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P.O. Box 610 • Tribune, Kansas 67879 • 620-376-4264 —10 Pages— Wednesday, June 17, 2020, Vol. 154. No. 25

Our vision is a vibrant, friendly, innovative, unified community with your family, health and happiness in mind.

Jan & Dan

The following candidates have filed as candidates for local Greeley County offices, Kansas state offices, and national offices. A primary election will be held on August 4, 2020, in the Greeley County Courthouse from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Candidates have filed for Unified Greeley County supervisors positions; however, no primary will be required.

The last day to register to vote is July 14, 2020, at the end of business hours at the county clerk’s office. Until then, voter registration is open and may be done at the county clerk’s office in the Greeley County Courthouse from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Candidates are as follows.

National and State OfficesUnited States Senate—Lance Berland, R, Abilene,

KSJohn L Berman, R, Richland,

WADerek C. Ellis, R, Topeka,

KSBob Hamilton, R, Bucyrus,

KSKris Kobach, R, Lecompton,

KSDavid Alan Lindstrom, R,

Overland Park, KSRoger Marshall, R, Great

Bend, KSBrian Matlock, R, Kansas

City, KSJohn Miller, R, Overland

Park, KSSteve Roberts, R, Overland

Park, KSGabriel Mark Robles, R,

Topeka, KSBarbara Bollier, D, Mission

Hills, KSRobert Leon Tillman,

Wichita, KSUS House of

Representatives—Bill Clifford, R, Garden

City, KSTracey Mann, R, Salina, KSJerry Molstad, R, LaCrosse,

KSMichael Soetaert, R, Council

Grove, KSKali Barnett, D, Garden

City, KSChristy Cauble Davis, D,

Cottonwood Falls, KSKansas Senate, 39th

District—John Doll, R, Garden City,

KSLon E. Pishny, R, Garden

City, KSKansas House of

Representatives, 122nd District—

J. Russell “Russ” Jennings, Lakin, KS

Greeley County Attorney—

Charles F. Moser, R, Tribune, KS

Greeley County Clerk—Jerri Young, R, Tribune, KSGreeley County

Treasurer—Mary D. “Diane” Gentry, R,

Tribune, KSGreeley County Register

of Deeds—Lisa K. Robertson, R,

Tribune, KSGreeley County Sheriff—Jessica McDaniel-Brown, R,

Tribune, KSGSD, MSD Service District

Committeeman & Committeewoman; NO Filings. For more information,

contact the Greeley County Election Official in the County Clerk’s office.

Candidates file for local, state, and national office

Greeley County Health Services Adds New Physical Therapy Treatments

The Physical Therapy department of Greeley County Health Services announces new therapy treatment techniques. Greeley and Wallace County Physical Therapy services have expanded to begin offering new services of Cupping and RockBlade therapies.

“We are excited to be able to offer these new services to our patients,” Sarah Wamsley, Physical Therapist, said.

The Physical Therapy department has worked to certify three providers in myofascial cupping and two providers in instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation utilizing RockBlade tools.

“These additional treatment techniques will be something that we can use for a wide variety of movement disorders and soft tissue dysfunctions. The fact that we will have 2 providers doing instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and 3 who can provide the cupping techniques is a huge plus for our patients” Wamsley said.

Myofascial Cupping is an

ancient form of alternative medicine that applies cups to the skin to create suctioning effect. This age-old therapy technique is beneficial for pain management, inflammation, blood flow, and relaxation of muscles and tissues.

“We use cupping as an adjunct to our other therapy treatment including manual therapy and exercise. Utilizing cupping while doing active movements maximizes the effect of the decompression to allow the patient to normalize their movement and then retrain the body in those correct movement patterns,” Wamsley said.

Rockblade therapy uses different types of tools to manipulate soft tissue in order to mitigate pain, improve movement patterns, and improve motor output of the muscles. Greeley County Health Services has professional RockBlade tools that therapists apply to the surface of the patient’s skin, to affect receptors within the soft tissues and help improve body function in those areas.

Both the Cupping and

Rockblade techniques can be used on a wide variety of problem areas to help improve physical therapy results and improve mobility, range of motion, and reduce pain and stiffness.

