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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 144 - No. 29 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 124 - No. 29Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, July 19, 2023To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Courtesy PhotoSWARTZ PLAYS IN 50th ANNUAL SHRINE BOWL GAME: Chaparral High School senior Jackson Swartz, a 6’6” and 175 lbs. wide receiver and defensive back, played for the West Squad in the 2023 Kansas Shrine Bowl football game. Jackson is pictured with his friends and family after the game. The 50th edition of the Kansas Shrine Bowl was played on Lewis Field at Fort Hays State on Saturday, July 15th, pitting the best senior players from the western part of the state against the top se-nior ballers in the eastern part of the state. The West All-Stars prevailed, 21-20. The West is now the victor in 31 of 50 Shrine Bowls played, and it’s fourth win in the last ve years. Jackson Swartz is the 8th Chaparral High School football player ever selected to the play in the prestigious Shrine Bowl. Previous participants were: Rich Giesen 1978-79; Dan Shurley 1989-90; Sione Siale 2010-11; Clay Wilcox 2012-13; Shawn Nulik 2014-15; Jacob Jenkins 2016-17; and Jake Burke 2018-19. SCTelcom Launching SmartTown Connections Throughout Harper, Barber And Kingman CountiesSCTelcom is excited to announce that we have part-nered with Calix to deploy its SmartTown™ managed service to create a unique on-the-go Wi-Fi solution that provides community-wide internet coverage by combining wide-scale resi-dential and small business Wi-Fi systems with strategi-cally deployed hotspot Wi-Fi access points in public areas, event centers, and private locations. Extending the residential managed Wi-Fi experience beyond the four walls of the home may seem like a costly, complex—and risky—propo-sition. It’s certainly true that “public” or “community” Wi-Fi deployments have historically suffered from weak security and patchy performance, resulting in a poor reputation among us-ers. However, the Smart-Town network is built by connecting residential Wi-Fi 6-enabled Calix GigaSpire® BLAST and GigaPro™ sys-tems, allowing SCTelcom to create a low-cost, high-capacity Wi-Fi network that extends the private, secure, and safe home Wi-Fi expe-rience into the neighbor-hood, downtown, and be-yond. Community members can then join SmartTown and access Wi-Fi on the go, through school or work, or at a community event.SCTelcom conducted a SmartTown test in Attica Kansas last year with the help of some Attica High school students. Now SCTel-com along with Calix will roll out the permanent ver-sion of SmartTown in Attica during the 75th Annual At-tica Rodeo.“We are so excited to part-ner with Attica in rolling out SmartTown model and what better place than their his-toric Rodeo grounds,” said CEO Carla Shearer. “Our crews will be working to con-nect all of the communities we serve because we want everyone connected and in-cluded in this unique and safe Wi-Fi opportunity.”“SCTelcom’s decision to deploy SmartTown commu-nity-wide Wi-Fi will have a beneficial and wide-reaching impact on their communi-ties,” said Michael Weening, president and chief execu-tive officer at Calix. “Their leadership further under-scores that residents of Kan-sas can and should expect world-class broadband ser-vices that enrich how they learn, work, and play online. We are excited to support SCTelcom in their Smart-Town deployment and are proud to be their partners in success.”The SCTelcom team will be on hand in Attica during the rodeo to help people un-derstand and connect to the SmartTown network. For more information, contact SCTelcom at 877-723-6875Attica Long Term Care Receives Tax Credit ForImprovements From Community Service ProgramGovernor Laura Kelly an-nounced that $4.1 million in Community Service Pro-gram (CSP) Tax Credits has been awarded to 36 nonprof-it organizations across the state to boost fundraising efforts focused on improving local access to quality child care, health care, education, arts, and housing.Among the CSP Award-ees is the Attica Hospital District #1 which received a 70% Tax Credit for convert-ing a 1950's addition into private rooms with private ADA bathrooms and show-ers for nine elders who call Attica Long Term Care home.The administration’s on-going commitment to sup-porting the development of community assets once again includes almost $1 million specifically to ad-dress the shortage of child care options.“Local nonprofit orga-nizations across the state are working diligently to address issues that have a tremendous impact on com-munities, the Kansans who live there, and their qual-ity of life,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “The Community Service Tax Credit Program is a valuable tool that allows the state to support their ef-forts.”CSP tax credits have been issued in the Sunflower State since 1994. The pro-gram provides a 70% tax credit to qualified donors in rural communities (popula-tions less than 15,000) and a 50% tax credit in larger com-munities. The credits are a direct deduction from the donor’s state tax obligation.The CSP program ampli-fies fundraising activities for non-profits and boosts large capital campaigns. Any in-dividual or business subject to Kansas income tax is eli-gible to receive a tax credit through this program.This year, CSP will assist six counties with building new or upgrading existing child care facilities. Other community projects across the state include housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabili-ties, a center for youth who have aged out of the foster system, a dormitory for chil-dren in acute psychiatric cri-ses, a community wellness facility, historic renovations, health care equipment, and more.