School training for active shooter Schroeder awarded Medal of Valor Page 11 Page 3 www.harveycountynow.com - Newton, KS Vol. 3: No. 28 Thursday, February 22, 2018 USPS (17818) $1.25 Community to get summer festival again BY ADAM STRUNK two differ- NEWTON NOW STAFF ent con- [email protected] certs, a flotilla pa- rade, a Newton will again have sanctioned a summer festival. barbecue After the final competi- Chisholm Trail Fest in Hanson tion, a 2012, there's been a void home brew in Newton when it comes competition, a 5K run, to city-wide summer boat races, a cardboard gatherings. regatta, art show and That should soon more. change, with Sand Creek “We didn't want to be Summer Daze. the same boring type of It’s months away, but festival,” Hanson said. organizers are busy plan- “We wanted to bring a ning a three-day festival better atmosphere to from Aug. 17 to 19, held Newton.” along the banks of the The event will have Sand Creek in Athletic opening ceremonies, fol- Park. lowed by a parade of “It's celebrating what floating crafts down Sand Sand Creek meant to the Creek and a concert. community,” organizer The concert will have PHOTOS BY WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW Greg Hanson said. “We local music, bluegrass, Ethan Halsey, a student at Ultimate Martial Arts in Newton, performs before judges on Saturday during the 25th-annual Kansas State think it's under used and Irish and country acts. Martial Arts Tournament at the Newton YMCA. could be used a lot more The next day will feature to promote Newton.” The event will feature See FEST / 8 Artful defense form Cassius, Newton’s Newton Ultimate Martial Arts takes first at tournament old pet bear, lived BY WENDY NUGENT NEWTON NOW STAFF [email protected] in Athletic Park Ethan Halsey yelled at the top of his lungs on Saturday at the YMCA, and BY BLAKE SPURNEY Albert's father, was in no one came to help him. That's be- SPECIAL TO NEWTON NOW charge of caring for the cause he didn't need help. He was com- animals. peting in the 25th Kansas State Alfred Monares, Al- Martial Arts Tournament, and he Today, Newton has or- bert’s brother, said the wouldn't have needed assistance any- dinances about all sorts bear was named Cassius, way, because after competing in of animals. after Muhammad Ali’s weapons, the black belt was declared But not long ago, the birth name. He recalled the national champion in weapons, 14 city was home to a bear, the city getting rid of the and under. llamas, monkeys, deer, various animals about The 13-year-old is a student at Ulti- goats and peacocks. Such the time he got married mate Martial Arts, which offers classes animals made up a in 1972. at the Newton YMCA. He used three menagerie that the city Alfred also recalled a bo staffs while performing for judges, operated in Athletic photo of his father hold- and he said he's been in tae kwon do Park. ing a chain with Cassius for eight years. Such animals were the on the other end while “Ethan is the defending national reason Albert Monares others cleaned out its champion in weapons forms and wasn't allowed to have cage. Olympic sparring,” said Chris Rangel, conventional pets grow- Richard Monares, the who runs Ultimate Martial Arts at the ing up. But who needs a last of the Angel and Es- Newton YMCA. “Saturday, he won his dog, when you have a ther’s eight children, re- third consecutive state championship.” bear cub named Cassius? membered going to the His efforts, along with other Newton “It kind of grew up park as a youngster to martial arts students, helped lift New- with us as a pet,” said Al- feed the animals with his ton Ultimate Martial Arts-YMCA to bert about the cub. “We father. He believes the the state champion title with 7,200 took care of the pets monkeys were gone by points. The Saturday tournament was when we grew up with then. a national qualifier for the United animals. We had goats “The goat was my best Taekwondo Alliance Grand Nationals. and deer and the cub. friend,” he said. “He was Halsey's personal trainer is Jared That’s why we couldn’t potty-trained and slept in have pets like a dog or a the house, and he would Kevin Watkins practices while others compete during the 25th Kansas State See MARTIAL ARTS / 8 cat.” ride in the car with me. Martial Arts Tournament on Saturday at the Newton YMCA. Parks department em- ployee Angel Monares, See CASSIUS / 8 Mail Label Simulating poverty: District staff, administration schooled on life BY WENDY NUGENT gotta ask for an extension.” NEWTON NOW STAFF