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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 8 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 8Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, February 21, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. KVV0265 - 2402HELP US CELEBRATE OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARYHELP US CELEBRATE WITH THESE SPECIAL OFFERINGS*:ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN:• Free Pizza for a Year• Free 8 Pc. Chicken for a Year• $20 o next visitOPENING DAY: FEBRUARY 20, 2023*Valid at Anthony location only.FEBRUARY 19• $10 Buet All DayFEBRUARY 19–25• Take 2 for $7FEBRUARY 20–25• Buy 2 Adult Buets at regular price, get the 3rd FREE• FREE Chocolate Chip Cookie with any carry out order of $20 or moreCourtesy PhotoLIBRARY RECEIVES GIFT: Anthony Public Library is pleased to announce that it has received a gift of one hundred new children’s books. Ranging from pre-kindergarten through early reading, these titles are a donation from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private philanthropic foundation based in New York City. The Brownstone’s goal is to foster early reading, a love of books, the encouragement of parents and children to read together. These new titles are now on display at the library, and are ready for circulation. Anthony was one of one hundred libraries in Kansas to receive this donation.Chaparral Schools is pleased to announce the ap-pointment of Justin Hill as the new Junior High/High School Principal beginning in the 24/25 school year. Hill, Hill Selected As NewPrincipal At ChaparralJr/Sr High Schoolcurrently a respected teach-er within our district, brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to educa-tion to his new role.Prior to his appointment as Principal, Hill has been an integral part of our school community. Serving as an Art Instructor, Yearbook Ad-visor, and Basketball Coach at Chaparral High School, he has demonstrated strong leadership and a passion for both academics and extra-curricular activities. Hill's contributions also extend to administrative duties, where he has served as a member of the Building Leadership Team and NHS Sponsor.Hill's transition to Prin-cipal comes with the full support of his family. His wife, Angela, and children, Jessica, Auburn, and Gray-son, are excited to embark on this new journey along-side him.With Hill's leadership, Chaparral looks forward to continuing its tradition of excellence in education, fos-tering a nurturing environ-ment where students can thrive academically, socially, and personally.Please join us in con-gratulating Justin Hill on his new role as Principal. We are conﬁdent that un-der his guidance, our school will continue to excel and inspire.Courtesy PhotoNEW PRINCIPAL AT CHAPARRAL: Justin Hill is pictured with his wife Angela and their children Auburn and Grayson.The 2024 Annual Se-vere Weather Presentation Presented by the National Weather Service - Storm Fury on the Plains: A Storm Identiﬁcation and Safety Presentation - will be held on Monday, Febru-ary 26, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chaparral Jr./Sr. High School auditorium, located at 467 N. KS Hwy 2, Antho-Severe Weather Presentation ‘StormFury On The Plains’ To Be Held At CHSny, KS 67003. This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.Meteorologists 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 storms poten-tial severity, how to report hazardous weather and • • • LETTER TO THE EDITOR • • •Dear Editor & Readers,The Harper County NEA (National Education Asso-ciation) acknowledges that negotiations with the USD 361 Board of Education have reached a deadlock. Both parties ﬁnd them-selves at a juncture where the Board is unwilling to alter its compensation of-fer, and the teachers have rejected that offer through multiple votes.Over the past months, the Harper County NEA has actively participated in negotiations with the USD 361 Board of Education to address concerns related to fair compensation for edu-cators. Despite ten bargain-ing sessions and engaging in mediations with a Fed-eral Mediator, a conclusive agreement has not been reached.The impasse is centered around the crucial mat-ter of fair compensation. Teachers, the dedicated individuals shaping the future of students, ﬁrmly believe in deserving eq-uitable compensation for their relentless efforts in education, which is vital to the success of our commu-nity. Harper County NEA has consistently advocated for a fair salary increase, having attentively listened to their teachers. We have communicated to the board the teachers' needs, and the teachers, in turn, have backed this up by voting down the compensation of-fer in multiple instances.WEATHER Continued on next pageLETTER Continued on next page

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024REGISTRATION for the March 19th Presidenal Preference Primary Elecon will close at 5pm on Tuesday, February 20th; this is also the last day for this elecon that you can change your name or address.ADVANCE BALLOTS will be processed starng Wednesday, February 21st. The last day to request an Advance Ballot is Tuesday, February 20th. These Ballots will be transmied on February 28th. They may be returned in person to the County Clerk’s Oﬃce in the Harper County Courthouse any me unl 7pm on Elecon Day; if mailing them, they must be received no later than Elecon Day, March 19th.EARLY VOTING will begin on Tuesday, March 12th. Individuals wishing to vote early may do so during regular business hours at the Harper County Court House unl noon, Monday, March 18th.Machine Tesng will be held in the County Clerk’s oﬃce at 10AM on Friday, March 15th. Ami DeLacerdaCounty Elecon Oﬃcerclerk@harpercountyks.gov620-842-5555WEATHER Continued from previous pageLETTER Continued from previous pagesevere weather safety.Please keep an eye on the schedule as a virtual presentation option may be offered (dates and times for In light of this deadlock, both sides will present their statements of facts to an independent Fact Find-er. Harper County NEA will present their facts and rationale for a fair com-pensation package, and the Board of Education will present their side. The Fact Finder will carefully listen and prepare a com-prehensive report for both