CHERRYVALE — A two-vehicle collision on U.S. 169 highway north of U.S. 169/160 junction has resulted in five fatalities, according to the Cherryvale Fire-EMS Department. One passenger was lifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. when a southbound vehicle hydroplaned and crossed the center line, crashing head on into a northbound vehicle. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Joseph C. Blackburn, 75, and Clara M. Blackburn, 77, both of Parsons, and Misty D. Bentsen, 31, of Plattsburg, Mo., were in the southbound vehicle and were killed at the scene.In the northbound vehicle were two Henry White, 44, and Terry G. White, 48, both of Cherryvale. The White also were killed at the scene. Noah Stoddard, age 5, also of Cherryvale, was injured in the crash and taken to a Tulsa hospital.No report has been made available on Stoddard’s status. The highway was shut down for several hours while the Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the collision and removed the wreckage from the highway.

By Mike & Virginia Morris, ministers
Caney First Assembly of God Church

On July 31 four semi-trucks pulled out of the parking lot at First Assembly of God in Caney each loaded with a 20-foot container. Each container was tightly packed with a wide assortment of items ranging from garden tools to sports equipment to school supplies to winter clothing. While contents may be varied, they share one common destination: they are headed to a Third World nation to help children in need.

For the past 15 years, First Assembly has partnered with missionaries Larry and Sharon Smith in their work in Bangladesh. As part of their ministry the Smiths provide an education to thousands of children in and around Dhaka, the nation’s capital. The recent shipment is the fourth that First Assembly has been involved in, and thanks largely to the dedication of the congregation and the thoughtfulness of area business people, each shipment gets larger than the one before.

Bangladesh is among the world’s poorest countries. Its population is approximately half that of the United States, yet its area is the same as Arkansas. The average monthly income is only about $30. Parents often are unable to provide food for their children, much less an education.

Soon after the Smiths arrived in the country in 1979, Larry came face-to-face with the staggering need people face on a daily basis. The result sparked an outreach to children that continues to grow.

“A man walked into my office,” says Smith, “and I assumed he was a beggar. But he didn’t ask for money. Instead, he told me how his wife had died in childbirth leaving him with three children to provide for alone. He had no one to care for the new baby, yet if he didn’t work, the entire family would die.”

Smith asked the man how he could help, but he wasn’t prepared for the response. “Brother,” the man said, “take my baby.” With no way to help him, all Smith could do was give him a little money. The man never said a word; he simply left quietly, his head bowed in defeat. “As I watched him go something stirred inside of me,” Smith recalls. “I never wanted to turn someone away like that again.”

Out of this incident came Home of Hope, a children’s home in Dhaka. Beginning with seven boys, the home has since grown to more than 218 children. In addition to providing food and shelter, it also includes a school. Over the years branch schools have been started in more than 60 outlying villages making the total enrollment more than 7,000.  Most recently, property has been purchased to build a Bible School for those desiring further education. The Smiths rely on help from people and agencies in the United States to meet the staggering need for school supplies and equipment to educate that many children as well as help keep them healthy and well fed.

When the Smiths visited First Assembly in 1993, they were impressed with the food pantry that Pastor Mike Morris and his wife, Virginia, had started as an outreach to people in need in the Caney School District. After hearing how the church had participated in several missions trips in the U.S. and Mexico, Larry asked if they would consider helping children at Home of Hope. Mike immediately asked what was needed. Smith told him they could use anything a child from 4 to 18 years old might need, multiplied by 240.

The first assistance from the church consisted mainly of food that was packed in several steel barrels. Immediately afterward, however, the congregation began collecting a wider variety of items in preparation for the Smiths’ return to the states four years later. At the same time the church’s local outreach to the Caney area expanded to include a local food pantry, elderly food program, care boxes for local soldiers serving overseas, and the annual Angel Tree project at Christmastime.

The next shipment from First Assembly consisted of two 20-foot containers filled with supplies valued at more than $160,000. “We went from barrels to two containers, then three, and now we are up to four,” says Virginia Morris.

