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Preparing For the 100th
Anniversary of Union Station
Pixies, fairies, and sprites will greet you at the Renaissance Festival, just 14
miles north on Highway 7 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. This year is bigger and
better than ever with a sit-down restaurant and wonderful food in a familyfriendly setting. It runs every weekend thru October 13th and Columbus Day,
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine. 913-721-2110. #KCRenFest. Advance discount
tickets available on-line and at area Walgreens.
KCRenFest.com
By Joann LaCerte
Ever since the beginning of
2014, plans have been underway in
preparation for the 100th Anniversary
Celebration of Union Station, Kansas
City' s favorite landmark - along with
the World War I National Monument.
The first day of fall, a number of events
will already be going on, although
Thursday, October 30th, is the official
opening day of the Centennial Gala
Event.
My First Impression
Union Station brings back many
fond memories to me, because I loved
it from the first time I entered its
magnifiscent cavernous Grand Hall.
When I looked up, I was amazed by
three huge golden chandeleirs lit up in
all their glory.
And,
the
six-foot-wide
"Big Clock" seemed to be
welcoming me and my parents.
We had just arrived there on a train
from the St. Louis Union Station,
which, in our minds, was not as elegant
and outstanding in architectural
design. We were on our way to our
new home in Madison, Kansas, where
my dad, a Presbyterian minister, had
been called.
That was when I was only 13 years
old, and I was sad about leaving
Sullivan, Missouri, where we had
lived for so many years. It was located
in the Ozarks, and I had never been
to Kansas or Kansas City. But many
times thereafter, we found ourselves
in Union Station for various reasons.
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Kansas City’s Union Station
I loved seeing the large crowds of
travelers and visitors, and the shops
and restaurants.
Early History of Union Station
Union Station became the region's
transportation hub for decades, serving
as the gateway to the West for many
people traveling and moving to other
parts of the country.
It was also the station where the
greatest number of soldiers traveled
through on their way to or from home
from World Wars I and II. During
the 1960s and 1970s, when train
travel declined and the station fell
into disrepair, citizens from across
the region came together to save and
restore this historic monument.
In 1996, a historic short-term bistate tax, along with federal dollars and
private donations, raised the funds to
fully restore the station to its original
beauty. An effort such as a bi-state tax
was unheard of at that time.
Going Way, Way Back
In 1869, a group of far-sighted
entrepreneurial leaders understood the
importance a railroad bridge played in
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re-enactments.
Performances this year include
Wicked Liars, this dynamic duo
performs magic and fire eating, the
Whip Guy and the Whip Crackin’ Dare
Devils return to present their dynamic
performances with dashing whip acts,
Professor Farquar and Polecat Annie
present juggling, rope spinning and
three shows daily, and enjoy skits from
Gunsmoke & Petticoats. Buffalo Bill
will serve as Master of Ceremonies
throughout the weekend. Rose Marie’s
Fiesta Mexicana Dancers perform
Sunday only.
Enjoy the Omelet Breakfast by the
Santa Fe Trail Rotary Club Saturday
only from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in
the Heritage Center. Tickets are $7
and include admission to the event.
Clisso Calls On Seniors
Olathe Native
Encourages
Needy People With
Each Visit
By Steve Baska
Senior Contributing Editor
Dale (Clisso) Applebaugh grew up
in Olathe and now lives in Las Vegas,
Nevada, but with each visit back to
OIathe she makes it a point to visit a
number of friends in nursing homes and
other places to provide encouragement
and emotional support.
Dale talked with the Gazette about
this topic.
Question: Why is it important to
you to continue personal visits with
people in need?
Answer: Since my childhood, I
always enjoyed visiting with older
people. I also know these folks do
not receive a lot of visitors, mostly
family. They always have a smile for
me and it warms my heart to see their
faces brighten up. I don't stay long,
but I believe they need to know that
I do think of them and I want to take
Dale Applebaugh
the time to see them on my trips back
there.
Question: Are these close friends or
relatives, or distant friends who just
need support?
Answer: Most of them are not
relatives, or were close friends. Some
knew my mother, older Olathe folks
who I have always known and also,
now, some are a parent of those I
went to school with....also, a few were
classmates of mine.
Question: How many people do you
normally visit on a trip to Olathe and
what locations?
Answer: I stop by Cedar Lake
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“Train Lovers Delight in Site”
“All Aboarrrrd!”
