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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 144 - No. 37 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 124 - No. 37Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, September 13, 2023To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Courtesy PhotoLOCAL FIREFIGHTERS PARTICIPATE IN 9/11 FUNDRAISER: A group of local volunteer reghters participated in the Wichita 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb fundraiser on Saturday, September 9th. Hosted at the Epic Center in downtown Wichita, KS, climb participants honor the rst responders (343+ reghters, 70+ law enforcement ofcers, 9+ EMS) who were killed on September 11th, 2001 by climbing the equivalent of 110 oors (the height of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers) while carrying the name and picture of one of the fallen. The event rst began in 2015 and returns this year after taking a three-year hiatus during the pandemic. Over 200 climbers from 20 plus departments participated in this year’s event. Proceeds from the event go towards the FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation. The top photo shows the air tanks carried by the Anthony and Harper members with the fallen reghter being represented. Bottom photo (L-R): Neven Cullop (AFD), Creighton Cullop (AFD), Melanie Miller (HFD), Allen Finley (AFD), Justin Francis (AFD), Hunter Turner (AFD), & Zack Anderson (AFD).Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanCAR SHOW: The 24th Show & Shine Car Show was held this past Saturday at the Harper County Courthouse. The crowds enjoyed the great weather and seeing the unique assort-ment of vehicles that gathered for the event put on by Troy Lankton (pictured) each year.Grand Ole Opry Veteran Daryl Mosley Comes To AnthonyBy J.K. GreggThe Harper County com-munity is invited to attend a concert by singer, song-writer, and storyteller Da-ryl Mosley on Saturday, September 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Historic Antho-ny Theater, 200 W Main St, Anthony, KS. The event is sponsored by the Anthony United Methodist Church.From countless perfor-mances on “The Grand Ole Opry” to classic shows at the famous Bluebird Café to a touring schedule of over 150 countries per year, singer/songwriter Daryl Mosley has been sharing his songs and his stories with America for over 30 years. Daryl, of Waverly, TN, has written three “Song of the Year” award winners, ten of his songs have made it to number one, and he has been named “Songwriter of the Year” three times! His songs have been recorded by dozens of artists ranging from bluegrass legend Bob-by Osborne to country star Lynn Anderson to Southern Gospel’s The Booth Broth-ers, and have been featured City Approves Bid For Demolition At Three Properties, New Street SignsOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkAugust 15, 2023OPENINGWelcome / Call to Or-der. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Pres-ent - Mayor Greg Cleve-land, Commissioner Sher-rie Eaton, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner Kenny Hodson Jr., Admin-istrator Cyndra Kastens, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller, Superintendent Randy Moore, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Street Dept Head Bryan Struble, Elec-tric Distribution Dept Head Jerry Angle, Police Ofﬁcer Nate Houston and Creigh-ton Cullop. Absent - Com-missioner Eric Smith.Approval of Agenda - A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commission-er Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hod-son Jr.1. Employee Promotion Recognition: Recognition was given to Bryan Struble who has been promoted to the Street Department Head.PUBLIC COMMENTNone.CONSENT AGENDA2. Approve August 1, 2023 Regular Meeting Min-utes.3. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3172 - $348,158.65.4. Approve 08.15.2023 Payroll - $83,966.16.5. Request to Obtain Bids for Class 3 Wood Elec-tric Poles: 10 - 30', 39 - 35', and 31 - 40'.6. Approve FAA Grant Agreement ANY-CEG-3-20-0002-015-2023 Turf Runway and Direct City Administrator to Exe-cute all Project Documents.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be pulled from the consent agenda for further review. Hearing none a motion was made to approve the consent agen-da. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Lanie, Commis-sioner Hodson Jr.PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS7. Bid Opening Demo-lition Bids: Mayor Cleve-land opened the four bids received for Demolition of 301 N Kansas, 422 N Mas-sachusetts and 432 S An-thony. The following bids were received: DLS Under-ground $32,000.00, G & G Dozer $29,000.00, Barker Sand & Gravel $24,100.00, and Skidsteer Services $23,000.00. A motion was made by Commissioner Hodson to approve the bid from Skidsteer Services for $23,000.00. Further discus-sion took place. Commis-sioner Hodson then amend-ed his motion to approve the bid from Skidsteer Services for $23,000.00 less bid cost for 422 N. Massachusetts, contingent upon the prop-erty owner’s demolition and removal at 422 N. Massa-chusetts. Mayor Cleveland seconded the motion. Fur-ther discussion took place again and the Mayor placed this agenda item on hold for the City Administrator to contact the bidder and veri-fy the cost per property bid.After discussion with the bidder and veriﬁcation of the per price property of 301 N. Kansas - $5,000, 422 N Massachusetts - $10,000, 432 S Anthony - $8,000, the CITY Continued on next pageMOSLEY Continued on Page 4