Eight years ago the Smiths invited the Morrises to Bangladesh to see how the collected items were being used. “Dhaka was like nothing we had seen before,” Virginia says. “We saw people living along congested streets in homes that were simply pieces of tin fastened together. Crowds of people lined up at job sites just hoping to be chosen for a day’s work. But when we drove onto the grounds at Home of Hope, we heard the laughter of children. We cried most of the time we were there because so much of what we saw came from Caney and friends of ours. The building was painted with paint from Coffeyville. The school library was filled with books that we sent. The kitchen was filled with items that we placed in the container. Children came up to us wearing T-shirts with a Caney ball team, company or something American printed on them. One little girl was wearing a ball cap with the words ‘Caney Police Department’ and another with ‘Caney Valley Bank’ across the front. We were so humbled to think that God has been good enough to allow us to be a part of something that is touching so many lives.”

The quantity of needed items has grown along with the school program, creating the need for more containers—and more help. Much of that help has come from people in the area who willingly participate in the project.

“We’ve had overwhelming support from people in the area,” says Mike Morris. “Among them are Max Trimmell, Bob Hart, Marsha Wilmoth, Brandi Cunningham, Matt Saddoris, John Owens, Kerry Gorby, Marty Davis, Joel Dodson and D’Ard Rigby. They willingly provided items that ranged from shoes to desks to generators to musical instruments. When I asked one man why he was helping us, he told me it was a personal thing. He just felt like he needed to be a part of it. This project is beyond what any of us can do alone, but knowing how the Lord multiplies our efforts makes more and more people want to join the effort.”

Getting the recent shipment ready was no easy task and required hours of work. “One man from the church said that this was the only church he knew of that encouraged people to come to the Wednesday night service in their work clothes,” Mike says with a laugh. “It takes a lot of dedication, but with everyone’s help the work gets done.”

Items in this year’s shipment include over 36,000 spiral notebooks; 106,000 pencils; back packs, medical supplies, bikes, personal hygiene items, bedding, towels and clothing; and one ton of rice.  “With such a huge array of supplies, I have no doubt the value will total more than $500,000,” says Smith, “all collected, packed, loaded and inventoried by the people of  Caney First Assembly.”

Years have passed since a desperate man walked out of Larry Smith’s office. While the memories of that day will never be erased from Smith’s mind, they are being replaced by the faces of hundreds of children—smiling and healthy—who look forward to a brighter future because of Home of Hope and the people who help support it. “The children that we started with so long ago are now graduating,” Smith says. “One of them now helps produce TV programs that are seen all over the Bengali-speaking world. He’s just one example of the difference that comes as we share the love of God in tangible ways.”

As the most recent shipment of containers makes its way to the docks of Dhaka no one can know the opportunities that await the children who will be blessed by each item. But as more than 7,000 Bangladeshi children use the pencils, desks and other supplies their lives are forever linked to First Assembly and a group of people in the Caney area who share God’s love through their hard work and commitment. Together, they are making a difference in their world.

BY ANDY TAYLOR
Montgomery County Chronicle

COFFEYVILLE — Tuesday was a day of milestones for Coffeyville resident Ana Rojas.

It was a day that she entered a U.S. polling booth for the first time and put a checkmark next to the names of her preferred candidates.

And, Tuesday also was an anniversary — for it was on Aug. 5, 1999, that Rojas, a native of Colombia, landed in the United States to become a U.S. citizen.

It took her nine long years to finish the process of being considered a red-blooded American.

So, she celebrated by taking advantage of one of the greatest rights bestowed to any U.S. citizen: casting a ballot in an election.

“I was so proud when I arrived at my polling site at 7 o’clock in the morning,” she said. “I told my the poll workers that this was the first time I had ever voted as an American and that I intended to help change the course of the nation by voting. The poll workers just laughed at me.”

Ana Mercedes Rojas Moncriff — or Ana Rojas as she is known in America — was downright excited to begin the long trek toward U.S. citizenship when she landed at the Miami International Airport nine years ago.

She was leaving a job as a food chemistry teacher at Incca University in the city of Bogatá — her hometown. However, she was coming to the United States to be closer to her family, including daughter Gabriella and husband David Johnson of Independence.

Her first encounter with Uncle Sam came in a meeting in Miami with other foreign guests who also were seeking their citizenship papers.

“There was not a greeting of ‘Hello,’ ‘How are you,’ or ‘Thank you for coming to America’,” she said. “Instead, a person stood up in front of us and said, ‘Now that you have stepped foot on North American soil, you will be expected to pay taxes.’ I’ll never forget those first words.”

