It`s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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It’s The Most
Wonderful
Time of the Year
From Humor Matters
Gazette Humor
Martha Stewart
Holiday Calendar
December 1
Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold
Christmas Cards.
December 2
Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for
answering machine.
December 3
Using candlewick and handgilded
miniature pine cones, fashion cat-onine-tails. Flog Gardener.
December 4
Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in
ecru, with mocha trim.
December 5
Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses
myself.
December 6
Fax family Christmas newsletter to
Pulitzer committee for consideration.
December 7
Debug Windows '95
December 8
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By Joann LaCerte
What would this season be like
without the great Christmas musical
recordings that fill our hearts every
year? And the traditional carols sung
in our churches are treasured because,
they tell the story of the precious Christ
Child's coming. We sing them with joy
and reverence, while we marvel at the
fact that Jesus was born of the Virgin
Mary. It was a miracle indeed!
And then there are the great pop standards that never cease to capture our
attention every time we reflect on the
outstanding musical artists who made
them famous. All of us, of course, have
our own personal favorites - and there
are so many! When we do our shopping, we find ourselves surrounded
with such an abundance of Christmas
music that we find ourselves humming
along with it. Several years back, I
was so mesmerized by the music that I
started singing while walking through
the aisles of the store. Suddenly, one of
my church choir friends came around
and said, "I knew it was you singing Joann, because I recognized your
voice." Well, that happens.
- Remembering Andy Williams When we lost Andy Williams to cancer on September 26th, my heart sank.
Ever since my college days, he was
certainly one of my favorite vocalists-right at the top with Frank Sinatra and
Tony Bennett. All three voices were
Andy Williams
readily distinguishable, each having
its own sound and style of singing. It
was mostly the ballads that were Andy's speciality - and he sang them with
such ease and finesse. It's no wonder
he was so adored by his many fans!
Andy started singing at an early
age with his three older brothers. The
Williams family belonged to a small
Presbyterian Church in Wall Lake,
Iowa, that had no choir. A member of
the church suggested to the minister
From all of us here at
the Gazette,
We Wish You a
Merry Christmas
and Happy Holidays
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Daisy Lamb Will Be
Remembered and Missed
By Gazette Staff
Daisy Lamb, long-time resident
of Olathe, passed away peacefully at
12:30 a.m., December 4, 2012, at the
Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She had been in ill health for some
time, following abdominal surgery.
Daisy loved beautiful things, and
her life reflected that trait. She was a
Master Gardener and spent much of
her time working the soil in her gardens. Not only that - she delighted in
delivering pots or bouquets of flowers
to friends. That was how she demonstrated her love. She had a deep fondness for animals - particularly for her
two cats. In fact, they usually slept by
her side at night, especially when her
health began to falter.
For 35 years, Daisy was a prominent
dance instructor, having taught many
young Olatheans various kinds of
that art. Her students often presented
dancing recitals that were enjoyed by
many. Daisy was indeed a seasoned
professional dancer, well known for
her south seas style of dancing. She
would usually wear a sarong type costume, and a halo headpiece of flowers.
The music she interpreted enhanced
her movements and it was magical to
watch the gracefulness she radiated
each time she performed.
Daisy was born on March 27, 1934,
in DeSoto, Kansas to Louie and Gertrude Warsop. Her family later re-lo-
Pacemaker-like Device for Alzheimer’s
Researchers begin testing device
Daisy Lamb
cated to Olathe. One evening, she and
her girlfriends attended a movie at an
old theatre downtown. Her father was
supposed to pick them up following
the movie, but for some reason, he did
not show up. Luckily, a young man by
the name of Bob Lamb happened to be
on the spot and offered to take them
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Gazette Humor
Office Christmas Party
From Diane Hart
Subject: Christmas party
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 1, 2012
RE: Gala Christmas Party
I'm happy to inform you that the
company Christmas Party will take
place on December 23rd, starting at
noon in the private function room at
the Grill House. There will be a cash
bar and plenty of drinks! We'll have a
small band playing traditional carols...
feel free to sing along.
And don't be surprised if our CEO
shows up dressed as Santa Claus!
A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00
p.m. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time, however, no gift should be over $10.00 to
make the giving of gifts easy for everyone's pocketbooks.
This gathering is only for employees! Our CEO will make a special
announcement at that time! Merry
Christmas to you and your family,
Patty
And
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human
Resources Director
TO: All Employees
RE: Gala Holiday Party
In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employ(Continued on Page 10)
Researchers surgically implanted a
pacemaker-like device into the brain
of a patient with early Alzheimer's disease, they say it is the first such U.S.
operation.
Dr. William S. Anderson, a neurosurgeon at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, performed the surgery and said it was part of a federally
funded clinical trial marking a new direction in research designed to slow or
halt the ravages of the disease.
"Recent failures in Alzheimer's disease trials using drugs such as those
designed to reduce the buildup of beta
amyloid plaques in the brain have
sharpened the need for alternative
strategies," Dr. Paul B. Rosenberg,
also of the medical school and the trial's Johns Hopkins site director, said in
a statement.
"This is a very different approach,
whereby we are trying to enhance the
function of the brain mechanically.
It's a whole new avenue for potential
treatment for a disease becoming all
the more common with the aging of
the population."
About 40 patients are expected to
receive the deep brain stimulation implant over the next year or so at Johns
Hopkins and four other institutions in
North America as part of an advance
study led by Johns Hopkins' Dr. Constantine G. Lyketsos and Dr. Andres
Lozano of the University of Toronto.
Other sites include: the University
of Toronto, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Florida and
Banner Health System in Phoenix.
The medical device company, Functional Neuromodulation Ltd., is also
supporting the trial.
-/-
Mattresses for Families
By Pastor Jack Smith
Antioch Community Baptist Church
of Spring Hill partnered with Aaron's
to give away 105 Mattresses (Fulls
and Twins). Don Oldenburg who attends the Church came to the pastor
and said he worked for Aaron's; he
is a manager at the warehouse. They
wanted to reduce inventory and Don's
boss wanted to know if he had any
ideas and Don said yes; let's give them
away in the community where I live.
Don approached his pastor and asked
if Antioch Community Baptist Church
would want to partner to give these
mattresses away and the answer was
yes!
Once a date was determined, Pastor
Smith spoke to Pastor Dan Newburg
at the Gardner Nazarene Church to see
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The Little Steeple with a Cross
The Story Behind College Church of the Nazarene’s Three Steeples
L-R Carl Foster, Jim Seawright, Doc Callahan, Roger Stiles, Pastor Jack Smith
Men from Antioch Community Baptist
Church unloading 18 wheeler full of mattresses donated by Aaron’s. Needy area
families receive free bedding.
By Natalie Alton and Abby Felter, Olathe East Students
Expires 12-31-13
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Coach Gene Wier on the sidelines.
the head coaching job at Richland
High School in North Richland, Texas, a suburb between Dallas and Forted Worth. Wier left Texas with a 42-51
record, with his best season coming in
2008 where the team finished 9-2.
Texas high school football is much
different than in Kansas; it’s a yearround sport with an intensity on par
with any powerhouse college football
program and although his overall record there was under .500, Wier said
he had no regrets in the way his teams
performed and where he also was the
school’s athletics director.
“We were good,” he said. “My first
year there we were in the playoffs. We
had a rough two years and after that
we were always in the running (for the
playoffs). We played some of the top
teams in the country, and that was really neat, and I was told that we had
more playoff appearances than any
College Church of the Nazarene
Receives Repaired Steeples
Olathe East High School Leadership
Students Help Troops
There are troops in Afghanistan, currently deployed, that do not have a
mess hall. They do not have access
to a general store or to the basic commodities most troops rely on.
These soldiers depend on helicopters
to fly in the simplest supplies to the
remote mountains on which they’re
stationed. VFW (Veterans of Foreign
Wars) Post 7397, located in Lenexa,
has committed to the program, Platoons Forward, which devotes its efforts to meeting the needs of these
soldiers.
Leadership III students Theo Hillman, Abby Felter, Spencer Taylor,
Kylee Emersen and Natalie Alton
recently had the opportunity to work
with the Post and, with the help of the
Olathe East community, provide the
Coach Gene Wier
By Chuck Kurtz
View from the Midwest blog
Former Olathe News Managing
Editor And Sports Editor
Despite watching his Olathe North
High School football team finish a disappointing 3-7 this past season in only
the second losing season of his 32-year
career, head coach Gene Wier said he
doesn’t plan to make any sweeping
changes as he and the Eagles look to
the 2013 season.
“I believe in sitting back and watching,” he recently said. “I don’t think
you disrupt a flow unless something is
seriously broken; I don’t see anything
seriously broken here. We’ll just make
a few tweaks here and there.”
Wier and the Eagles are not used
to losing. North football, Gene Wier
and Kansas State Championships are
pretty much synonymous in Olathe
and throughout the Johnson County
prep football community. And despite North’s losing record, the Eagles
struggled through some key injuries
and finished the season strong to reach
the playoffs where they were thumped
by Gardner-Edgerton, 59-28.
This season marked the return of
Wier to the helm of Olathe North’s
football program after a nine-year absence. At the end of the 2002 season,
he resigned from Olathe and accepted
troops with supplies.
The Leadership Team with the help of
Vietnam Veteran Bob Faunce (USMC,
Retired), raised nearly $500 dollars
from the football games and were able
to send packages over to Afghanistan
through the VFW. Olathe East also
responded generously to the supplies
drive the Leadership group administered and the VFW looks forward to
sending these items over to Afghanistan.
The other aspect of the Leadership
group’s project commemorated Veteran’s Day by bringing in veterans to
speak to various history classes. These
veterans covered nearly all war eras,
including the World War II, Korean,
Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
By LeEtta J Felter with
Pastor Daniel Vanderpool
wasn’t immune to the destructive hailstorm that hit Olathe and surrounding
communities in the early spring of
2011, and suffered severe damage to
the church structure just like many of
the homes in our county.
Although there was damage to much
of the church, the most heartbreaking
part was that all three of the church’s
steeples were damaged to the point of
having to be removed for repair. For
those who have been a part of the CCN
family, it was very difficult to give up
those steeples, if even for a brief time,
to get them restored to their pre-hailstorm state. You see, many know the
inspiring story behind the trademark
College Church steeples and cherish
those towering monuments as testaments to God’s unfailing love and
grace even more because of their rich
history.
In 1968 Lloyd and Maria Trackwell, along with their two youngest
children Sherri and Cindy, built their
dream home in the quiet, quaint community of Olathe, Kansas. It would
be their dream home for the next 28
years. As Marie would come out each
day to check on the progress of their
new home she met the neighbors, got
to know the growing town, the amazing schools, and once they moved into
their home they became Olatheans in
every sense of the word.
About the same time, a little church
in Olathe moved from the west side
of town to the east side, completing
a new building on the hill just a few
blocks from the Trackwell’s home.
That little church is now called College Church of the Nazarene. That first
sanctuary for the little church is now
called Garrett Chapel.
Life was good for the Trackwell family as the kids were busy in school, and
Lloyd with his transport business, but
sometimes Marie found herself wanting more. As Marie looked out of her
window each night at the little church
on the hill she began to feel a powerful
Repaired steeple ready for placement.
pull at her heart.
Nightly the scene would remind her
of a time in her childhood, at the age
of five, when her daddy took her to a
Revival in a big tent with sawdust on
the ground. When that preacher gave
an alter call following his message, her
daddy stepped out to go forward with
Marie hanging on to his pant leg and
her mother holding on to her by her
dress. Her father began a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that night
and the experience burned a memory
into Marie’s heart that would one day
draw her to the same Lord.
One winter night, unable to sleep,
Marie sat on the edge of her bed looking at the great harvest moon as it
hovered over the steeple of the little
church. Lloyd awakened and asked
what she was doing. “Looking at the
little church,” she replied. “Oh! It’s
just a church, like every other church,”
Lloyd said. “I know,” Marie said, “but
I’ll never be satisfied until I go there.”
Two weeks later Lloyd and Marie entered the little church and found that it
was packed by the time they got there.
They started to leave when an usher
stopped them and found them a seat
where they could squeeze in and be a
part of the exciting congregation.
The next Sunday night the girls
were in their pajamas and Lloyd was
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Ethical Standards
From O’Reilly Factor, several
groups were rated as to having high
ethical standards. 85% said nurses
had high ethical standards, 62% said
dentists had high standards, 52%
said clergy had high ethics, 24% said
journalists had high ethical standards,
10% said Congressmen and Senators
had high standards, and 8% said car
salesman had high standards.
Et. Al.
Have ATT U-Verse and love the
DVR, couldn’t live without it anymore, but the commercials for their
services with the kids watching wireless remotely placed TV’s are getting
on my nerves. ** On or around June
15, 2013, Scheels, a sports megastore of 220,000 square feet, bigger
than Bass Pro and Cabela’s, is going to the Corbin Park Center, 135th
and Metcalf, (Von Maur, JC Penny,
Sprouts Farmers Market) along with
a giant Ferris Wheel and saltwater
aquarium. Scheels has 24 stores in 10
States. Source: Joyce Smith KC Star.
**
Kiel in California
Artist son, Kiel (pronounced like
Kyle) was signed by Disney XD to
do robots for commercials promoting the network between shows. Disney provided the dancers inside the
Snow-Bots. Got a hefty check for it.
Congrats!!!
Miscellany
In Calgary, Alberta 21,000 Teddy
Bears were thrown onto the ice rink
by crazed ice hockey fans whose admission price is a Teddy Bear, (named
for Teddy Roosevelt) that is eventually given to charity. Sounds like fun
and safer than beer bottles. ** FICA
on your pay check stands for Federal
Insurance Contribution Act and is the
money taken out for Social Security
and Medicare. It is supposed to never
be given to the government as a budget item. Distributing it to recipients
does not affect the deficit.
Watters’ World
Brian Watters of O’Reilly Factor
says Christmas Tree comes from 16th
century play, when a tree is used to depict Adam and Eve. Think it goes back
farther than that. ** O’Reilly says the
Three Wise Men came from Persia,
and myrhh was a spice, frankinsence
was a mineral that smelled good. **
I am so tired of hearing of the shootings in the US inner cities. Get deadly
serious, declare martial law. Curfew,
no one on the streets without good,
provable reasons after 8 p.m. until 6
a.m. Anyone caught with a handgun
who has a police record is detained
with high bail. Third illegal gun offense, mandatory 5-10 years, no appeal, no parole. Anyone intimidating
a witness to a crime, mandatory five
year sentence, no parole. Give huge
incentives for manufacturing businesses to locate in low-rent districts
and give these idle people something
constructive to do with their time;
i.e., create jobs.
