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PIE & COFFEE MEETING SET FOR FEB. 6

The next meeting in the Pie & Coffee series will feature KSU Watershed Specialist Will Boyer, who will address livestock watering optionsThe free meeting will be held in the Sun-flower Room at 612 E. Campbell St., West-moreland on Feb. 6 at 1:00 p.m. and is open for all to attend. For more informa-tion call the Pottawatomie County Exten-sion office at 785-457-3319 or email [email protected].

BELVUE

EAT BREAKFAST AT THE BARN ON SATURDAY

Breakfast at the Belvue Fire Barn, Feb. 1. Serving from 7:30-10:00 a.m. Donations will be used for Belvue Park improve-ments.

WAMEGO

WIC CLINIC SET FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5

The next WIC Clinic in Pottawatomie Coun-ty will be held in Wamego, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at the First Baptist Church, 1911 Grandview 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

ST. MARYS

TWO FILE FOR CITY COMMISSION SEATS

Doyle Pearl and Gerard Kleinsmith have applied for the St. Marys City Commission seat open for election during the April 2014 Election.The Smoke Signal will have comprehensive election coverage beginning in March.

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Raider Royals

BETH HOWELL DAY, THE SMOKE SIGNALWamego High School has elected the 2014 Winter Homecoming Court. They are (front) Kent Chrest, Mason Shreve, Cannon Woodward, Mat-tias Lövfors, Kyle May; (back) Madison Burton, Signe Kragh, Taylor Roberts, McKenzie Turner and Amanda VonSeggern.

The King and Queen will be announced in a ceremony between basketball games on Friday night. In the meantime, the students are enjoying spirit including Monday ‘Merica Day, Tourist Tuesday, Workout Wednesday, Oversized Clothes Day (Thursday), and Raider Nation (Friday).

Betsy Riblett Named Wamego’s ‘Citizen of the Year’

BY SHANNON FRITZ

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Betsy Riblett was named 2013 Citizen of the Year by the Wamego Chamber of Commerce during the annual award dinner held Saturday at the Columbian Theatre. She was only one of several award winners announced throughout the evening.

“Our 2013 Citizen of the Year award recognizes an individual who has made a persistent and positive impact on the business community of Wamego, the Wamego Chamber of Commerce and the City of Wamego through his or her hard work, leadership and dedication to the communi-ty,” Jason Moore, Wamego 2014 Chamber president said. “With-in our community, volunteerism is crucial to the success of many events that take place throughout each year. Our 2013 Citizen of the Year has racked up a ton of volunteer hours working on and leading various committees that fuel local tourism and help to build Wamego’s ‘brain’: small town, big experience. She has been called an unsung hero for

the Wamego Community.”The 2013 Business of the Year

award was presented to Wamego

Drug Store. “Wamego Drug Store has been

in the King family for around 40

years, I believe,” said Moore. “Remarkably throughout those

SHANNON FRITZ, THE SMOKE SIGNALThe Wamego Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting on Saturday night at The Columbian The-atre. Pictured are the award winners: (Front) Julie Roller, PCED, Impact Award; Betsy Riblett, Citizen of the Year and Magic Award for table decoration; Joanne Burgos, Nemaha County Co-Op, Emerging Business Award; (back) Bob Cole, PCED, Impact Award; Chris King, Wamego Drug, Business of the Year; Mike McCarty, Pizza Hut, Impact Award; and Jay Ronnebaum, Nemaha County Co-Op, Emerging Business.

Highland Wine Named Best of ShowDuring the Kansas Grape

Growers and Winemakers Association (KGGWA) Annual Conference, results were tabu-lated for the Taste of Kansas, the annual judging done by the KGGWA of Kansas wines, and Highland Community Col-lege’s Chambourcin Reserve, a dry red, won Best of Show. In addition, the College’s Trami-nette won Best of Class of the Semi-Sweet Whites. Cham-bourcin and Traminette are types of grapes which are grown at the College’s vineyard located northeast of its Wamego Center.

This was the first year the College’s wines were submitted for judging as this is their initial vintage. The College vineyard was planted four years ago as part of the development of pro-grams in viticulture (grape

growing) and enology (wine making). The grapes were har-vested and the wine made and bottled in the classroom facility at the Wamego Center. The pro-gram has grown with support from VESTA and Kansas Department of Agriculture grants, and now employs a Director (Scott Kohl) and Instructor/Vineyard Manager (Nick Martin). The two have traveled the state of Kansas sharing their knowledge and assisting Kansas entrepreneurs interested in joining the bur-geoning grape and wine indus-try in the state. They have also planted a second vineyard adja-cent to the Wamego facility that contains over 45 varieties of grapes and will be used for research purposes to continue support of the Kansas grape growing industry.

St. Marys Lakeview Project Complete

BY RHONDA SCHLEY

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The Lakeview Project has been completed, the St. Marys City Commission was told at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Oscar Gideon, Gideon Exca-vating, Inc., said of the Lakev-iew Project, “I think I’ve got some good news for you. We’re finished.” The recent wind has disturbed some of the mulch, but Gideon said that he would add in a little more straw at a later date. Gideon finished up by saying, “We’re done. Every-thing looks real good. I know you’ve had a headache now for 4-5 years with this, and hope-fully, this brings it to an end for you.”

In other business, the commis-sion:

• Tabled the electrical rates/metering options discussion until the next meeting.

• Passed the employee hand-book revisions to include Christ-mas Eve if it falls on a weekday, New Year’s Eve ½ day if it falls on a weekday, and ½ day for Good Friday.

• Approved appointing Julie Gomez to another term on the Recreation Board.

• Passed Resolution #02-14 Public Property Fees, which includes swimming pool rates, golf course rates, golf course club house rental, camper pad rental fees, armory rental fees, Riverside Park gazebo rental fees, and the recreation pro-gram fees to include within city limits and outside of city limit fees.

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“Their commitment to their patients, customers and the community is greatly appreciated and

definitely worthy of recog-nition,” Moore continued.

Moore also announced two Impact Awards, an award given to an individ-ual or organization that makes an exceptional posi-tive impact on the commu-nity. The first went to Pot-tawatomie Economic Development Corporation. The second Impact Award went to Pizza Hut.

The other award of the evening was the Emerging Business Award which is given to a business that recognizes the right time and the right business to come into Wamego.

This award was present-ed to Nemaha County Co-op.

“In July 2012, Nemaha Valley purchased the Co-ops in St. Marys, Belvue and Wamego. Since that acquisition, they have made good things happen with-in our agricultural community and with-in Wamego itself,” Moore said. “With Nemaha Coun-ty Co-op being strong and active in Wamego, this will bring more of the ag com-munity to Wamego for their business needs.”

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Wamego Commission revisits Julie Dr. project

By Lori ScogginS

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The Wamego City Com-missioners revisited new construction on Julie Drive at the regular meeting held Monday, Jan. 21.

Merl Page, City Manag-er, said that the city met with property owner Jeff Adams at the site to review the changes he wanted made to his driveway. Based on a recommenda-tion by a neutral engineer, the city approved the changes that Mr. Adams asked for at an estimated cost of $3,854. The chang-es will include lowering portions of the sidewalk and lowering the grade of the driveway.

The commission dis-cussed the proposed soccer field use guidelines between the Wamego Rec-reation Department and Wamego Crossroads Soc-cer Association for 2014.

Representatives from both groups have gotten togeth-er to create the guidelines so that everyone will have a place to play. Page indi-cated that the discussions were very positive.

A price increase was approved for new electrical connections. The commis-sion reviewed an ordinance creating a new charge for connections to the City of Wamego’s electrical sys-tem. The new price will apply only to new custom-ers, not existing ones. The increase was necessary due to the installation of the Automated Meter Reading System last year.

The City approved an ordinance to amend the existing Columbian Villa’s design for two-unit town homes. The ordinance would allow for single family units to be built within the same develop-ment as the two-unit homes. The new classifi-cation is a rezoning issue, and the request was pub-

lished and passed by the Planning Commission at a previous meeting.

In other new business:• Several board appoint-

ments were made. Lanny Bosse was appointed to the Hospital Board and Linda Mackey was appointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Both of the indi-viduals have previously served in the same capaci-ty.

• The city reviewed a draft for the Water Tower Painting Project and the commission decided it was ready for the project to begin receiving solicita-tions for the pricing to paint the balloon design on the new tower on Highway 24.

• The city approved its annual GAAP waiver so it can prepare financial reports based on the way the dollars were spent. The city operates on cash rather than an accrual basis and needs to report differently than other cities.

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‘Stangs do well at State Debate

The Rock Creek Debate Team traveled to Fort Scott on Jan.17 to com-pete in the state tourna-ment.

