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Greeley County Republican 75¢ Single Copy P.O. Box 610 • Tribune, Kansas 67879 • 620-376-4264 —10 Pages— Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Vol. 155. No. 36 Our vision is a vibrant, friendly, innovative, unified community with your family, health and happiness in mind. Jan & Dan Unified Greeley County supervisors Kirby Kleymann, Justin Phillips, Monty Moritz, Corbin Myers, and Scott Steele met Thursday, September 2, at 12:00 p.m. in a special meeting at the courthouse that was also streamed online. Also present were county health nurse Lisa Moritz, public works administrator Gina Bond, and county clerk Jerri Young. Kleymann called the meeting to order. The agenda was approved; the only item of business would be a discussion of the Greeley County Health Department. Lisa Moritz distributed a proposed architectural floor plan for remodeling of the space purchased by the county when the school requested that the health department move from its current location on the school campus. Moritz explained some of the suggestions. She would like to have a foot care area so senior citizens could come to the health department for foot care. The two required restrooms must be moved and brought up to code, with an 8-foot turn radius. There is a conference room for group meetings and a waiting room, and a covered drive-through area. The architect had included pricing, which Moritz also distributed. The architect fee was $5,000. Supervisors thought the overall price for the entire project was very high. Lisa described some possible funding grants. Supervisors had hoped the cost would be about half of what was proposed. Moritz said a detailed budget is needed to apply for grants. They also noted that timing is an issue, since the department must move in three months. It was noted that it would be very difficult to find a contractor on such short notice. Lisa asked where the department would go in the mean time. Possibilities were discussed. Supervisors asked if the proposed budget included any furniture, equipment, electronics, tables, chairs, etc. Supervisors asked Lisa to scale back the plan some, and have the architects look at what is already there and use as much of that as possible. They also asked for a list of grants Lisa has already been awarded, so they can see what may already be accounted for. After much further discussion, supervisors requested that Lisa look for other temporary locations, and also begin to pack up items that belong to the county in preparation for moving. They also want to meet face-to-face with the architects to let them know what the supervisors want and trim down the proposal because it is too expensive as it is. Supervisors hope that by their next meeting they will have a temporary location for the health department to move into. Official minutes of supervisors’ meetings are available at the county clerk’s office. Supervisors hold special meeting Make plans to attend a fun, Halloween-themed entertaining evening featuring 176 Keys’ Fun Pianos, an Italian dinner, and a silent and live auction on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The event, to be held at the Greeley County 4-H Building, is being hosted by the Greeley County Amusement Association as a fundraiser for Greeley County’s home-owned carnival. The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour with a catered Italian dinner to follow at 6 p.m. The dueling pianos show will begin at 7 p.m. with a live auction to follow the music and entertainment. The silent auction will be open throughout the evening and a cash bar will be available. “We’re so excited to bring the well-known Fun Pianos to our community. Known for their high-energy, fun, interactive shows, their talented, professional performers make sure this event is not to be missed!” said Diane Gentry, Greeley County Amusement Association board member. Tickets are $40 per individual or $320 for a table for eight. Those purchasing whole tables will receive a bottle of champagne. Tickets can be purchased from any Amusement Association board member or by stopping by the Greeley County Community Development office at 510 Broadway. For more information about Fun Pianos and the entertainment they provide, visit www.FunPianos.com. Greeley County Amusement Association board members are Wyatt Dautel, Diane Gentry, Sherri Elder, Christy Hopkins, David Huddleston, Monty Moritz, and Adriane Steinle. Contact any board member to purchase tickets or for more information. Dueling Pianos, Italian Dinner Scheduled for Saturday, October 23 September 13, 2021 6:00 PM I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of August 10 th and Special meetings on August 19 th , 2021 Minutes IV. Approval of expenditures and transfers V. 6:05 - Revenue Neutral Tax Rate Hearing VI. 6:15 - Budget Hearing VII. Comments from the Public VIII. Administrative Reports 1. PreK-5th Principal/ Superintendent 2. 