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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 144 - No. 25 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 124 - No. 25Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, June 21, 2023To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Congratulations to Roy Davis (pictured seated in the front row) of Harper, KS! His name was selected in the Anthony Republican’s ‘Father of the Year’ drawing, making him the winner and recipient of many great gifts from local businesses and sponsors. A special thanks to all the businesses that participated and to all those who entered their fathers!Father Of The Year Drawing WinnerPatterson Health Center was recognized for excel-lence in marketing and com-munications at the Kansas Association of Health Care Communicators conference.There were 40 total en-Patterson Health Center Wins Awards At Communications Conferencetries, with 19 Emeralds awarded and 17 certiﬁcates of merit.Kristen Birket, director of marketing, took home an Emerald Award for the de-sign of the “Mammo is the Best Ammo” logo for last year’s mammogram week.Patterson Health Center won a Certiﬁcate of Merit in Special Events for the 2022 Fall into Health Fair.Lakin Whealy and Kris-ten Birket won a Certiﬁcate of Merit in video for the monthly QuickBites videos.Kristen Birket won a Certiﬁcate of Merit in writ-ing for an article about Dr. Will Patterson’s 24-hour shift in the emergency room.The Emerald Awards are given during annually dur-ing the KAHCC spring con-ference, which is a division of the Kansas Hospital As-sociation. Three out-of-state marketing professionals with extensive experience in health care evaluated the entries.Courtesy PhotoEMERALD AWARD: Kristen Birket, director of marketing at Patterson Health Center, won an Emerald Award at the KAHCC Spring Conference for her design of the “Mammo is the Best Ammo” logo. Birket also won a Certicate of Merit Award for her article about Dr. Will Patterson.Join family and friends at Anthony Lake this up-coming July 4th weekend for the Harper County “What a Blast” celebration and ﬁreworks! The holiday weekend of events begins on Satur-day, July 1st with a double feature of Alfred Hitchcock movies at the Historic An-thony Theatre. North by Northwest begins at 5 p.m. and Rear Window begins at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for one movie and $8 to view both.Events at the lake begin Sunday, July 2 at 8:30 a.m. with a disc golf clinic and then a game at 9 a.m. Reg-istration is $20 at the stage that morning and includes a disc to take home. Later that day, Philip Struble will provide a drum performance on the stage Harper County 4th Of July Weekend: What a Blast!from 6-9 p.m.On Monday, July 3, local band The Goons will per-form from 8-11 p.m. on the stage.Here is a rundown of the events on July 4th.Registration for the 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk near the stage begins at 7 a.m. The event is free to enter, and prizes will be awarded for ﬁrst, second and third place ﬁnishers in the run. Zach McDermott of Antho-ny will jump start the run/walk by playing reveille on his trumpet.At 7:30 a.m. registration for the co-ed sand volleyball tournament, sponsored by Erin Albright of Edward Jones. Entry fee: $60 per 6-person team. Prizes will be awarded for ﬁrst and second place ﬁnishers. From 10 a.m. through the end of the ﬁreworks, DJ JD Schoemann will keep the tunes rolling from the stage.The Girl Scouts from Troop 50 in Anthony will help the kids with patri-otic temporary tattoos at 11 a.m.. Meet at the concrete tables by the stage.The Patriotic Costume Parade and Contest starts at 2 p.m. on the stage. Priz-es for kids and adults. Sand castle building at the sand volleyball pits will start at 3 p.m. The Boy Scouts from Troop 855 in Anthony will hand out bub-bles to the kids.Throughout the holiday weekend, kids can partici-pate in a chalk walk on the Anthony Lake campground sidewalk.The Daughters of the American Revolution Mar-tha Vail chapter will dem-onstrate a ﬂag folding cer-emony at 7 p.m.At 9:45 p.m., Harper County Community De-velopment Director Kari O’Riley will welcome every-one to the ﬁreworks celebra-tion. Kasey Waldschmidt of Anthony will sing the Na-tional Anthem.Victory Pyrotechnics, of Clearwater, Kansas, will deliver a blockbuster of a ﬁreworks show at 10 p.m. Delicious food will also be available throughout the weekend. These food trucks will be set up at the lake near the stage: Cluck Truck of Conway Springs on July 1-4, serving food from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on July 1-3 and on the 4th from 11 a.m.-11 BLAST Continued on next page

