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SQUARE DEALRAWLINS COUNTY

“A Voice for New Frontiers”

VOL. 23, NO. 16 ATWOOD, KS 67730 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014

Merry Christmas and Happy New Yearfrom

The Rawlins County Square Deal

Photo by Lloyd Huff

Santa aims low, peppers the greenSanta, no stranger to great heights, dumps several hundred numbered golf balls tothe golf green and cup in downtown Atwood on Dec. 20, trying for a hole in one. Theannual fundraiser, sponsored by the Rawlins County Hospital Foundation, announcedthis years winners as: Closest to the hole - Kirk Easterday, $1,000 and 2nd place - JimHampton, $250. Kerry Dunker, of Infinite Connections, provided the lift for the event.

City hires new officerBy Rosalie Ross

Mayor Tim Colgan an-nounced during the Dec. 18city council meeting that hehad hired Gabe Withingtonas a new city police officer.“He has spent the past

three years with the Empo-ria police department and isalready trained at the acad-emy,” Colgan said. “Gabewent to school here forawhile and he wants to movehis family to Atwood. I thinkwe’re lucky to have him.”A vacancy occurred on

the police force when TylerKnapp resigned Nov. 22 totake another position.The meeting opened with

a public hearing to amendthe City of Atwood budgetfrom $74, 078 to $95,000.“The money was there, it

was just a matter of adjust-ing line items,” the mayorsaid.No one from the public ap-

peared to speak about theamendment. The councilpassed the amended budget.David Blau an engineer

with Miller & Associates, re-ported to the council aboutthe on-going sewer project.He presented an invoice of$31,470, which represents 40percent of the design portionof the project.Blau spoke about areas

where it would be necessaryto acquire easements to con-tinue the sewer work. Theconnection to Greason Parkis completed.“I anticipate a lot of bid-

ders for the sewer work weplan for this summer,” Blausaid.City Clerk Janet Stice gave

the council information aboutoptions for replacing thecopier and printer in her of-fice. Both of them are out-dated and repair isn’tpossible.Stice reported that the

city office will be closed Jan.31 to complete end-of-yearbookwork.City Attorney Charles

Peckham reported a drop inthe number of bad checks;however, there have been a

County holds

special meetingBy Lesley Marshall

A special Rawlins CountyCommissioners’ meetingwas held Monday morningto discuss Emergency Med-ical Services personnel.County EMS Director

Reed Raile and EmergencyManagement Director RyanMurray were present for the45-minute executive sessionto discuss non-elected per-sonnel. After the session, noaction was taken.

Other business

In other business, thecommissioners:• Approved a motion to re-

quire all new EMS employ-ees to complete a physicalhealth exam.• Approved a motion to pur-

chase a Surface Pro for Murray.The next regular meeting

will be at 9 a.m., Wednesday,Dec. 31 at the commission-ers’ meeting room at thecourthouse.

People from across Rawl-ins County have shared theirChristmas traditions withthe Square Deal. We cherish a tradition of

our parent’s, Bob and MaryBearley. The story beganwhen their first born, John,arrived on Christmas eve.Every year after that, ourdear mother received somesort of doll from daddy as a

reminder of that joy. We kidsalways looked forward toseeing what she got thatyear. Sometimes he gave hera little one he carved andsometimes it was a simplecelluloid doll.Their love for each other

and their family is a treasureto recall. — Elma Lee Erickson and

Emma Threlkel

Our family tradition orig-inated with a handblownglass bird that was given tome on my first Christmas.Although a little worse forwear, it has been on a treeeach year since. For our son,Scott’s first Christmas, wegot him a glass bird and thetradition was sealed. Wehave 23 birds for a tree this

Photo by Lloyd Huff

Sea of lights dazzles large crowdSixteen entrants in the annual Atwood Light Parade, sponsored by the AtwoodChamber of Commerce, work their way down the dark parade route through down-town Atwood on Dec. 20. Floats were propelled by kid power to horse power to actualhorses. Power for the lights ranged from batteries to generators to vehicles. TheBest Business float was judged to be the entry of Schnee's Hometown Brand, above.Other winners include: Best Organization - Precision Posse from Atwood CountryClub; Most Unique - Rawlins County Dental Clinic; Best Lit Vehicle - Bearley Vet Serv-ice; Best Religious - Knights of Columbus; Best Promotion - HCI Walk & Bike toSchool Promotion; and Best use of Theme - Williams Bros.

Readers share Christmas traditions

See ‘Traditions,’ Page 5

See ‘New officer,’ Page 5

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Rawlins County Square Deal

The Way We See It...

Perspectives

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managing editor

Rosalie Ross, associate editor

Lesley Marshall, reporter

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Santa draws names

for chamber promotionsSandy Mulligan, Atwood Chamber director, receives the winning tickets drawn by Santa who was in town on Dec.20 to talk to children, ride in the Light Parade and to help with the Hospital Foundation’s Ball Drop. Results ofSantaland promotions are: Cash Card winners - 1st Place, Janet Stice, $200, 2nd Place, Lacy Sramek, $100 and3rd place, Mary Holle, $50. Over $30,000 in sales were submitted on cards this year; Santaland kid winners - Judah Sayre, Emery Kastens, Alejandro Cruz, Elianna Hadley, Shelia Horinek, K. Myles, Myra Cruz, Malachi Sayre,Maddie Livas and Jesse Beamgard. Prizes available at the Chamber office after 3pm.

Traditions ...

They warm our heartsMemories may be the best Christmas gifts of all.They can be treasured for a lifetime without taking up

closet space.We have enjoyed learning about our neighbors’ traditions.

Some of them are several generations old and some are inthe newborn stage.“We always” is the preface to the answer when we asked

about family traditions. We encourage the establishment ofthose traditions. Sociologists tell us these are some of thebest anchors a child has for successful adulthood.Probably the most easily forgotten memories are buying

those designer Christmas trees with all the glitz and the “in”gifts that everybody had to have. Remember Cabbage PatchDolls that practically caused purchasers to break into fistfights?More dear to our hearts are the ornaments the kids made

at school. Maybe some ornaments are from mom or dad’schildhood. Sometimes there are Christmas photos to cherishbecause they show us love as well as the passage of time.A certain food or treat, watching a special movie, singing

carols, reading the Bible story, having a set time for the fam-ily to gather and share laughter, hugs and thanks yous —these become indelible memories.Almost all of the traditions shared for this issue were cen-

tered around the family’s Christmas church customs. Shar-ing a hymnal or missal with a grandparent, seeing theage-old manger scene unfold with the newest crop ofbathrobed actors, singing the carols that are familiar toevery generation, a candle light service warmed by littleones’ awe — these are the gifts that never grow old.Neither does the gift of the Christ Child, who is really the

center of it all.— Rosalie Ross

Grinch

destroys

decorations

To the editor:

Whoever destroyed ourChristmas decorations Sun-day night, I hope you enjoydestroying other people’spropety...

