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Vol. 1: No. 25 Thursday, January 28, 2016 $1.25 'Oh give me a Newton PD responds to home' injury suit
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A lawsuit filed by an Oklahoma man has named the City of Newton, five Newton Police officers and two sheriff's deputies as plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleges the excessive use of force as well as a lack of medical treatment at the Sedgwick County Jail. The Wichita Eagle first reported that the law- suit filed on Jan. 14 said the man, Bret Easley, suffered a broken collar bone as he was appre- hended after leading law enforcement on a car PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW chase on I-135. Vernon Base has had bison at Coon Creek Buffalo since 1980 or '81. The Eagle stated according to court documents that on Jan. 17, 2014, Newton Police Officers and Sheriff’s Deputies chased Easley Northbound on I- 135 until he came to a stop at mile marker 36. Newton Police Chief Eric Murphy was able to confirm that the chase resulted from a vehicle Area ranch raises buffalo being stolen in Park City. Spike strips were laid BY WENDY NUGENT down and punctured the tires of the vehicle Easley was driving. NEWTON NOW STAFF Dashboard video published by KWCH then [email protected] shows Easley's vehicle coming to a stop and him putting his hands up. In the video a police officer “Oh give me a home See LAWSUIT / 8 Where the buffalo roam Where the deer and the ante- lope play. Where seldom is heard a dis- SOMETHING IN THE WATER couraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day.” A problem years Kansas will celebrate its 155th birthday on Jan. 29. Kansas Day serves as a time to reflect on what makes Kansas, Kansas—sunflow- in the making ers, tornadoes, the “Home on the Range” song, wide-open spaces, BY ADAM STRUNK Vernon Base opens the gate to the buffalo corral at Coon Creek Buffalo on Friday, Jan. 22. American Indians and buffalo. NEWTON NOW STAFF While many traces of Kansas' Coon Creek Buffalo ranch has a since 1980 or '81 by Vernon and [email protected] frontier past have disappeared, rural Newton address and sits Angela Base and features more there's still one place nearby near Goessel in Marion County. Editor’s Note: This story is part one in a series where the buffalo do roam. The ranch has been operating See BUFFALO / 8 looking at the vital role groundwater plays in the survival of Harvey County and the interrelations between the various parties that use it. Next week's Several Kansas Day installment will look at how the plume spread, the events in the area cost of dealing with it and relations between the various parties that rely on the Equus Beds. The following are among the area Kansas Day events: BURRTON—The story of the Burrton Plume is one of oil and one of water and how, in this case, *Celebrate Kansas Day! starts at 11 the two did mix to unfortunate consequences. a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, with a free From 1932 to 1950, oil production near Burrton presentation for all ages on “The Com- polluted 1.9 million tons of salt into the Equus mon and Quirky Mascots of Kansas” by Beds, which all of Harvey County as well as Wi- Jordan Poland, director of the Kansas chita rely on for drinking water and irrigation. Sports Hall of Fame in Wichita. The For the last 80 years, the salt has continued a family-friendly program is sponsored methodical journey, dispersing through the Equus by the Kansas Humanities Council and bed a foot further each day. The salt water won't will be in Krehbiel Auditorium in kill anyone. We consume grams a day. But what it Bethel College’s Luyken Fine Arts could do is ruin the taste of drinking water and make irrigation impossible for all those in its Buffalo at Coon Creek Ranch make a run for it on Friday, Jan. 22. See EVENTS / 5 path. Experts don't believe it can be stopped, only See PLUME / 8 Mail Label RaileRobotics team works day and night BY WENDY NUGENT The robots NHS RaileRobot- ics groups have made during NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] the years don't have human shapes, as is sometimes por- trayed in movies. They don't The enthusiasm was palpa- make cute squawking sounds, ble Monday night at Brooks like R2D2 in “Star Wars,” and Trade Center as Newton High they don't talk. Some are School RaileRobotics students square; some are round. How- worked on a robot. ever, the robots seem to cata- Some basically put the robot pult participants into a sense of together in a computer program belonging, fun and purpose. called Auto Desk Invention, “We basically become a giant while Macario Holguin worked family,” said Aaron Carrillo, on a Computer Numerical Con- team captain. […] “It's a lot of trol machine; others appeared fun. I enjoy it.” to attempt to get a previous RaileRobotics, which Carrillo year's robot to throw a smaller described as an after-school ac- ball into an arch and others tivity, has been at NHS since screen-printed bandanas they'll WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW take to regionals. See ROBOTICS / 8 Ethan Piland works as part of the RaileRobotics team on Monday at Newton High School.
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ON THE FRINGE YLink to help youth with mental-health issues
BY WENDY NUGENT selves, to meet [their own] goals.” NEWTON NOW STAFF Wichita State So the group helps with [email protected] starts YLink the youths' inner work- ings, as well as relation- annell Johannes has Wichita State Uni- ships with their peers and seen youth affected versity started the building that community Jby mental illness get YLink initiative, and relationships with downtrodden. which is supported their adult ally, Johannes These youth affected by by the Kansas De- said. mental-health issues— partment for Aging YLink's objective is sim- such as depression, bi- and Disability Serv- ple. polar, schizophrenia, ices. “The goal of YLink is to anxiety and panic—can YLink, a statewide improve life for youth feel different than others peer/parent-run pro- with mental-health condi- and even feel shoved gram, has existed for tions in Kansas,” a Youth aside and marginalized in 10 years. Leaders in Kansas infor- today's world. Local group co-fa- mation sheet stated. They might not feel val- cilitators said any “Members of these groups idated, and their parents group that wants to increase skills related to might not know how to do partner with YLink youth leadership, advo- that or how to support is welcome to. cacy, peer support and their children in such “We're always ex- youth-adult partnerships, cases. cited about getting as well as increase aware- In an effort to help with more community ness of post-high school that, Johannes, assistant support,” said Eliza- opportunities and commu- youth services supervisor beth Eells, a mental- nity needs. Youth also de- WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW health professional. at Newton Public Library, Kids mental health group: Jannell Johannes, assistant youth services supervisor with Newton Public Library, velop appropriate and Elizabeth Eells, a For more informa- personal and group inter- left, and Elizabeth Eells, a mental-health professional, build a window from large Legos. The introductory tion, call Newton mental-health profes- meeting to YLink will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at NPL and will include a Lego-building competition. action skills.” sional, are starting a Public Library at Some youth have ex- 316-283-2890. Youth Leaders in Kansas adding it's kind of a two- 720 N. Oak St. Those at- like,” Johannes said, pressed interest in at- (YLink) group at NPL, fold program that helps tending don't have to adding they'll also be tending. which is the first in New- the youth, and it helps make a commitment, Jo- given information. “I have spoken with some kids about it who ton. They will facilitate the adult allies get sup- hannes said. Attendees Meetings will include Every group can be are interested in it,” Jo- the group. port. will watch “The Lego an activity, which will fa- unique to the needs of the hannes said. “It's for kids that need Eells and Johannes are Movie” and have a Lego- cilitate a social, leader- people in the meeting. Also interested in the support—for someone looking forward to the building competition, ship or advocacy skill, “Youth are the leaders; group was the library, as who can benefit from an program starting. which will be judged after which would be like a adults are the supporters it's partnering with opportunity to learn social “We're just excited to the movie. In addition, team-building exercise. at meetings,” Eells said. YLink. Most groups might and leadership skills with have a safe place for kids they'll get to meet Jo- “This is a fun group,” “[…] It's to teach the kids struggle with that, Eells the support and guidance to be themselves while hannes and Eells. Eells said. “This is a place leadership and social said. of an adult, as well as the also learning about how The first meeting is where they are making skills, as well as advocacy “They've accepted support of their peers,” their decisions can change slated for 7 p.m. on Mon- decisions together about for their own mental them,” Johannes said. Eells said. their lives through mak- day, Feb. 18, at the li- the group's goals, the health and well being.” “I think that's what's The group is for young ing individual choices,” brary, and those group's activities.” YLink has other bene- really cool about it,” Eells adults, ages 12 through Eells said. attending also don't have Each group is different, fits. added. 18, and each youth is to To introduce youth to to make a commitment. Eells said, because each “I think it builds confi- Johannes is looking for- be accompanied by an the program, there will be There's no cost to attend, group makes its own dence; it provides a safe ward to it. adult ally at the meetings. an event at 6:30 p.m. on and meetings will be goals, which could include place for them to build “I'm excited to see them “It's great for the kids, Thursday, Feb. 4, with an twice a month. raising mental-health friendships,” Johannes build their confidence,” and it's also great for […] open invitation extended, “You can come and feel awareness in a commu- said. “It allows for them Johannes said. the adult,” Eells said, at Newton Public Library, it out and see what it's nity in a variety of ways. to advocate for them-
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arvin Thieszen has the keys to his Mpiano-tuning busi- ness, as well as a well- trained ear. “The ear is the final au- thority,” Thieszen said, sit- ting at his dining room table. For the middle section of the piano, or middle oc- tave, the North Newton resident said he uses an electronic tuner that helps speed up the process of set- WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW ABOVE: Marvin Thieszen sits at the piano in his North Newton home. ting temperament, adding RIGHT: Marvin Thieszen of North Newton, owner of Thieszen Piano just because the machine Service, plucks a piano string in his home Monday, Jan. 18. Thieszen says it's so, he still checks has been tuning pianos since the late 1960s. using his hearing. However, on the high “If a piano is not tuned ness since the late 1960s. and low ends, he only uses regularly, it will require a “I've never done it full his ear. Pianos have 88 bigger adjustment when time,” he said. notes, or keys, while you tune it,” he said. He's not sure why he de- there's, on average, 220 The longer a person cided to start tuning pi- strings. Some notes can waits, the smaller the anos. “I majored in music in beige on the walls. Now, Thieszen set to work. have as many as three chances they have of the “So, raising a family and college,” he said. “My piano Thieszen lives with son However, the husband strings and as few as one. instrument staying in everything—thought could skills were very limited, Mark. went to where his wife The strings on the lower tune. It might take two to always use a little more,” but for some reason, I Thieszen's done a fair worked, Thieszen said, third notes have copper three tunings to get it to Thieszen said. “I can't tell thought tuning piano amount of piano tuning and she told him she had- wirings, which give them a stick. you why that attracted me, would be a good little side while in North Newton too. n't set that up. Thieszen deep sound, Thieszen said. Thieszen runs his busi- but it did.” work.” To get a piano tuned, call was about half-way “All of those strings need ness, Thieszen Piano Serv- However, he does enjoy Thieszen taught music Thieszen at 316-217-4088. through with the job when to be adjusted when you ice, out of his home it. full time in Elkhart, Ind., “I have a fair number he found out they hadn't tune it, and then from one and travels to “Well, I think one Freeman, S.D., and Lakin here, but they don't do it asked him to work on their end of the piano to the people's thing is I'm not on the elementary, high every year,” he said. piano. So, he decided to other, the thickness of the homes for working for school and college levels, Although he has a vari- finish the job and told strings varies quite a bit,” tunings. someone,” and he and his now late ety of customers, Thieszen them they didn't need to he said. “I'd say he said. wife, Shirley, resided in did recall one time in west- pay him, which they did The strings to the left in 90 per- “I'm Lakin for 30 years. ern Kansas when he was anyway because they the musical instrument cent of working “So I still go back to quite embarrassed. He set needed the instrument can be at least as big as a what I for my- western Kansas three to a time with a woman, and tuned anyway. lead pencil, and higher do is self. I make four times a year for a then she called back, say- Now, Thieszen has a notes can have three tun- the arrange- week at a time,” he said, to ing she had been sick. smart phone to help him strings. ing,” ments. And service customers. “Usu- However, he said he'd be not do that again. “That's when you get Thieszen it's a good part- ally, I line up four pianos a in later, but then he went “That was so embarrass- more volume out of it,” he said. “I do time. I don't re- day,” spending about two to the wrong house. ing,” Thieszen said. […] said of the higher-sound- some minor re- ally want to work hours on each. “I don't know how that “That's probably the most ing notes. “If you had just pair. I don't get into full time. Sometimes, They moved to North happened,” he said. nerve-wracking thing I've one string, you'd barely major repairs. If people your ear gets a little tired. Newton in 2007, and dur- He knocked on the had.” hear it.” say a certain key doesn't I don't mind that.” ing the first couple years, wrong house's door, and Thieszen recommended, work, I can usually get In part, having a back- they rented a place while the husband was home. Editor’s note: This is the on average, people get that fixed.” ground in music probably building a home there. His The husband let Thieszen third in a series Newton their pianos tuned once a The retired music attracted Thieszen to this wife picked all the colors, in as he said he had been Now is doing on people year. teacher has had his busi- line for work. which include blue and contacted by his wife, and with off-beat occupations. Airport tenant speaking with local governments after possible damage
