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Titus, for instance, teaches a phlebotomy course to

high school students.
She even puts her own arm on the line for
venipuncture practice, the ultimate proof of
commitment.
Jamie is able to teach high school students how to
insert a needle into the vein of a live person. She lets
them try it on her, said Carter. That is impressive.
I am very proud of the work we have been doing
with Liberal and Sublette High Schools, said Titus.
The high school students attend class with me five
mornings each week and obtain valuable skills and
exposure to phlebotomy, medical laboratory
technology, and other allied health careers.
Students who complete the phlebotomy program
will be eligible to take a national phlebotomy certification exam and begin work and if theyre so
inclined, Titus added, they might opt to pursue a
medical career in a field other than phlebotomy or
medical laboratory technology. After all, their high
school experience has provided exposure to the
medical field as a whole to allow students to determine
what they want to do.
If they do, we help them with their academic plan to
make sure they are taking the appropriate courses to
reach their goal, she said.
In his division, McLemore, too, aims to help
students find a seamless transition.
Larry assists high school students at each stage of
their transition to post-secondary programs from

career counseling, to tours, enrollment, and follow up,

said Carter. He provides a case-based approach with
dual credit students, collaborating with high school
counselors to provide the individualized attention and
support students need to be successful while
maintaining high expectations.
McLemore, who describes himself as a product of
career and technical education, said he aims to help
the college itself complete a transition similar to the
individual efforts he oversees.
In my short tenure here at SCCC, I feel we have
generated a reenergized dynamic of inclusion and
strength for my Industrial division, with much more to
come, he said. I am humbled to be part of creating an
environment of change in the Career and Technical
Education of our region. We have a superior team of
individuals, students, and community leaders who
make each day an amazing experience in building for
the future of Kansas and the region.
Carter agrees.
Larry has had a vision of moving industrial
technology program and course delivery to a collegiate
model and has been successful in making that happen,
Carter said. Using instructors to deliver content
common to multiple programs increases efficiency,
reduces costs, and ensures continuity in the content
and instruction which has a positive impact on student
learning and completion.
Both instructors epitomize the aims of NISOD.
Recognizing those individuals who have contributed
to student success and their colleges mission is
something we look forward to doing each year, said
Dr. Edward J. Leach, NISODs Executive Director.
The extraordinary work of these men and women
includes not only what they do for their students and
colleagues, but what they do for the communities in
which they live and work. Were honored to be able to
play a part in celebrating their achievements.

A B O V E: O r p h a n s i n H a i t i w i l l b e r e c e i v i n g v i s i t s t h i s s u m m e r f r o m a m i s s i o n a r y f r o m L i b e r a l , w h o w i l l b e
h e l p i n g th e m r e ce i v e s o m e o f th e c a r e th e y tr u l y n e e d .
F R O N T P A G E : L i b e r a l s T a m m y H e r o n e mu s w i l l b e t r a v e l i n g t o H a i ti t h i s s u mm e r f o r a m i s s i o n t r i p . O n
A p r i l 9 , s h e w i l l b e h o s t i n g a n e v e n t A P i l g r i m a g e o f t h e H e a r t / W a l k to H a i t i to h e l p h e r r a i s e m o n e y
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spend time, care for, pray for, sing,

hold babies, whatever needs to be
done to provide love and comfort at
that time, she said.
Heronemus will also help with
the distribution of beans and rice to
orphanages and households in
Haiti.
Ive collected enough money
right now to buy 100 bags of beans
and rice, she said. Thatll go a
long way. I can also purchase pasta,
sugar, flower, some other different
kinds of vegetables and water
fresh water for people to cook with
and drink.
On April 9, Heronemus is
hosting an event to help her raise
money to go to Haiti at Liberals
Light Park. Shes calling the event
A Pilgrimage of the Heart/Walk to
Haiti. She is hoping to get people
to walk a distance at the park equivalent to 2,008 miles, the distance
from Liberal to Haiti.
Heronemus is also selling Tshirts, which she will sell for $25
each to help in her fundraising
efforts.
Heronemus said she is making it
her personal mission to simply love
on people and meet whatever
needs they may have, whether it be
changing
diapers,
cooking,
sweeping or anything else that
needs to be done.
We just want to show them the
love of Jesus through serving
them, she said.
Heronemus said she chose Haiti
after seeing a friend of hers from
McPhersons experience in that
country in February of 2014.
It was her first mission trip, and
I followed her on Facebook, she

said. She posted videos and

pictures of all the kids and the
needs that are there.
Heronemus explained that at
first, her reasons were selfish for
wanting to go to Haiti.
Theres a little girl there, she
said. Her name is Annie, and she
just captured my heart. I fell in love
with her instantly, and I thought
Ive got to go to Haiti so that I can
hug her and love on her. The more
I watched the videos and visited
with my friend about Haiti, her
passion just kind of became my
passion. Its just something that I
need to do.
Heronemus said at one point in
her life, she felt she would never
find herself doing mission work like
what she is planning to do this
summer.
My mission is here in my
community and my family and my
friends and my work place, she
said explaining what her thought
process was in her walk of faith.
This is my mission field, but God
just laid it on my heart that Ive got
to go. I just said, God, if its
supposed to happen, You make it
happen. Every single thing that Ive
needed has been met. Now its a
God thing. Its not a Tammy thing
anymore.
Heronemus has created a
Facebook page for her April 9
event, and on it, after hearing her
flight had been booked, she made a
post similar to what many people
see in post-Super Bowl ads with
Disney.
I AM GOING TO HAITI, she
exclaimed in what she called her
best Super Bowl-Disney voice, and
in an interview Tuesday afternoon,
she was equally as excited.
If I could leave yesterday, I
wouldve already been gone, she
said. If I didnt have a job and
responsibilities,
I
wouldve
probably left the moment my plane

