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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 41 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 41Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, October 9, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. By Hannah AlldrittThe Arts Center proudly welcomes you to Gopher Gulch, an Old West town that is the home of saloon girls, singing cowboys and one big problem in the form of Sneaky Fitch, a no-good rascal that the town would be better off without…un-til they aren’t. Prepare for laughs, intrigue and shoot-outs on October 11 and 12 The Arts Center’s “Sneaky Fitch”Production Takes The Stage This Weekat 7:00 p.m. as the Historic Anthony Theatre opens its doors for “The Death & Life of Sneaky Fitch.”Ted McDermott plays the title character, “The ﬂy in the ointment to shake up the Old West myth and folk-lore,” he explains. Although Sneaky dies under myste-rious circumstances (and much to the relief of the tortured townsfolk) early on, he doesn’t stay down for long. No one in town wants to argue with a returned Sneaky, and the good-for-nothing quickly takes over as the local mayor, sheriff, and banker before facing down Rackam, the fastest gun in the West. Led by the production Photo By: Juliana WhismanSNEAKY FITCH: Miguel Gerber (left) and Ted McDermott face off in a ve-card showdown in the Arts Center’s production of ‘The Death & Life of Sneaky Fitch’, at the Historic Anthony Theatre on October 11th and 12th. Aaron White (far left) and Emma Lea Trahan look on.The Anthony Communi-ty Empowerment commit-tee (A.C.E.), formerly An-thony Pride, with the help of community volunteers and the Boy Scouts will be holding a FREE city wide clean up on Friday, Oct. 25 from 9:30 am to 6 pm & Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9:30 am to 4 pm (unless bins ﬁll before 4 p.m.). The event location is Warrior Field (the old AHS football Anthony Community Empowerment’s ‘City Wide Clean Up’ Getting Closerﬁeld) at 1100 North Spring-ﬁeld. The Wayne Dennis fund has provided funding for this FREE Community clean up event. It gives resi-dents the opportunity to get rid of items accumulating in your yards, porches, ga-rages, homes, etc. Clean up and clean out before win-ter! There will be collection bins for junk items, worn-out furniture etc. There are bins for metal (appli-ances, wire, stainless steel, etc.) ( If there is any proﬁt from metal sales, A.C.E. do-nates the proﬁt to the Boy Scouts). There will be a place for electronics & com-puters that will be recycled at Starkey in Wichita. Items that CANNOT be taken are household trash, hazard-ous waste, paint, chemicals, Cancer Survivor’s Advice During Breast Cancer Awareness MonthBy Lori WilsonHCHF Project ManagerAzure Eslinger is a breast cancer survivor and has been for 15 years. Her words of advice during this month of October is to keep regu-lar check-ups and screen-ings and to “trust your gut” if you feel something might be wrong.In October, 2008, Azure found a lump during her monthly self-examinations. As a 33 year old mother of three, she wasn’t yet recom-mended for mammograms and didn’t think she had a family history of cancer. She performed her self-checks anyway and is so grateful she did. Azure went into the Anthony hospital to have her lump checked which was followed by a mammogram Azure Eslingerand then sonogram, conﬁrm-ing the cancer diagnosis. In an even odder twist, Azure’s doctor recommend-ed a genetic test to research where the cancer might have come from given the lack of family members hav-ing cancer. During this test, they discovered she has the BRCA mutation which, ac-cording to John Hopkins, “means you have a likeli-hood of 45% to 85% for de-veloping breast cancer in your lifetime, along with a 10% to 46% chance of ovar-ian cancer. The probability of breast cancer among the general population is about 12%.” Female members of Azure’s family have since been tested having various results. The next steps involved eight weeks of chemother-apy, a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy, and an oo-phorectomy in order to pre-vent all forms of cancer that might develop due to the BRCA mutation. This exten-sive and exhausting process PHC To Transition Away From Telemedicine Doctors In HospitalBy Kristen Birket, PHCDirector of MarketingPatterson Health Cen-ter is excited to announce a strategic shift in the healthcare delivery model for patients in the hospital as we transition from tele-medicine services back to in-person care. This change is driven by our commit-ment to providing person-alized, face-to-face interac-tions that enhance patient experience and outcomes.After careful evaluation of the telemedicine pro-gram and feedback from community members, PHC has determined that bring-ing in dedicated healthcare providers to the hospital will better serve the com-munity’s needs. This deci-sion reﬂects PHC’s ongoing commitment to quality care and patient satisfaction, ensuring that individuals receive the care and treat-ment they deserve.The transition will be-gin immediately and take place over the next several months. During this period, PHC will have a combina-tion of in-person and tele-medicine coverage to en-sure seamless continuity of care. This phased approach is designed to support a smooth transition for both patients and providers.Channity Farley, APRN, has joined the PHC team as a hospitalist. With her extensive experience as an emergency room nurse and hospitalist, she is eager to provide compassionate pa-tient-centered care.Farley has more than 25 years of healthcare experi-ence and is excited to con-tinue to work with patients in a rural setting. She grad-Channity Farley, APRNFITCH Continued on next pageCLEAN Continued on next pageDOCTORS Continued on next pageADVICE Continued on next page

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024team of Juliana Whisman, Alison White, Ami DeLac-erda and Andi Penwell, “Sneaky Fitch” is the third Art Center adult show, fol-lowing the success of 2022’s “The Mousetrap” and last year’s “Fools.” McDermott says what sets this show apart is the “view of the Old West that is unique to any movie or story you have been told.” Gary Ja-cobs, who plays Reverend Blackwood, the local pastor, gives his ﬁve-word sum-mary of the show, “farcical comedy with real life les-sons…dang it, that’s six!” Debbi Hunt, playing Violet, a saloon girl, says the audience can expect to enjoy a lighthearted look at the old, old, OLD West. Hunt, who also played an elderly British lady in “The Mousetrap” laughs FITCH Continued from previous pagethat playing a saloon girl is “night and day different from my ﬁrst role!” The cast also includes a trio of sing-ing and guitar-playing cow-boys that narrate the story and move the plot along. While the cast features several returning favor-ites from past productions, some new faces have also joined the community of Gopher Gulch including Amanda Hilgemann, Cole-man Teel, and Wren Robin-son as singers, Emma Tra-han as Maroon and Miguel Gerber as Sheriff Jack Oglesby. Aaron White, who plays the town undertaker, Mervyn Vale, says he is looking forward to his next chance to be onstage, “Be-fore community theater, I didn’t think I could get up in front of people…I am so excited now for every chance to perform.” Mc-Dermott says he has been impacted in even more ways than being comfort-able on a stage, “It’s been a great growth opportunity for me in ways I did not ex-pect. It has challenged me to be better across all the different areas of my life.” Jacobs, a long-time com-munity theater performer, says having access to these opportunities “gives this small, rural community a chance to experience live theater which is a trea-sure, and to see their fam-ily members, friends and community members doing something out of the ordi-nary.”Interested in supporting local theater (and having a rollicking good time!) then mosey on over to The Arts Center’s website, www.theartscenterinc.org and purchase advance tickets under the Sneaky Fitch tab or pick them up at the box ofﬁce before the show. Tickets are $6 for children ages 0-12 and $8 for adults ages 13 and over. See y’all in Gopher Gulch for a real hootenanny.uated from Wichita State University with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.“The importance of rural healthcare cannot be over-stated,” Farley said. “By getting involved with your local hospital or healthcare team, you have the oppor-tunity to play a crucial role in ensuring that your com-munity has access to essen-tial healthcare services for years to come. Don’t take it for granted.”Another provider has been hired and will be ofﬁ-cially announced soon.DOCTORS Continued from previous pagefreon, etc., tires, wood pal-lets, tree limbs, yard waste, & dead animals. Volunteers will be avail-able to help YOU unload if you need help. If you can-not get your items to the clean-up site, whether from lack of transportation or physically unable, we are here to help. We have a few volunteers that will pick up from your house. If you need help, please call or text 6205170945 by Thurs-day, Oct. 24. We need more VOLUNTEERS – especially strong ones to enable us to go out into the community more this year and help those that are unable to bring their items to us. JD Hargis and Justin Ricker, Boy Scout leaders, are two of those who help us with this project, but more help is needed – whether you can help an hour or more. Perhaps if you cannot help us, you can reach out in your neighborhood and help those that need help.Please use this opportu-nity to do your part to help clean up your neighborhood & your community. All of us need to do our part to keep Anthony – Active & Attrac-took a year to endure plus an additional ﬁve years of medication and a 10-year check-up. The result, how-ever, is 