parties based on the facts these presentations will be displayed on the schedule). Visit https://www.weather.gov/ict/spottertalks to view the entire schedule.For more informa-tion, please contact NWS.Wichita@noaa.gov.presented.The community is in-vited to witness this Fact-Finding hearing on Wednesday, February 28th, starting at 4:30 pm at Chaparral High School. This open meeting provides an opportunity for the com-munity to gain insight into the negotiation process and understand the perti-nent issues at hand.Harper County NEA ex-presses heartfelt gratitude to the community for its unwavering support.County Commissioners Review DaycareOperations, Look To Open Location In AtticaOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJanuary 29, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion, with Chairman Stru-ble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Commis-sioner Vornauf. Shonda Lar-son, Assistant to the Board, and Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, were present. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive session at 8:30am. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 8:40am in this room; ap-proved unanimously. The meeting resumed at 8:40am, no binding action taken. Mike Bennett, Janet Slankard, and Bailey Long-bine, Public Works, gave a department update. Dis-cussed purchasing diesel and tanks for the Public Works department, will continue researching. Dis-cussed various roads in the county in need of attention. Discussed County Shop function and utilization by other departments. Shonda Larson, Finance Department, gave a depart-ment update. Reviewed ﬁ-nancial reports, and recent budget training session.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to recess for ﬁve minutes at 9:20am, the motion was approved unanimously. Commis-sioner Struble motioned to reconvene at 9:25am; the motion was approved unan-imously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove December 2023 transfers in the amount of $1,837,146.17, approved unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve payroll beneﬁts accounts payable for the 1/19/2024 payroll in the amount of $153,847.71; approved unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve ac-counts payable for 1/29/2024 in the amount of $51,933.44; approved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove the accounts pay-able encumbered batch for 1/29/2024 in the amount of $33,508.71; approved unan-imously.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk/Director of HR gave a department update. Pre-sented a travel request, va-cancy notice and multiple status change forms, all ap-proved.Commissioner Vor-nauf made a motion to ap-prove the minutes from the 1/22/2024 Regular meeting. Motion passed unanimous-ly.Josh Teel, Director of Building & Grounds/IT, gave a department update. Discussed new GIS pro-gram and perceived missing information. Most issues have been resolved with a brief training session. Em-ily Tompkinson, Director of Childcare entered the meeting. Discussed the At-tica location Request For Proposal, and requested ap-proval to publish, with bids due 3/1/2024. Commission-er Waldschmidt motioned to approve the request; motion passed unanimously. Bids will be opened during the 3/4/2024 Regular Meeting, at 10:00am. Emily Tompkinson dis-cussed Anthony Daycare operations, stafﬁng, and occupancy. Drop-in clients may be accommodated, as stafﬁng allows.Daniel Martin, County Attorney and Richard Ra-leigh, County Counselor gave a department update. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter executive session at 10:22am. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss person-nel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meet-ing will resume at 10:45am in this room; approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda, Daniel Martin and Richard Raleigh remained in the room. The meeting resumed at 10:45am, no binding action taken. Discussion was held on a Road Use Agreement and Bond paperwork, received from Public Works.Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-COUNTY Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024 Page 3The Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour is a chance for students to visit our nation’s capital and learn about rural broadband, share their community’s story as well as a forum for them to meet and interact with peers from other rural communities.SCTelcom will be sponsoring a student for the 2024 Youth Tour.If you are a student and are interested in applying for this trip, please scan the QR code for requirements and to complete the application - DEADLINE TO SUBMIT TO SCTELCOM IS MARCH 8, 2024.Please contact SCTelcom at 877-723-6875 if you have any questions.All expenses paid byHARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS1/10: Marc A. Colon Overton: 1) Speeding - 90/65; $258.00. 24-TR-15.1/13: Karen M. Mertens: 1) Speeding - 85/65; $213.00. 24-TR-20.1/30: Dennis R. Eckerman: 1) Passing on left with insufcient clearance; $183.00. 24-TR-32.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGSTerryll C. Miller vs. Terry L. Mill-er, divorce; 24-DM-2.Jessica J. Jones vs. Christopher C. Jones, divorce; 24-DM-7.CIVIL CASE FILINGSGreg A. Blanchat vs. Kansas Department of Revenue, et al., other civil; 24-DM-4.LIMITED CASE FILINGSHospital District #6 vs. Shannon L. Hamilton, et al., debt collection; 24-LM-7.Hospital District #6 vs. Malinda Little, debt colleciton; 24-LM-8.Hospital District #6 vs. Clifton J. Smith, et al., debt collection; 24-LM-9.Hospital District #6 vs. Melissa Crick, debt collection; 24-LM-11.Hospital District #6 vs. Jessica M. Hyde, debt collection; 24-LM-14.Citibank NA vs. Penny J. Gerdes, debt collection; 24-LM-17.COUNTY Continued from previous pagetive session at 10:50am. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 11:20 in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda, and Josh Teel remained in the room. Josh Teel left the meeting at 11:10am. At 11:20am, Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to extend for 10 minutes; approved unani-mously. The meeting re-sumed at 11:30am, no bind-ing action taken. Richard Raleigh reen-tered the meeting, to discuss A/P voucher process, and a new program proposed by the Student Resource Ofﬁ-cer to access Opioid Settle-ment Funds.