`Old Settler`?

The Hairem is Moving to Devonshire Center
‘Just a Little South on Mur-Len’
“We are excited about our move in
mid-September!” said owner Sheryl
Bjorgo.
Olathe’s Premiere Styling Salon
and Day Spa, The Hairem, is moving
to nicer, more convenient, more
spacious, beautiful new quarters.
“We and just about everyone we
speak to are really excited for us.”
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Old Settlers Famous Grange Pup
Most Popular Fun-to-Eat Treat at Event
History of Our Famous Grange Pup
The Hairem
Sheryl Bjorgo
By Viola Clark
Provided by Joy Scheuneman
Mona Lee Bush, the daughter of
Gene andAudria Bush went somewhere
and ate a corn dog. Viola found out
that Mona Lee was going with Clyde
Williams at the time and they went to
the American Royal. They ate a corn
dog and took one home. So a group of
Grange ladies started thinking. Maybe
they could do something to help the
Grange make some money.
Some of these people were Audria
Bush, Alta Mae Harra, Viola Clark,
Audria's mother, Marg Stumpff and
of course the men folks. Mrs. Stumpff
had cooked for the railroad a number
of years. With her help we finally
came up with the recipe. We used flour
instead of corn meal. Audria's mother
was a big help.
So we cooked hot dogs and tasted.
I don't know how many we cooked.
But a lot. Finally we got the recipe just
right. Marshall Ensor made us a pan of
some kind of metal. We cooked on a
two burner gas stove. We went to Old
Settler's Day and made $250.
From that day in 1948 we attended
Old Settler's days when Grange Pups
sold for 25 cents and soda pop for five
10-15,000 Grange Pups Will Sell
cents. Every year we would sell more
and more. The crowds got bigger and
bigger. The School For the Deaf would
call in an order for 100 to be ready the
next morning at a certain time. We
made lots of money for the Grange.
I still have the original recipe. Now
the recipe has been changed so many
times it doesn't taste like the old one.
Another thing I want to say - Maxine
McPherson was the best fryer we ever
had. She would fill her kettle full of
hot dogs. She never stopped stirring.
As the Pups got done she would take
them out with her right hand and put
more in with her left hand. Always
stirring. Now all those old timers are
gone but me. I am 96 years old and
have been a Grange member since
1927.
-/ Viola Clark passed away in 2009.
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At her soon-to-be old location, owner Sheryl Bjorgo (left) holds the door as
stylist Sheri Fox moves some of the The Hairem’s essential furnishings to the
new location in the Devonshire Center, 127th and Mur-Len, just a few blocks
south of where salon was for years. The brand new, state-of-the-art Styling
Salon & Day Spa will be open mid-September. Call 913-829-1260
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Old Settlers’ Jay Lang & Grounds Committee
They have seen it all over the years
Our National Anthem’s 200th Anniversary
An Oldie But Goodie
By Joann LaCerte
It's wonderful to realize that
September 14th marks the 200th
anniversary of our “National Anthem".
That was the day in 1814 when Francis
Scott Key was inspired to carry the
words of what would become The
Star Spangled Banner. According to
a recent PBS documentary, it is one
of the most famous songs in the world
(National Anthem Day is observed
annually on March 3rd.)
- Some Interesting Facts Starting in 1840, President Martin
Van Buren's re-election bid featured a
well-known lullaby called "Rockabye
Baby" as a musical attack against
his Whig opponents: "Hard cider"
candidates William Henry "Old
Tippecanoe" Harrison and John
Tyler. The lyrics were: When he has
swung, he'll fall in a stew, and down
will come Tyler and Tippecanoe".
"Yankee Doodle" (with some key
changes) became the campaign song
for Harrison and Tyler in 1840.
Or consider "Adams and Liberty",
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JCOS Grounds Chairman A.J. Lang (left) speaks with volunteer from year’s
past, Dale Eis, whose family moved to Arkansas. Dale comes back to help when
he can. It takes several hundred volunteers to put on the 116 year-old event.
By Steve Baska
The Grounds Committee does booth
Senior Contributing Editor
placement, sets the wires, and does the
Barber Shop Music Show
A.J. “Jay” Lang, Chairman of set up and tear down of the big event
in Olathe September 20
the Grounds Committee for the in downtown Olathe, which this year
See Ad Page 12
116th Johnson County Old Settlers will be September 4 through 6.
events, has seen many changes in the “We have about 200,000 visitors From Keith Vanaman
September event during his 18 years each year,” Jay said about the carnival, The Trails West Barber Shop Chorus
in the role.
(Continued on Page 4) of Olathe will be presenting their
14th Annual Fall show on Saturday,
The Whatnot at
September 20th, with performances at
Fireside BBQ, 69
Lunch Time
2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the beautiful Bell
Hwy and 103rd St.
Cultural Center on the campus at Midin O.P. consists of
America Nazarene University, 2030
Brisket, Burnt Ends,
College Way, Olathe.
Ribs, Sausage,
The chorus will present music in
Pulled Pork, Sliced
close harmony that tells the story of as classics such as Side By Side, and
Beef, Smoked
A Harmonious Life. The songs will There Ain't Nothin' Like a Dame from
Turkey, Baked
follow love from youth through the South Pacific, a Beatle's hit When I'm
Beans, Cheesy
Corn, Cheesy
Golden Years. Songs will be as diverse
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Have a great Turkey-Club
Potatoes, Potato
Sandwich at Downtown Festival Fest
Salad, Cole Slaw.
Diner on Santa Fe just east
All for $15.99.
of downtown.
by Steve Cordell
September and October is Festival
Kansas 1859, Preamble - We, the
time! The longest running is Olathe's
people of Kansas, grateful to Almighty
own 116th Old Settlers Days. One of
God for our civil and religious
the favorite draws of the festival will
privileges establish this Constitution.
not end with the death of Doc Wollen
Missouri 1845, Preamble - his presentation - "Olathe-Then
We, the people of Missouri, with
and Now" will be continued by Ken
profound reverence for the Supreme
Roberts, lifelong Olathean and former
Ruler of the Universe, and grateful
School Principal.
Olathe’s Old Settlers Festival
for His goodness, establish this
Santa-Cali-Gon in Independence, an 1855 village. There are numerous
Constitution...
Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City, "interpreters," dancers, musicians,
California 1879, Preamble - We,
the Plaza Art Fair are all well known. cooks, carpenters, teamsters and
the People of the State of California,
To this history buff though, the most mountain men who will share with
grateful to Almighty God for our
interesting and fun festivals are the you their knowledge of and love for
freedom...
historical ones! And there are a LOT our history. And smoked turkey legs!
Massachusetts 1780, Preamble to choose from.
We... the people of Massachusetts, Virtually every U.S. State mentions "The 39th Annual Missouri Town Acres and acres of free parking - on
acknowledging with grateful hearts, God or Almighty, the Great Legislator 1855 Festival of Arts, Crafts and the grass - and cost is only $10 per
the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in the Preamble of Music" will be October 4th and 5th car. I highly recommend this!
of the Universe, in the course of their Constitutions. What happened at Fleming Park (Lake Jacomo). (Missouri Town also holds an 1855
His Providence, an opportunity and to us? How long before someone Missouri Town was created with Christmas celebration on December
13 also.)
demands that we change this?
devoutly imploring His direction...
antebellum buildings from around the Fort Osage National Historic
area, and moved to the site to create
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U.S. States’ Preambles Speak of God
Many Area Historic Festivals
Air Expo 2014 at New Century
Remember, Honor, Inspire
Expires 10-30-14
Exp.10-30-14
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www.olatheford.com
* With Approved Credit
By Sarah Zimmerman
The Heart of America Wing of the
Commemorative Air Force is hosting
their annual Air Expo on September 13
and 14 at their facility at New Century
AirCenter. This family-friendly event,
including a daily air show, is one you
won’t want to miss!
The Commemorative Air Force
(CAF) is a non-profit educational
organization dedicated to honoring
American Military Aviation through
flight, exhibition, and remembrance.
The Heart of America Wing of the
CAF is fortunate to be located in
the heart of the old Olathe Naval
Air Station (now New Century Air
Center, just SW of Olathe ), which was
the primary training facility for naval
pilots during World War II. Come to
Air Expo 2014: Remember, Honor,
Inspire, and experience the sights and
sounds of warbirds in the very spot
their counterparts flew during the
B-25 Mitchell Bomber
1940s.
This year’s Air Expo features a variety
of activities to excite and engage
everyone—aviation
enthusiasts,
history buffs, thrill seekers, and
entertainment lovers alike.
The
ramp will be full of vintage military
aircraft and vehicles, and even some
famous faces from history. All types
of vintage military aircraft will be
represented. Warbirds from many of
the CAF’s wings will be featured on
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Tarzan Wore Chaps - Growing Up In ‘50’s, ‘60’s Olathe
By Chuck Kurtz
When Olathe was nothing more
than a rural, small town with a couple
of grain elevators, two train depots just a place where area farmers came
on weekends to do all their shopping
on the downtown square - no one was
a stranger. Everyone knew everyone,
and kids couldn’t get away with
anything.
And that’s the setting of former
Olathean Woody Barlow’s book,
Tarzan Wore Chaps, a memoir of
Barlow’s days growing up in that
rural, small-town of Olathe.
Barlow will be back in Olathe during
the 116th Johnson County Old Settlers
Celebration Sept. 4-5-6 to reminisce
with old friends and to be in a booth
selling and autographing copies of his
book.
The Barlow family moved to Olathe
from Kansas City, Mo., in 1948. Most
still live in Olathe, he said. Barlow
graduated from Olathe (North) High
Woody Barlow
School in 1964. After four years in
the Navy, which included two tours
in Vietnam, he returned to Olathe
and worked 31 years as an air traffic
controller with the FAA in Olathe
retiring in 2002. He and his wife Lynne
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How To Grow Grass Under Shade Trees
rom Curtis Stillwell
at The Grass Pad - Olathe
Many ask why grass will not grow
under shade trees. Simply stated its
"survival of the fittest". The tree roots
are out competing the turf grasses for
resources necessary for life. What
would seem to be the most obvious
resource in short supply would be
light. While the area under the tree
can be shady, it is rarely too shady, to
sustain turf.
Little required to
germinate grass seed.
The right amount of moisture, the
right amount of heat and grass seed
will germinate even with no light and
no nutrient. Mother Nature designed
her grass seeds to sprout in the deep
shade of established grasses. Young
grass plants can tolerate lower light
conditions; however as grass plants
mature more sunlight is required to
maintain health and vigor. In full sun
areas, grass blades reach for the sky to
absorb the sunlight and thrive. In heavy
shaded areas, the maturing grass plant
is weakened by the lack of sunlight and
suffer. Then, to complicate matters,
an already weakened grass plant is
forced to compete with an established
shade tree for food and water. Re-seed
shady areas three times a year (spring,
summer, and fall) rotating youthful,
vigorous, low light tolerant grass
plants into the maturing turf stand
weakened by low light conditions. A
routine trimester seeding program will
keep shady areas green all year long.
The real shortage is water. We all
know how difficult it is to keep the
portion of the lawn in the sun moist
where the only water consumer is
the delicate root system of the turf.
Imagine how much water it takes
to sustain a full-grown tree having
several acres of leaf surface from
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Inside: Old Settlers Schedule
Food, Commercial, Craft Booths Listings
Be Sure To Attend Sep 4,5,6
Downtown Olathe -Come Down!
Kansas’ Largest Parade - Sat. 9/6 10am Free Concerts
Fri. and Sat. ** Car Show, Sat. * 3 Day Carnival
O Captain, My Captain’, You Are Greatly Missed
By LeEtta J Felter
The news of the tragic death of
actor and stand up comedian Robin
Williams shocked most of us. Having
charmed his way into our hearts with
his wild comedic talent and skilled
dramatic performances, the 63-yearold actor is loved by many around the
world.
Making his death even harder to
accept is the manner in which he
died. Robin took his own life. On
August 11, 2014, Williams died of
an apparent suicide by hanging at his
home in Paradise Cay, California. Of
all the characters that Robin Williams
played, I would have to say that my
favorite was the maverick English
teacher, John Keating, in the 1989
Dead Poets Society. Williams as
Keating was magnificent and inspired
his class to follow their dreams. He
began his class saying, “O Captain,
Robin Williams
my Captain.” Who knows where that
comes from? Anybody? Not a clue?
It’s from a poem by Walt Whitman
about Abraham Lincoln. Now in
this class you can either call me Mr.
Keating, or if you’re slightly more
daring, ‘O Captain, my Captain.”
As talented and inspirational as
Williams was, he struggled throughout
his journey with addictions and
depression. Behind his grinning façade
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Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
A man approached a very beautiful
woman in a large supermarket and
asked,
"You know, I've lost my wife here in
the supermarket. Can you talk to me
for a couple of minutes?"
"Why?"
"Because every time I talk to a
beautiful woman my wife appears out
of nowhere."
Only One Booth Left
At Press time there was only one
commercial booth space left for JC
Old Settlers. Call Jay or Justin at
782-5254. 200,000 attend over three
days, Sep 4, 5, 6. In 1940 in a town of
only 3,000, 15,000 attended the one
day event of September 7 according
to Old Settlers historian Ivan Wicke.
Ways to Spot a Liar
Demeanor changes. Fidgets and
fusses for no reason. Proclaims
honesty repeatedly. Avoids saying
“I”. Has an answer for everything.
Coming Soon Chipped Cards
Soon many credit card issuing
companies will have computer chips
imbedded in them to hopefully make
fraud using them impossible. The
problem with making crime so
hard to do, is that more resort to
carjackings, kidnappings, extortions,
shopliftings, burglary, thievery as
they’re not smart enough to continue
to fool the computer guys.
Here Kitty, Kitty..
Or Woof Woof !
Some colleges are now allowing
pets, cat or dog under 40 lbs in dorms.
Wonder if they’re allowing pit bulls.
Good luck with that.
More Frauds
Consumer Protection investigated
several TV ads and found them to
be worthless. The ear wax remover
where pretty models jab Q-tips into
their ears, ouch. A fraud. Leg wrap
for back pain (sciatica) a scam.
Knoki foot pads to leach out harmful
chemicals, just vinegar soaked
material that turns black. A fraud.
Wake up, people, you are being
duped.
Great Lions Club
Treat at Old Settlers
The Olathe Lions club will be
selling their wonderful pulled pork
sandwiches along with hamburgers,
hot dogs, nachos and Pepsi products.