So, Ana Rojas got her introduction into the brave new world of America by learning the age-old axiom: there’s no escaping death or taxes.

But, just trying to get her U.S. citizenship was appearing to be more difficult than paying taxes . . . or even dying.

That’s because foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship have to spend five years in the United States to establish a residence. The foreign national cannot leave the country at any time during those five years. Should they leave the borders of the United States, they will face a six-month extension to their residency requirement.

That’s a six-month extension for each trip outside of the United States.

For Rojas, several trips to Canada to visit a daughter meant that her residency requirement would be extended for an additional three years.

“No one told me about the six-month extension per each visit outside the United States,” she said. “I’ve learned the hard way that a person seeking citizenship has to ask lots of questions of the officials. That’s because the process itself tends to be silent and sometimes not very helpful.

“It was a struggle to get information.”

Not only did Rojas have to have an extended residency but she, along with all other citizenship-seeking foreign nationals, had to be interviewed by officials in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. The interview, conducted last year, asked Rojas to provide details of her previous addresses and employment plus the names of all immediate family members living in the United States or abroad.

Questions were also asked about any criminal background (Rojas has none), any vices (such as habitual drinking or drug use) or political alliances.

And, she also had to answer 10 questions taken from a list of 96 questions related to U.S. civics, history and government.

“I passed my interview and the test with a 100 percent score,” she said. “I was proud of it.”

The moment for official citizenship finally arrived on July 18 when Rojas joined 243 foreign nationals from 39 countries to receive their U.S. citizenship at a ceremony in Wichita.

Each new American was presented with a U.S. flag plus a certificate of naturalization.

And, the newest citizens of the United States also recited the Pledge of Allegiance, took the Oath of Allegiance — there actually is a required oath to be taken by all naturalized citizens — and concluding the event by singing the “Star Spangled Banner.”

“It was an emotional event,” she said of the July 18 ceremony.

Rojas believes that the headlines surrounding the controversial issue of immigration tends to negate the thousands of residents who attain their naturalization through legal channels.

Nor, do the stories about immigration focus on the sometimes-grueling process to become a bona fide citizen of the United States. Citizenship cases pending with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service can be mired in red tape for years.

Because the road to citizenship is a long trek, it often creates resentment among U.S. citizens toward foreigners, she said.

“In Colombia, it is a symbol of pride if a person wants to come to America and become a U.S. citizen,” she said. “It’s a goal for many people — poor, middle class or wealthy. That’s what America is about.”

Rojas also said she hoped to dispel the myth that Americans should only speak one language. Although English is the common tongue of the United States (and, in some states, it is considered the “official” language), most other nations require their citizens to be bilingual or multi-lingual.

“It is taught in school at an early age,” she said. “And, once a student in Colombia attends a bilingual school, they’ll take a course in mathematics in English, followed by a course in physics in Spanish, followed by a course in biology in English, and so on. That’s the best way to get the kids to understand the languages.

“We also should understand that many nations of the world do not speak only English. In our global society, it’s important that we learn to communicate in many languages. I also know for a fact that if a person is able to speak two or more languages, they will be highly sought in any job market.”

After working for five years at the Independence Public Library, Rojas was hired as a translator/interpreter for Spanish-speaking students in the Coffeyville school district. Today, she works with those students to cross the bridge between the Hispanic and American cultures.

In between the lessons on English sentence structures and dialects, Rojas offers herself as an example of what it takes to become an American citizen: some hard work, a great deal of patience, and a desire to want to make a difference in others.

Now that she waves Ol’ Glory, what would she do to change the course of the nation?

“I think I would change our national anthem,” she said, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. “It has a lot of high notes that I cannot reach. I think we need to change that.”

(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008)