Olathe People
Olathe City Auditor John Curran is
leaving for a job with University of
Kansas. We’ll miss you, John. Heard
you really did a good job. Will miss
your working so hard on the Olathe
Noon Rotary Club Days of Wine and
Rotary fundraiser. **
Daisy Lamb
1934-2012
Daisy Lamb was a great friend of
the Gazette who taught hundreds of
Olathe’s young ladies how to dance
over 35 years. She and husband, Bob,
had 62 happy years together. We admired how she wouldn’t take anything being put over on her. She contested many things the city did and
some were certainly justified. **
Christmas Shopping
Police say always put packages in
car trunks or cover with a blanket.
Keep all receipts, never shop alone.
Be watchful in parking lots. Parking lots are high crime areas, not just
against property but violent crimes,
also. Don’t display big garish boxes
outside your home, in the trash, showing all the goodies you just bought.
Break down boxes, turn them inside
out. Recycle.
The City of Olathe is looking for a
a Creative Media Technician to plan,
develop and prepare video programming to enhance external and internal
communication efforts. The full job
description is available on our website, www.OlatheKS.org or directly at
http://bit.ly/SkRTd5. ** Also Olathe
Sanitation was looking for people we
heard on TV.
Just Curious
Are you a crossword puzzle nut
like me? Ever wonder how hard it is
to construct them? It’s hard, believe
it. Very difficult, you gotta be really
smart. New York Times pays $200
for a daily puzzle and $1,000 for its
big Sunday puzzle. ** Hope you enjoyed the Gander, Newfoundland,
Canada story last week, where a town
of 10,000 took in 65 planeloads of
mostly Americans on 9-11. Bob Millbern suggested the story and we got
compliments on running it, also the
Tininan Island (where World War
II A-bomb left for Japan) story was
well received. The nuclear bombs
virtually ended the war. Two were
dropped, one on Hiroshima and three
days later, one on Nagasaki (another
target was covered with clouds).
Most credible historians and military
history authorities agree the bombs,
as horrible and devastating as they
were, saved at least a million lives. If
the U.S. had invaded Japan, it would
have been one of the world’s greatest
massacres.
Joann LaCerte
We want to thank Joann for her
tireless support of the paper, writing always well done, timely, and
interesting articles. We are fortunate
to have her. Thanks, Joann. Merry
Christmas
Marry Me, ‘Lody’
Right Turn, not Left
In Deer Park, Washington, a not too
bright, but loving guy, Jake, owned
some land and plowed it up a lot. This
time he wanted to propose to his true
love, but wanted a completely unique
way to propose.
So he got his tractor and plowed up
a bunch of acres, making 100 foot
high letters that would show up really
well.
So, he gets it all done and arranges
for a pilot friend to take him and his
girlfriend up to about 2,000 feet and
view his handiwork.
What they saw.
‘WILL U MARRY ME, LODY ?
I LUV U ! JAKE’
Problem, he turned left and not
right at the bottom of the ‘J’ in Jody
and got a ‘LODY’.
It pays to ‘pruefreed’, Jake.
Modest Billionaires
Evidently from the recent K.C. Star
story, it pays off big time, in billions
of dollars, to have ‘table talk’ during
bridge games, if you’re Gary Burrell
(the Gar in Garmin) and Min Kao
(born in Taiwan).
The two conceived, as we get it, the
idea of Garmin. Now, they are both
locally living billionaires and philanthropists, we understand. Min Kao,
the ‘min’ in Garmin is still active
with the company. He is described
as friendly and affable a boss as you
could imagine.
Garmin, the big Olathe skyscraper
at northwest corner of 151st & Ridgeview, employs 9,000 worldwide in
40 countries (3,000 in the K.C. Metro). They don’t just do GPS, which is
now in about everyone’s car or phone,
or soon will be.
They do all sorts of electronics, especially avionics, or all the gadgets that
you supposedly are interfering with,
when you use your cell phone, laptop
or tablet on the 727’s and other big
Boeing jets.
By the way, we are all learning that
most GPS (global positioning satellite) systems are not infallible. They
are only as good as the maps the
techies on the ground have furnished
to your handheld gps.
Some say you should try to double
check your GPS when possible, especially in areas with skyscrapers, lots
of new roads and highways. We have
had strange experiences and some
people we know have, not just with
Garmin but with all the GPS stuff.
Update. Trust but verify is the mantra.
Carmen’s Cocina II
Buy Something, Get a FREE Taco
I guess I am the last one to know
about this place, like the guy whose
loved one cheated on him, no one is
cheating on me, but I had no idea that
Carmen’s Cocina II has such GREAT
Mexican food. It rivals a big favorite
of others, the Mi Ranchito chain.
Owner Luis and his wife have a
friendly little place with a big heart
at 159th and Mur-Len in Southeast
Olathe and it’s amazingly delicious.
I like Mexican or Tex-Mex food anyway, but this place is marvelous. Do
yourself a favor and try them soon.
We and Luis made it a really easy
no brainer. We put a coupon, a generous one, in the Gazette this time.
It’s buy something and get a FREE
Taco. So please use it and realize
what you have been missing.
Call for a carry out at 764-5855.
There used to be a Chinese place
there that failed, but this place is a
real winner.
Ft. Hayes State University
Dr. Robert Hammond, Chancellor of
Ft. Hayes State University in Hayes,
Kansas, spoke to the Olathe Noon
Rotary recently and surprisingly told
us that the university is one of the
fastest growing in the U.S. Of the six
regents schools (KU, K-St, Emporia
State, Pittsburg State, Wichita State,
Ft. Hayes State) it is the cheapest and
fastest growing.
They even have a campus in China
with 3,000 students. They are doing
a big building program to handle the
student influx. Check out their website on Google. May be where you
want to send your kid instead of one
of the others. They also have a huge
enrollment of distance education students, meaning they learn and graduate on the web. It’s about a three and a
half to four hour drive west of K.C.
parking lot and tune to the radio station frequency on the provided sign
and listen to great Christmas music.
The lights dance to the music.
Of course, there is the ‘Penguin Palace’ at Indian Creek Parkway a few
blocks north of Santa Fe and MurLen. You can get out and walk among
what must be over 100 inflatable penguins and other creatures with music.
It is amazing, to say the least, and a
great gift to the community. There’s a
place to donate to charity, if you feel
so inclined.
Also Dr. Sheffer’s home, on N.
Nelson Drive in Olathe, Westgate
off 129th & Pflumm: street south of
143rd twixt Pflumm & Quivira with
Victorian homes, Frontier west off
Ridgeview.
At 129th and Antioch the neighborhood has festooned themselves with
lots of lights. Just driving up and
down some of the more expensive
neighborhoods in Johnson County
you can find some really neat stuff.
Candy Cane Lane, a cul de sac, just
west of Nall south off 79th Street
is nice, too. Every house, but one is
decorated.
The guy on Falmouth Street in Prairie Village south of 75th is shut down.
The neighbors had their fill of the
traffic. The city told him he’d have to
pay for an expensive permit and he
declined. Sad, his place was unbelievable but the neighbors were right.
Hope you got to see it.
Of course, you have to see the Country Club Plaza as it is world famous,
but when compared to some areas it
is no longer that mind boggling. In
the 40’s and 50’s it was considered
sensational. Wish the bells and giant
candles were back. Check the web
site on KC Christmas lights.
DRIVING LESSON
FOR ALL OF US
From Steve Baska
Senior Contributing Editor
Under the category of What would
your child do?, the Associated Press
reported recently that a 12-year-old
girl passenger in a pickup truck in
New Jersey took over driving the
truck when her grandpa died at the
wheel. Grandpa told young Miranda
that he did not feel good. Then she
heard his head hit the driver's side
window. He had just died of a heart
attack.
Then Miranda realized the car was
speeding up and drifting toward the
side of the road. She undid her seat
belt and tried to call 911 on her cellphone but she wasn't getting any service.
She then climbed underneath the
steering wheel and pressed her hand
on the brake. Then she wedged her
right foot under her left and pressed
on the brake as hard as she could.
"I was going to put it in park and I
thought we were going too fast," she
said. "I thought it would do the fish
tail or flip over."
Instead she grabbed onto the steering wheel and tried to find a place
where she could force the car to stop.
She then steered it off the road into
a field.
Her mother said "Miranda always
watches what people do while driving a car, so she knew to head for the
brake."
Perhaps this is a good reminder to
teach children as young as 10 or 12
how to drive in case of emergency?
Home for the Holidays Pet Fostering Program Starts December 17
By Erin Vader
The Olathe Animal Shelter will participate in the National Home for the
Holidays pet fostering program again
this year. Across the country, over
13,000 pet rescue organizations are
encouraging pet adoption by allowing residents to foster an animal during the holidays in hopes of giving
them a permanent home.
The program is open to Olathe residents only who can select pets starting Monday, December 17. Those
who wish to do so can return the animal to the shelter on Thursday, December 27. Certain restrictions will
apply. Contact the shelter for further
details.
Animals can be viewed in person at the Olathe Animal Shelter,
505 E. Sunvale Drive, or at www.
olatheks.org/Police/AnimalControl.
The Olathe Animal Shelter is open
Monday through Friday from 10:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The goal for
the Home for the Holidays program
is to find pets a permanent home during the holiday season. Last year's
program was a tremendous success.
Olathe residents interested in making this Christmas a happy holiday for
a pet in need, or those who want more
information, can contact the Olathe
Animal Shelter at 913-971-6362.
Aging Well
God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones
I do, and the eyesight to know which
is which.
BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN
From Steve Baska
CNN reports that Vienna, Austria
is the best place to live. The city is
famous for its hundreds of museums,
2,000 parks and of course its roasted
coffee. The Mercer's 2012 Quality of
Living Index placed Vienna as number one in the world for the fourth
year in a row.
The annual survey by the global
human resources consulting firm
points not just to Austria's qualities
but too much of the region's virtues.
Eight of the report's top ten cities
are in Europe. Zurich is the world's
second most livable city while three
German cities -- Munich, Dusseldorf
and Frankfurt -- follow close behind.
"Overall, European cities continue
to have high quality of living as a
result of a combination of increased
stability, rising living standards and
advanced city infrastructures," said
Slagin Parakatil, Senior Researcher
at Mercer. This is despite economic
turmoil, political tension and high
unemployment in some European
countries.
The world's top 10 cities of the Mercer 2012 index are:
1. Vienna, Austria
2. Zurich, Switzerland
3. Auckland, New Zealand
4. Munich, Germany
5. Vancouver, Canada
6. Düsseldorf, Germany
7. Frankfurt, Germany
8. Geneva, Switzerland
9. Copenhagen, Denmark
10. Bern, Switzerland
Mercer's survey results are based on
an analysis of local living conditions
comprising 39 factors in ten categories. Political considerations include
government stability and crime rates.
Economic factors take into account
banking services and currency exchange laws. Health considerations
include access to medical care and
pollution levels. Transport, housing
and recreation are also taken into account.
The cities that score the lowest are
the following:
64. Belfast, Northern Ireland
71. Detroit, Michigan,
207. Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Asia-Pacific)
213. Tbilisi, Georgia (Eastern Europe)
219. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (North
Americas)
221 Baghdad, Iraq
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
After a tiring day, a commuter settled
down in her seat and closed her eyes.
As the train rolled out of the station,
the guy sitting next to her pulled out
his cell phone and started talking in a
loud voice: "Hi sweetheart. It's Eric.
I'm on the train. Yes, I know it's the
six-thirty and not the four-thirty, but
I had a long meeting. No, honey, not
with that blonde from the accounting
office. With the boss. No sweetheart,
you're the only one in my life. Yes,
I'm sure... cross my heart"
Ten minutes later, he was still talking loudly, when the young woman
sitting next to him had had enough
and leaned over and said into the
phone, "Eric, turn that phone off and
come back to bed."
Eric doesn't use his cell phone in
public much any more.
Noah’s Ark Closing Soon
Noah’s Ark Christian Book and Gift
(near Westlake Hardware) is closing
soon, owners retiring, 30% off all
merchandise. Everything must go.
See ad this issue. The store had been
in the Great Mall for several years
previously.
Economists Know...
For every dollar the government
spends, $10 to $12 of economic activity is created.
Gazette Humor
You may have heard that Hostess
Bakery plants were shut down. But
you may not have heard how the
company was split up.
The State Department hired all the
Twinkies, the Secret Service hired
all the HoHos, the military generals
are sleeping with the Cupcakes and
the voters sent all the Ding Dongs to
Congress.
Brady Cox in USAF
Air Force Airman Brady J. Cox graduated from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, 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.
Cox earned distinction as an honor
graduate.
He is the son of Michael Cox of
South Alcan Street, Olathe, and Leann
Cox of Kent Place, Hutchinson.
The airman is a 2012 graduate of
Olathe South High School.
Short Takes
They have mapped the human genome, meaning they know what all
the genes do. They can now test you
for over 1,000 different things from
baldness to breast cancer. If you want
to know, they can tell you. Some
people don’t want to know. ** Olathe
City has need of a videographer. Call
971-8600. ** Gazettes are almost always available at Hy-Vee on Santa
Fe and Price Chopper at Santa Fe and
Mur-Len. They do go fast and we try
to restock.
Annual Kids Christmas
Lights Tour
A real treat for our “My Three
Angels”, Emory, Montgomery and
Kendry is to get buckled into the
blue Ford Escape with Nana and
Papa (grandparents) and tour KC
Metro Christmas Light displays. We
stop at their choice of eateries, usually McDonalds (because they have a
gift treat). Then, with a list of places
like Longview Lake (really worth
it, google it, near Lee’s Summit) we
head out on an organized pathway.
You can go on Fox-4 web site and see
a list of places they have posted.
You can pass the time between the
houses singing simple Christmas carols or playing Christmas trivia.