Look for their blue trailer at Old
Settlers on Cherry Street in front of
the JC Court house. Sep 4, 5, 6.
Did You Know Department
From Bob Jourdan
1. Your shoes are the first thing
people subconsciously notice about
you. Wear nice shoes.
2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a
day, there's a 50% chance you'll die
within the next three years
3. There are at least six people in the
world who look almost exactly like
you. There's a 9% chance that you'll
meet one of them in your lifetime.
Did I read that sign right?
Is Proofreading a Dying Art
From Diane Hart’
Notice in health food shop window:
Closed due to illness
Spotted in a safari park: (I sure
hope so) elephants please stay in your
car
Seen during a conference: For
anyone who has children and doesn't
know it, there is a day care on the 1st
floor
Gazette Humor
Men Are Just Happier People
From Larry Manemann
DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go
shopping, water the plants, empty the
trash, answer the phone, read a book,
and get the mail. A man will dress up
for weddings and funerals.
Super Duped
The not rich enough yet greedy
NFL wants entertainers to pay them
to be in the Super Bowl Half-Time
Show. Being on it pretty much
assures success. 100 million viewers
worldwide.
Russia Dumps Tyson
(At least for now)
There will be lower prices, maybe,
on chicken, since the sanctioned (by
US for invading Ukraine) Russians
have banned importation of Tyson
(and others) chicken products. Leader
Vladmir Putin, ex-KGB thug, has
become dictator and appears to want
to restore the Russian Empire of the
18th-20th Centuries. Looking for
him to invade more Soviet Republics,
maybe even Poland.
‘History may not repeat itself but it
rhymes’, one philosopher said.
Afraid to Break
Only half of US workers take
vacations (unless forced to) for fear
of losing their jobs. 40% never use
all their vacations. Most call in to
check on things at work. What a great
feeling, worrying if you take a break
your great boss or company will learn
they don’t really need you (sarcasm).
Learned of a friend who was offered
a job at another company but didn’t
take it. She was getting nine weeks
paid vacation and doing what she
liked. And the pay was good.
Name Tags
If you have a problem at Old Settlers
look for JCOS Committee members
wearing an Old Settlers T-shirt and
hopefully a name tag. We want you
to have a safe, fun experience. Folks,
this is a fun-filled family event.
Gazette Humor
Airline Announcements:
From Diane Hart
After a real crusher of a landing in
Phoenix, the attendant came on with,
'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain
in your seats until Capt. Crash and
the Crew have brought the aircraft
to a screeching halt against the gate.
And, once the tire smoke has cleared
and the warning bells are silenced,
we'll open the door and you can pick
your way through the wreckage to
the terminal.'
Gazette Humor
From Larry Manemann
Why Men Are Rarely Depressed
One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons. You can wear
shorts no matter how your legs look.
You can 'do' your nails with a pocket
knife. You have freedom of choice
concerning growing a mustache.
You can do Christmas shopping for
25 relatives On December 24 in 25
minutes.
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
A bachelor is a guy who never
made the same mistake once.
Phyllis Diller
I want my children to have all the
things I couldn't afford. Then I want
to move in with them. Phyllis Diller
Most children threaten at times to
run away from home. This is the only
thing that keeps some parents going.
Phyllis Diller
Aim high, and you won't shoot your
foot off. Phyllis Diller
Care, Prayer, Concern
Dr. Keith and Lois Bell, Esther
Eppler, Mary-Kay Johnson, Freda
Goodman family, Jim and Arlene
Smith.
Community Center Booming
The new Olathe Community Center
KC Road and N. Ridgeview is getting
more and more members all the time.
Now up to 1,100. If you have never
been there, you need to see it soon.
Gazette Hellos To...
Carol, Gary’s VA nurse: Patti at
Jefferson’s, Linda McQueen from
N. Hy-Vee, Masood, Rose, Sean,
at Golden Corral, Tom Raby, the
Bills at 151st Street Price Chopper,
Pat Mummert, Doc Knoche, Doc
Matthew, Andy Haynes from Bucyrus;
Bill, Mark, Sam, Keith, Mike, Curtis,
Mario and others at Olathe Ford.
‘ Praying for Ice Cream’
From Bob Millbern
Last week, I took my grandchildren
to a restaurant.
My six-year-old grandson asked if
Craft Lovers
could say grace.
Pam Hall, committee chair for the heAs
we bowed our heads he said,
Old Settlers Crafts Show says there
will be 77 vendors from six states, in “God is good, God is great. Thank
105 booths. Lots of great gifts and you for the food, and I would even
goodies for everyone on your list. thank you more if Grandpa gets us
Don’t miss this, come just for the ice cream for dessert. And liberty and
Crafts, all three days, Sep 4,5,6.
justice for all! Amen!”
Along with the laughter from the
Old Settlers
Brad Dugan of Car Show says 200 other customers nearby, I heard a
cars will be there, Saturday, Sep. 6. See woman remark, “That’s what’s wrong
schedule inside. Come and reminisce with this country. Kids today don’t
about the cars of yesteryear.
even know how to pray. Asking God
for ice cream! Why, I never!”
Hearing this, my grandson burst
into tears and asked me, “Did I do it
wrong? Is God mad at me?”
As I assured him that he had done
a terrific job, and God was certainly
not mad at him, an elderly gentleman
approached the table.
He winked at my grandson and said,
“I happen to know that God thought
that was a great prayer.”
“Really?” my grandson asked.
“Cross my heart,” the man replied.
Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added
(indicating the woman whose remark
had started this whole thing),
“Too bad she never asks God for ice
cream. A little ice cream is good for
the soul sometimes.”
Naturally, I bought my grandchildren
ice cream at the end of the meal. My
grandson stared at his ice cream for
a moment, and then did something I
will remember the rest of my life.
He picked up his sundae and, without
a word, walked over and placed it in
front of the woman.
With a big smile he told her,
“Here, this is for you.
Touches the heart doesn’t it?
Virtual Hug
A ‘like’ in Facebook’ is said to be
near the same emotional thrill as a
real hug.
Oklahoma Joe’s
Oklahoma Joe’s is changing its
name to just Joe’s Kansas City BBQ.
Funny, ‘cause Oklahoma Joe’s is a
catchier name. Maybe it’s cheaper to
do the shorter one when you think of
all the cups, signs, menus, etc. They
are adding a party/banquet room in
Olathe we understand. Maybe don’t
like OK.
Kettle Corn, Pups but No Pins
Programs Available
Never fear, there will be kettle
corn at Old Settlers and of course,
the iconic legendary Grange Pups.
But no Old Settlers Pins that former
OS committee member Bob Millbern
instituted 20 years ago or so.
“It just was losing its position and
priority for pin collectors and sadly
we have discontinued it,” a committee
member stated.
Free Concerts & More
See the schedule inside for our Old
Settlers Concerts. We will have many
booths of all kinds, more than 120
craft booths, 200 antique cars, flower
show, Then & Now Show, Kansas’
longest parade, gab fest, Old Settlers
Registration, 20 eating places, over
120 commercial booths; carnival, ice
cream socials, and more. See more
inside with schedule.
Lost Children at Old Settlers
If you lose a kid (or find a crying
sobbing kid with no apparent parent
or guardian in sight) at the annual
event, look for him or her at the
Johnson County Old Settlers
Information Booth, Park and Cherry.
It’s smack in the middle of the whole
shebang. If you attend JCOS and find
something that seems to be ‘lost and
found’ bring it there, also. If you find
a child, find a police officer. We will
have plenty there.
No Animals, Please at OS
Do NOT bring your four-legged
animals to the Old Settlers event.
You will be asked to leave. Animals
led, ridden, driven, or even on leashes
or just running free are strictly
forbidden. You will be asked to take
the family dog, spotted snow leopard,
or trained antelope back to your
vehicle. Our committee and more
importantly maybe, our insurance
provider disallows all dogs from the
premises during the three day event.
We do not need a Dog Fight in front
of the Grange Pup stand. Sorry.
If you see an animal, please tell
either a police officer or JCOS
committee member at the Information
Booth at Park and Cherry. Thanks.
As with everything, all it takes is for
someone to be bitten, a dog fight to
occur or worse for the event to be
ruined for all potential dog bringers.
We love dogs; we just don’t want
them at the event for everyone’s
safety and convenience.
Re-Opening ‘Pay-Less’
Discount Foods
At press time , we hear the renamed,
remodeled Price Chopper, Santa
Fe and Mur-Len will be open,
Wednesday, Sep 3. Supposed to have
some really great prices.
The Price Chopper at 159th &
Mur-Len is unaffected and has no
changes.
Trash and Recycle
We try to keep the Old Settlers
grounds clean by having many trash
receptacles. They are everywhere.
Help us keep the place clean by using
them. We have Scout troops paid to
keep the area trash barrels cleaned
up, so help them.
We also provide ‘recycle containers’
on the streets. Please use them for
your plastic bottles. Thanks.
The Hairem Is Moving
Olathe’s longest running hair styling
salon is moving to the Devonshire
Center, 127th and Mur-Len. Sheryl
and Matt Bjorgo are owners.
Rumor that where The Hairem is
moving from is going to be razed and
the grounds be made into a new hotel.
Visit the new Hairem.
Gazette Humor
Laws of the Universe
From Diane Hart
Law of Random Numbers - If
you dial a wrong number, you never
get a busy signal; someone always
answers.
Variation Law - If you change
traffic lanes, the one you were in will
always move faster than the one you
are in now. This is also true when you
change checkout lines at Walmart,
K-Mart and the Grocery store.
Law of the Bath
- When the
body is fully immersed in water, the
telephone will ring.
Law of Close Encounters - The
probability of meeting someone you
know INCREASES dramatically
when you are with someone you don't
want to be seen with.
September 1, 2014
Breast Cancer Men’s & Women’s
Golf Tournament Sept 13
By Beverly Griffin
The Deer Trace Women's Golf
Association, Linn Valley, Ks, and
co-sponsored with the Sugar Valley
Women Golf Association, Mound
City, Ks, will hold its 10th Annual
Breast Cancer Tournament to be held
September 13, 2014, at Deer Trace
Golf Course, Linn Valley, Kansas.
The Breast Cancer tournament is to
help raise funds for The University of
Kansas Hospital. The net proceeds
will be divided equally between
Missy's Bouquet, and Patients in
Need.
It will be a four-person scramble,
entry fee is $60.00 a person,
fee includes Catered Luncheon,
Mulligans, and Awards to the Winning
Teams. Additional lunch tickets
for non-players may be purchased
Tournament day for $10.00. Carts
may be rented for additional $10.00
at the Pro Shop.
There will be a Live Auction, Silent
Auction and Raffle items.
Last year we raised $ 9015.00.
To make Separate donations
or to Sponsor a Hole, (Signage
Recognition), please make checks
payable to: KU Endowment. You will
receive documentation for income
tax purposes.
Entry Forms payable to DTWGA
toSue Moore, 26 Lakeview Lane,
Linn Valley, Ks 66040.
Further information: Pat Boyd 913620-4471 or email: pat@umcprint.
com.
Gazette Humor
Blonde Man
From Tom Marsh
A blonde man is in jail. The guard
looks in his cell and sees him hanging
by his feet.
"Just WHAT are you doing?" he
asks.
"Hanging myself," the blonde
replies.
"The rope should be around your
neck" says the guard.
"I tried that," he replies, "but then I
couldn't breathe."
Price Chopper 151/Mur-Len
Is Sadly Closing
Another grocery business will be
closing Tues, Sep 2. PC wanted to
stay but could not. A Nuts and Bolts
Hardware may be going in, but we’re
not sure. Hearing the new hardware
chain founded by original owners of
Westlake Hardware has been looking
in Olathe for a long time.
The Price Chopper at 159th &
Mur-Len will continue as always.
Empty Nest Syndrome
It took having all my kids move out
before I realized how disconnected
you suddenly become. You are no
longer the recipient of all the news
and tidbits of what is going on with
your kids and all their friends. You
lose your party line to everything
that is happening.
The First Art Gallery of Olathe
presents First Saturday Open
House, Sept 6, 6-9pm
From Carol Rubsam,
Open House is at 11951 Strang Line
Rd. Enjoy appetizers, live music, and
featuring resident artist John Burns'
landscapes and historical homes
of Olathe. The Gallery will also
feature palette knife paintings from
a recent gallery workshop by Kansas
City artist, Melanie Nolker, and the
works of the Olathe Visual Artists.
The Gallery is in Olathe Station
across from the Old Chicago Pizza
parking lot and is open Wed- Sun.
Check the Gallery website, www.
firstgalleryolathe.com for events and
classes.
Recall Notifications
Check out if your car or one you are
thinking of buying was recalled. Go
to www.safercar.gov. 40 million have
been recalled, 29 million of them
GM. At least 1/3 of recalls are never
repaired. Enter your VIN (vehicle
identification number). Visible by
standing outside car on driver’s side,
look down through windshield and
see 15 digit number.
Fundraiser Garage Sale
Inclusion Connections is hosting
a fundraising garage sale on Sept.
10 through 13 from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. at 1712 E. Penrose Lane,
Olathe, 66062 (east of Clairborne,
west of Willow, near MNU). All
receipts will go to further this local
non-profit organization's goals to
connect individuals with disabilities
to our community. Take a minute
to check out our web site, inclusion
connections.org, or our facebook
page, Inclusion Connections, to see
what we're all about.
Donation items will be accepted at
this location through Sept. 4th. Call
913-219-0373 to arrange drop-off
time.
The GAZETTE
37th
Rev.Carl Erwin
Ted W. Stillwell
David Chartrand
September 1, 2014
Johnson’s County Gazette
Observe "Constitution Week"
By Renee Slinkard
The tradition of celebrating
Constitution Week was started
by the Daughters of American
Revolution (DAR) some years ago.
DAR petitioned Congress to set
aside September 17-23 annually to
be dedicated for the observance of
Constitution Week.
The resolution was adopted by
the U.S. Congress and signed into
Public Law #915 on August 2, 1956.
Constitution Week is commemorated
September 17-23. The signing of the
Constitution was on September 17,
1787 in Philadelphia.
DAR is asking that churches
announce
after
services
the
celebration of Constitution Week;
churches, government facilities, and
businesses ring bells on September
17th at 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight
Time. During Constitution Week
it is a good time to talk with our
children and family members about
this great document and why it is so
important.