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40am. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County ClerkDept. On Aging: VolunteerOpportunities Give Purpose By Jennifer WolffWith so many new resi-dents moving to Harper County, this seems like a good opportunity to re-mind everyone and espe-cially retired locals of the numerous opportunities to volunteering locally. Ev-ery community in Harper County has non-proﬁts, schools & churches anx-ious for able hands & feet. Do you enjoy mentoring & chatting with grade school children? Consider being a “Runner Buddy” & contact the USD 361 or Attica ISD 511 ofﬁce for information. Are you creative & like showing others how to exer-cise their creative muscles? Consider working with The Arts Center in Anthony on stage productions or help-ing with upcoming classes & summer camp. Maybe you enjoy acts of service. All 3 communities have Senior Meal programs that need delivery drivers as well as Food Bank locations which need help sorting, collect-ing & distributing food box-es monthly. Green spaces through out Harper County could use strong backs & green thumbs for weeding & beautifying. Contact the local KSU Extension ofﬁce in Harper to get connected with local Master Garden-ers & upcoming projects. We have THREE quilting & fabric shops in county now with classes & clubs. These are fun clubs that bless many public spaces with their artistic quilt hangings as well as county fair en-tries. Honestly, the list goes on & on but hopefully that sparks some ideas. Contact Jennifer in the Aging Of-ﬁce 620-842-5104 if you are looking for more ways to plug in & give back!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 pub-lic 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 ad-vance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride res-ervations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 2/26: WichitaTues 2/27: WichitaWed 2/28: Wichita Thurs 2/29: WichitaFri 3/1: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice. REPORT Continued on next Page 5Kyle R. Carothers vs. Chris Olso, et al., landlord/tenant - forc-ible detainer; 24-LM-22.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Chad M. Deffenbaugh: 1) Possession of drug paraphernalia. 2) Pedestrian under the inuence of alcohol or drugs. 24-CR-14.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONTuesday, February 20, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Thomas A. Willhite, stats confer-ence; 22-CR-131, 22-CR-168.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Hunter S. Gray, status confer-ence; 23-CR-300011.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Justin R. Sanpaka, status confer-ence; 23-CR-300012.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Charles E. Lewis, status confer-ence; 23-TR-328.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. David C. Williams, status confer-ence; 24-CR-4, 24-CR-13.Wednesday, February 21, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Daniel Ward, evidentiary; 24-CR-6.Thursday, February 22, 20249:00 a.m. Snap-On Credit LLC vs. John Klein, answer hearing; 23-LM-81.9:00 a.m. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Tracy Swindle, admit or deny; 24-LM-6.9:00 a.m. Citibank vs. Penny J. Gerdes, admit or deny; 24-LM-17.9:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Phillip B. Ricker, hear-ing; 24-PR-1.9:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Es-tate of Phillip E. Ricker Sr., hear-ing; 24-PR-2.11:30 a.m. In the Matter of the Trust of John J. Chevraux, 1971-PR-5956.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSJamie N. McCalla, 41: Arrested: 2-13-24; Released: 2-14-24. Ar-rested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1124 - Trustee’s Deed: Debra L. Hilst and Roger C. Hoopes, Trustees of the Francis S. Hoopes and Pauline F. Hoopes Revocable Trust, to Debra L. Hilst and Kent D. Hilst, the NE/4, SE/4, E/2 of the NW/4 and the E/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 25, Twp. 33, Range 6 W, Harper County, Kansas.#1125 - Trustee’s Deed: Debra L. Hilst and Roger C. Hoopes, Trustee of the Francis S. Hoopes and Pauline F. Hoopes Revocable Trust to Roger C. Hoopes and Ka-trina M. Hoopes, the NE/4, the E/2 of the E/2 of the NW/4 and SE/4 of Sect. 13, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W, Harper County, Kansas.

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024Wes Higgs Agency, LLC125 W. Main St., Anthonywhiggs@amfam.comObituary...Dee Catlin1935 ~ 2024Glenn Dee Catlin was born January 24, 1935 in Harper, Kan-sas, son of Claude and Glenna (Newberry) Catlin. He attended several country grade schools and Hazelton High School. As a teenager he began working in his father’s salvage yard. On December 23, 1960, Dee was united in marriage with Sue Silcott in Alva, Oklahoma. They made their home south of Attica, Kansas and were blessed with three children: Claud, Bonnie, and Tammie. Dee was a hard worker his en-tire life. In the late 50’s Dee be-gan working as a farm hand, and in 1960 began his own custom harvesting crew. For 13 years he harvested from Texas to North Da-kota. In 1973, Dee and Sue retired from custom harvesting and began their own farming operation. They raised cattle and Dee also hauled cattle for many farmers. He also worked for the Hazelton Coop and Harper County. His favorite hobbies were working on trucks and taking care of his animals, because with Dee it was all about work. On February 11, 2024, Dee passed away at his farmhouse near Attica, Kansas, at the age of 89. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings: Arnold “Pete,” Melvin, Geraldine, Imogene, Ruby, George, Connie Ruth, and Charles; and half-sister, Myrtle. Dee will be deeply missed by his wife, Sue; children: Claud Cat-lin and wife, Shelley, Bonnie Rob-bins, and Tammie Stroud; 7 grand-children; 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; other relatives; and many friends. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 16, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony with Pastor Kent Olds ofciating. Friends may view and sign the register from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Attica Senior Center and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funer-al Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.Obituary...Jeannie Thrasher1947 ~ 2024Jeannie (Meador) Thrasher passed away peacefully in Wilson, KS on February 8, 2024, at the age of 76. She was born on April 3, 1947, in Anthony, KS to Warren and Marcy (Vancyoc) Meador. Jeannie told stories of grow-ing up in Anthony working at her parents’ grocery store, running a reworks stand every Fourth of July (she and her siblings got to shoot off the leftovers), the time her brother Pete broke his leg and how she spent the next few months pulling him around town in a wagon, and cruising around Anthony in her parents’ car with her best friends during high school without actually having a license. Jeannie was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church. She was the dictionary denition of a people-person and loved vis-iting with friends. She was an ex-pert seamstress and sewed a wide variety of items including two bell-bottom leisure suits for her brother Stu to wear to his prom (one of which was powder blue), green and purple jumpsuits when her sons were in grade school, and a Snoopy backpack for her daugh-ter. She could make a mean no-bake chocolate cookie. She loved GOT NEWS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE? ANTHONYREPUBLICAN@ATT.NETObituary...Elaine M. Wallis1944 ~ 2024Elaine Marie Wallis was born November 20, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Fred E. and Ruby Helen (Buckner) Wallis. She graduated from Webster Groves High School in Webster Groves, Missouri with the Class of 1962. She attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1966. Elaine worked as a social work-er until 1972 when she began her lifelong career with Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kansas City, Mis-souri. She worked at BC/BS for over 35 years before retiring. In 2001, she received a Master’s de-gree in Social Gerontology from Central Missouri State University. She was very active in various ser-vice organizations throughout her life, her main passions being advo-cacy for the elderly and animals. Elaine was an amazing sister and aunt, gift giver, Critter Sitters, and animal advocate. She enjoyed attending concerts and was an avid traveler, traveling to Europe, Ha-waii, and all over the United States. Caring and kind-hearted, Elaine always had umbrellas on hand to hand out to anyone she would see walking in the rain. She routinely purchased big bags of dog food and delivered them to a homeless area in Kansas City. In 2021, Elaine moved to An-thony, Kansas to be near her sister, Doris McPherson. She lived briey at Country Living before her health required a move to Anthony Com-munity Care Center. On February 17, 2024, Elaine passed away at the Anthony Com-munity Care Center at the age of 79. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Arnold and Darlene Wallis; and brother-in-law, Bob McPherson.Elaine will be deeply missed by her sister, Doris McPherson; nephews, Michael McPherson and wife, Carolyn, Scott McPherson and wife, Sherilyn, Rodger Wallis, Michelle Wallis, and Mehghan Wal-lis; several great and great-great nieces and nephews; other rela-tives and many friends. The family expresses grati-tude to Interim Healthcare and An-thony Community Care Center for their compassionate care during Elaine’s nal months, as well as the many friends who have shown their love and support. Memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony. Friends may sign the register from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.In lieu of owers, memorial gifts in honor of Elaine’s love of animals may be sent to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Rd, Kansas City, MO 64137 or to the charity of donor’s choice.Private inurnment will be held at the Zion Cemetery in Dent County, MO at a later date. Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003, is in charge of arrangements.playing cards, especially Pitch and Shanghai Rummy, and loved to laugh. Jeannie attended Emporia State University where she met her husband Darrell Thrasher, who was back to college earning a master’s degree. They married in 1969 and she moved to Wil-son where he was already teach-ing school. The Thrashers briey moved to Harper, KS from 1973-1977 before returning to Wilson. She worked for many years as a para at Wilson High School, from where she retired in 2013. For several years, she operated Bal-loon Jeannie, a balloon arrange-ment business, delivering balloons throughout Wilson and bringing smiles to countless faces. Jeannie is preceded in death by her husband, Darrell; parents, Warren and Marcy; sister, Ann (Meador) Mortimer; brother, Dr. Pete Meador; and sisters-in-law, JoEllen, Maureen and Pam.She is survived by her brother, Obituary...Lenna L. Stringer1946 ~ 2024Lenna Louise Stringer 77 of El Dorado died February 13, 2024 at Lakepoint Nursing Home. Louise was born May 11, 1946 in Anthony, KS. The daughter of Elbert E. and Juanita J. (Adams) Reneau. She grew up in Anthony and gradu-ated with the Class of 1964 from Anthony High School. On April 29, 1966 she married Melvin Lee Stringer in Wichita. They lived in El Dorado since 1970 moving here from Lynnwood, Washington. She was employed by Knutson Manor (now Lakepoint) from 1970-1985 as a med aid and restorative aid. She then worked at Andover Chi-ropractic Center from 1985-2008 as a receptionist. Her hobbies included reading, genealogy, cro-cheting and family. She loved her family with an intense passion and was always there for her children, grandchildren, and great grand-children.Surviving family include three children. Daughters, Christine (Carey) Elmore of Benton, Kan-sas, Melody J. Stone of El Dorado, KS. One son Mark (Mindy) Stringer of El Dorado, KS; 9 grandchildren Edward, Anthony, Emily, Wesley, Shelly Elmore, Jonathan, Caleb Stone, Mason, Miles Stringer. She also had 4 great grandchildren. One sister Wanda (Bill) Holden of Wakita, OK, one brother Dar-rel (Donna) Reneau of Wakita, OK and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Melvin Lee, one daughter Linda Sue, and her parents.Friends may gather with family at Kirby Morris Funeral Home on Monday, February 19 from 5-7PM. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 20 at Burchel Cemetery just south of Anthony at 11AM. Memorial contributions may be directed to Burchel Cemetery. Please sign her online guestbook at www.carlsonkirbymorris.com.Stu Meador (Leslie) of Marion; sons, Shawn Thrasher (Scott Far-thing) of Anaheim, California and Pat Thrasher of Wilson; daugh-ter, Jennifer (Thrasher) Thomas (Bruce) of Silver Lake; ve grand-children, McKenzie Ingham, Ka-mdyn Thrasher, Teagan Thrasher, Kaiden Thomas, Tyler Thomas; three great-grandchildren, Grang-er Ingham, Kash Ingham, Reece Ingham; and many nieces and nephews. A Graveside Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Wilson Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service at the Wilson United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to Wilson Senior Center and may be sent to Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, P.O. Box 533 Wilson, KS 67490.Online condolences may be left for the family at www.plumer-overlease.com• SIGNS •• BANNERS •LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129

