Fly Me To The Moon Old Settlers Arts and Crafts Old Settlers Parade

Transcription

A First Hand Account of Events on 9/11
Experienced by Herb and Audrey Wolfe
By Audrey Wolfe
I turned on my computer this morning
and the date jumps out at me...
September 11, 2012. What a flashback of memory that is. If it wasn't for
our granddaughter, Gwen, I might not
be writing this today.
We had big plans to celebrate our 48th
anniversary on September 5, 2001.
We were living in Edgerton, Kansas
and had moved into our custom-built
home in March. We were retired and
also had our home in Punta Gorda,
Florida. Our plan was to spend a few
days with relatives in Illinois. We
would then move on toward friends
in Pennsylvania. We would arrive
at our daughter's home in Cheshire,
Connecticut.
From there we had reservations for
a Greyhound Bus tour of New York,
take in a Broadway show. Then drive
to Washington, D.C., where we had
tickets for a private tour through the
White House with our Senator. Our
daughter had just moved her family
to Connecticut and all four, Glenda,
Ken, and children Gwen and Brent
were looking forward to showing us
the sights.
On September 10, Gwen looked
at our plans to take the train from
Cheshire to New York, catch the bus
tour for breakfast at the Windows on
the World Restaurant on the 110th
Floor of the North tower of the World
Trade Center. Gwen said, "Grandma,
you guys are going to be so tired if you
catch that early train tomorrow.
Why don't you get a hotel in New
Jersey today. Neither one of you have
Olathe’s Only
Locally Owned
Newspaper
For 35 Years
been to New York and probably need
to scope out how to get to the Port
Authority. You'll get a good night’s
sleep tonight and be fresh for your
tour tomorrow." That did sound like
a good idea. Glenda got on the phone
and changed our tour reservations and
then got online to find a motel close
to the Hudson River. We were all set.
After D.C., we would head down I-95
South for Florida.
We are tooling along with really
nice weather and the traffic wasn't
too bad. That is, until we got to New
York. What a mess! It was almost
worse than Los Angeles. Herb tended
to panic if he felt lost and he was
beginning to panic. I'm scanning the
map (no GPS in those days) and trying
to remain calm. Herb is getting really
nervous so I said, "Just turn right at
this next corner" (and held my breath).
He managed to get in the right lane,
(Continued on Page 8)
Fly Me To The Moon
And Let Me Play Among the Stars
By Joann LaCerte
The pop standard Fly Me To The
Moon, has lyrics that prompt many of
us to dream of getting to travel to the
moon. This ballad was composed by
Bart Howard back in the 1950s and
was initially recorded by Kaye Ballard
in 1954. Then other great vocalists
came out with their own renditions.
Let's see now, there were Nat "King”
Cole, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett
and a host of other artists who jumped
at the chance to record their memorable
versions of this most appealing song.
In fact, Tony Bennett rarely does a
concert; without including Fly Me To
The Moon because it's become one
of his signature ballads - along with
I Left My Heart In San Francisco.
Let's just say that if he didn't sing it,
his audiences would probably stand
up and demand it to be sung as an
encore!
Bennett is a young 87 now - and
still dazzling audiences, both young
and old. He loves to record DVDs and
CDs with other great vocalists such
as Andrea Bocelli and Lady Ga Ga.
.• When he sings about flying to the
moon, he convinces us that's what he
really wants to do. At the time, Bart
Howard wrote a song about it, he
had no idea it would actually happen
just 15 years later. Realistically, did
anyone believe man would ever walk
on the moon - 238,857 miles from the
earth?
JFK’s Historic Speech
On May 25, 1961, President John
F. Kennedy delivered a famous speech
many of us remember. He said, “First,
I believe that this nation should
commit itself to achieving the goal,
before this decade is out, of landing a
man on the moon and returning him
safely to earth. No single space project
in this period will be more impressive
to mankind, or more important for the
long-range exploration of space; and
none will be so difficult or expensive
to accomplish."
Those now-famous words of President
John F. Kennedy, delivered in a speech
before a joint-session of Congress,
changed the world as we know it.
President Kennedy's motivation for
going to the moon was largely political.
The United states was stunned and
embarrassed in 1957 by the Soviet
Union's launch of Sputnik, the first
of a series of Soviet-made satellites
to orbit the earth. And just a month
before Kennedy's speech, the Soviet
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the
first human in space, orbiting the earth
and returning safely.
Olathe’s Own Joe Tinoco
To Appear at Old Settlers
Born and raised in
Olathe, this is where
he honed his skills
while
attending
Oregon Trail Junior
High and Olathe
North High School.
His last Old Settlers
performance was in
1990. Now, 23 years
later, he finally had
an open date that fits
- and he is Olathe
Bound!
Among the ranks
of
superstars
is
Kansas' own SingerSongwriter-Producer
-Dancer-Actor-All
Around Entertainer
Joe Tinoco.
With incredible
charisma, a powerful
voice, the look and
talent, he is definitely
working his way to
super stardom!
Whether you see
him on the big screen,
live on stage, or on
television, he is sure
to light your fire!
With a deep, rich,
made for country
voice - Joe has
opened shows for
many Country Music
stars and legends,
including:
The
Osmonds, The Oak
Ridge Boys, Little
Big Town, Ray Price,
Continued on page 11)
Joe, Tamra & Talya Will Perform at Old Settlers
FREE
September 1, 2013
Volume XXXVI
Number 15
Coup
ons o
Advertising Hot Line 913-782-1133 or e mail us at [email protected]. We’re friendly!
Old Settlers Arts and Crafts
By Steve Baska
Senior Contributing Editor
The annual Old Settlers’ Arts and
Crafts Fair has been successfully
increasing the number of vendors and
this year will be open on Thursday
of Old Settlers’ weekend for the first
time, said Pam Hall, chairman and
coordinator of the fair.
“We are happy to open on Thursday
this year, instead of on Friday as in past
years,” Pam said. “We talked about it
for a while and saw no reason not to. It
does shut down a parking lot one day
earlier, but we got permission from the
police and fire departments. In the past
we’ve had people come to the festival
on Thursday and ask where is the Arts
and Crafts Fair and we’ve said it opens
on Friday, but this year it will be open
Thursday.”
The fair is located in downtown
Olathe near the courthouse and the
carnival area of the Old Settlers’ event,
to be held Sept. 5-7, on the corner of
Santa Fe and Chestnut Streets.
This is Pam’s ninth year as chairman
and she has been driving to fairs in the
Midwest to recruit new vendors to help
rebuild the fair from a low of about 90
vendors several years ago. This year
there will be about 108 booths open.
There is space for a maximum of 120
booths.
“I’ve been to fairs in Independence,
Missouri; Branson, Topeka and Ft.
Pam Hall with the help of her husband,
Bob, and other volunteers put on the Arts
and Crafts Show
Scott to invite good vendors to join
our fair,” she said. “And a few vendors
had quit in recent years so we’ve asked
them to come back and they’ve done
that. The fair has become like a little
family of vendors. They know each
other by first names. We try to provide
them good service. If you don’t do
that, vendors can talk badly about a
show and it can ruin the show, but ours
is doing very well. We’ve got about an
80 percent return rate.”
This year will feature several new
vendors. A few of those are: “Keeper
Stone,” a crafter who paints on
flagstone; “It’s Sew Original,” a lady
who hand sews purses with lots of
pockets; and a ceiling tile crafter; a
food vendor called “Taste of Mayhem”
3 Mistakes at Pearl Harbor
From Tom Marsh
Tour boats ferry people out to the
USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii
every thirty minutes. We just missed
a ferry and had to wait thirty minutes.
I went into a small gift shop to kill
time.
In the gift shop, I purchased a small
book entitled, "Reflections on Pearl
Harbor " by Admiral Chester Nimitz.
Sunday, December 7th, 1941
Admiral Chester Nimitz was
attending a concert in Washington
D.C. He was paged and told there was a
phone call for him. When he answered
the phone, it was President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt on the phone. He
told Admiral Nimitz that he (Nimitz)
would now be the Commander of the
Pacific Fleet.
Admiral Nimitz flew to Hawaii
to assume command of the Pacific
Fleet. He landed at Pearl Harbor on
Christmas Eve, 1941.
There was such a spirit of despair,
dejection and defeat - you would have
thought the Japanese had already won
the war.
On Christmas Day, 1941, Adm.
Nimitz was given a boat tour of
the destruction wrought on Pearl
Harbor by the Japanese. Big sunken
battleships and navy vessels cluttered
the waters every where you looked.
As the tour boat returned to dock, the
young helmsman of the boat asked,
"Well Admiral, what do you think after
seeing all this destruction?" Admiral
Nimitz's reply shocked everyone
within the sound of his voice.
Admiral Nimitz said, "The Japanese
Renaissance Festival Better Than Ever
True Family Fun Just 12 Miles North on Hiway 7
By Robert Parrish MacLean
For over 30 years now, there has
been a fun family event in the woods
just north of here. The Renaissance
Festival returns on weekends
beginning August 31 and runs until
mid-October. They are also open
Labor Day and Columbus Day.
And this year they have a couple of
new food items I couldn’t get enough
of during a sneak preview on August
21. Be sure to try the Bacon, Lettuce
and Tomato Hot Dog with shredded
cheese. They also have a new, huge
Angus burger that is bigger than the
bun, with all the fixin’s. Try a Scotch
Egg – it’s some kind of deep fried
Will Peterson, Bryant Upjohn, and Jim
Peterson. Jim and Will bring you the
Renaissance Festival each year.
hard-boiled egg. I haven’t had one but
I’d like to.
You’ll find 23 stage acts, 22 musical
groups, 13 historical exhibitors, many
entertainers and crafts people and
more food than you can imagine.
Children can ride an elephant or a
camel, smaller children can create
toys or have their faces painted. There
are amazing people-powered rides for
the kids – they’re as much fun as a
motorized carnival. I got to ride some
since there were few kids that day.
The easy part is that The Renaissance
Festival is just 12 miles straight up
K7 Highway out of Olathe. You pass
over I-70 and immediately you see
Feldman’s Farm & Home Store and
a Quik-Trip. Turn right there and go
up the hill. Bingo! Or, rather, Huzzah!
You’re there. (Continued on Page 11)
Duck Nation Has Spoken: Duck Dynasty
Poised To Be Biggest Cable Show of all Time
By Maria Elena Fernandez
It’s a Duck Nation, and we’re all just
living in it.
Last week, A&E Network’s reality
show “Duck Dynasty” catapulted to
become the biggest unscripted show
in cable history with its fourth season
premiere. With nearly 11.8 million
viewers, the show about a Louisiana
family that has made millions from
its duck call fabrication business is on
the brink of toppling “The Walking
Dead.” If it does, it will become cable's
biggest show.
The A&E Network, as Duck
Commander patriarch Phil Robertson
would say, is “Happy, happy, happy.”
The show premiered in March 2012
and finished its first cycle with an
average 1.3 million viewers, according
to data provided by Nielsen. By its
third season finale, an average 8.4
million people were tuning in to hear
Phil saying things like, “Ducks are
like women. They don’t like a lot of
mud on their butts,” and Uncle Si
explaining the many uses of the word
“Hey.”
Has "Duck" reached its peak
audience? There's no way to know, but
the network's executives aren't betting
against it.
“I’m a superstitious man so I don’t
make [ratings] predictions,” said
David McKillop, A&E’s general
manager and executive vice president.
“But do I think we’ve found the ceiling
yet? I don’t know but I don’t think so.
We have some fun episodes coming
In Memorium:
Marieann Rose Koehler, 72,
Expires 12-31-13
Exp.12-31-13
Exp12-31-13
of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away
peacefully. Marieann was born June 2
1941 to Gerald J. and Rosetta Altman
in Kansas City. She attended St. Peters
Grade School and Hogan High School.
She graduated with a BS Degree from
Avila (College of St. Teresa). She worked
as a Dietitian at St. Margaret's and St.
Luke's Hospitals. Marieann worked for the
new Research Hospital with cooperation
of Midwest Research Institute to transition
the Dietary Department onto data systems,
the first in the city. Later all hospitals
followed the program she helped launch.
On July 29, 1962 she married the love
of her life Vince Koehler, Sr. and joined
St. Agnes Parish where they raised their
family in the Catholic faith. Marieann
lived the vocation of wife and mother while
selflessly volunteering and participating in
organizations; PTO, School Board, Church
Activities Committee, Altar Society, Fish
Fry Chairman, President of Bishop Miege
Mothers Club, Rockhurst Circle, St. Agnes
Choir, Sewing Circle, Cub Scout Den
Mother, Homeroom Mother, and German
American Club of America, many film
clubs, plus grandmother for 2 I grandkids.
Marieann Rose Koehler
Marieann loved to cook, garden, sew and
spend time with her family and friends.
Marieann was closely involved with
her husband's hobby producing a cable
show for 15 years called "Entertainment
Spectrum" EntertainmentSpectrum.com
and writing columns for the Johnson’s
County Gazette and other local papers
with Vince. Marieann accompanied Vince
to countless movies, plays and concerts
while working behind the scenes to finalize
articles and shows. After her husband
passed away Marieann wrote columns for
The Gazette.
n Pag
e3
See us at www.jocogazette.com
Old Settlers Parade Planning
Is A Major Undertaking
By Steve Baska
What is it like to be in charge of
the largest parade in Kansas? Just ask
Sheila Reitmeyer, coordinator of the
Johnson County Old Settlers Parade,
to be held Saturday, Sept. 7 this year
in downtown Olathe. Sheila has been
the coordinator for 20 years and she
still enjoys it.
“The parade has grown since I began
in 1993 and we’ve got most of the
glitches out,” she said. “The only thing
hard is explaining to people (who have
entries in the parade) why they need
insurance to enter.”
Sheila, who owns Silvers Jewelry
in Olathe, volunteers her time as
coordinator. In fact, all the folks on the
Old Settlers Committee are volunteers.
Parade entries are coming in well
ahead of the August 28 deadline this
year, which helps Sheila plan better.
“We’ve had up to 170 entries in some
years, but that was too many, there
was not room for everyone, so we try
to limit it to 160. This year we will
have about 140 to 145 because this is
not an election year, so we have fewer
politicians in the parade.” There will
Sheila Reitmeyer, JCOS
Secretary is Parade Coordinator
be several new entries, she estimated,
and many of the regular entries, such
as the school bands.
“People really love the bands,” she
said. “”And this year we will have the
Kansas National Guard Band, which
comes about every two or three years.
There have also been a lot more floats
in recent years. I think that is because
of the themes we have. People can
build a float to match our theme. This
year’s theme is “Once Upon a Time,”
so it is about fairy tales, Cinderella
Five Reasons to Listen Well
By Justin Meyer
1) No one likes to be interrupted.
I cannot tell you the number of
times I have interrupted one of my
poor brothers (sorry, Tyler) or sisters
at home. As an extrovert, and a guy
with a voice that carries well, I often
do not even notice when they're trying
to share their own opinion, or stories.
Lately, I've been learning more and
more the importance of listening well
and sharing the floor with others.
2) You'll learn more about yourself
than you thought.
As I've tempered my behavior and
attempted to listen better at home to
my siblings and out in public, I've
come to realize how easy it is to
fall into the trap of simply waiting
for my own turn to talk. "Uh-huh",
"yeah", "I see what you're saying",
are not only conversational fillers (a
necessary evil), but they've become
a cloak for often not actually paying
attention to what the other individual
is saying. The truth is, what you have
to say CAN wait, and it probably isn't
nearly as important as what they've
been trying to tell you for the last five
minutes while your eyes were "glazed
over", as my Dad would say.
3) You may actually become friends
with someone.
Do you remember watching clips
of old TV shows and movies with
your grandparents? And how many of
those shows could be based on typical
conversations among friends, or even
interactions with strangers, in places
like a diner, a bar, and so on? Well,
what happened to that? You'll surprise
Event Stage Opened by
Olathe Vet and Son
By Steve Baska
A new stage and amphitheater in five
acres of cedar timber have been opened
for concerts, weddings and parties by
Olathe veterinarian Hadley Warwick
and his son Peyton, who manages the
business. The amphitheater, called
The Sticks, is on the Warwick’s
V-Bar-T Ranch, a few miles south of
Lawrence, Kansas. The 80-acre ranch
also has a 65-acre lake.
The first event at the amphitheater
was a concert in June that drew about
600 people to hear country music duo
Walker McGuire in concert. “The
Kansas City area is lacking in venues
like this,” said Peyton Warwick, “so
we are excited to be offering this. The
stage is 16 by 24 feet and four feet
high. The audience sits on hay bales
and enjoys a beautiful outdoor venue.