15 years free from cancer and a very healthy Azure!During that year, the family received so much help and love from our ru-ral community. Although the Eslingers didn’t ask for the assistance, they came to understand how vital it is to be able to receive help from those who offer it. “I love our small community,” said Azure. “I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”“If you’re in doubt, just go.” advises Eslinger. She has her reservations about the less aggressive sched-ule of cancer screeners such as mammograms and pap smears. “They might not be fun, but they work. Why wait?” Azure also advises talking to family members about health histories. In her case, she didn’t think her history was connected, but later discovered it was. As an early onset cancer survivor, this information is crucial.Above all, Ms. Eslinger advises the method of self-examinations once a month. Without this habit for her, she’s not sure what the outcome would have been. “I was at Stage 2A, which was aggressive.” Finding it as early as she did was the best blessing in her strenu-ous ordeal.If you’re unsure how to perform a self-examina-tion, more information can be found at https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-self-exam/. Patterson Health Center is also offer-ing FREE mammograms for women without insurance on October 23rd and 24th. The mammograms are fund-ed by the Harper County Health Foundation. Women who either do not meet the requirements for insurance to provide a mammogram, or those who don't have in-surance, are also able to get a free mammogram. Call Patterson Health Center at 620-914-1200, ext 5005, to schedule your appointment. Need a ride? Harper Coun-ty Public Transit will pro-vide a free lift to Patterson Health Center and home for your mammogram. Call 842-5104 to schedule.ADVICE Continued from previous pageFITCH Continued from previous pagetive! If you drive around, you will see that we are lacking in keeping our neighbor-hoods looking their best.The Anthony Community Empowerment committee appreciates all donations for our community projects – Please mail donations to P.O. Box 2, Anthony, Ks. 67003. Want to get involved in other A.C.E. community events? A.C.E. meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 6 to 7 at Bank of the Plains community room. Please join us. Check out our Face-book group page – Anthony Community Empowerment Committee in Anthony, Ks.

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the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024 Page 3HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS3/20: Jeremiah A. Bergkamp: 1) Vehicles - display of license plates; $158.00. 24-TR-57.7/25: Nathan S. Holden: 1) Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked. 2) Speeding - 82/65; $195.00. 24-TR-150.• • • LETTER TO THE EDITOR • • •Dear Editor & Readers,In the next week early voting will begin for the General Election on No-vember 5th. On the bal-lot, Anthony residents will have the opportunity to vote to either approve or not approve the City to sell 12 acres of undeveloped park land at the lake to Salt Plains Outﬁtters for a housing development.I ask everyone to please get all the information about this proposal, weigh the pros and cons, before you cast your vote. Infor-mation, that was made available at the Townhall, is still available at the City ofﬁce. Having been involved in this proposal from the start, I feel this sale would be a huge positive for this City. It could, also, be a litmus test for others that might want to invest here. We must stay active in moving this community forward for our survival.Again, gets all the facts and vote for what you feel is the best for Anthony.Thank you,Greg Cleveland,City of Anthony Mayor9/26: Jerry R. Jones Jr.: 1) Failure to wear seatbelt - 18+ yoa; $30.00. 24-TR-236.9/26: Jaime Favela: 1) Speeding - 80/65; $183.00. 24-TR-238.LIMITED CASE FILINGSSynchrony Bank vs. Rebecca Nagy, debt collection; 24-LM-85.On Point Roong & Contruction LLC vs. Thomas Snodgrass, debt collection; 24-LM-89.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Christopher J. Day: 1) Aggravated criminal sodomy - 3 counts. 4) Rape. 5) Aggravated indecent liberties with a child age 14<16 - 5 counts. 24-CR-76.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, October 7, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Ethan H. Rowley, diversion review; 24-TR-153.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Oscar Mateo, rst appearance; 24-TR-193.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jesus Garcia, rst appearance - pay or appear; 24-TR-201.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Kyle R. Carothers, rst appearance; 24-TR-207.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Iris K. Faucett, rst appearance; 24-TR-208.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Corda C. Holden, rst appearance; 24-TR-209.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Hyiver N. Alfonso, rst appearance; 24-TR-210.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Forresst D. Jorgensen, rst appearance; 24-TR-214.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jose S. Isla-Guzman, status conference - pay or appear; 23-CR-300013.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Arthur Molina, status conference; 24-TR-130.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Andres Mares, status conference - pay or appear; 24-TR-128.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Kaedon J. Greening, status conference; 24-CR-62.Tuesday, October 8, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christopher J. Day, preliminary hearing; 24-CR-76.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Greg A. Hekel, status conference; 24-CR-49.Thursday, October 10, 20249:00 a.m. Community Congregational Church, et al., vs. Chad Hacker, answer hearing; 24-SC-7.9:00 a.m. Synchrony Bank vs. Rebecca Nagy, rst appearance; 24-LM-85.9:00 a.m. Velocity Investments LLC vs. Mason G. Phye, hearing; 23-LM-30001.9:30 a.m. Discover Bank vs. John Gomez, rst appearance; 24-LM-87.Friday, October 11, 20248:00 a.m. Discover Bank vs. Shelby Mount, status conference; 24-LM-80.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSSalvador D. Garcia, 31: Arrested: 9-30-24; Released: 10-2-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license. 2) Operate truck without current registration. 3) Vehicle liability insurance coverage required.John P. Brees, 42: Arrested: 10-1-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: Barber Co. Sheriff’s Ofce. Charges: 1) Holding for Barber County Sheriff’s Ofce. 2) Probation violation.Jerid D. Wilson, 38: Arrested: 10-3-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Isaiah M. Bramwell, 27: Arrested: 10-4-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) On hold for court from Kansas Department of Corrections.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1472 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Karen Struble and Phil Struble to Down & Gertrude LLC, the W/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 6, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1473 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Kelly Radler and Joseph Radler to Glenda L. Nelson, Lots 8-10 in Blk. 43 in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.#1474 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Dustin R. Gerber to Stephen T. Oviatt and Nancy R. Oviatt, Lot 19, less the S/15’, and all of Lots 20-23 in Blk. 5 of Meig’s Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1475 - Quit Claim Deed: American Western Bonding to Lawrence D. Tobin, all of Lot 7 and 8 in Blk. 78 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1476 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Unied School District No. 361 to the Doug and Mary Ann Ricke Trust, Lots 1-6 in Blk. 50, less the N/60’ thereof, in the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1477 - Quit Claim Deed: Kimberly Beichner, Trustee of the Beichner Living Trust, to Kimberly A. Beichner, Trustee of the Flip-Flop Legacy Trust, Lot 1 in Blk. 2 of Baker’s Eastridge Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1478 - Quit Claim Deed: Richard J. Beichner and Kimberly A. Beichner, Trustees of the Beichner Living Trust, to Kimberly A. Beichner, Trustee of the Flip-Flop Lecagy Trust, the SE/4 of Sect. 18, Twp. 33 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1479 - Quit Claim Deed: Kimberly Beichner, Trustee of the Beichner Living Trust, to Seaside Breeze Properties LLC, Lot 6 in BLk. 2 of Baker’s Eastridge Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1480 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Ronalda Weston and Christopher Weston to Nicole L. Blitz Mondragon and Sergio J. Mondragon Sandoval, Lot 2 and the N/25’ of Lot 3 in Blk. 11, By LeAnn HodsonThe annual Crafters Re-treat at Silver Maple Camp hosted this month's Krazy Quilters Quilt Guild meet-ing. The Crafters Retreat is held the ﬁrst of October each year on a Thursday through Saturday. This year the KQQG were in-vited to attend on Saturday October 5 at their regular 9:30 meeting time. Aaron Rishell, son of member Sherry Rishell, presented a very informative talk on Krazy Quilters Hold Monthly Meeting At Silver Maple Camphow he uses vintage items to make pincushions. He uses crushed walnut shells as ﬁlling and the ﬁnished projects are stunning. He gifted pincushion kits to three lucky attendees. Af-ter the meeting was ad-journed the group were able to wander around and see all the inspiring things accomplished by the craft-ers. Silver Maple Camp is located three miles North of Rago and east 2 ¾ and hosts many events through-out the year. Visit www.sil-vermaplecamp.org to ﬁnd an event you might like to attend. The camp is host-ing a Fall Festival on