“The ingenuity these or-ganizations display as they improve their communities is inspiring and deserves sup-port,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “Creating healthy, vibrant communi-ties where people want to live allows local and state economies to grow.”Awarded nonprofits were chosen through a highly competitive, score-based se-lection process.
Page 2 the Anthony Republican • July 19, 2023Harper County Line: Pass-itisBy Cary MathesThe world we live in has all kinds of “itis’s.” You’ve got the familiar arthritis, bronchitis, appendicitis; the less familiar colitis, and if you have dairy cows, the in-famous mastitis. But these “itis’s” are hit and miss com-pared to the one that affects almost everyone in every State in the good ‘ole United States.It’s “Pass-itis!” I define it as follows: “The irritating behavior of drivers ahead of you that speed up to prevent you from passing their ve-hicle.” You know what I’m talking about here. The car in front of you is going 58 mph in a 65 mph zone and your cruise is set on 64 mph (okay, probably 69but go with me on this one). So, you pull over into the left lane to pass and they speed up to (you guessed it) 64 mph and you decide to drop back behind them. You can live with that until thirty sec-onds later they slow back up to 58. You pull around again and they get religion again and history repeats itself.Well, you’ve had it by now. You speed up to 75 plus to show them you’re not to be messed with while praying that you’re not go-ing to speed over the next hill into a radar trap and try to explain “Pass-itis” to the highway patrol. Now that you have smoked them you can relax the cruise back to 64 mph and they fade in the rearview mirror. You know, it doesn’t make any differ-ence if it’s a four-lane, a two-lane, or a six-lane, this irrational behavior occurs in every State within which we all travel. There’s no escape.I am unaware of a cure for this disease, and it seems to be getting worse. With all the recent chatter about “Artificial Intelligence” may-be it will come up with the cure. But then again, I’m kind of thinking that those with “Pass-itis” may already be operating on artificial in-telligence.Attica American Legion Post 298 Holding A BreakfastFundraiser For The AtticaSenior Scholarship ProgramBy Carol Jean MartinThe annual Attica Amer-ican Legion Post 298 free will breakfast will be a fund raiser for the Attica High School Seniors Scholarship program. The satisfying break-fast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, and sausage will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Attica Memo-rial Building from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Coffee and or-ange juice will also be avail-able in the air conditioned facility.Since the inception, The American Legion realized a need to care for and to pro-tect our nation’s most valu-able resources – our chil-dren. In 1925, the Legion’s National Child Welfare Di-vision adopted the “Whole Child” plan. This plan pro-vides that “the child of ev-ery veteran should have a home, health, education, character and opportu-nity,” and is founded on three guiding principles: To strengthen the family unit against the forces of today’s complex society; To extend support to organizations and facilities providing ser-vices for children, lastly; To maintain a well-rounded program that meets the needs of today’s young peo-ple.Nationally the American Legion Legacy provides 321 scholarships for students at $1.4 million. The child welfare non-profits of the American Legion spend over $800,000 for youth ac-tivities. Combined, the local At-tica American Legion Post 298 and Auxiliary have awarded over a total of 37 scholarships to Attica High School Seniors for the past fifteen years. The schol-arship program is part of the children and youth program in the legion and auxiliary. It is an important link to strengthen the edu-cational opportunities for young people. 100 % of the profits on the breakfast will go towards the Attica High School senior’s scholarships awarded by the Legion and the Auxiliary.Among others, The Le-gion participates in the American Legion Baseball, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Children’s Mir-acle Network, and Mercy Medical Airlift. The Ameri-can Legion Child Welfare Foundations grants are dis-tributed to different orga-nizations that provide sup-port and services for young people facing difficulties be-yond their control.Show your support of the local Attica graduates from the past, current, and future by coming to the breakfast. Eat in air con-ditioned comfort and visit with friends and neighbors prior to the parade for At-tica Rodeo Days.• SIGNS •• BANNERS •• STICKERS • LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129