“The idea began about last Christmas
when my dad said we should develop
a way to monetize the farm to help
ensure that it can stay in our family
for many years,” Peyton said. “So we
cut down about 50 trees and did a lot
of work to develop this as a beautiful
outdoor venue that can be rented. We
put lights on the trees near the stage
and created a great setting. ”Peyton
said upcoming events this Fall include
a charity fundraiser for a KU student
facing large medical bills, and a private
party by a Kansas State University
fraternity. Weddings and concerts will
also be a primary focus of bookings. A
large tent on the site provides weather
cover, and port-a-potties provide
restroom facilities. Rental costs vary
from $200 to $2,000 depending on the
services needed by the customer.
“In the future we plan to build a large
barn to be used for year-round shelter
and where weddings could occur,” said
Peyton, 24, who attended Shawnee
Mission East High School and the
University of Rhode Island, where he
had a soccer scholarship.
His full-time job now is as a headhunter for an information technology
firm, and as side businesses he does
private goal keeping training sessions
for clients, and is manager of the
amphitheater. “It’s a dream of mine to
be my own boss. My dad is his own
Page 2 Johnson’s County Gazette
September 1, 2013
In our 36th Year Serving Olathe and Southern Johnson County
From The
Publisher
From The Publisher appears
in every issue of the GAZETTE
in order to bring you information Keith Johnson
about Olathe; its people, businesses, activities and
events of interest to you. We invite your contributions to this column. We hope you will
consider our advertisers when you are in need
of their products or services. 782-1133
Old Settlers Update Sept. 5,6,7
Only a few commercial booths left
for Old Settlers. A great way, the only
way, to promote your business, club
or organization to tens of thousands
of area residents. Parade (782-5551)
is the same way. Get tons of publicity.
See articles on commercial (7825254), arts & crafts booths (7684454), elsewhere in paper. There are
no food booth spaces left, sorry. They
go fast and are only for NON-profit
groups. For them it is usually their
only fundraiser for the whole year.
Advertising says Handicapped
Parking is at 105 S. Loula, they mean
105 E. Loula in the McGilley-Frye
Funeral Home lot. Do NOT bring
dogs (except service and seeing-eye
dogs to Old Settlers). You will be
asked to leave. NO bicycles or guns
either, please.
Pam Hall, recruiter for the Old
Settlers Arts & Crafts says her show
this year will be the best one in a long
time. Many new vendors.
Storage Wars
See Sale Bill for sale information
in Olathe on September 14 on West
Dennis, just west of west tracks.
A & E’s Storage Wars TV show
can sometimes be entertaining, if
you like estate, garage, and church
sales. Comical and eccentric regulars
Barry, Darrell, Jarrod and Brandi,
auctioneers Dan and Laura, and the
Harris Brothers compete with each
other for abandoned California-based
storage lockers that mostly yield junk,
but infrequently have treasures worth
thousands. Ann is sick of it, but I like
it. After a while they get repetitive, I
guess, but still fun.
The drama, when the doors are
pulled up and the scavenged finds
are uncovered, can be curious and
surprising.
Poster Lovers
Old settlers posters and flyers
Thank you to the many kind,
unselfish merchants and managers
who let us put up posters for the nonprofit Old Settlers. The fifty member
all volunteer committee puts on a
show that enables scores of charitable
organizations, plus area craft vendors.
They put on a great parade, arts and
crafts event, car show, concerts,
carnival,
commercial
booths,
nationally known entertainment and
great food. Don’t miss it.
Giving Back to the
One Who Brung Ya.
Hisses and boos to you selfish
(intimidated by your district
manager?) establishments, (mostly)
chain stores, who won't even allow
posters and flyers for Olathe's only
annual city wide celebration (100,000
attend over three days).
Most greedy corporate big shot
managers won't even allow a poster
for the event, which is basically a
local community non-profit fund
raiser, to be placed on a wall or
window in their stores. Shame on
them. You love to take our money
home to your corporate treasuries,
but you can’t even let us put up a sign
in your establishment to support the
community?
KEJ
Thanks to all the Price Choppers,
Hy-Vees and Hen Houses who let
us put up Old Settlers signs but not
the Wal-Marts or Targets or Home
Depots or Lowe’s or the many chain
restaurants, who wouldn’t even
consider us. Corporate policies make
me kind of angry. .
Gazette Humor
From Walt Jerry
There was a bit of confusion at Ace
Hardware this morning. When I was
ready to pay for my purchases of gun
powder and bullets the cashier said,
"Strip down, facing me."
Making a mental note to complain
to Fox News about the gun registry
people running amok, I did just as she
had instructed.
When the hysterical shrieking and
alarms finally subsided, I found out
that she was referring to my credit
card.
I have been asked to shop elsewhere
in the future.
They need to make their instructions
to us seniors a little clearer!
Care prayer, concern
Bill Belcher, Phyllis Mackison, Bob
& Mary Louise Beltz, Grace Moody,
Jack Bernard, Molly Hammond,
Maron Moore, Glena Ewing,
Marianne Noll, Greg Crawford, Gary
DeVault, Keilly family, Ron Hinkle,
Dorothy Russell, Norman Voigts,
Mark Duck, Irish Lubberts, Rita
Hoffman, Lindy Darby,
Olathe, Beautiful
Shawnee Indian Word
Whoever is maintaining the huge,
beautiful hanging flower baskets
downtown Olathe is doing a marvelous
job. Ann loves them. We know how
much work, watering, pruning, etc
takes to keep these baskets looking
good, especially in this plains state’s
heat and wind.
If we knew their names, we'd print
them. Thank you for some badly
needed area beautification. Along
with Bob Millbern’s Flags, they make
for a nice treat.
Anxious to see how the two
downtown landscaped areas off Santa
Fe look when done. Olathe has a
mediocre track record for improving
the downtown, dating back from the
Urban Renewal debacle in the 60’s.
Landmarks like the Masonic Lodge,
the Carnegie Library (donated by
industrialist Andrew Carnegie), a
few iconic churches, were leveled to
make ugly parking lots and a tawdry
fountain at Park and Cherry.
African Americans’ Plight
By some estimates over the last one
hundred and fifty years more than
3,400 African Americans have been
lynched (hanged without a trial) in
US according to Glen Beck. Is it no
wonder they feel paranoid about their
discrimination?
Oprah was victim of discrimination
when she was insulted by a high
end women’s fashion boutique in
Zurich, Switzerland. Ann and I were
there, also in Zurich in ’72 on our
honeymoon, buying souvenir Swiss
watches and we felt like we were
treated rudely, too. The Swiss love
our money, anyone’s money, but they
have a definite superiority complex.
Oprah wanted to see and hold a
$35,000 Tom Ford item, “No you
can't see the purse, you can't afford
it,” the clerk blurted rudely.
“Her demeanor, her weight, her
dress, her hair, jewelry did not
connote money. She was not with
a rich-looking suitor. She was not
recognized as a celebrity. If she had
been, it would have been a different
story.”
Shorts
A favorite lunch of mine at Old
Settlers is the one after the Parade
at First Christian Church. 200 E.
Loula, see ad this issue. **
Got problems with your kids
learning? There is a web site
Khanacademy.com that offers free
schoolwork help on many different
topics. It was on 60 Minutes and
a recent Tip of the Day, from Bill
O’Reilly.
Olathe People
Did adventurous fun seekers, Linda
and Bob Wilhelm really drive 18k
miles around the USA over the last
few months? That seems impossible.
He has to be kidding.** How is
Marion Eisele doing in the nursing
home? ** Lisa at Hy-Vee is working
on a story for us on a 40 year-long
veteran employee there. Will miss the
Santa Fe Hy-Vee when it closes and
re-opens as the 152nd and BlackBob
mega store later this year or early
next year. We have heard that it will
be bigger, fancier than the new HyVee at 95th and Antioch. but beware,
the prices seem to be higher in the
mega stores though the experience
of shopping there is like going to
Disneyland.
Passing on Coke, Pepsi
Intelligent people with any selfcontrol at all have cut way back on
Coke and Pepsi products. It’s the
sugar. I predict restaurants will have
to start charging something for a glass
of water, no free water anymore.
Their profits were tied so much to
the soft drinks which are about 90%
profit. Think about it, a little syrup
and soda and $1.99 for a small Coke.
Think about the movie theaters, the
Chiefs and the Royals, how much
profit there is there where small soft
drinks are $5 or more.
Speaking of that, what a rip-off to
not be able to take anything into the
sports team stadia anymore. Under the
welcomed guise of security, they say,
they have forced you to limit take-in
items to the non-drink (water maybe)
non-food items you can squeeze into
a clear 12-inch square transparent
bag.
To have to pay those exorbitant prices
is obscenely painful. Loved the great
sandwiches Aunt Pinky used to make
for Phil, Scott and me to take to the
Chiefs games. No more carry-in food.
Can’t afford to buy food there. Chiefs
tickets and parking are sky high. Hey,
we’re not going. They priced us right
out of the market.
Wasting Food
Growing up with parents who lived
through the Great Depression, 19291941, I was taught you do not waste
food. Even today, it really grates on
me that you see such waste today.
Some say half of our food stuffs are
wasted. Think about what you throw
away. If Ann does so, she doesn’t let
me know. She knows it irritates me.
So when I was at a local BBQ and
saw an overly generous and doting
grandpa at the next table lavish
his grandkids with huge barbecue
sandwiches, fries and drinks, I was
curious.
They came after I did and left before
me. I knew what would happen.
The kids ate only half, left the rest
for waste and garbage. Why didn't
he ask for a box and take it home or
split one order for two kids? Hungry
souls would kill for this and he wastes
it, half of it.
Servers tell me only half of their
customers take food home with them.
It’s sad, it takes little or no effort to
ask for a box, carry it out, fridge it
and have it for lunch or dinner a few
nights hence. No wonder so many
have no money at the end of the
month, they have no sense of thrift.
It has to be learned.
Ouch
In recent survey Kansas, our
State, got Ugliest State, Louisiana
the Drunkest state, Texas the state
that should be kicked out of Union.
Source” WDAF Fox 4 News. I think
Kansas is beautiful. No mountains,
oceans or Great Lakes, but still pretty
cool. We don’t have earthquakes,
hurricanes, avalanches, quicksand, or
tidal waves. Knock on wood. LOL.
Tid Bits
Watch out who you shack up with.
Average bachelor only changes, his
sheets quarterly. That's once every
three months. ** Maybe you should
make it a home game. Fox 4 says
researchers say you eat healthier,
when your team wins, eat poorly,
when it loses. We eat more comfort
foods, sugars, fats etc. to feel better
about losing. When our team wins,
it boosts fans’ self-control. Fox 4
** Texas Governor Rick Perry on
TV ads actively recruiting Missouri
businesses to leave and go to Texas.
Another commercial blasts Missouri
governor Nixon for vetoing a big tax
cut for wealthy Missourians. 980 AM
Olathe People
After 40 Years Ruby Appears
Recently seen at OMC was very
nice friendly full blooded Hawaiian
(they’re not many of them) Ruby
Rauschenburg, who was nanny
over 25 years ago for Mark and
Diane Yasuhara, the Hawaiian
Chrisitan singing couple. They had
two daughters and a son. Together,
they had a 20 year singing ministry.
They sang as The Hawaiians at First
Presbyterian of Olathe in the 1970’s
when Bob Baxter was minister. They
retired in the 1990’s and since then
Mark has continued his ministry
as leader of a large church choir in
Honolulu.
Charles Farley Book Signing at
Great Mall
Saturday, Sep 7 1-4 pm
Sarasota, Florida, September 1,
2013—Pineapple Press announced
today the publication of Secrets of St.
Vincent, the second book in its popular
Florida Secrets trilogy by awardwinning author Charles Farley.
Farley will sign his books at The
Great Mall Book Warehouse Sep 7 1-4
pm in Olathe, where he also celebrates
his Olathe HS 50th Class Reunion.
The first book, Secrets of San Blas,
is based on events surrounding an
actual murder at the Cape San Blas
Lighthouse near Port St. Joe, Florida,
in 1938. Old Doc Berber, Port St.
Joe’s only general practitioner,
is dragged into a murder investigation,
a romance, and a series of intrigues
that even he can’t diagnose.
Michael
Lister,
author
of
The
Big
Goodbye,
called
the
novel
“an
unforgettable
journey
through
Florida’s
Forgotten Coast . . . a delightful dance
of history and mystery, an intriguing
interplay of fact and fiction.”
Now, in Secrets of St. Vincent,
bluesman Reggie Robinson has been
wrongly arrested for the gruesome
murder of Sheriff Byrd “Dog”
Batson. Doc Berber and his best
friend, Gator Mica, mount a quixotic
search for the sheriff ’s savage
killer on equally savage St. Vincent
Island. If they survive the frightening
adventure, they’ll return with the
shocking secrets that will shatter
the town’s tranquility forever
Mary Cochran’s 90th
Mary Cochran will celebrate her
90th Birthday with an Open House
on September 29, 2013 at the First
Presbyterian Church, Lee and Hershey
Streets, Olathe, Kansas from 2:30pm
until 4:30pm in the afternoon. She
is looking forward to your presence.
Keep This Paper Handy
Old Settlers Schedule of Events
Press Time Participant Listings
Don’t Forget See Page 3
Don’t forget the Flower Show at Old
Settlers in City Hall Friday Sep , 6
1-8 pm and the Car Show north of
City Hall on Saturday, Sep 7. 9-3.
Don’t forget Register as an Old
Settler, Saturday 9-4 at McGilley &
Frye Funeral Home, GabFest 12-4
** Olathe Community Orchestra
Concert Friday, 6 pm and Olathe Civic
Band Saturday 5 pm, see schedule
on page 3.Don’t forget the pie and
ice cream at the Ice Cream Socials
May Help Flooding
The city is working on College
Way and Lindenwood Road area
that has flooded repeatedly. A new
bridge may be built and a stretch of
Lindenwood, just east of College
Way, will be raised several feet. Did
not cost college anything according
to Rev. Dan Vanderpool, College
Church Pastor. Will help a little on
flooding upstream where I own a
home off Winterbrook, I hope.
Old Settlers Booths Nearly Gone
At Press Time there were only
a few left, a booth of your own at
Old Settlers, September 5,6,7 in
downtown Olathe. There are fees and
you must have proof of insurance, no
exceptions.
See more information at
johnsoncountyoldsettlers.org
For commercial booths, contact Jay
or Justin Lang at 782-5254. These
sell out fast, so act fast. Only a few
left at press time. $375 w/electricity.
10’ x 10’. See list in this issue.
For arts & crafts booths contact Pam
Hall 768-4454. 816-835-2391. Cost
is $150 limited to 120 booths. There
are no food booth locations available.
See list in this issue.
Old Settlers Parade
To be in Kansas longest and greatest
parade, Saturday, September 6 at
10 a.m. downtown Olathe, contact
Sheila Reitmeyer at 782-5551.
See the At Press Time List of parade
entries in this issue.
Parade theme is Once Upon a Time.
It is FREE for non-proift entries. All
must have proof of insurance. $40
for walking entrees, $67 for vehicles,
$103 for horses (insurance). Prizes
are given. 65-75,000 people along
parade route. 16 bands from high and
middle schools. There is a fee and
you must have proof of insurance.
See johnsoncountyoldsettlers.org
Honoring Bill Harralson
After coaching youth baseball,
basketball and football for over 60
years Olathean Bill Harralson has
been honored with the naming of an
Olathe Baseball field in his honor.
It will be Bill Harralson Field. A
hearty thanks and congratulations!!
Murdering for Fun
Music and Videos Make
It Sound, Look So Cool
Handsome, kind and genteel
Christopher Lane, 23, was a gifted
charming and loving Australian
baseball player who came up to
Oklahoma to play for a college
in Duncan, Oklahoma, a decent
community not known for crime. YoYo’s and parking meters are made
there.
Chris was jogging one day in broad
daylight. At the same time, three teens
were ‘bored’, needed a ‘thrill kill’ and
decided to go kill someone.
The killer said on his Facebook,
“90% of whites are nasty.” After years
of singing along to rap songs that say
it’s good to kill cops and whites and
making fun with killing games on
videos, they acted out their fantasies.
Inspired by Gangsta rap where
killing is glorified, they got a couple
of guns and murdered (with shots
to his back) this defenseless being.
Imagine being the parents of these
monsters or the family and friends of
the Australian. The civilized world
must think we have gone insane
here.
What a sick, sick culture that allows
the music, permits the videos, fosters
the bad parenting, makes guns easily
available and it’s getting worse, much
worse, every single day. We ban
kiddie porn, why not these poisons?
