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Established 1890, Volume 113, Issue No. 40
of Formoso was
PRIDE star award
of Jewell County
Firehouse.
PRIDE communities cel-
33rd anniversary of the
with an awards
in Great Bend Sept. 27 in
STAR Award recog-
nizes an outstanding project that meets
an identified need, enhances the qual-
ity of life and furthers the community
development Process.
The mission of the Kansas Depart-
ment of Commerce is to emp0werbusi-
ness and communities through bold
leadership using strategic resources to
realize prosperity in Kansas.
278 to explain bond
at public meeting
County USD No.
istrict will go to the polls
4, to decide on a bond
roofs on district build-
uestion requests the au-
; no more than $400,000
bonds to pay the
i of the costs of reroofing the
) building and admin-
meeting is Mon-
~.m. in the Mankato Junior-
School. The site council
the meeting to provide
about the roof challenges,
solutions and the bond
"The roofs on district buildings are
old and deteriorating and Lhe board
believes that now is an opportune t~me
to address this growing challenge,"
said Superintendent H. Dean Schultz.
According to Steve Shogren, bonds- .
man, there is a special state aid pro-
gram available at this time that offers
to bring 31 percent of the cost back
from Topeka in additional state aid
with a voted bondissue. The state aid
benefit, both principal and interest, is
estimated at $158,000. The 10 year-
bond will require a levy conservatively
estimated at 3.24 mills which is ap-
proximately $1.55 per month in added
taxes on a $50,000 home.
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selects Allen as
Show marshall
! resident Kathleen
61st Corn Show
;hal.
:11 remembers the first
Show and believes she
a corn show
she has served as a
aeesheis
marshal this year. she has
I she does not have to do any
year. "I told them
help with the supper, but
me no," she said.
born in Superior, was the
family soon moved to
, where they lived
Kathleen started school at
,'School. "Olive Dowdy was
~:athleen said.
to Kansas City
got a job as book-
Yeast, he moved
off the farm to Kansas City.
t~p in Kansas City and it was
l~ different living in the city.
did here." She had a
Kathleen graduated
ghManual.
in her class.
two years of college.
returned to Jewell visit-
aunt. In 1937, during
she met her
ph Schumacher. "I
old and we met at a
group event?' she said.
; college in
leen came
they would see each
back to the farm
, were married and their
was a farm two a one-half
rhey lived there
until Ralph retired from
,Bill
Schumacher, now work the
said it was quite achange
Kansas City to the
:have running water
there was no electric-
finally had electricty after
it came from the Kansas
came to enjoy living on
and helped drive the truck
and took lunches
good life." The
two daughters and son
the farm; Margaret St. Jeer
Bill of Jeweil, and Judy
She has five grand-
Land eight great grandchildren.
for change for
They moved into
house where her
lived. They purchased the
Store in Jewell and called it
Variety. She has fond
the store. "We
coming into the
r pennies, trying to pick
and decide what they
would hand out a lot of
"It was alsothat year
she married Cecil Allen,
years later.
the variety store to
Remains active
vii
doing volun-
teer work. She serves as a Hospice
volunteer and has served on the board.
She has taught CPRcourses and worked
with the Red Cross for more than 20
years. She helped form one of the
earliest First Respouder classes in
Mankato. She is a member of the
Jewell Garden Club, Trinity United
Methodist Church and
ber Of Commerce. ,~
Kathleen has enjoyed quilting but
recently has not been able to quilt. She
still pieces and binds quilts and has
made quilts for her children, grand-
children and great-grandchildren. She
is presently working on binding a quilt
her mother pieced in the early 1940s.
She still enjoys baking and cooking
for family meals and her pies are al-
ways a family favorite. Cream pies are
her favorite pies to make.
"JeweU is a nice place to raise a
family. People here are friendly and
willing to help their neighbor out."
She adds that she was "astonished"
when told that she was selected to be
the grand marshal.
The 61st Jewell Corn Show is Oct.
9, 10and 11.
Water conservation is the focus of this stream flow demonstration, conducted bY Mike Waite (left) and Gary Tordrup,
for Mankato fifth grade students at the recent Jewell County Conservation tour. The tour, sponsored by the dewell
County Soil Conservation District at the farm near Mankato, was for all county fifth grade students.
Hospital board learns
of restructuring plans
Deanna Freeman, Jewell County
Hospital Administrator, reported at the
September hospital board meeting
about the restructuring of departments
that recently took place at the hospital
and the clinic.
