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Vol. 1: No. 15 Thursday, November 19, 2015 $1.25 HARVEY COUNTY Rocky Mountain Large pill theft leads to changes BY ADAM STRUNK Over a two month period, from Au- Kidron Bethel, said nothing of the na- NEWTON NOW STAFF gust to October, around 200 doses of ture had ever happened in the past. [email protected] medication, including prescription Employees are extensively screened highs lead to narcotics, disappeared from the with background checks for criminal health care center. history and any other issues that NORTH NEWTON- Following the North Newton Police Chief Randy could affect their job performance or theft of a large amount of prescrip- Jordan said much of the medication the safety of the patients that reside area drug busts tion medication, security has tight- was pain killers such as Loratab, a in the facility. ened and procedures have changed at Schedule III narcotic. Kidron Bethel Village BY ADAM STRUNK Linda Peters, executive director of See PILLS / 12 NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected]

Harvey County sits more than 200 miles east HOMELESSNESS REAL IN COUNTY AS WINTER COMES of the Colorado border. But since the centennial state legalized recreational marijuana in 2013, some local authorities say the amount of large seizures of pot has doubled. The North Newton Police Department has been hauling the drug in by the actual bucket load. Josh Lowe, of the department, said since le- galization he's seen an increase in the regular- ity as well as the size of marijuana traveling through the community. “It's both really,” Lowe said. “A lot of people go there to use it. And they bring it back and not just small amounts.” Lowe said the department has seized more than 30 pounds of the substance since January, including a 13-pound load recently found stored in five-gallon buckets. He estimates around a See POT / 6 WORKING FIVE JOBS Bethel senior will finish school in three years PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW BY WENDY NUGENT Harvey County Homeless Shelter residents, from left, Helen Smith, Crystal Preston and Jackson Faries talk the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 13, NEWTON NOW STAFF at the shelter. [email protected]

Xi Cheng wants to be independent—so much so that she’s working five jobs to make ends meet. “I think no matter how much money my par- Finding their way ents make, I think of it as their money,” the Bethel College senior said, while sitting in BY WENDY NUGENT Mojo’s, dining on a warm cinnamon roll NEWTON NOW STAFF and a cool fruity [email protected] drink. Cheng, of Shanghi, elen Smith said she and her fi- China, is an only ancé, Mike, lived in a camper child. Her father is a Hwith no heat or air for a long mechanical engineer, time. and her mother works “We’ve been through the worst we for city government. can go through,” she said, sitting in Every Friday night, the Harvey County Homeless Shelter. Cheng Skypes with Smith said Mike lost his commercial her parents, who live drivers license, and before that, his in another time zone mother and father died. Mike is de- and are 13 hours pressed. ahead of North New- “He’s trying to get over this hump,” ton. She goes back Xi Cheng Smith said. “He lost his dad about a home every summer. year ago, and he’s trying to get over “Sometimes Christmas, but not every Christ- this hump.” mas,” Cheng said about visiting her parents. Her jobs include staff photographer for The See HOMELESS / 6 The local homeless shelter is bedecked with strollers. See JOBS / 12 Mail Label Newton church collecting holiday packages for around the world

BY WENDY NUGENT God Jesus as his savior and became NEWTON NOW STAFF a missionary himself,” said Melanie [email protected] Baird, who is in charge of the shoe- box collection at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in Newton. The All one little boy in Peru wanted church has done this for about 20 for Christmas was a red ball. Noth- years. Shoeboxes will be collected ing else. Just a red ball. Not an through Monday, Nov. 23, at the Xbox. Not a big computer. church, 1515 N. Anderson in New- He received a shoebox filled with ton. goodies through Samaritan's Purse Although she didn’t know his age, Operation Christmas Child one Baird said about the boy, “I just year, and the boxes were handed out know that he was young enough without anyone looking through that he wanted a ball,” Baird said. them. And the little boy got what he Baird said there are many stories WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW always wanted—a red ball. These are what the packed shoeboxes look like. “Because of that ball, he received See CHURCH / 6

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The idea for making pillowcase dresses for lit- tle girls overseas came when the scripture “I was naked and you clothed me” and pictures of pillowcase dresses were found in an old mis- sion book. “We thought, ‘Surely we can do that,’ and it built from there,” Melanie Baird with Im- PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW manuel Southern Baptist ABOVE: Nancy Hardeman, left, and Melanie Baird talk while Hardeman Church in Newton said sits at the sewing machine with a pillowcase dress. RIGHT: From left, regarding the Women’s Melanie Baird, Nancy Hardeman and Joan Augustine stand near a dis- Missionary Union Pillow- play of pillowcase dresses at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church in case Ministry at the Newton. church. “Matthew 25:36 says, 'I They get their pillow- sent to a foreign coun- was naked, and you cases from people who try.” clothed me,' so the ladies donate them or inexpen- A couple of weeks ago, are beginning a new min- sively at the local Et the women sent a box of istry to make dresses for Cetera Shop or estate 30 dresses to Mexico. little girls in other coun- sales. They also plan to ship 40 WOMEN’S MISSIONARY UNION tries from a pillowcase,” “We started collecting to 50 dresses to Haiti said Joan Augustine, trim, and we’ve come up through Kingdom Life Women's Missionary Union at Immanuel head of the WMU at the with something that’s church in Hesston. That Southern Baptist Church in Newton is a group of church. useful for a little girl who church has been involved 10 to 12 women who study and pray for mission So, a few months ago, maybe would never have in building up an orphan- projects around the world and in Newton. they started making had a pretty little dress,” age in Haiti, and Augus- Their mission projects in Newton this year in- dresses out of pillow- Augustine said. tine has at least one clude The Salvation Army, Pregnancy Care Cen- cases, with gathered One such pillowcase granddaughter who does ter, Amber Hope at Youthville and a Prayer Quilt necklines and armholes was blue with a bunch of mission work there. Ministry. sewn in, as well as bows yo-yos sewn on. The About 30 folks from the at the neckline and vari- women left the yo-yos as church go there every ous kinds of ribbon and a decoration. summer to do mission teens and preteens. Some man added. rick-rack enhancing the “We try to make ‘em work, and three to four young women said they’d Others can join in on bottom. The other end of kinda colorful,” Augus- times a year, the church never wear a pillowcase the fun, as anyone can the case is hemmed. The tine said about the sends a shipment to that dress, but they seemed to help sew the dresses. women use a variety of dresses, adding the lady country. The Newton warm up to them. Even one of Baird’s who made the yo-yo pil- women want to include girls in the church do a “It worked out fine neighbors went to help. trims on the dresses. fashion show. During the “Sometimes, our deco- lowcase “never would dresses in a shipment. until they went back to About 10 to 12 women have guessed her pillow- Before sending the summer when they made school,” Augustine said. meet once a month. rations are to cover boo- dresses, the WMU boos,” Baird said. case would have been next group of dresses off, “They had a lot of fun “We just sew all day,” made into a dress and the women might have women were joined by doing it,” Nancy Harde- Baird said.

Apple dessert is bloomin’ delicious t’s a bit tough to tell flavor of pie without all the butter, brown sugar, by the store decora- the work. flour and cinnamon and Itions, but Thanksgiv- The recipe is for a then spread the mixture ing is approaching. If you bloomin’ apple, which is a over the top of the apple. didn’t know any better, little like a bloomin’ Place the apple in an you’d assume we’re al- onion, except this one oven-safe dish or pan ready on track for Christ- isn’t fried, it’s baked. (make sure there’s room mas. Also, the side benefit is for some juices to spill Now, I love Christmas you can make as many as out). (a lot), but it makes me a you need, so if you don’t Bake for 25-30 minutes little sad that it feels like want tempting leftovers or until the apple is ten- a lot of places are trying sitting around, you won’t der and serve immedi- to skip us over Thanks- need to worry with this ately with ice cream. giving. one. I get it. I’m sure retail- The original recipe Be careful when you ers make a lot more comes from the blog “The move these. They will be money off Christmas Gunny Sack.” You can very hot. shopping, but there’s find it in http://www.the- We enjoyed these. I something about Thanks- gunnysack.com/bloomin- liked eating them skin giving, with its focus on baked-apples-recipe/. The and all; he liked scooping being appreciative and measurements below are out the insides best. sitting around a table for one apple, so just mul- Either way, they’re defi- with people you care tiply your amounts based nitely the flavor of fall about that really speaks on how many you’d like to and a perfect addition to to me. make. the Thanksgiving table. Plus, there are so many Christmas and all its amazing foods! Bloomin’ Baked Ap- LINDSEY YOUNG/NEWTON NOW fun can wait until later. Personally, I love bak- ples A bloomin’ baked apple isn’t the prettiest dessert, but the strong cinnamon and sugar aromas will make guests drool for a For right now, please pass ing pies for Thanksgiving, 1 large, red apple taste. dessert! but I know many people 1 tablespoon butter, Preheat the oven to 375 the hole where the core careful not to cut all the find the prospect tiring melted degrees. was (I just cut a big spiral way through to split the Lindsey Young is co- and a little intimidating. 1 1/2 tablespoons Cut about one-quarter in mine). apple. You want it to still owner of Newton Now. She With that in mind, I packed brown sugar off the top of each apple Now turn the apple up- hold together.). doesn’t claim to be an ex- tried a new recipe that 1/2 tablespoon flour and then scoop out the side down and make a cut Turn the apple back pert in the kitchen but any of you non-pie-bakers 1 teaspoon cinnamon core and seeds. every half inch or so start- over and place two loves to try new recipes. can make for Thanksgiv- 2 caramels (I used Cut as many concentric ing about an inch below caramels in the center. You can reach her at ing dessert and get all the caramel creams) circles as you can around the base of the apple (Be In a separate bowl, mix [email protected]

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hen he went back to school, WSam Hatch had a little fun with the first fel- low students who asked what happened to him. The Newton High School senior told them he was abducted by aliens, which, of course, wasn’t true. What happened probably was much worse. “There were people that said, ‘What happened, Sam? ‘cause they’d heard stories about what hap- pened,” Hatch said about PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW have any limitations people’s reactions to him ABOVE: Sam Hatch, who was when he returned to now, and one of his inter- nearly killed in a freak hiking acci- ests is playing disc golf school following a freak dent this past summer, prepares to hiking accident this past at Centennial Park, al- throw a disc for disc golf in his though he said he doesn’t summer. yard. The Newton High School Hatch usually tells peo- do it that often. senior enjoys playing the He does, however, ple he doesn’t know what sport.TOP RIGHT: Newton resident happened but that the seem to have one limita- Sam Hatch is back at school, and tion that involves some current theory is he was here, he's doing his homework. hit by a train or some- red tape. The thing that’s RIGHT: Sam Hatch holds the the most frustrating to thing flying off a train. Campbell's soup can that probably Hatch now is he hasn’t This past July, Hatch saved his life. decided to go on a 12-mile been able to drive since the accident. People hike from Newton to Throughout the ordeal, Sedgwick to visit his aren’t required to report Hatch only missed six a head injury to the dri- grandparents. It’s some- weeks of school, since he thing he’d wanted to do ver’s license powers that returned in mid to late be, but he decided to. and had been on at least September, he said. one other long hike, so he Now that they know, he “It’s not as bad as it said a doctor has to fill knew he could make it. could have been,” Hatch During the walk, some- out a form and send it to said. them. They’ll print an how he was knocked un- Hatch said he doesn’t conscious. He and his authorization letter, have any residual effects which he’ll need to take family aren’t exactly sure from the accident except what happened, but they to the driving test. His li- that, every once in a while cense, however, was have an idea something when he gets tired, he hit him because a Camp- never suspended. gets double vision. How- Legally, he said he bell’s soup can he carried ever, he said his cognitive Also in school, he’s on four children. and had been for a while. could’ve driven himself in his backpack took the problems are gone. They the swim team, just like When he was moved to Hatch said he thought, home after he was re- brunt of the force of what- must be, as he’s taking he was last year. Practice Newton Medical Center “Hmm, I could have told leased from NMC, but he ever walloped Hatch in several advanced place- started Monday, and he after coming out of his you that.” said that probably wasn’t the back. ment classes at NHS. anticipated he’ll do coma, Hatch said they Hatch said he doesn’t a good idea. Now, the can, which These include Advanced freestyle again. “let everybody visit,” and probably saved his life, is Placement U.S. History, “Last year was my first his whole family would kept in Hatch’s bedroom. AP Biology, AP Calculus, year,” Hatch said. have dinner together. “We truly believe that government and English When Hatch went back Hatch learned some- can of soup saved his life,” composition. The latter is to school, he did so grad- thing about himself said Melodie Hatch, a college course. ually, attending one class through this experience. Sam’s mom during an Au- When asked if he’s every other day for a “I think I would say gust interview. smart, he said, “I’ve been week, and then one class I’m tougher than I Sale Continues... Hatch was found by a told.” a day for a week and then thought I was before this train conductor and taken Things seem to be get- all classes every day after happened,” Hatch said. Take an additional in critical condition to a ting back to normal for that. “If you would’ve said I’d Wichita hospital by ambu- him, and he will graduate In working with him, be able to survive being lance. There was at least in May with the rest of Hatch said about the hit by a train, I would’ve one point when his mom the senior class. school, “They were very, said, ‘I don’t know about didn’t think Hatch was “I only have five classes OFF very good.” that.’” 30-60% going to make it. for the first semester, and Hatch believes the or- He also thinks he’s the already reduced price Sam had packed some I only need three more deal was harder on his doing better than he items for the walk in case credits, so graduating relatives than it was on thought he would. He he got hungry — includ- won’t be a problem, so LOOK FOR THE him. went from being in a ing a couple of sand- that’s really good,” Hatch “I think it’s probably coma to going home in RED DOT! wiches, water and, for said, sitting quietly in his affected by family more three weeks. He also only some reason, a can of beef living room on a warm fall than me,” he said. “It re- wore a brace to stabilize Brighton charms now 60% off barley soup. day. ally stressed my parents his back for three weeks, He was found 150 yards The 17-year-old enjoys ALL SALES FINAL. out going back and forth although he was sup- north of a road and about one class more than the to the house and taking posed to do that for eight. Where 10 feet off the railroad others. care of my sisters.” What “I told my parents my Personal track just one and one- “I really like AP Biol- EXTENDED HOURS: Hatch meant by going back is fine, and I Service Is Monday - Tuesday - half miles north of Sedg- ogy,” he said. “I just like back and forth was going shouldn’t have to wear Always In Wednesday - Friday wick. science,” adding right 9:00-5:30 back and forth from their this all the time,” he Style FASHIONS Hatch had a traumatic now, he’s interested in en- Thursday 9:00-7:00 home and the Wichita said. 101 N. Main – Hillsboro brain injury with three vironmental science. He Saturday 9:00-5:00 hospital. His sisters are When he visited the 620-947-3362 brain bleeds and three wants to attend college, Katie, Abby and Diana. doctor, the doctor told cracked vertebra. He also but he’s not sure where Hatch is the oldest of the Hatch his back was fine was in a coma. yet.

