Editor’s note: This is the 58th in a series of stories about past and present Jackson County residents who earned the Purple Heart Medal, which is awarded to mili tary personnel wounded or killed in the line of duty.

The names of those profiled in these stories are among those placed on a special monument for Purple Heart Medal recipi-ents now standing in Holton’s Linscott Park.

———Holton High School alum­

nus Robert T. Latta (pictured at right) had just settled down with his family in the Horton area af­ter World War II when the drums of war began to beat again, this time along the Korean Penin­sula.

Latta, who had won a Bronze Star for his service in Germa­ny with the U.S. Army during WWII, an swered the call and

was promoted from captain to major — and paid the ulti­mate price late in the sum mer of 1952.

Born Nov. 12, 1913, in Holton, the son of Edgar and Ruth Tudor Latta, Robert T. Latta gradu­ated from HHS in 1932 and had gone on to Kan­sas State Uni­versity, where he focused his studies on agricul ture and won awards at various crop judging contests. He married Powhattan native Dorothy Green, and the two of them sought to start a family.

In November of 1941, Latta joined the Army and would go on to serve as company com­mander of Ser­vice Company, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 89th Division at the rank of captain in the European theater of oper­ations. Some of his time in the European the­ater was spent in central Ger­many.

It was near the central Ger­

man city of Kirschroth where, on March 20, 1945, Latta “as­sisted in cap turing 34 prisoners and eliminating all resistance

in the town,” accord ing to the citation that accompanied the Bronze Star he received for his actions “during the period (of) March 12 to May 12” that year.

Then, on March 28, Latta, un­der enemy fire near the German town of Weisel, “assisted in un­loading five tons of ammunition from an overturned truck, right­ing the truck and reloading the ammunition in time to deliver it promptly to an infantry bat­talion,” according to his Bronze Star citation.

“During the hazardous cross­ings of the Moselle and Rhine rivers and the subsequent pursuit of the en emy across Central Ger­many,” the citation said, “Cap­tain Latta’s tire less energies and outstanding effi ciency in super­vising and directing regimental postal, personal, auto motive and

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By Ali HolcombAssessed valuations on real

estate and personal property in Jackson County have been cer­tified and it’s good news for the county, its cities and school dis­tricts.

The valued assessed on all real estate and personal property in Jackson County increased by $5.47 million this past year, it was reported.

In addition, the assessed valu­ation of each school district and each city in the county increased this past year, too.

The new assessed value of all real estate ($98,366,681), personal property ($1,887,563), state assessed utilities ($13,462,580) and oil and gas ($31,224) in the county has been set at $113,748,048, which is up from last year’s $108,275,877. This is a five percent increase, it was reported.

Real estate assessed in the county jumped $6.586 million, which is largely due to the con­struction of the new Walmart in Holton, it was reported.

The county’s assessed valua­tion was set at $104,006,032 in 2015, $99,241,720 in 2014 and $96,938,995 in 2013.

The assessed valuations of Jackson Heights (USD 335), Holton (USD 336) and Royal Valley (USD 337) all increased from the previous year, it was reported.

The valuation for Jack­son Heights increased from

$19,373,441 to $21,096,719 (a $1,723,278 increase) among Jackson County values. The district also receives some val­ues from Nemaha, Brown and Atchison counties, it was re­ported.

Holton USD 336’s valuation increased from $44,676,218 to $47,330,773 (a $2,654,555 increase) in Jackson County. The district also receives some assessed value from Jefferson County.

The assessed valuation for Royal Valley increased slightly from $31,265,374 to $31,858,524 (a $593,150 in­crease) this past year.

The city of Holton received a $1.1 million increase in its assessed valuation from 2016 to 2017 and has been set at $20,930,405.

Every other Jackson County town received some type of in­crease in its assessed valuation this past year. The valuations included:

* $625,471 for Circleville, which is a $35,385 increase from last year’s $590,086.

* $525,552 for Delia, which is a $10,702 increase from last year’s $514,850.

* $558,714 for Denison, which is a $17,998 increase from last year’s $540,716.

* $3,069,885 for Hoyt, which is a $74,266 increase from last year’s $2,995,619.

Dr. Stacey Looper (pictured at right), a native of Blaine, has joined the staff of Lifetime Eye Care of Holton after graduating from the Southern College of Optometry of Memphis, Tenn. in May.

Dr. Looper graduated from Onaga High School in 2009 and then studied at Kansas State University.

Her parents are Mark and De­loris Looper of Blaine.

Looper said she is excited to be returning to the area to prac­tice her profession.

“I love northeast Kansas and my hometown. I am thrilled to get the opportunity to join a practice with such a great repu­tation not just in Holton but in the entire area,” Looper said. “I look forward to being home, providing quality eye care and being involved in my local com­munity.”

During her schooling at Southern College of Optometry, Looper participated in extern­

Jackson County

Valuations up$5.47 million

n All cities, school districts see increases

Thursday’s Prairie Lake Pickin’ Party saw a family reunion of sorts with the Faris Family, the Jefferson County-based bluegrass group that performed at the first Pickin’ Party nearly a quarter of a century ago. The family was rep-resented on the Prairie Lake stage by Jim Bob Faris (second from left, upright bass), Rick Faris (second from right, guitar) and John Faris (right, mandolin) with Leo Posch adding his banjo “since Eddie couldn’t make it,” according to Jim Bob, noting that his banjo-playing brother is currently working at the national level. Jim Bob also noted that even though the group has been disbanded since 2009, family members still get together on occasion for events like the Pickin’ Party, where their last appearance was an unannounced, one-off performance in 2013. Photo by Brian Sanders

Purple Heart Profiles

Latta survived Germany, died in Korea

Looper joins staff atLifetime Eye Care

ships including three months of comprehensive eye care and contact lens training in Stowe, Vt.

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Tractor accident claimslife of rural Hoyt man

By Brian SandersA rural Hoyt man was killed

Sunday afternoon when the trac­tor he was driving at his home rolled over, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.

According to Morse, Ethan A. Everts, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene of the acci­dent, which oc curred shortly after 5 p.m. that day at Everts’ home about a mile south of Hoyt.

Sheriff’s officers received a 911 call at about 5:10 p.m. Sun­day re porting that a man was injured when the tractor report­

edly rolled over. Morse said at the time of the accident, Everts was pulling out tree stumps with a small Ford tractor.

Fire departments from Hoyt and Mayetta and Jackson Coun­ty EMS personnel also respond­ed to the scene, along with sher­iff’s officers, Morse said.

Everts and his wife, Chris­tina, had lived in the Hoyt area for several years and have two children in the Royal Valley school district, it was reported. Funeral arrangements are pend­ing with Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt.

Kellie Hundley of Holton and Doug Puett of Gardner are shown above admiring several of the special Quilts of Valor quilts on display during Saturday’s Quilts In The Courtyard event in downtown Holton. More than 200 quilts were featured in the Courtyard for the fifth-annual event. Photo by Ali Holcomb

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cense to be carried and exhibited upon demand, $178.

Jacob Brown, Horton, driving while license can celled/suspend­ed/re voked, no proof of insur­ance, $589.

Andre M. Green, Topeka, speeding, no proof of insurance, $570.

Roxanna Hernandez, Mayetta, no proof of insurance, $408.

Benjamin R. Holmes, Holton, driving under the influence of alco hol and/or drugs, diversion.

Ashley D. Holthaus, Holton, no seat belt, $10.

Anower Hosen, Kansas City, Mo., speeding, diversion.

Joseph F. Janca, Mayetta, im­proper turn or approach, $183.

Liesel A. Kirk­Fink, Topeka, transporting an open container, di version.

Pamela K. Knoxsah, Mayetta, transporting an open container, $208.

Christopher Lockwood, Hoyt, no seat belt, $10.

Lisa R. McKinney, Hiawatha, no proof of insurance, $428.

Michael D. McKinney, To­peka, driving while license can­celled/sus pended/revoked, no proof of insurance, $717.

Alexander Potechin, Brook­ing, S.D., speeding, child re­straint vio lation, $231.

Dakota A. Shughart, Valley Falls, speeding, $207.

Travis A. Wanna, Mayetta, li­cense restriction violation, $289.

CriminalDispositionsState of Kansas vs. Michael L.

Cline Sr., Topeka, possession of methamphetamine; sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and as­sessed court costs.

State of Kansas vs. Gretchen R. Cabrera, Topeka, interference with law enforcement­obstruc­tion of of ficial duty; sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended; placed on six months probation and fined $100 plus court costs.

State of Kansas vs. Randy L. Hyatt Sr., Holton, possession of drug paraphernalia, posses­sion of marijuana; sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended; placed on 12 months probation and assessed court costs.

FiledState of Kansas vs. Sara L.

Knabe, Tecumseh, domestic bat­tery, disorderly conduct.

State of Kansas vs. John M. Benedict, Topeka, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.

State of Kansas vs. Angelica L. Courter, Holton, possession of methamphetamine, posses­sion of drug paraphernalia.

State of Kansas vs. Joey F. Brake, Latham, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia.

State of Kansas vs. Michelle L. Peterson, Topeka, distribu­tion or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of drug parapher­nalia, possession of marijuana,

driving while under the influ­ence of alcohol and/or drugs, transportation of liquor in an open container.

State of Kansas vs. Samantha K. Brown, Topeka, possession of drug paraphernalia, posses­sion of mari juana, driving while declared a ha bitual violator, driving while li cense cancelled, suspended or re voked.

CivilFiledPlanet Home Lending L.L.C.

vs. Nathan D. Taylor, John Doe, Jane Doe and related estates, seeking judgment of $146,326.87 plus in terest, court costs and foreclosure of mortgage.

Cole Sunderland, a minor child by and through Jennifer Renfro as natural mother and next friend vs. Tiffany Creamer, seeking approval of settlement.

Josue Antonio Curbelo vs. State of Kansas Department of Revenue, seeking review of ad­ministrative order.

Velma E. Anderson vs. Mar­cus Anderson, seeking termina­tion of land sale.

Limited CivilDispositionsRobert E. Lacy D.D.S. vs. Ja­

cob Lynch, sought judgment of $2,717.20 plus interest and court costs; granted.

FiledRural Health Resources of

Jack son County vs. Alida L. Andreasen, seeking judgment of $1,333.66 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Nicola Bell, seeking judgment of $527.50 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. James Betts, seek ing judgment of $2,608.16 plus in terest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Isaac Bohnenkem per, seeking judg­ment of $216.05 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Stephen Burleson, seeking judgment of $1,729.50 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. John Cole­man, seeking judgment of $726.91 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Danielle Crowl, seeking judgment of $1,482.75 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Christopher Cutright and Jessica Cutright, seeking judgment of $3,191.90 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Marlin L. Gier and Christie L. Gier, seek­ing judgment of $829 plus inter­est and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Mark L. Howerton, seeking judgment of $1,270.39 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Samantha Hower ton, seeking judgment of

$393.40 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Cassie Johnson, seeking judgment of $1,475.47 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Paula J. Keehn, seeking judgment of $242.46 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Jory Martin, seek ing judgment of $334 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Vivian E. Mosier and Dawayne Mosier, seeking judgment of $2,092 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Jaden M. Mueller, seeking judgment of $474.50 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Earl Pink­ston Jr. and Becky Pinkston, seeking judg ment of $1,509.50 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Tisha Prather, seeking judgment of $1,151.04 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Russell L. Scheid, seeking judgment of $853.27 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Tracey J. Sims and Jay R. Sims, seeking judgment of $1,762.56 plus in­terest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Meghann Stotts and Jason K. Stotts, seek­ing judgment of $1,614.12 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Shannan R. Strath man and Scott Strathman, seeking judgment of $536.83 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Jarrod A. Thomp son, seeking judgment of $551.64 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Sherrei K. Wheeler, seeking judgment of $1,155.14 plus interest and court costs.

Rural Health Resources of Jack son County vs. Heather Wright and Frank Wright, seek­ing judgment of $359 plus inter­est and court costs.

Small ClaimsFiledCharlene Herbers vs. Murray

and Ciera Dines, also known as Kansas Monitoring Bureau, seeking judg ment of $1,882.50 plus interest and court costs.

DomesticFiledIn the matter of the marriage

of Kelly J. Tannahill and Kalena E. Tannahill, seeking divorce.

Kyler Thomas Brown, a minor child by and through his natural guardian and mother, Jordynn E. Brown vs. Joseph D. Keehn, seek ing determination of pater­nity plus custody and support judgment.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF Jackson County,

KANSASCIVIL DEPARTMENT

Quicken Loans Inc.

Plaintiff,

vs.

Janita Jordan, et al.

Defendants,

Case No. 17CV18Court No.

Title to Real Estate InvolvedPursuant to K.S.A. §60

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale is-sued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Jackson County, Kansas, the under-signed Sheriff of Jackson County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the 1st Floor Lobby of Courthouse of the Jackson County, Courthouse, Kansas, on July 3, 2017 at the time of 9:00 AM, the following real estate:

LOTS 38 AND 40, INDIANA AVENUE, DRAKE AND FENN’S ADDITION

TO THE CITY OF HOLTON, JACKSON COUNTY, KANSAS. Tax ID No.: 043-092-03-0-40-05-003.00-0, Commonly known as 512 Indiana Ave, Holton, KS 66436 (“the Property”) MS181943

to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court.

___________________Jackson County Sheriff

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The Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Jackson Heights High School library. All district patrons are invited to at­tend.

Agenda items include work­men’s compensation insurance and high school and middle school handbook revisions for 2017­18, paving of the elemen­tary school parking lot and ac­tion on the dis trict’s annual food program, in cluding an increase in adult lunch prices from $3.50 to $3.60, the es tablishment of

student meal prices and action on an unpaid meal charge policy.