OPERATION OF MICRO UTILITY TRUCKS AND  ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES ON THE STREETS

ORDINANCE
NO. 08-4564
AN ORDINANCE  REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF MICRO UTILITY TRUCKS AND ALL- TERRAIN VEHICLES ON THE STREETS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CHERRYVALE AND SETTING OUT ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE USE OF ATVs; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS INCLUDING PENALTIES FOR  VIOLATION THEREOF.
Be it Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Cherryvale, Kansas:
Section 1. REGISTRATION OF MICRO UTILITY TRUCKS AND ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES. The City of Cherryvale shall issue Micro Utility Trucks and All Terrain Vehicle Registrations. The Registration shall be due on August 1 of each year. The registration fee shall be set by the City Administrator.  The City shall issue a registration sticker that shall be attached and  displayed clearly on the rear of all Micro Utility Trucks and All Terrain Vehicles driven upon City  streets.  The City of Cherryvale shall only issue registration stickers to owners who present  current proof of liability insurance for the vehicle.
Section 2.  It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation, upon any city  street of any Micro Utility Truck or All Terrain Vehicle which is not registered with the  City of Cherryvale, or which does not have displayed a current and valid registration  sticker issued by the City of Cherryvale.  Violation of this section shall be punishable  by a fine of not less than $500.
(2) Display or cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration  receipt or registration sticker knowing the same to be factitious or to have been  canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered. Violation of this section shall be  punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
(3) Lend or to knowingly permit the use by one not entitled thereto any registration  receipt or registration sticker issued to the person so lending or permitting the use  thereof. Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
(4) Remove, conceal, alter, mark, or deface the registration sticker or other mark or  identification upon any Micro Utility Truck or All Terrain Vehicles. Violation of this  section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
(5) Carry or display a registration sticker upon any vehicle not lawfully issued for such  vehicle.  Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
Section 3. HOURS OF OPERATION. Drivers of All Terrain Vehicles shall not operate the  vehicles between Dusk and Dawn, unless the Vehicle is owned or operated by the Federal Government, the State of Kansas, or a political subdivision of the State of Kansas. Violation of  this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
Section 4. PROHIBITED USE. No All Terrain Vehicles shall be operated inside of Fairview Cemetery or any city park, unless the Vehicle is owned or operated by the Federal Government,  the State of Kansas, or a political subdivision of the State of Kansas. Violation of this section  shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 3 and 4 of this ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon  its publication in the official city newspaper. Sections 1 and 2 shall be effective on August 11,  2008.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Governing Body of the City of Cherryvale, Kansas, this 4th day of August, 2008.
John M. Wright, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rebecca Anderson, City Clerk

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, Aug. 7, 14 and 21, 2008)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS

National City Mortgage Co. (Plaintiff)
vs.
Michael R. Stevens (Defendant)
Case No. 08CV68I
Div. No. K.S.A. 60
Mortgage Foreclosure

NOTICE OF SUIT
The State of Kansas to: MICHAEL R STEVENS; ASHLEY N STEVENS (A/K/A ASHLEY SWEETEN); JOHN DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN); MARY DOE (REAL NAME UNKNOWN) and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the unknown spouses of the defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of such defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown guardians and trustees of such of the defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability; and all other persons who are or may be concerned:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas, by National City Mortgage Co. for judgment in the sum of $34,864.92, plus interest, costs and other relief; judgment that plaintiff’s lien is a first lien on the said real property and sale of said property to satisfy the indebtedness, said property described as follows, to wit:
LOT 14, RIVERVIEW ADDITION #2, CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS  Commonly known as 813 E Main, Independence, Kansas 67301
and you are hereby required to plead to said petition in said Court at Independence, Kan., on or before the 21st day of September, 2008.
Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
SHAPIRO & MOCK, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
6310 Lamar, Suite 240
Overland Park, KS 66202-4287
(913) 831-3000
Fax No. (913) 831-3320

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, Aug. 7, 14 and 21, 2008)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS

The Cit Groupo/Consumer Finance, Inc. (Plaintiff)
vs.
Christopher J. Bailey, et al., (Defendants)
Case No. 08 CV 25 I
Court No.
Title to Real Estate Involved

NOTICE OF
SHERIFF’S SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas, in the case above numbered, wherein the parties above named were respectfully plaintiff and Defendants, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of Montgomery County, Kansas, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the south steps of the Montgomery County Courthouse, 102 W. 7th St. in Coffeyville, Kansas on August 29, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. of said day, the following described real estate situated in the County of Montgomery, State of Kansas, to-wit:
THE WEST 30 FEET OF LOT 4 AND LOTS 5 AND 6, BLOCK 3, MCGEE`S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF CANEY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS (“Property”)
said real property is levied upon as the property of Defendants Christopher J. Bailey and Lynn E. Bailey and all other alleged owners and will be sold without appraisal to satisfy said Order of Sale.
Stan Veach, sheriff
Montgomery County, Kan.
MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C.
Beverly M. Weber KS # 20570
Desarae G. Harrah KS # 23021
Emily W. Hess KS # 23035
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008)