Jackie and Tina Urban

Letters to the Editor –

Readers'Forum

I never really spent awhole lot of time thinkingabout where my food camefrom when I was a dusty lit-tle farm kid during theGreat Depression. Actually,that was because I knewwhere it came from. Ilearned very early in lifethat food and nourishmentcame from a cow, a hog, achicken and a jar.And I'm pretty sure that

the highest percentage ofmy foodstuff came fromthe jar. Only recently hasit dawned on me just howmany jars of food mymother canned. Not onlywas the total number im-pressive, but the dozens ofdifferent kinds of food thatwent into jars was nothingshort of phenomenal.Those were the days be-

fore electricity on the farm,and obviously there wereno home freezers. There-fore, when we butchered,the bulk of the meat waspreserved in jars. Actually,most of a butchered hogwas salt cured into fantas-tically flavored hams andbacon. But the sausage hadto be canned, and there wasalways a large can or twoof rendered lard availablefor year around use. But al-most the entire carcass of asteer had to be canned, al-

ways in many differentcombinations.The garden was the

most important food pro-ducer at our house as wellas at most of our neigh-bors. Everything from as-paragus to zucchini, surelynot, found its way into aMason jar and during thenon-growing season, al-most every meal wasgraced by some kind ofhome produced and pre-served food.The numbers were even

more impressive when youconsider that all thosefoods were canned on topof a wood burning range. Iwas 14 years old before theREA came through, butwhen the lights came on in1944, our family surely cel-ebrated. As noted, canning jars

were filled with a plethoraof tasty foods. One was thepumpkin crop, utilized aspumpkin pie mix and not

as jack-o-lanterns, a quartjar full makes 2 pies. Otherhome grown fruits wereutilized in different ways.But the pie mix I re-

member most was calledmince meat. If you havenever enjoyed a tangy,sweet wedge of home mademince meat pie, I'm sorry.Mouthing a piece of home-made mincemeat pie isspecial. Ingredients in-clude apples, raisins, figs,beef suet, ginger, andfresh ground nutmeg. Thewhole concoction was al-lowed to "meld" it's flavorsfor a couple of weeks be-fore canning and thenbaked into tantalizing piesfor Thanksgiving andChristmas.Ah the pressure cooker,

the Mason jar, and the de-sire to eat well. We stillutilize the canning processtoday. And farm familiesback in the day knew howto do it best!

The Gardener remembersBy Kay Melia

A plethora of canned foods

JoEllyn Argabright isa family and consumerscience agent with theKansas State UniversityExtension Office in Rawl-ins County.

Q: It’s Christmas andRawlins County residentsare home with their fami-lies instead of asking ques-tions to the Extensionoffice. So here are a coupleholiday food tips to helpeveryone get through theholidays.A: Homemade eggnog is

a tradition during the holi-day season. But each yearthis creamy drink causesmany cases of Salmonella.The ingredient responsible?Usually raw or under-cooked eggs. To prevent this ingredi-

ent from causing harmful

infections, you may try re-placing the raw eggs withpasteurized eggs or an eggsubstitute. Another optionis to make a cooked eggbase by gently cooking theeggs and half of the milk to160 degrees F. Chill and addremaining ingredients. A safe, friendly eggnog

recipe for all to share:

Eggnog

1 quart 2% milk6 eggs¼ tsp salt½ cup sugar1 tsp vanilla1 cup whipping cream,

whippedGround nutmegHeat milk in a large

saucepan until hot. Don’tboil or scald. While milk isheating, beat together eggs

and salt in a large bowl,gradually adding the sugar.Gradually add the hot milkmixture to the egg mixturewhile stirring continually.Transfer the mixture backto the large saucepan andcook on medium-low heat.Stir constantly with awhisk until the mixturethickens and just coats aspoon.Check with a food ther-

mometer to ensure the tem-perature reaches 160 F. Stirin vanilla. Cool quickly bysetting pan in a bowl of iceor cold water and stirringfor about ten minutes.Cover and refrigerate untilthoroughly chilled, severalhours or overnight. Pourinto a bowl or pitcher. Foldin whipped cream. Dustwith ground nutmeg andenjoy.

You asked itQ & A with RawlinsCounty Extension, JoEllyn Argabright

How to make homemade egg nog

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Adult Fiction

“Betrayed” by Lisa Scot-toline, “Cinderella Murder”by Mary Higgins Clark, “Es-cape” by David Baldacci,“Hope to Die” by James Pat-terson, “Love Song” by Eliz-abeth Lowell, “MistletoePromise” by Richard PaulEvans, “Woman with aGun” by Phillip Margolin.

Adult Non-Fiction

“Pioneer Girl, The Anno-tated Autobiography” byLaura Ingalls Wilder,“Teatime to Tailgates” byJane Marshall.

Mystery

“Job” by JanetEvanovich, “Perfect Sins”by Jo Bannister.

Large Print Mystery

“Ho-Ho-Homicide” byKaitlyn Dunnett, “On Bor-

rowed Time” byJennMcKinlay.

Large Print Western

“To Hell or the Pecos” byPatrick Dearen, “WyomingTrails” by Lauran Paine.

Paperbacks

“Laughter in the Rain,”“Little Bit Country,” “Mar-riage Between Friends,”“Marriage Wanted,” “NavyWife,” Navy Woman,”“Some Kind of Wonderful”and “Thanksgiving Prayer”by Debbie Macomber.

Audio Books

“Citizens Creek” byLalita Tademy, “FingerLickin’ Fifteen” by JanetEvanovich, “Firelight Girls”by Kaya McLaren, “Mistle-toe Promise” by RichardPaul Evans, “Private India:City on Fire” by James Pat-terson.

What's New atAtwood Public Library

Today’s readers mightenjoy comparing prices ofsuggestions for Christmasgifts from the Dec. 19, 1935Citizen Patriot. Ernest Orthmann Hdw. in

Ludell advertises a Monarchiron enameled kitchen rangefor $75. The kids would lovea Lindy special coasterwagon for $1.95 or the Flyercoaster wagon for $2.90.You could buy a Dandy

card table for $1.95 or a pairof Monolith candles for only15 cents. Better yet, get threepair for 40 cents.H.C. Bastian dry goods

store suggests the man onyour list might like a toiletcase, initialed handkerchief

or house slippers. No priceswere listed.There was a 26 piece set of

silverware available atTillit’s Jewelry Store foronly $7.50 or a 3 piece toiletset for only $2.Jack Meara’s ad states:

Buy your ties at JackMeara’s. He will wear them.Cashman’s Drug Store

has practical gifts like mensshaving sets, billfolds, ciga-rette cases and cigarettelighters.

The Rawlins County Square Deal, Thursday, December 25, 2014 Page 3

Currier Drughas lots of last-minute Stocking Stuffers!

Open til 3 p.m., Christmas Eve!

Many choices ofRussell Stover and Brachs Candy

Women• Popular EOS (Evolution ofSmooth) Lip Balms, Lotions

• NEW MontagneJennesse Masks• Many new BodyWashes & Lotions

Men• Man CaveGift Ideas• Mini Bullet LEDFlashlights

You are invited to a90th Birthday Open House for

Emma ThrelkelSaturday, Dec. 27 • 2 - 4 p.m.

Atwood United Methodist Church Fellowship HallThe only presents requested is the gift of your presence.

Cards will reach her at 408 N. 3rd, Atwood, KS 67730.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ROSIE IS RETIRING!

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––After 29 years of working in almost every department ofFarmers Bank & Trust, Rosie has decided to spend sometime with her children and grandchildren. She will begreatly missed. Thanks for sharing her with us, Mike!

Adam Braxmeyer,Rosie, Michelle Butler,

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Red Hat ChicksThe Red Hat Chicks met

Dec. 11 for lunch at TheSweet Boutique for theChristmas party with KathyRiepl and Liz Enfield ashostesses. The group had avery nice dinner and playeddice and drew numbers forthe Christmas gifts. Every-one got a nice present.Attending were Dolores

Pianalto, Merry Reeh, Ger-tie Kastens, Kathy Riepl,Anna Weishapl, Liz Enfield,Jeane Searls, RosemaryBergling, Betty Wilkens,Virgie Burk, Maxine Wright,Jackie Urban and JaniceColgan.

When Katniss destroysthe games, she goes to Dis-trict 13 after District 12 isdestroyed. She meets President

Coin who convinces her tobe the symbol of rebellion,while trying to save Peetafrom the Capitol.

MPAA rating: PG-13.Genres: Action/ Adven-

ture/ Adaptation/ Sequel/Drama.Run time: 2 hrs., 3 mins.Starring: Jennifer

Lawrence, Josh Hutcher-son, Liam Hemsworth,Woody Harrelson, DonaldSutherland, Philip Sey-mour Hoffman.

Let’s go to theLet’s go to theJayhawk! Jayhawk!