BY ADAM STRUNK port, after the plane Myers said that the city issue and trying to gather pick up 100 percent of issue with an aircraft.” sucked them in the en- was informed of a possible the facts. that up, and so far we've Myers added that the NEWTON NOW STAFF gine. problem caused by the “We find no require- found nothing that shows city is still looking for an- [email protected] The airport is overseen beads in December. Myers ment that you have to it can cause any particular swers, however. by Newton as well as Har- said that the practice of At least one tenant at vey County governments. using microshot was an the Newton City/County County Administrator FAA approved procedure. Airport believes that im- John Waltner declined to He said that a magnet proper removal of metal give a figure about the was used to clean up the microshot from the run- possible damages microshot, and after being way caused damage to Watchus said the beads informed of a possible their airplane engine. caused. problem, the city street According to informa- Watchus confirmed to sweeping crew went over tion stated during a Jan. 5 Newton Now he was in the runway multiple times county commission meet- talks with governing bod- in an attempt to remove ing, a contractor at the ies about the damage but any particles that re- Newton City/County Air- declined to comment on mained. port used microshot—tiny the ongoing issue, citing “It was just out of cau- BBs—to sandblast paint legal advice from his at- tion,” he said. from the runway. torney. Myers said the issue Klee Watchus, presi- “We don't want to go on posed two questions: “If dent of Palomino Petro- the record at this time,” there are some particles leum Inc, approached he said, adding that he remaining, is that OK and airport representatives, may be able to publicly acceptable? And is it pos- reporting that the remain- comment in the future. sible that that kind of ing particles on the run- Inquiries with the City stuff would cause any par- way had possibly caused of Newton were directed ticular problems?” damage to an airplane the to City Attorney Bob Myers said the city is company kept at the air- Myers. currently researching the
Traffic projects beginning on U.S. Highway 50 Traffic cones will be ing lanes on the highway million. In February, a back in full force this west of the Meridian exit. similar project will begin year on U.S. Highway 50. The project is scheduled near Burrton, so those This week, the Kansas to last until October. commuting to Hutchin- Department of Trans- Traffic will flow through- son might see some portation began work on out the project, but lanes longer drive times. laying the infrastructure may be closed at times. to add 1.2 miles of pass- The project will cost $4.3 —Newton Now staff 5:005:55:0::0000pmpm tot 7:007:07:7:00000pmp
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BY REECE HIEBERT storage ponds after oil chita can draw from the chita to tap any recharge The property was valued Etc. drilling in the area. It cov- Equus Beds; however, Wi- credits if aquifer level is at less than $1,000 and Other topics covered in NEWTON NOW ers about 36 square miles chita is now looking to below its lowest on record carries with it no war- the commission meeting of the 900-square-mile have those restrictions level, which occurred in ranties or obligations. include: During the Monday, Equus Beds. lowered. 1993. Wichita is pushing The commission also An unofficial count of Jan. 25, commission The current concern The city of Wichita is for a regulation change so approved a lease agree- the Boy Scout’s Trappers meeting, Harvey County with the plum is it is mov- engaged in aquifer it can still tap its ment for one year to ICM Rendezvous was 5,567 at- commissioners heard Tim ing south and east recharge programs which recharge credits during Inc. The property is on tendees. The only incident Boese, the manager of the through Harvey County. collect water from rivers times of extreme drought the landfill site, and will was a small fire that oc- Equus Beds Groundwater This movement was during times of high flow, and if the aquifer drops be used to prepare vari- curred when an extension Management District No. caused, in part, by the clean the water and then below 1993 levels. ous agricultural and cord was in use while 2, speak on the current withdrawal of water in store the water in the In other news, the com- waste feed products for wrapped around a wooden issue of the salt water the decades following the Equus Beds to be gath- mission also approved gasification and fuel test- spool. plum in the Equus Beds pollution from the Equus ered later. This program resolution 2016-4 of a ing. ICM will install a The commission is seek- and Equus Beds usage. Beds by wells controlled is helping to keep the Quitclaim Deed. With this concrete pad, utilities, ing members for the Zon- The aquifer provides by the city of Wichita, as aquifer from being resolution, the commis- temporary tents or build- ing and Planning water for all of Harvey well as wells for domestic overdrained. The program sion turned over county ings, and the gasification Commission. County. and agricultural use. also gives Wichita property, located on lots systems which include: Motion was passed to The plum is not a new The withdrawal created recharge credits it can 10, 12 and 14 on Wash- the gasifier, exhaust renew a serial malt bever- issue in Harvey County; it an area of low pressure in draw from the Equus ington Avenue in the city stack, air blowers, heat age license for Wedge- has existed since the the Equus Beds, drawing Beds over the level its of Sedgwick. The property exchanger, conveying wood Golf Course. 1930s when bi-product the plume toward it. permit allows. previously was being used equipment, cooling The past week’s bills saltwater was pumped There are regulations on Current regulations do only by the city of Sedg- tank(s) and an ash recep- were approved and paid onto the ground or into how much the city of Wi- not allow the city of Wi- wick as a storage location. tacle. totaling $135,773.95. Positive conflict: Next Element provides leadership training
BY WENDY NUGENT NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected]
ne Friday night during football sea- Oson, Nate Regier wanted to enforce a rule his daughter broke— which was using more than 2,000 texts on her phone. She actually had 2,004 texts. The reason for the rule was to encour- age moderation and bal- ance. The punishment? Relinquishing the phone to her father. As a parent, Regier wanted to enforce bound- aries, so he told his daughter she had to turn over the phone. At the time, she had been tex- ting a friend about what she and the friend were going to wear that night to the Newton High School football game. Regier said his daugh- WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW ter responded by taking Aaron Chappell Deckert, left, and Nate Regier with Next Element in Newton work Thursday, Jan. 14, in the on the role of the victim offices in the Newton Train Station building. during their discussion, which is in the “dreaded Bluestem Communities, a different story to see it After her daughter left PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW drama triangle,” at first, which includes Kidron at work in his own life. the room, Regier was ABOVE: One of the rooms at Next Element has a diagram on the floor il- crying. When that didn't Bethel Village and Regier empathized with overtaken with emotion. lustrating positive and negative conflict. TOP: When people visit Next work, she jumped to the Schowalter Villa retire- his daughter's distress, of- “I just collapsed in my Element, they're allowed to write on the bathroom walls. persecutor role, saying ment communities. fered to help problem- chair and started sob- her dad was the worst “We are a global train- solve the situation and bing,” he said. the fall of 2014. If you put those together, dad ever, in typical ing and advisory firm, calmly stuck to his guns Regier also said when They had a tidal wave you get compassionate ac- teenager fashion. That and our specialty is lead- about the consequences. he's spoken at various of people wanting their countability, Regier said. didn't work, either. ership communication,” He went to “openness” by venues, and still gets services, as they taught “Compassionate ac- Regier said his first in- Regier said. “We started saying he knows it's horri- touched when he tells this leaders how to communi- countability is the art of stinct was to jump in with very local and quickly ble because he was story. cate and be able to deal using positive conflict to drama and negative con- (went) national and inter- grounded from prom once “I cry every single time with conflict better. Now, generate creative re- flict. The drama triangle national” because of per- when he was a teen and because I remember how I one way they reach more sults,” Regier said. “Posi- includes three roles—per- sonal referrals from then worked from “persis- felt to engage a transfor- people is they sell tools tive conflict is when we secutor, victim and res- clients. “We grew really tence,” telling her she still mative communication online at their website used the energy that is cuer. However, he decided fast and reached a could go to the game but with my daughter,” at next-element.com. inherent in differences to use the compassion plateau about a year and stuck with enforcing the Regier said. “It was so “They're looking to and disagreements. Posi- cycle with his daughter a half ago.” rule. Realizing she could- special to simultaneously completely transform tive conflict is using that instead. In addition to Regier, n't suck him into drama reinforce standards, see their whole culture,” energy to struggle with Regier has a quite a bit who is CEO and co- and avoid responsibility her get creative to solve Regier said. “They're say- people to get a solution,” of experience with com- founder, there are three for her behavior, his her own problem and stay ing, 'Of course we want to which is what Regier did munication and conflict other owners, Jamie daughter actually opened in a close relationship do what we do,'” we just with his daughter. resolution. The compas- Remsberg, co-founder and up, telling Regier she and with my child.” want to transform our “I believe the misuse of sion cycle is a model of chief training officer; her friend were discussing That's why “we go work toxic culture into one conflict is the biggest en- communication the com- Aaron Chappell Deckert, who would wear what every day and have trans- where people are treated ergy crisis in the world,” pany he co-owns, Next El- chief creative officer; and color jeans to the game, formed our company to respectfully and enjoy Regier said, adding he ement Consulting, Sandy Gieber, chief opera- and it would be devastat- reach more people,” working here.” has a blog with about teaches organizations. tions officer. Remsberg ing if they wore the same Regier said. Regier said that, in the 3,000 subscribers world- Next Element has easily manages ComCorps, Next color, so they were work- To hit that goal and so past, various generations wide and has written understandable diagrams Element World Center for ing that out. She asked if those working at the have put up with not about topics, such as gun of the cycle laid out in at Transformative Commu- she could text her friend headquarters in Newton being treated well by em- control, Cuba and the least two places on the nication. The team is back. Regier said yes in a didn't have to travel ex- ployers, but the Millen- current presidential polit- floor in their offices in the rounded out with Julie slight compromise. She tensively the company set nial Generation won't ical race and that he's Newton Train Station Regier, director of events contacted the friend and a goal of increasing its ca- stand for it. starting to see these tools building. and operations. turned her phone over. pacity by 10-fold in three “I like to say compas- have some impact on a Regier said the com- “I do business develop- “She hugged me, gave years, wanting to reach sion without accountabil- large scale. Regier is au- pany has worked with ment, primarily, and me the phone and said, 'I 10 times more people, ity gets you nowhere. thor of “Beyond Drama: clients globally including high-level executive love you,'” Regier said. “I Regier said. Accountability without Transcending Energy a Fortune 100 company work,” Regier said. never disrespected her So, they contacted a compassion gets you Vampires,” and is work- and locally with Newton Regier may try to teach dignity as a human being strategy consultant who alienated." ing on a second book, Medical Center, the city of communication and con- and she took responsibil- said they could do it, and Those two things are scheduled for release this Newton, USD 373 and flict resolution, but it was ity for her behavior.” they implemented it in two ends of the spectrum. spring. NEWS BRIEFS