It’ll be another excuse for the leftists
to say, “Okay, take away all the guns
from the law-abiding and those who
hunt (or just want protection from
these gangsta rap loving monsters)”
Watch yourself and your loved ones,
they may come for you next.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael
R. Pate graduated from basic military
training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Airmen who complete basic training
earn four credits toward an associate
in applied science degree through the
Community College of the Air Force.
Pate is the son of Lisa Pate of West
123rd Street, Olathe, Kan., and Danny
Pate of Briggs Street, Omaha, Neb.
He is a 2009 graduate of
Olathe East High School, Kan.
Hey Mom, Here’s An Idea:
Price Chopper Field Trips
Available in Olathe
Looking for a trip for your Cubs,
Brownies, 4-H, Scouts? Here’s an
idea. Back to School Educational
and Fun Field trips are available in
Olathe. Price Chopper welcomes all
age groups. Show the kids what it
takes to get our food on the shelves.
Contact Tricia or George by phone
or in store, we will gladly schedule
a tour. 2101 E. Santa Fe Olathe,
Kansas, off Mur-Len. 913-764-7300
Marieann Koehler
September 1, 2013
Johnson’s County Gazette
Olathe’s Paper for 35 Years
Page 3
Buy Any
Chicken
Combo
Get
$1.00 OFF
Dear Keith,
Thank you for the extra copies of
the paper, which I read faithfully. We
Olatheans are so lucky to have your
paper in town. It’s the best.
Deana McClure
Pub. Note: Thanks for the ‘love letter’
Mrs. McClure, your note makes up for
the ‘kind, thoughtful’ souls who used
to throw it back at us when we went
back up a cul-de-sac. We no longer
throw papers, so we don’t experience
that anymore.
KEJ
Expires Sept. 30, 2013
Join Our e-club To Get FREE Monthly Backyard Favorites
Visit us at www.backyardburgers.com/eclub
Olathe People
Erma Mae Hinkle loves the Gazette
a lot, She reads on-line, friend of Jan
Clark.** Emily Baker Administrator
of the Olathe Public Library says they
just had their one-millionth computer
search. ***
Esteemed Olathe veterinarian Dr.
Mark Romain has retired after 31
years. Is an Air Force Academy
graduate, engineer and veterinarian.
***How is Doc Wollen doing, heard
he was not well?
Texting Contagious
I Knew It Would Happen Dept.
Professors at Angelina College
seeing students in essays using text
slang ‘omg’ ‘lol’ ‘Ppl’ ‘r u’ ‘ofl’ ‘2
much for Oh my gosh, laughing out
loud, people, are you and on the floor
laughing, and too much.
Source: Dana and Parks
Tuesdays: Kids Eat for 99 Cents
with purchase of a Combo - Valid after 4:00 p.m.
Dear Keith
Kudos to Justin Meyers for his
article “Where are the real gentlemen
of this world?” Thank you for calling
attention to his opinion piece by
running it on the front page August
1st. Mr. Meyers needs to be applauded
and encouraged for his brave stand
and moral convictions.
The out of wedlock birthrate and
refusal of men to support their
children is one of the main reasons for
the breakdown of American society.
Praise God for real men like Mr.
Meyers who have the courage to stand
up for young women who demand
marriage and total commitment first.
We admire and praise young men
who respect women enough to wait.
Sincerely,
Jerry and Madonna Wilson
Spring Hill, Kansas
Grief Recovery
From Rebecca Thesman
GateWay of Hope Ministries offers
the Grief Recovery Program, for
women who are suffering from any
type of loss. This eight week program
covers topics such as the Relational
Graph for Grief, How to Complete
Griefs from Your Childhood and How
to Forgive Those Who Have Caused
Your Loss. Participants will receive
"The Grief Recovery Handbook" and
the support of a group where they
can honestly express their anger and
pain.
With a value of $217, this eight
week program costs only $15 for
the Registration Fee. Call GateWay
today at 913.393.4283 to reserve your
place. Openings are limited. The 1st
session begins Tuesday, Sept. 10th at
6:30pm.
Junior
Combo
Meal
$4.79
Old Settlers Must Dos
Eat a Grange Pup, ** Walk thru
Commerical Booths ** Enjoy the Ice
Cream Socials ** Stop at Info Booth,
say Hi to Betty, Beth, Ann, Nancy,
Lisa, Ed, Carlotta, Marty, Keith **
Visit Arts & Crafts Booths ** Watch
the Parade, Sat. at 10 a.m. (be there
by 9 a.m) ** Listen to the Civic Band/
Orchestra ** Listen to Free Concerts
** See the Olathe Then and Now
slide show by Ken Roberts **See
old high school buddies. ** Listen to
High School Bands. ** Get a Grange
Pup again. ** Get some Kettle Corn
** Say ‘hi’ to Doc Wollen ** Eat a
Walkin’ Taco ** Eat in the shade. **
People Watch ** See Jay’s Bubble
Machine ** Ride a Carnival Ride.
** See Miss Sweet Six Contest. **
Horseshoe Pitching. **Eat Brats,
Olathe Youth Sports
Pizza, Burgers, Cotton Candy, Drinks,
Lemonade, ** Visit the Car Show.
Briefs
A belated Happy Birthday this month
to Joann LaCerte and Gary DeVault. **
Well kept secret, guess I’m the
last one to know, but there is an
Ace Hardware now in the Arbor
Creek Shopping Center, 159th and
BlackBob. I have to go see these guys.
Good luck with the new store. ** The
woman who tragically lost her life in
a fire Friday, Aug. 16 off Mur_Len at
155th has been identified as Patricia
Partridge, age 55, of Olathe. **
Bigoerxia
(CBS New York) — It has often been
perceived that women are constantly
fixated on their diets. Now, a growing
number of men have become obsessed
with “bulking up.”
The new trend has been called
“bigorexia” and it could come with
some serious health consequences.
Early in his career, personal trainer
Alfonso Moretti was obsessed with
building his own muscles.
“It takes over your life. Every decision
you make becomes the workout and
how your body looks. I used to track
and weigh every single ounce of food
that went in my body. I used to wake
up at 3 o’clock in the morning to
drink protein shakes. I never missed
a workout, ever, ever, ever,” he told
CBS 2′s Maurice Dubois.
As many as 45-percent of men have
fallen victim to bigorexia or muscle
dysmorphia, according to Dr. Michele
Kerulis the director of sports & health
psychology at the Adler School of
Professional Psychology.
“I can remember as young as 13 or
14, looking at some of these muscle
magazines, and I was conditioned
to think that’s what a man looked
like. Big shoulders, big legs, just big
muscles with veins everywhere,”
Moretti said.
The emotional impact can be
devastating.
Camp Creek Farms of Olathe
Awarded Top Animal Welfare
Certification
Local farm uses sustainable
agriculture methods
to earn Animal Welfare
Approved Certification
The flock of laying hens at Camp
Creek Farms is now certified as Animal
Welfare Approved. This certification
and food label lets consumers know
that these animals were raised in
accordance with the highest animal
welfare standards in the U.S., using
sustainable agriculture methods on an
independent family farm.
Like other AWA farmers across the
country, Rick and Cindy Newson
recognize the growing consumer
interest in how animals are being
raised. Raising animals outdoors on
pasture or range has known benefits
for animals, consumers, and the
environment. Camp Creek Farms was
founded in 2003 and is now a thriving,
Animal Welfare Approved laying hen
operation, supplying fresh, pastureraised eggs to the local community.
The Newson's flock consists of a
variety of traditional breeds, which
produce nutritional and flavorful
eggs. Scientific research shows that
pasture-raised eggs contain three
times as much Vitamin E, seven
times more beta-carotene and twice
the amount of Omega 3 fatty acids as
industrial eggs.
AWA Program Director Andrew
Gunther says, "The accountability
and integrity offered by Animal
Welfare Approved farmers like Rick
and Cindy are unmatched in food
production. We're glad to have Camp
Creek Farms in the AWA family."
Pasture-raised eggs are available
direct from Camp Creek Farms, as
well as the Olathe Farmers' Market.
For more information, email Rick at
[email protected].
TV Destroys Children, Duh
The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends children aged two and
older watch no more than two hours
of television per day. They also
recommend that children under two
watch no television at all.
According to a new study, even one
hour more a day can diminish a
preschooler’s vocabulary and math
skills as well as classroom attention.
“Every hourly increase in daily
television watching from two-and-ahalf years old is also associated with
bullying by classmates, and physical
prowess at kindergarten,” Professor
Linda Pagani of the University of
Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine
children’s hospital said in the study.
At that young age, a child’s brain
is wired to play. “These kids are
watching too much television at a
time when they should be out there
in the environment exploring and
interacting, especially with other
humans,”
Pagani added in the study.
Watching television does not teach
a child social or motor skills. “If
you don’t learn those skills, you get
to kindergarten and cry every time
someone takes your toy,” Pagani said
in the study.
The study involved 991 girls and 1,006
boys in Quebec. Their parents reported
their television viewing behavior
as part of the Quebec Longitudinal
Study of Child Development.
Gazette Humor
From Kathy Crumrine
Just before the funeral services, the
undertaker came up to the very elderly
widow and asked, 'How old was your
husband?'
'98,' she replied: 'Two years older than
me'
'So you're 96,' the undertaker
commented.
She responded, 'Hardly worth going
home, is it?'
Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old
woman: 'And what do you think is the
best thing about being 104?' the reporter
asked.
She simply replied, 'No peer pressure.'
An elderly woman decided to prepare
her will and told her preacher she had
two final requests.
First, she wanted to be cremated, and
second, she wanted her ashes scattered
over Wal-Mart.
'Wal-Mart?' the preacher exclaimed.
'Why Wal-Mart?'
'Then I'll be sure my daughters visit me
twice a week.'
Page 4
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 35 Years
September 1, 2013
Other Sheep
Ministries
By Rev. Carl Erwin
Kidding
There is danger in us kidding
ourselves by saying everything is
alright, when in reality, the facts reveal
the opposite.
We say, when someone says
something that is far-fetched, "You
must be kidding" or "I don't think so."
Positive thinking is good for us and
we should be that way most of the
time because we have hope of things
getting better. But there comes the
time when we have to face the facts
and do something to make it better.
We dare not kid ourselves, close our
eyes, cover up our ears and close our
mouth when they should be open to
the real truth.
Before World War II, there was talk
of peace by everyone, but in fact, war
was being planned and Pearl Harbor
was bombed by our enemies.
In the family we dare not kid
ourselves when we know things are
Rev. Carl Erwin
falling apart. We need to stop kidding
ourselves and do what we can to fix
things.
First, by going to God and the Bible
(God's Book), pray together, get
Christian counseling and be faithful
in times of worship at church. The
church (God's called out people) can
kid themselves about the happenings
in their midst. The Bible speaks of a
great falling away. We must not kid
ourselves when the church is going,
downhill from better days.
A Revival is needed, getting back
to first love by following Jesus and
not self or false leaders. Don't be
lukewarm in your relationship with
God and others.
Hello, it’s me again with some things
to talk about in this double issue!
(Well it’s just two different topics in
one article!) My first is, yes, I started
middle school last Thursday. I have
to say it was pretty awesome starting
middle school because you see all
your friends and you don’t have to
sit in the same class every day and all
day. I mean who likes having the same
surroundings every day?
Well I do have to admit elementary
school was really fun at the good parts.
On my first day of middle school all
the teachers laid out a red carpet and
stood on the sides to high five the
students as they walked by. It was
pretty fun and amusing. My middle
school building is only one story, so
with only one floor, it is easy to get to
classes on time. It is also easy because
sixth grade is all in one hallway,
seventh is one, and eighth is one. That
way bullying happens way less than
schools that have classes everywhere
and students all mixed up.
Okay, now last weekend I had a
soccer tournament where we were the
champions! I had a lot of assists and
one goal, here I will tell you about it.
(It was an awesome goal!)
Okay, so I am running down the field,
we have the ball, the ball is passed
to me, I pass it back, my teammate
crosses the ball to me, it bounces and I
swing my left foot, its going toward the
goal… I scored! That was awesome
right? The tournament we were in was
called the Midwest Kickoff Classic. It
is a tournament at the beginning of the
season to kickoff the fall season. We
played at the Overland Park soccer
complex. I had a lot of fun with my
team Kansas Rush! Yeah, as you can
see I had a long weekend and a good
week.
Until next time! Gabriel Pro
Confessions of a Pudgy Prairie Gal
In the last column, we talked about
setting goals for the new school
year. What are some of those goals?
How can you help your child(ren)
accomplish those goals and feel good
about himself/herself?
Certainly, one of the goals is to do
your best. That doesn’t mean every
child makes an “A” in every class.
It means every child develops selfdiscipline and succeeds as much as
possible.
Set up a success chart. Check off the
homework when it is completed. Give
stars for successful reports. Make a
visual reminder that school is all about
learning and sets a foundation for the
future.
Another goal might be to find a
way to be nice to new students. Being
the new kid in the classroom is scary.
Teach your children to befriend the
Pearl Harbor
Summer Savings Sale
TOOL SALE 25% OFF
With this Ad & a $25 Purchase
(Not included in Gift Card promotion)
Wheat Cents $3.50 per roll
FREE $10 Gift Card with $35 purchase
We Buy Old Car or Truck Batteries
$7.00 and up each
We buy Silver Plate and Silverware
Craftsman Sockets $1.00 each - no limit
New Kids on the Block Collection 8x10s, Etc.
Buying & Selling Costume Jewelry
We Buy Gold & Silver
Ad Good Thru 8-31-2013
1 Bedroom Unit
for $567.00-$697 per month
with a deposit of $99.00
2 Bedroom Apartments
for $677.00 a month
with a deposit of $99.00
1 866 973-0326
Our Special Ends Sep. 30, 2013
(Continued from Page 1)
made three of the biggest mistakes an
attack force could ever make, or God
was taking care of America. Which do
you think it was?"
Shocked and surprised, the young
helmsman asked, "What do mean
by saying the Japanese made the
three biggest mistakes an attack
force ever made?" Nimitz explained:
Mistake number one: the Japanese
attacked on Sunday morning. Nine out
of every ten crewmen of those ships
were ashore on leave. If those same
ships had been lured to sea and been
sunk - we would have lost 38,000 men
instead of 3,800.
Mistake number two: when the
Japanese saw all those battleships
lined in a row, they got so carried away
sinking those battleships, they never
once bombed our dry docks opposite
those ships. If they had destroyed our
dry docks, we would have had to tow
every one of those ships to America
to be repaired. As it is now, the ships
are in shallow water and can be raised.
One tug can pull them over to the dry
docks, and we can have them repaired
Event Stage
boss, and my mom is in real estate and
is her own boss.
Peyton has two brothers, Evan and
Taylor, and a sister Kama. The June
concert opening of the amphitheater
was a huge success, and the marketing
was done almost solely on social media
such as Facebook, which brought
friends and fans of the group Walker
McGuire from around the country.
One of the band’s musicians, Johnny
McGuire of Fairway, Kansas, is a high
school friend of Peyton’s. The duo
now lives in Nashville.
new kids and help them become part
of the group.
Prepare your children for bullies.
When they see bullying or when
they experience it, go to the proper
authorities. Then, as the parent, always
be listening to your children in case a
bully has come after them.
Let your children create some of
their own goals. Listen and support
your school-aged child(ren). When
that happens, we’re all successful.
RJ Thesman is the author of “The
Unraveling of Reverend G” – a finalist
for the Grace Award. 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; momsense.com; DivorceCare.
org.
and at sea by the time we could have
towed them to America. And I already
have crews ashore anxious to man
those ships.
Mistake number three: Every drop
of fuel in the Pacific theater of war is
in top of the ground storage tanks five
miles away over that hill. One attack
plane could have strafed those tanks
and destroyed our fuel supply.
That's why I say the Japanese made
three of the biggest mistakes an attack
force could make or God was taking
care of America.
I've never forgotten what I read in
that little book. It is still an inspiration
as I reflect upon it. In jest, I might
suggest that because Admiral Nimitz
was a Texan, born and raised in
Fredricksburg, Texas - he was a born
optimist. But anyway you look at it-Admiral Nimitz was able to see a silver
lining in a situation and circumstance
where everyone else saw only despair
and defeatism.
President Roosevelt had chosen
the right man for the right job. We
desperately needed a leader that
could see silver linings in the midst
of the clouds of dejection, despair and
defeat.
Many Olatheans are familiar with Dr.
Hadley V. Warwick, DVM, the owner
and primary veterinarian at Olathe
West Veterinary Care since it was
built in 1984. He graduated from the
University of Kansas with a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Biology in 1977
and the Kansas State University School
of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. Dr.
