Self-serving exercise

It is not expected behavior to genuflect before a U.S. president.
Typically, such adulation is reserved for popes and royalty and only because of centuries-old customs.
So it must have been awkward for members of President Trump’s cabinet to kneel — at least metaphorically — before their superior when he prompted them, on camera, to pay their respects.
Mr. Trump helped set the tone, saying he is one of the most productive presidents in history, only second, perhaps, to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had the Great Depression and World War II on his hands.
One by one, the members followed suit, heaping their praises high.
 “We thank you for the opportunity and the blessing to serve your agenda,” gushed Reince Preibus, chief of staff.  And so on.

THOUGH it’s too late for Mr. Trump, the rest of us should remember the value of humility. How tooting your own horn is off-key. That respect can only be earned.
Monday’s roundtable was a superfluous exercise in ego stroking. Sounds exhausting.

— Susan Lynn

Youth league results

Little League
Masonic Lodge 14,
El Charro 2
El Charro
1B – Carter Hutton, Evan Kent.
Masonic Lodge
1B – Landon Weide 2, Mac Leonard 3, Isaac McCullough, Cooper Riley 3, Easton Hitchcock, Malachi Trester, Jackson Ulrich. 2B – McCullough 2, Hitchcock 2, Trester. HR – Leonard.

Bitty Ball
Nelson Quarries 12, A&B Cleaning 3
Nelson Quarries
1B – Brody Maley 2, Reed Clift 4, LaDayvion Rogers 2, Jakolby Hill, Keegan Hill, Alston Nelson 3, Dominik Newkirk. 2B – Rogers 2, J. Hill, K. Hill 2. 3B – Maley.
A&B Cleaning
1B – Brock Michael 2, Ty Shaughnessy 2, Dakota  Cookus 2, Austin Crooks 2. 2B – Shaughnessy, Crooks, Michael.

Hammerson 6, Community National Bank 5
Community Nat. Bank
1B – Cole Hines 3, Beau  Erickson 3, Baron Folk 2, Darrien Taylor, Branton  Varney 3, Ean DeLaTorre 2, Cadin Peres, Ethan Games 2.
Hammerson
1B – Broc Ivy 2, Thomas Cash 3, Jayden Beene 2, Hunter Doolittle 2, Broden Emerson, Brodon Westerman, Asher Arnold 2, Layton Stowell.

Pigtail League
Chanute Royals 8, A&B Cleaning 4
A&B Cleaning
1B – Baylie Crooks, Kinsey Schinstock, Jadyn Kaufman.

Iola Vision Source 11, Chanute Eaks 3
Iola Vision Source
1B – Carly Kramer, Kaylee Allen, McKenna Hammond, Aysha Houk, Kenleigh Westhoff 2, Aubrey Allen, Sasha Morgan. 2B – Allen. 3B – Houk. HR – Hammond 2.

Pixie League
Tholen’s Heating & Cooling 3, A&W 0
Tholen’s
Hits – Kashyn Curry 3, Dally Curry 2, Kamry DeLaTorre 3, Camryn Wille, Keaunna Willard.
A&W
Hits – Abby Jerome, Emma Michael, Ashlynn Sicka.

H&R Block 11, State Farm 1
H&R Block
Hits – Shaylee Karns 2, Jayden Leavitt 4, Zoie Hesse 3, Marlee Westhoff 3, Brystal Hudlin 3, Kinidy Ikehorn 2, Bristol Lieurance 3, Maddy Peterson, Breighlynn Rutherford.
State Farm
Hits – Brooklyn Holloway, Elianna Higginbotham.

Pair drop out of Chanute Tournament

Osawatomie and Frontenac have dropped out of this weekend’s American Legion Paul Linblad Tournament in Chanute.
That move turns the eight-team field into a six-team one. Iola, Neosho County and Ottawa will comprise Pool B while Chanute, Pittsburg and Emporia will be in Pool A. All pool-play games will be at Katy Park.
In Pool B, Iola and Neosho County will play at 8 p.m., on Friday. Iola and Ottawa will play at 9 a.m., on Saturday. Neosho County and Ottawa will square off at 11:30 on Saturday.
In Pool B, Chanute and Pittsburg play at 8 p.m., Friday. Pittsburg and Emporia play at 2 p.m., Saturday, and Chanute and Emporia play at 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
After pool-play, all six teams will be seeded and placed into a bracket for Sunday’s single-elimination tournament. The top seeds in each pool will get a bye.
Bracket-play will begin at 9 a.m., on Sunday with games being played at both Neosho County Community College’s Hudson Field and Katy Park.
The championship game is scheduled to be at Katy Park at 4:30 p.m.

