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Judith (Judy) A. (Philippi) Deterding

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Judith (Judy) A. (Philippi) Deterding, wife, mother, grandmother, soon to be great-grandmother, and friend died on Friday, August 10, 2018, at the age of 77. She was born in Hebron, NE on February 6th, 1941, to Elden and Lorraine Philippi of Byron, NE. She moved to Bruning, NE, when she was 2 years old.

She was baptized and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church, Bruning, NE, and graduated from Bruning High School in 1959.

She was united in marriage to Robert Deterding of Hebron, NE, February 14, 1960. To this union, a daughter and four sons were born. She was a stay-at-home mother until all of the kids were in school.

She enjoyed working outside with her flowers and gardening. She also enjoyed traveling in their RV and finding antiques.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elden Philippi, and mother, Lorraine Philippi, and grandfather, Ed Rippe, and grandmother, Elisabeth Rippe.

Survivors include her loving husband, Robert Deterding, 5 children, Bruce (Julie) Deterding of Wichita, KS, Lori Greene of Wichita, KS, Mark (Tammy) Deterding of Hays, KS, Todd (Christine) Deterding of Lindsborg, KS, and Brian (Melanie) Deterding of Greensburg, KS, 11 grandchildren, Kyle (Katy) Deterding, Kelby (Adam) Veenis, Adam Deterding, Nick Deterding, Ethan Deterding, Emily Deterding, Kate Deterding, Jordan Greene, Taylor Greene, Brady Deterding, and Brock Deterding.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 16th, from 1:00pm to 8:00pm at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home in Belleville, with family greeting friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, August 17th, at the American Lutheran Church in Belleville, Kansas, Pastor Ethan Feistner officiating. Interment to follow at the Belleville City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tammy Walker Cancer Center or to Hospice. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home of Belleville is entrusted with arrangements.

Charitable donations may be made in Judith (Judy)’s memory to the following organization:

Tammy Walker Cancer Center
Salina, Kansas

Kansas burglary suspect arrested driving stolen van

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JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of burglaries and have a suspect in custody.

Masquat- photo Jackson Co. Sheriff

A Jackson County deputy stopped to assist with a disabled 2008 Dodge Caravan on P. Road near 254th Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

The deputy determined that the vehicle had been stolen from the Sac and Fox Casino on Thursday August 9, and placed the driver  Saleena Rae Masquat, 33, of  Mayetta, under arrest. She was  also found  in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

In addition, Masquat has been allegedly tied to three Jackson County burglaries, according to Morse.

Jackson County deputies and detectives investigated a burglary to an occupied residence located at 16400 326th Road where items including a television had been taken on August 9th.

Deputies and detectives also worked a burglary to an unoccupied dwelling located at 16621 326th Road in rural Whiting on August 9th. Detectives also investigated a burglary to a shed near 254th and P. Road close to where Masquat was arrested.  An assortment of tools had been stolen. Deputies recovered a considerable amount of the missing property that had been in Masquat’s possession.

She is being held in the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: felony possession of stolen property, possession of stolen property, theft, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, burglary of a dwelling, burglary of a non-dwelling, driving while suspended. Further charges on Masquat may occur. Masquat remains in the Jackson County Jail with bond set at $16,000.00.

Doggy Dip Day at HAP Saturday

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Bring your dog for some fun in the water. We are opening up the Hays Aquatic Park’s zero depth entry pool for all dogs to come and play before we drain the pool. The pool chemicals are adjusted for a different breed of swimmer.

For human safety, only guests 16 years of age and older can get in the water and only up to their thighs. We will not allow children in the water.

All dogs must have current vaccinations including rabies. Owners must be in control of their pet(s) at all times, two pets per guest max.

Please note that this is open to all dogs so come with the equipment needed to keep your dog under control. You will be responsible for cleaning up after your dog. All participants will be entered into our Doggy Prize Drawing at 12:00pm.

Northwest Kan. FFA members attend district officers conference

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The FFA Northwest District Officer Team: (Back Row) Colton Vajnar, District Reporter of Hays, Lane Fischer, District Secretary of Ellis, and Caden Pfeifer, District Treasurer of Russell. (Front Row) Ashton Ottley, District Vice President of Hays, Leah David, District Sentinel of Norton, and Jaden Smith, District President of Northern Valley.

