Beloit honors veterans with parade

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Serving the Solomon Valley since 1901
BELOIT – The VFW will be
serving breakfast 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15, at the VFW. Hash
browns, scrambled eggs, sausage,
Belgian waffles, biscuits and gravy,
fruit, coffee and juice will be served.
Free will donation.
BELOIT – There are still three
nights available for hosting the
Chautauqua Isle of Lights. If
interested call Bell Memorials at 7382257.
BELOIT – The PEO Fall
Fundraiser will be held on Saturday,
Nov. 14. Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
for $20 a dozen, frosted or caramel,
will be available. Order forms are
available at First National Bank,
Guaranty State Bank & Trust
Company, Farmway Credit Union, SV
Veterinary Hospital, Mitchell County
Register of Deeds, S&S Drug and
Gray Drug. Rolls can be picked up at
First Christian Church or will be
delivered.
Support of Medicaid expansion cited
By Zane Thompson
BELOIT- State Representative
Susan Concannon, R-Beloit, received a
shocking call shortly after her
appearance at the Veterans Day parade
in Beloit on Wednesday -she was
being removed from the House Health
and Human Services Committee.
Concannon said her support of
Medicaid expansion was the only
reason she was given for the change.
Concannon, who represents the
107th District, was one of three
Republicans to be removed from the
committee by House Speaker Ray
Merrick. Reps. Barbara Bollier and
Don Hill were also dropped. Bollier is
a retired physician and Hill is a
pharmacist. All three have supported
the expansion of Medicaid.
Previously the vice chairwoman of
the committee, Concannon is the
former executive director of the
GLEN ELDER – The Glen Elder
Lions Club will host a free will
donation Hunters Soup Day from
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 14. The Chili, Chicken Noodle
soup, relish and pie will be served at
the Glen Elder Legion Hall.
Sharon Sahlfeld photo
BELOIT – The Beloit High
School Student Council is sponsoring
a Thanksgiving Food Drive for the
Mitchell County Food Pantry. This
year’s theme is “Gobble Away
Hunger”.
If you would like to donate nonperishable food items to the Mitchell
County Food Pantry, you can drop
them off at any of the following local
businesses between Nov. 16 -23:
Solomon Valley Bank, First National
Bank, Central National Bank,
Farmway Credit Union, Guaranty
State Bank, Apple Market, Dollar
General, S & S Drug, S & S Home
Health, Gray Drug and Fountain, B &
B Jewelry, and ShopKo.
Items most needed are stove top
stuffing, minute rice, Hamburger
Helper, broth, muffin mix, instant
mashed potatoes, pasta sauce,
spaghetti, canned fruit, canned
vegetables, jelly, canned pumpkin,
canned meat, macaroni and cheese,
and cranberry sauce.
BELOIT — Friendship Meals will
be on Monday, Nov. 16. They will be
serving a sandwich buffet and loaded
baked potato soup. Serving is from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the United
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at
the corner of Bell and 8th street in
Beloit. A free will donation is
welcome.
of the cost of Medicaid expansion is
covered by the federal government and
that number will fall to 90 percent by
2020. Governor Sam Brownback, R,
has said he doesn’t believe the state
can cover the costs of the expansion.
Concannon disagrees. She said the
legislature and governor’s office have
been presented with a budget neutral
plan, something Brownback had said
Beloit honors veterans with parade
BELOIT – The Beloit Elementary
School and the BJSHS will present an
Orchestra Concert in the BJSHS
commons at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.
17 under the direction of Michael
Harbaugh.
GLEN ELDER – The Glen Elder
United Methodist Church will host a
Hunters Breakfast from 5a.m. to 8:30
a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Pancakes,
sausage, and eggs will be served at the
Glen Elder Legion Hall.
Mitchell County Regional Medical
Foundation. Her husband Craig is a
physician at Beloit Medical Center.
She expressed frustration towards the
shake-up and noted she believes the
Medicaid expansion bill would have
passed out of the committee during the
upcoming session.
When the Affordable Care Act
passed in 2010, it gave states the
ability to use federal funds to expand
Medicaid. Under the law, 100 percent
Gianna Horinek, Lauren Schmittt and Henry Holdren place their hands on
their hearts during the singing of the National Anthem at the start of the
2015 Veterans Day Parade, Mill Street in Beloit.
WASHINGTON D.C. – After
serving his country in the Air Force,
Ray Terry was recently honored with a
Kansas Honor Flight.
Glen Elder resident Terry,
82, just returned from a well-earned
Kansas Honor Flight from Wichita to
Baltimore
and
Washington
D.C. visiting Fort McHenry &
Arlington National Cemetery among
other sites.
“It has been a busy week and I’m
pretty worn out”, said Terry.
Terry
is
a
Veteran
of
the United States Air Force serving
from 1953-1973. He was one of 24
Kansas Veterans who flew from
Wichita on Thursday, Nov. 5 and
returned Saturday, Nov. 7. Solomon
Valley Transportation, who provides
public services to Mitchell, Jewell and
Osborne counties, provided his travel
to Wichita to meet his daughter at her
home in Andover. The flight was free
for the veterans, paid for through
private donations to Kansas Honor
Flight.
It has been a full life for Terry
since the day he joined the Air Force
in April 1953. Terry went to basic
training at Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas. During basic training, Terry
was selected for pilot training and was
sent to Goodfellow Air Force Base as
part of a pre-cadet detachment. While
waiting
for
an
opening, he
reconsidered and gave up his pilot
training adventure.
After leaving pilot training, he
was placed in the administrative field
at Goodfellow and married his high
school
sweetheart,
Loretta
Loomis. Shortly before his transfer to
Johnson Air Base in Japan, his son
Michael was born. Terry’s wife stayed
with her parents as Terry headed to
Japan.
Terry spent 18 months in Japan
before he transferred to the Pentagon
in May 1956. While there, he and his
wife had a daughter, Pamela. Terry
spent 18 months at the Pentagon
and chose to re-enlist at McConnell
BELOIT – It was another great turn out in Beloit for Wednesday’s
traditional Veterans Day Parade. The parade, in honor of all those who serve
and have served this country, kicked off at its customary 11 a.m. time.