According to the hospital board
Kathleen Allen, Jewell, iS grand marshal for the Jew ell Gore ~_ ~(~t~eder
Saturday, Oct. 11. Allen is showing a flower garclen quilt, pieceo wner m
in the eady 1940s and boUnd by Allen.
president, the restructuring was done
to consolidatedepamnents."Efficiency
will be improved and it will save funds
at the hospital and clinic," he said.
Attending the board meeting were
members Dale Boyles, Paul Wilson
and Ila Nelson. Bill Loomis and Kirk
Wilson did not attend. Hospital
personnel present besides Freeman,
wereD'Atm Basatt, Jamie McWilliams
and J.H. Seitz, GPHA representative.
McWilliams presented the hospital
financial report for August and Basart
presented the statistic report for Au-
gust. Basart also gave credentials to be
approved, and the board gave their
approval. The computer systems re-
port was discussed and it was decided
that since two members were absent,
th at a decision should be m are at a later
meeting.
Local Hbraries,
hospital get money
for internet hookup
Local 5braries and Jew¢il County
Hospital will soon have access to KAN-
El:) internet Network through a Kansas
Board of Regents subsidy totaling more
than $2.3 million to 563 member school
districts, fibraries and hospitals•
Recipients are libraries in BurrOak,
Jewell,Lebanon,Mankato, Randall and
Scandia and Jewell County Hospital
Each KAN-ED member institution
that applied will receive a check for
$4,135. Kansas institutions receiving
aKAN-ED subsidy include 216 school
districts, 272 libraries and 75 hospi-
tals.
The subsidies will help KAN-ED
member institutions to access high-
speed Internet connections or purchase
the equipment needed to make Internet
connections through the KAN-ED
Network. The KAN-ED Network will
launch in December 2003 at the Kan-
sas Technology Leadership Confer-
ence in Topeka.
Couple to serve as
Octoberfest marshalls
George and Kathy Burgess have
been chosen parade grand marshals for
the Esbon Octoberfest Saturday in
Esbon.
George Burgess has lived most of
his life in Esbon. He moved from
Lebanon to Esbonwith his parents and
family when he was four years old. His
father was a city employee at Esbon.
George has two broOaers, Jim and
Bill, and two sisters, Mary Poland and
Vicki Sutter. George m& and married
a "Mankato" girl, Kathy Munro, and
they have made Esbon home for the 36
years they have been married. George
has been an employee at the grain
elevator in Esbon for 43 years.
They believe Esbon was a good
place to raise their children: Michelle
Warner, Salina;.. Rebecca Slick,
Bennington; Chandra Wagner, rural
Mankato; and Micheal Burgess, Lan-
sas City. Their children were gradu-
ates of White Rock High School,
Eshon/Burr Oak. The Burgesses have
five grandchildren, Scott, Mark,
and Jeremy.
and the
operated the SeYm0,ur Hatchery and
packing pi.ant. Kathy s siblings are Bob
Munro, Faye Matting; Dale Jahnke,
and the late Jim Munro.
Presently George and Kathy are co-
owners of Cfitter'sin Mankato, along
with Kathy's sister and brother.
Kathy and George are active in the
Esbon community and have been mem-
bers of PRIDE are many years• Ac
cording to the Burgesses, PRIDE was
the organization that started the Esbon
Octoberfest and they remember help-
ing organize that first celebration along
with an Esbon alumni reunion during
the celebration.
George has served with the Esbon
Volunteer Fire Department for many
years and has been the fire chief since
the early 1960s. George and Kathy are
members of Esbon Lions Club and
George has given the hunter safety
course in Esbon formany years. George
and Kathy have belped coach ladies
softball teams during their years in
Esbon.
George and Kathy believe living in
a small community is nice "because
everyone knows everyone. ,You feel
safe and it's nice and quite.' George
has noticed more young people mov-
ing back to the community and be-
lieves this is good. "The cost of living
is less here 'and the school system is
good. It's just a good place to live and
raise a
lieve that they have time for hobbies
but George wishes he had more time to
fish.
George and Kathy said they are
honored to be chosen.
The Esbon Octoberfest Saturday
includes a craft and food stand, local
entertainment, a parade at 4 p.m., a car
show, barbecue and adance beginning
at 8 p.m.
USPS, NO. 274-940 Thursday, October 2, 2003
Effort underway
to form 11 county
resource council
Peggy Blackman, president of Re-
source, Conservation and Develop-
ment, spoke at the Sept. 23 meeting of
NCK Rural Development Council in
Concordia, seeking interest in devel-
oping a RC & D council encompassing
11 counties, seven of which are
NCKRDC members.