“As a department we strive to be proactive in seeking out new methods that we can incorporate into our practice to help our patients,” Wamsley said.

If people have specific conditions such as pain, stiffness, limited mobility or range of motion, or other physical debilitations, they can receive cupping, rockblading and all other physical therapy treatments through Direct Access. This means that patients don’t have to have a physician referral to see the physical therapist for a problem they are having.

For more information about certified Cupping or Rockblade therapy, call Greeley County Physical Therapy at 620-376-4536. Greeley and Wallace County Physical Therapy departments are fully serving patients Monday-Friday by appointment.

Sarah Wamsley, Physical Therapist, doing a rockblade treatment with a patient.

The Greeley County Swimming Pool opened Monday, June 15th. Hours of operation are from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday, with night swim on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Admissions will be kept to no more than 45 people per two-hour session — 1:00 to 3:00 pm. and 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Admission price is $1.00 for ages up to 11, $1.50 for ages 12 and over.

Please remember children MUST be 8 AND in the 3rd grade to attend the pool alone. NO exceptions.

—Greeley County Pool Staff, and Recreation Board

Greeley County swimming pool now open

New lifeguards received training on Saturday from KC Copeland of Garden City.

Just a reminder to all who participated in the A Day in the Life of Greeley County Photo Event: get an 8”x 10” print made of your favorite picture that you took for the Photo Event. Please leave it at the Economic Development Office during regular office hours by June

26. These prints will be framed and displayed during the County Fair for folks to vote for their favorite.

While you are getting prints made for the People’s Choice Contest, you can also get prints made for the Photography Division at the County Fair!

People’s Choice Contest

J – Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandfathers, uncles and others who are so important in our lives. It’s good to have a day to be appreciative, Sunday, June 21st.

****J – The wind has been absolutely overwhelming for at least the past week to 10 days. I find it makes me, and a lot of other people, grouchy or effected in some way. The relentlessness of the wind at 20+ miles per hour draws the energy out of me. One would think that, after so many years of living in Kansas, we would get used to the wind….but no.

****J – We have had daughter Meagan and granddaughter Jade with us for a week. In that week, we have had 100 degree scorching temps, rain with 55 degrees the next day, and high winds to even higher winds most of the other days. This is western Kansas, after all, I guess. Hopefully, the coming week is better. The wind makes playing outside a little hard. However, if Jade has a stick and some dirt and some rocks, she’s happy. If she has a puddle of water, or some bubbles, she’s happy. She also likes to dance and so we have dance parties featuring music from a little horse from Pride…and all of us must dance. It’s so interesting and so much fun watching her discover things. We really are blessed. Friends loaned us a little pool, cycle and swing, so here’s a swing picture.

D — With the hot winds and high temperatures the wheat in Greeley County has turned and will soon be ready to be cut. The county will not have the double harvest of last year, but there will be a harvest. It’s amazing that the wheat has survived with the lack of rainfall for the past 10 weeks and with the high winds. “That’s why this is wheat country,” was the remark of one farmer.

****D — Jan and I are glad to have our daughter Meagan and granddaughter Jade visit with us for a few weeks. Austin is a long ways away so we cherish the time together.

****D — Invoking white privilege will not solve racial issues. Self-flagellation is a practice in some religious orders. Maybe it works for some individuals, but it is not a path that I would choose. I’ve never seen it work at a cultural level.

****D — My son’s friend and black musical mentor, told him that blacks actually created the white race in a previous cycle. I don’t know the accuracy of the story, but I do know the depth of the current friendship. Friendship, song and evolution do not seem to be the goals of the deep state – or whatever name you choose to give or not give to the those in power. I believe. I believe in my self, my family, my community, my state, my nation, and my planet. It’s real easy to identify the other side. They promote sickness, separation, division and fear.

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To kick off the official beginning of summer, the First Country Fresh Market will be scheduled in the near future!

We’re still lining out the dates of the market and would like feedback from those interested in being involved. If you’d like to participate this year, please fill out the survey online at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7S63Y8F or call the Community Development office at (620) 376-2548.

Please let us know what questions, ideas, or suggestions you have regarding the market by calling us at (620) 376-2548 or stopping by the office at 510 Broadway.

First Country Fresh Market of the Season Approaching