Like most of you, I like good news and locally we have quite a bit of positive activity to report.
This is Lyon County Basketball Tournament week in Emporia and the games are underway for the 100th time and with Gridley native (like me) Ted Vanocker, still at the helm. Awesome!
Saturday our Hornets, both women and men thumped Washburn in round ball! Always good news!
Sunday our Chiefs took the next step to “Run it back” as they beat Buffalo to advance to Super Bowl 55! Two weeks celebrate before we get nervous.
As we take positive steps locally to flatten the Covid curve school kids from kindergarten to ESU and Flint Hills Tech are back in school with many in person. Hallelujah!
While Covid 19 testing has become standardized the process to vaccinate Lyon County residents has entered Phase II with excellent organization by our Lyon County Public Health Department! Last Friday 600 doses were given with 400 more this week scheduled with the only hold back being enough vaccine coming from the manufacturers, but when Lyon County gets an allotment the process is amazing.
To know when your opportunity to be vaccinated is coming go to the Health Department’s website and listen to KVOE. When we know, you will know!
If you are not computer savvy find a friend that is and set up a plan for them to register you when your name comes up.
Countywide vaccination is going to take a while, but when we reach 75% life should normalize. In the meantime – mask up, stay distant and keep washing your hands. We aren’t there yet, but there is reason to hope!
Lastly, Representative Mark Schreiber shared his Newsletter last week with lots of good information and some timely challenges. He starts with a quote from Martin Luther King that Mark suggested challenges him.
The time is always right to do the right thing.
A prolific thought indeed, followed by Schreiber’s questions.
Can we show respect for others’ views instead of scorning them with name-calling and finger-pointing?
Can we be more interested in helping one another and our communities and less interested in the latest conspiracy theory?
Can we sincerely call for bipartisanship without, in almost the same breath, complaining about the actions of “the other side?”
And last: Can we work to restore trust between people and institutions, or will we allow that trust to further erode?
These thoughts from a “politician” are definitely some good things to think about.
I’m Steve Sauder
