There have been several references to all terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, micro trucks and golf carts in the Labette Avenue. This writing is an attempt to define and explain each vehicle and the purposes for them to avoid confusion in future discussion. There are distinct differences, so Bill Miller offered to give pictures and definitions of each vehicle. Since this discussion could become quite lengthy, the newspaper will discuss one per week.
Micro/mini trucks along with UTVs are normally allowed on most country roads. The reason for this is, they are used by farmers, livestock producers, hunters and fishermen. They usually have the standard amenities of most street machines. They have two and four-wheel drives with engines of 300cc through 600cc which have top speeds of 40 to 60 mph. They are good work horses for limited heavy use. These trucks are not made for long distance over the road hauling.

Labette County High School will hold its annual Gatorade Football Scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 29, beginning at 6 p.m. on Lucas Field in Altamont.
Price of admission is one container of Gatorade per person.
Grizzly Football Fans may purchase season tickets, 2008 Discount Booster Club Memberships one night only and take advantage of the Booster Club Clearance Sale – shorts, shirts, sandals – all items $5 each.
For more information contact Athletic Director Jesse Ybarra at 620-784-5321.

Daniel Goddard, executive director of the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant Local Redevelopment Authority (KSAAP-LRPA) was honored recently at the Association of Defense Communities annual meeting in Monterey, Ca, for 10 years of service on the board of directors of the organization. ADC offers networking and assistance for communities dealing with the challenges of being a BRAC community.
Nearly 800 people attended the conference, representing community leaders, local staff members, military and private businesses specializing in the redevelopment and environmental efforts. Others attending from the local community were LRPA board members Brian Kinzie, Lonie Addis and deputy director Ann Charles.     A citation from ADC’s president Michael Houlemard, Jr. said Goddard was a successful Local Reuse Authority executive director at two BRAC sites, whose “insight has been invaluable, as had his commitment to share his knowledge of the complex base reuse process with leaders in other communities, especially those affected by the 2005 BRAC round.” Goddard was the executive director at Grissom Air Force Base prior to moving to Labette County.
In addressing Goddard’s decision to tackle a second base closure, Houlemard said, “In particular we admire your vision and dedication to take on KSAAP and the challenges that come with rural base redevelopment.”
During the conference Goddard participated in a panel discussing the differences in rural and urban redevelopment challenges, acted as moderator of another session and presented Defense Community Awards to the recipients.

By Ray Huff
Ever since I was a little boy I have been told that you couldn’t control Mother Nature. As a farmer I came to know this all too well. Now that I am in education Service Valley Charter Academy has found another entity that is uncontrollable … the government.
To start our summer off we all were hit hard with seven weeks of almost constant rain. This caused our timeline to lengthen considering the completion of our Charter project. Our foundation and stem wall could not be poured and it’s not a whole lot of fun to build fence in the pouring rain. Needless, to say we are still several weeks behind our “well-intended” plans.
Our second blow came only recently, when we found out that the state is well educated in the subject of procrastination. As most of you know by now we were awarded a grant by the state of Kansas, which was in the amount of a few hundred thousand dollars. As of today we still have no clue when we will be receiving that money. That in itself makes it very difficult to get things done.
Despite all of these setbacks, things are getting done … and done well. The state-of-the-art greenhouse is about 85% complete, the fence has been built and the chicken coop has been delivered. Teachers and students spirits have not diminished either. Theresa Farris, Kindergarten/First grade teacher, has built a mobile butterfly garden for her students and Karla Wimp, 2/3 teacher, has compiled a lengthy list of environmental vocabulary words for the entire school. Several students even brought gloves the first day of school in anticipation of working in the gardens.
Although our timeline has lengthened and our financial situation is still unknown we still hope to have the majority of the outside projects completed by the first of October. Even if this doesn’t happen one thing can be certain – Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night … or the government stays SVCA staff from the swift completion of their appointed task.
If you would like to make any donations or set up an appointment to tour the facilities or discuss the enrollment of your child please email or call Ray Huff: rhuff@usd504.org or 620 674-1624.