the Anthony Republican • July 19, 2023 Page 3With ultimate Wi-Fi service from SCTelcom, we make it easy to balance the demands of modern life. From connecting your entire home to the latest Wi-Fi to keeping your video calls and devices running without interruption, it all works for you, not against you. Get connected or upgrade today! Call us at 877-723-6875 or visit our website at sctelcom.netCatching Up With The County CommissionersEditor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Official Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfficeJune 26, 2023The Harper County Board of Commissioners met in regular session, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order to Commissioners Wald-schmidt and Commissioner Vornauf, Shonda Larson, Finance Director, Hannah Crowe, County Clerk.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove June 23, 2023 pay-roll in the amount of $166,815.15; approved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove June 12, 2023 minutes; approved unani-mously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve June 19, 2023 minutes; approved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove June 26, 2023 ac-counts payable in the amount of $68,877.69; ap-proved unanimously.At 8:38 a.m. Commis-sioner Struble motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justification for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel. The open meeting resumed at 8:45 a.m. in this room; approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda, HR, was present for this meeting. No binding actions were taken.Richard Raleigh, County Attorney, presented an In-ordinate Spending Autho-rization.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove an Inordinate Spend-ing Authorization in the amount of $2,750 for Ap-pellate Services; approved unanimously.Tracy Chance, Sheriff, spoke to Commissioners about putting carpet down-stairs and a window in the office. Also, spoke to Com-missioners about a new drone. Josh is really cool. Christina Cintron, Dis-patch & Emergency Man-agement, resented an Inordinate Spending Au-thorization.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve In-ordinate Spending Au-thorization for the Yearly Maintenance for the Tower Generator in the amount of $1,175.33; approved unani-mously.Mike Bennett & Staci Calvert, Public Works, gave a department update.Shonda Larson, Finance Director, signed off on transfers. Also, signed off on Thomas’s drought pay-ment.Brooke Mantey, Ap-praiser, gave a department update.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve an Inordinate Spending Au-thorization for Kimble Mapping Inc in the amount of $13,400.00; approved unanimously.Heather Struble, Health Department, gave a depart-ment update.Kari O’Riley, Commu-nity Development, gave a department update.Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve an Inordinate Spending Au-thorization for MedixSafe in the amount of $6,642.00; approve by Waldschmidt, voted no by Struble.Josh Teel, IT, gave a de-partment update.Ami DeLacerda, HR, gave a department update.At 11:25 a.m. Commis-sioner Struble motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justification for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel. The open meeting resumed at 11:45 a.m. in this room; approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda, HR, was present for this meeting. No binding actions were taken.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:23 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, July 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Court-house.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairAttest: Hannah K. Crowe, County ClerkOfficial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfficeJuly 3, 2023The 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. Royal Borel and Recording Secretary Shonda Larson were also present. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove July 03, 2023 ac-counts payable in the amount of $23,252.71; ap-proved unanimously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove the regular meeting minutes of June 26, 202; approved unanimously. Mike Bennett, and Bai-ley Longbine, Public Works, gave a department update. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove a 60 month/2500 hours Powertrain & Hy-draulic Warranty for $16,437.50 on the 2019 Caterpillar Dozer. Melinda McCurley – gave an update on the tax sale results. Michelle Eshelman – went over procedures to be performed at or near the ef-fective date of County Trea-surer’s resignation.Ami DeLacerda, HR, gave a department update, and spoke about 2024 bud-gets.At 9:35 a.m. Commis-sioner Waldschmidt mo-tioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justification for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel mat-ters of nonelected person-nel. The open meeting will resume at 9:45 a.m. in this room; approved unani-mously. Ami DeLacerda, HR, was present for this meeting. The meeting re-turned to open session at 9:45 a.m. with no action taken. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:47 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, July 13, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Court-house.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Shonda Larson, Recording SecretaryGOT NEWS OR PICS YOU WANT TO SHARE? SEND IT TO US AT:anthonyrepublican@att.net
