the deteriorating track condi-tions can lead to higher maintenance costs and po-tential liability concerns. Opportunities: 1. Last month, we successfully re-placed all expired HVAC ﬁl-ters throughout the district. This proactive maintenance now allows us to implement a regular replacement schedule, ensuring several key beneﬁts. Routine ﬁlter changes improve indoor air quality by preventing dust, allergens, and debris from circulating. Additionally, clean ﬁlters help the system operate more efﬁciently, re-ducing energy consumption and lowering utility costs. Scheduled maintenance also minimizes the risk of costly breakdowns and ex-tends the lifespan of HVAC components by reducing system strain. By stay-ing on top of ﬁlter replace-ments, we can maintain op-timal performance, promote healthier environments, and hopefully achieve long-term savings.Technology Department - Risk: 1. Updating our Ac-ceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a critical task as we ap-proach the 2025 school year. The AUP must integrate insights from the latest KSDE Screen Time Guide-lines and clearly articulate our compliance with COP-PA and Google's age re-quirements. It's crucial that the policy includes a direct link to our website, where parents can easily access a list of district-approved software before signing the yearly parent agreement. This transparency will help prevent compliance risks and maintain parental trust by ensuring all guide-lines are clearly communi-cated and accessible.Opportunity: 1. The an-ticipated savings from the E-Rate Process and a new USDA Grant offer a signiﬁ-cant opportunity to mitigate the ﬁnancial impact of our planned $214,000 network infrastructure upgrades. Successfully securing these funds would allow us to re-allocate budget resources towards accelerating other necessary updates, such as our aging bell and intercom systems, thereby enhancing our educational environ-ment's functionality and safety. Affordibly replacing the bell and intercom sys-tem will hinge on increased power over ethernet (POE) SCHOOL Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025 Page 3access through the infra-structure upgrades. 2. Building on the suc-cess of our previous summer workshops, we are excited to plan next summer's ses-sion titled "AI Essentials: Navigating the New Fron-tier." This workshop will not only educate on emerging AI technologies but also pro-vide a timely opportunity to review and update our district's AI policies as we adopt these tools. This will include discussions on safe AI usage and robust protec-tions for student data, en-suring our district remains at the forefront of responsi-bly integrating cutting-edge technologies into our educa-tional practices.Transportation Depart-ment - LeRoy Matthews was recognized as January Em-ployee of the Month for his dedication and hard work. Despite the challenges that winter brought so far, we successfully navigated the weather and kept transpor-tation running smoothly, ensuring students arrived safely with minimal late-ness. February is Love the Bus Month, a time to cele-brate and show appreciation for the hardworking driv-ers and transportation staff who ensure our students SCHOOL Continued from previous pagetravel safely every day. It’s a great opportunity to rec-ognize their dedication and the vital role they play in supporting our schools and community.Risk: 1. Ridership for the Welding/Mechanics pro-gram is currently very low, making it inefﬁcient to run a full-sized bus for trans-portation. Transitioning to a van or suburban would be a much more efﬁcient and cost-effective solution to meet the needs of this route while maintaining reliable service.Opportunity: 1. All routes continue to be covered suc-cessfully, ensuring smooth operations for our transpor-tation needs. Additionally, we are working with a few potential candidates who are in the process of obtain-ing their licenses, preparing to strengthen our team for the next school year.January Activity (non rt) miles: Yellow ﬂeet, 1174; White ﬂeet, 8006. January trips: 47 trips using 62 ve-hicles.Food Service Depart-ment - In January, we in-troduced new menu items and continued efforts to enhance our meal program. Unfortunately, participation saw a signiﬁcant dip due to widespread illness, which also affected stafﬁng. While this kept us below our goals for both participation and food waste reduction, the team did a great job pushing through the challenges.Looking ahead, we are gearing up for National School Breakfast Week (March 3rd-7th) with excit-ing new menu items and ac-tivities to engage students. Marketing efforts will focus on boosting breakfast par-ticipation and ﬁnding cre-ative ways to increase lunch numbers.We also made improve-ments to our menu web-site—check it out here: My School Menus.With ﬁeld trips and class parties increasing later in the year, maintaining com-munication with teachers and school buildings will be a top priority to help re-duce waste. Last year, com-munication was strong, and we will continue to stress its importance to ensure smooth operations.Chaparral Jr/Sr High School Principal - Risk: 1. Maintaining Expectations for Attendance. One of the major risks for the sec-ond semester is maintain-ing high attendance rates. As we approach the spring months, there is often a noticeable drop in student attendance due to various factors, including seasonal illnesses, extracurricular commitments, and a de-cline in motivation. In ad-dition, students who miss class may struggle to keep up with their coursework, leading to potential gaps in learning and overall aca-demic performance.1. Spring Sports and Ac-tivities Impact on Staff and Student FocusThe spring semester is often marked by a busy schedule of sports and ex-tracurricular activities. This creates a challenge in terms of both staff coverage and maintaining student focus on academics. Teachers may have to adjust their sched-ules or workloads to accom-modate for the time lost due to extracurricular activities, leading to disruptions in classroom routines.3. Weekly Meetings with Seniors for Graduation TrackingThe senior class is at a critical point in their aca-demic careers, where en-suring timely completion of coursework and meeting graduation requirements is very important. Opportunities: 1. Contin-ued Support of Perfect At-tendance Incentives. Despite the risks surrounding atten-dance, there is an opportu-nity to further incentivize students for maintaining perfect attendance. By con-tinuing to offer rewards or recognition for students who exhibit strong attendance patterns, we can encourage greater commitment to be-ing present in school.2. Follow-up with MTSS Interventions to Enhance Student Learning. The Multi-Tiered System of Sup-ports (MTSS) framework is designed to provide early interventions for students struggling with academics, behavior, or social-emotional needs. The second semester provides an opportunity to continue to monitor and ad-just these interventions to ensure students receive the support they need.3. Align MTSS with Structured Literacy Initia-tives. By aligning these two initiatives, we can create a more cohesive and effective support system for strug-gling readers. Structured Literacy interventions have been shown to improve reading skills, which are foundational to student suc-cess across all subjects.Chaparral Jr/Sr High AP/AD - Risks: 1. Increas-ing Numbers in Activities & Coaching Staff RecruitmentAs participation in extra-curricular activities rises, there is a heightened risk of not having enough quali-ﬁed coaches. Insufﬁcient coaching can affect both the quality of programs and the safety of our students.The current pool of quali-ﬁed coaches does not meet the growing demand, poten-tially leading to overworked staff and diminished pro-gram effectiveness.2. Scheduling Complexi-ties with Increased Par-ticipation. Facilities and equipment might become overbooked, causing con-ﬂicts and reduced access for some programs if not man-aged efﬁciently.The surge in participants leads to overlapping activities and a higher likelihood of last-minute schedule changes. Also a concern is the limit-ed availability of classroom