KS FFA

MANHATTAN – Ashton Ottley and Colton Vajnar of the Hays FFA Chapter, along with Lane Fischer, Ellis FFA Chapter;  Caden Pfeifer, Russell Chapter; Leah David, Norton Chapter;  and Jaden Smith, Northern Valley Chapter, participated in the Kansas FFA District Officer’s Conference (DOC) held at the Marriott Convention Center in Junction City, KS, August 11-12.

Ottley serves as the Northwest District Vice President, Vajnar is Northwest District Reporter,  Fischer is Northwest District Secretary, Pfeifer is Northwest District Treasurer, Leah David is Northwest District Sentinel, and Jaden Smith is Northwest District President.

The theme of “Fantastic Members and How to Serve Them” encompassed the key elements of identifying the officer’s StrengthsFinder themes, building a community in their districts, understanding their reason for service, and pinpointing how their personality is used in a team setting. Just as each of these ideas is necessary in any business or organization, district officers are expected to serve with these key themes in mind as they use their strengths to impact the lives of FFA members.

Starting with an executive committee meeting, officers were able to discuss current issues facing Kansas FFA and Kansas agricultural education. Students are able to bring perspectives from around the state which will be put into action by the Kansas FFA Association. Officer’s participated in workshops led by the 2018-2019 Kansas FFA Officers, and Elizabeth Meyer of Marion-Florence who is serving as the 2018 Kansas FFA National Officer Candidate. Leaders of the Kansas State University College of Agriculture welcomed officers at a banquet and gave words of wisdom about their year of service. As the conference drew to a close, district officers reported on the ideas that they choose to pursue before heading home to implement the skills that they learned.

The Northwest District officers have responsibilities such as serving on the state executive meeting, planning and facilitating a district Greenhand Conference for first year members, volunteering at the State Fair, and presenting a district banquet.

The Kansas FFA District Officers Conference is facilitated and organized by the officers of the Kansas FFA Association, the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University, and the Kansas State Board of Education.

The Kansas FFA Association has over 9,000 members in 199 chapters. The National FFA Organization is the largest high school vocational organization in the nation and prepares its 653,359 members for leadership and careers in science, business, and technology in agriculture. The mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Learn more at ksffa.org.

Plainville Livestock Commission given suspension, assessed civil penalty

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON – On July 12, Plainville Livestock Commission Inc. and Tyler D. Gillum of Plainville, (collectively, Plainville), a market agency selling livestock on commission subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, entered into a Consent Decree with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas. Plainville agreed to suspend its market agency activities for two consecutive, regularly conducted commissioned livestock sales on July 24 and July 31. It also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $117,750 with $67,750 held in abeyance for six years. Plainville will pay the remaining $50,000 in installments with the first installment due Aug. 1.

The Consent Decree, entered on July 12 by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, permanently enjoins Plainville from: (1) engaging in business without properly maintaining its custodial account for shipper’s proceeds; (2) engaging in business without properly remitting sales proceeds before the close of the next business day following the sale; (3) issuing checks or any kind of payment instrument in purported payment of livestock purchases without having maintaining sufficient funds on deposit and available in the custodial account upon which the checks or instruments are drawn to pay the checks or instruments when presented for payment; and (4) engaging in business without properly maintaining all business records.

This Consent Decree follows a previous Consent Decision and Order issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) on October 22, 2012, that requited Plainville to cease and desist for failing to maintain its custodial account for shipper’s proceeds in full compliance with the P&S Act. A second Consent Decision and Order issued by the Secretary on March 4, 2014, likewise ordered Plainville to cease and desist for failing to maintain its custodial account for shipper’s proceeds in strict conformity with the P&S Act. A custodial account is a trust account that is a separate bank account designated for shippers’ proceeds. Operating with custodial account shortages is a violation of Section 312(a) of the P&S Act, and places livestock sellers at risk of not being paid timely or at all.

The P&S Act is a fair trade practice and payment protection law that promotes fair and competitive marketing environments for the livestock, meat, and poultry industries.