Two churches that have served the Chetopa community for many decades have closed in recent weeks, and at this point, it appears neither will be reopened.
The Sacred Heart Catholic Church sanctuary was torn down this month after it was deemed an unsafe building structure.
Even though the Parish Hall remains, diocese officials said the church will not be rebuilt. The Chetopa parish has been combined with the Catholic Church in Oswego.
Tentative plans call for a memorial to be built on the original church site and the Parish Hall building has been dedicated to the Knights of Columbus for their use.
Sacred Heart has occupied the northwest corner of Ninth and Maple since 1900.
Vance Cauthon, executive secretary for the Kansas Assemblies of God, said the Chetopa First Assembly of God has been closed, a decision that was made last Tuesday, Aug. 19.
There are no plans to re-establish the local congregation, and Cauthon said the building has not been sold at this point.
Cauthon said members of the congregation have been notified of the closing.
“It is always a sad day when a local church closes,” he said.
The Chetopa Assembly of God started in a store front in the downtown area. The congregation later purchased the building at Sixth and Locust Streets from the Presbyertian Church. The current sanctuary was built in the early 1970s and the old building was torn down.
The large stained glass window that was located behind the pulpit in the old building was used in the new sanctuary.
The west extension of classrooms and fellowship  hall were added a few years later.

Dr. Jack Martin, Parsons, was sworn in as a Labette County Commissioner during Monday’s regular meeting.
Martin was appointed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius last week following a nomination by the Labette County Central Committee, to serve out the unexpired term of Jerry Carson who died in June.
Martin already had won the Republican primary for the position and no Democrats filed for the commission post.
In other business on Monday, commissioners went over details with Larry Reynolds from the state appraiser’s office about handling local administrative duties in the county appraiser’s office in the absence of a certified appraiser.
The 2009 budget was approved following a public hearing.
They also signed an agreement with Community National Bank for a $13,385 lease on 911 console equipment.
Laure Moore, grants specialist, submitted one bid for the removal of asbestos from the Osage Township fire building and community center in the amount of $940 from TriAd Environmental Services.

For more information, see the Aug. 27 issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at taylornews.org.

Alene Mardell Cornog

NEWTON—Alene Mardell Cornog, 85, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at 1:50 p.m. at the Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kan.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 25, at the Simpson Funeral Home in Columbus, Kan. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Center Christian Church, rural Columbus, with the Rev. Dennis Castle officiating. Burial will be in the Fly Creek Cemetery near Faulkner, Kan. Online condolences may be left at www.columbus-kansas.com/simpson.

Mardell was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Faulkner, to Orley M. and Lida I (Imel) Lawrence.

On Feb. 7, 1943, she married Carl E. Cornog in Miami, Okla. She moved to Chetopa, Kan., with her young daughter, Karlynn, and her mother while her husband was overseas during World War II. She lived around Faulkner, Chetopa and Columbus area most of her life.

Carl preceded her in death on May 1, 2001.

She was a member of the Faulkner Christian Church in Faulkner. She was the pianist at the church for many years. At the age of 12, she helped her mother operate the telephone switchboard in Faulkner.She worked at Matlocks Five & Dime, Picher, Okla., the Williamette Shipyards as a welders helper, Portland, Ore., and at cafes in Chetopa.

Survivors include a daughter, Karlynn Agee and husband Wes of Sedgwick, Kan.; two adopted daughters, Connie Stevens and husband Troy of West Mineral, Kan.; and Bonnie Garrett of Pittsburg; one son, Larry Cornog and wife Debie of Columbus; one brother, Eugene Lawrence of Beaverton, Ore.; nine grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

Verdalea “Sunny” Collier

COMMERCE, Okla.—Virdalea “Sunny” Collier, 89, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Eastwood Manor Care Facility, Commerce, due to complications from cancer.

