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Bringing Businesses Back To Main StreetThe Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 11 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 11Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, March 13, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Photo By: Lori Wilson/ HCHFHARPER COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS: Pictured (L-R): Jason Wolff, Stan Wedman, Martha Hadsall, Brenda Shue, Lauri Patterson, Erin Albright, Tavish Hall, and former Project Manager Kathy Zimmerman.Harper County Health Foundation Celebrates Successful Year WithDonors & Friends At Annual MeetingBy Lori Wilson HCHF Project ManagerHarper County Kansas - Celebrating another suc-cessful year, the Harper County Health Foundation met with donors and friends March 7, 2024 at the Antho-ny Christian Church. The HCHF Board treated the participants to a meal pro-vided by Patterson Health Center and a program high-lighting the progress of the last 12 months.Highlighted was the hugely successful Dialysis Program campaign. HCHF has raised $145,000 in 10 months through various efforts such as the Love Lights. Plans are becom-ing reality as the program manager, Lisa Apperson, RN, BSN, CCRN, has been hired to coordinate. Eric Renner delivered a moving message about the need for local dialysis centers and how it could help people like himself improve their qual-ity of life. Lisa shared her plans and answered ques-tions regarding the dialysis program with the group. Donations are still needed and anyone can read more information about the pro-gram and donate online at www.hcohf.org. HCHF provides several scholarships and grant op-portunities. Speaking to the use of a grant was Sheri Francis, RN, Community Nurse Navigator, who pur-chased blood pressure cuffs to leave with homebound residents. Innslee Albright, Chaparral’s Key Club Presi-dent, shared how the high school club has partnered with HCHF to support the Imagination Library that supplies free books for chil-dren in the county. Martha Hadsall, current Board Chair, presented informa-tion on the changes of Board personne, including the re-tirements of Bret Walker and Tavish Hall, and the re-tirement of Kathy Zimmer-man as Project Manager, to be replaced by Lori Wilson. Ms. Hadsall also gave up-dates as to the impact the Foundation has had on the health initiatives of Harper County.The evening wrapped up with a lively auction of Date Baskets, called by the new Board Chair, Jason Wolff. Several items were Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanPRIDE IN ANTHONY: The building at 209 E. Main, owned by Oscar Macias, has underwent renovations inside and out.Oscar Macias Sr. is a busy man. In December of 2022, Oscar purchased the former Balloon’s Aloft build-ing at 209 East Main St. Shortly after, he brought the new building to life with a ﬁrst time ever coat of paint, giving our Anthony com-munity PRIDE with an at-tractive outcome. While we all watched and wondered what was going into the building, Oscar was seeing the beginning of his dream come to life. Inside it became the home ofﬁce and storage of SSM Services LLC, Os-car’s construction company. It also houses HPCO Sports which sells, buys, and trades sports memorabilia, ap-parel, jerseys, trading cards, and more. The store is the result of Oscar’s high school hobby of collecting sports memorabilia which outgrew the space in his home. While it is a business, Oscar con-siders it an extension of his hobby as he loves every min-ute he can be in the store. He shares time there with his family and has taken his youngest daughter there since she was a baby. Oscar arrived in Anthony with the Shell Oil Company as they began the explora-tion for oil around Anthony. When Shell Oil left Anthony in 2015, Oscar made the life changing decision to stay in Anthony with his family to start a new chapter in their family’s life. Oscar liked the school system and wanted to give his children the op-portunity to settle in our community. Since then, his two older children, Oscar Jr. & Nackeitta, have gradu-ated from Chaparral. (Those who follow CHS sports will remember that Nackeitta is the ﬁrst female wrestler in Chaparral’s history to place at state). His daugh-ter, Nackenzie, is a ﬁrst-year Technology Department RequestingAdequate Resources From School BoardUnofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingMarch, 4, 2024Regular MeetingBoard Members Present: Jan Misak, Bret Walker, Samantha Troyer, Dusty Albright, Rose Ann Teel, Jarrett Schmidt, Lindsay Zimmerman (Zoom). Oth-ers Present: Josh Swartz, Robyn Liebelt, Cody Li-ebelt, Josh Patterson, Curt Miller, Chad Jacobs, Tracy Frederick, Vance Williams, Clay Wilcox, Eryn Guy, Brittany Randleman, Erin Bundy, Jason Jump, Julie Jahay, Chris Headrick, Allie Moritz, Allison Grumbein, Bryan Hilgeman, Juliana Whisman, Katy Thomas.Roll Call / Pledge ofAllegianceGood Things Good things were shared by the group. Adoption of Proposed Agenda and AdditionsMotion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to adopt the proposed agenda with Items #2 and #3 from the Consent Agenda pulled for discussion. Motion passed 7-0. Consent Agenda1) Approve minutes from the February 12, 2024, Reg-ular Meeting Board Meet-ing, February 16, 2024, Special Meeting, February 21, 2024 Special Meeting, February 22, 2024 Special Meeting. Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the consent agen-HEALTH Continued on next pageSCHOOL Continued on next pagePRIDE Continued on next page

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024generously donated by area businesses. The Board also appreciated the help of Key Club members to serve the dinner and desserts. HCHF looks forward to another suc-cessful year as we see the Di-alysis Center become a real-ity and continue supporting a healthier Harper County.student at CHS and is on the basketball team. The young-est daughter is two and half year old Nacky, the delight of the family. Her mother, Amabelly Barrera, is em-ployed at Harper Elemen-tary as a nurse/para. Os-car’s father, Simon Macias, completes the family. They live on North LL & G in the former home of the Jackson family and bike shop. Once Oscar left the employment of Shell Oil, he started his own construction company. Over the years, he has been responsible for the build-ings of several stores across Kansas including grocery stores, IHop, and Harbor Freight. The connections he made with other businesses during these years served Oscar well. Oscar just ﬁn-ished the demolition of the McDonald’s in Anthony. He became the sub-contractor for the job because of a con-nection he made with the Alabama company that McDonald’s uses for these jobs. Oscar has also remod-eled and sold vacant houses PRIDE Continued from previous pagein Anthony. The house he restored at 716 N. Bluff re-ceived a recognition sign from Anthony PRIDE in March of 2021 for the make-over of the property. The house had received ﬁre damage and was not livable. Oscar is currently working on a remodeling project for his church. Oscar is open to doing small jobs as well as bigger projects.Oscar’s dreams for the building on Main Street are not complete. Oscar has installed a commercial kitchen in the building. The building is huge and can be home to a party and event room or many differ-ent types of business. Os-car dreams of what all it could become. In addition, he uses the back 1,000 sq. ft for storage for his construc-tion business. As ﬁnances become available, he hopes to remodel the upstairs into living quarters. Oscar’s head is full of dreams. Seeing all that he has accomplished since settling here in 2015, more positive things will be happening in this location. Anthony PRIDE thanks Os-car and his family for being a positive force in helping to keep Anthony "Active and Attractive"!HEALTH Continued from previous pageda. Motion passed 7-0. Discussion and Actionof Items pulled from Consent Agenda1) Approve Skyward Stu-dent Management 3 year of-fer. Motion by Troyer, second by Misak: I move to approve the Skyward 3 year con-tract for $14,169.60. Motion passed 7-0. 2) Approve Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouchers. Motion by Albright, second by Mi-sak: I move to approve the Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouch-ers. Motion passed 7-0. Principal & DirectorUpdates - March 2024Buildings & Grounds De-partment: Preparation has occurred for sub state bas-ketball to allow the move of additional bleachers by SCHOOL Continued from previous pagehelping move some of the weight room. Prep is still ongoing to get ready for track. Discus rings are set up, mowing is occurring and patching on the track will be ongoing. Water circulating pump has been installed at AES to have hot water again in the north portion of the building. Working mainte-nance tickets as issues arise. Since the last meeting, we have spent multiple days helping cover buildings due to shortages of custodians and maintenance occurring because of illness, etc. De-livery van went down and had to be taken to Wichita for repairs, food deliveries completed with the subur-ban and trailer. Will contin-ue working on areas on the track as issues arise. Will see the completion of the ir-rigation system in the next 30 days. Looking at possible projects, nothing is ﬁnalized at this time. Replacement ovens and prooﬁng cabinet have been ordered for CHS and will be installed once they arrive. Will continue working maintenance tick-ets as they come through. Trying to schedule Mike Dixon in the next 30 days to come look at the track again to begin planning for work to begin.Technology Department: In the midst of navigating the complexities of our cur-rent operational landscape, the Technology Department