HOUSING REHABILIATION GRANT
CITY OF CHERRYVALE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Cherryvale will hold a public hearing on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the USD 447 Central Office, located at 618 E. 4th Street, Cherryvale, Kan., to present and discuss the submission of an application to the Kansas Housing Resources for a Housing Rehabilitation Grant through the Federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The specific project application to be discussed will be the rehabilitation to approximately 20 homes located in the city limits of Cherryvale, Kan. The estimated project cost is $375,000 with a maximum grant request of $300,000.  Other project proposals introduced at the hearing will be considered.  Oral and written comments will be recorded and become a part of the City’s Citizen Participation Plan.
Reasonable accommodations will be made available to persons with disabilities. Requests should be submitted to City Hall at 620-336-2776 before Friday, Aug.  15, 2008.

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008)

LEGAL NOTICE
You and each of you are hereby notified that CEP Mid-Continent, LLC has filed an application to commence the commingling of production from the Prue Sandstone, Iron Post and Mulky sources of supply in the Knisley #5-2 well, located in the approx. SE, NE, SW/4 of Sec. 5, Township 33 South, Range 17 East, Montgomery County, Kansas.
Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their objections or protests with the Conservation Division of the State of Kansas within fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the state of Kansas.  If no protests are received, this application may be granted through a summary proceeding.  If valid protests are received, this matter will be set for hearing.
All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly.
CEP Mid-Continent, LLC
Attn:  David F. Spitz, Engr. Mgr.
15 W. Sixth Street, Suite 140
Tulsa, OK  74119-5415
(918) 877-2912

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(Published in The Montgomery County Chronicle, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008)

LEGAL NOTICE
You and each of you are hereby notified that CEP Mid-Continent, LLC has filed an application to commence the commingling of production from the Skinner, Iron Post, Mulky Shale and Summit Shale sources of supply in the Knisley #6-5 well, located in the NE, SE, SW/4 of Sec. 6, T33S, R17E, Montgomery County, Kansas.
Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their objections or protests with the Conservation Division of the State of Kansas within fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication.  These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the state of Kansas.  If no protests are received, this application may be granted through a summary proceeding.  If valid protests are received, this matter will be set for hearing.
All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly.
CEP Mid-Continent, LLC
Attn:  David F. Spitz, Engr. Mgr.
15 West Sixth Street, Suite 1400
Tulsa, OK  74119-5415
(918) 877-2912

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 24, 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Bank of America, N.A. (Plaintiff)
vs.
Estate Of Mark Goldsmith a/k/a Mark Gordon Goldsmith, a/k/a Mark G. Goldsmith; Unknown Spouse, if any, of Mark G. Goldsmith; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant) (Defendants)
Case No.  08CV77I
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Suit
The State Of Kansas, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.
You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate:
Lot 6, Block 1, McGees Addition to the City of Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, commonly known as 108 N. Hooker Street, Caney, KS  67333-2027 (the “Property”)
and you are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 3rd day of September, 2008, in the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas.  If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Joe Baca  (KS Bar No. 21707)
South & Associates, P.C.
245 N. Waco St., Suite 400
Wichita, KS  67202
Attorneys For Plaintiff (87981)

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31, Aug. 7 and 14, 2008)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Chase Home Finance LLC (Plaintiff)
vs.
Layton Thomas Moore a/k/a Layton T. Moore; Brandi Lee Ann Moore a/k/a Brandi Lee Moore, a/k/a Brandi L. Moore; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); (Defendants)
Case No.  08CV76I
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Suit
The State Of Kansas, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.
You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Montgomery County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate:
Lot 8, replat of the East 150 feet of Lost 1 and 2 and all of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Block 2, AKERS SUBURBAN ADDITION to the City of Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, commonly known as 516 South Hollywood, Coffeyville, Kansas, commonly known as 516 South Hollywood Street, Coffeyville, KS  67337 (the “Property”)
and you are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 10th day of September, 2008, in the District Court of Montgomery County, Kan.  If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Mark Mellor (KS Bar No. 10255)
South & Associates, P.C.
245 N. Waco St., Suite 400
Wichita, KS  67202
Attorneys For Plaintiff (85715)