Warwick’s business services include
grooming, behavior consultation, as
well as boarding for a wide variety of
pet types including dogs, cats, birds,
reptiles, and other small animals. For
more information and photos about
the Sticks Amphitheater, go to http://
vbartranch-com.webs.com/.
Gazette Humor
(Olathe woman laments
the agonies of dieting and
exercise, can you relate?)
By Nancy Stewart
I can no longer blame my apathetic
attitude about my diet and exercise
regimen, or a personal crisis, or my
beloved canine’s declining ability to
walk long distances.
Let’s face it; I milked that one for well
over a year. It’s been fifteen months to
be exact. It’s amazing the amount of
fleshly flab that can accumulate in that
amount of time.
Perhaps the consolation of food,
(mostly decadent chocolate), went a
wee bit overboard.
With that realization, plus the fact that
I signed up for a “wellness” program
with our health insurance, I decided it
was high time I did something about
it.
Whatever possessed me to sign up
for that wellness program should be
stomped on and killed.
It’s obvious no one is coming out
with the “miracle” pill any time during
my lifetime, so it’s back to the old
fashioned “push away” diet.
You know, “push away” from the
table. My “wellness” coach Yousphat,
will be calling next week, which fills
me with a panic so severe it could be
considered a disorder.
I have accomplished nothing in the
past four weeks, since he last called
and I really hate being yelled at.
I don’t think he’s going to understand,
when I tell him the frozen custard diet
doesn’t work. Let’s also not forget that
in less than one month I’ll be on the
beach. YIKES! Just what I need! This
white, jiggly, flab highlighted by the
sun. So, you get my despair. It was
time to do something on the last day
of the month.
I had heard good things about Dr.
Oz’s “green drink” so while I was
out running errands, I bought the
ingredients needed to start my “new
me” program the next morning with
his nutritious, energizing drink.
The next morning after two hours of
preparation, all the ingredients are in
Benefit Run
From Debbie Miller
Benefit Run On Saturday
September 7th, at 8 am,
Heads Up Brain Injury Support
will be hosting the 7th annual 5k
sanctioned run timed by KC Running
Company, as well as 3k and Kids and
Heroes Walk. The event is being held
at the Paola, Kansas High School
track which is located at 401 Angela
Street in Paola and is also the starting
point for the 5k. Registration can be
completed online at headsuponline.
org under the registration tab or at the
event on the day of the race. Race-day
itinerary and information on the day’s
activities can also be found online.
Heads Up Brain Injury Support
provides personal support & services
to individuals who have sustained a
brain injury, as well as their families
and caregivers. The group is based
in Paola, Kansas and holds monthly
meetings with members from
numerous counties in Eastern Kansas.
Meeting times and locations are listed
on the website and are open to anyone
seeking further information or help
from the group.
Olathe People
We are so lucky to have people in
our community like Scouter Melvin
Reece and Scouter Max Waddell
who have helped with Scouting for
over 40 years.
A Cruise
If you d on’t get seasick, or even if
you do, you owe it to yourself to go
on a cruise, at least once. Most folks
will tell you it was a great experience.
There are bargains out there, lots of
them. Shop around. Avoid Carnival
and Costa, they have had lots of
problems. Costa flipped a ship on its
side hot rodding and Carnival has
gotten some people sick and suffered
break downs.
Nancy Stewart
the blender. Whir, whir, whir, we go.
Wow. That’s thick.
You can’t drink that. You need a
spoon. It’s supposed to be a drink. As
my uncle would say, “It looks like it
done been ate once.”
I add water, pour and serve. Oh, my
precious Lord and Savior, call me
home now! Gag!!!!!!! Dr. Oz’s “green
drink” is now spewed out all over my
kitchen.
It covers the cabinets, the appliances,
and the floor. Like Jonah and the
whale, I have rid myself of the foreign
matter within.
Heaving heavily, I don’t know
whether to go to the porcelain throne
to continue the eradication process
or go outside and allow the grass to
camouflage the horrid concoction.
What a waste of perfectly good fruits
and vegetables. Some things just aren’t
meant to be mixed.
The mock split pea soup is poured
down the drain and I suspect it will
clean the pipes as it goes.
All I need now is the Pepto Bismol.
Here’s one more thing I can tell Coach
Yousphat that doesn’t work.
Goodness, I really need some
chocolate to get this taste out of my
mouth.
Note: Nancy Stewart is an Olathe wife,
mom and free lance humorist who
loves comedy writer Erma Bombeck.
New Drone City
Florida Launches Drone Warfare
Against Mosquitoes `
By Jordan Valinsky
Mosquitoes’ worst nightmare. Hey, it
looks like we found something useful
to do with drones besides serving
lukewarm sushi to unsuspecting
customers. City officials in the Florida
Keys are testing using the unmanned
aerial vehicles to track down and
take out the flying devils, a.k.a.
mosquitoes.
In case you’re imagining drones
shooting lasers, the flying robots will
be equipped with infrared cameras to
locate areas where mosquitoes like to
socialize, such as shallow-water pools.
Once those places are targeted, a
ground team will swoop in to obliterate
the mosquitoes with poison.
If you needed another reason to
avoid Florida, there are over 40
types of mosquitoes in the Keys that
transmit several terrifying diseases
like malaria, dengue fever and dog
heartworm. The two-pound drones are
capable of flying for up to 90 minutes
without being recharged.
District Director Michael Doyle
explained that the mosquitoes can run,
but they can’t hide. “If we can find
the water, we can kill the mosquitoes.
The real challenge is finding the water
quickly enough,” he said.
New Theater Restaurant coming
attractions are Dyan Cannon in The
Fox on the Fairway Aug. 29- Nov
3; George Wendt (Cheers) in Never
Too Late Nov. 6 - Jan. 19; Judge
Reinhold in Harvey Jan. 22-April 6;
Connie Stevens in Miracle on South
Division Street April 9-June 15; and
Smokey Joe’s Café June 19-Aug. 24;
plus Songs of Lieber and Stoller to
finish up the season. Call 649-SHOW
(7469) for season tickets.
September 1, 2013
Organize Your Morning Routine
For some families, mornings are the
best time of day. The children are happy
and refreshed after a good night's rest
and ready to interact positively with
the world around them. For others,
it can be a time when chaos reigns,
tempers flare and tears flow.
According to Barbara K. Polland,
professor of child and adolescent
development at California State
University, Northridge, Calif., and
author of No Directions on the
Package: Questions and Answers for
Parents With Children From Birth to
Age 12 difficulties in getting children
ready in the morning span both cultures
and continents. She has heard parents
express similar frustrations in all parts
of the world.
Planning Is Key
Problems in the morning are often
rooted in the fact that things should
have been done the night before.
"Backpacks should be at the front
door and clothes should be laid out,"
says Polland. Check school bags the
evening before. Keep copies of the
school's monthly calendar to ensure
you send appropriate gear for special
events and makes sure that library
books, permission slips and gym
clothes are packed the night before.
"Planning is the key factor," says
Cynthia Kennedy Reedy, a professor
and expert in child development and
family relations at Arcadia University
in suburban Philadelphia, Pa. "Lunches
should be made the evening before,
with the child assisting in this process.
Clothing should be discussed with two
outfits as possibilities laid out for the
next day."
Allowing children to choose their
own clothes can be a challenge for
some parents who have a keen sense
of style. "No teacher, principal or
other child will pass judgment if your
child shows up at school in plaids and
stripes that don't match," says Polland.
"It doesn't matter."
Reedy stresses that autonomy is a
huge issue for school-age children,
and it is important to give children
the opportunity to make choices.
Polland agrees, pointing out that
giving children a sense of autonomy
increases how capable they feel in
their daily lives.
Source: www.family.com
Grace’s Goodies
These recipes are ones used by 66 year long
Olathe resident, Grace Armstrong Moody,
(Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother,
Aunt, Sister and Dear Friend) over the years
and fondly remembered by her family and
friends as some of their favorites.
Grace learned to cook from her mother
while living on the farm as a girl in
Columbus, Kansas, and continued to cook
for her husband, Edward, former Olathe
Mayor, and their daughters Ann, Charlene
and Alice.
She has entered and won several Grange
cookie, pie and cake contests. Her pies have
been known to bring up to $140 at a charitible auction.
Grace’s Recipes Will
Return In Our Next Issue
Water Rescue Training
Takes A Serious Turn
From Captain Eric Barnum
Around 9:30 one recent morning,
Firefighters from Olathe Fire
Department’s Water Rescue Team were
training with the Overland Park Police
Department’s Dive Team at Lake
Olathe when shouts for help notified
them of a real life emergency situation
near 625 Lakeshore Drive. While
fishing on the lake, a two-year-old
boy fell from a johnboat and his father
jumped in to help. Their runaway boat
was noticed by other fishermen on
the water who notified the emergency
crews in training and then sped towards
those in trouble to offer assistance.
The fire department deployed two
rescue boats with specially trained
water rescue technicians. Fire Captain
Eric Barnum stated “it was great that
the child was wearing a life jacket,
because without one kids don’t float.”
After being assisted to shore safely,
the father and child were evaluated
by firefighter paramedics. Neither
required transport to the hospital.
Chamber Lunch
The next Olathe Chamber Business
Lunch Series is Friday, Sept. 6!
Focused on Bioscience, this luncheon
– the third in the series – will be held
at K-State Olathe from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Panelists include representatives
from Kansas City Area Life Sciences
Institute,
Novita
Therapeutics,
University of Kansas Cancer Center
and KansasBio.
Olathe ACT Among Tops in USA
From Chuck Kurtz
View from the Midwest Blog
ACT scores for Olathe students in
2013 continued to be higher than the
average scores in Kansas as well as
the nation, according to the Olathe
School District.
More than 76 percent of the students
inside the Olathe School District took
the test and averaged a 23.7 composite
score. The state average was 21.8 and
the national average was 20.9.
“We are very pleased with student
performance on the ACT exam,”
Deputy
Superintendent
Alison
Banikowski said in a statement.
“This positive result is a testament
to outstanding educators, wonderful
support from family, and students
who apply themselves to the task
of learning. We are proud of these
results.”
Olathe East students averaged the
highest with a 24.6 average and were
followed by Olathe Northwest (23.9),
Olathe South (23.5) and Olathe North
(22.6).
Since 2007-08, the composite ACT
scores in Olathe have either increased
or stayed steady. Five students also
had a perfect 36 this year in Olathe.
Stop and Frisk to Be Banned
Former Mayor Giuliani turned New
York City around after decades of
crime. Now they want to revert to
lawlessness in the name of political
correctness. Some will die because
of this insanity. New York City has
been off and off the crime capital of
the nation. If it wasn’t muggings,
rapes and murders, it was the Wall
Street Scandals of bungled bundled
mortgages with firms bankrupting
and laying off thousands. Now they
want to get rid of Stop and Frisk.
This measure made New York City
almost safe again and now they want
to get rid of it. If they do, be very, very
careful when going there. The life you
save may be your own. I’ll think twice
about going there if they stop the crime
preventing procedures.
Grace Moody
Listen Well
yourself if you take the ear-buds out
occasionally, and take the time to say,
"Hi," to someone. Sure, they may look
at you weird (or think you're hitting
on them, and hey, maybe you are,
because she's cute), but who cares,
you tried! On the flip-side, you may
have just met your new best-friend, or
your future spouse. We could all stand
to be a little more others-oriented.
4) You'll actually remember their
name...
One of my largest obstacles in
college was remembering the names
of everyone I met...and I met A LOT
of people. My Facebook "friends-list"
went from 300 to nearly 1300 during
my time at K-State. Can you imagine
shaking the hands of nearly 1,000
people, adding them on Facebook,
and then forgetting their names? Well,
I've totally done it. And it's awful-the awkwardness of saying, "Hey, so
I totally know you from somewhere...
but I have no idea what your name is..."
Not to mention, it's rude. Thankfully,
I'm working on it, so the next time I
meet you, hopefully I'll remember
your name! Today, I met a guy named
Dillon that works with Cru at Johnson
County Community College. Hi,
Dillon!
5) People will actually want to listen
to you.
Don't let this be the only reason
you listen to others, but it's certainly
a positive side-effect. If you have
taken the time to authentically care
about another, the likely result is
reciprocation. This is where real
Olathe’s Hometown Community Newspaper for 35 Years
Timesaving Tips For Busy Moms
1. Get Organized. It’s amazing how
many people spin their wheels each
day looking for lost keys, phone
numbers, the red shirt or a specific pair
of shoes. Spend a weekend getting
yourself organized.
2. Find Your Timewasters. Keep
track for one week of all the ways you
waste time. Do you spend 10 minutes
finding your keys? If so, make a key
hook by your door, and use it. Do
you forget “that one item” when you
go to the store? Keep a list on your
refrigerator and, each time you empty
something, add it to the list.
3. Write Things Down. Always, keep
a small notepad on hand. When you
think of something you need to do, jot
down a reminder. This will save you
endless minutes recalling just what
you were supposed to do.
4. Get An Engagement Calendar.
Get a calendar to write down all
your engagements, addresses and
phone numbers. By keeping all the
information in one place, you won’t
have to dig for it later.
5. Keep A Notepad By Your Phone.
How many times have you written a
note on a loose piece of paper, never
to see it again? Record those notes
on a pad of paper to keep them from
walking away.
6. Designate Days. Choose a day or
night to do your grocery shopping and
errand running each week. Choose
a day to clean your home. Stick to
your schedule and forget about these
responsibilities the rest of the week.
Source:www.ivillage.com
Changeable Carryall Tins
Need a handy place to stash lunch
money, notes, or other small but
important items? These personalized,
changeable tins are just the thing.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Small, empty metal box, such as the
kind Altoids mints come in
Paper
Adhesive-backed magnetic sheet
Colored pencils or markers
1. Trace the top of the tin onto both
the paper and the magnetic sheet, then
draw and color a design on the paper.
2. Cut out both shapes, remove the
backing from the magnet, and stick
the drawing to it.
3. Set the decorated magnet on the top
of the tin, then fill the tin with all those
very important things.
Craft glue
Small craft foam flowers and geometric
shapes (sold by the package in many
craft stores)
Brass paper fastener
2 strong magnets
1. Cut a 9-inch square from the craft
foam, using craft scissors or pinking
shears to create a decorative edge.
2. Place the square on a flat surface
and fold two opposite corners to the
center, as shown. Fold up the lower
corner so the edges slightly overlap
the side flaps. While pinching the 3
folded flaps together with one hand,
secure them from the inside of the
pocket with packing tape.
3. Apply glue between the overlapped
edges and place a heavy book on top
of the envelope to keep them flat while
they’re drying.
4. When the glue is dry, attach
decorative foam shapes to the front of
the envelope with a brass fastener.
5. Glue the magnets to the back of the
envelope, one at the top and one at the
bottom, and let the glue dry completely
before packing the pouch.
Source: www.familyfun.com
Locker Pockets
These simple magnetic foam
envelopes are great for storing assorted
school supplies and CDs.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Craft foam
Craft scissors or pinking shears
Packing tape
Annual Sweet 6 Contest
Old Settlers in Olathe
businesses to help raise money for
the Scholarship Fund. Information
on these events will be posted on the
OJSL website as details are finalized.
Over 150 women in the Olathe
community participate in OJSL.
These women give their time, talents
and resources to a multitude of service
projects, including:
- Community Children’s Theatre
- Girls Day Out (Scholarship
Fundraiser)
- Mainstreet USA
- Mother to Mother
- Nursing Home Bingo
- Olathe Community Theatre
Association
- Play on the Prairie at Mahaffie
Stagecoach Stop and Farm
Salvation Army Bell Ringers
High School Senior Scholarships
- And, of course, Sweet 6
From Amy Garton
The Olathe Junior Service League
(OJSL) will host the annual Sweet 6
Contest during the Johnson County
Old Settlers festival in Olathe on
Thursday, September 5 at 7 p.m.
on the main stage located in the
Downtown Olathe Library parking
lot. This long-time tradition serves as
a fundraiser for the OJSL Foundation
Scholarship Fund, which is awarded
to high school seniors in the Olathe
area that demonstrate volunteerism in
the community.
"We are excited to once again host
Sweet 6 in conjunction with Old
Settlers Days,” said Amy Garton,
OJSL Sweet 6 Committee Chair.
“This event is a great way for us to tell
others what the Junior Service League
does for the Olathe area and spread the
message of volunteerism to the youth
in our community.”
In addition to the Contest, Sweet
6 will host spirit nights at Olathe
If there is a cause that needs attention in
Olathe, we hope you’ll make us aware of
the need. To download an application for
the Sweet 6 Contest or to learn more about
OJSL, visit www.ojsl.org.
community and relationships can
begin. As you take the time to carefully
listen to your friends and random
strangers, your relationships with
them can deepen, and your influence
with one another will increase.