At 103rd and Metcalf, Vince and
Associates have really decked out
their building and across the street,
the local church lets you park in their
LeEtta Felter
LisaVaughan
Keith E. Johnson,
Publisher
Jim Burditt
gmail.com
On the Web jocogazette.com
December 15, 2012
Please Help Salvation Army
While Red Cross,United Way, and
Unicef seem to do good around the
world, they certainly spend more on
the internal than the external.
Just a reminder...
Red Kettles & Bell Ringers
As you open your pocketbooks
for the next natural disaster, or the
Christmas season, please keep these
facts in mind:
The American Red Cross President
and CEO Marsha J. Evans' salary for
2011 was $951,957 plus expenses.
The United Way President Brian
Gallagher receives a $675,000 base
salary along with numerous expense
benefits. UNICEF CEO Caryl M.
Stern receives $1,900,000 per year
(158K) per month, plus all expenses
including a Rolls Royce. Less than 5
cents (4.4 cents) per donated dollar
goes to the cause.
Meanwhile...
The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of
only $13,000 per year (plus housing)
for managing this $2 billion dollar
organization. 96 percent of donated
dollars go to the cause.
The American Legion National
Commander receives a $0.00 salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans
and their families and youth!
• The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0.00
salary. Your donations go to help
Veterans and their families and youth
programs!
The Disabled American Veterans
National Commander receives a
$0.00 salary.
• The Military Order of Purple
Hearts National Commander receives
a $0.00 salary. Your donations go to
help Veterans and their families and
youth!
• The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives
a $0.00 salary. Your donations go to
help Veterans and their families and
youth!
No further comment is necessary.
Gift Shop at Mahaffie
Open for Holiday Shopping
Looking for unique toys or books
to give this holiday season? The Gift
Shop at Mahaffie has unique toys,
books, ornaments and other items
for the holidays. No admission is
required to visit the gift shop in the
Heritage Center at Mahaffie.
The Gift Shop is open Wednesday
to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4:00
p.m. The Olathe Historical Society
also has items available for purchase
including the DVD series Olathe
Beautiful and several books about
Olathe's history.
_____________________________
Crime Prevention Tips
Thefts from Autos
from Olathe Police Dept
It’s late. You're tired. After working
all day, you arrive home and park
your car, looking forward to resting
in the comfort and security of your
residence. The next morning you
wake up, go outside and discover
your vehicle has been burglarized
with clues like a shattered window,
pry marks around the door or window
or perhaps no visible signs of forced
entry at all. The inside has been rifled,
items tossed around and contents are
missing. No matter the method - you
have been victimized!
Each week many vehicles become
targets of thieves. Monetary losses
from contents taken are high but
sometimes the damage caused by the
thieves costs more than the property
taken. What can you do to keep from
becoming a victim? The following
tips may help.
• Park your vehicle in a locked garage
whenever possible.
• If you do not have an enclosed garage, try parking in your driveway as
close as possible to the house. This
will help prevent thieves from hiding
between the house and the car. It will
also make it harder to open the hood
of the car, thus protecting engine parts
from theft.
• Remove your remote garage door
opener to prevent the thief from gaining access to your garage and house
at that time or later.
• Leave your residence outside lights
on to illuminate where your car is
parked.
• If you have to park on a street or in a
parking lot, park in a well-lit area.
• Lock all the doors and roll up the
windows.
• Secure all valuables out of sight in
the trunk or remove them from your
car daily.
• If your vehicle is a pickup or other
truck, remove exposed equipment or
property. Secure equipment in permaPascal’s Wager:
nently mounted storage or tool boxes
Gambling With Eternity
with high quality locks.
By Bob Gingrich
tinting side windows to
We all know a few skeptics who •theConsider
extent
allowed
by law to prevent
say they haven’t given much thought easy visibility of contents
by thieves.
to what happens to us when we exit
If you see or hear unusual activity,
planet earth. Blaise Pascal, for one,
believes we are eternal beings and call the police immediately. Provide
that we can choose for ourselves detailed descriptions of persons and
where we will spend eternity. He re- vehicles involved.
fers to that choice as a wager.
Do not attempt to interrupt a sus In his Pensees sur la religion et sur pected crime yourself! If your vehiquelques autres sujets (Thoughts on cle has been broken into, report it to
religion and other subjects), Blaise the police as soon as possible. Avoid
Pascal, scientist, author, and philosopher presents a logical and convinc- touching the vehicle until the police
ing case for belief in the existence have responded to process the scene
of God, heaven, and hell. Since we for possible evidence.
are actually betting on where we go
Sometimes, no matter what you do
from here, we’d best make it a well- to secure your valuables, a burglary
informed one. Will we spend eternity can occur. However, following these
with God in heaven, with Satan in suggestions and using common sense
hell, or will we simply cease to exist. can help minimize your likelihood of
Pascal is unable to understand the
casualness with which so many peo- becoming a victim.
For other crime prevention tips,
ple go about making a decision with
eternal consequences. Refusing to visit www.OlatheKS.org/Police.
make a decision, he points out, is itCarePrayerConcern
self a decision with potentially disasGreg Crawford, Sherm Olson, Billy
trous consequences.
“Let us then examine this point, and McCreary, Carole Ingram, Sherry
say God is, or He is not. What will Phillips; Phil, Pinky, Scott Johnson;
you wager? Wager without hesitation Max DaMetz, Pokey Hall, Pamela
that He is. If you gain, you gain all; if Allenbrand, Harry LaCerte , Gary
you lose, you lose nothing. Dick Sandberg, Chuck Ni “Now, what harm will befall you in DeVault,
gro,
Brad
Delay, Alex Crawford, Rotaking this side: You will be faithful,
honest, humble, grateful, generous, a land Morreale, Kevin Corbett. Bobsincere friend, truthful. I will tell you Hoehn, Wayne & Jo Arbuckle, Bob
that you will thereby gain in this life, Lamb on loss of Daisy, Bill Walter,
and that, at each step you take on this Helen West, Becky & Steve Morgan,
road, you will see so great certainty
of gain, so much nothingness in what
you risk, that you will at last recognize that you have wagered for something certain and infinite, for which
you have given nothing,” Pascal concludes.
Olathe Youth Sports
Eye Sunburn
is a Real Threat
Olathe’s Paper
By Steve Baska
Time.com reported reently that TV's
"Anderson Live" host Anderson Cooper told viewers he sunburned his eyes
on a recent trip to Portugal, and was
subsequently blind for 36 hours. Cooper said the injury occurred while he
was on the water, without sunglasses,
for an extended period of time reporting for CBS's "60 Minutes."
"I wake up in the middle of the night
and it feels like my eyes are on fire
and I think, 'Oh, maybe I have sand
in my eyes or something,'" Anderson said. "I douse my eyes with water. Anyway, it turns out I have sunburned my eyeballs and I go blind. I
went blind for 36 hours."
Just how common is sunburning
your eyes? According to Dr. Deborah
Sarnoff, Senior Vice-president of The
Skin Cancer Foundation, sunburns to
the extent of Cooper's don’t happen
too often, but it is possible if you're
not wearing the right protection.
"We have sunscreen we can put on
our skin, but we don't have eye drops
that offer a protective film for the
cornea, so it is really important that
everyone, and especially people with
fair or light eyes, wear sunglasses that
protect against both UVA and UVB
rays," says Sarnoff.
According to Sarnoff, the outer
eyeball layer, known as the cornea,
is similar to the outer layer of skin.
When it is burned by the sun's rays,
the cornea becomes inflamed - an effect called keratitis - which can be
quite painful and, as in Cooper's case,
can cause temporary blindness. For
someone like Cooper, who has light
irises, there is a higher risk of burns.
And like sunburns on the skin,
burning your cornea causes cumulative damage. "In the short run you
heal, but in the long run sometimes
the damage builds. We can get a sunburn, and we can heal from it, and the
inflammation can go away, but it can
add to the chronic damage and put us
at risk for skin cancer," says Sarnoff.
Eye issues like cataracts, skin cancer of the eyelids and melanoma in
the retina are all possible risks from
sun-damaged eyes.
Word Origins
Brooklyn Dodgers – now the Los
Angeles Dodgers, founded in 1890,
the baseball club first played at a field
near the Brooklyn Bridge where several trolley lines came together. Darting across the always-busy tracks
gave the team its first moniker, the
Trolley Dodgers, soon shortened. In
1958, the team crossed the country
and began a new life in L.A.
Gazette Humor
From Jeff Foxworthy
You Know You’re a Redneck If:
1. You wake up at night shouting,
‘Bingo’.
2. You and your wife stay married for
the sake of the dogs.
3. You’ve ever gotten naked to retrieve a golf ball.
4. Thanks to your welding buddy and
the plumbing supply store, you have
a triple barreled shotgun.
5. You’ve ever snuck a dog into the
hospital for a visit.
6. Your best coonhound gets a birthday present but your wife doesn’t.
7. You open your walk-in beer cooler
with a Clapper
8. One of the blankets on your bed
says, “Property of U-Haul.”
9. You blow your nose and check
your oil with the same rag.
10. When describing your kids you
use the phrase, “Dumb as a brick.”
Whole Foods To
Be Near Marshalls
By Joyce Smith
reported in the Kansas City Star
. The natural and organics foods grocery store chain will build a 38,771square-foot store in Olathe Pointe,
according to the Olathe Planning
Commission. A request for approval
of a final site development plan is
scheduled for Jan. 14.
In a late July quarterly report, Whole
Foods said it signed a dozen new
leases averaging 37,700 square feet,
one in Kansas City, and another in
Wichita, and the stores were scheduled to open in “fiscal year 2014 and
beyond.”
Whole Foods Market would only
confirm that it has signed a lease in
Kansas City and had no comment
on the proposed Olathe store. Olathe
Pointe officials did not return phone
calls.
Olathe Pointe, at 119th Street and
Blackbob Road, has such tenants as
Michaels and Off-Broadway Shoes.
Whole Foods Market has two Overland Park locations.
Source: KC Star : Joyce Smith
Subscribe to the Star at
816-234-4636
Losing It !!
Long-time career Realtor Char
MacCallum has gotten really serious
about her health. She has lost more
than 175 pounds. Her mom and dad,
JoAnn and Maynard Estebo, were
Realtors here many years. If she can
do it with her hectic schedule, you
can, too!! **
City of Olathe Receives
Work-Life Seal of Distinction
The Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) has granted the City of
Olathe the Work-Life Seal of Distinction, designed to recognize employers who demonstrate leadership in
workplace strategies and practices to
help employees achieve success in
work-life effectiveness.
The distinction assesses the degree
of fit between an organization's worklife offerings and the seven categories
of work-life effectiveness including:
• Caring for Dependents
• Health and Wellness
• Workplace Flexibility
• Financial Support for Economic Security
• Paid and Unpaid Time Off
• Community Involvement
• Transforming Organizational Culture.
According to Resource Management Director Dianna Wright, the
award "demonstrates the commitment
of Olathe's leadership to empower
employees for success in all aspects
of their lives."
The award will be presented at
the Work-Life Gala Awards Dinner
in Baltimore, MD on February 28,
2013.
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Most Touching Moments
Of the Most Caring Child
From Leo Buscaglia
and Tom Raby
An eye witness account from New
York City, on a cold day in December,
some years ago: A little boy, about
ten-years-old, was standing before a
shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and
shivering with cold.
A lady approached the young boy
and said, 'My, but you're in such deep
thought staring in that window!'
'I was asking God to give me a pair
of shoes,' was the boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand, went
into the store, and asked the clerk to
get half a dozen pairs of socks for the
boy. She then asked if he could give
her a basin of water and a towel. He
quickly brought them to her.
She took the little fellow to the back
part of the store and, removing her
gloves, knelt down, washed his little
feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned
with the socks. Placing a pair upon
the boy's feet, she purchased him a
pair of shoes..
She tied up the remaining pairs of
socks and gave them to him. She
patted him on the head and said, 'No
doubt, you will be more comfortable
now.'
As she turned to go, the astonished
kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in
his eyes, asked her: 'Are you God's
wife?'
Chimney Sweeping
If you’re a heavy user of your fire
place, fire department inspectors will
tell you that you may have a powder
keg building up in your chimney. It
could catch fire and burn your house
down. We have an advertiser who
does chimney cleaning and his coupon ad is in this issue Please give
Glenn a call and mention the Gazette.
That’s what keeps us in business.
Call 816-505-0435.
Kansas Callers
The Fraternal Order of Police is a
great organization but support it locally by giving to the Olathe Chapter. Do not give to the one who calls
incessantly. Do not. We hear very
little, of the money goes to our local
police. If you have Caller ID, don’t
even answer. It will come up Kansas
Caller, FOP, and Out of Area possibly. Give to the local Police, Sheriff,
Fire, Highway Patrol offices. Take
‘em a check or bake ‘em a cake. The
same is true of all the military organizations. If you want to support the
military, give to the Wounded Warriors. It’s a good one. They all have
administrative costs. But those costs
should be reasonable. They can’t
function for free. The folks who run
the campaigns have to eat, too.
Miscellany
Tastee Treat on Hwy 7 closed for
their annual holiday till Jan 2. Hugh
and Sam work very hard and need a
break. I recall this place as Chad’s
Tastee Treat and a few other names.
Do you remember any? ** With Daisy Lamb gone we are running out of
people who would keep the city officials honest and hard-working. She
was always calling me upset about
something they were doing or not doing. Anymore, we are not producing
people who care enough to go after
the bureaucrats when need be. Right
or wrong, at least these folks, like Bob
Huggins cared enough to get involved
in things.
KEJ
Gazette Howdies
A Hale and Hardy Heartfelt Howdie to Gazette friends: Harry Johnson, Sonja Burnett, Jim Walker, Bob
Lamb, Larry Brown, Jim Marcum,
Rikka Parkhurst, Sandy Wilson, Major Mark, Kit Everley, Kenny Kassen, Mildred Swanson, Hugh & Sam
Silvernale. Don Davidson,, Chuck
Nigro, Bob Wilhelm.
$525.00 per mo.
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper
December 15, 2012
Other Sheep
Ministries
By Rev. Carl Erwin
T
The Lamb
here's a Christmas song named
"Mary had a Little Lamb." The song
goes on to say and tell the story of the
fact He was BORN over two thousand
years ago. The song says we gather together, talk about the past and hopes
of the future, but never mention Jesus’
name.