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023motion was amended again to approve Skidsteer Ser-vices for $23,000.00 contin-gent that if any properties are voluntarily torn down prior to the demolition date, that property price would be excluded from the bid. Motion made by Com-missioner Hodson Jr., Sec-onded by Mayor Cleveland. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Hodson Jr.CITY Continued from previous page8. Untable Bid Opening Street Signs: A motion was made to untable the Bid Opening for Street Signs. Motion made by Commis-sioner Lanie, Seconded by Mayor Cleveland. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Hodson Jr. Two bids were received. Welborn Sales $17,346.78 and National Sign Company $19,453.12. After discussion and an update on vetting the bids from Street Department Head Bryan Struble, a mo-tion was made to approve the bid from National Sign Company for $16,790.40 for the signs. The hardware portion of the bid will be subject to further investiga-tion and approval will fall under the City Administra-tor’s purchasing authority. Motion made by Commis-sioner Eaton, Seconded by Mayor Cleveland. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Hodson Jr. The Commission veriﬁed guidance to the Ad-ministrator that the signs will be blue background with white lettering.9. CT Calibration Tes-ter: Jerry Angle discussed options to complete neces-sary auditing on the city’s CT electric meters. An es-timate to contract the work would be $22,000 each year to test 85 meters. To pur-chase a CT Tester (to test in-house regularly) the price is $34,055. Depart-ment Head Angle was given direction to submit for bids to purchase a CT Tester to perform these tests annu-ally in-house.10. Interconnection Standards: Administrator Kastens updated the Com-mission on the City Attor-ney's advice to not process any solar applications until the city’s current Behind the Meter Generation and Interconnection Standard policies are updated for statutory compliance. The Commission guided the Ad-ministrator to provide no-tiﬁcation to current appli-cants of this required delay in processing applications and work toward a goal to prepare an updated policy for presentation at the Sep-tember 19, 2023, meeting.11. Approve Banner Bids: Administrator Kas-tens presented the bids for city banners as follows: An-thony Republican $43,015, Britten, Inc. $26,399, and Display Sales $14,800. Electric Department Head Jerry Angle presented his review of the attachment hardware with the recom-mendation of the heavy-du-ty hardware. A motion was made to approve Banner Bids from Britten Inc for $26,399.00 for 100 Banners.Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hodson Jr..Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Hodson Jr.12. Approve Transient Guest Tax Committee Rec-ommendation: A motion was made to approve the Transient Guest Tax Com-mittee recommendation to the Anthony Disc Golf Club for $500.00. Motion made by Commissioner Lanie, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commission-er Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Hod-son Jr.13. 2024 Budget Review: The City Administrator presented the second draft of the 2024 budget. STAFF REPORTS14. Administrator Re-port: The Administrator provided a written report on BASE Grant, HCCF, RNR Rate, Banners and JD Rhea's Retirement Party. 15. Superintendent Re-port: The Superintendent provided a written report on mowing needs at the lake, morning shop meet-ings, RFP water tank clean-ing, disc golf, KDHE, met with Gary Taylor, billboard request, curb cut, working in front ofﬁce, zoning and other department activities.16. Chief of Police Re-port: We inspected some properties to be cleaned up. We served several weed notices. We investigated a burglary/theft in the 500 block of N Anthony. We in-vestigated a domestic dis-turbance in the 500 block of S. Anthony and turned the case over to the C.A. for pos-sible charges. We investi-gated an attempted theft in the 500 block of N. LL&G. We are investigating a pos-sible aggravated indecent liberties with a minor case.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hodson Jr.. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Hodson Jr.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator

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the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023 Page 3HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS4/5: Kristine A. Saunders: 1) Speeding - 88/65; $240.00. 23-TR-80.6/24: Monique L. Anderson: 1) Speeding - 81/65; $189.00. 23-TR-237.7/27: Mark S. McFarland: 1) Speeding - 73/55; $201.00. 23-TR-260.7/29: William C. Davis: 1) Speeding - 65/55; $153.00. 23-TR-262.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGSGlenn A. French vs. Bebett D. Buchanan, paternity; 23-DM-48.LIMITED CASE FILINGSHospital District No. 6 of Harp-er County vs. Bradd R. Beck-ham, et al., debt collection; 23-LM-62.Hospital District No. 6 of Harp-er County vs. Ashlee P. Bevers, debt collection; 23-LM-63.Hospital District No. 6 of Harp-er County vs. Tami C. Black, debt collection; 23-LM-64.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. David E. Studebaker: 1) Theft - value <$1,500 - 2 counts. 2) Attempted theft - value <$1,500. 3) Crimi-nal damage to property - value <$1,000 - 3 counts. 4) Criminal trespass - 3 counts. 23-CR-105.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, September 11, 20231:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Amber D. Allen, rst appearance; 16-TR-481.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Darryl D. Fye, status conference; 20-CR-95.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Payton L. Armstrong, status con-ference; 23-CR-73.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Dylan S. Pulliam, rst appear-ance; 23-CR-74.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Tanya R. Ortega, status confer-ence; 23-CR-80.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Matthew J. Leddy, rst appear-ance; 23-CR-97.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Michael R. Gates, status confer-ence; 23-CR-102.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Michael E. Lanois, rst appear-ance; 23-TR-245.