November Is National
SeekHelpf or City Parklmprovements
Editor:
The Coldwater Civic Club is
committed to a project to up-
grade the City Park.
As interest has increased in
the need for greater attention to
the physical health of our com-
munities we have determined
that there is a need for a walking
trail and new playground equip-
ment in the park.
The playground equipment
which will include various climb-
ing and swinging equipment at
a cost of$16,500.
The walking trail, which will
Published in The Western Star
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. 16c
LIST OF CLAIMS allowed by the
Board of Commissioners at their
regular meeting held November
15, 2016.
COUNTY GENERAL: County
Employees, salaries, 31,482.17;
Alliance AG, fuel, 852.72; Apex,
service, 142.09; ATT, utility,
60.01; Bolen, supply, 347.40;
Dirks, supply, 564.11; Home
Lumber, supply, 166.36; Mid-
Continent, supply, 108.68; Office
Supply, supply, 114.59; Protec-
tion Press, legals, 220.35; Quill,
supply, 214.35; Robert Slinkard,
service, 1,184.25; United, service,
433.30; Western Star, legal,
568.07; Wilmore Oil, fuel, 265.32
ROAD AND BRIDGE: County
Employees, salaries, 19,657.15;
Airgas, rental, 439.42; Alliance,
diesel, 1,829.02; ATT, utility,
461.78; Blue Tarp, supply, 671.09;
Bumper to Bumper, material,
386.96; Brehmer, material,
1,565.91; Cintas, uniforms,
451.21; EngineeringSolutions,
fees, 3,125.00; Foley, material,
227.99; Greensburg Farm, mate-
rial, 976.81; Harlie Haas, freight,
5,727.90; Home Lumber, mate-
rial, 245.97; Kirkham, fees,
974.97; Murphy, material, 140.21;
Red Hills, trash, 320.00; Salina
Steel, material, 255.20; SW
Truck, material, 256.72; TMHC,
fees, 152.00; Wilmore Oil, die-
sel, 639.58
SPECIAL HIGHWAY: Beeley,
material, 258.46; DW Young,
material, 1,522.66; Dolese, mate-
rial, 841.27; Ergon, material,
22,444.71; Horizon, material,
542.00
Lumber, recycle building, 80.53;
Hospital, building, 9,000.00;
Stockton, windows, 9,375.00
APPRAISER: County Employees,
salaries, 3,693.56; Apex Software,
renewal, 330.00; Dirks, supply,
245.16; FNBO, meeting, 607.03;
Kimble, maps, 68.00
HEALTH: County Employees,
salaries, 2,860.13; Dirks, supply,
55.45; Moore Medical, supply,
289.88; United, utility, 82.40
COUNTY FIRE: Alliance AG,
fuel, 106.57; ATT, utility, 74.49;
Beeley, propane, 699.83; Emer-
gency Fire, supply, 952.86;
Jayhawk, service, 131.83; Wil-
more Oil, fuel, 53.64
AMBULANCE: County Employ-
ees, salaries, 3,249.99; ATT, util-
ity~ 256.88; BoundTree, supply,
540.51; Terri Brosius, training,
600.00; Delisa's, billing, 256.85;
KEMSA, renewal, 300.00; David
Kntz, training, 5600.00; Shultz,
supply, 60.00; Visa, supply,
705.39; Wex, fuel, 322.21
AIRPORT: CMS, utility, 130.81
EMERGENCY 911: ATT, utility,
3,755.06; CMS, utility, 58.29;
Voice Products, service, 4,247.00
I, Alice Smith, County Clerk, do
hereby certify that the above list
of claims was allowed by the
Board of Commissioners at their
regular meeting held November
15, 2016.
In testimony thereof, I have
hereto set my hand and the offi-
cial seal of Comanche County
this fifteenth day of November,
2016.
ELECTION: County Employees,
salaries, 2883.42
COUNTY BUILDING: Home
SEAL
Alice Smith
Comanche County Clerk
Adoption Month
Editor, children in foster care in Kansas.
November is National Adop-
tion Month which is an effort to
raise awareness for the more
than 100,000 children in foster
care waiting to find permanent,
loving families.
In the United States, we have
a nearly three year average wait
for a child in foster care to be
Young children need the nur-
turing that families provide, and
having permanent family con-
nections are critical for older
youth to have legal and emo-
tional support as they transition
into adulthood and strive for
achievement, growth, and well-
being.
be half-mile long, has been
quoted at 20 loads of cement.
Each load will consist of $1,350
for cement, $200 for sand, $250
for mesh and $1,500 for labor.
In order to attain the funding
for these improvements we have
embarked on several avenues:
1. A drawing to be completed
at the Christmas bazaar. Selling
tickets toward the chance for
$200 of meat package. Ticket
price is $1 each, or six tickets for
$5.
2. December 2016, aBake Sale
in front of The Finishing Touch.
3. Plans to enlist community
assistance through benefit per-
formances, etc.
4. Enlisting support for a ben-
efit Golf tournament.
5. Applying for grants as in-
vestigation reveals them.
6. Letters to Alumni
7. Encouraging all the com-
munity to contribute.
At this time we have opened
an account through the 501(c)3
Comanche County Economic
Development Foundation which
is administered by the Peoples
Bank. This is an authorized tax
deductible organization. We cur-
rently have seed money in the
account and will keep the com-
munity informed on the progress
as it proceeds.
Your contribution, in any
amount, will be appreciated and
we are sure you will be rewarded
by both the beauty and the util-
ity of this endeavor.
Civic Improvement Club,
Park Project Committee
adopted, and sadly, more than You can make a difference in
23,000 children age out of the the life of a child by adopting.
foster care system every year Ifyouwant to learn more, visit
with no family or permanent the following website,
home. www.ad0ptkskids.org.
As of June 2015,350 children Sincerely,
in Kansas were awaiting adop- Peggy Stein
tion with no adoptive resource Board of Directors CASA
identified, and there were 6,517 -- Children Worth Saving
Recycling Starts
unity
Thanksgiving Dinner
I1 _ at 12:00Noon on
: .Thanksgiving Day
III thu Central High School
To Make Reservations Call
Jim Booth at (620) 582-5016
Reservations Due by Nov. 22
Sponsored by Comanche Lodge No. 295
Free will offering accepted Carry-outs available forshut-ins
)r a
from Kirby Meats
1 ticket $1 or 6 tickets for $5
Tickets available at the
Christmas Bazaar Nov. 19.
Help us fund the purchase of playground
equipment and a walking path for the city park
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