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Ask about case and bulk discounts! Meridian Grocery 101 S. Meridian, Newton (1 mile off US 50 West) • 316-283-4374 Mon-Sat 8am-7pm MeridianGrocery.com Page 4 www.harveycountynow.comNEWS Newton Now November 19, 2015 BRIEFS Dips and dunks dink jail budget Lions Club seeks entries for Parade of Lights Newton Lions Club is seeking participants for the an- BY ADAM STRUNK nual Parade of Lights to kick off the Christmas season. Entries must have a minimum of 200 lights and a NEWTON NOW STAFF Christmas theme. Businesses, clubs, churches, nonprof- [email protected] its and school groups are encouraged to participate. “The parade is an opportunity for Lions to give back A 2013 law made it to the community,” said Lions Club President Carrie possible for parole of- Herman. “It’s a great family event that helps get the fenders to be sentenced community in the Christmas spirit.” to quick dips or dunks in The parade is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. county jail. 3. The evening also will include caroling and hot choco- The law was meant to late along Main Street and photos with Santa. Donation avoid longer sentence boxes will be available to bring old eyeglasses and non- times for offenders, de- perishable food items. crease the Kansas De- Groups interested in participating should contact partment of Corrections Erin McDaniel at 316-284-6055 or visit newtonlion- prison population and sclub.com to download an entry form. help cut costs. “They're right; it does save the state money,” Newton PD organizing Blue Christmas Harvey County Sheriff T The Newton Police Department will sponsor an inau- Walton said. “It just gural Blue Christmas toy drive for families in need. costs us.” A release from the office states that officers often no- Walton said the county tice children who wouldn't have much of a Christmas has seen an ever-increas- and buy and deliver presents on their own. ing number of offenders This year the department asks for the community’s sentenced to county jail help, so officers can reach more kids. for stints as short as a The office asks those who know of a family in need to weekend, a dip, or as contact them using their Facebook to describe how the long as 180 days, a dunk. family needs help. The department will take informa- The problem with the tion until Friday, Nov. 27. law, Walton contends, is ADAM STRUNK/NEWTON NOW The department will then spend the next few weeks that the county receives Harvey County jail is seeing more parole violators after seeing a change in state law. meeting with families and working out details and then no reimbursement for the be able to present an organized list to the community imprisonment and that So far, parole violators reimburses the jail a day as well as have a correc- about items that are needed for donation. the state now passes the that the county is now for detention. tions officer supervising On Dec. 24-25, food and presents will be delivered by cost on to the counties. responsible for have Walton also added that the prisoner while in the the police department to those on the list. Sheriff T Walton esti- spent 681 days in jail any medical costs in- hospital. “Our patrol vehicles aren't big red sleighs, but they mated that dips and this year, according to curred by a prisoner is He added that he had will do,” the release stated. “We will see if we can pull dunks have cost Harvey numbers Walton re- assessed to the county. talked with other county some strings to get Santa to ride along for the deliveries County taxpayers at leased. He told the story of a sheriff's about the issue like he did a few years ago.” least $40,860 since tak- Walton listed the cost parole violator sentenced and said they feel the ing effect in January. of a day in jail at $60 in to 180 days with Crohn's pain of the law as well, Walton said the jail sees coming up with his esti- Disease needing medical with Shawnee County Rotary Club has benefit poker tournament about two prisoners a mate, which also hap- attention at a hospital. being on the hook for The Newton Rotary Club held a benefit poker tour- week on account of the pens to be the amount Walton said the jail about $90,000 thanks to nament to raise money for youth programs last Satur- law. the federal government had to pay medical bills the law. day. The event took place at the Newton Armory and had close to 40 people attending. Newton Mayor Glen Davis, member of the club, said he did not have an exact figure on what was raised but said the club hopes to make the event a tradition. Football and family fuel Ex Cat construction Davis said funds help pay for programs such as giving dictionaries to Harvey County Elementary School Stu- dents. Laura Baumann won the tournament. on the side for more than BY ADAM STRUNK — Newton Now two decades. That's NEWTON NOW STAFF where the Ex Cat name [email protected] comes from. “All I ever knew was The smell of meat filled construction work, work- the air. People milled ing with him,” Jordan about inside and out of said, adding he did con- Ex Cat Construction's sider selling real estate danheinzeinsurance.com shed enjoying the fall for a while. 283-5870 weather. A projector “I was too afraid of screen flashed ESPN doing something on com- highlights. And every mission,” he said. “So I surface seemed to be decided to do something decked in purple. where I worked on com- It felt like a K-State mission instead,” he football tailgate, and added with a laugh. rightly so. A few former The business has done football players even well getting past the first showed up. year, doing jobs around Ex Cat Construction town, including the con- The had a ribbon cutting crete work in front of Thursday, Nov. 5, to let Newton Medical Center. difference the community get to The Voelkers also lent a is in the know its business near hand removing some of etails the corner of Main and the sand at the St. Mary 17th streets. Catholic School play- The business has eight ground, which has been Michael L. Hylton employees and has been undergoing an update. operating for about two The Newton Area Licensed Funeral Director years. It does housing re- Chamber of Commerce Monument Specialist models, concrete work conducted a ribbon-cut- and other kinds of gen- ting ceremony at the Pre-need counselor eral construction. Owner business. Jordan Voelker started ADAM STRUNK/NEWTON NOW The company planned the business after gradu- Jordan Voelker, left, stands by father Randy during Ex Cat's ribbon- on the event turning into Jackie S. Anderson ating from KSU in 2012 cutting ceremony Thursday, Nov. 5. a Thursday night party to Licensed Funeral Director where he played football watch the KSU football Monument Specialist as a defensive end. wanted to do, but I did who also played football game against Baylor. “When I graduated, I what I know,” he said. at KSU in the '80s, had “Let's hope they show Pre-needd counseloru didn't know what I Voelker's father Randy, worked construction jobs up,” Voelker said.

Cat trapping moving forward for Caring Hands Humane Society

BY ADAM STRUNK Keven Stubbs, director of ing and continue until Saturday of each month CHHS, said. “the cats stop coming at 11 a.m. at the shelter. 120 East Broadwaydway Phone 316-283-4343 NEWTON NOW STAFF 1912 [email protected] Stubbs said he has around,” Stubbs said. “That would be the Newton KSS 6711467114 FaxFax 316-283-5460316 talked to the feeders of Cats will then be perfect time for anyone Broadway Colonial Funeral Home community cats, and treated, neutered or interested to show up The trapping of the they've agreed to hold off spayed and released back and make a decision,” he and Monuments cats is about to kick off. feeding the cats a day be- into the community. said. broadwaycolonialfh.com After door-to-door ef- fore the roundup so the The CHHS is looking forts to gather informa- felines are good and hun- for volunteers to help tion on the locations of gry. with the trapping. feral or community cats, Volunteers will then Stubbs also said infor- Bringing people Caring Hands Humane place traps baited with mational, as well as Society will begin trap- canned cat food, cross training, meetings will ping on Friday, Nov. 20. their fingers and wait. be held on the second to their Home “It looks like we're Traps will be placed going to be targeting at Friday evening and for the Holidays least 15 cats in the area,” checked Saturday morn-

Trash schedule changing for Thanksgiving The city of Newton will observe Thursday, Nov. 26, as a holiday altering the curbside trash and recycling pick-up schedule. Shelley Black Lori Frazer Newton North Hesston Trash and recycling normally picked up on Thurs- [email protected] [email protected] day, Nov. 26, will be picked up on Wednesday, Nov. 25. NMLS: 801179 NMLS: 801177 Monday, Nov. 23, Tuesday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 27, trash and recycling will run as normal. Queens Full Starting at Starting at Taste of Christmas drawing approaching $99 $79 The Newton Chamber of Commerce will announce Twins the winners of its annual Taste of Christmas Drawing Starting at Call one of our mortgage Peggy Jay Jennifer Driskill at its chamber meeting Friday. $59 Goessel Newton South Winners will receive $500 in gift certificates to New- specialists to find your new home! [email protected] [email protected] ton businesses. Foundations available NMLS: 801178 NMLS: 944963 The event involved people going to participating Mattress only - no sets businesses and picking up puzzle pieces. They then completed the puzzles and turned them in to enter the chamber’s drawing. The chamber received 75 completed puzzles. NMLS #: 791580 200 W. Broadway • Newton —Newton Now staff 316-283-1818 • 800-964-1812 Newton North • 316.283.3035 Newton South • 316.283.7478 Mon-Fri 10-6 • Saturday 10-5 Goessel • 620.367.2264 Hesston • 620.327.4941 November 19, 2015 Newton NowCOMMUNITY www.harveycountynow.com Page 5 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Petersen Family Today, Nov. 19 Funeral Home 6 p.m.—Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. Sixth St., is featuring a seasonal art and gift display on the mezzanine and special music by Vada Snider on flute and Karen Loucks on keyboard. Refreshments will be 215 North Main O Newton, KS O 316-283-2525 served. The third Thursday event is free and open to petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com the public. OBITUARIES 6:30 p.m.—First and Second Grade Music Program, Slate Creek Elementary, 901 E. 4th.