skills—goal-setting, deci- gluten-free Trios (choco- weight. Team Newton Library, 720 N Oak. and open to all. Girl Scout Cookie sales sion-making, money man- late chips nestled in a Now dropped 0.457 per- Pearce’s book includes start Feb. 13 agement, people skills gluten-free peanut butter cent of their body weight. his favorite hunting and and business ethics—that oatmeal cookie). The pop- Meridian Center has fishing recipes, stories, Pancake feed coming up Kansas Girl Scouts are set them up for success in ular Lemonades—savory won two of the three and photographs of on Tuesday, Feb. 9 not only learning to be- life. slices of shortbread with weight-loss challenges. wildlife and the Kansas come leaders and entre- Priced at the same $4 a tangy lemon-flavored countryside. The reader St. Matthew's Episco- preneurs when they per package, with all of icing—are celebrating will find recipes for veni- pal Church will have its participate in the Girl the proceeds staying in their 10th anniversary in Pearce to talk son, waterfowl, pheasant, 77th annual Shrove Scout Cookie Program, Kansas to support Girl 2016. about his cookbook turkey, fish and even Tuesday Pancake Supper they’re helping give back Scouting, the nine Girl sandhill plums. from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, to others. Scout Cookie varieties The longtime Wichita “Michael Pearce’s Taste Feb. 9. During Girl Scouts of are back for customers to Meridian Center loses Eagle hunting and fish- of the Kansas Outdoors The event will feature Kansas Heartland’s choose from: Thin Mints, more weight ing columnist and author Cookbook” was a 2015 pancakes, ham, apple- Cookie sale, which starts Caramel deLites, Peanut of “Michael Pearce’s Kansas Notable Book. sauce and beverages. Feb. 13 and ends March Butter Patties, Lemon- Team Meridian Center Taste of the Kansas Out- Michael and his wife, The cost is $5 for 20, Girl Scouts are ades, Peanut Butter rebounded and took week doors Cookbook,” will Kathy, have lived in adults and $3 for children preparing to become lead- Sandwiches, Shortbreads, three of the weight loss give a talk and book sign- Newton since 1993. 10 and younger. ers as they develop im- Cranberry Citrus Crisps, challenge, dropping 0.75 ing at 7 p.m. Monday, A book signing will fol- —Newton Now portant Thanks-A-Lots and the percent of their body Feb. 1, at Newton Public low. The program is free Get more content at: HarveyCountyNOW.com January 28, 2016 Newton NowNEWS www.harveycountynow.com Page 5 Sidewalk changes approved, grant awarded for housing BY ADAM STRUNK merchandise on the sidewalk ner for Newton. and two bathrooms. building during the executive NEWTON NOW STAFF has meant for his business. In development news, the two Vogel said they would be the session. [email protected] Merchandise was previously not housing developments continue quality of suburban Wichita On the subject of the visitors allowed on sidewalks under to progress. It was announced apartments. bureau, Melanie Spurney, direc- Newton ordinance, but it wasn't at the city commission meeting Rental rates for apartments tor of Newton Conventions and The Newton City Commission enforced. that the city received a would range from $750 to $900 Visitors Bureau, gave an up- approved new downtown busi- “I'm really blessed to have $400,000 grant on behalf of the for single bedroom apartments, date on the highlights of the or- ness ordinances at its Tuesday this,” he said. “I'm 75, retired Heartland Housing Partners Vogel said. Two bedroom apart- ganization for 2015. commission meeting. and have got the most beautiful from the Kansas Housing Re- ments would range from $950 In 2015, the bureau had 400 The ordinance change will people that you could have. I sources Corporation. to $1,000 a month. office visits, filled 1,300 visitors allow merchandise and outdoor hope you don't destroy putting The grant is to help pay for In other news, the county bags, and had 32,000 online seating on Newton sidewalks in stuff outside. That has made moderate income housing. held a 45-minute executive ses- page views to its website, with the central business district as our store.” Heartland plans to build sion to discuss attorney-client 3,750 unique web users. long as they maintain six-foot- City commission members a large moderate-income hous- privilege, being briefed on the It promoted more than three wide pedestrian paths as well thanked Layman for his contri- ing complex located at SE 24th recent lawsuit against the New- dozen major community events as a 12-inch curb buffer and ac- bution to the city, and Layman St. and Interstate 135. ton City and Police Department and staffed booths at the cess to the curb. received an ovation from the “I say this in most communi- (story on pg. 1) as well as an Kansas State Fair, Harvey Umbrellas will also be al- crowd after his speech. ties I come to,” he said. “If the historic Newton building. County Fair, NJCAA National lowed as long as the umbrella The little debate there was on 29- or 39-year-old me got The building is located at 815 Championship, Kansas Sampler bottom is at least seven feet the sidewalk ordinance change dropped into Newton, Kansas, N. Main St. and was built in Festival and Bethel Fall Festi- high. was what color the umbrellas I’d either be lucky or not happy 1888 by William Bergh, accord- val. Business owners will have to could be. with what I would find here,” ing to information put out by It also engaged more than purchase a permit from the city A line in the adopted ordi- Ross Vogel of Heartland said at the Newton Conventions and 40,000 people with a Facebook and submit a plan of where nance says that all umbrellas a previous work session of the Visitors Bureau. The building campaign and recorded a win in they will place their items on have to have approved colors availability of moderate income housed Newton's first Hispanic- the Newton vs. Newton chal- the sidewalk. but laid out no color sugges- housing units. owned business on Main Street lenge. It distributed brochures Dining will not be permitted tions. The project would be built in and housed a sewing machine at more than 100 sites in within 20 feet of curb-lines at “I don't know who gets to be phases. The first phase would stop until 2010. Kansas. intersections or ends of blocks. the color czar,” City Attorney involve 32 apartment units split Since then, the building has The meeting lasted around During the meeting, Dale Bob Myers said. into two 16-unit buildings. Half fallen into disrepair and looks one hour and 30 minutes count- Layman, owner of Layman's The decision was to leave the would have one bedroom and to be becoming structurally un- ing the executive sessions. All Antiques, gave an emotional color selection up to Billi Wil- one bath, and the other half sound. The commission dis- commission members were speech about what displaying son, historic preservation plan- would include two bedrooms cussed its legal options with the present. Pep Band scrambling to Bethel Hibachi and sushi coming to Newton BY REECE HIEBERT “We need a director who knows instru- BY REECE HIEBERT SPECIAL TO NEWTON NOW mentation, can think outside the box and SPECIAL TO NEWTON NOW can continually expand the creative side of this group,” White said. Bethel College wants to add some pep The director’s position would be full Panda Hibachi Grill & Sushi is com- to their musical step. time—structured in the same way as a ing soon to Newton. Renovations are Coming next fall, Bethel will introduce head athletic coach position. The first underway with an opening expected in a pep band program, featuring a new di- two years of the program have been fully the spring. The owners, Fei “George” rector. funded by a donor of the college. If suc- and Julie Yang, own five other restau- “This began as a student initiative, cessful, after two years, the position then rants, including the Panda Kitchen in which was then adapted into our strate- would be included in Bethel’s general Hesston. gic-planning process,” Bethel College budget. The restaurant will be in the Cedar President Perry White said. “Every A pep band program would provide a Village mall at 1027 Washington Road, group identified this as a key initiative.” merger between the music and athletic in the stand-alone building that for- The plan is to implement a scatter or programs. This also would give the music merly housed Subway. scramble band style. department more presence on campus. The Newton location will be different “This style would fit Bethel’s ethos, “This group would provide the stu- from the Yang’s other restaurants. whereas a marching band style would dents with another creative outlet and Panda Hibachi & Sushi will feature a not,” White said. one that would be distinctive to Bethel,” chef who prepares food in front of cus- Marching bands would not fit Bethel’s White said. tomers that is ordered off a menu. This ethos because they incorporate militaris- A few other Kansas Collegiate Athletic is different than the buffet style used in tic principles. Conference schools have pep bands, but the Yang’s other locations. “We do not want to directly compete A scatter or scramble band is a choreo- nothing close to what Bethel hopes to REECE HIEBERT/NEWTON NOW graphed group that adds theatrical com- achieve with a scatter/scramble band. with our Hesston location, so we are A sign advertises the new location of Panda Hi- ponents to the performance. The White conveyed the group should be changing our restaurant style,” Julie bachi Grill & Sushi, which will open in the old Sub- objective of the group would be to per- large so not every student has the time Yang said. way building in Cedar Village in the spring. form at athletic events and provide con- commitment of performing every game. tent that was entertaining and meant to But he understands the group will have challenge the audience. Groups like this to begin with a small population. have emerged from traditions used in Ivy “Bethel College is excited for the op- League schools. portunity to expand our student demo- The challenge now is to find a director graphic, support and grow our athletic who has experience with this style; a programs, and continue to contribute to search process already has begun at the college’s higher quality of music,” Asbury Parks Bethel to find a qualified director. White said. NEWS BRIEFS 10th Annual Woman of the Year nity from the areas of Re- acute mental-health needs taking nominations tail and Business; Health- in the inpatient hospital. Have you noticed a care; Children and “I grew up in a country woman in the Families (day care, social where those with mental Valentines Newton/North Newton services, gerontology); Ed- illness were given little or area who has been giving ucation (pre-K-college); no attention. It has always freely of her time and tal- Church and Religion; and been my passion to help in ents to make the commu- Volunteerism. From the improving the quality of nity a better place to live? nominations, the judges life for individuals with Fundraiser Now is the time to honor will pick the top three hon- mental illness, and Prairie her by submitting a nomi- orees. View is a very friendly hos- nation for the Nominations are due by pital environment, which I Newton/North Newton March 27. Send nomina- noticed the first time I February 12, 2016 Woman of the Year award. tions to Marilyn Schmidt, stepped foot on the cam- This program was P.O. Box 85, Newton, KS, pus.” Mosley Street started in 1956 by Frankie 67114 or via e-mail Cherno holds a master’s Toevs to recognize the con- at [email protected] degree from Colorado State Melodrama tributions of those women m. University, master’s and who affect the community bachelor’s degrees from Wichita, Kansas in positive ways. Cherno Bah joins Boise State University, an If chosen, she will be Prairie View’s team associate’s degree from honored at a Woman of the Prairie View Inc. wel- College of Southern Idaho Year spring brunch. comes Cherno Bah, a psy- and earned his registered Clubs, organizations and chiatric mental health nurse certificate from Doors Open 6:00 p.m. individuals are asked to nurse practitioner. Bah Gambia College School of nominate women who have will primarily be responsi- Nursing. contributed to the commu- ble for treating adults with - For Newton Now Dinner 6:30 p.m. Show 7:30 p.m. Kansas at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Car- EVENTS riage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. Sixth From Page 1 St., as part of the gallery's Kansas Day celebration. Refreshments will be served Enjoy a night of laughter and Center. at the free event, and it's open to all FUN Kansas Day events on the Kauffman ages. draising for the Asbury Park Museum grounds begin at1 p.m.—just In “Kansas, It's All in How You See across Main Street from Luyken Fine It,” Griggs and Heidel will talk about Resident Care Club. Tickets are Arts Center and Schultz Student Cen- their Kansas images and photographic ter—and include wagon rides, popcorn processes as they project a variety of $65 each and include dinner popping over an open fire, make-it-and- photographs shot on location throughout take-it crafts, Native American teepee, the state. and the show. Silent silent auction, flea market, bake sale Griggs has been active in photography and more. since 1970. He has a keen interest in auction and a cash Note: some activities are dependent on photography of the scenic and wild favorable weather. splendors of the world. bar available. All events and activities at the mu- Heidel is a landscape and wildlife pho- seum are free and open to the public, tographer born and raised in Newton ($30 is a charitable and are supported through a North and currently residing in McPherson. Newton Community Development A special exhibit of Kansas photogra- donation) Grant. phy by Heidel and Griggs is on display on the gallery's mezzanine level. *Photographers Jim Griggs and Jeff Heidel will present a visual tour of —For Newton Now Please RSVP to Ericia Stevens by February 5, 2016. 316-283-4770 ext 1103 or [email protected]