Flags were presented by the VFW Color Guard consisting of Allen Mong,
Charlie Wright, Everett LaCoe and Bob Petterson. Angela Waters sang the
National Anthem to lead off the parade. Following behind was Grand Marshal
Ray Johnson, 93, a Veteran of World War II.
The town was happy to welcome the marching band and flag team from
Republic County. The large band treated the crowd to patriotic tunes and dance
songs. The impressive band directed by Kalen Bebermeyer has been asked to
march at the Fiesta Bowl in the year 2016 and has marched in the Chicago
Thanksgiving Day Parade just last year. The Beloit High School Marching
Band put on a fine show with the dance team performing and the flag team
trailing with marching routines. Pike Valley band also participated for the
parade.
There was candy aplenty for the kids as vehicle after vehicle threw treats.
Fire engines, tractors, floats and antique cars made their way down Mill Street.
Boy Scouts and representatives from the Beloit Summer Kids Cafe were
also in the procession.
The Isis Shriners were in the parade to honor Commander Everett LaCoe of
the Honor Guard. To be a member of the Honor Guard one must have served on
active duty.
Though the wind was gusting, spirits stayed high and a sense of fellowship
and appreciation for those who have served was ever present. The temperature
graciously waited to drop into the 40 degrees until after the parade was
complete.
The Beloit parade is the largest in the state of Kansas on Veterans Day.
Winners for this years parade included:
Drawing winners: 1st place - Loren Hill, $150; 2nd place - Clyde Wilson,
$100; 3rd place - Pepper Roberg, $75; 4th place - Gerald Meier, $50.
Antique Cars: 1st place - 1939 Packard Super 8, John Nelson, Delphos; 2nd
place - 1930 Ford Coupe, Kent Studt, Glasco; 3rd place - 1949 Ford, Gary
Doan, Downs.
Antique Tractors: 1st place - 1954 Farmall Super MTA, Leo Brown; 2nd
place - 1949 Farmall M, Leo Brown.
1980 or newer, Non-Antique: 1st place Gene Pestinger, Beloit
Floats: 1st place - NCK Tech, Marvin McConaghy; 2nd place - Girl Scouts,
Jennifer McMillan; 3rd place - Isis Legion of Honor (Shriners of Salina).
Air Force Base, Wichita.
While stationed at McConnell he
was assigned to a maintenance
squadron where they maintained
ninety B-47 Aircraft. He was given
administrative duties. By this time the
Terry family had their third child, a
daughter they named DeAnne.
Terry and his family were
transferred to Barksdale Air Force
Base in Bossier City, Louisiana in
1961, where Terry was assigned to
Headquarters, Second Air Force. Terry
and his family were transferred to
Headquarters TUSLOG in Ankara,
Turkey in 1965. While there, they were
privileged to visit many countries
before returning to the United States
and Langley Air Force Base in
Hampton, Virginia. While serving at
Ray Terry and his wife Loretta enjoyed their drive to Andover as Solomon Valley Transportation in Beloit
provided his traveling needs. The Terry’s met their daughter in Andover so they could make his flight to
Washington D.C. Solomon Valley Transportation provides public services to Mitchell, Jewell and Osborne Co.
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Friday, November 13, 2015
Planning Commission tables all conversations
By Rebecca Gray
Staff Writer
The Planning commission met
Tuesday night to discuss
AWARE strategies regarding
establishing a Healthy Eating
Active
Living
(HEAL)
committee
within
the
community, and also to discuss
extraterritorial
jurisdiction
(ETJ) zoning options.
The meeting began with a
motion to table the AWARE
strategies discussion due to the
absence of Stephanie Simmons
as she is a major component for
the AWARE project.
“She is an integral part of this
project,” planning commission
member Andrew Grabon said.
The board voted 4-0 in favor of
tabling the discussion until next
month’s meeting with the hope
that Simmons will be able to
attend.
Discussion began regarding
the ETJ zoning options. Code
enforcement officer Chris Jones
provided
maps
showing
proposed zoning within the city
limits of Beloit at the last
meeting for the planning
commission to consider. Several
questions were posed by board
members regarding certain
labelings on the map.
Jones said R1 means
“residential” and is a single
family dwelling only. R2
signifies a double family duplex
and R3 indicates 3 or more
families in an apartment
complex.
Planning commission member
Kathi Roberts asked if the
airport was not labeled on the
map. Jones said it was labeled
I1 which stands for industrial,
but I1 was not designated.
Jones explained the purpose
of the maps was to reflect a
proposed zoning option, not to
show current zoning. He said he
was proposing the planning
commission eliminate current
agricultural and the MP
designations within city limits
and rezone those to residential
or R2.
Grabon asked why Jones
would recommend R2 and not
R3, and if the board should
simply rezone the mobile home
park back to R2. The mobile
home park no longer exists, so it
needs to be zoned back to a
residential area.
Jones explained the new
designation is up to the planning
commission and he suggested
R2 because the old mobile home
park area in question is already
situated next to other R2 zones
already.
Planning commission member
Greg Drum asked why the the
board would limit it to an R2
designation. “If someone wants
to set up a nice mobile home
park, then they could,” he said.
One planning commission
member asked if there was a
correction on the high school or
the junior high since one had
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been zoned as agricultural on
the other map. Jones said it is
permitted in the residential
zoning district and it would be
up to the planning commission
to change that. He said the map
the board was looking at during
the last meeting showed current
zoning and the map at this
meeting reflected suggested
zoning instead.
Jones said there were
approximately a dozen places in
town which were zoned as
agricultural and that the ETJ
would probably be zoned
agricultural as well. He
proposed
the
residential
properties which were currently
designated agricultural should
be re-zoned to residential. Jones
said the agricultural zone is
more restrictive than residential.
Drum asked if it has been a
problem and Jones said not up
to this point, but agricultural
areas should be outside the city
limits.
Planning
commission
chairperson Cheryl Renter
asked what the designation BP
stood for and Jones said
business park. This designation
is a “hybrid” zone for light
industrial and commercial and
Jones gave examples of
cabinetry
or
construction
business.
Mitchell county community
development director Heather
Hartman asked the board to
consider allowing agricultural
as a designation inside city
limits. Hartman’s examples of
parcels which should have this
designation were large gardens,
places where there are animals,
extra lots residents have
purchased to protect themselves.