Octo-ber 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and invite all to attend.Fractional in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1481 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Phyllis Antrim Anderson to Phyllis Antrim Anderson, Trustee of the Phyllis Antrim Anderson Living Trust, Tract 1: Part of Lot 3 and part of the NE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 2: A tract in the NW corner of Lot 4 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 3: A tract in Lot 3 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 4: Part of Lot 3 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 5: A tract in the NW corner of the SW/4 of Sect. 19, Twp. 33 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1482 - Trustee Deed: Robert D. Broce, Trustee of the Broce Family Revocable Trust, to S&E Holdings LLC, Lots 2, 5, 6, 7 and the SE/4 of the NW/4 of Sect. 6, Twp. 35 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024Obituary...Charles Stanley “Stan” Burchﬁel1925 ~ 2024On Sunday, September 29, 2024, after 99+ years of blessings, Charles Stanley “Stan” Burch-el, our Dad, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Father-in-love, and faithful husband to his wife, Marilyn for 62+ years, stepped into heaven ushered by his Lord and Savior, Je-sus Christ. Stan was born August 18, 1925 in Anthony, Kansas, son of Glenn Bettis and Clarice O. (Fos-ter) Burchel. After graduating from Anthony High School in May 1943, enlistment into the Army Air Force followed in January 1944 and later honorably discharged in April 1946. In the summer of 1946 Stan enrolled in Kansas State Uni-versity and pledged Beta Theta Pi. While at KSU, Stan met and mar-ried Anthony hometown girl and Chi Omega Beauty Queen, Marilyn Ruth Bryan in June of 1948; gradu-ation from KSU soon followed in 1949 (BBA). Starting as a sales trainee in June 1949 with International Har-vester, Stan achieved many ac-complishments including National Man of the Year (two years in a row). Stan’s tenure with Interna-tional Harvester fullled his profes-sional life while allowing Stan and Marilyn to move to Dallas in 1961 from Kansas City, Kansas. In 1982, 33 years later, he retired as a Re-gional Manager. In his past-time, Stan’s passion was tennis for eighty (80) years until he was 88 years old when he broke his femur lunging for a net shot. He also served as head church usher 52 years and Presi-dent of Methodist Men.Stan is preceded in death by his parents; and his beloved wife, Mar-ilyn. Stan is survived by his sons: Bryan (wife – Roxanne) and their children, Brayson and Bryn (hus-band – Geno, son – Titus James), Michael (ancé – Kelly Roberts) and his children, David (wife - Rian) and Jamie, and Pat (wife – Jenni-fer) and their children, Katie (hus-band – Dan, son – Carter Patrick), Emily (ancé – Parker), and Caro-line.Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Forest Park Cemetery in Anthony, KS. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 11:00 at Walnut Hill Meth-odist Church, 10066 Marsh Lane, Dallas, TX 75229. In lieu of ow-ers, the family requests donations be made to Walnut Hill Methodist Church where Stan & Marilyn be-came members in 1961 or the do-nations of your choice.Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003, is in charge of arrangements.Obituary...Wanda B. Bollman1931 ~ 2024Wanda Belle Ricker Bollman was born October 9, 1931 to Pon-der and Ethel Thomas Ricker at Gibbon, Oklahoma and passed away peacefully in Wakita, Ok on October 4th, 2024. She was blessed with the joy of experienc-ing the love of family and friends over the preceding days prior to her passing.Wanda attended rst grade at Valley School which was a one room schoolhouse. The Ricker family soon moved to Anthony, Ks. during the depression and the Dirty Thirties. Wanda graduated from Anthony HS in 1950.Wanda married Harold Boll-man November 16, 1951 and they were married for 59 years. Harold and Wanda lived in Anthony for six months then moved to the farm west of Wakita, OK where they raised their three children.Wanda was a talented home-maker and seamstress and made all her children’s clothes. She worked alongside Harold on the farm by driving a wheat truck, trac-tor, helping plant wheat, and made sure there were hot meals on the table. Wanda could be found in the garden before going to the eld to help out, or was canning the fresh produce from her garden.Wanda learned cake decorating and began to make and decorate beautiful wedding, anniversary and birthday cakes for area residents. Her decorating skills were featured in the Enid News and Eagle the fall of 1975.Her love of cooking and baking was evident by all her entries at the Grant County Fairs. She also en-joyed judging at area county fairs. Her baking skills were loved by all her children and grandchildren. When they began to cook and bake, they would ask her for recipes and advice. She worked with the county 4-H teaching the students how to bake cakes, bread and how to make a pie crust. Wanda belonged to the Good Will Extension Group for 65 years and cherished the friendships she gained from the organization where she held local and county ofces for the group. Wanda learned how to quilt at a young age and enjoyed the art of quilting so joined the Quilt Guild of Ponca City where she made beau-tiful quilts for her family to enjoy for years to come.Wanda also found time to work at the election board for 25 years at the Manchester precinct. As she became more homebound Wanda began to be an avid football and basketball fan of the OSU Cow-boys.Wanda and Harold were be-loved by their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her grandchil-dren spent many summers helping on the farm. She avidly kept up with all of their activities (and great-grandkids) and was proud of each one of them. Wanda made the most impor-tant decision of her life when she gave her life to the Lord at the young age of 11 at Central Bap-tist Church in Anthony where she taught Sunday school for 60 years and served on many committees.Wanda was preceded in death by her husband Harold who passed away in December of 2010; par-ents, Ponder and Ethel Ricker; brothers: Bill, Stanley and Frances Ricker; granddaughter-in-law, Em-ily Murphy; and sister-in-law, Joyce Bollman. Wanda is survived by her three children: Cindy Bollman Murphy (Kenny), Cathy Bollman Graham (Terry) and Jeffrey Bollman (Ann); seven grandchildren: Kenna Mur-phy Mosley (Jeremiah), Scott Murphy, Kelly Graham, Kara Gra-ham Trick (Joe), Jeffrey Bollman II (Dana), Jared Bollman (Brooke) and Jacob Bollman (Erin); great-grandchildren: Madelyn, Oliver, and London Mosley, Paden and Sage Murphy, Rye, Cort and Breck Bollman, Brenlee, Baylor, Eleanor and Ponder Bollman, and Winston and Audrina Trick; sisters, Donna Hamma, Rita Foss, Joyce Knut-son (Neil); brothers, Gary Ricker (Peggy), Johnny Ricker (Shondra), Larry Ricker (Candi); sisters-in-law, Edna Bollman Smith and Elsie Bollman Derrick.Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at the Bethel Hawley Baptist Church in Hawley, Oklahoma. Buri-al will follow in the Fairview Cem-etery, west of Wakita. Visitation with the family pres-ent will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony.Memorials in memory of Wan-da may be made to the Fairview Cemetery, Bethel Hawley Baptist Church, or the Hawley Fire Depart-ment, and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003.* * WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COM * *By Jennifer WolffThe process of declut-tering is looking at all of your current belongings & removing any & all ex-cess clutter; this could be expired food, clothes that Harper Co. Dept. On Aging: Facing Declutter Paralysisno longer ﬁt, old heirlooms etc. Decluttering is the ﬁrst step before organizing your home. It can be one of the most overwhelming parts of the process where a lot of people get stuck or de-motivated. It’s a series of decision making & there are often emotions tied to the belongings like guilt, shame, uncertainty & what ifs. This can cause brain fa-tigue & make you avoid the task of decluttering all to-gether or get stuck shortly after starting. Here are a few ways to help combat pa-ralysis, keep you on track & make it easier to reach your goal.Start small. Only bite off a small bit you KNOW you can chew in one sitting. Set a timer. Knowing you only have to do something for a small chunk of time makes it mentally easier to get as much done as pos-sible in that time frame.Make it fun. Put on mu-sic or listen to an audio-book. Be consistent. Even it’s only 10 minutes a day, pledge to do those 10 min-utes every single day. Reward yourself. Cel-ebrate your wins!Join us for the monthly Tuesdays Together” on Oc-tober 15th at the Patter-son Health Center Meeting Room at 11:30 am to hear more practical tips to help you on your journey to or-ganize & downsize your household. Clutter & “heir-looms” could be affecting your health & adding un-helpful stress to your day. Several door prizes will be given away.The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay indepen-dent with transportation to work, medical appoint-ments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Every Harper Co resident can ride with pub-lic transit regardless of age or mobility. Equal access is provided to the public. Al-though we are available to make trips M-F out of coun-ty, rides need to be sched-uled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper County by 3:00 pm. Call ahead 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Ad-vance reservations are rec-ommended.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 10/14: WichitaTues 10/15: Out of Coun-ty AvailableWed 10/16: WichitaThurs 10/17: Wellington WalmartFri 10/18: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice.