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023p.m.; Smokin’ Diner from Wichita on July 1-2, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Krazy Horse of Attica on July 3 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and on the 4th from 7 a.m.-10 p.m.A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS:Thank you to SCTelcom for their title gold sponsor-ship of the 4th of July What a Blast celebration. Silver-level sponsors in-clude the City of Anthony, City of Harper; and Prairie Rose Funeral Homes.Bronze-level sponsors include CELCO; Cropland Insurance Agency; DLS Un-derground; Edward Jones; EZ Disposal; Harper Indus-tries; Irwin-Potter Drug; BLAST Continued from previous pageand The Plains State Bank.Copper-level sponsors in-clude Anthony Farmers Co-Op Elevator; Anthony Motel; City of Attica; DLS Property Management; Dustin & Lindsey Stansbury; Farm Bureau Financial Services; Harbin Fish Farm; Harper Pharmacy; Larry’s Home-town Market; Prairie Belt-ing; PrairieLand Partners; Shepherd’s Oil; Southern Kansas Cotton Growers; Walker Family Dentistry; and Wyatt Trash Service.Iron-level sponsors in-clude: AJ Repair; Bulldog Supply; J&J Pit Stop; Harn-den Construction; Newton & Forsyth Law Ofﬁce; Ricke’s Home Center; Smoke & Lights Smoke Shop; and USD 361-Chaparral Junior/Senior High School.Catching Up With The County CommissionersEditor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceMay 30, 2023The Harper County Board of Commissioners met in reg-ular session, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order to Commissioners Waldschmidt and Commis-sioner Vornauf, Shonda Lar-son, Finance Director, Han-nah Crowe, County Clerk.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve May 26, 2023 payroll in the amount of $166,815.15; approved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove May 30, 2023 accounts payables in the amount of $73,996.74; approved unani-mously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve May 22, 2023 minutes; ap-proved unanimously.Mike Bennett & Staci Calvert, Public Works, gave a department update.Bids were discussed for mowers, tractors and trucks. Commissioners decided to wait on purchasing any mowers, tractors or trucks.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve an Inordinate Spending Au-thorization for (6) 24”x40’ and (4) 36”x40’ from J&A Material in the amount of $22,640.00; approved unani-mously.Brandon Hekel, Bridge Foreman, spoke to Commis-sioners about what needs to be done to South County Bridge.Commissioner Voranuf motioned to approve the 2025 High Risk Rural Roads Program in the amount of $362,000.00; approved unan-imously.At 09:07 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 matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 9:20 a.m. in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda, HR, & Brandon Hekel, Bridge Foreman, were present for this meeting. No binding actions were taken.Ami DeLacerda, HR, gave a department update.Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned for a 5-minute recess; approved unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to reconvene; ap-proved unanimously.At 09:48 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 matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 10:20 a.m. in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Com-missioner Waldschmidt motioned to extend 10-min-utes; approved unanimously. Commissioner Vornauf mo-tioned to extend 5-minutes; approved unanimously. The open meeting returned at 10:35 a.m. Ami DeLacerda, HR, was present for this meeting. Nolan Younce, B&G, entered the meeting at 10:15 a.m. No binding ac-tions were taken.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:36 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairAttest: Hannah K. Crowe, County ClerkOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJune 5, 2023The Harper County Board of Commissioners met in regular session, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order to Com-missioners Waldschmidt and Commissioner Vornauf, Mi-chelle Eshelman, Treasurer, Ami DeLacerda, HR, Shon-da Larson, Finance Direc-tor, Hannah Crowe, County Clerk.Richard Raleigh, County Attorney, had a discussion with the County Commis-sioners about the 30/30 land issue. Also, talked about Sandridge’s back taxes.Ami DeLacerda, HR, gave a department update.Mike Bennett & Staci Calvert, Public Works, gave a department update.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve Trand, Inc to put in (3) 10’ rail-road tanks on South County COUNTY Continued on next pageTRY A CLASSIFIED AD! THEY GET RESULTS!