7 p.m.—TALK Book Discussion, Newton Public Li- TAMMY SOLOMON VIRGINIA PEARL DOLLARD brary, 720 N. Oak St. William Clyde Brown, professor Tammy and knew and Virginia the farm. emeritus of English and humanities at Kansas Wes- Solomon, 57, experienced Pearl Dol- Virginia leyan University, leads a discussion of “The Red Badge passed away his deep love. lard, 92, of taught third of Courage” by Stephen Crane. This book is the last in on Friday, Tammy is Newton died and fourth a four-part series “The Civil War.” The discussion Nov. 6, at survived by on Wednes- grade in Pratt leaders and books for the series are provided by the Manor Care six children: day, Nov. 11, for 39 years. Kansas Humanities Council. in Wichita. Bobby (Jen- 2015. She She was Tammy nifer) Rose, was born on elected 7 p.m.—Third Thursday Book Discussion, Newton was born on Billy Rose, July 4, 1923, Teacher of the Public Library, 720 N. Oak St. Read and discuss “Re- April 15, Joseph (Hope) to Roy Lee Year by her deployment” by Phil Clay. Contact the Library for 1958, to McMurray, and Mollie peers at USD copies of the book. Richard and Dorothy Jonathan McMurray, Hyatt Dollard in Attica. 382 Pratt in 1986. Vir- (Trout) Cramer in south Crystal Liming and Virginia graduated ginia moved to an apart- Friday, Nov. 20 Texas. Sarah Solomon; sisters from Attica High School ment on the Kansas Picture Retake Day—Walton Rural Life Center, 502 She earned a bachelor and brothers: Kathy in 1940. She attended Christian Home campus N. Main, Walton of science degree in Jayko, Steve Fletcher, The Kansas State Teach- in 1998. She became a nursing and began her Judi Lindgren, Ricky ers College in Pittsburg, member of the First 7:30 p.m.—Bethel College’s Issei Tsuji will give his career as a nurse at Cramer and Norma Jean where she earned her Christian Church, Disci- senior trombone recital in the Administration Building Wesley Medical Center. Love; and 14 grandchil- bachelor of science in ed- ples of Christ where she chapel. Tsuji, of Chiba, Japan, is a trombone student She ended her career as dren. ucation degree in 1947. worked tirelessly helping of Matt Blauer and studied composition with Chris a staff nurse for Mirror She was preceded in She began her career by prepare for the bazaar David Westover, Bethel director of instrumental Inc. in Newton. Tammy death by her mother teaching three years in and garage sale, serving music, and jazz with James Pisano, Bethel director of was retired at the time Dorothy McClenning; Alva, Oklahoma—com- on committees, preparing jazz studies. of her death. husband John D. muting with a group of and taking food when In 1994 she married Solomon; and infant teachers from the At- needed, and being a Good Saturday, Nov. 21 J.D. Solomon, and they daughter Gabrielle. tica—Pratt area each Shepherd. were married for 15 A memorial service week. Visitation will be from Third Worship and the Arts Symposium at Bethel years until his death in was held 10 a.m., Satur- This was part of her 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. College, most activities in the Luyken Fine Arts Cen- June of 2010. day, Nov. 14, at Pe- degree requirements 15, at Petersen Funeral ter, Bethel college. “Worship and community” is the Tammy’s family was tersen Funeral Home from Pittsburg College. Home. Funeral service topic of this biennial symposium. Register online or important to her. She Chapel. Internment will Virginia moved to Pratt will be at 10 a.m. Mon- call Denise Krase at 316-284-5239. Registration dead- had an unconditional be at a later date at Flat and completed her mas- day, Nov. 16, at First line for those who want to eat in the cafeteria is Nov. love for her children and Rock Cemetery in Schell ter of education degree Christian Church in 16. Events happen throughout the day. each of her grandchil- City, Missouri. from Northwestern State Newton, with burial fol- dren. She was a master A memorial has been College at Alva, Okla- lowing at 2:30 p.m. in At- 8 a.m.—Bake/Garage Sale, New Life Assembly, 818 seamstress, an avid arts established for Petersen homa, in 1969. All the tica District Cemetery. Washington Road, Newton, and crafts enthusiast, Funeral Home, (Note: while, she was still help- Memorials may be made and enjoyed fishing, gar- Solomon Family Fund), ing her parents manage out to Legacy of John. 10 a.m.—Teen Writing Club, 720 N. Oak St. Aspir- dening and canning. She 215 N. Main, Newton, ing teen authors gather to read/listen to/critique and had a deep faith in God KS 67114. encourage each other. ZADA CARLSON ENGLAND 1 p.m.—Pre-School Tae Kwon Do, Newton Activity MAX DUNN Zada Carlson Eng- Connolly of Seaville, Center, 415 N. Ash St. This class is an introductory land, 93, died Friday, N.J., and Dana England tae kwon do class, which will emphasize discipline, Max from Marion Nov. 13, 2015, at of Spring City, Pa.; son, courtesy and respect, and help develop motor skills Dunn, 88, High School in Kidron Bethel in North Jeff and Lonnie England with a whole lot of fun mixed in. The teacher will end passed Nov. 1945 and Newton. of Overland Park; six each class with a Korean fable. 6, born in served in the She was born on grandsons; seven great- Marion to U.S. Army March 22, 1922, in Hal- granddaughters; and one 3 p.m.—Teen Hungry Games Tournament, Newton Clyde and from 1950-52. stead, the daughter of great-grandson, as well Public Library, 720 N. Oak St. Show your Hunger Fern. Music was Albert and Lina Artz as her longtime care- Games knowledge with a delicious trivia game. His broth- his passion, as Carlson. Zada grew up taker and loving friend, ers were he enjoyed in Halstead during the Linda Stevens. 5 p.m.—Bethel College Women’s Basketball vs. Bill, Don barbershop Great Depression and Zada is preceded in McPherson College, Thresher Gymnasium. and Ralph. singing, piano Dust Bowl days. She death by her parents; He is survived by sis- playing and entertaining graduated from Hal- beloved brother, Duane 7 p.m.—Bethel College Men’s Basketball vs. ter Ruth Dunn Spinden for anyone anywhere. No stead High School and Carlson; her former hus- McPherson College at Thresher Gymnasium. of Fort Collins Colorado, matter where he was, Chillicothe College in band Keith England; and sons Doug and Marion was home. Burial Missouri. and son-in-law Bob Con- Sunday, Nov. 22 Brian. He graduated was in Marion Cemetery. During World War II, nolly. 7 p.m.—St. Mary Turkey Bowling at Our Lady of Zada worked for Beech Funeral services were Guadalupe. Aircraft at the down- on Wednesday, Nov. 18, DONALD A. PEEK town office in Wichita. at the Chapel of Kidron Monday, Nov. 23 She loved to travel Bethel in North Newton. Donald A. JoAnna made and was an avid reader. Interment was in the Teacher Inservice—No school for Newton public Peek, 88, their home in She had many interests Halstead Cemetery fol- schools. All-day Latchkey offered, Sunset Elementary, passed away Bethany, and hobbies, but her lowing the services. 619 Boyd, Newton, KS. on Nov. 9, Oklahoma. great love was time A memorial has been 2015, at his Donald was spent with her four established with Caring 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.—“School’s Out” Play Days, New- home at preceded in children and their fami- Hands Humane Society, ton Activity Center, 415 N. Poplar. It's Monday, Nov. Schowalter death by his lies. and contributions may 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25. NRC staff has a wide Villa Hes- parents, two She is survived by be sent to Broadway variety of activities planned, including gym games, ston. brothers daughters Shellie and Colonial Funeral Home, swimming, movies, craft projects, video games and He was Charles and Monty Tibbitts of Stone 120 E. Broadway, New- snacks. It's for children ages 5 through 12. The pro- born on July Manco Peek, Harbor, N.J., Linda ton, KS 67114. gram is a state-licensed day care and an SRS-approved 15, 1927, in Wichita, to and a sister, Marie Par- program. Registration packets and medical release William and Rura nell. forms are required and are available at the Newton (Waits) Peek. He grew up The funeral service Activity Center front desk. in South Haven. Donald was on Thursday, Nov. HOW TO RUN AN OBITUARY served in the U.S. Army 12, 2015, at Schowalter Obituaries in Newton Now are free as long as 9 a.m.—Board of Harvey County Commissioners, and worked for the Santa Villa Chapel in Hesston. they fit our newspaper style. We see a death in commission room on the first floor of the Harvey Fe Railroad as a switch- Burial will follow at 1 our community as a news item that people care County Courthouse, 800 N. Main, Newton man. He enjoyed travel- p.m. at Rose Hill Ceme- about in Newton and North Newton. ing with his wife in their tery in South Haven. A If you have an obituary that should run in 9 a.m.—Take Control With Exercise - Arthritis motor home and was an memorial has been estab- Newton Now please send it to: Foundation Exercise Program – Mondays and Thurs- avid golfer. He also en- lished with the Schowal- [email protected] and it will run on- days, Newton Activity Center, 415 N. Poplar. Devel- joyed their four- legged ter Good Samaritan Fund line as soon as we can get it and in the Thursday oped by physical therapists specifically for arthritis, friend Punkin. in care of Schowalter print edition as well. this exercise program uses gentle activities to help in- On June 23, 1962, he Villa Hesston. If you want a special obituary or message crease joint flexibility and range of motion and helps married JoAnna Crouch Petersen Funeral printed in this section, please contact Bruce Be- maintain muscle strength. This program also helps in- in Fort Smith, Arkansas; Home in Newton is in hymer for pricing at 316-281-7899. crease overall stamina. Instructor is Fred Saab, certi- she survives. Don and charge of arrangements. fied Arthritis Foundation instructor. Scholarships are available.

1 p.m.—Free Senior Swim - Mondays through Fri- PETER WILLARD VORAN days, Newton Activity Center. Senior swim is free and Peter Willard Voran, work. and nephews. Interment will be at open to all older than 55. The water temperature is third child of Carl and Peter passed into the Preceding Peter in 10:30 a.m. Saturday, kept between 86 and 89 degrees. Martha Voran, was born presence of the Lord on death were his wife, Lois, Nov. 21, at First Mennon- on Aug. 19, 1923, on a Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. son, Douglas, parents, ite Church Cemetery, 7 p.m.—The Bethel College Wind Ensemble’s second farm near Castleton. Surviving are children Carl and Martha Voran, Pretty Prairie, with a vis- concert of the year also features the 2nd-annual Hon- He attended Zion Dave (Linda), Leawood, sisters, Mildred Auster- itation brunch to follow. ors Band, Memorial Hall at the college in North New- Grade School and gradu- Debra Graber (Allen), miller (John), Helen Memorial service will ton. Forty-plus high school instrumentalists from the ated from Castleton High Newton, Dan (Darryl), Mitchell (Doc), Mary follow at 2 p.m. at local area and as far away as Kansas City and Tulsa School in 1941. Bow, Washington; six Hayes (Lee), sisters-in- Shalom Mennonite will perform. The concert caps a two-day honors band He married Lois Geiger grandchildren; and eight law, Treva Geiger and Church, 800 E. First in clinic with special guest, composer David Maslanka. on Aug. 5, 1949. In 1951, great-grandchildren. Also Wava Wiens (Harry), and Newton. Titled “American Contemporaries,” the concert con- following graduation from surviving are sister and in-laws, Monroe and Memorials can be made sists mostly of Maslanka compositions: “Tears,” “Let- Bethel, they went to brother-in-law, Bill and Anna (Hofstetter) Geiger. to Shalom Mennonite ter to Martin” and “Give Us This Day.” Japan as missionaries Betty Engle, Pineville, Viewing is on Friday, Church or Kidron Bethel with the Commission on Mo., two brothers-in-law, Nov. 20, at Broadway Village, and contributions Tuesday, Nov. 24 Overseas Missions of the Wallace Geiger (Wanda) Colonial Funeral Home, may be sent to Broadway Teacher Inservice—No school for Newton public General Conference Men- and Mahlon Geiger 120 E. Broadway in New- Colonial Funeral Home, schools. All-day Latchkey offered, Sunset Elementary, nonite Church. They (Anne) of Pandora, Ohio, ton with family in atten- 120 E. Broadway, New- 619 Boyd, Newton served 30 years with that and a number of nieces dance from 6 to 8pm. ton, KS 67114.