Page 4 the Anthony Republican • July 19, 2023Obituary...Charles Gordon Heath1943 ~ 2023Charles Gordon Heath was born December 14, 1943 in Harper County, Kansas, son of George Sherman and Deloris D. (Dunkin) Heath. He grew up in rural Attica, graduating from Attica High School with the Class of 1961. He served his country in the Army National Guard. On December 17, 1967, Gor-don was united in marriage with Bonnie Jean Lunsford at the Faith Baptist Church in Sharon, Kansas. They made their home in Attica where they raised their three chil-dren: Michael George, Cheri Diane, and Toni LeAnn. Gordon raised and trained grey-hounds for many years. He was a member of the National Greyhound Association. He enjoyed many ca-reers throughout his life and worked as a carpenter for Al Niemann Con-struction, a bulk tank driver for Mo-bil Oil, custom combined, and was a self-employed contractor. He was well known as Coach Gordo working for USD #511 Attica Public Schools in transportation and main-tenance and coached track, with pole vault being his passion, which he coached for over 40 years.Gordo was most known for his competitive spirit, from a simple debate, to greyhound racing under GoBon Kennels, to coaching pole vaulting. He would list his great-est accomplishment as coaching over 40 1A State Qualiers (boys and girls), with 11 State Champions over a span of 5 decades, includ-ing coaching 5 of his grandchildren, with 1 being a State Champion. On July 6, 2023, Gordon passed away at Patterson Health Center at the age of 79. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Efe Ann Heath and Edna Jean Meirhoff.Gordon will be deeply missed by his wife, Bonnie; children: Mike Heath of Soldatna, AK and com-panion, Tammy Foster, Cheri Ricke and husband, Bret, of Attica, KS and Toni Dark and husband, Eric of Attica, KS; 9 grandchildren; Brit-tany (Danton) Hilton, Brooke Ricke, Brady (Sarah) Ricke, Ryan Dark, Samantha Dark, Brenna Ricke, Ava Dark, Daniel Heath and Baylee Ricke; 5 great-grandchildren; Bron-son, Blakely, Baker Hilton & Delilah and Dove Ricke; sisters: Wynona Barber and husband, C.W., Mary Clasen, Sue Kurt and husband, John, and Lynn Wells and hus-band, Shorty; several nieces, neph-ews, former students, and a host of friends, as well as his greyhound and pole vaulting/track family. Memorial graveside service was held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the Attica Cem-etery with Pastor Tom Walters of-ciating. Military Honors were per-formed by the Army National Guard Honor Guard. Memorials in memory of Gordon may be made to Attica High School Athletics and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.BANNERS • SHIRTS • SIGNS • PRINTINGLD’S Printing • 842-5129 • Anthony, Kansas60 YEARS AGO - 1963Seven Anthony seniors were awarded trophies by the Lions club for outstand-ing achievement for the 1962-63 school year. They are: Janet Laing, John Nye, Mick Weiberg, Bill Gates, Trudy Hoopes, Mary Ann Morrow and Janet Duncan.Three Anthony High School students, Dana Dial, Sherry Hughes and Pat Roach, took part in a Saturday morning story reading session for chil-dren from age four to grade three.Girls who attended Brownie Scout Day Camp at the Anthony Lake from the Bluff City Troop were Diane Bruey, Pamela Hen-line, Marilyn Jelinek, Rita Mandevill, Teresa Mandev-ill, Nancy Jelinek and Jane Jelinek.50 YEARS AGO - 1973The Anthony Recre-ation Commission began the summer program the first week of June with Art, Swimming, Baseball, Bowl-ing, Golf, Tennis and Wres-tling.In Manhattan, Kansas for 4-H and Youth Round-up were 10 youth and their county agents. The 4-H’ers spending the week on the KSU campus were Meg Hunt, Debbie Warbinton, Dee Williams, Mark Mc-Coy, Kris Wimmer, Lynn Rhodes, Amy Redfern and Mike Garancosky. County Extension agents attend-ing were Crystal Reimer and Roger Hendershot.Mr. and Mrs. Jack O. Hart of Kansas City, Mis-souri, announced the mar-riage of their daughter, Deborah Lee to Mr. Jerry L. Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Leon Cox of Anthony at the First Congregational Church in Anthony on June 1. Rev. James Ford offici-ated. The piano students of Mrs. Mary Alice Friesen gave a piano recital in the First Christian Church. Those presenting piano selections were Mrs. Ruth Meuser, Tammy Browning, Karen Roth, Denise Crow, Brian Hare, David Meuser, Debra Crow, Beth Brown-ing and Derek Crow. Ush-ers for the afternoon were Eileen Williams, Kay Hare and Eva Louthan. David Dunn and Mary Ann Lout-han acted as servers. 