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Chance L. Smith, status confer-ence; 23-TR-254.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Cody L. Mitchell, rst appear-ance; 23-TR-261.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. James P. Sowter, rst appear-ance; 23-TR-302.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Terry Longbine, status confer-ence; 23-TR-305.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Matthew W. Eslinger, status con-ference; 23-TR-306.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. David E. Studebaker, status con-ference; 23-CR-30.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Lacey N. Horn, status confer-ence; 23-CR-51.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Aletha R. Gilchrist, status confer-ence; 23-CR-58.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Lindsey R. Greening, status con-ference; 23-CR-70.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Annetta F. Meeks, status confer-ence; 23-TR-115.2:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Paula J. McVey, bench trial; 23-TR-202.Tuesday, September 12, 20231:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Anthony W. Summers, status conference; 21-TR-197.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Reesee R. Tambunga, status conference; 22-TR-166.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Tristan C. Hoppock, status con-ference; 22-TR-209.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christina L. Logan, status confer-ence; 23-CR-10.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jonathan D. McDonald, status conference; 23-CR-44.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jesie J. Skinner II, status confer-ence; 23-CR-53.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Cynthia M. Hull, status confer-ence; 23-CR-66.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Wynema K. Campbell, status conference; 23-CR-76.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Kyle R. Rose, status conference; 23-CR-77.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jessica S. Jackson, status con-ference; 23-TR-40.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Anthony W. Summers, status conference; 23-TR-155.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Zachariah N. Haxton, rst ap-pearance; 23-TR-235.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Ella R. White, rst appearance; 23-TR-276.Wednesday, September 13, 20231:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Nicole M. Moreci, status confer-ence, 23-CR-9; evidentiary, 23-CR-40.Thursday, September 14, 20238:45 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Brian L. Worthington, nal settlement; 23-PR-1.8:45 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Harold R. Pinkston, sta-tus conference; 23-PR-25.9:00 a.m. Kansas Spine and Specialty Hospital vs. Caran Turner, et al., hearing; 23-LM-50.9:00 a.m. Bank of America NA vs. Reiferd E. Acord, answer hearing; 23-LM-56.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSDavid E. Studebaker, 33: Ar-rested: 9-5-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Theft of property or services - value <$1,500. 2) Criminal dam-age to property. 3) Criminal tres-pass.Patience L. Corley, 33: Ar-rested: 9-4-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Failure to appear.Nikolas R. Belcher, 20: Ar-rested: 9-6-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 90 days.Franklin P. Sowter, 30: Ar-rested: 9-10-23; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Domestic battery.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#927 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Cordie Ruark and Debo-rah Ruark to Evan Peterson, Lots 11 and 12 and the N/20’ of Lot 10 in Blk. 29 in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.#928 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Paul D. Hartman and Debra L. Hartman to Josh West and Samantha West, Lot 6 in Blk. 18 in the Original City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#929 - Warranty Deed: Leforce Farms LLC to the Michael R. & Karen J. Cather Joint Revocable Trust, Tract 1: the S/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 2, Twp. 34 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; Tract 2: the W/2 of Sect. 1, Twp. 34 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., less a 48.02 acre tract; both in Harper County, Kansas.#930 - Trustee Deed: John E. Thomas and Mary J. Thomas to Ismael Hernandez, Lots 2, 4 and the N/25’ of Lot 6 in Blk. 4 of Summit Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#931 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Bryan Eck, sole member of Bulldog Capital LLC, to Brian Woods and Paul Calvert, Lots 7-10 and the S/2 of Lot 11 in Blk. 2 in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.#932 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Jen Koe LLC to Horizons Mental Health Center Inc., Tract 1: Lots 2, 3, 6 and the N/20’ of Lot 7 in Blk. 38.; Tract 2: Lots 10, 11 and the S/5’ of Lot 7 in Blk. 38, and the N/2 of vacated alley adja-cent on the S; both in the original townsite of the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#933 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Paul D. Hartman and Deb-ra L. Hartman to Eliseo Vasquez and Juana Alonzo, Lots 7, 10 and 11 in Blk. 8 of Madara’s Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.934 - Trustee Deed: John E. Thomas and Mary J. Thomas, Trustees of the Thomas Trust, to Ismael Hernandez, Lots 2, 4 and the N/25’ of Lot 6 in Blk. 4 of Summit Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.* * WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COM * *