The Hunger Games:Mockingjay Part 1Friday, Saturday &Sunday, 7:30 p.m.

Coffee ‘n CookiesBridge Club

Coffee ‘n Cookies BridgeClub met Monday afternoonat Atwood Senior Center.The hostesses were DelmaJenik and Wilda Werner.Winners were Jeane

Searls, Bonnie Smith, ElaineHeussman and ShirleyCrowdis.There will not be a meet-

ing Dec. 29.Hostesses for the Jan. 5

meeting will be DorothyWolters and ShirleyCrowdis. Anyone whowants to play bridgeshould call one of them.

Ace Hi Bridge ClubAce Hi Bridge Club met

Dec. 19 at the Atwood Coun-try Club for lunch. LavinaCreighton was the hostess.Winners were Dorothy

Wolters, Diane Cox, Pru-dence Bell, Violet Beims,Effie Fields and TheresaChvatal.The next meeting will be

Jan. 19 with ShirleyCrowdis as hostess.

By Jen McCall

Carolers arrived as Christ-mas presents filled the dininghall last Sunday at the GoodSamaritan Society. Jolly Pas-tor McCall decked in a cam-ouflage Santa Claus hatarrived at the nursing home.Residents of the home

were treated with Christiansongs of the season frommembers of RedeemerLutheran Church adultchoir. They even treated thefolks to the first verse ofSilent Night in German. After the singing filled the

hearts and minds of the resi-dents to Christmases past,members of Redeemer handedout beautifully wrapped pack-ages to the residents.Pastor McCall told them

“Merry Christmas, we wantedto let you know that we’vethought of you during thisholiday season and let youknow we still care about you.” Every year the adult choir

of Redeemer Lutheran hasinvited members of thechurch and friends to singcarols to the residents of theGood Samaritan nursinghome. Familiar classics aresung, such as, ‘Silent Night,Holy Night’, ‘Joy to theWorld’, ‘Beautiful Savior’

and other Christ-centeredselections. This year the members of

Redeemer were able to giveback to the residents in an-other way besides singing. Aresidents’ tree was put up inthe church’s narthex. It wasnot only decorated withChristmas ornaments andcolorful lights, but decoratedin name tags with a list ofgift items for all the resi-dents. These gifts were sim-ple items, such as lap quilts,chocolates, hand soap andother items people wishedfor and need as residents atthe nursing home. The activity for the

church brought excitementand joy for the people whopurchased the gifts andthose whom received thegifts. It was a small kind actthat demonstrated the lovethe season, as we rememberthe Savior who was thegreatest gift to all mankind.The smiles and thank

you’s from the residentswere enough to let us knowthat the people appreciatedthe members of this commu-nity and the church.Our prayer for the people

of Atwood from RedeemerLutheran church is thateveryone remember that the

best gift ever given wasJesus, not only in themanger but also in the emptytomb. The Son of God whowould die, rise, and becomeour mediator between Godand believers. As you wor-

ship in your churches thisChristmas season, remem-ber Christ came not to beserved but to serve and givehis life as a ransom for many. Have a blessed and won-

derful Christmas.

Santa Claus Comes to the Good Samaritan Society

Courtesy photo

Pastor Tim McCall gives a gift and shares Christmas joywith Jean Focke.

Holiday schedule setDue to the upcoming Christmas and New Year holi-

days the Square Deal office will be closed Thursday,Dec. 25 and Friday, Dec. 26. The office will be openWednesday, Dec. 31, but closed New Year’s Day.

News at a Glance

Helpful buying

suggestions

from 1935 ads

–––––––––––––––––––––––––Recycle Your

Christmas Tree

Atwood area residentsmay recycle their live Christ-mas trees by dropping themoff at the mulch pile in thenorthwest corner of the LakeAtwood park. Clean the treeof any tinsel or other decora-tions.–––––––––––––––––––––––––

A pound of pluck is worth aton of luck.

— James A. Garfield

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Mizer wins by fallRhett Mizer, wrestling at 152, negotiates Decatur Com-munity High School opponent Cade Wurm into an un-recoverable position seconds before referee LisaWoody calls the match for Mizer by fall.

Buffs down Hoxie, OberlinThe Buff matmen are

keeping their cool in spite ofa red-hot schedule. They de-feated Hoxie 30 to 6 and Ober-lin 42 to 27 in a home dual lastThursday. On Saturday, theytook second at the Sutherlandtournament.“Hoxie is down in numbers

this year,” Coach Scott Urbanpointed out. “They only havetwo wrestlers.”

HoxieJoey McFee won by fall

over Bryce Bacon and MacraeMigchelbrink lost by fall toTristen Porsch. Forefeitswere given to ColtonTiemeyer, Hunter Leib-brandt, Keith Vrbas andCameron Colgan.

Oberlin“We defeated the Oberlin

Red Devils who are rankednumber six in 3-2-1A,” Urban

said. “They are a good team,but our guys were ready towrestle and took it to them. Itwas a great league dual winfor us.”At 106, Tiemeyer lost by

fall to Kel GrafelAt 126, McFee pinned Max

Diederich. At 145, ColeSramek lost a 3-6 decision toJeff Jueneman.

At 152, Rhett Mizer won byfall over Cade Wurm. At 160,Shelton McCain won a 5-3 de-cision over Taber Erickson.At 170, Anthony Merida

lost by fall to Bryson Wesley.Will Ginther won an 8-3 deci-sion over Dayton Kempt at 182poundsAt 220, Keith Vrbas lost by

fall to Konner Witt.Colgan won by fall over

Zeke Jimenez in the heavy-weight match.

Wrestlerof the Week

Joey McFee - Joey wres-tled very well and verysmart for our team onThursday and then heagain wrestled well onSaturday. He beat reallyquality wrestlers atSutherland, Neb.He is the son of Tim

and Hope McFee.

Wrestlerof the Week

Macrae Migchelbrink -Macrae continues to im-prove. He missed our firstweek of competition with aninjury, but really wrestledwell Saturday. He beat agreat kid from Amherst,Neb. in the finals.He is the son of Mark

and Laury Migchelbrink.

Wrestlers earn silver

at Sutherland tourneyRCHS wrestlers placed

second at the Sutherland,Neb., 21-team tournamentDec. 20.“The team wrestled out-

standing matches,” CoachScott Urban said. “We lost toAmherst, Neb., a power-house in Nebraska Class D.We had four champions,with Joey McFee, MacraeMigchelbrink, Rhett Mizerand Shelton McCain defeat-ing an Amherst wrestler onthe way to first place. Mostof our guys were only one ortwo matches from placing atthe tournament.”Migchelbrink was voted

by the coaches to be the out-standing wrestler of the

tournament.At 126, McFee first, At 132,

Migchelbrink first.At 138, Hunter Leibbrandt

third. At 138, Cole Sramek4th. At 145, Mizer first. At 152, Sawyer Skolout

fourth. At 160, McCain first.At 195, Keith Vrbas 4th.Colton Tiemeyer, Trenton

Hodson, Jaylen Kruep, RyanWolters, Maverick Green,Anthony Merida, WillGinther and Cameron Col-gan wrestled, but did notplace.Urban said the team is ap-

preciative of fan support andfor the breakfast provided byparents at all of the Saturdaytournaments.