Following administrative and board reports, the board will meet in executive session to dis cuss teacher salary contract nego tiations for 2017­18 and personnel matters. Upon return­ing to open session, the board is planning to take action on personnel matters and ratify the 2017­18 teacher sal ary contract.

All meetings are open to the public. For more information, or to be placed on the agenda of an up coming meeting, call the dis­trict office at 364-2194.

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Compiled from the Holton Recorder archives by Kendra Moppin5 Years AgoWeek of June 11-17, 2012

Carrie Saia, who has been serving as chief nursing officer at Holton Community Hospital for approximately four years, has been named interim chief execu-tive officer at the hospital.

A new monument of red quartzite rock was unveiled Tuesday morning, June 12, in the Jackson County Friends of Hospice memorial garden at Holton’s Rafter’s Park.

Former Seaman junior varsity coach Keith Pelton was named the new boys basketball coach at Royal Valley High School.

Heather Hundley, kindergar-ten teacher at Holton’s Colorado Elementary School, was named the Kansas First News’ Teacher of the Year recently and won a 2012 Nissan Versa from Capital City Nissan.

David Elsbury, KANZA CEO, and Debra Davis, KANZA medi-cal health records manager, were recently honored for a combined 60 years of service with the or-ganization.

10 Years AgoWeek of June 11-17, 2007

After teaching high school for the past 15 years, Gary Keehn of Soldier has returned to the outdoors as manager of Banner Creek Reservoir. Keehn was previously a teacher at Jackson Heights.

Holton House Bed and Break-fast has been voted as one of the “Top 15 Reasons We Love Kan-sas” by the Kansas! Magazine, it has been announced.

Cobra fans and parents attend-ing fall games in the Jackson Heights High School gym will have newer and better places to sit this fall, thanks to action taken by the USD 335 Board of Educa-tion to follow through on plans to purchase new bleachers.

Katherine Cooney has been selected as the new Central El-ementary School principal in Holton, it has been announced.

After 19 years on the staff of The Holton Recorder, Sandra Siebert, news reporter and so-ciety editor, has announced that she will marry and move to the Lawrence area.

15 Years AgoWeek of June 11-17, 2002

Sen. Lynn Jenkins, a native of Holton, has filed for the position of State Treasurer, it has been announced.

The second annual dinner-the-ater presented by the First United Methodist Church of Holton will be held on Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29, it has been reported.

Banner Creek Reservoir will be open to the public at no charge on Saturday, June 22, as the county celebrates completion of the recreation facilities and the grand opening of the reservoir.

An estimated 1,100 bicyclists from across the state converged on Holton Friday on their next-to-last day of the Biking Across Kansas tour. The cyclists set up tents and spent the night in Hol-ton before taking off for the end of the trail in Atchison.

25 Years AgoWeek of June 11-17, 1992

The city of Muscotah will cel-ebrate the 135th anniversary of the town’s founding in a special Founder’s Day celebration this Saturday, June 13.

Holton High School will of-fer a girls softball program next year, following action taken by the board of education during the meeting on Monday night, June 8.

Kelly Kennedy of Soldier is the first recipient of the Jackson County Livestock Association scholarship. The $400 scholar-ship was established this year to assist Jackson County students working toward agriculture de-grees. Kelly is the son of Joe and Carolyn Kennedy.

Jack and Karen Beightel of rural Holton have been experi-menting with raising ostriches as an alternative to traditional livestock. Their four-year ex-perience peaked recently when the first egg hatched. The ostrich chick weighed in at just over six pounds, was less than a foot tall and was covered with gray-brown, downy feathers. As an adult, the ostrich will be at least seven feet tall.

Newly installed Victorian-era lighting put out a soft, amber

glow at dusk on Friday night, June 12, when the lights were officially put into use during the Heritage Walk celebration.

50 Years AgoWeek of June 11-17, 1967

Jackson County, like much of the rest of northeast Kansas, was visited by tornadoes and floods on Sunday, June 11. At least two funnels touched down to wreak damage on farms in Jackson County. As far as can be deter-mined, there were no injuries in the storms.

The Farm Bureau Insurance Agency has announced the ap-pointment of Robert Bone and Loren Loeppke to work with Lem Kemp as special agents.

Chapter P, P.E.O., has marked its 60th year. It was organized in Holton on May 8, 1907.

Carol Bell has been awarded a $100 scholarship by the Pilot Club of Holton, it has been re-ported.

Julia Jane Seckman of Ma-comb, Ill., will teach first grade in Holton this fall, it has been an-nounced. In other Holton school news, Robert D. Brown of Hol-ton has been employed by the board of education to teach vocal music for USD 336.

A recent Jackson Heights High School graduate has been named vice president of the Kan-sas FFA for the 2017-18 year, it was re ported.

John Kennedy, son of Kelly and Kim Kennedy of Soldier, was se lected to serve as part of the state FFA officer team during this year’s state FFA conference, held recently on the Kansas State Uni versity campus in Manhattan.

A four-year member of the Jackson Heights FFA under advi sor Paul Lierz, Kennedy has served as the president of his

chapter, as well as the secretary for the Northeast District.

His su pervised agricultural experience (SAE) program is landscape man agement, based on his work as the groundskeep-er for three local cemeteries. He plans to attend KSU with hopes of becoming a high school agri-cultural education instructor.

Kennedy is the fifth Jackson Heights student in the school’s history to serve as a state FFA of-ficer. The school was previously represented by Cody Holliday, treasurer, 2013-14; Michael Coe,

vice president, and Doug Ware-ham, secretary, both in 1987-88; and Rob Wareham, sentinel, 1985-86.

Other members of the 2017-18 state FFA officer team in-clude Eli Ohlde, Clifton-Clyde, president; Marie Reveles, Hays, secretary; Quentin Umphenour, Jayhawk-Linn, treasurer; Riley Sleichter, Abilene, reporter; and Skyler Denio, Hoxie, sentinel.

More highlights from this year’s state FFA conference will be fea tured in an upcoming edi-tion of The Holton Recorder.

The 2017–18 Kansas FFA Officer team includes President Eli Ohlde, Clifton-Clyde FFA; Vice President John Kennedy, Jackson Heights FFA; Secretary Marie Reveles, Hays FFA; Treasurer Quentin Umphenour, Jayhawk-Linn FFA; Reporter Riley Sleichter, Abilene FFA; and Sentinel Skyler Denio, Hoxie FFA. Submitted photo

Kennedy named state FFA officer

Continued from Page 1* $1,243,566 for Mayetta,

which is a $31,668 increase from last year’s $1,211,898.

* $651,999 for Netawaka, which is a $13,175 increase from last year’s $638,824.

* $290,567 for Soldier, which is a $1,717 increase from last year’s $288,850.

* $924,160 for Whiting, which is a $44,217 increase from last year’s $879,943.

As the county commission-ers, city councils and school boards begin to set budgets for

2018, the increase in assessed valuation will help.

The total assessed valuation of each county or city multiplied by the mill levy determines lo-cal funding.

When a municipality experi-ences an increase in assessed valuation, it automatically gen-erates more tax funds using the same mill levy as the previous year.

If the assessed valuation de-creases, it takes more funds to generate the same budget as last year.

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By Brooke SlipkeReporter

The North Jackson Jets 4-H Club had its meeting on Sunday, June 4, 2017. President Jenna McAllister called the meeting to order. The 4-H Pledge and Pledge of Allegiance were recited.

Roll call was led by Secretary Sophia Mellenbruch and mem-bers answered, “Are your proj-ects done?”

Treasurer Olivia Yingst updat-ed club members on the club’s bank account. Club leader Phyl-lis Slipke handed out and ex-plained pre-fair packets. Slipke also reminded everyone of their duties at the fair.

One of the club’s new road signs is now up: look for them along U.S. Highway 75 by Ne-tawaka. President Jenna ad-journed the meeting.

Recreation was led by Teagen Bowhay and members drew a 4-H clover. Refreshments were provided by Jenna McAllister. The fair starts in about 60 days.

North JacksonJets club meets

Benedictine College in Atchi-son is inviting everyone in the area to be part of “the celestial event of a lifetime.”

Billed as the “Total Eclipse of the Heartland,” a total solar eclipse will bring more than two minutes of darkness to the Bene-dictine College campus at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. The last total solar eclipse visible in the cen-tral United States occurred in 1918, it was reported.

The college has scheduled a day of activities around the eclipse, in which visitors to the Bene-dictine campus are invited to:

• See the college’s new Da-glen Observatory, currently un-der con struction behind St. Mi-chael Hall.

• Be a part of the popular PBS series “Nova,” which is cover-ing the event from the Benedic-tine campus.

• View the eclipse in the com-fort of Larry Wilcox Stadium.

• Hear from astronomers straight from the Vatican Obser-vatory.

• Listen to the “Celestial Con-

cert” by the Benedictine Music De partment.

Activities begin at 7 p.m. Sun-day, Aug. 20, with a presenta-tion by Fr. Christopher Corbally, SJ, president of the National Commit tee for Astronomy for the Vatican, in the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium. Corbally’s presen-tation, “Taking Science Serious-ly and Talking to God,” will be on the history of as tronomy, the sciences and the Church.

On Monday, Aug. 21, activi-ties begin at 9 a.m. with a pre-sentation in the Nolan Gymna-sium by Fr. Paul Gabor, SJ, vice director for the Vatican Obser-vatory Research Group. Food trucks and the Wilcox Stadium concession stand will be open for lunch at 11 a.m.

The partial phase of the eclipse is scheduled to begin at 11:40 a.m., and Wilcox Stadium will be open for people to sit back in the stands and observe the eclipse in comfort. Conces-sions will be available, and a stage will feature music and in formative presentations from

pro fessional astronomers.Totality will begin at 1:06

p.m., and Atchison will be bathed in darkness as the sun’s disk is en tirely obscured by the moon. The darkness will last for 2 minutes and 19 seconds, it was reported.

The partial phase of the eclipse is scheduled to end at 2:34 p.m. At 2:45 p.m., the Atchison Chamber will host a concert at the Amelia Earhart Airport as the eclipse con cludes. The day’s activities will con-clude with a “Celestial Concert” by the Benedictine College Mu-sic Department at 7:30 p.m. in the Ab bey Church.

Solar glasses will be supplied and telescopes with solar filters will be available. Tickets are free but are required for entrance into Wilcox Stadium. Make res-ervations and get tickets by con-tacting Sue Durkin at sdurkin@benedictine.edu

For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit www.benedictine.edu/eclipse

Benedictine sets eclipse activities

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OPINION By Charles Krauthammer“Whom the gods would destroy, they first tempt to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.”

— Irving KristolThe quixotic American pur-

suit of Middle East peace is a perennial.

It invari-ably fails, yet every administra-tion feels compelled to give it a try. The Trump ad-ministration is no differ-ent.

It will fail as well. To be sure, no great harm has, as yet, come from President Trump’s enthu-siasm for what would be the ul-timate deal.’’

It will, however, distract and detract from remarkable prog-ress being made elsewhere in the Middle East.

That progress began with Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the first of his presidency — an unmistakable declaration of a radical reorientation of U.S. pol-icy in the region. Message: The appeasement of Iran is over.

Barack Obama’s tilt toward Iran in the great Muslim civil war between Shiite Iran and Sunni Arabs led by Saudi Ara-bia was his reach for Nixon-to-China glory. It ended ignomini-ously.

The idea that the nuclear deal

would make Iran more moder-ate has proved spectacularly wrong, as demonstrated by its defiant ballistic missile launch-es, its indispensable support for the genocidal Assad regime in Syria, its backing of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, its world-wide support for terrorism, its relentless anti-Americanism and commitment to the annihilation of Israel.

These aggressions were sup-posed to abate. They didn’t. On the contrary, the cash payments and the lifting of economic sanc-tions — Tehran’s reward for the nuclear deal — have only given its geopolitical thrusts more power and reach.

The reversal has now begun. The first act was Trump’s Ri-yadh address to about 50 Mus-lim states (the overwhelming majority of them Sunni) sig-naling a wide Islamic alliance committed to resisting Iran and willing to cast its lot with the American side.

That was objective No. 1. The other was to turn the Sunni powers against Sunni terrorism. The Islamic State is Sunni. Al-Qaeda is Sunni. Fifteen of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi. And the spread of Saudi-funded ma-drassas around the world has for decades inculcated a poisonous Wahhabism that has fueled Is-lamist terrorism.

Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states publicly declaring war on their bastard terrorist child is significant. As is their pledge not to tolerate any semi-official support or private dona-

tions. And their opening during the summit of an anti-terrorism center in Riyadh.

After eight years of U.S. pol-icy hovering between neglect and betrayal, the Sunni Arabs are relieved to have America back. A salutary side effect is the possibility of a detente with Israel.

That would suggest an out-side-in approach to Arab-Israeli peace: a rapprochement be-tween the Sunni state and Israel (the outside) would put pressure on the Palestinians to come to terms (the inside). It’s a long-shot strategy but it’s better than all the others. Unfortunately, Trump muddied the waters a bit in Israel by at times reverting to the opposite strategy — the inside-out — by saying that an Israeli-Palestinian deal would “begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East.”

That is well-worn nonsense. Imagine if Israel disappeared tomorrow in an earthquake. Does that end the civil war in Syria? The instability in Iraq? The fighting in Yemen? Does it change anything of consequence amid the intra-Arab chaos? Of course not.

And apart from being delu-sional, the inside-out strategy is at present impossible. Pales-tinian leadership is both hope-lessly weak and irredeemably rejectionist.

Until it is prepared to ac-cept the legitimacy of the Jew-ish state — which it has never done in the 100 years since the Balfour Declaration committed

Britain (and later the League of Nations to a Jewish homeland in Palestine — there will be no peace.