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the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023 Page 3bridge; approved unani-mously.Shonda Larson & Linda Langley, Finance Depart-ment, gave a budget up-date. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove June 5, 2023 account payables in the amount of $73,140.84; approved unani-mously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve May 26, 2023 employee beneﬁts in the amount of $160,959.44; approved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve May 30, 2023 minutes; ap-proved unanimously.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:42 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairAttest: Hannah K. Crowe, County ClerkCOUNTY Continued from previous pageVISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMMcPherson College Announces Graduates, Spring Honor RollMcPherson College, a four-year private college lo-cated in central Kansas, an-nounces the names of stu-dents earning degrees and graduating from the college on May 20, 2023. Attica, KS: Heidi Beckham, Bach-elor of Science, Biology.McPherson College rec-ognizes its highest academic achievers in its spring 2023 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention. Students must be enrolled full-time and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the last term to qualify for the honor roll. Students earn-ing a grade point average of 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the honorable mention. Attica, KS: Heidi Beckham, Honor-able Mention.

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023Obituary...Larry J. Anton1950 ~ 2023Dr. Larry J. Anton, 72, of Car-rollton, TX, went to be with Jesus on June 9, 2023. He was born June 18, 1950, to Joseph and Rosanna (Ricker) Anton in An-thony, Kansas. Attended Bluff City School until his senior year when the school closed and then gradu-ated from Anthony High School in 1968.Larry worked as an audiolo-gist since 1975. Following high school, Larry then obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1972 from North Western State University in Alva, Oklahoma; his Masters from Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO in 1975. Later in 2004, He received his Doctor of Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences, Meza, Arizona. He worked with all age groups as an educational audiologist in Iowa; a clinical audiologist at the Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, NE; and in private prac-tice for the past 25 years in Texas. Larry has enjoyed the opportunity of helping individuals overcome their hearing challenges in the Fort Worth area for 23 years.Larry believed that hearing loss not only impairs the individual’s quality of life but affects the indi-vidual’s entire family and friends. During his many years as an Au-diologist, he has seen joy brought back to countless individuals and families through hearing aid ampli-cation and counseling. Larry has written numerous hearing related articles for various newspapers and hearing journals. Larry was well respected by his colleagues and professionals all over the world. Larry took immense pride in his profession as an Audiologist. Dr. Anton was also a preceptor for many Audiology students.He enjoyed being with and doing things with his wife as well as their three sons and their fami-lies. Larry was a giver and a xer always helping others out. When time allowed, he liked working on his hobbies of classic cars and street rods. And was always up for a car show. Larry loved telling jokes, bad jokes too, and could talk for hours about hearing and cars.He is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Rosanna Anton, grandparents Frank and Mary An-ton, uncle, Leonard and Rachel Anton and his father-in-law, Philip Paxton.Larry is survived by his wife, Marilyn; son, Chad (Jehan) Anton of Highlands Ranch, CO; stepsons, Bryan (Brenda) Schertz of Canton, TX; Robert (Michelle) Schertz of Blakesburg, IA., sister, Mary Lou and Myrl Misak of Harper, KS., mother-in-law, Mary Paxton of Ot-tumwa, IA. Grandchildren, Kiev, Fiona, and Novak Anton of High-lands Ranch, CO, Jordyn (Steven) Hughes of Oskaloosa, IA, Whitley (Logan) Alexander of Eddyville, IA, Taylor (Samuel) Shetler of Albia, IA and eleven great-grandchildren. Many incredibly special nieces and nephews and cousins.Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Schaeffer Mortuary in Caldwell, KS with Rev. Lonnie Har-ris ofciating. Interment followed at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bluff City, Kansas. Casket bearers were Aidan Michel, Aldan Michel, Kiev Anton, Novak Anton, Mason Misak and Cory Michael Misak. In lieu of owers, memorials may be made to the Caldwell Food Bank, Caldwell, KS, or to Adopt-a-Block – First Assembly of God – 203 Main Street, Terrell, TX 75160. Memorials may also be made to the University of Texas, Dal-las – Collier Center via their web-site: https://giving.utdallas.edu/CallierCenter. Please mark gifts as a tribute gift, LARRY ANTON, and designate CLP. These dona-tions will be used for research for speech and language pathology for people with head injuries. To share a memory or leave a condolence, please visit: www.schaeffermortuary.info Arrangements by: Schaeffer Mortuary, 6 N. Main, Caldwell, KS 67022.FILES Continued on next page60 YEARS AGO - 1963A new business was opened in Anthony by Mr. and Mrs. Blane Mathis, for-merly of Wichita. The Day-light Donut Shop is located in the Martin Building, ﬁrst door west of the Dairy Queen.Marla Graves, Harper County champion speller, placed tenth in the state spelling contest held inTo-peka. A member of Miss Griswold’s sixth grade at Lincoln School, Marla was said to be the youngest speller in the contest and the only sixth grader to ever win the Harper County con-test.Cub Scouts of Den 2 thought they would like to help in some manner with Anthony Clean-Up Week and all went to the East Park where they picked up blowing papers and other litter. All seven of the Cubs, Stan Pratt, Dennis Leader, Keith Piersall, Terry Nie-mann, Randy Patterson, Bruce Carter and Bobby Jackson participated.50 YEARS AGO - 1973Wendell Hacker, 6-0, 180 pound senior linebacker for the Roadrunners, had signed a letter of intent with Hutchinson Community Ju-nior College. An all-state and all-league selection, Hacker averaged 22 tackles and assists, plus one inter-ception for Coach Harvey Romans’ Chaparral squad. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hacker, Harper.Thirteen Boy Scouts and their leaders ended the clean-up week by clean-ing out a blind corner at a rural intersection on Herb Schmidt’s corner 8 miles east and 2 miles south of Anthony. Participating in the clean-up were: Jimmy Seipel, Larry Dunn, Bobby and Kenny Quick, Brad and Richard Cooper, Charley Scott, Dennis Elliott, Doug Asper, Dan Rutherford, Joey Wilcox, Phil Stein, Mitch Starks, Wilbur Graves and Bob Jackson.Judy Wells entertained her morning Pitch Club on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Those enjoying the morning playing Pitch were Karen Kaup who also won high, Vera Dunn, winner of low, Lucille Hodson, De-nise Fawcett, Lola Sechler, Karen Haakinson and Sue Connelly.40 YEARS AGO - 1983Chaparral’s Tom Schrant, 6’2” by 170 pounds, was among the 233 graduating seniors from several coun-ties around Wichita invited to play in the ﬁrst Wichita vs. Southern Kansas High School Basketball and Foot-ball Games. Schrant was an All-State quarterback and safety for the Roadrunners.Members of the Kansas Public Health Association meeting in Overland Park, Kansas elected Virginia Downing to the ofﬁce of vice-president for the com-ing year.Students from Harper County receiving degrees from K-State were: Dana Green, Anthony, bachelor of science in education; Da-vid Wilt, Anthony, doctor of medicine; David Hufford, Harper, doctor of medicine; Corey Schultz, Harper, bachelor of environmental EMAIL YOUR NEWS TO:anthonyrepublican@att.net

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the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023 Page 5HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS5/15: Kale E. Greve: 1) Speed-ing - 77/65, $165.00; 23-TR-183.5/27: Philip E. Swank: 1) Speed-ing - 81/65, $189.00; 23-TR-188.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Greg Hekel Jr., support petition; 23-DM-35.LIMITED CASE FILINGSCavalry SPV I LLC vs. Amy Rhodes, debt collection; 23-LM-23.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Harrison L. Gerling: 1) Possession of marijuana. 2) Possession of drug paraphernalia. 3) Speeding. 23-CR-60.State of Kansas vs. Nathan K. Hurley: 1) Criminal trespapss. 23-CR-63.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. MCPHERSONTuesday, June 20, 20231:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Mark A. Meeks, status confer-ence; 22-CR-127.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Zacherya McGrew, status confer-ence; 22-CR-129, 23-TR-43.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Nathan K. Hurley, status confer-ence; 23-CR-63.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Matthew D. Campbell, status con-ference; 23-TR-84.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Chawna L. Hoskinson, status con-ference; 23-TR-104.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Aa’ryn N. Thompson Crowley, sta-tus conference; 23-TR-105.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Nathan C. Owens, status confer-ence; 23-TR-179.Wednesday, June 21, 20231:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Steven M. Baysinger, preliminary hearing; 22-CR-147, 22-CR-149.Thursday, June 22, 20239:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Larry D. White II, hearing; 22-CR-161.3:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Darrin L. Turner Jr., hearing; 22-TR-315.Friday, June 16, 20238:00 a.m. Jefferson Capital Sys-tems LLC vs. Mark Meeks, status conference; 23-LM-18.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSDouglas E. Asper, 63: Arrested: 6-14-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 5 days.Jose D. Castillo-Sanchez, 34: Arrested: 6-15-23; Released: 6-15-23. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Dylan S. Pulliam, 22: Arrested: 6-16-23; Released: 6-17-23. Ar-rested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Transporting an open container. 2) Possession of marijuana. 