Our local kids will havesome time off now for win-ter break. When they all re-turn to the mats and thecourt, you can count onsome improvements in theirrespective sports. They allhave good coaching and ourkids will learn, for sure.In pro football, we see

that a lack of scoring touch-downs has just about elimi-nated the Chiefs fromplayoff contention. HadKansas City been able toscore 6 instead of 3 points,they would have beaten thePittsburgh Steelers.The Chiefs’ defense did a

great job. They held theSteelers’ rushing leader toless than 100 yards, the pass-ing to less than 300 yardsand only 20 points. Thatshould win most games.The Broncos are in. They

need to win their remainingtwo games and pull for theBuffalo Bills to knock offNew England. Then theycould have the number oneseed. If they win one, theywill have the number twoseed and a first-round bye.We shall see.I am wishing you all, in-

cluding the fools who toreup my wife’s outdoor deerdisplay, a very merryChristmas and a happy newyear.Now on to the picks:

ProsEnd of the regular seasonKansas City over San D.*Oakland over DenverMinnesota over ChicagoAtlanta over CarolinaBaltimore over ClevelandDallas over WashingtonMiami over JetsNew Engl. over BuffaloColts over TennesseeGreen Bay over DetroitHouston over Jack-

sonvilleGiants over PhiladelphiaPittsburgh over Cinci.New Orleans over Tampa BayArizona overSan FranciscoSeattle over St. Louis

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Buffs will improve

Hoxie bests Buffaloes 33-76By Pat Carroll

The Rawlins County boyshad a good second quarteragainst Hoxie last Friday, butplaying a good team likeHoxie, you have to play everyquarter well.The Buffs had 18 points

while Hoxie had 17.“We can play with teams

like Hoxie if we just take careof the ball,” Coach JeffLankas said. The score was 5-22 at the

end of the first quarter and itwas 23-39 at the half. The Buffsonly scored 10 points in the en-tire second half, as it ended 33-76.“The boys played well the

second quarter, we just needthree more quarters and wecan compete like I know wecan,” Lankas said.

Top scorer was BradenLeitner with 9 points. NickWithington added 7 points andMatt Hanzlick had 6. JerryOelschlager and Drew Lankashad 3 points each. Caleb An-derson and Louis Zerr chippedin with 2 points apiece andTyler Beckman added 1 point.Hanzlick had 7 rebounds,

Lankas grabbed 6, Withington5, Anderson 3, Leitner andZorn 2 each.Withington blocked a pair

of shots and Wyatt Brittblocked one shot.“We are improving every

game and getting court time,which is what we need”Lankas said. “We have to keepour heads up as well as our in-tensity and we will be allright.”The team returns to action

on Jan. 9.

Photo by Lloyd Huff

Withington goes sky highFreshman Nick Withington, #43, elevates for two of hisseven points against Hoxie last Friday night in a losinghome game. Withington had a great overall game,adding five rebounds and two blocked shots.

Happy Holidaysfrom the staff of

The Rawlins County Square Deal

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year, having added two forgreat-grandsons born in2014. Some of the birds arefeathered, some are resin,clear glass or wooden. Eachis distinctive and often re-flect the personalities of theowner. These birds are con-versation pieces and some-times a reminder of thosewho are no longer able togather around the tree withus. — Rosalie Ross.

When I was a child, wefasted on Christmas Eve.That was before Vatican II.My mother fixed a meal shecalled “shiskey.” (I can’tspell the Czech word.) Shemade her dumpling dough,rolled it out and cut it toabout one-fourth inch thickrectangular bite-size pieces.Those were dropped in boil-ing water. When done anddrained, she dipped them inmelted butter then rolledthem in sugar and groundpoppy seeds. Delicious!Later, we attended MidnightMass at St. John’s. Our giftswere always under the treewhen we got home. One year,there was a dress for mother.I was puzzled because Icouldn’t figure out howSanta knew her size.

— Berdean Wilkinson

Since 1966 the RamieBeims' family has hung alarge wreath on the railingin the front of our home.Originally we pruned ourevergreens and the neigh-bors' to make the wreatheach year - now it's an artifi-cial creation that is storedfrom year to year.Family members who are

at home each year have theirpicture taken in the wreath.It started with the two par-ents and five children. Bynow it's spread down thesteps and below the wreath.— Ed & Pat Trommeter

Our vintage photo ex-change started in 2012.In order to preserve the

family history and sharememories, the Hafnercousins exchange vintagephotos at Christmas. We alsoexchange current photos aswell as old newspaper clip-pings of family history andstories from the past.

— Kathy Wolf

Our tradition of a primerib dinner on Christmas Evecontinues in honor of ouroldest son, Keith, who waskilled Nov. 8, 1984. On hislast Christmas with us,Keith suggested we begin aprime rib tradition. Afterdinner, we will be openinggifts with all of our six kids

and their families.— Pat Carroll

Many of the years whileour children, Sharon, Debbieand Micheal, were young,our tradition began withDec. 24 midnight Mass at St.John’s. Then we would goacross the road to join Frankand Mary Ann Skolout for alittle Christmas cheer andgoodies for the children.When we got home we in-dulged our kids and let themopen their gifts. It would beat least 2 a.m. before we gotthem tucked in. Mike alwayswanted to serve ChristmasMass so either my husband,Al, or I struggled to get upand get him to the church ontime. Christmas day was tra-ditionally spent with thegrandparents, Bill and LillieBurk, along with aunts, un-cles and cousins. — Bernita Sramek

Beesley, Prairie Plaza

My childhood Christmasmemories revolve aroundtraditions we enjoyed at thelittle country home of mygrandparents, Joe and RosieJanousek. We joined lots ofcousins there on ChristmasEve after Mass. Everyonesang “Narodil Se KristusPan,” in Czech. The Englishtranslation is He was bornChrist the Lord. We followedthat song with “Silent Night”in English.Every year, Grandma

Janousek had a sack ofhomemade goodies for eachof her grandchildren. Wewere thrilled to each haveour own treats.We Kanaks continue the

singing of those two hymnswhen we get together Christ-mas Eve and have added in-struments. Linda Bolen joinsme on the violin. Jack Kanakplays the mandolin and thechildren ring bells.— Joe Kanak III

After the children at theChristian Church in Atwoodheld their traditional nativ-ity play Dec. 14, completewith Joseph in a bathrobe,everyone sang “HappyBirthday” to Jesus.There was a grandmother

seated in the audience whowas among the first childrento participate in the church’sbirthday party for Jesus.Usually, through the

years, there has been a cakewith candles. A full turkeydinner has become a morerecent custom.The faces of the children

have changed and the setsare more elaborate, but age-old carols are still sung andthe story in Bethlehem con-tinues to gladden heartsyear-after-year.— First Christian Church

Sylvester and I are grand-parents, but our family tra-

dition started when our kidswere babies. The whole fam-ily always goes to theMethodist Church for thecandle light service onChristmas eve and then gohome to open gifts. The fam-ily, which includes our par-ents, Francis and FlorineHurst, has grown, but thejoy of being together withthree generations carries on.

— Lynda Hurst

Christmas brings a flowof memories and emotionsfor me, some exciting, somemoving me to tears with sad-ness for those who can't bewith us for the holiday.When I was growing up wehad several Mass times onChristmas morning. I re-member many times goingwith my dad and mom, Kayoand Stella Sattler, at 5 a.m.Once we were home fromchurch, my dad would startfrying little link sausages. Itwas his special breakfast forus along with some toast.The smell of those sausages,along with the onions fryingthat my mom was using forthe stuffing, will alwayslinger in my mind, and I re-live it every Christmasmorning. As for tradition in our

own immediate family, weusually congregate onChristmas Eve and havehome-cooked ham and thenenjoy opening gifts. I'm hop-ing the aroma of 'my ham'will live on in the memoriesof my children and grand-children, as did my 'dad'ssausage' in mine.

— Theresa Rippe

Sending photo Christmascards has become our familytradition since 1956. Some-times the picture is with ourchildren at Christmas, some-times it is a photo from afamily member’s weddingthat year and once it was aphoto of our farm.Our girls and their fami-

lies always want to be at thefarm for major holidays. It iswhere Teddy’s grandfatherhomesteaded in 1885 andwhere we raised our family.