So, “Susan” left their chair circle, [email protected] which represented their home, to ask for an extension at one of the various booths lining the gym. Various family scenarios played One reason for the training is the out on Friday morning in the Newton Newton district wants to educate em- High School gym as staff and admin- ployees about poverty. istration took part in a poverty simu- “Our goal this year is to inform, ed- lation. ucate and include all of our staff in Three women portrayed the Hin- what it means to live in poverty,” derlings family, with Belen Sanchez said Sheila Weedling, director of in- as “Susan,” the mom, and Tena Sav- structional services. “We have many age as “Wyatt,” her son. students and families in our district WENDY NUGENT/NEWTON NOW “I got $600 still,” “Wyatt” said. that struggle with the impact, and Portraying members of the Hinderlighter family are Belen Sanchez as “I still gotta find $600 to pay the Susan, the mom, and Tena Savage as Wyatt, the teenager. Here, they seem rent,” his mom chided in. “I guess I See SCHOOL / 8 to be enjoying themselves during the poverty simulation. Page 2 www.harveycountynow.comNEWS Newton Now February 22, 2018 Chicken recipe will get you a ‘lada’ accolades hate cooking chicken. I think it’s all medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook the scare tactics people use when for a couple minutes until it starts to Italking about salmonella and sepa- brown. rate cutting boards. It’s also the slimy Whisk in the chicken broth until the factor when I remove the skin or trim off lumps are worked out of the mixture. extra fat. Cook over medium heat until the mix- I would use ground meat for every ture thickens, stirring regularly. recipe if I could. Mix in the sour cream and green chiles Despite my hatred for cooking it, I do (I lightly drained mine). Stir until it’s enjoy eating chicken, so I will often work smooth. past my bias in the search for something In another bowl, combine the chicken, good for dinner. about one cup of cheese, cumin, salt and I was checking out the clearance meat pepper. at our local grocery store recently and Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. found a great deal on chicken legs, so I Pour about 1 cup of the sauce (or just bought them and ended up de-boning so, enough to cover the bottom) into a 9-by- so many of them for this week’s recipe 13-inch baking dish. and for use in quesadillas and lunch Put about one-third cup of the chicken wraps the rest of the week. mixture into each tortilla and roll them So know that when I say this recipe up tightly (leaving the ends open). Place was worth working with chicken, that’s each one into the bottom of the pan. saying something. They’ll be pretty tightly packed in there. I found this recipe on the site “Cents- Evenly distribute the rest of the sauce less Meals.” You can find it at over top of the tortillas and top with the https://centslessdeals.com/sour-cream- rest of the cheese. chicken-enchiladas-recipe/. I added some Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the seasoning and didn’t include onions in cheese is starting to brown on top. my version. If you use a precooked rotisserie Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas chicken for this recipe, it should make Ingredients for a very quick dinner, but even with me 3 tablespoons butter boiling a mess of chicken legs on the 3 tablespoons flour stove, it came together pretty quickly. 2 cups chicken broth Unfortunately, while Joey did get a 1 cup sour cream great dinner (and subsequent leftovers) 4 ounces diced green chiles out of this meal, he did have to listen to 1 rotisserie chicken or 3 cups cooked me complain as I dealt with chicken skin chicken, shredded and tendons in the kitchen. I was hoping 16 ounces Monterrey jack cheese, maybe he’d come volunteer to help, but I shredded suspect he may share my feelings on 1 teaspoon cumin dealing with the slimy stuff. salt and pepper to taste LINDSEY YOUNG/NEWTON NOW 10 taco-sized flour tortillas Lindsey Young is co-owner of Newton Sour cream chicken enchiladas are an extremely quick dinner, especially if you use pre-cooked chicken to Melt the butter in a saucepan over Now. make them. NEWS BRIEFS Newton police inter- Why are there so many history will empower the Schmidt presenting on However, other depart- Pointing gun at officers cepted the vehicle around animal species on Earth? audience to become aware "Bats of Kansas." ments worked through lands man in jail mile marker 33 of I-135.