Subscribe to Justin’s blog at http://
jmeyerksu.wordpress.com or follow
him on Twitter @jmeyerksu to stay
up-to-date on his work. Justin is an
Olathe free lance writer
Gazette Humor
From Kathy Crumrine
I've sure gotten old! I've had two
bypass surgeries, a hip replacement,
new knees, fought prostate cancer
and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear
anything quieter than a jet engine,
take 40 different medications that
make me dizzy, winded, and subject to
blackouts. Have bouts with dementia.
Have poor circulation; hardly feel
my hands and feet anymore. Can't
remember if I'm 85 or 92.Have lost
all my friends. But, thank God, I still
have my driver's license.
Page 5
The GAZETTE
Page 6
Serving Olathe, Overland Park, Gardner, Spring Hill for 35 Years
“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
Sports today is not like it used to
be. Training has become a science.
Strength, speed, agility are the name
of the game. Win at all costs, it’s
not how you play the game. Players
often flirt with drugs and get used to
thinking it will improve their game,
with little concern for their health.
Money even influences teams down
to the level of little leagues. Uniforms,
shoes, coaches, trainers, facilities are
all affected by big money to produce a
winning team.
Many parents encourage their
children to play sports to satisfy their
egos. As parents, we all want our
children to perform well in whatever
they choose to do. Encourage young
people to be studious in everything
they are interested in. Education is
the basic element to success. Many
high performance athletes are often
troubled with their responsibilities to
society. Money is often a cause of all
sorts of problems. Sports can be fun,
but let’s educate that son or daughter
about what is expected in life today.
“You cannot do a kindness too soon,
for you never know how soon it will be
too late.” Emerson
Can you remember when the month
of August in Kansas had green grass?
With all the moisture and cool weather,
the trees and grass are beautiful.
Remember August 2013.
The New Century Airport had an
exposition of World War II B-29 and
other vintage aircraft on the 24th and
25th of August. The B-29 is one of
only two left. There were also other
old planes to see and you could even
fly in some. Good job, folks.
The Santa Fe Streetscape project
is well done. Bravo! This is a good
model for the rest of downtown
Olathe. The proposed street tax (retail
sales tax) should pass if the voters are
sure the tax will be used for streets and
not used for other projects. Should we
pass a tax to paint the fire hydrants?
Many downtown Olatheans often
wonder why the Chamber of Commerce
moved its headquarters out of the hub
of Olathe. Is it to move toward the
119th Street corridor? Downtown
Olathe needs help in encouraging
commerce to the hub of Olathe. A
hotel, nice restaurants, a regulated
number of bail bond offices, payday
loan offices and businesses that pay
little or no taxes. The Chamber can
and should help to enhance the City of
Olathe, downtown included.
The hot air balloon people picked
a nice weekend for their show. The
carnival was well attended and the
concessions and craft stands were well
patronized. It is good to see activity in
and around the Great Mall. Maybe it
will encourage more retail to take a
look at coming back to the mall.
School has started and children will
be riding bikes and walking to schools.
Drivers must be careful as children are
Drivers Licenses Made Easier
Beginning Monday, Sep 8, Kansas
Drivers License offices in Olathe and
Mission will be open on Mondays and
evenings M-Thursday till 8 pm. That’s
a big improvement for a place that is
known for hassles.
Studios Filming Outside L. A.
Movies are leaving L.A. area by the
reel full, these days Hollywood studio
chiefs insist that filmmakers they
work with take advantage of out-of-
state incentives to lower production
costs, which on a single major motion
picture can amount to savings of tens
of millions. Those savings are crucial
in a franchise-obsessed era when bigbudget movies commonly cost north
of $200 million to produce, while
on the revenue side the DVD market
has largely collapsed and cinema
attendance has been generally flat over
the past decade. In the current climate,
most independent projects would not
even be produced without incentives.
Learn about law enforcement
careers at JCCC’s Criminal Justice
Day Sept. 18
From Chuck Kurtz
View from the Midwest Blog
former Managing Editor Olathe News
Always wondered what it would be
like to work in law enforcement?
Then you’ll want to stop by Johnson
County Community College from
9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 18
for Criminal Justice Day. This is the
10th year the college’s administration
of justice program has sponsored the
event, which is free and open to the
public.
Visitors can check out SWAT
vehicles, a mobile command center,
K-9 units, crime analysis, bomb
disposal, fingerprinting, weapons and
more. Booths will be set up outdoors
on the Commons Plaza at the college,
12345 College Boulevard, Overland
Park, with large equipment available
in the circle drive beside the college’s
gymnasium.
Several police departments as well
as correctional facilities are expected
to have representatives on hand, as
well.
not aware of the dangers that they are
confronted with.
Parents, start early by setting good
study habits, sleep habits, monitored
T.V. and video game use. Eating
healthy foods makes strong bodies full
of energy to confront school life and
get the most out if it.
“You may delay, but time will not.”
Benjamin Franklin
Have you wished you had a high
school diploma? It is now possible
by enrolling in the Step Up program
to get your G.E.D. The old John P.
St. John High School building houses
a program to help those wishing to
obtain a diploma. Many are deprived
of advancing in their present jobs
because they do not have a degree.
Others cannot find a job because they
lack a diploma. Step Up and get that
diploma. The office at the old high
school has its entrance on Water
Street.
It was good to see 32 local mayors
speak out with a letter addressed to
Congress on the immigration bill. Let’s
quit bickering and wasting time to get
this bill passed. We need their skills
and open participation in community
affairs. Many well educated immigrants
await the opportunity to work and pay
taxes like Americans.
Many Olatheans come home during
Old Settlers. Let’s welcome them
as they present themselves at the
information booth, the Christian
Church Luncheon and the old timer’s
register at the Fry Funeral Home.
The American Legion will have a 10
oz. K.C. Strip steak dinner on Friday,
the 30th of August. Dinner starts at
7:30.
We are all responsible for global
warming. There are many ways that
individuals, states, communities and
enterprises can play important roles
in decreasing carbon outputs in the
atmosphere. Individuals can limit
the use of fossil fuels. States can
promote the use of solar and wind
energy. The need to establish a grid
to transport electricity should be a
priority. Communities that offer a
T.I.F. program to entice business to
come to their areas can put a clause
in the agreement that solar panels be
used on much of the new construction.
This would be an incentive to a green
community. If solar panels cannot be
used, at least a white roof would reflect
heat away from the building. Let’s all
get serious about global warming.
The Olathe Medical Center
manager for the Express Pharmacy
is Santosh Reddy, former owner of
the Medicine Shoppe. When you get
your prescription from a doctor, go
see Santosh. He will help you. Many
old customers have asked where
Santosh has moved to. Classmate
Roe Smith passed away August 21 in
Olathe. Hayden Abbot passed away
two weeks ago. He was a star Olathe
& Kansas State basketball player. He
was an orthodontist and sculptor of
famed BB coach Tex Winter
Christian Connection Cleaning
Services - CCC was recently
established by owner, Lorrie Trout
and Co-owner Bill. Responding to the
needs of the people; CCC provides
cleaning services for:
- Residential & Commercial
- New and Existing homes
- Final & Rough-in Cleaning
- Lawn Care
With a heart for the people; we provide
professional cleaning at a reasonable
price.
For your cleaning needs, give us a
call today at (913) 963-2544.
Exodus the Movie Coming
Jobless Spaniards flood in for slave
wages in 'Exodus.' Thousands of
Spaniards in the depressed southern
region of Andalusia are queueing up
to play the role of slaves in film-maker
Ridley Scott's Biblical epic "Exodus",
hoping for a way out of unemployment.
In a region with unemployment at
35 percent, the prospect of work
as an extra with a daily wage of 80
euros ($107) has sparked a rush
in Almeria where casting is being
held for the story of Moses and the
Jewish exodus to the promised land.
Two Homes in Rural Johnson County
Three bedroom homes, multi baths
one west of Olathe;
one south of Edgerton.
Go to www.ajlang.org
for information and photo’s.
A.J. Lang Property Management
913-782-5252
Parental responsibility
Student credit cards are easy to get
because parents are often obliged to
back up their children in the event the
child runs a little short. Even if they
aren't legally obligated to, parents
commonly come to the rescue and
pay those bills. So parents, make sure
you read all the terms, especially with
co-signed cards. You'll probably be
there for the children, but it's nice to
know the rules beforehand.
Which brings up another golden
rule: Students should use the cards
only for emergencies. (Pizza is not
an emergency.) Otherwise they're
paying high premiums for everyday
purchases, running the risk of
damaged credit and learning some
Six money-management tips
for college students
1. Track it
Track your spending for two to four
weeks to find out where your money
is going. Are four trips to Starbucks a
week really necessary?
2. Get a plan
The best way to manage your money
over the course of a semester is to
sit down and map out a budget. List
sources of income such as scholarships,
loans, money from summer jobs and
cash from your parents as well as
expenses, such as tuition, books and
groceries.
3. Good time money
If you know you need to buy a new
CD or go to concert or a party every
week, make room for that in your
budget.
4. Pace yourself
If you spend, spend, spend at the
beginning of the semester, you could
be tapped out later. Give yourself a
spending limit for each week. Stick to
it and you won't have to eat macaroni
and cheese every day in December.
5. Go easy with the credit cards
"One quick way to spend beyond
your means is to charge it," says
Mallary Tytel, president of Healthy
Workplaces.
Use credit cards sparingly. Once you
get into the habit of reaching for a
Visa, it can be hard to stop.
6. Set your own credit line
Just because you have a credit card
with a $2,000 credit line doesn't mean
you have to spend $2,000. If you know
you can only pay back $500, then just
spend that.
Afraid you'll spend as long as there's
room on the card? Call your credit card
company and request your credit limit
be lowered. Keep at it. Card companies
will try to boost up your credit lines so
you spend more. Tell them "no" each
time they try.
Source: www.bankrate.com
Do
You
Remember
When...
...your mother told you to clean up
your plate because there were little
children starving in China?
...there was a clothing store on the west
end of the Dillon’s Store building on
east Santa Fe in Olathe.
...an Olathe newspaper ran a “pixie”
contest? Lots of Olathe people
submitted Pixie drawings which were
published in the paper. I expect that
Marion Eisele remembers this.
...Dorothy Brenner, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Clayton Brenner, wrote and
published several popular teenage
novels? Dorothy was in the OHS class
of 1944.
...Snappy’s Drive-In at 530 East
Santa Fe? They reduced the price of
their hamburgers to ten cents during
the Old Settlers Reunion.
...it was great fun to take the family to
Joe’s Barn in Stanley for lunch after
church on Sunday? The cinnamon rolls
at Joe’s were wonderful. On holidays,
the barn would serve several hundred
customers.
...Stanley Roth, son of the
superintendent at the School for the
Deaf, was selected as both Kansas
Biology Teacher of the Year and
Kansas Conservation Educator of
the Year? He was a teacher at the
Lawrence, Kansas, High School.
...Nell Bowen and Francis Tainter
ran two of the nicest Antique Shops in
Olathe’s history? We still own some
pretty items purchased from them.
...Griff Crawford owned and operated
the Ford business in Olathe? Although
he had lost his sight, he could do a
great job in evaluating a pre-owned
automobile.
...the Julien Flaming Amos Funeral
Home was operated out of a new
building across the road from the old
Waid’s Restaurant on 56 Highway
(now Old 56 Restaurant).
TRABERT-MOODY
INSURANCE AGENCY
Now Offering
Life Insurance
36
Over 36 Years Experience
207 N. Lindenwood
764-1960 764-1963
Duane Moody C.I.C.
Everybody Reads
The GAZETTE
50
Expires 12-31--13
Open
Now days
Mon
Olathe Locations: 180 S. Parker
2137 E. 151 St.
12705 N. Mur-Len
September 1, 2013
bad credit habits at an early age.
Consider voluntary limits
Consider putting a voluntary limit
of less than the card company will
allow. After all, if the card is used for
emergencies only, you don't need all
those thousands of credit dollars out
there tempting you.
If a young person has a credit history
and can qualify for a regular credit
card, it may work out to be a better
deal. (Pizza still is not an emergency.)
All students and teens should
remember that credit cards are a
stepping-stone to a solid credit history
- something of major importance to
their futures. Misused, they can add a
mark on their credit records that will
take years to erase.
Security with secured cards
Secured cards are another option for
teens and students. Banks commonly
offer these products, which are cards
where the cardholder puts money
in the bank as security. That money
guarantees the card issuer will be
paid if the cardholder fails to pay the
bills. The credit limit is determined by
how much is secured in the bank as
collateral.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Also in DeSoto
and Gardner
September 1, 2013 Johnson’s County Gazette
Olathe’s Only Locally Owned Newspaper for 35 Years
Olathe
Business
Directory
Mortgage Foreclosure, Divorce,
Probate, Wills, Real Estate, Medicaid
Page 7
Rick Peck Remodeling
913 575-6887
See us on
Facebook
s
Begin
July 8
Leonard Hall
16170 W. 135 St. 780-4455
Olathe
“Ann & I have used these guys a lot,
Donald C. Nielson, D.D.S.
Katherine Nielson-Stanley, D.D.S.
Your Ad
Could
Be
Right
Here
Call 782-1133
Very Reasonable Rates
Folks At The Grass Pad
Expires 12-31-13
“The GrassPad I-35 & Santa Fe,
northwest corner, just north on Rawhide Drive offers the best in lawn
and garden merchandise, discounts
and advice,” GrassPad Girl
Free New Olathe
Maps Now Available,
Call 782-1133
to Come by and Get One
Call 782-1133 for
Advertising Information
Used by the Gazette
Page 8
Olathe’s Oldest Newspaper
Olathe City News
By Erin Vader
Water Treatment Facilities Receive
Peak Performance Award
The City of Olathe has once again
earned Silver Peak Performance
Awards for both the Cedar Creek and
Harold Street Wastewater Treatment
facilities from the National Association
of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).
NACWA's Peak Performance
Awards program recognizes Olathe
for complete and consistent National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit compliance
during the 2012 calendar year. Silver
award designations are presented
to member agency facilities that
demonstrate the highest standards in
wastewater treatment.
Too Cool to Drool
Set for September 8
Join the City of Olathe Parks
and Recreation Department in a
community event when Too Cool to
Drool returns Sunday, September 8 at
Black Bob Bay. You and your favorite
pups are invited to a dog-only swim to
close out another great aquatics season.
Small dogs weighing 25 pounds or less
have the pool to themselves at 1:00
p.m. Larger dogs can join at 2:00 p.m.
Pre-registration is encouraged and
the first 75 pups will receive a special
doggie bag filled with four-legged and
two-legged friend treats. To register,
call 913-971-8643. The cost is $10 per
dog.
Mahaffie Recognizes Grandparents
Day with Free Admission
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm, 1200 Kansas City Rd., will
be open noon to 4:00 p.m. Sunday,
September 8, to offer a $6 savings
with free admission to grandparents
accompanying a paid child admission
for National Grandparents Day.
In addition to regular weekend
programming, grandparents can
take home a souvenir Grandparents
Day photo frame and pick up a copy
of a family tree to fill out with their
families. Registration is not required
for this event.
Linda Johnston, author of Hope
Amid Hardship: Pioneer Voices from
Kansas Territory, will be hosting a
special book signing at Grandparents
Day. She was a docent at Mahaffie
Head Lice Treatment
Center Now Open
Cherie Parker and Susan Truluck
Just the mention of head lice makes
you itch and actually finding one of
the buggers on a child’s head can send
parents into a panic. An estimated
6 to 12 million cases of head lice
turn up in children 3 to 11 years
old in the Unites States each year.
Olathe now has a professional Lice
Removal and Resource Center for
families dealing with head lice. Olathe
natives Susan Truluck and Cherie
Parker, sisters and now business
partners founded Heartland Healthy
Heads, LLC. They recently traveled
to South Florida for training and
certification through the Shepherd
Institute for Lice Solutions. This
nationally
recognized
program
provides education and intense hands
on training in the Shepherd Method, a
strand by strand lice removal technique.
The Shepherd Institute also operates
a clinical research center and a
global outreach program to educate
communities around the world to
identify and eliminate head lice.
Heartland Healthy Heads is now
open for business, located and 1725 S
Murlen Road, Olathe, KS 66062 with
a 24 hour Lice Line 913-730-NITS
(6487).The goal is to provide a safe
during the late 1980s and used her
time at Mahaffie as inspiration for her
book research. Visitors are invited to
participate in stagecoach rides, cooking
on the wood-burning cookstove,
touring the historic Mahaffie house,
blacksmithing, farm chores and more.