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number of bench warrantsthat may result in some peo-ple being put in jail.Rick Kramer, city super-

intendent, said his depart-ment had no special issueswith water, streets or sewer.The crew is doing vehiclemaintenance in anticipationof winter weather.Councilwoman Diana

Tongish reported that thecity library received a largemonetary gift from theBethel Stolte estate.The next Atwood City

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By Pat Carroll

The Rawlins Countyjayvee boys opened theirseason with a 21-48 lossto Hoxie.“We have a lot of

younger kids that arestarting to comearound,” Coach MathewWithington said. “Weplayed hard and adjustedwell to the differentthings Hoxie threw at usdefensively.”The young Buffs were

led in scoring by LouieZorn with 7 points. DylanDulany added 5 points,Jared Engle made 3.Sohn Domsch, TylerBeckman and JosephRomme all had 2 pointseach.“Hoxie has a very

quick team. They reallycapitalized on our mis-takes and they are wellcoached,” Withingtonconcluded.

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• Congratulations to Boband Melyssa Reuther, whowere married on Dec. 13 atthe Herndon CovenantChurch by his father, PastorKeith Reuther. They bothwill be students at Fort HaysState University the secondsemester.• Christmas Eve services

will begin at 11 p.m., at theHerndon Covenant Church.• Howard and Suzanne

Wehrman of Sylvan Grovevisited over the weekendwith their daughter andfamily, Beth and OrrinHolle, Henry, Eli, Maggieand Will. They also attendedthe Herndon CovenantChurch Sunday SchoolChristmas program, which

was presented during morn-ing worship services on Sun-day.• Emma Threlkel will be

honored with an open housefrom 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday atthe Atwood UnitedMethodist Church. She is asister of Elma Lee Erickson,formerly of this community.Mail will reach her at 408 N.3rd, Atwood, KS 67730.

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• Kyley and Ashlie Frickof Seattle, Wash., are here tospend Christmas week withthe Kyle and Laverne Frickfamilies and to meet theirnew sister.• Jerry Harris and Eileen

Unger were the winners ofthe blackout at the HerndonSenior Center dinner Dec.17. Jo Harris won the door

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ByJulieHafner

Police chief reports to

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ington made his monthly re-port to the Atwood CityCouncil during their Dec. 18meeting.He reported 6 curfew vio-

lations, 3 battery incidentsof domestic violence, 1 hitand run, 1 theft by decep-tion, 2 non-injury accidentsand 1 charge of criminaldamage.The department made 9

arrests, issued 37 traffic

warnings, mostly seat beltand child restraint viola-tions, speeding and equip-ment violations.17 tickets were issued.The patrol made 251 pub-

lic relations contacts, 32business checks, respondedto 25 miscellaneous com-plaints and did not serve anypapers.Chief Withington ex-

plained that a scam would beconsidered theft by deception.

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For Exhibits at the Herndon Farmer’s Institute Thurs-day, October 29.The following is the list of premiums offered by Hern-

don Business men for exhibits shown at the HerndonFarmers Institute for Thursday, October 29, 1914.U.A. Page, best white cake - .50c; Martin Smith, best

pound of butter - $1.00; R.O. Constable, best mince pie -.50c and Caster Set; Mrs. French, best 1 doz. cream puffs- .50c and stamped scarf pin cushion set ; Mrs. C. R.Stevenson, best doz. doughnuts - flower bulbs and $1.00;W.J. Smith, best peck Oats - $1.00; Malone & Wenzel, bestloaf of bread baked from Herndon Flour - 1 bag FancyHerndon; 2nd Best - 1 bag of Crowning Glory; MaxKaden, 1 doz. best cookies - .50c; Jim Goldworth, bestglass Jelly - .25c; M.A. Zwickl, best 1 doz. German snowballs - $1.00; S.C. Allen, best chocolate dark cake - $1.00;Mrs. French, best pumpkin pie - Tinted square pillow

top and .50c; Mrs. French, best custard pie - Oblongsquare pillow top and .25c; E. Chilson, best apple pie -$1.00; Herndon Nonpareil, best 10 heads Feterita - 1 yr.Subscription; Herndon Nonpareil, best 10 heads dwarfMilo - 100 pkg. envelopes; J.R. Kirchner, best 10 earswhite Corn - $1.00 and alarm clock; Northwestern Merc.Co., best pumpkin - $1.00 and comfort; B.R. Stires, bestdozen eggs - $1.00; State Bank of Herndon, best barredRock Rooster and Hen - $1.00; G.H. Cox, best sample ofonions - .50c; Foster Lumber Co., best doz. heads Milo -$1.00; Herndon Grain Ass’n, best ten heads Kaffir - $1.00;Herndon Grain Ass’n, best sample wheat - $1.00; David

Walsh, best ten ears yellow Corn - $1.00; Joe Couch, bestsample hog Millet - $1.00; Dr. A.L. Nichols, Best Rhode Is-land Red Rooster and Hen - $1.00; Geo. W. Dull, best loafbread from Big Springs Flour - 15 yards Outing; W.P.Slocum, best ½ bushel Turnips - $1.00; Mrs. Franke, bestsquash - .50c; Paul Brown, best pie or sweet pumpkin -$1.00; Mrs. J.G. Franke, best looking baby, One year andunder - $1.00; Jerry Malone, best peck potatoes - $1.00;J.W. Drath, best duck - $1.00Positively no exhibits accepted after judging has com-

menced.

The Herndon NonpareilThursday, October 22, 1914

PREMIUM LIST

Christmas cards weresold and the proceeds willgo for purchasing librarybooks. Good spirit wasshown by all, but KennyHafner sold the most in theseventh and eighth graderoom.The Junior CYS enjoyed

a social hour Friday, Oct.28. Bingo was played andpopcorn, taffied apples andpop were served as re-freshments.We are sorry that Den-

nis Kleidosty will not be inschool for a while.

Intermediate RoomRobert Jankovitz and

Robert Hafner chose up sidesfor a catechism contest.We have a stamp collec-

tion and so far EileenKogl’s side is still ahead.We made Halloween pic-

tures for art for Friday.Genevieve Zwickl won

the cross for selling themost Christmas cards.Helen Barenberg will

ring the bell this week.Since Tuesday was All

Saints Day, we had noschool.– Loren Kleidosty

The Herndon NonpareilNovember 3, 1949

NOTES FROM ST. MARY’SGrammar Room

The annual Thanksgiv-ing Bazaar given by St.Mary’s Church will be heldon Wednesday, November16.Chicken, ham or meat-

loaf suppers will be servedfrom 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.by the Christian Mothers.

Games for the youngand old will be staged to in-terest each member of thefamily and a dance in theevening will complete theday’s activities. Rudy Fai-mon will furnish the musicfor the dance. Look for thead in this issue.

The Herndon NonpareilThursday, November 3, 1949

St. Mary’s Thanksgiving BazaarNovember 16

Herndon local

news noticeJulie Hafner, Herndon

news correspondent, is un-able to collect news until fur-ther notice. She has askedthat Herndon news be for-warded directly to the paper.The Square Deal email ad-

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Obituaries

Church DirectorySharing our faith

with a friendBy Pastor David Todd First Christian Church

As I pick up the Bible, I continue to beamazed how the inspired Word of God speaksto me in a new way. As I focus on a specificword, the passage has a way of speaking in aspecial way.

Wouldn’t it be miraculous if we could havea long, personal discussion with Mary orJoseph about the birth of Jesus? What wouldyou have liked to ask Abraham or Moses?

In the Gospel according to Luke, we read about his motivationto share his personal witness. He writes “In as much as manyhave undertaken to compile a narrative of things which havebeen accomplished among us, just as they were delivered to usby those who from the beginning were eyewitness and ministersof the word, it seemed good to me also, having followed allthings closely for some time past, to write an orderly account foryou, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the truthconcerning the things of which you have been informed.” (Luke1:1-4)

There was so much to be told. How do you begin to tellTheophilus, a friend of God, about the acts of God? Lukechooses to separate his witness into two volumes.

In Luke he begins with the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus.He tells us briefly about the significant events of Jesus’ life lead-ing up to his ministry at the age of 30. He focuses then on thethree and one-half year public ministry of Jesus. He concludeswith the resurrection and appearance of Jesus to his followers.