She said the tax for a parcel
designated as agricultural is
only 14 percent whereas a
residential property tax is 32
percent.
Grabon asked how the tax
would be affected if a property
is changed from agricultural to
residential even if it is
“grandfathered” in. This means
if the property was designated
agricultural and is changed to
residential due to a new rule set
for no agricultural designations
allowed within city limits, the
property will still be taxed as
agricultural because it has been
used that way and is
“grandfathered” in.
“The distinction is how the
land is actually used,” city
administrator Glenn Rodden
said. “That’s how it is taxed, but
you would have to make that
case to the appraiser’s office,”
he said.
Hartman
explained
her
concern was how difficult it
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would be to make that case if
the city rules out agricultural
designations within city limits.
Jones said Hartman had a
good point because if the
property is zoned residential, it
would be taxed residential
simply because it would be
more revenue for the city and
county.
“But I think we could easily
come to their defense,” Jones
said. “It would be easy for me to
stand up in court and say what
they are using the property for,”
he said.
Roberts asked what will
happen to the property where
houses have been torn down.
Hartman said those should be
changed
to
empty
lot
designation.
Jones cited a specific area
from the map he handed out at
the beginning of the meeting.
He said that property is
currently zoned as agricultural,
but it is being used as
residential, so the designation
will change to suit the
property’s use.
Grabon asked if a property
which has the grandfather status
and changes hands will still
keep the same designation.
Jones answered yes, as long
as the use is the same or less
aggressive. But if it is not used
for six months or more, then it
loses the grandfather provision.
Such a scenario would be if a
property within the city has had
livestock. Livestock is only
allowed within city limits if it
has been grandfathered in. Jones
gave the fairgrounds as another
example. He said it was rezoned to agricultural a few years
ago so it could be hayed.
Haying means the property can
grow grass taller than 12 inches
so it can be swathed and baled
and used for bedding or feed
during fair time. But it would
still be permitted to be hayed if
it goes to residential due to the
grandfather provision.
Grabon said the city has
applied for grants for demolition
of properties and asked if rezoning would change anything.
Hartman said no but if the
city wants to apply again then
specific areas will have to be
identified
because
the
application could not be citywide.
Grabon said he would like to
wait to make a decision until the
entire board was able to attend,
and noted Nick Richmond was
not present.
The board voted unanimously
to table the conversation until
the next meeting.
Discussion followed, focusing
on ETJ (outside city limits).
Jones explained the three
options as laid out on a map
made by Hanna Keelan, a
planning and research firm from
Nebraska. The options include
specific allowances of each of
three
agricultural
zone
designations. The proposed A1
zone designation allows for only
a minimum of 20 acre plots,
while A2 allows for a minimum
of 10 acre plots. The A3
designation allows for a
minimum of only 3 acres.
The first option would be to
designate the whole area with
only A1, meaning anybody
wanting to buy land to develop
the area would have to buy a
minimum of 20 acres. The
second option is to combine the
A1 and A2 designations. This
would force a minimum buy of
10 or 20 acres depending on
where the parcel was located.
The third option would allow a
mixture of A1, A2, and A3
designations, allowing some
parcels to be purchased with a
minimum or 3 acres or more.
“All that needs to be thrown
out,” Drum said. “A guy nextdoor to me wants to build a
house on five acres, but if we
zone it, then he can’t,” he said.
Jones said the state allows
anything over three acres to be
built on.
Drum asked if someone can
pay to have city utilities brought
outside of city limits and Jones
said yes.
Jones said if someone comes
in with the intent to build (even
a feedlot), then that person or
family would be able to. Drum
asked who would do it and
Jones said it could happen.
Grabon asked why the board
is trying to prevent something
that probably will not happen.
“You say probably, so your
crystal ball works much better
than mine,” Renter said. “It
happened to the county I grew
up in,” she said.
“As an example, there was a
county that did nothing with
zoning and much of it became
junk yards,” Roberts said.
Jones said an intent to build
for a single owner must be on
more than three acres, but if
there are multiple owners, that
will not apply, if the designation
is A1 and under one owner.
“Cities have the right to zone
outside of city limits up to 3
miles,” Jones said. “Except
under flood plain conditions,
then the city is not permitted to
enforce zoning regulations for
agricultural use,” he said.
“I disagree, our zoning will
not stop a feed lot,” Drum said.
“We need to get together on this
because we are putting a lot of
work into this so let’s find out
what’s right,” he said.
Grabon suggested the board
discuss the proposed zoning
along the highways 9 and 14.
He asked how far away from the
highway would be zoned
industrial.
Jones suggested 300 to 400
feet, right out to where the two
mile ETJ would start. He said it
would be up to the planning
commission to determine what
would be fair.
He also said factory industrial
is the least restrictive zone. This
is because of the noise and
activity, heavy use or heavy
smoke or traffic.
“We want to restrict that to
outside the 2 mile zone,” Jones
said.
Factory industrial allow a
resident outside city limits to
develop without having to buy
10 acres or come to the planning
commission for consent.
Grabon asked based on
current usage, would the whole
area be designated as one big
zone. Jones said he would not
try to generalize and would
zone each area according to
how it’s being used now, by
zoning along highway corridors
as industrial or come up with a
hybrid.
Drum said once this is set up,
it would open up a marketing
area to go out and get business.
“We just want to do it right,”
Drum said.
“It needs to be hammered out
like we are doing and hope we
get it right,” Renter said. “As
long as we follow statute, we
should be just fine,” she said.
“If you have it laid out for 10
or 20 miles, that’s the limit,”
Jones said.
“I agree,” Drum said.
“Let’s put the other two
options to bed and just consider
the one,” Jones said.
Grabon moved to table the
discussion until the next
meeting.
Jones admitted he made a
mistake by recommending the
city council consider extending
the current allowed period of
time for RV’s to be parked on a
side street or in the property
owner’s front yard by one
month. This would allow from
April until October since a lot of
residents are still using RV’s
during the month of September
as well. He said it is actually a
zoning regulation instead of a
code and asked the planning
commission to consider the
extension.
“I don’t see a problem with
that,” Grabon said.
“Maybe
even
until
November,” Drum said.
The board voted 4-0 to extend
the period for one month.
Drum asked what happens if
the ETJ runs into part of a
parcel if there are set limits.