It may come one day. But not now. Which is why making the Israel-Palestinian issue central, rather than peripheral, to the epic Sunni-Shiite war shaking the Middle East today is a seri-ous tactical mistake.

It subjects any now-possible reconciliation between Israel and the Arab states to a Pales-tinian veto.

Ironically, the Iranian threat that grew under Obama offers a unique opportunity for U.S.-Arab and even Israeli-Arab co-operation.

Over time, such coopera-tion could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelliger-ent stance toward Israel. Which might in turn help persuade the Palestinians to make some con-cessions before their fellow Ar-abs finally tire of the Palestin-ians’ century of rejectionism.

Perhaps that will require a peace process of sorts. No great harm, as long as we remember that any such Israeli-Palestin-ian talks are for show — until conditions are one day ripe for peace.

In the meantime, the real ac-tion is on the anti-Iranian and anti-terrorism fronts. Don’t let Oslo-like mirages get in the way.

Note: Charles Krauthammer is an American syndicated col-umnist who lives in Washington, D.C.

By Lee HamiltonThe Trump Administration,

like its predecessors, has shown an apparent appetite for the use of force overseas.

The “mother of all bombs” dropped on Syrian troops, saber-rattling toward North Korea, deploy-ments of U.S. forces in 10 or more countries — all of this suggests a grow-ing comfort with the idea of putting our troops in dangerous places.

Politicians on Capitol Hill have noticed this. In particular, senators Jeff Flake of Arizona, a Republican, and Tim Kaine of Virginia, a Democrat, have in-troduced legislation to authorize the use of military force against ISIS and other terror groups.

This is an effort to assert con-gressional authority and extend Capitol Hill’s oversight over the use of force by the White House, something Congress has long neglected.

“It’s our constitutional duty in Congress to authorize military action,” Kaine said at the end of May.

All I can say is, Amen!American soldiers are in-

volved in combat situations in

countries all over the globe. We’re deploying special opera-tions forces and advising, equip-ping and training local forces to fight.

All too often, these countries’ leaders are more concerned with overcoming internal threats than they are with the strategies and values that motivate us to help them.

The argument for all this of-ten comes down to: “We need to do something.” Once we’re there, the arguments for staying get rolled out: we can’t leave without loss of face; we need the leverage more troops pro-vide for negotiation; we’ll lose credibility and standing if we withdraw.

But our experience over the years has shown that we don’t tip the scales of a war that in most cases has no battlefield so-lution.

We repeatedly get ourselves locked into situations where we must ask ourselves how much bloodshed and destruction we can accept as a result of our en-tanglement.

The decision to send troops overseas requires clear eyes, hard questions and specific an-swers. If we are sending our military abroad, our objectives and exit strategies need to be nailed down. Are we engaging in nation - or empire-building? Do we risk being locked into

protracted, unending conflicts — we’ve already spent 15 years in Afghanistan — with minimal progress? Are we inflating the dangers to our national security, as we did when we falsely as-serted that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction?

And when we do intervene, are we avoiding or increasing the suffering of the local people whom we’re trying to help?

No use of force should go for-ward without reciprocity — that is to say, capable, committed lo-cal leaders who fight corruption and try to provide good gover-nance and protect the values we cherish and promote.

The use of force ultimately comes down to the president — or the president and his top advisors — making the deci-sion. This usually happens without sufficient dialogue, consultation, or robust debate beyond the White House. The people the president consults around him are not independent — they hold high office at his pleasure and, from my experi-ence, generally come into the room prepared to reinforce his arguments.

What the president really needs, as LBJ advisor George Reedy famously said, is some-one who can tell him to go soak his head. In particular, the peo-ple who have to do the fighting and bear the costs need to have a

major voice in the use of force, and the best way to ensure that is with the involvement of the Congress.

There are obviously cases where the president needs flex-ibility. But if we’re to put our troops in harm’s way, he also needs independent advice and to answer tough questions. I don’t see any alternative but the strict, robust and sustained involve-ment of the Congress.

Deciding on the use of force is the most grave and consequen-tial decision government makes. It is of such import that it should not be made by the president alone, but should be shared with the Congress.

Presidents should not get broad authority to use force without limit on geography, ob-jectives, or types of forces. The Founding Fathers had it right: the president is commander in chief, Congress has the author-ity to declare war. Power over the use of force needs to be shared.

Note: Lee Hamilton is a senior advisor for the Indiana Univer-sity Center on Representative Government; a distinguished scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a professor of practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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By Tom IsernComes the time of a prairie

summer when we give thanks for the treasury of wildflowers that adorn our land-scape.

“Jewels’’ - the self-taught hor-ticultural-ist Claude Barr called them‚ but I’ll get a r o u n d later to him and his wonderful book, “Jew-els of the Plains: Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills.’’

You have your favorites, I have mine. Each of mine is as-

sociated in my mind with some particular place.

Bergamot, in lavender waves lapping the slopes of the Kill-deer Mountains.

Butterfly milkweed, sparkling in the emerald pastures of the Flint Hills.

Prairie penstemon, along Ne-braska Sandhill roadways.

Up and down the plains, too, we have had our homespun hor-ticulturalists, people who have invested in the effort to grow things in their niches of the prairie.

I think immediately of Old Jules Sandoz, father of Mari Sandoz, the writer. I have seen the flowers and fruit trees he planted on his Nebraska home-stead. Or there was Elam Bar-tholomew, that fastidious plants-

man from Rooks County, Kan.Among them all, however,

Claude Barr leaves a peculiar legacy. He was a botanist, a hor-ticulturalist, a lover of prairie wildflowers, an explorer for bo-tanical treasures, and a propaga-tor of prairie plants for emplace-ment in cultivated gardens.

His place was western South Dakota, specifically his ranch, which he called the Prairie Gem.

This was not an easy place for such an effort, for the ranch was marked, says Barr, by “its natu-rally treeless upland exposure, its difficult soil, and its lack of water facilities.’’

Difficult soil: here Barr speaks of the notorious gumbo that is a fact of life in the country west of the Missouri River.

In some other part of the plains, you might think you have difficult soils, but the gumbo is pernicious.

It is exceedingly fine-textured. It absorbs moisture reluctantly, gives it up grudgingly; erodes readily (hence the badlands of the Dakotas); is alkaline; and lacks organic content.

Before improved roads, peo-ple knew better than to attempt travel on wet gumbo. It killed horses, impacted the wheels of wagons and generally immobi-lized the country.

During the 1930s and for decades thereafter, Barr trav-eled the plains, from Texas to Saskatchewan, bringing home flowering plants dug from the wild to be planted, nurtured, and eventually sold to gardeners.

This involved the laborious building up of soils for his plots and the hand-watering of the plants.

When he got too long in the tooth to keep up that kind of work, Barr set about writing his book, recounting his adventures and recording his plant knowl-edge.

It turned out, too, he was some-thing of a poet, for his plant de-scriptions often wax lyric.

He writes, for instance, of the wildflower known as prairie smoke: “Refinement and delica-cy of mien mark this somewhat retiring plant.’’

In reference to my favorite penstemon, mentioned above, he praises the “stately and well-attired P. grandiflorus, with long spikes of very large, lavender

trumpets.’’The book was in press but not

yet printed when Barr neared death in 1982. Friends put to-gether a sort of page-proof, with his text and photographs, so he could see it before he died.

Barr’s “Jewels of the Plains’’ became a sort of cult clas-sic, went out of print, but was brought back with an attractive new edition from University of Minnesota Press in 2015. Rec-ommended for your summer reading, or as a gift to a garden-ing friend.

Note: Tom Isern, professor of history at North Dakota State University, is co-author of the Plains Folk column.

Dear editor,June 6, 2017 will certainly be

a day for Kansas history books.It is the day “The Brownback’s

Tax Experiment” ended.I have passionately advocated

for this issue over the last few years. I have walked 60 miles (twice), knocked on thousands of doors and sent more E-mails than I ever imagined possible.

On June 6, we saw a biparti-san coalition of legislators vote for change. How refreshing! Kansans were truly put before party politics.

This will not be a quick fix. It will take years for our state to fully recover. I do believe this puts us on the right road.

Lauren Van WagonerHoyt

Dear editor,Jackson County deserves inde-

pendent leadership in Topeka.This has never been more clear

than the late evening of June 6.As both houses of the State

Legislature have voted to over-ride the veto of a comprehensive tax overhaul, Senator Dennis Pyle and Representative Francis Awerkamp were nowhere to be found.

Jackson County’s two voices in the Statehouse decided to stick with the status quo, the governor and a tax/revenue plan that simply has failed Kansas.

Draconian cuts to basic ser-vices including schools and transportation became the norm since 2012. Pyle and Awerkamp have found themselves in the minority position for the first time in years and they refuse to admit their mistake.

Leaders such as Senate Ma-jority Leader Jim Denning (R-Overland Park), who have been ardent in their support of the governor, have recognized the mistake.

Denning, who voted for the 2012 tax cuts said, “I don’t want to be disrespectful to the gov-ernor. He still believes in it. I don’t.”

This isn’t a personal attack on the governor, Pyle, Awerkamp or

the minority ultra conservatives who voted to keep the failed tax policy. It is an examination of a policy that has failed.

This is not about big govern-ment. The state has made dras-tic spending cuts to attempt to balance the budget. Those cuts could never dig us out from the hole. The new tax bill will allow the state to look at a balanced approach, appropriate revenue streams and efficient state gov-ernment.

We should expect each agen-cy to be efficient stewards of our tax dollars but also to serve their intended goal; it’s a tough balancing act.

This fight is far from over. The effects of these policies will be felt for years to come. Education and transportation will take time to recover, but can be done.

We need to pressure our leg-islators to fight for things that are important to Jackson Coun-ty – schools, well maintained transportation systems and real economic/agriculture develop-ment.

The 2018 election will give Jackson County an opportunity to find a leader who will rep-resent us; not the governor and special interests’ desires.

Dustin BrinkmanHoyt

Sunni Arabs relieved to have U.S. back

Founders had it right: Congress declares war

PLAINS FOLK: Burr’s horticulture book revealed him as a poet

LETTER: June 6, 2017 will be remembered in state

LETTER: Pyle, Awerkamp stuck with tax plan that has failed Kansas

Kansas’ credit outlook report-edly is now considered “stable’’ by Moody’s Investor Services after state lawmakers voted last week to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a new state tax plan.

The nationally recognized rating agency – that influences investors worldwide - report-edly affirmed the state’s Aa2 credit rating and revised its out-look from “negative’’ – when there was no plan to address the state’s $900 million budget shortfall over the next two years - to “stable’’ following the vote to override Gov. Brownback’s veto and repeal his 2012 mas-sive income tax cuts.

“Unlike a negative outlook, which connotes downward pres-sure on the rating and the chance of a downgrade, the stable out-look indicates the rating should remain at its current level for the next 12-24 months,” a Moody’s spokesperson said.

Kansas, as reported earlier here, has experienced multiple

credit downgrades in recent years. Moody’s noted that the state has repeatedly hurt its credit outlook by depleting cash reserves and deferring pen-sion contributions, but the pro-posed new tax plan carrying a $1.2 billion tax increase would “go a long way toward solving the state’s budget challenges.” Moody’s also reportedly up-graded the credit rating for the state’s IMPACT bonds, which are based on income tax, from A1 to A3.

When Moody’s downgraded the state’s credit rating earlier this year, it signaled widespread concern for the state’s finances across the world. Signaling that Kansas’ credit is now “stable’’ should provide a sigh of relief for state citizens. The reality is, however, that we’re all going to pay more now in taxes to make up for those who benefitted from tax breaks over the past several years. David Powls

Our mood now: Relieved but not pleased

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HollanderCharlotte G. Hollander, 79,

Holton, passed away Tues­day, June 6, 2017, at Medi­calodges Jackson County.

She was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Whiting, the daugh­ter of Henry R. and Helen L. (Irey) Brown.

Charlotte graduated from Whit ing High School in 1955 and had attended Clark’s School of Busi ness. She was a homemaker and housewife. Charlotte also worked for the Menniger Foundation in Topeka for several years. Charlotte had attended The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses since 1967.

She married John F. Hol­lander on Aug. 12, 1956 in Whiting. He survives of the home.

Other survivors include a daughter, Dianne Wake (Jim) of Muscotah; a son, Dennis Hollander (Janice) of Holton; three sisters, Beverly Searcy of Peoria, Ill., Thelma Young of Las Vegas, N.M. and Shir­ley Martin of Fairfield, Ohio; and 17 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a son, David L. Hollander, on Jan. 6, 1964.

Funeral services were held Mon day morning at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.

Memorials may be given to the Congregation of Jeho­vah’s Wit nesses, sent in care of Mercer Fu neral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special mes sage for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com Holton Recorder 6/12/17 s

ChristianDustin “Dusty” Duane Chris­

tian of Cordes Lakes, Ariz., formerly of Netawaka, passed Saturday, May 13, 2017.

He was born at Holton Hos­pital on Dec. 10, 1972, to Steve and Ginger. He attended Jack­son Heights schools, graduat­ing in 1991. He completed auto mechan ics courses at Kaw Area Technical School and worked as a mechanic at many Toyota dealerships in Topeka, Denver, and Phoenix.

His love and encyclopedic knowledge of motorcycles con vinced him to follow his passion and enroll as a student at the Mo torcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) in Phoenix, where he was awarded “Top Tech” certification at gradua­tion.

Dusty worked at Topeka Harley Davidson before ac­cepting a posi tion at MMI as an instructor. His professional life included multiple visits to Harley Davidson corporate offices in Milwaukee to offer

“real world” advice and to take part in advanced training.