In the Acts of the Apostles we read the rest of the story. Lukewrites “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all thatJesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up,after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to theapostles when he had chosen.” (Acts 1:1-2) Luke proceeds to goon to describe the birth of the church. He gives special attentionto the work of Peter and Paul.

John writes: “There are also many other things which Jesusdid; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that theworld itself could not contain the books that would be written.”(John 21:25). It would be easy for us to share a portion of ourfaith. Consider what you leave unsaid.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCHPastor David Todd

SUNDAY: Church School (all ages): 9:30a.m.; Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHRev. Connie Wooldridge

SUNDAY: Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.;Worship: 10:30 a.m.; Nursery provided;WEDNESDAY: UMW General meeting, 2p.m., 1st; Koinonia, noon, 3rd; LadiesLunch at River Bottom, noon, 4th;AWANAs, 6 p.m., every Wednesday;Chancel Choir Practice: 8:00 p.m.;THURSDAY: Sarah/Ruth Circle: 9:30a.m., 3rd.

McDONALD FEDERATED CHURCHPastor Mark Adams

SUNDAY: Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.;Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.; WEDNES-DAY: 4:30 p.m., Awana Club.

HERNDON COVENANT CHURCHRural Herndon

Pastor Keith ReutherSUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Youth Group,4 p.m.

IMMANUEL UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST

Herndon – Pastor Dennis BrownSUNDAY: Morning Worship Service: 10a.m.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCHPastor Tim McCall

SATURDAY: Service: 6:00 p.m.; SUNDAY:Worship: 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School: 10:15a.m.; WEDNESDAY: Midweek - supperand classes, 6:00 p.m.

SACRED HEART CHURCHAtwood – Father Gnanasekar

MASSES: Sunday and Holy Days: 10:30a.m. Saturday and preceding Holy Days:5:00 p.m.; Weekdays: 7:30 a.m.;WEDNESDAY CCD: 7:00 p.m.

ST. JOHN'S CHURCHBeardsley – Father Gnanasekar

MASS: Saturday, 7:00 p.m.; WEDNES-DAY CCD: 7:00 p.m.

ST. MARY'S CHURCHHerndon – Father Gnanasekar

MASS: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; CONFES-SIONS: One-half hour before Mass or asrequested.

COURTS OF PRAISEPastor Kent Morgan

SERVICES: Bible teaching for all ages:9:45a.m.; Worship Service: 10:45 a.m.;WEDNESDAY: Bible Study: 8:00-9:00p.m.

ATWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH301 Pearl – Pastor Bill Dawson

SUNDAY: Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.;Worship: 10:30 a.m.; Sunday EveningWorship: 6:00 p.m.; WEDNESDAY:Chapel, 10 a.m.; Prayer Meeting andYouth Ministries, 7 p.m.

We encourage you to attendthe church of your choice.

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Death Notice

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Howard Dale Harwerth,73, of Hoxie, Kan., died Dec.18, 2014 at the SheridanCounty Health Complex inHoxie. He was born July 9,1941 to Ben and MildredHeaton Harwerth in Ludell,Kan. Howard grew up in At-

wood, Kan., graduating fromAtwood High School. He at-tended Kansas Weslyan Uni-versity in Salina, Kan.,where he graduated with ateaching degree with em-phasis in history.While at Kansas Wes-

leyan, Howard met and mar-ried Georgia Rogers in June1963. They began their lifetogether in Sabetha, Kan.,where he was a teacher andcoach. They moved to Hoxiein 1967 where he taught inthe high school and coachedfor seven years. He beganworking on the Don Jamesfarm during the summerand decided to make it a full

time job with John HillFarms in 1973 where heworked until retirement. Howard was very active

in the community throughthe Lions Club and the localElks. Education was veryimportant to Howard andwhile he was no longer edu-cating students in the class-room, he continued to betterthe education of children inHoxie. He did so by servingon the school board for sev-eral years, most recently asthe board president. Howard was an avid sup-

porter of Hoxie Indian ath-letics. He attended many ofthe games and when he wasnot able to attend due tohealth issues, he watchedfrom home. For many yearshe enjoyed being the voice ofthe Hoxie Indians at basket-ball games and wrestlingmatches.Howard was a lifelong

member of the Hoxie United

Methodist Church and en-joyed supporting the churchin many ways. Currently, hewas serving as a lay leader,worship team member andon the scholarship commit-tee .Howard is preceded in

death by his parents and twonephews.He is survived by his wife,

Georgia, of 52 years; son,David, of Strasburg, Colo.;daughter, Dala and husband,David Henry, of Brian

Texas; granddaughter,Addie Henry; brothers, RonHarwerth and wife, Betty, ofHouston, Texas and BernardHarwerth and wife, Delores,of Kansas City, Mo; sister,Burness and husband,Johnny Sramek, of Aurora,Colo.; brother-in-law, GalenRogers and wife, Dianne, ofNewton; three nieces; andeight nephews.Celebration of Life Serv-

ices were held Dec. 22, 2014at the Hoxie UnitedMethodist Church. Privateinurnment was held in theHoxie City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memori-

als may be made to the HoxieUnited Methodist ChurchScholarship Fund or theSheridan County EMS andmay be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home, POBox 987, Hoxie, KS, 67740.Condolences may be left forthe family at www.mick-eyleopoldfuneral.com

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Vesta Elaine Gilbert, 89,of McCook, Neb., died Dec. 8,2014 at her home.Vesta was born to Vinton

E. and Velma I. McKnightBrown on April 13, 1925 inNaponee, Neb. She gradu-ated from high school inMax, Neb. in 1942.She married Denzel

Floyd Gilbert on Aug. 20,1944 in Atwood, Kan. Threedaughters were born to thisunion.

Vesta loved having bigSunday dinners after church

and surprise birthday par-ties on the farm at Achilles,Kan. She always had a biggarden and helped Denzel onthe farm. In her spare time,she enjoyed working oncrossword puzzles. Hergrandchildren and great-grandchildren were thelights of her life.

She was preceded indeath by her parents; hus-band, Denzel; infant sister,Zeta; brother, Vinton, Jr;son-in-law, Carl Adams;grandson, Steve Alexander;

sisters-in-law, Gly Shaw,Alby Gilbert; brothers-in-law, Walt Shaw and BenHammerschmidt.

Survivors include herdaughters, Sharon and hus-band, LaVern Frick, ofHerndon, Kan., SherrelAdams and Gwen Gilbert ofMcCook; brother-in-law JayGilbert of Colby, Kan.; sis-ters-in-law, Cletis Hammer-schmidt of Hays, Kan. andVolna Brown of ColoradoSprings, Colo.; six grandchil-dren and 11 great-grandchil-

dren.Graveside services will

be held during the spring of2015.In lieu of flowers, memo-

rials may be given in hername and sent to SherrelAdams, 1002 West 5th St.,McCook, NE 69001.

Friends may send condo-lences online at www.car-p e n t e r b r e l a n d . c o m .Carpenter Breland FuneralHome is in charge of thearrangements.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Vesta Gilbert –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Public Notice––––––––––––––––––––––––––––(First published in The RawlinsCounty Square Deal, Thursday,Dec. 11, 2014 – 3t.)

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF RAWLINS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFPERRY G. LARSON, Deceased(Petition Pursuant toK.S.A. Chapter 59)

Case No. 14 PR 27

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALLPERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition has been filed in this Court byDanny Larson, one of the heirs ofPerry G. Larson, deceased, praying:Descent be determined of the fol-

lowing described real estate situatedin Rawlins County, Kansas:

A tract of land situated in theSouth Half of the NorthwestQuarter (S/2 NW/4) of SectionTwenty-one (21), TownshipThree (3) South, Range Thirty-six (36) West of the 6th P.M.,containing approximately ½acre, more or less.

and all personal property and other

Kansas real estate owned by dece-dent at the time of death. And thatsuch property and all personal prop-erty and other Kansas real estateowned by the decedent at the timeof death be assigned pursuant to theterms of the "Valid SettlementAgreement" dated October 14,2014.You are required to file your writ-

ten defenses thereto on or beforeJanuary 5th, 2015, at 1:30 P.M. inthe city of Atwood in RawlinsCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard.Should you fail to file your writtendefenses, judgment and decree willbe entered in due course upon thePetition.