coverage as Spring athletics and activities ramp up. 3. Sustaining and Im-proving Student Atten-dance. While there have been improvements, atten-dance remains a critical challenge. Low attendance not only affects academic performance but also un-dermines the effectiveness of extracurricular engage-ment. Persistent attendance issues often indicate prob-lems such as disengagement or external socio-economic factors that need address-ing.Opportunities: 1. We have the opportunity to collabo-rate with local sports clubs, community organizations, and higher education insti-tutions to tap into a broader talent pool. With the right coaching talent, increased participation can drive inno-vation, higher performance levels, and support systems for our students.Galen & Darlene MardisMardis Celebrates 100th BirthdayFriends and family gathered for a super 100th birth-day party for Galen Mardis on Saturday, February 8th in Raymore, MO. Galen’s birthday was February 10th. Ev-eryone enjoyed visiting, taking photos, eating tacos and cake for dessert. Galen is pictured with his wife Darlene. His parents were Carl & Peggy, brother Hod, sister Joyce, son Steve & Bev, daugters Stacy, Cindy & Pam & families.SCHOOL Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTThe following are reported according to the affidavits and petitions on file. All persons are presumed innocent unless proven quilty in a court of law. Criminal charges, if any, may be reduced or dismissed. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone through the website: kscourts.govPAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS11/23/22: Jacob R. Irvin: 1) Speeding - 82/65; $195.00. 22-TR-367.02/09/25: Weston C. Hoover: 1) Failure to wear seatbelt; $30.00. 25-TR-20.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGS25-DM-6: State of Kansas DCF vs. David I. Smith, support petition.CIVIL CASE FILINGS24-CV-70: The Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. Country Place LLC, tax foreclosure.24-CV-75: The Board of County Commissioners of Harper County vs. Tonya L. Shelton, et al., tax foreclosure.LIMITED CASE FILINGS25-LM-2: Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Dennis Dodgen, debt collection.25-LM-3: Capital One NA vs. Melinca K. Crittenden, debt collection.25-LM-6: Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Stacey McGinnis, debt collection.25-LM-7: Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Jeffry Pack, debt collection.25-LM-17: Travis Erb vs. Lacey Horn, landlord/tenant - petition for eviction.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGS25-CR-3: State of Kansas vs. Ninotchka L. Reyes. 1) Attempted domestic battery - knowingly causing physical contact with a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner; Class B misdemeanor.25-CR-6: State of Kansas vs. Brenton M. Cessna. 1) Criminal damage to property - value less than $1,000; Class B misdemeanor.25-CR-9: State of Kansas vs. Mackenzie B. Graves. 1) Battery - knowingly causing physical contact with another person when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner; Class B misdemeanor. 2) Disorderly conduct - brawling or fighting; Class C misdemeanor.25-CR-13: State of Kansas vs. Micah Fields. 1) Driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, 1st conviction; Class B misdemeanor. 2) Transportation of liquor in opened container; misdemeanor.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONTuesday, February 18, 20251:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Thomas C. Butcher, disposition; 22-CR-33.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Douglas H. Figueroa, status conference; 24-TR-286.Thursday, February 20, 20259:00 a.m. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Stacey McGinnis, answer hearing; 25-LM-6.1:30 p.m. In the Matter of the Estate of David L. Reese, hearing; 25-PR-2.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christopher J. Day, preliminary hearing; 24-CR-76.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSMackenzie B. Graves, 23: Arrested: 2-10-25; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Bond: N/A. Charges: 1) Violate protection order - condition of pre-trial orders; Class A misdemeanor. 2) Unlawful possession of controlled substance; Level 5 drug felony. 3) Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor. 4) Possession of marijuana; Class B misdemeanor. 5) Unlawful to aquire proceeds from drug transaction - value <$5,000; Level 5 felony. 6) Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor. 7) Unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances (opiates, opium or narcotics) of at least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams; Level 3 felony. 8) Unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances (hallucinogenic) of at least 3.5 grams but less than 100 grams; Level 3 felony. 9) Taxation: Drugs, no drug tax stamp for marijuana or controlled substance; Felony. 10) Use communication facility in the commission of a felony drug violation; Felony.Amos C. Essary, 41: Arrested: 2-10-25; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Bond: $25,000. Charges: 1) Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor. 2) Unlawful possession of controlled substance (opiates, opium or narcotics); Level 5 drug felony.Brenton M. Cessna, 25: Arrested: 2-10-25; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Bond: $25,000. Charges: 1) Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor. 2) Violate protection order - condition of pre-trial orders; Class A misdemeanor. 3) Unlawful possession of controlled substances - marijuana; Class B misdemeanor. 4) Unlawful possession of controlled substance (opiates, opium or narcotics); Level 5 drug felony.Katie M. Crippen, 45: Arrested: 2-10-25; Released: 2-12-25. Arrested By: HCSO. Bond: $25,000. Charges: 1) Unlawful possession of controlled substances - marijuana; Class B misdemeanor. 2) Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor. 3) Unlawful possession of controlled substance (opiates, opium or narcotics); Level 5 drug felony.Bradan R. Salsberry, 18: Arrested: 2-14-25; Released: 2-14-25. Arrested By: APD. Bond: $2,500. Charges: 1) Reckless driving; Misdeameanor.Kolt C. Carpenter, 29: Arrested: 2-15-25; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Bond: $12,000. Charges: 1) Vehicle liability insurance coverage required; Class B misdemeanor. 2) Flee or attempt to elude law enforcement officer by engaging in reckless driving; Level 9 felony. 3) Hold for Garfield County, Oklahoma.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1651 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Coppia Farms LLC to Seth & Jennifer Davis, and Herman Davis, an undivided 1/2 interest each in the SE/4 of Sect. 5, Twp. 31 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SW/4 of Sect. 4, Twp. 31 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., less a tract; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1652 - Trustee’s Deed: Gregory L. Hoath, James I. HOath and Bryan Douglas, Co-Trustees of the James R. Hoath Living Trust, to the Terry M. Ricke Revocalbe Living Trust, Lots 3-5 and the SE/4 of the NW/4 and Lots 6 and 7 and the SW/4 of Sect. 6, Twp. 33 S, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1653 - Trustee’s Deed: Gordon E. Hoath to the Terry M. Ricke Revocalbe Living Trust, Lots 3-5 and the SE/4 of the NW/4 and Lots 6 and 7 and the SW/4 of Sect. 6, Twp. 33 S, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1654 - Quit Claim Deed: Torry Ghere to Craig & Angela Denton, Lot 7 and the W/20’ of Lot 8, less the party wall on teh E side, Blk. 28 (aka 124 W. Main) in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1655 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Carl Boyanton and Laura Boyanton to Adam J. Blanchat, Tract 1: the E/30 acres of the W/2 of the E/2 of the SW/4 and the W/5 acres of the E/2 of the E/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 2: the E/35 acres of the SW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1656 - Quit Claim Deed: Brian Acord to Brad Giesen, a 5 acre tract of land in the NW/4 of Sect. 8, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1657 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Stephen F. & Michele A. Renaldi, and Vincent P. & Dominique J. Sciarra to Zakiah Reeves and Micah Fields, 2 tracts in the SE corner of Blk. 10 in Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1658 - Special Warranty Deed: Flagstar Bank NA to Brandon Smith, Lots 8, 9 and 12 of Blk. 33 (aka 116 N. Lincoln) in the CIty of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. #1659 - Trustee’s Deed: Daniel J. Blanchat, Trustee of the Daniel J. Blanchat Gifting Trust, to Mike Stark and Shirley Stark, a 3.02 acre tract in the SW corner of Sect. 3, Twp. 32 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1660 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick to Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick, the W/35 acres of the E/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the W/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1661 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick to Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick, the S/69 acres of the NW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W; and the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 33 S, Range 6, less the railroad right-of-way; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1662 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick transfer on death to John T. McGoldrick, Kevin M. Goldrick, and Michael C. McGoldrick, the W/35 acres of the E/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the W/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1663 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Julianne R. Harrison and John P. McGoldrick transfer on death to John T. McGoldrick, Kevin M. McGoldrick, and Micheal C. McGoldrick, the S/69 acres of the NW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 33 S, Range 6; and the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1664 - Warranty Deed: Desert Springs Inc. to Stephen A. Beal, all of Lots 1-6 in Blk. 2 of Martin’s Addition (aka 506 E. 7th) in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1665 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Stephen A. Beal transfers on death to Sheryl Barnes, all 2. Our Spring coaches have been coordinating be-tween different activities in hopes of opening avenues for shared resources and collab-orative events, enhancing student engagement across programs.3. By promoting suc-cessful extracurricular programs, we can create a more engaging school en-vironment that encourages consistent attendance, and establish a continuous feed-back loop involving coaches, teachers, students, and par-ents. This will allow us to assess the effectiveness of newly implemented systems and make adjustments in real-time.AES Principal - Risks: 1. MTSS and Fastbridge. As a BLT we are looking at how we can make changes to how we integrate MTSS into our school schedule. Are we go-ing to continue how we are? With lack of subs and ill-nesses we are forced to con-solidate MTSS groups which is not in the best interest of the students so we are look-ing at how we can still pro-vide support while working within the constraints of lack of subs in the building.Opportunity: 1. State Assessment Schedule. We have started to prepare our schedule for state assess-SCHOOL Continued from previous pageSCHOOL Continued on next pagements. We have been dis-cussing options of schedules and also including FOCUS in our discussions. FOCUS is wanting to provide snacks and treats with our staff and students before testing so we are working with the teachers to make sure that we are all on the same.1. Character Strong. We are continuing to reinforce the positive behaviors exhib-ited with Character Strong. We have a character trait that we focus on throughout the month and then teach-ers select students who most demonstrate those at-tributes. We are looking at changing how we recognize those students to make it more meaningful impact.HES Principal - Risks: 1. Behavior Expectations. It is the time of year where stu-dents start to act up a little bit. I am trying to encourage teachers to reset expecta-tions for students. I am go-ing around and talking with classes to make sure they know I am on the same page with teachers. Opportunities: 1. Kin-dergarten Screening and Roundup. We have started planning for Kindergarten screening and Kindergarten roundup. These will take place in March/April but preparations have begun. REPORT Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025 Page 5Harper CountyRural Water District #4ANNUAL MEETINGMonday, February 24, 2025@ 7:00 p.m.Freeport Presbyterian ChurchAdvertise your business or eventwith the AnthonyRepublican!Email or call today for rates:anthonyrepublican@att.net620-842-5129These events give us an op-portunity to build relation-ships with students and families. It is our hope that beginning planning now will lead to smoother days. 2. Pre-School Screening. We have not done this in the past but similar to Kinder-garten screening this event gives us an opportunity to start building relationships with students and families. This event also gives us an opportunity to observe and evaluate the best placement for students coming into our schools for the ﬁrst time. Pre-School screening has been done in the past but it was run by SCKSEC, we are doing our own in order to be more prepared for the upcoming school year. Additional Reports & In-formation - 1. T2C & SC KS Pathway: The welding and automotive program to-gether are averaging about 325 credits completed over the past few years. The pro-gram needs about 40 more credits completed per year to fully break even which is about 6 more students.2024-2025 Participation: Mechanics (18 total stu-dents including Attica) - Fall 2024 - 1st Yr 11; Fall 2024 - 2nd Yr 4; Spring 2025 - 1st Yr 10; Spring 2025 - 2nd Yr 4. Welding (12 total stu-SCHOOL Continued from previous pagedents including Attica) - Fall 2024 - 1st Yr 7; Fall 2024 - 2nd Yr 4; Spring 2025 - 1st Yr 7; Spring 2025 - 2nd Yr 4; Internships: Fall 2024 - 25 (28 total with AHS); Spring 2025 - 16 (19 total with AHS).CNA; Fall 2024 - 0; Spring 2025 - 2 (3 total with AHS).CDL: Fall 2024 - 0; Spring 2025 - 3 (no AHS students).Old Business1. SCKSEC Update (Re-port).2. Buildings and Grounds Department Organization (Action Item): Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve moving the lead custodian position from column 5 to column 7. Motion passed 7-0.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Zimmerman: I move to approve the hiring of a spring and summer sea-sonal buildings and grounds position.. Motion passed 7-0.3. Superintendent Evalu-ation Process & Policy Work (Discussion).4. Update 3 Year Plans for Curriculum and Capital Projects (On hold).5. Executive Session for Personnel Recommenda-tions (Action Item): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Albright: 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 8:12 pm to 8:32 pm. Motion passed 7-0. Others in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:12 pm - 8:32 pm. (Board remained in executive ses-sion until 9:00 pm.)Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the hire of Richard Camp-bell, Assistant High School Track; Chloe Eslinger, Assis-tant Jr. High Track; and re-new the contract for Randy Lemon, Assistant Softball Coach. Motion passed 7-0. New Business1. Addition of Girls As-sistant Wrestling Coach (Ac-tion Item): Motion by Troyer, second by Misak: I move to approve the addition of a girls assistant wrestling coach. Motion passed 7-0.2. Executive session to discuss girls assistant wres-tling coach recommenda-tion (Action Item): Motion by Teel, second by Albright: 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 9:03 pm to 9:08 pm. Motion passed 7-0. Others in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 9:03 pm - 9:08 pm. Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the hire of Nakeitta Macias, Assistant Girls Wrestling. Motion passed 7-0.3. 2025-2026 School Cal-endar (1st Read).Student Outcome Goals1. Winter Fastbridge As-sessment Activity (Discus-sion).2. 