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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 6 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 6Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, February 7, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Photo By: Don HoltCHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL WINTER HOMECOMING CANDIDATES: Pictured (L-R) Joseph Jaeger (TSA) & Atiana Mendoza Ward (FCCLA), Timmy Adams and Kabrie Chance (STUCO), Josef Planansky and Faith Teeter (Winter Athletics), Paul Mancilla and Auburn Hill (Key Club). Not pictured is Abigail Reeves (Chaparral Singers). The King and Queen will be announced at the basketball game on Friday, February 9th against Wichita Independent.Photo By: Don HoltIN OUR LEAGUE, NOBODY FIGHTS ALONE: At last Fridays basketball game both Chaparral and Medicine Lodge cheer squads came together in support of 13 year old Abe Gerber of Harper, who is undergoing treatment for AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Abe is the son of Leslie and Joel Gerber of Harper. Cheer squads are wearing shirts with the message ‘In Our League Nobody Fights Alone’. Many people from the Chaparral community, and even other school districts in the area, have show their love and support for the Gerber family with fundraising events to help with medical expenses.Photo By: Elisha DowningMcDONALDS DEMOLISHED: The Anthony McDonald’s building was demolished over the weekend. The location was was scheduled to close on Octo-ber 31, 2023, but a re on October 14th shut it down early. The location was set to close after a decision was made by McDonald’s corporate as part of an occasional “screening” the company does of all of its restaurants. The same process resulted in the closure of the Kingman location on October 31st.School Board Appoints Teel To Vacant SeatUnofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingJanuary 29, 2024Special MeetingBoard Members Pres-ent: Jan Misak, Samantha Troyer, Bret Walker, Jarrett Schmidt, Dusty Albright. Lindsay Zimmerman. Oth-ers Present: Josh Swartz, Robyn Liebelt, Andi Giesen, Max Shippy, RoseAnn Teel, Greg Bauer, Andrew Sauer, Robert Ardery, Janet Ardery.Special Board ofEducation Meeting1. BOE Member Ap-pointment: The board inter-viewed 5 potential candi-dates for an open board seat: Andi Giesen, Andrew Sauer, Max Shippy, RoseAnn Teel, and Greg Bauer. Motion by Troyer, second by Albright: I move to appoint Rose Ann Teel to ﬁll the vacant USD 361 at-large school board position for the remainder of the term (December 2027). Rose Ann TeelMotion passed 5-1 (Nay: Schmidt). Teel joined the meeting at 9:53 pm.SCHOOL Continued on next pageAppeal Period Now Open For Proposed Floodplain Map For Harper County MANHATTAN, Kansas — A proposed Flood In-surance Rate Map update for Harper County was released for public review in March 2022. Before the new map is ﬁnalized, prop-erty owners and lessees will have one more opportunity to provide engineering data through their community during the ofﬁcial 90-day appeal process. The appeal period began on December 20, 2023, and will continue through March 19, 2024. The new map will provide communities in this area with up-to-date ﬂood risk information and tools that can be used to enhance lo-cal mitigation plans, and help local ofﬁcials and resi-dents make informed deci-sions about reducing ﬂood risks and purchasing ﬂood insurance. The local mapping proj-ect is part of a nationwide effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to increase local knowledge of ﬂood risks and to support actions to address and reduce those risks. The work in Harper County has been led by FEMA and the Kansas Department of Agricul-ture - Division of Water Re-sources in partnership with local community ofﬁcials. The 90-day appeal period provides a time frame dur-ing which property owners and lessees can provide en-gineering data for consider-ation before the new Flood Insurance Rate Map is ﬁ-nalized. Submitting an appeal requires the development of science-based data or technically-backed infor-mation to replace or update preliminary engineering, which can require a signiﬁ-cant investment of time and money. Those interested in submitting an appeal are recommended to ﬁrst dis-cuss it with their local ﬂood-plain administrator to help provide guidance on the process, as appeals must be submitted through your lo-cal ﬂoodplain administra-tor. Appeal period guidance along with contact informa-tion for ﬂoodplain adminis-trators in Harper County is available at the KDA–DWR website under the “Lower Arkansas” mapping project page. The new map, which can be found on the KDA–DWR website, is still a prelimi-nary version. Harper Coun-ty ofﬁcials encourage prop-erty owners and lessees to view the proposed Flood In-surance Rate Map to learn about local ﬂood risks and potential future ﬂood insur-ance requirements. For contact information, to view the new maps, or to ﬁnd out more about Kansas ﬂoodplain mapping proj-ects, visit www.agriculture.ks.gov/floodplainmapping; select “Lower Arkansas” to view the mapping project in Harper County.