Headlining the effort for the Mustangs was the two-speaker entry of Amanda Del Toro and McKenzy Umscheid, who earned the third place trophy. Close behind in fourth place were Adam Thew and Alexis Engelken. Fresh-man Eli Miller and Marin Coughlin participated as well, finishing 3-3.

“I was thrilled for Amanda and McKenzy. They’ve had a great reg-ular season, and they ended it beautifully,”

said Coach Keith Miller. “Adam and Alexis did really well too. They came within a ballot of advancing to the semi-finals. Our two-speaker students were going up against seniors from Wichita Independent and Hutchinson Trinity, and they held their own. Eli and Marin beat a pair of seniors from Wichita Independent (a private school), and a pair of students from Bishop-Seabury in Law-rence (another private school). The parents of those four kids are pay-ing a total of over $48,000 in tuition, only to lose to a couple of

freshman from a public school in Flush. That makes me smile a bit,” added Miller.

In the four-speaker tournament, the foursome of Dani Rakowitz, Chance Maginness, Emmalee Funk and Mikaela Morton brought home fifth place. Fresh-man Shaelyn Basa and Christian Berard went as alternates. “We didn’t do as well as we hoped, but Dani and Chance had a nice run to end their careers.”

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SUBMITTEDAmanda Del Toro and McKenzy Umscheid led the Rock Creek Mustang effort at the state tournament held last week in Fort Scott. They captured a third place trophy in the two-speaker category.

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WABAUNSEE COUNTY

Grandma Hoerner’s starts new lineGrandma Hoerner’s, located in Wabaunsee County, is

introducing a new product line, Big Slice Pouches, which contain all natural, organic kettle-cooked apples.

Super Target began selling the new line of six flavors on Jan. 28. Regular Target stores will begin selling the individual pouches some time near the end of February.

There are three different types, Fit, Pure, and Luxe. Fit will debut with Pineapple Passion Fruit and Fiber and Raspberry Hibiscus and Green Coffee Extract, Pure will debut with Natural and Cherry Vanilla, and Luxe will debut with Boysenberry Chocolate and Cinnamon French Toast.

The pouches are shelf stable, can go anywhere, are naturally gluten and fat free, and all but two are less than 100 calories.

WAMEGO

Meeting Set to Explain ‘Common Core’The Wamego Public School System will hold an infor-

mational meeting on the new Kansas College and Career Ready Standards (formerly called Common Core State Standards) at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6, at Wamego Mid-dle School.

The meeting is open to USD 320 Site Council mem-bers, BOE members, parents, and other community mem-bers interested in learning more about the new standards that students are being taught K-12.

Dr. Corbin Witt, Executive Director of School Improve-ment, Salina USD 305, will speak to those present and field questions as needed.

This meeting will provide valuable information on what these new KCCRS standards look like for students in different grade levels, implications for students taking the Kansas assessments and include clarification on some confusion that exists surrounding the new standards and their impact on students’ learning. There will be time for questions and answers. We invite all who are interested in learning more about the new standards to come attend this informational meeting.

Community Band to begin practiceThe Wamego Community Band is starting up practice

again. Last year, the band performed three concerts as well as the Fourth of July parade. We are looking at a similar schedule this year with concerts in March, April, June, and July. If you play a band instrument, or if you used to play in a school band and just haven’t had the chance to get your horn out of the closet in years, we need you! We will take any and all adult volunteers and stu-dent volunteers by permission. If you are interested in playing in the band, please contact Mr. Richmond at the High School (456-2214) or by e-mail([email protected]) with your name, phone number, and the instrument you play by Monday, Feb. 10.

The first rehearsal will be from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Sun-day, Feb. 16 in the High School Band Room and will be weekly until our first concert on March 25. Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! Whether you are a student or a graduate, young or not so young, professional or retiree, if you like to play an instrument, come be a part of the fun!

Free Tax Service begins Feb. 6Free tax service in Wamego will run from Feb. 6 - April

10 at Three Rivers, Inc., 504 Miller Dr. (Industrial Park south of HWY 24).

This is a free e-file income tax preparation intended for low to modreate income taxpayers, sponsored by AARP.

For information about what to bring, and to make an appointment, call: Three Rivers, Inc., at 785-456-9915.

There are several changes including Homestead Tax will not be refunded to renters and food sales tax credit will only lower any Kansas tax owed.

AREA NEWS

Area students hear inspirational speakerArea students had the

opportunity to hear words of wisdom from the talent-ed speaker Bob Lenz on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Lenz visited Rock Creek in the morning and then made his way to Wamego High School in the after-noon using entertaining true stores that he has gath-ered over his 30 years of speaking to youth, coupled with his powerful message on the importance of mak-ing good choices.

The key points he shared with the students are that every living per-son has value that cannot be taken away from them by anyone else; as role

models to the younger generations our young a d u l t s should prac-tice courage by choosing to do what they know is the right thing in every situa-tion; and no matter how a similar or dif-ferent a per-son might be from your-self, every person deserves respect.

Lenz was accompanied at his stops by the very

entertaining and talented i l l u s i o n i s t Joshua Jor-dan from Branson who amused stu-dents with his quick wit and brain bending tal-ents.

In the eve-ning the duo invited all

the students to bring their

family to one last presenta-tion at Mt. Calvary Luther-an Church and about 175 youth and adults attended.

Lenz concluded his

speaking series “Designed for Love” by sharing more true stories, warning against allowing the world assign value to each per-son, and finishing up by sharing his religious beliefs.

Bob Lenz and his orga-nization Life Promotions travels around the United States and speaks to over half a million students each year to instill hope in youth across the nation. Bob himself has spoken in all 50 States and each year partners with Gram-my award winning artists for his Music Festival “LifeFest” held in Wis-consin.

Bob Lenz at Mt. Calvary

St. George woman still listed as missingTeen skateboarders could have infoIn spite of several major

searches, as of Monday, Jan. 27, Jane Peterson, 56, of St. George was still missing, said the Pottawat-omie County Sheriff’s Office.

According to various press releases from the Riley County Police Department and the PTSO, Peterson was reported missing on Sunday morn-ing, Jan. 19.

A pickup believed to have last been driven by Jane Peterson was located in the Tuttle Cove area of Tuttle Creek, Riley County Monday, Jan. 20.

This new information ini-tiated a foot search of the area between 2 p.m. and dark that day. Several emer-gency personnel searched the area but were unsuc-cessful in locating Peterson.

With more resources on Jan. 21, the Riley County

Police Department con-ducted a more thorough joint search of the area with the assistance of Riley County Emergency Man-agement, Fort Riley Emer-gency Management, the 97th MP Battalion of Fort Riley, the 1st ID Combat aviation Brigade from Fort Riley, Riley County Fire, US Army Core of Engi-neers, the Kansas Search and Rescue Dog Associa-tion, Kansas Highway Patrol, Manhattan Fire Department, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and the Riley Coun-ty CERT.

This search included approximately 200 person-nel (actively searching or providing operational sup-port) and covered over 500 acres of rough terrain in below freezing tempera-tures. Additional areas in and surrounding Tuttle Cove were also searched by several helicopters from Fort Riley and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

This search was also

unsuccessful.On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the

PTSO released updated infor-mation noting that a resident of the area who noted the pickup saw three teen-aged people also in the area who were skate boarding.

The Sheriff’s Office and Riley County Police are asking these three to con-tact either of the agencies in regards to this case. The three may unknowingly have information that may help Law Enforcement locate Jane Peterson.

According to a KMAN story, volunteers also searched the area on Satur-day, Jan. 25.

Riley County Emergen-cy Response coordinator Pat Collins says this search is a follow up done after the initial searches for Peterson conducted earlier in the week. The Peterson family has garnered per-mission from local land owners to search their property, and if time allows the organizers will have volunteers search the pre-

viously searched areas once again to ensure broader coverage, the KMAN story said.

The Pottawatomie Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office number is 785-457-3353 and the Riley County Police num-ber is 785-539-7777. Any-one with information is urged to contact these agencies.

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Farm Estate and Succession Planning Workshop set for March 1Roger McEowen and

Duane Hund will be the featured speakers at a Farm Estate and Succession Planning Workshop, scheduled for Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the St. Columbkille Church Hall in Blaine.

Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the pro-gram running from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Blaine is located 29 miles northeast of Manhat-tan, or 22 miles northwest of Wamego, at the intersec-tion of highways 16 and 99 in Pottawatomie County.

Duane Hund will lead off the program with a pre-

sentation on “Twelve Steps to Keep the Family Farm-ing.” Hund is an agricul-tural economist with the KSU Farm Analyst Pro-gram. He will focus on preparations needed to plan a successful transition of the farm to the next gen-eration.

Roger McEowen will utilize the remainder of the day discussing many aspects of the estate plan-ning process.

