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District court clerks are the workhorses of the state’s court system. They handle the bulk of the court’s day-to-day work and interact frequently with the public. They are good people doing good and often difficult work.

Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are retiring later this year and hope to travel more while we’re still healthy and active. Our budget will be tighter, so every dollar counts. Are there worthwhile senior travel discounts you can tell us about, and at what age do they begin?

Another school year has wrapped up for my children and summer on the farm has officially begun. My husband and I saw major growth in both of our kids this year personally, academically and athletically.

One of my fondest memories of my father was how skilled he was at making work seem like fun, even when the work itself wasn’t exactly a night at the county fair. This past weekend, I attempted to recreate that kind of experience with my own family.

9 Years Ago Campus golfer, Mikey Kelly, is heading to the Class 6A State tournament. Kelly won a playoff with four other golfers to take ninth at Monday’s regional tournament at Carey Park in Hutchinson.

Guest Column A few weeks ago, I walked to the back of the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center to verify the size of our large dumpster. Just as the back door closed behind me, I realized I had forgotten my keys.

From May 1945 Senior class graduates were: Carmen Wise, Marion Riner, Verna Lee Prilliman, Lois Prilliman, Leonard Dark, Harold Chapman, Phyllis Robinson, Opal Miller, Betty Shobe, Josephine Prough, Max Brown, Norma Jean Seevers, Raymond King, Floyd Butz, Robert Meuser, Kenneth Riggs, Norvella Flickinger, Dorothy Pearsin, Gwen Gooch; Mrs. L.F.

During the chapel period on Wednesday, the junior high selected its May queen, chancellor, and attendants. The queen will be crowned during the all-school chapel on Friday, May 28. The election went as follows: May Queen, Dorothy Hoskins; chancellor, Orbie Estelle; attendants, Virginia Moyer, Garry Millsap, Betty Jane Swan, Bill Thomas, Thelma Hanky, Merle Crow, and Orpha John.

10 Years Ago One person was hurt in an all-terrain vehicle accident Monday afternoon southeast of Cheney. The Garden Plain City Council, at last week’s monthly meeting, voted to set up a committee to look into what would be required to create a city trash franchise.

If you want to stir up some conversation, all you have to do is point out how much something costs these days. That’ll get people talking.