Could that be true of too many of
us today? We never hear of having a
birthday get together and never mention the name of the one whose birth
we are celebrating. We may place an
angel on top of the Christmas tree yet
never mention Jesus’ name. I remember the picture of Jesus holding a little
lamb that represents Children and His
sheep who know His voice and anoth-
Rev. Carl Erwin
er voice they will not follow.
Remember, "Jesus is the reason for
the season." Here in 2012 my neighbor has a sign on his front lawn, "Keep
Christ in Christmas." Please do not
write Xmas instead of C-H-R-I-S-TM-A-S. X means an unknown.
Keeping Christ in Christmas is not
only mentioning His name but living
the Christian life by His help. The
song declares "Glory to God in the
Highest, peace on earth, good will toward men!" Behold the Lamb!
Hope 4 Single Moms
by R.J Thesman
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A few weeks ago, my son and I
talked about Christmas gifts and what
each of us wanted. Now that he is an
adult, he made a wise statement, “You
can tell you’re grown up,” he said,
“when you start wanting clothes for
Christmas.”
Every year, I buy a few clothes for
him. They may not be the most fun
gifts, but as he stated—they are necessary. Usually, I gather all my coupons
together to find the best bargains along
with quality, something he can wear
for a couple of years.
But I also try to find something fun.
One year, I saved to buy him an electric guitar. I hid it in a box at work, then
carefully wrapped it with a giant bow.
My son was completely surprised, and
he still plays that same guitar.
Other fun gifts have centered around
the subject of wolves. My son decorates his room with calendar pictures
of wolves and each year, I buy him a
new wolf calendar. I shop for wolf pictures, wolf sweatshirts and wolf knickknacks. Someday, he’ll probably own
a man cave completely plastered with
wolves.
But my favorite Christmas gift is
illustrated with tiny red booties on the
tree. My son was six weeks old on his
first Christmas, and he’s the best gift
I’ve ever received.
R.J. 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.
Local Photographer Named Silver
Medalist at International
Photographic Competition
Tim Yeaglin of Tim Yeaglin Portraiture & Imaging in Olathe, Kansas was
named a Silver Medalist during Professional Photographers of America’s
International Photographic Competition. He will be honored at PPA’s annual convention, Imaging USA, this
coming January in Atlanta Ga.
PPA members receive these medalist designations by earning a merit–a
mark of quality and honor–for each of
the four images included in their entry
case to the International Photographic
Competition. This is the most prestigious competition of its kind, where
images are judged based on a standard
of artistic excellence, not against each
other.
Yeaglin was named a Silver Medalist, meaning that one his four merited
images entered the PPA Loan Collection. In 2012, he was one of only 60
Silver Medalists.
Gazette Humor
from Diane Hart
Actual Test Answers US Kids
Q. How are the main 20 parts of the
body categorized (e.g. The abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts
- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains
the brain, the borax contains the heart
and lungs and the abdominal cavity
contains the five bowels: A, E, I,O,U.
FEELING TOO SAFE
From Steve Baska
Annually many Olatheans visit Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park
in the northwest part of the state, next
to the city of Estes Park. Thousands
hike in the park without realizing the
dangers, although rare, from mountain
lions and bears.
This true story below from a wildlife website is of a mountain lion that
killed a small boy who was hiking
ahead of his family. Lessons can be to
stick together and carry pepper spray
and a knife.
"...In 1997, 10-year-old Mark David
Miedema was killed by an 88 pound
adult female cougar shortly after 4:30
pm while returning from a hike to
Cascade Falls on the North Inlet Trail
on the west side of Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado.
Mark had raced ahead of his family
on the well-traveled trail in order to
Daisy Lamb
(Continued from Page 1)
home. When Daisy and Bob first laid
eyes upon one another, it seemed to be
love at first sight.
That first meeting was in 1949, and
soon they were joined in marriage
at the First Presbyterian Church in
Olathe in 1950. They celebrated their
62nd Wedding Anniversary just this
year. The couple lived in Olathe for 42
years, having resided in three different homes. For a number of years they
have lived in a beautiful Victorianstyle home - the Lanter-Lamb Home.
It is certainly one of the most elegant
historical homes in all of Olathe - if
not the most elegant!
Daisy worked hard for a number of
years to have their lovely home listed
Remember Katie Horner
The ‘Take Cover’ Hysteria Lady?
Source: Matt Galvin
St. Louis Post Dispatch
A new face in STL - belonging to Katie Horner - will appear in front of the
KMOV-Channel 4 weather map, beginning on Jan. 7.
Horner was a fixture at KCTV in Kansas
City before leaving in late 2011 to sell real
estate, according to her LinkedIn profile.
She worked at the station from 1989 to
2011, and was chief meteorologist for the
last 13 years. Before that, she read clouds
at WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Florida.
Last Minute
Didn’t know you could recycle your
Christmas Lights at Wal-Mart and Lowe’s.
*** See Boots the Christmas Cat, Dr Warwick’s patient, who was featured with Tim
Ayres and Kathy Quinn on Fox 4 a few
years ago.
see if animals had eaten the peanuts he
had left on the trail on the way up.
Mark was only 3-4 minutes ahead
of his parents, but he was out of their
sight; his family arrived to see his feet
and legs extending onto the trail from
adjacent brush.
The cougar attempted to drag him
away before fleeing. Mark died from
choking on his own vomit, not from
his wounds from the attack. Mark
had tried to fight the cougar, and had
scratches on his face and puncture
wounds on his face, neck and scalp....
The lion ran off and was killed at
8:03 pm by a professional lion tracker
with dogs. The lion was pregnant with
three fetuses.
The trail follows the edge of Summerland Park, a meadow where elk
and deer graze and is a classic area for
mountain lions to hunt."
Be very careful on your next hike
into the wilder parts of Colorado.
on the National Historical Register.
She and Bob have dedicated their
lives to keeping the structure in mint
condition, constantly adhering to the
work involved in painting the gazebo
and working on the beautiful gardens
and grounds. They have a wide collection of various historical artifacts that
dazzle the eyes. She was a member
of the Olathe Historical Society and
the Olathe Garden Club, and various
church activities.
Daisy is survived by her husband of
the home, and a daughter, Patty, and
her husband Jeffrey Apgar, who reside
in Olathe.
Information provided for this article
by Joann LaCerte, Carlotta Belcher,
Bob Lamb and Patty Apgar. A memorial to Daisy can be sent to Great
Plains Animal Rescue 816-333-7387
1 Bedroom Unit
for $537.00 per month
with a deposit of $99.00
2 Bedroom Apartments
for $647.00 a month
with a deposit of $99.00
1 866 973-0326
Our
Dec 15,2012
Our Special
SpecialEnds
End February
1, 2013
Hi, it’s me again and it’s sad to say
that this is my last article for the rest of
the year! You guys are probably like,
NO! Or, come on! But hey, I’ll be here
next year! Yeah! So I decided to write
about New Year’s Eve because it’s
coming soon. So… here it goes.
New Years is about celebrating that
the year is over and the New Year is
starting. You are probably saying “is
that it?” No. It is also time to have
friends over and stay up late until
12:00 a.m. and have sleepovers the
day before, etc. But my favorite part is
the countdown to the New Year. That is
when, on TV, a big clock is shown and
people count down the last minute of
the year before the New Year is here.
Something you could do to count down
is light 60 candles and blow them out
as the last minutes and seconds pass. A
tradition that my Spanish cousin, Lee,
has taught us is to try to eat 12 grapes
one at a time for the last 12 seconds
of the countdown. You might be able
to do something else completely different. I don’t know, but those are the
only two that come to mind.
Well, the last thing about New Years
is to enjoy it. Enjoy it like you would
Christmas or your birthday. I hope that
you have a great Christmas and end of
the year. It’s hard to say this, but see
you in 2013!
Gabriel Pro
Chamber Announces
2013 Leadership Olathe Class
By Carly Baltes
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce
has announced the members of its
2013 class for Leadership Olathe,
a program designed to foster civic
leadership by developing the skills of
emerging and potential leaders from
all sectors of the community. Twentyseven adults and four students from
Olathe high schools will complete the
program, which consists of eight fullday sessions and runs from January to
the end of May.
The incoming Leadership Olathe
class members are:
 Grant Allen, Olathe Police Department
 Robert Boschma, Student, Olathe
Northwest High School
 Erica Derrington, Olathe Public
Schools
 Evan Eschliman, Student, Olathe
South High School
 Megan Fritz, TDC, Ltd.
 Kelly Gernhart, Johnson County
Community College
 Brandy Hodge, Johnson County
Government
 Moria Holland, McCownGordon
Construction
 Jatiah Holt, Student, Olathe Northwest High School
 Keith Hughes, Craig Custom Cleaning
 Kerry Lane, Santa Fe Trail Middle
School
 Alex Lange, City of Olathe
 Grant Leeka, Simmons First National Bank
 Tricia Luedke, Enterprise Bank &
Trust
 Stephanie Manning, Olathe Medical Center
 Sarah Martin, Garmin International
 Martha Nowak, Olathe Junior Service League
 Scott Parker, City of Olathe
 Todd Ramsey, Harmon Construction
 Brad Richardson, Community
America Credit Union
 Scott Rowe, First National Bank
 Beth Schild, KVC Health Systems
 Matt Smith, Willis
 Claire Sundermeyer, Student,
Olathe South High School
 Kim Thorup, Ridgeview Elementary School
 James Turner, Robert Brogden
Buick GMC
 Scott Ullrich, Trane Company
 Evan Whitefield, Olathe Chamber
of Commerce
 Brian Woltkamp, Pendello Solutions
 Eric Yahn, Olathe Police Department
 Marcia Youker, Henderson Engineers. Since its inception in 1982,
Leadership Olathe has been identifying, educating, inspiring and engaging
leaders, and to date, there are more
than 800 alumni making a difference
in their communities, careers, churches, schools and organizations.
“Leadership Olathe is one of the oldest leadership programs in the state,”
said Beth Felski, director of the program. “Yet, it continues to evolve
through the years and offers cuttingedge leadership tools that participants
can use in the workplace, at home, and
in the community.”
Program sponsors are the City of
Olathe, Garmin International, John
Deere, Johnson County Community
College, and the Olathe School District.
Candidates were chosen by the alumni review committee based on recommendations and information provided
through an application process. The
respective Olathe high school administrators nominated student participants.
About the Olathe
Chamber of Commerce
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce is
the largest chamber in Johnson County
and the second largest chamber in the
Kansas City area. It was the first chamber in the state to receive 5-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce – a designation obtained
by less than 1 percent of the nation’s
chambers. Its mission is to be the
voice of business that advances the
economic well being and quality of
life in Olathe.
Martha Stewart
Dip sheep and cows in egg whites
and roll in confectioner's sugar to add
a festive sparkle to the pasture.
December 21
Drain city reservoir; refill with
mulled cider, orange slices and cinnamon sticks.
December 22
Float votive candles in toilet tank.
December 23
Seed clouds for white Christmas.
December 24
Do my annual good deed. Go to
several stores. Be seen engaged in last
minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate
than they really are.
December 25
Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.
December 26
Organize spice racks by genus and
phylum.
December 27
Build snowman in exact likeness
of God.
December 28
Take Dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.
December 29
Hand sew 365 quilts, each using 365
material squares I weaved myself used
to represent the 365 days of the year.
Donate to local orphanages.
December 30
Release flock of white doves, each individually decorated with live branches, to signify desire of world peace.
December 31
New Year's Eve! Give staff their
resolutions. Call a friend in each time
zone of the world as the clock strikes
midnight in that country.
Decorate homegrown Christmas
tree with scented candles handmade
with beeswax from my backyard bee
colony.
December 9
Record own Christmas album complete with four-part harmony and all
instrument accompaniment performed
by myself. Mail to all my friends and
loved ones.
December 10
Align carpets to adjust for curvature
of Earth.
December 11
Lay Faberge egg.
December 12
Erect ice skating rink in front yard
using spring water I bottled myself.
Open for neighborhood children's use.
Create festive mood by hand making
snow and playing my Christmas album.
December 13
Collect Dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for
decorative pie crusts.
December 14
Install plumbing in gingerbread
house.
December 15
Replace air in mini-van tires with
Glade "holiday scents" in case tires
are shot out at mall.
December 17
Child proof the Christmas tree with
garland of razor wire.
December 19
Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guest will be same height
when sitting at his or her assigned seat.
December 20
Terrie
Terrie at The Hairem has over 26 years experience in the industry. She has
served as an instructor at LaBaron Academy and was a color coach at Aveda.
Her continuing education has included Nexxus, Redken Precision Cutting and
Styling Elements Academy training, L'Oreal Professional, Aveda Color and
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Way Hair and Up-Swept Trends, Braiding Through-The-Ages, Arojo Razor and
Point Cut 1, 2 and 3, Deva Curl Cutting and Color Certification. Her specialties include up-dos, razor cuts, color enhancements and corrective color. She
uses and recommends L'Oreal color and products for her clients. "The color is
limitless and the products keep the color from fading too soon." "For my curly
haired clients I recommend It's A 10 products; they are sulfate free and keratin
rich." she explains. "It's A 10” replaces the Keratin that naturally curly hair is
lacking." For an appointment with Terrie Dellinger call 913-742-1059 or 913829-1260. The Hairem is at 12011 S. Strangline Rd, Olathe, near AMC 30
Cinema and Zio’s, south of 119th. Call 829-1260, Visit thehairem.biz Call for
an appointment or walk-in. Guys and kids welcome, too. For Christmas ideas,
visit their Pastiche Boutique, 1,000 sq. ft. of tantalizing gift and boutique
items. Portrait by Shantel
December 15, 2012
One of the most important parts of
effective parenting is to praise our
children. If we want them to grow up
strong and confident, we need to affirm them along the way. When, for
example, your toddler first learns to
stack one block on top of the other,
she probably feels internally pleased
with her accomplishment. As a loving
parent, you can increase her sense of
competence and self-esteem by sitting beside her, quietly observing, and
then describing the accomplishment
- "Look, you stacked the blue block
on top of the red block, and the yellow block on top of the blue block" followed by an affirming, "Good for
you." This kind of praise benefits your
child and her development.