3) Possession of drug parapherna-lia.Micah S. Kelly, 45: Arrested: 6-16-23; Released: 6-17-23. Ar-rested By: Barber Co. Sheriff’s Ofce. Charges: 1) Driving while suspended - 1st conviction. 2) Possession of marijuana. 3) Speeding.Cynthia M. Hull, 50: Arrested: 6-17-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HPD. Charges: 1) Possession of narcoticcs. 2) Possession of marijuna. 3) Possession of drug paraphernalia. 4) Transporting an open container. 5) Speeding.Kristopher L. Kienzle, 47: Ar-rested: 6-18-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Operate vehicle without registra-tion or w/ expired tag. 2) Crimi-nal possession of a weapon by a felon - rearm not used in the commission of a crime. 3) Pos-session of drug paraphernalia. 4) Possession of narcotics. 5) Pos-session of marijuana - 2 or more prior convictions.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#761 - Warranty Deed: Robert L. Domnick and Jeanette K. Dom-nick to Jeffrey L. Capps and Diana L. Capps, Lots 1-6 in Blk. 3 in the Domnick-Westridge Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#762 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Alec M. Mortimer to Raul M. Reyes, all of Lot 5, less the N/63’ of the E/12, in Blk. 25 in the origi-nal Town of Harper, Harper Coun-ty, Kansas.#763 - Statutory Warranty Deed: JKZ Farms LLC to Harper County Board of County Commissioners, a tract in the SW corner of Sect. 9, Twp. 32 S, Range 7 W, Harper County, Kansas.#764 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Linda M. Hostetler to Curtis and Bobbie Hostetler Trust, the S/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#765 - Trustee Deed: Brian A. Arnold, Trustee of the William and Janet Arnold Irrevocable Trust, to James A. Lyon, Lots 1-3 in Blk. 4 of Fairview Addition; and Lots 5 and 6 in Blk. 3 of Fairview Addi-tion; both in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.Dept. On Aging: Senior Meals Available In Three Cities By Jennifer WolffSenior Friendship Meals are available in Anthony, Attica & Harper M–F at 11-Noon for a suggested donation of $3 per meal in Anthony & $4 in Harper & Attica. Call the day before to reserve your meal. Anthony Memorial Hall 620-842-3008 Attica Senior Center 620-254-7371 Harper Senior Center 620-896-2063. Get your meal to go if you prefer. All locations also offer ad-ditional activities like pool tables, dominoes, puzzles, bingo, cards & plenty of new friends to make! Check with the location manager for de-tails. I love that our county & cities have made Senior Meals a priority during the last 30+ years. They are not a state or federal require-ment. Our communities have invested in the programs & the senior centers for the livability of Harper County seniors. During Covid, sev-eral programs in our state were forced to close due to no staff or volunteers. A hearty THANK YOU to each Senior Meals staff member & every volunteer server & delivery person. Without each of you, our precious asset of provid-ing nutritious, hot meals to 60+ residents could not hap-pen. Thank your Senior Meal staff/volunteer today!The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any MEALS Continued on next pageFILES Continued from previous pagedesign; and Bruce Schreiner, rural Harper, bachelor of sci-ence in journalism.30 YEARS AGO - 1993At the South Barber track meet in Kiowa, sev-enth grader Richie Barrett picked up three gold medals and broke school and meet records with an 11.56 in the 75-meter hurdles. Former Hornets Hal Prouse (1984) and Brad Coates (1986) had the old mark of 12.2 in that race. Another Anthony sev-enth grader, Kirk Moore, established a school record with a 31.99 in the 200-me-ter hurdles.Three Kansas State Uni-versity graduating students from Anthony were: Stacy Dawn Blagg, bachelor of sci-ence; Kyle David Elmore, bachelor of science; and Richard John Gates, bach-elor of science in agribusi-ness.20 YEARS AGO - 2003Cub Pack 851’s annual Pinewood Derby was held at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Winners of the race were: ﬁrst, Zack Dent; second, Ryan Clements; and third, Kyle Potter. Winners of the boys’ choice design awards were: ﬁrst, Michael Schrant; second, Justin Wilcox and third, Nick Gates. First place winner at the Pepsi-Cola Youth Bowling Championshipp Tourna-ment was Chaparral Higfh School senior Joe Ricke, son of Tom and Thersa Ricke, rural Harper. He earned a $500 scholarship and an ex-pense paid trip to St. Louis, Missouri to compete at the international ﬁnals.10 YEARS AGO - 2013Anthony resident Jason Busche of Anthony Middle School was named the Na-tional Middle School Physi-cal Education Teacher of the Year by the National Associ-ation for Sport and Physical Education.The Harper County Farm Bureau Association had an-nounced that Paige Hoskin-son of Anthony, would be their Ag-Ambassador for the upcoming school year.5 YEARS AGO - 2018Named valedictorians of the 2018 graduating class at Chaparral High School were Jarret Fox and Bran-don Clark. Salutatorian was Margie Goddard. Michelle Eshelman was ofﬁcially sworn in as the new Harper County Trea-surer. The swearing in was performed by the County Clerk, Ruth Elliott, in the clerk’s ofﬁce with employees Kelsie Murphy and Hannah Lumpkin witnessing.