6-12 Principal IX. BOE Member Reports X. Executive Session XI. New Business: 1. Resignations 2. Classified contracts for open positions 3. ESSER Community Survey 4. Supplementals 5. Substitute Nurse Compensation 6. Test to Stay, Play and Participate XII. Old Business XIII. Other XIV. Adjournment USD 200 Agenda Board of Education Tribune Assembly is super excited to have the details on Our Annual Heroes Day Celebration!!! This year we are extending it for All Medical Teams & Hospital Staff as well as all the Veterans, EMS, Firefighters, and Police Officers!!! Tribune Assembly of God Church will be hosting Heroes Day in front of the Fire Station and having the Food Trucks come again! All of our Local Heroes will receive vouchers for their dinner to be Free!!! This is all happening Sunday evening, Sept. 12 th , from 5-7pm. We are encouraging the whole community to come out and help celebrate all the Heroes and their sacrifices for our community!!! Watson’s Smokin’ BBQ and Pinky’s Food Trucks will be back with us! Hope to see you there! — April Sherer Heroes Day to be held at Fire Station Sept. 12th Fall Sports Season starts A 20 Year Memorial of 9/11 is planned for September 11, 2021. The public is invited to attend. The Memorial event will be and the Fire and EMS Station on Greeley Avenue. It will be from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. on September 11 th . Food available will be roast beef sandwiches, chips and hot dots. Please plan to attend as we remember 9/11 this coming Saturday. 9/11 Memorial planned The opening snap of the 6-man football season. Story page 10. High School cheerleaders performed during the football game. Varsity tennis competes at Phillipsburg. Story on Page 7. Varsity volleyball team is 3-0 at Weskan. Story on Page 3. J — There are two events this weekend in honor of our emergency service workers. One is a 20 Year Memorial for 9/11/2001 on Saturday around noon. The second is an event Sunday evening honoring all our local emergency service workers, medical personnel, and veterans. Thanks to them all for the service and time they give to the community for the good of our residents. There are many sacrifices and we appreciate that. These workers are an incredibly important part of our community and make it a livable place for us all. **** J – We did NOT print community birthday calendars this year. Several people have asked. We used to print them and sold 350- 400 a year. Last year we maybe sold 30-40. We just couldn’t reconcile the large amount of labor involved with the few people who still would like to have them. And we are getting older, for sure. Keeping track of birthdays has become a facebook/social media thing for most people. We were getting only a very few new additions to the calendar and they weren’t of the younger generations who have moved into town in recent years. We didn’t want to make that decision, and we put it off for several years, but we finally had to. Thanks for all those who have supported the project since 1998, when our son Aaron put them together. **** J – I noticed that we will have to begin dialing the area code as well as the phone number as of October 24 th . There are 13 states, including Kansas and Colorado, that will have to start doing this. When we moved here, it was only necessary to dial the last 4 numbers of anyone’s phone number!! I’m sure it will take me, and probably a few others, a while to get used to this dialing. Hopefully our smart phones will take care of it! **** D — Alan Schlegel announced his retirement as agronomist at the Southwest Research Extension Center. He and Martha came in 1984 and have been a stable part of the community for decades. They will be missed. The Extension has been part of the community since 1911 and has made valuable contributions to agriculture in the community and in Western Kansas. It should continue. It’s interesting that there were a number of key people who came in the mid and late 80s to the community. They are now retiring. It’s a loss but it does provide an opportunity for a new generation to take their place. **** D — We have started to print some pages in color. The problem is that our printer has only certain pages that can be in color and it doesn’t always match up with our historical placement of pages. I’m a creature of habit and page 4 has always been the editorial page and page 2 is the church page. And so it goes. But this week I have to change to accommodate the colored pictures. It messed with my head. I guess I can change my head, but it isn’t always as easy as it sounds. The computers at work and now in the cars, the phone and other electronic gadgets all seem to want me to change my mind. OK, OK, I’ll try, but isn’t there room for a little compromise? Why not program computers to serve people?