1st Draft Approval of Goals & Guardrails (Discus-sion).Information RequestsBoard Meeting Wrap-UpUpcoming Items - March 10, 2025 Regular Meeting: Approve certiﬁed stafﬁng plan (Notify certiﬁed staff of intent to non-renew by 3rd Friday of May; non-renew needs BOE action). Approve KASB December Policy Up-dates. Final wording in ne-gotiations letter due March 31. Approve summer certi-ﬁed staff (ex. summer school, drivers education). Approve next year’s calendar.AdjournmentMotion by Misak, second by Albright: I move to ad-journ the meeting. Motion passed 7-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 pmCourtesy PhotoGIRL SCOUT FUN: Eighteen Girl Scouts gathered together for some fun. While the Brownies were nishing their snacks the Daisy girls worked on mazes, tic tac toe, word searches and making valentine cards. We have so much fun when we do the Valentine dirty Santa seeing all the neat gifts and the stealing and threats. We ended the meeting with a friendship circle squeezing hands singing Johnny Appleseed and being together. Like it says in our laws, “Be a sister to every Girl Scout”. Our Daisy (left photo) leader is Barbara Patterson with Almelia Calhoun, Almira Bush, Blixley Jaeger, June Coffey, Emma Cal-vert and Lorelei Sullivan. Our Brownie (middle photo) leader is Mattie Calvert with Kandice Martin, Genesis Bagnell, Macie Calvert and little sister Emma Calvert. Our goofy Junior (right photo) leader is Nancy Hacker, with Austyn Fox, Janelle Sullivan, Kammille Cox, Makinzie Fowler and Harley Hacker.Making Matinee Memories At The Anthony TheatreBy Virginia DowningMany of us remember going to the Saturday af-ternoon matinee at the Anthony Theatre with our friends. We stood in a long line to buy our tickets. Then the aroma of freshly popped corn hit us as we stepped into the lobby. Af-ter our purchase of a sack of popcorn and maybe a candy bar we walked up the ramp into the darkened Theatre. The colored lights on the side walls made the place feel magical. Our kids, the younger genera-tion, has not had the chance to experience these feelings. So the Anthony Theatre volunteers will be show-ing the movie “Sandlot” at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb-ruary 22nd. Come remi-nisce about days gone by and bring the kids so they can build their own memo-ries! There will be baseball and cornhole games outside starting at 1:00 pm (weath-er permitting). The doors will open for ticket sales at 1:00 p.m. of Lots 1-6 in Blk. 2 of Martin’s Addtion (aka 506 E. 7th) in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1666 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Robert G. Prouse transfers on death to Vicki L. Prouse, Lot 13-24 in Blk. 26, and the vacated street lying E of Blk. 26 and the S/2 of the vacted street lying N REPORT Continued from previous pageof Blk. 26 (aka 901 Chillocco Ave) in the City of Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas.#1667 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Robert G. Prouse transfers on death to Harry C. Scott and Barbara J. Scott, Lot 1-12 inclusive, Lots 15 and 16, and Lots 20-24 inclusive, in Blk. 27, REPORT Continued on next page

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025Obituary...Sondra Kay Gibson1941 ~ 2025Sondra K. Gibson, 83, died February 8, 2025, at Waldron Place Senior Living, Hutchinson. She was born August 6, 1941, in Anthony, Kansas, to Lawrence and Eleanor (Underwood) Jones.Sondra graduated from Ha-zelton High School, Hazelton, Kansas. She worked in interior design for Glass Construction Company Supply, Hutchinson. Later on, Sondra went to be a salesperson for beauty sup-plies for Peel’s Salon Services, Hutchinson and for State Beauty Supply, Wichita.In her spare time, Sondra enjoyed scrapbooking, painting, gardening, tackling home proj-ects, cheering on dirt track rac-ing, KU, and the KC Chiefs. In 1960, she married Gary Gibson, together they had a son, Bradly Gibson. They loved traveling all over for car shows where they entered their clas-sic cars. They later divorced and she spent the remained of her life with partner to Dean Bontrager. He showed her and the “Gibson Girls”, Lawren and Morgan the life of dirt track racing and the live of his 4 sons the “Bontrager boys”, Eric, Stuart, Scott, and Johnny.Sondra is survived by: her granddaughters, Lawren (Brian) Hinson and Morgan Gibson; great-granddaughter, Makinzie Hinson; brother, Larry Bob (Myr-na) Jones; nephew, Trent (Jan) Jones; great- nieces, Ella and Jenna Jones; and the Bontrager Family.She was preceded in death by: her parents; son, Bradly Gib-son; aunt and uncle, Jackie and Bill Powell; and life-long partner, Dean Bontrager.A celebration of life will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Elliott Chapel. Following the service, a luncheon will be held at Graber Elementary, 1600 N. Cleveland St, Hutchinson. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Forest Park Cemetery, on South Santa Fe Rd, Anthony, KS. Friends may sign her memorial book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, with family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary. Memorials are suggested to Redemption Animal Rescue, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.The family asks that those attending the service wear their sports or racing attire, and if pos-sible, drive their classic cars in her honor.Obituary...Elsie M. Derrick1927 ~ 2025Elsie May Derrick was born September 17, 1927 in Wakita, Oklahoma, the 7th of eleven children born to Arthur and Mary Elizabeth (Dickmeyer) Bollman. She grew up on the family farm near Wakita attending Wakita schools. Following high school, she and her sister, Edna, would ride the doodle bug to Kiowa, where they would spend the week working as CNAs, return-ing back home on the weekends. In 1952, Elsie moved to Springeld, Missouri where she attended Baptist Bible College. After returning home, she moved to Anthony and in 1958, she was united in marriage with Owen V. Patterson. This union was blessed with three children: Deb-bie Onette, Owen Franklin, and Shelly May. After she and Owen divorced in 1976, Elsie began working for the Anthony Hospital, rst as a CNA and then many years in housekeeping. In 1985, Elsie married Frank Lester Derrick and they made their home on a farm near Wakita. Lester passed away in 2001 and Elsie continued living in Wakita for a few years before moving to Anthony. Elsie was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and she was proud that she and Patrick Mahomes shared a birthday. She was a gifted piano player and shared her singing talent with her sisters, Edna and Phyllis. At the end of 2024, Elsie moved into the Anthony Com-munity Care Center where she passed away on February 13, 2025 at the age of 97. She was preceded in death by her par-ents; daughter, Debbie Hernan-dez; and siblings: Harold, Bill, George, Lewis, Harry, Art, Ruth Best, Ella Ball, and Phyllis Yuchi-novicz. Elsie will be deeply missed by her children: Shelly Ireland and OF Patterson; son-in-law, Car-los Hernandez; 8 grandchildren: Jenny (Kirk) Moore, Brooklyn (Trenton) Breese, Taylor (Micah) Polson; Katherine Patterson, Megan Patterson, Calen Her-nandez, Carmen Hernandez, and Cristyn Hernandez; 5 great-grandchildren: Kyndel, Emmy, Kreed, Irelynn, and Wrenlee; her sister, Edna Smith; her Derrick step-children and grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Funeral service was held 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2025 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony with Pastor Kent Olds ofciating. A private burial was held at the Fairview Cemetery, Wakita, OK. Memorials in memory of Elsie may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice or the Fairview Cem-etery and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003. Obituary...Kathy Stoabs1962 ~ 2025Kathleen Marie Stoabs was born November 3, 1962 in El Ca-jon, California, daughter of Gene and Etta Louise (Hayes) Stoabs. In 1974, her family moved to By-ron, Oklahoma, and later they moved to Anthony, Kansas. In 1980, Kathy married Jim Lyon and this union was blessed with one daughter, Kristin. She later joined life with Byron