Survivors include his wife, Sherry, of the home; parents Steve and Ginger, Topeka; brothers Troy (Silas), Asbury Park, N.J., and Todd (Liz), Fairview Heights, Ill.; grand­mother Dorothy Beightel, Holton; parents­in­law Rich­ard and Monica Locke, Wau­rika, Okla.; stepchildren Mark, Cody, Stepha nie and Erick; step­grandchildren Monica, Myla and William; neph ews Samuel, Caleb and Jonah; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, co­workers, friends and fellow riders. He is preceded in death by grand parents Bill and Betty Christian and Gerald Beightel.

The family invites you to share your memories at a re­ception in a Celebration of Life from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 17 at First United Meth­odist Church, 1401 W. Fourth St., Holton. All those want ing to ride their motorcycle to the celebration are encouraged and welcome!

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MinorRobb Carlton Minor died

May 28, 2017, at home in White Rock, N.M. Robb, a Christian, was loved and adored by his family and friends; he will be sorely missed.

Robb was born at home in Holton on March 26, 1929, to Jennings and Belle Minor. Throughout childhood years he played with his younger twin brothers Frank and O. H. Minor and his five cous­ins, Bill, Brian, Pat, Toby and Mike Scanland. He loved his three dogs, Minnie, Mickey and Sarge, who often led the high school band at Holton pa rades much to the conster­nation of the band director. Robb enjoyed practicing pia­no, taking piano les sons and was the high school foot ball quarterback. He fell in love with Shirley McDonald; they mar ried and had three chil­dren, Dennis Robb, Patrick Alan and Diane Mi nor.

Robb served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1955 and earned his electrical engineer­ing degree at K­State, Man­hattan, where he was in the Phi Kappa Phi Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society. In 1959, he and his family moved to San­ta Fe, N.M., where he worked for Eberline In strument Corp as an electrical en gineer un­til 1960, when they moved to Los Alamos, N.M., and he worked for Los Alamos Na­tional Labs until 1990, when he re tired.

After Robb and Shirley divorced, he became active in Los Alamos Little The­atre. He fell in love with and married Dorothy Daily. Robb wrote, directed and performed in melodramas, composed melodrama songs, including the riveting “Thank You, Miss Black.”

Robb was a member of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce in Los Alamos; he sang in the barber shop musical quartet, Lads of Enchant ment; he was an Honored RSVP Volunteer; he served in the Los Alamos Education Group; and he had a fun retirement party from LANL in December 1990. Robb enjoyed traveling with his beloved wife Dorothy to Hawaii, London, Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Turkey. He loved visiting rela­tives and friends and watch­ing and taping K­ State games and talking about the games by phone to his brother Frank.

Robb had a passion for tap dancing, Starbucks, politics, American history and eating sar dines out of a tin with sal­tines.

Dorothy was the love of his life. He was her devoted care­taker many years. Robb was often asked if Dorothy knew who he was and dad would smile, “I don’t know, but I know who she is.” Five days before he passed away, Doro­thy, in her wheelchair, held Robb’s hand at his bedside. Dorothy proclaimed, “That’s Robb. He’s my husband.” She squeezed his hand and quietly said, “I love you.” He whis­pered, “I love you.”

Robb is preceeded in death by his father, Thomas Jen­nings; his son, Dennis Robb; his brother, O.H.; his mother, Belle; his first wife, Shirlee Kellogg; and his son, Patrick Alan Minor. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dorothy Minor and her three daugh­ters, Martha Strauss, Cynthia Kelly and Ladonna Teeter; his brother, Frank Minor; Patrick and Gail Minor’s three chil­dren, Lieutenant Commander LeAndra Kissinger, U.S. Navy, Major Garrick Minor, U.S. Army, and cosmetologist LaOra Belle Minor Dean; and his daughter, Diane Minor.

Robb’s ashes will be buried at Guaje Pines in Los Alamos at a later date. A memorial ser­vice for Robb Minor is sched­uled for Wednesday, June 21 at 2 p.m. at Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church, 333 Bryce Ave. in White Rock, N.M. Holton Recorder 6/12/17 s

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By Betty BernritterIt was a beautiful Pentecost

Sunday, June 4, 2017, to wor­ship at Buck’s Grove United Methodist Church.

Denny and Donna Ashcraft provided the recorded prelude as Mary Ringel lighted the altar candles.

Pastor Charlotte welcomed everyone and led the congrega­tion in the call to worship, open­ing prayer, Psalm 104:24­34 and the Apostles Creed.

Pastor Charlotte read scrip­ture from Acts 2:1­21 and 1 Corinthians 12:3b­13.

With Donna leading, hymns sung were “Many Gifts, One Spirit,” “Lord, Speak To Me” and “Oh Spirit Of The Living God.”

Wayne and Theresa Rieschick provided a special by playing a CD, “Thanks For Sunshine,” featuring Jake Hess.

The gospel reading was John 7:37­39 and Charlotte titled her sermon “Amazing.” What is Pentecost? It was a festival orig­inally called Festival of Weeks that was celebrated exactly 50

days after Passover. Eventually the festival was changed to Pen­tecost.

Jerusalem was the place to be, for the city was buzzing with all kinds of cultures, languages and lots of excitement. It was God’s party and everyone was invited. All the barriers that divided the people throughout the year came down on that day of celebration. What a time marked God’s Holy Nation!

Pentecost is breaking down the walls of despair and fear. Pentecost is the powerful en­try of the Holy Spirit into our lives to rearrange our world in surprisingly new ways. God is amazing!

Wayne Rieschick and Don Boling were offertory ushers as the service closed by sing­ing “God Be With You Until We Meet Again.”

Bible study, conducted by Donna, was held immediately after the service.

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WarnerOlene Marie Warner, 56, Den­

ison, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Midland Hospice House.

She was born Sept. 18, 1960, in Topeka, the daughter of Olin Kitt and Virginia Evans Wolfe.

Mrs. Warner had lived in the Valley Falls and Denison area most of her life. She had also lived 10 years in Alaska. Most recently Olene was housekeep­ing manager for 10 years at Su­per 8 Motel in Holton.

She married Phillip Hosler. He survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Jandi M. Britt, Valley Falls; a son, Brian M. Britt, To­peka; a sister, Camilla McKin­ney, in New York; and two grand daughters, Kelsey and Ka­lie Britt.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15 at Mercer Funeral Home in Valley Falls.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Olene Warner Memo rial Fund, to be designat­ed at a later date and sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6, Valley Falls, KS 66088.

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LewisEvelyn Lewis, 90, of Hol­

ton, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at The Pines in Holton.

She was born March 6, 1927, in Everest, the daugh­ter of Herbert and Sarah (Sawyer) Streeter.

Evelyn graduated from Everest High School in 1945. She has lived all of her life in northeast Kansas. Evelyn was a homemaker and farm­wife. She was a member of the Evangel United Method­ist Church, King’s Daughters Sunday School Class and Art and Home Club, all in Hol­ton.

She married Gale Mel­lenbruch on May 15, 1945, in Everest; he preceded her in death on Aug. 27, 1975. She married William “Buck” Lewis on Sept. 23, 1982, in Seneca; he preceded her in death on April 30, 1994.

Survivors include two sons, Loy Mellenbruch (Kar­en) of Holton and Earl Mel­lenbruch (Lori) of Soldier; two daughters, Janette Gill (Roger) of Wetmore and Car­ol Gusenius (Bill) of Linds­borg; 13 grandchil dren; 19 great­grandchildren; and nu­merous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cem­etery in Hiawatha. Family will greet friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the American Heart As­sociation or Beck­Bookman Library, sent in care of Mer­cer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com

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EbyAnita Joan (Wilson) Eby,

79, of Mayetta, passed away in the pres ence of her daugh­ters on June 6, 2017, at 9:13 p.m. at Midland Hos pice House in Topeka.

She was born March 6, 1938, in Soldier to Wilmer and Edith (Thorton) Wilson.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Terry Lynn Stewart; a brother, Wilbur Jean Wilson; and her par­ents.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Edward Eby; her daughters, Penny Rippe (Steve) and Darla Stewart; former spouse, Glen Wal­ter Stewart; foster children, Wayne Germanprez and Connie German prez; a sis­ter, Rowena Horr; a brother, Willard Wilson (Dianna); nine grandchildren; 18 great­grand children; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Anita cofounded and man­aged the Jackson County Training Cen ter in Holton. She helped establish the Qui­et Oaks apartments in Hol­ton. Her younger days were spent dancing, boating and water skiing. Later in life, she enjoyed painting and drawing, loved ani mals and was always generous with a helping hand.

Plans for memorial ser­vices are pending. Memorial contributions may be sent to Heart of Jackson Humane Society, P.O. Box 126, Hol­ton, KS 66436.

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EvertsEthan Everts, 42, Hoyt, died

Sunday, June 11, 2017, at his home from injuries sustained in a tractor accident.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Chapel Oaks Fu­neral Home in Hoyt. A full obit­uary will be printed in Wednes­day’s Holton Recorder.

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SPORTS Monday

SPORTS WednesdayBy Michael PowlsResults of the two-day, 36-

hole Holton Country Club’s Member/Guest tournament held recently have been an-nounced.

A total of 130 golfers (65 teams) competed in the tour-ney.

The two-man team of Tavin Dugan and Justice Valdivia eagled the first play-off hole to win the championship flight of the tourney after tying with the team of Zach Fate and Brandon Winfrey.

Fate (a 2012 Holton High grad) and Winfrey were teammates on the Pittsburg State University golf team.

Dugan (also a Holton High grad - 2013) and Valdivia were teammates at Washburn University.

The full tourney results were as follows:

Championship FlightK. Sipe / R. Wilson T-3rd

– 124Z. Fate / Winfrey 2nd – 120T. Dugan / Valdivia 1st

– 120K. Brandt / Brad T-3rd

– 124Meerpohl / Harshaw T-3rd

– 124V. Miller / Key – 125Myers / Reiners – 129J. Brandt / P. Williams

– 126

A FlightK. Miller / R. Stous 2nd

– 126E. Holaday / Schuetz 1st

– 125B. Sides / Haug T-3rd – 128A. Taylor / A. Brown

– 133B. Meyer / Noller T-3rd

– 128T. Sipe / Gotsche – 134R. Karn / Norris – 137R. Summers / Christianson

– 141D. Fate / Avee – 137M. Fenton / Huey – 132

B FlightFredrickson / Vosburg

– 141Moulin / Morgan – 139Snyder / Minner – 139T. Sides / Reich – 145Strop / McClenon 1st – 135Teg / Huff – 137Callison / Pritchett – 141M. Reichle / Mastrianni

– 141Brown / Poell T-2nd – 136Holaday / Viscosky – 137M. Summers / T. Miller

– 139T. Karn / Coverdale T-2nd

– 136Petree / Ford – 139

C FlightT. Holaday / Zeller – 143Pollock / Myher 2nd – 137Salts / T. Fenton – 143Hurt / Maki 1st – 136S. Wright / Maxwell – 142P. Sides / Bond 3rd – 140Huyett / Tanking – 144Rodvelt / Walker – 141

D FlightMattox / Hooper 3rd – 142Slimmer / Slimmer – 146Barnes / Hartman 2nd –

141Hawthorne / Cox 1st – 139Zibell / Harshaw – 146Hodges / Matthews – 145Emmert / Nieman – 149Roberts / Mercer – 147

E FlightK. Lamastus / M. Morris

3rd – 148Lehmkuhl / Friedrichs

– 151Edwards / C. Wilson – 150Degenhardt / Meyer 1st

– 146Holliday / Pickett – 151R. Wright / Stous 2nd – 146A. Aeschilman / Rotting-

haus – 154T. White / Perry – 149Branam / Branam – 149

YoungGuns

Prevailn Dugan, Fate and college teammatestake championship

flight at recentMember/Guest

Macey Patch of Holton, shown above serving, will be an eighth grade volleyball player in the fall.

Brooke Flewelling of Holton, shown above serv-ing, will be a seventh grade volleyball player in the fall.

Jadynn Doyle of Holton, shown above serving, will be a seventh grade volleyball player in the fall.

Holton volleyball players shown above during a recent summer league match were, left to right, Tymber Klahr, Grace Etzel, Katelyn Hines, Brooke Flewelling and Morissa Ware. These volleyball players will all be seventh graders in the fall. Photos by Michael Powls

Summer weights and con-ditioning began last week for Royal Valley students at both the high school and middle school levels.

District coaches are run-ning three morning sessions of weights and conditioning Monday through Thursday this summer, according to RVHS football coach Jacob Lott.

The first two sessions, which are held from 6:30

a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and then 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., are for high school students. A session for middle school students is from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The first day of condition-ing began June 6, and a total of 80 athletes participated, it was reported.

The sessions will run through the first week of Au-gust with a break during the Fourth of July, Lott reported.

Holton is also hosting a sum-mer volleyball league for mid-dle school teams in the area, in addition to summer volleyball league for high school teams, it has been reported.

The matches are played at the Holton Middle School and the Holton High School and they are open to the public.

A total of 12 different teams are competing in the middle school league that started Thurs-day, June 1.

The league will continue for the next four weeks. The match-es take place on Thursdays with the first matches of the day start-ing at 9 a.m. Matches also start at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

On the final day, Thursday, July 6, the teams will compete in a tourney format, starting at 8:30 a.m., based on their records over the first five weeks of play.

Holton has three teams in the league. Jackson Heights has one team. There is also a com-bination Royal Valley/Jackson Heights team. Other schools with middle school teams in the league are Wetmore, Jeff West, Hiawatha (three teams), Sabetha and Valley Falls.