Services were held at the Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla., on Monday, Aug. 25. A private family burial was held at Walker Cemetery in Welch, Okla.

Services were under the direction of Jim Thomas, Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla.

Harold Victor Knight

VINITA, Okla.—Harold Victor Knight, 94, of Vinita, Okla., died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home.

Services were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla., with burial at Walker Cemetery, west of Welch.

Services were under the direction of Jim Thomas, Thomas Funeral Home, Welch.

Emmarine Hickles

PARSONS—Emmarine Hickles, 78, of Parsons, Kan., died in an automobile accident in Carthage, Mo., early Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, 2008.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Charles L. Phillips

COLUMBUS—Charles L. Phillips, 87, of Columbus, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22, at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Ave., Columbus, Kan. The Reverend Susan Daniel-Brey will officiate. Burial will follow in the Park Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will be at the Columbus Bath-Naylor Funeral Home from 6 to 7 p.m., on Thursday. Prudence Lodge #100 of Columbus will conduct Masonic Rites beginning at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The First United Methodist Church of Columbus or to The Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital. Memorials may be left at or mailed to The Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Avenue, P.O. Box 127, Columbus, KS 66725. On-line e-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com .

Arrangements and services are under the direction of the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 East Avenue, Columbus.

Betty Delmont Gilmore

COLUMBUS—Betty (Lou Sina) Delmont Gilmore, 81, of Columbus, Kan., died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Derfelt’s Baxter Chapel, Baxter Springs, Kan. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

New visitor’s guide to Oswego brochures were handed out at the monthly meeting of the Oswego Chamber meeting, held Wednesday, Aug. at noon, at city hall.
President Cindy Dean showed the brochures, both color and black and white that will be displayed at the City Office, Oswego Historical Museum, the Southeast Educational Museum and the Labette Avenue.
The brochure shows what Oswego has to offer in the way of merchants, schools and churches. It also lists points of interest in the area.
A letter of resignation from the board was read by Pastor Paul Wiand, stating so, due to health reasons.
Dean gave an update the chamber latest project. The chamber gave out over 15 cases of water during the Premium Sale at the Labette County Fair this year.
The chamber sponsored fall garage sale will be held on Sept. 6. Don McLead, manager of the G&W Foods in Oswego, told the chamber that the store parking lot will be available for those families residing in rural Oswego that would like to pay the $11 city fee, they could set up their sale items there.
If you would like to host a First Friday Coffee, contact Cindy Dean.
There are 58 members in the chamber so far this year.
Plans are being made for this year’s Oswegofest, Nikki Lewis will be heading this project this year. It will be held on Sept. 27, in conjunction with the Oswego High School Alumni Banquet, in Riverside Park.
Those attending were Cindy Dean, Kevin Sheddrick and Rena Russell. Members of the board that were not present were: Lori Brake, Ron Geifer, Terry Robison, Matt George, Matt Vail and Linda Rife.

There have been several
references to all terrain vehicles,
utility vehicles, micro
trucks and golf carts in the Labette
Avenue.
This writing is an
attempt to define and explain
each vehicle and the purposes
for them to avoid confusion in
future discussion.
There are distinct differences,
so Bill Miller offered to
give us pictures and definitions
of each vehicle. Since this discussion
could become quite
lengthy, the newspaper will
discuss one per week. This is the second in a series.
Let’s take a look at Utility Vehicles (UTVs).
This machine is more of a work horse, hence it is commonly known as a mule. This utility machine has 150cc to 1000cc engines and can reach top speeds of around 40-75 mph. Even the
least expensive UTVs come with headlights, taillights, stoplights, directional lights, horn, headrest, shoulder seat belts, and roll bars. You can get them with a number of accessories, enclosed cab, heater, air conditioning, automatic transmission, radios, and CD players, according to how much you wish to pay. They are made for both on and off road driving. Utility vehicles (UTVs) are not quite as rugged as all terrain vehicles (ATVs) are. Neither one are made for highway driving. UTVs also come in two passenger, four passenger and six passenger models.