Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas Awards Scholarships

Agnes Fry Memorial he Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas (CFSK) has awarded 122 scholarships totaling $91,640 Rolland Stukenholtz Memorial Crop Quest Scholarship: Tfor the 2012-2013 academic year. More than 200 scholarship applications were received and reviewed before the recipients were selected. The CFSK administers a portion of St. Mary of the Plains scholarship Scholarship Emilyjane Pyle endowment as well as new scholarship funds from which these scholarships were awarded. Kelsey Konrade Agnes Wherle Todd The CFSK, the fourth community foundation founded in Kansas, was formed in 1991 for the purpose of Scheckel-Snyder Scholarship: building a charitable endowment for the area. The Foundation receives and manages capital of all amounts Perpetual Scholarship: Jeremy Milford from individuals, families, businesses and other foundations. Aaron Pribil Arthur & Cornelia The income from these funds is applied to 1) uses as designated by the donor, or 2) uses that serve the best interests of the community, depending upon how the gift is structured. Sgt. Ben & Elaina Morton Scroggins Memorial A total of $1,736,335 has been awarded in scholarships to 3,247 total recipients over the last 20 years. Scholarship: Scholarship: Nikki Rabe Emilyjane Pyle St. Mary of the Plains Benito Sotelo James Nufer Scholarship: Marsha Marie Trent Award: Bea Loeppke College Alumni Dr. William V. Trekell Brittany Waldman Tara Nichols Educational Scholarship: Scholarship: Endowed Scholarship: Janice Reichenborn Mary D. Lupton Memorial Christian Blackburn Anthony Reardon Jenna Stremel Scholarship Scholarship Fund: Bess Dowdy Memorial St. Mary of the Plains Edward J. Schinstock Keesa Shrader Garret Watkins Scholarship: High School Alumni Family Scholarship: Jaris J. Slaton Memorial Marvin Z. & Floris J. Aaron Stapleton Scholarship: Hannah Speer Scholarship Hampton Family Endowed Beth Ann Vierthaler Taylor Bluemer Emilio S. & Margaret Kaitlin Hehnke Memorial Scholarship: Scholarship Blanco Duran Scholarship Sydney Trosper Sunflower Select Fund*: Jessica Lampe Tyler Ediger Selena Tirrell Jeanette A. Gabel Memorial McWhirt Family Cameron Smith Betty J & Rolland Werner Ernest L. Foote & Esther Scholarship: Scholarship Terina Ann Irsik Memorial Scholarship Fund: Benito Sotelo Brandy Younker Scholarship: Lisa Martel Foote Clapp Scholarship: Michael C. Hornung Taylor Bluemer Stephanie Mejia Savannah Dwyre Jess & Juliet Denious Janae Helfrich Perpetual Scholarship: Todd Fitzsimmons Jenna Stremel Perpetual Scholarship: Joseph Franzitta Kaitlyn Dewell Gentry Cork Memorial Scholarship: Brian Pfannenstiel Ethel Stein Memorial Minneola Community Kyle Doberer Memorial Scholarship: Jim & Mamie Hogan Nursing Scholarship Foundation Scholarship: Tom Lowery Memorial Whitney Amaro Memorial Scholarship: Stephanie Mejia Devin Bailey Mikayla Flax Junior Golf Scholarship: Buddy-O’Herin Memorial E.T. “Ned Guymon Jr. Joseph & Anna Kliesen Nell Lyons Memorial Alivia Owens Scholarship: Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship: Tom & Donna Shirley Desiree Vogt Family Endowed Kelsey Konrade Gage Kepple Kayla Schartz Cargill Industries F.F.& Rosa Spahn John & Cecilia Oberle Scholarship Perpetual Scholarship: Norbert & Clara Irsik Miranda Burns, Justin Riedlinger Memorial Memorial Scholarship: Amanda Dahna Memorial Scholarship: Dewell, Wyatt Ehrlich, Scholarship: Alison Helfrich Carolyn Seidl Memorial Landon Vanderee Jasmine Estrada, Talia Fal- Trevor Otterstein John & Dorothy Perrier con, Becca Hornung-Heeke, Scholarship: Norbert J. Tasset Memorial Mallory Ratts Endowed Agri-Business Blaise Jensen, Carson Kon- Karla Rosales Scholarship Fund: F.X. and Louis Doll Scholarship: rade, Ashton Moore, Zach- Cathedral of Our Lady of Devon Bailey Memorial Scholarship: Hannah Speer ary Nichols, Vanessa Nunez, Guadalupe Scholarship: Ralph Weaver Behan Rebecca Oberley, Maria Kaitlin Morgan John Lampe Memorial Michaela Flax Memorial Scholarship: Ocon, Kimberly Schmalz, Ki- Scholarship Catherine A. Hertel Finnup Foundation Clarissa Werth ley Schmidt, Garrett Shafer, Endowed Scholarship: Aaron Pribil Memorial Nursing Ray Bryson & Lois Tyler Slattery, Kristi South, Scholarship Maria Galaviz John Schartz, Sr. Memorial Corbin Taylor, Jesse Trent, Flanagan-Bryson Endowed Jenna Stremel Christina Wyatt Endowed Scholarship: Riley Vanderee, Taylor Scholarship: Danny & Janis Fred & Mary Ann Sproat Ian Deges Wade, Kayla Wehkamp, Mi- Reichenborn Scholarship Keesa Shrader cah