Ocie Taylor Neuschwander

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On Monday, August 13, 2018, Ocie Taylor Neuschwander, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed peacefully to her heavenly home.

Ocie Alice Taylor was born on January 9, 1921 in Devol, Oklahoma to Jess and Mary Stewart Taylor. They lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado before they settled in Greeley County during the Dust Bowl days when she was 11 years old. From that time on she called Tribune and Greeley County her home. She graduated from Greeley County High School in 1937 and from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Home Economics in January 1943.

On D-Day, December 7, 1941, Ocie, a junior at Kansas State University, had a blind date with John Neuschwander, a graduate student. John was inducted into the Army and he and Ocie were married at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana on February 14, 1943. Following WWII, they moved to Lanai, Hawaii in 1946 where John worked for the Dole Pineapple Company. In 1951 they returned to Greeley County and lived on their farm east of Tribune. Ocie lived on the farm until January 2018 when she moved to the Long Term Care in Tribune.

Ocie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother Dale Taylor and his wife Margaret, and sister Jessie Kline and her husband Gene. She is survived by her children J. Taylor (Cindy) Neuschwander, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Mary (Bob) Collins, Council Grove, Kansas; Ginger (Ron) Foos, Tribune, Kansas, her grandchildren; John (Jenny) Collins, Chrissy (Quinton) Rust, Jess (Anna) Collins, Lynn (Brice) Sawin, Sandy (Tony) Hanson, Tandi (Matt) Wells, Zac (Marie) Collins, Lacy (Mark) Davenport, Leslie (Logan) Davignon, and Samantha (Connor) Stephens; great-grandchildren, Reinessa and Haylee Palacios, Bryant and Lindsey Sawin, Elizabeth Collins, Ava and Capri Collins, Brody Hodges and Kaleb Davenport, Savanna, Colton, and Rylee Hanson, Klayton and Kolby Davignon, Marcel, Felix, and Albert Collins, and Brendan, Teagan, and Finnley Wells; great-great granddaughter, Olive Hamilton.

In 1958, Ocie became the first full-time county Extension Home Economist in Greeley County, a career that she loved and devoted herself to for 23 years. She described her job as “a blessing” because of the people she met and worked with. She was honored to be the first Kansan to receive the Florence Hall award from the National Association of Home Economists. She thoroughly enjoyed working with the youth through 4-H, supporting the Extension Unit program, judging at County Fairs and the educational programs that Extension offered. The First Presbyterian Church of Tribune was the center of Ocie’s spiritual life. She served as a Sunday School teacher, on a variety of committees and as an Elder in the church. In her retirement years Ocie enjoyed visiting friends at Long Term Care and the Senior Center, sharing her caramels, writing letters and cards, reading, and she became known as “Grandma Ocie” to the children and youth of the community as she volunteered in the school and as a 4-H Foods leader,

Her pride and devotion to her community was only surpassed by her pride and devotion to her family.

A Celebration of Ocie’s life will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (MT) at the First Presbyterian Church in Tribune, Kansas with Terry Woodbury officiating.

Burial will be in Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas

Friends may call from noon until 8:00 pm Thursday and from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm Friday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Tribune, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the John & Ocie Neuschwander 4-H Scholarship Fund or the First Presbyterian Church in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com

More than 3 inches of rain reported in Ellis, Russell counties

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Late summer continues to be a wet one, as yet another round of rainfall arrived Monday afternoon and continued into the evening.

The official Hays rainfall report recorded at the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town was 2.41 inches. So far in August, 3.83 inches has fallen with the year-to-date moisture at 22.83 inches.

The Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall, had 1.42 inches of rain.

There was a report of 3.12 inches of precipitation southeast of Hays, while Victoria saw a report of 2.07 inches.

Most of Hays received between 1.25 and 1.6 inches of rainfall, while the Ellis area saw reports ranging from 0.23 inches north of town to 1.76 inches to the south.

Eastern Russell County also experienced heavy rain, registered more than 3 inches in the gauge Tuesday morning.

Rain is expected to continue Tuesday, with more showers or thunderstorms forecast between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The chance of rain tapers in the early evening.