11:15 a.m.—Cardio Fast & Furious, Newton Activity Center, 415 N. Poplar. This program is designed to im- NEWTON POLICE REPORTS prove your cardiovascular stamina. Stretching, bal- ance and movement are emphasized. Weights are Nov. 17 11/16/15, 400 Blk N Boyd Newton / Poss Drugs, 11/14/15, 100 Blk E 3rd used, and minimal floor exercises are optional. Each Arrests Joshua C. Walker, 29, Poss Para, 11/15/15, 1200 Molly G. Thomas, 21, Tuesday at the center. Bradley B. Crawley, Wichita / Warrant, Blk N Boyd Newton / Distribute 23, Newton / Violation of 11/16/15, Sedgwick Criminal calls Drugs, Poss Drugs, Poss 7 p.m.—Local author John Sharp will give the next Restriction, 11/17/15, 800 County Theft, 900 Blk N Para, DWS, Ignition In- Friends of the MLA presentation at Bethel College. Blk N Main Maria A. Meza, 24, Kansas, 11/15/15 terlock Device, 11/14/15, Sharp teaches in the history, and Bible and ministry Newton / Warrant, 100 Blk W Broadway departments at Hesston College. He will speak about Nov. 16 11/16/15, Reno County Nov. 14 William C. Vandegrift, his book “My Calling to Fulfill: The Orie O. Miller Criminal calls Arrests 34, Newton / Poss Marij, Story,” published by Herald Press in 2015. Burglary, Theft, 100 Nov. 15 Kyle E. Geis, 24, Em- Criminal Damage, Ob- Arrests poria / Criminal Tres- struction, 11/14/15, 300 Do you have an event you'd like listed in the Blk E Broadway, Leon Wheaton, Jr., 56, pass, 11/14/15, 300 Blk S Blk W 5th Community Calendar? If so, contact Clint 11/16/15 Arrests Newton / DUI, DWS, Pine Dennis D. Britton, Jr., Harden at 316-281-7899 or clint@harveycoun- 11/15/15, 100 Blk W 7th Amy D. Sikes, 36, 29, Newton / Warrant, tynow.com. Kemery J. Sattler, 35, Newton / Warrant 2x, John E. Cochran, 47, Oklahoma / DUI, 11/14/15, 400 Blk E 7th Page 6 www.harveycountynow.comFROM PAGE ONE Newton Now November 19, 2015 HOMELESS Schowalter Villa earns From Page 1 After losing his CDL, Smith said she can’t get Mike to cross zero deficiency rating that line of reaching out for help. Because he’s a trucker, FOR NEWTON NOW Villa Executive Director. with Mike losing his CDL, he’s A zero deficiency rating in- also lost his means to make a At the end of October, dicates that Schowalter Villa living. And now he and Smith Schowalter Villa’s Health met regulations and the fed- are homeless. Care earned a zero deficiency eral regulations required for “There’s quite a few couples rating from the Kansas De- participating in Medicare and here, actually,” Smith said. partment for Aging and Dis- Medicaid programs. This is an Smith and her fiancé are just ability Services (KDADS). accomplishment that Greaser two of the hundreds who’ve This rating is a testament to said couldn’t have been done stayed at the Harvey County Schowalter Villa’s dedication without the hard work of the Homeless Shelter. As of Jan, 1, to providing quality care and Schowalter Villa staff. the shelter has had 257 people life. “This is a powerful affirma- through there, which includes “We are very pleased that tion of the team that provides 138 men, 89 women, 21 children the surveyors recognized care and services every day on ages 0 to 12 and nine teens ages Schowalter Villa’s commit- every shift and their dedica- 13 through 18, said James Wil- ment to resident quality of life tion to the residents who son, director of the local home- which is integrated in our choose to live at Schowalter less shelter. core values and demonstrated Villa,” said Greaser. “It takes Wilson said people ask him WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW James Wilson, director of the Harvey County Homeless Shelter, talks about homeless- in every department,” said each person in every depart- about how many people are ness and the shelter. Treva Greaser, Schowalter ment to create this result.” homeless in the county, and he said he can’t answer that be- path.” completely funded through indi- cause he doesn’t know all the The shelter has several rules. viduals, businesses and homeless people. These include being clean and churches. They do get local CHURCH “There’s a lot of people that sober, respectful and doing 12 grants at times, however. The From Page 1 don’t see the problem with hours of volunteer service in the shelter can assist people with homelessness in Harvey community. If they just lie prescriptions and doctor ap- like that regarding the Christmas shoeboxes. County,” Wilson said. around, those people don’t last pointments—anything that can The local church is a relay center for Harvey County and Some people in America do, long, Wilson said. help them move forward. the surrounding area, Baird said. They usually collect more however, and the National “When they come in, they can “We’ve a very tight and safe than 1,000 boxes annually from area churches, with about Coalition for the Homeless is be under the influence,” Wilson ship,” Wilson said. 400 to 500 coming from Grace Community Church in Newton promoting National Hunger and said. “[…] If you fail, you have to To help keep things safe, they alone. Then, cartons of boxes are taken to Wichita. From Homelessness Awareness Week leave,” he added about the shel- do background checks on every- there, they go to a distribution center. There’s centers in Dal- this week, which is every year ter’s random UAs. one, and they don’t take regis- las and one in Denver. People can use red and green shoe- the week before Thanksgiving, They also ask everyone when tered sex offenders, registered boxes at the church or their own. according to they last used drugs or alcohol. drug offenders and registered vi- “It’s not just a Southern Baptist thing,” Baird said. “It’s a nationalhomeless.org. “We tell them they need to be olent offenders. community thing. We’re just fortunate enough to run the “This is a time for us all to as honest as possible,” Wilson “Something that would relay center.” start to think about what we are said. threaten the safety of the shel- At the distribution center, shoeboxes are individually in- thankful for, a perfect time to The shelter has a variety of ter,” Wilson said. spected. share our compassion with our ways to help alcoholics and drug There’s something a little “Operation Christmas Child partners with churches world- neighbors who are experiencing addicts. If folks have alcohol wrong with Newton, Wilson wide to reach boys and girls with the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” homelessness, and work toward problems, they get breathalyzed said, saying, according to the an OCC pamphlet stated. a world where no one has to ex- every night. Also, Mirror Inc. 2010 census, the state average “We can’t send (toy) guns because a child was killed over a perience hunger and homeless- provides a substance-abuse for those living in poverty is gun once,” Baird said, adding that once a man thought a toy ness,” the website stated. counselor two times a week. 13.7 percent, while it was 15.9 gun was a real gun. The Harvey County shelter, “They do an assessment on percent Newton. They don’t want any items in the boxes that have anything which is on the Youthville cam- them to find out if they need “That shows that there’s to do with war or the military, as well as seeds, chocolate or pus in Newton, has had all ages treatment or not,” Wilson said. something not right some- food, liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable there, from the very young to In addition, Prairie View has where,” Wilson said. items, such as snowglobes; and aerosol cans. the not-so-young. Circumstances a case manager on site, who “Shows there’s a lot of people “You have to be careful,” Baird said. “They can block us that bring people to the shelter checks on the residents. struggling in our community,” coming to a country if they want to.” include loss of jobs and income, “Our thing is with homeless- Wilson said. “They’re one pay- Items they do suggest putting in the boxes include flash- people filing for disability who ness, there’s a lack of stability check away […] They’re going to lights and batteries, hygiene supplies, soap, hard candy, a have worked for years and have in your life somewhere,” Wilson be knocking at my door.” doll or other toys. People donating shoeboxes can include $7 come to the point where they said. “We try to find where that Some of those people’s lives for shipping for each box, Baird said. They suggest including can’t do it anymore, people instability is and help them take get turned around. For example, a “wow” toy, as well as other fun toys, school supplies and hy- whose food stamps have been care of it—help them through there are two success stories de- giene items. They also ask people to pray for the child receiv- cut, and people dealing with the process.” scribed on the shelter’s website ing the gift. mental illness, such as depres- Wilson also said homelessness at www.ncsh-ks.com. Some people volunteer their time to fly the boxes to coun- sion, anxiety, schizophrenia or doesn’t happen because people “Trenton came to the shelter a tries free of charge. bipolar disease, as well as peo- “don’t want to;” it’s that they broken and hurting man,” the Even the youth at Southern Baptist get involved, as they ple with substance-abuse issues, don’t know how. The majority site stated. “He had been living bought $300 in shoebox supplies. Recently, they all shopped Wilson said. who end up there want to with his wife and children and and then on Wednesday, Nov. 11, they packed the boxes. He also said the average dis- change their lives. even had a promising career at a Anyone can donate a shoebox for a child, she added. ability payment is $732 a “I don’t know anybody who local factory. After severe mari- She recalled one time a little boy brought a shoebox to the month, and with changes years wants to be in a homeless shel- tal issues, he began a downward church and was quite proud of presenting the box, which was ago on the state level which cut ter,” Wilson said. spiral into drugs and hopping about as big as he was, Baird said. people’s food stamps, it’s hard The shelter requires the 12 from couch to couch. As hard as “He was so proud presenting his shoebox,” Baird said. for some to make ends meet. hours of volunteer service so the he tried, he could not escape the That little boy might’ve known he was helping another Trying to live on $732 with people can give back to the com- drug and alcohol culture that he child somewhere in the world. somewhere between $15 and munity, and this also gets them seemed to find in every new The shoeboxes “may be the only Christmas some of them $80 in food stamps a month, out. Homeless shelter residents home. Feeling trapped, Trenton will ever have,” Baird said. “that’s a hard stretch,” Wilson have volunteered in places like succumbed to the desires of his said. Caring Hands Humane Society addiction and soon found him- “When you don’t have the re- and Agape Resource Center. The self homeless and estranged sources, it’s difficult to get residents figure out what’s a from the family that he once ahead, especially when you’re on good fit for them. was so close to.” a fixed income,” Wilson said. Another rule is if they’re not Trenton ended up at the “You just have to take what you employed and not on disability, homeless shelter, but he tested can get.” they need to put in seven job ap- positive for drugs while there, so When people go to the home- plications a week and can use he was forced to leave. He later less shelter, they’re pretty much laptops at the shelter to do so. came back with a “glowing letter at their bottom, Wilson said. And they do have a lot of folks of re-admittance” and was ac- “People don’t realize when who stay there. cepted back. people come to us, this is their “Usually, we’re full,” Wilson Soon, he found three jobs and last option,” Wilson said. said, adding on any given night, began working on the relation- Sometimes, when they’re they have 12 men, six women ship with his wife and children. doing an intake at the shelter, and three families there. “After two months, Trenton Wilson said the person’s eyes “Right now, we have one fam- was finding stability in his life,” might be glazed over and he or ily that is three generations,” the story went on to say. “He she might not be able to verbal- Wilson said on Friday. “That is moved into the local Oxford ize things because they’re in a very unique this time around.” House and worked even harder traumatized state. He also said that to a lot of on his relationship with his wife WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW “We do see some people who people, the shelter is a hidden so one day they may live to- At Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, Melanie Baird looks over one of the have struggled for years,” Wil- gem in the community. gether again and raise their shoeboxes that will go to one child somewhere in the world. The large boxes son said. “We just try to help A total of 25 area churches children with the love of God at front will be used to pack the shoeboxes. them and get them on the right support the shelter, and it’s surrounding them.”

puts a deputy and officer to- POT gether once or twice a week to From Page 1 do traffic stops on county roads and highways. 100-percent increase in large Walton said the relatively seizures for the department. new program was put in place The kinds of products the de- to try to keep problem drivers, partment sees aren't just lim- such as those driving under the ited to the actual plant but influence or speeding off the edibles such as candy holding roads. THC, the chemical found in “Turns out that many that marijuana that helps create the we're pulling over have drug vi- high it gives when smoked or olations,” he said. consumed. Walton said that the program A good amount of the mari- has brought in money to the de- juana captured in the area is partment with an increase in usually traveling from Colorado forfeitures of vehicles and cash. to Wichita or larger locations, Lowe also attributed part of Lowe said, coming off of High- the increase in seizures to the way 50. SHARI Program. Newton Police Detective He has North Newton's police Mitch Nedrow said on the dog, Elsa, to help on the streets, marijuana has always searches. been a common drug in Newton The dog will key in on illicit and that the legalization in Col- substances. orado hasn't led to a noticeable Lowe said officers also look change locally with the habits for conversational clues. People of people he deals with. who say they are coming from But the Harvey County Sher- vague places, somewhere in iff's Office also reports a jump Western Kansas or Denver or in seizures. “around the Nebraska border,” “Yes, we have seen an in- increase their suspicion. crease,” Sheriff T. Walton said. North Newton Police Chief “We ask them where they are Randy Jordan said an influx of CONTRIBUTED PHOTO coming from. And they say, ‘We marijuana in the area, even if A photo provided by the North Newton Police Department shows a large amount of marijuana seized during a recent drug bust. are coming from Colorado.’” it's just passing through, can Walton said part of the in- lead to safety issues. they're driving.” stem a lot of different crimes. to keep an eye out. crease comes from the SHARI “The impaired driver thing Lowe said locally drug use You have impaired drivers. You “Right now, it's something we program or the Safe Highway concerns me. That's a big rea- makes for other crime problems have all these things coming in had to adjust to. We didn't have and Roads Initiative. son why T [Walton] and I want as well. from simple marijuana.” this problem as bad three years The initiative is a combined to do SHARI. These guys are “Obviously you have people While such issues make more ago. When Colorado did that, it effort of the Harvey County coming back from Colorado, selling it,” Lowe said. “When work for local law enforcement, changed up everything. It used Sheriff's Office and the North hauling marijuana and often drugs are involved, sometimes there isn't really anything they to mostly come from down Newton Police Department. It times they are using it while there are robberies. From drugs can do about it except continue south.” Call Natalie for help with classifieds FREE PRESSClassified CLASSIFIED Ad Categories AD CATEGORIES: Call Natalie for help with classifieds 1 Employment 6 Automotive 2 Services 7 Farm & Ranch In Marion County’s largest distribution newspaper 3 Merchandise 8 Real Estate 4 Announcements 9 For Rent 620-947-5702 or Fax 620-947-5940 [email protected] 5 Public Notices 10 Too Late To Classify

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Editorial Kansas in for an even bumpier road ahead