Week one scores were as fol-lows:

Court One*Jeff West beat Wetmore 25-

23, 12-25 and 15-11.*Holton (Moore) beat Wet-

more 25-16 and 25-21.*Holton (Moore) beat Jeff

West 25-22 and 25-17.Court Two*RV/JH beat Hiawatha 25-12,

25-5.*Hiawatha (Saunders) beat

RV/JH 25-23, 26-27 and 15-7.*Hiawatha (Saunders) beat

Hiawatha 25-19 and 25-18.Court Three*Valley Falls beat Holton

(Skaggs) 25-9 and 25-20.*Hiawatha (Lindstrom) beat

Holton (Skaggs) 25-15 and 25-19.

*Hiawatha (Lindstrom) beat Valley Falls 25-20, 24-26 and 15-13.

HMS Court*Sabetha beat Jackson Heights

25-21, 16-25 and 15-13.*Sabetha beat Holton (Bo-

swell) 21-25, 25-20 and 15-8.*Jackson Heights beat Holton

(Boswell) 25-21 and 25-21.(Week 1 Standings)*Holton (Moore) 2-0*Hiawatha (Saunders) 2-0*Sabetha 2-0*Hiawatha (Lindstrom) 2-0*Jeff West 1-1*RV/JH 1-1*Jackson Heights 1-1*Valley Falls 1-1*Wetmore 0-2*Hiawatha 0-2*Holton (Boswell) 0-2*Holton (Skaggs) 0-2

Holton also hostsa middle school

volleyballleague

Week Two ResultsCourt 1Wetmore defeated RV/JH 25-

23, 24-26, 17-16.RV/JH defeated Holton (Bo-

swell) 25-15, 25-13.Wetmore defeated Holton

(Boswell) 25-18, 25-9.Court 2Hiawatha (Saunders) defeated

Jeff West 25-3, 25-20.Hiawatha (Saunders) defeated

Holton (Skaggs) 25-4, 25-4.Jeff West defeated Holton

(Skaggs) 25-5, 25-9.Court 3Holton (Moore) defeated Sa-

betha 25-17, 25-12.Sabetha defeated Valley Falls

26-24, 25-12.Holton (Moore) defeated Val-

ley Falls 25-13, 25-19.HMSJackson Heights defeated Hi-

awatha 25-20, 25-14.Hiawatha (Lindstrom) de-

feated Jackson Heights 11-25, 25-14, 15-12.

Hiawatha (Lindstrom) de-feated Hiawatha 23-25, 25-16, 15-10.

Wetmore 2-2Jeff West 2-2Holton (Moore) 4-0Hiawatha 0-4Royal Valley/Jackson Heights

2-2Hiawatha (Saunders) 4-0Sabetha 3-1Jackson Heights 2-2Holton (Boswell) 0-4Holton (Skaggs) 0-4Valley Falls 1-3Hiawatha (Lindstrom) 4-0

______________Several Holton High School

basketball players are com-peting in summer basketball leagues, reports HHS head boys basketball coach Ryan Noel.

Coach Noel said 19 Holton players are competing in a varsity/junior varsity summer basketball league hosted by St. Marys and Rossville.

The Kaw Valley summer bas-ketball league, for varsity level teams, has games on Monday evenings at St. Marys and Ross-ville gyms. The league games will continue through July 10.

Teams competing in this league include Onaga, St. Marys, Rossville, Silver Lake, Lyndon, Rock Creek, Wamego, Wabaunsee, Holton, Jeff West, Santa Fe Trail, Council Grove, Burlingame, Osage City, Mis-

sion Valley and Perry Lecomp-ton. The Holton team is 2-0, so far.

Teams competing in the Kaw Valley summer basketball league, for junior varsity boys basketball teams, have games on Wednesdays at the Ross-ville gym and Thursdays at the St. Marys gym. These league games will continue through July 13 and include teams from the same schools listed above. The Holton team in this league is 0-2, so far.

In addition, coach Noel said, a total of eight HHS freshman basketball players are compet-ing in a summer basketball league hosted on Monday nights by Nemaha Central at Seneca. So far, that team is 0-2, it was reported.

Summer weights, conditioningunder way at Royal Valley

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Summer basketball leagues offered

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The following students have been named to Holton Elemen-tary School’s honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2016-2017 school year.

(All A’s)Fifth Grade: Joslyn Barrow,

Tuley Gilliland, Eli Hallauer, Kyler Kathrens, Logan Peterson, Jade Phillips, Piper Robinson, Katereina Shaw, Lorna Smith, Rachel Swendson, Jeffrey War-ner, Mariah Woltje, Aaralynn Allen, Hayden Althof, Jackson Bear, Charlotte Cyphers, Eric Gerhardt, Raegan Watkins, Braun Teter, Emma Summers, Phoebe Stark, Jack Segenhagen, Madison Schumaker, Nicholas

Pennington, Adam Watkins, Ry-lan Amon, Renn Deters, Abbott Hundley, Faith Jenner, Ethan Lowder, Carter McCauley, Kan-yon McKinley, Kailei Mitchell, Grace Selley, Averi Shupe, Sic-ily Snyder, Sam Spiker, Kadyn Wheeler and Cameron Mulroy.

Fourth Grade: Abri Alley, Jacy Cook, Katherine Etzel, Logan Heineken, Jace Huyett, Lexie Larson, Brody Meyer, Reese Purling, Abigail Schlo-dder, Zoey Tinney, Ethan Will, Dylan Anderson, Maddy Bontrager, Sadey Gross, Em-ily Horr, Hunter Schafer, Jack Brown, Kyle Hill, Noah Bar-tel, Carter Colberg, Bodie Dil-lon, Jacob Huyett, Luke Lassey,

Carter Meerpohl, Presley Rake, Brynn Schmille, Kaiya Taylor, Cooper Wheeler, Enoch Bowers and Eva Cortes.

Third Grade: Kerrick De-Donder, Cael Frazier, Landon Hernandez, Mya Marten, Kolbie Noel, Briar Page, Maggie Turn-er, Austin Zeller, Melissa Castro Tino, Emily Ditzler, Alec Fra-zier, Norah Kelly, Dalton Peters, Kaylin Segenhagen, Kennedy Smith, Sierra Visocsky, Korban Wilson, Emberlee Allen, Elisa Bartel, Rylie Doran, Jack Etzel, Kane Johnson, Faith Lee, Monte Mitchell, Havilah Myers, Olivia Rougier, Jacob Warner, Ansley Bear, Presley Phillips, Taylor Segenhagen, Andre Suico, So-

phia Goombi, Skye McCrory and Amanda Taylor.

(All A’s & B’s)Fifth Grade: Jeremy Dallas,

Jaelyn Gaston, Tiah Gross, Mi-chelle Jones, Dylan Robinson, Akadia Spaar, James Benedict, Malarie Buskirk, Kegan Childs, Landon Kennedy, Emilee Smith, Emma Simpson, Jamiya Nickel-son, Taley Brown, Sophia Gilli-land, Ryan Ireland, Alex Jose-Jose, Hannah Bechtel, Alyssa Berns, Elizabeth Goombi, Cale Hein, Katelyn Ingels, Abigail Renfro, Natalie Willcott and Cole Kucan.

Fourth Grade: Logan Alten-burg, Lucas Batz-Juarez, Pedro Castro Pol, Braden Griffith,

Brayden Peek, Trenton Senn, Taven Dick, Abby Wellman, Reece Burns, Herika Castro Tino, Kyler Jackson, Andy Kimberlin, Dakota Kottman, Brooklynn Leochner, Sammy Manchester, Elizabeth Schus-ter, Makenzi Wellman, Emma Wheeler, Brooke Willcott, Zack Carlsen, Evan Crouser, Maver-ick Hug, Kitrick Jackson, Lora Larison, Maliya McCrory, An-alicia Efegenio, Keaton Farley, Adi Marr, Reese McClintock, Ethan Peterson and Kori Sloop.

Third Grade: Juliet Brack-enbury, Kylie Carlsen, Ke-laya Dodson-Burnett, Bailey Kathrens, Chloe Simpson, Lili Tanking, Kylie Carlsen, Krista

Adcock, Tess Austin, Kendra Dallas, Rhevl Murphy, Chloe Schuster, Korben Fox, Cale Shaw, Brody Althof, Gracyn Anderson, Savannah Jones, Christan Kucan, Caleb Mc-Crory, Koy Tannahill, Marison Carvajal, Landri Dieckmann, Andrew Keithley, Ryan Barrow, Savannah Chancellor, Joseline Gallegos, Carlos Lopez Castro, Mara Marten, Mackenna Mitch-ell, Michael Mosier, Summer Olney, Mariah Senn, Anthony Stilley, Raegan Stous, Kaydance Wassam and Bridget Woltje.

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By Beverly Ramey NewellOn June 4, Pentecost Sun-

day, the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church congregation opened its worship service by singing “As The Deer.”

The birthdays for June 4 through June 10: John Rea, June 4; Barbara Hanson, June 5; and Bruce Lanning, June 9.

The anniversaries for the week were Todd and Marilyn Domer, June 4; Dick and Beverly New-ell, June 5; Bill and Kay Crowder and John and Lori Rea, June 6; Fred and Kim Patton and Phil ad Marguerite Pond, June 7; and Kenny and Yvonne Etzel and Judy Glasgow and Jim Wright, June 9.

Anita Link thanked the church family for all the acts of kind-ness she received while her sis-ter, Carroll Lee Mills, was so ill and died. The bouquet of flow-ers sitting on the organ is from the funeral.

The concerns were prayers for the family of Melvin Grandstaff and the family of Carol Lee Milles and for Gary Slimmer, who hurt his ankle while mow-ing the yard.

A joy is Pastor Jin and Sun Kim are happy to have Sun Kim’s parents come from Ko-rea and spend three months with them. They will enjoy getting to know their grandchildren bet-ter.

The children’s story was given by Kevin McDowell. He showed the children a flashlight that had a bright light when it was turned on. The batteries in a flashlight are the source of power to make

the light bright.The Holy Spirit is our source

of power to live for Jesus and spread His love to everyone. May we be filled each day with the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”

The scripture from Acts 2:1-21 was read by four people in four different languages. The fourth person read in sign language.

The sermon “One In The Spir-it” was given by the Rev. Hyun-Jin Cho. The Holy Spirit helped the disciples to speak in other languages. The Holy Spirit pro-vided wisdom to the disciples to tell others about Jesus and His teachings and His love. May the Holy Spirit invite us and help us to stand up against evil and spread Jesus’ love to everyone we meet.

The communion elements were served by Pastor Jin, Larry Hanson, Marty Ransdell, Ca-mille Schoettlin and Bruce and Linda Lanning.

Debbie Watson, chairman of the education committee, gave out recognition certificates of graduation to kindergartner Ten-ley Walder; sixth grader Molly Strobel; and Matthew Cloud, who graduated from Manhattan Christian College with an asso-ciate of arts degree in Bible and leadership.

The closing hymn was “Since Jesus Came Into My Heart.”

Those assisting with the ser-vice were Barbara Hanson, litur-

gist; Mary Smith, organist; Joy Jepson and Deb Mannell, sound system; Molly and Megan Stro-bel, acolytes; John Wilson, song leader; and Ron Griffiths, Da-ryl Jepson and John and Linda Reed, usher team.

On June 1, Rick and Mary Colton, Larry and Barbara Hanson, R.E. and Roberta Hen-ley, John and Dorothy Holt, Gladys and Ian Law and Gary and Barbara Slimmer attended the Pleasant Hill coffee group breakfast at Perkins Restaurant in Topeka.

On June 3, Dick and Beverly Newell attended a graduation party for their grandson, Brent Newell, in Topeka. Brent gradu-ated from Fort Hays State Uni-versity with a business degree.

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By Shirley StaufferChurch services at May-

etta Methodist Church on the warm Sunday morning of June 4 began with greetings and an-nouncements. The bell ringer was Robert Smith and Randy Rickel was the acolyte. Pas-tor Howard thanked everyone for the cards and prayers he received because of the recent death of his brother.

Other prayer concerns were for Elmer Eckhoff and Chuck and Kathy Norris. Karen Burns read a thank you card from Karlie Miller for the gradua-tion gift she received from the church.

The Living Word of God was from Acts 10:44 and was read by Karen Burns. Hymns were “Fill My Cup Lord,” “Let Us Break Bread Together” and “Spirit Of The Living God.”

Randy Rickel took up the offering. The birthday song was sung to Mary Anderson’s great-grandson, Zadik, whose first birthday was June 3, and to Randy Rickel’s wife, Linda, and Matt Burns. Mary Anderson helped with the serving of Holy Communion.

Pastor Howard’s message was “Where’s The Fire?” It was based on text from Acts 2:1-21. Services closed with the circle of friendship and a prayer.

Our covenant church for this week is Valley Falls-Coal Creek.

June Schlodder’s children, Kathy and Lalo Ramirez, Dar-ryl and Margie Brown and Gary Brown, were with her in church on Sunday.

After attending services at the Mayetta Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29, Karen Burns, her son, Daniel, and his wife, Nan-cy, and Becky Neely enjoyed a biscuit and gravy breakfast in Circleville. The breakfast is an annual event sponsored by the Circleville Masonic Lodge.

On Sunday, June 4, Karen Burns visited in the home of John and Jayne Shepherd in To-peka. The occasion was a sur-prise birthday party for Karen’s sister, Elva Shepherd, whose special day is June 9.

Bryan Stauffer of Stanwood, Wash. and Rachel Whitten and Finn of Olathe were over-night guests of Bud and Shirley Stauffer on June 3. Others who came for an impromptu meal in the evening were Kevin Stauffer, Jeff and Melissa Stauffer, Aidan and Brenna, Todd, Rose and Tim Stauffer.

On Sunday, they all enjoyed a Bontrager picnic in Holton. Bryan had to return to home in Stanwood on late Sunday after-noon. He had been in Wichita on business all week.