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023Obituary...Victor Thomas (Tom) Coyne Jr.1951 ~ 2023Victor Thomas (Tom) Coyne Jr. was born on 27 July 1951 in Antho-ny, KS. He was the rst of two chil-dren born to Victor Thomas Coyne and Betty Laverne (Smith) Coyne. The second being his sister, Susan Marie. Tom spent the rst 18 years of his life in Anthony. He attended all 13 years of education in the An-thony school system and gradu-ated from Anthony High School in 1969. He loved living in Anthony, and it was the only town that he ever referred to as “HOME”. Tom passed away on 8 September 2023 after a long struggle with cancer. Tom was a military veteran. In July of 1970, he entered the U.S. Army. In February 1972 he was allowed to take an early discharge and return home to Anthony. It was in the summer of 1972 that Tom met the love of his life, Cindy Raberding of Harper, KS. On December 24th of 1972, Tom and Cindy were mar-ried at the United Methodist Church in Harper, KS. Shortly after the two were married, Tom re-entered the Army and took Cindy along with him to become his “military wife.” Over the years to follow, they would travel and serve at duty stations in Colorado, Korea, Kansas, Germa-ny, Washington D.C., and Missouri. During their marriage they were blessed with two children, Heath Ryan, and Lori Jeanette. They also got to share military life with Tom and Cindy, touring all over Europe during their stay in Germany. Their military travel ended in September 1992 when Tom retired after serv-ing proudly for 21 years. After retirement from the Army, he spent the next 20 years in the medical billing eld at the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Hous-ton, MO and the Bond Medical Clin-ic in Rolla, MO. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking, hunting, shing, and was passionate about researching his family history.Needless to say, moving was a big part of Tom’s life. Even be-fore the Army he moved a lot in his hometown of Anthony. Throughout his life, Tom would record 39 actual moves. The last being to Licking, MO in 1989, where he and Cindy nished raising their kids and ulti-mately retired. Tom in 2013 and Cindy in 2015.Tom is preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Betty Coyne, and sister, Susan Marie Wahl. He is survived by his wife, Cindy; their son, Heath Coyne and his, wife Kim of Vichy, MO; daughter, Lori Volk-man and her husband, Patrick of Rolla, MO; grandchildren, Cortney Coyne of Houston, MO, Micheal Volkman and Ethan Volkman both of Rolla, MO; and two great grand-children, Addison Coyne and Wyatt Coyne both of Bucyrus, MO.A visitation for Tom was held on Monday, September 11, 2023, from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM at Fox Funeral Home. A funeral service followed at 2:00 PM with Bob McQueen of-ciating. Per Tom’s wishes, he will be cremated and buried in the Harper Cemetery in Harper, KS. Arrangements entrusted to Fox Fu-neral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.foxfh.net.GOT NEWS OR PICS TO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netCity Approves Purchase Of New Cruiser For Police Department At Special MeetingOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesSpecial MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkAugust 22, 2023CALL TO ORDERAt 7:00 p.m. Mayor Cleveland called the Spe-cial Meeting to order.ROLL CALLPresent - Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Eaton, Commis-sioner Kenny Hodson Jr., Commissioner Eric Smith, City Clerk/Administrator Cyndra Kastens (by phone), Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Police Ofﬁcer Nathan Hous-ton. Absent - Commissioner Jan Lanie.ITEMS OF BUSINESS1. Bid Opening for Police Cruiser: Bids were opened to replace the 2017 Police Cruiser. Two bids were re-ceived: (1) Allen Samuels CDJR for $40,000.00 plus $7,367.90 for Upﬁtting with a $4,500 Trade Allowance for a total bid of $42,867.90. (2) Newberry Family Auto (two bids). Bid 1: 2023 Du-rango $42,334.00 with a $1,000 Trade Allowance with no Upﬁtting bid for a total bid of $41,334.00. Bid 2: 2024 Durango $40,467.00 with a $1,000 Trade Allow-ance with no Upﬁitting bid for a total bid of $39,467.00.A motion was made to trade the existing 2017 Ford Explorer toward the pur-chase and approve the bid from Allen Samuels CDJR for the 2023 Dodge Duran-go with full upﬁtting for the total bid of $42,867.90 to be paid $15,000 from Police Capital, $20,000 from Po-lice Municipal Equipment and the remaining amount to complete the bid plus equipment transfer expens-es paid out of the General fund.Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hodson Jr..Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Hodson Jr., Commissioner SmithADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Mo-tion made by Mayor Cleve-land, Seconded by Commis-sioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Hodson Jr., Commis-sioner SmithGregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administratoron television shows rang-ing from “American Idol” to “The View.” One of his best-known songs, “(Ask the Blind Man} He saw it All,” was named one of the top Southern songs of all time!Gospel music legend Bill Gaither calls Daryl “a poet- and we don’t have many poets left!” Daryl says, “I just write and sing songs about real life and real peo-ple; songs about faith and home and community are the foundation of my mu-sic because those are the things that are most pre-cious to me.” Daryl’s concert is an intimate opportunity to hear his songs of life and faith as well as the enter-taining stories of the people and events that inspired them.The concert is free to the public but a love offering will be taken. MOSLEY Continued from Page 1