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By 1939, according to a 1984 U.S. Geological Survey re- port, the Kansas Department of Health knew of the runoff and had sampled area waterways finding some almost three times saltier than the ocean. Yet the practice of open brine pond disposal did not end in the area until five years later. Today the oil boom has long since ended. What is left is a 30-square-mile area of contaminated water and tax pay- ers or private well owners left to take care of the mess. The mass is slowly moving to the southeast. CARTOON BY AMY SMARSH-JOHNSON The salt and chlorides won't kill anything. We eat grams of salt in our daily diet. It's not like the lead that came out of Flint, Michigan's taps. But it can contaminate wells and ruin people’s drinking water. It can make irrigation impossible. It can make the Columns water unusable for industry and watering livestock. The plume has been expanded following the pollution by years of overdrawing the Equus Beds. Agricultural use and municipal use created an area of low pressure south Kansas a home worth fighting for and east of the plume pulling it outward. number of years back, fol- the places where everyone still The irony is that each gallon pumped out pulls the lowing an election many will ADAM STRUNK waves at you while driving, plume ever closer to other wells. Arecall, I had worked myself whether they know you or not. I Wichita's Equus bed recharge project ran about $270 up into a lather. love the corner mom-and pop-din- million and is aimed at creating a pressure wall, injecting I had held out hope in the previ- ers. water into the ground, east of the plume to keep it from ous four years that if people just I appreciate the generosity peo- reaching the city’s well fields. understood what was going on, ple show to each other here in their Wichita draws 40 percent of its water from the field in they'd change their minds. actions. Harvey County. Newton's well fields look to be out of the I held the firm belief that con- This could be the same in many path of the plume, which is a good thing. stituents just needed to understand other states, but that's the Kansas So why does any of this matter? how state services would be af- I grew up in. The story of the Burrton Plume is important because it fected, and how schools would be STRUNK IN PUBLIC I like the fact that I'm an hour at illustrates how all of us who rely on the Equus Beds are affected, and how the state's image most from a good fishing spot, and interconnected and how important it is for us to be good would be affected. Kansans, I be- said, “It's fine. Let them close the that it's never hard to find someone stewards of the water and environment we rely on. lieved, were a people of common school districts in western Kansas. to come along or who promises to It also provides an example of the negative effects of sense. Once you gave them the Let them run out of water. Let the know a good farm pond. what was a positive economic process at the time. facts instead of propaganda, they'd roads fall apart, let health-care fall I like the color the state turns in The oil provided a huge influx of capital into the county. realize how they'd been misled and apart, let the state go bankrupt. the summer as the wheat ripens, or It wasn't until decades later that the side effects of the boot those bums out of office. That's what this state deserves to the color the Flint Hills turn after boom became apparent. It was simply a new revenue I nurtured these hopes with be: the Mississippi of the north. I'm the spring burn off. stream to be taken advantage of. Any regulations on how every little old lady or longtime getting out.” I like watching the thunder- its byproducts were disposed of only would have been seen farmer who'd stop by my office That didn't sit too well with my storms roll over an open horizon, as hampering the progress. after church to say in hushed tones father who told me if everyone did the sunsets afterward and the ci- Those who poured the brine into ponds likely didn't about how they might just vote for that, nothing would ever improve. cadas that pick up their song, once think that 80 years later it would be in the ground water. the other guy. So many people had That's the response I give to so the bluster is over. But such consequences, or the possibility of those unfore- grown angry with the state of the many friends who have left the Perhaps if I'd lived enough other seen, must always be considered when it involves a state and how they'd been misled. state when they ask me, “Why places, I'd find other things I appre- shared resource. But the ballot box told a different would you keep living there?” ciate more. Perhaps I enjoy so Today on a regular basis, we experience tremors in story. The answer: because it's home. many of these things because of a Kansas to the point some buildings have seen minor dam- I took the news in my local Kansas is important to me, and it misplaced sense of nostalgia. age. It's worse in Oklahoma. A state that once experi- neighborhood bar sitting next to a needs journalism as much as any- Most of Kansas lacks the bustle enced one or two earthquakes a year averages multiple 30-something woman who saw the where else. and grime of a big city. Life moves events a day. election results and was satisfied From conversations I have, I get just a bit slower. Geologists and the USGS point to the use of deep injec- her guy won since Paul Davis was that's the feeling of a lot of other But you can find peace in tion wells to dispose of wastewater from fracking as a cousins with Obama. journalists who still slog in a state Kansas, and quiet. For me I find likely cause. I didn't have the strength to tell that isn't too fond of us in some home. It's where I was born and The oil and natural gas industry has been quick to dis- her she was thinking of Milton parts. where my history lies. miss the claims. The issue has become, as it often does, a Wolf, who lost in the Republican Kansas Day is coming up, and That alone makes the state partisan one. Senate primary against Pat that gets me to reflecting on what I worth working to preserve and im- However, using lessons from the past about how com- Roberts. like about the state. prove. mon practices can lean to unforseen future hardships, I moped around for the next few For me, I think a lot of it is the caution and control should come into play when allowing days before speaking with my fa- people. I've grown to like the small Adam Strunk is the managing such practices. ther and getting really upset. We towns where everybody knows each editor at Newton Now. He can be If 80 years ago brine from the oilfields wasn't dumped both bemoaned the results. And in other and is interconnected. I like reached at adam@harveycoun- into shallow ponds or into creeks and ditches, we wouldn't a particularly bitter moment, I tynow.com or 316-281-7899. have the Burrton Plume today. We should always consider our children and grandchil- dren, and the world we will be leaving them. Looking at the strange, weird in Wamego —Newton Now Editorial Board ansas will be 155 years old when things began to unravel. tomorrow. Along with all the BRUCE BEHYMER Skinner believed that the LSD lab Kbeauty that our state holds, was under government surveillance there are also strange and weird oc- and he turned his buddy Pickard in currences out there. One of the to the authorities. Pickard was ar- Newton Now intern will be missed strangest stories from our state, rested and the United States faced We'd like to publicly recognize and thank Reece next to the Bloody Benders and one of the most severe LSD Hiebert, who has been our intern during his Christmas Harvey County cattle mutilations, droughts ever reported. break from his sophomore year at Bethel College. occurred around the town of For ratting out his partner, Skin- Hiebert will get college credit for the internship, and Wamego. I shouldn't even tell this ner received immunity. He and his he's been a great help around the office. tale but every time I time I try to girlfriend Cole traveled across Hiebert has a strong work ethic and came to the in- walk away, it gnaws at my ankle THE ZEN OF BEHYMER America, doing just what you ex- ternship ready to try and learn. like a rabid coyote. Clawing and pected, selling drugs. As time went We wish him the best with his semester at Bethel, scratching, yipping for me to tell it. to be a gentleman and quite like- on Skinner became dangerously and like to thank the school's communication program I've learned not to ignore these able. In 1997 Pickard and Skinner paranoid and violent and in Sep- for setting up the internship. things. formed a partnership. When it tember 2003 he was convicted of In 1996, Gordon Todd Skinner came to manufacturing LSD, these kidnapping, assaulting, torturing, —Newton Now bought an abandoned and decaying guys were a force to be reckoned and forcibly dosing a number of vic- missile silo just outside of Wamego. with. They created a whirlwind of tims, including his girlfriend, with Skinner was a filthy rich self-pro- drugs in that missile Silo. In fact, horrendously large amounts of vari- claimed chemist and pharmacolo- according to some sources they pro- ous psychedelic and dissociative gist. He used $40,000 in traveler’s duced 90 percent of the LSD in cir- drugs. Krystle Cole, oddly enough, Say what? checks as his down payment on the culation at the time. went on to become an author, inter- silo and started converting the old If the story ended there, it would net sensation and founder of Neuro structure into an underground be considered an epic tale. It keeps Soup (some hippie thing). The silo palace. going though. In February of 2000, is now owned by the Charles and My heart is spinning. Love is a Meanwhile, out in sunny Califor- a young oddball exotic dancer Kellie Everson family who still offer nia lived a man named William named Krystle Cole fell in love with group tours by appointment. Like I tornado. Will you be my Kansas? Leonard Pickard. Pickard was a Skinner. Cole became a regular said, this is one weird story. highly educated chemist who had a amongst the chemists and dealers. gift for producing hallucinogenic She spent six months with Skinner Bruce Behymer is the advertising Jarod Klintz in ‘This Book is Not for Sale’ drugs, especially Lysergic Acid Di- in the silo, tripping on LSD and liv- manager at Newton Now. He can be ethylamide (LSD). He was reported ing in undisturbed bliss. And that's reached at 316-281-7899
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706 N Main, P.O. Box 825, Newton, KS, 67114 I PHONE: (316) 281-7899 I USPS - Pending Periodical Permit I WWW.HARVEYCOUNTYNOW.COM January 28, 2016 Newton NowOPINION www.harveycountynow.com Page 7 As a people, we must strive for excellence Guest Opinion ust the other morning, as I perfect tee shot. However, I would perused a small book of short PERRY WHITE suggest that we understand that, Jstatements designed to in- as humans, we are all imperfect. Harvey County schools spire daily motivation, the author We will make mistakes. We all posed a question. He asked, “How have room for growth, and the do you think of your life—as a great benefit of remembering to could become one district machine or an organism?” This view our life as an organism is question really caught my imagi- that we accept the notion we have ith a budget crisis for the fifth year after a na- nation, because the author asserts the capacity to adapt to our tional recession, the first two weeks of session that the way you think about it changing circumstance, learn Whave started out relatively slowly. We are see- influences the way you manage it. from our mistakes and make an- ing a few bills introduced and heard in committees, in- I would add that the way you BETHEL COLLEGE PRESIDENT other attempt. For, as Henry Ford cluding bills fixing legislation, such as the severability think of it also might influence said, “Failure is simply the oppor- clause in a judicial bill, tying funding in with policy that the way you manage expectations institutional leader, I know we tunity to begin again, this time was ruled unconstitutional. of yourself and others. are all organisms and, thus, in a more intelligently.” This year, I continue to serve on Agriculture, Natural As the author points out, ma- constant state of evolution and So, celebrate your life as an or- Resources, Corrections and Juvenile Justice, and Judici- chines are inanimate. They have development. However, I have to ganism and forgive your imperfec- ary. In Natural Resources, we have been looking prima- no control over themselves, but admit; sometimes I’m sure I do tions, but don’t accept failure as rily at bills that deal with western Kansas water issues. only respond to outside manipula- approach life as a machine. As final. Go out and seek, strive, fail, In Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice, we tions. Machines are generally such, I recognize I may sometimes learn, grow and do it all over started with a bill the chairman promised to hold hear- made up of replaceable parts. If have unrealistic expectations of again. Then, when you find suc- ings on at the start of this year dealing with changes on something breaks or underper- myself and others. cess, pick the next challenge and first-offense marijuana charges, allowing limited use for forms, it doesn’t heal or grow As human beings, striving for do it all over again, and again! hemp oil to minimize seizures in children and allow cer- back. It must be replaced—part machine-like consistency and pre- tain research universities to study industrial hemp vari- for like-part. Machines are ex- cision can sometimes be the goal. Perry White is the 14th presi- eties, production and utilization. pected to faithfully perform the Goodness knows I have sought a dent of Bethel College in North The bill was worked Tuesday, and the portion per- same duty time after time, ide- consistent and repeatable golf Newton. Before that, he served as taining to medical hemp oil for seizures was inserted ally, with no variation. I know I swing for years, but it generally vice president of Advancement into another bill to be heard in the Senate Health Com- appreciate it when my car starts alludes me, and I often spend a and Admissions at Silver Lake mittee. The portion each time I turn the key. good deal of my time in the trees College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on industrial hemp CAROLYN MCGINN An organism, on the other and weeds. However, when I get and as vice president for Advance- research was hand, is a living and evolving the chance to spend some time on ment at Monmouth College in stripped com- thing. It has the power to trans- the course, that kind of perfection Monmouth, Illinois. White served pletely. The chair- form itself and change in order to is still my goal, and I am often not six years as the director of choral man shared that adapt to its environment. Its very patient with myself when I activities and Music Department another bill per- parts are interdependent and fail to achieve it. chairman at Monmouth College. taining to this was complimentary. It learns but may I don’t mean to suggest that we, He has been director of choral ac- introduced in the not perform as consistently as a as organisms (and not machines) tivities and vocal activities at var- House and may be machine, although, on some lev- should forgo our constant pursuit ious colleges and has a doctor of heard in the Agri- els, Bobby Fischer may disagree of personal improvement in what musical arts degree in choral con- culture Commit- with such an assertion. we do or the desire to repeat that ducting from the University of tee. STATE SENATOR Certainly, as an educator and Oklahoma. The bill that will be forwarded to the Senate floor would amend the pos- session of marijuana so the first offense would be a class B nonperson misdemeanor, a second offense would be class A nonperson misdemeanor, and third offense would be a drug severity level 5 felon. Of the first-time offenders, the Kansas Sentencing Commission testified that 98.5 percent are nonperson offenses, and we are locking them up when we need more bed space for vio- lent offenders. Senate Bill 20 also was attached to in- crease penalties for people who break into homes. Also on Tuesday, Senate Agriculture extended the work of the Local Food and Farm Task Force (SB 314). The bill was designed to encourage local farm-to-food ac- cess and limit barriers to increase locally grown pro- duce. As conventional farms increase in acreage, many small farmers (less than 1,000 acres) are diversifying into alternative crops. There is now market demand to provide farm- to-food venues. Other areas of focus are identifying food deserts and getting food to them. Food deserts can be anything from drought and