“The Constitution is the guide
which I never will abandon.” George
Washington
Gazette Humor
THE GOOD NAPKINS ...
Ahhhhh. The joys of having Girls...
My mother taught me to read when I
was four years old (her first mistake).
One day, I was in the bathroom and
noticed one of the cabinet doors was
ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I
then asked my mother why she was
keeping ''napkins' in the bathroom.
Didn't they belong in the kitchen?
Not wanting to burden me with
unnecessary facts, she told me that
those were for 'special occasions' (her
second mistake).
Now fast forward a few months.
It's Thanksgiving Day, and my folks
are leaving to pick up my uncle
and his wife for dinner. Mom had
assignments for all of us while they
were gone. Mine was to set the table.
When they returned, my uncle came
in first and immediately burst into
laughter. Next came his wife who
gasped, then began giggling.
Next came my father, who roared
with laughter. Then came Mom, who
almost died of embarrassment when
she saw each place setting on the
table with a 'special occasion' Kotex
napkin at each plate, with the fork
carefully arranged on top. I had even
tucked the little tail in so they didn't
hang off the edge!! My mother asked
me why I used these and, of course,
my response sent the other adults
into further fits of laughter. 'But,
Mom, you said they were for special
occasions!!!'
Pass this on to your girlfriends who
need a good laugh. Life is too short
for drama and petty things, so kiss
slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and
forgive quickly... and for heaven‘s
sake, use the good napkins whenever
you can.
Olathe’s Paper for 37 Years
Views
By Robert Parrish MacLean
Kansas, Missouri and seven other
states are waiting for the Republicans
to take control of the Senate so they
can dismantle Medicare for the
citizens of those states. They intend
Letter to Editor
to join Medicaid (for the poor) and
Blame for the "shootin' & lootin'" in
Ferguson, Mo., should be hung around
Medicare (for the elderly, who have
the necks of our corrupt and dishonest
paid to support it) into one program,
agenda-driven "mainstream" media.
administered by the states.
When World War III breaks out,
It is their belief that states can
the headlines won't be as big or as
provocative as those appearing on page
manage such programs more
one of the Kansas City Star regarding
effectively and efficiently, even
the happenings in Ferguson.
though they all want to cut funding
Bozell & Graham provide an
for the programs.
excellent commentary on that
For many years, officials from
subject.
They wrote: "400,000 civilians have
other countries have come to the
been murdered in Darfur, but one
U.S. to view our Medicare and Social
death of a black man in Missouri,
Security programs. Historically,
allegedly due to white police brutality,
these programs have been extremely
is infinitely more newsworthy.
The national media are currently
well run. Those from other contries
obsessed with Michael Brown’s
wanted to know how we did it. In
killing by a policeman in Ferguson,
Missouri, just as they obsessed over
Restaurant Remodeling
Trayvon Martin’s killing in Sanford,
Sean, General Manager of our
Florida.
marvelously delicious Golden Corral
Our media aren’t in the news
tells us that after the damage from a
business. They’re in the narrative
car entering the building recently they
business, and one of their favorite
are undergoing a major remodel with
narratives is that America is deeply
all new flooring everywhere and more.
racist (something that electing a black
It is amazing that cooking for such a
president twice in no way disproves).
huge clientele they always seem to
In this liberal view, Ferguson is not
make everything taste just like home
atypical, but the rule. It’s what white
I am betting architects and city
cops do to innocent black folks.
codes start calling for bollards (steel
We do not know if the cop was right
posts on sidewalks) to be installed
to shoot Brown. The investigation
in front of vulnerable restaurant and
should give us the answer. The news
other store windows. Think about
media have rendered their judgment.
where you sit next time in a dining
Ignorantly and maliciously."
establishment. 99.95 of the time you
Bob Gingrich
are safe anywhere. These incidents
happen very rarely. Thank goodness
Gazette Humor
no one was hurt much.
In a dark and hazy room, peering
Olathe Public Library
into a crystal ball, the Mystic
Foundation Dinner
delivered the grave news:
Josh Swade, author of “The Holy
"There's no easy way to tell you this,
Grail of Hoops” about basketball
so I'll just be blunt. Prepare yourself
inventor James Naismith’s “Rules of
to be a widow. Your husband will
Basketball” will speak at the Annual
die a violent and horrible death this
Olathe Public Library Foundation’s
year."
dinner fundraiser Saturday, September
Visibly shaken with fear, Laura
27 6:30 pm at the Olathe Hilton
stared at the woman's lined face, then
Garden Inn, SW corner of 119th and
at the single flickering candle, then
Strangline Rd. Call 971-6850 for
down at her hands. She took a few
more information.
deep breaths to compose herself and
to stop her mind racing. She simply
Date Rape
had to know. She met the Fortune
Unless you’ve been under a rock for
Teller's gaze, steadied her voice and
the last few years, you have heard of
asked, "Will I be acquitted?"
the date rape drugs college guys and
For whatever reason, women tend
metrosexual men have been using
to like this joke
to deceitfully sneak into their date’s
Desoto Sunflower Arts Fest
cocktail. Called rohypnol, it has been
From Linda Lane
banned, but the bad guys still find it,
Don’t miss this opportunity to
just look on the cursed internet.
enjoy the arts this Fall as the De
Now a savior on a white horse has
Soto Arts Council hosts the 8th
come forward, a countermeasure to
annual Sunflower Artfest Friday,
those who would rape an unconscious
September 26th - 5 to 8, Saturday
or mind-altered woman.
the 27th from 10 to 8 and Sunday
It’s a new line of nail polishes that
the 28th from noon to 5 at The Barn,
several grad students have developed.
located at 9120 Kill Creek Road just
It is chemically-designed, so that if it
north of Highway 10 on Kill Creek
is applied on a girl’s finger and then
Road. The event is free of charge
Inspiration
that finger is dipped into the cocktail,
and open to the public.
From Jeanne Fizell
and then that drink is stirred a few
For additional information contact Remember! Lost time can never be times, the polish changes color after
Linda Lane, President, De Soto Arts found.
a few seconds.
Council at
desotoartsks@gmail.
Be kinder than necessary, for
Why? It is sensitive to the rohypnol
com. Follow us on Facebook for any everyone you meet is fighting
chemical. This gives the lady ample
updates.
some kind of battle.
warning that her drink has been
poisoned.
Farmers’ Market
Rohypnol makes a person lose
The downtown Olathe Farmers’ Market is set up at the new Olathe all inhibitions and later has no
of what has happened
Community Center, Kansas City Road and Ridgeview, across from recollections
to them in the last 24 hours.
Mahaffie Farmstead. See ya there.
The Wednesday and Saturday Morning Farmers’ Market starts in
the mornings at 7:30 a.m. and open rain or shine till sold out. The BlackBob
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more recent years, due to budget cuts,
that is no longer the case, however the
programs still operate at acceptable
levels of service.
There is no indication that states
can run the programs better. Plus, the
federal funding will be at 2010 levels.
We all know costs have gone up since
then. We will have to bear higher
costs with less funding. As a result,
the level of our health care will have
to drop. Premiums will go up and
they come directly out of our Social
Security checks. Get ready for your
Social Security check to be smaller.
The intended consequence is that
many people will opt out of the
Social Security system by purchasing
private insurance. The result will be a
crippled or nonexistent Medicare and
we will be back to where we were
when our seniors were younger. They
will have to go buy health insurnace
in the market place at high costs,
since they are older. Good luck, old
folks. If you are not old, you probably
will be someday.
Volunteers Needed for
Wild West Days at Mahaffie
From Erin Vader
Mahaffie’s popular Wild West
Days will be Saturday, September 27
and Sunday, September 28.
To make the event successful,
volunteers are needed in areas
such as: children’s activity booths,
admission gates, and event set up/
tear down. Volunteers receive free
admission to the event, hours of
service credit, and a meal on the day
they volunteer. There are two shifts
each day and many activities from
which to choose. Volunteers over 18
will need a background check and
those under 18 must be accompanied
by an adult. This event is perfect for
groups or corporate partners. For
more information, visit mahaffie.org.
Olathe District Retired
Employees to Meet Sep 24
By Diane Gossage
Paula Slifer and Marsha Stoker
reported for the Olathe Public
School’s
Retired
Employees
Association. The group’s theme this
year will be “Life’s a Celebration,
Celebrate Life”. September 24th
the group will celebrate the new
year with a get together at NLSC.
A BUNCO experience will be on
October 7th, with Movie Day with
Bob Courtney on November 13th.
February 10th there will be lunch and
a Fashion Show and March 26th a Tea
with music supplied by Brian Steele.
The group does offer a variety of
entertaining things to do throughout
the year.
Drive Carefully
School Is In Session
From Ann Kohn
School is in session; please drive
carefully
Please slow down and use caution
near schools as students return to the
classroom this week.
Safety information for drivers,
bus riders and students who walk to
school; crossing guard information;
and maps of safe routes to schools
are available on the City’s website at
OlatheKS.org/SchoolSafety
Students Earn Several
Awards, Honors
Marching Band Selected for
Veterans Day Parade
From Ann Kohn
The Olathe Northwest High
School Raven Pride Marching Band
will march in the 95th New York City
Veterans Day Parade. The parade will
be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The Raven Pride Marching Band
was selected because of their
reputation for showmanship through
exceptional discipline and leadership,
and their commitment to fostering
patriotism.
Graduate Publishes Novel Whitney
Horn, a 2013 Olathe North High
School graduate, has published a
novel, No Right Answers; Everyone
Has That One Secret, with Rowe
Publishing.
Horn, who is a sophomore at
Kansas State University, wrote the
book as her senior project at Olathe
North in the Distinguished Scholars
Program, under the supervision of
Paul Williams.
Gazette Humor
By Diane Hart
I have just been informed by a longtime colleague, a former CIA analyst,
that the committee of prominent
sports, religious, and political leaders
charged with finding a solution to the
controversy surrounding the name
of D.C.'s NFL team has reached a
conclusion and submitted their report
to the team, the NFL, the City of
Washington, and Congress.
After much conversation with
community
leaders,
American
Indian tribal leaders, and the media,
the committee has recommended
dropping the word Washington. It's
just too embarrassing.
Park in east Olathe has the same two times.
Olathe Girls Softball Assn.
The Pink Sox Olathe Girls’ Softball Assn. Under 8 Division team came
in third in their division. Pictured are top row left to right, Montgomery,
Mikayla, Madisyn, Kayla, Elle, Gwen, Abby, Mia, Emily.
Front row left to right, Greyson, Katie, Kayla, Kaitlyn, Ann. Not pictured
Jamiya.
Each year several thousand young girls participate in the forty year-old
Olathe Girls Softball Association which has its own seven lighted fields cosponsored by Olathe Parks and Recreation. Enroll your daughter next year.
Dave Jones is President of the Board of Governors.
The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move
on. The only person who
is with us our entire life, is
ourselves.
LIVE while you are
alive.
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Johnson’s County Gazette
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 37 Years
Other Sheep
Ministries
By Rev. Carl Erwin
That Way
Some people declare after an
incident, "That's just the way I am."
Another person spoke of someone
during an incident, "They are the way
they are because of who they are, "
A song says it this way:
I've heard of a land of joy
and peace and wonderful light,
I know I shall meet Him
face to face in glory at last, and
I believe that when we meet,
"Well done," He will say,
For trusting His soul redeeming
love, I'm going that way.
I’m clinging to Him and
never to stray,
And Jesus the Savior I
adore is with me each day,
Yes, singing His praises
Rev. Carl Erwin
all day long, I'm going that way.
Jesus declared, "I am the way, the
truth and the life, no one can come to
the Father (God) except by me."
The Bible teaches us as we are in
the bright and shining that the way
gets brighter and clearer each day
as we follow His way and not ours.
Remember His way is always best and
has a happy ending! So don't get off
track, because sometimes, as the song
says, "It's just Jesus and me for each
tomorrow."
Hope 4 Single Moms
By RJ Thesman
Folks At The Market
Rain or Shine
Both Open at both places at 7:30 A.M.
Now Also
in
Blackbob Park
Wednesdays And
Saturdays
7:30a.m.
until sold out
Tomatoes, Honey, Watermelon,
Cucumbers, Baked Goods,
Fresh Eggs, Smoothies, Jams & Jellies, Peaches, Sweet Corn, Cantelope,
Green Beans, Onions, Potatoes
Beginning July 5 at Olathe
Comunity Center
Kansas City Road & Ridgeview
Visit our Second Location at
Blackbob Park (East of 151st & Blackbob, North Side)
Both Wed. & Sat. at 7:30 AM
Let these
friendly
people helpe
you find thlly
best in loca e
grown produc
Locally grown
produce,
The natural
way
Super Savings Sale
TOOL SALE 20% OFF
With this Ad & a $20 Purchase
Used Books
Wheat Cents $3.50 per roll
Buy 1, Get 1 FREE
(Not included in Gift Card promotion)
this
ad $35 purchase
FREE $10 Gift with
Card
with
We Buy Old Car or Truck Batteries
$7.00 and up each
We buy Silver Plate and Silverware
Buying
Every summer for the past twenty
plus years, my family has gathered
together in the mountains of New
Mexico. Every year, we come away
from the experience knowing that we
have grown closer and felt enriched by
our time in the mountains.
Now that the children are becoming
adults, they realize the importance of
family time and the joy of relaxing
together in a beautiful setting.
It may not seem possible right
now, but if you begin to plan now
for vacation next summer – you’ll be
amazed what you can do.
If possible, set aside a portion of
your paycheck for next summer’s
trip. Some banks will automatically
withdraw an amount and place it into
a savings account.
Start talking with family members
about a place to go, some place that
has activities for children as well as
relaxation for adults.
Keep a change jar and save all your
change during the year; then cash it in
next summer.
Gather pictures from the internet so
that your children can help plan the
trip with you and eagerly anticipate
the event.
Instead of a big Christmas this year,
invest some of that money into your
summer trip. Nobody needs more
stuff, but all of us need time away.
And spending time with family is a
tradition worth keeping.