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the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023 Page 5Source: maxpreps.comThe Trinity Academy Knights out of Wichita, KS and their fans left the game content on Friday, Septem-ber 8th as they saw their football team gain a win over the visiting Chapar-ral Roadrunners. The ﬁnal score was 33-14.The offense was led by quarterback Chase Struble (Jr) completed 18 of 34 at-tempts for 229 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 intercep-tion.Running Backs Jay Cush-enberry ran for 64 yards on 7 carrie and Keaton Bollo-man (Jr) rushed the ball 5 CHS Knocked Off By Trinity Academytimes for 52 yards.Kyler Smith (Sr) had 7 receptions for 138 yards and 1 touchdown, Ty Had-sall (So) had 4 catches for 29 yards and 1 touchdown, Kale Greve (So) had 84 yards on 3 receptions, and Tyce Pfaff (Sr) had 3 catches for 25 yards.Leading the Roadrunner defense was Dalen Blair (Jr) with 13 total tackles, Tyce Pfaff (Sr) with 11 total tack-les with 1 sack, Cole Berg-man (Jr) also had 11 tackles, Kyler Smith (Sr) had 7 tack-les, and Keaton Bollman with 2 tackles with 1 sack.With the triumph, Trin-Source: maxpreps.comOn Thursday, August 31st, the CHS varsity vol-leyball team played in a tournament in South Bar-ber. The crowd at Thursday's game between the Medi-cine Lodge Indians and the Roadrunners, saw Indian’s volleyball squad beat Chap-arral by a tally of 2-0. The ﬁrst game was scored 15-10 and the second game was 25-20. The CHS Roadrun-ners topped their other opponent, the South Bar-ber Chieftains volleyball team by a score of 2-0, with ﬁnal scores of 25-10 and 25-11.Chaparral hosted their home tournament on Tues-day, September 5th. The ﬁrst match the Lyons Li-ons volleyball team scored a tight 2-1 triumph over the Roadrunners. Lyons was able to win the ﬁrst math 25-16 but CHS came back to win the second game 29-27. The third game was won by Lyons 25-22. CHS backers left the game in high spirits Tuesday as they observed their volleyball squad hold off the host Larned Indians 2-1 in a match. CHS lost the ﬁrst game 25-16, but won the second game 25-21 and the third game 25-14.The CHS volleyball team played in a tournament in Douglass on Thursday, September 7th. The crowd at Thursday'sbout between the Roadrunners and Nor-wich Eagles saw CHS’s volleyball squad nip Nor-wich by a tally of 2-1. Chap-arral won the ﬁrst game ity Academy advances its record to 2-0 on the season. The Knights host Kingman to play the Eagles on Friday, September 15. The Eagles go into the battle with a re-cord of 1-1. Kingman won 40-19 in their recent non-league battle against Con-way Springs.Coming up next, the Roadrunners play the Con-way Springs Cardinals in a battle, on Friday, September 15. Chaparral will attempt to advance on its 0-2 sea-son record. The Cardinals go into the battle with a 0-2 record after their 40-19 loss to Kingman.Chaparral Volleyball Update25-20. Norwich took the second game 27-25 and CHS rebounded by winning the third game 25-18. The Chaparral varsity volleyball team won Thursday's match against Douglass by a score of 2-1. Chaparral again won the ﬁrst game 25-23. Dou-glass won the second game 25-19 and Chaparral took the third game 25-23.The Roadrunners record now stands at 7-7 for the season.620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICANSenior Conference Promotes Living In Harper CountyBy Jennifer WolffDo you wonder how you will manage growing older (and wiser!) in our com-munity? Do you feel wor-ried about services & avail-ability of resources to care for potentially increasing needs? Are your “affairs” in order in regards to as-sets, banking & power of attorney paperwork? No? Not sure? Some? The Aging Department & the Harper County Health Foundation encourage Harper Co resi-dents 55+ to attend the half day Adaptive, Active Ag-ing Conference in Anthony September 19th. You will ﬁnd answers to all of these questions & so much more. Four speakers will be ad-dressing important aging-related issues to help our community adapt & pursue healthy aging. The event is free & includes lunch pro-vided by Patterson Health Center. Doors open at 8:30 & speakers will begin at 9am. If you are wanting to meet individually with the SCKAAA Medicare special-ist, contact Jennifer for an appointment time 620-842-5104. Many representa-tives from organizations which support Harper Co residents will be on hand to answer questions. The con-ference is at the Anthony Christian Church fellow-ship hall across from the Cobblestone. Have ques-tions? Call Jennifer 842-5104 or Kathy Zimmerman 620-243-3578.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 Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 9/18: Wichita 8:30am departTues 9/19: No out of county. Free rides to Senior Conf.Wed 9/20: Wichita 8:30am departThurs 9/21: Out of coun-ty availableFri 9/22: Wichita 8:30am departAll routes are subject to change without notice.

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICAN620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICAN60 YEARS AGO - 1963A birthday weiner roast was held at the Anthony Lake in honor of Rita Miles who was eight years old. Those present were: Michelle Hodson, Rita Benson, Cecille Downing, Barbara and Deb-bie Poston, Cherrell Hodson, Patty Peck, Dianna Brewer and Mike Miles. Those un-able to attend were Nancy Box and Belinda Shelite. Dale and Ina Knorp, own-ers of the Anthony Okla-homa Tire and Supply Store were ready for their open house at their new location at 203 W. Main.Miss Lizbeth Ann Ballew of Houston, Tex., daughter of W.B. Ballew of Houston, and Mr. Marshall Burnet, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Burnet of Manchester, Okla. were married Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. in the Liberty Heights Chris-tian Church, Lawton, Okla. 50 YEARS AGO - 1973Winner in the Mayor’s Division of the Kansas Championship Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest was Johnnie Barker, Attica, with a spit of 35 ft. 10-1/2 inches. Second was Hubert John-son of Harper, with 33 feet 10 inches. Kingman’s Albert Colfelt spit 25 feet 1/2 inch-es and Anthony Mayor Max Mize managed a 22 foot spit.Mike Wyatt, Anthony, spit 55 feet 8-1/2 inches to win the 17 and over catego-ry. Second was Jerry Pack-ard, third Grant Sechler, fourth Bill Starks and ﬁfth Rex Gates.Mich Sechler of Anthony was the winner in the con-test between boys and girls 8 and under; second was Randy Mullendor, Harper; third Mike Kastens, Antho-ny; fourth Jeff Dodgen, An-thony and ﬁfth Van Whealy, Anthony.Mike Elliott, Anthony, spit 26 feet 11-1/2 inches to win the 9-11 bracket. Second was Mike Shurley, Anthony; third Cliff Packard, Antho-ny; fourth April Sanford, An-thony and ﬁfth Dick Vogt, Anthony.David Wilt, Anthony, won the 12-16 age contest with a spit of 37 feet 8-1/2 inches. Second was Mike Vogt, An-thony; third Debbie Lipps, Anthony; fourth Tiana Killough, Harper; and ﬁfth Alex Sanford, Anthony.40 YEARS AGO - 1983Anthony had ﬁve of the outstanding swimmers for the year in the Neptune League. In the 8-under divi-sion were: Sally Dieker and Shawn Catlin; 9-10 division Jason High; 13-14 division Jade Beam and 15-up Holly Francis.Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kas-tens, Anthony, announced the engagement of their daughter, Linda to Monty Smith, son of Mrs. Ella Mae Smith, Attica.Six new teachers had been hired by Uniﬁed School District 361. At CHS, the new teachers were: Lonnie Allen, replacing Gloria Pier-sall as English and foreign language instructor; Robert Ardery, Jr. replacing Bucilla Blair as business teacher and also assistant boys basketball coach; Glennis Thomas new journalism and English teacher, replacing Myrel Carr; Connie Kastens hired as a new IRC instruc-tor. At Washington Elemen-tary Mary Beth George took the place of Arlene Williams as kindergarten teacher and Toni McKee new local mu-sic instructor replacing Eva Hodges. 30 YEARS AGO - 1993T.E.A.M. winners at the National Cheerleader As-sociation summer camp held at Emporia State Uni-versity were the Chapar-ral High School’s varsity group. Members of the group were: Yolanda Noland, Alis-sa Schmidt, Laura Dennis, Kelly Elliott, Ami Aleshire, Shannon Ford, Heather Bollman, Stefani Schubert, Jennifer Elmore, Molly Mat-thews, Christina Saliger and Bobbie Struble. Fresh-man cheerleaders are: Angie Calderon, Heidi Drinkwine, Tomi Belcher and Cindy Reed.Twenty Webelos and ﬁve adult leaders from Pack 851 attended Camp TaWaKoNi near Augusta. Participants included: Ryan Cashier, Kyle Cooperrider, Mike Faden-recht, Russell Giesen, Reese Young, Cole Beckner, Jerry Coffey, Eric Daniel, Craig Hadsall, Mitchell Hall, Kev-in Kaup, Trenton Lee, Will MacIntyre, Kyle Mashburn, Randy Miller, Christopher, Otis, Aaron Patterson, Tyson Prouse, Phillip Struble and Bret Walker. Leaders were Diane and Dan Cashier, Ken Hadsall, David Hall and Gerald Kaup.20 YEARS AGO - 2003Josh and Tuanua Swartz, Andale, announced the birth of their daughter, Mattelyn Mae. She was born July 28 at 5:09 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita. She weighed 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and was 19-1/4 inches long.Pizza Hut adv.: Buffet - Noon Monday thru Friday $4.29; Wednesday Night & Sunday Noon $4.79.James Lenhardt Gates was born August 6, 2003. He weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long. Parents are Eric and Sunny Gates of Reading, Penn.10 YEARS AGO - 2013Kyla Poston, daughter of Terry and Cheryl Poston of Anthony, Kansas, was named the new Administra-tor of Anthony Community Care Center.J.D. Hays and everyone at A.J. Repair celebrated 30 years of business in An-thony. J.D. and his Uncle Art Boileau bought Gene Croft Repair in 1983.Labor Day weekend, Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church celebrated their 125th anniversary.5 YEARS AGO - 2018The ﬁnal score of the Chaparral High School Trapshooting Team at the National Championship in Mason, Michigan was 950/1000 which earned them 6th place. There were a total of 175 teams competing, ten teams were from Kansas. Team members were Nick Malone, Zackary Acord, Ky-ler Acord, Slater Blick, Max Wineinger, Trevor Cullop, Scott Owen and Logan Rugg. Saturday afternoon, July 7th found Janie Gates, Les-lie Hurst, Jennifer Justice, Debbie Volavka and Irmal September is Hunger Ac-tion Month, a time to take action against hunger in every community includ-ing Harper County. Food shouldn’t be an impossible choice. For millions of peo-ple in America, a daily meal isn’t a choice between dif-ferent dishes. It’s a choice between food and other cru-cial needs—like medicine, electricity, or childcare. The Kansas Food Bank works with over 700 part-ner agencies including Revolution Fellowship and Obadiah's Pantry in Antho-September Is Hunger Action Monthny; and Cup O Grace Food Pantry in Attica. One in every 8 residents of Harper County is consid-ered food insecure. Food insecurity is de-ﬁned by the United States Department of Agriculture as the lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food in-security is associated with numerous adverse social and health outcomes and is increasingly considered a critical public health issue. Key drivers of food insecu-rity include unemployment, poverty, and unexpected ex-penses, which can prevent adequate access to food. In addition to the pan-tries that we serve in Harper County, the Kansas Food Bank provides Food 4 Kids weekend packets to chronically hungry children through the public school system. Together, the Kansas Food Bank and our hunger relief partners in Harper County are working to en-sure our neighbors experi-encing hunger have access to quality, healthy foods. Take a moment this Sep-tember and join us in the ﬁght to end hunger. Your power, voice, actions, and commitment will ensure nobody has to make an impossible choice between food and other necessities like medicine, utilities, or childcare.Lastly, there is a new website available, kansas-foodsource.org that lists pantries throughout the state along with TEFAP commodity locations and information on applying for SNAP - food stamp beneﬁts.EMAIL YOUR NEWS TO:anthonyrepublican@att.netFILES Continued on Page 8