40 YEARS AGO - 1983Receiving the “Honor C” award for attaining a grade average of 3.9 or above for the 1982-83 school year at Chaparral High School were: Mary Connell, Brad Base, Carol Bascom, Melis-sa Dennis, David Yandell, Shayla Bonham, Mandy Loesch, Nancy Blanchat, Kim Yandell, Margo Town-ley, Robin Harnden, Jena Calvert, Cynthia Wysse, Connie Adkisson, Tim Mathes, Jamie Baker, Jeff Thetge, Eric Williams, Da-vid Innes, Scott Garrett, Melissa Burnett, Danna Pray, Stephanie Ricker, Lori Grabs, Susan Green, Angela Query, Lisa Rinke and Spence Sechler.Richard O. Musselman, D.O. had opened his medi-cal practice within the Attica Clinic with active medical staff privileges ap-proved by the Medical Staff and Board of Trustees.The Trade Wind Motel, its 26-rooms built in 1968, had new owners from Mis-sissippi. Tom Spencer, 36, and his wife, Kathy 34, took over the operation from Roy and Barbara Phiffer.30 YEARS AGO - 1993David Eslinger of An-thony was among the ap-proximately 247 people of varied ages and disciplines receiving associate degree diplomas or certificates at Garden City Community College.Students named to the Emporia State University Honor Roll were Brent Bog-danovecz, freshman and Lori Jensen, senior, both of Anthony and Catherine Womack, junior, Harper.A nine hole golf tourna-ment and a luncheon were held at Spring Hill Golf Course in Ark City. Attend-ing from around here were Ardis Stonebraker, Jean-nette Domnick, Elaine Bas-com, Shirley Vondracek, Mildred Bateman, Marcy Meador and Myrel Carr. FILES Continued on next page
the Anthony Republican • July 19, 2023 Page 5HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.LIMITED CASE FILINGSLVNV Funding LLC vs. Judy Mill-er, debt collection; 23-LM-34.Hospital District No. 6 of Harper County vs. Gabrielle M. Hauck, debt collection; 23-LM-36.Hospital District No. 6 of Harper County vs. Stacey A. Smith, debt collection; 23-LM-37.Hospital District No. 6 of Harper County vs. Kole A. Newlin, debt collection; 23-LM-38.Hospital District No. 6 of Harper County vs. Melissa L. Teeter, et al., debt collection; 23-LM-39.SMALL CLAIMS CASE FILINGSKatherine Baskins vs. Matthew Eickleberry, et al., admit or deny; 23-SC-3.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Rowdy W. Bazer: 1) Disorderly conduct. 23-CR-75.State of Kansas vs. Christopher Y. Domon: 1) Possession of meth-amphetamine. 2) Possession of drug paraphernalia. 3) No proof of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage. 4) Expired or no regis-tration. 23-CR-79.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE GATEN T. WOODMonday, July 17, 202311:30 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Asentceanna J. Buttereld, status conference; 23-CR-41, 23-CR-64.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSJeremy L. Shaddox, 37: Ar-rested: 7-11-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 90 days.Shawn C. Solie, 25: Arrested: 7-10-23; Released: 7-12-23. Ar-rested By: Barber Co. Sheriff’s Of-ce. Charges: 1) Hold for Barber County.Tanya R. Ortega, 32: Arrested: 7-12-23; Released: 7-14-23. Ar-rested By: APD. Charges: 1) Crim-inal trespass - remain in deance of owner.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#808 - Quit Claim Deed: CG3 Harper Farm LLC to Clinton G. Heyd III, the NW/4 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., and the NE/4 of Sect. 24, Twp. 33, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kan-sas.#809 - Special Warranty Deed: Spring Creek Enterprises LC to Harper Industries Inc., a 5.78 acre tract in the NE corner of the NW/4 of Sect. 7, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#810 - Quit Claim Deed: Connie J. Huff to Michelle Haley, the N/75’ of Lot 4 and the N/75’ and W/2 of Lot 5 in Blk. 33 (aka 1013 Madi-son) in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#811 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Ronald L. Troyer transfers on death to Brandon Mulvaney and Connie Mulvaney, the S/40’ of Lot 4 and the N/20’ of Lot 5 in Blk. 15 of College Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#812 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Carrie A. McMurry and Brandon McMurry to Douglas Mattingly and Tammy Mattingly, Bridget Matting-ly, and Spencer Reed, the N/75’ of the NW/4 of Blk. 7 W in Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#813 - Trustee Deed: The Ed-wards Family Trust to Kyle R. Carothers and Crystal J. Caroth-ers, and Kregg R. Carothers and Katie M. Carothers, a tract in the SW/4 of Sect. 30, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#814 - Warranty Deed: Kathleen R. Garner to John P. Williams and Valerie C. Williams, a tract in Blk. 7 W in Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#815 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: William R. Mabry transfers on death to Mark Harris, a 8.054 acres tract in the NE/4 of Sect. 34, Twp. 32 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#816 - Warranty Deed: John B. Lamm and Khristi H. Lamm, and Jason K. Lamm and Paula M. Lamm to Mikell Fries, the SW/4 of Sect. 22, Twp. 34 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#817 - Quit Claim Deed: Ken-neth Zoglmann and Dawnel Zogl-mann to Brett Martin and Bailey Martin, a 6.82 acre tract in the NE corner of the SE/4 of Sect. 1, Twp. 31 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#818 - Quit Claim Deed: Shane Albrecht and Crystal Albrecht to Carl L. Albrecht, a tract in the SW/4 of Sect. 24, Twp. 32 S, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#819 - Quit Claim Deed: Josh Patterson to Josh Patterson and Adrienne Patterson, all of Lots 5 and 6 in Blk. 6 of Madara’s Addi-tion (aka 321 W. 15th) in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.GOT NEWS ORPICTURESYOU WANT TO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.net20 YEARS AGO - 2003Entertainment at the 50th Annual Bluff City Pic-nic included a vocal presen-tation by Rachel Hornbeck singing “Tomorrow,” accom-panied by Joan Wood. Four vocal presentations were given by Carol Beal singing “Just A Closer Walk With Thee,” “Unchained Melody,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “America The Beauti-ful.” Carol was accompa-nied by her sister Margaret Nezbeda, who was visiting from Hawaii.Heather Ardery and Leslie Giesen were cho-sen to represent Chapar-ral High School at the 61st session of Sunflower Girl’s State held on the Univer-sity of Kansas campus in FILES Continued from previous pageLawrence. Twins were born to Greg and Lynne Schreiner May 29, 2003. Colby George weighed 4 lbs. 12 oz. and was 17 inches long. Alexan-dra Beth weighed 4 lbs. 14 oz. and was 16-1/2 inches long.10 YEARS AGO - 2013The Chaparral Foren-sics team competed at the KHSAA State Speech and Drama Championships and Festival at Wichita in May. Attending were State Champs qualifiers Grecia Rucoba, Kelsi Moss, JT Mo-lina and Alison Blanchat as well as State Festival qualifiers Anna Moore and Michelle Madsen.Anthony girls attending the 2013 Girl Scout Day Camp at the Anthony Lake were LaKiah Keown, Jes-salyn Smith, Alexis Shel-ton, Abigail Reeves, Alison Haley, Alexis Kaup, Emry Schrant, Braelynn Langs-ton, Alora Ricker, Nicole Broussard, Gillian Struble and Jade Sponaugle. Lead-ers attending were Linda Chambers, Amy Chambers, Gena Ricker and Jennifer Himelrick. Girls from Harper at-tending the Day Camp were Cassidy Misak, Au-drey Befort, Ocean Reed, Amani Rojas-Bouhouch, Elliott Evans, Veronica Hostetler, Faith Teeter, Erica Acord and Peyton Barker. Leaders were Karen Befort, Jessica Don-nay, Jessica Martinez and Shanda Rojas-Brouhouch. Girls attending from At-tica were Shylynn Spen-gler, Kamgrin Newberry, Kallin Hawley, Kyra Ab-bott, Isabel Alexander, Syl-vie Roberts, Kendra Nel-son, Brenna Ricke, Ryleigh Fly, Madalynn Winter, Allie Blurton, Kylin Newberry, Kayleigh Rausch and Sam Dark. Leaders were Judy Spengler, Kara Nelson, Jes-sica Jeager, Julie Roberts and Wendy Grimm.5 YEARS AGO - 2018Members of the Harper County Heat softball team were having fund raisers in preparation for a potential trip to the Midwest Plains Regional competition in Elizabeth, Colorado. Team members included: Antho-ny players Kieran Burke, Rhyan Marshal and Calis-ta Vincent (9th grade), Nakeitta Macias (8th grade); Harper players Mia Smith (10th grade), Shelby Mount, Kydrenn Hightree, Chloe Fisher and Alyssa Patterson (9th grade), Sara Patterson (8th grade); At-tica player Tamara Lozoya (9th grade); Kiowa player Avery Grieve (9th grade), and Zenda player Anniston Henning (8th grade). 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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • July 19, 2023(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, July 19, 2023) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASPROBATE DEPARTMENTIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ) ) DAVID M. FANNING, ) Case No. 2023-PR-22Deceased. ) )Pursuant to Chapter 59,Kansas Statutes AnnotatedNOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notifi ed that a petition has been fi led in this court by Ronald L. Fanning, the heir of David M. Fanning, deceased, requesting that the descent be determined of the decedent’s interest in the follow-ing described real estate situated in Harper and Kingman Counties, Kansas:An undivided interest in the minerals in, on or under Blocks 17, 18, 19 and 20, in Bartons 2nd Addition to the City of Harper, Harp-er County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on or under all that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 7 West, which lies South of a line fi fty feet distant from, southerly of and parallel to the center line of the main track of the A.T. & S.F. RR (formerly the Harper & Western Railroad) as now located and constructed, and west of a line fi fty feet perpendicularly distant from, westerly of and parallel to the center line of the main track of the Hutchinson and Southern branch of the A.T. & S.F. RR as now located and constructed, EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that por-tion of the above described real estate which was conveyed to the A.T. & S.F. RR by Deed dated June 9, 1926, and recorded in Book 54 at Page 354 in the offi ce of the Register of Deeds of Harper County, Kansas, all in Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the South Half and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and the South Half of the Northwest Quarter, all in Sec-tion 3, Township 31 South, Range 8 West, Harper County, Kan-sas, in perpetuity (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under Lots 1 and 2 and the South Half of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 4, Township 31 South, Range 8 West, Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the North-west Quarter of Lot 4 of Section 6, Township 32 South, Range 6 West, excepting therefrom a tract described as follows: Beginning at a point 30 feet South and 673 feet West of the center of a 4” x 30” concrete post located at the Northeast corner of said Lot, and running then South 660 feet, then East 20 feet, then North 660 feet, then West 20 feet to the place of beginning, the same being a strip 20 feet wide adjoining the original Harper Cemetery on the West. Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 5 in Section 6, in Township 32 South, Range 6 West, then North 10 chains and 4 links to the Southeast corner of the Cemetery, then West 10 chains, then South 1 chain and 65 links, then West 8 chains and 69 links to the Range line, then South 22 chains and 80 links to a point 23 links North of right of way of the A.T & S. F. RR, then East 12 chains and 22 links, then North 4 chains and 62 links, then East 2 chains and 1 link, then North 4 chains and 85 links, then East 4 chains and 47 links to east line of Lot 5, then North 4 chains and 80 links to point of beginning, said tract containing 39.04 acres; also commencing 40 rods South of the Northwest corner of Sec-tion 6, Township 32 South, Range 6 West, then South one chain and 65 links, then East to a point 1 chain and 65 links South of the Southwest corner of the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, then North 1 chain and 65 links, then West to the place of beginning, containing 1 and ½ acre, more or less, Harper County, Kansas, less the follow-ing tract: Beginning at a point 690 feet South of the center of a 4” x 30” concrete post located at the Northeast corner of Lot 4, Sec-tion 6, Township 32 South, Range 6 West, then South 320.77 feet, then West 680 feet, then North 320.77 feet, then East 680 feet to the place of beginning, adjoining the original Harper Cemetery on the South and containing exactly 5 acres, containing in all 35.54 acres. A tract of land lying South of a line running parallel with the South side of Fourth Street of the City of Harper, Kansas, and lying North of the Southern Kansas Railway right-of-way and bounded on the East by the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 in Township 32 South, Range 6 West, known as the J.W. Wolcott land, all the said described strip or tract of land being located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 in Township 32 South, Range 6 West; also a tract of land in Lot 5 of Section 6 in Township 32 South, Range 6 West, described as follows: Beginning 4 chains and 85 links South of the Northeast corner of Lot 5, in Section 6, Township 32 South, Range 6 West, running then West 4 chains and 47 links, then South 4 chains and 85 links, then West 2 chains and 1 link; then South 4 chains and 62 links, then East 6 chains and 48 links to the East line of said Lot 5; then North along the said East line of said Lot 5, to place of beginning and containing about 4 acres, more or less, less land heretofore deeded to the Harper Cemetery Association and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, all in Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the East Half of Section 11, Township 31 South, Range 8 West, Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, less Railroad right-of-way and di-agonal highway, of Section 28, in Township 31 South, Range 6 West of the 6th P.M., in Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the West 115 acres of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 32 South, Range 8 West, Harper County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 30 South, Range 8 West, Kingman County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such in-terest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).An undivided interest in the minerals in, on and under the South Half of Section 34, Township 30 South, Range 8 West, Kingman County, Kansas, in perpetuity, (such interest is believed to be a one-sixteenth mineral interest).And that such property be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession. You are hereby required to fi le your written defenses thereto on or before the 16th day of August, 2023, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. of such day, in such court in Anthony, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Ronald L. Fanning, PetitionerTad Patton, #10879TRIPLETT WOOLF GARRETSON, LLC2959 N. ROCK ROAD, SUITE 300WICHITA, KS 67226(316) 630-8100Attorneys for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICEPRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTSRUBBER STAMPS • STICKERSLD’s PRINTING • 620-842-5129Rep. Estes’ Monthly Column: Providing Financial Relief, Exposing Corruption By Ron EstesU.S. Representative for Kansas’s 4thCongressional DistrictEach month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s go-ing on in our nation’s capi-tal and throughout the 4th District of Kansas. Here’s what