RJ Thesman is the author of “The Life
at Cove Creek” series. Thesman lives
in Olathe with her son and an elderly
cat. She enjoys gardening, reading
and cooking. Her website and blog
address is: www.rjthesman.net. Other
helpful websites include: singlemom.
com; GWHope.org; DivorceCare.org;
momsense.com.
we canceled the fair an hour and
Old SettlersA.J. Lang
fifteen minutes before the storm hit,”
(Continued from Page 1)
Jay said. “It was still pretty clear
craft fair, concerts, parade and other weather when we walked around
events. “As chairman I also take the telling people to go home and they
applications for the commercial and asked why.”
food booths, and I coordinate with the “We told the carnival people that
city and county.”
they had to shut down or the police
The first year that the grounds would arrest them. We ended up
committee banned animals from the having 85 mile per hour winds. Tents
fair, for the safety of visitors, Jay had to were blown over, vendors lost some
ask folks to leave their animals home. of their goods, and a carnival ticket
“It was about six years ago. A guy booth was blown over. But nobody
came walking down the street with a got hurt and that’s the idea, to be
chicken under each arm. I told him we safe.”
could not allow animals, and he said Jay says working on Old Settlers is
they were his therapy chickens!,” Jay a way for him to give back to Olathe.
said. “We also had a person carrying “I make my living in the community,
a boa constrictor around his neck, and this is the way I put back in,” said
and one lady was also leading two Jay, who owns A.J. Lang Property
pit bulls and a rottweiler. They were Management. “The first year I
probably nice dogs, but all it takes worked as chairman, I put in 938
is one child to bump into a dog and man-hours, but I have reduced that
we could have a problem, so we have over the years.”
signs posted around the area about no The Old Settlers officials, who
animals allowed.”
are all volunteers and include those
Problems have not occurred often on the arts and crafts committee and
with vendors who sell their products the entertainment committee, could
in the booths at the fair. “Most of the always use more volunteer help,
vendors are fabulous, they follow the especially for the set up and tear down
rules,” he said. A standout memory of the fair. “Some of the vendors are
about the fair was about seven years elderly and really appreciate the help.
ago when a storm caused the officials And it’s a good feeling when you
to cancel the fair one night.
volunteer to help,” he said.
“A bad storm was coming in and To contact Jay and for more
we had that information from the information about Old Settlers, visit
emergency preparedness people, so www.johnsoncountyoldsettlers.com.
Pickle Ball Champs
1 & 2 Winners Mixed 45-54-From left to right: Lee Tenold
(1st), Jennifer Lincoln (1st), Kiki Lovig (2nd), Bill Lovig
(2nd) (These were the winners in the Mixed Doubles (4554 Age Division) to see how you can play out at Johnson
County Parks & Rec facility at 21st Century Airport
call.
Pong! Bam!
Pong! Bam! 8-7-2! These sounds
reverberate through New Century
Fieldhouse on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 9AM to noon during
our open pickleball play. Pickleball
is a sport suitable for all abilities that
combines tennis and ping pong into
one super fun game. The sport is easier
on knees than tennis, but still brings
out the competitive spirit seen on the
court. Large paddles are used to volley
a plastic Wiffle ball over the net to
the opposing team. We have paddles
and balls available for use at the
Fieldhouse. Cost is $3 per day to play.
Call 913.826.2859 for more details!
Sunflower Artfest in DeSoto
The Sunflower Artfest will be
held Friday, September 26th- 5 to 8,
Saturday the 27th- 10 to 8 and Sunday
the 28th noon to 5 at The Barn, located
at 9120 Kill Creek Road, north of
Highway 10. The event is free of
charge. There will over 23 artists with
art work on display and for sale.
Children will be entertained by the
Pioneer 4H Club with an education
“Farm Tour” and activities. Sunflowers
will be available to pick for $1 each
with proceeds going to the De Soto
Rotary’s End Polio Now Project.
There will be live entertainment
throughout the event and a variety of
food vendors
Coins - Gold - Silver
DVDs - Games - Jewelry
Game Systems &
Parts, Working or Not
U.S. Silver Dollars $10.00 each & up
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
913 782-0621
September 1, 2014
Hello, it’s me again, with something
to say about the Old Settlers. Many
settlers moved west around the late
1800s. Why did they move west?
Some of the settlers moved west to
find more acres of land for a better life
for them and their families.
If you were a man over the age
of 18 and were white, you could get
160 acres of land for free from the
government or 300 acres if you had
a family. The main reason for the
settlers moving west was because on
the east side of the U.S. there was
almost no open/free land because of
the high population and low amount
of job opportunities. The cause of the
high population was, because after the
War of 1812, a lot of people migrated
to the U.S.
Other settlers moved west because
of the gold rush in California. Since
most people were poor in that time
they moved to California during
the gold rush hoping to strike it rich
with gold, but people who didn’t find
gold still got a lot of money from
selling supplies and food and other
necessaries during that time. Those
Gazette Humor
Caution!!
Please be careful and don't overdo
yourselves
people.
Remember,
always check with your doctor before
beginning a new exercise program!
EXERCISE FOR
PEOPLE OVER 50
From General Bill Treu
Begin by standing on a comfortable
surface, where you have plenty of
room at each side.
With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand,
extend your arms straight out from
your sides and hold them there as long
as you can. Try to reach a full minute,
and then relax.
Each day you'll find that you can
hold this position for just a bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to
10-lb potato bags.
Then try 50-lb potato bags and then
eventually try to get to where you can
lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand
and hold your arms straight for more
than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)
After you feel confident at that
level, put a few potatoes in each bag.
O Captain, My Captain
(Continued from Page 1)
was a man greatly suffering. He once
said, “You’re only given a little spark
of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”
Although his “madness” made
Williams a famous and beloved talent,
it also was a great burden to bear. In
Johnson County, Kansas, suicide rates
have mirrored the national trends.
In the past five years suicide rates
increased significantly. The Johnson
County Suicide Prevention Coalition
is a collaborative work group with
the goal of increasing community
awareness of suicide prevention and
to reduce suicides. With Suicide
Prevention Day on September 10th,
the Coalition is working hard to
communicate some vital statistics
about suicide… 70% of people who
commit suicide tell someone about
their plans or give warning signs.
Suicide is now the second leading
cause of death for ages 10 to 24.
19% of high school students
surveyed had considered attempting
suicide in the last 12 months.
Those who have experienced
bullying are 2-9 times more likely to
consider suicide.
Those who suffer from an eating
disorder, and anorexia nervosa in
particular, have a rate of suicide 32
times higher.
The average amount of time before
someone with mental health issues
seeks help is 10 years.
More than half of adolescents in
the US who fail to complete high
school have a diagnosable psychiatric
disorder.
Warning Signs.
References to the subject of wanting
to die or threats to take one’s life.
A sudden deterioration of academic
performance and involvement in
school.
Eating or sleeping too much or too
little.
Pulling away from people and usual
activities.
Having low/no energy.
Feeling numb/nothing matters. Having unexplained aches or pain. Recklessness, including using drugs
or alcohol.
Yelling or fighting with family and
friends.
Mood swings.
Having persistent thoughts and
memories.
Significant
recent
loss,
disappointment, or serious conflict.
September 8-14 marks Suicide
Prevention Week. As we begin the
2014-2015 school year it is important
that we are working to meet the needs
of our students. Returning to school
brings the potential for a surge of stress,
anxiety and triggers for depression
for many of our students and their
families. Please pay close attention
to those around you and watch for the
warning signs that someone might be
considering suicide.
If someone discloses that they are
suicidal or makes a reference to suicide
you must act on that information.
Do not allow the person to talk you
into keeping the information private
or allow them to minimize the
significance of their disclosure.
who did find gold struck it rich, but if
they just sold supplies to diggers then
they would have made probably half
of that so the lucky people who found
gold were considered the big winners.
Since it’s the Old Settlers special
article/newspaper I want to make a
shoutout to two people at the end of
this article.
1. Bob Millbern, my great Grandpa,
for getting me into writing in this great
newspaper and encouraging me to
keep going even when I get stressed or
felt like I should give up. He kept me
in the game and thanks to him, I write
for you guys and enjoy it.
2. Keith Johnson for letting me write
in this paper and for doing something
extremely awesome for me. He said
that my last article I wrote was so
good that he sent it to the publishers
of the Kansas City Star! When I heard
the news, my mind was blown away
that he chose my article to send to the
Kansas City Star. Thanks Keith and
(Grandpa) Bob!
Until next time, I’m Gabriel Pro
“Simply Reinspired
Café & Treasures”
Sisters Debbie and Janice have
opened a great new breakfast &
lunch cafe/shoppe in downtown
Olathe. Great food, great setting.
We were flagged down almost
a year ago by a really enthusiastic
lady, Debbie Mann, near Cedar and
Kansas. She said she and sister Janice
Mann-Harris have opened a café with
gifts you can buy. We tried it and it’s
really good. They’re just between
Kansas and Cherry at 108 W. Cedar.
It’s a breakfast and lunch cafe with
decorating items for sale and located in
a house on Cedar Street. We ate there
and agree with friend Wes McCoy. It’s
a delightful place with great service
and wonderful food. 768-1177 Visit
their website: www.simplyreinspired.
com. Go just to see how cool it is.
See their ad on Page 3 for more.
Crisis Referral
Imminent Threat: 911/Hospital
Emergency Room.
Johnson County Mental Health
Center (913) 268-0156
jocogov.org/mentalhealth. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-TALK (8255).
National Hopeline Network (800)
784-2433 Child/Teen Specific Crisis.
Marillac (913) 961-4300.
New Directions Behavioral Health
(800) 528-5763.
KVC Behavioral Health (913) 6215753 kvc.org
Mr. Keating urgently declared to
his class in The Dead Poets Society,
“Boys, you must strive to find your
own voice. Because the longer you
wait to begin, the less likely you are to
find it at all.
Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives
of quiet desperation.” Don’t be resigned
to that. Break out!” My heart is heavy
as I realize the quiet desperation that
was a constant companion for Robin
Williams throughout his life.
May we all be more aware of the
suffering around us and do something
to help those who are unable to
help themselves. Please share the
information in this article. Together
we can make an impact and save
lives.
Another favorite Keating quote
from the scene where Williams is
showing his class of young men
some old photos of classes from long
ago: “They’re not that different from
you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of
hormones, just like you. Invincible,
just like you feel. The world is their
oyster. They believe they’re destined
for great things, just like many of you,
their eyes are full of hope, just like
you. Did they wait until it was too late
to make from their lives even one iota
of what they were capable? Because,
you see gentlemen, these boys are now
fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen
real close, you can hear them whisper
their legacy to you. Go on, lean in.
Listen, you hear it? Carpe... hear it?
Carpe, carpe diem... seize the day
boys, make your lives extraordinary.”
LeEtta Felter is a local writer
and is President of the Olathe
School Board.
September 1, 2014
Young children with healthy eating
habits like to eat, are interested in
food, can eat until they are full and
then stop, and can enjoy eating in
other places besides home. Over time,
children with healthy eating habits
add to those skills: learning to try
new foods and like them, having good
table manners, and making do with
less-favorite foods.
Realistic Expectations
• Children will typically eat and
grow physically at the pace that is
right for their own body.
• Children know when they are
hungry, when they are full, and how
much they need to eat.
• Children need not eat a large
variety of foods at one sitting, but they
should be offered a good variety each
day. Children can get just as much
nutrition out of well-planned snacks
as they do out of meals.
Johnson’s County Gazette
• Since children's nutritional needs
are different from adults, and their
stomachs are smaller, they need onequarter to one-third of an adult-sized
food portion, and snacks between
meals.
• Children need more fat in their
diets until they are two years of age.
• Unpredictable and picky eating are
common and normal in most young
children at some time: they may have
clear food preferences, want only one
food over and over, decide they hate
certain foods that they once loved,
and have appetites that change often.
• Typically, steady growth is the
best proof that children are getting the
right amount of food for their unique
needs.
• Children learn eating habits by
watching adults and older children
and imitating them.
• A positive feeding relationship
between parent and child throughout
childhood is important; it promotes
healthy eating habits and helps to
prevent eating disorders in adulthood.
• As children grow, develop, and
reach adulthood, some of their most
vivid and fond memories may be
of time spent together as a family at
mealtimes.
Source: www.family.com
Grace’s Goodies Recipe Column will Return Next Time
Woody Barlow
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now live in Eureka Springs, Ark.
In Tarzan Wore Chaps, the year is
1956. After surviving polio and an
eye operation, 10-year-old Woody
escapes into a world of imagination
where Tarzan rules the escarpment,
and witches lurk behind shuttered
windows. Readers follow Woody as
he makes youthful mistakes, and tries
to come to grips with getting older,
unaware of the escalating Vietnam
conflict.
The book is for the young, and for
those who want to be young again,
Barlow said. It is a memoir that begins
in the 1950s and ends just prior to his
departure for Vietnam in 1966. It took
him four years to write Tarzan Wore
Chaps.
“First, I had to learn how to write and
then to understand that the meaning of
words is not in the writer’s head, but
in the readers’,” he said. “That limits
how much you can, or should say
without destroying the reader’s mental
picture of the story you are telling.
“I’ve always had the desire to write,
and after reading a book that said to
write about something you know, I
decided to capture the experience
of being a 10-year-old with a vivid
imagination while I could still
remember the experience. Also, I am a
polio survivor and I wanted to convey
that we all have difficulties that surface
in our lives.
“For me, the path to understanding
those difficulties was to realize that
someone else always has it tougher.”
Barlow said he wanted to “capture” the
spirit, strength and essential goodness
of his mother, Coletha, which is
reflected in the book’s dedication:
“Her actions taught me there is nothing
more beautiful in this world than a
strong, intelligent woman. That goes
for all the women I know.“
“There are stories within the book
that deal with not listening to yourself,”
Barlow said. “My mother called it ‘The
voice in my head.’ In my experiences,
the voice was always right, and often
ignored. If the book helps one young
person from making a serious mistake
by not listening to that internal voice,
it will have been worth writing.”
In the book, Barlow recalls an
incident in which he should have
listened to that internal voice.
“Three of us got caught smashing
pumpkins around the square, pumpkins
that we had stolen from Kroger’s,” he
said. “After a serious chewing out by
the local judge, he decided we should
lead the Old Settlers Parade while
Air Show
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the ramp. The Missouri Wing will
be well represented by their B-25J
Mitchell Show Me and their TBM
Avenger torpedo bomber. Cosentino’s
Price Chopper is proud to sponsor the
B-17G Flying Fortress Texas Raiders
from the Gulf Coast Wing in Spring,
Texas. The CAF’s P-51 Mustang
Gunfighter and the C-45 Expediter
Bucket of Bolts will be present
again this year, as will the Heart of
America Wing’s PT-19 Fairchild and
PT-13 Stearman, and a host of other
warbirds.