The City of Newton will move forward on a sizable construction project, rebuilding a stretch of South Kansas Avenue from from Quail Creek Drive to South- east 24th Street. Footing part of the bill will be the Kansas Depart- ment of Transportation, at the tune of $628,000. Local entities better grab whatever KDOT funds they can get their hands on now, before the legislature takes the rest to pay for its tax cuts. The woeful financial situation of the state isn't news anymore. It really was old news when the propagators of the situation were re-elected in 2014. Still, as has been repeated over and over again, the great income tax experiment continually leaves the state short hundreds of million of dollars. To solve the shortfalls, the governor and his caucus of legislators reach into their favorite piggybank. The Kansas Highway Fund. So dire has the situation grown for the highway fund that it projected its ending balance at the end of 2017 to be just $6.9 million. The state requires a minimum bal- ance for the fund to be around $56 million, with the highway fund regularly having year-end transfers at more than $100 million in years past. That report was released before the latest state rev- enue projections, showing funds will come in below ex- pectations, meaning unchecked, the state would look at an $118 million hole at the end of the fiscal year. To help fill that hole, again, the governor's office will Columns take another $50 million from the highway fund. There's a reason the state requires large amounts of He wants more than teeth on Christmas money be carried over in the highway fund. Large proj- ects take a lot of money to pay for. And as any good homeowner saves for large improvement projects, so the ll I want for Christmas is ADAM STRUNK thank you for making the best giz- state saves for highway funds. Thanksgiving. zard stuffing of her life. Except now the head of household has squandered the A Also shout out to my Mom on mortgage payment and is grabbing more funds for a Don't get me wrong. I like that one. I owe her this for my pre- quick score. Members of the legislature are addicted to Christmas. I like Nate King Cole vious Bierock column, but I could their failed tax cuts and to the false reality they main- and Bing Crosby and have even live off the Thanksgiving stuffing tain, that the cuts are working. been known to pound out some car- she makes. Turkey broth, gizzards, And taking it firmly on the chin are the regular tax- ols on the piano when I'm filled hearts, nothing fancy. No sage to payers of Kansas. They paid money for roads. And they with the holiday spirit. overpower the flavor or cover im- got shorted. I'm no grinch. perfections. Just delicious. A stuff- Kansas used to pride itself for its highway and road But you can have too much of a ing that easily deserves a month to system, which regularly ranked the best in the country. good thing, and each year it seems MANAGING EDITOR contemplate. It made the transportation of goods, such as the billions that horrible “Hippopotamus for But I get it. of bushels of annual agriculture projects easier. It Christmas” song comes on the Retail wise, Christmas is the makes traversing the long stretches of the state safer radio a week earlier. purposed. biggest sales season of the year. So and easier. A well-maintained highway system adds to Nobody endeavors to eat an en- But I must ask: Where are my perhaps stores figure the longer quality of life and is a good service for the state to pro- tire plate of fudge. You save it as a turkeys? the season goes, the more money vide. small dessert. As should Christmas Thanksgiving has a pretty ques- they make. Now down the road, projects will be shorted, and for be; not a year-long event but a tionable historic basis, sure, but For radio stations, I guess what? So the governor and those who championed their final season of the year filled with the beloved national celebration of Christmas music presents a sort of tax cuts don't have to admit their gargantuan failure? family, nostalgia and reflection. gluttony and pretending to like rel- auto-pilot that they can just turn We may not notice the problem with our roads imme- Absence makes the heart grow atives deserves its own time. How on and have an easy few months. diately. It's good politics for them in that sense. Closing fonder, and I need a bit more of an else is everyone supposed to spread But still we have no song called a few schools, shorting those in need, hacking away at absence to get into the Christmas the flu around if we skip Thanks- the 60 days of Christmas. That health services, those actions have an immediate and mood. giving? would take forever to sing. And if visceral effect. On Halloween, I ran to Dillons to Some may roll their eyes. you look at the Liturgical calendar, Putting off projects and letting our roads degrade, pick up a last-minute costume Thanksgiving has no fun sing- the Advent season does not even that burden won't be felt for a few years, even though it piece, and lo and behold the pump- along songs you say. start till Nov. 27, a day after will take even longer to remedy. By that time, half of kins had already been replaced Well it does. For one, Adam San- Thanksgiving, might I add. the jokers will be out of the statehouse, working cushy with Santas. That was the scariest dler's “Turkey for me and Turkey So hold your reindeer folks, lobbying gigs. Perhaps the governor can land himself a thing I saw Oct. 31. for you.” The National's “Thanks- Christmas will get its time. But spot lobbying for Americans for Prosperity if he behaves Reindeer and elves are popping giving Song” also comes to mind, let’s get through Thanksgiving properly. up. though the lyrics “Kill, Kill, Kill, first. We've probably got plenty of All the meanwhile, the road fund is left empty, and My neighbors already have icicle Kill the Turkey” probably aren’t things for which to be thankful. we will feel the effects of electing these people a bump lights up, which shine through my the most radio friendly. If you need bump bump at a time driving down the highway. bedroom window. to round out the order, Dido's Adam Strunk is the managing Our roads will be as broken and fractured as the envi- In their defense, it's possible “Thank You” at least has the gen- editor of Newton Now. He can be ronment in the statehouse is today. these things were up for Halloween eral spirit of the season in mind. reached at 316-281-7899 or So we'd encourage all voters to keep an eye on their as well and have merely been re- She may as well croon she wants to [email protected]. elected senators and representatives in the next legisla- tive session. Take note of who is trying to solve our fi- nancial problems and repeal the problematic tax cut. Friendly faces are the ‘Best of Newton’ Take note of those who continue to propagate the bilk they sold voters on about the tax cuts, the same bilk suppose you could say a tornado ture, so I’ll start with an example. newspapers, professors and economists have been dis- brought me to town. The year TINA PAYNE The hallway outside my office proving and criticizing since day one. Iwas 1990. My father was re- door is frequented by visitors to the Because we need elected snake oil salesmen much like cruited to join the team at Kropf bank, the insurance office and the we need a hole in the head, or more fitting, a hole in the Lumber after it was leveled by the tax preparation business. Most road. Hesston tornado. walk right by never stopping, so it —Newton Now Editorial Board And in the months following, I becomes sort of startling when I had more and more reasons to find someone at my door. travel north from the big city to On this particular day it was Vi. visit. She was reading the quote on my Say what? I can recall being impressed driv- door by E.B. White: ing down Broadway. I loved the BRINGING THE PAYNE “I get up every morning deter- green space provided by the median mined to both change the world and on the east side of town, including to have one hell of a good time. Start by doing what’s the gentle twist and turn of the Sand Creek path. Sometimes this makes planning the road near Presbyterian Manor. I be- On a blustery Christmas morning day difficult.” necessary; then do what’s came completely enchanted by the three years after the attacks of Sep- She stood there for a while, Victorian homes lining Broadway tember 11, we boarded the train thoughtfully considering how this on the west side of town. headed for Chicago. We were related to her own life. possible. Suddenly, you are Those homes were like sentinels stunned by the simple loading A life well lived, she’s now in her at a royal palace. They stood to wel- process from the train platform. 90’s: still living independently; still doing the impossible. come the visitor, while at the same No metal detectors or x-ray ma- driving; still trying to change the earning your respect for those who chines. Just a quick ticket check, world. St. Francis of Assisi traveled this road many years be- and they tossed the luggage into She spoke of how she had nine fore you. the car. siblings, four sisters and five broth- A few months after graduating The man with the hat explained ers. Her husband similarly had from WSU, we started looking for a that Amtrak was not allowed to tie nine siblings, four brothers and five place to put down roots. We spent a up the intersection. And besides, sisters. Letters Policy day traveling to communities sur- he quipped, what was a terrorist She told him divorce would never rounding Wichita. It was a hub and going to do, “Hijack the train and be an option for them, because drive it straight?” WRITE: Letters to the editor, Newton Now - 706 N. spoke strategy. there was no way she was going to Despite the added travel distance So, when seriously considering lose his family in the bargain. Main, Newton, KS. entering the photo contest, I chal- E-MAIL: [email protected] from Wichita, those sentinels kept She asked for a copy of the quote calling me back. This was the place lenged myself to think about what from my door, and then offered to to call home. image I would take. give me a hug as she scurried on We welcome letters of general interest to the commu- After seeing the winning photo, I nity and reserve the right to edit for clarification or The recent “Best of Newton” her way to the next stop. photo contest sponsored by the Con- realize now I would not have that To me, Vi is the Best of Newton. length. Letters should be fewer than 400 words, and type of skill. Congratulations T. writers are limited to one letter every other week. Let- vention and Visitors Bureau Tina Payne is the executive direc- sparked many fond memories for very well deserved! tor of Harvey County United Way.. ters are due by noon on Monday before publication and But, the thought exercise was a must be signed with the writer’s name, address and me. On the first warm day of spring, I good one. What do I consider to be Tina Payne spends her days cre- phone number for verification purposes. Only the name the Best of Newton? And therein and hometown will be included in the printed letter. would pack the kids up and head to ating lasting social change in the Athletic Park to burn off some en- became the dilemma. To me, the community as Director of Harvey We do not publish poetry, open or anonymous letters Best of Newton are the interactions or letters printed elsewhere. Sometimes, due to volume, ergy on the playground equipment. County United Way. She is a As summer progressed, we would I have with the people. fiancé, mother, step-mother, and letters may need to hold although this is not normally Awfully hard to put into a pic- the case. find ourselves strolling along on the amateur home remodeler.