But sometimes praise can be a problem. If parents' praise is too frequent,
it may transform children into praise
addicts, constantly seeking approval
and becoming overly competitive with
peers and siblings. When praise is extreme and unrealistic - "you're gorgeous," "you're the smartest" - it can
cause children to internalize feelings
of pressure and perfectionism. Doubting they'll ever live up to their parents'
expectations, they become either over-
achievers or underachievers.
Read on for healthy ways to praise
your child, plus tips for avoiding the
parent-child praise trap.
Children need positive attention in
the form of subtle and overt praise.
Praise comes in a variety of forms, and
should be used to affirm your child's
positive intellectual, social, and physical abilities. This includes appropriate
behavior as well.
Follow these guidelines on when and
how to praise your child:
BE SPECIFIC
When your child paints a picture,
rather than offering a judgmental form
of praise - "beautiful picture" -offer a
more detailed description of the child's
work: "Look at all that blue paint on
your picture, I love it." Your specific
comment says you took time to notice
his work. This form of praise is particularly meaningful to a child.
AFFIRM REALIZED
EXPECTATIONS
Before you board the plane to visit
Grandma, you tell your 3- and 5-yearold children that you have two expectations for the flight: (1) that they keep
their seat belts buckled for safety (except when they need to go to the bathroom); and (2) that they whisper so
as not to disturb the other passengers.
During the flight, as the children adhere to each expectation, praise them:
"You're doing a really good job." And
once you arrive, in earshot of your
children, express your pride again to
Grandma.
Source:www.family.com
Grace’s Goodies
These recipes are ones used by 65 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 charGrace Moody
itible auction.
Now at age 97, living at Cedar Lake Village, she reminisces about the
great cooking times-gone-by and encourages you to try some of her favorite recipes, some of which we reprint here. Enjoy
Olathe’s Hometown Community Newspaper
Fair Labor
Do we ask for help
when we need it?
It sometimes seems that a dual-career
family really means mom has two
jobs: one outside the home and one in
it. Even if a working couple has shared
the work at home, once a child arrives
on the scene, so does the old-fashioned
division of labor. Motherhood can begin to translate into doing everything
for every-body. But nurturing need not
become serving if we don't let it.
TEMPTATION
TO TAKE OVER
Many times it seems easier just to
do something yourself than to explain
to someone else how to do it or to
have it done less than perfectly. When
children are learning to do things for
themselves, it can be agonizing to wait
(especially when you have to get out
in the morning), or to see the shirt put
on backward. There are men who have
cultivated incompetence and are never
going to do something the way you
like it. What a temptation it is just to
take over and do it.
STOP!
You're going down a slippery slope
which ends in doing it all - not having it all. Even little children can put
napkins on the table or clear their
plates after supper. And they love to
help. Men can learn, too, if we go easy
on the criticism. If it takes more time
now, think of it as an investment for
the future. You'll not only be teach-
Gift Bookmarks
These personalized page savers are
perfect presents for the bookworms on
your gift list.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Paper, ribbon, fabric or yarn
Scissors
Markers, stamps, or stickers
Con-tact paper, optional
1. First pick a theme or genre that is a
favorite with the recipient.
2. Make bookmarks out of paper,
wallpaper, ribbon, fabric or yarn.
Fancy bookmarks can have beads or
ribbons hanging from a string on the
top or can come decorated with rubber stamp patterns. Postage stamps,
tickets, photo-booth pictures, cartoons
and tiny drawings can be laminated in
Con-Tact paper.
3. Tuck the bookmark with a gift certificate to the local bookstore in a decorated envelope.
Handsome Hangers
Here's an attractive and practical gift
you can wrap up in a jiffy: a collec-
ing your family to take responsibility,
you'll also be making life easier for
yourself.
Imperfect Parenting
Are the expectations we set for
ourselves realistic?
One reason being a parent is hard is
that no one tells you you're doing a
good job. And when you're doing three
jobs, it's easy to feel that none of them
is being done the way you would like.
When we were children, we thought
our parents were all powerful. Even
though we discovered they weren't,
we may feel as though we should be.
We sometimes have the idea that being
a good mother means making life perfect for our children, and if something
seems wrong, we blame ourselves.
GO EASY ON YOURSELF
But these feelings are not realistic.
You're not all powerful, and you don't
have control over everything. So go
easy on yourself. One thing is certain:
You're doing things better than you
think you are. And you're certainly doing them the best you can.
TIME FOR YOURSELF
Most important of all, take some
time for yourself. Whether it's an hour
or an evening, do it! If you can't afford
a babysitter, have an exchange with a
friend or neighbor. Take a walk, get a
manicure, read a good book - whatever
it is that will help you feel like YOU.
Source:www.family.com
tion of colorful padded hangers made
simply from cloth ribbon and recycled
plastic shopping bags.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Plastic hangers
12 or so plastic shopping bags per hanger
Tape
4 1/2 yards of ribbon (1 1/2 inches wide) per hanger
1. To pad each hanger, wrap plastic
bags evenly around it, using short
strips of tape to attach them at both
ends. Cover the whole hanger except
for the hook.
2. Next, wrap ribbon around the plastic
bag padding, starting at the base of the
hook and leaving a 1-foot tail extending above it (you'll need this to tie a
bow later). Overlap the ribbon enough
to hide the plastic.
3. When you get back to where you
started, cut the ribbon so that you have
another 1-foot tail, then tie the two
ends into a tight bow.
Source: www.family.com
Holiday Shop
Most everyone remembers
Stephenson’s Apple Farm Restaurant in Independence. It’s gone
now, but some of its recipes remain and we will present some of them
for you here in the next few months.
The Johnson County Christmas
Bureau provides holiday assistance
to low-income residents of Johnson
County, Kansas. While over 3,000
community volunteers already donated their time to make the Holiday
Shop a success this year, the nondenominational agency needs yearround volunteers to prepare for next
year’s Holiday Shop.
According to their website, there is a
need for year-round volunteers in the
following positions:
Drivers -- Pick up and deliver merchandise and donations throughout
the year. Drivers with a truck or large
SUV are needed.
School Committee Chair and Committee Members -- Volunteers are
needed to maintain and expand relationships with the school districts in
Johnson County. Assistance is also
needed with donation drives and fundraising efforts.
Religious Organization Committee Members -- Assist in expanding
Lisa Vaughan
JCCB's involvement with religious organizations in Johnson County.
Donation Barrel Coordinators
Maintain and coordinate over ten donation sites.
Garage Sale Shopper -- Distribute
flyers at garage sales requesting donation of new items, including gifts, toys,
children's clothing, layette items, gently used warm coats and used books,
particularly children's books.
Sewing Opportunities Volunteers
are needed to create hand-crafted items,
including knitted scarves and hats for
all ages, walker pockets and lap blankets for nursing home residents, and
ponchos for plus-sized adults.
For more information about these
and other volunteer opportunities, call
913-341-4342 or visit www.jccb.org.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Employment Opportunity:
Administrative Assistant
Engineering Firm is seeking experienced administrative
assistant/receptionist, with Microsoft Word, Excel
and PowerPoint skills, prepare correspondence, proposals
and invoices (very light bookkeeping). Applicant
must have good communications skills.
Engineering background a plus.
Office near 95th and Nall, O.P., KS
Work five days a week, 4 hours per day
Occasional longer days. Excellent benefits.
Email resume to:
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“The Bill Is Paid”
Serving Olathe, Overland Park, Gardner, Spring Hill
“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
The Story of
William Quantrill’s Sep. 7, 1862 Raid on Olathe
Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m.
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It’s Christmas wrapping time and
trips to the post office are in your future. To ship overseas by the post office, the packages go by air. It makes
an expensive gift. Sometimes the cost
to ship is more than the price of the
gift. Maybe send the grand kids some
money. It’s not the spirit of Christmas
if you can’t open a little gift on Christmas morning, however.
Dee Millbern, my wife, wishes to
thank the American Legion Riders for
singing Happy Birthday to her at her
birthday party at the Legion Post 153.
Much fun was had by all.
Don’t forget the American Legion
Post on Thursday evenings – Bingo!
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and Texas
Hold ‘em at 6:30 p.m. in the Club
Room.
A nice Christmas gift for a veteran
could be a memorial brick installed in
the Veterans Memorial Park. A brick
with three lines, 15 characters per line,
installed is $75.00. If you haven’t visited the beautiful park, take the time to
do so. The arboretum of over 21 species of trees is free to enjoy.
A traffic hazard on South Stevenson
Street when cars are parked on the
curve on the west side makes it impossible to see oncoming traffic. This is
an accident waiting to happen.
The economy appears to be improving. The stock market is moving in an
upward trend. Maybe the two parties
can quit hassling over taxes and entitlements and get back to working on
some of the infrastructure projects that
are sorely needed.
Winter will soon be upon us and
we sure want to keep our feet warm.
In cold weather, put on a pair of linen socks to help wick moisture away
from your feet. Over those, wear wool
or wool blend, not cotton socks, to
keep you feet warm and dry.
Before lighting the fireplace, make
sure the chimney is clean and the liner
joints are not cracked. Call a professional to inspect the interior of the
chimney liner.
The 7th of December always brings
memories of the Pearl Harbor attack
and of those who gave their lives and
those who survived. This was the beginning of the war in the Pacific with
the Japanese. There were several visitors to the Veterans Memorial Park
Coach Wier
Expires 12-31--13
Mon.-Fri.
M - F 10:45 a.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Fri. 10:45 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Sat. 7:30 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Sun. 7:30 a.m. to
9:00 p.m.
$6.49
other coaches that had been there.”
Wier, who has bachelor’s and master’s degree in physical education and
will teach physical education at North,
said he had no desire to leave Olathe
for another high school coaching job
in 2003. But during the off season he
talked to then University of Kansas
football coach Mark Mangino about a
possible position on the KU staff.
“During the interviews, Mangino
told me to try Texas football, because
that would allow me to develop a bigger recruiting base and make me more
attractive to a college position,” Wier
said. “The KU offer didn’t work out
and the rest is kind of history.”
But neither did he have a plan to
leave Richland to come back to Kansas and especially to Olathe North, he
said.
“The main attraction (in Texas) was
that I was able to be the athletic director
as well as head football coach, which
was something on the list of what I
wanted to do, and I was able to work
with and develop an entire coaching
staff,” he said. “But it probably was
the end of my run there; at least getting near the end and this (North) job
happened to be open. There was no
master plan to it; things kind of fell
into place.”
Wier said there is little, if anything,
he’ll incorporate into his coaching
philosophy at North.
“I think (Richland) was looking for
something new,” he said. “The old
Olathe North has changed, but what
has not changed is what made it a success. Coaches here have kept many of
the same principles that we had when
I was here and that has made it an
easier transition coming back. Olathe
North has hit a little bump in the road
right now, but we’ll get out of it pretty
quick and get back on track.
“We feel like we have a good group
of kids coming back. We haven’t seen
them in the off season yet and the key
to any program is what they achieve in
the off season.”
North had some key injuries, which
included sophomore quarterback Cole
Murphy. Wier also is looking forward
to the return next year of another
sophomore starter, running back Benus Triplett.
“Murphy was injured in the third
game and he missed some games
where he could develop and that is like
a double loss for him,” Wier said. “But
he’ll be back next year and I think he
has a great future. So does Triplett. He
has the promise to be a good player.”
Depth was an issue this year for the
Eagles and could be next year.
“There’s no substitute for players;
you have to have bodies,” Wier said.
“This year we made up (for the lack
to see the bricks dedicated to the lost
submarines that went down during
this period.
Kansas is known world-wide for some
of our state’s backward ideas. My contacts overseas often ask questions concerning Kansas politicians regarding
taxes, education, health care, the arts,
immigration, voter rights, abortion
and the way of life in general. I must
admit it is difficult to answer some of
their questions.
The concerns about the fiscal cliff
negotiations has slowed our economy
and the job market. Many businesses are hesitant to hire until they feel
comfortable that the problem will be
solved. Some of our politicians are
really playing Russian Roulette with
their non-decision on taxes and spending.
Let’s keep Olathe Parks/Rec Director
Kevin Corbett in our prayers as he
goes into the hospital for surgery.
The use of Skype (picture phone on
your computer) is a wonderful tool
when you have children far away. Just
about every weekend we visit with our
children overseas in France and Spain.
It is fun to watch the great-grandchildren grow and get acquainted with
us. Our children like to show us new
furnishings around their homes and of
course, the new dress for grandma’s
approval.
If you have a computer, look at the
possibilities of acquiring a Skype setup. They are reasonable in price. The
use of Skype helps hold the family together.
Wrap and seal all foods and liquids
tightly before storing them in the refrigerator. Moisture released from
stored items can make the appliance’s
compressor work harder.
Thanks to the Olathe Trail Riders
recent dance and silent auction that
produced over $100 that was donated
to the new Johnson County Hospice
that will have a ground breaking ceremony this coming spring. Thanks to
all who have contributed to the hospice fund. It is certainly a worthwhile
project.
The Millbern family enjoyed a breakfast get-together recently to celebrate
birthdays and Christmas. It is rare today to arrive at our age and still have
all of my four sisters and many cousins. In Kansas, it’s the people who
make the difference.
of depth) by playing younger kids. It’s
a tough combination when a program
plays at a championship level and you
expect a sophomore to do that. It’s a
conflict.
“Our junior class had some good
players but no depth. The group behind our sophomores is a good group,
so we’re going to struggle one more
year with depth and then I think we’ll
be where we need to be.”
It was Wier’s first losing season as
head coach at North.
“There was a feeling from previous
coaches, when I came back, that this
would not be a good year,” he said.
“We had some good players, but the
junior and senior classes didn’t compliment each other in our weak areas
and we had to dip down into the sophomores. We played more sophomores
than I have ever played (at varsity).
“I didn’t want to lower expectations
of the program, but it’s hard to expect
a sophomore coming out of ninthgrade football to understand what that
is. They played hard to the end and
I’m appreciative of how receptive and
how hard they worked. We got back
to practicing in a way to meet our expectations at the end, played well and
made it into the playoffs.”
Wier began his distinguished coaching career volunteering to coach the
seventh- and eighth-grade boys football team at St. Paul’s Catholic Church
upon his graduation from the University of Kansas. He then became head
coach of the Millbrooke Junior High
School ninth-grade football team before joining the coaching staff at what
was then Olathe High School and becoming an assistant to then head coach
Bud Wheeler.