Grabon said he was not sure
because people will ask why
the city is taking all of one
parcel, but only part on
somebody else’s.
Roberts said if the county has
GIS (geographical information
system) and if someone asks
where the zone ends, then the
city could give a direct answer.
Jones said that was correct,
but the GIS will not produce on
a map. He said the city can get
a straight line measurement
from the parcel property that
the owner wants to develop, to
the nearest city limit, draw an
arc and then anything inside the
arc either is or isn’t permitted.
“But we don’t know where
the lines are going to be,”
Renter said. “We can’t get a
nice neat little map,” she said.
Jones said that was correct
and that the city would have to
survey every single parcel to do
that.
“This is what cities do,”
Jones said.
“If this is how we want to do
it, then fine, I don’t think it’s
right,” Drum said.
The Planning commission
then approved to table the
discussion until the next
meeting. The next planning
commission meeting will be
held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the
municipal building.
Friday, November 13, 2015
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• 9 a.m. - noon Heart Choices will be selling Krispy
Kreme donuts. They can call 738-3433 to place an order
or stop by Heart Choices at 6th & Independence to
purchase.
• 1:30 p.m. Town and Country Garden Club will meet
at Karen Shutmateʼs home.
• 9:30 - 11 a.m. There will be a Computer/
Smartphone Workshop at the Beloit Senior Center on
Monday, November 16th, and Wednesday, November
18th. The workshop will run from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM
each day. Contact the Beloit Senior Center at 785-7385802, or Jay Rowh at 785-738-2310.
• 5 - 8:30 a.m. The Glen Elder United Methodist
Church will host a Hunters Breakfast. Pancakes,
sausage, and eggs will be served at the Glen Elder
Legion Hall.
• 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Glen Elder Lions Club will
host a free will donation Hunters Soup Day including
Chili, Chicken Noodle soup, relish and pie meal at the
Glen Elder Legion Hall.
• 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The VFW will be serving
breakfast at the VFW hall.
• 7 p.m. Allegro Music Club at Donna Munseyʼs home.
• 2 p.m. Alzheimers Support Group at the Mitchell
County Hospital Health Sylstems media room.
• 4:55 - 5:55 p.m. T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) weigh-in meeting at 6 p.m. United Methodist
Church upstairs (elevator available).
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Rod Rose,
Have you ever had this happen to you? You go into a store to
shop for one thing, and as you walk through the doors, its like you
have walked into a whole new world. All around you in every
direction, high and low, there is stuff. You came in the store with
one thing on your mind that you needed and now that you are
there, you are surrounded by stuff that compete for your attention,
you can’t even remember what you came in the store to get. The
store is so big, you don’t know where to go to find what you
need, it can be over whelming.
This same thing can happen to us in our spiritual lives, as the
world we live in and all that is going on around us competes for
our attention and pulls our attention away from our Lord God. We
jump up in the morning and are on the run until our head hits the
pillow at the end of the day. Our days are packed full of things to
do, our calendar for the week is full before the week begins.
Husband and wife many times both have jobs, the kids are kept
busy at school and then into the evening with sports, and Mom
and Dad hurry to make it to the sporting events to watch the kids.
There is little time in our world for God. Satan takes great delight
in all of this. God does talk to us but there is so much going on in
our lives it makes it difficult for us to take time to listen. We can
be with God when we set down and read His word in the Holy
Bible, He uses this time to give us direction and give us answers
but the store is too big, too many things to see, too many things
competing for our time and attention.
Why do we find it so hard to give God our time? Why do we
find it so hard to listen to God? Lets list a few of the likely
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Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Langley, Terry changed
fields and became a computer
programmer. In 1973, Terry
completed his service in the
US Air Force with the rank of
Senior Master Sergeant.
The family remained in
Virginia until 1977 so that the
last of their children could
graduate
from
high
school. During this time, Terry
obtained a job at a factory
making Budweiser cans in
Williamsburg, Va.
Upon moving back to
Kansas, Terry took a job
working for his brother-in-law,
John Stover, who owned a
grain elevator in Cawker
City. He then took a job
driving a fuel truck out of Glen
Elder, for Farmway Co-op in
Beloit. He spent 12 plus years
driving
the
truck
before changing to the life of a
farmer until retirement.
The Honor Flight was an
emotional experience for
Terry. DeAnne did all of the
initial paper work needed for
the trip as well as being his
guardian. Pamela, who lives in
South Carolina, joined them in
Baltimore and served as
guardian for another veteran
on the trip.
The Honor Flight group
spent time at Ft. McHenry,
where
the
Star
Ray Terry was escorted to the Honor Flight by daughters DeAnne and Pamela.
Spangled Banner
was
written, before
heading
to
Washington, D.C. to see the
monuments.
“We saw the Lincoln
Memorial and the Vietnam Wall
of Faces, then they let us go on
a walking tour by ourselves that
was geared towards the veterans
on the trip,” said Terry.
At Arlington National
Cemetery, the four WWII
veterans on the trip laid the
wreath during the changing of
the guard. The veterans were
greeted by former U.S. Senator
Bob Dole and current Senator
Pat Roberts of Kansas. Before
reasons. We may not have a relationship with God, and therefore
find it impossible to hear Him calling to us. His message is
drowned out by the noises of the world we live in. Our minds may
be closed to His voice. We may be too busy, are there days in your
lives when you go through the entire day without thinking about
God? Many people do not seek God because they fear the message
that He may have for them. Many times we are angry with God
and refuse to seek Him. We may have a rebellious spirit and we do
not want to be submissive to the Lord. And the big reason that
many people refuse to seek the Lord is SIN. Some may feel that
they are undeserving of God because of the sinful life that they
have been living. None of the above reasons are good reasons to
turn away from God. The apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 4:13,
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” And
Jesus said in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there
your heart will be also.” It boils down to this, we can use all the
excuses mentioned above and they are good ones too, as to why
we turn away from God, BUT we will pursue, speed time doing,
have our mind on, worry about, lust after, wish for, dream about,
talk about, read about, text about, email about, Facebook about,
the things that our heart treasures. If we love God more than
anything or anyone, we will make time for Him and His word, not
because we feel an obligation to do so but because we desire Him
and spending time with Him.