Wells, Genare Woofter, Memorial Scholarship: Karl F. Seith Endowed Amanda Dahna Red Demon Booster Club Vivian Duran Prelo Lucretia Hedrick Scholarship: David Barber Perpetual Marisela Trejo Shelby Ackerman Scholarship: Scholarship: Ian Deges Scholarship: Fremont & Beatrice Buehne Parker Pfannenstiel Selena Tirrell Rev. John Handly General Bradley Pechanec Perpetual Scholarship: Landmark National Bank William & Clara Tenbrink Assembly Perpetual Dave & Carol Wagner Mariel Ferreiro Endowed Scholarship: Family Perpetual Scholarship Scholarship: George Womack Memorial Gage Kepple Scholarship: Alison Helfrich Taylor Schinstock Scholarship: Lee Triplett, Jr. Taylor Bluemer Richard & Phyllis Dodge City High Class of Amanda Dahna Scholarship: Wright Centennial 1953 Scholarship: Gilbert Konrade Memorial Kelsey Konrade Johnson Scholarship: Scholarship: Jennifer Lies Brayden Whitaker Scholarship: Leo Konda Memorial Jared Helfrich Donald D. Trent Cameron Smith Academic Scholarship: Memorial Scholarship: Ginny Ziegler Memorial Cameron Smith *Sunflower Select Fund Includes: Adam Gleason Scholarship Leonard Maxwell Inez “Irene” Ardery Memorial Scholarship Hannah Speer Donald D. Trent Scholarship Linus Brazil Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship Good Shephard Scholarship: Parker Pfannenstiel Virginia Burke Clements Memorial Scholarship Trey Hallman Scholarship: Louis & Nora Lix Family Joan Caouette Perpetual Scholarship Jared Helfrich Dustin Schuler Aaron Pribil Catherine Fox Memorial Scholarship Eugene Flax Memorial Scholarship Brandon Pechanec Gregg Steimel Memorial Marcelino & Josephine Fred Hall Memorial Scholarship Dee Roblyer Scholarship: Montoya Prelo Memorial Leroy Heath Memorial Scholarship Alex Simmons Brittany Waldman Scholarship Ronald G. Herman Memorial Scholarship Donald P. Young, Sr. Hoffman-Dewell Memorial Selena Tirrell Kiwanis Club of Dodge City Scholarship Memorial Scholarship: Scholarship: Marsha Marie Trent Leo Lopez Memorial Scholarship Jessica Shields Gentry Cork Scholarship: Patrick & Clarice McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Rev. Dr. Michael McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Dr. B. Richard and Patricia J. Floyd and Seville Evan Benson Rachel Morales Tony Olivarez Memorial Scholarship Dryden Education Breeding Scholarship: Brandon Blankman Southwestern Bell Scholarship II Scholarship: Alison Helfrich Page 14 May 6, 2012 Retirement & Senior Living The Southwest Kansas Register John Howard Griffin 1920-1980 Holy Ones ohn Howard Griffin is best known pital. Griffin was known for smuggling Jfor his book “” which Austrian Jews to safety and freedom. of Our came out in 1961. He came to write that He served for 39 months in the United book because of the racial inequality he States Army Air Corps in the South Time chose to experience in the South. All Pacific. He became interested in culture his life he was a champion for equal and ethnography while serving on one By Sister rights for everyone regardless of color of the . Irene or creed. Left blind by a 1946 accident in the Hartman, Griffin was born on June 16, 1920, in United States Air force, Griffin began OP , to John and Lena Griffin. a writing career. He endured 10 years From his mother, he inherited a love for of blindness and it was at this time that music and later taught piano. He was he moved into a deep spiritual journey. awarded a scholarship to study French, His sight returned almost miraculously literature, and medicine at the Ecole de and he began to reflect on how much Medecine in Poitiers, . At 19 he superficial appearances can serve as ob- worked as a medic in a psychiatric hos- stacles to perception. Such perceptions

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he realized allow many to regard certain humans as “the intrinsic other.” This be- came very clear in the racism which he witnessed in the South. In 1952 Griffin converted to Catholicism and became a Third Order Carmelite. In 1959, Griffin was determined to investigate the plight of African- Americans in the South. He consulted a dermatologist who prescribed drugs, sunlight treatments, and skin creams in an effort to make himself look like he Nutrition Services was an African-American. He shaved his head and began a trek as a black man to In-home Assistance and parts of Mississippi. He went by bus or he hitch-hiked. In his book “Black Like Me”, he describes in Family Caregiver detail the problems African-Americans encountered in the in meet- Case Management ing such basic needs as food, shelter, and toilet