Olathe High School became Olathe
North in 1981 with the opening of
Olathe South High School. Wheeler
was picked as South’s head football
coach and Wier replaced Wheeler at
North where he amassed a 188-36 record (.839 winning percentage) and
led the Eagles to 6A state titles in
1996, ’97, ’98, 2000, 2001, and 2002
culminating with a 38-game winning
streak.
Olathe also won the Kansas State title
in 2003, the year after Wier’s departure.
During his career, Wier was named
2002 National Coach of the Year,
Greater Kansas City Football Coaches
Association Coach of the Year, Metro
Sports Coach of the Year three times,
Kansas City Chiefs Coach of the Year
three times, among many other honors. This past season, he was one of
the 2012 High School Coaches of the
Week, a joint initiative program of the
Chiefs and National Football League
and is automatically finalist for the
2012 Chiefs High School Coach of
the Year awards. A panel of their peers
will select the Coach of the Year for
December 15, 2012
Main Energy Users
You can apply some of the same
principles an off-the-grid home uses,
but use it to drastically cut your electrical power usage. Of course, the
main energy hogs are the ones that use
heat, such as electric heat, electric hot
water, electric stove and oven and the
electric clothes dryer. There's air conditioning, as well.
These appliances use huge amounts
of your electric power, eating up your
watts as soon as they are turned on.
Switching to propane or natural gas
for water heating, home heat, cooking
and clothes drying, along with more
efficient refrigerators and freezers will
offer savings.
For an air conditioning alternative,
An allowance will help your child
learn money management, responsibility, values, goal setting, planning, and
saving. These are valuable lessons in
life and ones that will make your child
a much happier, productive adult.
Give enough - Your child should
be able to save money and give some
charitable contributions. Saving just
$0.50 is a good goal, they aren't saving
for a house, and giving to their church
or some other charity doesn't have to
be large either.
Don't give too much - If your child
can afford to buy everything they
want, you are giving them too much.
They should have to save and choose
things they want to buy.
Set a payday - Setting and keeping a payday will help your child learn
how to save and budget for things they
want to do. Keeping the payday is important, just as your budget would be
thrown off if you didn't get your paycheck, so will your child's.
there are evaporative cooling systems.
Changing to these appliances will instantly cut by more than three-quarters
of what you usually pay for electricity.
Lighting
The very first thing I tell them to
do is to change all their light bulbs to
the newer compact fluorescent bulbs.
Screw in light bulbs should be mostly
compact fluorescent, using about one
quarter the power of regular bulbs
while giving the same brightness and
color. Plus they last eight to ten times
longer. Timers are great for children's
rooms or any room where the light is
usually left on.
Computers
And especially for anyone who is
thinking of replacing a computer, replace your big desktop computers with
laptops. They use much less power.
We run two laptops over twelve hours
a day on very little power. A desk top
(actually it is the monitors) uses as
much in a few hours, as our laptops do
in a week. The monitors are what you
have to watch. The newer LCD monitors use much less power.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Set guidelines - If you don't want
your child buying junk food, let them
know. You may also want to set a
guideline for large purchases, such as
anything over $30 has to be approved
by you before being purchased.
Monitor - Keeping an eye on your
child's purchases will help you see
when there are problems. A child who
won't spend any of their money, or a
child who tries to buy friendship may
need some help from you.
Expect mistakes - Your child will
have to learn how to save and they
may come up short sometimes and
you'll have to step in with a donation.
Continually bailing them out won't
help though.
Don't use allowance as punishment - Taking money away from your
child for breaking curfew won't help,
but if they broke a vase, teaching them
about repaying may be appropriate.
Source: www.stretcher.com
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A Brighter and Safer Holiday
From Captain Mike Hall
Olathe Fire Dept.
During the years 2005-2009, holiday
lights and other decorative lighting
with line voltage (electricity) caused
an estimated average of 150 home
fires, according to the National Fire
Protection Association.
These fires caused an average of eight
deaths, 14 injuries and $8.5 million
in property damage per year. Almost
half (45%) of the fires occurred in December. NFPA also said that electrical
failures or malfunctions were factors
in almost three-quarters (73%) of the
fires involving “holiday or decorative
lights.”
In addition, Consumer Product Safety
Commission information says, reports
of falls from ladders while stringing
lights and hanging decorations, incidents of lacerations from broken glass
ornaments and other holiday-related
injuries are increasing. During No-
vember and December 2010, CPSC
estimates that more than 13,000 people were treated in emergency rooms
nationwide due to injuries involving
holiday decorations.
Help ensure a brighter and safer holiday with these tips:
• Use only lights that are listed by an
approved testing laboratory.
• Always follow the manufacturer’s
recommendations for use.
• Check lights - even the new ones - for
frayed wires, broken or cracked sockets and excessive kinking or wear.
• Make sure lights labeled for indoor
use only are only used indoors.
• Work in pairs when using a ladder to
hang lights or decorations.
• Unplug lights before leaving home
or sleeping.
See an
Olathe Fire Department brighter and safer holiday
video:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=zKL45DuFM34.
The GAZETTE
both Missouri and Kansas. Those individuals will be honored later this season by members of the Chiefs Community Caring Team.
While in Texas, Wier said he received
many phone calls and offers to return
to Kansas and coach, including entertaining an offer from Gardner-Edgerton High School before the Trailblazers hired another high-profile coach
in Marvin Diener in 2006. But Olathe
North might be the place where Wier
will end his career — maybe — where
he is just nine wins shy of reaching
the State’s distinguished 200-victory
club.
“All the time I was here at Olathe I
never looked for any job until I went
to Texas,” he said. “There was never
any place to go from North in my
opinion. And in all honesty, of all the
people that talked to me, the Gardner
job was the one that intrigued me the
most, but I just didn’t have the right
feel for going somewhere other than
Olathe North.
“If I were to (leave for a college staff
position), it would be as a high school
relations guy. That would appeal to
me, I suppose. But right now, there
are no thoughts other than to get this
program back to what people are accustomed to in Olathe.”
Ed. Note: We’re glad Gene is back, we
missed him, especially at Rotary Club
Meetings. Welcome back, Coach!
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Frontier Trail Middle School Student Wins
2012 Kansas City Zoo Run Artwork Contest
By LeEtta Felter
Olathe's very own Ellie Bickley, a
sixth grader at Frontier Trail Middle
School, is already an accomplished
artist at the ripe age of eleven, and has
t-shirts and sweatshirts with her design on them to prove it!
Ellie's amazing masterpiece, featuring a Sumatran Tiger, was selected as
the winning artwork for the Run for
the Sumatran Tiger fundraiser held
last September. Ellie used colored
pencils to create her artwork. Her design is featured on the front of the tshirts and sweatshirts that were sold
at the event. Ellie also received a $50
cash award that was presented to her
at school, a free entry into the Run for
the Sumatran Tiger event, and a 2013
Friends of the Zoo family membership along with her choice of apparel
with her featured artwork.
The Zoo Run is put on by Olathe residents Terry and Lisa Drake who own
Midwest Events. The Zoo Run proceeds go to support a different animal
at the Kansas City Zoo every year; this
year it was the Sumatran Tiger. Around
1,000 people ran and walked for endangered tigers this past September at
the 9th annual Zoo Run. Next year it is
the Run for the Penguins. Each spring
all area elementary students are given
the opportunity to enter the art contest
for the Zoo Run. You can check out
the Zoo Run at http://www.kansascityzoorun.org. T-shirts and sweatshirts
with her design are still available by
contacting lisadrake@eventmidwest.
com.
The future is bright for this spirited,
compassionate, and talented young
lady! Ellie is the only girl, and rules
the roost in her tight knit family made
up of Ellie's father Michael Bickley
(Lead Pastor at Olathe Bible Church),
her mother Elizabeth Bickley (associate financial representative at North-
Doo Wop
Test
(Answers at the bottom… Don't cheat!)
1. When did ''Little Suzie'' finally wake
up?
(a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
(b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
(c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
(Across From Garmin)
2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in
what movie?
(a) Rebel Without A Cause
(b) Blackboard Jungle
(c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll
standpoint? Earth _____
(a) Angel
(b) Mother
(c) Worm
4. ''I found my thrill . . .'' where?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Heartbreak Hotel
(c) Blueberry Hill
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_____ bring me a dream,'':
(a) Mr. Sandman
(b) Earth Angel
(c) Dream Lover
6. For which label did Elvis Presley first
record?
(a) Atlantic
(b) RCA
(c) Sun
7. He asked, ''Why's everybody always
pickin' on me?'' Who was he?
(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Buster Brown
8. In Bobby Darin's ''Mack The Knife,''
the one with the knife, was named:
(a) Mac Heath
(b) Mac Cloud
(c) McNamara
9. Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo
bop a-lop bam boom.''
(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly
(b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
(c) Tutti Fruitti
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10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?
(a) Dick Clark
(b) Wolfman Jack
(c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to
become a preacher:
(a) Little Richard
(b) Frankie Lymon
(c) Tony Orlando
Gazette Humor
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE NUN
SITTING AT HER DESK GRADING
THESE PAPERS, ALL THE WHILE
TRYING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT
FACE AND MAINTAIN HER
COMPOSURE! IT COMES FROM
A CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL TEST.
KIDS WERE ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. THE FOLLOWING 25
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BIBLE
WERE WRITTEN BY CHILDREN.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RETOUCHED OR CORRECTED. INCORRECT SPELLING HAS BEEN
LEFT IN.
1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD GOT TIRED
OF CREATING THE WORLD SO
HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF.
2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE. NO-
AH'S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK.
NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE
ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS.
3. LOTS WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF
SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT
A BALL OF FIRE DURING THE
NIGHT.
4. THE JEWS WERE A PROUD
PEOPLE AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH
UNSYMPATHETIC GENITALS.
5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIMSELF BE LED
ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL LIKE
DELILAH.
6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH THE AXE OF THE
APOSTLES.
7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE
RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE
UNLEAVENED BREAD, WHICH IS
BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS.
8. THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL
DROWNED IN THE DESSERT. AF-
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a) Carol Lynley
(b) Sandra Dee
(c) Natalie Wood
18.. They were a one hit wonder with
''Book Of Love'':
(a) The Penguins
(b) The Monotones
(c) The Moonglows
19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called
''Till I ______ You.''
(a) Loved
(b) Kissed
(c) Met
20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, __________,
why can't you be true?''
(a) Suzie Q
(b) Peggy Sue
(c) Maybelline
21. ''Wooly _______''
(a) Mammoth
(b) Bully
(c) Pulley
22. ''I'm like a one-eyed cat . . . .."
(a) can't go into town no more
(b) sleepin' on a cold hard floor
(c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. ''Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna
do . . . . ..''
(a) cause there ain't no answer for a life
without booze
(b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
(c) cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready
to cruise
24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my
real name is ......''
(a) Mr. Earl
(b) Jackie Pearl
(c) Milton Berle
25. ''Be Bop A Lula ....''
(a) she's got the rabies
(b) she's my baby.
(c) she loves me, maybe
26. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing …..''
(a) right here
(b) fifty cents
(c) just for you
27. ''He wore black denim trousers and
…..''
(a) a pink carnation
(b) pink leotards
(c) motorcycle boots
28. ''I got a gal named……....''
(a) Jenny Zamboni
(b) Gerri Mahoney
(c) Boney Maroney
16. Ed Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie,
Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''. What TV
show was he on?
(a) 77 Sunset Strip
(b) Hawaiian Eye
(c) Surfside Six
Answers:
1 (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
3. (a) Angel
4. (c) Blueberry Hill
5. (a) Mr. Sandman
6. (c) Sun
7. (b) Charlie Brown
8. (a) Mac Heath
9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
10. (c) Alan Freed
11. (a) Little Richard
12. (c) Annette Funicello
13. (b) Don and Phil
14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. (c) Motown
16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. (b) Sandra Dee
18. (b) The Monotones
19. (b) Kissed
20. (c) Maybelline
21. (b) Bully
22. (c) peepin' in a sea food store
23. (b) cause there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues
24. (a) Mr. Earl
25. (b) she's my baby
26. (a) right here
27. (c) motorcycle boots
28. (c) Boney Maroney
TERWARDS, MOSES WENT UP TO
MOUNT CYANIDE TO GET THE
TEN COMMANDMENTS.
9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENTS
WAS WHEN EVE TOLD ADAM TO
EAT THE APPLE.
10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY.
11. MOSES DIED BEFORE HE
EVER REACHED CANADA THEN
JOSHUA LED THE HEBREWS IN
THE BATTLE OF GERITOL.
12. THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN
THE BIBLE IS WHEN JOSHUA
TOLD HIS SON TO STAND STILL
AND HE OBEYED HIM.
13. DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING
WHO WAS SKILLED AT PLAYING
THE LIAR. HE FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE
WHO LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.
14. SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVIDS
SONS, HAD 300 WIVES AND 700
PORCUPINES.
15. WHEN MARY HEARD SHE
WAS THE MOTHER OF JESUS,
SHE SANG THE MAGNA CARTA
12. Paul Anka's ''Puppy Love'' is written
to what star?
(a) Brenda Lee
(b) Connie Francis
(c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers were.....
(a) Pete and Dick
(b) Don and Phil
(c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a) Jiles P. Richardson
(b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
(c) Marion Michael Morrison
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and her four brothers James (attending
college at KU), Matt (attending college at Baker University), Christian (a
senior in high school at Kansas City
Christian) and JD (a 7th grader at
Frontier Trail Middle School).
Her family has been very supportive
of Ellie's creative streak and passion
for the arts and have cheered her on
as she has channeled her inner artist by investing herself in everything
from jazz and ballet at Legacy School
of the Arts to scrapbooking, playing
the cello in her school orchestra, knitting, painting, drawing, beading, even
babysitting (some would certainly
consider that an art!!).
They also root for Ellie when she
plays the role of competitive gymnast
at Elite, and even when she shows off
her mad skills in water sports with her
wicked knee board and wake board
moves. Ellie has taken art lessons
through the years from former Olathe
resident, Carol Barr, and then most
recently from Overland Park resident
Carol Beal. Ellie has learned many
methods of artwork including clay,
ink, and paints. In addition to her Sumatran Tiger win, Ellie also won an
art contest December 2011 sponsored
by First National Bank. The theme of
the contest was world peace.