dry areas in western Kansas to inner city areas without a grocery store. The decision to extend the study one more year happened because many of the areas they studied were not able to be explored deeply enough. Bringing this initiative closer to home, it ties in with our Harvey County Farm and Food Council that offi- cially began last month. Having the ability to share suc- cess stories to increase markets for small farmers and provide local fresh foods to our area will promote healthy eating and increase our local economy. An interesting bill was introduced in the House Fed- eral and State Affairs that would decrease the number of school districts from 286 to 132. What that means to you is counties with 10,000 or fewer public school stu- dents would have one district. Counties with more than 10,000 could have more than one district if the school is larger than 1,500 students. That would basically make Harvey County one district and consolidate the north- ern school districts in Sedgwick County. A few concerning questions would be: Do we want to It’s important to remember feeling gung-ho give up local control? Will we lose opportunities to buy food and products from our local businesses? How much “These motivational tapes have some days I’m convinced I’ll be a money will it really save in the area of administration really inspired me! I’m going to SHELLEY PLETT chronic beginner. where superintendents also are the school principals in make a million dollars, buy my Procrastination and thinking smaller districts? own company and retire early. too much will only get you so far. I I want to thank you for your letters and emails on im- Then, I’m going to write a novel can’t say delaying action has portant issues we have been dealing with. If you would and a symphony and give all the never worked out because more like more information, please sign up for my electronic profits to charity. Then next than once, in some fairly signifi- e-news. I am able to insert pictures of citizens who come month, I’ll figure out how to do it.” cant situations, inaction has pro- up from our district. I also try to keep up with some of —Randy Glassbergen, cartoonist tected me. the bills of interest from the district and provide links and illustrator But when “gung-ho” slips out of for the texts and summaries of the bills. sight, the frustration is real. This Email me at [email protected]. Please ou know how gung-ho feels? PARTS OF SPEECH is why it made perfect sense when place “enews” in the subject line. That stimulating buzz from I found out the term, translated If you have a child or grandchild who would like to Ythe initial energy burst cre- umm...would be it be so bad if we from its origin as an abbreviation serve as a page this year, I still have dates available. ated by a great idea or a personal grabbed our race packets and of a Chinese organization, means Please call my office at 785-296-7377 and visit with my declaration? sneaked off to breakfast some- “work together.” assistant, Da’Nella Anderson, who will get you sched- Like thoughtfully writing out a where?” Not “do it alone.” uled. to-do list or jumping out of bed the We did lightly bring it up, but I wouldn’t have trekked three first morning of a along-awaited managed to stay true to the com- miles by myself in 20-degree air Carolyn McGinn is a senator for the 31st Kansas Sen- vacation. Like the first meal after mon denominator shared when alone. It wasn’t a huge feat, noth- atorial District. She is in room 223E in the Kansas State committing to eating cleaner or signing up in the first place, what- ing earth-shattering, nothing House. registering—confidently from the ever that was. I don’t remember many others haven’t done before, comfort of a warm chair—for a fun anymore. but it was a goal and it was a com- run that starts at eight in the (It may have been the “Battle of mitment made. morning. In January. the Bean” theme. At registration, It’s one of many things I have The problem is, sometimes participants declare their loyalty done with others that I wouldn’t gung-ho’s strength doesn’t hold to either Team Coffee or Team have done by myself. For someone Say what? up. That initial excitement can Cocoa.) who takes pride—and may place switch from raw motivation into In the end, we bundled up, too much importance on—implicit more of a secondary, commitment sucked it up, stood up for our pre- independence, having partners in and guilt-driven type. Such was ferred bean and earned those new crime suddenly re-energized my If I ever go looking for my the previously mentioned January T-shirts. motivation. fun run a couple friends and I did On the flip side, gung-ho has And now I remember: That’s heart’s desire again, I shouldn’t last Saturday morning. failed me many times. It’s so spec- how gung-ho feels. I think we all considered being tacular at first as that motiva- look any farther than my own that person. The one with the tional streak kicks in. I’m a pro at Shelley Plett is a graphic de- nerve to suggest a warmer alter- plans and ideas, I have a head signer for the Free Press and native—something each one of us full. But in action, I’m still green Kansas Publishing Ventures. She backyard. had surely thought about. and—despite experiences and can be reached at Dorothy Gale in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ “So, it’s 20 degrees and being old enough to know better— [email protected].
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Sometimes, due to volume, Harvey County Commissioner trict US House of Representatives letters may need to hold although this is not normally Newton Commissioner Kathy North Newton Council Mem- Randy Hague Marc Rhoades 107 Cannon House Office the case. Page 8 www.harveycountynow.comFROM PAGE ONE Newton Now January 28, 2016 BUFFALO From Page 1 than a dozen buffalo, or bison. “I count 16 out there,” said Vernon Base, who co-owns the operation with his wife, An- gela. The biggest is a 4-year-old, 1,400- to 1,500-pound bull. “We bought him as a herd sire,” Base said. Base said if the bull was processed, he'd fill two 220-cubic-foot freezers. The Bases process their meat through Yoder Meats, and the animals are slaugh- tered elsewhere. “We take them to Yoder Meats so they can package them,” Base said, standing inside his buffalo corral on a cold, overcast winter day. Coon Creek Buffalo is licensed for a state label, and they sell buffalo meat, snack sticks, steaks, burger meat, roasts and sum- mer sausage. “Just your normal cuts,” Base said. The public can purchase meat through the Bases or at Keith's Foods in Goessel. In ad- dition, a cafe, which will reopen in Goessel, will have buffalo burgers on the menu. This cafe is under new management, Base said. Coon Creek Buffalo sells labeled packaged wholesale and retail meat, and they sold calves in December. Usually, the ranch has at least 20 head, and they've had up to 45 buffalo. The buf- falo, which seem a bit skittish around hu- mans, are penned up for the winter. Sometimes, people need a place to put their A photo by E.J Banks shows a refinery built west of Burrton to process the oil coming from the Burrton oil field. buffalo before it's processed, so they do it at the ranch. to dump it in the nearest ditch or spread of the plume. “The summer heat is harder on them than stream or creek and let it go,” Tim The report was the basis for estab- this cold,” Base said. PLUME From Page 1 Boese, manager of the Equus Beds lishing an Intensive Groundwater Use The buffalo corral was built 10 to 12 years Groundwater Management District Control Area to regulate and monitor ago, Base said. slowed. No. 2, said. the pollution. “I'm a welder by trade, so once I start “Later, they started putting it into It turns out huge amounts of chlo- welding, I just go with it,” he said. Boom and bust evaporation pits. To my understand- ride in the groundwater is viewed as In fact, they're working on having a family A June 23, 1932, headline of the ing, they weren't lined, and they just an economic and environmental detri- barbecue area for humans near the corral, “Burrton Graphic” trumpeted the dug a hole. The brine didn't really ment. and Base said they also have plans to ex- town's new found fame. Oil. evaporate. And if it did, it left the salt “Salinity can render the groundwa- pand with another holding area. “Eyes of World on Burrton Fields,” it behind.” ter unusable for a lot of uses,” Boese “That way, we have more room to do more proclaimed across the front page. As the boom progressed and the said. “There's a certain amount of salt sorting and have some more animals in At the height of the Depression, in fields became depleted, more and more a crop can tolerate. Over that amount, there,” he said. the fury of the Dust Bowl, the discov- brine made up what was pumped from it can kill it. It can ruin the crop and The cows aren't spring chickens. ery, about 20 miles west of Newton, the ground. the soil over time. There are drinking “Most of our cows are probably 10 to 12 came as a godsend. By the ’50s, the high days of the water standards for salt. Obviously, years old,” Base said, although at least two “They didn't feel the Depression like Burrton oil boom faded, leaving be- we can't be drinking really salty of them are 2-year-old yearlings. a lot of the country did because of the hind 1.9 million tons of salt from the water. We can't tolerate it, and live- The livestock doesn't have names. oil boom,” Richard Hege of the Harvey brine, according to the U.S. Geological stock can't tolerate it.” “We used to name 'em all,” Base said, but County Historical Museum said. Service (USGS). Boese said readings within the now they don't, although they do name their Others had drilled in the area sur- “Burrton area is a sandy soil, and it plume can run up to 1,300 mpl today, Watusi cattle, which they also raise, because rounding the town since the late ’20s, went down into the soil into the or five times the amount where water they're registered. Watusi are native to but the MB Blake Well No. 1 produc- aquifer,” Boese said. “That went on for begins to taste bad and almost three Africa. ing a quality strike signaled the begin- multiple years, a significant amount of times the maximum level recom- Base said they do a lot of traveling with ning of the rush for the Burrton Oil time.” mended for irrigation. the cows and buffalo. Three of their cows Field “The economic impact has the poten- came from Taos, N.M., and one is from Soon, hundreds of wells dotted east Salt in the water tial to be pretty big,” he said, mention- Texas. Base said if they had more land, Reno and northwest Harvey County. According to a 1984 report, con- ing the hazards for domestic users and they'd have more animals. Right now, they Oil camps were erected. A refinery ducted by the USGS, by 1939, 44,000 farmers as well as municipalities. have 100 to 110 acres for the Watusi and was built two miles west of Burrton. barrels of brine were produced daily The plume continues to move south buffalo. The names on the leases read like a from the fields. The Kansas Depart- and east at the rate of about a foot per “In between working and the buffalo and who's who of American oil: Sinclair, ment of Health was aware of the salt day. Boese said he believes Newton's the Watusi and working on the new house, Gulf, Olson, Empire, Shell. water runoff, as by that time it began well field about two miles east of Hal- we keep busy,” Base said. “Well over 1,000 new citizens be- monitoring chloride levels in area wa- stead will be missed. Wichita's lies Base has a day job as a lead person in the came a part of the Burrton commu- ters and water wells. At that time pe- smack in the plume's path, however. tooling department at Excel Industries in nity,” stated an article on riod, Kisiwa Creek and its tributaries Then there are also private individu- Hesston, and Angela is a florist by trade. Burrtonkansas.com, a website hosted showed chloride ranges between 1,030 als to worry about. The Bases started their operation with by the City of Burrton. to 88,000 milligrams per liter. “The private individuals and irriga- regular cattle, and then they bought one “During the peak years from 1932 to For context, at 250 milligrams per tion wells—there's no economical way heifer buffalo. They sold all their regular 1937, Burrtonites cleaned out their liter, the taste of water deteriorates. to take care of that,” he said, adding cattle and started with the buffalo. spare rooms, sold their chickens and At 500 mpl, Boese said the content can that cities can remove the chlorides, “I like animals,” Base said about why they made their chicken houses into apart- cause damage to crops if used for irri- though the process is expensive. have the ranch. […] “I like the other breed- ments, let their cars set out and gation. Ocean water has a concentra- Today, according to a 2015 Kansas ers. We're just a specialized group.” rented their garages to the drillers tion of 35,000 mpl. Corporation Commission report, the As long as they have bison, the Bases will and their families who descended on By 1943, the use of brine ponds in plume makes up around 36 square not go hungry. the community,” it said. the area stopped, and 95 percent of miles moving from Burrton southeast “We like the bison,” Base said. “That's the An article out of the 1936 Harvey the brine was instead disposed of in at about a foot per day. The plume has biggest (selling) point for us. We haven't County Historical Pagent Program deep wells. spread though the City of Wichita, bought meat for years.” stated that in the early ’30s, farmers In 1948, the Kansas Department of which embarked on a $270 million Buffalo meat is low in fat, and the last one in the county received more in oil lease Health created a map charting the salt aquifer recharge project to slow it tested was 98 percent fat free, Base said. income—typically one-eighth of the in the groundwater, showing an eight down. “They're very high in Vitamin B12 and claim—than what they made on crops. mile long swath of land with chloride Boese said eventually it will hit the Omega 3s,” he said. The pumps were not only taking levels above 250 milligrams per liter. city's water well field. The plume Some of their customers are people who thousands of barrels of oil out of the The report showed the correlation of moves from toward lower pressure are allergic to beef but can eat bison while ground, however, but gallons upon gal- chloride levels and disposal pond loca- gradients. And every gallon of water others are heart patients. lons of brine, a byproduct of oil produc- tions pumped from the aquifer by a farmer, “The bison—they get along well with tion. Additional testing from 1982 was a home owner or a municipality pulls that,” Base said. “The original disposal method was used in the 1984 report to show the the plume a little bit closer.