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the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023 Page 7FOR RENT - Low income housing for people age 55 and older. Mainte-nance lives on site. Water, sewer and trash paid. Storm shelters. Contact Meadowlark Housing, 924 E. Spring in Anthony, KS 67003. Phone: 620-842-5331. 32-4-5-tfcFOR RENTKCAN ADSHELP WANTEDKCAN ADSHELP WANTED: Larry’s Hometown Market is looking for weekend help. Apply in person. M-5-17-tfcHELP WANTED: Housekeepers needed for the elderly and disabled on Home & Community Based Ser-vices self directed care progarms in Harper County. Flexible schedules. No CNA needed, just good house-keeping skills and a heart ready to help those in need. May need some attendant care services that could include bathing supervision and/or assistance. Pay $10-$12/hour. For more information cal Prisca Krehbiel at 620-532-1877. 60-8-30-4tp KCAN ADSFOR HIRE: Custom swathing and baling. Call Jim Bergman at 620-842-2341 for more info. 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New Service For 2023. 833-399-3117. kpa-9-13Misc.HughesNet - Finally, super-fast in-ternet no matter where you live. 25 Mbps just $59.99/mo! Unlimited Data is Here. Stream Video. Bundle TV & Internet. Free Installation. Call 855-980-3374. kpa-9-13Misc.BATH & SHOWER UPDATES in as little asONE DAY!Affordable prices - No payments for 18 months! Life-time warranty & professional installs. Senior & Military Discounts avail-able. Call: 855-219-8849. kpa-9-13(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 13, 2023) 1tORDINANCE NO. S-315AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN REALESTATE LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSASLOCATED ON NORTH WEST AVE IN SUNRISE 2ND ADDITION AND VARIANCES THEREOFBE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSAS:Section 1: That pursuant to Chapter XVIII, Zoning and Planning (Ordinance No. G-2718), of the City Code of the City of Anthony, Kansas, the following real estate affected by this ordinance is described as: Lots 1 & 2, Block 5, Sunrise 2nd Addition, City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.Section 2: The classiﬁ cation of the said real estate shall be changed from B-2 Service Business to R-1 Residential District. Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Anthony Republican, the of-ﬁ cial City newspaper as provided by law.Passed, approved, and adopted this 5th day of September, 2023.(SEAL)ATTEST: Cyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator Gregory Cleveland, Mayor(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 13, 2023) 1tORDINANCE NO. S-316AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSAS CREATING A SPECIAL FUND WITHINTHE TREASURY OF THE CITY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES AND PROVIDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Anthony, Kansas (the “City”) has determined that it would be in the public interest to create within the treasury of the City a special fund, in which money can be bud-geted and appropriated from year to year for economic development purposes and providing for economic development incentives. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY,KANSAS:SECTION 1: a) There is hereby created within the treasury of the City a special fund, to be called the “Eco-nomic Development Fund,” into which shall be deposited moneys intended to be used for economic devel-opment purposes and providing for economic development incentives from (a) gifts, grants or bequests from private individuals, corporations or foundations, (b) appropriations so designated by the governing body and (c) investment earnings thereon. Moneys deposited in such fund shall be used exclusively for such purpos-es, as appropriated in the discretion of the governing body, and, as to private funds contributed to such fund, consistent with the intent of any donor, or any restrictions placed on gifts, grants or bequests from any donor. Earnings from the fund may be used for any such purpose as to be determined by the governing body. b) The governing body may provide for the budgeted transfer of money from other city funds lawfully available for improvement purposes to the economic development fund, including moneys in the general fund. c) Any general property tax speciﬁ cally levied for the use of the economic development fund shall be authorized by ordinance adopted under the provisions of section 5 of article 12 of the state constitution.d) In making the budget of the city, the amounts credited to, and the amount on hand in the economic development fund and the amount expended therefrom shall be shown thereon for the information of the taxpayers of the city.e) Economic Development purposes shall include removal of dangerous structures, the development of homes and or infrastructure on vacant lots or lots needing improvement, incentives for the purpose of existing housing improvements, and other such economic development purposes as determined by the governing body.f) If the governing body determines that money which has been transferred to the economic develop-ment fund or any part thereof is not needed for the purposes for which so transferred, the governing body, by adoption of a resolution, may transfer the amount not needed to the general or other fund from which it was derived and the transferred funds and expenditure thereof shall be subject to the budget requirement provisions of K.S.A. 79-2925—79-2937SECTION 2: The City Treasurer is hereby instructed to invest all funds deposited in such special fund in investments authorized by law, and to add the investment earnings to such fund pending expenditure. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and one publica-tion in the ofﬁ cial city newspaper. Passed by the Governing Body on this 5th day of September 2023.