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Vol. 114, No. 36
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TuesdayMay 7, 2019
Briefly
Dear God, open our minds and hearts to ways that we can be of help and encour-agement to others. Amen.
Prayer
Goodwill truck here until this Thursday
Don’t forget to get your taxes paid
Summer reading program at Library
Kindness Unites Us program Wednesday
Norton graduation is set for this Saturday
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Wednesday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Wednesday Night - A 50 percent chance of showers mainly before 1 a.m. Cloudy with a low around 39. Thursday - Mostly cloudy with a high near 58. Thursday Night - Patchy frost after 5 a.m. Other-wise, mostly cloudy with a low around 37. Friday - Patchy frost before 7 a.m. Otherwise partly sunny with a high near 63. Friday Night - A 20 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy with a low around 43.
Weather
MarketsMonday, May 6, 2019
Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.49Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.76Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6.91Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.20Markets Courtesy of Norton Ag Valley Co-Op
Veterans get help with their claims Eighth grade Huskies to graduate
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Northern Valley graduation is set for this coming Sunday
The Norton Junior High art and band stu-dents had a special night last Thursday evening. The Junior High art students had their art displayed for viewing and following the viewing, the junior high band students held their spring concert. Above, under the direction of Don Mor-decai, the band is seen here wrapping up the concert with a selection from the movie, “The Lion King”.
– Telegram photo by Dana Paxton
Ending the year on a good note...
The Northern Valley Junior High and High School band and vocal students, under the direction of Ms. Donner, per-formed for friends and family on May 2 in the Long Island gym. The junior high students opened the concert before the high schoolers performed. The high school vocal students are pictured to the right. – Telegram photo by Shylo Paxton
By LISA [email protected]
The Northern Valley Eighth Grade Graduation ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m., in the Long Island Middle School Gymnasium.
The 2019 Northern Valley Eighth Grade class includes 12 graduates:
Colten James Bailey, Brian Rico Ben-como, John Foster Brands, Kai Evans Cox, Heather Lee Kier, Austin Mat-thew Manning, Thayz Guadalupe Saenz, Deacon Edison Schemper, Tanea Leigh Speer, Ellanna Suo Van Kooten-Tharman, Shaylee Estelle Vsetecka, and Stephanie Ann Whitney.
Program Attendants will be Drew Schemper with Mary Baird and Jer-emiah Hansen with Austyn Cox. The graduating class will be escorted by seventh grade students Kenton Thal-heim and Braxton Cox. Chris Cochran will be this year’s guest speaker.
The class colors are green, black,
and silver, and the class flower is the white rose. The Northern Valley Eighth Grade Class of 2019 motto is: “Work for a cause, not for applause. Live to express, not to impress.”
By LISA [email protected]
The Norton Community High School Class of 2019 Graduation ceremony will be held this Saturday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m., in Stull Gymnasium.
The 2019 Norton Community High School graduation candidates include: Kayle Andrews, Sylence Auker, Aly-sha Borer, Kasadie Brennfoerder, Kati-anna Burge, Carrah Christensen, Leah David, Kaytlin Davis, Nicholas Davis, Monica Dial, Cade Dougherty, Mack-enna Doyle, Levi Ellis, Allison Engel-
bert, Garrett Esslinger, Samantha Gal-legos, Kailey Gill, Andrew Gleason, Matthew Gordon, Dylan Goss, Tucker Gosselin, Lane Gruwell, Michael Han-lon, Miles Harrington, Hadley Hauser, Sierra Howe, Isaiah Hughes, Ashley Karnopp, Micah Kasson, Austin Koer-perich, Taryn Kuhn, Carter Leibbrandt, Ryan Lively, Kea Martin, Zachary McKinley, Samantha Mulford, Eden Nickell, Seth Nielsen, Jacob Peterson, Zachary Rowh, Scott Sansom, Lena Shelton, Raelynn Slipke, Brayden Smith, Cole Stagemeyer, Madison Ste-
phens, James Sturgill, Brady Sumner, Shelby Tanner, Olivia Todd, Robbie Wagoner, Hayden Wilftong, and Emily Woodyard.