Spending time with the Lord can help us in so many ways. To
make decisions, He can give us direction and give us answers to
the questions no one else can answer for us. God can encourage
us, show us the way and give us the courage we need to take His
Church Directory
A people practicing the presence of the Prince
of Peace in an open sanctuary.
Norway, Kansas
243-7131 or 335-2258
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 7 p.m.,
Sunday, 10 a.m.
Cliff Heagy, Senior Pastor
Dave Mealiff, Associate Pastor
Arick Johanson, Youth Ministries
4th & Mill, Beloit • 738-3071
Worship Services : 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Youth Groups Sunday 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
298 N 10 RD, Cawker City • 454-6608
Pastor Patrick Hennen
Worship 9:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Pastor Wayne Feigal
102 W. Pearl, Jewell • 428-3540
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday & Wednesday 7 p.m.
Pastor Barry Nelson
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 8 p.m.
Pastor Cody Fears
201 N. Hobart, Glen Elder • 545-3625
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Jim Brackett
Rev. Daryl Olmstead & Rev. Joseph Asirvatham
801 N. Bell, Beloit • 738-2539
12th and Holly, Cawker City
Worship Service , 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
781-4319 or 781-4823
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Saturday 4 p.m. / Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m
10:30 a.m. Service on KVSV (1190 AM) Radio
Pastor Richard Raymer
621 N. Mill, Beloit • 738-2701
Sunday School, 9:00 a.m.
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Saturday Worship, 7:00 p.m.
Pastor Grace Gichuru
608 Lake Drive • 781-4924
Worship 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Church 9:50 a.m.
910 N. Campbell • 738-2211
President, Cliff Heagy
Vice President, Rev. Jim Brackett
Secretary, Deb Hadachek
Treasurer, Dave Mealiff
321 E. Main, Beloit • 738-3091
Sunday School 9:15 a.m./Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Daryl Olmstead & Rev. Joseph Asirvatham
308 Gambrinus • Tipton • 373-4455
Saturday Mass 7 p.m / Sunday 8 a.m.
Rev. Richard Miller
104 W. 2nd • 545-3359
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Jr.-Sr. High Youth Group 7-9 p.m.
Wed. Grades 1-5 youth 3:30-5 p.m.
Men’s Bible Study 7 p.m.
1005 N. Lincoln • 738-2246
118 W. Court
738-5781
101 E. Main
738-2251
223 W. Main
738-3121
Highway 24
738-2140
family and friends (old Air
Force friends) and had them
write me a letter,” Terry said.
“That included about 200
letters from the students where
my daughter works in
Andover.”
Upon returning from the
trip, the group was greeted by
over 100 people including a
bagpipe player, Boy Scout
troop, Color Guard, teachers,
families and friends.
“It was really just a lot of
fun,” Terry said. “I don’t have
a single complaint. It was all
really nice.”
direction.
It does take one important thing to follow God, FAITH.
How do you obtain this FAITH? Well that is very simple. Drop
to your knees, before Him, make the decision to put Him first in
your life, not convenient, but first. Don’t think you can pull one
over on God, He knows your heart, He knows if you mean what
you say. You can’t con God, He knows what is on your heart.
When you make this commitment to the Lord, He will send the
Holy Spirit to be with you, to guide you, to help you, and the
Holy Spirit will give you what you need---FAITH. This is the
only way to have the faith you need to follow and love the Lord.
Yes the world we live in is BIG, just like the store. There is
much to see, high and low. There are many noises that compete
for our attention, many things that we really do not need and all
these things can make it impossible for us to follow and love
God. But I have learned that if you go into one of these BIG
stores, you need to know what you want, ask where to find it,
and go straight to what you want, get it, and get out! It is not
that much different in our spiritual lives. We must know what we
want, ask how and where to find it, go straight to it and receive
it. God is waiting for you to come straight to Him, even if there
are distractions, keep your focus on what you want and when we
come to Him, He is lovingly waiting to give us His love and
mercy. Jesus tells us in Rev. 3:20 that he is standing at the door
knocking and if anyone hears His voice and opens the door, He
will come in and dine with him. Open the door of your heart to
Him today, please do not wait until it is too late to accept His
loving offer of salvation.
Pastor Joshua Krohse
Commercial Street, Scottsville
785-534-3227
Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.
Worship 9 a.m.
12th & Walnut, Beloit • 738-2420
Sunday Worship , 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m
the flight home, the group had
a bus tour of Baltimore.
At times overwhelmed by
the reception his group
received on the trip, Terry
spoke about each time getting
off the plane and how the
other passengers would stand
and clap.
Another highlight of the
trip was a banquet for the
Honor Flight veterans at the
hotel. Unbeknownst to Terry,
his wife and daughters had
arranged a special surprise for
him when it came time for
“Mail Call”.
“They had contacted
Pastor Curt Horton
200 W. Main, Beloit • 738-2683
Sunday School 9:30 am.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Church 10:30 a.m.
Prayer, Youth & Children’s Groups
7 p.m. Wed.
(Independent)
Pastor Mark McReynolds
615 E. Highway 24
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.Evening Service 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
8 miles south on Ks. #14 Hiway
Turn west Q Rd two miles
Pastor Pat Ault-Duell
785-545-6929
Worship 11 a.m. Sunday
522 Lake Drive • 781-4916
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Tyler Larson
2202 N. 130th • Hunter • 529-3811
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Worship 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Rev. Daryl Olmstead & Rev. Joseph Asirvatham
1312 Prentise • 785-454-3551
Saturday Mass 5 p.m. / Sunday 10 a.m.
Father Damian Richards
3203 N. Elm• 785-346-5582
Saturday 6 p.m. / Sunday Mass 8 a.m.
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Glen Elder • 785-545-3220
110 S. Mill
738-2285
119 E. Main
738-3537
Friday, November 13
Angela Waters sings the
National Anthem.
VFW Color Guard, from left to right: Bob Petterson, Allen
Mong, Charlie Wright and Everett LaCoe honor the
American flag.
Children were able to fill
their candy bags despite the
strong winds at the start of
the parade.
Republic County flag team of Belleville perform a dance
and flag routine for the Beloit Veterans Day parade crowd.
Gene Pestinger was the 1st place winner of the 1980 or newer - non antique division of the
parade, as he leads a pack of antique cars.