Little Coyote and they were blessed with Allison and Eric. In 1989, Kathy graduated nursing and spent the next 25 years dedicating her life to nurs-ing. She went above and beyond for her patients and their families. She worked with the elderly until her hands would no longer let her. After leaving the nursing home setting, she helped a few people with private home care.Kathy had a passion for mu-sic, especially rock. The 60’s and 70’s were her thing and she loved riding around listening to music as load as she could for as long as she could. She raised her kids singing and dancing, encourag-ing them throughout their lives to appreciate music. Kathy’s greatest love was her family, especially her grand-kids, who she loved like no other, sharing a special bond with each one. They all grew up listening to rock and roll and dancing with her. Her grandkids knew music no other kids their age knew. No one wants to admit it but Carter was her favorite. Kathy was a true hippie at heart, nding peace in trees, ow-ers, and the wind. She embraced going to the lake, rolling the win-dow down, closing her eyes, and breathing in all the beauty. She loved dogs and would often go to a shelter to rescue dogs no one else wanted. Mercedes was her three-legged labradoodle that meant the world to her. Her sense of humor and smart-aleck comments were always enjoyed by everyone around her. She loved to talk for hours on end on nothing, but it was known not to get her started on politics. She was very head-strong and told you how it was. She was the best to laugh and cry with. On February 13, 2025, Kathy passed away far to soon at the age of 62. She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Stoabs; her mother and step-father, Etta and Dale Cox; and one brother, Bill Channell.Kathy will be deeply missed by her children, Kristin (Brad) Dory, Allison Little Coyote (Regi-naldo Lucas), and Eric Little Coyote; 8 grandchildren: Hunter Cowherd, Laken Cowherd, Ella Cowherd, Brayden Dory, Oakley Duvall, Summer Deffenbaugh, Briley Deffenbaugh-Little Coyote, Carter Deffenbaugh, and Andrew (Alexis) Dory; 4 great-grandchil-dren; brothers, Mark Stoabs, Mi-chael Stoabs, and Jeff Stoabs; her fur baby, Mercedes; other relatives and many friends. Memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. February 24, 2025 at the Revolution Fellowship Church with Pastor Kent Olds ofciating. Memorials in memory of Kathy may be made to Revolu-tion Fellowship or the Anthony Community Care Center and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.GOT NEWS YOU WANT TO SHARE?Email us at: anthonyrepublican@att.net*LUNCH*SPECIALBANNERS • SIGNS • VINYLRD PAPER CO. • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129By LeAnn HodsonWe are still in the midst of winter and will be until spring makes an appear-ance-March 20. And that is no guarantee of warmer days-yet. I remember, more than once, having snow in April - on Easter even. So, I THOUGHT it might be fun to think on a few winter words-since we have several more weeks to dream about warmer days. See if you can match the word to the proper deﬁnition. (answers appear in another section of the paper.)_____1. Apricity a. Cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face, usually the eyes, nose and mouth._____2. Blustery b. A rare winter thunder-storm where snow falls in-stead of rain._____3. Hoarfrost c. The warmth of the sun in the winter. _____4. Balaclava d. Characteristic of or relat-ing to winter…synonyms-brumal and hibernal_____5. Graupel e. Characterized by strong winds_____6. Winter Solstice f. A storm or wind blowing from the northeast-especial-ly in New England._____7. Hiemal Thoughts: Winter Wordsg. Crystalline deposit of frozen water vapor formed in clear, still weather on cold surfaces. _____8. Woolensh. A type of precipitation that forms when super-cooled water droplets freeze onto snowﬂakes._____9. Thundersnow i. An article of clothing made of wool._____10. Nor’easter j. Marks the ﬁrst day of winter, the shortest day of the year for our hemisphere.(Various on-line dic-tionaries were used for the words and deﬁnitions.)Hope you are enjoying some apricity on these blus-tery brumal days. And be praying we don’t have any thundersnow. But I do love to see the beauty of a pic-turesque hoarfrost covered tree. Stay warm, wear your woolens and balaclava and keep dreaming of SPRING. Blessings to you and yours-always. and the vacated street lying in Blk. 27 in the City of Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas.#1668 - Quit Claim Deed; Harold J. Spengler to Zachary L. Rose, Lots 10-12 in Blk. 53 (aka 422 N. Graphic) in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.REPORT Continued from previous pageanthonyrepublican@att.net

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the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025 Page 7Bowling News2024-2025 MEN’S LEAGUEWEDNESDAY NIGHTS @THE SPORTING ZONE WEEK 19 OF 22TEAM STANDINGS W L 1. Prairie Rose F.H. 52½ 27½2. Bud Light 45½ 34½3. Larry’s Hometown 44 364. Turkey Hunters 42 385. Bill’s Repair 42 38HI SCRATCH GAME - TEAM 1. Prairie Rose F.H. 7002. Larry’s Hometown 6483. Turkey Hunters 643HI SCRATCH SERIES - TEAM 1. Prairie Rose F.H. 1,9142. Larry’s Hometown 1,8413. Turkey Hunters 1,810HI HANDICAP GAME - TEAM 1. Bud Light 8552. Prairie Rose F.H. 8413. Turkey Hunters 829HI HANDICAP SERIES - TEAM 1. Bud Light 2,4892. Turkey Hunters 2,3683. Prairie Rose F.H. 2,337HI SCRATCH GAME - IND. 1. Mike Asper 2152. Steve Garancosky 2083. Ross Downing 203HI SCRATCH SERIES - IND. 1. Greg Grieve 5412. Ross Downing 5263. Matt Wilson 525HI HANDICAP GAME - IND. 1. Mike Asper 2562. Josh Brubaker 2483. Sean McKee 236HI HANDICAP SERIES - IND. 1. Josh Brubaker 6522. Marcus Larcom 6483. Mike Asper 646Chaparral Sports UpdateThe Chaparral High School Men’s Wrestling team ﬁnished in 2nd place at League. The Jr. High Boys and Girls were named the 2025 CPL League Middle School Champions. Chaparral freshman, Vohn Williams, is the CPL league champion at 175lbs and named most outstanding CPL wrestler. 37-5 on the year in his ﬁrst year of high school.On Friday, February 14th, and Saturday, Febru-ary 15th, the Lady Runner Wrestling team traced to Russell High School who hosted the KSHSAA 3-2-1A West Super Regional for girls’ wrestling. The tour-nament showcased some of the best teams and wres-tlers in the west half of the state. These extraordinary young ladies competed for a spot at the state tourna-ment in a few weeks. As of Friday, Feb. 14th, Taryn Meek of Chaparral was ranked 3rd in the 170 lb. division in the latest 3-2-1A rankings by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Associa-tion. Qualifying for State at the Regional Meet was Ella White, Andrea Mendoza, and Taryn Meek.Chaparral Boy’s Snags Fifth Win in Last Six Games. The Chaparral boy’s basketball team won the last time they faced Conway Springs and things went their way last Tues-day too. The Chaparral Roadrunners came out on top against the Conway Springs Cardinals by a score of 46-34. They CHS boy’s are on a roll lately, winning ﬁve of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their of-fensive performance across that stretch, as they aver-aged 54.7 points over those games.CHS Girl’s Lose To Car-dinals. The Chaparral girl’s basketball team was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 39-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Conway Springs Cardinals.City Commission Discusses Street Planning, Economic Development, And Local ProjectsOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkJanuary 21, 2025OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Al-legiance. Roll Call - Pres-ent: Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Eaton, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner Eric Smith, Commissioner How-ard Hatﬁeld, City Admin-istrator Cyndra Kastens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Deputy City Clerk Melinda Ewertz, Power Plant De-partment Head Larry Berry, Street Department Head Bryan Struble, Randy and Jacquie Wiseley, ID/Eco Devo Chairperson Curt Mill-er, Wade Beal, and Anthony Recreation Members Allen Finley and Josie Duwe. Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to approve the agenda.Motion made by Mayor Greg Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld. Motion Carried. PUBLIC COMMENTNo public comment.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve January 7, 2025 Regular Meeting Min-utes.2. Approve Special Appro-priations: Fund #58 CDBG - SCKEDD - $600.00 - Ad-min FY23-HR-003. Fund #58 CDBG - Harper County Register of Deeds - $55.00 - Admin FY23-HR-003. Fund #58 CDBG - Arambula Con-struction - $20,902.00 - Ad-min FY23-HR-003.3. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3026 - $236,328.23.4. Approve 01.14.2025 Payroll - $78,638.13.5. Approve Transient Guest Tax Comm Recom-mendation to Award $3,500 to Anthony Car Show for Annual Show and Shine Event in May 2025.6. Approve Pay Request #4 CDBG Grant 23-HR-003 $21,557.007. Approve Investment Renewal: Kanza CDARS 1028419178 - General - $127,000 - 12 months. Kanza CDARS 1028418694 - Wayne Dennis - $100,000 - 12 months. Kanza CDARS 1028417795 - Wayne Dennis - $100,000 - 12 months.8. Approve Submission of 2025 KDOT KAIP Grant Ap-plication for JetA.9. Approve to Submit Application to the Build Kansas Fund for the Match Commitment on the KDOT KAIP JetA Grant.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be removed from the consent agenda. Hearing none, Mayor Cleve-land made a motion to ap-prove the consent agenda minus as presented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld. Motion Carried.PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS10. Baseball Field Drain-age Improvements - Rec Commission: Josie Duwe and Allen Finley presented an estimate for ballﬁeld drainage correction and sought city approval to pro-ceed with the work to the property and requested city assistance to provide and hall needed ﬁll material. The Commission approved the corrective work and city assistance. 11. ID/Economic Devel-opment Board: Curt Miller presented information about the ID board survey which is nearing the end of draft form. Administrator Kas-tens shared ideas to promote the Parker McCollum Video locally and sought Commis-sion approval to share those ideas with the ID/Eco Devo Board and Chamber of Com-merce to seek interest and participation in initiating the effort. 12. Approve Appoint-ment Recommendation: Mo-tion was made to approve Sheild Adams to the ID/Eco-nomic Development Board for a four-year term to ex-pire in 2029. Motion made by Commissioner Hatﬁeld, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld. Motion Carried. 13. Sunrise 2nd Updates: Administrator Kastens dis-cussed potential amend-ments to the Sunrise 2nd Restrictive Covenants. 14. Executive Session: At 7:02 Mayor Cleveland made a motion to go into Execu-tive Session for ten minutes until 7:12 to discuss Elec-tric System Improvements pursuant to “Preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property, K.S.A. 75-4319 (b) (6).” Com-missioner Smith Seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. The Commission cham-bers were cleared with the Commissioners, Admin-istrator, and Larry Berry present.At 7:12 p.m. Mayor Cleveland made a motion to extend the executive session by ﬁve minutes until 7:17 p.m. At 7:17 p.m. Mayor Cleveland made a motion to extend the executive session by ﬁve minutes until 7:22 CITY Continued on next page

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025PUBLIC NOTICE(First Published in the Anthony Republican, Wednesday, February 19, 2025) 1tAt 7:22 p.m. the regular meeting was called back to order. No binding action was taken. 15. 2025 Street Capital and Operational Planning Work Session: Administrator Kastens and Street Depart-ment Head Bryan Struble presented the options for the 2025 street operational plan. After review, staff will gath-er additional information and present the ﬁnal draft plan to the Commissioners in February for approval. STAFF REPORTS16. Administrator Re-port: The Administrator provided a written report on the 40101(d) Grant, Lake Trail Project, Sunrise 2nd, Power Plant Compliance, Kayak Building, CCLIP at Main and Anthony, EPA Wa-ter Tech Assistance, Water Tower Repair, ID/Eco Devo Board, CDBG Grant, Fuel Storage Code, Wayne Dennis Fund, and share the Cham-ber’s Invitation to their An-nual Meeting. 17. Chief of Police Report: We investigated a burglary to a home in the 400 block of E. Main. We investigated a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of S. Anthony and arrested Becca Sowter for domestic battery and aggra-vated battery. We are inves-tigating a case of breach of privacy and have turned the case over to the CA for possi-ble charges. We investigated one minor trafﬁc accident.18. Department Reports: Department activity updates were provided from Street and Water/Wastewater De-partments. ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mayor Greg Cleve-land, Seconded by Commis-sioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Mo-tion Carried.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorCITY Continued from previous pageBy Jennifer WolffYou know your pulse is the number of times your heart beats in a minute. A pulse can also be an aware-ness of what is happening in a situation. But have you eaten your recommended pulse today? This is heart-health month, so let’s deep dive into the glorious AMER-ICAN grown commodity of PULSES. The dry, edible seeds in the legume fam-ily, pulses are a category of superfoods that includes chickpeas, lentils, dry peas & beans. The legume family is any plant that grows in pods like soybeans, peanuts, fresh peas, green beans. Unlike legumes like peanuts & soy, pulses are low in fat & very high in protein & ﬁber. In ad-dition to being good for our body, pulses are nitrogen-ﬁx-ing crops which means they can convert nitrogen in the air into a plant available nu-trient, reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizers. It’s no surprise that chronic heart disease & heart related ail-ments are crippling our com-munities. Poor eating habits & sedentary lifestyles con-tinue to fuel our reliance on pharmaceuticals to remedy our choices. One easy, cost-ef-fective choice can be to incor-porate ½ cup of pulses a day into your diet. Why? 1. Helps Harper Co. Dept. On Aging: Have a Heart, Eat a Pulse maintain a healthy body weight. Rich in protein & ﬁ-ber & low in fat, pulses can help you feel fuller longer. 2. Reduce post-meal “crashes”. A good source of complex carbohydrates they pro-vide longer lasting energy.3. Reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Pulses can help manage blood sugar levels & diabetes because they do not cause blood sugar levels to rise as much as sugary or starchy food that are low in ﬁber. 4. Help maintain heart health. Research shows eat-ing pulses can lower blood cholesterol, reduce blood pressure & help with body weight management which are all risk factors for heart disease. 5. Contribute to gut health. Pulses are a source of prebiotic ﬁber the pre-ferred food of our gut bacte-ria. They have 4x more ﬁber than brown rice. Try swap-ping beans, lentils, chickpeas & dry peas in your favorite dishes to amp up nutrition. For example, replace ½ the ground beef or pork in tacos with cooked green lentils. (they still taste like taco sea-soning!) Replace mayonnaise with hummus on a sandwich to increase ﬁber, protein & reduce fat. In brownies, re-place 1 cup ﬂour with 1 15oz black bean puree. (rinsed & drained) For more informa-tion & recipes, check out www.pulses.org . There will be a Supple-mental TEFAP Distribu-tion at the Aging Ofﬁce in the basement of the court-house Thursday 2/27 from 2pm – 4pm. We will not be delivering to vehicles like a standard distribution, please come in to get your box & attest to the income guide-lines. This is food leftover from previous distributions so quantities are ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served. The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay independent with accessible transportation to work, medical appointments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, M – F. Equal access is provid-ed to the public. Out of coun-ty rides need to be scheduled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm at the latest. Call 620-842-5104 for ride res-ervations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Advance reserva-tions are recommended. All routes are subject to change without notice. Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 2/24: Wichita Tues 2/25: Out of County AvailableWed 2/26: WichitaThurs 2/27: Out of County AvailableFri 2/28: Wichita

