Pub. 3 2014 Issue 2

l e a d i n g a d v o c a t e f o r t h e b a n k i n g i n d u s t r y i n k a n s a s 10 F OLLOWING A BLIZZARD THAT BURIED Topeka under 13 inches of snow the Public Affairs Conference and Legislative Reception was cancelled on February 5, 2014. The Public Affairs Conference was not rescheduled due to conflicts but the Legislative Reception was rescheduled to February 24, 2014 at the Topeka country Club. The well attended gathering opened with a State Legislative Update from Doug Wareham, SVP Govt. Relations before Legislators arrived. The majority of the update was concerning the battle over repealing the mortgage registration fee but there were two other legislative initiatives covered as well. The 2013 BLOK Class graduation recognition followed the update. 2014 STATE LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION Kurt Knutson, Freedom Bank, Overland Park and House Speaker Ray Merrick, Stilwell Dan Heinz, Intrust Bank, NA, Wichita and Frank Carson, Carson Bank, Mulvane Senator Vicki Schmidt, Topeka and Pat Michaelis, Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc. Members of the 2013 BLOK Class following their graduation recognition. Pictured left to right are Craig Heidemen, Kaw Valley Bank, Topeka; Brian Eilert, First National Bank, Beloit; Tammy Marrs, Ayres Insurance, Milton Vale; Christine May, Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co., Beloit; Mike Miller, Montezuma State Bank, Copeland; Darlene Schmidt, State Bank of Delphos, Delphos; KBA Chairman Leonard Wolfe, United Bank & Trust, Marysville; Codi Mason, CenteraBank, Sublette; Tim Smith, Astra Bank, Hays; Lonnie Wild, St. Marys State Bank, St. Marys and Wes Spohr, Intrust Bank, NA, Wichita