That is a lot of bull!!! Leonard the bull was presented by
Dean and Gary Holbert of Concordia.
Colton Pearson enjoys his
ride in a Simpson Farm
Enterprises semi truck.
Everleigh Sahlfeld enjoys her
time with dad, Matt Sahlfeld.
Randy Stroede sets the pace for a long line of Beloit and Mitchell County Fire Trucks and Volunteer firemen.
Republic County brass.
The Boy Scouts of Beloit supporting veterans.
Solomon Valley Bank of Beloit support veterans from an army truck.
1st place antique car, 1939 Packard Super 8,
John Nelson, Delphos
BHS Marching band perform several songs along with the dance and flag teams routines.
2nd place antique car, 1930 Ford Coupe,
Kent Studt, Glasco
3rd place antique car, 1949 Ford F2,
Gary Doan, Downs
Friday, November 13, 2015
Clint Shoemaker, Tom Maxwell and Delmar Shoemaker
announce during the 2015 Veterans Day Parade.
A large crowd shows for the 2015 Veterans Day Parade held on Mill Street in downtown Beloit. What started out to be a
shorts and sandals day turned to a coat, hat and gloves event with chilly strong winds. Veterans were graciously honored
and over 66 entries were entered for the event which lasted over an hour. Children walked away with smiling faces and
plenty of candy treats.
Cole Thomas takes Carson Clark for a parade ride.
Sharon Hesket Sahlfeld photos
The Future Dunstan Stars!!!
NCK Tech placed 1st in the float division under the direction of Marvin McConaghy.
Legion of Honor (Shriners of Salina) placed 3rd in the Float division.
The Girl Scouts, under the direction of Jennifer McMillan, placed 2nd in the float division.
Antique Tractor 1st and 2nd place winner was Leo Brown
with a Farmall Super MTA and a Farmall M.
Fire Safety dog shakes
hands with the crowd.
Grilling hamburgers and brats for the Veterans Day Parade meal were: from left to right:
Scott, Mark Stover, Joe Kohler, Ron Becker, Ian Drake, Kenneth Heald, Martinus Kohler.
Solomon Valley Express train rides.
VFW Post 6242 served a large crowd a free lunch after the 2015 Veterans Day Parade.
General News
Friday, November 13, 2015
Breakfast
Monday: Strawberry French
Toast; Breakfast Pizza; Cereal,
Yogurt; Oatmeal Bar, Yogurt,
Pears, Fruit Juice
Tuesday: Pancake Sausage
Griddle; Yogurt, Fruit Streusel
Muffin; Cereal, Cinnamon
Toast; Oatmeal Bar, Cinnamon
Toast, Apple, Fruit Juice
Wednesday: Blueberry Sweet
Roll with Lemon Glaze;
Breakfast Nachos; Cereal,
Yogurt; Oatmeal Bar, Yogurt,
Fruit Juice, Banana
Thursday: Breakfast Sliders;
Yogurt, Pumpkin Muffin;
Cereal, Toast and Jelly;
Oatmeal Bar, Toast and Jelly,
Fruit Juice, Mandarin Oranges
Friday: Biscuits and Gravy,
Sausage; Mini Waffles; Cereal,
Yogurt; Oatmeal Bar, Yogurt,
Peaches, Fruit Juice
Lunch
Monday: Chicken Patty on a
Bun; Beef and Noodles with
Italian Bread, Fresh Garden
Salad, Corn, Fresh Fruit,
Mandarin Oranges; Italian Chef
Salad, Corn, Fresh Fruit,
Mandarin Oranges, Italian
Bread
Tuesday: BBQ Pork Nachos;
Chili with Cinnamon Roll,
Fresh Garden Salad, Texas
Pintos, Fresh Fruit, Banana
Orange Mix; Taco Salad, Texas
Pintos, Fresh Fruit, Banana
Orange Mix, Cornbread
Wednesday:
Baked Ham;
Chicken Patty, Mashed Potatoes
with Gravy, Glazed Carrots,
Hot Roll, Fresh Fruit, Peaches,
Brownie Bite
Thursday: Hot Dog; Meatball
Sub, French Fries, Fresh Garden
Salad, Fresh Fruit, Applesauce;
Cobb Salad, Fresh Fruit,
Applesauce, Fruit Streusel
Muffin
Friday:
Pepperoni Pizza;
Italian Sub on Deli Bun, Fresh
Garden Salad, Fresh Broccoli
with
Dip,
Fresh
Fruit,
Pineapple; Popcorn Chicken
Salad, Fresh Broccoli with Dip,
Fresh Fruit, Pineapple, Fruit
Streusel Muffin
Breakfast
Monday: Strawberry French
Toast; Breakfast Pizza; Cereal,
Yogurt; Oatmeal Bar, Yogurt,
Pears, Fruit Juice
Tuesday: Pancake Sausage
Griddle; Fruit and Yogurt Parfait,
Fruit Streusel Muffin; Cereal,
Cinnamon Toast; Oatmeal Bar,
Cinnamon Toast, Apple, Fruit
Juice
Wednesday: Blueberry Sweet
Roll with Lemon Glaze; Breakfast
Nachos; Cereal, Yogurt; Oatmeal
Bar, Yogurt, Fruit Juice, Banana
Thursday: Breakfast Sliders;
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait, Pumpkin
Muffin; Cereal, Toast and Jelly,
Fruit Juice; Oatmeal Bar, Toast
and Jelly, Fruit Juice, Mandarin
Oranges
Friday: Biscuits and Gravy,
Sausage; Mini Waffles; Cereal,
Yogurt; Oatmeal Bar, Yogurt,
Peaches, Fruit Juice
Lunch
Monday: Spicy Chicken Patty
on a Bun; Beef and Noodles with
Italian Bread; Deli Wrap, Fresh
Garden Salad, Corn, Fresh Fruit,
Mandarin Oranges; Italian Chef
Salad, Fresh Fruit, Mandarin
Oranges, Italian Bread
Tuesday: BBQ Pork Nachos
with Spanish Rice; Chili with
Cinnamon Roll; Grilled Chicken
Sandwich, Fresh Garden Salad,
Texas Pintos, Fresh Fruit, Banana
Orange Mix; Taco Salad, Fresh
Fruit, Banana Orange Mix,
Cornbread
Wednesday:
Baked Ham;
Chicken Patty/Spicy Chicken
Patty, Mashed Potatoes with
Gravy, Glazed Carrots, Hot Roll,
Fresh Fruit, Peaches, Brownie Bite
Thursday: Hot Dog; Meatball
Sub; BBQ Chicken on Bun,
French Fries, Fresh Garden Salad,
Fresh Fruit, Applesauce; Cobb
Salad, Fresh Fruit, Applesauce,
Fruit Streusel Muffin
Friday: Pepperoni Pizza; Italian
Sub on Deli Bun; French Dip,
Fresh Garden Salad, Fresh
Broccoli with Dip, Fresh Fruit,
Pineapple; Popcorn Chicken
Salad, Fresh Fruit, Pineapple, Fruit