By Steve Baska
A special railroad dining-car train
experience in Baldwin City, Kansas,
about 30 minutes southwest of Olathe,
is drawing a growing number of riders,
since it started there two years ago.
Guests take an elegant ride back into
the 1940s on-board the Kansas Belle
Dinner Train, where they enjoy a five
course dinner on Friday or Saturday
nights and a three course dinner on
Sundays. The train company operates
four dining cars, all of which have
their unique and distinct personalities.
“The goal of our train is a nostalgic
trip back into the 1940s era. You’ll
experience beautiful scenery on a 22
mile round trip departing from the
Baldwin City Depot while listening
to 1940s music,” the train’s website
states.
College Searching
By Steve Cordell
If you reflect on the decisions you
made between age sixteen and twentyfive, did you make great decisions?
Did you have sufficient information
on where you went to college? Who
you married? Career?
This is the time of year many
parents begin to discuss college with
their graduating senior. The internet is
full of watered down advice.
Your student’s counselors are
familiar with the paperwork - but are
you pulling back to seeing the big
picture? And using what you learned in
the “College of Hard Knocks?” Let’s
use a more strategic perspective:
Kansas Belle Dinner Train in Baldwin
City, Kansas. ‘Dine Fine on the Line’.
Co-owner Bruce Eveland told the
Gazette, “We operated the train for
24 years in Fremont, Nebraska and
moved it to Baldwin City in 2012. We
are drawing guests from a 150 mile
radius, and Kansas City is a big part
of that. Our numbers are growing.”
The Friday night train is running
infrequently currently as its number of
guests grows.
The three hour Saturday night
evening runs are more formal and
romantic. The Saturday runs are
designed for adults with a dress up
attire. The Sunday afternoon dinner
run is a more casual outing best suited
for families with a slightly shorter
run time. The Sunday afternoon run
The classic “changing major”
syndrome can be easily avoided.
College counseling centers offer a
number of options.
The one I WISH I had paid much
closer attention to is the StrongCampbell Interest Inventory. The
student answers a number of questions,
and potential careers are “ranked”
as the closest match to the student’s
personality.
Then just connect the dots—choose
the major that leads to that career. The
Strong Campbell has been around
since the 30’s, updated annually and
has a very high degree of accuracy.
The student can also take the
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator test.
Renaissance Festival
Now Bigger and Better
Family fun in a forrest
Fun in the forest has returned.
Since the late 1970s the Renaissance
Festival has entertained and amazed
people and now they’re back with
new things and all of the old things
that adults and kids have enjoyed
for decades. If you haven’t been
lately, or ever, you really should
consider spending a Fall day in the
14th century. There are 20 stages of
entertainment and 165 artisan booths
for shopping. And more. Wear
comfortable shoes.
The Renaissance Festival is open
weekends through and including
Columbus Day (Oct. 13). New
attractions for kids allow youngsters
to make various craft items they can
Just one of
keep. Some are free and for some,
the costumed
characters you mom or dad have to pay a little. Kids
will find.
Jim Peterson is
the Master of
Revelry (owner) at
the Renaissance
Festival. He oversees
a professionally
produced event.
Jim Mitchum Is
New CEO at
Heart to Heart Intl.
Top Level Executive Experience
Jim Mitchum brings considerable
experience in senior executive
positions to the CEO position at Heart
to Heart International.
Mitchum has worked for Eli Lilly
& Co, spent 20 years with Marion
Laboratories and held international
executive positions with Hoechst
Marion Roussel in Germany, Aventis
UK, Aventis Japan, and SanofiAventis.
Mitchum holds an MBA from the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville's
College of Business Administration
and also has a background in service-
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New Theatre
Restaurant offering
of ‘Murder Among
Friends’, stars
Morgan Fairchild
Baldwin
Entertainment Train
Brings the 1940’s to
Life for Guests
Popular Mahaffie
Wild West Days
September 27 and 28
From Alexis Woodall
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop
Enjoy Wild West Skits, live
entertainment and children’s games
at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop’s annual
Wild West Days September 27 and
28.
This popular annual event offers
visitors a variety of hands-on
experiences and live entertainment to
provide a taste of life in Kansas during
the old west.
Wild West Days will be held 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Saturday, September 27 and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, September
28 at the Olathe historic site, 1200
Kansas City Rd. New this year is
Family Friendly Admission, $5/person
ages 5 & up or 5 people for $20, kids
age 4 and under get in free. Food will
be available for purchase.