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024PUBLIC NOTICE2. Budget & Finance Work: Mr. Swartz and the board reviewed preliminary ﬁnance plans for the 24-25 school year. 3. Health Insurance & ESSDACK Pool (Action Item): Mr. Swartz and the group discussed health in-surance options for staff. No action was taken. AdjournmentThe meeting was ad-journed at 10:52 pm. Dusty Albright, PresidentRobyn Liebelt, Board ClerkSCHOOL Continued from previous pageEditor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJanuary 8, 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 Com-missioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Assistant to the Board, and Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, were pres-ent. Commissioner Vor-nauf motioned to approve Accounts Payable in the amount of $17,714.61; the motion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve two supplemental payrolls in the amounts of $196.47 Catching Up With The County Commissionand $58.59; the motioned passed unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve the 1/5/2024 regular payroll in the amount of $144,175.69; the motion passed unani-mously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove the minutes from the 1/2/2024 Special Meeting; the motion passed unani-mously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove the minutes from the 1/2/2024 Regular Meeting; the motion passed unani-mously.Cynthia Hekel, Trea-surer, requested and was granted approval to sign a resolution updating the Kansas Municipal Invest-ment Pool (KMIP) Account Agreement for 2024.Mike Bennett and Bai-ley Longbine, Public Works, gave a department update. An inordinate spending request was presented for the purchase of 911 Signs from Welborn Sign. 50% of this purchase will be re-imbursed by Flat Ridge. This request was approved during a previous meeting. An inordinate spending re-quest was presented for the purchase of additional 911 signs from Welborn Sign, 100% of this purchase will be reimbursed by Invener-gy. Commissioner Vornauf made a motion to approve, the motion passed unani-mously. An inordinate spending request was pre-sented to pay an invoice in the amount of $1267.50 for Professional Fees from Kaw Valley Engineering. Com-missioner Vornauf made a motion to approve, the mo-tion passed unanimously. Discussion was held on the purchase of dyed diesel for use in the Public Works department, the bids for a backhoe for the Special Bridge Department were considered, along with the potential to purchase used equipment. Both subjects were tabled until next week.An invoice from an engi-neering ﬁrm in the amount of $1,260.00 was reviewed. A motion to amend the Ac-counts Payable ﬁle to re-ﬂect the removal of the $1,260.00 invoice was made by Commissioner Vornauf, passing unanimously. Josh Teel, IT and Build-ing and Grounds gave a de-partment update. Quotes for upgrading the heating and cooling system in the Anthony EMS stations have been requested, will review time frames and additional quotes received next week. The Board approved a surplus sale in February of tools and equipment not needed in Building and Grounds. Discussion was held on renovating the Health Department base-ment for Dispatch, the Bluff City building being used by Public Works, and various training sessions scheduled for 2024.Kari O’Riley gave an up-date on Community Devel-opment activity, including the CID and Ad Valorem programs, and submitted a travel request, which was approved by the Board. Jennifer Wolff, Depart-ment on Aging and Public Transportation, gave a de-partment update. An in-ordinate spending request was presented to repair a wheelchair lift in one of the Transportation De-partment vehicles, for the amount of $3,526.98. This expense will be reimbursed 100% by KDOT. Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned to approve the request; the motion was passed unani-mously. The contract for re-imbursement of the repairs was presented and signed by Commissioner Vornauf and attested by the Clerk.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a Department update. The Board re-viewed two outstanding in-voices, declining payment, and approved the updated pay scale. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive 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 11:00am in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The meeting re-sumed at 11:00am, no bind-ing action taken. Richard Raleigh, Coun-ty Counselor, advised the Board that there is no need for a Resolution in support of the RHID. Cynthia Hek-el, County Treasurer joined the meeting at 11:07 and discussion was held about the 2024 tax sale.Commissioner Struble motioned to recess for ﬁve minutes at 11:33am, the COUNTY Continued on next pageEMAIL YOUR NEWS& PICTURES TO:anthonyrepublican@att.net