happened in JuneExposing BidenCorruptionThe Ways and Means Committee, on which I serve, released whistle-blower testimony expos-ing allegations of Hunter Biden’s dubious business dealings, the unequal en-forcement of tax law and government abuse regard-ing the investigation into the actions of the presi-dent’s son.The whistleblowers came to Ways and Means because of the special pro-visions protecting taxpayer information – only this com-mittee could legally make this information public. I, along with my Republican colleagues, carefully re-viewed and voted to release this information. Transpar-ency is key to ensuring the government works for you and is accountable to each of you. Bringing this infor-mation to light also allows us to make any legislative reforms needed to address the abuses uncovered.What we learned from the whistleblowers is seri-Rep. Ron Estesous. Hunter Biden failed to pay taxes for more than $8.3 million in income from foreign entities. Due to con-sistent recurring delays in the investigation, the stat-ute of limitations passed on the more serious of his tax crimes – also the ones with the greatest tax liability. Regardless of how the in-vestigation proceeds, Hunt-er Biden will walk away from a huge tax liability – and this at a time when the Biden administration wants to hire 87,000 IRS agents to go after low- and middle-income earning Americans.And then there’s the alleged communication between Hunter and a Chinese Communist Party-affiliated businessman. It opens up a lot of questions about the Biden family’s foreign connections.The wealthy and politi-cally connected should not be treated any differently than everyday Americans. There’s lots more to unpack and lots more work to be done to hold the Biden ad-ministration accountable and ensure equal treat-ment under the law, but the House Ways and Means Committee has shed light on these troubling findings that otherwise would have been hidden by a corrupt cabal in Washington.Introduction of AirAmbulance BillAir ambulances provide lifesaving services, espe-cially for the many Kan-sans living in rural parts of our state. They can be the difference between life and death – a 2019 study found that injured patients trans-ported by air ambulance were less likely to die than those taken by ground am-bulance.That is why I introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to emergen-cy air medical services. The Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act would use data collected under the No Surprises Act to update Medicare reim-bursement rates for emer-gency air services.This bipartisan bill is a common sense way to en-sure all Americans have efficient access to hospitals and specialized providers regardless of their location. When seconds matter, air ambulances have proven to be the best way to care for patients in need, and under this new legislation, the work of the pilots and med-ical professionals on board will continue to save lives. ESTES Continued on next page
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That’s why the Ways and Means Com-mittee passed the Build It in America Act, which included my research and development bill. Restoring immediate R&D expensing will provide economic relief and growth to countless small businesses, employ-ers and innovators in the 4th District. During the markup of this bill I also offered re-marks condemning the Biden administration’s disastrous pursuit of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop-ment’s Pillar 2 tax deal. The administration has repeatedly made commit-ments to the OECD that are out of its prerogative to both make and fulfill. Not only that, enacting Pillar 2 would lead to lower tax rev-enue for the United States Treasury, job losses for our workers and decreased in-vestment in the United States. I’m working with my colleagues to ensure that any country thinking about imposing a discrimi-natory tax on the United ESTES Continued from previous pageStates knows we will be ready to tax them back. Celebrating the ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs went to Washington to cel-ebrate their Super Bowl Championship and I joined the ceremony at the White House proudly wearing a Travis Kelce #87 jersey. It was exciting to be with so many other Kansans and to represent Chiefs Kingdom in our nation’s capital. We have some truly great fans, and I’m looking forward to another winning season this fall!Connect with MeInterested in receiv-ing regular updates about what’s going on in Con-gress? Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter at es-tes.house.gov and please don’t hesitate to reach out to my District Office in Wichita at 316-262-8992 if you have questions, con-cerns or need help with a federal agency.Ron Estes, one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, worked in the aerospace, energy and manufacturing sectors be-fore representing Kansas’ 4th Congressional District since 2017. He is a fifth-generation Kansan, former state treasurer, and serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, Bud-get Committee, and Edu-cation and the Workforce Committee.
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