Charles Adams

Charles Kincaid Adams, 71, Haysville, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Mortuary, Haysville, 7031 S. Broadway.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Lola Belle Adams, and three brothers. Charles is survived by his wife, Sandy; children, Caid Adams and Stacey (Carl) Hall; and seven grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial is with the WSU Foundation: Baseball Battery Club, 1845 Fairmount St. Wichita, KS 67260-0002.

LaHarpe to see power outage

LAHARPE — Residents in LaHarpe will be without electric power from midnight to 4 a.m. June 21 because of a scheduled outage.
The outage will accommodate repairs to a Westar substation south, as well as maintenance to utility poles.
For more information, call City Hall, (620) 496-2241.

Youth league results

Little League
Vision Source 14,
Chanute Royals 4
Vision Source
1B – Ben Kerr, Drake DeLaTorre, Jake Skahan, Xander Sellman, Wyatt Westervelt. 2B – Will Talkington, Jarrett Herrman. 3B – DeLaTorre 2, Herrman 2, Skahan.

Masonic Lodge 14, Chanute Sluggers 2
Masonic Lodge
1B – Isaac McCullough, Malachi Trester. 2B – Easton Hitchcock, Gage Scheibmeir. 3B – Cooper  Riley 3.

Ponytail League
Humboldt 15,
Sonic Equipment 0
Sonic Equipment
1B – Kailey Schinstock, MaKayla Perez, Jayden Lampe.

Humboldt 13,
Iola Pharmacy 6
Iola Pharmacy
1B – Josie Plumlee 2, Andrya Trester, Logan Ulrich 2, Maci Miller 3, Skyler Walden, Natalie Fees, Paige Marvin, Aibree Christy, Addie Fudge 2.

PeeWee League
Iola Pharmacy 13, Chanute Cardinals 0
Iola Pharmacy
1B – Noah Schowengerdt, Brennen Coffield, Korbin Cloud 2, Ashton Hesse 2, Jensen Barker, Logan Yocham. 2B – Coffield, Barker, Yocham. 3B – Cloud, Kele Michael. HR – Cloud.

CLO 11,
Chanute Lightning 0
CLO
1B – Nick Bauer 2, Hayden Kelley 3, Jaedon Granere 2, Jordy Kaufman, Kaden Ludwig, Ethan Harris 2. 2B – Bauer, Kaufman 2, HR – Granere.

Pixie League
H&R Block 13,
El Charro 5
H&R Block
1B – Shaylee Karns 3, Jayden Leavitt, Zoie Hesse 3, Marlee Westhoff 3, Brystal Hudlin 3, Kinidy Ikehorn 3, Bristol Lieurance 2, Maddy Peterson, Breighlynn Rutherford 3. 2B – Lieurance.
El Charro
1B – Kinzley Fountain 3, Stephanie Fees 3, Shyla  Preston 3, Chyenne Ogden 2, Gabby Vargas-Garcia. 2B – Kaydance Frame.

USD 257 personnel changes

The USD 257 Board of Education approved the hiring of Karl Sherman as Iola Middle School science teacher and Kyle Lefler as the music teacher for both McKinley and Jefferson elementary schools.
The district also hired Daniel Vaughan and Nick McAnulty as assistant high school boys basketball coaches.
Assistant technology director Sean Linn’s resignation was approved by the board.
Finally, on Monday, the district approved the transfer of Linda Garrett from fourth-grade teacher to middle school virtual instructor.

Clay Yoder

Joshua Clay Yoder, 22, Mont Ida, died Sunday, June 11, 2017.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m Thursday, at the Garnett Church of the Nazarene, with burial following in the Mont Ida Cemetery, Mont Ida. Family will greet friends on Wednesday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett from 6 to 8 o’clock.
Memorial contributions may be made to Clay Yoder Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be sent to www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Joseph Mader

Joseph Anthony Mader, 88, Garnett, died peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2017, surrounded by his family in the home he built.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Scipio. Burial will follow in the St. Boniface Cemetery. The family will greet friends following a 6 o’clock Rosary tonight at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Boniface New Hall Fund.
Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Kunkler places in four events

OKLAHOMA CITY — Elysia Kunkler didn’t take much of an offseason break from track and field.
The Iola star — who wrapped up her freshman season just a couple weeks ago at the State Championships — began her club season for the Oklahoma City Fuel by placing second in the hurdles, third in the long jump, fourth in the 200-meter dash and sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Eastside Steppers event in Oklahoma City on Saturday.