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Ny- Dick [email protected] State House, Room 223E US Senate gaard 316-283-1366 Harvey County Commissioner Ron Kansas Senate 361A Rusell Senate Office Building 316-207-7934 [email protected] North Newton Council Member Jane Krehbiel Topeka, KS 66612 202-224-6521 November 19, 2015 Newton NowOPINION www.harveycountynow.com Page 9 Small Business Saturday provides great Social media provides lens nytime something terrible happens the machine gets going again. It's almost tragically comical at opportunity to shop downtown Athis point. You can count down the moments as if they are predetermined and orchestrated by some expert lack Friday” shopping I was willing to go, though puppet master above us just pulling the strings to lifeless, has never been a part of MELODY SPURNEY warned her that since this was thoughtless bodies. “Bmy family Thanksgiving my first holiday season in New- When the attacks on Paris happened, I was late to the tradition. I’ve come to appreciate ton, I didn’t know what to expect. news. I was sitting in my home, working on the many the lazy day of a good meal, foot- We grabbed soup and sandwiches projects I have going ball and time spent with family from the Breadbasket, which on on, and completely JOEY YOUNG and friends. However, that wasn’t that day was bustling but not oblivious to the necessarily the case when I was standing-room only as I’d feared. world around me. younger. For years, I begged my From art and collectibles to books When I finally did mother to take me to Towne East and kitchen gadgets and food, pull my phone out it Square, the retail Mecca of metro- each store we went into was both was for a text mes- sage, and then it Wichita teens in the early ‘90s. TO NEWTON festive and unique. Between the Mom finally relented to my an- two of us, we checked off virtually was on to Facebook nual lobbying effort, as she as- every person on our lists in a cou- like I was pro- sumed that I would not consider area on the day after Thanksgiv- ple of hours within a three-block grammed to do so al- the adventure nearly as much fun ing can imagine, this shopping radius of the car. ready. as I thought it would be. Mom outing did not go according to my My friend is coming back this I saw the tragic PUBLISHER was right, as she virtually always plan. After combating long lines, year, and I can’t wait. If you’re events through the was. We left before dawn on a grumpy and tired shoppers, looking for a positive holiday lens of my friends on social media who were posting from brutally cold November morning grumpy and tired retail staff and shopping experience, don’t over- various sites—some legitimate news sources and some and inched along Kellogg in the the sheer volume of people look- look Newton. Businesses across not—but as the events unfolded, I waited, because I knew days before the fly-over was built. ing at the same stuff in every the country will observe “Small what was coming next. Despite – or perhaps because of – store, I left empty handed and Business Saturday” on Nov. 28, so Almost immediately there was a showing of support our early launch time, we found swore for the entire drive home I grab your gift list and join us and love, not real support or love, but social media sup- ourselves at a mall with what would never do anything like that downtown. port and love, which is really nothing more than just some seemed like half of the state. We again. Mom refrained from saying Melody looks forward to run- words on a feed that most people mindlessly scroll may as well have parked in East- “I told you so,” at least not out ning into plenty of friendly faces through. borough, it would have been just loud. for small business Saturday. She Then came the political messages. If we know how to do as close. This was not turning out With very few exceptions, I’ve is the coordinator of the Newton anything, it is turn a tragedy into political gain, and boy, as I expected, but at that point, I refrained from virtually any shop- Convention & Visitors Bureau did we. was still not deterred. I had a list ping on the day after Thanksgiv- and can be reached at mspur- Both sides came firing shortly afterward with their and a game plan: I would finish ing since that Black Friday trip. [email protected]. highly biased opinions and how this affects us back home my gift list and, I hoped, find So when a good friend suggested and why they are the man or woman to fix things. Gener- some new clothes for myself as I’d driving from Wichita to Newton Melody Spurney is the coordina- ally, depending on if you have a "R" or an "D" next to your been saving bits of my allowance last year to go out to lunch and do tor for the Newton Convention and name, you either blamed President Obama or you blamed for a while. some Christmas shopping down- Visitors Bureau. She can be former President Bush for creating this mess in the first As pretty much anyone who has town on that Friday, I winced a reached at place, but each opinion is colored by typical red or blue been to any kind of large shopping little. [email protected]. normally sported no matter what was said. Then came the overly biased political blogs that post super absurd things masked as news to get people riled up and sharing bad information for days, sometimes weeks depending on how big the tragedy is until the final step happens. The final step: We either move on to a new tragedy or large event or we just simply forget about what happened, tired of the rhetoric, and move on until something does happen that gets the machine back going. Throughout social media history it is all the same al- most without variation. Every shooting or nature disaster gets the same treatment, making us truly numb to the sit- uation. I didn't write anything on social media. I didn't change my profile picture to the French flag, and I didn't try to gain politically through someone else's tragedy. It isn't that I didn't think of those lost in Paris or have opinions about the situation, but rather I realize that none of it matters in the grand scheme of things. Paris doesn't care that I thought of them or had opinions. What does matter is to really care about our brothers and sisters whether they look like us or not, which means to give to vetted organizations for disaster relief and other like situations, donate blood, and volunteer when you can. Likely, most of what you can do can't help Paris, but it can help your neighbor, friend, or fellow who is down on his luck. We all need to start loving more and hating less and that is more evident every time I log into my Face- book and watch the machine at work. Put the phone down, walk outside and just be nice to each other no mat- ter what someone may look like, politically side with, or worship during the week. Let's start there and then those lost in Paris and those before them might be mourned properly. Joey Young is publisher of Newton Now. He can be reached at 316-712-2125 or History lesson comes with Thanksgiving [email protected] s we approach Thanksgiv- seem to forget that basic human ing, I would like to reflect JASON MITCHELL nature has not changed for the Aon what I am thankful last 5,000 years. We tend to look Weigh in about. out for ourselves over others. I am thankful my family is In this season of giving, one Newton Medical Center taking part healthy. I can’t add always happy story I will tell my children is of in Healthy Kansas Hospitals initiative to that because we aren’t always the early settlers at Plymouth. happy. Sometimes 6- and 9-year- The first pilgrims came with a so- Supporting health-promoting behaviors and choices is olds want things they can’t have or cialist idea “Share everything, inherently consistent with healthcare’s mission to pre- .more often than not .they fight share the work, and we’ll share vent, diagnose and treat chronic disease. However, all too about nothing at all and have to be the harvest.” It failed miserably. often, health-care settings create food and beverage envi- disciplined. That makes everyone Many of the pilgrims died before ronments that provide easy access to unhealthy choices. unhappy. Mostly though, things MY VIEWS William Bradford, the colony’s gov- The population affected by the dietary options available are good, and the growing pains of sausage- making process of getting ernor, assigned every family their within a hospital not only includes patients and the gen- youth are absorbed so a better citi- things done. I also volunteer with own plot of land where they would eral public, but the hospital staff who utilize available on- zen is made. local boards and civic groups that raise their own food and trade the site dietary services (and consume at least one meal on I am thankful my business is do good things for the community. surplus. This idea of private prop- the premises each day). doing well. It has not been a ban- I am a firm believer that local erty worked well and still does. Hospitals have the potential to serve as powerful role ner year, but it has been prof- charity is best. We know what we Unfortunately, the lack of hard- models in the communities they serve by providing itable, and I am in good shape for need and can best serve it, not ship over many generations, soci- healthier food choices, which also lends itself to improv- next year. I have heard from many some bureaucrat in Topeka or D.C. ety seems to forget that lesson. ing overall patient health. It is for these reasons Newton mentors that a business needs to I am thankful we can give to The government continues to force Medical Center has chosen to take part in the Kansas constantly evolve in order to grow. charity. I like giving to causes or communal ideas on us with confis- Hospital Education and Research Foundation’s Healthy I have been transitioning slowly projects where I can see the re- catory taxation rates, be it income Kansas Hospitals initiative, which aims to improve the from residential rentals to more sults of my giving. I feel charity or property taxes then given to food and beverage choices found in hospitals. commercial. It is an interesting works best when you are giving a those who often become addicted As part of our participation in this initiative, Newton process, and I enjoy the challenge hand up, not a hand out. Unfortu- to the largess. It does no good to Medical Center has made a multitude of changes to our of the learning curve. Sometimes nately government has a hand out an able-bodied person to take food and beverage environment. As residents of our great my lack of patience gets me in policy. Rarely, it seems, does the away their drive with another per- community will soon experience, the changes made at our trouble, but I persevere and make largess of the welfare system en- son’s hard-earned property. facility include the addition of a fresh fruit bar, offering the best of it. Kind of reminds me courage people to improve them- People should always be on the whole grain breads and an expanded salad bar, just to of my 9-year-old son, a chronic selves. When it is more profitable lookout for a way to help, either name a few. In addition, we are a zero trans-fat facility lack of patience but a little disci- to sit at home and get free food, through charity or civic involve- and provide nutritional analysis of prepared menu items. pline helps keep him in a positive medical, cash, rent, etc., the incen- ment. Get involved with a local Today’s hospital is not just for diagnosing and treating direction. tive is removed to become better. governing body and do your part. patients. Whether you are a patient, an employee, or a I am thankful I live in a small People need to be uncomfortable in It only works if we all contribute visitor to Newton Medical Center, our hope is that we are community I can have an impact their poverty to eliminate the our ideas and grow. creating an environment that promotes the overall health on. I like to feel important (even poverty. Ben Franklin said that and wellness of the entire community we serve. though mostly it is in my head and more than 200 years ago, and it Jason Mitchell is a local land- not reality). I get involved with still rings true today. All the lord and chair of the Harvey Steve Kelly local governance and enjoy the “new-and-improved” programs County Republican Party. President and CEO, Newton Medical Center

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CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW Logan Treaster warms up at practice last Monday, Nov. 16. Treaster enters the season as the top-ranked wrestler at 113 pounds in 5A. Newton wrestlers PHOTOS BY CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW ABOVE: Payton Roberts goes through a ball-handling drill at Newton’s season-opening practice. Roberts, a senior, will be a force for the Railers this season. BELOW: Taylor Antonowich practices dribbling at last Monday’s practice. Antonowich, a sophomore, will see a lot of time on the look to top 10 varsity floor in the 2015-16 season. finish at state

BY CLINT HARDEN as well as I would have liked to last year, but Railers back to state? NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] I’m hoping to build off that this year and finish higher at state.” Ladies have pieces to make another run Newton’s Logan Both Roberson and Treaster opens the Treaster kept busy in 2015-16 campaign with the offseason, wrestling Many players took ad- BY CLINT HARDEN an unstoppable force in freestyle and Greco- vantage of open gyms meeting an immovable Roman tournaments. NEWTON NOW STAFF over the summer to get [email protected] object. In what may “We really try to get some shooting in, and prove to be his most dif- them on the mat as several girls were also on ficult match of the year, much as we can during The team that made it the volleyball team. Treaster will square off the summer,” head to the state tournament Sophomores Taylor with fellow defending coach Tommy Edgmon last season may have a Antonowich and Kyndal state champion Dylan said. “We offer some tougher road to get back Bacon will likely play a Pelland of Pratt. camps; there’s freestyle to Topeka. part in the Railers’ effort Newton opens the sea- and Greco-Roman. The With just one senior on to get back to state. son with a double dual mat time you put in in the team, the Railers will Akers, Roberts, and with Mulvane at Pratt. the summer definitely have to rely on mostly Schmidt will be pillars, Pelland finished last helps during the sea- their junior class to get and they all stayed busy season with an unde- son.” them through the season. during the off-season. feated 36-0 record and a Senior Trevor Pryor Senior forward Payton Schmidt injured her state championship. The enters the season Roberts played a big role hand last January but Greenback enters the ranked sixth at 152 last season and assumes didn’t know the severity season ranked No. 1 in pounds. He finished the the role of team leader of the break until April, 4A at 113 pounds. 2014-15 season 21-18 for the 2015-16 cam- and by then it required Treaster, a junior, has and third at regionals. paign. surgery. She had a pin virtually the same re- He wrestled in the 145- Roberts’ size will be a inserted in her hand. She sumé. He won the state pound weight class in huge asset for Newton. rehabbed and is expected title at 5A 113 but fin- 2014 and now finds him- Her ability to rebound at full strength. ball-handling skills. structing teammates on ished with a 37-1 record. self in the same weight and wear out opponents She and Roberts will “I was in shape after how to go through drills. He also enters the sea- as two defending state will be invaluable. Jun- be a strong duo down volleyball, but to get in For the varsity and jun- son ranked No. 1. champions. iors Megan Akers and low. basketball shape, it’s dif- ior varsity, most of the “It’s one of those Both Goddard’s Abby Schmidt will pro- “I think we comple- ferent,” Akers said. “It’s drills appeared to be sec- things where they put Kendall Frame (145) vide quite a bit of height ment each other really two different in-shapes.” ond nature, which helped me there, and that’s and Ark City’s Kendall underneath the basket as well,” Schmidt said. The Railers began the younger players that good,” Treaster said Biddle (152) won titles well. Akers, a key on the vol- practice last Monday, will take over spots on about his ranking. “If it in their respective “It’s going to be a really leyball team, spent the Nov. 16, and hit the varsity and junior var- puts a target on me, I weight classes. young group,” Schmidt past few weeks getting ground running, as sity. understand people want The Railers lost 195- said. “I’m really looking into “basketball shape” Roberts and Akers set Newton has reached to beat me, but I have pound state champion forward to how we’re by running nightly and the tone right away by people I want to beat, Jared Langley to gradu- going to mesh together.” working on shots and encouraging and in- See STATE / 11 too.” ation. Langley com- Treaster isn’t the only pleted a perfect 42-0 Railer making noise to season in 2014-15, enter the year. At 126, capped with a win over Brody Roberson sits at Lansing’s Caleb Ward. No. 6. Christian Diaz comes Bethel football moves on from 3-7 season The junior has the op- back on at 220 pounds. portunity to build on the He finished third at re- confidence of the rank- gionals, but two losses BY CLINT HARDEN ing with his first match at state ended his sea- NEWTON NOW STAFF of the year against 4A son at 26-17. [email protected] No. 5 Nick Lucas of As a team, the Railers Pratt. Roberson is look- finished 12th at the ing for redemption after Bethel wrapped up an state tournament with last year’s state tourna- just five wrestlers and up-and-down season on ment performance, Saturday at Tabor, the have several seniors on where he went 1-2 and the squad this season. nation’s ninth-ranked finished in the top 16. team. The 26-17 loss gave “If we can be on our A Roberson finished last game come state, every- the Threshers their sev- season with a 27-17 enth loss of the year and body healthy, everybody record. on their A level, and sixth in the KCAC, but “It gives me a lot of Bethel moved up three everybody peak at the confidence going into right time,” Edgmon spots from last year’s con- the season,” Roberson ference finish. said, “Definitely finish said of his preseason within the top 10 for The Threshers finished ranking. “I didn’t finish the year at fifth in the sure.” KCAC, a huge improve- ment over last year’s eighth-place finish. All three of the team’s wins came in conference play and were six points away from starting the year 4- 1. Instead, Bethel started 2-3, and after a 47-7 loss JANAE REMPEL/NEWTON NOW Bethel’s Preston Oliver (32) tries to gain some footing last Saturday at Tabor. Oliver was one of the top to Sterling dropped it to backs in the KCAC in 2015. 2-4, the team found itself in an all too familiar hole. 6 in the KCAC. It wasn’t program that went win- that’s acceptable. But to Despite its 2-0 confer- the best final record for less as early as 2012. In put it in perspective, both ence start, its first since first-year head coach the three seasons since Tabor and Kansas Wes- 2008, the Threshers lost Morris Lolar, but all sea- then, Bethel has won just leyan won 10 games this their next three games son long the feeling was eight games, good for an season alone. Sterling before picking up a 21-17 that a foundation was 8-24 record. won seven. win at Southwestern, being laid. Sure it’s won eight But still, Bethel was their last win of the sea- That’s what he came games in three years, and six points away from fin- son. here to do. Lolar came to for a program that histor- ishing 5-5 and 4-5 in the CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW The final tally for Bethel to turn around a ically just isn’t good, Head wrestling coach Tommy Edgmon speaks with his team. Edgmon enters Bethel was 3-7 overall, 3- See BETHEL / 11 his second season as head coach of the Railers. November 19, 2015 Newton NowSPORTS www.harveycountynow.com Page 11 Area runners represent well at Nike Regional KSHSAA needs to