McEowen is a former

professor of Agriculture Law and extension special-ist at Kansas State Univer-sity. He is currently the Leonard Dolezal Professor in Agricultural Law, and Director of the Iowa State University Center for Agri-cultural Law and Taxation. McEowen is known throughout the nation as one of the leading authori-ties on agriculture law and taxation.

Reservations are due by Feb. 20 and may be made

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Patricia Louise Larsen

Patricia Louise (Schwalm) Larsen, 85, died Jan. 17, 2014 at Golden Living Nursing Center of Spring Hill, under the care of AsceraCare Hospice.

She was born April 20, 1928 in Paxico. She is survived by her son, Jeffrey Larsen and daughter, Marcy Sherman.

Inurnment will be at Shawnee Mission Memory Gar-dens at a later date. Arrangements by Amos Family Funeral Home, Shawnee.

Frances Leonard

Frances Leonard, 88, of Lenexa, Kan. (formerly of Topeka) passed away

Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Sun-rise of Lenexa.

She was born in Wamego, Nov. 22, 1925, to Ethel Machin Pixley and Frank Pixley. Fran-ces graduated from Wamego High in 1943 and from Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Topeka in 1946. Frances mar-

ried John Leonard, her high school sweetheart, in 1945. They lived together until his death in 2000. She was also preceded in death by her only brother, Jack Pixley.

Frances will be remembered for the high energy which she focused on her family. She worked hard with John to provide her children with love and opportunities in life. She is survived by her five children: Tom Leonard (and Sara) of Topeka, Kathy Leonard (and Ralph Lamping) of Fayetteville AR, Ann Woods (and Jeff) of Lenexa, Mike Leonard (and Lynn) of Shawnee, and Carol Fischer (and Bill) of Overland Park. She is proud of her nine grand-children, Ian, Ryan and Leah Woods, Patrik and Michael Leonard, Kali and Merik Lamping, and John and David Leonard. Four great-grandchildren include Ella and Lucas Woods, and Owen and Lily Leonard.

Frances worked in public health for many years in Kan-sas and Nebraska. She was an early proponent of women’s reproductive health. When she and John moved to Kansas City, Frances achieved her Advanced Practice Nurse license and became manager of the women’s health and STD program in Johnson County, Kansas City from 1978-1991.This work and her clients were dear to her heart.

Frances died with complications of vascular dementia. Family and friends saw her memory gradually slip away. We miss the conversations of old. We do value the good times we have shared.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Mater Dei Holy Name Church in Topeka at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23rd. Burial will follow at Wamego Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3625 SW 29th Street, Topeka KS 66614. Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.

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Obituaries SCHOOL NOTES

Cloud County Community College fall 2013 honor roll

Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students on the Fall 2013 Academic Honor Roll.

To be named to the honor roll, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college coursework and achieve a minimum 3.6 grade point average. The fol-lowing students have been named to the Fall 2013 Honor Roll.

John Stewart, St. Marys; Levi Anderson, St. George; Michelle Drake, Wamego; Ellen Revell, Wheaton

Barton Community College fall 2013 President’s list

Barton Community College has named 239 students to the President’s List for the fall 2013 semester.

To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or “A” letter scale.

Wamego: Jennica O’Neill, Lakyn Rowden, Eric Wolkensdorfer, Amy O’Grady.

Roger Waldean Weeks

Roger Waldean Weeks, 64, of Westmoreland, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at his home.

Roger was born Aug. 14, 1949, in Marysville. He is survived by his mother, Louise, wife, Shelley, and sons, Brian, Coty, and Jason.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Campanella-Evans Mortuary in Wamego. Arrangements by Campanella-Evans Mortuary, Wamego.

Pratt Community College 2013 fall Dean’s honor roll

Katelin Morton, Wamego, was named to the Pratt 2013 fall Dean’s Honor Roll.

In order to be on the Dean’s Honor Roll list at Pratt Community College a student must be full time, taking at least 12 credit hours and must have between a 3.5-3.99 grade point average.

Southwestern College Academic Honors

Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies have been announced with the release of the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 semester.

Full-time students who earned gpa of at least 3.70 (4.0 equals an A) were eligible for the honor.

Larry Frady, St. George, is included on the list.

William Jewell College fall 2013 Dean’s list

Lane T. Eichman, Wamego, was named to the Dean’s List at William Jewell College for the 2013 fall semester. Lane was a junior with an accounting and psychology major during the fall semester at the college located in Liberty, Mo.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average while carrying 14 or more semester hours.

St. Marys students competed in the Stock Market Game

Last fall, the St Marys junior high business essen-tials class competed in a state-wide competition, the Stock Market Game.

Student teams were given $100,000 in fictional money to invest in stocks and bonds over the course of 14 weeks. Out of 190 junior high teams in the state, two St. Marys teams traded their way into the top 12.

Peter Trausch and Ryan Cruickshank finished 6th, while David Hutley and Trent Diesel finished 11th. Peter and Ryan received prizes for finishing in the top 10.

SUBMITTEDPictured (Left-Right) Trent Diesel, David Hutley, Peter Trausch, Ryan Cruickshank. Trausch and Cruickshank finished 6th while Hutley and Diesel finished 11th out of 190 junior high teams.

Cowboy Country JubileeFirst Saturday of Each Month (7 – 9 p.m.)113 E. Hickory Street, Louisville, KS.

FebruAry 1St - MeMberS oF tHe elMont oPry (Jim Coder & Gang) will put on the show with a

professional group of top quality performers playing and singing country and gospel songs.

MArCH 1St - tHe oreGon trAil GAnG will do another special country music show.

The jubilees are provided FREE to the public and NO offerings are taken. All is appropriate for

‘family’ entertainment. Questions? Call (785) 456-9171. No tickets needed. Enjoy!

FEBRUARY 1, 2014 5:00-7:00 P.M.140TH CELEBRATION CARVINAL

Step right up and join us for a a night of food, games, prizes and fun! St. John Lutheran School is celebrating its 140th year and invites you to celebrate with us!year and invites you to celebrate with us!

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. • Tickets Are $0.50 each* PLINKO, Collapse the Tower, Marshmallow Bullseye & Much More

Carnival Fun! • Concession Stand with Cotton Candy, Caramel Apples, Corn Dogs & Much More! • Fun for all ages....EVERYONE is welcome!

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL206 W. 2nd, Alma, KS 785-765-3914

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*Tickets may be purchased at the door, and will be used toward all game token & food

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New bills to be heard

By State rep. richard carlSon, 61St diStric t

The second week of the session is winding down with more bills being introduced in each of the House committees

Next week I have sev-eral bills scheduled for hearings in the Tax com-mittee. One of which has been an issue now for the third year is real vs per-sonal property classifica-tions for select heavy manufacturers in Kansas. The bill introduced this year is a totally new bill and a new method of clas-sifying personal property which will not affect all the counties in the state, but rather the few that only have those types of manufacturers.

Also introduced in the legislature this is a pro-posed constitutional amendment that the peo-ple would vote on and it concerns freezing the property values of senior citizens over 65. As more information becomes available on this bill I would certainly like to hear your opinions con-cerning it.

I have always been con-cerned about the growth of government, spending more and more money and the slowing of the growth of personal incomes along with a slowing of the Gross State Product. Over the past 20 or more years, Kansas has become the slowest grow-ing state in the region. Last year I had several opportunities to meet and serve on panels with Tra-vis Brown who developed the interactive website named: How Money Walks.com. Mr. Brown researched the IRS filings of personal adjusted gross income throughout the country. The website tracks IRS filings when a person files income tax returns in one state and then moves to another

state and files the next year.

From 1992 to 2010, Kansas had a net loss of $3.15 billion in income to other states. Meaning people left Kansas, took their income to another state and most often went to states with a lower or no income tax. Until last year Kansas had the 2nd highest income tax rate of all our surrounding states and we were the slowest growing. We had a net gain from Nebraska, the only surrounding state with a higher income tax rate. We lost to Missouri, Oklahoma and Colorado.

So, what causes more people to leave Kansas (more than normal job changes) and relocate to other states to the tune of $3.15 billion. South Dakota (no income tax) gained about $700 million and they didn’t move there for the weather! We were the highest income tax state in the region and they left, is there a corre-lation? We are a mobile society and people can choose the state they wish to live in and nationwide they are moving to low income tax states accord-ing to howmoneywalks.com. The numbers in the website are the actual numbers of the IRS, they are not partisan. I urge you to let me know what you think.

With the lower income tax rates in place, we saw a record number of new business filings last year, our unemployment rate has dropped from 6.9% to 5.1%, over 45,000 private sector jobs have been cre-ated, when in the last decade zero private sector jobs were created.