lor and Rusty Jolliff. group also runs a LEGO camp in ROBOTICS They're all gearing toward re- the summer, said Robotics team From Page 1 gionals, which are a week before member Nancy Gonzales. Those and after spring break in Kansas wishing to sponsor the team for 2001 and incorporates subjects City and Oklahoma City. any amount can email the students study in school. “We take a robot, and every [email protected]. Any “It's like putting everything we robot is different,” Carrillo said, team can go to regionals; they learn in, like math, science, Eng- adding they machine 90 percent don't need to do anything to lish, engineering, and putting it of the parts, and the rest they qualify, Carrillo said, other than to practical use,” Carrillo said. buy. “There are parts on the what other teams do, which is “So instead of dealing with theo- robot that have to make it safe. build two identical robots. ries and concepts, we get some- […] Our team is well know for On Feb. 23, one robot is thing out of it.” our machining.” bagged and can't be touched That something, of course, is a At regionals, there are 60 until they use it at regionals. At robot. Generally, students in Ro- schools from around the world regionals, teams compete in botics learn what that year's and the United States, including three vs. three matches. “game” is on the first Saturday China, Australia, Mexico and “We usually have 10 matches in January. However, this year, Hawaii. like that,” Carrillo said, adding they learned what the game was WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW “Teams have to have money to they're scored on those. At the going to be on Jan. 9. Then, they Newton High School RaileRobotics team members, from left, Cody White, Aaron Car- go,” Carrillo said. […] “As a end on Saturday, the top eight get six weeks to build the ma- rillo, Reid Graber, Nancy Gonzales and Tristan Meyer on Monday look over a proto- team, we believe no one should teams pick two other teams with chine, in time for regionals. type of this year's robot. have to pay to go to regionals.” which to work, and then there's This year, the game is “Strong- Carrillo said, pointing to some days and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost to attend two region- a big battle. hold.” As part of the “game,” the wooden objects. Saturdays. als and one nationals is $47,000. Robotics went to nationals the robot has to overtake defenses, In years past, robots sepa- “Six weeks of just nonstop Ro- “Right now, we don't have year before Carrillo, who is a go through an obstacle course rately have had various func- botics until 7:30 at night,” Car- money to go to nationals yet,” senior, attended NHS, and they and shoot “boulders,” which are tions, such as shooting a rillo said. Carrillo said. “We're halfway haven't been back since. 10-inch balls. There appears to basketball, throwing a Frisbee The team has 20 members, there.” Carillo said a cool thing about be some kind of “capture-the-cas- and stacking totes. with 45 percent girls. They've al- To get that money, the team Robotics is “every kid has played tle” theme involved. During this six-week period, ways said they've wanted more has sponsors, as well as with a remote controller on a “These are some of the obsta- students put in a lot of time, girls in the group, Carrillo said. fundraisers. For instance, video game, so that's how we cles our robot would go against,” working until 7:30 p.m. week- Team sponsors are Shawn Tay- they've sold LED light bulbs. The control the robot.”
Eagle reported. Easley things which makes living noon, while the city was tody. the City of Newton, Sedg- LAWSUIT was then transported into in the United States great named in the lawsuit, city The lawsuit stated that wick County Commission- From Page 1 Newton Police Custody, is that citizens who feel as attorney said that it had Easley was repeatedly de- ers, Newton Police which transferred him to though they have had yet to be served. nied medical treatment Officers Jason Thompson, pulls Easley by the arm Park City Police custody, their rights violated can “We didn't know it was during his two week stay Michael Stinger, Levi out of the vehicle as both which took him to the seek recompense through filed.” Bob Myers said. in the Sedgwick County Minkevitch, Jordan men go to the ground. Two Sedgwick County Jail. the judicial system,” it “Typically we're required Jail. Garver, Brian Rousseau, other officers then came The lawsuit then states stated. “ We support this to receive a written notice The lawsuit alleges that and assistant police chief over and held him down that Easley, was held in right. We can say this be- and time to investigate. At Easley had medical costs William Koonce as plain- during the apprehension. the Sedgwick County Jail cause we hold high stan- this point we feel pretty of $35,000 to put a metal tiffs. The suit also lists An officer can be heard for two weeks without re- dards not only for our comfortable that our offi- plate and 11 pins in his Harvey County Sheriff's later in the video saying ceiving proper medical departmental policy and cers didn't do anything collarbone. Deputies Carmen Clark he heard a pop and that it treatment. practices, but also the in- wrong. There was a lawful The Newton City Com- and Paul Jones as plain- could have been Easley's Murphy said he could tegrity of our officers. We arrest made. We did our mission held an executive tiffs as well as a Park City collarbone. not comment on the pend- are confident the decision jobs.” session to discuss the liti- Police officer, Sedgwick Easley was taken to ing litigation but he did in this case will reflect Myers said he couldn't gation at its Tuesday County jail officers and Newton Medical Center, provide a typed statement positively on our agency speak to what happened night meeting. the jail medical contractor which said he needed an from his office. and its members.” after Easley was handed The lawsuit seeks at according to the Wichita orthopedic surgeon, The “ One of the many As of Tuesday after- over from Newton cus- least $75,000 and names Eagle. January 28, 2016 Newton NowCOMMUNITY www.harveycountynow.com Page 9 Flannelbacks making local voices heard BY REECE HIEBERT NEWTON NOW
or the Flannel- backs, the journey Fstarted with a Bethel College's Grand- parents Day in 2014. The bluegrass and folk group, made up of four Bethel students, had yet to develop a name, but Dave Linscheid, director of Alumni Relations at Bethel College, liked COURTESY PHOTO what the group had to The Flannelbacks group is comprised of Bethel College students. offer and booked them for Fall Fest the next year. where the road will lead Since then, the group for the Flannelbacks. picked up a name—from Many in the community their clothing taste—and will hope this group will have played more than 50 remain together, but the gigs in the Newton area, PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW road after college could from coffee shop jam ses- ABOVE: The Flannelbacks, from left, Tim Regier, Braden Unruh, Matthew Graber and Chase Stucky, perform in August dur- separate them. There is sions to fundraisers. ing Welcome Week activities at Bethel College in North Newton. BELOW RIGHT: Tim Regier performs in August on the patio still time, though, to see “The most enjoyable at Mojo's with the rest of the Flannelbacks. this young group in ac- part is being able to play tion. The Flannelbacks music I enjoy with three S.D., banjo. All members Church Concert Series, as well. will resume performing of my close friends,” sing in the group. and at the Warkentin Stucky and Unruh both in the spring. They also Braden Unruh said about Adding a new spin to House Museum picked up the guitar in are entertaining the idea playing in the Flannel- classic Bluegrass pieces fundraiser. The group their early high school of recording. backs. has helped the Flannel- also has made appear- years and found a passion The Flannelbacks are a The Flannelbacks’ backs appeal to both ances at Prairie Harvest. for Bluegrass once they local musical gem for the members each have their younger and older gener- A love of Bluegrass and were in college; Graber Newton community. own instrumental spe- ations. Their music has acoustical music began at brought a passion for Their music is the prod- cialty—Braden Unruh, been followed by support- a young age for all of the Bluegrass with him when uct of hard work, passion senior from Goessel, gui- ers of Bethel College and Flannelbacks. “I’ve at- he came to college. Once ally charging $100 dollars and support from the tar; Tim Regier, senior by Bluegrass enthusiasts tended the Walnut Valley together at Bethel, the per gig, but many of their community. from Newton, bass; Chase alike. Festival since I was 7 rest of the pieces all fell performances have been “This is just fun music Stucky, junior from Some of their more no- months old,” Regier said. into place, and music done for charity or just to play,” Graber said, Moundridge, mandolin; table performances have Regier also said he has began to come alive. the love of playing music. “the way the harmonies and Matthew Graber, been at Bethel’s Fall Fest, been playing with his The Flannelbacks also After graduation in the come together just feels junior from Freeman, The West Zion Mennonite family from a young age, perform for hire, gener- spring, it is unclear good.” COMMUNITY CALENDAR Drain pipe break showers Register of Deeds Office
Thursday, Jan. 28 BY REECE HIEBERT Deeds Office and was the only office that was af- 5-7 p.m.—Free coffee and tea at Mojo’s. Meet the NEWTON NOW staff of the Newton Now and enjoy a beverage compli- fected by the break. ments of Newton Now. All books on site were 6:30 p.m.—Kansas Day Folk Concert (2nd and 3rd The Register of Deeds protected during the leak. grade) at Sunset Elementary, 619 Boyd Office in the Harvey However, in the event of County Courthouse expe- any damage to the books Friday, Jan. 29 rienced an unexpected and documents kept in shower late in the the office, all files are 6:30 p.m.—Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew’s evening on Jan. 19. backed up electronically Episcopal Church, 2001 Windsor Drive A break in a clogged and hard copies are in 7 p.m.—Kansas Day presentation with Jeff Heidel cast-iron drain pipe run- storage in the salt mines and Jim Griggs at Carriage Factory Art Gallery. 128 ning directly over the of- of Hutchinson. E. Sixth St. Admission is free. fice spilled water into the “These are all impor- room, which houses more tant documents to keep Saturday, Jan. 30 than 100 years of hard protected so in the event copies for deeds, leases 11 a.m.—Celebrate Kansas Day! at the Kaufman of disaster in the court- and legal transactions house, all files will re- Museum in North Newton within Harvey County. 3 p.m.—Teen Trivia Party. How much trivia from main intact,” John Maintenance staff re- Waltner, Harvey County REECE HIEBERT/NEWTON NOW the year 2015 do you know? Head to Newton Public Li- A break in a drain pipe Jan. 19 over the Register of Deeds Office in the Harvey acted quickly by covering Administrator. brary for the party. areas with plastic. County Courthouse caused an unexpected shower. 3 p.m.—Bethel College women’s basketball vs. Margaret Hermstein, The pipe runs right Register of Deeds, said tivation to install a sys- and archive when staff is Southwestern at Thresher Gym. over the Register of 5 p.m.—Bethel College men’s basketball vs. South- the incident provides mo- tem to cover the books not around. western at Thresher Gym. Monday, Feb. 1 Petersen Family 9 a.m.—Harvey County commission meeting, Har- vey County Courthouse. 7 p.m.—Wichita Eagle outdoor reporter Michael Funeral Home Pearce will give an author talk and sign copies of his book “Taste of the Outdoors” cookbook. He will share some of his favorite hunting and fishing stories and photographs. 215 North Main O Newton, KS O 316-283-2525 petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com 7 p.m.—City of Newton Planning Commission meet- ing, City Hall OBITUARY Tuesday, Feb. 2 6:45 p.m.—Newton Linux Users Group meeting at Newton Public Library to discuss the operating sys- GUADALUPE TERRONES HOW TO RUN AN OBITUARY tem alternate of Microsoft. The group will discuss de- velopments in technology around the world. Meetings A funeral at 6 p.m. Fri- Obituaries in Newton Now are free as long as are free and open to the public. mass for day, Jan. 29, they fit our newspaper style. We see a death in our Guadalupe at the church community as a news item that people care about in Wednesday, Feb. 3 Terrones with the fam- Newton and North Newton. will be at ily receiving If you have an obituary that should run in New- 5 p.m.