And though I find myself exhausted
just writing about all of Ellie's amazing talents and activities, her schedule
doesn't put a damper on Ellie one bit.
She loves getting to explore all that
life has to offer, and invests herself in
life's grand adventure excited to see
what is just around the corner. With
the wind at her back, and her cuddly
dog Boo on her lap... the sky is the
limit for Miss Ellie Bickley. Go Ellie!
We are so very proud of you and can't
wait to see what wonderful adventure
you’ll tackle next.
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr. started a
small record company called...
(a) Decca
(b) Cameo
(c) Motown
The GAZETTE
Community Center Breaks
Ground December 15
The City of Olathe broke ground
on the new Olathe Community Center
at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December
15.
The 72,000 square foot facility will
provide the community a state-of-art
community facility that features basketball courts, a natatorium (pool), indoor walking track, workout facilities
and event space available for private
party use. The facility will sit in the
middle of the scenic Stagecoach Park
overlooking the two ponds.
"Our beautiful new Community Center will be a unique gathering place
in a scenic park setting," said Mayor
Michael Copeland. "It will be a very
modern, intergenerational facility, offering exciting recreation and wellness opportunities for Olatheans of all
ages for years to come."
The Olathe Community Center is
scheduled for completion mid-2014.
Follow construction updates at www.
olatheks.org/parksrec/communitycenter.
Kyle T. Butler
Air Force Airman Kyle T. Butler
graduated from basic military training
at Lackland Air Force Base, 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.
Butler is the son of Wayne Butler of
West Merriwood Lane, Edgerton.
He is a 2012 graduate of Olathe South
High School.
Liberal Leaning Network
Said to Be Gaining Power
From Steve Baska
USA TODAY reports that the cable
TV network MSNBC has surpassed
CNN in number of viewers and has
become known as the nation’s liberal
television network. MSNBC, a unit
of NBC Universal, has a long way to
go to overtake the conservative Fox
News Channel, a unit of News Corporation on most nights this year, Fox
had two million more viewers than
MSNBC.
But the two channels, which skew
toward an audience that is 55 or older,
are on average separated by fewer than
300,000 viewers in the 25- to 54-yearold demographic that advertisers desire. On three nights in a row after the
election last week, MSNBC - whose
hosts enjoyed President Obama’s victory - had more viewers than Fox.
Bob Moses
Lakeside Tree
709-1569
We love our trees and it greatly upsets me when some unthinking person
cuts down a perfectly good tree because they’re too lazy to rake leaves
or pick up acorns. But if you have to
work on your trees, we found the best
one available, Bob Moses has Lakeside Tree Service. He’s an unthreatening, well spoken guy who does
great work. He is local, reliable, insured and conscientious.
We have used Bob on multiple occasions, tell him you read about him
here. He runs an ad all the time with
us, but we would recommend him
anyway. He can be reached at 913709-1569.
JCCC and Ottawa University
Approve Pathway to
Bachelor's Degrees
Johnson County Community College and Ottawa University signed
an agreement Tuesday that will allow
JCCC students to earn a bachelor's degree from Ottawa at a reduced cost.
With the signing, JCCC President
Terry Calaway and Ottawa President
Kevin Eichner created a pathway
called OttawaU at JCCC. Ottawa will
begin offering classes in January at
JCCC that will lead to bachelor degrees in human services, health care
management, business administration
with a marketing concentration, and
public administration with a management concentration.
The bachelor degrees, available only
to JCCC students, allow students to
take up to 80 credit hours at JCCC and
the remaining junior and senior-level
classes through Ottawa. Ottawa will
be offering scholarships to students
who take their classes, which could allow students to save up to 40 percent
on the completion of their bachelor's
degree.
Ottawa also will be setting up its
classes in a way that will allow a student to complete a degree at an accelerated pace.
To learn more, visithttp://www.ottawa.edu/jccc/or call 913-266-8600.
Additional information is available
at http://www.ottawa.edu/About-Us/
Communications/News
Stupidity Today
A woman at work was seen putting
a credit card into her floppy drive and
pulling it out very quickly.
When I inquired as to what she was
doing, she said she was shopping on
the Internet and they kept asking for a
credit card number, so she was using
the ATM 'thingy.' (keep shuddering!!)
Sweet Treasures
By Ricka Parkhurst
A bulk candy store and more- located
next to Burlington Coat Factory in the
Great Mall has over 200 bins of bulk
candies including chocolates, Jelly
Belly's, gummies, hard candies and a
nice line of sugar free.
Whether you looking for a special gift
of fine chocolate, candy gifts boxed
and ready to give or wanting to create
a special candy gift that you choose,
you will find what you need for your
Christmas shopping.
You will find 18 specialty Christmas
candies including many of the nostalgic old fashioned Christmas candy favorites that are hard to find.
Sweet Treasures also has a large supply of Christmas plush and stocking
stuffers- including chocolate coal!
Who doesn't know at least one person
that should have coal in their stocking
this year?
Right now there are several promotions going on at Sweet Treasures.
We are giving away an eight pound
chocolate Santa to add some special
HO HO HO to someones Christmas
party or dinner.
A gingerbread house promotion- you
can win $25.00 in store gift certificates
for your gingerbread house. This is a
promotion- not a contest. They will
not be judged- all entries will be put
together and one will be randomly
chosen. Simply buy your gingerbread
house supplies from us- bring in a picture of the house with the entry form
and you will be entered. Both of these
winners will be drawn at 5:00 p.m.
December 23,2012.
We are also giving away a candy
buffet for a party of 20 for a football
championship game party in February. No purchase necessary. Simply
like us on facebook at www.facebook.
com/sweettreasureskc and you will
December 15, 2012
Noah’s Ark Closing Soon
Great Last Minute Gifts
For Your Christian Friends
Noah’s Ark Christian Book and Gift
(near Westlake Hardware) is closing
soon, the owners are retiring, 30% off
all merchandise. Everything must go.
See ad this issue. The store had been
in the Great Mall for several years previously. **
Fabulous Flops
From Bathroom Reader
Chilly Ban! Bang! Juice
The kiddie drink in a pistol-shaped
package. Kids drank it by putting the
barrel in their mouths and squeezing
the trigger. Outraged parents – and
complaints from officials in at least
two states – got it yanked from the
shelves
Safe Kids Kansas
Recognizes Olathe
Fire Department
Safe Kids Kansas presented two
awards to the Olathe Fire Department at its annual awards ceremony
held December 4 at the Washburn Institute of Technology in Topeka. The
Olathe Fire Department received the
Outstanding Partnership for Child
Safety Award, recognizing an organization, community or individual in
Kansas that demonstrates sustained
support for the Safe Kids mission and
goals. The department was recognized
for going above and beyond to offer
fire department resources to support
initiatives like the child passenger
safety program.
Captain Mike Hall received the Service Recognition Award for his significant contribution to the mission and
goals of Safe Kids Kansas. Hall was
specifically recognized for his efforts
to prevent injuries to children through
bike helmet distribution, bicycle rodeos, and other activities that contribute
to the mission of the Olathe Fire Department and Safe Kids Kansas.
Safe Kids Kansas is a coalition of
over 70 statewide and regional organizations and businesses dedicated to
preventing unintentional injuries to
Kansas children ages 0-14.
Ed. Note: Do your kids and grandkids know how to get out of the house
on their own, in case of fire. Most don’t,
some cannot even open a window to
break out the screen. Ask them.
Origins of Common Phrases
Read Someone the Riot Act
Meaning: Deliver an ultimatum. Origin: Comes from an actual Riot Act,
passed by the British Parliament in
1714, that made it unlawful for a dozen or more people to gather for riotous or illegal purposes. An authority
would literally stand up and read out
the terms of the Act, so that the rioters knew what law they were breaking. “Our Sovereign Leader, the King
chargeth and commandeth all persons
assembled immediately to disperse
themselves and peacefully to depart
to their habitations or to their lawful
business.” If the crowd didn’t disperse, they were arrested.
From Why Do We Say It? By Nigel
Rees.
Gazette Humor
Cooter
Some years ago I inadvertently got
a puppy from the Shelter that was
American Bulldog, close relative of
a Pit Bull. The veterinarian told me
Olathe req'd $100,000 Add'l liability
policy. My insurance guy said it was
not req'd, but told me to put a sign
close to the front and back door EXTREME CAUTION PIT BULL DOG
ON PREMISES -- You don't need the
additional coverage, but I promise you
criminals are cowards, if they see that
they will not break in. Never had a
break in (not that they are common)
but also never got solicitors either so
- this works!)
Gazette Humor
From Bill Jacobs
Five surgeons are discussing who
were the best patients to operate on.
The first surgeon says, 'I like to see
Accountants on my operating table
because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.'
The second responds, 'Yeah, but you
should try Electricians! Everything inside them is colour-coded.'
The third surgeon says, 'No, I really
think Librarians are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical
order.'
The fourth surgeon chimes in, 'You
know I like Construction Workers.
Those guys always understand when
you have a few parts left over at the
end, and when the job takes longer
than you said it would.'
But the fifth surgeon shut them all up
when he observed, 'You're all wrong.
Politicians are the easiest to operate
on. There's no guts, no heart, no balls,
no brains, and no spine, and there are
only two moving parts - the mouth
and the a###$$$% - and they are interchangeable'
be entered. One of our likes will be
randomly selected. The winner will
come in and choose 5 pounds of candy
from any of our $7.99 or $8.99 pound
candies.
How sweet is that? You can even
color customize it towards your favorite team colors. Show your spirit!!
For more information on customized
candy buffets visit our website at www.
sweettreasureskc.com to view pictures
of some our recent candy buffets for
weddings, birthdays and celebrations.
Our first anniversary is coming up
January 27, 2013. Be watching for
special promotions and sweet fun for
that celebration!!
Sweet Treasures is located next to
Burlington Coat Factory inside the
Great Mall- 913-397-9338- www.
sweettreasureskc.com
Jason’s Deli
Now Hiring
Delivery Drivers
Hourly rate, plus tips & delivery fee
(must be 18, valid driver’s license
& proof of insurance)
Order Taker/Food Runners
Hourly rate only
Apply Within
12010 Metcalf
(Overland Park)
Have a Very
Merry
Christmas & a
Happy New Year
December 15, 2012
Hot Water Heaters
No one likes to find a leaking hot
water heater. To home owners, it can
cause a feeling of panic and a vision
of $$$ flying away. But before you
resign yourself to having to purchase
a new hot water tank, see if you can
determine the location and the reason
for the water leak.
For example, check to see if water
is dripping from the drain faucet at
the bottom of the tank. If so, perhaps
it needs to be turned off more tightly.
If this does not work, the drain faucet
may be defective. If your hot water
heater has not yet served its useful life,
you should consider having the drain
faucet replaced instead of the whole
hot water tank. It is a much more economical repair.
Another place to check for leaking
water is from the end of the tube that
runs down the side of the tank. This
tube is connected to the Temperature
and Pressure Relief (TPR) valve which
is located near the top of the tank. The
TPR valve is basically a safety relief
valve. Its purpose is to release water if
the water in the tank becomes too hot
or if the pressure in the tank becomes
Wonderful Time
too high. Your owner’s manual should
tell you how to check this valve at
least annually for proper function.
If you find water is leaking from the
TPR valve for no cause, you probably have a defective valve. Again,
the TPR valve can be replaced much
more economically than replacing the
whole water heater.
Of course, if your water heater is several years old, you may find it is leaking water from the base of the heater
or through the bottom housing. If this
is the case, your initial fears may have
been accurate. It just may be time to
get a new water heater installed before
the basement floods.
If you’re in doubt about anything related to your water heater, be sure to
consult your owner’s manual or ask
a plumber to come check your water
heater for you.
If I can help you with any of your
home repairs, please give me a call at
913-636-9190.
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that they might approach the Williams
brothers about serving as their choir.
Their choir?
"Why not,” agreed the boys. Soon,
there they were standing right up there
in front of the congregation leading the
singing of hymns. Before they knew
it, the Williams quartet was singing
four part special music so beautifully
that more townspeople started coming
to their church to hear them.
So that was where the Williams
Quartet got its start. When the word
got around, it didn’t take long for them
to be in demand at all kinds of functions. And they didn't mind being paid
either! (Actually, a lot of our popular vocalists got their start singing in
church choirs - Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Perry Como, and others.)
Andy and his brothers auditioned at a
radio station in Des Moines, Iowa, and
were immediately picked up for airing
regularly on a program. Their popularity surged, and they were on their way
up.
It was Andy though, who stood out
because his voice had such an unbelievable range, as well as a gorgeous,
mellow sound that was nothing less
than enthralling - truly a gift. Soon,
Andy found himself hosting a weekly
television show that started in 1962. It
went over big with viewers, and many
well known singers and artists were
guests each week. His annual Holiday
Specials (in color) were particularly
popular, because his whole family
took part in them. I've never seen any
other Christmas show to rival them.
(The Osmonds became popular on the
show.) Andy begged his three brothers
to revive their quartet on the Christmas specials. Although hesitant, they
finally consented to perform some holiday songs with their younger brother.
It was magical, hearing them sing both
ballads and sacred music.
Two sacred songs Andy sang have
stuck in my mind all these years. One
was "0 Holy Night", and the other
was Gounod's "Ave Maria". Neither
of these favorites is 'easy to sing', but
I've never heard any vocalist sing them
with more conviction and professionalism.
When his career needed a real boost,
Andy came up with a marvelous plan.
He decided to build his own "Moon
College Church
relaxing, all were ready to enjoy the
evening when they saw Marie getting dressed to leave the house. They
asked where she was going and she
told them that she had heard the announcement that the little church was
having a revival and she wanted to see
what it was about.
That very Sunday night, Marie came
forward to the altar following the message of the evangelist, just as her father did in a revival service all those
years ago. Marie discovered the good
news of the Gospel was for her. She
accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior.
She came to know what hope in Christ
for eternal life was all about and it became a reality in her life.
That entire week Marie went to the
little church all by herself as her family
stayed at home in the evenings. Thursday night Lloyd called to the girls and
suddenly told them to get ready they
were all going to the revival service
at the little church. That night Lloyd,
Sherri and Cindy discovered God’s
mercy and grace through Jesus Christ
was sufficient for them as well as for
mom. That night the entire Trackwell
family made their decision for Christ.