faces signiﬁcant challenges that directly impact our ability to serve our students, faculty, and the broader educational community ef-fectively. The recent reduc-tion of a full-time equiva-lent (FTE) position within our team, amid an already pressing need for additional resources, has stretched our capacity thin. This change complicates our mission to think strategically, manage daily operations, and inte-grate responsibilities tradi-tionally managed by other departments, which inher-ently align with IT functions. The absence of dedicated roles for cybersecurity and network operations leaves a gap in our defenses and operational efﬁciency, risk-ing the security of our data and the robustness of our network infrastructure, which is critical for sup-porting over 2,000 IP con-nected devices district-wide. Our department's ability to handle entry-level support tickets, escalate complex is-sues, and engage in essen-tial contract negotiations and vendor management is further strained by this stafﬁng challenge. Without a structured service desk and tier 2 support team, our responsiveness is compro-mised, affecting our service level agreements (SLAs) and, ultimately, classroom functionality and safety. The necessity to be agile in our operations, juggling ﬁnan-cial planning and long-term strategic objectives, becomes all the more difﬁcult under these constraints. Addition-ally, in response to our cur-rent ﬁscal realities, we are making tough decisions to cut essential tools and sup-plies, such as reducing our SCHOOL Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024 Page 3GOT NEWS OR PICSYOU WANTTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netSCHOOL Continued from previous pageKajeet hotspots and Wye-bot WiFi analysis tools, and moving to a just-in-time pro-curement process to ensure when purchases are made, they are approved and needed. These measures, while ﬁscally responsible, will undoubtedly challenge our ability to maintain the level of service our district has come to expect. Despite these hurdles, our team is committed to upholding the district's values and stra-tegic objectives, aiming to ensure that every action we take is in the best interest of enhancing educational outcomes and operational efﬁciency. We understand the importance of adapting to these challenges, con-tinuously seeking innova-tive solutions to support our classrooms and protect our students' and teachers sensative data. Taking on this role, I was aware of the challenges ahead, yet it's been a tough journey that has tested our resilience and resourcefulness, but we remain dedicated. Mov-ing forward, it is imperative that we work collaboratively with the district leadership and the board to ﬁnd sus-tainable solutions that will enable us to rebuild and ex-pand our capacity, ensuring we can deliver on our prom-ise of providing a safe, efﬁ-cient, and effective learning environments for all. Staff-ing ratio’s: Accounting for data from Workforce, they’ve found that for organizations with less than 500 employ-ees, the average ratio is 1:18, IT staff to employees. This ratio tends to increase as the organization gets larger, with organizations between 5,000 and 10,000 employees having a ratio of 1:25 on av-erage. Our current ratio is roughly: 1:43 with around 130 faculty and staff. Keep in mind, we also support 852 students which drastically increases our ratio. This is why we believe a more accu-rate measure is IT staff to IP connected devices ratio. Ac-cording to ITIL Information technology Infrastructure Library, IT stafﬁng ratios should be 1:50-70 devices and based on the complexity of environments up to 1:150. We’re currently at roughly 1:666 based on the previous directors last counts before their retirement. Again, we are dedicated to serving, but we need our board to help us provide adequate resources and if that can’t be given, we need your support in up-holding what we do have. Transportation Depart-ment: This month, Conna Livingston has been recog-nized as our Employee of the Month, highlighting our ongoing efforts to boost em-ployee morale and satisfac-tion. We've made progress on facility improvements by getting the bulk diesel and unleaded fueling systems up and running. I have had demos with a few software companies and have found one that will ﬁt our situa-tion and is very reasonably priced. Will be getting in-formation entered and ev-erything set up in the next week or so. Investing in routing software aims to streamline processes and make them more efﬁcient, aligning with our goal of us-ing funds wisely. As we look ahead to the bustling spring schedule, we're focused on ensuring smooth logistics for events and trips for both staff and students. Schedul-ing Spring Evacuation drills (3/18 - 3/20) underscores our commitment to safety and preparedness. Driver evalu-ations will also be taking place starting after Spring Break and into April. These actions support our strategic objectives by promoting efﬁ-cient resource management, improving communication, and fostering trust within the district and community. February Activity (non rt) miles: Yellow ﬂeet - 1,821; White ﬂeet: 10,580.Food Service Depart-ment: In February, the school menu featured stu-dent favorites such as par-faits and donuts for break-fast, and chicken and wafﬂes along with mozzarella dunk-ers for lunch. Business reviews for OPAA! were positive, indicating that the district is performing well overall. Chad successfully ordered our equipment, and we are excited to utilize it to provide high-quality meals. We did face challenges with waste this month due to ill-ness circulating. March be-gan with National School Breakfast Week, we are featuring a new item each day. After spring break, the menu will introduce chicken pot pie soup and reintroduce cherry pie sweet rolls.Chaparral Jr/Sr High School Principal: As Chapar-ral Jr Sr High School wraps up KELPA testing and is in the midst of preparing for state testing at the end of the month, our focus on increasing rigor for all stu-dents is evident. Addition-ally, Parent-Teacher confer-ences this week serve as an opportunity to improve communication systems and enhance trust between the school system and the com-munity. On behalf of the Chaparral Jr Sr High School staff, I would like to extend our gratitude to the parents who coordinated meals for both evenings, demonstrat-ing increased community involvement in celebrating academic growth and excel-lence. Our staff's commit-ment to planning engaging activities, such as the FFA food packing event, the Future Maker Lab (which provides the opportunity for 7th graders to explore careers in STEM), the CTE fair to introduce students and community members to CTE programs available at Chaparral, and the up-coming all-school dodgeball tournament, contributes to improved morale and in-creased student participa-tion in clubs, athletics, and activities.In line with our goal to provide enriching experi-ences, our Freshman and Sophomore classes will be attending college vis-its at WSU and WSU Tech. Furthermore, our upcom-ing collaboration with the Harper County Sheriff's Department for the Steered Straight drug prevention program on March 18th for students in grades 4-12th showcases our commitment to improving trust within the district and addressing community concerns. A par-ent presentation scheduled for that evening at Chapar-ral invites all parents and community members to par-ticipate, further strength-ening our partnership and communication channels. We are looking forward to a busy spring!Chaparral Jr/Sr High AP/AD: We are thrilled to report a signiﬁcant turnout for our track and ﬁeld teams this season. Currently, we have 70 students participating in junior high track and 32 stu-dents participating in high school track. This enthusias-tic participation bodes well for our upcoming competi-tions, and we are excited to see our athletes excel. Ad-ditionally, we have 18 stu-dents out for both softball and baseball teams along with 12 students are out for boys tennis.These students are demonstrating dedica-tion and passion for their re-SCHOOL Continued on Page 5

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS12/2: Diego A. Barron: 1) Speeding - 96/65; $320.00. 24-TR-7.2/7: Donovan E. Scroggins: 1) Failure to yield at stop or yield sign; $183.00. 24-TR-38.2/20: Jack V. Andres: 1) Speed-ing - 78/65; $171.00. 24-TR-39.CIVIL CASE FILINGSMarc Allen, et al., vs. Cap Car-pet Inc., other contract; 24-LM-6.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, March 11, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Corey Crosby, status conference; 24-TR-12.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Randy D. Gould, rst appearance; 24-TR-26.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Edwin Arias, rst appearance; 24-TR-45.Tuesday, March 12, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Justin W. Morris, probation viola-tion, 21-TR-310; status confer-ence, 24-CR-12.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christopher D. Greene, pay or appear; 23-CR-101.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Lacha D. McDonald, status con-ference; 23-CR-5.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. David C. Williams, status confer-ence; 24-CR-13.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Alan Fleming, status conference; 24-CR-15.Thursday, March 14, 20248:00 a.m. Midland Credit Man-agement Inc. vs. Wesley Hawel, dismissal; 24-LM-20.9:00 a.m. Flyin’ 3 Veterinary Service Inc. vs. Ivan Trester, an-swer hearing; 23-LM-78.9:00 a.m. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jerry Jonee, answer hearing; 24-LM-19.