Streusel Muffin
Breakfast
Monday:
Breakfast Pizza,
Fruit, Fruit Juice Choice, Milk
Choice
Tuesday: Whole Grain Cereal,
Fruit, Fruit Juice Choice, Milk
Choice
Wednesday:
French Toast
Sticks with Syrup, Fruit, Fruit
Juice Choice, Milk Choice
Thursday: Chicken Biscuit,
Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Fruit
Juice Choice, Milk Choice
Friday: Pancake on a Stick,
Fruit, Fruit Juice Choice, Milk
Choice
Lunch
Monday:
Beef and Bean
Burrito, Tortilla Chips (9-12),
Tomato Salsa, Romaine and
Tomato, Mexican Corn, Fresh
Banana, Fruit Choice, Milk
Choice
Tuesday: Stromboli Squares,
Garlic Bread (9-12), Garden
Salad, Fresh Baby Carrots,
Mandarin Oranges, Fruit Choice,
Milk Choice
Wednesday:
Chili, Whole
Grain Crackers, Red Bell Pepper
Strips, Cinnamon Roll, Peaches,
Fruit Choice, Milk Choice
Thursday: Beef and Noodles,
Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans,
Whole Grain Muffin (6-12),
Strawberries and Bananas, Fruit
Choice, Milk Choice
Friday: Hamburger on Bun,
Dark Green Leaf Lettuce,
Tomato Slice, Oven Fries, Fresh
Grapes, Fruit Choice, Milk
Choice
Monday: White Chicken Chili,
Cornbread
Muffin,
Cherry
Tomatoes, Cucumber Slices and
Ranch, Tropical Fruit Salad, Milk
Tuesday: Biscuits and Gravy,
Sausage Patty (6-12), Hash
Brown Patty, Pepper Strips, Fruit
Juice, Milk
Wednesday:
Taco Salad,
Tortilla Chips and Salsa, Refried
Beans,
Pineapple
Tidbits,
Cinnamon Puff (6-12), Milk
Thursday:
BBQ Chicken
Sandwich, Baked Beans, Creamy
Coleslaw, Strawberries, Milk
Friday: Cheese Pizza, Broccoli
and Ranch, Baby Carrots, Fresh
Citrus Fruit Cup, Milk
I am in a
sorority and proudly wear my
Greek letters. However, when I
go outside the campus, I receive
a lot of negative feedback.
People assume things about me
that are not true, and this can be
very hurtful. They think I haze,
hang out promiscuously with
frat boys, drink, do drugs and
care only about getting a “Mrs.”
degree.
Let me tell you, this is not
what Greek life is about. I, as
well as a few of my sorority
sisters and fraternity cousins,
am on a full-ride scholarship
and must maintain a 3.5 gradepoint average or better. We take
random drug tests to make sure
our organization is clean. We
have strict rules when it comes
to being with members of the
opposite sex, and we cannot be
seen with alcohol.
My sorority is incredibly
multicultural
with
several
foreign students, one girl in a
wheelchair, one with severe
medical conditions and young
women from all races and walks
of life. We consider hazing to
be domestic violence, and our
philanthropy
is
domestic
violence awareness. We raise
thousands of dollars for abuse
victims every semester. We pay
for our badge, our shirts, our
events, our formal dances, our
recruitment
expenses,
our
insurance and our dues, which
are used for scholarships for
deserving young women.
Greek life is not what the
movies or media make it out to
be. It teaches us valuable life
lessons. We meet people we
can rely on and forge bonds
that last a lifetime. My sisters
and I are strong women. -Alpha Chi Omega in Texas
We agree that
sororities get a bad rap. Movies
and TV shows often portray
even savvy sorority girls as
angling solely for the right guy
or the right clothes. This may
make for good drama, but it
simply isn’t truthful. Sororities
have always provided lifetime
friendships, and these days,
most sorority members do
volunteer and charity work, as
well. They are filled with
strong, smart women.
I live in an
area of the Midwest that has
frequent tornado warnings. I
have a weather radio, and I
take the warnings seriously -especially when they announce
a tornado warning for my
county.
I have friends, however, who
think that because the local
tornado siren has not gone off
that there is nothing to worry
about. They say I am
overreacting.
It
is
my
understanding that a tornado
can touch down without
warning and also that the
tornadoes are harder to spot at
night. Your thoughts? -- Rather
Be Safe Than Sorry
We’re with
you. Tornadoes can develop so
quickly that sometimes there
isn’t much warning. By the
time a siren sounds, it might be
too late to get to a safe place.
When you hear that there is a
tornado watch, it means you
should be alert to the possibility
of a funnel. If the county issues
a tornado warning, it means a
tornado has been sighted in the
area and you should seek
shelter. Anyone who wants
more information about storm
preparedness can check online
at ready.gov/tornadoes.
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was a requirement. The
plan centers around a proposal
by the Kansas Hospital
Association that would tax
bigger hospitals to cover the
state’s portion of the expanded
coverage.
The KHA has said
Medicaid expansion would
provide coverage to 150,000
low-income adults.
Brownback has continued
to balk at the idea of expansion
despite a budget neutral plan,
citing the need to address the
waiting
lists
for
the
intellectually, developmentally
and physically disabled. Under
current law, the disabled are
already covered by the Kancare
Medicaid program.
“The waiting list is for inhome care so it’s not an issue,”
Concannon said. “It’s very
frustrating because they keep
moving the goal posts.”