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023age to stay independent with transportation to work, medical appointments, shop-ping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Ev-ery Harper Co resident can ride with public transit re-gardless 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 to Harper Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride res-ervations & rates. 1st come, 1st served.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 6/26: Wichita 8:20 departTues 6/27: Caldwell 9:00 departWed 6/28: Wichita 8:20 departThurs 6/29: Wichita 10:00 departFri 6/30: Wichita 8:20 de-partAll routes are subject to change without notice. MEALS Continued from previous pageRep. Estes’ Monthly Column: Voting To Secure The Border, Reduce Washington’s SpendingBy Ron EstesU.S. Representative for Kansas’s 4thCongressional DistrictEach month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th Dis-trict of Kansas. Here’s what happened in May.Voting to Secure the BorderKansans regularly tell me one of their top priori-ties is the challenges we face at our southern border. Kansans know and under-stand that thanks to the bad policies of the Biden ad-ministration, every state is a border state.Fentanyl is the lead-ing cause of death among Americans aged 18 - 49, and it has been pouring into our country through our porous southern border.For two years, we’ve had chaos at the southern bor-der, and it’s not getting bet-ter. And now, Title 42 has expired.The same day that Title 42 ended, House Republi-cans passed H.R. 2 – com-mon sense legislation to ad-dress the national security and humanitarian crisis and fulﬁll our Commitment to America.The Secure the Border Act will force the Biden administration to restart construction of the border wall, deploy technology to the southern and northern border, increase the number of Border Patrol agents and provide bonus pay, require transparency regarding il-legal crossings from the De-partment of Homeland Se-curity, strengthen current law to protect unaccompa-nied children from human trafﬁcking, end catch and release, end the abuse of executive immigration au-thority and strengthen and streamline the asylum pro-cess.Saving TaxpayerDollars and Continuing the FightThere’s a lot of common sense in Kansas, and we recognize that our federal government shouldn’t be spending more than what we bring in. Yet year after year, Congress votes to in-crease spending, and every so often there are votes to raise the debt ceiling – our self-imposed limit to try and curb the Washington reck-lessness.Even a recent CNN poll revealed that 60% of Ameri-cans, including 58% of inde-pendents and 45% of Demo-crats, believe that we should raise the debt ceiling only if we also address spending. That’s just common sense, and a majority of Americans agree.As we approached the so-called “x date” where we can no longer borrow money and the Treasury has run out of extraordinary measures to pay our bills, House Republi-cans forced President Biden to abandon his nonsensi-cal plan to simply raise the debt limit without address-ing our government’s spend-ing – the reason we’re more than $31,400,000,000,000 in debt. The result was the Fiscal Responsibility Act.It’s worth noting that the House had already done its job. We passed a bill on April 26 – the only one passed in either chamber. If the Sen-ate would have taken it up and passed it and the presi-dent would have signed it, all of the crises the left con-tinues to decry would not happen.Additionally, Republi-cans had been calling for negotiations for months. The president waited near-ly 100 days before meeting with Speaker McCarthy after their initial meeting, and the Fiscal Responsi-bility Act is signiﬁcantly better than the 11th-hour blank check he and other Democrats were hoping for. And without legisla-tion – regardless of when the “x date” actually occurs – Americans would be per-sonally impacted by rising interest rates, even more inﬂation than what Biden’s already inﬂicted and a weaker economy than what we’re experiencing today.Yet the bill that eventu-ally passed the House was still a positive step. I agree with critiques about the bill – it doesn’t go as far as I’d like to cut spending and rein in the federal government. I also know that these are the most aggressive spending cuts that I’ve ever had an opportunity to vote on that will become law – and it will pass with Republicans only controlling one-half of one-third of our federal govern-ment.And what was the al-ternative to the Fiscal Re-sponsibility