It is my privilege to serve as your State Repre-sentative and should you have questions or con-cerns please feel to email me at: [email protected] or call my office at 785-296-7660.

2014 Legislative update No. 2

By rep. ron highland, 51St diStric t

The Speaker of the House, Ray Merrick, assigned me to a special education committee as vice chair. He is directing this committee to study the Governor’s request for funding of all-day kinder-garten in all Kansas public schools. We are to con-sider the need and the financial ramifications of such a proposal and to make recommendations to the full House member-ship. I am already hearing from all sides on this issue.

The House passed a piece of legislation, HB 2303, this week. It was a bill from conference com-mittee left over from last session. It raises the fees for driving under the influ-ence (DUI) convictions. A portion of the fees will go to KDHE to purchase Breathalyzer equipment. A portion will also go to the Judicial Branch’s Non-Judiciary Salary Adjust-ment Fund to provide raises to non-judicial court employees who have not received a pay increase for several years.

Testimony from the Kansas Board of Regents President and CEO, Dr. Andy Tompkins, concern-ing student retention and graduation rates, and Dr. Blake Flanders concerning CTE programing in Work-force Development was made in the Education Committee. We also heard from Larry Isaak repre-senting the Midwestern Higher Education Com-pact about how the states involved are working to provide reciprocity for classes taught on site as well as on line, making it

easier to transfer credit hours. Next week we will hear from the Kansas Board of Regents to deter-mine if they are in support of the desired agreements.

One of the highlights recently was welcoming and participating in the honoring of the Kansas Teacher of the Year award-ees. Mary Lonker of Wamego High School was honored as one of the finalists. She is to be con-gratulated on this great achievement.

Kansas Day on Jan. 29 will be a very special day of rededication of the com-pletely refurbished Kansas Capitol. Governor Brown-back has a celebration planned for that day. I am proud to announce that the St. George Elementary Honor Choir under the direction of Janet Arm-stead will be performing also on Kansas Day at 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Rotunda.

Remember, this is your government and your representatives need to know how you feel about issues before us. I can be reached by email, mail or in person at the Capitol. My office phone is 7858-296-7310, my email address is [email protected] .gov. As always, it is an honor and a privilege to serve you.

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Wabaunsee 215 Kansas Ave.

Alma Kansas 66549Phone: 785-765-2421

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CITYALMA

326 Missouri AvenuePO Box 444

Alma, KS 66401785-765-3922

785-765-2263 Faxno general email

www.cityofalma-kansas.netCity Council Meetings:

6 p.m. First and third Tuesdays

BELVUE311 3rd St

Wamego, KS, 66547P.O. Box 27

Belvue, KS. 66407785-456-1597

[email protected]

City Council Meetings: 2nd Mondays

McFARLAND415 Main St.

McFarland, KS. 66401785-765-2265

[email protected]/City Council Meetings: 7 p.m. Second Thursday

PAXICO201½ Newbury Ave..

Paxico, Ks. 66526785-636-5532

City Council Meeting:7:30 Third Tuesday

Senior Citizen monthly potluck, Paxico Senior CenterNoon Fourth Friday

ST. GEORGEP.O. Box 33214 1st St.

St. George, KS. 66535785-494-2558

[email protected] Council Meetings:

7 p.m. First WednesdaysSenior Citizens’ Pot Luck

12 Noon-Second TuesdaysMethodist Church Fellowship Hall

ST. MARYSP.O. Box 130

200 S 7thSt Marys, Kansas 66536

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City Commission Meetings: 7 p.m. First and third Tuesdays

Planning CommissionCity Hall, 7:30 p.m. First Monday

Housing AuthorityWalnut I or II, 7 p.m. First Tuesday

Municipal Court1 p.m. First & Third Thursdays

Fire MeetingFire Station

7 p.m. Second ThursdayGolf CommissionGolf Clubhouse

6 p.m. Second Thursday

WAMEGO430 Lincoln St.

Wamego, KS 66547785-456-9119

www.wamego.orgCity Commission Meetings:

7 p.m. First and third TuesdaysConvention and Visitor’s Board

City Commission Room5:45 p.m. Fourth Monday

Historical SocietyMuseum Basement

6:30 p.m. Second MondayRecreation Commission

Recreation Office6:30 p.m. First Thursday

Wamego Housing AuthorityCommunity Building, 1201

Chrysler Drive6:30 p.m. Second Thursday

Senior CenterM-F 9 a.m. - Exercises, M-F 10:30 a.m. - Cards,

10 a.m. - Game Day, Second Thursday

5:30 p.m. - Fun Night, Every Friday

WESTMORELAND202 Main Street

PO Box 7Westmoreland, KS 66549

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City Council Meetings:7 p.m. Second ThursdaysMasonic Lodge #257405 Main, Westmoreland

7 p.m. Second & Fourth MondaysAll Masons urged to attend

SCHOOLUSD 320Wamego

District Office: 785-456-7643www.usd320.com

Board of Education7 p.m. Middle School Library,

Second MondaySite Council

7 p.m. West Elementary Library, First Thursday

USD 329 Mill Creek

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USD 321 Kaw Valley

District Office: 785-437-2254www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us

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Wamego Senior and Community CenterActivities at the Center

Dear Editor:2014 has started and

the Wamego Senior Cen-ter is buzzing with activ-ity. Did you realize there were about 26,800 meals produced from the Senior Center kitchen this last year? Probably not, unless you drop in and see the activity each morning.

We would like to have more people come in to see what we are trying to accomplish. We play cards every morning and when there is interest in the afternoons as well. There is always coffee or tea along with several persons who would enjoy visiting with you and listening to your sto-ries. A couple times a month we have cinna-mon rolls to go with the coffee. There’s also a library, dominoes, puz-zles, board games etc. We have exercise groups every day and for every level of interest. We are a regular stop for the county bus.

I would like to urge people to come and

spend one day with us at the Wamego Senior Cen-ter. I believe you will be surprised.

Jess Estes, Wamego

Lunch at the Center

Dear Editor:A new year is upon us

and it will be a challenge for most of us. Insurance policies are being dropped’ policies are being raised, and not sure if we have insurance with all the changes being made. However, you can be sure to get a hot meal during the lunch hour at the Wamego Senior and Community Center for $3.15 if you are a mem-ber and only $5.00 if you aren’t.

Being a member you must be 55 years or older to enjoy a hot meal, play cards, great fellowship, activities, shoot a game of pool, entertainment and much more. We are planning trips this year to interesting places once every other month and we have interesting speakers during the month.

Sincerely,Sue Roscovius, President

Wheaton area senior citizens enjoy outing in Manhattan

The Wheaton area Senior citizens enjoyed eating out at a Manhattan restuarant on Sunday, Jan. 19 .

Attending were Lavona Biesenthal, Vera Marten, Reneta Fischer, Orlene Krohn, Dale and Susan Figge, Lee and Pam Steinmeyer, Larry and Rosella Stelter, Harold and Ramona Tessendorf , Rev. Terry DeGiovan-ni, Loring and Jan Kufahl and Dennis and Ireta Schwant.

The next meeting for the senior citizens will be at the Wheaton School lunchroom on Monday, Feb 10, beginning at 6 p.m., with a potluck meal. (Drink and table service furnished).

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Jill Wenderott receives an Undergraduate Research Award

This spring, 50 Uni-versity of Kansas stu-dents will work on research projects funded by the Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) program, coordinated by the Center for Under-graduate Research. Recipients will receive $1,000 to fund their proj-ects, which encompass departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics.

Students conducting research projects include Jill Wenderott, of Alma, who is a senior in school majoring in physics. Wenderott’s project is titled “Production of Tungsten Probe with Micro-tip for Precise Modification of Local Area Surrounding Het-erostructures.” Wender-ott’s mentor is Chiu, physics and astronomy.

Students apply for the award by writing a four-page research proposal under the guidance of a faculty mentor. This spring’s competition saw a 25 percent increase in the number of appli-cations from the previ-ous spring, making the awards all that much more competitive. Pro-posals were selected on the merit of the appli-cant’s proposal, the applicant’s academic record, and the recom-mendation from a facul-ty member who is famil-

iar with the applicant and the proposed proj-ect.

“We are thrilled to see an increase in student interest in the KU Undergraduate Research Awards,” said John Augusto, assistant vice provost. “Regardless of the funding outcome, we know that all applicants benefit from the process of writing the proposal with input from their research mentor. Stu-dents who participate in the proposal-writing process find they can use the skills that they learn in applying for scholarships, fellow-ships, and graduate and medical school applica-tions.”

The UGRA program started in 1986 and was run for many years by the University Honors Program. The Center for Undergraduate Research took over this long-standing program after opening in the fall of 2012. The UGRAs are funded by a partnership between the College of Liberal Arts and Scienc-es, the Office of Research, and the Office of the Provost.