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CIC, our accounting software ven-dor, has run into some snags and are working with the A/P Clerk to get accurate re-ports generated for approval.Due to these issues, the amounts approved for the 1/6/2025 and 1/13/2025 ac-counts payable runs were incorrect. Commissioner McCurley moved to rescind the motions to approve ac-counts payable for 1/6/2025 and 1/13/2025; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner McCurley moved to approve the cor-rected amount of $82,186.84 accounts payable for 1/6/2025; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Struble moved to approve the cor-rected encumbered amount of $155,014.48 accounts pay-able for 1/6/2025; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stru-ble moved to approve the corrected amount of $257,757.85 accounts pay-able for 1/13/2025; the mo-tion passed unanimously.Commissioner McCurley moved to approve the cor-rected encumbered amount of $61,148.08 accounts pay-able for 1/13/2025; the mo-tion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stru-ble moved to approve the 1/17/2025 payroll in the amount of $166,815.15; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the meeting minutes from 1/6/2025; the motion passed unanimously. Mike Bennett & Janet Slankard, Public Works, met with the Board for a de-partment update. No prog-ress maps are available for review, a new hire for the County Commission Approves Bridge Inspections, Addresses Public Works and Childcare NeedsPublic Works ofﬁce will be starting 2/3/2025. Spring Cleanup dates will not co-incide with Attica’s event this year, ﬂyers will be sent out as soon as the date is set. Janet has notiﬁed CFS that we will be moving for-ward with their bridge in-spections in February. We submitted Fire Marshall documents on Friday for the new fuel tanks, anticipating 20 days response time. Ap-plications to the Army Corps of Engineers for 3 sand pits have been submitted. We are unable to locate ﬁles for the Kauffman or Oliver pits, but are working on recreat-ing them, and updating the ﬁles for others. We currently have no pits available, as their permits have lapsed. Commissioner McCurley re-quested an update on closed bridges. Mike Bennett will update our map and provide information on each bridge. He plans to try again in April for KDOT grants to help fund the repairs. Mark Jaeger, Special Bridge Foreman entered the meeting. The department is currently using the land-ﬁll truck, and requested a truck be purchased for the Bridge crew to run parts, equipment, etc., that is not equipped with a weld kit. The Board decided to wait until more information is available to make a decision. Audrey Anderson, Reg-ister of Deeds, met with the Board to present travel requests for two KAC Leg-islative meetings. She also submitted requests for her-self and her deputy to attend Register of Deeds school in February; all were approved. Discussed County Attor-ney activities, and Commis-sioner options for correction. The Board asked that Mr. Martin and Sheriff Chance be added to the agenda for Monday. Gracen Grifﬁn, Childcare, met with the Board. The At-tica facility is scheduled to open 2/3/2025, with an open house scheduled the evening of 1/29. There are 5-6 kids already set to enroll. Gra-cen indicated that there is still painting, organizing and cleaning left to do. She has also requested help from Building & Grounds with cabinet handles and to wrap the poles at the entrance. There was discussion on the budget and stafﬁng needs, both part time and full time. Although the department is not self-sufﬁcient at this time, Anthony is at full ca-pacity, and requires 2 staff all day. The Board approved hiring one more full time employee. Commissioner McCurley expressed concern with the department sus-taining itself, or relying on tax dollars to run. Heather Struble, Health Department, was not avail-able for the meeting.Kari O’Riley, Community Development, met with the Board to request approval for an unpaid intern, to be shared with the Extension Ofﬁce. The Board approved her request. They also dis-cussed Housing Rehabili-tation Allocation funding. She has contacted the City of Harper for information, and is awaiting a response. They are considering mov-ing those funds back into the Community Develop-ment budget, and planned to discuss further ideas next week. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, met with the Board. Personnel Status Forms were presented and ap-proved, the Bid Notice for the County Farm has been republished for two weeks. Commissioner McCurley expressed her desire to con-sider a moratorium on Solar Farms until the county gets their zoning regulations ap-proved. At 9:58 a.m., Commis-sioner McCurley moved to enter Executive Session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The motion passed unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 10:10 a.m. with no binding action taken.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:34 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, January 27 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commis-sioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Brian Wald-schmidt, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk

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Page 10 the Anthony Republican • February 19, 2025Editorial ByShelly HanselWhat does it take to bring world-class ﬁber broadband to Harper Coun-ty and beyond? What does it take to connect farms, ranches, parks, and other remote places across our region with reliable world-class connectivity better than what many folks get in the big cities?Well knowledge is power and that’s why I want you to know about something rural broadband companies, schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. rely on called the Uni-versal Service Fund or USF and try to help you under-stand how important this fund is to our community.For more than 80 years, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has helped rural com-munications providers like SCTelcom and others in Keeping Rural Towns ConnectedCourtesy PhotoHCHF REACHES GOAL: Jason Wolff, Harper County Health Foundation President, give an update to attendees.Kansas to provide and main-tain connectivity to many of our rural towns. Simply put, regional broadband compa-nies like SCTelcom may not be able to construct or main-tain broadband networks across this service area without this federal fund.However, recent events at the federal level have raised controversial questions about the fund, and it is now necessary to shed more light on this with our community stakeholders. The USF is meant to en-sure that all Americans have access to communications services regardless of many inhibiting factors, especially location in our case. It sub-sidizes the cost of providing communications services to high-cost areas, schools, li-braries, healthcare centers, and low-income persons. These are places and people that if left to the free market (as we know too well) will be unserved by communica-tions services or they would have to pay very exorbitant costs.So what happens if the USF goes away? The ﬁrst thing that would happen is that the cost of internet service will go up by almost 100%. This will likely be dev-astating for many families that are already running on a tight budget. Many librar-ies, schools, and hospitals that get lower rates through the USF may ﬁnd it burden-some to sustain broadband service to their users and would likely transfer costs to members of the com-munity. As we all know, in economics when price rises, demand falls. When our rural towns are left out of participating in the digital world because of high costs, we will be left out of the many socioeconomic oppor-tunities of the 21st century. This is not a good thing for the future and sustainabili-ty of our communities. More so, we know that our rural communities function as an ecosystem where one seem-ingly unconnected negative incident could have a ripple effect on the community.So what can you do? For-tunately, Kansas has a very active and engaged federal delegation working on this in Washington D.C. thanks to Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall as well as Congressman Ron Estes. However, hearing from you will further demonstrate that the USF is important to their constituents. Their ofﬁces will be happy to take a message about the impor-tance of the USF from you.For more information about the USF, you can visit the FCC’s website at: - https://www.fcc.gov/gener-al/universal-serviceCourtesy PhotoCPL CHAMP: CHS freshman, Vohn Williams, is the CPL league champion at 175lbs and named most outstanding CPL wrestler. 