Mayetta Methodist

Benedictine College saw the largest graduating class in its 159-year his-tory on Saturday, May 13, as 440 undergraduate and graduate degree recipients walked across the stage in the Ralph Nolan Gym-nasium on the school’s Atchison campus.

In addition to a diploma, each recipient received a Fatima medal blessed by Pope Francis. The medals recognized the 100th anni-versary of the first appear-ance by the Virgin Mary to the shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, 1917.

Bryce Barnett of Mus-cotah earned a master’s degree in business admin-istration.

Hanah Suarez of Holton earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in nursing.

Founded in 1858, Bene-dictine College is a Catho-lic, Benedictine, residen-tial, liberal arts college lo-cated on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison.

Barnett, Suarezrecent BC grads

REALESTATE AUCTION

Saturday, July 22, 2017 • 10 a.m.Personal Property followed by Real Estate at approx. 11 a.m.

6054 130th Road, Valley Falls, KSDIRECTIONS: 6 miles SW of Valley Falls on K-4 Highway to 130th Road

or 6 miles north of Meriden on K-4 Highway to 130th.OPEN HOUSES: Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m. to Noon & Thursday, June 22, 5-6:30 p.m.DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 1968, 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 1,222 sq. ft. ranch with full deck and walk-out basement, dining room with bay window and beautiful view. Some appliances stay. Full basement, double attached garage & Morton 30 x 40 oversized 2-car garage. Basement has family room with kitchen area, beautiful Berber carpet. Office or craft room, laundry adjoins. Built-in ironing board and storage. Eagle windows, attic fan, ceiling fans, water filter, hot water heater, newer. District #3 rural water. Valley Falls schools. Home is total electric with Westar. The extra amenities area: A great setting and view, total asphalt driveway. Minutes to grocery store and Dollar General. Like living in the country, but services close. 25 minutes to Topeka.2016 TAXES: $2,262.54TERMS: Day of sale, the successful bidder will be required to enter into a real estate purchase contract and provide an earnest deposit of $15,000.00. Balance due in certified funds at closing. Possession will be at Closing, on or before August 22, 2017, unless additional time is needed to provide marketable title. Sale is not subject to Finance. 2017 taxes will be prorated to day of settlement based on the 2016 taxes. Seller is responsible for all taxes prior to 2017. Owner’s policy of title insurance cost & closing fee, to be split equally between buyer and seller.

Any inspections buyer deems necessary must be completed prior to sale. Sold subject to existing leases, zoning, easements, restrictions, reservations and roads of record. Selling all real estate “as is” and the suitability of this property for any particular purpose is not guaranteed. Neither Seller nor Harris Real Estate, its agents or representatives are making any warranties about the property, either expressed or implied. Harris Real Estate and its agents and representatives are exclusive agents of the seller.

Announcements made day of auction take precedence over all printed material, printed, online or otherwise.

This home and personal property are very clean and has always been well maintained.For viewings contact Jarrod or Dan.

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ESTATE OF LEONE JAMESRussell James, seller (785) 224-4661

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AREA CHURCH DIRECTORYPlease report any changes in service or personnel to the Recorder at 364-3141. Thank You.

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Bethany Baptist Church821 New York • 364-4533

Pastor Ron Sellens Youth Minister David Noland

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:15 a.m. Worship service1 p.m. Sunday afternoon service

Wednesday: 7:15 p.m. Prayer meetingBucks Grove UM Church

Pastor: Charlotte Milroy • 234-4243Sunday: 9 a.m. Church service

Christ’s ChurchSouthern Heights Clubhouse

Pastor Jon HannaInformation 364-3468

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Fellowship 9 a.m. Worship

New Life Church of the Nazarene100 Topeka, Ave., Holton • 364-3642

Rev. Kevin KneisleySunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

10:45 a.m. Worship service Circleville Christian Church

7701 254th Rd., CirclevilleBrody Bliss, Minister

Brandon Winters, Associate MinisterSunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. Traditional Service 9:15 a.m. Cowboy Church

10:45 a.m. Contemporary WorshipWebsite - circlevillechristian.com

Email - circlevillechristian@yahoo.comCircleville United Methodist

Pastor: Charlotte Milroy • 234-4243Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

Community of Christ Church222 New Jersey • Pastor Dean Sharp

Sunday 10 a.m. Worship serviceDelia Presbyterian Church

514 Jackson St. • Rev. Doug PhenixSunday: 10 a.m. Morning worship Check sign board for other events.

Denison Bible Church300 W. 5th St. • Pastor Tom Fraunfelter

Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Worship

785/935-2464 • 785/422-2953Denison Reformed Presbyterian

Rev. J. Edward Hindman • 935-2348Sunday: 10 a.m. Bible class

11 a.m. Worship serviceLunch following the service1:15 p.m. Afternoon Service

Evangel United Methodist Church227 Pennsylvania Ave. • 364-3834

Sun.: 8:50 a.m. Life Journey(contemporary service)10 a.m. Sunday school

11 a.m. Traditional worship serviceChurch - office@evangelumc.orgPastor - pastor@evangelumc.orgFirst Baptist Church of Holton

404 Juniper, 364-3423Sr. Pastor: Tim O’Byrne

Director of Descipleship - Rhett TottenSunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Worship Services5:15 & 6 p.m. Youth Groups

Wed.: 10 a.m. Bible Study • 6:30 p.m. ChoirFriday: 7 a.m. Women’s Breakfast

6:45 a.m. Men’s BreakfastFirst Baptist Church of Hoyt

Pastor David Burnworth • 986-6446Wednesday night prayer: 7 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school

10 a.m. Worship service7 p.m. Sunday evening worship

364-5155 • cell: 785-207-0270State licensed and certified.

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First Christian Church5th and Wisconsin • 364-2545Dr. Jim McCollough, Pastor

Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship

First United Methodist ChurchPastor Nancy Crowl • 1401 W. 4th •

364-3275Sunday Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School

10:15 a.m. Worshipfirstumc@giantcomm.netHolton Kingdom Hallof Jehovah’s Witnesses

12350 214th Rd., Holton • 364-4279Sunday Public Talk: 10 a.m. • jw.orgHoyt United Methodist Church

Rev. Bev McCurdy • (c) 785-220-0711Sunday School: 9 a.m. • 10 a.m. Worshipwww.hoytunitedmethodistchurch.com

Immanuel Lutheran Church, NetawakaPastor Michael Van Velzer

9 a.m. Sunday Worship10 a.m. Sunday School

10 a.m. Adult Bible ClassLakeview Faith Chapel

Pentecostal Church3.5 miles south of Holton on U.S. 75Pastor Steve Cappleman • 364-2416Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

10:15 a.m. Worship service Larkinburg Christian Church

Rev. Mark ArmstrongSunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

10:30 a.m. Church serviceMayetta Christian Church

Ernest Coleman - PastorSunday: Fellowship & Waffles:

8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m.Sunday school: 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.Prayer Circle: 9:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.Worship service - 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

Wednesday: Bible Study - 6 p.m.-7 p.m.Mayetta United Methodist

Rev. Howard SudduthSunday: 9 a.m. Morning worship service

and Sunday schoolNetawaka United Methodist

Rev. Youngwan WonSunday: 8:15 a.m. Worship

Onaga New HopeLutheran Church, ELCARev. Charlene Banes, Pastor

Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. SS, Adult Bible ClassBible Study: Tuesday @ 7 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd SundayOur Lady of the Snows Church

Fr. Marianand Mendem166 and "I" Road, Mayetta, Kan.

597-56561st, 3rd, & 4th Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.

2nd Sunday Mass 1 p.m.Potawatomi Pentecostal Church

4.5 miles west on 134th Rd., Mayetta Rev. Marcia Potts

Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school 10:45 a.m. Worship servicePotawatomi United Methodist

Rev. Howard SudduthSunday: 9:50 a.m. Sunday school

10:30 a.m. WorshipSt. Dominic Catholic ChurchPastor: Fr. Marianand Mendem

416 Ohio, Holton, 364-3262Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Mass • Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

MassConfessions 30 minutes before mass.

www.jacocatholics.org

St. Francis Xavier Catholic ChurchPastor: Fr. Marianand Mendem

3rd & James, Mayetta, 966-2690/364-3262Sunday Mass: 8 a.m.

Confessions 30 minutes before mass.www.jacocatholics.org

St. Thomas Episcopal Church512 Wisconsin, Holton • Rev. Art Rathbun

Services on 2nd & 4th SundaySunday Services: 10 a.m.

785-224-8798stthomasholton@holtomail.com

Soldier Christian Church834-5750 • Ron Ahlgren, MinisterLuke Schreiber: Youth Minister

Sunday: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Church Services: 10:30 a.m.

Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group: 5 p.m.St. James Catholic Church

306 5th St., Wetmore • Pastor Father HammesSaturday Mass: 6:30 p.m.

Confessions: 30 min. prior to massTrinity Lutheran Church

401 CheyennePastor Brian Stark 364-2206/364-2029

Sunday School: 9 a.m. • Worship: 10 a.m.Wetmore Bible Church217 Iowa St., Wetmore

Pastor Gary Heitz • 866-2444 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school (for all ages)

11 a.m. Worship Hour 11:30 a.m. Children's Church

7 p.m. Adult Bible Study Tuesday: 1:30 p.m. Women's Bible Study

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Youth Group(Jr. High & HS Ages)

8 p.m. Bible StudyWetmore United Methodist

Pastor Jessie Zimmerman (785) 866-2512 Parsonage • 866-5556 Church

Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship serviceWhiting Baptist Church

Dan Burns, PastorSunday: 9 a.m. Sun. school

10 a.m. Worship serviceWhiting United Methodist

Rev. Youngwan WonSunday: 10 a.m. Education • 11 a.m. Worship

New Hope Family Church515 Iowa, Holton

Pastor: Sterling HudginsWednesday Meal: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7:15 p.m.Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF JACKSON COUNTY,

KANSAS

IN THE INTEREST OF:

Name: Henry KnoxsahCase No. 17- JC- 13

Year of Birth: xx/xx/2017A male

TO: Lisa Morris, Clifford Knoxsah, Unknown Father and all other persons who are or may be concerned

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this court alleging that the child named above is a Child in Need of Care. The Court may find that the parents are unfit by reason or conduct or condition which renders the parents unable to care properly for a child, the con-duct or condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable fu-ture, the parental rights of the parent should be terminated, and a permanent custodian should be appointed for the

child.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for the 7th day of July, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. At the hearing the Court may issue orders relating to the care, custody and control of the child. The hearing will de-termine if the parents should be deprived of their parental rights and the right to custo-dy of the child.

The parent(s), and any other person having legal custody are required to ap-pear before this Court on the date and time shown, or to file your written response to the petition with the Clerk of the District Court prior to that time. Failure to respond or to appear before the Court at the time shown will not pre-vent the Court from entering judgment as requested in the petition, finding that the child is a Child in Need of Care, removing the child from the custody of parent, parents or any other present legal cus-todian until further order of the Court, or finding the par-ents unfit, and entering an or-der permanently terminating the parents’ parental rights.

An attorney has been ap-pointed as guardian ad litem for the child: Chris Etzel, PO Box 23, Onaga, KS 66521. You have the right to ap-pear before the Court and be heard personally, either with or without an attorney. The Court will appoint an attorney for any parent who desires an attorney but is financially unable to hire one. The Court may order one or both par-ents to pay child support. An attorney has been appointed for Lisa Morris, Samantha Harrington, 2708 NW Tope-ka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66617; Clifford Knoxsah, Alex Mor-rissey, PO Box 333, Holton, KS 66436.

Date and time of hearing: July 9, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.

Place of hearing: Jack-son County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, Holton, Jackson Coun-ty, Kansas 66436

s/ Judge D. ReilingClerk/Judge of the

District Court

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Public Notice

Jerry and Terry Bueker of Holton will celebrate their 20th anniversary on June 14.

The couple was united in marriage on June 14, 1997 at the First United Methodist Church in Holton.

They have three children, Jerri Newman and her hus-band, Doug, of Shawnee; Kelli McClintock and her husband,

Joshua, of Holton; and Jeff Draper and his wife, Sarah, of Holton.

They are also the proud grandparents of nine grandchil-dren, Deanna, Jenna, Joshua, Mackenna, Reese, Savhannah, Madie, Gracie and Braylon.

Cards may be sent to the couple at 1119 West Fifth St., Holton, KS 66436.

Buekers to celebrate 20th anniversary

Rose Marie Clements of Onaga was the featured quilter during Saturday’s Quilts In The Courtyard event held in downtown Holton. Clements has been quilting all her life and had several examples of her work on display in the meeting room in the Jackson County Courthouse. Photo by Ali Holcomb

By Mary E. EdwardsJune 4 was a beautiful

morning to praise God and celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Jack and Verona Grannell greeted everyone as they came into church at Netawa-ka United Methodist Church. Jack was acolyte and offer-tory usher, and Verona played the recorded music. “I’ve Got Peace Like A River” was the recorded prelude as Jack lighted the candles.

Marilyn Banaka was wor-ship leader and gave the wel-come and announcements. Joys and concerns were shared. The Great Plains An-nual Conference will be held June 7-10 at Grand Island, Neb. Pastor Young asked ev-eryone to bring a photo of his or her father next Sunday, in preparation for Father’s Day, which is June 18.

Glenn Oxandale has been transferred to Holton Com-munity Hospital until he is able to go home. Steve Bana-ka is suffering shoulder pain, cause yet unknown.

Marilyn Banaka led the responsive call to worship. The hymn of praise was “O,

Spirit Of The Living God.” Other songs were “Sanctu-ary” and “As A Fire Is Meant For Burning.”

