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(eonitnued from page 1) duce any potential loss. to give $1 per hour of her wage
---Voted to pay Chief --Approved a bid of $551 to an assistant manager when
Konrade $35 per month for celi from Rusty Murphey of Protec- the manager herself had to be
phone use. That amounts to a tion for the 1984 Ford half-ton absent from the pool.
$20 per month saving over what pickup the city had Offered for Reviewed the Sam Staggs
the city had been paying to pro- sale. Only ,other bid was from fowl case. Due to the lack of any
vide a cell phone for the chief. Ronnie Beer of Protection, in communication from Staggs on
--Heard a report from Citythe amount of $325. the matter, it was tabled untiithe
Clerk Duane Brumbaugh that--Heard the city clerk report July 11 council meeting.
there were five cases heard in he had not received a progressAkgreed with the city
municipal court during May. report on the repair of the Broad- clerk's recommendation to post-
--Heard the clerk report that way property owned by Alfred pone raising the sewer rates un-
auditors had postponed their Zimmerman. Building inspector til Sept. 16. A new sewer rate or-
visit to Protection and would be Craig Divoll will make contact dinance will be voted upon at the
there this week instead of a week with Zimmerman to determine Aug. 8 meeting.
earlier, whatprogress has been made on Reviewed the budget for
Heard the clerk report he the building repairs. 2007. Proposed is a 1-1.5 mill levy
would be out of the office June Heard Councilman Divoll increase, which would result in
19 for personal business, report that he will submit the a$30-40,000 increase in funding
--Received a report from the plans and bid documents for the over this year. With that, the
city clerk that a Travelers Insur- new building to be located on council hopes to increase vari-
ance Company representative the old community building site. ous departmental budgets.
would complete a loss analysis --Voted to amend the con- Voted to appoint LeRoy
for the city and have recommen- tract ofMeridith Yoder as swim- Zielke as municipal court judge
dations for the council to help re- ming pool manager, to allow her for the coming year.
ecall
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by Darlene Caraway
The Glitzy Gals Red Hat Soci-
ety met June 7, at the home of
June Kliesen. The other host-
esses were Phyllis Scherich and
Virginia Hadley. Clara Louthan
helped with calling.
Fourteen members enjoyed a Wanda announced that the Pratt
lunch of pita sandwiches, salad Red Hatters were hosting a Pond
and cake. and Garden Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Following lunch the business June 17, if anyone was interested
meeting was held. Queen Mother in going.
Wanda Booth, the presided. Members discussed ideas for
Members recited the Red Hat future meetings, and then went
Warning. They ask each mem- outside where some of them
bey where they went on their played croquet.
honeymoon: Phyllis and Dee The next meeting will be on
Scherich and Janis and Jerry July 5. Hostesses will be Ruby
Allen have June anniversaries. Booth and Darlene Caraway.
Taking Nominations for FSA County-Committee
Agricultural producers on USDA Farm Service Agency grams administered byFSA and
throughout the nation can nomi- (FSA) county committees now live in the local administrative
nate eligible candidates to serve through Aug. 1, 2006, for the area conducting an election may
county committee elections to be nominated for candidacy for
held in the fall. a committee.
Farmers and ranchers have an To become a nominee, eli-
important opportunity to ensure gible individuals must sign nomi-
that their FSA county commit- nation form FSA-699A. The form
tees represent them by partici- includes a statement that the
pating in the county committee nominee agrees to serve if
election process. FSA encour- elected.
ages agricultural producers -Farmers and ranchers should
across the county to nominate keep the following dates in mind
,eligible candidates, especially during the 2006 county commit-
minorities and women, to serve tee election process:
on the County FSA Committee * The nomination period be-
and to vote this fail. gun June 15, and Aug. 1 is.the
Farmers and ranchers who deadline to file nomination forms
serve on county committees help at the local USDA Service Cen-
make decisions necessary to ad- ter.
minister federal farm programs * USDA will mail ballots to
offered in their communities, eligible voters by Nov. 3. The
County committees make deci- last day to return voted ballots
# sions on agricultural issues such to the local USDA Service Cen-
as commodity price support ter is Dec. 4.
Camala Gates loans and payments, conserva- * Newly elected county com-
tion programs, disaster pay- mittee members will take office
Gates Earns Her merits and employing county ex- Jan. I, 2007.
ecutive directors.
Associates Degree Agricultural producers who Name Jackson
In Dental Hygiene participate or cooperate pro- TO Honorble
CamalaGates, RDH, recently Naim, Moore Mention List
graduated from Wichita State
University in the College of ,-- .% VOWS EvanJackson,2005graduatl
Health Professions. Amberlee Nairn and Christo- of South Central High School, i:
among those on the honorabk
The recent college graduate pher Moore were married June mention list for the spring 200(
is the 22-year-old daughter of 3, 2006, at the Helena Baptist semester at Noah Central Kan.
Chan and Susan and the grand- Church in Helena, Ga. sas Technical College at Beloi!
daughter of Valerie Gates, all of After a honeymoon cruise,and Hays. "
Coldwater. the newlyweds are at home in To be on this list a studenl
A 2002 graduate of SouthAthens, Ga. Both graduated
Central High School, she re- from the University of Georgia has to maintain a 3.0 - 3.79 grade
ceived her associate of science at Athens in May. pont average. Jackson studied
degree in dental hygiene and is Christopher is the grandson heavy equipment operation at
NCKTC.
currently in the process ofcom- of former Coldwater residents
Jackson is the son of Darren
pleting the bachelor's program Don Avey and the late Virginia and Kenna Jackson of rural Cold-
where license to practice is re- Avey.
quired, water.
Commencement was Satur- Family Surprises
day, May 15, with a class of 29 Your
students.
Priorto commencement, she Dad with Dinner Professional
received the Outstanding Aca- Joe Spence's family sur- Florists
demic Achievement Award. This prised him with a birthday din-
award was given to one student ner on Saturday, Jun ! 7. Not of- Town & Country
who maintained the highest cu- ten the three children are able to
mulative grade point average be here at the same time.I Floral
over the last four years of col- Those attending were Joe and
lege. Virginia Spence, daughter
She has successfully com-Deanna Chenoweth of Katy, I 1-800-264-9864 [
pleted all requirements neces- Tex son Byron, Julie, Elizabeth "
sary for Dental Hygiene and Inn Spence of Wichita, son [
licensure as established by the Dan, Marlene and Katy Spence
Kansas Dental Board. She is of Weir, and Jordan Brooks of
employed by Advanced Dental Pittsburg. Grandsons D. J. and II q llasStorlm
Arts of Manhattan, where she Jacob Spence and Jim and Vanita k with
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currently lives. Blundell were unable to attend.
in Protection
Will be closed the last Friday
Saturday, Sunday of June
June 23, 24, & 25.
Attention Farmers
Don't Forget that we can handle
your farm hydraulic hose repairs,
and have on hand what it takes
to make up any new
hydraulic hoses you need.
Central Fuel & Service, Inc.
100 N. Central 582-2621 Coldwater