The representative also
pointed out that health care
providers are supportive of the
expansion. She admitted the
response from constituents on
the issue has been mixed, but
that most have been receptive
when she has had the time to
explain that the extension is
“basically filling a gap” by
providing coverage for lowincome adults, particularly
those in rural areas.
The fight for Medicaid
expansion will only get tougher
now that the committee has
been
rearranged.
An
opportunity may have already
been missed.
“I think [the Medicaid
expansion bill] could have
passed last year,” she said
when asked how the bill would
fare in front of a full House
vote.
For now, Concannon will
continue to fight for the
expansion and doesn’t appear to
be letting the committee
removal get in her way.
Said Concannon, “FYI, I
filed for re-election today.”
Concannon has represented
the 107th District since 2013
and is up for re-election in
2016.
State Senator Elaine
Bowers and Representative
Susan Concannon greet the
crowd during the Veterans
Day Parade.
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Friday, November 13, 2015
Obituary
Richard “Dick” Porter, 92, of
Middleville, Michigan, formerly
of Salina and Holly Lake
Ranch, Texas, passed away
from
this
life
on
November
6, 2015 at
the Bronson
Hospice
Residence
in
Battle
C r e e k ,
Mich. His
Porter
family was
with him.
Dick is survived by his daughter
Barbara Clare (Dennis), Delton,
Mich; a brother, Dan Porter, St.
Louis, Mo.; three grandchildren,
Heather Masters (Matthew),
Saginaw, Mich., Stephen Rising
(Megan Heitz), Delton, Mich.,
and
Courtney
Stanford
(Lowell), Dallas, Texas; several
nieces and nephews, stepgrandchildren
and
greatgrandchildren. He is preceded
in death by his wife, Reba
Maxine Applebee-Porter in
2009; their son, Doug Porter in
2014; a brother, Morris Porter; a
sister, Patricia Dubey; his
parents, Paxton and Mary
(Morris) Porter and in-laws,
Otis
and
Etta
(Calder)
Applebee, all from Glen Elder.
Dick was born on July 23,
1923, grew up in the Glen Elder
area, graduated from Athens
Rural High School in 1941 and
married his high school
sweetheart Maxine, on March
10, 1946. They were married
for 62 years before she passed
on January 4, 2009. He spent
his last two years at an assisted
residence in Middleville, Mich.,
making a few more friends, and
prior to that, lived with his
daughter Barbara and her
husband Dennis in Delton,
Mich., for four years, helping
around the house, tending his
garden, golfing into his 89th
year and visiting his son Doug,
Dick served in the Army in
WWII in France and Italy in the
tank corps and was discharged
at the end of the war. He was
called back to active duty
during the Korean War, served
in Japan, then was medically
discharged. In their early years,
Dick and Maxine made their
home in Beloit for a short time
then moved to Hill City in 1951
where he became employed
with Socony-Vacuum Oil
Company, which later became
Magnolia Pipeline Company,
now ExxonMobil. They adopted
two children, Barbara in 1956
and Douglas in 1959. From
1964 until Dick’s retirement
with Mobil Pipeline Company
in August of 1982, the family
lived in Tripoli, Libya, North
Africa two different times, a
brief stay in Sweetwater, Texas,
and two stays in Midland
Texas, then Anchorage, Alaska,
Wichita, Kan., Dallas, Texas,
and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Upon retirement, Dick and
Maxine moved to Holly Lake
Ranch, in the piney woods of
East Texas, living on the golf
course off the #1 green and
enjoyed a life rich with family
and friends. Dick’s favorite
pastimes
were
golfing,
gardening, traveling, weekly
pickin’ and grinin’ music and
square dancing. During their 22
year retirement in Holly Lake,
Maxine and Dick made many
close, lasting friendships. In
2004 they moved to Salina.
Dick shared a strong, loving
relationship
with
his
grandchildren,
Heather,
Stephen and Courtney, and all
three were baptized at Holly
Tree Chapel, where he and
Maxine were members.
A true gentleman, Dick will
be most remembered for his
dedication to family and
friends, his zest for life,
boundless
energy,
oldfashioned sayings, love for
sports, competitive nature,
never-ending patience, and his
willingness to help. Most
importantly, he was constantly
praying for those he loved.
Times with family and friends
were precious to him.
Michigan friends are invited
to attend a remembrance of
Dick’s life on Wednesday,
November 18, at Carveth
Village in Middleville, Mich.,
at 3 p.m. A formal memorial
service and celebration of
Dick’s life will be held at the
United Methodist Church of
Glen Elder, 116 Nash Street,
Glen Elder, at 11:30 a.m. on
Saturday, November 21, with
interment of ashes at the Glen
Elder Cemetery following the
service and luncheon. On
September 17, 2014, Dick and
his daughter traveled to
Washington, D.C. with the
wonderful people at MidMichigan Honor Flight out of
Mecosta, Mich. He was with
many other WWII Veterans and
others on a once-in-a-lifetime
memorable trip where he felt so
honored for his service to our
country. He recalled this trip
for months afterward, and
because of this, the family
would ask that contributions in
lieu of flowers can be made to:
Mid-Michigan Honor Flight,
P.O. Box 385, Mecosta, MI
49332 or to your regional
Honor Flight.
Veterans Displays
Funeral Notice
Funeral services for Virginia
M. Richardson, age 85 of
Salina and formerly of Cawker
City, will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November 18, at
the Gypsum Baptist Church.
Burial will take place at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday at Prairie
Grove Cemetery in Cawker
City. Mrs. Richardson died
Sunday, November 8, 2015.
Survivors include one son,
David, Wichita, and one
Melvin Gene Pralle served as Specialist 4 in the Army
1969-70.
Robert Wichers served as First Lieutenant in the Air Force
during WWII.
Beloit junior high eighth grader Hayley Burks receives a
hug for her veteran display at the First National Bank
community room. The class displayed several of their
projects honoring area veterans.
If you or someone you
know is having a
birthday, please call
785-738-3537 or email
[email protected].
daughter, Christine Hanson, Ft.
Collins, Colo. Visitation will
be 1-8 p.m. Tuesday at the
McDonald Funeral Home in
Beloit. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be given to
American
Diabetes
Association or Salina Chapter
of the Salvation Army.
McDonald-Roberts
Funeral
Service, Beloit, is in charge of
arrangements.