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the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024 Page 5• PRINTING •• SIGNS •• SHIRTS •• BANNERS •• STAMPS •• STICKERS •• FLYERS •• POSTERS •LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129Obituary...Shirley A. Ummel1940 ~ 2024Shirley Ann Ummel was born into the large family of Jacob “Jake” and Charlotte “Lottie” (Voos) Hemel on September 3, 1940 in Dighton, Kansas. This is where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Dighton High with the class of 1958.On August 5, 1961, Shirley mar-ried the love of her life, Gary Ummel in Dighton and the two raised ve children. They made their home for over 40 years in Harper, Kan-sas and in addition to taking care of her family, Shirley worked for many years at the Harper Hospital. She was an avid reader and wrote a few published short stories as well as a children’s book. Shirley’s favorite thing to do was spending time with her grandchildren.Shirley Ann Ummel was a daughter to Jake and Lottie Hemel. She was a beloved sister to twelve siblings, who remember Shirley as Sug, short for Sugar, because Shir-ley loved her Sugar. She was the baby of the family for seven years, until her sister Linda came along. Shirley was certain that the aliens had dropped Linda off on their doorstep, and she often wished she could send Linda back.Shirley was a wife to Gary Um-mel Sr. and though he’s now in Heaven, he might’ve remembered her as a relentless pursuer. She pursued Gary to date and marry her. Shirley and their children pur-sued Gary as he worked in various locations until they nally settled in Harper. And at many times she “Pursued” him, (some might say “nagged”) at him to do whatever it was she wanted him to do. Some might say that’s why Gary devel-oped what was suspected to be selective hearing. But they were a unit, a pair, true loves, and two strong pillars for their family. (One long and tall pillar, the other one a little squattier.)Shirley was a mother to ve chil-dren, Bruce, Glenda, Kelle, Kriste, and Gary Jr. Her children have many memories from their child-hoods, from her bouffant hair, to her stern, frying pan wielding discipline, to her time as a bartender at Fern’s Tavern which ultimately landed her in jail, to times she raced them in their cars home from the bar, (sorry about that bit in retrospect, Jesus.)Shirley was an aunt, a caregiv-er, and a friend to so many. She was a grandmother, and a great-grandmother, and that was her greatest joy. Born in Dighton Kansas in 1940, right on the heels of the Great De-pression, Shirley would become no stranger to hard times. Over the years there would be many times when she and Gary Sr. made do with very little, doing their best to provide for their family. Through-out her life, there were many times that Shirley would experience loss and heartache. But when you think about Shirley, she isn’t remem-bered for the hard times. Many remember Shirley for her ability to nd joy in the simpler things: con-versation, a good book, a typewrit-er, a deck of cards, a song, a trip to the bingo hall or casino, a smile on the face of someone she loved. Shirley is remembered for the many qualities that dened her. Her intelligence, her sharp wit, (and sometimes her sharp tongue), her sense of humor, and a love for her family, her country, and Jesus. She was resourceful. She was thought-ful. She was crafty. Shirley made sure her family and friends knew how loved they were. And she showed that love in so many ways. She would write you letters. She would pick up a trinket from a garage sale that re-minded her of you. She would take a clipping from a newspaper that she thought you might like. She would comfort you when you were sad. She would feed you when you were hungry. She made herself present in your life. She listened, she looked into your heart, and she understood you. You see, Shirley was rich. She was rich with the blessings she had, and the abundance of blessings that she bestowed upon her loved ones. She was rich with laughter, with creativity, with love. She was rich for having found and raised a family with her soul mate. And she is rich because she believed in God and Heaven.It’s no surprise then that Shirley was surrounded by the richness of her loving family during the days that her earthy body failed, as she smiled and took her last breath and walked into the warm embrace of God. Shirley’s family and friends and all her rich legacy, can now rejoice, knowing that Shirley is in Heaven. She has been liberated of her earthly body, no longer limited and conned but soaring among angels. As we say goodbye to Shirley, we can take comfort that her spirit lives on. As many ways as Shirley had of showing her love on Earth, I’ll bet, if you watch close-ly, she’ll be nding special ways to tell you she loves you from Heaven. So let your heart be light and know that one day Shirley will be wait-ing to receive us with open arms in Kingdom of Heaven. Shirley passed away at the age of 83 on February 15, 2024 in Wichita, Kansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Lottie Hemel; husband, Gary Um-mel Sr; brothers: Edwin, Delmar, Clifford, Reuben, Donald, and Jake Jr; sister, Betty Murphy; infant sis-ter, Nedra Sue; and infant great-grandson, Anson Henning. Shirley is survived by her children: Bruce Quenzer (Kathy) of Spring Hill, Kansas, Glenda Pittman (Wayland) of Bonner Springs, Kansas, Kelle Green (Norman) of Harper, Kriste Henning (Allen) of Nashville, Kan-sas, and Gary Ummel Jr (Shannon) of Harper; sisters: Melva, Ila, Alice, and Linda; thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.Memorial Service was 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2024 at the Anthony Christian Church with Pastor Ron Eden ofciating.Memorial contributions may be made to the Harper Library or An-thony Christian Church and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 W 14th St ~ Harper, Kansas 67058. Online condolenc-es may be left at www.prairierose-funeralhomes.comGOT NEWS???Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.net#1126 - Quit Claim Deed: Jeff Jelinek to Jeanne Jelinek, the SE/4 of Sect. 32, Twp. 31 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1127 - Trustee’s Deed: Carl Drouhard and Sharon Drouhard, Trustees of the Carl Drouhard and Sharon Drouhard Revocable Living Trust, to Brandon L. Ast and Elizabeth M. Ast, the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 13, Twp. 31 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1128 - Trustee’s Deed: Michael W. Drouhard, Trustee of the Gene-ve M. Drouhard Trust, to Bran-don L. Ast and Elizabeth M. Ast, the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 13, Twp. 31 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2 of the NW/4 and the SW/4 of Sect. 13, Twp. 31 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kansas.REPORT Continued from Page 3#1129 - Trustee’s Deed: Mar-sha Arnold, Annette Martin, Andy Landwehr, and Marty Landwehr, Trustees of the Landwehr - 93 Family Trust, to the Dustin J. New-berry and Lynda Newberry Trust, the N/2 of Sect. 31, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1130 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Tracy Aleshire transfers on death to Ami E. DeLacerda and Alison L. White, a tract in the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 24, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1131 - Sheriff’s Deed: Sheriff of Harper County to Doug Schmidt, the N/2 of the NW/4 of Blk. 6 in West Highland Addition to the City of Anthony (aka 621 N. Kansas), Harper County, Kansas.#1132 - Quit Claim Deed: Ed-ward Whitaker to Amanda Tobin, Lot 9 in Blk. 50 in the City of An-thony, Harper County, Kansas.#1133 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Nick L. Mardis and Su-zanne Mardis, Bryan S. Taylor, Amy R. Cordell and Aaron Cordell, to Jeremey Graves and Jessica Graves, the N/2 of Sect. 32, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., less a tract, in Harper County, Kansas.#1134 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Bradley Acord and De-nee Acord to RPE LLC, a tract in the SW/4 of Sect. 20, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1135 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Carolyn S. Sharp to Ronnie G. Sharp and Millicent A. Sharp, Trustees of the Ronnie G. Sharp and Millicent A. Sharp Revocable Trust, an undivided 1/2 interest in the E/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 1, Twp. 34 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; and an undivided 1/2 interest in the SE/4 of Sect. 12, Twp. 34 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1136 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Ronnie G. Sharp and Mil-licent A. Sharp to Carolyn S. Sharp, an undivided 1/2 interest in the NE/4 of Sect. 12, Twp. 34 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., less a tract; and an undivided 1/2 inter-est in a tract in the NE corner of the SE/4 of Sect. 12, Twp. 34 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1137 - Entity Warranty Deed: Hi-Tech Investment Group LLC to Rebecca Koster and Max Koster, Lots 7 and the N/2 of Lot 10 in Blk. 11 in College Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1138 - Deed: Richard “Scott” Cramer, Sheri L. Waters and Ste-ven G. Waters, and Daniel W. Cra-mer, to Richard “Scott” Cramer, Sheri L. Waters, and Daniel W. Cramer, Trustees of the Cramer Farm Trust, the NE/4 and the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 36, Twp. 31 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and Lots 3, 4 and the S/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 1, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., less a 4.55 acre tract; and the SW/4 of Sect. 15, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; and the NW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024Source: maxpreps.comVARSITY BOY’SOn Friday, February 9th, the Chaparral varsity boy’s team dropped their third straight game at home to the Independent Panthers basketball team by a score of 69-46. While losing is nev-er fun, Chaparral can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in Max-Preps’ Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Independent is ranked 106th). Indepen-dent has been dominant on offense recently, as they’ve racked up an incredible 190 points over their last three matches. Next up Chapar-ral is facing Kingman at the right time seeing as King-man is stuck on a three-game losing streak.On Tuesday, February 13th, the CHS varsity boy’s basketball team lost their ninth straight on the road to the Kingman Eagles, with a ﬁnal score of 75-69. The re-sult was an unpleasant re-minder to Chaparral of the 75-69 loss they experienced in the pair’s previous head-to-head ﬁxture back in Feb-ruary of 2023.Chaparral didn’t take long to hit the court again, they played their next game against the Garden Plain Owls on Friday, February 16th. The Owls beat the Roadrunners, the ﬁnal score was 54-23.VARSITY GIRL’SThe Chaparral Roadrun-ner girl’s varsity team loss to the Wichita Independent Panters ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. They were beaten by Independent 72-37. While losing is never fun, Chaparral can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in Max-Preps’ Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Independent is ranked 24th).The Chaparral Roadrun-ners girl’s team scored the most points they’ve had all season to ﬁnd success on Tuesday, February 13th in a 59-53 victory over the Kingman Eagles. The win was a breath of fresh air for Chaparral as it put an end to their three-game los-ing streak. Multiple players turned in solid performanc-es to lead Chaparral to vic-tory, but perhaps none more so than Kaylee Swartz, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Swartz is trending in the right direction, as she’s im-proved her point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Auburn Hill, who almost dropped a dou-ble-double on 18 points and CHS Varsity Basketball Updatenine rebounds. Chaparral’s win bumped their record up to 10-8.On Friday, February 16th, the Chaparral girl’s varsity basketball team lost at home against Garden Plain by a score of 46-31.PRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTSLD’s PRINTING • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129CHS vs. GARDEN PLAIN - ELLE SWARTZPhoto By: Don HoltPhoto By: Don Holt