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

CITY OF CANEY

RESOLUTION NO. 1171
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE UPON THE STATEMENT OF THE ENFORCING OFFICER OF SAID CITY THAT THE STRUCTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS.
WHEREAS, the Enforcing Officer of the City of Caney, Kansas, has filed a statement in writing that the following described structure is unsafe or dangerous, to-wit:
Lot 14:&S 42’ LOT 15 BLK 53; SECTION 12 TOWNSHIP 35 RANGE 13 FIRST Addition, to the City of Caney, Kansas, Montgomery County, Commonly known as 100 N. Fawn St. (HOUSE).
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Caney, Kansas provides upon filing of such written statement, that the Governing Body of the City of Caney shall fix a time and place for hearing, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution shall be published and notice given to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant as hereafter set forth: and
WHEREAS, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), Owner(s) agent(s), lien holder(s) and occupant(s) are:
Owner(s): Patricia K. Lumley, P.O. Box 134, Caney, KS 67333
1. Owner(s) Agent(s):
2. Lien holder(s): NONE
3. Occupant(s):
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Governing Body of the City of Caney, Kansas, does hereby fix the following time and place at which the owner, owner’s agent, and lien holder of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why said structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished.
Date of Hearing: Sept. 15, 2008.
Place of Hearing: Board of Education Office at 7:00 p.m., Caney, KS 67333.
SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week in the Montgomery County Chronicle, the official city newspaper.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Caney, Kansas, is hereby directed to mail a true and correct certified copy of the within Resolution by certified mail within three days after the date of first publication hereof to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant at the last known place of residence of each, marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” provided, that if the owner is a resident of Montgomery County, Kansas, the resolution shall be personally served within five days on such owner or delivered to their last known address and in this case, at least one week shall elapse between the service on such owner and the date set for the hearing.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Caney on this July 21, 2008.
Dale McBride, Mayor
ATTEST: CAROLE COKER, City Clerk

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

CITY OF CANEY

RESOLUTION NO. 1172
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE UPON THE STATEMENT OF THE ENFORCING OFFICER OF SAID CITY THAT THE STRUCTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS.
WHEREAS, the Enforcing Officer of the City of Caney, Kansas, has filed a statement in writing that the following described structure is unsafe or dangerous, to-wit:
BLOCK 53,  Lot 18 SECTION 12 Township 35 RANGE 13; of the FIRST Addition, section 12, township 35, range 13 to the City of Caney, Kansas, Montgomery County, Commonly Known as 106 N. Fawn St. (House).
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Caney, Kansas provides upon filing of such written statement, that the Governing Body of the City of Caney shall fix a time and place for hearing, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution shall be published and notice given to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant as hereafter set forth: and
WHEREAS, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), Owner(s) agent(s), lien holder(s) and occupant(s) are:
Owner(s): Gary Don & Ardith Ann Springer, 1758 CR 4600, Elk City, KS 67344.
1. Owner(s) Agent(s):
2. Lien holder(s): NONE
3. Occupant(s):
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Governing Body of the City of Caney, Kansas, does hereby fix the following time and place at which the owner, owner’s agent, and lien holder of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why said structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished.
Date of Hearing: Sept. 15, 2008
Place of Hearing: Board of Education Office at 7:00 p.m., Caney, KS 67333.
SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week in the Montgomery County Chronicle, the official city newspaper.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Caney, Kansas, is hereby directed to mail a true and correct certified copy of the within Resolution by certified mail within three days after the date of first publication hereof to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant at the last known place of residence of each, marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” provided, that if the owner is a resident of Montgomery County, Kansas, the resolution shall be personally served within five days on such owner or delivered to their last known address and in this case, at least one week shall elapse between the service on such owner and the date set for the hearing.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Caney on this July 21, 2008.
Dale McBride, Mayor
ATTEST: CAROLE COKER, City Clerk