Registration Open for Fall Home
School Day at Mahaffie
Registration is open for Fall Home
School Day, Thursday September 12,
2013 at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm. The program offers two sessions
of popular school programs, Growing
Up Victorian and The Tragic Prelude.
Sessions are from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Representatives from Kansas History
Day will present how the home school
community can participate in National
History Day. Cost is $5/student and
accompanying adults are free.
Construction to Begin
on 151st St. August 26
Concrete road repair and asphalt
overlay construction will begin on
151st Street, from Lone Elm Road
to I-35, on August 26. Traffic signal
upgrades at the intersection of 151st
Street and Olathe Medical Center
Access Road are included with the
project.
Through traffic will be reduced to
one lane each direction for the majority
of the project due to concrete street
patching required prior to the asphalt
overlay.
An emergency access lane will be
provided for emergency vehicles
only coming from I-35 or westbound
on 151st Street. This will allow
unimpeded access to the Olathe
Medical Center from the main access
road at the signal on 151st Street.
Emergency vehicles accessing the
Medical Center from Lone Elm Road
should use 153rd Street.
The project is scheduled for final
completion in late October.
effective treatment option and reduce
the stigma associated with head lice
through educating the community.
Heartland Healthy Heads offers a
safe and effective treatment, using
non-toxic products and the best lice
and nit comb on the market. Stop
by for a head check and visit the
education station to learn all about
head lice. Free head checks will be
offered through the end of September.
Former Olathe and Johnson
County Resident
Aubree McClelland Packard is the
“Angel of Tanzania”
From Pat Paton
An Angel will visit Olathe and Kansas
City in September.
Aubree McClelland Packard, a former
resident of Olathe and Johnson County
is “The Angel of Tanzania” in that East
African country.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kelly McClelland of Olathe;
she is a 2001 graduate of Olathe East
High School and a 2010 graduate of
the University of Central Missouri
in Warrensburg where she received
a BA Degree in Child and Family
Development.
Aubree works with some 200+
children in Tanzania and has
established a community center to
help the children and women of that
East African country.
The organization “Walk-In-Love
International” is a registered NGO
in Tanzania and a 501-(c)-3 NGO in
the United States – all donations are
tax deductible and go directly to help
the Walk-In-Love programs – Aubree
does not take a salary. The aim of
WIL’s program is to assist Tanzanian
families and children as parents
struggle to provide for their children
and often have no other choice than to
place their children in orphanages or
with other families.
Folks At The Market
Olathe’s Friendliest Market Place
Open
Wednesdays
8-noon
Dennis
Baked Goods,
tomatoes, blackberries
sweet corn, peaches,
honey, green beans
Closed Old Settlers Saturday, Open Saturdays thru Oct. 12
September 1, 2013
turned and (Thank You Lord)... there
was the George Washington Bridge in
front of us. Once on the Jersey side,
finding our hotel was a very little
problem. We checked in, asked a few
questions and walked to the described
bus stop where we would catch the
bus into New York.
Next morning we are up and at 'em
bright and early. We nearly broke our
arms from patting ourselves on the
back. We boarded the bus, the man told
us all buses end up at the Port Authority.
We arrive, walked in with thousands of
complete strangers, found a policeman
and he walked us to the stairs that led
down to the Port Authority. It is 7:30
a.m. and we are first in line for tickets
at the Greyhound Bus. We will take the
full tour of Manhattan, have a rest stop
at St. John the Divine Church at 10:30
am and then on to the 110th floor for
lunch at 11:00.
But that never happened. We had
a tour guide from Belgium. As we
toured past where John Lennon was
killed, our guide mentioned the large
amount of smoke but remarked that
there always is a fire in New York. As
we rode past where Jackie Kennedy
kept her horses, he wondered why so
many people were in the street when
it wasn't a holiday. We had our tour of
St. John the Divine. We are walking
out the front door and I am visiting
with the guide since he mentioned he
visited relatives on Strawberry Hill in
Kansas City, Kansas. I looked at our
bus driver and asked the guide if our
driver is sick. His Korean skin was
nearly white. One look and our guide
hurried down the stairs to welcome us
all back in the bus. Once inside and
seated, they turned on the radio in time
to hear President Bush announce that a
plane had flown into the North Tower
of the World Trade Center. From then
on there was complete silence in the
bus.
Our driver miraculously inched that
big bus through solid traffic moving at
a snail's pace. We could have shaken
hands with vehicles next to us. Our
guide was told not to come back to
the Port Authority. He informed them
he had a bus load of tourists and was
returning. We arrived to find all doors
locked and all windows shuttered.
They dumped us out and now what?
There was one brave Port Authority
person. My husband asked him how
can we get to New Jersey? He said
we might be able to catch a ferry, if
they are running. Where is the ferry?
On the Hudson River. Where is the
Hudson River? Since no buses, taxis
or anything were taking passengers,
we would have to walk. Thousands of
people were doing the same thing. We
spotted five tall college boys who were
trying to find a ferry and we followed
them. We could see their ball caps
above the crowd.
We arrived at the river along with
approximately 2,500 people who had
walked down from the first tower. No
one spoke. Sirens were screaming,
horns were honking, smoke was
rolling and we waited. There were
many people wearing Planters Peanut
shirts. Three guys quietly watched the
crowds as they came toward us. They
finally speculated their friends might
not make it and what about their three
children. One said he'd take them in,
but he didn't have room, the second one
said he had room. Then the third one
mentioned, "Hey, we don't have jobs!"
Reality was now hitting home. Their
friends never showed up. Our hope
of getting on that one ferry was slim.
Then we saw another ferry pulling up.
A woman screamed, the crowd parted
like the Red Sea, my husband grabbed
my hand and pulled me forward. I
fell, he picked me up, and we were
now much closer with a better chance.
Three more ferries were pulling up, so
there were five. I had tripped over a
high heel shoe and a journal. As we
waited, I held the shoe up high for a
long time, but no one claimed it. We
got two of the last five seats on the
fifth ferry and were headed for New
Jersey. There was complete silence as
a couple hundred of us stared in the
direction of the chaos and destruction
before our eyes. Our Guardian Angel
was watching over us. Had we not
gotten on that ferry, we would have
been walking across the George
Washington Bridge the next morning.
We reached the Jersey Shore, but had
no idea where we were. There were
guards waiting and said there could
possibly be some buses coming along.
We told them the name of our hotel,
but they didn't have a clue where it
was. Their suggestion was that we
catch whatever bus we could and hope
for the best. Several buses came but
they were not going our way.
Finally the bus heading inland came.
He said he could only go to a certain
street and then would have to turn
around. We got on. We only traveled a
couple of blocks when a man jumped
out in front of us, waving his arms.
He had a man with oxygen with him
and needed a ride to a hospital. The
driver had no idea where the hospital
was, but a woman rider did know.
She moved up front and directed the
bus. We pulled into the parking lot to
find several white tents and hundreds
of white coats. It was a triage center,
ready, but no patients to treat... there
were no survivors. That man got the
best medical attention he will ever
see.
Our bus reached the turnaround point
and we had the choice of going back
or getting off. We had no idea where
we were, but we got off. It was a little
park with restrooms, but guards with
guns kept us from entering. We walked
until we saw a small strip center. We
both badly needed a restroom and
I must admit I had even thought of
sitting in the grass. Barnes and Noble
was the first store and we headed for
their restroom. It was 2:30 pm. The
store was empty and the clerk looked
in a state of shock. Fortunately, she
knew our hotel and said it was about
one-and-a-half miles down the road.
Since I'm diabetic, Herb had insisted
we buy a sandwich before we left that
morning. Good thinking, because I
was really in need of some food before
we walked that next one-and-a-half
miles. At that moment, one-half of a
smashed sandwich looked pretty good
to both of us.
We arrived at our hotel and received
a stack of phone messages. None of
us was into cell phones at that time.
Luckily, our daughter was at her work
that had an 800 number. That was all
that was working and all four children
were wondering if their parents had
gone down with the towers. Even
the hotel clerks were thrilled to see
we survived. One of the clerks even
admitted he just knew we were gone
and he was wondering if he could
buy our van from our children whose
names we had left as next of kin.
We went to our room, returned all
their phone calls and watched the
horrible scene out our window. Then
came the knock on our door saying we
had to leave since our destination was
southward. They had refugees who
needed our room. We packed up and
tried to get out of town. All the exits
had guards with guns. We tried several
roads with no luck. Finally, found
a fire truck. They told us how to get
out, but we tried three times and could
not find the road. We came to an exit
again and this time the police officer
stopped us and pulled his gun. I rolled
down the window and held up both
arms. I told him we are just trying to
get out of your way. He said the road
we needed was asphalt and ran past
a seedy looking motel. We found it,
took it and were on I-95 South. For 12
miles we were the only vehicle on the
road. Northbound they were stopped,
bumper to bumper. The only thing
moving were emergency vehicles
traveling the shoulders.
Of course, we had to bypass
Washington, D.C. It was fully guarded
with no entrance. We tried to complete
our trip, but everywhere we went we
were completely alone. Even Cape
Kennedy was closed. There was a
real estate desk open. She suggested
we buy our ticket for tomorrow and
hope something would be open. She
suggested we check into the Holiday
Inn. We and one trucker were the only
guests in the dining room. There was
no menu. We had to take potluck from
whatever they could thaw out. No
deliveries!
The next morning only the Apollo was
open and the whole place was covered
by machine gun-armed patrols. We
saw what we could and headed down
the road for Punta Gorda. When we
arrived, the whole neighborhood of
32 persons came out to greet us. They
had been having prayer service for our
survival.
It is sort of surprising that we did not
have nightmares after this experience.
I'm guessing it was because we lived
with it for so many hours, just watching
this terrible terrorist act take place. It
moved before our eyes from clouds of
smoke, bodies dropping into the street,
those who walked down from the first
tower moved like zombies.
The irony of this all is that the leaders
of the terrorists bought their flight
lessons from the guy who owned the
airport at Punta Gorda. They paid
him $25,000 for those lessons and
didn't tell him they didn't need to learn
to land until they were well into the
lessons. Of course, the man lost most
of his business once the world learned
he was their instructor. Hurricane
Charley finally blew away what was
left.
Editor’s Note: The above is from the
book Memories that Still Make Us
Smile (And preserved in our Mason
Jar) by John and Jane Does of is an
elder care facility in Olathe, Kansas.
Published by WestBow Press. Visit
them at westbowpress.com Audrey
is pictured below.
K.J. Langlais Selected as Fellow
in a National Aging-Services
Leadership Program
From Dawn Downing
LeadingAge has selected K.J.
Langlais from Evergreen Living
Innovations Inc, Olathe, Kansas, as
a member of its 2014 Leadership
Academy program. K.J., CEO of
ELI, is a licensed administrator with
more than 30 years of experience in
health care leadership as administrator
and consultant. She authored the
book Managing with Integrity for
Long Term Care (McGraw-Hill,
1997). Contributory achievements
include public speaking and training,
course development, international
consultant for healthcare education
software, product development for
communication of the MDS and Care
Plan reports, systems development
and implementation, team building
and mastery of regulatory issues. She
serves on the Workforce Investment
Board, Kansas Adult Care Executives
Board, LeadingAge Kansas Board
Audrey Wolfe writes about 9-11
of Directors, LeadingAge National
Housing with Services committee, and
Business Advisory Board for Kansas
City Kansas Community College.
9/11 Experience
September 1, 2013
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 35 Years
Fly Me To The Moon even survival. "I think we will escape
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
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.
Parade
and Snow White, for example. We
will also have two class reunions with
entries this year. I think they are the
classes of 1953 and 1963.”
One of the challenges of coordinating
the parade is choosing the order that
entries will appear in. Sheila puts a
date on each entry when it is received.
If you’re the first entry received, you
can be at the head of the parade. Then
Sheila also works to put school bands
in a better position than where they
were the year before. “If a band was
first in line last year, they are second
this year, and if a band was in last
place last year, they are first this year.
I rotate them to be fair.” The parade
usually has 16 area High School and
Middle School bands, numerous clubs
and several commercial floats. The
parade is attended by between 65,000
and 75,000 people.
Sheila also works to be sure that
floats with music are not placed next
to a band, which can drown out the
sounds coming from a float. Another
priority is to keep the parade moving.
“If some entry stops for even 5 or 10
seconds for somebody to perform in
place, that creates a gap and some
people watching will think the parade
is over.”
Sheila also lets entrants know that
she does not know where the judges
are located that are judging for prizes
(first, second and third prizes in six
categories, plus a grand prize of
$500). “The judges are throughout the
crowd, watching at different points,”
she said.
The parade is important to Olathe
because it gives a sense of community
and is a reason to get back together, she
said. “A lot of class reunions happen
around the parade and Old Settlers
events because there is so much to do
then,” she said.
The parade route will begin at the
corner of Kansas and Loula Streets,
goes east to Chestnut, then north to
Park and east, and ends at Buchanan
Street.
Prior to the parade, beginning
between 7:00 am and 7:30 am the side
roads will be shut down to clear the
area for the parade and for assembling
of the entries. It is suggested that you
come early, grab a great parking spot
in the parking garage, located on the
corner of Loula and Cherry streets, and
then you can enjoy the rest of the day.
Access to the parking garage will be
shut down by 7:30 a.m. for the Parade
and then reopened immediately after
the parade.
For entry information and
application,
visit
http://www.
johnsoncountyoldsettlers.com. Sheila
can also be reached at 913-782-5551.
Military News:
Navy Seaman Katie M. Patnode, daughter
of Jodi L. Clark of Pueblo West, Colo.
and Brian C. Patnode, of Olathe, Kan.,
recently completed U.S. Navy basic
training at Recruit Training Command,
Great Lakes, Ill.
DIts distinctly ''Navy'' flavor was designed
to take into account what it means to be a
Sailor.
The post-war period of the 1950s
known as the Cold War, between the
United states and the Soviet Union,
was tense enough. And now for the
Soviets to take the technological lead,
America had some catching up to do!
- Magnetic Appeal of the Moon Can it possibly be all of 44 years
since Commander Neil Armstrong
and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin stepped
onto the surface of the moon? It was
slightly more than eight years after
JFK's speech, July 20, 1969, that more
than 500 million people watched the
TV broadcast of Apollo 11, sending
astronauts to the moon. The spacecraft
had been launched on July 16th, and
all three astronauts returned to earth
safely.
To this day, I find myself in partial
disbelief that the moon-landing
really took place. Just stop and think
about that remarkable feat, and our
unending fascination with the moon.
It is the main gravitational force that
causes the ocean tides. Moonlight
alone is a marvelous sight to behold.
And consider how entranced Adam
and Eve must have been when they
first beheld the magnificence of that
yellow satellite shining in the heavens.
I revel in the fact that I can look at the
night sky and see the moon in all its
glory, knowing that God created it for
mankind to enjoy.
- The Moonshot Remembered Along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin, there was Michael Collins
who remained in the command
module orbiting the moon. Although
he never got to walk on the moon, he
had plenty of work to do on the Appllo
11 mission. Armstrong and Aldrin had
been instructed to gather numerous
samples such as rocks and soil - and it
was imperative that it all be done
quickly, because time was of the
essence. They wanted to stay longer,
especially after they viewed the "big
blue marble” (earth) peeking over the
horizon of the moon. How awesome
that sight must have been!
Collins recalled that even a slight
mistake could have meant death
for each of them. He recalled the
thoughts that raced through his head
as he prepared to board Apollo 11
on the July morning. He remembers
calculating his chances for success - or
Welfare
In nine US States, being on welfare
pays more than a first year teacher’s
salary. That is tragic, sad, and so unjust
that one of the most important persons
in a disadvantaged child’s life, after
the parents, (if they’re decent people)
is not paid a decent salary. We should
be ashamed. **Welfare now pays
more than minimum wage, in Hawaii,
welfare earners make $60,000 a year,
we are told. It seems hard to believe.
They are paying welfare people to
leave there with a one-way ticket, but
they won’t take the ticket. Can you
blame them? **If you really need the
welfare, I am glad it’s there for you.
11,000 additional recipients go
on Food Stamps each week. Who
is paying for all this? We are!
K State Extension Classes
From Adele Wilcoxen
Johnson County K-State Research
and Extension has a number of classes
scheduled for September. Detailed
descriptions and registration are
with our skins, or I will escape with
mine. But I wouldn't give better than
even odds on a successful landing and
return," relates Collins. "There are just
too many things that can go wrong."
Astronaut Aldrin wisely kept a diary
to help refresh his memory. In it he
wrote that the lowest step of the module
was over three feet from the surface of
the moon. And he and Armstrong had
to patiently practice climbing up and
down the steps wearing their bulky
space suits. Otherwise, they would not
have been able to re-embark after their
moon exploration was completed.