One of the highlights of Air Expo is
always the opportunity to thank, honor,
and learn from our Veterans. Take
the opportunity to hear the stories of
these amazing men and women; visit
them at the Veterans table inside the
hangar. Other activities will include
live music, museum tours, a variety of
exhibitors, a kids’ hangar, and photo
opportunities. Living History Flight
Experiences will be available for
sale in many aircraft, including the
P-51, B-25, TBM, B-17, C-45, PT-19,
placing pumpkin pieces retrieved from
the square into the back of a police
cruiser.
“My mother didn’t attend the parade
that year.”
All the people in the book are real,
Barlow said, although some of the
names have been changed to protect
the innocent - and “the guilty.”
Writing the book was a learning
experience, Barlow said.
“On the first edit I realized I had
to remove adult vocabulary and
compound sentences and that the story
had to be told by who I was then, not
who I am now,” he said. “The original
manuscript had four chapters on
Vietnam, which I removed after a year
of internal conflict. I forced myself to
realize that Vietnam meant more to me
than the reader.
“As I reviewed the book, I could
see it was a Young Adult book, and
hopefully, for adults who want to be
young again. I could not break trust
with the reader with four graphic
chapters to conclude the book.”
Getting the book ready to publish,
he said, was a horror story and an
education.
“Most of the pictures in the book are
55 years old, and were 93 DPI (dots
per inch) or less,” Barlow said. “They
had to be 300 DPI or greater to print
without blurring. Thanks to (friend
and classmate) Dewey Owens for his
assistance.”
Olathe, Barlow said, will always be
a kaleidoscope of memories.
“The Hitching Post; leading the
Old Settlers Parade while picking
up busted pumpkin pieces; the city
ordering dad (Hy) to concrete our
brick sidewalk, and telling him if he
didn’t, they would do it and send him
the bill. Then 15 years later they tore
up parts of the square and put bricks
down. I won’t relate dad’s words for
the “City Fathers.”
“But if you force me to pick just one
memory, I would say how wonderful it
was to grow up with the Class of ’64.
We did big things; we did small things,
but our humanity still shines through,
and stands alone in my mind.”
Tarzan Wore Chaps can be purchased
on Amazon.com. Publisher’s Note:
I read Woody’s book and it made
wish I had grown up here. KEJ
Nursing Home Follow Ups
If you have a loved one in a nursing
or care facility, take note. Many don’t
do the follow-up on things you ask
them to do for Mom/Dad. You need to
continue to see if they are following
up on your requests for your loved
one. Special video cams on market.
Stearman, and others.
With the addition of this year’s
air show to the line-up of activities,
Air Expo 2014 is sure to be one you
won’t soon forget. The daily airshow
will bring history to life as a variety
of WWII aircraft take to the skies.
Airshow performers will include G&M
Airshows featuring Greg Shetterly in
his homebuilt DR107 One Design,
Radial Rumble featuring Jeff Shetterly
in his T-6 Texan WWII advanced
fighter trainer, a thrilling aerobatic
display featuring the world-famous
CAF P-51 Mustang Gunfighter, and an
exciting WWII dogfight reenactment
facing Tora 101- a Japanese Zero
replica- against the P-51 Gunfighter.
There will be a small entrance fee
of $5 per person or $10 per family.
Rides are available in a variety of
aircraft, and can be booked online at
www.kcghostsquadron.org. Proceeds
from the entrance fee and ride sales
go to support the CAF’s community
educational programs and activities,
and help keep their vintage military
aircraft in flying condition.
For more information about Air
Expo 2014: Remember, Honor,
Inspire, please visit the Heart of
Olathe’s Hometown Community Newspaper for 37 Years
Striking the best work-life balance
It isn't easy to juggle the demands
of career and personal life. For most
people, it's an ongoing challenge to
reduce stress and maintain harmony in
key areas of their life. Here are some
ideas to help you find the balance that's
best for you:
• Keep a log. Track everything you
do for one week. Include work-related
and
non-work-related
activities.
Decide what's necessary and satisfies
you the most. Cut or delegate activities
you don't enjoy, don't have time for or
do only out of guilt. If you don't have
the authority to make certain decisions,
talk to your supervisor.
• Manage your time. Organize
household tasks efficiently. Doing one
or two loads of laundry every day rather
than saving it all for your day off, and
running errands in batches rather than
going back and forth several times are
good places to begin. A weekly family
calendar of important dates and a
daily list of to-dos will help you avoid
deadline panic. If your employer offers
a course in time management, sign up
for it.
• Set aside one night each week for
recreation. Take the phone off the hook,
power down the computer and turn off
the TV. Making time for activities you
enjoy will rejuvenate you.
• Protect your day off. Try to
schedule some of your routine chores
on workdays so that your days off are
more relaxing.
• Get enough sleep. There's nothing
as stressful and potentially dangerous
as working when you're sleepdeprived.
• Seek professional help. Everyone
needs help from time to time. If your
life feels too chaotic to manage and
you're spinning your wheels worrying
about it, talk with a professional such
as your doctor, a psychologist or a
counselor recommended by your
employee assistance program (EAP).
Services provided by your EAP are
usually free of charge and confidential.
This means no one but you will know
what you discuss. And if you're
experiencing high levels of stress
because of marital, financial, chemical
dependency or legal problems, an
EAP counselor can link you to helpful
services in your community.
Source: www.revolutionhealth.com
Candlesticks
This unusual table centerpiece is
ephemeral - but it's beautiful while it
lasts.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Large Rome Beauty apples (that will
stand straight on the table)
CandlesWaxed paper
Potato peeler
Lemon juice
1. Using an apple corer, make a hole
about halfway through the middle of
an apple. Make the hole as straight as
possible and remove the core piece.
2. Insert a candle into the hole. It
should fit tightly; if the hole is too
large, wrap waxed paper around the
candle's end.
3. Older kids can decorate the apples
by carefully carving designs in the
skins with the tip of a potato peeler
(to prevent the designs from turning
brown, rub them with lemon juice).
4. Arrange the candleholders in a circle
on a plate or cutting board
Miscellany
Vitamin D may help in preventing
Alzheimer’s. ** Congressmen/women
work 100 days less than the rest of us
and make $174,000 yearly. ** Testosterone clinics called T Centers
have sprung up all across country, but
Food and Drug Administration says too
much is dangerous. Get your doctor’s
opinion not these get-rich-quick storefront salesman.
Fed Ex Coming Big
From Matt Galvin
Proponents appeared before Olathe
Planning Commission for approval
of a preliminary plat for a Fed Ex
Distribution Facility in
Van Duss Industrial Park on 43.896±
acres; located approximately ½ mile
west of Lone Elm Road on south side
of 167th Street.
Ant Attacks
Do not use dangerous chemicals
on ants, but make solution in spray
bottle of 25% salt to 75% water, shake
thoroughly. Spray, boom, dead. Terro
product is a chemical but it is also
good if your time is too important to
stand there and spray them all day.
Terro products take a long time but
are very effective.
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
Six retired Irishmen were playing
poker in O'Leary's apartment when
Paddy Murphy loses $500 on a single
hand, clutches his chest and drops
dead at the table.
Showing respect for their fallen
brother, the other five continue playing
standing up.
Michael O'Conner looks around
and asks, "Oh, me boys, someone’s
got to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it
be?"
They draw straws. Paul Gallagher
picks the short one. They tell him to
be discreet, be gentle, don't make a
bad situation any worse.
"Discreet? I'm the most discreet
Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion
is me middle name. Leave it to me."
Gallagher goes over to Murphy's
house and knocks on the door. Mrs.
Murphy answers and asks what he
wants.
Gallagher declares: "Your husband
just lost $500 playing poker and is
afraid to come home."
"Tell him to drop dead!", says
Murphy's wife.
"I'll go tell him." says Gallagher.
Briefs
David Chartrand’s column will
reappear in the Mid-September
Gazette. *** If you are coming for
the 116th Annual Old Settlers Parade,
Saturday, September 6 10 A.M., try to
get there as early as you can as spaces
fill up fast. Bring your chairs, etc. Stay
to enjoy the great food and drinks
provided by all the food vendors. See
the complete list of things to eat on
page 10.
America Wing’s
website (www.kcghostsquadron.org),
email
[email protected],
or call (913) 907-7902. The Heart
of America Wing hangar is located
at 6 Aero Plaza, New Century, KS,
66031.
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Acorn Pumpkins
Want a festive decoration that won't
clutter up your porch? Try a patch of
mini pumpkins small enough to fit in
your child's hand.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Acorns
Orange acrylic paint
Brown acrylic paint
Black permanent marker
1. Remove the caps from a handful of
acorns.
2. Coat each one with orange acrylic
paint, adding a bit of brown to the
acorn's point for a stem.
3. Let the paints dry, then add a jacko'-lantern face with a black permanent
marker. Source: www.family.com
40 Year Pink Cookie
For 40 years a Cincinnati elementary
school every week featured its sugarfilled pink cookies for the kids to
relish. No more. Due to the nutrition
standards being regulated more
tightly, what once was a treasured
grade school cafeteria treat has been
eliminated. Welcome to Michelle
Obama’s new America. They are
having trouble getting kids to eat the
new more nutritious menu items and
much of it just ends up in the landfill
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
A photographer for CNN was
assigned to cover southern California's
wildfires last year. He wanted pictures
of the heroic work the firefighters were
doing as they battled the blazes.
When the photographer arrived on the
scene, he realized that the smoke was
so thick it would seriously impede,
or even make impossible, his getting
good photographs from the ground
level.
He requested permission from his
boss to rent a plane and take photos
from the air. His request was approved
and he used his cell phone to call
the local county airport to charter
a flight. He was told a single engine
plane would be waiting for him at the
airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a
plane warming up outside a hanger. He
jumped in with his bag, slammed the
door shut, and shouted, "Let's go!"
The pilot taxied out, swung the
plane into the wind and roared down
the runway. Once in the air, the
photographer requested the pilot to,
"Fly over the valley and make two or
three low passes so I can take some
pictures of the fires on the hillsides."
"Why?" asked the pilot.
"Because I'm a photographer for
CNN," he responded. "And, I need to
get some close-up shots."
The pilot was strangely silent for a
moment, finally he stammered, "So,
you're telling me you're not my flight
instructor?”
Objects That Can
Kill Your Dog or Cat
Balls (small ones), batteries, bread
twist ties, buttons, coins, cotton swabs,
glass, hair pins, jewelry, nylons, paper
clips, plastic wrap, socks, rubberbands, sharp object (knives, razor
blades, needles, pins, scissors, nails,
etc), string, yarn, towels, wax.
All above can mean blockages,
choking, internal organ damage,
puncture wounds and more.
“The Gazette really
helped us get started in
our first Culver’s
Restaurant.”
Culver’s of Olathe
“We have loved
“I have been very surprised at the response we
got from our Gazette car
wash coupons. Thanks”
“We’ve run ads very
successfully for 35
years in the
Gazette”
Robo-Tunnel
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the response to
our ads”
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Serving Olathe, Overland Park, Gardner, Spring Hill for 37 Years
“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
School has started. Watch out for
school buses, when the stop signs are
out, you must stop and wait until they
are folded back in place. Bus drivers
have a very responsible job in getting
our children to and from school. Young
drivers must be careful in parking lots.
Such lots are not race tracks. We wish
all students a safe, successful and fun
year. Work hard and enjoy your year.
Tomato season has been great.
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches
have been a popular lunch time meal.
It’s too bad the season is coming to an
end. At the end of the growing season,
remove any remaining blossoms from
the tomato plants. This will encourage
the plant to expend its energy in
ripening the tomatoes that remain on
the vine.
Our house is now empty, as our two
visiting daughters, one from France
and the other from Spain, have returned
home. It was so good to have had
them for three weeks. Of course, all
the other family members were in and
out to visit and swim. Then, a problem
with the pool stopped the swimming.
We learned that this past winter was
very hard on liner pools. The freezing
and thawing caused the liners to pull
out of the tracks. When trying to repair
the problem, the material of the liner
became very hard and brittle. Solution:
a new liner!
A birthday celebration for our sonin-law, Bernard Pro, who turned 60
years old, was held at Le Fou Frog
in Kansas City, Missouri. A wonderful
real French evening was had by the
family and friends. Cous Cous was
the main dish of the evening with the
finest of French wines.
Let’s hope the Kansas financial
situation is soon brought under
control. The school funding for prekindergarten is essential in getting our
little ones off to a good start in learning
the basics before entering kindergarten.
Then, there is the Medicaid funding
that has been refused from the U.S.
Government. There are too many
underprivileged people who are either
too poor to purchase insurance or
they make too much to qualify for
Medicaid. Keep this in mind when we
vote in November.
Old Settlers will soon be here.
Many classmates will take this time
to return to Olathe to visit family and
old classmates from past years. The
class of 1951 will have Bill and Betty
Graves visiting their sister, Aleta, and
brother, “Buck” Graves. Jean Denoon
Geddas will also be coming to town
from Florida. These are just a few. Let’s
welcome them all to the festivities.
The American Legion always has the
doors open for homecomers.
Olathe Medical Center
Announces Grand Opening
of Hospice House
From Lacey Kane
Members of a supportive community
will gather to celebrate the grand
opening of Olathe Medical Center’s
Hospice House with a special open
house on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The event is open to the public and
will be from 4 - 6 p.m. with special
announcements and a ribbon cutting at
approximately 4:30 p.m.
Hospice staff and volunteers will
be on hand to give tours of the new
facility. A second public open house
will be Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 - 4
p.m.
“We believe our patients deserve
to receive their healthcare at the endof-life from a system they know and
trust,” Frank H. Devocelle, President/
CEO of Olathe Medical Center, said.
“We are proud of this facility and
happy we can now make it available to
the communities we serve.”
The Hospice House features a
private and serene environment with
patient suites, sitting areas for family
and friends, a full kitchen, flower
gardens, veranda and around-the-clock
Made In The USA”
Square Dancing, it’s your Heritage!
By Donna Valizan n
Starting the same as our country;
A melting pot of your ancestors with
calls; coming from each of their
countries.
Just like your ancestors who all became
Americans; it is your American
Dance!
Great Exercise – Updated Music –
Updated Clothes –Stress Relieve –
Theme Dances – Friends & Fun, Fun,
Fun
The American Legion Post 153
dinner for the 29th of August will offer
a 10 oz. chopped sirloin steak plus the
regular menu for $8.00. Please make
reservations.