/s/ Danny LarsonDanny Larson, Petitioner

SUBMITTED BY:NORTON, WASSERMAN,JONES & KELLY, L.L.C.213 South Santa FeP.O. Box 2388Salina, KS 67402-2388(785) 827-3646Fax (785) 827-0538clb@nwjklaw.com

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Reservations or cancel-lations are due the day be-fore, 785-626-3341.Requested contribution:$3.25 per meal. Guestsunder 60 - $6 at the site and$6 for home delivered.

Monday – Polish sausage

w/kraut, mashed potatoes,California blend vegetables,bread, rosy applesauce.Tuesday – Chili, Water-

gate salad, crackers, cinna-mon roll.Wednesday – Oven baked

chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, peas, bread, peaches.

Agnes ReehA Funeral Mass will be

held at 10 a.m., Saturday,Dec. 27 at the Sacred HeartCatholic Church, Atwood,for Agnes Reeh, 91, of At-wood, who died Dec. 21 atthe Rawlins County HealthCenter. Burial will follow the Fu-

neral Mass at the Immacu-late Conception Cemetery,north of Beardsley. Visitation will be from 3

to 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26, atBaalmann Mortuary, At-wood, with a Vigil at 6 p.m. Agnes was born Aug. 23,

1923, north of Beardsley, toJoseph F. and Pauline HolubSabatka.She is survived by her

daughters, Lynaire Reeh,Lorraine Reeh and Maureen

and husband, Nyle BeDil-lon, of Denver and MichelleReeh of Atwood; daughter-in-law, Jolene Reeh of Mc-Donald; four grandchildren;one brother, Louis Sabatkaand wife, Elizabeth, of At-wood; one brother-in-law,Clarence Reeh and wife,Irene, of Denver; and onesister-in-law, Eva Cahoj, ofColby; nieces, nephews andnumerous other relativesand friends.

Memorials are suggested tothe Rawlins County HealthCenter or St. John’s CatholicChurch in care of BaalmannMortuary, 109 N 2nd St, At-wood, KS 67730. Online condo-lences: www.baalmannmortuary.com.

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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE!2nd Beginnings Thrift Store

Closed at 3 p.m, Wednesday, Dec. 24Closed Dec. 26 & 27

Closed at 3 p.m., Dec. 31Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 2

Closed Jan. 3Normal hours after the holidays.309 S. Bird Ave., Bird City, KS 67731

Wednesday, Dec. 318:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Bird City American Legion HallBYOB

Non-Alcoholic Drinks will be provided.Snack foods would be appreciated.

(All ages welcome; NO underage drinking)NO COVER CHARGE!

Andrew Melia with MC Entertainmentwill be the evening DJ!

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Santa comes to townDaniel Hubbard visits with Santa and shares his Christmas wish list. The McDonaldSanta Day event started at 11 a.m., Dec. 20 at the Legion Hall with over 100 pancakemeals served. Following the meal was Bingo called by Jay Gordon. Porsha, Biancaand Jazzmin Binning helped to sort the Bingo balls. Lillie Sabatka won a popcornmachine and Alex Canty won a 24 inch television. After Bingo the crowd gatheredoutside to greet Santa as he rode into town on a firetruck. Children lined up to sit onthe big guy’s lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. All money raised fromthe free will offering event will go toward Lion’s for Sight.

The Red Hat Mamas ofBird City and McDonald hadtheir Christmas party atLois Morelock’s home in Mc-Donald Dec. 16. Lois and Flo-rence Antholz were thehostesses.They served lunch and

everyone wore their uglyChristmas sweaters. AnnieAntholz won the prize forthe ugliest.After Phyllis Wingfield

read some funny stories, ashort business meeting washeld by Queen MargaretVoorhies.The group then drove out

to Rita Officer’s for dessert.Rita showed them some ofthe quilts she has been work-ing on.Those attending were

Phyllis Wingfield, MargaretVoohries, Bethel Goltl,Theresa Knapp, Annie An-tholz, Betty Lewis, JoanTongish, Lavina Waters,Carol Mears, MarleneYoung, Bonnie Burr, EdnaRoesener, Rita Officer, Flo-rence Antholz, Lois More-lock and special guest, KayMiller.

• Andy Hanson had din-ner with the Brian andJacque Hanson family Sun-day.

• Thursday eveningKasey and Jennifer Sabatkaand family attended theballgame in McDonald.• St. John’s Church

hosted a retreat over theweekend for their Confirma-tion class. This year there

are six confirmands.• Les and Susie McCain

traveled to Hays Tuesday tosee Haley.

– North Divide News –

ByEva

Pochop

McDonaldJanuary CalendarJan. 3 – Men’s Prayer

Breakfast, Bird CityMethodist Church, 7 a.m.Jan. 4 – Beardsley

Beavers 4-H, McDonaldLegion Hall, 5 p.m.Jan. 5 –McDonald Sen-

ior Citizens, noon; Mc-Donald EMTs, 6:30 p.m.Jan. 7 – McDonald City

Council, 7 p.m.Jan. 8 – Ladies Guild,

McDonald FederatedChurch, after lunch.Jan. 13 – Lions.Jan. 14 – McDonald

Garden Club, 1:30 p.m.,McDonald Firehouse.Jan. 26 – McDonald

Fire Department, 6:30p.m.Awanas every Wednes-

day, 4:30 p.m., McDonaldFederated Church.Quilting every Thurs-

day afternoon at the Mc-Donald FederatedChurch.

Photo courtesy of Darci Schields

Cougars defeat Western PlainsReece Leonard, #12, looks to teammate Shawn Pochop, #45, as he attempts to passthe ball. The Cheylin Varsity boys won a nail biter in the last two minutes of playagainst Western Plains last Friday at home.

Photo courtesy of Darci Schields

Takin’ it to the hoopKalin Ritchey, #30, takes a shot under the basket asDiana Garcia, #20, prepares to rebound. The CheylinVarsity girls defeated Western Plains, 50-37, last Fridaynight at home.

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Don Holliman514 Main, Atwood785-626-3082

Ra. Co. Health Center

enforces restrictionsRawlins County Health

Center is giving notice to allvisitors that some restric-tions will be enforced. In-cluded are the following:No one under the age of

12 will be permitted to visitunless they are at the hospi-tal for medical care.Children will not be al-

lowed to accompany indi-viduals coming to thehospital for tests or proce-dures.Pregnant women or peo-

ple with compromised im-mune systems orpulmonary complicationshould visit only if ab-

solutely necessary.If you have the flu or flu-

like symptoms, please stayhome and seek medical careif further concerns develop.Additional restrictions

may be in place in the pa-tient area you are visiting.Should there be a termi-

nally ill patient, we will havecompassionate exceptionsand can address other con-cerns on an individual basis.These guidelines are in-

stituted for the protectionof others, as well as the pop-ulation being restricted andwill be effect until furthernotice.

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Classifieds — Call 785-626-3600 to place your ad. Minimum $7.00. First20 words, $7.00, 20¢ per word thereafter. Deadline for classified ads is 4 p.m.,Tuesday. Display ads are $6.00 per column inch. Deadline Tuesday noon.