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSJesie J. Skinner, 28: Arrested: 3-4-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Sarah E. Drake, 33: Arrested: 3-5-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Robert F. Henry, 36: Arrested: 3-6-24; Released: 3-8-24. Arrest-ed By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Disor-derly conduct.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1143 - Sheriff’s Deed: Sher-iff of Harper County to Conway Bank, Lots 7 and 8 in Blk. 7 of Barton’s Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1144 - Quit Claim Deed: JUstin W. Kastens to Allison L. Fox, Lot 4 in Blk. 44 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1145 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Allison L. Fox to Central Energy Co. LLC, Lot 4 in Blk. 44 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1146 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Allen R. Yoder and Lisa F. Yoder to Lori Halsey, Lots 1, 2 and the vacated 15’ of College Avenue adjacent to Lot 1 on the N, in Blk. 12 of College Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1147 - Trustee’s Deed: Rene Brozovich, Trustee of the Larry S. Wohlschlegel Revocable Trust, to Rene Brozovich, Trustee of the Larry S. Wohlschlegel Revocalbe Trust, a 6.21 acre tract in the SE corner of Sect. 9, Twp. 31 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1148 - Quit Claim Deed: Jeanne Jelinek to Jeff Jelinek, the W/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 21, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the NE/4 of Sect. 21, TWp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and a tract in the NE corner of the NW/4 of Sect. 21, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1149 - Quit Claim Deed: Jeanne Jelinek to Jeff Jelinek, a tract in the SE corner of Blk. 49 in the City of Bluff City; all of Blk. 52 in the the City of Bluff City; and all of Lots 13-24 inclusive in Blk. 69, including all vacated streets, in the City of Bluff City; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1150 - Quit Claim Deed: Jeanne Jelinek to Jeff Jelinek, the W/2 of Sect. 12, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the NE/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., and the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 17, Tw. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SE/4 of Sect. 34, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 34, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1151 - Quit Claim Deed: Jeanne Jelinek to Jeff Jelinek, the a 40 acres tract in the N/2 of the N/2 of the NE/4 of the N/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 5, Twp. 32 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M. (aka 895 NE 100 Rd.), Harper County, Kansas.#1152 - Trustee’s Deed: Jerry L. Turner and Myra J. Turner, Trust-ees of the Turner Family Trust, to Chad W. O’Trimble and Sheila M. O’Trimble, Lot 4 in BLk. 23 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1152 - Trustee’s Deed: Jerry L. Turner and Myra J. Turner, Trust-ees of the Turner Family Trust, to Chad W. O’Trimble and Sheila M. O’Trimble, Lot 4 in BLk. 23 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1153 - Trustee Deed: William H. Gumma and Jessica C. Ke-neally, Trustees of the Orinoco Revocable Trust, to Lance E. Mathes and Laurie R. Mathes, the NE/4 of Sect. 11, Twp. 34 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1154 - Trustee Deed: William H. Gumma and Jessica C. Ke-neally, Trustees of the Orinoco Revocable Trust, to Lane E. Mathes and Laurie R. Mathes, the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 12, Twp. 34 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1155 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Brit Maskrid and Katherine Maskrid, and LeAnn Maskrid, to Jeffrey Owen and Chase Radford, the SE/4 of the SE/4 of Sect. 6, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1156 - Statutory Warranty Deed: James A. Coady and Lesa G. Coady to Robert Weeks, a tract located in the NE//4 of Sect. 15, Twp. 33 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.Obituary...Frank C. Hormel1936 ~ 2024Frank Conrad Hormel, known to many as “Frankie,” was born March 22, 1936 in Anthony, Kan-sas, son of Charles Conrad and Edna V. (Patterson) Hormel. He graduated from Anthony High School with the Class of 1954. On June 29, 1958, Frankie married the love of his life and soulmate, Judie Ann Sidman, in Wellington, Kansas. They made their home on the family farm southwest of Anthony. Frankie served in the U.S. Army, as a Radio/Teletype Opera-tor from 1959-1961, and employed later for Sante Fe Railroad as a Morse Code Operator. He and his wife Judie had a greyhound opera-tion for over 25 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking, raising cattle and spending time with his family. Frankie was well known for his spunky sense of hu-mor, always invited a good laugh, and enjoyed story-telling.Frankie passed away peace-fully on March 5, 2024 at his home at the age of 87. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judie; his par-ents; his son, Todd Conrad Hormel; and brother-in-law, Jim Wharton. Frankie will be deeply missed by his children: Tina Youngblood, Tracy Hormel, Terri Peterson, and Troy (Betsy) Hormel; sister, Gwen-dolyn Wharton; nephew, Larry (Roxan) Wharton; niece, Connie (Dennis) Vardy; Grandchildren – Caley (Corey) Sommers, Leah Wakely, Nick (Juana) Morland, Tif-fany (Bernie) Fisher, Bo Morland, C.J. (Jadyn) Smallwood, Dustin Higgins, Jennifer (Drew) Brown, Michelle Nelson, Aaron Peterson, Hailey (Zac) Doyle; Great-grand-children – Arya, Gunnar, Logan, Landree, Eli, Riverlyn, Ava, Alexis, Emily, and Luke; his best friend and furry companion, Tucker, and a host of other relatives and friends. Memorial service was held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony with Pastor Kent Olds of-ciating. Musical selections “Beat You There,” “When I Get Where I’m Going,” “Go Rest High on that Mountain,” “There Will Be A Day,” and “Goodbye,” were played with the slide show.Memorials in memory of Frankie may be made to the Frank Hormel Memorial Fund and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funer-al Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.Obituary...Lonnie R. Duvall1959 ~ 2024Lonnie R. Duvall, 64, passed away March 8th, 2024 in Ellin-wood, KS. Born on July 7th, 1959 in Attica, KS he was the son of Bob and LaRay (Wilson) Duvall. Lonnie graduated from South Barber HS in 1978 and went from the farm to the United States Army where he served for 7 years attaining the rank of Sergeant. He was part of the 2nd Armored Division where he was a crewman for the M1 Abrams tank. Lonnie married Adele Rose Havens in Svendborg, Denmark on May 21, 1982 she survives of the home. Lonnie was an Ellin-wood resident for 4 years formerly of Great Bend, KS and Ulysses, KS. He worked at Kansas Land Tire in Great Bend as an industrial tire technician before retirement and was a former member of the VFW. Survivors include wife, Adele Rose Duvall; daughters, Erica (Alex)Trevino and Chris-tina (Warren Thomas) Duvall; brother, Billy Duvall; sister, Susan Duvall; and beloved grandchildren Brooklyn Thomas, Justin Thomas, and Giovanni Trevino. Lonnie was preceded in death by parents and brothers, David, James, and Scot-ty Duvall. Graveside service will take place 2:00 PM, Tues., Mar. 12th at Spring Grove Cemetery in An-thony, KS with Military Honors. Viewing will take place beginning at 1:00 that day at the cemetery. In lieu of owers memorials are sug-gested to donor’s choice in care of Minnis Chapel, PO Box, 246, Ellin-wood, KS 67526.WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COM

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the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024 Page 5spective sports, and we are conﬁdent in their abilities to represent our school with pride. Golf, Boys Tennis, and Other Sports: In golf, we have 3 students participat-ing. Although this team may be smaller in numbers, we are committed to providing them with the support and resources they need to suc-ceed. Last week, Chaparral Junior Senior High School had the privilege of hosting the Sub-State basketball tournament. This was a sig-niﬁcant undertaking, and SCHOOL Continued from Page 5I am pleased to report that it was executed seamlessly. We received numerous com-pliments about our school and the friendly staff who contributed to the success of the tournament. I want to extend my heartfelt grati-tude to all staff members in-volved in making this event a memorable and enjoyable experience for everyone in-volved. In conclusion, our athletic department is thriv-ing, with strong participa-tion across multiple sports and successful hosting of major events. We are proud of the dedication and hard work demonstrated by our student-athletes, coaches, and staff members. Thank you for your continued sup-port of our athletic programs at Chaparral Junior Senior High School. AES Principal: March will start with Parent-Teacher conferences at AES, aimed not only at discussing student progress but also at strengthening our com-munity ties. These discus-sions are crucial as they also facilitate the consenting process for essential assess-ments like the BASC (Be-havior Assessment System for Children) and the BESS (Behavioral and Emotional Screening System) further demonstrating our commit-ment to proactive and inclu-sive problem-solving. Fur-thermore, March 18, 2024, marks the beginning of our state assessments period . These assessments are more than just evaluations; they are opportunities to reﬂect on our strategies and make data-driven decisions that resonate with our commit-ment to academic excellence and school improvement. The approach is integral to our mission of not merely meeting but exceeding ex-pectations of our community and fostering