(SEAL)ATTEST: Cyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator Gregory Cleveland, Mayor(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 13, 2023) 1tRESOLUTION NO. 1133A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSAS TO LEVY A PROPERTY TAX RATEEXCEEDING THE REVENUE NEUTRAL RATE;WHEREAS, the Revenue Neutral Rate for the City of Anthony was calculated as 63.821 mills by the Harper County Clerk; andWHEREAS, the City of Anthony has prepared a budget that would not require additional tax dollars however, this procedure to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate is necessary to ensure the dollars generated by 63.821, based off estimated valuations, is not reduced when ﬁ nal valuations are calculated in November. The City of Anthony has therefore adjusted the 2024 budget to increase the Revenue Neutral Rate by 0.001 mill to provide the legal mechanism necessary to levy the same dollars at ﬁ nal valuations.WHEREAS, the budget proposed by the Governing Body of the City of Anthony will require the levy of a property tax rate exceeding the Revenue Neutral Rate; andWHEREAS, the Governing Body held a hearing on September 5, 2023 allowing all interested taxpay-ers desiring to be heard an opportunity to give oral testimony; andWHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Anthony, having heard testimony, still ﬁ nds it necessary to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY:The City of Anthony shall levy a property tax rate exceeding the Revenue Neutral Rate of 63.821 mills.This resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and shall remain in effect until future action is taken by the Governing Body.Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption by the governing body of the City.ADOPTED by the governing body of the City and signed by the Mayor this 5th day of September, 2023.(SEAL)ATTEST: Cyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator Gregory Cleveland, MayorPUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEWWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMPRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTSRUBBER STAMPS• BANNERSLD’s Printing • 620-842-5129 • Anthony, KS

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • September 13, 2023Map Released:Thurs., August 31, 2023.Source:droughtmonitor.unl.eduThe Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions. Local conditions may vary.National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasAugust 2023 PrecipitationSiteAugust Precip (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 2.38 -1.92 Tied 57th Driest Driest Since 2022Salina Airport 2.02 -1.69 42nd Driest Driest Since 2022Chanute Airport 7.12 +3.33 19th Wettest Wettest Since 2019Russell Airport 5.10 +1.82 17th Wettest Wettest Since 2021Winfield COOP 3.38 -1.15 74th Driest Driest Since 2022Newton COOP 3.28 -0.61 71st Driest Driest Since 2022Cottonwood Falls COOP 1.77 -2.60 28th Driest Driest Since 2021Anthony COOP 5.73 +2.50 17th Wettest Wettest Since 2013Sedan COOP 1.62 -1.88 32nd Driest Driest Since 2022Independence COOP 3.06 -1.43 64th Driest Driest Since 2022National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasSummer (June–August) 2023 PrecipitationSiteJun-Aug Precip (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 11.68 -1.53 73rd Driest Driest Since 2022Salina Airport 11.51 +0.13 47th Wettest Wettest Since 2020Chanute Airport 16.37 +2.54 28th Wettest Wettest Since 2021Russell Airport 11.70 +1.14 24th Wettest Wettest Since 2020Winfield COOP 15.82 +1.34 27th Wettest Wettest Since 2019Newton COOP 11.39 -1.71 66th Driest Driest Since 2022Cottonwood Falls COOP 7.18 -6.91 16th Driest Driest Since 2012Anthony COOP 23.25 +11.38 1st Wettest N/ASedan COOP 11.41 -1.49 62nd Driest Driest Since 2022Independence COOP 9.96 -5.08 46th Driest Driest Since 2022National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasJanuary–August 2023 PrecipitationSiteJan-Aug Precip (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 18.07 -7.76 35th Driest Driest Since 2011Salina Airport 17.61 -4.93 41st Driest Driest Since 2018Chanute Airport 23.82 -5.37 36th Driest Driest Since 2022Russell Airport 16.51 -2.76 25th Driest Driest Since 2022Winfield COOP 23.12 -6.98 54th Driest Driest Since 2014Newton COOP 16.75 -8.59 20th Driest Driest Since 2011Cottonwood Falls COOP 17.34 -10.86 18th Driest Driest Since 2012Anthony COOP 30.74 +6.10 10th Wettest Wettest Since 2019Sedan COOP 19.56 -9.61 18th Driest Driest Since 2014Independence COOP 20.38 -12.06 20th Driest Driest Since 1996INTENSITY:Hays preparing and deco-rating the front inside lobby of Higher Grounds-Leather Bounds for an elegant set-ting for an afternoon of High Tea. The occasion was a celebration honoring the guest of honor BarBara Wright and a group of her close friends and relatives.FILES Continued from Page 6Courtesy PhotoFAIR CHAMPION QUILTS SHOWN AT KQQG MEETING: The Krazy Quilters Quilt Guild were given the opportunity to view the Harper County Fair Grand Champion and Reserve Quilts at their September 9 meeting. Joan Hemberger, Grand Champion winner, presented her Stack and Whack inspired quilt for the 16 members and ve guests to ohh and aww over. Next, Dana Koehler showed the group her beautifully machine quilted Christmas quilt that had received Reserve at this year’s fair. The ladies were presented with their prizes from the KQQG of $100 for Grand and $50 for Reserve. After discussing the upcoming Crafters Retreat, coming in October, and seeing more nished projects from the guild mem-bers, the meeting was adjourned. Pictured is DeAnna Stevens, V.P. of KQQG, (far right) presenting Dana Koehler(left) and Joan Hemberger (center) with their prizes.Photo By: Don HoltJR. RUNNERS VOLLEYBALL: 7th graders Hadley Hostetler returns the ball back over the net with Addie Walker (#24) in the background during a match against Medicine Lodge.Photo By: Don HoltJR. RUNNERS VOLLEYBALL: 8th grader Makiya Maka spikes the ball across the net during a recent game against Medicine Lodge.