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the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024 Page 5Photo By: Cheri RickePROUSE’S RETIRE: Husband and wife team from Anthony, KS, Pat and Lisa Prouse, announced their retirement fol-lowing this season. They have been refng local volleyball for 33 years. They were recognized at the Chaparral Tour-nament with a plaque from the KSHSAA. Thanks for your service to Kansas high school athletics!Ofﬁcial Meeting Min-utesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkSeptember 17, 2024OPENING Welcome / Call to Or-der. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Pres-ent - Mayor Greg Cleve-land, Commissioner Sher-rie Eaton, Commissioner Eric Smith, Commissioner Howard Hatﬁeld, City Ad-ministrator Cyndra Kas-tens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller, Street Dept Head Bryan Struble, Ju-lianna Whisman, Twila Strong, Chris Leaver/BHC, Randy and Jacquie Wiseley, Absent - Commissioner Jan Lanie.Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda as pre-sented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld.Commissioner Lanie ar-rived at 6:02 p.m.PUBLIC COMMENTRandy Wiseley request-ed the Commission to aid in expediting the review pro-cess with the Lake Board for kayak rentals at the lake on public land. CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve September 3, 2024 Regular Meeting Min-utes2. Special Appropria-tions: Fund #34 Street Im-City Commissioners Vote To Remove Field House And Fencing From Warrior Fieldprovements - Pavement Maintenance Products - $4,485 - Crack Fill Equip-ment Rental.3. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3198 - $269,154.05.4. Approve 09.10.2024 Payroll - $60,681.09.5. Approval to Submit to Bid for Street Lighting for Sunrise 2nd.6. Approve to Submit to Bid Sunrise 2nd Drainage Dirt Work.7. City of Anthony Invest-ment Renewal: Bank of the Plains COD 5000001106 - Electric Meter Replace-ment - $1,000,000,000 Re-investment - 24 months.Bank of the Plains COD 5000001270 - Electric Re-serve - $100,000 Reinvest-ment - 24 months.Bank of the Plains COD 5000001254 - Electric Re-serve - $100,000 Reinvest-ment - 24 months.Bank of the Plains COD 5000001262 - Electric Re-serve - $35,000 Reinvest-ment - 24 monthsBank of the Plains COD 5000001114 - Electric Bond Early Payoff - $2,000,000 - Did not reinvest, Bond Pay-ment November 1, 2024.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be re-moved from the consent agenda for further discus-sion. Commissioner Eaton requested Item #1 “Approve September 3, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes” be re-moved for further discus-sion. A motion was made to approve the consent agenda minus Item #1.Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie.Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried.PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS8. Open Bids: Mayor Cleveland opened the bids for the Anthony Lake Town Trail Engineering Services. Three bids were received. A motion was made to table the bids for the Anthony Lake Town Trail Engineer-ing Services for further re-view. Motion made by Com-missioner Lanie, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried.9. Request to use Den: Juliana Whisman request-ed to use the Den at City Hall for dressing rooms for their next play. A motion was made to allow the use of the den as a dressing room for the upcoming the-atre performances.Motion made by Com-missioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried.20. Approve September 3, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes: Commissioner Eaton noted the correc-tion in the title American Legion, which should read “Anthony American Le-gion Auxiliary”. A motion was made to approve the September 3, 2024 Regu-lar Meeting Minutes as amended. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried.10. Request to Waive Hall Rental Fees: A motion was made to waive the hall rental fees for the Chapar-ral Homecoming on Sep-tember 21, 2024. Motion made by Commissioner Ea-ton, Seconded by Commis-sioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commission-er Smith, Commissioner Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie. Motion Carried. 11. Approve to Bid out South Mass Street Slurry Recondition Between Main and Grant: Street Depart-ment Head Bryan Struble presented an alternative option to replace the two blocks east of the COOP in very poor condition. A motion was made to ap-prove to bid out South Mass Street Slurry Recondition Between Main and Grant. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried. 12. Anthony Commu-nity Empowerment Group Event Sign Request: Ran-dy Wiseley requested the city to allow the Anthony Community Empowerment Group (Formerly PRIDE) to purchase Community Event signs to be placed in the lower ad location on the Welcome to Anthony sign in west park. They would pay for the signs and pres-ent a list of the events to advertise for city approval. The city would be respon-sible for placing the signs during community events. A motion was made to al-low the Anthony Commu-nity Empowerment Group to use the Memorial Park Welcome Sign for Special Events. Motion made by Commissioner Lanie, Sec-onded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Commis-sioner Smith, Commission-er Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie, Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton. Mo-tion Carried. 13. Approve to Submit Kansas Water Ofﬁce Grant: Administrator Kastens presented the discussion on the grant for technical assistance. A motion was made to approve submit-ting Kansas Water Ofﬁce HB2302 Grant for Techni-cal Assistance for the 16” Water Main. Motion made by Commissioner Eaton, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commission-er Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-CITY Continued on Page 8

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the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024 Page 7NFPA • 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169 • www.nfpa.org/education If there is a ﬁre in your home,there will be smoke.A smoke alarm will let you knowthere is a ﬁre in your home.You need a smoke alarm in each bedroom.You also need one outside each sleeping area. You need a smoke alarmon each level of your home.| page 1Get to Know Smoke AlarmsNFPA Public Education Division • 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169Your Source for SAFETY Informationwww.nfpa.org/education ©NFPA 2016EscapeEscapePlan Ahead! If a ﬁre breaks out in your home, you may have only a few minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Everyone needs to know what to do and where to go if there is a ﬁre.PlanningPlanning• A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and ﬁre. Install smoke alarms inside every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home. Smoke alarms should be interconnected. When one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound. • According to an NFPA survey, only one of every three American households have actually developed and practiced a home ﬁre escape plan. • While 71% of Americans have an escape plan in case of a ﬁre, only 47% of those have practiced it. • One-third of American households who made an estimate thought they would have at least 6 minutes before a ﬁre in their home would become life-threatening. The time available is often less. And only 8% said their ﬁrst thought on hearing a smoke alarm would be to get out!FACTS!!!!WINDOW WINDOWWINDOWWINDOWWINDOWWINDOWWINDOWWINDOWWINDOWDOORMeetingPlaceDOORWINDOWHOT NOT HOTCheck out sparky.org for more fun!®Sparky® is a trademark of NFPA. ©2023 National Fire Protection Association®There are things in your home that are hot or can get hot. Stay away from hot things, they can hurt you.Directions: Cut and sort the pictures in the correct column. SORTINGThe name and image of Sparky are trademarks of the NFPA.Check out sparky.org for more fun!See if you can find: ❒ binoculars, ❒ ip-op, ❒ sock, ❒ sand shovel, ❒ re hydrant, ❒ sailboat,❒ pizza slice, ❒ hammer, ❒ comb, ❒ book, ❒ ice cream cone, ❒ leaf, ❒ eyeglasses, ❒ baseball, ❒ banana, ❒ buttery,❒ lightbulb, ❒ bell, ❒ fried egg, ❒ beach ball, ❒ baseball bat, ❒ pencil, ❒ tape measure, ❒ 3 smoke alarms!KitchenSafetyHidden PicsHidden PicsSparky says...“Stay safe in the kitchen!” ✪ Stay at least 3 feet from the stove. ✪ A grown-up should decide when you are old enough to use a microwave oven. ✪ Stay away from things that get hot. ✪ Remind grown-ups to keep things that can burn away from the stovetop. Find more fun stuffat SPARKY.ORGSparky® is a trademark of the NFPA.