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The following is established as the tariff of water rates per gallon to all consumers of the water system of Bluff City:$30.00----First 2,000 gallons$2.00----Per each 1,000 gallons (or part thereof) thereafter$0.05----Per 1,000 gallons used for state taxes$5.00----Meter fee on all active meters in Bluff City, KansasMinimum fee will be $35.00A non-refundable service charge of $20.00 (twenty dollars) for property and/or non property owners who desire the installation of a meter at a location which did not have a meter box prior to the date of this ordinance.A non-refundable service charge of $20.00 (twenty dollars) for property and/or non property owners who desire a meter hook up at a location which had a meter box prior to the date of this ordinance.Section 3. All persons desiring to be connected to the city water shall make application to the city clerk and receive permission prior to meter being installed.The City Council must be notiﬁ ed prior to any work being conducted on any part of the city water system.Section 4. Each residence using water shall have a separate meter and anyone making application for and desiring to connect with the water system of the City of Bluff City shall pay for all costs incidental to the installation of the meter and bringing water to it.Any consumer desiring to connect to the city water system to any property lying outside the city limits of Bluff City shall pay all installation costs and lay all pipe lines at his own expense after obtaining permission to do so from the City Council.Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person(s) without permission or consent of the city to:(a) Make any kind of connection to any water service pipe or main used to carry water for public or private use.(b) Prevent any water meter from properly measuring or regulating the water consumed.(c) Knowingly take, receive, use or convert to his/her own use or the use of another, any water which was not measured.The existence of any of the connections listed in this section, or meter alteration, or use of unmeasured water shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate the provision of this section by the person using or receiving direct beneﬁ ts through such connections or meters, or the use of unmeasured water.Water shall not be piped across any street or alley nor to any adjacent property now owned by the consumer, nor to any property outside the city limits of Bluff City without permission of the City Ofﬁ cials, and no home/commercial water system may be connected in series with the city system.Section 6. No person, company, corporation, or institution shall establish or maintain, or permit to be established or maintained, any cross-connection whereby a private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city may enter the supply and distributing system of the city unless speciﬁ cally approved by the governing body and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.Section 7. Any person who damages any part of the city water system through neglect, vandalism, etc., shall be responsible for the cost of repair or replacement of the damaged item.Section 8. All monthly bills are due and payable on the ﬁ rst day of each month for the last preceding calendar month. That if any water bill is not paid by the 20th day of the month in which the bill becomes due, a late fee of $5.00 (ﬁ ve dollars) shall be added. Also, the water shall be subject to be cut off and service discontinued to the property affected until the bill is paid in full. If water service is discontinued due to non payment, a $50.00 (ﬁ fty dollar) security deposit will be required before water service will be resumed. If the bill is thereafter paid in full and request is made to reconnect to said property, a service charge of $20.00 (twenty dollars) shall be paid and re-connection will be done during working hours only.Any person making application for water service who has not established credit with the city may be required to post a deposit. The amount of deposit shall be determined by the city clerk based upon his/her estimate of the connection charge and/or two months water consumption.Deposits for water service shall be kept in a separate account showing the date the deposit is received, the name of the depositor, and the amount. Deposits shall draw interest at the rate established by the Kansas Corporation pursuant to K.S.A. 12-822 as amended.Consumers will have 30 (thirty) days for complaint or adjustment on their water bills. Complaints must be made to the Mayor, Council, or Clerk.Section 9. If the bill remains unpaid for 30 (thirty) days, the city clerk shall mail a termination notice by restricted mail, postage paid, return receipt requested, to the consumer’s last known address. The notice shall state the time and date of a hearing to be held and the of the right of such person(s) responsible for the unpaid account. Failure to attend the hearing in person or by representative may result in termination of service.Following the hearing, the city council, if it ﬁ nds reasonable grounds fail to exist for the unpaid account, may order immediate termination of water service.Water service which has been discontinued due to unpaid bills will not be restored until the customer has paid all past due accounts, including penalties, security deposit, and re-connection fee.Section 10. RIGHT OF ACCESS. Authorized employees or agents of the city may enter upon premises at reasonable hours for the purpose of reading the meter or servicing or inspecting meters or water lines.Section 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and in effect from the First day of March 2024.Attest: Mayor: City Clerk(SEAL)PRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTS • RUBBER STAMPSLD’s PRINTING • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129 • anthonyrepublican@att.net