Click HERE for the complete extended forecast.

Ellis County Public Works Director Bill Ring reported several flooded roads Monday and Tuesday.

TMP football holds first practice of 2018

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HAYS – Twenty-two players greeted first year head coach David Bowen in rainy conditions as the TMP-Marian Monarchs kicked off their first practice of the year Monday.

The Monarchs will have a different look when they kick off the season later this month against Smith Center.

Last year the Monarchs offense relied heavily on the passing game but finished just 3-6. Bowen said Monday they are going rely much more on their rushing attack.

David Bowen

HAWVER: Votes yet to be counted (or not) and sticks and stones

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Martin Hawver

Best advice, if you’re a Republican voter, well … wait at least another week to pull off that bumper sticker that shows you supported the losing candidate in your party’s gubernatorial primary election.

Might be this weekend, maybe next, but you might just leave the sticker alone…unless you are trying to sell your car to a Democrat who will probably try to bargain you down a few bucks figuring you don’t make good choices.

Yes, this election cycle has become more intriguing for political junkies as Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach scrap in the technical, complicated after-Election Day determination of just who is the Republican nominee for the office of governor.

First, the Election Day results were statistically close–191 votes out of the 310,429 cast for all seven Republican gubernatorial candidates separated Colyer and Kobach. Kobach and Colyer won a total of 82 percent of all those votes. By Saturday, that margin had narrowed to 110 votes, Kobach still ahead…

But figuring who won the most of those votes…well, that’s what this week is about. Used to be simple, someone was an obvious winner. This year, it’s not simple. Colyer and Kobach are now scrapping for every possible vote, whether already counted or some of those mailed-in ballots and the provisional ballots.

Provisional? It just means that a voter’s name and address didn’t match the official voter list that the election workers had in front of them on election day. Maybe a voter moved, changed his/ her name (some recent brides, for example, if they take their spouse’s last name, probably had to file provisional ballots even if they wore a wedding ring to vote). Provisional ballots are also some of those unaffiliated voters who declared themselves Republicans at the voting place, so they could participate in the GOP primary.

Those provisional Republican ballots are the key to this race. All week and even next week, county officials will be meeting to decide whether those provisional ballots will be counted, and to weigh whether mailed-in ballots were in fact mailed on Election Day, not the day after.

Oh, there have been tense county canvass meetings over elections for county commissioners or members of the Legislature, but not the top of the state ballot.

The fuss and time spent on the GOP gubernatorial race essentially makes Democratic gubernatorial nominee Sen. Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, the only major party gubernatorial candidate who will sure-enough be on the November ballot.

And the more sticks and stones that Colyer and Kobach throw at each other—oh, and Kelly is keeping track of ‘em—the more the biggest party in the state divides itself, and moderate Republicans start looking for a candidate who hasn’t been mud wrestling.

And let’s not forget the independent candidate—if he has enough valid signatures on his petition to get a place on the general election ballot. That’s Greg Orman, who has run statewide before, losing to U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., four years ago. Already there are questions about his petition signature-gathering, and whether some of those signatures will be loudly, publicly rejected—a little stain on the record of a guy who maintains that he represents a choice for voters who don’t like either major political party.

Could it get any better than this? For Kansas, probably, but for reporters it’s a gold mine. A story, an allegation, a slight by one candidate against another, scraps over whether this ballot or that ballot should be counted. For the news media it’s like a house fire to cover every day.

Oh, and reporters don’t have to worry about those bumper stickers. They shouldn’t be on reporters’ cars, anyway…

Syndicated by Hawver News Company LLC of Topeka; Martin Hawver is publisher of Hawver’s Capitol Report—to learn more about this nonpartisan statewide political news service, visit the website at www.hawvernews.com

Fort Hays State Fall Convocation scheduled for Wednesday

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FHSU University Relations

The new academic year at Fort Hays State University officially begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, with the annual Fall Convocation in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall on the FHSU campus.

Dr. Jeff Briggs, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, will deliver the welcome. FHSU President Tisa Mason, entering her first full academic year in the presidency, will deliver the State of the University address at 9:15 a.m.