© 2023 National Fire Protection Association. We have working smoke alarms on every level of our home and inside every sleeping area. Clue: If you don’t know if they are working, ask a grown-up to push the test button. Our family has a home fire escape plan. Our plan includes 2 ways out of every room. Clue: One way out can be a door and the second way out might be a window. My family has an outside meeting place. Our outside meeting place is . When I hear the “beep, beep, beep” of a smoke alarm, I get outside and stay outside. We practice our home fire drill 2 times a year. We practice during the day and at night. The last time we practiced was. We will practice again . I know that some things are hot or can get hot. I stay away from hot things because I can get burned. We have a 3 –foot (1 –meter) “kid-free” zone around hot things like the stove, grill, fireplace, and space heater. We also have a “kid-free” zone when hot food and drinks are being served. Space heaters are turned off whenever a grown-up leaves the room or goes to bed. I ALWAYS charge my phone on something hard like a bedside table, counter, or desk. I DON’T charge under my pillow, on my bed, or on a couch because that could start a fire. If I see matches and lighters, I don’t touch. I walk away and tell a grown-up.Sparky here with a challenge for you. Use this checklist to go on a safety huntaround your home. If the item on the list is SAFE, color the paw print GREEN.If the item is UNSAFE, color it RED. If you are NOT SURE,color it YELLOW. If any of your paw prints are RED orYELLOW, ask a grown-up to help make it safe. I SPYFire SafetyI SPYFire SafetyCheck outsparky.orgfor more fun!Check outsparky.orgfor more fun!

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 25, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASNOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on October 24th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., a petition hearing for Case # HP2024PR22 will be heard in this court. The petitioner Britton George Bigelow is requesting the court to Determine Descent of Nelda LaVonne Bigelow’s estate, being the real propertyat 417 W. Steadman Stree, Anthony, Kansas. The petitioner is requesting that the subject real property be put in his name. You are required to ﬁ le your written objections to this petition on or before October 24th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court of Harper County, Kansas located at 201 N. Jennings Ave, Anthony, Kansas. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written objections, a court order will be issued in favor of the petitioner. /s/ Britton Bigelow PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, October 2, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) )PHILLIP E. RICKER SR., DECEASED. ) CASE NO. HP-2024-PR-02NOTICE 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 Georgia R. Ricker, duly appointed, qualiﬁ ed and acting Executor of the Estate of Phillip E. Ricker Sr., deceased, requesting that Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be deter-mined; the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled to it pursuant to the Will; fees and expenses be allowed; costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; the Executor be discharged and Petitioner be released from further liability. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the Petition on or be-fore October 24, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in the District Court, Anthony, Harp-er County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Georgia R. Ricker, Executor PetitionerMandi J. StephensonStephenson Law Ofﬁ ce LLC227 N Main, PO Box 204Kingman, KS 67068620-532-5156Attorney for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, October 9, 2024) 1t Tillman Infrastructure, LLC is proposing to build a 250-foot self-support tower (260 ft w/appurtenances) located approx. .2miles east 106 NE 10 Road Anthony, KS 67003. Structure coordinates are: (N37-10-02.680/W98-01-00.473). The tower is anticipated to have FAA Style E (dual medium intensity) lighting. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR Form 854) ﬁ le number is A1299960. Environmental Effects: Interested persons may review the application at www.fcc.gov/asr/applications by entering the ﬁ le number. Environmental concerns may be raised by ﬁ ling a Request for Environmental Review at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC’s website. Online ﬁ lings are strongly encouraged. Mailing address for a paper ﬁ ling is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, ATTN: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. PUBLIC NOTICE• PRINTING •• SIGNS •• SHIRTS •• BANNERS •• STAMPS •• STICKERS •LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129ﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie. Motion Carried. 14. Approve to Rescind the July 2nd Motion: A mo-tion was made to approve to Rescind the July 2nd Motion to Approve the Lot Purchase Application, Lot Purchase Agreement, and Sunrise 2nd Addition Resi-dential Covenants and Re-strictions. Motion made by Commissioner Smith, Sec-onded by Mayor Cleveland. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Com-missioner Lanie. Motion Carried. 15. Approve the Appli-cation, Conveyance Agree-ment and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Sunrise 2nd Addition: Administrator Kastens sought Commis-sion guidance on the prepa-ration of the ﬁnal document draft for approval. A motion was made to table the ap-proval of the Application, Conveyance Agreement and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions CITY Continued from Page 5for Sunrise 2nd Addition – contingent upon review and approval from the City At-torney, then to ﬁle the Cove-nants and Restrictions with the Sunrise 2nd Plat. Mo-tion made by Mayor Cleve-land, Seconded by Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie. Motion Carried.16. KHITC Discussion: Administrator Kastens up-dated the Commission on the status of the research to determine the appropriate applicant to apply for the release of the tax credits for Sunrise 2nd. 17. Warrior Field Discus-sion: Administrator Kas-tens and Street Department Head Struble sought the Commission’s guidance on the future of Warrior Field, reporting safety concerns of the bleachers and condi-tion of ﬁeld house. The An-thony Recreation has re-ported they ofﬁcially have no current or future plans to utilize the location. The commissioners guided staff to remove the fencing, ﬁeld house, bleachers, and all other items to clear the ﬁeld. A motion was made to clear Warrior Field and donate the metal salvage to the Anthony Community Empowerment Group. Mo-tion made by Commissioner Smith, Seconded by Com-missioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Commis-sioner Smith, Commission-er Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie. Voting Nea: None. Voting Abstaining: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton. Motion Carried. STAFF REPORTS18. Administrator Re-port: The Administrator reported on Lake Eco De-velopment, Workers Com-pensation, EMC Dividend Check, CDBG Housing Grant, Recreation Commis-sion, Airport CIP, 16” Water Main, Sunrise 2nd, KHITC, Local Solar, KDOT CCLIP Grant, Roof Repair from Hail Damage, Street Seal-ing, CID, Kayaks at Antho-ny Lake, Rec Trails Grant, and Slurry Rehab Option for Mass Street.19. Chief of Police Re-port: Had the street depart-ment mow a property of S. Franklin. The property on S. Springﬁeld has been cleaned up and mowed by the owner. We had a call about a dead horse in the 400 block of S. Kansas. The owner removed the dead horse after a couple of days. We hired a new ofﬁcer, she is moving here from Idaho and will start on 10/15/2024. We investigated a disturbance in the 400 block of S. Penn. We arrested Hollie Kelle on a warrant. We arrested Ter-rell Brumley on a warrant. We investigated a domestic battery case in the 100 block of west Vine and arrested Dan Watts for aggravated domestic battery. We inves-tigated two minor accidents20. Departments Report: Department update activi-ties were given from the Street Dept., Electric Distri-bution, Electric Production and Water/Wastewater.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Mo-tion made by Mayor Cleve-land, Seconded by Commis-sioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie.Jan Lanie, Acting MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorCatching Up With The County CommissionOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceSeptember 16, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion, with Chairman Stru-ble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Commis-sioner Vornauf. Ami DeLac-erda, County Clerk, Shonda Larson, Finance Director/Board Assistant, were also present. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the 9/9/2024 meeting min-utes; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve payroll in the amount of $166,815.15; the motion passed unani-mously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to ap-prove A/P in the amount of $201,121.24; the motion passed unanimously.Mike Bennet and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave department update. They reviewed progress maps, and two 2025 bridge repair grants applied for, both denied. We will reap-ply for one of them again in April. Also discussed ongo-ing work on repairing the Bergman bridge. Christina Cintron, Dis-patch, gave a department update, and reviewed the 2025 EMGP Grant re-quest. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve signing & submitting the grant; the motion passed unanimously. There was discussion about a recent ﬁre in the Attica area. Dis-patch received multiple 911 calls from concerned citi-zens, due to the size of the ﬁre, and the perception of it being out of control. There was discussion about poten-tially implementing a burn ban, and what require-ments must be met to do so. Surrounding counties are still allowing controlled burns. The Board discussed re-searching the Recreational Ag Land Use valuation category for certain parcels of land. This would poten-tially change the way these parcels are valued and taxed. Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 9:13 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The motion passed unanimously. Jan & Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 9:20 a.m. with no binding action taken.Medic 74 (ambulance) will be out of service for 1 ½ weeks to coordinate radios, power cot and have the new graphics applied. At 9:22 a.m., Commis-sioner Vornauf moved to re-cess for 5 minutes; the mo-tion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 9:26 a.m.Brooke Mantey, Apprais-er, entered the meeting brieﬂy and recommended that we consider collaborat-ing with other rural coun-ties to increase pressure on COUNTY Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024 Page 9BOTA to uphold the Recre-ational Ag Land Use desig-nations when appealed by landowners. Gracen Grifﬁn, Daycare, gave a department update. Discussion was held re-garding the termination of a client due to ongoing be-havior issues, the facility handbook which is issued to all parents and outlines our policy, and allowable disci-plinary actions and limita-tions. The group addressed some layout challenges with the Attica daycare, and the licensing and Fire Marshall processes. The Anthony lo-cation will be closed tempo-rarily to repair some doors and the ﬂooring. Parents will be given the option to take their children to the Attica location during that time. Changes by the State adjusting the established age group regulations have caused some enrollment is-sues. The Board will try to schedule a time to tour the Attica location in the near future. Josh Teel, IT/Building & Grounds, met with the Board. The group contin-ued the discussion about the Attica daycare facility, and solutions to the con-cerns of the Department Head. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 10:00 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss 620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comEmail: anthonyrepublican@att.netANTHONYREPUBLICANCommunities with a local newspaper are smarter, stronger and closer. eir citizens are connected to one another, and invested 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.personnel matters of non-elected personnel. The mo-tion passed unanimously. Josh & Ami DeLacerda re-mained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 10:15 a.m. with no binding action taken.Shonda Larson, Finance/Board Assistant, present-ed a travel request for the Health Department, which was approved.Richard Raleigh, County Counselor, met with the Board to discuss Char-ter Resolution 15 passed 10/22/2018, exempting Harper County from re-quiring sanitary inspec-tions of school buildings by the County Health Ofﬁcer. Mr. Raleigh will continue researching this subject before recommending any-thing to the Board. At 10:35 a.m., Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned for a 5 minute recess; the mo-tion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 10:38 a.m.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a department update. Status forms were presented and approved for new hires, status changes and terminations. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 10:42 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The motion passed unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. At 11:00 a.m. Com-missioner Struble moved to extend the executive session for 15 minutes; the motion passed unanimous-ly. At 11:15 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble motioned to extend for 5 minutes; the motion passed unanimous-ly. The regular meeting resumed at 10:20 a.m. with no binding action taken.Richard Raleigh re-en-tered the meeting. At 11:27 a.m., Commissioner Struble moved to enter Executive Session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss matters protected by Attorney-Client Privi-lege. The open meeting will resume at 11:45 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unanimously. Richard Ra-leigh remained in the room. The regular meeting re-sumed at 11:45 a.m. with no binding action taken. It was decided that the Commissioners, Shonda Larson, Ami DeLacerda, Josh Teel and Gracen Grif-ﬁn will tour the Attica day-care facility at 8:00 a.m. on September 30. The Regular Meeting will start that day at 9:00 a.m. in the Commis-sioner Ofﬁce. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLac-erda, County ClerkCOUNTY Continued from previous pageIndianapolis, Ind. —NTCA - The Rural Broad-band Association Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Shir-ley Bloomﬁeld today an-nounced the winners of the 2024 Smart Rural Com-munity Showcase Awards, presented annually to rural broadband providers who not only provide high-qual-ity, reliable connectivity, but who also have led the way on collaborative and innovative projects that ad-vance the communities they serve. The Smart Rural Com-munity program is a net-work of more than 280 communities supported by NTCA member provid-ers who are committed to driving growth through robust broadband service. The Showcase Awards are presented to providers in recognition of their extraor-dinary achievements in promoting rural broadband networks and innovative applications that create op-portunities for the educa-tors, health care providers, farmers, small business SCTelcom Wins 2024 Smart Rural Community Showcase AwardCourtesy PhotoSCTELCOM WINS AWARD: SCTelcom CEO Carla Shearer accepts the 2024 Smart Rural Community Showcase Award at the NTCA 2024 Fall Conference.owners, public safety pro-fessionals and others who help their communities thrive. The following providers were announced at the 2024 Fall Conference. : • SCTelcom (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) – SCTelcom collaborated with local lead-ers to develop community-wide Wi-Fi coverage called SmartTown Wi-Fi on the Go tailored to the speciﬁc needs and concerns of each of its communities. This has helped ensure that resi-dents are able to connect within their community, en-hancing public safety and quality of life. • Adams Fiber (Golden, Ill.) – Adams Fiber installed ﬁber networks at the Ad-ams and Hancock County Fairgrounds so that local law enforcement and emer-gency responders have the connectivity needed to keep people safe during events.• Highline (Escanaba, Mich.) – Highline estab-lished the Highline Acad-emy to provide digital skills resources and training to the communities it serves through live-taught, video-based learning that is mod-ern and engaging.• Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company (Jack-son, Neb.) – Northeast Ne-braska Telephone Company conﬁgured a trailer to serve as a giant Wi-Fi router dur-ing the Pink Bandana Mud Volleyball Tournament, helping organizers increase engagement and raise awareness to aid women under 40 battling breast cancer. • SRT Communications (Minot, N.D.) – SRT Com-munications hosted a rural prosperity workshop for en-riching communities, help-ing leaders of Smart Rural Communities in its ser-vice territory learn about funding opportunities and resources available from federal, local, regional and nonproﬁt experts. This in-cluded information on eco-nomic and community de-velopment grant programs, funding for water and ener-gy projects and SRT’s own giving program, SRT Cares.