From that time on, each occasion that
Marie looked out her window at the
little church on the hill she was grateful, and at peace.
The single steeple with the cross
upon the little church building dotted
the skyline for many years as an invitation to come to Christ and the church
grew. No longer a little church on the
hill, the growing and thriving church
M - F 10:45 a.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Fri. 10:45 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Sat. 7:30 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Life-long Olathe resident, devout Christian
and retired Hallmark Executive reminisces
about Olathe.
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Olathe’s Obelisk
I am sometimes asked if I know anything about Olathe’s Obelisk, which
sat at the intersection of Santa Fe
Street and Kansas Avenue. I remember
it well. For years in the early 1900s,
it was a unique part of Olathe. It was
taken down in the mid-1940s.
Some may ask, “what is an obelisk?”
My dictionary says that it is a tall, four
sided shaft made of stone or concrete
with a pyramidal top. The most famous obelisk in the United States is
the Washington Monument in our nations capital.
Our Olathe obelisk was about twenty
feet tall, had four globe shaped electric lights near its top and a standard
Oil Crown at its peak. There is a picture of it on page 62 of Bob Enright’s
1988 book of Old Olathe photos. Bob
referred to it as Olathe’s Monument.
I do not know when the Olathe Obelisk was erected, but it was probably
before World War I. In the 1930s,
Olathe’s population was printed on the
side of the obelisk. At that time, the
population of Olathe was a little less
than 4,000.
The obelisk was taken down after
World War II. Apparently, it created
problems for traffic making left hand
turns at the intersection.
Olathe Fire Department
Then and Now
Back in the 1930s, before World War
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper
River Theatre” in Branson, Missouri.
(Moon River had become his signature song after the film, "Breakfast
At Tiffany's" featured it as its theme
song.) People from all around flocked
to hear Andy’s first performances at
the theatre in May, 1992.
Then came the Christmas season
which drew thousands of his fans to
Branson. Ed Pola and George Wyle
had written a jolly Christmas ballad
-The Most Wonderful Time of the
Year - back in 1963. Andy's version of
it is one of the top ten holiday songs
of all time! He performed it countless
times at Moon River Theatre.
I was lucky to get to see Andy in
person, and I shall never forget how
handsome he looked wearing that familiar white sweater with the Christmas tree motif on the front.
He died at the age of 84. A service
was held at the Moon River Theatre on
October 21st, with about 1,000 people
in attendance. Numerous friends and
fans sent an array of flowers to the theatre.
Andy's legacy will live on for many
years to come. Along with his long list
of recordings, every Christmas we'll
be hearing his fabulous voice singing the It’s Most Wonderful Time of
the Year. And most of us surely agree
with that
message! After performing in Branson
(and living there) for over 20 years,
he will be greatly missed. His show
was virtually the headliner, not only
because of its unique longevity, but
because of its sheer quality. Look for
Andy's "Christmas Special" on PBS
Channels 19 and 11 during the holidays. There's no way I would pass up
an opportunity to see it again.
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Olathe writer
Joann LaCerte
quickly expanded and needed another
steeple for the new larger sanctuary
and then a third to top the large sanctuary in which the family at CCN now
worships.
These last two steeples, each topped
with a cross were donated by the
Trackwell family in gratitude and with
a prayer that someone else might be
looking for a change in their life, and
look to the steeple with the cross on it
and find the love of Christ that changes
lives forever. “God so loved the world
that he sent his only Son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish
but have eternal life.”
Just last month, after a long summer
without them, the beautiful steeples
were repaired and promptly placed
back onto the three sanctuaries at College Church to continue their good
work of calling the lost to Christ. They
are even more special now to those of
us who came to know the story of the
Trackwell family because of the Storm
of 2011.
LeEtta Felter is an
Olathe wife, mother of
three, school board member and writes articles of
local interest.
II, Olathe’s only fire station was in the
old city hall building at the corner of
Santa Fe Street and Kansas Avenue.
The small fire department was under the direction of Fire Chief Pete
Prather. He may have had two full
time firemen hired by the city. Quite a
few men who worked in businesses or
offices around the courthouse square
were volunteer firemen who dropped
what they were doing and reported for
duty when they heard the fire alarm on
the roof of the city hall. In the 1940’s
these volunteers received $4.00 whenever they responded to a fire.
Over the years, I can remember two
Olathe firemen who died while serving in the line of duty. In the 1930s, Al
Phillips was killed when the fire truck
on which he was riding overturned
when rushing to a fire. The accident
happened at the corner of Santa Fe and
Woodland Street.
The second fatality occurred when
the brother of Chief Prather died from
smoke inhalation fighting a house fire
in east Olathe.
Today we are fortunate to have a
highly trained fire department that
uses considerable state-of-the-art
equipment. Auxiliary branches are located throughout the city, which cuts
response times.
The firemen are sometimes called to
provide help to older Olatheans who
have experienced falls within their
homes. The firemen are always kind
and understanding in these situations.
Olathe Locations: 180 S. Parker
2137 E. 151 St.
12705 N. Mur-Len
Also in DeSoto
and Gardner
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Christmas Humor
Office Party
ees.
We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides
with Christmas, though unfortunately
not this year. However, from now on,
we're calling it our "Holiday Party."
The same policy applies to any other
employees who are not Christians and
to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Christmas
tree and no Christmas carols will be
sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.
Happy now?
Happy Holidays to you,
Patty
*************************
Company Memo
TO: All Employees
RE: Holiday Party
Regarding the note I received from
a member of Alcoholics Anonymous
requesting a non-drinking table, you
didn't sign your name. I'm happy to
accommodate this request, but if I
put a sign on a table that reads, "AA
Only", you wouldn't be anonymous
anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? And sorry, but
forget about the gift exchange, no gifts
are allowed since the union members
feel that $10.00 is too much money
and the executives believe $10.00 is a
little chintzy.
REMEMBER: NO GIFT
EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.
Patty
********************
Company Memo
To: All Employees
RE: Generic Holiday Party
What a diverse group we are! I had
no idea that December 20th begins
the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,
which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a
luncheon at this time of year does not
accommodate our Muslim employees'
beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can
hold off on serving your meal until the
end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home. Will
that work? Meanwhile, I've arranged
for members of Weight Watchers to sit
farthest from the dessert buffet, and
pregnant women will get the table closest to the rest rooms. Gays are allowed
to sit with each other. Lesbians do not
have to sit with Gay men, each group
will have their own table. Yes, there
will be flower arrangement for the Gay
men's table. To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House
asks that no cross-dressing be allowed,
apparently because of concerns about
confusion in the rest rooms. Sorry. We
will have booster seats for short people. Low-fat food will be available for
those on a diet. I am sorry to report
that we cannot control the amount of
salt used in the food. The Grill House
suggests that people with high blood
pressure taste a bite first. There will
be fresh "low sugar" fruits as dessert
for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot
supply "no sugar" desserts. Sorry! Did
I miss anything?!?!?
Patty
**********************
Company Memo
TO: All F...... Employees
RE: The (Bleep) Holiday Party
I've had it with you vegetarian jerks!
We're going to keep this party at the
Grill House whether you like it or not,
so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you
so quaintly put it, and you'll get your
(bleep) salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have
feelings, too. They scream when you
slice them. I've heard them scream.
I'm hearing them scream right NOW!
The rest of you wierdos can kiss my
(bleep). I hope you all have a rotten
holiday!
Drive drunk and die,
Patty The Furious
******************
Company Memo
FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human
Resources Director
RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party
I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing
Patty Lewis a speedy recovery and I'll
continue to forward your cards to her.
In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and
give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd
off with full pay. Happy Holidays!
Joan
Truths For Mature Humans
from Nancy Ricklefs
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last
ring (Hello? Hello? **** it!), but when I
immediately call back, it rings nine times
and goes to voice mail. What did you do
after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and
run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and
looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a
waste.
17. I keep some people’s phone numbers
in my phone just so I know not to answer
when they call.
18. I think the freezer deserves a light as
well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would
bet on any given Friday or Saturday night
more kisses begin with Miller Lite than
Kay.
20. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid
Ghetto” routing option.
21. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that
I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck
was going on when I first saw it.
22. I would rather try to carry 10 overloaded plastic bags in each hand than take
2 trips to bring my groceries in.
23. The only time I look forward to a red
light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine
line between boredom and hunger.
You should be goin’ to The Grass
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Pad Girl again who encourages you
to see their ad on page 2 and ‘Come
on down to the Grass Pad” for the
area’s best prices, best advice and
best merchandise. See ya there. We
love the Grass Pad a lot.
Olathe East Students
Not only did the veterans enjoy speaking at East, but the Social Studies
classes were able to hear a first-hand
account of history that they aren’t able
to spend extended time learning in the
classroom.
Overall the Leadership students
would like to thank the Olathe East
community for assisting them in such
a successful project. The VFW is very
anxious to send the supplies over and
was impressed with the turnout. They
would also like to thank the history
classes for being such a good audience; the veterans were appreciative
of your attentiveness.
Lastly, they would like to thank Mr.
Faunce, not only is he a generous and
committed mentor with great stories,
but without him they would still be
kids in a classroom with an idea.
Stupidity Today
I was checking out at the local WalMart with just a few items and the
lady behind me put her things on the
belt close to mine. I picked up one of
those 'dividers' that they keep by the
cash register and placed it between our
things so they wouldn't get mixed.
After the girl had scanned all of my
items, she picked up the ‘divider',
looking it all over for the bar code so
she could scan it.
Not finding the bar code, she said to
me, 'Do you know how much this is?'
I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I
don't think I'll buy that today.'
She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the
things and left.
She had no clue to what had just happened.
December 15, 2012
Christmas
At Vintage Park
By Esther Herschel, Gardner, Kansas
Hallelujah, Glory Be,
It's that time for Christmas season.
Why I'm still here to celebrate,
Only God Himself knows the reason.
It's truly amazing, isn't it?
How fast time passes by.
I wonder if the next one coming my way
I might be eating pie in the sky!
I'm now living at Vintage Park.
Though it will never be quite like home,
It's the closest thing to being there
No matter where I roam.
The food here is sufficient,
Not hifallutin, but good.
Providing this old body of mine
With everything it should.
There's lots of laws and legislation
Which I hesitate to obey.
But I'm not living by myself
And can't always have my own way.
The entertainment is so-so,
Bingo three or four times a week.
General things thru out the month,
So it's not too terribly bleak.
The nicest thing about living here,
My Jesus lives here too.
He's always watching over us.
In everything we do.
So I'll just sit here in my wheel chair
And wait for God to take me home.
I wish you Merry Christmas now
While you're reading this amateurish poem.
Gazette Trivia
Above is a photo of an Olathe veteran who served in the Air Force flying
F102s (fighter escorts) receiving some free SafeStep ice melter from Overland
Park-based Compass Minerals on Friday, November 9, at a Lenexa VFW Post.
Pictured is Wayne Berger of Olathe, a retired Air Force pilot (left), and retired
Army Colonel Sid Linver. Compass, a div. of North American Salt Co.
Gazette Puzzles
Gazette
December 15, 2012
Mattresses
about partnering to get these mattresses distributed to families that were in
need. Pastor Dan's Church is a site
for Harvesters and he had more room
than the church in Spring Hill so we
decided to deliver the mattresses from
Dan's Church in Gardner. Families
in need were from many surrounding
areas touching those living in Miami
and Johnson county.
So, on December 5th from 3:00-6:00
all the mattresses were given away.
My Father's House in Paola received
mattresses and Youthfront South also
received mattresses. At 3:30 families
began showing up and within an hourand-a-half all the mattresses were gone
off the Aaron's semi-trailer.
Many families received mattresses
and it was a blessing to be able to be a
part of this. Many men from the Antioch Church were on hand to help load
mattresses for families and even deliver. Antioch Church also provided Chili
and refreshments for the families.
Aaron's and Antioch Community
Baptist Church plan to have more
mattresses to give away after the first
of the year.
Johnson’s County Gazette Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper
Jason Kim Stev
Men from My Father’s House in
Paola,Ks a family shelter, and
staff and volunteers from Youth
Front South from LaCygne, Ks
came to the Gardner Nazarene
Church to unload mattresses,
(Pastor Dan Newburg). Members of that church and members of the Antioch Community
Baptist Church of Spring Hill
(Pastor Jack Smith) helped distribute the free mattresses to the
needy.
ACBC photos
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For the first time ever members of the Antioch Community Baptist Church in Spring Hill, distributed
free mattresses for area needy, along with members of the Gardner Nazarene Church on Wednesday,
December 5. From left to right, Carl Foster, Jim Seawright, Doc Callahan, Roger Stiles and ACBC
Pastor Jack Smith. The nearly 142 year-old church is on Waverly Road, about a mile north of
Hillsdale Lake and has nearly 100 members. Antioch once used to be a small community with a
post office and community center according to Shirley Foster.
F3568A 2006 Toyota 4-Runner
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Johnson County’s Only Locally Owned Newspaper
December 15, 2012
College Church of the
Nazarene Gets New Steeples
Dee’s Town
Two repaired steeples arrive, ready to install.
A Wonderful Collection Done Over Many Years
Workmen check out the new steeple. See LeEtta
Felter’s cover story on storm damaging steeples.
Detailed view of one neighborhood in Dee’s delightful and charming Christmas-festooned village. Dee
Millbern is married to our columnist, Bob Millbern
One of the last things to do is attach the cross atop the repaired
steeple, high above the ground.
Secured on a line from the crane, steeple begins
final leg of its journey to the top of the church.
Carolers sing in front of the town’s church.
Job nearly completed at 2020
East Sheridan in Olathe
Christmas trees must be loaded onto horse-drawn wagon.
Every Christmas,
Olathe’s Dee Millbern
Displays a Marvelous
Miniature Village
Hit by car, rescued and miraculously
healed by Dr. Hadley Warwick’s surgery, “Boots” the TV Cat was on Fox
4 Pay It Forward with Kathy Quinn.
Olathean Tim Ayres was honored for
his unselfish work saving animals in
the inner city with Sharon Courtney
of Kansas City. Boots is now the official shop cat’ at Olathe West Veterinary Clinic.
Detail of part of the village (above), view of entire town
(right). Dee has collected the display over many years.
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