trust, thereby contributing to our strategic goals of retention, recruit-ment, and leadership devel-opment. Our focus lies not just on progress tracking but on cultivating a deeper bond between the school and our families, directly contributing to a positive educational atmosphere and ensuring satisfaction among our stakeholders. In essence, these initiatives epitomize our commitment to not just academic rigor but to creat-ing a nurturing and trust-ﬁlled environment for both our students and educators, aligning with our broader strategic objectives. HES Principal: I'm pleased to provide an up-date on recent activities at Harper Elementary that directly align with our stra-tegic objectives. We have successfully wrapped up the KELPA testing, demon-strating our commitment to ensuring targeted support for students' language pro-ﬁciency needs. Our STEM program is off to a promising start, with students adjust-ing well to the new program and schedule. This initiative not only enhances academic challenges but also fosters critical thinking and prob-lem-solving skills, in line with our goal of increasing rigor for all students and im-proving leadership skills for all stakeholders. In addition, we are currently ﬁnalizing schedules for state assess-ments, further emphasizing our commitment to academ-ic excellence and celebrat-ing growth and achievement within our community. Fi-nally, as we prepare for Par-ent Teacher conferences and spring evaluations for new teachers, we are strengthen-ing communication systems and increasing community involvement, essential for building trust within the district and improving mo-rale. Culture & Climate De-partment: The Chaparral Parents As Teachers organi-zation is proud to announce the sponsorship of a commu-nity baby shower scheduled for later this Spring, made possible by the generous funding from the Challenge Grant. This event aims to educate expectant and new parents on important topics such as tobacco cessation, maternal mental health, and safe sleep practices for infants. On March 18, en-gaging "Steered Straight" presentations are scheduled for grades 4-12, graciously sponsored by the CHS lead-ership group "Valient 13." Working in partnership with the Harper County Sheriff's Department, these presentations will cover crucial information on sub-stance abuse, addiction, vaping, bullying, and more. Additionally, a community presentation is in the works for that evening. The Spring BESS (Behavior/Emotional/Social Screener) window is currently open for participa-tion. Seeking parental per-mission ﬁrst, the screening process will begin and con-tinue until March 29. Paren-tal reports will be distrib-uted at the end of the year. Our buildings have reported positive progress with the implementation of the Char-acter Strong SERVE model practices. It is heartening to see the commitment to nur-turing a community of em-pathy and kindness.Training Updates1) Kansas School Board Resource Center: Tracy Frederick from Kansas School Board Resource Cen-ter introduced the services that KSBRC can provide to the school board and dis-trict. 2) Book Study Plan | Great on Their Behalf…: The group discussed a plan for a book study.Staff Retention &Recruitment1) Executive Session for Non-Elected Personnel (Ac-tion Item): Motion by Al-bright second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss an individ-ual employee’s performance pursuant to non-elected personnel exception un-der KOMA to include addi-tional personnel as needed, from 8:25 - 8:40 pm. Motion passed 6-1 (Abstain: Misak). Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:25-8:40 pm; Lori Kopp (KASB): SCHOOL Continued on next pageCity Holds Special Meeting To Discuss Housing DevelopmentOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkFebruary 29, 2024CALL TO ORDERMayor Cleveland called the Special Meeting to Or-der at 6:00 p.m.ROLL CALLPresent: Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Eaton, Commis-sioner Jan Lanie, Commis-sioner Eric Smith, Com-missioner Howard Hatﬁeld, City Clerk/Administrator Cyndra Kastens, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller, Chief of Police Kenny Hod-son, Neven Cullop, Teresa Cullop, Bill Giesen, Steve Bellesine, Connie Jacobs, Kenny Hodson Jr., Bill Slankard, Bryan Hilgeman, Chris Hoskinson, Brandon O'Riley, Don Atha, Rebecca Tarnow and Grant Wisen-baker (zoom).ITEMS OF BUSINESS1. City Commission Work Discussion Anthony Lake Development Proposal: The City Commission reviewed the Salt Plains Outﬁtters proposal.2. City Commission Dis-cussion with Salt Plains Outﬁtters: The City Com-mission presented questions and discussed the proposal with Grant Wisenbaker of Salt Plains Outﬁtters. 3. Public Comments: The City Commission took comments from the public. The following members of the public provided ques-tions or comments: Teresa Cullop, Steve Bellesine, Chris Hoskinson, Brandon O’Riley.4. City Commission Con-cluding Comments: After discussion, a motion was made to work on a coun-ter proposal for Salt Plains CITY Continued on Page 8

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, March 6, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 59, K.S.A.IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )KENNETH GOODENOUGH )aka KENNETH LEE GOODENOUGH ) CASE NO. 2024 PR 04 and ROXANNE GOODENOUGH )aka ROXANNE ALINE GOODENOUGH, )DECEASED. ) NOTICE 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 Evan Hance, son of Kenneth Goodenough aka Kenneth Lee Good-enough and Roxanne Goodenough aka Roxanne Aline Goodenough, deceased, praying:That decent be determined of the following described real estate situated in Harper County, Kansas: Lots Five (5), Six (6), and Seven (7), Block Forty-four (44), City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by dece-dent at the time of their death.You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses thereto on or before the 28th day of March, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. of said day, in said Court in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Evan Hance PetitionerBLACK’S LAW OFFICE, P.A.306 South Oak St.Pratt, Kansas 67124LEGAL NOTICE8:25-8:40 pm. Misak did not join the executive session due to a conﬂict of interest. Motion by Albright, sec-SCHOOL Continued from previous pageond by Troyer: I move to go into executive session to discuss an individual em-ployee’s performance pursu-ant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include additional person-Courtesy PhotoT2C SPEAKER: Tyler Johnson spoke to students about the data analysis and software company SPLUNK as part of the ‘Transition to Careers’ program.SPLUNK Speaker Loves DataBy Carol Jean MartinHave you ever wondered how your order on Amazon for a product will show you merchandise on the screen with this statement, “You may be interested in these products”. How in the world does the cite know what you may be interested in read-ing about, let alone pur-chasing?In the technological world of today, it is driven by collecting massive amounts of data. Just think about how many times on the in-ternet someone searches information even on a topic for a research paper? What online advertisements does a person read? Transition to Careers speaker, Tyler Johnson, spoke recently to Chaparral and Attica Public Schools about the data analysis software company SPLUNK founded in 2003. SPLUNK is part of the fourth indus-trial revolution or Industry 4 and was founded in 2003. The ﬁrst revolution was about mass production. The fourth is about mass cus-tomization.The fourth industrial revolution has been built from each level of discovery and expertise of the previous industrial revolutions. It is driven by the large amounts of data that is delivered by the use of cell phones and internet. The connectivity of what is typed in a text, ordered from Amazon, or researched on the internet to a huge data base such as SPLUNK. SPLUNK re-ceives a massive amount of data to analyze and predict. The human-machine inter-action and improvements in robotics will continue to be part of the fourth indus-trial revolution. Intelligent computer are shaping the fourth industrial revolution. The cloud, cyber security and physical systems are “The new oil”, Johnson said, “without SPLUNK it would take 181 million years to download the amount of data that is collected. It is useless unless it is applied.”Johnson encouraged stu-dents to learn the basic con-cepts of mathematics and algebra. Some statistics and use of formulas is helpful for creating and understanding the graphs of the particular data SPLUNK collects to analyze. The visual reports are called dashboards. It displays multiple compo-nents of data using graphs, charts and tables all in one. It makes it easier to under-stand and analyze.Johnson gave an exam-ple of how accurate the data gathered can be in predict-ing the trustworthiness of a person even when ﬁling their income tax report. The IRS can ﬁnd if a tax payer is honest by comparing the in-formation from the previous report to the current one. In another example, Johnson asked those in at-tendance if they played games on their phone. He cited a game of Fortnite or Call of Duty may make a player feel like they were being cheated. “There are no cheaters on these games, as the AI will detect that and the individual will be blocked from playing the game.”Predictive analytics is yet another area of which SPLUNK can be useful. With the recent Super Bowl and the amount of betting that is occurring, people can bet on the next play of Pay-ton Manning as the data kept on the player from pre-vious games indicates that some of his plays are suc-cessful 60% of the time. For those you use Ama-zon to order items the pre-dictive analytics provides the cite information once an order is sent for reorder