—Mystery Lover’s book discussion at Newton 11:30 a.m. friends after ton Now please send it to: Public Library. Read and discuss “Presumed Innocent” Saturday, the Rosary. [email protected] and it will run online by Scott Turow. Contact the library for copies. Jan. 30, at Petersen as soon as we can get it and in the Thursday print Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be on hand at Our Lady of Funeral Home edition, as well. Newton Public Library. Contact the library for more Guadalupe in Newton is If you want a special obituary or message printed information. Church in in charge of in this section, please contact Bruce Behymer for Newton. Rosary will be arrangements. pricing at 316-281-7899. Thursday, Feb. 4 7:30 a.m.—Newton City Commission agenda pre- view at City Hall NEWTON POLICE REPORTS 6:30 p.m.—Teen YLinK (Youth Leaders in Kansas) drop-in at Newton Public Library. Watch the movie Jan. 25 Criminal calls: Jan. 21 Daniel L. Turner, 26, based on LEGO blocks (rated PG), compete in the Criminal calls: Theft, 500 Blk Quail Ct Criminal calls: McPherson / DWS, I-135 LEGO competition and get YLinK questions answered. Theft, 400 Blk E 11th Burglary, Theft, 1100 Burglary, 100 Blk MM32 Arrests: Blk N Duncan Wheatridge Dr, Joseph W. Heubach, Saturday, Feb. 6 Mathew S. Rudd, 23, Arrests: Att Burglary, 1300 Blk 19, Newton / Theft, 1200 Blk N Main 7-9 p.m.—Kansas Big Brother Big Sisters Cooks and Wichita / DUI, 100 Blk E Molly G. Thomas, 21, Grandview Corks, The Meridian Center Broadway Newton / Theft, 1700 Blk Fail to Stop at an Acci- Ashley A. McKay, 33, S Kansas dent, 200 Blk W Broad- Jan. 19 Tuesday, Feb. 9 Newton / Dom Battery, Jeremy L. McGill, 36, way Criminal calls: 600 Blk E 1st Newton / DWS, 100 Blk Arrests: Theft, 400 Blk E 1st 5-8 p.m.—77th Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake N High Leon Wheaton Jr., 56, Arrests: Supper, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 2001 Wind- Jan. 24 Kelby J. 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Expenses paid Call 620-947-5702 for details [email protected] 1-800-563-7964 *Andrea & Dennis* (MCN) rofreepress.com January 28, 2016 SPORTS Page 11 Wollenberg steps down as Railer football coach BY CLINT HARDEN kids." NEWTON NOW STAFF Wollenberg went 8-20 [email protected] in three years at New- ton, and before that, he was 38-14 in five years According to the USD at Hesston. He is 60-40 373 website's job list- overall in 15 years as a ings, Nate Wollenberg head coach. will not be the head Wollenberg led the coach for the Railers Railers to the playoffs in next season. 2013 when they went 5- It was announced last 4 in the regular season week that Wollenberg before losing to Bishop stepped down with the Carroll in the first goal of spending more round. Wollenberg was time with his family. unable to replicate that The plan for him is to success the following continue teaching. two seasons. Newton athletic direc- In 2015, Newton aver- tor Brian Becker said aged 18.3 points per the district will open the game and allowed an av- position to applicants for erage of 43.3 points per at least a few weeks and game. The Railers gave that he was grateful for up more than 50 points the time and energy five times. Wollenberg put into the As of now, the plan for program. him is to remain a COURTESY PHOTO "I think he's putting teacher at the high Hesston native Katie Sowers speaks with University of Miami wide receiver Rashawn Scott during Saturday’s Shrine Game. Sowers helped for- us in a good position to school. mer NFL player Troy Brown coach the East wide receivers. find the right guy that Newton's last winning will hopefully take us to season was in 2009 the next level," Becker under head coach Brent said. "[...] We want to Glann, a 7-3 effort. Since find the absolute best for 2010, Newton's overall the program and the record is 16-39. Football in her blood Hesston’s Katie Sowers coaches in national Shrine Game BY CLINT HARDEN The Hesston native NEWTON NOW STAFF and Pioli got to know [email protected] each other through other parents on the team and formed a friendship. Katie Sowers has al- “He learned of my pas- ways loved football. She sion for football and recently found some old coaching,” Sowers said. “I journals that featured en- don’t know how the con- tries about how much she versation started, but we wanted to play, but her got to talk football, and I mom wouldn’t let her. ended up asking him “Which is weird be- about coaching opportu- cause that doesn’t sound nities. He has a passion like her at all,” she said. to get more diversity in “I showed them to her, football.” and she just said that if Last Saturday, Jan. 23, she knew how much I she coached in the 91st wanted to play, I proba- East-West Shrine Game, bly would have played.” an All-Star showcase for Dallas Cowboys gear the nation’s top college filled her Christmas list players. Sowers worked one year. with the wide receivers “Items one through 20 for the East team. was just Cowboys foot- Her official title for the ball, Cowboys helmet, week in St. Petersburg, Cowboys jersey,” she Fla., was assistant to the said. “I don’t why I head coach. The East picked the Cowboys.” head coach was three- Instead, she played time Super Bowl cham- basketball, a sport she pion Charlie Weis. went on to coach. Sowers “They used that title ended up in Kansas City, because they weren’t en- but her love for football tirely sure how they were never dimmed, and she going to use me,” Sowers found herself coaching CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW said. COURTESY PHOTO Nate Wollenberg looks on at a football practice early in the 2015 former Kansas City She worked closely Sowers smiles at practice before the national East-West Shrine season. Wollenberg will not return as the Newton head football Chiefs’ general manager Game. Sowers coached alongside former NFL coaches and players coach. Scott Pioli’s daughter. See SOWERS / 12 for the collegiate all-star game. Newton tourney a tough one for Railers Bethel men turning BY CLINT HARDEN NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] the season around Thursday marks the start BY CLINT HARDEN of the 40th annual girls bas- NEWTON NOW STAFF ketball Newton Invitational [email protected] Tournament (NIT), and the Railers have a tough road to the finals. It just keeps getting better for They start off the tourna- the Threshers. ment with an 8:15 p.m. tip What started as a 10-game los- against Dodge City, a team ing streak at the beginning of that enters the NIT with a 7- the season has turned into a 3 record. The Red Demons midseason turnaround for the have won five of their last six books. games but still are looking for Ever since returning from the a signature win. A victory Colorado Christian Thanksgiv- over Newton could be the win ing Classic on Dec. 3, Bethel has- they’re looking for. n’t lost more than two games in Dodge City, 6A’s ninth- a row. In fact, the Threshers are ranked team, is on a two- 8-5 since the beginning of De- game win streak and, like the cember. Railers, hasn’t played since “Christmas break was really Jan. 19, a full eight days off. good for our guys to refresh,” Newton last played Maize head coach Tony Hoops said. South, a 59-54 loss. “Our trip out to Arizona was re- Newton enters the tourna- ally good to build some chem- ment with a 6-4 record and is istry and trust. We knew we had also looking for a signature a young team coming in, so it CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW was going to take some time to Bethel’s RayJon Craig puts up a shot win. The Railers have faced against Friends on Jan. 7, a 70-67 four ranked opponents and get comfortable.” Now, with convincing wins Threshers win. Craig leads the team with only beat one of them, a 50-31 12.3 points per game. win over Garden City on Dec. over Oklahoma Wesleyan, 3, nearly two months ago. If McPherson and Sterling, Bethel is riding a three-game win the national poll at the time of they beat Dodge City, it will the win. be the Railers’ second win streak. Hoops said that all year he’s “We have guys that under- over a ranked opponent in CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW stand their roles,” Hoops said. “If five tries. never felt like it was a bad team, Abby Schmidt tries to find space around the basket against Derby. Schmidt has even when it was 0-10. The they’re a junior varsity guy, if Dodge City is one of four gotten progressively better as the season has gone on. they’re a starter, they’re going to teams in the NIT ranked in Threshers lost three games in November by three points or do what’s best to help us suc- the top 10. Bishop Miege en- out of the top 10 in 5A a few coaches’ association and ceed. We have guys that aren’t ters as the top team in 4A-I, times this season but hasn’t haven’t been able to get back less. To open conference play, trying to be something they’re and Andover Central comes made an appearance since in the top 10. not.” in as the No. 8 team in the the Jan. 6 rankings. When The Railers have been bit- Bethel beat St. Mary, and then backed that up with a win on the Hoops used the Threshers’ lat- same classification. Bishop the Railers lost to Derby, one ten by the turnover bug in est win as an example of the Carroll is ranked sixth in 5A. of the top teams in 6A, they road at Southwestern. The Newton has bounced in and fell out of favor with the See TOURNEY / 12Moundbuilders received votes in See BETHEL / 12 Page 12 www.harveycountynow.comSPORTS Newton Now January 28, 2016
CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW Payton Roberts puts up a shot against Derby. Roberts has become one CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW of the toughest forwards to defend against in the state. Kyndal Bacon goes after a loose ball at Ravenscroft Gym. Bacon is the team’s top point guard.
derclassmen in its start- in a few games, and Abby Schmidt can pick emerge victorious and se- ule is as follows: Andover TOURNEY ing five, but at the sophomore Kyndal Bacon up the slack. If Schmidt cure at least a fourth- Central vs. Garden City, From Page 11 halfway point of the sea- controls the guard posi- has an off game, Megan place finish. 3 p.m.; Bishop Miege vs. son, it’s tough to call tion. Not a single player Akers is right there to If they win their first Kapaun, 4:45 p.m.; their last few games, but them underclassmen, es- on the roster fears a help out. game, they’ll face the Bishop Carroll vs. Olathe if they can take care of pecially with the quality skinned knee to chase a If Newton can combine winner of Bishop Miege Northwest, 6:30 p.m.; and control the ball, opponents the Railers loose ball. all those things and head and Kapaun Mt. Carmel. and Newton vs. Garden they’ve shown they can have faced. Payton Roberts is a coach Randy Jordan will If they lose, they’ll face City, 8:15 p.m. All games run with anyone. Freshman DesiRay monster down low, and if have his players ready to the loser of that game. will be played at Newton Newton still has un- Kernal has kept Newton she has an off game, go, the Railers will The tournament sched- High School.
row. That team finished 7- ence with 63 made three- BETHEL 22. point field goals. He’s From Page 11 The current version of third with 2.74 threes per the Threshers sits at 8-15 game. Chase Banister team’s cohesiveness. and is one win shy of ranks eighth with 40 “We scored 85 points eclipsing last year’s win made three-point shots. against Sterling and had total of nine. Bethel has RayJon Craig is second three guys in double dig- seven games left on its in the conference with its,” he said. “That just schedule, and they’re all eight double-doubles and doesn’t happen in college conference games. In order ranks fifth with 7.26 re- basketball.” to break .500, it will have bounds per game. He’s Jenson Kingsley led all to win the rest of its 18th at 12.3 points per players with 16 points as games. Given how the game. Austin Mitchell and Jacob Threshers have played “You can’t fix Bethel Miller both added 10 lately, don’t put it past basketball overnight,” points. them. Hoops said of a program “I could name 10 or 12 Bethel last finished with that went winless in 2013- guys that have been great a winning season in 2003- 14. “I told the guys after for us this season,” Hoops 04 when it went 17-11. the [No. 11] Tabor game [a said. Bethel has guys all over double overtime loss] that It’s the first three-game the top 20 in statistical it’s not a matter of ‘if’ we CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW win streak for Bethel since categories in the confer- fix it, but ‘when.’ It will Bethel head coach Tony Hoops gives instruction to his team. Hoops is in his second season at the helm for January of 2010 when the ence. Newton native just get fixed now or the Threshers. Threshers won four in a Kingsley leads the confer- later.”