facilities. This book is a medita- Employment Program tion on the effects of dehumanization, both for the persecuted and the persecu- tors. He describes clearly the hatred he Information, Assistance & Education felt from white Southerners, such as shop keepers, ticket sellers, bus drivers, Serve and Enhance the lives of Older People and their families in Rent Assistance and others. In a later edition of his book, SouthWest Kansas Griffin describes how he and his fam- ______Health Insurance Counseling ily received threats and were forced to leave America and move to Mexico. He Main Office wrote, “One hopes that if one acts from 240 San Jose Drive Nursing Home Pre-admission Assessments a thirst for justice, then others who share P.O. Box 1636 est K one’s thirst may be spared the terror of Dodge City, KS 67801 thW an disesteem and persecution.” ______ou sa S s He believed his mission was to lecture RegiOnal Offices and write on race relations and social Great Bend justice. In 1964, Griffin received the Pa-

GardenLakin City g cem in Terris Award based on the 1963 A Liberal n encyclical “Pacem in Terris.” This was r i Pratt e g written by Pope John XXIII calling upon ______a A Ag n all peoples of good will to secure peace ency o among nations. 620.225.8230 Fax 620.225.8240 John Howard Griffin died in Fort Internet Site 800.742.9531 Worth, Texas, in 1980, at the age of 60. www.k4s.org/aaa Funded in part by the Kansas Department on Aging through the Older Americans Act of 1965. He was survived by his wife and four children. The Southwest Kansas Register Retirement & Senior Living May 6, 2012 Page 15 Pittsburgh Pirates honor Mercy nun as ‘Fan of the Game’ on opening day By Gary Loncki Her story was detailed in the Sisters of Catholic News Service Mercy news magazine, “In HARMONY,” ITTSBURGH (CNS) -- Seated in her and on the community’s website last fall. Pwheelchair parked on the sun-drenched After the story was carried by Catholic field next to the Pittsburgh Pirate dugout, News Service, it appeared in the Pittsburgh Mercy Sister Mary Bride Diamond peered Catholic, the diocesan newspaper, and read- excitedly over a railing to see her favorite ers began to contact the Pirates asking that players enter from the clubhouse. she be honored in some way. Her special access was part of being the As part of the opening-day ceremonies, Pirates’ “Fan of the Game” April 5, open- Brown called Sister Mary Bride to an area ing day at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. in front of home plate to be honored. Sur- “I’m so excited ... I’m getting goose rounded by a small group of family mem- bumps,” she said as the Pirates in their bers and friends, she listened as Brown bright white uniforms began to fill the dug- read portions of the “In HARMONY” story out ready to play the Philadelphia Phillies. about her to nearly 40,000 fans. Sister Mary Bride was in uniform, too. Brown said the Pirates were recognizing Her official home jersey, given to her by her for her baseball career, loyalty to the the major league team, boldly proclaimed Pirates and service to the Pittsburgh com- her name across the back: “Diamond.” munity as a Sister of Mercy. Underneath that, she wore a black, Pirates’ Once formally introduced, Sister Mary jersey, courtesy of her niece, Victoria Cur- Bride, smiling broadly, pumped her arms ran, bearing the name “Bride” across the into the air several times, responding to a back and a black Pirate shirt, a gift from a thunderous ovation. Fans -- including Mer- group of Secular Franciscans. cy sisters, family and friends in the stands Her eyes grew wide as third-baseman -- watched the ceremony on the Jumbotron CNS photo/Gary Loncki, Sisters of Mercy Pedro Alvarez was the first player to pay screen that towered over centerfield. Back Andrew McCutcheon of the Pittsburgh Pirates greets Mercy Sister Mary Bride her a visit. Then came second-baseman at the convent, sisters and staff watching on Diamond at PNC Park in Pittsburgh April 5. McCutcheon and other players Neil Walker followed by centerfielder television cheered as her jubilant face filled signed a baseball, glove and posed for photos with Sister Mary Bride, who was Andrew McCutchen. Each kissed her on the screen. recognized for her athletic accomplishments as a youth, loyalty to the Pirates the cheek, chatted and autographed her mitt Curran, her niece from Columbiana, and service to the community as a Sister of Mercy. and several baseballs before posing with Ohio, had organized support for Sister her for photos. Mary Bride by inviting family