Observing Pentecost, the congregation joined in a spe-cial liturgy, Remembering Discipleship. Pastor Young-hwan Won led the congre-gational prayer, all joined in silent prayer and the Lord’s Prayer.

The scripture lesson was Acts 2:1-5, “The Holy Spir-it Comes At Pentecost.” “The Holy Spirit And The Church” was the title of Pas-tor Young’s message.

The followers of Jesus were all together in one place for the Feast of the Harvest on Pentecost, 50 days after Eas-ter. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that rested on each one of them. They began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them.

This is a day to remember as the day the Holy Spirit ini-tiated Christ’s church. The Holy Spirit (the other com-

forter Jesus promised) is still with us. It is invisible yet it has been described as like a flame, water or a dove. The Holy Spirit can fill us as wa-ter fills a jar, and lead us to pray for each other.

On Pentecost, the people were given the gift of lan-guages that they might com-municate with one another, as there were people of many nationalities in Jerusalem at the time. When we meet to-gether in Jesus’ name, great things may come to us.

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Southwestern College held Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 7, in Winfield. The ceremony was preceded by receptions for graduates and their families, and the Order of the Mound honorary society in-duction, which represents the top 10 percent academically.

Craig Thurber of Mayetta graduated with a bachelor of science degree in athletic train-ing.

Southwestern College is a pri-vate institution granting under-graduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. About 1,700 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at six professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma or online around the world.

Tara Lierz of Holton was re­cently initiated into The Honor So ciety of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selec­tive all­disci pline collegiate honor society. Lierz was initiat­ed at Emporia State University.

Lierz, a 2014 graduate of Jack son Heights High School, is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10 percent of sen iors and 7.5 percent of ju­niors are eligible for member­ship. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved schol arly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of Mar cus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor so ciety: one that rec­ognized excel lence in all aca­demic disciplines.

Craig Thurber graduates from Southwestern

Lierz inducted into Phi Kappa

Phi honor society

Four local students are among the 1,455 named by Fort Hays State University to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2017 semester.

The list includes undergrad-uate students only. To be eli-gible, students must have com-pleted 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and FHSU Virtual College stu-dents are eligible.

Jackson County students on the honor roll include:

Holton: Jacob Andrews (sophomore), Shellby Ann Dunn (senior) and Taryn Wei-lert (junior).

Hoyt: Thomas Broxterman (senior).

Area studentsnamed toFort Hayshonor roll

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Eastridge Nursing Facility at CentraliaOpenings for the following positions:

GREAT NEW OPPORTUNITYFull Time CMA or LPN to work with charge nurse.

Evening shifts available.Full Time CNA

Various shifts available.Part-Time Night Nurse

Will be working from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. and every third weekend.Competitive wages and benefits. Call Eastridge at Centralia 785-857-3388 for more details

or apply on line at www.chcsks.org.A division of Community HealthCare System, Inc. EOE

The Sabetha Police Department is now accepting applications for the position of full time Patrolman. We are seeking energetic, mature, professional individuals ready to step in and actively make a difference in the community. If you think that this is you, and you are looking to work for a department that has high values and a passion for excellence, pick up and return an application before June 27, 2017.

Applicants must be willing to do shift work, and be on call when needed. Applicants must also be willing to move or live within 25 miles of the City of Sabetha. Those that live in town will be allowed to take home patrol vehicles.

Pay is competitive and based on experience, we also offer:Health Insurance, Retirement, Sick and Vacation Leave

Minimum Qualifications are:- Must be a United States Citizen- Must be 21 years of age- Must possess a high school diploma or GED- Must possess a valid drivers license- Cannot have Felony on your record- Be able to pass both a mental and physical exam

Applications can be picked up at city hall in downtown Sabetha or can be emailed. If you have any questions you may contact the police department at (785)284-2158. Applications must be fully completed and received on or before 5:00pm June 27, 2017 to be considered.

FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER WANTED

DENTAL ASSISTANTWe have a opportunity for a dental assistant to join a highly success-

ful practice in Holton, KS on a full-time basis (Monday-Thursday). We are a patient-focused practice with full dedication to quality patient care. We offer a dynamic working environment, competitive salary, and benefits.

Duties and Responsibilities of the dental assistant are to assist with all aspects of patient care. This includes chair-side assisting during all restorative procedures, taking radiographs, fabrication of provisional restorations, patient education, and the support of the dental team.

Qualifications Include: experience preferred, committed to quality care, self-motivated, hardworking, positive attitude, quick-learner, dependable.

If you are interested in joining forces with a dental team that focuses on a commitment to patients please send resume to ddsdoctors0809@gmail.com or bring resume to office at 208 W. 4th Street, Holton, KS.

BUS DRIVERSPrairie Hills USD 113 is accepting applications for route and substi-

tute bus drivers at Wetmore for the 2017/18 school year. CDL and health assessment is required. Costs to obtain CDL will be paid for by the district. Drug testing will be required.

Interested applicants may obtain an application form at theBoard of Education office, 1619 S. Old Hwy. 75, Sabetha, KS 66534, phone 785-284-2175 or online at www.USD113.org

USD 113 is an equal employment/educational opportunity employer.

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EmploymentEmployment

REGISTERED NURSECommunity HealthCare System is seeking a Registered

Nurse to work 6p-6a. This is a 36-hour per week, benefits eligible position.

Community HealthCare System offers a complete benefits package and competitive pay.

For more information and to apply go towww.chcsks.org and click on “Careers”

or contact Human Resources at 785-889-5030. EOE

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AAA MICK TREE SERVICE. Kansas Certified Arborist. Aerial equipped. Stump Removal. Insured. Free estimates. Holton, Kan., 785-383-6670.

DECK DOCTORS: Restoration/Preservation of wooden decks. Dave Snyder, 785-383-4906.

MASTIFF PAINTING: General Construction, building/home repair/maintenance, power washing. No-Job-Too-Small, 30-Years-Experience. Free Estimates. (785)851-0911.

TREE TRIMMING & REMOVAL, aerial equipment, stump removal, free estimates, insured. Larrison Tree Service, 785-364-3743. Call anytime.

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*The Heart of Jackson Humane Society shelter is located at 414 E. Eighth St. in Holton and is open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at other times by appointment. For more information, call 364-5156.

Livestock

ANGUS BULLS FOR-SALE: 15-months. Ron Kuglin, 364-7458.

Poultry

FARM FRESH BROWN EGGS: Will deliver in Holton area. Call 364-2006.

Wanted

The Heart of Jackson Humane Society is seeking donations of several items for continued operations, as well as more volunteers to walk dogs at the shelter. For more information, call the shelter at 364-5156 or stop by the shelter at 414 E. Eighth St. in Holton.

TILLABLE ACRES to rent: Growing family farm expanding operation. 316-680-1254

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AVOID BEING TAKEN! Before investing in classified ads on work-at-home opportunities, “Too Good To Be True” business opportunities, or advance fee loans, The Holton Recorder urges readers to visit the consumer protection website at www.InYourCornerKansas.org or call 1-800-432-2310.

Employment

HELP-WANTED: Class-A CDL drivers. Regional driving, home weekends, clean driving record, 2-years experience. Must pass drug test. Call 785-554-9442.

Needed MLT or MT for Hospital Lab. $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Available. Call Horton Community Hospital at (785)879-4357.

Lawn & Garden

BULK 100% Decorative river rock. 785-851-0053.

Farmers Market

HOMEGROWN PRODUCE by Dollar General/Holton. Sunday-Friday, 10am-5pm, weather permitting.

Garage Sales

14000 102ND RD./HOYT: Friday/Saturday, June 16-17. Furniture, cabinets, 4-wheeler, bikes, toys, clothes, miscellaneous.15350 178TH RD./MAYETTA: Thursday-Saturday, June 15-17, 8am-7pm Thursday/Friday, 8am-noon Saturday. Multi-family sale!

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Residential Property

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Automobiles

FOR-SALE: 2001 Mercury station wagon, 108,000 miles, Holton area, $3,000. 1-319-350-1296

No TrespassingTRESPASSING WITHOUT permission. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned residents of Jackson County that hunting, fishing, trapping, or shooting, or trespassing day or night is positively forbidden on all land owned, or rented or occupied by us, or on roads adjacent to lands at any time of the year, licenses or no licenses. April 1, 2017-2018. Phil and Colene Gutierrez, Roger Ackeret, Jay Gilliland, BFD Inc., Joseph B. Nick, and Harold Knouft.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOACQUIRE LAND

IN TRUST

ACTION: Notice of decision to acquire land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.

SUMMARY: The Superinten-dent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The land referred to as former “Arm-strong” property, herein and is described as: A tract of land in the North half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Town-ship 8 South, Range 14 East of the 6th PM, Jackson County, Kansas, recorded in Book 506, Page 114, Jackson County Reg-ister of Deeds Office, more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGIN-NING at the Northeast corner of said Quarter; thence on a bear-ing of South 00°11’33” East along the East line of said Quar-ter a distance of 1,330.33 feet to the South line of the North half of said Northwest Quarter; thence South 89°31’53” West along said South line a distance of 2,611.95 feet to the Easterly right of way line of a public road; thence North 00°22’31” West along said Easterly right of way line a distance of 665.34 feet (665.30 Described); thence North 18°03’35” east along said right of way line a distance of 79.06 feet (79.06 feet Described); thence North 00°22’31” West along said right of way line a distance of 175.00 feet (175.00 feet Described); thence North 26°56’25” West along said right of way line a distance of 55.90

feet (55.90 feet Described); thence North 00°22’31” West along said right of way line a distance of 359.19 feet (359.19 feet Described) to the North line of said Northwest Quarter; thence North 89°24’17” East along said North line a distance of 2,616.21 feet to the Northeast corner of said Northwest Quar-ter and the Point of Beginning. Total acreage of tract is 79.52 acres, more or less. (Case Num-ber B-862-2016-8089).

DATE: This determination was made on June 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMA-TION CONTACT: BIA Horton Agency Superintendent Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 908 1ST Avenue East, Horton KS 66439, telephone (785) 486-2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY IN-FORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR § 151.12(d)(2)(iii) that notice be given of the decision by the au-thorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to ac-quire land in trust.

A copy of the determination is available from the office iden-tified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice. Any party who wishes to seek judicial review of this deci-sion must first exhaust adminis-trative remedies under 25 CFR Part 2. This decision may be appealed to the Southern Plains Regional Director in accordance with the regulations in 25 CFR Part 2. Your notice of appeal must be filed in the Superinten-dent’s office at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFOR-MATION CONTACT section above within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. The date of filing your notice of ap-peal is the date it is postmarked or the date it is personally deliv-ered to the Superintendent’s of-fice. Your notice of appeal must

include your name, address, and telephone number and it should clearly identify the decision be-ing appealed. If possible, attach a copy of the decision. The no-tice and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Notice of Appeal.” Your notice of appeal must list the names and addresses of the interested parties known to you and certify that you have sent them copies of the notice. You must also send a copy of your notice of appeal to the Regional Director at: Southern Plains Regional Office, P.O. Box 368, Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005. If you are an Indian or Indian tribe and are not represented by an attorney, you may request as-sistance from this office in the preparation of your appeal.

You may include a statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, explaining why you be-lieve the decision being appealed is in error. If you do not include your statement of reasons with your notice of appeal, you must mail or deliver it to the Superin-tendent’s office within 30 days after you file your notice of ap-peal. The statement of reasons and the envelope in which it is mailed should be clearly labeled “Statement of Reasons.” It must be accompanied by or otherwise incorporate all supporting docu-ments. You must send copies of your statement of reasons to all interested parties and the Re-gional Director.

If no appeal is timely filed, this decision will become final for the Department of the Inte-rior at the expiration of the ap-peal period. No extension of time may be granted for filing a notice of appeal.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF JACKSON COUNTY,

KANSAS(Administrative, exemption

proceedings pursuant toK.S.A. 60-4110)

COUNTY OFJACKSON, KANSAS

Plaintiff

vs.

1989 Chevrolet BlazerVIN # 1GNCT18Z9K82294929

Defendant

Case No. 16 CV 53

NOTICE OF SUIT

Notice is hereby given that the State of Kansas has filed a civil forfeiture action pursuant to K.S.A. 60-4101 et seq. against the captioned defendant prop-erty seized on or about August 10, 2016 in Jackson County, Kansas alleging that such prop-erty facilitated violations of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act in Jackson County, Kansas which subject the property for forfeiture. All persons or enti-ties claiming an interest in the defendant property shall file an answer to the Plaintiff’s petition pursuant to the strict guidelines set out for claims in K.S.A. 60-4111 within thirty (30) days of the mailing, service and/or pub-lication of this notice, whichever

is earlier. This shall include any person or entity who may have filed a petition for Stipulation of Exemption and/or otherwise pleaded in any previous non-ju-dicial forfeiture action against this same defendant property.

All persons who do not claim pursuant to the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act may be deemed to have defaulted and lose any interest they may have in the defendant property.

s/ Shawna R MillerShawna R MillerJackson County

Attorney

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By Shawna BlackwoodHoyt City Clerk

The Hoyt City Council met in regular session on May 2, 2017.

Present were Mayor Debbie Dreasher and council members Farrell Holthaus, Leonard Al-len, Ed Ryan, Lana Dillner and Nathan McAlister. Also present were Lee Hendricks, Larry Val-dez, Ed Kester, Cindie Bailey, Dustin Brinkman and Chief of Police Dan Wentling.

Mayor Dreasher called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Min-utes from the April 4 meeting were approved.

Cindie Bailey met with the council to discuss the require-ments for obtaining a cereal malt beverage license for her restaurant/bar.

Dustin Brinkman discussed with the council a possible so-lution to the water/drainage issues. McAlister said he and Mayor Dreasher had previously met with Mark Bachamp with Olson and Associates to review the town’s drainage concerns.