Class Officers for the Class of 2019 are: Shelby Tanner, President; Hadley Hauser, Vice President; Allison Engel-bert, Secretary/Treasurer; and Scott Sansom, Student Advisory Council Representative. Shane Miller is the se-nior class sponsor. The class motto is: “No matter where you go, there you are.”
The graduation ceremony will begin
with the processional, and members of the Class of 2019 will be escorted by Junior Honor Guard members, which include: Kyla Frickey, Connor Hall, Connor Haresnape, Jaida McE-wen, Mason Schulze, Dante Smith, and Carlie Voss. Following the presen-tation of awards and honors, Unified School District 211 Superintendent, Phil Wilson, will present the gradu-ating class with their diplomas. The ceremony will conclude as the Norton Community High School Class of 2019 sings their Alma Mater.
By LISA [email protected]
The Northern Valley High School Class of 2019 Graduation ceremony will be held this Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m., in the Northern Valley High School Gymnasium. The 2019 North-ern Valley High School graduating class includes: Caden Bach, Aidan Baird, Paige Baird, Ricole Blecha, Syd-ney Brands, Ross Cole, Kale Cox, Zoe Cox, Trey Davis, Makenna Hammond,
Alex Howe, Chance Kinderknecht, Kimberly Lowry, Shelby Preston, Je-sus Saenz, Brianna Sammons, Riley Sides, Jaden Smith, Nicholas Stut-sman, and Alana Vanpatten. Sponsors of the Class of 2019 are Lidia Knapp and Becky Delimont. Isabelle Schemp-er and Ivan Varela will be in charge of programs for the ceremony.
The graduation ceremony, led by junior escorts Gunner Yocum and Jas-mine Covington, will begin with the
procession, “Pomp and Circumstance”, followed by an opening speech by Bri-anna Sammons and a speech by guest speaker, Amy McKinney. Lidia Knapp, Class Sponsor, will then recognize the class Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Following the recognition of parents, a senior slideshow will be presented before Superintendent, Ken Tharman, presents the graduating class. Laquita Smith and Shanna Hammond, mem-bers of the Unified School District
212 Board of Education, will present the graduates with their diplomas and awards. Kale Cox will give the closing speech. The class has chosen the song, “Don’t Forget To Remember Me”, by Carrie Underwood, for the recessional.
The motto for the Northern Valley High School Class of 2019 is, “Cour-age is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to act effectively, in spite of fear.” - Donald J. Trump
Norton City Council holds its first meeting of the monthBy DANA PAXToN
[email protected] Norton City Council held their
first meeting of the month this past Wednesday evening.
After roll call, the flag salute and invocation the board approved the April 17 meeting minutes followed by a look at the building and demolition permits submitted. There were four re-
roofing permits totaling $18,616, four construction permits, a ramp, a deck, a porch and a shop totaling $34,300 and lastly, a permit for $1,200 to repair a porch and $22,000 to replace a deck with an addition to it.
Representatives from the Amuse-ment Association Board were present and thanked the City for the help and support yearly. Kirk Persinger asked if
the fair ride could be set up earlier this year between June 1 and June 10, due to new regulations, two inspections must be done. He also said that they are getting new insurance. The City will try to accommodate the request and will keep in contact with the Public Works Supervisor.
A motion was made to waive the for-mal second reading of Ordinance 1724,
repealing sections 16-301 through 16-323 of the Norton City Code concern-ing zoning regulations for the City, and adopting in its place, certain zoning and use district regulations; means of amendment and revisions; and penal-ties therefore, within the City. A vote was taken and carried.
Mayor James Miller said that Carol
The Goodwill Truck was full by Tuesday! So they brought a new truck and they are extending the time the truck will be here to Thursday, May 9th.
The Norton County Treasurer’s Of-fice would like to remind everyone that the second half of taxes are due Friday, May 10.
The Norton Community Senior Class Kindness Unites Us program will take place at 4 p.m. in the Stull Gymnasium. The scholarship awards assembly will take place prior to the program..
A Veterans Service Representative for the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs will be at the Norton Public Library Thursday, May 16 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. to assist veterans and their families with veteran’s benefits. Call 785-625-8532 for information.
The Norton Public Library will begin their sign up for the 2019 Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories, on Thursday, May 16. All ages are welcome to sign up! The reading program will kick off on the following Thursday, May 23, with Jammin’ Randy at 10:30 a.m.