Neil Armstrong died on August 24,
2012. He was the first astronaut to
walk on the moon, but backed away
from fame. He was 82 at the time of
his death, which was attributed to
complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures." He did not wish
to be hailed as a "hero" although most
Americans regard him as such. He
was a former Navy fighter pilot and a
taciturn engineer. And he commanded
the crew that “finished the job". It was
his last journey.
- Aftermath of the Exploration The three astronauts related they
felt a lot like Columbus going to the
new world. Truly, each man had his
own personal retrospect regarding the
flight. Each of them had an individual
drive to find out all they possibly
could. Aldrin's mother committed
suicide - probably because she could
not deal with all of the notoriety. This
was very upsetting for Aldrin. Each of
the three had a feeling of "spirituality",
and a stronger sense that there’s a God
who created the universe.
It was like the "impossible dream"
that came true.
Olathe writer
Joann LaCerte
available at www.johnson.ksu.edu, or
call the Extension office at 913-7157000
September 3—Sewing for Others. 1 –
4 p.m. Free. Extension
September 4—Cut the Clutter and
Get Organized. 6:30-8:00 p.m. Free.
Indian Creek Library
September 5—Know Your Credit.
1-2:30 p.m. Free. Indian Creek
Library
September
9-13—Upholstery
Workshop. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $90.
Reupholster a piece of furniture.
Location:
Fairgrounds.
Call
Extension.
September 19—Field to Fork: Eat
What You Like. 6:30-8:30 p.m. How
foods fit into a healthy diet if coupled
with exercise. $5. Extension.
September 19—It’s Here! Emerald
Ash Borer. Now What? 7-9 p.m. Learn
about EAB in KC, and whether to treat
your Ash trees or simply let nature
runs its course, which means death of
the trees. Free. Extension.
Page 9
Page 10
A Publication Of Olatheans, By Olatheans, For Olatheans for 35 Years
September 1, 2013
Old
Settlers
Downtown
Olathe
September
5,6,7
Information Booth, Park & Cherry Streets, Lost and Found Items Are Brought There.
Please Do Not Bring Dogs, Guns, Bicycles, Skateboards, Roller Blades
Old Settlers Commercial Booths
Booth # Company
Products
P1 OLATHE FORD DISPLAY CARS
P2 SUNSHINE HOME IMPROVEMENT
WINDOWS, SIDING, LOUVERED ROOF SYSTEM
P3 OLATHE FORD DISPLAY CARS
P4 SUNSHINE HOME IMPROVEMENT WINDOWS, SIDING, LOUVERED ROOF SYSTEM
P5 FULK CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL SCREENINGS
P6 TASTEFULLY SIMPLE FOOD MIXES, SPICES
P7 FULK CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL SCREENINGS
P8 WILDTREE
CERTIFIED ORGANIC PREPACKAGED FOOD
P9 TRILOGY CULTURAL ARTS THEATER & MARKETING MATERIALS
P10 NORWEX
MICRO FIBER CLOTH, ENZYMES, DISH CLOTH, MOPS
P11 SCENTSY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT SCENTSY CANDLES AND SCENTS
P12 BLUE SPRINGS SIDING & WINDOWS SIDING, WINDOWS, ROOFING, GUTTER DEFENDERS
P13 SCENTSY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
P14 BAG-IT MICHE BAGS, SHELLS, CHARMS, HANDLES, STRAPS
P15 MRS. NOAH'S GIFT SHOP INSPIRATIONAL GIFTS, NOVELTY ITEMS, JEWELRY
P16 ORIGAMI OWL BY STACY BRACELETS, CHARMS, CHAINS, TAGGED ITEMS
P17 HONEST ABE LOG HOMES LOG HOME MATERIAL
P18 BRET'S AUTO WORKS BROCHURES, COUPONS
P19 JULIE DECK AVON
P20 BRET'S AUTO WORKS
P21 STAMPIN' UP RUBBER STAMPS & ACCESSORIES
P22 ADVOCARE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
P23 REBATH OF KANSAS CITY BATHROOM DISPLAY
P24 BERLEAN SUNGLASSES DESIGNER LOOK ALIKE SUNGLASSES
P25 REBATH OF KANSAS CITY
P26 DIRECT BUY MEMBERSHIP MATERIALS
P27 SIDELINE CHIC SHIRTS, BRACLETS, RINGS, FLYERS, ACCESSORIES
P28 KANSANS FOR LIFE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
P29 MY FASHION HUT FASHIONS, JEWELRY, ACCESSORIES, GIFTS
P30 RON'S SPORTS CARDS CAPS, HATS, LICENSE PLATES, METAL SIGNS
P31 MY FASHION HUT
P32 RON'S SPORTS CARDS T-SHIRTS, HOODIES, HOT WHEELS, BLANKETS, ETC
P33 MARY KAY COSMETICS MARY KAY PRODUCTS
P34 BANK OF THE PRAIRIE PROMOTE PRODUCT & SERVICES
P35 COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE CUSTOM MADE DOG TAGS
P36 PAPARAZZI JEWELRY NECKLACES, EARINGS, BRACELETS, HEAD BANDS
P37 COW GOODIES LEATHER,PURSES,BAGS, WALLETS, BELTS, TOYS
P38 DEAF INTERNATIONAL INC. INFO ABOUT CHURCH
P39 COW GOODIES TRAVEL BAGS, SCABBARDS, COIN PURSES
P40 DEAF INTERNATIONAL INC.
SC44 ALENCO WINDOWS
SUNROOMS, PATIO PRODUCTS
SC45 ALENCO
SC46
SC47 OLATHE HEALTH SYSTEM
SC50 RINGS FROM HEAVEN NAME RINGS, BLANKETS, WRAP DRESSES
SC51 NU LOOK CUSTOM FINISHES REFINISH KITCHEN CABINETS, TUBS, VANITY, CARPET
SC52 HERRERA KIRBY KIRBY VACUUMS
SC53 KEY DYNAMICS CHIROPRACTIC FREE SPINAL SCREENING, BIOFREEZE SAMPLES
SC54-55 CULLIGAN OF GREATER KANSAS CITY WATER SOFTENERS, WATER COOLERS
L58 KLOVE RADIO GIVING AWAY RENAISSANCE TICKETS, PHOTO AREA
L59 OLATHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OLATHE SCHOOL ALUMNI DVD'S, BOOKS
L60 OLATHE REPUBLICAN PARTY T-SHIRTS, SIGNS, STICKERS
L61 LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF KANSAS POLITICAL LITERATURE
L62 GENESIS PURE WELLNESS PRODUCTS PRODUCT INFORMATION
L63 LAKEVIEW VILLAGE MARKETING BROCHURES
L64 JOHNSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS POLITICAL INFO, BUTTONS, STICKERS
L65 HATCH STAFFING SERVICES JOB OPPORTUNITIES SIGN UP
L66 LIFE CHURCH FUN KIDS THINGS
L67-67A LIFE CHURCH
L68 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY BROCHURES
L69 LL CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE GIFT CERTIFICATES $20
L70 HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH RELATED LITERATURE
L71
L72 OLATHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAHAFFIE FARMSTEAD
L73 JOCO COMMISSION JOHNSON COUNTY GOV'T INFORMATION
L74 GOOMBI'S INDIAN JEWELRY AUTHENTIC HAND MADE NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY & CRAFTS
L75 LENEXA CHURCH OF CHRIST DVD'S, BIBLES
L76 DAMSEL IN DEFENSE PERSONAL DEFENSE ITEMS
L77 THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DANCE PROMOTE SCHOOL
L78 C. MICHAEL EXTERIORS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDING, INSULATION
L79 BATH FITTER SHOWCASE 1 DAY BATH/ TUB REMODEL
L80 CONTINENTAL ROOF COATINGS GUTTER TOPPER, ROOF COATINGS
L81 GENUINE DIGITAL DISH SATELLITE TV SERVICE, INTERNET
L82 GRACE ADELE PURSES, CLUTCHES,WALLETS,SCARVES,JEWELRY
L83 HAGUE QUALITY WATER PROMOTE BUSNESS
L84 5 STAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS DIFFERENCE BTW TAP & CLEAN WATER
L85 THIRTY-ONE GIFTS BAGS, TOTES, ORGANIZATION ITEMS
L86 TERRI FOX FITNESS BROCHURES, FITNESS HOOPS, PENCILS, CARDS
L87 DISCOVER VISION CENTERS LENS CLEANER, SUNGLASSES, GLASS ADJUSTMENTS
L88 33 CHURCH PROMOTE CHURCH
L89 CITY OF OLATHE DISABILITY COMMISSION
L90 FIRST INVESTORS FINANCIAL PLANNING
L91 D'MARIE VINO FRAPPE, SPICES, GOURMET CHIPS
L92 MASTER HC KIM'S TAE KWONDO PROMOTE TAE KWONDO CLASSES
L93 COUNTERTOPS BY DESIGN CUTTING BOARDS, COUNTERTOP & SHOWER DISPLAY
L94 TITLE BOXING CLUB OF OLATHE
L95
L96 HIGH TECH TOYS
L97
L98
L99 PRECIOSO CLOTHING,JEWELRY,SUNSHADES,HAIR ACC.,BAGS
L100 PRECIOSO SCARVES,GLOWING & FLASHING HATS, BEANIES
L101 NATURAL WAY CHIROPRACTIC ELECTRONIC SPINAL ANALYSIS, MUSCLE TENSION TEST
L102 WATKINS WATKIN PRODUCTS
L103 THERMAL KING WINDOW TRIPLE GLASS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS,DOORS,SIDING
L104 TEAM BELL HOMES/REESE GIVEAWAYS
L105 SEAL SMART PERMANT SEAL FOR WOOD, CONCRETE & MASONRY
L106 RODAN & FIELDS DERMATOLOGISTS DERMATOLOGIST GRADE SKINCARE & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
L107 STUDIO PBJ PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS, PORTRAITS, TINS &BUSINESS CARDS
L108 PARTYLITE FRAGURANCE ITEMS & HOME DECOR
L109 ZYDOO WOOD ROSES,CRYSTAL PEARLS, SUNGLASSES,
L110 ZYDOO HATS, CAPS, VASES
L111 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS PRINTED MATERIALS
L112 LEIGH'S SCHOOL OF DANCE PROMOTE SCHOOL
L113 VITA CRAFT STAINLESS STEEL COOKWARE
L114 CHAMPION WINDOWS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDING, DOORS, ROOFS
L115 MAXIMIZED LIVING HEALTH CENTER FREE HEALTH & SPINAL SCREENINGS
L116 APW PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING TANKLESS WATER HEATER & A/C TUNEUP
L117 APW PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING
L118 TUPPERWARE TUPPERWARE
L119 JOHN COCKELL ENT. RADA KITCHEN CUTLERY
L120 DRY BASEMENT, INC
BASEMENT WATER PROOFING, FOUNDATION REPAIR
L121 OLATHE CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC & WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES
L122
L123 PINNACLE RIDGE NURSING & REHABILITATION
L124 DEZINER SUNGLASSES SUNGLASSES, HATS, NOVELITIES
NC126 LEISURE LIVING LLC FOUR SEASONS SUNROOM, WINDOWS, SIDING, BATH CONVERSIONS
NC127 LEISURE LIVING LLC
NC128 LEISURE LIVING LLC
NC129 COMCAST TV, INTERNET, TELEPHONE, HOME SECURITY
NC130
NC131 AM ENTERPRISES WOMENS CLOTHING
NC132 WOMEN'S CLOTHING
SC43 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PROMOTE RUN
Old Settlers Crafts Booths
O
L
D
S
E
T
T
L
E
R
S
Booth # Participant
C50 Michelle Avery C51 Gerald and Eddie Siscoe C52 Gerald and Eddie Siscoe C54 Flavio Martinez C55 Free to be Creations/Diana Chaloux C56 LeeAnn Younghans/Roxanne Hatton C57 LeeAnn Younghans/Roxanne Hatton C58 Julie Browning C59 Julie Browning
C61 Robert Brown C62 Robert Brown C63 Jack Williams C65 Natilia Butler C66 Steve and Linda Hall C67 Steve and Linda Hall C68 Swander Photography/Shawn Swander C69 Divine Icy Wine/Phyliss Brooks C70 CJ Brokus-Rapp C71 Opal Zimmerman C72 Opal Zimmerman C73 Larry Eveler C74 Jill Yaste C75 Javier Gonzalez C76 Nicole Wall/Brittani Willnauer C77 Sticky Spoons C78 Valerie Levy C79 Build a Locket/Rebecca Bedford C80 Henry Velma C81 Mike Palumbo C82 Rhonda Manichia C83 Rhonda Manichia C85 Marilyn Bryan C86 Lee Anne Snozek C87 Kristi Hewett C88 Trish's Treasure Chest/Trish Buchta C89 Dave Ables Boards/ Susan Abel C90 Heartlain Bowtique/Megan Scott C91 Randal Brooks C92 San Man Gardens/ Sandy Wiehe C93 Sondra Kirkpatrick C94 Hoganville Family Farms/Mindy Brenner C95 Judy Heimer/ Just Nuts C96 Russell Brooks Rope C97 Keith Clark Air Plants
C98 Valerie Lane C102 Gail Pappas C103 Gail Pappas C104 Yappy Hour Dog Treats/Nichole Duvall C105 Bill and Lisa Valencia C106 Charlie Santacruz C107 Charlie Santacruz C108 Gary Benger C109 Jim and Beth Gunn C110 Jim and Beth Gunn C111 Sweet Tart Boutique/Susan Kiefer C112 Sweet Tart Boutique/Susan Kiefer C113 Sweet Tart Boutique/Susan Kiefer C114 Debbie Manning C116 Kay O'Bannon C117 Kay O'Bannon C118 Temporary Insanity/Theresa Ailshire C119 Bill and Carol McMillin C120 Don Trites C121 Herbal Blis/Jeff Welder C122 Bobby Owen C123 Bobby Owen C125 Rio Jo's C126 AJ's Tees/ Glen Eberhardt C127 AJ's Tees/ Glen Eberhardt C128 Greg and Sandy Doepke C129 Greg and Sandy Doepke C130 Vanessa's Candles C131 Vanessa's Candles C132 Joy Mason C133 Joy Mason C135 Heartland Honey/ Joli Winer C136 Girl Silver/ Desiree Daugherty C137 Lois Russell C138 Tim Brennan Handpainted C139 Tim Brennan Handpainted C140
C141 It's Sew Original/E. Michele Weith C142 Forever Your's Glass Etchings/Don Person
C144 Lisa Kanatzer C145 Aha Designs C146 Jewelry by Glo C147 Jewelry by Glo C148 Lloyd and Sandra Cooper C150 Cosmic Dyes/Jeff Stanley C151 Cosmic Dyes/Jeff Stanley C152 Tammy Leckliter C153 The Jelly Lady/ Judy Gutzmer C154 Tasty Mayhem/Kim Bedford C155 Tasty Mayhem/Kim Bedford C156 Beyond Jewelry/Pam Cassel C157 Beyond Jewelry/Pam Cassel C158 Jo Roe C159 Don Bartell C160 Becky Voth C161 John and Yvonne Yost C162 John and Yvonne Yost C163 Miller Leather/ Steve & Carye Miller C164 Designz/Richard & Sherry Page C165 Designz/Richard & Sherry Page C166 Victoria Hass-Buente C167 The Wildflower/Connie Robertson C168 Peacock Galleria/Erin Habig C169 Kevin Kuebler C170 Kevin Kuebler C171 Baja Collectibles/Brian & Julie Aldridge C172 Robert & Carolyn Porter C173 Cindy Silvest C174 Kevon Hale C175 Charline Dumortier Products
Jewelry
Wooden holiday and yard decoration
Wooden holiday and yard decoration
Woodcrafted items and framed pictures
Hand made vintage jewelry
Quilts (baby to king), table runners
Wall Hangings, Napkins, Throws
Specialty dips, cupcakes
Handmade Fudge
Handmade Pasta
Homemade pickles and wooden spoons
Hand knitted shawls, shrugs, pouches, cardigans and vests
Handcrafted Wooden Puzzels
Handcrafted Wooden Puzzels
Photography on prints, canvas and metal
Wine slush mix and wine t-shirts
Slave anklets, bracelets, stained glass, suncatchers, etc
Crotcheted top towels, scrubbers, potato bags, dishtowels
Crotcheted top towels, scrubbers, potato bags, dishtowels
Engraved and painted marble and granite rock
Handmade childrens clothes, dog clothes, bows, etc
Caricatures, frames and tubes
Handmade charms and handbags
Jams and Jellies Jams, jellies, bread mixes, aprons
Bow's, headbands, clippies, and blankets
Customized glass lockets and braclets
Lawn and Garden Spoon art decor
Cedar wood gift items
Rare stone jewelry/ Amber, Larimar
Rare stone jewelry/ Chapoite, etc
Magnetic necklaces and braclets
Face Painting
Hand knitted ruffled scarfs, scrapbook pages, baby headbands
Handmade jewelry
Corian and Solid surface cutting boards
Baby Snapfits, Boys custom formalware
Salt Lamps
Jam's and Jellies
Wine bottles slumped, Wine bottles painted, scarfs
Home made sauerkraut
Cinnamon roasted almonds, pecans and cashews
Muggies
Hand decorated hats, shirts
Home decor, Potpourri, etc.