The recent columns on the Younger
Side of Town by Gabriel Pro received
many kudos for a fine introduction to
school. It’s a good read for all. Gabriel
will be 13 years old in December. You
did a fine job, Gabriel. Keep it up.
Don’t cut your grass to low during
dry weather. The long grass is shade for
the roots and aids in conserving water.
Don’t bag the clippings, as they will
also protect the roots from drying out.
Be careful using a weed eater around
trees as the weed eater can cut into
the bark of the tree, leaving an injury
not noticeable until the following year
or years. Insects can enter the tree,
causing the tree to rot.
Vaccinations are always up for
discussion during the entry of young
people into the schools. Parents must
remember, your child is entering into
a large population as they take their
places in our communities. They are
not alone in this world. Be wise; be
safe.
The schools are practicing for the
Old Settlers Parade. It is fun to see
the young 5th graders with their new
musical instruments. Our youngest
granddaughter has chosen the clarinet,
because it is easy to carry. She also
heard Pete Fountain playing Jazz and
she liked the sound. Pete Fountain was
famous in New Orleans at the same
time as Al Hirt, the trumpeter. Who
knows, maybe someday, some of these
5th graders will be great musicians.
Be careful, mud-daubers like to
build nests in air conditioning units
and window screens. Many people are
allergic to bee stings. Don’t hesitate
to go to the E.R. for immediate care.
Certain areas of the body can be
extremely dangerous, such as the eyes
or the mouth. I personally bit into a
sandwich that had a bee in it and got
stung on my tongue and the roof of my
mouth.
Have you noticed the economy has
improved? If you dispose of a piece of
furniture, it used to sit on the curb for
30 minutes and it was gone. Now it
sits for several days or weeks without
being picked up.
Cedar Street is seeing less traffic
as drivers are using Loula Street and
cutting through on Hyer Street or
continuing to Water Street before
entering Cedar Street. When are we
going to see some inprovement to one
of the worst streets in Olathe?
Fire hydrants in many areas need
painting. One fire hydrant that needs
paint is located at the entrance to the
walking path in the Butterfly area on
Cedar Street that ends on the west side
of the railroad tracks.
nursing care. The facility will open to
patients in late September.
“For those who need hospice care,
I cannot think of a more soothing,
reassuring, restful place to receive
that care than in OMC’s new Hospice
House,” Sally Lundy, hospice and
home health director at OMC, said.
“Our staff is excited to expand our
program to include this wonderful
inpatient option for our community.”
The project began with a capital
campaign embraced by the community
to raise $4.3 million to fund the project.
It will be the only freestanding inpatient
hospice facility on the Kansas side of
the metropolitan area. The Hospice
House is located at 15310 S. Marion
Street, near 153rd Place and Lone
Elm Road on the southwest corner of
Olathe Medical Park.
OMC has provided hospice services
for more than 30 years. The new
inpatient facility will add another level
of hospice care so families can spend
valuable time with their loved ones
without the burden of being their care
taker. The hospice team has expanded
to more than 130 people, including its
volunteers, to provide in-home and
inpatient hospice care.
September 1, 2014
According to John Lennon, money
can't buy you love. But it may help
lead to divorce. Disagreements over
finances are often cited as the leading
cause of divorce.
If you're planning on tying the knot
any time soon, now is the time to sit
down with your groom-to-be and go
over your finances.
Here are a few tips to make sure
that money doesn't get in the way of
"happily ever after."
• Be open and honest. Any successful
marriage is built on honesty and trust;
your finances are no exception.
• Discuss and set long-term goals.
Determine what is important to both
of you, and agree to work together to
accomplish your goals, whether they
include paying off your debt, saving
for a down payment on a home, or
retirement planning. If you're both
on the same page for your long-term
goals, you're less likely to argue about
short-term spending.
• Create a spending plan to manage
monthly and/or daily spending. Sit
down together and go over your income
and expenses. It sounds simple, but
building wealth comes from spending
less than what you earn every
week, every month, and every year. • Plan what you are going to do
with the money you earn. Make sure
to set aside money for periodic and
"unexpected" expenses like holiday
gifts and car maintenance.
Most budgets fail because people
feel constrained by them. Set aside
some "fun money" to allow for the
occasional indulgence. That way, if
you have the money in your spending
category, you have the freedom to get
those perfect shoes when you find
them, without feeling guilty about it.
And he can get that new golf club too.
Source: www.stretcher.com
One strategy for financing college
that often goes overlooked is getting
someone else to pay for it. How do
you do that?
Every child in need of college
money should apply for scholarships
and grants. Even a student with
average grades. "The myth is that
you have to have an amazing GPA
or SAT score to win a merit-based
scholarship," says Ben Kaplan,
founder of ScholarshipCoach.com
and author of How to Go to College
Almost for Free.
That thinking takes people out
of the running. Students who are
otherwise gifted can win money from
nonacademic scholarships, such as
essay contests, community service
scholarships and awards based on
artistic or athletic skill. While winning a scholarship usually isn't
guaranteed, you can maximize your
child's chances by having him or her
follow several simple steps.
Finding scholarships
Utilize
national
scholarship
databases. Web sites such as
FastWeb.com,
CollegeBoard.com
and Scholarships.com provide a list
of scholarships a student is eligible
for based on information entered in
a personal profile.
But no single
database is comprehensive, according
to Kaplan. Smaller scholarships
are underrepresented on national
databases, he says, because these
large web sites count on scholarship
programs submitting their own
information to the database. Smaller
programs simply aren't organized
enough to send in their program
materials.
To find these smaller scholarships,
which often offer better odds to
entrants, tap your local resources.
Apply early. "Many people think of
applying for scholarships when the
child is a senior in high school, but there
are lots of scholarships for younger
grades," says Mark Kantrowitz, who is
the Finaid.org publisher and director
of advanced projects for FastWeb.
com. FinAid keeps a list of scholarships
available to young kids, which includes
everything from essay contests to
a creative peanut butter sandwich
contest.
"Many awards require advance
preparation," he says, citing the Intel
Science Talent Search as an example.
The contest requires the student to
complete a science project. So, it
makes sense to search early in order
to identify the prerequisites of a
scholarship.
Source:www.bankrate.com
When Olathe Was
Both Town and Country
Before World War II, Olathe had
elements of both town and country.
Around the courthouse square, there
was a thriving retail center, but, within
five or six blocks there were small,
diversified farms.
Several of these, which come to
mind, were Serbers on West Loula;
Pellhams in the Westview area; Alex
Moore on the Northwest corner of Pine
and Elm and Jim and Nina Chaney,
located where Sutherland Lumber is
today.
Some of these farms had horses,
cows, pigs and poultry. Jim Chaney
plowed many Olathe gardens with his
team of horses and a walking plow.
Some Olatheans in the heart of town
Just Listening
I asked a young doctor I met recently if
medicine was about what she expected
it would be or worse. Her answer
“much worse”.
Sad, you would
hope after someone works that hard
to become a doctor that it would be
understandably challenging, but also
somewhat enjoyable and rewarding.
It is sometimes amazing that we can
get people to pursue careeers like this
anymore. For example, how do they
get people to be police, anymore.
They are all that stand between us
and complete chaotic anarchy.
kept a flock of chickens.
The Lamasneys, who lived at 218
South Walnut Street, had a goat, raised
rabbits and several kinds of chickens
in their small back yard.
Olathe has grown and times have
changed. Today, you must have
several acres of pasture land and a
city permit to have any livestock or
poultry. Crowing roosters were too
noisy and are now prohibited. But, we
have tolerated loud train whistles and
roaring motorcycles.
With the establishment of the
railroad quiet zone by the end of this
year, the noise of both roosters and
train horns will be part of Olathe
history.
A New Low for USA
A NASCAR driver, Tony Stewart,
known for his bad temper, fighting,
throwing his helmet, threatening
drivers has killed a young driver,
Kevin Ward, Jr. Ward, who was sick
and tired of the ‘cutting off’, the
bumping, the bullying jumped out
of his dirt track NASCAR vehicle to
defiantly stand up to Stewart who ran
him over. Most feel it was unavoidable,
but it is just more evidence we are not
too far from the killings that thrilled
the masses of Rome as the gladiators
and lions killed slaves, prisoners,
enemy combatants, Christians and
other undesireables to the roar of the
crowds.
Also in DeSoto
and Gardner
The Docey Dandies Square Dance
Club will have 3 FREE introductions:
Starting 1st Tuesday after Labor Day:
Sept 2nd – 9th & 16th – 7:00 to 9:00
pm – come to 1 or all 3
Grange Building JC Fair Grounds –
136 E. Washington – Gardner, KS
66030For more Information contact:
www.dandies.wesquaredance – 913732-0321 – www.facebook.com/
DoceyDandies Please watch for us:
The Docey Dandies will be Dancing
under the Big Top in the Old Settlers
Parade!
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Softball Player Named
First Team All American
Reagan Hathaway, a senior at
Olathe Northwest High School, was
named First Team All American
by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association.
Hathaway batted .760 as a junior
and has committed to the University
of Texas.
Students Selected 2014 Bank of
America Student Leaders
Callie Van Winkle and Kori Hines, both
seniors at Olathe South High School
and Sophie Carroll, a recent graduate
of Olathe North High School, were
three of five students from across the
Kansas City area selected for the 2014
Bank of America Student Leaders
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“This will be less of a hassle in, out,
finding us. We are thrilled.”
“Our valuable, treasured, honored,
dear-to-us clients will be treated even
more graciously in the new salon.”
The new Hairem is just south a
few blocks away in the completely
renovated Devonshire Center at 127th
and Mur-Len, with Pizza Hut, Curves,
and others.
The 3,600 square foot, completely
redesigned salon will have 19 styling
stations, reception/waiting area with
perks, boutique, office and break
room.
“One of the things we are most
excited about is the “Blow Dry Bar.”
“This is the really hot thing in New
York City. What it is, is a service
for on-the-go gals who need a quick
shampoo and blow-dry.”
“ Just call and give us a little notice
or just show up.”
“If you’ve got a special evening,
big interview, are just really late for
work, whatever, this is the latest and
greatest thing and new to Olathe and
KC.”
“Our very popular Pastiche
Boutique with a great assortment of
jewelry, scarves, hand-bags, clothing
and more will have its presence,” the
owner added.
The new location near the new
127th Street I-35 Overpass makes
us more accessible to central and
westside town locations. With the
new 127th four-lane improvement
between Blackbob and Pflumm now
open, we will be more accessible from
the east now.
Getting away from the highly
congested and nerve-wracking 119th
interchange and congestion will be
good for business, some say.
“We anxiously await the midSeptember move and our 14 stylists
are eager to see you there. We hope
you will find us there easily and come
see what a “Blow Dry Bar’ is all
about,” Sheryl told the Gazette.
Owners Sheryl and Matt Bjorgo
opened their first Hairem location in
1983 off Santa Fe in central Olathe and
moved in 2002 to the Olathe Station
location near AMC 30 Cinema.
The current location is being
redeveloped by new owners and the
Hairem move was necessitated.
A completely new construction will
turn the Hairem into an even better
appointed, nicer decorated,
fullservice hair salon/boutique.
The new address is 12805 S. MurLen, Suite C-5. The center also has a
Pizza Hut, Chinese restaurant, Curves
fitness center, convenience, liquor, and
other store offices.
Call the Hairem at 913-829-1260.
The Hairem welcomes men, women
children of all ages, walk-in or
appointments.
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Grass & Shade Trees
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which water evaporates. In spring,
with frequent rains, the shade tree and
grass are good neighbors, plenty for
everyone. However, when spring rains
stop and summer heat sets in, the trees
get very unfriendly. A large shade tree
can use hundreds of gallons of water a
day leaving little moisture for the turf
grass. ALWAYS water shaded areas
more frequently in summer to keep
grass growing.
Compensate for unfair advantages.
Make the soil under your shade trees
less compact and increase its water
holding capacity. This is accomplished
by core aerating and filling the
aeration holes with PrimeraFC Field
Conditioner. Seeding should also
be done at this time with Uncle’s
Premium Shade Mix containing
grasses with lower water and nutrient
requirements. Uncle's Premium Shade
Mix is a mixture of improved hybrid
bluegrass, perennial rye, turf-type and
fine fescues that tolerate poor growing
conditions very well. Loveland Golf
Course Starter fertilizer will replace
depleted nutrients and accelerate
the growth of the shade grasses to
maturity.
What about large tree roots? When
left unchecked over the years, soil
erosion can expose shallow tree roots.
Bare soil erodes quickly with no grass
roots to hold soil in place. Top soil can
be hauled in to cover exposed roots,
but too much soil can be damaging
for the tree. Gases must pass from
the air to the roots and from the roots
back to the air. Too much soil pack
can create real problems for the tree
so, be careful! Some surface roots can
also be removed. Larger surface roots
are more for anchorage. With experts
help, you may be able to remove a few.
Always contact an arborist for advice
on removing tree roots.
If all else fails, make a mulch bed
or start a shade garden. Hosta, astilbe,
hydrangea all love the shade.
Landmark was the first official outpost
in the newly purchased "Louisiana
Territory." Meriwether Lewis notes
the site in his Journal in June 1804
as a site for a fort. Construction was
started in 1808 and was abandoned
by 1827. In 1941 local organizations
started its reconstruction, and it was
completed in 1961. Visitors can see
how officers, enlisted, and civilians
lived and worked and traded with the
Osage.
October 25 and 26th is the "Fort
Osage 28th Annual Fall Muster."
Executed with historical accuracy, this
annual re-enactment relives events
surrounding the prelude to the War of
1812, as Fort Osage hears for the first
time that war has been declared with
Britain. Musket and cannon are made
ready, civilians are conscripted, and
both residents and soldiers stationed
at this remote frontier outpost are on
alert. The Fort is just north of Sibley
MO; Adults $7.00, Youth $4.00,
Seniors $3.00 and parking is free.
The Shoal Creek Living History
Museum is similar to Missouri Town-buildings from the area built from 1807
to 1885 and are arranged in a village.
They host the "Harvest Festival"
October 11th. 19th Century reenactors
bring the village to life. Period music,
food and $1 wagon rides! The Park is
at 7000 NE Barry Road. Barry is MO
152 - go north on I-35 to the Liberty
MO 162 exit, go west. Parking is
ample and free. Admission $5.