The Center for Under-graduate Research is cur-rently accepting applica-tions from students who will be conducting research in the summer and fall 2014 terms.

Kayley Jaqueline Newland

Wade and Kristy Newland, Wamego, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kayley Jacqueline. She was

born Dec. 24, 2013 in Manhattan weighing seven pounds two ounces. She was welcomed home by big brothers, Cody and Tanner and big sister, Lorelei.

Maternal grandparents are Dale and Jackie Yon-ning, Wamego. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Dana Newland, Neodesha and great-grandmother is Joan Ritter, Neodesha.

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First Baptist Church Soup Day1911 Grandview, Wamego

Sat. Feb. 1, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Soup, drinks, Condiments, dessert

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Chicken Noodle, Chili & Vegetable Beef.

Please come and enjoy

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Wamego leaders attend 22nd annual rural retreatMichelle Crisler and Julie Roller were two of 28

participants at the 22nd annual Retreat for Rural Leaders held at The Barn Bed-and-Breakfast Inn near Valley Falls. The 40-hour retreat was orga-nized and facilitated by the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation.

The retreat focus was to look at the strengths of PowerUps (21-39s who are rural by choice) and the PowerOns (40+ who are passionate about commu-nity) and how to empower each other. Discussions at The Barn were framed around community proj-ects and new rural solutions. Networking and idea-sharing was constant.

For the annual field trip, the group took a motor coach to Tonganoxie to meet with town leaders of all ages and help brainstorm about possibilities. Several tours were arranged for retreat participants and the day ended with a dinner at the historic Myers Hotel with community members. Foundation director Marci Penner said, “It always helps a town to hear comments and observations from outsiders. I felt like our group helped Tonganoxie see what their town had to offer with new eyes and fresh per-spective.”

Crisler with the City of Wamego and Roller with the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation earned certificates in Powering Up the Rural Conversation.

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SUBMITTEDJane and Dominic Brown, of Emmett, served as pages for Senator Dennis Pyle in the Kan-sas Capitol on January 23, 2014. They participated in the legislative process and received a behind-the-scenes tour of the statehouse.Their picture, taken on the Senate floor with Senator Dennis Pyle, can be seen here. Jane is seated in the center, with Dominic standing on the right.

Super Bowl Prep Tip: Check your TV for safety

On National TV Safety Day, Recycle Old TVs to Keep Kids Safe from TV Tip-Overs

Safe Kids Kansas marks February 1 as National TV Safety Day

Topeka – Every 45 minutes here in the Unit-ed States, a child is rushed to the emergency room for injuries caused by televisions that are not appropriately secured. To help prevent these TV tip-overs, Safe Kids Kansas is launch-ing National TV Safety Day on February 1, 2014, the day before Super Bowl XLVIII. As families prepare for this must see event, National TV Safety Day raises awareness about TV tip-overs and educates par-ents and caregivers on the simple things they can do to make their homes safer.

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“Every 3 weeks a child dies from a television tipping over,” said Che-rie Sage, Safe Kids Kan-sas coordinator. “We don’t want any parent to have to endure the loss of a child due to a TV tip-over. National TV Safety Day is a time for families to conduct a quick TV safety check and learn what to do with older TVs that can be dangerous for young kids.”

Safe Kids encourages families to include TV

safety as part of their childproofing plans by placing CRT TVs on low, stable pieces of fur-niture. If families no lon-ger use their CRT TV, consider recycling it. For families with flat panel televisions, Safe Kids recommends mounting TVs to the wall to reduce the risk of TV tip-overs.

Safe Kids Kansas rec-ommends these top tips to help keep kids safe in communities and improve the environ-ment.

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Public Notices 310 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

DISTRICT OF KANSAS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 13-4091-EFM-JPO

TODD P. BOWERS and ALIANNA A. BOWERS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of an Order Of Sale Of Real Estate issued out of the United State District Court for the District of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas, in the above entitled case, I will, on Thursday, the 27th day of February, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., at the front door of the Pottawatomie County Courthouse, Westmoreland, Kan-sas, offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the right, title and interest of Defendants above-named in and to the following described real estate, com-monly known as 504 State Street, Westmoreland, and located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, to-wit:

Lots 40, 41 and 42, Cochrun’s Cochrun’s First Addition to the Townsite of Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.

Payment must be in the form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Certified Check made payable to the United States Dis-trict Court and will be accepted as follows:

Less than $25,000 - Entire amount due at conclusion of sale;

$25,000-$100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office by close of the busi-ness day;

More than $100,000 - 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office within five (5) work-ing days

The contact person regarding inquiries about the above-property is Kent Colwell, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, (785) 628-3081.

Said real property is levied on as the property of Defendants above-named and will be sold without appraisal, subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments and with a three (3) month right of redemption, to satisfy said Order of Sale.

United States Marshal’s Office, Topeka, Kansas, this 13th day of January, 2014.

Craig Beam, Acting United States Marshal District of Kansas

Public Notices 310 January 27, 2014

To: BENEFIT UNIT OWNERS RURAL WATER DISTRICT #2 WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS

From: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF BENEFIT UNIT OWNERS OF RURAL WATER DISTRICT #2 WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS

The annual meeting of the benefit unit owners of Rural Water District #2, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, will be held at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Alma Community Center, Alma, Kansas. Business to be con-ducted will include the election of three Directors to fill the expiring terms on the Board of Directors. Greg Dekat, Bill Havenstein and Harry Orbison hold these positions. The new terms will be for three years from the date of the annual meeting for the Directors elected.

The nominating committee will present nominees and they will also ask for nominations from the floor to fill these positions. The nominating committee is Harold Bailey, Manhattan, Ivan Seele, Paxico, and Roger Andres, Alma.

Your participation in the annual board meeting is strongly encouraged. This is a time for you to participate in the election and in the policy making decisions of the District. See you on the 12th of February.

Respectfully Yours,Jeanette LougharySecretary RWD #2Wabaunsee County, KS

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Deadline for applications: Feb. 28, 2014

The College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University is seeking applicants for a Research Associate position to support and enhance the growth of a multi-user core flow cytometry/ immunology laboratory. This is a full-time unclassified term position including University benefits and salary support reflecting qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will perform immune function assays, develop multiplex bead assays, and become proficient in operating and maintaining flow cytometers, a high speed cell sorter, and provide backup assistance to immunology diagnostic testing when need-ed. In addition, the Associate will implement research projects on immune responses to vaccines and infectious agents of domestic animals; develop research ideas, design, analyze and interpret data. Minimum education is a MS degree in immunology, biology or microbiology; however a PhD degree is preferred. Preference will be given to those with experience in aseptic techniques and tissue culture, flow cytometry, and luminex bead multiplex technology. The successful applicant must be highly motivated and independent with excellent commu-nication skills and be able to train clients and graduate students how to perform immunological assays and to use flow cytometers and luminex technology. Please contact Dr. Catherine Ewen [email protected] for further information on the position.

To apply, please send a cover letter expressing professional experiences and goals, curriculum

vitae, and names and contact information for three references to Wendy Michaels,

[email protected]. The initial review of application materials is

February 15, 2014, with expected start date of March 1, 2014. KSU is an EOE. Background check is required.

Kansas State University of Veterinary Medicine

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Victoian style house in Alma. Woodfloors, 2-3 bed, garage, 2 story, pre-fer no pets. $725/mo 785-313-3110.

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Misc For Sale 530 Johnny Dollar consignment, MainStreet, Rossville, KS: clothing; $$greeting cards; collectibles; carpetremnants; gently-used furniture. 9am-5pm Tues Ð Fri; 9 am Ð 2 pmSat.

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Help Wanted 370 Small business seeking a male/fe-male as a HELPER to preparehomes for painting company. Has ano cell/iPhone policy. Transportationis a must. Must be reliable and de-pendable. Serious callers only.456-1262.

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POOL LIFEGUARDS WANTED! TheCity of Westmoreland is looking forlifeguards for the upcoming 2014season. Prior lifeguard experienceand current certification preferred.Applications may be obtained at CityHall, 202 Main Street, Westmore -land, KS 66549, 785-457-3361, dur-ing regular business hours: 8-12, 1-5M-F. Closing date for all applicationsis noon, March 7, 2014. EOE.

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The North Central-Flint Hills AreaAgency on Aging is looking for afull-time (40 hrs/wk) case managerlocated in Manhattan, KS. Positionwill coordinate comprehensive serv-ices for older Kansans and provideinformation, referral and assistanceto individuals of all ages. Position re-quires a BA or BS in gerontology,health, nursing, social work or re -lated area or RN. One-year experi-ence in human services/aging, excel-lent communication skills and strongcomputer skills required. Send re-sume, cover letter, and three refer-ences to: Search Committee, 401Houston St., Manhattan, KS 66502by January 31, 2014. EOE/AA.

