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Boston setting college Board splits on records on fire - Page 11 bond vote - Page 13 www.harveycountynow.com - Newton, KS Vol. 2: No. 44 Thursday, June 15, 2017 USPS (17818) $1.25 A CLOSER LOOK Amtrak rail progress ‘huge deal’ for Newton BY ADAM STRUNK NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] Nearly 40 years ago, rail passenger service stopped moving north and south out of Wichita. Amtrak wants to reopen a line. And that deci- sion will put Newton smack dab in the path of eco- nomic development. That was the message of Ray Lang, who works in communications and government affairs with the passenger rail service. In recent years, the company has been exploring connecting its Heart- land Flier and Southwest Chief by rail. The con- nection would take passenger service through Wichita and end the connector in Newton. “Newton is so important to this,” Lang said. “Ei- PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW ther we would crew trains out of Newton or Nevon Demel gives his dad, Sam Demel, a hug on Saturday afternoon at Mojo's Coffee Bar in North Newton. overnight in Newton. There would also be some sort of servicing of the trains.” That would mean either more jobs or more peo- ple spending the night and spending money on a regular basis. That would mean opening cities like San Antonio, Dallas and Oklahoma City to New- ton residents for train travel. That would mean Their happy place See RAIL / 8 Newton residents find joy in helping homeless children through fostering, adoption BY WENDY NUGENT Suderman retires NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] after a half-century of Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; banking in Newton where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; BY MIKE MENDEZ where there is despair, hope; NEWTON NOW STAFF where there is darkness, light; [email protected] and where there is sadness, joy. —Portion of the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi It took 52 years for John Suderman to move 10 feet. He started at Midland National Bank with Seven-year-old Nevon Demel spent humble beginnings on a makeshift desk he used to some time on a recent Saturday after- go over the books. Working through the family noon at Mojo's Coffee Bar in North New- business, he worked his way up to ton, shaking up his Sprite, jumping into his father’s old office as the bank’s “quicksand” from the stage and crawling chairman. And when he looks out of around to where his dad, Sam, sat in Sam Demel and Nevon Demel take some playtime on Saturday afternoon in a the window of that office, he can see order to surprise him. North Newton park. the very spot he started no more The Newton youngster is talkative. than a makeable putt away from He likes ice cream, macaroni, pizza where it all started. and “then pizza again.” “They put me to work,” Suderman His favorite animals include “baby said. “As a matter of fact, this place puppies and baby cats and foxes. That's Want more info? Suderman was being remodeled, so they it,” he said. St. Francis Community Services in Newton will have an weren’t sure what to do with me. So they set me Nevon also has his sights set on a fu- open forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at Newton Pub- up with a card table and a folding chair. It was ture career. lic Library, 720 N. Oak St. right where that stairway was.” “I wanna be a fashion designer when I There will be foster parents in attendance, and those at- And 52 years after being put on that card table grow up,” he said, wearing a tending can learn more about St. Francis, fostering and and moving up to become the chairman of the adopting. bank, Suderman is retiring. Though he is staying See CHILDREN / 8 See RETIRE / 8 Mail Label St. Mary Church undergoes 'full-church reno' BY WENDY NUGENT which are graced with what ap- NEWTON NOW STAFF pear to be cherubs. [email protected] In 2015, Patterson restored four of St. Mary Catholic Church's statues—those of St. Beneath the hands of Dolores Jude, St. Anthony, St. Patrick Patterson, a statue of Jesus ap- and St. Boniface—and she's now pears expressionless, lying on back to help with a renovation the ground with the cross at his project. back. “It's a full-church reno,” said Patterson scrapes and meticu- Rob Tierney, pastoral assistant lously removes the paint and and music director. “It's a combi- years of yellowing with the goal nation of things.” of giving the statue new life. The church will receive a new She's working on one of 14 roof, and the interior will be statues, The Stations of The painted. Cross, with her grandson, Derek The entire project will take Patterson, in the old St. Mary about six weeks this summer. WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW School building. Dolores is han- However, nothing will be done Statuary artist Dolores Patterson from Wiley, Texas, works Monday afternoon on one of dling the statues, while Derek is 14 Stations of the Cross statues at St. Mary Catholic Church in Newton. working on the statue bases, See CHURCH / 8 Page 2 www.harveycountynow.comNEWS Newton Now June 15, 2017 Smooth sounds of jazz: Webb siblings concert June 22 in Wichita BY WENDY NUGENT side, con- NEWTON NOW STAFF cert-goers [email protected] need to bring their own North Newton natives chairs. The April, Nathan and Jacob event is Webb, now accomplished free. musicians in their own The con- Nathan Webb rights, grew up watching cert lineup is jazz at a concert series in Jacob on keys, Todd Wichita. Now, things have Schefflin on sax, April on come full circle, and keys and vocals, Nathan they're coming back to the on drums and Ryan Lee area to perform during on bass. the event. Nowadays, April is a “My brothers and I part of the group Sounds COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO grew up watching the of A&R, which also is Jacob Webb’s group, The JT Project, is releasing a new album, “An- April Webb, a North Newton native, and Randall Haywood travel, per- Bradley Fair Summer known as S.O.A.R. They other Chance,” which comes out in September. forming as part of Sounds of A&R. Jazz Concert Series,” will release a jazz project April said. “We are titled “Sounds of A&R” new album, “Another performed at The Leg- “Overdrive” was No. 1 on ASCAP Foundation thrilled and honored to be soon. Chance,” comes out in endary Birdland Jazz the Billboard Contempo- "Reach out and Touch" the headlining performers “Be on the lookout,” September. Club in NYC. We also per- rary Jazz Charts, and Award in honor of Nick this year.” April said. April's been quite busy form at The Iconic Apollo April was a top three fi- Ashford and was pre- They will perform from Jacob is a member of on the East Coast. Theater in Harlem.” nalist at the Mid Atlantic sented by the “iconic Va- 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thurs- The JT Project, and their “Randall Haywood and She and her brother, Jazz Festival Vocal Com- lerie Simpson,” April said. day, June 22, at 2000 N. new single, “Give Me The I have been relentlessly Jacob, also have been re- petition in Washington, For more information, Rock Road in Wichita. Heart,” “drops June 16,” performing in the NYC ceiving awards. D.C. In addition, the JT visit thejtproject.com or Since the concert is out- April said, adding their area,” she said. “We've The JT Project single Project received the soundsofaandr.com. NEWTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS Community to celebrate June 11 Blk N Main St June 7 ton, warrant, 100 Blk E Arrests: Arrests: Criminal Calls: Eighth St Christopher Turley, 29, John Quint, 42, New- Assault/ Battery 400 Zachary Beal, 27, athletic achievements Newton, disorderly con- ton, DUI, 100 Blk W Blk S Kansas Ave Newton, criminal posses- duct, 1600 Blk E Twelfth Burglary, 1300 Blk W sion of weapon by felon, NEWTON NOW STAFF Video highlights of the Eleventh St Brandon Hayes, 45, Broadway Ave 900 Blk S Meridian track season will be Arius Watkins, 30, Newton, operation of a Other Offenses, 700 Charlie Tarter, 40, Lately Newton High played, and there should Newton, theft, 1600 Blk car without a ignition in- Blk E Second St 17-1930 Newton, domestic bat- School athletics has had also be appearances and N Main St terlock device, 100 Blk W Assault/Battery, 1700 tery, 800 Blk E 12th St a lot to celebrate, with speeches by city leaders, twelfth Blk E Eighth St back-to-back girls state school district represen- June 10 Ricardo Greenwood, Assault/Battery 9600 June 5 track championships, set- tatives and members of Criminal Calls: 37, Wichita, warrant, N East Lake Rd Criminal Calls: ting an all-time state the media about the Criminal Damage, 300 100 Blk W Elm St Arrests: Domestic Disturbance, record in the 4x100-meter achievements. Blk Highland Ave Jill Baxa, 34, McPher- 800 Blk of N Walnut St relay and consecutive top Tea and water will be Criminal Damage, June 8 son, warrant, 200 Blk E Criminal Trespass, 100 five performances by the provided. 1400 Blk SE Third St Criminal Calls: Tenth St Salina Blk SW Fifth St boys squad. Newton City Manager Assault/Batter, 200 Street Gang Unit Ac- Joseph Bryant, 24, Arrests: The achievements Bob Myers offered the Blk SW Second St tivity, 1600 Blk W First Newton, aggravated en- Cody Goodall, 24, passed with little pomp Meridian Center as a Arrests: St 17-1949 dangerment of a child, Newton, Driving with in- and circumstance, with venue to honor the ath- Christopher Manale, Arrests: 700 Blk E Tenth valid license, 500 Blk N school already out.

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