of the same product. Fu-ture orders will show at the bottom of the screen a sug-gestion that the individual might want to order certain items again. In addition, the cite may indicate a series of items that, “You might like or be interested in purchas-ing.” A similar use in on the television channels when a viewer records a certain show. When the viewer does watch the show a line of choices are shown again stating the viewer might like or be interested in viewing the following. Both are examples of how people are tempted to order other items, making it more prof-itable for the companies of a product or to get a viewer to have to pay for a pay for view show. According to Johnson, Splunk sees four industrial revolutions. The ﬁrst being in the mid-to-late 1700s in England, when goods were produced in large quanti-ties and with machines. Steam was the energy be-hind its strength. Histori-ans note that industrializa-tion became widespread in Western Europe as well as the Northeastern United States in the mid-1800s. Prior to that period people made their own tools and equipment by hand using whatever they found or dis-covered by accident in na-ture. The second industrial revolution is said to have oc-curred somewhere between 1860 and 1914. Electricity was the power source of the era. Internal combustion engines, chemical indus-tries, development of alloys, and use of petroleum and other chemicals were parts of the foundation of assem-bly line and mass produc-tion of products.During the 1950s to 1970s, after the end of two world wars, the third in-dustrial revolution arrived. The catalyst for change was the electronic and nuclear industries. In addition, the drive for America to become a nation to use the met-ric system also gave way to digital systems for the computer age to begin to emerge. Partial automation using memory program-mable controls and inter-net provided opportunities to manufacture items more accurately in a speedy fash-ion. Johnson came from a small town in Wyoming with the initial job after high school of ﬁghting for-est ﬁres. On a way to Geor-gia one year he stopped in Lawrence, Kansas. He found out about KU was and like many small town students wanted to get out of Wyoming. Consequently, he attended school there. SPLUNK has grown from 800 employees 9 years ago, to 9,000 employees in 2024. The technology age with SPLUNK will continue to provide information to many levels of companies.nel as needed, from 8:40 - 8:50 pm. Motion passed 7-0. Others present in executive session: None (Board re-mained in executive session until 9:47 p.m.)Student Achievement1) SCKSEC Update (Re-port): Misak gave an update from the latest SCKSEC board meeting. 2) Student Discipline Appeal Hearing Ofﬁcer Ap-pointment (Action Item) Motion by Misak, second by Albright: I move to des-ignate an attorney from the legal staff of Kansas As-sociation of School Boards, Legal Assistance Fund, to act as hearing ofﬁcer for the student discipline hearings or appeals under the Kan-sas Pupil Suspension and Expulsion Act, K.S.A. 72-6114, et seq for the remain-der of the 2023-2024 school year. Motion passed 7-0. 3) 2024-2025 Changes: Mr. Swartz and the board discussed plans and options for the 2024-2025 budget. Staff Retention &Recruitment2) Executive Session for Non-Elected Personnel (Ac-tion Item): Motion by Al-bright, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss an indi-vidual employee’s perfor-mance pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include additional personnel as needed from 12:17 to 12:30 am. Motion passed 7-0. Oth-ers present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 12:17-12:30 am (Board remained in executive session until 12:32 a.m.)Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to ap-prove the personnel changes as presented. Motion passed 7-0.Hires: Amber Zwierzy-chowski, CHS English.Resignations: Tammy Brannon, HS Cheer Coach. Joel Gerber, Assistant Base-ball Coach. Jodi Demidio, Custodian.Waive the liquidated damages for the early resig-nation of Annie Gerber.Approve the transfer of Andrew Kirkpatrick from Assistant Softball Coach to Assistant Baseball Coach. 3) Executive session for negotiations (Action Item): Motion by Albright, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss staff salary and ben-eﬁts pursuant to the excep-tion for employer-employee negotiations under KOMA to include additional per-sonnel as needed from 12:34 - 12:49 am. Motion passed 7-0. Others present in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 12:34-12:49 am. Information RequestsBoard Meeting Wrap-UpAdjournmentThe meeting was ad-journed at 12:50 am. Dusty Albright, PresidentRobyn Liebelt, Board Clerk

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the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024 Page 7Obituary...Carol L. Bassford1939 ~ 2024Carol Lynn Bassford, daugh-ter of George Vernon and Reba Mary (Fallon) Bebermeyer, was born March 26, 1939 at the Joslin Hospital in Harper Kansas. She attended school in Harper and graduated from high school with the class of 1957. Carol then com-muted to Wichita as she began work at Boeing.Soon, Carol met James E. “Jim” Bassford and was united in marriage on April 18, 1958 at Car-ol’s parents’ home near Harper. The couple began their life-long farming partnership and estab-lished their rst home west of An-thony, Kansas. They purchased their home northwest of Harper in 1962. Three daughters were welcomed into their family: Debra, Amy, and JulieCarol and Jim worked together on the farm raising sheep, cattle, wheat, alfalfa, and feed. As a farmer’s wife does, Carol helped Jim with whatever he needed, in-cluding driving a truck during har-vest, running for parts, assisting during lambing season in the fall while Jim sowed wheat (which was mentioned as convenient timing for Jim), keeping books, helping with business decisions while also man-aging their home, preparing three meals a day, and being a mother. Carol also assisted at the Harper Sale Barn and Bill Starks Auction-eer Service. If time allowed, Carol and Jim enjoyed dancing and play-ing cards with friends.Throughout her youth, Carol was very active in 4-H and un-derstood the importance of the 4-H program. Therefore, along with Jim’s help assisted all three daughters with their 4-H projects and also served as leader of vari-ous projects. She was a member of P.E.O. Chapter BV, the Harper Art Association, and the Harper United Methodist Church.Carol loved her family and did tend to worry as mothers often do. She enjoyed talking to family and friends and kept her phone line Obituary...Rev. Clair E. Duwe1944 ~ 2024Rev. Clair E. Duwe, 79, of An-thony, KS, went to his Heavenly home on March 5, 2024 after a long, faith lled life. Clair fought a long, hard ght after suffering a stroke ten years ago so even in his family’s sadness they are celebrating as they know Clair has been made whole again.Clair was born on September 28, 1944 to Herbert and Izola Duwe in Caldwell, KS. After Clair gradu-ated from Anthony High in 1962, he went on to study ministry at Central Bible College in Springeld, MO. Clair enlisted with the United States Air Force April 1964 and served in the Vietnam War. Clair became an ordained min-ister on May 8, 1974. His biggest passion in life was serving our Lord and Savior, telling others about Him, and faithfully serving Him ev-ery day of his life. Clair ministered with the Assemblies of God for 33 years. He later continued his ministry in a nondenominational church. Clair married Rita Livings Sep-tember 23, 1966 in Biloxi, Missis-sippi while he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base. Clair and Rita went on to have three children, Chris, Tamara “Tammy” and Teresa “Terry.” January 28, 2000, Clair married Wynalie Barnes, her children and family loved Clair as their own. Clair’s second passion in life was farming with his father. They spent many years on the family farm in Freeport, KS. They also spent just as much time talking about the God they both were so passionate about. Clair was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Izola Duwe, as well as his paternal and maternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Wyn-alie; his children: Chris Duwe, Tam-my (Dusty) Messier, Terry (Ray) Ziegler; grandchildren: Jarod (Brit-ta) Duwe, Zach Duwe, Josie (Dal-ton Benson) Duwe, Blake (Brittney) Messier, Brittney (Jase) Houchin, busy.After Carol’s health declined, she moved to Kiowa Hospital District Manor in Kiowa, Kansas. She was a resident there for just over two years. Carol made many friends at the Manor and enjoyed taking part in the activities there. On March 3, 2024, at the age of 84 and after an extended illness, Carol passed away at the Kiowa District Hospital with family by her side.Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Reba Bebermeyer; husband of 54 years, Jim Bassford; grandson, Cole Augustyn; and sister, Margaret Graves. She is survived by her daughters: Debra Augustyn of Harper, Amy Duncan of Westmo-reland, Kansas; and Julie Blunk (Rod) of Hardtner, Kansas; grand-children: Will Augustyn, Cody Dun-can, Chloe Blunk, and Cort Blunk; other relatives and many friends.Funeral Service was 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Harper with Pastor Bruce Wilson ofciating. A private family burial took place at Forest Park Cemetery in Anthony.Memorials may be made to the Harper United Methodist Church and can be sent in care of Prai-rie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 W 14th St ~ Harper, Kansas 67058. Online condolences can be left at www.prairierosefuneralhomes.comBryce (Ella Riggs) Messier, Cassy Ziegler, Brady Ziegler; great-grandchildren: Colt Duwe, Creed Benson, Ryker Messier; sister, Alta (Hans-Jurgen) Krisch; brother, David (Teresa) Duwe; along with many other family members and friends who loved him dearly.Funeral service was held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2024 at the Freeport Presbyterian Church with Pastor Ron Eden ofciating. The congregation sang “In the Gar-den” and “How Great Thou Art,” accompanied by Judy Wolfe on the piano.Honorary casket bearers were Dalton Benson, Wes Duwe, Lee Adams, Brian Velasquez, Phil Barnes, and Jimmy Barnes. Cas-ket bearers were Jarod Duwe, Zach Duwe, Blake Messier, Bryce Messier, Brady Ziegler, and Jase Houchin.Burial with Military Honors by the US Air Force Honor Guard fol-lowed in the Freeport Cemetery. Tracey Penwell played the bag-pipes. Memorials may be made to Freedom Gates Boys Ranch and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003. Clair had dreamt for many years of running a boy’s ranch to help raise strong men with strong faith. What a great way to honor Clair by supporting a ministry close to his heart.City Commissioners Discuss Housing Development At Anthony LakeOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkFebruary 20, 2024OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Al-legiance. Roll Call: Present - Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Ea-ton, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner Eric Smith (via Zoom), Commis-sioner Howard Hatﬁeld, City Administrator Cyndra Kastens, Superintendent Randy Moore, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Ash-ley Twyman, Robert Chan-dler, Autumn Kloefkorn and Grant Wisenbaker via Zoom.Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Lanie, Commis-sioner Smith, Commissioner Hatﬁeld.PUBLIC COMMENTRobert Chandler, Admin-istrative Assistant of Utili-ties and Ashley Twyman, Deputy City Clerk were in-troduced to the Commission.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve February 6, 2024 Regular Meeting Min-utes.2. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3184 - $364,630.19.3. Special Appropria-tions: Fund #30 Mun EQ Fire - NAPA - $2,499.00 - Jump Starter Pack .4. Approve 02.13.2024 Payroll - $61,234.84.5. Approval to Bid Elec-trical Materials for AWOS Airport Project.6. Approval to Bid 2024 Street Sealing.7. Approval to Bid 2024 Tree Trimming for Anthony Streets and Electric Utility Right of Way.8. Approve 2024 Health and Dental Insurance Re-newal with Blue Cross for the Level Funded CMZCC Plan and Authorize the Administrator to Ex-ecute Documents.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be removed from the consent agenda for discussion. Commissioner Eaton asked to remove Item 2 - Appropriation Ordinance No. 3184 - $364,630.19 for further discussion. Item 2 will be discussed after Item #10 on the agenda.A motion was made to approve the consent agenda less Item #2. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Sec-onded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld.PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS9. Housing Development at Anthony Lake: Grant Wi-senbaker, Salt Plains Outﬁt-ters was present via Zoom to discuss housing develop-ment at Anthony Lake. The topic was tabled until the Commission can review the provided information and discuss it at a future work session. The work session is scheduled for Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.10. Request to Waive Hall Rental Fees & Approve CMB Application: A motion was made to approve the re-quest from PRIDE to waive the Hall rental fees and ap-prove the CMB Application for Trivia Night on March 23, 2024. Motion made by Commissioner Lanie, Sec-onded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Com-missioner Lanie, Commis-sioner Smith, Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Abstaining: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton.2. Appropriation Ordi-nance No. 3184: Discussion was requested regarding a ﬁnance charge on a bill. Af-ter discussion a motion was made to approve Appropria-tion Ordinance No 3184 - $364,630.19. Motion made by Commissioner Eaton, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld.11. Approve Lake Lease: A motion was made to ap-prove Lake Lease 24 E Quail Creek Trail to Kirk and Nidia Black. Motion made by Commissioner Ea-ton, Seconded by Commis-sioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hatﬁeld.12. Approve Contract for Sale: A motion was made to approve the Contract for Sale of 24 E Quail Creek Trail to Kirk & Nidia Black for $9500.00 and authorize the City Administrator to execute documents at clos-ing. Motion made by Com-missioner Lanie, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith. Voting Nay: Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.13. Approve Wayne Den-nis Committee Recommen-dation: A motion was made to approve the Wayne Den-nis recommendation to award $8,000 to the Antho-ny Tree Board for Planter Boxes on Main Street. There was further discussion then the motion was seconded. Motion made by Commis-sioner Eaton, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.14. Approve Transient Guest Tax Recommenda-tion: A motion was made to approve the Transient Guest Tax Recommendation of $3,000 to Troy Lankton for Car Show and $500 to Anthony Theatre for Golf Tournament. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Sec-onded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld.15. January Power Cost Review: Administrator Kas-tens presented the January power bill and alternate options to cover the 3-day cold event that would have higher than normal costs for utility customers. After discussion, a motion was made to pay the unexpected $40,000 electric January overage costs from KMEA Funds. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith, Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld.16. On-Call/Back-Up Employee Housing: Admin-istrator Kastens discussed the city’s recruitment and retention program for city employees. After discus-sion, a motion was made for the recruitment and re-tention program to allow a no charge program at the Anthony Lake for camping until other options could be obtained. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith. Voting Nay: Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.17. Sunrise 2nd Street Lighting: Administrator Kastens sought direction for the type of street lighting to install at Sunrise 2nd com-mercial and residential de-velopment.STAFF REPORTS18. Administrator Report: Administrator reported on Trafﬁc Accident, Housing KHITC, Lake Board Meet-ing, BASE Grant, USD361, Street Operational Plan, Mural Grant and Permit, CORE Communities, End of Year Financials/Audit, Health Insurance Renewal, lead Service Line Inventory Update, Airport and Munici-pal Hall.19. Superintendent Re-port: The Superintendent reported on working on per-mits, sign variance, working in front ofﬁce and other de-partment activities. 20. Chief of Police Report: We arrested Chad Deffen-baugh for possession of drug paraphernalia,. We took a report of a violation of a protection from stalking. We investigated one minor injury accident. We talked to several people about rid-ing their bikes on the Main Street sidewalks. We wrote two trafﬁc citations and ten warning citations.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorBy Jennifer WolffSeveral important re-minders for Harper County residents:1. TEFAP Food Commodi-ties will be available March 28th to income-qualifying Harper County residents at the county courthouse 201 N. Jennings 8:30 am – Noon. Food is ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served. The Aging Of-ﬁce is the distribution point for Harper County every odd month & typically the 4th Thursday. You may have a proxy pick up your food but please send a note of release signed by you with them. Contact the Aging Ofﬁce for household income guide-lines. 2. LIEAP Energy Assis-tance applications will be ac-cepted by DCF until March Harper County Dept. On Aging: TEFAP Food Commodities Available March 28th 29th. This is a federally funded program that helps eligible households (any age) pay a portion of their home energy costs by providing a one-time per year beneﬁt. Payments are made directly to your choice of gas &/or electricity provider. Jennifer in the Aging Ofﬁce at the Courthouse is available to assist senior applicants at no charge. Call for an ap-pointment 620-842-51043. Homestead Refund ap-plications will be accepted by the Kansas Dept of Rev-enue until April 15th. We have paper applications in the Aging Ofﬁce or you can ﬁle online at www.ksrev-enue.org . The Aging Ofﬁce is available by appointment to assist you with your appli-cation. If your household in-come is under $40,500 & you are 57+, you could qualify for a refund. 4. Tuesdays Together a Well Being Initiative will be meeting March 19th at Pat-terson’s Meeting Room next to the café 11:30am. Any age welcome to learn about incorporating more vegeta-bles, lentils & beans in your daily diet. Delicious samples will be served with plenty of recipe that are easy & quick to prepare. Join Us! April 16 will spotlight avoiding pro-bate & scams with Kansas Legal Services. They will be available after class to talk with individuals as well!The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay independent with transportation to work, med-ical appointments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Every Harper Co resident can ride with pub-lic transit regardless of age or mobility. Equal access is provided to the public. Al-though we are available to make trips M-F out of coun-ty, rides need to be scheduled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 3/18: WichitaTues 3/19: Out of county availableWed 3/20: Wichita Thurs 3/21: Out of county availableFri 3/22: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice.