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Freshmen: Gavin Alex-ander, Judah Altwegg, Eli-jah Atkeson, Lauren Besthorn, Dillon Blain, Kayelynn Blanka, Kevin Boeckman, Cassandra Bolin, Jordyn Braun, Bry-sun Briggs, Tyler Bruno, Alexandria Buss, Morgan Carley, Cheyenne Carlson, Alexandria Cassatt, Allison Chase, Joshua Christian, Clarissa Clemons, Colton Courtney, Christopher Dardenne, Kelsie Davis, Zachary DeGreeff, Joseph Droge, Mariah Ebert, Syd-ney Eichman, Samuel Fails, Ashley Faiola, Anna Figge, Shianne Figge, Chelsea Fil-bert, Charleigh Fouraker, Peyton Freeman, Ashlynn Hartsgrove, Noah Hildreth, Patrick Hobbs, Benjamin Huddleston, Cale Hupe, Jenny Hupe, Peyton John-son, Nathanyel Jury, Mollie Klein, Connor Kramm, Jacob Land, Kaitlyn Lewis, Tyson Loewen, Kenzi Magnett, Shannon McCar-ty, Nathan McCown, Erin McMonagle, Connor McVay, Ben Miller, Brice Miller, Hunter Mussetter, Abbey Myers, Xavier Nall, Tristan Neff, Angel Negron,

Nelson Neuberger, Isaac Nigus, Sean Nordberg, David Paczkowski, Ellian-na Pageler, Emma Pettay, Rhett Pitchford, Dustin Plankinton, Alysha Pulliza-Torres, Emily Ramsey, Morgan Riat, Britnay Robb, Caleb Roberts, Stetsyn Roberts, Megan Rodgers, Alexandria Rogers, Kaydra Schmidt, Tessa Seeberger, Matthew Simmons, Nicho-las Solomon, Cooper Spears, Spencer Stewart, Madeline Stromlund, Monte Swann, Ceianna Taylor, Caleb Ubel, Sara Umscheid, Jace Ward, Reece Warren, Maxwell Washburn, Scott Wohler, McKinzie York, Jamison Yoxall, Keith Zerbe

Sophomore: Logan Adcock, Chloe Albin, Courtney Alexander, Jacob Atkinson, Kelsey Baxter, Dylan Bloom, Colton Brown, Kentin Brummett, Zachery Brunner, Michael Bryan, Shawn Burns, Brandon Calvert, Dylan Campbell, Jordan Carley, Harley Carlson, Anna Car-penter, Caitlyn Claussen, Justice Cornelious, Hunter Cragg, Alyssia Cunning-ham, Marshal Dardenne, Elijah Darey, Destin Davi-la-Hardie, Maxwell Dill-

inger, Ryan Elder, Kasey Feyh, Katelyn Flynn, Nicholas Fox, Jennifer Griffitt, Briana Haga, Ash-ley Havens, Ashlyn Helus, Joseph Holley, Victoria Horner, Theresa Hougland, Jamere Hughes-Cum-mings, Brooke Hupe, Kelli Jensen, Sara Johnson, Jakob Katzenberg, Anne Kenworthy, Brianna Kle-can, Emma Kruse, Emmy Landis, Ashlianna Lewis, Matiel Lindley, Hunter Loewen, Matthew Logan, Ally Lonker, Drew Malin, Jessie Mallett, Nickolette May, Margaret Miksch, Samantha Milke, Swaide Morris, Sara Norris, Aaron Pachta, Bryce Patrick, Madeline Phillips, Dylan Ross, Landis Rowden, Jacob Schermerhorn, Emily Schierkolk, Trey Schmidt, Colby Simmer, Ethan Simonsen, Colton Simonsson, Taylor Smith, Brooklin Stoddard, Anna Stratton, Joseph Sullivan, Luke Sweet, MacKenzie Taggart, Cory Vance, Brooke Ward, Parker Waters, Zachary Weixel-man, Berkley Wiegers, Jordan Wilson, Riley Wil-son, Taylor Wilson, Reade Wohler, Elise Wolf, Ellee Wolfe, Rachelle Wylie,

Kelsey YunosJuniors: Samantha

Akin, Kyler Alderson, Ethan Artzer, Kalli Ayres, Kolby Baker, Dylan Besthorn, Aaron Burke, Trace Campbell, Dalton Carley, Shyanna Cassatt, Amanda Chaffin, Cameron Chapman, Emmalee Chrest, Emily Cobb, Trey-ton Cohorst, Marissa Col-son, Taylor Cooper, Chris-topher Courtney, Tristan Curtis, Kaylin Daniels, Austin Davis, Autum DeLettera, Shy-Ann Drake, Hannah Duncan, Kayla Evans, Shyann Fail, Cody Filbert, Caroline Goodson, Trent Griffin, Kira Halksworth, Levi Hannan, Andrew Helget, Rebecca Hinch, Colton Hitch, Shelby Holz, Kody Jackson, Tristan Johnson, Anthony Klecan, Gabriel Klein, Bailee Larson, Nicholas Leonard, Hannah Lincoln, Samuel Long, Kayla Lough, Ethan Malin, Tristan Mansfield, Dylan Marple, Emily McMona-gle, Eli Miller, True Mus-setter, Kaylee Myers, Lanie Page, Brianna Ped-dicord, Alexis Pettay, Brandi Peverley, Matthew Plummer, Darren Prock-ish, Morgan Ritter, Garrett

Rose, Ty Rose, Christo-pher Rosell, Matthew Scherer, Paula Serb, Alli-son Seufert, Margaret Shermoen, Briana Spriggs, Emily Starkey, Mariah Stringfield, Tierra Teske, Wyatt Totten, Madeline Vontz, Blythe Wagner, Michelle Wahl, Rebecca Wahl, Blake Warren, Cas-sidy Washburn, Stacie Westgate, Christopher Wil-lette, Cody Wilson, Brooke Woodward, Sarah Yunos

Seniors: Kelsey Adcock, Ryan Bates, Caitlyn Boswell, Madison Bowser, Jeffrey Brazzle, Madison Brockish, Savannah Brown, Madison Burton, Chrystian Calvert, Kent Chrest, Jacob Christie, Bethany Colson, Darb-Zackery Comer, Kristian DeBord, Daniel Dietrich, Paige Divine, Tensaye Doak, Logun Duncan, Zachery Everson, Austin Feyh, Jesse Figge, Kaleb Gallagher, Melissa Gina-van, Pierce Gros, Maranda Haile, Paige Harrod, Ben-jamin Hart, Joseph Haug, Taylee Helms, Joshus Hinch, Kelsey Hitch, Mary Hobbs, Kasey Holle, Kate-lyn Hollenbeck, Dallas Holz, Roxy Hopkins, David Howard, Christo-

pher Jeffers, Anthony Jones, Dakota Kalivoda, Ellen Kenworthy, Kate-lynn Keser, Courtney Kipp, Signe Kragh, Andrew Kroh, Joanna Lagerquist, Trevor Lind-ley, Logan Linnemann, Mattias Lövfors, Madison Mackeprang, Tyler Madewell, Katharina Manke, Kyle May, Brian McCarty, Lucas McIntyre, Noah, McManus, Amada Metzler, Aaron Miller, Kaitlyn Modean, Kyle Mueller, Emily Mullins, Teagan Neel, Colby Nelsen, Joshua Nider, Leila Nunes, Kaylee Page, Hannah Pierce, Derek Piper, Jeceka Pitchford, Aubrey Plankinton, Giulia Rinaldi, Cody Riniker, Courtney Roberts, Taylor Roberts, Cullen Roche, Matthew Roudybush, Shaelyn Schadel, Britta Seljestad, Mason Shreve, Felicia Smith, Dane Stew-art, Cassidy Stotts, John Sullivan, Shannon Sweet, Valerie Swisher, John Ten Eyck, Cody Totten, Aman-da VonSeggern, Andrea Waegli, Siera Warnow, Judy White, Brooke Wil-son, Austin Winter, Can-non Woodward, Trenton York, Faith Zeller

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St. Marys hosts ‘Pott County Duals’ wrestling tourney

RHONDA SCHLEY, THE SMOKE SIGNALTimothy Reed, top, Rock Creek, and Hunter Marshall of St. Marys square off at the Pott. County Duals wrestling tournament. Reed won this match.

RHONDA SCHLEY, THE SMOKE SIGNALBobby Bleakley, top, St. Marys, wrestles Wabaunsee Charger Ridge Hurla at the Pott. County Duals. Bleakley won the match.

Three area teams compete: Rock Creek takes second placeRock Creek High School

took second place at the Pott. County Duals wres-tling tournament held this weekend at St. Marys High School.