ticket was paid for. Every day is

anticipating. The more I talk about
it and I think about it, the more
excited I am. I already have one bag
packed.
Heronemus has also found some
corporate sponsors to help with her
expenses.
I have corporate sponsors
Conestoga, Groendyke, Trinity
Faith
Church,
the
Call
Foundation, which is Dustin and
Britton Heronemus, she said. Ive
had several individuals. Ive had
strangers donate money on my
GoFundMe account. Dustins
church from Rock City, Texas, also
has donated, and several
individuals from my church, Trinity
Faith, have given also.
Heronemus will be in Haiti for
six days, starting on June 25, and
she will come back to the states the
following Saturday, celebrating her
birthday during the event.
I will be there six days, she said.
I will be there from June 25. I fly
out back to the states the following
Saturday. I get to celebrate my
birthday.
Heronemus said there are many
ways people can make donations to
her cause.
I have a GoFundMe account,
gofundme/tammyheronemus.com,
she said. I have a PayPal account,
which can be searched by my
name. My ex-husband, Dustin
Heronemus, is helping me collect
the money for the walk. Well start
ordering shirts this week.
The walk will take place from 9
a.m. to noon April 9 at Liberals
Light Park.
Heronemuss excitement is so
strong for her upcoming trip that
she believes her heart is already in
Haiti, and she just needs to get her
body there.
Im really hoping to touch a lot
of lives, and I really just want to go
love on some babies, she said.

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Kansas Forest Service:

Wildfire is largest in state
MEDICINE LODGE (AP)
Though some progress has been
made to contain it, the persistent
wildfire that spread north from
rural Oklahoma into a sparsely
populated section of Kansas is the
largest one in Kansas history,
officials said Friday.
At least 620 square miles of land
in Oklahoma and southern Kansas
have been scorched in the fire,
which started Tuesday. It
destroyed at least one home in
Kansas, but no serious injuries
have been reported.
The wildfire is the largest in
Kansas history and one of the
largest in U.S. history, the Kansas
Forest Service said in a release
Friday, the same day authorities
sent a plane up to update how
much land had burned. Officials
also are looking at the damage in
Barber County to determine if it
meets the threshold for a Federal
Emergency Management Agency
disaster declaration, which would
provide public assistance for
damaged public infrastructure.
Gov. Sam Brownback said
Thursday that the fire was largely
contained in Kansas except in
Barber County, which is southwest
of Wichita along the border with
Oklahoma. The strong winds that
initially fueled it died down
Thursday, and though gusts of up
to 30 mph were expected Friday,
the winds dont appear to be
hurting yet, said Ben Bauman,
spokesman for the Kansas
Adjutant Generals Office.
Things really appear to be
going pretty well so far today, he
said.
Earlier in the week, smoke was
reportedly detected as far away as
St. Louis, hundreds of miles to the
northeast.
Crews worked overnight to
successfully save a home in Barber
County, where the blaze has
burned at least 426 square miles,
Darcy Golliher, a spokeswoman
for the Kansas Incident
Management Team, said Friday.
She said crews were hopeful that
the blaze would be under control
by the weekend, although it was
just 15 percent contained Friday.
The big concern today is the
winds coming out of the south,
she said. That is what we are
working on.
In neighboring Comanche
County, the fire was mostly
contained, although crews were
monitoring for flare-ups, said John
Lehman, the Kansas countys
emergency management coordinator. He said the concern was
that sparks from still-burning trees
and cedars in canyons in the areas
Gyp Hills would blow up and
ignite flames on the ridges.
Up on top they feel like they
have it, he said. Its looking a lot
better.
A separate grass fire that hit
near the Kansas town of Burrton,
which is about 30 miles northwest
of Wichita, burned about 22
square miles before it was
controlled Thursday. One home
was destroyed and several head of
livestock were killed.
In Oklahoma, officials planned
to conduct damage assessments
Friday to determine how many
buildings have been lost in the

Fire damage to a home Thursday near Medicine Lodge, Kan. A fire

that started Tuesday in Oklahoma has now burnt near 400, 000
acres in Kansas and Oklahoma. Andrew Whitaker/ The Hutchinson News via
AP
blaze, said Michelle Finch-Walker,
a spokeswoman for the states
Forestry Services.
Due to the extraordinary
firefighting efforts yesterday and a
little help from Mother Nature, we
didnt see any fire growth, she
said.
Meanwhile,
the
Kansas
Livestock Association halted a call

for hay donations for Kansas

ranchers affected by the fire after
many came in, KLA spokesman
Todd Domer said Friday. The
KLAs farmers cooperatives in two
Kansas communities are also
collecting cash donations for to
help repair tens of thousands of
miles of burned fencing.

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