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comEmail: anthonyrepublican@att.netANTHONYREPUBLICANCommunities with a local newspaper are smarter, strongerand closer. eir citizens are connected to one another, andinvested in what happens around them.e local paper is also one of the only places you can nd timely news on what’s happening right where you live. at’s why 152 million Americans read local newspapers each week.Dear Harper County and Community,We want to extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude towards all of you for the incredible support and encouragement that we received throughout our • • • LETTER TO THE EDITOR • • •capital campaign and min-istry requests. We wanted to share with everyone that not only were we able to meet our needs but more than doubled our goal. The board, Director Bryan and staff, believe God has great • • • LETTER TO THE EDITOR • • •Dear Editor & Readers,Kansas Statute 68-545 Reads: "Unlawful obstruc-tions, excavations, removal of materials, dumping trash or other materials or plow-ing of roads; penalty; pay-ment of cost to restore. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ob-struct any portion of a pub-lic highway, including any portion of the entire right-of-way, in any manner with intent to prevent the free use thereof, or to make any holes therein, or to remove any earth, gravel or rock there-from or any part thereof, or in any manner to obstruct any ditch on the side of any such highway and thereby damage the same, to dump trash, debris, sewage, or any other material, on any high-way or any ditch on the side of any highway, or to plow any public highway for the purpose of scouring plows, or for any other purpose ex-cept for the improvement of such highway and as direct-ed in writing by the county engineer and the township board of highway commis-sioners acting jointly. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misde-meanor, and upon convic-tion before any court having competent jurisdiction shall be ﬁned for each and every offense under this act in the sum of not more than $200, and shall pay costs of the ac-tion and the cost of cleaning the public highway and re-storing it to its prior condi-tion."This law, KSA 68-545, was basically put into effect by the State to keep people from dumping trash, debris, sewage or other material on any highway or ditch on the side of the highway.It was not meant to throw farmers in jail and keep them off the roadway with their tractor and land leveler to improve a road-way or to get down it to feed cattle or be able to move implements from one ﬁeld to the other under safe con-ditions.After getting stuck in the roadway while trying to feed my cattle and being pulled out with my tractor, then doing work on my roadway, I was told by the Sheriff that I could be arrested and things in store for us here and we want to share our experience and knowledge that we couldn’t do this without you nor without God’s help. We continue ask for your support, ﬁnancial-ly and prayerfully and of course continue to stop in and purchase handcrafted drinks, books, or pastries! To God be the Glory!“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:6 ESVBryan Hilgemann, Direc-tor of Main Street Ministryﬁned thousands of dollars, and charged with a felony. The law says a ﬁne of $200 and it's a misdemeanor.After all this I would hope that the police depart-ment, commissioners and farmers would all get along and do what is right for our roadways and keep every-one in the community mov-ing in the right direction.P.S. I believe every farm-er and rancher should stand up for his rights, not be pun-ished for them. This country was built by the farmers and ranchers, not by the Sheriff and three County Commis-sioners. I stand by the con-stitution of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It's called our freedoms, this is not Biden country.Jim Bergman (paid letter to the Editor)Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanEAGLE EYE WINNER: Phil Truby of Anthony has won the $50 cash prize in the Anthony Republican’s monthly Eagle Eye Contest by correctly identifying the Harper County Gen-eral Public Transportation ad. You can win too! Just look for the Eagle Eye Contest form on the front page of the Anthony Republican the third week of each month.Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceFebruary 12, 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 enter execu-tive session at 8:28am. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. Ami DeLac-erda remained in the room. The open meeting will resume at 8:35am in this room; approved unanimous-ly. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to extend for 2 minutes; approved unanimously. The meet-ing resumed at 8:37am, no binding action taken. Brooke Mantey, Apprais-er, entered the meeting via conference call. Discussed incentives for wind farms. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive session at 8:49am. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. Ami DeLac-erda & Shonda Larson remained in the room; Ms. Mantey remained on the phone. The open meeting will resume at 9:00am in this room; approved unani-mously. Commissioner Struble motioned to extend for 5 minutes; approved unanimously. The meet-ing resumed at 9:05am, no binding action taken. Mike Bennett and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a department up-date. Discussed progress on rural roads, continued research on a pre-owned backhoe, bridge repair progress. Held conversa-tion about purchasing die-sel locally for Public Works use, and related tank re-County Commissioners Discuss Relocating Dispatch Centerquirements. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve to contract 17,000 gallons of summer blend diesel from Anthony Coop; motion approved unani-mously. Discussed weekly invoices for laundering uniforms, and compliments received from the public for the ofﬁce staff in Public Works ofﬁce. Josh Teel, Building & Grounds/Public Works Director, gave a depart-ment update. Presented an inordinate spending request to pay Landwehr Rooﬁng $2500.00 to repair the roof at the Anthony Public Works Shop, also discussed the state of the building. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to ap-prove the request; motion passed unanimously. Dis-cussed the Attica daycare location and known repair needs. Recapped the An-thony City Council meet-ing on Tuesday, February 6th, including the County’s desire to purchase the lot East of the courthouse. Discussed the progress on relocating the dispatch cen-ter to the Health Depart-ment basement, and poten-tially upgrading entrance lock and badge systems for Health Department, Jail/Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, Daycare, and Courthouse. Commis-sioner Waldschmidt made a motion to release the Jail/Courthouse camera funds and allow them to be used for updating the door lock system; the motion was ap-proved unanimously. Jan Harding, EMS Di-rector, gave a department update. Discussed in-creased transfer requests from Patterson Health Cen-ter and surrounding county facilities. Looking into new ambulances for future year purchases, and increased training options for staff. Discussed challenges expe-rienced over the weekend and $47,027.05 in unpaid service bills from previous years that need to be sent to Kansas State setoff. Com-missioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve the request to send the refer-enced outstanding bills to setoff; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to en-ter executive session at 10:15am. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel mat-ters of nonelected person-nel. Ami DeLacerda & Jan Harding remained in the room; The open meeting will resume at 10:25am in this room; approved unani-mously. Meeting resumed at 10:25, no binding action was taken.Jennifer Wolff, Depart-ment on Aging/Public Transportation, gave a de-partment update. Gave statistics for public trans-portation utilization, the new van (mural wrapped) was delivered last week. Gave statistics from Ag-ing program utilization, and Attica Senior Center kitchen updates. Discussed future programming for se-niors. Audit in November resulted in some required Public Transportation de-partmental policy changes, which were presented to the Board. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to adopt the presented up-dated Passenger Policy, ef-fective 2024; the motion ap-proved unanimously. Sheriff Tracy Chance met with the Board, with Mike Bennett, Public Works, to discuss recent damage to several miles of a county road made by a resident using personally owned equipment to “ﬁx” the road. The Sheriff asked for guidance on how to pro-ceed, it was decided to pub-lish a statement notifying the public that landowners will be ﬁned, per state stat-ute, for future occurrences. Also discussed the illegal practice of landowners plac-ing fences past the right of way, up to the road, and the potential consequences. Shonda Larson, Finance Director, presented a de-partment update. Trans-fers were presented for approval. Discussed and approved the renewal of our KLPG membership for 2024. The Housing Rehab Allocation Program, which was started in 2021, and not used since 2022 was discussed, along with the need to be prepared to dis-cuss future of this program with the auditors. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk gave a department update. Discussed poten-tial updates to the travel policy, and the lease for the land at the 6-mile corner.Commissioner Struble motioned to enter executive session at 11:30am. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. Ami DeLac-erda & Shonda Larson remained in the room; The open meeting will resume at 11:35am in this room; ap-proved unanimously. Meet-ing resumed at 11:35, no binding action was taken.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve to pay Accounts Payable in the amount of $110,714.39; mo-tion approved unanimously. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:47am. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, Febru-ary 19, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Court-house. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County ClerkOutﬁtters. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Sec-onded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith. Vot-ing Nay: Commissioner Hatﬁeld.ADJOURNMENTCITY Continued from Page 5A motion was made to adjourn the special meet-ing. Motion made by Com-missioner Lanie, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorSchool Board Holds Back-to- Back Nights Of Special MeetingsOfﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingFebruary 21, 2024Special MeetingBoard Members Present: Dusty Albright, Samantha Troyer, Bret Walker, Rose-Ann Teel, Lindsay Zim-merman, Jarrett Schmidt. Absent: Jan Misak. Oth-ers Present: Robyn Liebelt, Shelly Hansel, approximate-ly 125 community members.Culture & Climate1. Vision and 2024-2025 Changes Workshop (Dis-cussion): Shelly Hansel led the group in a discussion regarding values and con-cerns surrounding budget concerns for the 24-25 year. AdjournmentThe meeting was ad-journed at 8:23 pm. Dusty Albright, PresidentRobyn Liebelt, Board ClerkOfﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education SpecialMeetingFebruary 22, 2024Special MeetingBoard Members Pres-ent: Dusty Albright, Lind-say Zimmerman, Jarrett Schmidt, RoseAnn Teel, Sa-mantha Troyer, Jan Misak. Absent: Bret Walker. Others Present: Josh Swartz, Robyn Liebelt, Eryn Guy, Cody Li-ebelt, Clay Wilcox, Vance Williams, Chad Jacobs, Curt Miller, Josh Patterson, ap-proximately 125 community members. Culture & Climate1. Vision and 2024-2025 Changes Workshop (Discus-sion): Mr. Swartz led a dis-cussion related to 2024-2025 changes and question gath-ering. AdjournmentThe meeting was ad-journed at 7:55 pm. Dusty Albright, PresidentRobyn Liebelt, Board ClerkGOT NEWS OR PICS YOU WANT TO SHARE? 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Cast members were: Kirk Snyder, Linda Watkins, Pat Roach, Susan Salser, Cecilia Fritch-man, Ronnie Couch, James Gates, Jim Hatﬁeld, Dennis Hendershot, Dana Dial, Bob Drosselmeyer, Connie Carr, Mary Aleshire, Tom Man-gen, Junea McKee, Janie Coon and Janice Morrison. Committee members includ-ed Jerry Yeary, Cathy Payne, Mary Hudgens, Sherri Hughes, Myrna Frank, Bill Puls, Richard Davis, Darryl Dodgen, Mildred Stith and Eldon Younce.New night patrolman for Anthony was Gene Hubbard, 520 North Penn. Previous to becoming night patrol-man, Gene was employed at Joe Baldwin Gas and Oil Company. He replaced Mel Keeble who had retired.50 YEARS AGO - 1974Receiving 1974’s Betty Crocker Family Leader Award was Debbie Blan-chat. Debbie, a senior at Chaparral High School, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blanchat of Danville. She is the oldest of seven children.Connie Christy won a gold medal in bowling in the 16-18 age group at the Spe-cial Olympics held in Salina. She then proceeded to win a silver medal in speed skat-ing for the same age group.Cheering came to an end with the closing of the 7th and 8th grade basketball tournament. Lincoln cheer-leaders were: Lauri New-ton, Paige Haakinson, Anna Ruth Wilcox, Pam Catlin, Debbie Patterson and Susan Brewer.40 YEARS GO - 1984In Courthouse Report - Trafﬁc Division: Motorist speeding 67/55 was ﬁned $13, court costs $19; motor-ist speeding 72/55, ﬁned $20.50, court costs $19.The Anthony Pee-Wee wrestling team had a ﬁne showing at the Goddard In-vitational held at the Wichi-ta-area town. Eight of the 10 Anthony wrestlers involved brought home a medal in the tournament, which involved over 350 kids. Receiving medals were: Robbie Hime-lrick. third place; Heath Williams, second place; Jeff Jenkins, fourth place; Bruce Tompkinson, fourth place; Clyde Jenkins, ﬁrst place and Mike Jenkins, third place.The Chaparral FFA took ﬁrst place in the arc welding contest at the Agricultural Mechanics Contest held in McPherson. The Chaparral A team of Steve Williams, Dennis Perry, Brad Hen-dricks and Monty Hess took ﬁrst place out of 15 teams in FILES Continued on next page

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Page 10 the Anthony Republican • March 13, 2024Photo By: Lori Wilson/ HCHFZIMMERMAN RETIRES: Pictured (L-R) are Brenda Shue, Kathy Zimmerman and Martha Hadsall celebrating Zimmerman’s retirement from the Harper County Health Foundation.Harper County HealthFoundation AnnouncesNew Project ManagerHarper County Kansas - The Harper County Health Foundation is pleased to name Lori Wilson as the new Project Manager for the group. Kathy Zimmer-man has had the role suc-cessfully for the last three years and will enjoy retire-ment with her family.Wilson is a resident of Anthony. She is married to Matthew Wilson, a teacher at Chaparral High School, and had two daughters, Neve and Cate. Lori plans to bring her skills of man-agement, marketing, public speaking and more to the roll. She is very excited to Lori Wilsonhelp the Foundation fur-ther their causes in sup-port of the people of Harper County. The Harper Public Li-brary is running a fund-raiser to help furnish a children’s corner in the li-brary. The fundraiser is an Animal Building Workshop were participants can select from 6 different un-stuffed animals that they will get to build at the workshop. Each kit purchased comes with the unstuffed animal, stufﬁng, a wish jar, birth certiﬁcate, and a bag to car-ry you ﬂuffy friend home in! Harper Library Holding WorkshopFundraiser For ‘Children's Corner’We want to offer as many free services and programs as possible to our communi-ty, but the one major hurdle is funding. With this new children’s corner we want to offer regular Storytimes, 1000 Books Before Kinder-garten assistance, Mommy & Me at the Library and many other programs and activities. Helping support this fundraiser will get us one step closer to making the library a central part in the community for all peo-ple, even if they are not avid readers. The Animal Build-ing Workshop and story will be held on April 4th at 5:00 p.m. The kits are $25 per animal and must be or-dered and paid for by March 22nd. Contact the Harper Public Library at 620-896-2959 for more information. If you are unable to attend the workshop, the kits can be picked up at the Library beginning April 4th.VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE! ONLINESUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE AT:WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMarc welding and took 10th in farm power. The B team of Albert Drouhard, Mike Sei-pel and Tyler Allen took 7th out of 16 teams in both arc welding and farm power. 1984 Spring Homecom-ing Queen candidates at Chaparral were Melissa Burnet, Kim Von Itter, Lin-da Imel and Mary Connell. Crowned Queen was Linda Imel, a senior representing Hi-Y.30 YEARS AGO - 1994Among the students at McPherson College named to the Academic Honor Roll was Justin Hill, Anthony. Christina Ghere, 17, FILES Continued from previous pagedaughter of Clyde and Sharol Ghere, was named the 4-H Member of the Month. Christina, a senior at Chaparral High School had been a member of the Hilltoppers club for 11 years. All of Judy Beam’s eighth grade English class at An-thony Junior High School divided into groups of 4-5 students and made a news-paper. The seventh and eighth grade classes voted on the two best ones. One of the winning newspapers was “Tiny Toon Adventures,” made by Jennifer Houston, Stephanie Allen, Nate Ball and Shaun Winkelmann. The other winning paper, “Toon Town,” was made by Jennifer Boyle, Stacey Haw-el, Brendon Christy and Kyle Carothers.20 YEARS AGO - 20042004 Chaparral basket-ball Homecoming Queen candidates were Sara Pat-terson, Heather Ardery, Kristin James and Ashley Ingram. King candidates were Chris White, Chris Stark, Nathan Schrack and Kevin Arnet.Winners in the Anthony Elementary School Spell-ing Bee contest were: Fifth grade - 1. Kristi Jansen, 2. Jillian Ball, 3. Cade Beck-ner, and alternate, Jessi Misak; Sixth grade - 1. Jeff Cather, 2. Heather Cox, 3. Kaila Layne, and alternate, Alyssa Nulik; Seventh grade - 1. Trevor Starks, 2. Sarah Campbell, 3. Austin Hughes, and alternate Miles Hodson; Eighth grade - 1. Heather Watts, 2. Cricket Garan-cosky, 3. Tanner Greve, and alternate - Charlie Shaw; Overall winners for Antho-ny Elementary School were - 1. Trevor Starks, 2. Kristi Jansen, and 3. Jeff Cather.Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanBUGGING OUT IN ANTHONY: The Anthony PRIDE group is proud to announce the arrival of two new bug sculptures! Cosmic Cyclops Bug (bottom photo) is located at the corner of Spring and Jenning (North of the Courthouse) where it is keeping “Cat”apillar and Daddy Long Legs company. The La-dybug (top photo) can be found in front of Bluestone Building and Design (formerly Lifestyles Vintage Decor) at 601 E. Main.