There are many more. The Haunted
Houses of Fort Leavenworth October
17-25th. Weston Applefest October
4th and 5th. And don’t forget the
Renaissance Festival, straight up
HiWay 7 from Olathe just 14 miles.
The history may be contrived but it’s
much bigger, better and more fun than
ever. And the food is great.
Just a humble suggestion for the
fall. Stop staring at your phones.
Hollywood has not had a new idea in
years and a night at the movies for a
family can be $50-$75. Spend LESS,
have more FUN, learn more about
YOUR country, get closer to your kids
and grandkids - all in crisp fall air.
More Old Settlers
Information on Pages
10 and 11, Vendor
Booths Listings, 2014
Committee Members,
Event Map of
Downtown Olathe
Group Portrait.
If you’ve never, ever
been, come on down.
This is what life in
small town America
used to be like. We
love it. You will, too!
September 1, 2014
JCOS Schedule of Events
September 1, 2014
Garage Doors
Last time, I discussed garage door
openers. Now, I want to talk about
your garage door and its needs.
Since we rely on the opener to lift
the door for us, too often we do not
notice when something about the door
gets out of adjustment. Therefore,
it’s a good idea periodically to check
the manual operation of the door by
tripping the release mechanism on
the opener. This will allow you to
open and close the door manually. If
the door is in good working order, it
should go up and down evenly, fairly
easily, and without excessive strain.
If your door seems very heavy
to lift, does not want to stay up at
the proper height, or wants to come
crashing down, it could mean that the
springs are out of adjustment or are
getting weak with age.
If your door wants to fly up too
quickly, or is too difficult to pull down
and stay down, it could mean the
springs are adjusted too tightly.
If your door goes up or down in a
crooked, uneven manner, it may mean
that an adjustment or replacement of
cables or springs is needed.
There are other areas you should
inspect periodically. Watch to be
sure that each cable pulley is running
straight and smoothly. If one is not, it
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National Anthem
may need to be lubricated, tightened,
or replaced.
Look to see that all rollers are
running smoothly up and down the
track. They, along with all door hinges,
also should be lubricated periodically.
If lubrication does not free a sticking
roller, have it replaced.
Also watch for the first sign of frayed
cables. They will only get worse and
should be replaced in matched sets
before they break.
Keep all nuts and bolts tight,
including carriage and lag bolts,
which hold the door hinges, pulleys,
and tracks in their proper positions.
Remember, servicing a garage door
can be dangerous because of the springloaded tension on the mechanism. Use
the above tips to help you know when
to call the service technician before
problems become serious. Do not let
your opener compensate for a garage
door that needs maintenance or repair.
Otherwise, the opener also soon will
need repair.
If I can help you with any of your
home repairs, please give me a call at
913-636-9190.
Around The House Home Repair,
LLC is a professional handyman
service owned and operated by Joe
Huddleston of Olathe, Kansas.
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an ode to the second president that was
used in John Adams’ 1800 re-election
campaign against Thomas Jefferson. It was written to the tune of a
well-known song called Anacreon in
Heaven - and it takes until the chorus
before it suddenly hits you. This is the
melody that 14 years later would be
used by Francis Scott Key to go with
his lyrics. The music is actually an old
English pub (drinking) song.
Francis Scott Key, a Baltimore
lawyer, could be described as a onehit wonder after he penned the words
for The Star Spangled Banner. He was
virtually unmusical and possibly tone
deaf, writes Marc Leepson in his new
Key biography, "What So Proudly
We Hailed."
Leepson writes that Key was
graduated from the prestigious St.
John’s College, in the class of 1796.
He was an avid member of the historic,
aristocratic "Anacreon Society", a club
that promoted patriotic songs and had
them put into print. They compiled
a large collection of these popular
songs that praised our country - songs
like American Sailor Boy. Many
historians explain that our country
was determined to become totally-free
from Great Britain - both in religion
and government.
- Key's Inspiration According to the Smithsonian
cable channel, Key had witnessed the
bombardment of Baltimore from a
British warship on Sept. 12th, while
trying to negotiate the release of an
American prisoner. The 28-hour
"Battle of Baltimore" began when a
large fleet of British ships sailed up
Chesapeake Bay, and on up the river,
where they started firing on Baltimore.
They also marched toward Baltimore
with their weapons. King George III
was the reigning British monarch at
that time.
After the hard-fought battle, Francis
Scott Key took out his telescope and
through the smoky distance of two
miles, he spotted the American flag
still flying over Fort McHenry at
daybreak. He was so inspired by this
sight that he pulled an envelope from
his pocket and jotted down the first
stanza that came to his mind. When he
returned to Baltimore on September
14th, he completed the words to "The
Star Spangled Banner", which are so
powerful and moving. After it was
put to music, the song spread like
wildfire and never let go. In 1931,
while President Herbert Hoover was
in office, an Act of Congress made it
officially our National Anthem.
- A National Treasure Many Americans, unfortunately,
are unaware of the esteemed legacy
of our national anthem. sadly, twothirds of adults do not know the song's
words, or the renowned history behind
its creation. And less than 15 percent
of U.S. teens can name the author of
the lyrics. When it comes to children,
only one in three can sing it by heart.
That's disgraceful.
This comes as an alarming reality
to me because I've known it since
I was six years old. I learned it in
elementary music class, because it
was a requirement that all students
memorize it. Besides that, our music
teacher threatened to flunck any of us
who had not learned the words! That's
how adamant she was.
- Are We Less Patriotic Garrison Keillor is celebrating
his 40th year as radio host of a
popular show called A Prairie Home
Companion. Also, an author, Keillor
contradicts those who complain that
our national anthem is too difficult to
sing. He insists our anthem, contrary
to what you've heard, is a great and
singable song that has been seriously
abused by all the little "pop tarts" who
are invited to perform it at ball games
and other functions. "
“It's not their song - it's ours. And
when it's sung in the key of G or
A-flat, everyone can sing it. Those
glorious high notes, 'O'er the land of
the freeee, can be left for the sopranos
and tenors to sing an octave higher,"
says Keillor.
Keillor continues, "Do people
know the words? Yes, they do,
especially when they stand shoulder
to shoulder with other people who are
singing. Once I was standing in front
of 14,000 people at the Hollywood
Bowl." I asked everyone to sing our
national anthem, and they stood in the
California twilight when the piano
struck a G-chord and 14,000 people
sang it!" Keillor's reaction was ecstatic
when they hit the big “freeee". And
at the end they all felt the tremer of
emotion that one feels - that of longing
for our beloved country to endure.
Our national anthem isn't about
triumph - it's about survival.
This is a dangerous world, with
bombs bursting in air. Perhaps by
singing it the way it was meant to be
sung, it will be a vital catalyst toward
our survival. As Americans, we need
to stay true to one another.
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Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 (7-9 P.M._)
Chestnut Street Stage – Downtown Library Parking Lot
(Park across street in Parking Garage)
Friday, Sep. 5, 2014 (6-8 P.M.)
Flower Show – City Hall – Santa Fe just west of Chestnut
(park at rear of building to the north)
Saturday, Sep. 6, 2014 (11 A.M.-2 P.M.)
Auto Show – behind City Hall – Poplar & Chestnut
(park in Downtown Parking Garage)
Saturday, Sep. 6, 2014 (9 A.M.- 4 P.M.)
McGilley & Frye Funeral Home – corner Loula/Cherry
(Reserved parking in adjoining lot for disabled only)
(Parking in Downtown Parking Garage – Cherry Entrance
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See You Soon at the 116th Johnson
County Old Settlers Celebration
2014 Johnson
County Old Settlers
Parade Participants
from Sheila Reitmeyer
Parade Chairperson
& JCOS Secretary
as of press time 8-28-14
This is alphabetical order and not
the order they will be in the parade
1. Old Settlers Parade
2 360 Gymnastics Commercial
3 AKKA Karate USA Commercial
4 Boy Scout Pack #3314 Marching
Group
5
Brownback For Governor
Politician
6 Bud Brown Commercial
7 California Trail Middle School
Band / Drill Team Band
8 California Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders Marching Group
9 Carl Stoker Antique Truck
10 Chick-Fil-A Commercial
11 Chisholm Trail Middle School
Band / Drill team Band
12 Chisholm Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders/ Pep Marching Group
13 City of Olathe Persons w/ disability
Advisory Board Club / Organization
14 Civil Air Patrol, New Century
Composite
Squadron
Club
/
Organization
15 Consolidated Communications
Commercial
16
Cottage Senior Care, LLC
Commercial
17 Cub Scout Pack #3084 Youth
Float
18 Cub Scout Pack #3201 Marching
Group
19 Cub Scout Pack #3202 Marching
Group
20 Cub Scout Pack #3240 Marching
Group
21 Cub Scout Pack #3250 Marching
Group
22 Cub Scout Pack #3387 Youth
Float
23 Docey Dandies Square dance Club
Club / Organization
24 Ed Eilert Politician
25 Ed Everitt Novelty
26 Ed Peterson for County Chairman
Politician
27 Erin Davis for Kansas Politician
28
Fairview Elementry Club /
Organization
29 FCCJC- Olathe North Marching
Group
30
Fifth District Commissioner
Politician
31 First Baptist Church Club /
Organization
32 First Student Commercial
33 Football & Cheer leading Club of
Johnson County OSHS area Club /
Organization
34 Frontier Trail Middle School Band
/ Drill team Band
35 Frontier Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders Marching Group
36 Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage
Commercial
37 Gardner / Edgerton High School
Band Band
38 George Johnson Single Rider
39 Glaser Williams Commercial
40 Gracie Johnson Single Rider
41 Grass Pad Commercial
42 Harmony Club / Organization
43 Heartland Cinderella Pageant Club
/ Organization
44 Heritage Christian Academy Club
/ Organization
45 Hilltop Saddle Club Single Rider
46 Hilltop Saddle Club Hitch
47 IgniteKC.TV Club / Organization
48 Indian Trail Middle School – Pep
club Youth Float
49 Indian Trail Middle School Band /
Drill Team Band
50
Indian Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders Marching Group
51 Jadon's Hope Foundation Club /
Organization
52
Jamie's Hardwood Floors
Commercial
53 Jared Coons Pumpkin 5K Run /
walk Club / Organization
54
Jazzercise Olathe West
Commercial
55 Jimmy Johns Commercial
56 Jo.Co. Siding & Window Co.
Commercial
57 Job's Daughters Bethel #36 Antique
Truck
58 Johnson County Democratic House
Candidates Politician
59 K-Love
60 Kade Meyer Memorial 5K/10K
run Club / Organization
61 Kansas City Regional Homes
Commercial
62 Kansas for Kobach Politician
63 Kaw Prairie Community ChurchBand Club / Organization
64 Kaw Prairie Community ChurchKids Club / Organization
65 Keen for Kansas Politician
66 Ken Selzer-Candidate Ks. Ins.
Commissioner Politician
67 Ko's Black Belt Academy Marching
Group
68
Leigh's School of Dance
Commercial
69 Life Church – Motorcycles Club /
Organization
70 Life Church- Flatbed w\ Water
Club / Organization
71
Life Church- Kids Club /
Organization
72 Life Church- Worship Float W/
Band Club / Organization
73 Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm Hitch
74
Mainstreet Credit Union
Commercial
75 Maranatha Academy Marching
Band Band
76 Mark Babcock Antique Truck
77 Mayor Mike Copeland- Olathe
Reads Club / Organization
78
McCrackens Gymnastics and
Swim School Marching Group
79 Mission Trail Middle School Band
/ Drill Team Band
80 Mission Trail Middle School
Cheerleraders Marching Group
81 Monticello Community Historical
Society Antique Truck
82 Natasha King- Miss. Kansas Jr.
Teen 2014 Novelty
83 National Dance Champions Youth
Float
84 Olathe Alumni Association Club /
Organization
85 Olathe City Council Politician
86 Olathe Dance Center Club /
Organization
87 Olathe East High School Band /
Drill Team Band
88
Olathe East High School
Cheerleaders Marching Group
89 Olathe Ford Commercial
90 Olathe Ford Commercial
91 Olathe Ford Commercial
92 Olathe Ford Commercial
93 Olathe Ford Commercial
94 Olathe High School Class of '74
Commercial
95 Olathe Jr. Service League- Sweet
Six Club / Organization
96 Olathe North High School Band /
Drill Team Band
97
Olathe North High School
Cheerleaders Marching Group
98 Olathe Northwest Band / Drill
Team Band
99 Olathe Northwest Cheerleaders
Club / Organization
100 Olathe Northwest Electrathon
Club / Organization
101 Olathe Northwest First Robotics
102 Olathe Public Library
103 Olathe
Public
Schools
Foundation
104 Olathe Repbulican Party
105 Olathe So. High School Band /
Drill Team
106 Olathe So. High School Cheer
Leaders
107 One Hour Heating & Cooling
108 Oregon Tr. Middle School Ban /
Drill Team
109
Oregon Tr. Middle School
Cheerleaders / Pep Club
110 Orman for U.S. Senate
111 Pat Roberts for U.S. Senate
112 Patricia Lightner for County
Chair
113 Penwell-Gable Funeral Home
124 Pioneer Trail Middle School
Band / Drill Team
125 Pioneer Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders
126
Prairie Trail Middle School
Band/Drill Team
127 Prairie Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders/Pep Club
128 Red Hat Ruby Slippers- novelty
129 Santa Fe Trail Middle School
Band/Drill Team
130 Santa Fe Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders/Rowdy
131 Schmidt for Attorney General
132 Skandlous Body Art
133 Skandlous Body Art
134 Smith for Kansas
135 Sport Clips
136 Spring Hill High Band
137 Spring Hill Middle School
138 Tally & Jo Lynn Hobbs -antique
car.
139 Taylor Carlyle Ks PreTeen Miss
America Co-ed
novelty
140 The Studio School of Dance
141 Topeka-Jeff City Base Submarine
Veterans
142 US Senator Jerry Moran
143 WDAF-TV Fox 4
144 WDAF-TV Fox 4
145 Wells Fargo
hitch
146 Yoder for Congress
147 Young Brothers Martial Arts
If you are coming, come early, get a
great spot, bring chairs, etc. Saturay,
Sept 6 10 a.m. start time.
Friday, Sep. 5, ‘14 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Sep. 6, ‘14 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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13431 S. Black Bob Rd.
(Corner of Black Bob Road and Santa Fe) Olathe, KS 66062
The space is next door to a corporate Sprint retail telephone store (top
25% busiest in US) and across the street from Wal-Mart, Hen House and
Lowes.