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the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024 Page 3(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, January 31, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ) PHILLIP BRADLEY RICKER, deceased. ) CASE NO. HP-2024-PR-1Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59NOTICE TO CREDITORSTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on January 24, 2024, a Petition for Is-suance of Letters of Administration was ﬁ led in this Court by Elizabeth Ricker, surviving adult daughter of the Decedent, requesting that Let-ters of Administration be issued to her, without bond. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the petition on or before February 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the District Court of Harper County, Anthony, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written defenses, judgment and de-cree will be entered in due course upon the petition. All creditors of the decedent are notiﬁ ed to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four (4) months from the date of ﬁ rst publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascer-tainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Elizabeth Ricker, PetitionerMANDI J. STEPHENSON, #24694Attorney for PetitionerSTEPHENSON LAW OFFICE LLC620-532-5156 mandi@stephensonkslaw.com(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, January 31, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ) Case No. HP-2024-PR-2PHILLIP E. RICKER SR., DECEASED. )NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on January 24, 2024, a petition was ﬁ led in this Court by Georgia R. Ricker, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of Phillip E. Ricker Sr.,” deceased, dated October 22, 2021, requesting the will ﬁ led with the petition be admitted to probate and record; petitioner be appointed as executor, without bond; and petitioner be granted Letters Testamen-tary. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the petition on or before February 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court, Antho-ny, Harper County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. All creditors are notiﬁ ed to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of ﬁ rst publication of no-tice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall forever be barred. Georgia R. Ricker, PetitionerMANDI J. STEPHENSON, #24694Attorney for PetitionerStephenson Law Ofﬁ ce LLC(620)532-5156mandi@stephensonkslaw.comLEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICEGOT NEWS OR PICSYOU WANTTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netmotion was approved unan-imously. Commissioner Struble motioned to recon-vene at 11:38am; motion was approved unanimously. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:47am. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, Janu-ary 16, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in COUNTY Continued from previous pagethe Commissioner Room at the Harper County Court-house. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLac-erda, Recording SecretaryOfﬁcial Meeting Min-utesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJanuary 16, 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 Com-missioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Assistant to the Board, and Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, were present. Commissioner Struble motioned to approve Em-ployee Beneﬁts A/P from the 1/5/2024 payroll in the amount of $61,986.19; the motion passed unanimous-ly.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove the minutes from the 1/8/2024 Regular Meeting; the motion passed unani-mously.Mike Bennett and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a department update. Presented an Application for Approval of Construc-tion on County Right of Way from Haviland Broad-band for signature. Dis-cussed gravel pit options. An Inordinate Spending Request was presented for the STAR software annual service agreement and re-tainer fee in the amount of $1200.00. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve; the motion passed unanimously. Discussion was held on backhoe op-tions for the Special Bridge Department, the Bluff City storage building, and going out for bid on the purchase of dyed diesel fuel.Cynthia Hekel, County Treasurer met with the Board to request approval to update bank account signers, adding Ami DeLac-erda, Teri Early, and Mo-riah Carter, of the Clerk’s Ofﬁce, and Mercedes Mc-Cann of the Treasurer’s Ofﬁce. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimous-ly.Audrey Anderson, Reg-ister of Deeds met with the Board for a Department Update. Discussed budget-ed revenues versus actual collected in 2024. A Travel Request was submitted and approved. Josh Teel, Direc-tor of It, entered the meet-ing. Discussed a CIC soft-ware annual invoice and the impact on the Register of Deeds’ Tech fund. Be-ginning with 2025 budget, it was requested that we include funding in the IT Contractual/Subscription Services budget for this ex-pense, along with the rest of the CIC programming utilized by the County.Brooke Mantey, County Appraiser met with the Board. Commissioner Stru-ble motioned to enter ex-ecutive session at 9:36am. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 9:50am in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. At 9:50am, Commis-sioner Struble motioned to extend for 10 minutes; mo-tion approved unanimously. The meeting resumed at 10:00am, no binding action taken. Heather Struble, Health Department Administra-tor, gave a Department Up-date. Reviewed 2023 Public Health activities. Discussed applying for a KDHE grant used to perform lead testing on children. Commissioners Vornauf and Waldschmidt requested more informa-tion. Health Department ofﬁce will be closed January 30 for staff to attend man-datory training. A Travel Request was submitted and approved. Kari O’Riley, Commu-nity Development, present-ed a Department Update. Discussed RHID meetings, County website and social media presence, and cur-rent economic development activities. Requested per-mission to purchase adver-tising space in 2025 Kansas Ofﬁcial Travel Guide, which was approved.Mike Bennett, Public Works, entered the meet-ing. More discussion on the building in Bluff City being used by Public Works de-partment, conﬁrmation of a questioned A/P voucher, and reviewed pre-owned backhoe options.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove Accounts Payable in the amount of $84,076.40; the motion passed unani-mously. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to recess for ﬁve minutes at 10:53am, the motion was approved unan-imously. Commissioner Struble motioned to recon-vene at 10:58am; the mo-tion was approved unani-mously. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a Department update. Two travel re-quests were submitted and approved. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive session at 11:03am. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 11:15am in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The meeting re-sumed at 11:15am, no bind-ing action taken. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:19am. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, Recording SecretaryPRINTING • SHIRTSBANNERS • SIGNSLD’s Printing • 620-842-5129

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS9/22: Matthey D. Wood: 1) Speeding - 85/65; $213.00. 23-TR-300004.9/10: Alec B. Byrd: 1) Speed-ing - 83/65; $201.00. 23-TR-300013.CIVIL CASE FILINGSBancCentral NA vs. Krista Kirk-wood, et al., mortgage foreclo-sure; 24-CV-2. Rocket Mortgage vs. Leslie Proftt, et al., mortgage foreclo-sure; 24-CV-3.LIMITED CASE FILINGSBancCentral NA vs. Krista Kirk-wood, et al., mortgage foreclo-sure; 24-CV-2.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONThursday, February 8, 20249:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Trust of Vollie M. McDaniel, hear-ing; 1946-PR-3520.9:00 a.m. In the Matter of Su-san Stevens, annual accounting/report; 12-PR-22.9:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Jessie J. Skinner II, preliminary hearing; 23-CR-300016.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSAlexander L. Acosta, 32: Ar-rested: 1-30-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Probation violation.John P. Brees, 41: Arrested: 1-31-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: Barber Co. Sheriff’s Ofce. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.CORRECTIONIn last week’s (Jan. 31) paper – incorrect spelling was reported to the paper of the names of Rebecca Tar-now and Deborah Umana in the ‘First Impressions’ of Anthony From Larned Team of Visitors article. The reporter regrets the error.Emergency HEAL Grants Available To Stabilize Rural Downtown BuildingsTOPEKA – Lieuten-ant Governor and Secre-tary of Commerce David Toland announced today $500,000 will be available under the Emergency Re-sponse Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (Emergency HEAL) program to bring rural downtown buildings back from likely demolition or collapse and rehabilitate them into productive com-mercial use.Emergency HEAL was created to provide a re-source to address sudden and urgent needs of com-munities when disaster strikes. “We have seen too many communities lose beautiful historic buildings after ex-treme wind events, ﬂoods or ﬁres when there weren’t ad-equate resources available to prevent their demoli-tion,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said . “This program will help provide rapid funding to save these structures so they can once again contribute to the re-tail and service economies of rural Kansas communi-ties.”Buildings that are at risk of imminent loss, that are causing damage to sur-rounding downtown build-ings, and/or have signiﬁcant damage due to a disaster event are eligible projects for Emergency HEAL. The grant will be open annu-ally, with a maximum of $100,000 award per com-munity. Communities are allowed to use the funding to help save more than one building if needed. Match-ing funds (1:1) are required. Submitted projects must show that recent damage has caused an urgent need for immediate repair or the building could be lost. In addition, the community has one year to repair the building and identify a ten-ant.Once stabilized, Emer-gency HEAL grants help bring downtown buildings back into productive use as spaces for: • Businesses (ex-isting or new); • Housing; • Arts and culture; • Child-care; • Entrepreneurship or innovation.The application period will open February 9 and close June 1, or until fund-ing is exhausted. A new round will open July 1, 2024, and close June 1, 2025. A virtual webinar about the speciﬁcs of the program is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8. Reg-istration is required for in-terested organizations and building owners. For ad-ditional information about Emergency HEAL, the online application or the webinar, click www.kansas-commerce.gov/community-development/emergency-heal/NWOSU Offering $500 ScholarshipNorthwestern Oklaho-ma State University is of-fering a $500 scholarship to transfer students and high school seniors who at-tend their Spring Showcase event Saturday, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Student Cen-ter at the Northwestern-Alva campus.All students interested in transferring to North-western’s Alva campus, as well as any high school seniors, are welcome to at-tend.Students attending will be awarded the $500 schol-arship to Northwestern-Alva should they attend the university in the fall and live in Alva. Those at-tending also will receive a free Northwestern T-shirt, and students will have the opportunity to tour the campus, meet faculty and student organization repre-sentatives, and get all ques-tions answered ﬁrst-hand.Seniors who attended Ranger Preview in the fall cannot stack the $500 Spring Showcase Schol-arship on top of the $600 Ranger Preview Scholar-ship. Students also must meet all scholarship eligi-bility requirements. Regis-tration begins at 10 a.m. For more informa-tion please contact Tylar Thompson, admissions counselor/recruiter, at (580) 327-8544 or by email at tp-thompson@nwosu.edu.

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the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024 Page 5The 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 byPeople will be cheering the Kansas City Chiefs on to victory and celebrating before, during and after Super Bowl LVIII on Sun-day, Feb. 11. Those celebra-tions should never put lives on the line with motorists driving impaired.The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Drive To Zero Coalition re-mind everyone to make a game plan in advance for safe rides home. “It will be exciting to watch the Chiefs, but don’t let that enthusiasm affect safety,” said Gary Herman, KDOT Behavioral Safety Manager. “If someone you know tries to drive im-paired, help them get home another way. They may complain, but they will thank you later.” The Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk safety media and enforcement campaign is designed to protect the traveling public. From Feb. 8 through Feb. 11, Kansas law enforcement agencies statewide will be focused on detecting, arresting