Transcript of Greeley County Republican
Greeley County Republican
75¢ Single Copy
P.O. Box 610 • Tribune, Kansas 67879 • 620-376-4264 —10 Pages— Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Vol. 155. No. 36
Our vision is a vibrant, friendly, innovative, unified community with your family, health and happiness in mind.
Jan & Dan
Unified Greeley County supervisors Kirby Kleymann, Justin Phillips, Monty Moritz, Corbin Myers, and Scott Steele met Thursday, September 2, at 12:00 p.m. in a special meeting at the courthouse that was also streamed online. Also present were county health nurse Lisa Moritz, public works administrator Gina Bond, and county clerk Jerri Young.
Kleymann called the meeting to order. The agenda was approved; the only item of business would be a discussion of the Greeley County Health Department.
Lisa Moritz distributed a proposed architectural floor plan for remodeling of the space purchased by the county when the school requested that the health department move from its current location on the school campus. Moritz explained some of the suggestions. She would like to have a foot care area so senior citizens could come to the health department for foot care. The two required restrooms must be moved and brought up to code, with an 8-foot turn radius. There is a conference room for group meetings and a waiting room, and a covered drive-through area. The architect had included pricing, which Moritz also distributed. The architect fee was $5,000. Supervisors thought the overall price for the entire project was very high. Lisa described some possible funding grants.
Supervisors had hoped the cost would be about
half of what was proposed. Moritz said a detailed budget is needed to apply for grants. They also noted that timing is an issue, since the department must move in three months. It was noted that it would be very difficult to find a contractor on such short notice. Lisa asked where the department would go in the mean time. Possibilities were discussed.
Supervisors asked if the proposed budget included any furniture, equipment, electronics, tables, chairs, etc. Supervisors asked Lisa to scale back the plan some, and have the architects look at what is already there and use as much of that as possible. They also asked for a list of grants Lisa has already been awarded, so they can see what may already be accounted for.
After much further discussion, supervisors requested that Lisa look for other temporary locations, and also begin to pack up items that belong to the county in preparation for moving. They also want to meet face-to-face with the architects to let them know what the supervisors want and trim down the proposal because it is too expensive as it is.
Supervisors hope that by their next meeting they will have a temporary location for the health department to move into.
Official minutes of supervisors’ meetings are available at the county clerk’s office.
Supervisors hold special meeting
Make plans to attend a fun, Halloween-themed entertaining evening featuring 176 Keys’ Fun Pianos, an Italian dinner, and a silent and live auction on Saturday, October 23, 2021.
The event, to be held at the Greeley County 4-H Building, is being hosted by the Greeley County Amusement Association as a fundraiser for Greeley County’s home-owned carnival.
The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour with a catered Italian dinner to follow at 6 p.m. The dueling pianos show will begin at 7 p.m. with a live auction to follow the music and entertainment. The silent auction will be open throughout the evening and a cash bar will be available.
“We’re so excited to bring the well-known Fun Pianos to our community. Known for their high-energy, fun, interactive shows, their talented, professional
performers make sure this event is not to be missed!” said Diane Gentry, Greeley County Amusement Association board member.
Tickets are $40 per individual or $320 for a table for eight. Those purchasing whole tables will receive a bottle of champagne. Tickets can be purchased from any Amusement Association board member or by stopping by the Greeley County Community Development office at 510 Broadway.
For more information about Fun Pianos and the entertainment they provide, visit www.FunPianos.com.
Greeley County Amusement Association board members are Wyatt Dautel, Diane Gentry, Sherri Elder, Christy Hopkins, David Huddleston, Monty Moritz, and Adriane Steinle. Contact any board member to purchase tickets or for more information.