Home decor
Home made all natural dog treats
Reclaimed wood furniture- end tables, sofa tables, etc
Dream Catchers, Bamboo instruments
Dresses, jewelry
Wood animal puzzles and wood toys
Diabetic/Regular Jams and Jellies
Wood work and tole painting
Unique flower clips and headbands
Tutu's, boutique outfits
Legwarmers
Handcrafted beaded crocheted necklaces and bracelets
Aprons, bibs, bears, dog scarfs and coats, trash sack holders
Aprons, bibs, bears, dog scarfs and coats, trash sack holders
Air brush tatoo's
Glass fusion-clocks, picks,windchimes
PO Box banks
Handmade all natural soaps, salves and toiletries
Handpainted pictures on flagstone
Handpainted pictures on flagstone
SW Jewelry/ Laura Sharp Turquoise, quartz, agate and leather jewelry
Handmade Custom T-shirts
Handmade Custom T-shirts
Sand art/pucker powder
Sand art/pucker powder
Handmade Candles & Accessories
Handmade Candles & Accessories
Handmade designer jewelry
Handmade designer jewelry
Honey, soaps, lotions, beeswax stix
Handmade soldered charms and sterling silver jewelry
Floral wreaths and home decor
Terra Cotta Flower Pots/ Paintings
Terra Cotta Flower Pots/Paintings
Unique handmade sewn items, purses, totes, travel bags
Hand etched glass items
Black and white alphabet art letter pictures
Handpainted glass Christmas ornaments
Handcrafted beaded jewelry
Handcrafted beaded jewelry
Handpainted Crystal Nail Files, over 50 designs
Tye Dye Clothing
Tye dye clothing
Ceramic plates, custom made with hand,feet or paw print
Jelly and Jams
Dip mixes, dessert mixes, soup mix
Wine slush mix and cork holders
Handmade hematite magnetic jewelry
Handmade hematite magnetic jewelry
Handcrocheted barettes, headwraps, headbands, etc
Scroll saw military/wildlife, Intarsia ornaments
Custom hand made aprons and quilted items
Semi precious stone jewelry using black onyx
Tiger eye, turquoise and jasper
Handmade leather belts, wallets and other leather items
Hand painted and stenciled floor & door mats
Barn wood and tile pictures
Heatable pet blankets, fleece dog coats
Childrens clothing
Beaded 7 wire wrapped jewelry
Olive wood carvings, holiday ornaments
Yard art
Name Trains
Personalized signs using ceiling tiles
Jams and Jelly and pecans
Stretch rings for fingers and toes
Decoupage Wooden refrigerator magnets
September 1, 2013
Johnson’s County Gazette Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper For 35 Years
Cathy Maxwell
Ken
Carol
Jason
Old Settlers FOOD Booths
Booth # Vendor
Description
F1 Morning Grange # 227 Grange pups and lemonade
F2 Second Baptist Church of Olathe
Walking Taco, hamburgers, polish saugage
F3 Kansas for Life
Cheesecake on a stick, smoothies, brishet sandwiches
F4 OLATHE MASONIC LODGE Snow Cones
F5 BOY SCOUT TROOP 225 Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Baby Back Ribs,C. Potato
F6 BOY SCOUT TROOP 85 Rubens and Fried Pickles
F7 New Vision Church
Fish and Chips, Hot links, S'mores
F8 Santa Fe Trail Cosmo Club Funnel Cakes
F9 Liberty Christian Life Center Grilled Corn on Cob, Fried pickles,Cinnamon roll
F10 St. Paul's Knights of Columbus Old World Sausage, biscuits and gravy, Chicken fingers, fries
F11 Prince of Peace K of C
Pan Fried Taco, home of the cheapest hotdog, breakfast burritos, Brats
F12 Vista Baptist Church Ribbon fries, fried twinkies, fried oreos, fried dogs
F13 Boy Scout Troop 189
Kettle corn, lemon and lime shakeups
F14 Faith Chapel Assembly of God Sweet Shop and Hamburgers, Pies, Cookies
F16 Olathe Jaycees Turkey legs and pickles
F17 Olathe Evening Lions Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chips
F18 First Baptist of Stillwell
BBQ Brisket, Fudge,
F19 Cub Scout Pack 3808 1/2 lb. Italian Sausage with grilled peppers and onions, fresh squeezed lemonade
F20 Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Turkey Ribs and Fudge Puppies
F21 Community of Christ Church 12" Brat with all the Fixins, Arctic Lemon
ARTS Boy Scout troop 88
Peach Floats, rootbeer floats, hot dogs, chips
AUTO NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH GOOD STUFF
ICE CREAM
ICE CREAM ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH THURSDAY
ICE CREAM & PIE
ICE CREAM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FRIDAY
ICE CREAM & PIE
ICE CREAM GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SATURDAY ICE CREAM & PIE
Old Settlers Parade
Participants
35th Infantry Division Band of the Kansas National Guard A
360 Gym
Girls Night Out
AKKA Karate USA
B.A.C. Horn Doctor
Beverly Gossage for Ks. Ins. Commisioner
Bud Brown VW
California Trail Middle School Band I Drill Team
California Trail Middle School Cheerleaders
Camp Bow Wow
Carl Stoker
Chick-fil-a
Chisholm Trail Middle School Band / Drill team
Chisholm Trail Middle School Cheerleaders
Pep City of Olathe Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board
Class of 1953 OHS
Cosmic Mini Golf
Cottage Senior Care, LLC
Cub Scout Pack 3201
Cub Scout Pack 3202
Cub Scout Pack 3240
Prince of Peace Cub Scout Pack 3250
Donald Smith
Ed Everitt
Farmers Insurance
Football & Cheer Club of JO.CO OSHS Area
Frontier Trail Middle School Band / Drillteam
Frontier Trail Middle School Cheerleaders
Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage
Gardner I Edgerton High School Band
Girls Scouts Troop 99 & 1713
Grass Pad
Here We Grow Again - Olathe
Heritage Christian Academy
Hilltop Saddle Club Inclusions
Connections
Indian Trail Middle School
Indian Trail Middle School Band / Drill Team
Indian Trail Middle School Cheerleaders Pep and Leadership
Jadon’s Hope Foundation
Jared Coons Pumpkin 5K Run / walk
Jazzercise of Olathe West Center
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
Jo.Co. Siding & Window Co.
Johnson County Democrates
Johnson County Government
K-LOVE Radio
Karl Alpert- McCormick W6 1946
KC Spray Foam and Coatings
KC Spray Foam and Coatings
Kumon Math and Reading of Olathe
Leigh's School of Dance
Life Church - Motorcycles
Life Church- Flatbed w\ Water
Life Church- Kids
Life Church- Worship Float / Band
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
Mainstreet Credit Union
Maranatha Academy Marching Band
Mayor Mike Copeland- Olathe
Reads McCrackens Gymnastics and Swim School
McGilley & Frye Funeral Home
Mid America Nazarene University
Mission Trail Middle School Band / Drill Team
Mission Trail Middle School Cheerleraders
Mom's in Prayer
Monte Harrison- Farmall1953 AV
Monticello Community Historical Soc.
National Dance Champions Northeast
Jo.Co. Democratic Club
Olathe Alumni Assoc.
Olathe City Council
Olathe Community Emergency Response Team
Olathe Dance Center
Olathe East High School Band / Drill Team
Olathe East High School Cheerleaders
Olathe Family YMCA
Olathe Ford
Olathe High School Class of 1963
Olathe Jr. Service League Sweet Six Olathe
North High School Band / Drill Team
Olathe North High School Boys Soccer
Olathe North High School Cheerleaders
Olathe Northwest Band / Drill Team
Olathe Northwest Cheer / Stuco
Olathe Public Library
Olathe Public Schools Foundation
Olathe Schools Foundation
Olathe South High School Band / Drill team
Olathe South High School Cheerleaders
Oregon Trail Middle School Band / Drillteam
Oregon Trail Middle School Cheerleaders / Pep Club
Persons with Disabilities advisory board
Pioneer Trail Middle School Band / Drill Team
Pioneer Trail Middle School Cheerleaders
Prairie Trail Middle School Band I Drill Team
Prairie Trail Middle School Cheerleaders I Pep Club
Rhea Lana's of Olathe
Santa Fe Trail Middle School Band / Drill Team
Santa Fe Trail Middle School Cheerleaders /Rowdy Crowd
Skate City
Spring Hill High Band
Spring Hill Middle School Band Team Bell
The Studio school of Dance Todd Bleakley
Trilogy Cultural Arts Center United States Naval Sea Cadet
Wells Fargo Bank
BANDS
All of Olathe High School Bands, Drill Teams & Cheerleaders
All of Olathe Middle School Bands, Drill Teams & Cheerleaders
Maranatha Academy Band
Spring Hill High School Band
Spring Hill Middle School Band
Gardner – Edgerton High School Band
Crafts at Old Settlers
from DeSoto who has specialty dip
mixes; a homemade sauerkraut maker;
and Heartland Honey, which is a local
beekeeper from Spring Hill.
Two of the most popular food vendors
year after year are Grange Pups and
kettle korn. “Grange pups are a hot
dog dipped in a pancake batter and
deep fried,” Pam said. “We correct
people who call them corn dogs. And
kettle corn was not in the fair last year
but will be here this year.”
The fair has become a family
affair for Pam’s family too. The fair
committee includes her husband,
Bob, two sons, a daughter-in-law and
a friend. Other members also include
Brett and Christina Hall, Jason Hall,
Debbie Hardy, Beth Zebley and Nancy
Spruytte. Pam’s husband also goes
with Pam to area fairs.
Entries are still being accepted for
this year’s fair. “I usually get about
10 calls on Labor Day weekend,”
Pam said. “Our goal is to be full
and have a waiting list.” If you
are interested in having a booth,
information is available at http://www.
johnsoncountyoldsettlers.com, where
you can download the application,
rules and regulations.
The cost is $150 for a 10 x 10 space,
electricity is provided. A General
Liability Insurance Policy in the
amount of $1,000,000 is required,
naming Johnson County Old Settlers
as a certificate holder. The committee
has a new carrier and will offer a
policy to those vendors who do not
have insurance at a cost of $82 for
most vendors.
Please call or email before submitting
application. When emailing, please
include name, address and brief
description of craft. Handmade items
only, No buy, resale or commercial
items. For questions, contact Pam at
816-835-2391 or swbtbob@swbell.
net.
Renaissance
Festival
Check their website for more
information. www.kcrenfest.com.
We’ve known the owner, Jim Peterson,
for several years now and, with his
son, Will, they work hard to put
together a quality and fun experience
for you. And, their staff and volunteers
are some of the friendliest people on
earth. This place is perfect if you have
kids or are a kid at heart.
Advance tickets are available at
HyVee, Gold’s Gym and Walgreens
and discount coupons are available at
Subway and Papa Murphy’s.
Tinoco
Faron Young, Freddie Fender, The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chris Young,
Ferlin Husky, Clint Black, Lorrie
Morgan, Jon Conlee, Dan Seals,
among others. He was invited to sing
on the Grand Ole Opry, something
extremely unheard of for an unsigned
artist! He has also had his own show
on the "Inaugural" Disney Magic
Cruise Line.
Moving from the Live stage to the
Big Screen, some of his movie credits
include: the "Blue Valley Songbird"starring Dolly Parton; "Mr. and Mrs.
Bridge" with Paul Newman and
Joanne Woodward; "Sometime's They
Come Back" - a Steven King thriller;
and "Kansas City"-starring Harry
Bellafonte. Not only does he sing, play
guitar, write original music, and act,
but he is also a Professional Ballroom
Dance competitor and instructor.
Joe now resides in Branson, Missouri,
Page 11
Olathe Ford Outlet
Used Cars
www.olathefordusedoutlet.com
Sam
Andrew
Jaymie
Steve
PF9271A 2006 Jeep Liberty
Black
F3859 2005 Highlander
Gold
F31506A 2007 Ford 500
Red
BS0186 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Black
C2533B 2007 Infiniti G35
Gray
F3400A 2005 Lincoln
Town Car White
BS0169 2007 Chrysler Town &
Country White $11,995
PF9242A 2002 GMC Yukon XL
Gray
BS0148 2007 Dodge Ram
Red
F3682A 2003 VW Beetle
Gray
B1994 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Silver $10,970
BS0171 2007 Jeep Wrangler
Blue $18,995
down the pike. So keep your seat belt
fastened.”
Those episodes, of course, will play
off the Robertson family of West
Monroe, Louisiana, who still live
in the backwoods of bayou country
despite the wealth they've amassed
from their duck-sporting empire. A
college football star who turned down
an NFL offer because it interfered
with duck season, Phil Robertson
built Duck Commander, the momand-pop business that his son, Willie,
later helped turn into a million-dollar
operation with his business degree.
Duck Commander specializes in topof-the-line duck calls and decoys
made from salvaged swamp wood
and employs half their neighborhood.
While the Robertsons sometimes
argue, they are religious Southerners
who never curse and are always
looking to enjoy life. Driving their
bottomless charm is their desire to
hang on to their guns and beards—no
matter how much their wives protest
or how famous or wealthy they
become.
“Hijinx is a word that I use to
describe the kind of zeitgeist of their
compound,” McKillop said. “But they
represent some real values that people
still cherish.”
B2023 2007 Chevy Avalanche
White $22,995
Duck
Gazette Humor
Seniors Traveling
From Diane Hart
A travel agent looked up from his
desk to see an old lady and an old
gentleman peering in the shop window
at the posters showing the glamorous
destinations around the world.
The agent had had a good week and
the dejected couple looking in the
window gave him a rare feeling of
generosity. He called them into his
shop: “I know that on your pension you
could never hope to have a holiday,
so I am sending you off to a fabulous
resort at my expense, and I won’t take
no for an answer.”
He took them inside and asked his
secretary to write two flight tickets and
book a room in a five star hotel. As can
be expected, they gladly accepted and
were off!
About a month later the little old lady
came in to his shop. 'And how did you
like your holiday?' he asked eagerly.
“The flight was exciting and the room
was lovely”, she said. “I’ve come to
thank you but one thing puzzled me.
Who was that old guy I had to share
the room with?
Actually, some of us ask the same
question every morning!
where he has honed all his skills, along
with his talented wife, Tamra, and
daughter, Talya, to build one of the Top
Acts in Branson. The "Magnificent
7" Variety Show. Currently playing
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 7
p.m. at the God and Country Theatre
in Branson.
This is their 10th Award Winning
Season of Branson's fast moving
music variety show with 200 costume
changes! Don't miss this astoundingnon-stop-action-packed-adventure of
your favorite music memories!
Many ventures lie ahead, as they
are working on their show to move to
another Top Branson Venue for 2014,
Hamner's Variety Theater, a state
of the art theatre, with an amazing
light show and top of the line sound
equipment.
Along with new music to record,
and a whole host of new ventures, Joe
Tinoco and his family’s possibilities
are endless. Stay Tuned!
F31161B 2003 Toyota Avalon
White $9.995
The GAZETTE
B2053 2007 Chevy Malibu
White
B2021A 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
Sage
Charity Flying
cednth
u
d
e /mo
t R $800
s
u
J at
w
No
ps
No Ste
$35 app fee, no util. paid,
Good rent history, a must
$800 deposit made in pmts.
Page 12
Johnson County’s Only Locally Owned Newspaper Enjoyed by Johnson Countians
September 1,

Fly Me To The Moon Old Settlers Arts and Crafts Old Settlers Parade

Transcription

Similar documents

Fast Facts 14160 S. Black Bob Road • Olathe, Kansas 66063

A Triumph of the Spirit

September 9 News from the Nest 2016-17

Mayor Copeland`s Old Settler`s Day Parade Float

information flyer - Penwell

New for 2012 new products

Dancers Shine at Festival

EXPANDED WALK-IN CLINIC OPENS IN PAOLA P. 3

BULLDOG NEWSLETTER