and removing impaired drivers from the road. Preliminary data shows 59 people died and more than 1,000 people were injured in alcohol related crashes in Kansas in 2023.KDOT has drawn up lifesaving plays for fans for Super Bowl season:If you plan to drink, stay at home or have an advanced plan to get home safe.Designate a sober driver in advance – someone who will not drink at all.Call a sober friend or relative to drive you.Use a ride share pro-gram.Take impaired driver’s keys if they insist on driv-ing.For more information and resources, visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving.Super Bowl Game Plan: Drive SoberWMA Scholarships Available To Future ManufacturersWichita, KS – The Wich-ita Manufacturer’s Associa-tion (WMA) seeks fall 2024 academic year applicants for its scholarship program. Interested students can ﬁnd details and make applica-tion by February 20, 2024 at https://wichitamanufac-turers.org/about-wma-schol-arships/.WMA serves its mem-bership by supporting the manufacturing industry in South Central Kansas. Re-cruitment and retention of qualiﬁed employees at all levels is a major challenge throughout that industry. In response to that chal-Courtesy PhotoNEWLY APPOINTED: Linda Chambers has received a grand appointment of Grand Representative to North Carolina in Kansas as a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. This appointment will be for two years. During this time she will have a pen pal to write to and possibly go visit. lenge, WMA created a schol-arship program to encour-age students to seek careers in manufacturing right here at home.The program has grown from just one scholarship in 1993 to over twenty each year since 2016. Twenty-two deserving applicants were awarded $25,500 in scholar-ships in 2023! The awards helped students from Wich-ita and across the state to attend classes at seven dif-ferent technical schools, colleges, and universities in Kansas. The recipients are studying subjects from Aviation Maintenance to Welding and everything in between. Our 2023 win-ners are training in Aviation Maintenance Tech, Biomedi-cal Engineering, Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering, In-dustrial Engineering, Chem-ical Engineering, Marketing, Robotics & Automation En-gineering, Architectural En-gineering, A&P Mechanics, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science. Most of the recipi-ents are also working, many of them at area manufactur-ers!If you know of students currently in high school, technical school, college, or already working but look-ing to train in a new ﬁeld, please encourage them to apply soon!60 YEARS AGO - 1964Mrs. Don Jensen, Mrs. Charles Wood and Mrs. Wendell Hodges attended a vocal recital given by stu-dents of Damon Webber at Caldwell High School Au-ditorium. Francine Flentje participated on the pro-gram.Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bird and small daughter, Lynette moved over the weekend to the Mrs. Myron Miller farm southwest of Anthony, oc-cupied until recently by Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Bird.50 YEARS AGO - 1974It was reported that Anthony was one of 27 new store locations for the Gibson Discount chain. A 20,000 square foot building was to be constructed on the property near the Red Barn on Highway 14.The TV Shoppe, under the ownership of Jack Coff-man and Alan Van Horn had an open house celebra-tion at its East Main loca-tion.First semester honor roll was released at Northwest-ern State College, Alva. Students on the 4.0 honor-able mention honor rolls from Anthony were: Rex Reese, John Ryman, Jr. and FILES Continued on Page 8

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024320 ACRES - HOME320 ACRES - HOMESource: maxpreps.comVARSITY BOY’SFans at the Tuesday, January 30th challenge be-tween the Medicine Lodge Indians and the host Chap-arral Roadrunners, saw Medicine Lodge’s boy’s basketball squad overcome Chaparral by a tally of 50-34. With the victory, Medi-cine Lodge improves its record to 10-2 on the cam-paign. On Friday, February 2nd the Cheney varsity boy’s basketball team won the home game against Chap-arral by a score of 55-19. The boy’s will try to im-prove their record during the Homecoming games on Friday, February 9th against Wichita Indepen-dent.VARSITY GIRL’SThe Chaparral Roadrun-ner girl’s varsity team had already won two in a row (a stretch where they out-scored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday, January 30th. They secured a 51-45 win over Medicine Lodge. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Chaparral also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.Chaparral’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kay-lee Swartz led the charge by dropping a double-dou-ble on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Auburn Hill, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists.Chaparral’s win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their CHS Varsity Basketball Updaterecord up to 9-5. Those vic-tories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Medicine Lodge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their sea-son record down to 7-6.Cheney Cardinals back-ers were in high spirits on Friday, February 2nd as they witnessed their bas-ketball squad bounce the visiting Chaparral Lady Roadrunners, 47-23 in a bout.Next up, the Roadrun-ners play the Conway Springs Cardinals in a bout on Tuesday, February 6th. Chaparral will attempt to upgrade on its 9-6 season record. The Cardinals go into the bout with a 7-8 re-cord after their 41-37 win over Garden Plain.Girl Scouts Kick Off 2024 Cookie SeasonOn February 9, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heart-land kicks off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season, the annual event in which Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female entrepre-neurs through the world’s largest entrepreneurial pro-gram for girls.This year, the iconic line-up features Thin Mints®, Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Tre-foils (previously known as Shortbreads), Lemonades®, Toast-yay!™, the returning brownie-inspired Adven-turefulsTM and the gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip. Cookies are still $5 per package and all of the proceeds after paying the baker stay in Kansas to sup-port our local Girl Scouts.During this highly-antic-ipated time of the year, girls ﬂex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire im-portant life skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.This year’s theme, Un-box the Future, aims to re-move social barriers that often keep girls boxed in. When bold, goal-getting Girl Scouts sell a package of cookies, they’re doing much more than what’s seen at face value. Girl Scouts are entrepreneurial pow-erhouses creating a more equitable future for them-selves and the world. Every box of cookies sold provides invaluable experiences for Girl Scouts such as service projects, troop travel and summer camp. WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMCHAPARRAL BASKETBALL - DALEN BLAIRPhoto By: Don HoltPhoto By: Don Holt• PRINTING • • SIGNS •• BANNERS •LD’s Printing 842-5129

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The heavy lifting fell to K-State’s College of Agricul-ture and Kansas Soybean Commission, which served as hosts for the evening. The basic idea of the night was for the students get-ting ready for their ﬁrst job or summer internships to follow the social cues that dictate business meals and formal social celebrations.I must admit the man-ners I’ve acquired over the years have been learned Insight: Minding My Mannersthe hard way. This is mostly because I’m a slow learner with a penchant for violating social norms. My timing was always im-peccable, though. Like the Christmas dinner where I called for some to “pass the (expletive removed, but it rhymes with jam) mashed potatoes.” My grandfather quickly quipped, “Take his presents out from under the tree.”A few years later we were homeward bound af-ter a long road trip through Wyoming and Montana when we stopped for din-ner at restaurant. It was fancy, too. I know it was be-cause it had cloth napkins, and they were bright red. 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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • February 7, 2024Courtesy PhotoCELEBRATING MARDI GRAS: Pictured (L-R) Linda Chambers, Sheryl Wortman, Joyce Kaup, and Julie Oskin all enjoyed their rst Mardi Gras at the Order of Eastern Star in Clear-water. Steve and Vicky Boyer shared facts from their visit and then handed out beads if we could come up with the answer. They had collected a suitcase from their visit. Stories were shared or censored to everyone’s enjoyment. Jumbled and Kings cake was enjoyed by all. Photo By: Don HoltWICHITA CHILDREN’S THEATER AT CHS: The Arts Center of Harper County brought the Wichita Children’s Theatre tour to town Friday, February 2nd for 2 performances at Chaparral High School. There were 606 area students from Anthony, Argonia, Attica and Harper