RCHS, the only school reporting, went 4-1 in dual match-ups for the tourney.

“Led by seniors Marc Reiss and Justin Ward, along with sophomore AJ Burenheide, all going 5-0, the Mustang team went 4-1 Friday night,” said RCHS

Coach Dan Prey.“We didn’t wrestle well

as a team, but it was enough to get the job done this time.”

After rolling through Wabaunsee 54-9 and Burl-ingame 48-28 the Mus-tangs lost a close one 35-36 at the hands of St. Marys. “Their guys stepped up and really got after it and my guys didn’t, plain and simple.” Rock Creek went on to win the next 2 duals,

59-9 against Hayden and 54-15 against Riverside.

Individual Rock Creek tournament results: 106, Kayla Thomas, 2-3; 113, Daniel Phillips, 3-2, third; 126, Tim Reed, 5-0, first; 138, AJ Burenheide, 5-0, first; 145, Marc Reiss, 5-0, first; 152, Chase Ridder, 3-2, third; 160, Wyatt Fouts, 4-1, second; 170, Colton Hill, 3-2, third; 182, Justin Ward, 5-0, first; 195, Spencer Bowers, 3-2,

third; 220, Jesse Correll, 4-1, first.

ROCK CREEK 48BURLINGAME 28

106 - Tomas lost by major deci-sion to Kacie Jones113 -- Philips, bye126 -- Reed, pinned Anthony Hov-estadt138 - Burenhiede - bye145 - Reiss pinned Caleb Ansteatt152 - Ridder pinned Raven Frazen

160 - Fouts pinned by Paul Holt170 - Hill pinned Cliff Vandevord182 - Ward pinned Quinn Garrett195 - Bowers pinned by Drake Whaler220 - Correll pinned Gabe ForresttROCK CREEK 54WABAUNSEE 9

106 - Thomas pinned by Braden Tharman126 - Reed, won by forfeit138 - Burenhiede won by forfeit145 - Reiss won by forfeit

152 - Ridder lost by 9-3 decision to Storm Johnson160 - Fouts pinned Joe Hund170 - Hill pinned Ridge Hurla182 - Ward pinned Chandlor Pol-sten195 - Bowers won by forfeit220 - Correll pinned Ryan Rose

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Mustangs third in Canton-Galva Mid-Season Basketball TournamentBY JACY JOHNSTON

Smoke Signal Intern

Traveling down to Can-ton was a consistent one hour and 50 minutes this week for the Mustangs as they participated in the annual Canton-Galva tour-nament.

Rock Creek’s play was not as consistent.

On the first trip down, the Number 2 seeded Mus-tangs were matched up to play Ell-Saline which was the number seven seed.

Rock Creek was unable to gain control of the game early, ending the first quar-ter only ahead by three points.

With sophomore Carson Becker in early foul trou-ble, sophomores Trystan Buss and Jared Garcia scored a combined 8 points in the second quarter.

Rock Creek came out of the break with a huge burst in scoring, adding another 21 points to the scoreboard in the third eight minutes. Ten of the points were

scored on free throws. During the fourth, free throws became even more important with three field goals being scored for the Mustangs, and the other nine points coming from the foul line.

Rock Creek shot 40 free throws, and connected on 26 of them, resulting in an RC victory, 64-42.

On Thursday night, Rock Creek competed against the Wichita Home-school Warriors. The Mus-tangs jumped right into the scorebook, with Ryan Schneider shooting four treys in, and scoring four-teen points in the first quarter. The Mustangs defense was unable to hold back the Warriors who scored 19 in the first quar-ter.

With Rock Creek’s defense settling in during the second eight minutes, the Mustangs were able to stretch their lead to ten by halftime in part to junior Nate Berard scoring ten.

Rock Creek let their

guard down in the third and Wichita was able to cut the lead down to five, as Rock Creek led 49-45 with eight minutes of play remaining.

The Mustangs defense however was unable to stop the Warriors as 24 points were scored on RC in the fourth, and the Rock was unable to answer offensively, losing 69-65.

With their final trip down, and Rock Creek playing for the third place trophy against the Derby Invasion, the Mustangs again looked good in the first quarter.

Becker was the one to lead this streak of offense with ten of the Mustangs 23 points. To finish out the first half, Rock Creek played even with the Derby Invasion gaining back one point for a halftime score of 36-25.

After halftime, Rock Creek was unable to main-tain momentum, and gave

up 20 points while only logging 15 of their own. In the last quarter, RC shot 75% from the foul line and scored nine points on ones, surging ahead of Derby to notch the win, 69-59.

As the Mustangs had some great quarters and some lapsing quarters, Rock Creek head coach Jim Johnston said, “We just have to become more consistent and stop playing in streaks. Really, we need to be more mentally tough.”

With last week’s long travel, Rock Creek boys did not play on Tuesday, Jan. 28, but will vie for a Winter Royalty win on Fri-day, Jan. 31 against the St. Marys Bears.

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RC 13 15 21 15Ell-Saline 10 7 18 7RC-Berard 8, Goodmiller 8, Schnei-der 19, Feldkamp 12, Becker 3, Buss 3, Garcia 11

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RC 21 20 8 16Wichita Home 19 12 14 24RC- Berard 12, Goodmiller 4, Schneider 24, Feldkamp 2, Nider 2, Becker 12, Garcia 8

DERBY

RC 23 12 15 19Derby 12 13 20 14RC-Berard 12, Goodmiller 7, Schneider 21, Nider 2, Becker 16, Garcia 11

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Lady Mustangs notch first win of season against St. Marys

The Lady Mustangs won their first game of the season in a convincing manner Friday night, taking down the visiting St. Marys Lady Bears 49-30.

Rock Creek jumped out to an early first quarter lead, outscoring the visitors by five points, 12-7.

In the second, the ‘Stang defense held St. Marys to just three points, while the Rock Creek offense poured in 13. This gave Rock Creek a 25-10 halftime lead.

Coming out of the locker room, the two teams tied up the third period with each scoring seven points.

The Lady Mustangs took the fourth quarter, widening their lead by four and outscoring St. Marys 17-13 for the final 49-30 win.

Scoring for Rock Creek: Altenhofen, six; Boltz, 12; Henry, four; Hammett, three; Snapp, four; Johnston, 11; and Feldkamp, nine.

Scoring for St. Marys: Robbins, nine; Moylan, 14; Fla-nagan, two; Mitchell, three; and Kolde, 2.

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Lady Raiders take Trojan Classic; Boys settle for fourthWednesday, January 29, 2014 Wamego, Kansas

The Trojan Classic Tournament Champion Lady Raiders are: (front) Tessa Seeberger, Allison Seufert, Jennifer Gfiffitt, Emmy Landis, MacKenzie Taggart, Maddie Vontz; (back) Anna Stratton, Kasey Holle, Kaylee Page, Lanie Page, Coach Jim Page, Caitlyn Claussen, Kentin Brummett, Coach Jana Biery, Ashlyn Helus.

Tourney Champs

Stories, Photos: Beth Howell Day, The Smoke Signal

Lady Raider Lanie Page is up for a shot in the championship game of the Trojan Classic Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

Wamego’s Anna Stratton eyes the basket in Saturday afternoon’s Trojan Classic Basket-ball Tournament in Hillsboro.

Red Raider Dillon Blain is fouled on the way to the basket in Saturday afternoon’s game against Hillsboro.

Wamego’s John Ten Eyck catches a pass under nose of the Hillsboro defender in Friday afternoon’s Trojan Classic Tournament game.

Wamego girls avenge last year’s loss to HesstonLast year, the Wamego

High School Lady Raiders lost the Trojan Classic by one point to Hesston, the blemish on their otherwise stellar season.

This year, revenge was theirs and sweet as Wamego didn’t even allow the Lady Swathers into the champi-onship round.

But before Wamego could meet Hesston, they had to get past TMP Mari-on on Monday, a game which the Lady Raiders handled as they have most of their opponents this year, with a commanding 55-21 win.

Then it was Hesston Thursday and Wamego found themselves facing some stiff competition. Wamego had a small one point lead at the end of the first quarter, but were down 27-21 at the half, unfamil-iar territory to a team used to dominating its oppo-nents.

To win the tournament, they had to gain control of the game. They narrowed the gap by two in the third period and were able to pull out ahead with a last min-ute shot by Kaylee Page for the 47-45 win.

That set them up for the championship game on Saturday afternoon against Riley County. The Lady Falcons had come off a 47-37 win over the home Hillsboro team.

The game turned out to be contested from the three point range.

Riley County drew first blood in the match up with a trey, quickly answered by Allison Seufert for Wamego. Lanie Page added a trey of her own and the Lady Raiders were off and running. Kaylee Page had three-three pointers in the period, which ended in Wamego’s favor, 18-10.