BY CLINT HARDEN Topham also ran at Sioux Falls in the Girls’ Cham- NEWTON NOW STAFF pionship 5K. Her time of revisit some policies [email protected] 19:30.2 placed her at Newton sophomore Erik 119th out of 273, putting ctober 2014 was CLINT HARDEN Brown took the trip up to her in the top 44 percent a wild month for Sioux Falls, S.D., for the of the competitors. She Ome. It was noth- Nike Cross Country Na- ran the state champi- ing but a blur. I got four tionals Heartland Re- onship race in 20:32.76 hours of sleep at a time gional. He joined some of and finished fifth in 2A. and worked mostly 10-14 the top runners from To put her time at the hour days. I spent most Iowa, Minnesota, Ne- Nike Regional, if the of the month completely braska, North Dakota, freshman had turned in exhausted. South Dakota, and Wis- the same time from the But I would do it all consin. Nike Regional at the state over again, because I Brown ran in the fresh- meet, she would have won covered the Royals’ first HARD COUNT man/sophomore 5K with the state title by four sec- playoff run in nearly 30 270 other competitors and onds. years. tialed member of the did more than just hold Marion, Iowa’s I hauled up to 50 media: his own. His time of 18 Stephanie Jenks won the pounds of equipment up Media: “Hi, I’m here minutes, 0.7 seconds was race with a time of and down the flights of for state football. As you good for 79th overall, 17:01.3. Cailie Logue of stairs buried inside can see, I have a press placing him in the top 30 Girard, Kan., finished sec- Kauffman Stadium, ran pass.” percent of the field. ond in 17:12.1. Shawnee the camera for morning KSHSAA: “Is your His time was five sec- Mission’s Molly Born was show live shots on Chan- name on the list?” onds slower than it was a sixth. nel 12, and took photos Media: “Yes, I believe few weeks ago at the state The Nike National on the field and in the so.” championship meet in Championships will be locker room. KSHSAA: “I don’t see Lawrence, where he fin- held on Saturday, Dec. 5, I was even on TV a your name on the list.” ished 68th. New Town, at Glendoveer Golf Course few times. Media: “Do you see the N.D.’s Jalen Chase won in Portland, Ore. I’m not saying all this credential around my the race in 15:54.4, just The Heartland Regional to brag, even though I neck?” slower than the Newton was one of eight regional am bragging KSHSAA: “Yes, but school record of 15:54, set races to qualify for the na- unashamedly. I’m saying your name isn’t on the by head cross country tional race. this to illustrate a point. list.” coach Richard Mick in Neither Brown nor Among all the crazi- That member of the JIM BROWN/SPECIAL TO NEWTON NOW ness of running around, media would not be al- 1987. Topham qualified for the Newton’s Erik Brown (right, No. 17) runs at the Nike Nationals Heart- Berean Academy’s Erin national championships. being where I needed to lowed to do their job land Regional at Sioux Falls, S.D. be, solving innumerable simply because their problems, and also find- name wasn’t on a list. ing time to eat, one prob- Do you see the prob- lem never arose. lem? Newton volleyball and soccer named to all-league teams I was never, not once, Media members al- asked to prove my media ready have their passes BY CLINT HARDEN player award after a Year award for the Defender Reid Loganbill, credentials. Once I before going to an event. tremendous career at New- AVCTL. She was last hon- forward Juan Castillo, and showed my picture ID But then they have to NEWTON NOW STAFF ton. Boston also earned a ored as the league’s top midfielder Jose Rojas were and obtained my pass, I jump through a check- [email protected] spot on the All-State Hon- coach in 2011, when the all named to the second was not asked about it point at the site. It orable Mention Team. She team finished second in team. Goalkeeper Hervey again. makes no sense. The Railers raked in was an all-league selection the state. Medina was an honorable It’s a surprisingly easy What, then, is the some honors last week the past three years. Payton Roberts was the mention. process to get your name point of the press pass? when the all-league teams Emily Regier was also lone Railer on the second, Rojas was the lone on a credential list. Sure, Then once you’re in- were announced for the named to the first team as and Megan Akers was Railer to score in double there are some hoops to side, the KSHSAA repre- AVCTL. Between the vol- a middle blocker and named as an honorable digits with 11 goals. jump through, but it’s all sentative is usually cold leyball and soccer teams, earned a spot on the All- mention hitter. Castillo was the lone a necessary part of the and distant. 10 names appeared as State Second Team. Newton finished the Railer to finish with double process. I’ve seen it where the some of the top athletes in After leading the Railers year as the league cham- digit assists with 10. He The Kansas City Roy- rep walks around with the league. to a fourth-place finish at pion with a 37-10 record. also scored five goals. als were always great to their nose up in the air For the volleyball team, the 5A state tournament, Four soccer players got Newton finished the work with. without so much as a senior setter Jana Boston head coach Jamie Dibbens their names on the all- year 9-9 overall as a re- Now to my point. You smile, nod, or acknowl- earned the most valuable earned the Coach of the league teams. gional runner-up. know what organization edgement of existence. is not easy to work with? That goes beyond the The Kansas State High press pass issue, though. School Activities Associ- And don’t get me started ation. on how many state Three Threshers named to All-KCAC football teams In order to cover a champions Kansas state event hosted by crowns each year. BY CLINT HARDEN the year, in which he punched it and two touchdown catches. He av- KSHSAA, you have to My point being that NEWTON NOW STAFF in. eraged 10.8 yards per catch. obtain an official press KSHSAA needs to step [email protected] Oliver’s best game was against His best game was against pass, which has the po- down off its high horse Hastings to open the year when he Friends, a day that saw him finish tential of being a huge and understand the role The Kansas Collegiate Athletic ran wild for 9.1 yards per rush and with 86 yards on eight catches. pain the butt, then you of the media in promot- Conference announced its All-Con- scored three touchdowns. He fin- Brown, a defensive lineman, was have to tell them which ing high school sports. ference teams Tuesday afternoon, ished the season with 1,046 yards a team captain and a vocal leader site you’ll be attending. We’re all on the same and a handful of Threshers made on the ground. throughout the season. He finished Not only do you have team here, KSHSAA. the cut. Marquis Jackson was an Honor- with 54 tackles, nine of which were to jump through hoops to There is no need to Running back Preston Oliver able Mention at wide receiver as for a loss. He sacked the quarter- get a pass, but then you make everything a picked up first team honors for his Leland Brown and Ryan Peete back four times for 23 yards. can’t get in to do your job headache. efforts in the backfield. The senior earned spots on the Honorable Peete, listed as a defensive back, even if you have a pass. from Los Angeles averaged 104.6 Mention defensive squad. came away with 57 tackles and 39 Here’s a potential con- yards per game, good enough for Jackson was quarterback Bran- solo tackles, most of which were on versation between KSH- Clint Harden is the 10th in the conference. He scored don Steed’s go-to receiver along receivers. He intercepted a pass SAA and someone that is sports editor at Newton 13 touchdowns on the year, includ- with wideout Gary Jolivet. Jackson and defended 13 more. He also a registered, creden- Now. ing a stretch of six games to start finished the year with 357 yards forced a fumble. Storage Units Available 2015 was a much better BETHEL year than the one before. 12x40 RV and Mini Storage From Page 10 “We just didn’t have that fight in the second conference, which half,” he said of the 2014 Reserve Your Unit NOW! wouldn’t have changed campaign. “There’s some- the final place for the thing new about this team Securestore50.com Threshers. that I haven’t seen before. “As bad as we may feel It’s been showing up and as a staff and as a team,” we get better every week.” 101 West Hwy 50 • 316-217-3305 Lolar said. “We’re a young Steed, a junior college [email protected] team. This year, what I transfer, started just a wanted to do was to try to handful of games in 2014 make it fun for the guys but put Bethel on his back and try to eliminate as in several games this sea- JANAE REMPEL/NEWTON NOW many of the bad habits son. He finished third in Bethel’s Jalen Sykes tries to pick up a few more yards against Tabor. that they’ve been carrying the conference for total of- and avoided countless with,” Steed said. “I for however many long fense, racking up more sacks because of his legs. wanted to come here. I years. Then hopefully than 2,100 yards on the He didn’t only avoid knew it was going to be a Monday, December 14 • 2 pm next year, we’re mediocre, year, an average of 236.2 sacks, but he scored with hard task. I knew it was- top of the conference type yards per game. He fin- his legs. Six of his 19 n’t going to be easy, espe- team. Then probably in ished as the 19th best of- 160 ACRES MARION COUNTY LAND touchdowns were on the cially with our record and three to fours years, we’ll fensive player in the ground. people don’t give us a Cropland/CRP Grassland/Creek & Trees be competing and now we nation. The main reason he good ranking and what- have a foundation and Running back Preston came to Bethel after ver- not. But coming here, I - A Wildlife Haven!! we’re not playing a bunch Oliver was KCAC’s 10th- bally committing to wanted to change the de- of freshmen. We’re play- ranked offensive player Sale held at Hillsboro Scout House, Hillsboro, KS Friends was to help lay a meanor of the whole ing a bunch of juniors and with 989 rushing yards on foundation for the future. Bethel family and the (located at the East side of the Marion County Fairgrounds) seniors that are dominat- the year. “I’m just trying to set Bethel football team. It ing.” Steed was a versatile LAND LOCATION: From Lehigh, Kansas (at Highway 56), 2 miles the tone for when I leave has changed. It’s exciting, North on Diamond Road to 220th. Quarterback Brandon quarterback who could so they can have some- and I love it. It’s what I Steed said that overall, run when he needed to thing to ride and go came here for.” LAND LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SE/4 15-19-1, Marion County, Kansas LAND DESCRIPTION: 48.31 FSA Acres cultivated cropland. 76 Acres CRP native grassland. Balance of 35.69 Acres is creek bed with trees, ages 7.8 points per game, points through six games, Saturday, Dec. 5. The waterways & other miscellaneous grassland acreage. STATE fifth on the team. helping the Pirates to a 5- Railers face Garden City From Page 10 Newton also lost Sarah 1 start. at 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 3 at CRP CONTRACT: 76 Acres Native Grass CRP. Contract extends Bartel, who is now playing Newton tips off its sea- Hays Middle School. through September 30, 2023. Payment of $53.43/Acre is shared three of the past four sea- basketball at Independ- son at Hays for the annual Head coach Randy Jor- 50/50 with present tenant. sons, and with some of the ence Community College. Hays City Shootout on dan returns for his 13th pieces missing from last Bartel has scored 12 Thursday, Dec. 3, through season at the helm. NOTES: The combination of uses this farm offers is very attractive. year, it’s definitely not The grasses & trees provide a potential wintering place for cattle with smooth sailing for the good shelter. The CRP grass, brush & trees have created a great deer Railers. Doors & Op haven & excellent hunting grounds. The cropland average adds in- % ge en Grandpa’s Newton lost senior Jana 65 off ra e come to the CRP contract. Having good gravel roads & being only 2 Eldon Schmidt, r a s miles from Hwy 56 provides good access yet a secluded/hidden re- Boston, who will spend G Owner Computers the winter focusing on vol- ALL FALL treat. Come take a look & you will like what you see! Bob Swickard leyball, as she is commit- ITEMS! See www.leppke.com for terms & details! ted to Friends University 903 East Broadway to play. 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Not only is Cheng double major- JOBS ing, she’s also getting her degree in From Page 1 three years, which is what Bartel did when she was a Bethel. Collegian, the student newspaper; “Kinda unique we both graduating registrar student assistant; tutor at in three years,” Cheng said. […] Also the Academic Center for Develop- Lola is very good at painting, so we ment; art assistant for the Bob W. have that close connection in high Regier Art Gallery in the Luyken school.” Fine Arts Center; and international Cheng’s favorite art form is col- adviser for Student Life. ored pencil drawings because it pro- “I only can get on-campus jobs be- vides the most detailed artwork, she cause of my visa,” Cheng said. said. Cheng doesn’t have trouble man- Although she likes art, her fa- aging her heavy course schedule with vorite class is business law. work, since she said she’s good at “Before I took it, I thought it time management. She said all of would be a boring class,” Cheng said, those part-time jobs fit into her adding her strength is not English course schedule. and that she was worried about “They’re not heavy-duty jobs,” learning “all those big terns” in that Cheng said. class. After the first several classes, The courses she’s taking this se- Cheng said she realized American mester are Principles of Finance, law is so interesting. “Dr. McFarland Business Law, Business Ethics, In- makes it interesting” and McFarland termediate Financial Accounting, In- makes terms easy to understand come Taxation and Jewelry. If all with good examples, Cheng said. ADAM STRUNK/NEWTON NOW those classes and work weren’t McFarland is part of the commu- Kidron Bethel had to react to prescription pills being stolen recently. enough, she’s also taking Art History nity at Bethel, which is what Cheng through Hutchinson Community Col- likes best about the local college, as uled medications, but treatments patients lege. This semester, her course load she’s made many friends there. PILLS could request to deal with pain. amounts to 19.5 hours, and she’s Even though she does enjoy that From Page 1 “We provide the best care to people and double majoring in business and art. aspect of America, she does see one we always have,” she said. “Our staff, when Cheng grew up in the small city of thing as “different.” She seems to “Once we became aware of it, we immedi- they became aware of this really were aston- Ginhua in China, but her permanent find it odd Americans put ice in their ately contacted the North Newton Police De- ished.” residence is in Shanghi, China. She drinks during winter. partment,” she said. While the previous procedure at the facil- attended high school in Ginhua, and “We drink hot tea and hot drinks” After contacting the department in Octo- ity was in line with state guidelines, Peters came to America as an exchange stu- in the winter, Cheng said. ber, North Newton Police Chief Randy Jor- said since the thefts were noticed the facility dent, where she spent her last two One thing she misses in China is dan has been conducting an extensive changed its procedure and added more over- years at Topeka West. Her first year some of the food, particularly the investigation of the crime. sight. The pills present as well as the num- in the States was as an exchange food her dad makes. Her mother He said it involved the theft of blister ber of pages in the binder are now counted student, and she decided to stay an- doesn’t know how to cook. packages of pills. at the beginning and end of each shift by the other year to get her high school In America, Cheng’s favorite foods According to Kidron Bethel staff members, nurses coming on and leaving duty. diploma. are tacos, and spaghetti and meat- Kidron's medication administration system “We spent a lot of time reviewing The gifted-student director at balls. is electronic. processes,” she said. “We haven't had an Topeka West, Lila Bartel, graduated While at Bethel, Cheng’s host fam- The system records the drug dose, time of issue with this. We just became aware of it from Bethel in 1967, and she advised ily is Jim and Shirley Goering of administration, and the person receiving and how we were handling medication and Cheng to check out Bethel, which North Newton. and giving medication. narcotics in particular and needed to be she did. After graduation, Cheng hopes to Controlled substances administered re- tightened up.” “I got a lot of scholarships,” Cheng attend a master’s program in ac- quire a hand-written entry be made on a Peters said since the thefts were noticed, said about Bethel. “Main reason I counting, and probably will stay sev- medication tracking form. no more pills have been stolen. came here.” eral more years if she gets in. Jordan believed that the drug losses oc- The investigation continues, however, and curred when someone with access to the no one has been caught. medications removed a blister card of pills Jordan described the investigation as along with its corresponding paper tracking looking for a needle in a haystack. form. Peters said that only licensed nurses and Drug carts and controlled drug counts are medication aides have access to the drugs. reconciled at the end of every 12-hour shift. That group includes around 25 people. Without both the paper tracking form and “We interviewed everyone and we did not the blister card of pills, the persons counting find any kind of evidence to suspect anyone,” or reconciling did not notice any discrep- Peters said. ancy. The theft of pain pills from medical facili- The problem was first discovered when a ties is not an uncommon one. A director of a medical aide tried to administer a dose of Birmingham, Ala., home was recently indi- medication only to find that the blister card cated in the theft of 1,800 hydrocodone pills. and the paper tracking form were both miss- A 2014 USA TODAY investigation found ing. The electronic medication administra- that more than 100,000 nurses, doctors, tion record showed that the drug order was medical technicians or health care aids to be current and that it should be available. By dependent of abusing prescription drugs in a comparing the electronic records against de- given year. livery forms from the pharmacy and by sub- “From 2010 to 2013, only about 750 physi- tracting legitimate doses given, staff was cians nationwide lost hospital privileges or able to determine how many pills were miss- had their licenses revoked or restricted for ing. being unable to practice safely because of “The medications that came up missing drug or alcohol abuse, according to a USA WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW were PRN medications, or as needed med- TODAY analysis of the government's Na- Bethel College senior Xi Cheng, right, helps at the Lauren Reusser's, left, kettle corn booth dur- ications,” Peters said. tional Practitioner Data Bank public file,” ing the 2015 Fall Festival in October on the college campus. The pills stolen were not regularly sched- the report stated. November 19, 2015 Newton Now www.harveycountynow.com Page 13 BUSINESS/REAL ESTATE