Opening remarks will also be delivered by Faculty Senate President Dr. Tony Gabel, associate professor of management; FHSU-AAUP President Dr. Janette Naylor-Tincknell, associate professor of psychology; University Support Staff Senate President Lisa Lang, Office of Alumni and Governmental Relations; and Student Government Association President Adam Schibi, Hays senior.

Following her address, President Mason will announce the President’s Distinguished Scholar.

Other awards to be announced:
• Faculty Member of the Year
• Edmund Shearer Advisor of the Year
• John Heinrichs Outstanding Research Mentor
• Department Closing the Loop
• Advancing Assessment
• Virtual College Adjuncts of the Year

President Mason is continuing the tradition of using the occasion as an opportunity to restock the Tiger Food Exchange. Donation bins for non-perishable food items will be available at the doors to Beach/Schmidt. The pantry’s greatest need is for soups, stews, peanut butter, pasta, noodles and canned fruit.

A reception will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Dreiling Lobby of Sheridan Hall.

The event will be live streamed for those unable to attend. The link is https://livestream.com/accounts/11135493/events/8315411

Golden Q event will help raise funds for scholarships for student veterans

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The Fort Hays State Student Veterans Association would like to invite the public, as well as all FHSU students, to the Golden Q on Aug. 15.

The Golden Q will donate a portion of the proceeds from that day’s special to the Student Veteran’s Association to help raise funds for veterans attending Fort Hays State University. The FHSU Student Veteran’s Association is a group of individuals joined together by their love of service, country and school.

“All of these former military personnel have the same goal in mind, help anyone they can! We are currently raising money to provide scholarships to those current and prior service military members looking to make that transition into college life,” the organization said in a news release. “Please stop by the Golden Q and visit with us on Aug. 15. We thank you in advance for your support.”

SCHLAGECK: Develop dialogue

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John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.

More often than we’d like to admit we sometimes shoot ourselves in the foot when talking about the challenges we face in farming and ranching. These conversations with our friends, neighbors and family members take place at the local café, filling station, after church or Friday evening ball games.

During these visits, farmers and ranchers sometimes conclude that consumers and non-aggies don’t like them. Or, their urban acquaintances don’t listen to them or care one iota about raising crops or caring for livestock.

Most people don’t need to know much about farming today. They probably think about agriculture less than 30 seconds a year and 20 seconds of that time is based on misinformation.

Why should they?

Do farmers and ranchers wonder what a Detroit automaker does? Who he or she is? And what about their family?

While non-farm and ranch people harbor misconceptions about agriculture, believe me, they like farmers and ranchers. They admire this profession, especially if they understand farmers and ranchers provide the food their families eat.

Still, no one wants to be educated or preached to. Humans like to engage in conversations. They like give and take. Usually, if a person is knowledgeable about a profession like raising cattle, another person who doesn’t know about the livestock industry may be curious and willing to listen.

And while no one understands agriculture like farmers and ranchers, encourage and foster dialogues with those who know little about this profession. This includes people outside your comfort zone – someone you don’t usually talk to like city cousins, foodies, medics, lawyers, etc.

Conduct such conversations on a flight to another state or country. Develop dialogue with people at a professional meeting, just about anywhere and with anyone who isn’t savvy about agriculture.

Times continue to change. Forty years ago, people expressed little interest in agriculture.

As a fledgling photo journalist in the mid-1970s, I can’t remember someone asking me about agriculture at a social event. This just didn’t happen even though some knew I worked in ag journalism.

Agriculture wasn’t hip, cool or fly back then. Today the tables have turned, and some people are quite interested in where their food comes from. They don’t hesitate to walk up to you, cocktail in hand and ask, “Tell me about antibiotics and beef production.”

Talk to them. Tell your story. Exude passion about your chosen profession.

But remember – ask them about their profession, who they are and what makes them tick. Listen.

Develop those relationships and build on those dialogues. Before you can expect someone to listen to you for one-half hour about how important international trade is to your bottom line, you must listen to them tell you about their home and garden, their chosen path in life or whatever else they choose to talk about at the time.

There is a voice that doesn’t use words – listen.

John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas. 

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