the American Conference “To represent the SOWERS Offensive Player of the United States, that was From Page 11 Year at quarterback in probably the top experi- 2014. She’s also a six-time ence of my life, especially with Troy Brown, a mem- WFA All-American, four in a sport traditionally re- ber of the New England times at wide receiver served just for men,” Sow- Patriots Hall of Fame. and twice at quarterback. ers said. “It was also my Also on the East coaching She was the quarterback first time out of the coun- staff were Mike Alstott, with her twin sister, Liz, try, which was an experi- Brady Quinn and Bill at wide receiver. ence in itself.” Muir. “Liz is my go-to,” she She was named Most “It was a great experi- said. Valuable Player against ence,” Sowers said. “I’m Women in football is be- Germany when she pretty blessed to coach coming more and more hauled in five intercep- and learn from them. I prevalent, as the 2015 tions at cornerback. got a lot of time with National Football League As for coaching, she Troy. It was good to work season was the first to met Jon Bon Jovi, and be- with him and get to know feature a female referee cause the meeting was him.” in Sarah Thomas. The out of context, she didn’t Sowers plays profes- Arizona Cardinals hired realize who it was. sional tackle football for Jen Welter as an intern “When I first met him, I the Kansas City Titans of last summer, and the Buf- thought it was some exec- the Women’s Football Al- falo Bills recently hired utive,” Sowers said. liance, a league of 49 Kathryn Smith as the “Someone said, ‘Katie, teams. Another league, league’s first full-time this is Jon.’ I just didn’t the Independent Women’s coach. expect to see him at prac- Football League, boasts “I like to say I’m blaz- tice.” COURTESY PHOTO 41 teams. ing a trail for others,” She said he was ex- Sowers looks on as East head coach Charlie Weis reviews notes and plays. She got the coaching position “I almost wish there Sowers said. “There are a tremely down to earth. after getting to know former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli. wasn’t as many teams,” lot of barriers in the way “That was humbling,” she said. “It makes it to get this opportunity. she said. “He got me INTRODUCING much more difficult for Women take a lot more water a couple times and the best to rise to the heat.” gave me his Clif Bar [a top.” Among the laundry list brand of granola] once Currently the athletic of achievements, her when I was hungry.” director for the Kansas highlight was playing for Sowers is also a trainer City Parks Department, Team USA in the for the USA Football 2-YEAR Sowers had to work her Women’s Football World Heads Up program and way up to coach in the Championship. She and spent three days with the Shrine Game. 44 others traveled to Fin- Atlanta Falcons as a TV PRICE LOCK Sowers was awarded land for the event. guest coach. $ 99 190 CHANNELS
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It’s my sociation (KSHSAA) is notorious It should be done by the team’s It’s the same for the girls’ favorite month of the year. My for outdoing itself in the nonsen- overall record heading into the bracket. Of No. 2 Salina Central, birthday, high school basketball sical category. (I mean seriously, sub-state. Granted, that’s how No. 4 Wichita Heights, No. 6 tournaments, and above all, it’s have you seen the district layout teams are seeded, but the overall Emporia, or Newton, a team that March Madness. for football?) record is not the basis of the bounces in and out of the top 10, The weather starts to turn, Sub-state tournaments are the tournament. Does a 22-0 team two of those teams will be left leaving those wretched cold win- worst. It seems that each year, really need to play a one-win watching the state tournament ter winds all alone where they there’s one or two teams that team to determine who's better? from home. belong. Aside from a few nice make it to the state tournament HARD COUNT Does anyone really need that? Nearly half the field that de- weather days in January and that simply don’t deserve to be flawed system. The argument Because every single team in serves to be at state will be at February, those two months are there. Do the Jefferson West could be made you still have to the state gets a shot at the state the Newton sub-state on both not fun. They’re gray, cold and girls, at 11-11, truly deserve a line up and play within the sys- tournament, that means every the girls’ and boys’ sides. It’s ab- sad. shot at the state title? How tem that’s been given to you, single game is simply a practice surd. Then March comes around, about the Axtell or Fowler boys with which I completely agree. game for when sub-state rolls The best teams aren’t playing and everything gets better. Stu- at 12-11? You still have to do your job and around. Everybody gets 20 prac- for championships because of dents can see the light at the end Go ahead, make an argument control the things you can con- tice games and are playing for this qualifying system, and it’s a of the tunnel of the school year. for the Rose Hill girls, who went trol. nothing more than a seed at sub- shame. Then baseball spring training 7-15 last season but still made But what doesn’t make sense state. begins. I’m excited just thinking the state tournament. is how KSHSAA divides these On the boys’ side of the New- Clint Harden is the sports edi- about it. These teams make the tourna- schools. If KSHSAA truly ton sub-state, you’ll find No. 2 tor at Newton Now. He can be There is one downside to all of ment, while others that should wanted to pit the best against Wichita Heights, No. 3 Salina reached at clint@harveycoun- that basketball. That downside be there aren’t because of a the best, it wouldn’t divide these South and No. 7 Salina Central. tynow.com or 316-281-7899. Bethel’s Steed set to play professional indoor football
BY CLINT HARDEN The San Diego native went to Bethel following his NEWTON NOW STAFF time at Grossmont College. [email protected] Steed racked up 2,249 total yards and 20 total touch- Bethel quarterback Bran- downs in his senior season don Steed will play indoor with Bethel. He threw for football this coming season. 1,843 yards and rushed for Steed signed with the Wi- another 406 yards. Fourteen chita Force for the team’s of his touchdowns came inaugural season. The through the air, and the team's first game is March other six were on the 5. ground. He played quarterback for “I feel like the Force fans the Threshers, but is listed are some of the best, if not as a wide receiver on the the best in the league, and I Force roster. His 6-foot-1, can’t wait to prove to them 190-pound frame allows for and the organization that I a broad set of skills. do belong on this team,” “I am extremely excited to Steed said. “I want to thank be a part of the Force organ- everyone who was a part of ization,” Steed said in a this process for this opportu- press release on Wi- nity, and I can’t wait to see chitaForce.com. “I have what this season will bring.” heard many great things His average of 224.9 yards from former coaches and per game ranked him third players who were all part of in the Kansas Collegiate the staff for my senior sea- Athletic Conference. Steed CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW son at Bethel. The Force is was instrumental in helping Brandon Steed throws in the opening game of the season against Hastings. Steed finished third in the conference with 224.9 yards per definitely the best fit for Bethel become a competitive game. me.” program. Newton wrestling Railers finish sixth in El Dorado tournament takes down Maize BY CLINT HARDEN NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] BY CLINT HARDEN side at 113 with a pin, and Caleb Nelson picked NEWTON NOW STAFF The Wichita Collegiate [email protected] up an 8-6 decision at 126. basketball team has be- Maize then won six of come notorious for its The Railers entered the next eight matches five-in, five-out rotations the last two matches of the dual. Kaden that have doomed so trailing Maize 33-27, but McBee (145) and Wyatt many teams during the Cristian Diaz at 220 Hendrickson (160) were years. Add Newton to the pounds scored three the only Newton wins in list. points with a 9-2 deci- the middle weights. Last Saturday in El sion, and Mo Murphy The Railers are back Dorado, Newton couldn’t pinned Dakota Riggs at in action at 6 p.m. keep up with Collegiate’s 285 to finish off the Ea- Thursday, Jan. 28, when constant onslaught of gles 36-33. they host Campus in fresh legs coming into Newton got off to a Willis Gym. The next the game. Because of it, fast start as it opened a day, they'll travel to the Railers found them- 15-3 lead after four Garden City for a two- selves struggling yet matches. Logan Treaster day invitational. again with a shallow got back on the winning bench. "We just don't have the volume they have," New- ton head coach Andy Pre- ston said after the 73-51 loss. "They wore us down." The Railers finished sixth out of eight teams in a wild Bluestem Clas- sic. After the dust had set- tled on the first round, the only high seed to win was No. 4 Kapaun Mt. Carmel over No. 5 Great Bend. From there, No. 6 Wichita Trinity beat No. 3 Newton, No. 7 El Do- rado beat No. 2 Circle, and the most surprising of all, No. 8 Campus beat No. 1 Collegiate. El Do- rado went on to finish CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW second in the tournament Malik McKinney passes the ball to the wing at Saturday’s game in El Dorado. Head coach Andy Preston behind Kapaun. said he was pleased overall with how his team played over the three day tournament. Both Newton and Col- his team played on Sat- kind of effort and inten- after the first quarter legiate bounced back in urday and the steps it sity on Thursday, we'd be and never looked back as their second-round took during the course of playing in the night they led Newton 40-28 at games for 20-point wins the three-day tourna- game. It's just woulda, the half. to land in the fifth-place ment. coulda, shouldas, Tevin Berry scored 20 CLINT HARDEN/NEWTON NOW game. "I still feel pretty though." points in the loss and Mo Murphy wrestles at the Tournament of Champions. Murphy Overall, Preston was good," he said. "If we Collegiate forced the was named to the All- earned a pin against Maize to beat the Eagles 36-33. pleased with how well would have brought this pace into a fast up-and- Tournament team for his down game, and the Rail- efforts throughout the ers couldn’t keep pace. three-day tournament. Bentley “We broke their press a Newton is now 5-7 Storage Units Available few times, but our tempo overall and 2-3 in the Sand Co, was a little fast,” Preston AVCTL. The Railers Residential & 12x40 RV and Mini Storage LLC said. “We should have played again Tuesday, Commercial slowed it down.” Jan. 26, against Maize Cleaning Services & Reserve Your Unit NOW! Newton started slow South at Ravencroft Janitorial Services offensively as Collegiate Gym. Scores were not 2216 N. Anderson Rd opened on a 10-2 run. available at press time. 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© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 8 Build Strength Strengthen your legs, arms and torso with these exercises each day. In 1999, biologist Sonke Johnsen discovered a deep-sea octopus called Stauroteuthis syrtensis that has developed glowing suckers on its tentacles.
This species lives about 2,500 feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists in a research submarine were able to capture several of these small octopuses which are about the size of a fist. Stand straight up with your In the laboratory, away from arms extended. Slowly raise the sub’s bright lights, they your left foot out to one side. saw the tentacles glow blue-green. Balance on one leg that way The life of an for 10 seconds. Repeat. There are octopus is one of “It would be as if your hand more than constant peril. Crabs and turned into a light bulb,” 150 species small fish like to dine on Johnsen says. of octopus, their eggs and young. all with eight Why did suckers turn into light tentacles. These A grown octopus must bulbs? Adapting to the deep ocean soft-bodied invertebrates always watch out for other is the most likely cause of the (animals without a predators in the sea. change. Blue-green light travels backbone) range in the farthest through water and is size. One species is no To escape from a predator, useful for attracting prey and mates. bigger than your thumb, an octopus will squirt out while the Pacific giant a cloud of ink. Thousands Stand up straight and extend octopus grows to be ten of feet down, where your arms out to the side. or more feet from the tip the sea is already inky Rotate your arms in small of one tentacle to another black, they squirt a circles. Gradually increase the and can weigh up to 50 glow-in-the-dark ink. size of the circles you make. pounds.
Stand up straight with your hands on your hips. Rotate your upper body as far as you The octopus can change color whenever can in each direction 10 times, it wishes. Danger causes it to turn pale as smoothly as possible. and excitement causes it to “blush.” Its skin is covered with bumps and warts. To hide, an octopus can not only change its skin Look through color, it can also raise and lower the newspaper its bumps to make itself warty and cut out or smooth. pictures of feet, heads, arms and Certain kinds of octopus can bodies. Put the become almost transparent and pictures back nearly “disappear” from a predator. together in new ways to How many octopuses can make silly you find hiding here? creatures. Place your palms together and stick your elbows out. Now press your hands together as hard as you can for five seconds. Repeat 10 times.
Standards Links: Physical Education: Find the words in the puzzle, Use a variety of basic and advanced What’s Missing? then in this week’s Kid Scoop movement forms. The most deadly stories and activities. predator is the moray eel. It can slip into the same Complete the grid by using all the crevice where the octopus letters in the word EIGHT in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter hides. Its strong jaws can should only be used once in each row. tear off an octopus’ Some spaces have been filled in for you. tentacle!
If an octopus loses a tentacle, it can grow a replacement.
Find the octopus that has only seven tentacles.
Q: What did the boy octopus say to the girl octopus?
I want to hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand. hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, your hold to want I ANSWER: Eight of a Kind Look through the newspaper for eight (8) pictures or words of each of the following: Pretend you have a pet octopus. • food • animals Describe what life is like with • prices • fall pictures this pet. Be imaginative! Do • 3-digit numbers you take your octopus for walks? Is it trained? Standards Link: Science: Compare and sort common objects. Kid Scoop is made possible by these sponsors: Gifts & Toys for all ages. Some handmade, all well made! If you like this feature and would like it each week, consider Open Sunday 712 N. Main • Newton afternoons in subscribing to this newspaper, which provides Kid Scoop to 316.284.0390 December. requesting classrooms free of charge. www.EAULILY.com harveycountynow.com/newtonnow