Dueling Pianos, Italian Dinner Scheduled for Saturday, October 23
September 13, 20216:00 PM
I. Call to OrderII. Approval of AgendaIII. Approval of August 10th
and Special meetings on August 19th, 2021 Minutes
IV. Approval of expenditures and transfers
V. 6:05 - Revenue Neutral Tax Rate Hearing
VI. 6:15 - Budget HearingVII. Comments from the
PublicVIII. Administrative
Reports 1. PreK-5th Principal/
Superintendent 2. 6-12 PrincipalIX. BOE Member Reports X. Executive SessionXI. New Business: 1. Resignations 2. Classified contracts for
open positions 3. ESSER Community
Survey 4. Supplementals 5. Substitute Nurse
Compensation 6. Test to Stay, Play and
ParticipateXII. Old Business XIII. Other XIV. Adjournment
USD 200 AgendaBoard of Education
Tribune Assembly is super excited to have the details on Our Annual Heroes Day Celebration!!! This year we are extending it for All Medical Teams & Hospital Staff as well as all the Veterans, EMS, Firefighters, and Police Officers!!!
Tribune Assembly of
God Church will be hosting Heroes Day in front of the Fire Station and having the Food Trucks come again! All of our Local Heroes will receive vouchers for their dinner to be Free!!!
This is all happening Sunday evening, Sept. 12th, from 5-7pm. We are
encouraging the whole community to come out and help celebrate all the Heroes and their sacrifices for our community!!!
Watson’s Smokin’ BBQ and Pinky’s Food Trucks will be back with us!
Hope to see you there!— April Sherer
Heroes Day to be held at Fire Station Sept. 12th
Fall Sports Season starts
A 20 Year Memorial of 9/11 is planned for September 11, 2021. The public is invited to attend.
The Memorial event will be and the Fire and EMS
Station on Greeley Avenue. It will be from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. on September 11th.
Food available will be roast beef sandwiches, chips
and hot dots.Please plan to attend as we
remember 9/11 this coming Saturday.
9/11 Memorial planned
The opening snap of the 6-man football season. Story page 10.
High School cheerleaders performed during the football game.
Varsity tennis competes at Phillipsburg. Story on Page 7.
Varsity volleyball team is 3-0 at Weskan. Story on Page 3.
J — There are two events this weekend in honor of our emergency service workers. One is a 20 Year Memorial for 9/11/2001 on Saturday around noon. The second is an event Sunday evening honoring all our local emergency service workers, medical personnel, and veterans. Thanks to them all for the service and time they give to the community for the good of our residents. There are many sacrifices and we appreciate that. These workers are an incredibly important part of our community and make it a livable place for us all.
****J – We did NOT print community birthday calendars this year. Several people have asked. We used to print them and sold 350-400 a year. Last year we maybe sold 30-40. We just couldn’t reconcile the large amount of labor involved with the few people who still would like to have them. And we are getting older, for sure. Keeping track of birthdays has become a facebook/social media thing for most people. We were getting only a very few new additions to the calendar and they weren’t of the younger generations who have moved into town in recent years. We didn’t want to make that decision, and we put it off for several years, but we finally had to. Thanks for all those who have supported the project since 1998, when our son Aaron put them together.
****J – I noticed that we will have to begin dialing the area code as well as the phone number as of October 24th. There are 13 states, including Kansas and Colorado, that will have to start doing this. When we moved here, it was only necessary to dial the last 4 numbers of anyone’s phone number!! I’m sure it will take me, and probably a few others, a while to get used to this dialing. Hopefully our smart phones will take care of it!
****D — Alan Schlegel announced his retirement as agronomist at the Southwest Research Extension Center. He and Martha came in 1984 and have been a stable part of the community for decades. They will be missed. The Extension has been part of the community since 1911 and has made valuable contributions to agriculture in the community and in Western Kansas. It should continue. It’s interesting that there were a number of key people who came in the mid and late 80s to the community. They are now retiring. It’s a loss but it does provide an opportunity for a new generation to take their place.
****D — We have started to print some pages in color. The problem is that our printer has only certain pages that can be in color and it doesn’t always match up with our historical placement of pages. I’m a creature of habit and page 4 has always been the editorial page and page 2 is the church page. And so it goes. But this week I have to change to accommodate the colored pictures. It messed with my head. I guess I can change my head, but it isn’t always as easy as it sounds. The computers at work and now in the cars, the phone and other electronic gadgets all seem to want me to change my mind. OK, OK, I’ll try, but isn’t there room for a little compromise? Why not program computers to serve people?