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ADAM STRUNK/NEWTON NOW Construction crews work Tuesday, Nov. 17, on the YMCA near Newton Medical Center on the south side of Newton. Walls soon will go up. YMCA about to take shape

BY ADAM STRUNK NEWTON NOW STAFF Newton YMCA, by the numbers [email protected] PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW $16 Million Facility ABOVE: Janet and Jim Zook of Hesston are some of the volunteers helping to set up Ten Thousand Villages at Peace Connec- $11 Million YMCA Investment tions, 612 N. Main St. in Newton, for the holiday shopping season. Here, they stand by a nativity made in the Philippines. n the next two +$5 million private and public local invest- BELOW: This is a nativity made in the Philippines that will be sold by Ten Thousand Villages. months, metal and ments Iconcrete walls will 600,000: Estimated Annual Visits begin sprouting out of the 125: Estimated Employees ground at Newton's new 50 percent: Estimated Harvey County Partici- YMCA. pation Rate Ten Thousand Villages setting up Greater Wichita YMCA $49.90 monthly family membership fee. president Dennis $18 monthly youth fee. Fees will also be on an Schoenebeck said con- income based sliding scale. struction is progressing 9: number of locations Greater Wichita YMCA shop in Newton for holiday season on schedule to be com- will have once the Newton Y is completed. pleted Nov 1, 2016. Con- BY WENDY NUGENT struction crews have the NEWTON NOW STAFF parking lot rocked and of plumbing the building whirlpool, warm-water [email protected] are working to install requires. Good weather pool, six-lane cool-water concrete on the $11 mil- will speed up the project. lap pool and a zero-entry Newton shoppers will lion health center project, Bad weather will slow it feature for kids and ther- have the chance to buy located near the junction down. apy. gifts that give twice as of Interstate 135 and U.S. Schoenebeck said Another common re- Ten Thousand Villages Highway 50. 600,000 annual visits are quest was a good running will set up shop inside “What's being done you expected to the now- track. Schoenebeck said Peace Connections start- can't see from the high- under-construction health the new YMCA will fea- ing on Black Friday. way, but once the steel center, located near New- ture an indoor track with The Festival Sale will starts going up, concrete ton Medical Center in views of the pool, basket- be daily (except Sundays), walls will start to go up— south Newton. ball courts and the out- starting on Friday, Nov. it gets a bit more excit- Once the building is side. 27 through Dec. 5 at 612 ing,” Schoenebeck said. completed, it will feature “In part, there are dif- N. Main St. Items sold in- Villages because she di- ple who used to work at “In the next 60 days, a bunch of water, a bunch ferent things for different clude Christmas orna- they'll start to see steel go vorced her husband, the local store decided to of light and a track with a people,” he said. “You ments, nativities, jewelry, which was unheard of. try doing this one time a up, so that will become a view. have to cater to the fam- scarves, musical instru- visual. There's a lot of “She got connected to year. The Newton YMCA will ily as a primary audience. ments and home décor. Ten Thousand Villages, Now, Ten Thousand Vil- plumbing going on.” boast the usual features When you do that, you “We'll also be carrying Crews are trying to in- and she made a living lages has a banner on the of a fitness center: exer- have to have a fairly sig- the fair-trade coffee, tea making crafts,” Janet outside of Peace Connec- stall as much concrete as cise equipment, program nificant facility to service and chocolate,” said Janet possible before the Zook said. tions, and they're hoping space, two indoor basket- people.” Zook, who volunteers with She decided to come to to have a tall Christmas weather gets cold. ball and racquetball Schaefer Johnson Cox the organization. “We're “They are at a critical the States to see what it tree in the window bedaz- courts. It will have a Frey Architecture de- excited about […] getting looked like from this side. zled with their ornaments. path,” Schoenebeck said steam room, as well. signed the building with our merchandise through of the construction. So Ten Thousand Villages “Shop our exquisite col- But thanks to resident massive glass windows to the Hutchinson store, and sets up shop in Newton to lection of gifts, home far, a mild November has surveys, Schoenebeck let in light and enable all they have some new arti- helped speed things along help the artisans during décor, art pieces and ac- said it will include some sorts of views. sans they're working with the busiest shopping time cessories—handcrafted by Schoenebeck said. “It's extra swimming pool Schoenebeck said the this year.” been going really well.” of the year. A lot of their fairly paid artisans from space. center would host gym- Those artisans mostly shoppers are former cus- around the world,” a Ten Schoenebeck said crews “They wanted a lot of nastics, swimming, are women, Zook said, then will start installing tomers who miss the Thousand Villages post- water,” he said with a dance, youth, group exer- adding the products they store, and a group of peo- card stated. concrete walls as well as chuckle. cise and many other pro- sell are made by artisans continue with the myriad There will be a grams. in other countries and are fairly traded. “Everything is fair traded,” said Jim Zook, who also volunteers. Adrian & Pankratz expanding law office “The artisans are paid a FOR NEWTON NOW fourth floor. fair price up front before “We want to have a comfortable, the item leaves them, so The Newton-based law firm of productive working environment for that they have dollars to Adrian & Pankratz announced plans our lawyers and our staff,” Pankratz send their children to to expand its offices to include the said, “and put our office in the best po- school, support their fami- third floor of the historic Old Mill sition we can to be of value to our lies and create more craft Plaza building at 301 N. Main St. clients.” items,” Janet Zook said. Adrian & Pankratz has been an occu- Adrian & Pankratz employs six at- Products come from 37 pant of the Old Mill since 1976, and torneys and 13 staff members. developing countries, such has conducted business on the fourth Pankratz said the principal entrance as Haiti, Peru, floor of the building since 1989. to the firm remains on the fourth floor. Bangladesh, and Chile. Attorney Randy Pankratz said the The third-floor offices will be brought At one time, Ten Thou- firm has outgrown its space on the into service in 2016. sand Villages had a store in Newton, but that closed in October 2013. The Zooks volunteered there, and they also volunteered Newton Medical Center brings live music to patients at Ten Thousand Villages Family Owned, Locally Operated, Customer Valued FOR NEWTON NOW art and literature. It is ent programs to schools in Denver when they lived still true today. In their in the Wichita area. They there 10 years ago. They Beginning this week, time, it was ‘magic’; in perform an annual recital moved from Denver to Patrick Charlsen Hesston at that time. Newton Medical Center our time, it is ‘science.’ in support of the Rupert 800-279-8207 / 316-804-4946 The purpose of Ten patients and visitors will Music stimulates healing Hohmann String Scholar- ww.charlseninsurance.com have the opportunity to and helps relieve pain. I ship at Bethel College, Thousand Villages and hear live music at the am proud to be a member where they are also prin- other fair-trade organiza- hospital. NOVA DECO, of a medical center that cipal players in the tions is to supply an outlet the violin duo comprised recognizes this.” Bethel Philharmonia, a for the artisans to sell of Nancy Johnson and NOVA DECO formed student and community their products, Jim Zook Dominique Corbeil, is in 2009. Wichita Sym- group. said. The concert started, scheduled to perform phony Orchestra mem- The first performance he said, with Mennonite twice a month over the bers and stand partners, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central Committee or next year. the two violinists bring today, Nov. 19, in the missionaries who brought “Since ancient times, considerable experience main lobby of the hospi- products from Haiti. music has been an inte- to their performances, tal, 600 Medical Center When the store was gral part of healing,” said along with the joy of Drive. open in Newton, a woman • Low Competitive Fixed Rates Stephen Cranston, a doc- playing and collaborating Additional perform- artisan from India came tor at Newton Medical together. They are artist ance dates can be found to the area for four • Friendly Local Service Center. “This is demon- teachers with Arts Part- online: http://www.new- months. 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The head of a turkey has A part of the turkey’s stomach contains tiny stones that the very few feathers. But, bird has previously swallowed. This organ has strong muscles it does have a snood and uses the stones to grind up food. Color the spaces with and a wattle! one dot to see what it is called.

The snood is a fleshy body part that hangs over the turkey’s beak. The wattle is the fleshy area on the turkey’s throat.

When a turkey becomes frightened, agitated, excited or ill, the snood and wattle can change from their usual pale pink or bluish gray color to red, white, or blue. How many turkey drumsticks can you find on this page? Turkeys can run NROC VARYG FIGFUNST KINPPUM KYETRU TOTOPA SAPE at speeds up to 25 miles per hour and can fly as fast as Look through the 55 miles per hour! newspaper and circle NROC VARYG FIGFUNST KINPPUM KYETRU TOTOPA SAPE five or more things Have three players you are thankful for. race to unscramble Choose one and these Thanksgiving write a sentence dinner words. The NROC VARYG FIGFUNST KINPPUM KYETRU TOTOPA SAPE telling why you winner gets the are thankful for it. first slice of pie. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Folllow simple written directions.

Help the gravy boat reach the mashed potatoes. SURPRISES SWALLOWED STOMACH B S E S I R P R U S TURKEY WATTLE E H S E R G R I N D C Z E U FLESHY F T T O H R This week’s word: WINNER L K A A N L O K E E PREVIOUS The adjective previous SNOOD E A N M M D T H L N THANK means going before in S E C A R O S T G N time of order. AMAZE GRIND H B G I H V T I A I Jane listed the people who have come to previous EAGLE Y E K R U T N S E W Thanksgiving dinners. HOUR G D E W O L L A W S Try to use the word previous RACE in a sentence today when BEAKBEAK talking with your friends Standards Link: Visual Discrimination. and family members.

Look through the newspaper for five or more words that relate to Thanksgiving. Cut out each word. Then cut each word into syllables and What is the holiday spirit? glue them onto a piece of paper to show where How do you and members

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