members “This is just so wonderful. I can’t believe from Pennsylvania, Florida, Louisiana and Superintendent of Catholic Schools it!” she said as the Pirates honored one Texas. Father Robert George, Sisters of Continued from Page 3 of their most loyal fans. Team president Mercy chaplain, was also part of the entou- responsibility as we look forward to Frank Coonelly; Bob Nutting, the Pirates’ rage for the game, during which the Phillies tradition along with success in Catho- celebrating the Year of Faith and to principal owner, and Greg Brown, Pirates nipped the Pirates 1-0. lic education. I hope to bring a vision further exploring the possibilities of play-by-play announcer visited, too. “This is about her living her dream and for growth for our diocese as well. the New Evangelization,” said Bishop A lifelong Pirate fan, Sister Mary Bride sharing it with her family and friends,” Children attending a Catholic school Brungardt is no stranger to baseball. In the 1940s, she Curran said. are immersed in Catholic education “I am grateful for Trina’s will- proved herself to be quite a ballplayer in At the Convent of Mercy before the for seven and a half hours every day. ingness to take on the position of the Pittsburgh area. In fact, a professional game, met with family members and posed It strengthens and compliments what Superintendent. I know that she girls’ baseball team wanted to sign her to for photos, several of which had her ready they are taught at home. Combined will have your prayerful support and a contract. However, she had to finish high to throw a baseball as she held her mitt in with rigorous academics, it’s a natural cooperation. school first, causing her to miss the oppor- front of her. fit for what an education is meant to “I thank Randy Steinle for the ser- tunity of signing with a team. Leaving the field and for the stands, Sis- be.” vice he has provided as our interim Once graduated, she worked for a depart- ter Mary Bride was cheered by several fans “Trina’s proven commitment to Superintendent and appreciate his ment store and eventually found her way to and responded with a wave. Catholic education equips her well readiness to assist in the transi- the Sisters of Mercy. But she continued to “This is the best gift anyone has given to serve in this position of such key tion.” follow the Pirates. me,” she beamed. Page 16 May 6, 2012 AdVantage The Southwest Kansas Register Priests on the Prairie Father John Disselkamp – May 13, 1938 ather John Disselkamp was born Aug. 4, 1854 in Herzfeld, FWestphalia, Germany. He was ordained for the Leaven- worth diocese May 19, 1883. He served as assistant at the Church of the Assumption, Topeka, before receiving his first pastorate. In 1884, he was appointed pastor of the Church of the Purifi- cation at Newman with the missions of St. Aloysius, Meriden, and St. Cecilia, Perryville. He was appointed pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Great Bend, in 1885, and visited St. Anthony, Olmitz; Bartondale, and several stations in Pratt County without churches. He became a priest in the Wichita diocese upon its establishment in 1887. Father Disselkamp was named pastor at St. Anthony near Dr. Lois Vierthaler Kessen Dr. Jeremie Frazier Olmitz in 1888 and remained there until 1893. During this pas- Optometrist Optometrist torate, he served 24 different mission communities and built St. 208 W. Ross, Dodge City, Ks. 713 Marsh, Kinsley, Ks. Ann’s Church in the town of Olmitz. 620-225-6500 620-659-3351 His other pastorates included: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Toll free 866-456-EYES (3937) Toll free 866-454-EYES (3937) Windthorst, (1893-98), with missions at St. Nicholas, Kinsley, Sts. Peter and Paul, North Kinsley, St. Joseph, Ford County, Father Disselkamp was and St. Bernard, Belpre; Sts. Peter and Paul, North Ellinwood, named pastor at St. An- (1898-99); St. Andrew’s, Independence, (1899-1904); St. John thony near Olmitz in 1888 the Baptist, Spearville, (1904-12); and St. Anthony, Strong and remained there until City, (1912-31). 1893. During this pastor- After spending a year in Emporia, he retired to Spearville and ate, he served 24 different lived there until his death on May 13, 1938, at the age of 83. Father Vincent Smith celebrated the funeral Mass at St. John’s mission communities and Church in Spearville. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Bishop built St. Ann’s Church in August J. Schwertner gave the absolution of the dead. the town of Olmitz.

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