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

CITY OF CANEY

RESOLUTION NO. 1173
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE UPON THE STATEMENT OF THE ENFORCING OFFICER OF SAID CITY THAT THE STRUCTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS.
WHEREAS, the Enforcing Officer of the City of Caney, Kansas, has filed a statement in writing that the following described structure is unsafe or dangerous, to-wit:
LT 3; N/2 LT 4 BLK 42: SECTION 12 TOWNSHIP 35 RANGE 13. FIRST Addition, to the City of Caney, Kansas, Montgomery County, Commonly Known as 407 N. Foreman ST. (House).
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Caney, Kansas provides upon filing of such written statement, that the Governing Body of the City of Caney shall fix a time and place for hearing, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution shall be published and notice given to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant as hereafter set forth: and
WHEREAS, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), Owner(s) agent(s), lien holder(s) and occupant(s) are:
Owner(s): Justin L. & Sherah L. Acuff, 201 S. 14th St., Independence, KS 67301.
1. Owner(s) Agent(s):
2. Lien holder(s): NONE
3. Occupant(s):
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Governing Body of the City of Caney, Kansas, does hereby fix the following time and place at which the owner, owner’s agent, and lien holder of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why said structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished.
Date of Hearing: Sept. 15, 2008.
Place of Hearing: Board of Education Office at 7:00 p.m., Caney, KS 67333.
SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week in the Montgomery County Chronicle, the official city newspaper.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Caney, Kansas, is hereby directed to mail a true and correct certified copy of the within Resolution by certified mail within three days after the date of first publication hereof to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant at the last known place of residence of each, marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” provided, that if the owner is a resident of Montgomery County, Kansas, the resolution shall be personally served within five days on such owner or delivered to their last known address and in this case, at least one week shall elapse between the service on such owner and the date set for the hearing.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Caney on this July 21, 2008.
Dale McBride, Mayor
ATTEST: CAROLE COKER, City Clerk

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

CITY OF CANEY

RESOLUTION NO. 1174
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE UPON THE STATEMENT OF THE ENFORCING OFFICER OF SAID CITY THAT THE STRUCTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS.
WHEREAS, the Enforcing Officer of the City of Caney, Kansas, has filed a statement in writing that the following described structure is unsafe or dangerous, to-wit:
BLOCK 2 LOT 9 & 10, SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 35 RANGE 13 Original Addition to the City of Caney, Kansas, Montgomery County, Commonly Known as 106 W. 2nd AVE. (House, garage/shop/out building).
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Caney, Kansas provides upon filing of such written statement, that the Governing Body of the City of Caney shall fix a time and place for hearing, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution shall be published and notice given to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant as hereafter set forth: and
WHEREAS, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), Owner(s) agent(s), lien holder(s) and occupant(s) are:
Owner(s): Wilmer and Linda Malotte, 108 W. 2nd, Caney, KS 67333.
1. Owner(s) Agent(s):
2. Lien holder(s): NONE
3. Occupant(s):
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Governing Body of the City of Caney, Kansas, does hereby fix the following time and place at which the owner, owner’s agent, and lien holder of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why said structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished.
Date of Hearing: Sept. 15, 2008.
Place of Hearing: Board of Education Office at 7:00 p.m., Caney, KS 67333.
SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week in the Montgomery County Chronicle, the official city newspaper.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Caney, Kansas, is hereby directed to mail a true and correct certified copy of the within Resolution by certified mail within three days after the date of first publication hereof to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant at the last known place of residence of each, marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” provided, that if the owner is a resident of Montgomery County, Kansas, the resolution shall be personally served within five days on such owner or delivered to their last known address and in this case, at least one week shall elapse between the service on such owner and the date set for the hearing.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Caney on this July 21, 2008.
Dale McBride, Mayor
ATTEST: CAROLE COKER, City Clerk

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(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2008)