Bachamp will be coming to a special meeting to discuss his ideas and costs for this is-sue. Mayor Dreasher said they would also be meeting with Brett Louke with SMH Con-sultants and Bruce Rinkes with CFS Engineers.

McAlister discussed some of the loan/grant options available in Kansas for the costs associ-ated with this plan. He said Dan Fisher would be a good contact for discussing these options and he thought it would be benefi-cial to meet with him as well.

A special meeting was sched-uled for May 17, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Mark Olson, Bruce Rink-es and Brett Louke were to be asked to attend this meeting.

Ed Kester had no bulk wa-ter invoices this month. Kester said the total cost for the hy-drant install on the northwest intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Kansas Highway 110 was $5,000. The fire department and water department agreed to split

the cost 50/50.Valdez discussed with the

council the progress of work at 104 Highland.

Valdez again discussed the status of installing a no park-ing sign in front of the sand/salt shed. Mayor Dreasher said she had discussed this with Kenny Bryan and he said he does more damage to the area getting the tractor in and out of the building than trucks do parking in that location. After further discus-sion, it was decided to go ahead with installing the sign.

Valdez also discussed the sta-tus of paving Central from First to Third Street. Holthaus said this would be discussed later.

McAlister revisited the prior discussion of the install cost for the hydrant at K-110 and Highway 75. McAlister made a motion for the city to contrib-ute $1,000 to the expense of in-stalling the hydrant. The motion carried.

Hendricks presented Ordi-nance 318 incorporating the Uniform Public Offense Code and 319 incorporating the Stan-dard Traffic Ordinance for re-view. It was approved.

Hendricks presented the re-vised animal control ordinance incorporating animal control regulations. It was approved.

Mayor Dreasher said the dead-line to file for council/mayor po-sitions was June 1, 2017. It was reported the mayor’s term and council member terms of Dillner and Ryan are up for re-election. The election will be held Nov. 7, 2017 with new members taking office in January 2018.

Yearly appointments were discussed. Mayor Dreasher pro-posed the following: Shawna Blackwood as city clerk, Saman-tha Hancock as city treasurer, Lee Hendricks as city attorney, Shawna Miller as municipal court judge, Daniel Wentling as chief of police, Denison State Bank as the designated bank and The Holton Recorder as the city newspaper. McAlister

will continue as president of the council. The appointments were approved.

McAlister discussed an inter-est by a person who resides in the Fuller addition east of town to be annexed into the city. The annexation process and a cost benefit analysis of doing this were discussed. At this time, it was agreed not to pursue annex-ing those properties in the Fuller addition into the city.

City Clerk Blackwood dis-cussed the July meeting falling on July 4 this year. The regular meeting will be pushed to July 5 at 7 p.m.

It was stated the July 4 celebra-tion will be held July 3 at the park. McAlister said he would not be available for the August meet-ing.

The city clerk said the online payment option for utility bill-ing is now set up. Customers can make payments with a cred-it card online, over the phone or at the city office.

The city clerk discussed prior discussions relating to billing status (commercial or residen-tial) for customers who have home businesses. No changes were made.

The clerk presented a letter to the council and mayor from the city accountant regarding the sewer fund and the need to amend the 2017 budget. Mayor Dreasher said she would like the accountant to attend the June meeting if possible as she would like to begin budget discussions for 2018.

Mayor Dreasher said Guy Salts and possibly Dan Rickel would be coming to the June meeting to discuss annexation ideas for the property owned by Hoyt American located just west of the city limits.

Chief Wentling gave the monthly police report. Wentling said the cars are good at this time. It was also reported the annual radar testing and certifi-cation has been done. Wentling discussed enforcement of the

noise ordinance.Allen discussed the need to re-

place the older police car. Chief Wentling provided an updated list of cars available from the Kansas Highway Patrol. There is a 2016 AWD Charger avail-able for $21,000. A car pur-chased from Kansas Highway Patrol would have lights and sirens already installed. The ad-ditional costs for the city would be for vinyl and a cage. There would be additional costs of ap-proximately $5,000 or more for lights and sirens if a car is pur-chased elsewhere.

Dillner reported she is work-ing on the community service day at the park on May 8. She reported the cleanup day event went well although there may have been a smaller turnout than last year.

The city clerk discussed prop-erty complaints that were made at last month’s meeting. Hen-dricks will discuss these with Chief Wentling and report on these at next month’s meeting.

Holthaus presented the bids from Sunflower Paving and Bet-tis Ashphalt for work on Cen-tral, Park Drive, Fifth and East-ern and Fourth and Highland. A bid from Andrews Asphalt has not been received at this time. The bid from Sunflower Paving is $41,037. The bid from Bettis Asphalt is $48,675. The council decided to discuss this further at the special meeting on May 17. It is anticipated a bid from An-drews Asphalt will be available by that time.

There was discussion regard-ing the placement of trash carts on Central between First and Third Street. This was to be discussed further at the special meeting on May 17.

The meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m.

Hoyt City Council reports May business

More than 3,700 Kansas State University students — including more than two dozen from the Jack-son County area — have earned semester honors for their academic perfor-mance during the spring 2017 semester, it was re-ported.

Students with at least 12 graded hours and whose grade point average for the semester is 3.75 or above receive semester honors.

They also receive com-

mendations from their deans and the honors are recorded on their perma-nent academic records.

The 26 students from the Jackson County area include, by hometown:

n Circleville: Lena Fernkopf.

n Holton: Kaden Brandt, Eero Halbleib, Alex Hamilton, Derek Henry, Calista Hickman, Ethan Holaday, Tara Hurt, Dean Klahr, Sarah Marek, William Patterson, Zach-

ary Porter, Madison Reith, Brandt Rose, Jennifer Vogt and Karl Wilhelm.

n Hoyt: Jessica Lake and MaRyka Smith.

n Mayetta: Jesse Smith.n Soldier: Aidan Al-

len, Zev Allen, Elizabeth Hasenkamp and Joel Nel-son.

n Wetmore: Alayna Noe and Jena Winkler.

n Whiting: Alexandria Bontrager.

Local students named to honor rolls at Kansas State University

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Members of the steering committee for the new Friends of Beck-Bookman Library group in clude, from left to right, Nadine Fisher (chairwoman), Mary Porter, Betsy Gilliland, Sherry Kuglin, Linda Day and Kim Clark. Not pictured: Librarian Candee Jacobs and Barbara Pollock. Submitted photo

Friends of Beck-Bookman Library group formingNadine Fisher of Holton is

looking to form a new Friends of Beck-Bookman Library group that will work to support and promote the library and its programs, it was reported.

“The library has always played such an important role in my life and in my family’s life,”

said Fisher, who is also chair-woman of the steering commit-tee for the new group.

The recently-formed steering committee has met twice to ac-tively assist Fisher with forma-tion of the group. Other mem-bers of the committee are Kim Clark, Linda Day, Mary Porter,

Sherry Kuglin, Betsy Gilliland, Barbara Pollock and Librarian Candee Jacobs.

“A Friends group will defi-nitely put icing on the cake,” Fisher said. “I think patrons are surprised to learn how many services and pro grams are pres-ently available at our library.

Formation of a Friends group will help keep our local li brary vibrant and alive, in addition to offering even more exciting ac-tivities and events.”

More information on the new group will be shared in the near future as the group continues to grow, Fisher said.

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By Brian SandersThe viewing of “violent por-

nography” by a Holton man ac-cused of sexual assaults against area women will continue to be al lowed as evidence in an up-coming trial, but how that por-nography will be presented to jurors is up in the air, Jackson County District Court Judge Norbert Marek ruled.

During a pre-trial hearing for Ja cob Ewing, 22, held last Tues-day in district court, Marek ruled on the renewed objection filed by defense attorney Kathleen Ambrosio to ad mitting video content deemed “violent pornog-raphy” as evidence in an upcom-ing week-long trial against Ew-ing, who has been charged with sexual crimes in volving two area women.

Ambrosio’s renewed objec-tion, Marek said, was “denied in part and taken under advisement in part,” in particular regard to how the content of those videos will be presented to jurors in the trial, set to begin Monday, June 26 in dis trict court.

The upcoming trial involves two cases against Ewing — one in volving the alleged rape and aggra vated criminal sodomy of one woman in September 2014, the other involving the alleged rape and two incidents of aggra-vated criminal sodomy of anoth-er woman in May 2016.

Marek did not go into further detail in his ruling as to whether the videos that Ewing allegedly viewed will be shown to jurors during the upcoming trial, or whether the jurors will be given verbal de scriptions of acts report-edly com mitted in the videos.

Marek had ruled in May that the “violent pornography” that prose cutors claim Ewing viewed for four hours a day on average could be allowed as evidence in the upcom ing trial, despite the

objection of Ambrosio, who said the admission of pornography as evidence would be “highly prej-udicial” against Ewing.

Ambrosio filed the renewed ob jection prior to last Tuesday’s hearing, saying her objection was based on “prejudice versus proba tive value” and expressing concerns over how the videos would be pre sented to the jury. In the latter case, she argued, if the presentation was via ver-bal description, that descrip tion should be “step by step” and “not presented through the opinion of somebody else.”

Special prosecutor Jacqie Spra dling suggested that Am-brosio was trying to get the court to “describe what you see only in certain terms” and that the use of such terms as “forced” and “vio-lent” are “not a valid basis for determining how the state pres-ents its case.”

Marek cited state law that may allow jurors to view the videos di rectly, “without expert testimony on what’s going on.” However, he said the videos would have to be presented to the jury either in full or via de-scriptions — “I’m not go ing to allow both,” he said — and set aside a suggestion that the vid-eos should be redacted before they are shown to a jury.

“It would just be easier to de-scribe them than to cut them up,” Marek said.

Also during last Tuesday’s hearing, Marek and the attor-neys discussed jury instructions and later met “in camera” to dis-cuss a de fense motion related to Kansas’ “rape shield” law, which prohibits admission of evidence regarding any previous sexual conduct of al leged victims in sex-related cases. Marek later ruled that the motion was “heard and taken under ad visement and denied in part.”

Judge: ‘Violent porn’still evidence for trial

Continued from Page 1supply operations con tributed greatly to the success of the regiment.”

On Nov. 12, 1945, Captain Latta received his discharge from the Army at Fort Leaven-worth, and he rejoined Doro-thy and their family in Holton. Not long after, he and his fam-ily — which included two sons

— moved to Horton, where he worked in real estate.

In July of 1951, Latta was re called to the armed forces as a re servist, and he accepted a position with the Federal Land Bank at Wichita, it was report-ed. Dorothy and their two sons returned to Horton, where she would soon give birth to a third son.

Latta, now at the rank of ma-jor, sailed for Korea in April of 1952 and served with the Army’s 25th Division. It was reported that he was expected to return home late that October, but on Sept. 10, 1952, Major Robert T. Latta was killed in action while on duty in North Ko rea.

In addition to the Purple Heart, Latta was awarded the

Combat In fantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National De fense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korean War Service Medal. He and Dorothy, who died in 1987, are buried together in the Spring Hill Cemetery at Whit-ing.

Purple Heart...

Dr. Looper...Continued from Page 1She also participated in an

externship at Oklahoma Medi-cal Eye Group in Tulsa, Okla. where she was involved in treating and managing a vari-ety of ocular diseases including cataracts, glaucoma and dry eye management.

“I’ve worn glasses since I was four years old so I’ve always been really interested in optom-etry. I thought it was so fun go-ing to the eye doctor when I was

a kid, and as I got older, I be-came more and more interested in the profession,” Looper said. “I think what I like most about optometry is that it is more than just glasses and contact lenses. Yes, we do those things, but we also look at the overall ocular and systemic health of the pa-tient. I like that we can give you the instant satisfaction of seeing clearly with new glasses, but also take care of your health as a whole as well.”

Looper said she enjoys using her education and training to volunteer and has participated in volunteer work with Remote Area Medical – an organization that provides medical care to re-mote areas around the world.

In May, she participated in a missions trip with the Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity organization, pro-viding optometric care to the impoverished and underserved community in Cartagena, Co-

lombia. Looper is engaged to Dan

Niehues of Goff.“Dr. Gallagher and I are so

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By David HallauerMeadowlark Extension

District Agent, Crops & Soils, Horticulture

In an ideal world, as soon as the lawn reached an appropri-ate height, we’d get out the mower, remove one third of that height ac-cording to the one-third rule and wait for it to return to mow-ing height again. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is just a tad more variable than that.

What typically happens is the lawn reaches a height half again taller than we ever intended, leav-ing us to try and figure out what

height we should be at now. For-tunately, there is at least a little flexibility when it comes to mow-ing height.

If a consistent one-third re-moval can’t be attained, you are probably best to set your mower as high as possible and bring it down in steps to an appropriate height. You might well cut off more than a third of the grass blade height, but mowing more often and bringing the height down gradually until you reach your target height is probably the best option for the turf.

Mowing height is important because of the way grass plants respond to removal. When a grass plant grows, it does so from stored energy in roots until it has enough leaves to support energy production that replenishes root reserves. If you remove too much leaf area, the plant reacts by pull-

ing stored energy reserves from roots to quickly send up new growth.

That may work fine until insect or disease or drought stress kicks in. If the plant has too few ener-gy reserves when stress hits, the grass will likely not respond well and the stand can start to thin.

While a good fertility and mowing program often helps combat these issues, continued removal that results in thinning can quickly lead to weed pressure and other cultural issues that be-come very difficult to stay ahead of – particularly if the one third rule continues to be exceeded.

For best results, always return to the one-third removal rule. A thick, healthy stand will in many cases take care of weed issues by itself. Mowing management is a big part of encouraging that healthy stand.

Crops and Soils: Lawn control tips