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • February 21, 2024Photo By: Don HoltHALF-TIME SHOW: The Little Runners Cheer squad per-formed their routine during half-time of the basketball game against the Garden Plain Owls on Friday, February 16th.60 YEARS AGO - 1964 Fourteen Girl Scouts re-ceived the highest award in intermediate scouting at a covered dish dinner held at the Anthony Co-Op building. The Scouts are members of the Anthony Troop 193. The girls are: Elizabeth Brotton, Diane Mingle, Jackie Eli-gan, Leslie Matrow, Debbie Snyder, Judy Hendershot, Deborah Green, Mary Arm-strong, Jana Baldwin, Patty Cooper, Kay Downing, Mary Jane Dillon, Carol Head-berg and Billie Jane Kiser.Douglas Watson was sev-en years old on January 16 and helping him celebrate, his mother, Mrs. Billy D. Watson, entertained a few of his friends with a line party to the Anthony The-atre. Those helping him cel-ebrate were Eddie Masner, Michael Vogt, Mike Hugh-banks, Jimmie Jackson, Terry Cupps, Tony Duran and Doug Goddard.50 YEARS AGO - 1974The Chaparral debate team took second place at the Regional Debate Tour-nament at Winﬁeld. This was a four man team tour-nament. The afﬁrmative team was Terry Cupps and Debbie Blanchat and Brent Smith and Mike Galloway were the negative team. The alternates were Dee Williams and Rollie Wil-liams. Towns they compet-ed against were Eureka, Fredonia, Independence, Mulvane, Parsons, Welling-ton and Winﬁeld. Mrs. Rodney Olmstead announced the engagement of her daughter, Bobbie Jo Hatﬁeld to Curtis Wayne Hostetler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hostetler of Harper. The Wednesday morn-ing coffee club met at the home of Deniese Fawcett. Those enjoying refresh-ments of bundt cake and coffee served by the hostess were Lucille Hodson, Kar-en Kaup, Judy Wells, Vera Dunn, Karen Haakinson, Jerri Nottingham and Sha-ron Pollock.40 YEARS GO - 1984Mayor Wilford Wyckoff got the ﬁrst boxes of cook-ies before the annual Girl Scout cookie sales started. Presenting the mayor with two new boxes of cookies were Shannon Hamilton, Junior Girl Scout and Angie Bogdanovecz, Brownie.Michael Starks had been named to the Honor Roll for the fall trimester at Oklaho-ma Christian College, Okla-homa City, Okla. Michael is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Starks of Anthony.Carl Reinholz had re-cently took over the du-ties as pastor of the First Church of God located at 407 East Main in Anthony. Reinholz and his wife, Pat, moved here from Austin, Texas where he was pastor for seven years.The ﬁrst week of Febru-ary, the Anthony Farmers Co-Op had a new manager in Larry Wood of McGregor, Texas. He succeeded Bill Kiser who retired after 32 years with the local coop-erative.30 YEARS AGO - 1994Students from the sur-rounding area earned aca-demic honors during the 1993 fall semester at Empo-ria State University. Among them were: Brent Michael Bogdanovecz, sophomore, Anthony; Jennifer Lynn Madsen, freshman, Antho-ny; Amy I. Trantham, junior, Attica; Julie A. Davis, fresh-man, Harper.Martha Hadsall, a third grade teacher who had been teaching at Harper Elemen-tary School for 19 years, had been named the 1994 Mas-ter Teacher for Anthony-Harper USD 361. She would represent USD 361 at the Kansas State Master Teach-er competition sponsored by Emporia State University.20 YEARS AGO - 2004Anthony Hospital had ﬁlled a new position with a familiar face. Kathy Forred, M.D. was returning to An-thony on a part-time basis to assist at Anthony Prima-ry Care Center.The Chaparral debate team qualiﬁed to compete in the State 4-speaker de-bate tournament by win-ning the regional tourna-ment held at Buhler High School. The team placed ﬁrst in the tournament with nine wins and one loss. De-baters Ashley Ingram and Danielle Swartsfager rep-resented Chaparral on the afﬁrmative side of the ques-tion going 4-1. Chris Stark and Chris White represent-ed Chaparral on the nega-tive ﬁnishing 5-0. Jordan Schnelle and Peter Slaugh-ter completed the team as alternates.Leslie Giesen, daugh-ter of Brad and Pam Gie-sen, Anthony, and a senior at Chaparral High School, signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Hesston College during the 2004 season.10 YEARS AGO - 2014Fort Hays State Univer-sity deans named 1,111 stu-dents to the Deans Honor for the fall 2013 semester. Among them from Anthony were: Holly R. Weiss, a Chap-arral High School graduate and a senior majoring in English (literature); Janna Lanae Wilkinson, a Chap-arral High School graduate and a sophomore majoring in education. From Harper: Dustin D. Murphy, an Attica High School graduate and a senior majoring in health and human performance (K-12 teaching and coach-ing). Chaparral High School students named to the League Honor Band and Choir were: Morgan Hamill, Roger Clark, Collyn Metzger, Garrett Stansbury, Curtis Rogers, Hope Clark, Cassidy Konkel, Kelsee Braswell, Meredith Olds and Kelci Moss.The Chaparral boys bas-ketball team had two make the all-tournament team at the Roadrunner Clas-sic. The two team members were junior, Garret Berry and senior, Jaden Miller. 5 YEARS AGO - 2019Quinton Pfaff, Chapar-ral senior, was named to the All-Tournament team at the 48th Annual Roadrun-ner Classic. The Chaparral cheerleaders were named the Outstanding Cheerlead-ing Squad. Members of the team were: Ty Morton, Finli Haffner, Mia Smith, Ari Hafner, Mercades Smith, Mida Lefort, Brieley Kohler, Grace Brannon, Abby Gie-sen, Addison Wilcox, Brailey Kohler and Preston Olson.USD Board 361 hired Seth Williams as head boy's tennis coach.Chaparral music stu-dents selected to the Cen-tral Plains League Honor Choir were: Madison Kon-kel, Grace Brannon, Emma Trahan, Daisey Turner, Mercades Smith, Emma Salisbury, Miranda Renner, Gillian Struble, Connor Parsons, Dalton Young, Ty Morton, Peyton McDermott, Preston Olson, Frida Man-cilla, Jamie Manning, Gar-rison Ummel, Drew Mee-cham, Kenneth Oster and Oscar Macies.

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