Monday, February 1, 2021
Check those tickets!
Check those tickets: A ticket worth $6,500 was sold at Fugly’s Bar & Grill, 109 S. Indiana St., in East Lynne.
New welcome to Butler sign
The new Welcome to Butler sign in front of the old Wal-Mart building. Thank you to Electric City Downtown and Butler Chamber of Commerce for partnering on this project.
Adrian Council meeting regarding Manor
Last Friday the Adrian City Council met at the Methodist Church to provide information and answer questions regarding the current situation with the Adrian Manor. Note the video does not include the first few minutes of the meeting due to a technical issue.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information from the Bates County Health Center
We have received email notification today that we anticipate a small shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive at the end of the week.
If you are still looking for a place to receive the vaccine you can call and get on our list (660-679-6108) and once the vaccine arrives we will call you to set up the appointment.
We hope to receive vaccine and get people schedule as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience as we have all dealt with the vaccine allocation process.
Time to trade?
What’s UpBy LeRoy Cook
Now that the interminable month of January is behind us, perhaps flying chances will improve…perhaps. Most likely, it’ll be more of the same old wintertime ups and downs, with slow-moving fronts and cold air needed to bring clearing skies. We had an interesting time on Tuesday, flying over to New Century airport for service. It was 25 degrees F. in the haze under the broken cloud deck at 2200 feet, but when we climbed on top of the clouds it was 35 degrees and severe clear, due to the temperature inversion. Normally, it gets colder with altitude, but not that day.
Transient arrivals were limited last week, just a couple of Cessnas on the VOR-A instrument approach and a Piper Cherokee shooting a quick landing. Locally, the Beech Bonanza N35 was out, with Roy Conley at the controls, and Dayne Kedigh had a Cessna 150 up. Otherwise, not much coming and going was seen.
This being the time of year when airplanes often get bought and sold after waiting for the holidays to pass and a new year to arrive, I frequently get questions about the process. Basically, the registry is maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration in Oklahoma City, so one registers the transfer of ownership with them, printing out the form online. There must be an acceptable bill of sale supplied with the form, with signatures exactly matching the previous owners’ format on file.
It’s important to realize that the FAA registry is just that—only a registry. It does not guarantee a “clear title”, free of liens. If you want such assurance, you have to pay a title search company in Oke City to go through the files and check for encumbrances. The burden is on the purchaser. When it comes to sales taxes and property taxes, you’ll be dealing with state revenue departments and local assessor offices.
Otherwise, just take precautions to get all the aircraft maintenance records and equipment manuals. It’s never a good idea to deal in personal checks or even certified funds; better to use an escrow arrangement for everyone’s protection. Airplanes are sort of like portable real estate, in that they have an indefinite lifetime and need continuing upkeep. As one aircraft aficionado put it, “I can sleep in my airplane, but I can’t fly my house.”
When it comes to last week’s brain-teaser, we wanted to know why there wasn’t a lot of spilled jet fuel dropping out the sky from the aerial refueling that’s practiced by the Air Force along a track leading west from the Butler VORTAC. It’s because the activity takes place four miles or so above the earth, in very dry thin air, and any slopped-over kerosene evaporates long before it reaches the ground. For next week, tell us what bad thing happens if you try to burn 100LL airplane fuel in an automobile. You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
Obituary - Edna Jean Cunningham
Edna was born October 12, 1938 in Koshkonong, MO, the oldest daughter of Henry and Clara Jean (Butler) Thompson. She had lived in the Kansas City, MO area until moving to Harrisonville in 1960. Edna enjoyed spending time with her family and playing cards and games. She loved to garden, fish, and listen to music, especially old country music.
Edna was preceded in death by her parents and one brother and two sisters. She is survived by three sons, Danny Cunningham (Jan), Freeman, MO, Tom Cunningham (Keri Bell), Peculiar, MO, and Phillip Cunningham (Trish Strouse), Macks Creek, MO; one daughter, Amie Cunningham, Leawood, KS; three brothers, Jimmy Thompson (Pamela), Warsaw, MO, Johnny Thompson, Lebanon, MO, and Romie Thompson (Lisa), Archie, MO; four sisters, Jo Ann Huskey (Jim), Pomme de Terre, MO, Lois Gray (Jerry), Harrisonville, MO, Kay Eisel (Bob), Harrisonville, and Valerie Risner, Clinton, MO; 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
State Farm Student Athlete of the week:
This week she had another huge accomplishment and scored her 1000th point as only a sophomore. Emily was nominated by her coach Josh Gordon. Coach Gordon stated “Emily is well respected by her peers on and off the court. She is a well rounded individual that always puts others first.
She is a soft spoken leader who always leads by example.” When asked what it takes to become an elite athlete Emily stated “it takes respect for your teammates as well as your coaches and being willing to work hard on and off the court as well as in the classroom.” When asked to tell us one thing she has learned from competing in sports that she can use later in life, she stated “you can learn a lot from sports.
They are similar to life in general. When something doesn’t go your way, you can’t hang your head. You’ve got to stay after it.” We wish Emily and the Drexel Lady Cats best of luck tonight as they compete in the final round of the Archie tournament.
Way to go boys!
Congratulations to Nevada High School Sophomores, Drew Beachler and Cade Beshore for being named to the All-Tournament Team at the Eldorado Springs Tournament.
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