Working with the Natural Resource
and Conservation districts within this
area, this USDA program would pro-
vide many opportunities and benefi-
cial funding. RC & D Coordinator
from the Glacial hills district, Gary
Satter, explained steps to organizing a
council.
Conservation employees from
Cloud and Clay counties were present
to add support for developing a coun-
cil. An earlier meeting in Clay Center
with NRSC employees had been posi-
tive for a RC & D.
Each county economic development
director present was to poll his orher
county determine to determine if there
is support and a decision was to be
made at an Oct. 28 meeting in Osborne.
The group will tour Osborne County
with Laura McClure, economic devel-
opment, making arrangements.
Department heads
review operations
Jewell County Commissioners met
with department supervisors at the be-
ginning of the meeting Monday.
Jim Vaughan reported the permit
for the transfer station has been re-
newed. Winterizing of the vehicles
was completed. Vaughan will close
out the month and the year on Sept. 30.
He reported that approximately 80 ac-
counts are delinquent amounting to
$6,233.50. He will be mailing out
billing letters for the new year. He
added that the help wanted ad will run
again this week in the newspaper.
Lynn Scarrow, county treasurer, re-
ported that his department is finishing
the 2002 gear for taxes.
Don Snyder, EMP director, reported
working on the 911 maps. He plans to
attend the bio-terrorism workshop, OCt.
6 and 7.
Linda Woerner, health department,
reported these items: Jewell County
Health Department passed pharmacy
inspection; cable work is completed
~ ~electronic transmissions: de-
~ment ~hased new computers
with the bio-te~sm grant funds;
Older American Act budget completed
and submitted; workingonimmuniza-
tion program changes; will attend the
bio-terrorism Oetoberfest workshop,
OCt. 6 and 7 in Salina.
Report from Gary Tordrup, county
ag agent: working with sunflower
group and.the county's resource coun-
cil; will attend the animal science up-
date this month.
Report from Deanna Sweat, county
home economic agent: 30 entries went
to the state fair; Jewell County Re-
source Council will host a soup supper
Nov. 16 at Jewdl Community Center.
extension council election is Oct. 1-
24; annual Craft Day is Oct. 23 at the
Jewell Community Center; has applied
for a $1,500 grant for the after school
program; National 4-H Week is Oct. 5
- 11; National Family Community Edu-
cation Week is Oct. 14-20.
Report from Marilou Becker, assis-
tant appraiser: Bruce Webb, county
apprasier, is working on new values;
Becket working on gathering informa-
tion on new construction: Lora Ost
working on the personal property.
Gall Bartley, noxious weed direc-
tor, sent out letters for fall spraying
giving individuals until Nov. 15 to
make arrangements,
Report from Carla Waugh, county
clet~k: discussed changes for diahng
the phones; sent in the KCAMP ques-
tionnaire renewal along with vehicle,
equipment and building schedules:
requested re-evaluation of building val-
ues as some were too high; discussed
Saline County IRS audit.
Alcorn reported on his attendance
at the KWORCC Board meeting this
past month and that the annual meeting
will be in conjunction with KAC in
November.
Langer had attended the Planning
Commission Board meeting. He said
that many of the grants will now be
based on population which will hurt
rural counties. The Planning Commis-
sion is looking at the area GIS. Langer
discussed the Homestead Act bill that
was submitted to Congress.
Colson hosted the Juvenile Deten-
tion Center board meeting at the Jewell
County Courthouse.
Commissioners stated the hiring
freeze was for new county employees;
if someone quits, the department can
replac~ them with aommigsioner ap-
proval. Waugh stated that part-time
employees can only work 34 hours per
week.
Doris Worm asked for the commis-
sioners approval on the National FCE
Week Proclamation. Commissioners
signed this proclamation.
Waugh discussed the Western Uni-
form and Towel-Service agreement.
The commissioners decided not to sign
the agreement.
Report from Jim Foster, general
superintendent: obtained 3.5 percent
interest rate with the State Exchange
Bank for the motor grader purchase;
discussed rock, road and bridge
projects; asked about road work near
the cemetery by the state park. Com-
missioner s approved this work.
Commissioners looked at road and
bridge projects in Center and Buffalo
Townships.
Megeown flies for
commissioner
Daniel McKeown, rural Webber,
has filed l~or Jewell County Commis-
sioner, third District, Republican.
McKeown submitted the required
petition Sept. 25 to the Jewell County
Clerk's office. The third District posi-
tion is currently being held by Frank
Langer.
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