37-5 on the year in his rst year of high school.Photo By: LeAnn HodsonTEACHING THE ARTS: Pictured is Kasey Waldschmidt (left), Board Member and volunteer, and Juliana Whisman, Director, in the lower level of The Arts Center where they currently hold classes for students and adults.Press ReleaseMeteorologists from the National Weather Service ofﬁce in Wichita will be pre-senting information that will help prepare storm spotters and weather en-thusiasts for the upcom-ing storm season. Our staff will provide an in depth weather presentation that will engage the audience by teaching them about the different types of storms, the individual storm fea-tures that help a person to recognize the storm's poten-tial severity, how to report hazardous weather and se-vere weather safety.The Storm Fury on the Plains presentation will be held at Chaparral Ju-Severe Weather Presentation ‘Storm Fury On The Plains’To Be Held At Chaparralnior/Senior High School on Thursday, February 27th. The presentation starts at 6:30 p.m. and generally lasts about two hours. It is free and open to all. Please keep an eye on the schedule as me may once again offer a virtual presentation op-tion. If we decide to offer a virtual presentation, the dates and times for these presentations will be dis-played at weather.govSevere Weather Aware-ness Week is March 3rd-7th. The statewide tornado test drill for Kansas will be held on Wednesday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m..For more information, please contact NWS.Wichi-ta@noaa.gov.60 YEARS AGO - 1965Ernest Schmidt, Freeport, was named the Outstand-ing Young Farmer of the An-thony community by the An-thony Jaycees at their ﬁrst awards banquet. Donald Gasper, junior high science teacher at Lin-coln Junior High School was the recipient of “Outstand-ing Young Teacher” award at the Anthony Jaycee Charter night at the Anthony Munici-pal Hall.Mrs. Bob Newton, Mrs. Dan Bird, Mrs. Don Mackey and Mrs. Ray McKnown were co-hostesses in the home of Mrs. Newton for a baby shower honoring Susan Eliz-abeth Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Green.Jack Robinson, Anthony, had been employed by Wil-liams Motor Co. as shop fore-man and mechanic.50 YEARS AGO - 1975Former Harper County Attorney, Carl Fleming, an-nounced he would move his law practice to Harper. He would be located in the same building with Litzenberger Insurance at 111 W. Main. Fleming came to Anthony in 1969 and conducted his prac-tice., along with his county duties, in the same building with Attorney Bob Newton. Marcie Fleming was hostess to her afternoon bridge club in the Citizens National Bank Hospitality Room. Enjoying a salad and sandwich luncheon were: Dana Wethington, Mary Ann Elmore, Barbara Harmon, Anita Adams, Susan Croft, Linda Dills, Judy Beam, Amy Zielke, Mary Elliott and the hostess. Twenty-one members of Eta Alpha Chapter of ESA were present for their regu-lar meeting held in the home of Jean Brown with Marilyn Giesen co-hostess. At the close of the meeting, the host-esses served refreshments to Diane Cleveland, Jean Down-ing, Vera Dunn, Dusty Linn, Naomi Mock, Clara Newton, Shirley Olds, Gay Packard, Myrna Reber, Gaye Scott, Lorene Scott, Lora Smith, Frances Snyder, Bobbe Dell Watkins, Violet Olmdstead, Joan Hatﬁeld, Shirley Nel-son, Wilma George and Pat Garrett. Duquoin, a small com-munity along the northern boundary line of Harper County had lost its ‘Zip” - 67040, and along with it - the postofﬁce. The postof-ﬁce opened on May 23, 1893, (long before zip code) was closed almost 82 years later.40 YEARS AGO - 1985Candidates for Chapar-ral Homecoming Queen were Becky Fox, Courtney Osborn, Shayla Bonham, Mary Con-nell and Carol Bascom.Robert (Bob) Ludwick, Jr., began seeing patients at the Anthony Family Practice Clinic in Anthony. Dr. Lud-wick, 38, his wife, Judy and children, Eric 13, Pamela 10, Josh 4, and Scott 8 months had moved into the Larry Olds home at 323 North Springﬁeld. Jon Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood, celebrat-ed his tenth birthday with a party in his home. Those enjoying the evening were: Bruce Adams, Steve Bat-terton, Kirk Bergman, Kyle Fredrick and sister Debra Wood and Jenny Garancosky.Jay Jolly, administrator at the Anthony Hospital, an-nounced husband and wife doctors, Walter and Kathy Forred, Harper, would move their practice to the Anthony Hospital.30 YEARS AGO - 1995Robot winners as picked by students in Ernestine Shurley’s eighth grade lit-erature class at Anthony El-ementary School were “Icing” by Curtis Olds; “IQ” by Sum-mer Williams; and “Chip” by Steve Trotter. The robots were a creative project to ac-company a unit dealing with science ﬁction.Candidates for Chaparral Homecoming Queen were: Heather Bonham, Wanda Matthews, Nicole Maunz and Mendy Ricke. King can-didates were: Jason Quigg, Brandon Hazel, Justin (Jay) Johnson and Brian Wald-schmidt.Selected to the All Tour-nament team at the Chapar-ral Roadrunner Classic were Tyler Hoopes and Corbin Hostetler. Heather Bollman and Lindsay Schulte were picked for the All Tourna-ment cheerleading squad.Two Harper Elementary students were winners in a national contest, the Mas-tery Development’s “Battle of the Network Stars.” Erik Troyer placed ﬁrst in the second grade level and also a second grader, Isaac Shue placed second.20 YEARS AGO - 2005Harper Hospital District #5 welcomed Dr. Ralph C.B. Imlay to its staff. He joined Gina Gooksley, ARNP, at the Harper Hospital Medical Clinic.The Kansas Volleyball Association announced the 2004 All State Team selec-tions for all classiﬁcations. Included among those named All-State in 3-A were Chap-arral’s Lanie Ward and Ra-chel Dunn. Ward was named to the second team while Dunn was an honorable men-tion. Lori MacKinney was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of Eta Alpha Chap-ter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Her energetic report was on the popular TV show, “The Price Is Right.” Her report also included the viewing of the video of her winning a stove and a bed and mattress.10 YEARS AGO - 2015 Chaparral Honor Choir and Honor Band were con-gratulated on a well-done performance at Bluestem High School. Choir and band students included: Hope Clark, Marissa Ruck-er, Kelsee Braswell, Kenton Schroeder, Collyn Metzger, Hunter Spicer, Alphonse Guerrero, Sarah Manning, Kytrena Hightree, Ivon Cas-tillo, Alysha Zerener, and Jo-seph Fisher.Seth Williams and Shawn Nulik were named to the All-Tournament Team at the 44th Annual Roadrun-ner Classic. First place in the free throw contest was Gar-rett Berre, Chaparral, 55/60. Placing second in the three point contest was Trace Ad-ams, Chaparral, 34/60.5 YEARS AGO - 2020Lions Club members working at the 49th Annual Roadrunner Classic included Joe Brummer, Charlie Siepel, Margaret McCann and Paul Salinger. Chaparral’s Mace Atkins and Jackson Swartz were named to the All-Tour-nament team and Chapar-ral’s Ben Foley was ﬁrst in the free throw contest mak-ing 54/60.Chaparral Winter Home-coming candidates were: Nathalli Mendoza, FCCLA; Frida Mancilla, Key Club; Tammy Guerrero, FLBA; Nautica Smith, STUCO; Dal-ton Young, TSA; Ty Morton, Key Club; McKeegan Fran-cis, FBLA; Iverson Bello, STUCO.