Wamego slowed the pace in the second period. Lanie

started out with a field goal and sister Kaylee had an outside three, but those five points were the only ones for the Lady Raiders. In the meantime, Riley County scored eight, narrowing the gap.

The halftime score stood at 23-18, still going Wamego’s way.

The Lady Raiders picked up the pace again in the third period. Another three pointer from Kaylee Page started things off, followed by two from Riley County. Then Seufert added a sec-ond and Riley County responded again. Caitlyn Claussen had a two field goals, and those, along with a set of charity shots from Anna Stratton, gave Wamego 18 points on the period, while they held Riley County to 12, ending 41-30.

Claussen started off the final stanza and the Lady Raiders finished off the

game in a handy manner, defeating Riley County 55-40.

TMP MARION

W: 16-7-16-16 -- 55TMP: 4-2-6-9 -- 21Wamego Scoring: Kaylee Page, 17; Lanie Page, 12; Seufert, 15; Claussen, Ashlyn Helus, four each; Kasey Holle, two; Jennifer Griffitt, one.

HESSTON

W: 12-9-13-13 -- 47H: 11-16-11-7 -- 45Wamego Scoring: Kaylee page, 25; Lanie Page, 8; Claussen, six; Seufert, four; Maddie Vontz, Griffitt, two each; Helus, one.

RILEY COUNTY

W: 18-5-18-14 -- 55RC: 10-8-12-10 -- 40Wamego Scoring: Kaylee Page, 23; Lanie Page, 13; Claussen and Seufert, eight each; Stratton, two; Vontz, one.Note: No coach’s comments were made available by press time.

Wamego boys hoped to improve on last year’s finishThe Wamego Red Raid-

ers went into the Trojan Classic Basketball Tourna-ment hoping to improve on last year’s fourth place fin-ish.

They went in seeded fourth and, unfortunately, came out the same way.

Things started well for them in the opening round, as they downed Republic County 63-48.

“I thought we played OK for the most part,” said WHS Coach Troy Hemp-hill. “Republic Country tried hard to run time off the clock and that led to a low possession game. It was tight all the way, but we finally made enough plays and free throws to win the game.”

That set Wamego up to meet Hesston, the team that took the third place trophy from them last year, on Fri-day.

This time, things didn’t go the Raiders’ way and

they fell 59-45.“Hesston has a fine team

and they are really solid defensively,” said Hemphill. “Beating them takes patience and execution on offense and we really didn’t have either of those until we had dug a considerable hole. We talked about our shot choices and how we need to play together to beat good teams. One on one moves and try-ing to make nine point bas-kets every trip will get you beat. I think we learned a lesson and hopefully will serve us in the future.”

The loss dropped Wamego into the third-fourth game on Saturday afternoon against the home team -- Hillsboro.

Wamego had a strong first quarter, thanks to some outside shooting from Jared Ayers along with contribu-tions under the basket from Eli Miller. The Raiders ended the period up 17-12.

The game began to slip

away from them in the sec-ond quarter, when Hillsboro piled in 21 points, while only allowing the Raiders 10. That gave the Trojans a 33-27 halftime lead.

Ayers opened the third with another trey for the Raiders and Wamego began trying for a comeback by tying things up to end the period.

However, Hillsboro had another 21 point quarter. With Wamego only manag-ing eight, the Trojans kept the third place plaque home with a 60-47 win.

“We played much better offensively on Saturday,” said Hemphill. “We shared the ball better, were much more patient and did more of what we practice each day. The game was tight most of the way until we had an unfortunate chain of events that led to six free throws and two extra pos-sessions late in the game and the score got away from

us. We lost the game, but seemed like we were inter-ested in playing together and doing the things we know are necessary for win-ning basketball games.”

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W: 12-12-13-26 -- 63RC: 14-11-13-22 -- 58Wamego Scoring: Eli Miller, 22; Dillon Blain and Trenton York, nine each; Jared Ayers, eight; John Ten Eyck, six; Anthony Gamion, five; and Wyatt Tot-ten and Kyler Alderson two each.

HESSTON

W; 6-11-12-16 -- 45H: 14-14-18-13 -- 59Wamego Scoring: Ayers, 10; Gamino, nine; Alderson, eight; Miller, six; Landis Rowden, five; York, three; Dane Stewart, two; Ten Eyck, one.

HILLSBORO

W: 17-10-12-8 -- 47H: 12-21-6-21 -- 60Wamego Scoring: Miller, 10; Alder-son, eight; Ten Eyck, Ayers, six each; Totten, Gamino, five each; Blain, three; York, Rowden, two each.

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WHS Grapplers split dual

The Wamego High School wrestling team had a strong showing Thursday night at the Council Grove/Chapman triangular.

After falling to chapman in a close dual, 39-31, they rebounded to a 38-33 vic-tory over Council Grove.

“Dalton Carley still remains undefeated after dis-mantling the number six ranked wrestler in 3A and Kasey Feyh continues to show his dominance in the 220 weight class,” said WHS Coach Jeremy Gilkerson.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

106 Dylan Bloom pinned Wyatt Pryor (Chapman) ; lost by 2-0 decision to Holden Butler (Council Grove)113 Colton Simonsson won by 7-4 decision over Jordon Henderson (Chapman); lost by 7-1 decision to Justin Skerce (Council Grove)120 Jacob Christie pinned by Brett Lemon (Chapman); won by 6-0 decision over Colton Steele

(Council Grove) 126 Dalton Carley won by 11-0 major decision over Cole Sutter-field (Chapman); won by 10-0 major decision over Austin Swartz (Council Grove) 138 Joe Haug pinned by Robert Steck (Chapman); won by 10-8 decision over Dalton Steele (Coun-cil Grove) 145 Tristan Neff lost by 15-4 major decision to Nathan Nelson (Chapman); pinned Matt Bacon (Council Grove) 152 Connor Kramm pinned Leon Anderson (Chapman); pinned by Corey Gyuran (Council Grove) 160 Dylan Campbell, bye against Chapman; won by 11-0 major decision over Collin Craige (Council Grove)170 Ethan Simonson pinned by Zach Witt (Chapman); pinned Logan Litke (Council Grove) 182 Nathan McCown lost by 17-0 tech fall to Robert Walsh (Chap-man); pinned unknown Council Grove wrestler 220 Kasey Feyh pinned Dustin Lister (Chapman); open against Council Grove.

Wabaunsee to host tourneyWabaunsee High School

will host a one-of-a-kind duel wrestling tournament beginning at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30.

The tournament will not only feature the high school teams from Wabaunsee, Onaga , Burl-ingame, but also the kids wrestling club teams from those areas. Wrestlers from 4-18 years old will com-pete in the same gymnasi-um.

“This type of tourna-ment was conceived because of the small size of the competing high schools,” said James Tubbs, Wabaunsee Wres-tling Club president. “The three high school teams being smaller schools would have to wait 45 minutes between each match before a wrestler could grapple again. So last year we invited the other teams to bring their

kids clubs to the duels to fill in the gaps. This year with the kids clubs bring-ing more kids we have added an additional mat and additional referee.”

Mustangs hold senior night

The Rock Creek grap-plers hosted Washburn Rural for senior night on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Washburn slipped past the Mustangs 36-30.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

106: Kayla Thomas pinned by Jay Maxville113: Daniel Phillips pinned by Nick Huffman120: Open126: Timothy Reed pinned Devin Maxwell132: Open138: Aj Burenhiede lost by 14-12 decision to Trent Miles145: Marc Reiss pinned Jared Shi-pley152: Chase Ridder won by 4-1

decision over Daniel Dunnaway160: Wyatt Fouts won by 2-0 decision over Kyle Palenske170: Colton Hill won by 9-7 deci-sion over Connor Cress182: Justin Ward pinned Dre Siler195: Spencer Bowers lost by 9-4 decision to Brandon Quy220: Jesse Correll pinned Jacob Nemecheck285: Open

Lady Chargers win Midseason

The Wabaunsee High School Lady Chargers won all three games of the Mid-Season tournament at Royal Valley last week.

The first game was against the home team on Thursday, which Wabaun-see won 41-27. Cara Flach led the scoring effort with 15 points.

W: 6-9-14-12RV: 9-3-11-4The Lady Chargers met

Pleasant Ridge in the sec-

ond game on Friday night, winning it handily 56-36. Flach accounted for 23 of those points.

W: 11-14-19-12PR: 9-6-14-7The final game was a

matchup between the Lady Chargers and the Lady Irish of Chapman.

It was another solid win for Wabaunsee, as they outpaced Chapman 62-43. Flach again led with 22.

W: 7-11-22-22C: 8-10-14-11

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