CITY OF CANEY

RESOLUTION NO. 1175
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER IV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS, FIXING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE UPON THE STATEMENT OF THE ENFORCING OFFICER OF SAID CITY THAT THE STRUCTURE DESCRIBED HEREIN IS UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS.
WHEREAS, the Enforcing Officer of the City of Caney, Kansas, has filed a statement in writing that the following described structure is unsafe or dangerous, to-wit:
BLOCK 8 LOT 21-23 SECTION 12 TOWNSHIP 35 RANGE 13 Caney Heights Addition to the  City of Caney, Kansas, Montgomery County, Commonly Known as 407 E. 1st AVE. (House).
WHEREAS, Article 4, Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Caney, Kansas provides upon filing of such written statement, that the Governing Body of the City of Caney shall fix a time and place for hearing, by adoption of a resolution, which resolution shall be published and notice given to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant as hereafter set forth: and
WHEREAS, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), Owner(s) agent(s), lien holder(s) and occupant(s) are:
Owner(s): Cheryl Luna, 324 Choctaw Ave., Ochelata, OK 74051
1. Owner(s) Agent(s):
2. Lien holder(s): NONE
3. Occupant(s):
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CANEY, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Governing Body of the City of Caney, Kansas, does hereby fix the following time and place at which the owner, owner’s agent, and lien holder of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why said structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished.
Date of Hearing: Sept. 15, 2008
Place of Hearing: Board of Education Office at 7:00 p.m., Caney, KS 67333.
SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week in the Montgomery County Chronicle, the official city newspaper.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of Caney, Kansas, is hereby directed to mail a true and correct certified copy of the within Resolution by certified mail within three days after the date of first publication hereof to each owner, agent, lien holder and occupant at the last known place of residence of each, marked “Deliver to Addressee Only” provided, that if the owner is a resident of Montgomery County, Kansas, the resolution shall be personally served within five days on such owner or delivered to their last known address and in this case, at least one week shall elapse between the service on such owner and the date set for the hearing.
ADOPTED by the governing body of the City of Caney on this July 21, 2008.
Dale McBride, Mayor
ATTEST: CAROLE COKER, City Clerk

VEACH, CANADAY, LEWARK-WOOD GIVEN THE BOOT; SALES TAX ISSUE REJECTED

By Andy Taylor

Montgomery County Chronicle

Montgomery County voters made their voices known at Tuesday’s primary election by giving the boot to three incumbent county officials.

Russell Canaday, the chief administrative judge for the 14th Judicial District, was upset in his re-election bid by Sedan attorney Gary House.  House received 55 percent of the total Republican votes cast in Montgomery and Chautauqua counties while Canaday received 45 percent.

Actual votes were House with 2,903 votes and Canaday with 2,350.

House will now be the Republican nominee for the judicial seat and will advance to the Nov. 4 general election where he will face Independence attorney Robert Lattin. Lattin is the Democrat Party candidate and was uncontested in Tuesday’s primary election.

There will be a new sheriff in Montgomery County following the defeat of incumbent sheriff Stan Veach on Tuesday. Robert “Bobby” Dierks of Coffeyville claimed the Republican nomination for sheriff by defeating Veach: 2,333 (52.99 percent) to 2,070 (47.01 percent). 

Dierks will now face the Democrat Party opponent, Jerry Gilbert, in the Nov. 4 general election. Gilbert was uncontested in Tuesday’s election.

Billie Lewark-Wood, a veteran of county government, was given her walking papers on Tuesday by Republican voters in the Montgomery County Commission, 2nd District. Lewark-Wood, who was completing her first term in office, was defeated by challenger Larry McManus of Independence. McManus garnered 996 total votes (53.26 percent) while Lewark-Wood, who spent more than 20 years as county treasurer prior to serving as county commissioner, received 769 votes (43.57 percent). 

McManus will be unopposed in the November general election. Barring a write-in campaign by an opponent in the general election, McManus will take the oath of office as commissioner next January.

Charlotte Scott-Schmidt, incumbent county clerk, won the Republican nomination for that position by defeating two challengers. Scott-Schmidt received 2,059 votes (47 percent) while Tina Aldrich of Coffeyville finished in second place with 1,395 votes (31.84 percent). Pat Alexander of Independence picked up 927 votes to finish in third place (21.16 percent).

Scott-Schmidt will be unopposed in the November general election.

In a hotly-contested campaign for the Kansas Senate, 14th District, incumbent state senator Dwayne Umbarger of Thayer picked up the Republican nomination by defeating a stiff challenge by fellow Thayer resident Iris VanMeter. Umbarger won his race in Montgomery County (the 14th district includes Parker and Cherokee townships, including the city of Coffeyville): 641 votes (52 percent) to 596 votes (48 percent). The 14th district, which also includes all of Neosho and Labette counties as well as the southern half of Cherokee County, combined votes to give Umbarger a 65 percent to 35 percent edge over VanMeter. 

Umbarger will move to the November general election to face Democrat Party candidate David L. Miller of Parsons.

Montgomery County voters also gave a defeat to a sales tax proposal on Tuesday. Had it been approved, the 1/4-cent sales tax would have funded an expansion of the Montgomery County Jail. 

No votes were 3,301, or 60 percent, while yes votes were 2,241, or 40 percent.