BEARLEY VETERINARY SERV-ICE for all your large and small an-imal needs. 785-626-2303. 5 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––KOCHER CONSTRUCTION:Roofing, remodel, concrete, resi-dential fencing. Experienced withreferences. 785-626-6245 or 626-9076. 45 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––PINE BRANCH REAL ESTATE:Helping people buy and sell proper-ties for over 17 years in RawlinsCounty. Diana Skiles, 785-626-3196,www.pinebranchrealestate.com

42 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––C.A.R. SPECIALISTS, CertifiedAutomotive Repair. Adam Ketterl,owner. Professional Automotiverepair and service. ASE certi-fied.785-626-9288. 40 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––TREE TRIMMING, tree removal,stump grinding – Call Kerry at In-finite Connections, 785-626-4261.

52 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE.Appointments available Monday -Thursday at Whispering Winds.Shaylyn Laufer, 785-626-2550.

9 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––THE GREAT OUTDOORS offerscomplete automotive repair andservice 109 Grant, Atwood, 785-626-9425. 14 tfc––––––––––––––––––––––––––––SIGNS and ART since 1974.Truck Lettering, Pinstripes. BAN-NERS-LOGOS-MAGNETIC. 204W. 4th, Bird City, Kan. HOTBRUSH, 785-734-2423. 39 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––BECKMAN CARPET CLEAN-ING: Truck-mounted steam clean-ing. Carpets * Upholstery * Autos.Call 785-626-4548. 16 1t c

ATWOOD AA MEETINGS, 8 p.m.,Tuesdays at PDC meeting room.Third Tuesday - open meeting. CallFran: 785-626-3875; Tom: 626-3625;or Nancy: 626-3807. 52 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––ATWOOD COUNTRY CLUB NewYear’s Eve party starting at 9 p.m.Enjoy Karaoke with Stage Fright.Free celebrating beverage at mid-night. Please come join in the fun.Call Bonnie, 626-9542 for more in-formation. 15 3t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––THREE DAYS ONLY! Dec. 26, 27and 28 – Christmas items 50 percentoff unless already discounted. TheOl’ Depot, Lake Road, Atwood.Open noon to 5 p.m., Friday-Sunday.

16 1t c––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Come to ATWOOD FLORAL &GIFTS for 30% off storewide Dec.22-24. 785-626-3675. 16 1t c

FOR SALE: Large Oak Entertain-ment Center; Whole House Attic Fan,new in box; Delta Drill Press; Crafts-man Band Saw; 18 ft. steel frameSwimming Pool NIB; Old MarketScales; Old Post Office Desk withshelves, adjustable dividers, couldmake a good reloading bench; 2 folddown boat seats. Phone 785-626-0236. 15 2t c–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

FOR SALE: 2003 Ford Taurus.105,000 miles. New rebuilt transmis-sion with 24 month/24,000 mile war-ranty from BG&S Transmissions.Very good tires. $3,150. MarkWolters, 406 S. Railroad Ave., 785-626-0672.

16 2t cFOR RENT: Storage unit. Call E.C.Mellick Agency, 785-626-3785.

11 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––FOR RENT: Downtown office.Some remodeling possible to meetyour needs. Reasonable rent. ContactScott Beims, 785-626-3221 or 785-626-3974. 16 4t c

DECATUR HEALTH SYSTEMS isaccepting applications for a certifiednurses aide or nurses assistant towork in the acute setting. No certifi-cation is necessary. Willing to trainand provide a certified nurses aideclass. Apply in person at DecaturHealth Systems, 810 W. Columbia,Oberlin, KS or online at www.de-caturhealthsystems.org 27 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––DECATUR HEALTH SYSTEMSis accepting applications for a full-time night nurse in the acute caresetting. RN licensure required.Apply in person at Decatur HealthSystems, 810 W. Columbia, Ober-lin, KS or online at www.de-caturhealthsystems.org 27 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––WE NEED PART-TIME HELPMonday, Wednesday, Friday morn-ings. Employee meat purchase dis-count available. Employee must beable to lift 50 pounds. $10 per hourto train. This could be a full-timeposition possibility. Apply in personafter 3 p.m., Ben-Lee Processing,785-626-3732. 8 tfc––––––––––––––––––––––––––––THE CITY OF HERNDON is tak-ing applications for a full-time CityMaintenance Manager. Startingpay will depend upon experience.You may pick up an application at125 Radnor, Herndon or callKelsey at 785-322-5341. 9 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––Rawlins County EMS is now ac-cepting full-time and part-time ap-plications for EMT’s, AEMT’s andParamedics. Applicants should bemotivated, comfortable taking careof patients for long transport timesand dedicated individuals to work ina rural setting. Applicants must pos-sess a valid Kansas Driver’s Licenseand be a certified Kansas EMT,AEMT or Paramedic. AEMTand/or Paramedic must have ACLS,and all positions require a CPR cer-tification. No residency is required.Rawlins County EMS is a Type IIAservice and is the primary 911 serv-ice. Rawlins County is located inNorthwest Kansas at the intersec-tion of Highway 25 and Highway36. Rawlins County offers compet-itive pay with a great benefits pack-age. Applications are available topick-up, email and/or fax. Submitan application or a resume to Rawl-ins County EMS Office P.O. Box183, Atwood, Kansas 67730, Fax:785-626-9486, or email: racoems@gmail.com. For more informationplease call Phone: 785-626-8052 orcell: 785-626-6001. 1 tfc–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MOJO ESPRESSO BISTRO –Help wanted - full- or part-time, inkitchen and barista. Apply in per-son, 113 S. 4th St. 785-626-9011.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF RAWLINS COUNTY KANSAS

In the Matter of the Marriage ofTyler Scott Knapp, PETITIONER,and Charity Elizabeth Knapp, RE-SPONDENT

Case No. 2014-DM-20

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THE STATE OF KANSAS TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS,AND ALL OTHER PERSONSWHO ARE OR MAY BECONCERNED:

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to said Petition on or before the 2ndday of February, 2015, in said Courtat Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.Should you fail therein, judgmentand decree will be entered in duecourse upon said Petition.

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Ready for the show!Kimberly Rippe is dressed as a sheep for the God’s Little Saints’ Christmas show.The group of three preschool classes performed a Christmas Around the World pro-gram last Thursday.

Calving schools

planned for JanuaryWith calving season just

around the corner, KansasState Research and Exten-sion will host calvingschools in five locations,with a focus on challengesproducers can face duringthis critical period.Dr. Dave Rethorst, DVM,

with the Beef Cattle Insti-tute will address such topicsas signs of calving, differen-tiating between normal andabnormal calving and howto manage a difficult birth. “Producers have a signifi-

cant investment in each cowand getting her to a full termpregnancy. Losing calves at

or near birth is an economicloss, but it is often a personalloss too and can leave pro-ducers asking themselves“what if” type questions onhow they might have saved aparticular calf,” SandyJohnson, extension livestockspecialist based at K-State’sNorthwest Research Exten-sion Center in Colby said.“Continued sharpening ofour skills when it comes tosaving calves is time wellspent for anyone that calvescows.”In addition to the calving

portion of the program, pro-ducers can ask questions on

any topic to K-State Re-search and Extension BeefSpecialists, Justin Waggonerand Sandy Johnson and Dr.Rethorst. The Rawlins County calv-

ing school will start at 11:30a.m., Thursday, Jan. 8 at the4-H building at the fair-grounds.Those interested can con-

tact Jo Argabright at joar-gabright@ksu.edu or785-626-3192.

The cost to attend is $5which will cover the meal.RSVP with the local office byJan. 2.

Upcoming Kansas State

Research and Extension eventsAgriculture Events

Jan. 12 – 2014 Farm Bill:Making the Decision, Wi-chita, 316-660-0100 or zsi-mon@ksu.edu.

Jan. 13 – 2014 Farm Bill:Making the Decision, Pitts-burg, 620-724-8233 orjcoltrain@ksu.eduJan. 14 – 2014 Farm Bill:

Making the Decision, Empo-

ria, 620-341-3220 orbrees@ksu.edu.Jan. 15 – 2014 Farm Bill:

Making the Decision, Ot-tawa, 785-229-3520 or dhib-don@ksu.edu.

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