• Whidbey Telecom (Langley, Wash.) – Whidbey Telecom launched the Opti-cal Telecom Installer Certi-ﬁcation program at the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center, a ﬁrst of its kind program giving high school students hands-on ﬁber technician training and certiﬁcation.“Every year, I look for-ward to seeing the exciting ways our Smart Rural Com-munity providers continue to innovate and drive their communities to succeed,” said NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomﬁeld. “This year’s win-ners continue to show what is possible when trusted, proven providers work with local partners to address community needs and im-prove their neighbors’ qual-ity of life. These communi-ty-driven efforts to connect more rural Americans – and to keep them connected to life-changing technologies – offer stories of success that can be repeated. I would like to congratulate Adams Fiber, Highline, Northeast Nebraska Telephone Com-pany, SCTelcom, SRT Com-munications and Whidbey Telecom on this accomplish-ment!” NTCA–The Rural Broad-band Association is the premier association rep-resenting more than 850 independent, community-based telecommunications companies that are leading innovative change in smart rural communities across America. Visit us at www.ntca.org. Nicholas McCammon, a Veteran Service Repre-sentative for the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs, will be in Harper County one day a month to assist Veterans and their family members ﬁle claims for various veteran ben-eﬁts. On Tuesday, October VA Representative To Visit Harper County15th, from 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. the Veteran Service Representative will be at the Harper County Health Department, 123 N. Jen-nings, Anthony, KS 67003.The Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs is a State Agency that provides free assistance to veterans and their families with vet-erans’ beneﬁts. If you are or any of fam-ily members are in need of assistance with veteran beneﬁts, please call the Harper County Health De-partment at 620-842-5132 to schedule an appoint-ment. EMAIL YOUR NEWS TO:anthonyrepublican@att.net

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Page 10 the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024Rep. Estes’ Monthly Column: Property Rights, Tax, Accountability Dominate SeptemberBy 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 September.Protecting Property RightsRespect for private prop-erty rights is essential to our American way of life, and I am ﬁrmly commit-ted to protecting them. As concerns increased about the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed designa-tion of the Midwest-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NI-ETC) that would go through Kansas, I took action to protect the rights of Kan-sas landowners. I joined Kansas’ 1st District Con-gressman Tracey Mann to help introduce H.R.9527 to prevent a federal land grab from the Midwest-Plains NIETC. Our bill, which is a companion to a bill intro-duced in the Senate, would explicitly prohibit the use of federal funds for the ex-ercise of federal eminent domain powers for power transmission and would also prohibit the permitting of power transmission proj-ects if the state objects. I also sent a letter to De-partment of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Gran-holm detailing how the NI-ETC project could subject Kansans to federal land grabs and distorts the in-tent of the private Grain Belt Express transmission line project. In my letter, I called on the DOE to reopen the comment period to ful-ly address the concerns of Kansans living in the path of this proposal. IncreasingTransparency inGovernment Spending The Congressional Bud-get Ofﬁce (CBO) plays an essential role in facilitat-ing the work of Congress, but has too often failed to accurately score major pieces of legislation. In a September Budget Commit-tee hearing, I engaged CBO Director Phillip Swagel in a discussion about how to im-prove CBO’s operations and products. In particular, I highlighted a bill I recently introduced, the Executive Action Cost Transparency Act, that would require CBO to provide a comprehensive and centralized list of ﬁnal executive actions in order to increase transparency and streamline information ﬂow, providing lawmakers and the public with needed information on government spending. Rep. Ron EstesGiven our $35 trillion national debt, we need to do everything we can to change course on this growing cri-sis. In just the last three and a half years alone, the Biden-Harris administra-tion has issued more than 130 executive actions that have cost taxpayers more than $2 trillion – not to mention additional judicial and administration actions in that time – demonstrat-ing just how costly non-legislative actions can be. Improving the information that CBO provides to Con-gress and the public is one crucial step that will help ensure we know the true cost of D.C. spending and can begin to change course. The House Budget Com-mittee passed my bill out of committee in the last week of September, and I look for-ward to its consideration on the House ﬂoor.Promoting Pro-Growth Tax Policy Following a slew of ac-tivities and meetings with 4th District innovators and workers, I led the U.S. Inno-vation Tax Team to Silicon Valley for a day of meetings with some of our nation’s most innovative companies. House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri), U.S. Innovation Tax Team Vice Chair Mi-chelle Steel (R-California) and I hosted two roundta-bles with small San Fran-cisco Bay area startups, the Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group and Genentech, Ap-ple, Wisk Aero, Google and Intel to discuss the upcom-ing Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expirations. Each group and orga-nization echoed the same theme I heard in the dis-trict – the need to renew common sense, pro-growth tax policies that encourage U.S. innovation. Many also shared the very real concern about ceding leadership in innovation to foreign adver-saries and the challenge of intellectual property (IP) theft. My colleagues and I heard directly how TCJA helped these organizations and startups advance in-novations and bring back IP while also contributing more to the U.S. Treasury through taxes. This isn’t a partisan is-sue – Republicans and Democrats agree that we need a tax code that encour-ages U.S. innovation. It’s why my bill to restore R&D expensing is one of the most bipartisan cosponsored bills in Congress. China is do-ing far more right now to encourage research and development, and we know that R&D is primarily a jobs issue, meaning that we need the right tax policies to grow jobs in the U.S. and compete with China.Our country is compet-ing globally for R&D, and if we don’t renew and expand critical innovation policies, jobs, manufacturing and cutting-edge technologies will grow elsewhere. My col-leagues and I will continue to push for sensible tax poli-cies that will help keep in-novation in the U.S., boost-ing our economy, creating jobs and helping the Trea-sury.NFIB AwardThe 4th District is home to so many thriving small businesses and I want to en-sure that Kansas remains a favorable place for enter-prising small businesses. To that end, I was honored to be recognized for my efforts by the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB) who named me a 2024 Guardian of Small Business for my work advo-cating for Main Street.State Fair and Kansas Farm Bureau BreakfastAs I – and so many Kansans – do each year, in early September I visited the Kansas State Fair. The weather was beautiful and I always enjoy seeing the butter sculpture, Kansas’ largest pumpkin and the many other displays that celebrate all our ag pro-ducers across the state do. I was also able to speak to our hardworking farmers and ranchers at the Kan-sas Farm Bureau breakfast and share how upcoming tax policy expirations will impact Kansas farmers and families. I assured them that the Ways and Means Committee, as the tax-writ-ing committee in Congress, is doing all it can to improve and expand the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act so that the av-erage 4th District taxpayer is spared a 27% tax hike. Connect with MeInterested in receiv-ing regular updates about what’s going on in Con-gress? Sign up for our week-ly e-newsletter at estes.house.gov and please don’t hesitate to reach out to my District Ofﬁce in Wichita at 316-262-8992 if you have questions, concerns or need help with a federal agency.Ron Estes, one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, worked in the aerospace, energy and man-ufacturing sectors before representing Kansas’ 4th Congressional District since 2017. He is a ﬁfth-genera-tion Kansan, former state treasurer, and serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, Budget Com-mittee, and Education and the Workforce Committee.Wichita State University conferred 524 degrees to 493 students in summer 2024. Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 re-ceived the cum laude.At the undergraduate level, there were 305 de-grees and certiﬁcates con-ferred. At the graduate level, there were 219 degrees and certiﬁcates conferred. And of those earning a Local Students CompleteDegrees At Wichita Statebachelor's degree, 55 were cum laude, 61 were magna cum laude, and 19 summa cum laude. Anthony, KSEmily R Allen, Bachelor of Business Admin., Ac-counting.Sonya Battin, Graduate Certiﬁcate, Kodaly Method.Sonya Battin, Master of Music Education, Choral Music.Kira L Chapman, Bach-elor of Arts in Education, ECU/Elementary Educ Ap-prentice, Cum Laude.Mai Ling R Knowles, Master of Education, Coun-seling.60 YEARS AGO - 1964In Waldron News: Among the young folks who left for college were Leon Folk to Okmulgee, Okla.; Larry Bob Jones and Kent Patter-son to Emporia; Cherelyn Schnackenburg to Wichita business college; Sue East to Dodge City beauty school; and Allen Hughes, returning to Alva.A model meeting of Eta Alpha chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority was held at the airport home of Mrs. Kenneth Linn. Mrs. J. Howard Wilcox was co-host-ess. The following rushees were special guests: Mrs. Dick Downing, Mrs. Glenn Williams, Mrs. Vernon Ryan, Mrs. DeWitt Whisman, Mrs. Bill Coats and Mrs. Marce Niemann.50 YEARS AGO - 1974Alan Daniel proudly an-nounced the birth of his sister, Bethany Lee born August 14, 1974 weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Daniel.Barbara Hrezo was host-ess to her Bridge Club in her home. Dessert and soft drinks were served to Judy Beam, MaryAnn Elmore, Carolyn Buss, Marcie Flem-ing, Anita Adams, Barbara Harmon, Mary Elliott, Lin-da Dills, Amy Zielke, Susan Croft and Dana Wethington.One of the groups of young people collecting money in connection with the Jerry Lewis MD Tele-thon was Tony Kastens, Jes-sie Craig, James Craig and Kurt High. The four boys collected $81 which was sent to the Wichita segment of the Labor Day Telethon. 40 YEARS AGO - 1984Ofﬁcial enrollment ﬁg-ures for Uniﬁed School Dis-trict 361 showed a decrease of 64 students from the pre-vious year. It revealed 1,037 students in grades kinder-garten through twelfth and those enrolled in special education.Stan and Patricia Hoover announced the birth of a son, Jay Phillip on Septem-ber 17, 1984 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita. Jay weighed 8 lbs. and was 21 inches long. He has a 19 month old sister, Lindsay Diane. One of the staff writers for the Kansas State Univer-sity’s College of Agriculture student magazine, “Kansas State Agriculturist,” was Roger McKnight, junior in agriculture from Anthony.30 YEARS AGO - 1994FILES Continued on next page

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Other members attending were Doris Puls, Joyce Baker, Alberta Scott, Vera Dunn, Dusty Linn, Eva Chisty and Reva Bond.Two south-central Kan-sas teachers were honored as Fourth Congressional District Teachers of the Year at Celebration of Excellence in Teaching banquet held in Wichita. Nominees from Uniﬁed School District No. 361 were Pam McClarty of Anthony Elemenatry School and Robert Dills from Chap-arral High School.20 YEARS AGO - 2004Don and Marla Gebers celebrated their 25th wed-ding anniversary on Sep-tember 1. The couple were married in 1979 in Colorado.Harper County Emer-gency Preparedness Direc-tor Mike Loreg’s experience with tornadoes in Kansas, especially in Harper County, was being utilized by Emer-gency Preparedness in Flor-ida to help with the clean up after Hurricane Francis.Mr. and Mrs. James VonItter, owners of the Smokehouse in downtown Anthony, had purchased Nelson’s Restaurant in An-thony from Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nelson.An established business in the Anthony community was under new ownership. The Williams Funeral Home had been purchased by Mary Thomas and renamed The Prairie Rose Funeral Home - Williams Chapel.10 YEARS AGO - 2014The Chaparral girls var-sity tennis team opened the season in Lyons ﬁnishing third. No. 1 singles, Ashlan Mathes, 1st place; No. 2 sin-gles, Shaylyn Ballard, 3rd place; No. 1 doubles, Allie Lear/Emily Yoder, 3rd place; No. 2 doubles, Shelby Hall/ Kytrena Hightree, 3rd place.Shirley Zirkle, ﬁfth grade teacher at Harper Elemen-tary and Eric Kerschen, vo-cal music teacher at Chap-arral High School were honored as the USD 361 Teachers of the Year at the 2015 Kansas Teacher of the Year awards banquet held in Wichita.The Chaparral Road-runner football team came away with a win in their season opener with Wichita Independent. Shawn Nulik had a big night behind an outstanding effort from the Roadrunner offensive line made up of Jaden Helms, Austin Thomas, Bryce Duhon, Eric Hurt, Chance Bergman and Seth Wiil-liams. The Clark cousins, FILES Continued on next page

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Page 12 the Anthony Republican • October 9, 2024Photo By: Juliana WhismanSNEAKY FITCH: Wren Robinson (far l) plays one of the singing cowboy narrators in ‘The Death & Life of Sneaky Fitch’, but he has to watch his mouth around the preacher’s wife, played by Robin Ybarra (far r). Aaron White, Reanna Theisen, and Gary Jacobs have some great reactions to the whole interaction! Juliana Whisman.Ms. Ashley Traylor is THRILLED to announce the up-coming wedding of her daughter, Payton Traylor, to Jacob Jenkins, the son of Mr. Mike Jenkins of Topeka, Kansas and Ms. Akata Siale of Redwood City, California. Pay-ton is also the daughter of Mr. Jon Traylor and Angela of Woodway, Texas. Payton’s grandparents are Mrs. Susan Croft and the late Innis Croft of Anthony, Kansas and Mr. Keith Fausnacht and Cheryl of Temple, Texas. Jacob’s grandparents are the late Jim and Judy Fields.Payton and Jacob are 2017 graduates of Chaparral High School, and both attended Kansas State University where Payton graduated with a Bachelor of Business Ad-ministration degree in Entrepreneurship and completed her Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Wichita State University. Jacob earned his K-State Wildcat football letterman jacket his sophomore year while studying business. Payton and Jacob currently reside in Naperville, Il-linois where Payton is a Recruiting Specialist for New Home Star, a national real estate company, and Jacob is an expert high performance engine builder for Borowski Race Engines in Joliet, Illinois.The wedding is planned for early November at the An-thony United Methodist Church in Anthony, Kansas. Payton Traylor & Jacob JenkinsTHEY’RE GETTING MARRIED!!!Adam and Roger, hauled in 136 yards from Shawn Nu-lik’s passing. Nulik led the Roadrunners in rushing with 159 yards on 17 car-ries and a touchdown.5 YEARS AGO - 2019Nineteen ladies were present at the September meeting of the Kracy Quil-ters held in Harper. Three of the guests took the leap and joined the Kraziness. Brenda Berry of Milton and DeAnna Stevens and Kim Bauer of Harper placed their membership.Patterson Health Center welcomed Pam Fallis to the Hospital District #6 board. She was appointed at the August meeting to complete Caleb Ediger’s unﬁnished term. Ediger accepted the Clinic Administrator posi-tion at Patterson and as-sumed that role in July. FILES Continued from previous pagePhoto By: Don HoltPINK NIGHT: The Chaparral student section is pictured last Friday wearing pink in front of in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Chaparral Roadrunners were beaten by the Clearwater Indians 41-7 on Friday at home. This is the second loss in a row for Chaparral and nudges their season record down to 1-4. CHS will play Cheney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.Chaparral Roadrunners vs. Clearwater Indians - Kale Greve Photo By: Don HoltPhoto By: Don HoltChaparral Roadrunners vs. Clearwater Indians - Kenny DiazPhoto By: Don HoltPhoto By: Don Holt