Act? Demo-crats would have picked up enough moderate votes to push through a so-called clean debt limit with no spending cuts, work re-quirements or economic growth – a blank check for the Biden administration. This would have been far worse, as we’ve repeatedly seen what happens when Washington simply raises the limit on the amount it can spend.We didn’t accumulate $31.4 trillion in debt over-night, and it’s going to take time to undo the ﬁscal mess we’re in, but the Fiscal Re-sponsibility Act saves tax-payer dollars, implements work requirements, encour-ages American energy pro-duction and prevents mas-sive new tax hikes.While it’s not perfect, the bill presents the largest spending cut that Congress has ever voted for in histo-ry. I’ll continue ﬁghting for more ﬁscal reforms to pro-tect taxpayers from Wash-ington’s insatiable desire to spend your money.Bidenﬂation: Prices Keep Going UpNew inﬂation numbers were released in May, con-ﬁrming what we already know – inﬂation is still way too high. For the same goods and services, you and I are paying 15.3% more than we were in January 2021 when President Biden took ofﬁce. ESTES Continued on Page 8

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the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023 Page 7FOR RENT - Low income housing for people age 55 and older. Mainte-nance lives on site. Water, sewer and trash paid. Storm shelters. Contact Meadowlark Housing, 924 E. Spring in Anthony, KS 67003. Phone: 620-842-5331. 32-4-5-tfcFOR RENT - Penn Place Apartments - Furnished, 1 bedroom, 1 bath OR furnished/unfurnished, 2 bedroom, 2 bath. All utilities included, includ-ing cable TV and WiFi. Short term leases and weekly rates available. Call Carol at 620-842-3484 or visit www.vappropertysolutions.com for leasing specials or to apply. 45-4-22-tfcFOR RENTKCAN ADSHELP WANTEDKCAN ADSHELP WANTED: Larry’s Hometown Market is looking for weekend help. Apply in person. M-5-17-tfc(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, June 7, 2023) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASPROBATE DIVISIONIn the matter of the Estate of )CLYDE E. CALVERT, Deceased. ) Case No. HP-2023-PR-15(Filed Pursuant to K.S.A. Ch. 59)NOTICE TO CREDITORSTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on June 1, 2023 a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was ﬁ led in this Court by Deanna Leslie, heir, devisee and legatee of Clyde E. Calvert, de-ceased. All creditors of the decedent are notiﬁ ed to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the ﬁ rst publica-tion of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Deanna Leslie PetitionerJOHNSTON, EISENHAUER, EISENHAUER& LYNCH, LLC113 E. Third - PO Box 825Pratt, KS 67124620/672-5533Attorneys for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, June 14, 2023) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF )Steven Eric Pouliot ) ) Case No. 2023-CV-9TO CHANGE HIS/HER NAME TO: )Lily Iris Lynn Crystal )PURSUANT TO K.S.A CHAPTER 60NOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that Steven Eric Pouliot, ﬁ led a Petition in the above court on the 8th day of May, 2023, requesting a judgement and order changing his/her name from Steven Eric Pouliot to Lily Iris Lynn Crystal. The Petition will be heard in Harper County District Court, 201 N. 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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • June 21, 2023Yet the day before those new numbers were released, the president tried to claim that inﬂation was down 40% since last summer, when he was really referring to the percentage change in the rate of inﬂation. You and I know that prices haven’t fallen since last summer.The House did its part by passing the Limit, Save, Grow Act that will rein in the federal government’s out-of-control spending, which led to these historic levels of inﬂation. Instead of obfuscating the data, we need the president to work with Congress to address the situation.Ensuring QualitySenior CareRep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) joined me in intro-ducing bipartisan legisla-tion in May to address the critical shortage of certiﬁed nursing assistants (CNAs).Together we are work-ing to address this critical shortage, especially in rural areas, by allowing nursing homes to resume CNA edu-cation programs faster. This common sense bill ensures nursing homes continue to meet high standards with-out losing the stafﬁng levels needed for quality care.The bill allows nursing homes that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs after receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once quality stan-dards are met.CombatingUnemployment FraudThe pandemic may be over now, but there are lin-gering problems for Kan-sans in the 4th District.Our state paid out nearly ESTES Continued from Page 6Anthony Masonic Lodge Donates $1,000 To The Garden Of HopeAnthony, Kansas (June 16, 2023 )— The Kansas Ma-sonic Foundation, a nonprof-it organization dedicated to beneﬁtting Kansas commu-nities, has partnered with Anthony Lodge No. 200 to donate $1,000 to the Garden of Hope, an organization of-fering community members access to fresh produce. Founded in 1881, Antho-ny Lodge No. 200 is a Kan-sas Masonic lodge dedicated to Freemasonry, the oldest surviving fraternal orga-nization in the world. The lodge has 20 members and supports various communi-ty organizations, including providing monetary awards to local teachers, paraprofes-sionals, and students, work-ing with the local PRIDE program to perform commu-nity clean-ups, and show-casing local individuals and businesses that shed a posi-tive light on the community."Garden of Hope is unique because they have no corporate sponsorship and are entirely dependent on the community's gen-erosity. There is always a need for an organization such as this in a small com-munity, and even more so in the present economic cli-mate," said Anthony Lodge No. 200 member John Hays. "They have thrived in their past 13 months and see the need to expand the garden area. Our lodge has always been willing to aid the com-munity, and this type of or-ganization seems perfect. It is hoped that the lodge's involvement will jump-start more donations and the city will help offset some of the utility costs, as they do with other organizations."Continuing with their support of the local com-munity, the Brothers at An-thony Lodge No. 200 have teamed up with the Kansas Masonic Foundation to do-nate $1,000 to the Garden of Hope in Anthony, Kan-Courtesy PhotoMARTHA VAIL CHAPTER KSDAR ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY: “Tra la la, tweedled dee dee There’s peace and good will, you’re welcome as the owers on Mockingbird Hill. That’s exactly how the eighteen members and guest of Martha Vail KSDAR felt at the rst meeting since the new ofcers were installed at the May meeting by KSDAR State Regent Rebecca Kline, at the annual garden party hosted by The Mockingbird Flower Farm owners Ron and Bonnie Giesen this past Thurs-day. Nestled among the gardens of owers the members were entertained by Bonnie with stories of the beginning of their business and adventures they had shared at Anthony Lake with friends and family. The tour of the gardens was cut a little short when the rain rolled in and guest scrambled to gather their belongings, dampening everything but their spirits. Pic-tured (L-R) are the new ofcers Registrar Karen Youce, Treasurer Frances Smalley. Chaplin Linda Chambers, Secretary Judy Bane, Vice Regent Joyce Kaup, Regent Deniese Fawcett, and KSDAR State Regent Rebecca Kline.sas. Garden of Hope offers people of all ages access to fresh produce raised in the garden. They also provide those without the means to have a garden of their own the ability to enjoy or learn more about gardening and the need for raising crops. They also operate a "Bless-ing Box," where the commu-nity donates books, personal hygiene items, non-perish-able food, and anything else they feel might be needed by community members. So far, over 300 people have taken advantage of the various programs and have beneﬁt-ted from the generosity of their neighbors. The funds donated by the lodge will help extend fencing and buy seed, fertilizer, and other gardening supplies. A for-mal donation presentation will be made before July 4, 2023.$466 million to fraudulent unemployment claims dur-ing the COVID crisis. And across the country, of the estimated $873 billion in total pandemic unemploy-ment insurance beneﬁts dis-bursed, about $357 billion went to fraudulent claims. Unemployment exists to help Americans in need – not fraudsters gaming the system.To begin to right this wrong and strengthen the unemployment insurance system against further fraud and abuse, the House passed the Protecting Tax-payers and Victims of Un-employment Fraud Act. This bill ensures that some of the hundreds of billions of dol-lars are recouped and allows states to keep 25% of those funds so that they can im-prove the security of their own unemployment insur-ance systems.

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