Other tenants in center enjoy the space so much they have signed 10 year
leases. This 1,500 square foot space leases for $2,500 per month lease
($17 sq. foot); has New Roof, 2013; New HVAC, 2012. The space was
previously a Hair and Beauty Salon. There are currently (4) shampoo
bowls and can be configured to accommodate additional booth rental
stations.The space will be available on November 15th.
If interested please call Tyler Kopp (785) 221-8939
[email protected]
Paul Kopp (785) 221-8747.
For a tour call Tyler Kopp (785) 221-8939.
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Saturday, September 6th
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Come see our Historical Room
Barbershop Quartets
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64 and a great Billy Joel number, And
So It Goes. In addition to the chorus,
chapter quartets Easy Does It, Spare
Parts, and Work in Progress, will
provide added variety to the first half
of the show. Also featured will be two
special guest quartets from the Kansas
City area “The Brovertones” who
were named the 2013 Central States
Collegiate Champions and, returning
with their fun and fantastic comic
harmonies will be a Sweet Adeline's
quartet “4's Company.”
Advance tickets are available for
$10.00 adults and $5.00 for students,
or $15.00 at the door. Tickets
can be purchased online at; www.
trailswestbarbershoppers.com/Fall
2014_Tickets.html.
Or call 913-780-4322.
Ticket sale proceeds from the
show help provide two $1,000.00
scholarships for Johnson County
graduating seniors who plan on
attending college with an emphasis
on a major or minor in music. It also
A Publication Of Olatheans, By Olatheans, For Olatheans for 37 Years
Upcoming Activities in Olathe
From Diane Gossage
Olathe Comm. Org. Minutes
September
September 4, 5, 6 – 2014 Old Settlers
Days- Downtown Olathe ‘them’
Under the Big Top for parade
entries
September 12 – OMC Charitable
Foundation Golf Tournament –
Sycamore
F Ridge Golf Course
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September
17 – Chamber Ribbon
Cuttingo – Hospice House
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20 – Trails West – MNU
September
21 – Public Open House
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26 – Holiday of Hope
event -rtJCCB
October
October 1 – Wall of Honor – Ball
Conference Center
October 1 – Patients move in Hospice
House
October 7 – REA Bunco – 6:00 p.m.
– NLSC
November
November 13 – REA Movie Day –
Olathe Film Series
December
December 5 - Winterfest - Community
Center and Heritage Center
Queen of Hearts 5K Sept. 9/27
Alexis Rewalt invites you to join us
on Saturday, September 27th of 2014,
at Shelter #8 in Shawnee Mission
Park, for the First Annual Queen of
Hearts 5K Walk/Run. Proceeds of this
event will benefit the Saint Luke’s
Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart
Center. This event, which we hope
will be the first edition of many, is a
way to educate and empower women
about their heart health. So, please
come and join us in celebrating all the
mothers, sisters, wives and girlfriends
who are near and dear to our hearts by
contributing to the Kansas City’s First
Annual Queen of Hearts 5K Walk/
Run. Please visit our website: www.
queenofheartswalkkc.com to register
Gazette Humor
From Rich Gates
A man and his wife walked into a
dentist's office.
The man said to the dentist, "Doc,
I'm in a terrible hurry. I have two
buddies sitting out in my car waiting
for us to go play golf. Forget about
the anesthetic; I don't have time for
the gums to get numb. I just want you
to pull the tooth and be done with it!
We have a 10:00 a.m. tee time at the
best golf course in town, and it's 9:30
already. I don't have time to wait for
the anesthetic to work."
The dentist thought to himself, "My
goodness, this is surely a very brave
man, asking to have his tooth pulled
without using anything to kill the
pain."
So the dentist asked him, "Which
tooth is it, sir?"
The man turned to his wife and
said, "Open your mouth, honey, and
show him."
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retirement and nursing communities.
Trails West Barbershop Chorus
has been singing together in Olathe
for over 15 years. They meet every
Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the First
Baptist Church of Olathe, located at
2024 East 151st Street and are under
the direction of Randy Schott, who has
been the director of the chorus since
2007. All men with a desire to sing are
welcome. We strive to provide a great
place for men to enjoy harmonizing
and to truly "Keep the Whole World
Singing"!
Olathe Garden & Civic Club
is sponsoring a flower show during
the Old Settler's Celebration. Open
hours are Fri. Sept. 5th from 1PM to
8PM and Sat., Sept 6 from 9AM to
3PM. This is free and open to the
public! If you have a prized tomato,
pumpkin, rose or dahlia, bring it in
for judging. Come to City Hall, 100
Santa Fe on Thurs. Sept. 4th from
6PM to 8PM or Fri. Sept. 5th from
7:30AM to 9AM to enter your prize
winning item. Judging will begin at
10AM Friday. Questions? call Joan
Shriver - 913-492-3566.
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September 1, 2014
Johnson’s County Gazette Old Settlers Executive Committee
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper For 37 Years
Cathy Maxwell
(Continued from Page 1)
Ken
Carol
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The 2014 Executive Committee has been working hard to prepare for the 116th year of Johnson County Old Settlers celebration
to be held Thursday Sept 4, Friday Sept 5 and Saturday Sept 6 in Downtown Olathe.
1st Row (L-R) Sheila Reitmeyer (Secretary), Charlene Deaver (Treasurer), Ken Roberts (President).
2nd Row (L-R) Pam Hall, Lisa Sewalson, Nancy Spruytte (Vice President), Allie Manning, Donna Manning, Ina Kay BS0186 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Zimmerman. 3rd Row (L-R) Mark Sewalson, AJ Underwood, Brett Hall, Brad Dugan, Beth Zebley, Betty Bohrn, Carlotta
Black
Belcher. 4th Row (L-R) Tracy Underwood, Larry Griffin, Phil Cogswell,Al Deaver, Tyson Lang, Ivan Wicke, Justin Lang,
Charles Zimmerman Not pictured: Bob Hall, Christina Hall, Jason Hall, Debbie Hardy, Dick Holdman, Lisa Holloway,
Keith Johnson, Jay Lang, Blair Pederson, Ed Schons, Jim Silvers and Dale Wycoff.
Portrait by Mark Sewelson
JCOS Craft Booths
Vendor List
from Pam Hall, Crafts
Chairperson
SW corner Santa Fe &
Chestnut,, all 3 days
Booth #
Vendor Name
Description
46
Troop 88
Nehi Floats and Hot dogs
50
Troop 888
Kettle Korn
51 -52
Gerald Siscoe
Home and Yard Wood Décor
54
Bros B4 Bows/
Jessica Kittle Accessories for
adventure making/ capes, ties, etc
55
Hoganville Family
Farms/Mindy BrennerHomemade
sauerkraut
56 - 57
LeeAnn Younghans/
Roxanne Hattan
Quilts,
Table runners
58 - 59
Julie Browning
Specialty dips and cupcakes
61 - 62 Robert Brown
Homemade Fudge and Pasta
63
Great Grans
Pickles
Homemade Pickles
65
Natalia Butler
Hand knitted shawls, shrugs,
pouches
66 - 67
Little Apple
Puzzles/ Steve and Linda Hall
Handcrafted childrens wood name
puzzles
68
Swander
Photography/Shawn Swander
Photography on canvas, prints and
metal
70
CJ Brockus-Rapp
Slave anklets, stained glass,
bracelets
71 - 72
Opal Zimmerman/
Connie Albin Crochet towels,
scrubbers, Quilt bibs
73
Stone to Life/ Larry
Eveler
Engraved &
Painted flagstone, granite, marble
88
Trish's Treasure
Chest/Trish Buchta Handmade
Jewelry
89
Dave Abels Boards/
Susan Abel Corian/Solid surface
cutting boards
90/91
Darlene Shank
Angels, Dolls, Fabric crafts and
much more
92/93
Michele Cornwell
Handmade sundresses
95
Just Nuts/ Judy
Heimer
Cinnamon roasted
almonds, pecans, cashews
97
Michele Avery
Jewelry
102-103
Gail Pappas
Home Décor and Potpourri
104
Yappy Hour Dog
Treats
Homemade all
natural dog treats
105
Bill and Lisa
Valencia
Reclaimed wood
furniture- end tables, sofa tables,
etc
107/108
Tom & Marsha
Cussen
Jewelry
109 - 110
Farm Shed Home
goods
Diabetic Jams/
Jellies, Tole painting
111,112,113 Sweet Tart Boutique
Unique flower clips and headbands,
tutu's and legwarmers
114
Lake Missou Rustic
Cedar Benches, cedar tables, floor
lamps, hall trees, etc
116 - 117
Kay's Gifts/ Kay
O'Bannon
Hats, aprons,
flowers, dog scarfs, bibs
118
Girl Hattery/
Suzanne Carter
Custom
designed ladies western hats
119
Bill and Carol
McMillin
Glass fusion - clocks,
picks and windchimes
120
Don Trites
Post
Office Box Banks
121
Jon & Debbie
Thompson
Handmade Bird
houses, Bird feeders, Bird bottles
138 - 139
Tim Brennan
Handpainting on Terra Cotta pots,
canvas, etc (Demonstration)
140
Alpaca Shack/
Connie Mueller
Alpaca
fiber knitted wristlets, scarves,
headbands, etc
141
It's sew originial/E.
Michele WiethOriginal hand sewn
items, purses, totes, travel bags
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Sam
Andrew
Jaymie
Steve
F3859 2005 Highlander
Gold
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Red
C2533B 2007 Infiniti G35
Gray
F3400A 2005 Lincoln
Town Car White
PF9242A 2002 GMC Yukon XL
Gray
BS0148 2007 Dodge Ram
Red
142
Forever Yours Glass
Etchings/ Don Person hand etched
glass items, wine glasses, mugs, etc
144
Forever Hands/
Matt Englebrake
Permanent
casting of hands
146 -147
Jewelry by Glo/
Gloria Robinson
Hand
beaded jewelry/ will personalize
148
J & D Glassworks
Stained Glass, fused and slumped
glass bottles
150 - 151
Cosmic Dyes/ Jeff
Stanley
Tie Dye clothes/
T-shirts, dresses, socks, etc
152
Tammy Leckliter
Ceramic plates custom made with
hand, feet, or paw print
153
Cherokee
Woodcrafter/ Jerry Holloway
Wood items
154 - 155
Tasty Mayhem/ Kim
Bedford
Dip mixes, dessert
mixes, wine slush mix
156 - 157
Beyond Jewelry/
Pam Cassel Handmade hematite
magnetic jewelry
159
Sawdust Dreams/
Don Bartell Scroll saw artwork/
Nativites, ornaments and wildlife
160
Becky Voth
Handmade Aprons
161 - 162
J & S Metal Art/
Merritt & Sharon Muzick
Metal Art
163
Miller Leather/Steve
and Carye Miller
Hand
122 - 123 Bobby Owen
crafted leather items
Hand painted pictures on flag stone 164 - 165
Bracken Koenig
Repurposed cabinet doors, coat
125
Girl Silver / Desiree racks, wall signs, Paracord items
Daugherty
Handmade soldered
74
Susan Taber
charms and jewelry
166/167
The Wildflower/
Painted gourds, ornaments,
126
Robert & Carolyn
Connie Robertson
Children's
mandalas, etc
Porter
Personlized signs on clothing, dresses, tops, tunics, skirts
75
Javier Gonzalez
ceiling tiles
and capri's
Caricature Artist
127
The Jelly Lady/
168
Peacock Galleria/
77
Sticky Spoons/
Judy GutzmerHomemade Jams
Erin Habig Beaded 7 wire
Debra Gerard19 Flavors of Jelly
and Jellies
wrapped jewelry
and Jams
128 - 129
Greg and Sandy
169 - 170
DK Crafts/Kevin
78
Valerie Levy
Doepke
Sand Art and
and
Diane
Kuebler
Handcrafted
Bow's headbands, clippies and
Pucker Powder
olive wood christian items/ Yard
130
Debra HarberArt and Décor
blankets
Dennis
Stained Glass items, 171
Baja Collectibles/
79/80
The Name Frame/
sun catchers, lamps, etc
Brian and Julie Aldridge
Kevin LedfordWood mats with
131
Anna Sajovic
Name trains names cut in
Repurposed record albums into
172
Stacy Alleranz Face
81/82
Build A Locket/
bags, clocks, etc
Painting
Rebecca Ledford
Personalized 132 - 133 Joy Mason
173
Cindy's Nutz/ Cindy
glass lockets and charms
Hand made designer jewelry
Silvest
Jams, Jellies and
83
Belinda Riley Face 135
Heartland Honey/
pecans
Painting
Joli Winer
Honey, Soaps,
174
Kevon Hale
85
Marilyn Bryan
lotions, beeswax honey stix
Stretch rings for fingers and toes
Magnetic Necklaces, Braclets, and
136
Junque Drawer
Earrings
Boutique/ Jane Hosey Stern
175
Charline Dumortier
86
Theresa Wenzel
Uniquely designed signs and home Decoupage wooden refrigerator
Handmade non slip headbands
décor
magnets
137
Lois Russell
Floral Arrangements and Home
décor
F3682A 2003 VW Beetle
Gray
B1994 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Silver $10,970
BS0171 2007 Jeep Wrangler
Blue $18,995
B2023 2007 Chevy Avalanche
White $22,995
F31161B 2003 Toyota Avalon
White $9.995
The GAZETTE
B2053 2007 Chevy Malibu
White
B2021A 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
Sage
Flying
Johnson County Charity
Old Settlers
Committee from 1990
(Continued from Page 1)
How many of these Old Settlers committee members can you name? This was from 1990 with Richard Sandberg
as President. See the current Old Settlers Committee members above and to the left on this page . A few people are
still on the committee after 22 years.
If you can name all of the board members above, we will give you a few nice prizes. Contact the Gazette at 7821133. Next issue, we will try to print all the names. If you are interested in helping with the Old Settlers Celebration
speak to any committee member during the event, leave your name at the Information Booth or call 782-1133
Commercial Booths At 2014 116th Old Settlers
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From Jay and Justin Lang
Johnson County Old Settlers
Grounds Committee
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Johnson’s County Gazette
Johnson County’s Only Locally Owned Newspaper Enjoyed by Johnson Countians September 1, 2014
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September 4, 5, 6
We will be doing a Show, having a Float in the
Parade and will have our Traditional Visitors’
Booth. We look forward to meeting you.
44 Years
On the Corner of