that enjoyed the live stage performances. The morning show was for 1st thru 3rd grade students, watching ‘The Ugly Duckling’. The afternoon show was for 4th thru 6th graders where they watched the rendition of ‘Flat Stanley’. A grant from the Harper County Community Foundation made the visit possible. Pictured are several members of the cast performing ‘The Ugly Duckling’ for 1st thru 3rd grade students.Photo By: Don HoltMAGICIAN ENTERTAINS: The Harper Christian Church hosted a Valentine’s Dinner on Sunday, February 4th with entertainment from comedian and magician Mike Bliss of Bran-son, Missouri. Pictured is Mike Bliss with two of the audience members, Aaron Kloefkorn (left) and Rick Podschun (right), for a trick requiring a bit of ‘mind reading’ using plungers and telephone cord between the two participants for Rick to gure out the card Aaron is holding.BANNERS • SHIRTS • SIGNS • PRINTINGLD’S Printing • 842-5129 • Anthony, KansasEldon Younce.Those from this area earning scholastic honors for the fall semester at Kan-sas State University were: from Anthony - Terry Lee Kiser, Marilyn Kay Newton, Larry R. Scott; from Attica - Luann E. Bertholf, Jyl Janel Hunt; from Caldwell - Lou Ann Bruey; from Danville - Elaine Lou Drouhard; from Harper - Jill Burt, Mary Louise Fisher, Joe P. Hol-land, Kristi Lee Potter, Ev-erett Ray Ramer, and Larry W. Stevens; from Zenda - Edwin Joe McGuire. 40 YEARS AGO - 1984The Anthony PeeWee Wrestling Club traveled to Andover for their ﬁrst tour-nament of the season. Of ten wrestlers, ﬁve placed. Clyde Jenkins received a ﬁrst place medal; Scott Sherraden and Mike Jen-kins earned second place medals and Jeff Jenkins and Jimmy Armstrong won medals for third place. Oth-ers wrestling were Rob-bie Himelrick, Monty and Justin Dills, Scott Hill and Bruce Tompkinson.Shawn Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hall of An-thony, left in December for San Diago, Calif. and ba-sic training in the Marine Corps.At Chaparral High School, four instructors served as ofﬁcials in their spare time. Harvey Ro-FILES Continued from Page 5mans, J.W. (Dub) Shurley, Sam Beam, and Gary Har-mon had put in a combined total of 45 years in a black and white striped uniform.30 YEARS AGO - 1994It all began with a little tinkering in a roundtop that was used as a farm machine shop. It’s hard to believe DewEze Manufac-turing Inc. in Harper came out of that roundtop when you look at their most re-cent plant expansion, a two-story 80 by 220 foot build-ing.Three Attica athletes, and two from Chaparral were recognized by Kansas Sports magazine for their performances in high school fall sports. Attica senior Linda Zrubek was picked for the All-Class 1-A vol-leyball team for the second straight year and Attica sophomore Joanna Howell was an honorable mention Class 1-A pick. Also hon-ored by the magazine was Attica senior running back/linebacker J.D. Myers, who was honorable mention on the All-Class Eight Man I football team. Chaparral seniors Shaun Kunz and Heath Williams were hon-orable mention on the All-Class 4-A football team.20 YEARS AGO - 2004Chaparral principal Lar-ry Turowski turned in his resignation to be effecitve June 15 to the USD Board of Education 361.The Anthony girls’ var-sity basketball team re-mained undefeated after burying a Douglass team by 30 points. Chaparral was currently ranked ﬁfth in 4A. Leslie Giesen and Bekah Jones shared high point honors with 14, while Lacie Ward picked up 12 points to give the Roadrun-ner three players in double ﬁgures.10 YEARS AGO - 2014Anthony Christian Church hosted a “Take A Stand Sunday,” January 5, featuring Monte Shepherd, Director of the Wichita based “Take A Stand For God Project.” Mr. Shepherd, speaker and trombonist, presented the message, “Take A Stand For God In 2014.”Chad and Penny Gerdes had announced that they would relocate their cafe from Attica to Anthony. The Dinner Bell would be located in the building just north of Star ‘N Stripes convenience store on LL&G Ave.5 YEARS AGO - 2019Seventh grade boys won their basketball game with Garden Plain 32-14. Scor-ing for the Jr. Runners were: Jordan Baker 4, Kye Gerdes 9, Carson Bandy 2; Kyler Smith 2, Tyce Pfaff 13; Anakyn Smith 2.Eighth grade boys won their game with Garden Plain 41-11. Scoring for the Jr. Runners were: Jack Francis 17; Jackson Swartz 8; Austin Clark 3; Joseph Ord 4; Eli Gates 9. Photo By: Don HoltSMILE FOR ABE: The Chaparral Pep Club showed their support displaying signs saying ‘Smile for Abe’.

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