Stagecoach rides will be provided
at no charge courtesy of the Olathe
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ongoing entertainment will be presented
in view of the stagecoach area
including stagecoach robberies and
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HtoH Intl. New CEO Jim Mitchum
oriented work having spent some of
his youth living in Ethiopia. Though
Directed by Dennis Hennessey
Attention, who-done-it fans. A really
complicated, farcical comedy/murder
mystery and Broadway hit is playing at
New Theatre Resaurant, our favorite
entertainment venue.
Since the Tiffany’s Attic and Waldo
Astoria days of the early 1970s,
Kansas City audiences have loved the
food, fun and fare at our own dinner
theatre restaurants.
Morgan Fairchild, (as Angela
Forrester) a gorgeous lady still and in
her 60’s (hate to admit as it makes me
look older) is the star and folks come
just to see her. Regardless of your own
gender, she is a fine looking woman…
nicely preserved. Many younger folks
don’t know these older stars, many
of whom have to stick to really rigid
October Concert at Site Owned by
Olathe Vet
By Steve Baska
An October concert by country
music duo Walker McGuire will be
held at a stage and amphitheater in five
acres of cedar timber owned by Olathe
veterinarian Dr Hadley Warwick and
his son Peyton, who manages the
business.
The amphitheater, called The Sticks,
is on the Warwick’s V-Bar-T Ranch,
a few miles south of Lawrence, KS.
The 80-acre ranch also has a 65-acre
lake. The site is used for weddings,
concert and parties. The October 4
concert event will be held from 11
a.m. to 11 p.m. It is the second annual
concert there for this group.
Last year’s June concert drew
about 600 people to hear the country
duo who live in Nashville. One of the
band’s musicians, Johnny McGuire of
Fairway, KS, is a high school friend of
Peyton’s. For information on tickets,
go to walkermcguire2.eventbrite.com
or Facebook.com/AtTheSticks.
Peyton said the Kansas City area
has been lacking in venues like The
Sticks. The stage is 16 by 24 feet
and four feet high. The audience sits
on hay bales and enjoys a beautiful
outdoor venue.
“The idea began when my dad said
we should develop a way to monetize
the farm to help ensure that it can stay
Morgan Fairchild
diets, work out for several hours a day,
and many have things done (plastic
surgery).
Fairchild was in Falcon Crest,
Dallas, Mork and Mindy, Home
Improvement, Search for Tomorrow,
and more recently Chandler’s mother
A concert at “The Sticks, south of
Lawrence, Oct 4 is next one.
in our family for many years,” Peyton
said.
“So we cut down about 50 trees and
did a lot of work to develop this as a
beautiful outdoor venue that can be
rented. We put lights on the trees near
the stage and created a great setting.”
Peyton said events have included
private parties, weddings and concerts.
A large tent on the site provides weather
cover, and port-a-potties provide
restroom facilities. Rental costs vary
from $200 to $2,000 depending on the
services needed by the customer.
“In the future we plan to build a
large barn to be used for year-round
shelter and where weddings could
occur,” said Peyton, who attended
Shawnee Mission East High School
‘Before You Go,
I’m Glad You
Were My Mom’
By David Chartrand
I am 59 years old
but I often hear a
small voice inside
my head saying,
“Don’t go out in
the cold with wet
hair” and, “Put lots
David Chartrand
of baby powder
and his mom.
on an infant’s
bottom.” Usually this is the voice of
my mother.
I’d know that voice anywhere. She
repeats herself a lot and jabs your
shoulder with a bony finger while
she’s talking. You needn’t agree with
everything she says but you’re going
to hear it.
Every time she attends a funeral she
comes home and says the same thing,
to anyone within jabbing range, “All
those nice things people say about you
Humorist David Chartrand
when you die. Too bad they don’t say
it while you’re still alive.”
Good idea.
While she’s still alive I shall tell my
mother exactly what I plan to say on
the day we lay her to rest.
They say my mother is gone, but
that’s not really true.
I can see her whenever I want. All
I have to do is close my eyes and there
she is. I can hear her laughing louder
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Gazette Humor
Woman’s Perfect Breakfast
From Diane Hart
She's sitting at the table with her
gourmet coffee.
Her son is on the cover of the
Wheaties box.
Her daughter is on the cover of
Business Week.
Her boyfriend is on the cover of
Playgirl.
And her husband is on the back of
the milk carton.
Keep reading-they get better!!!
Women’s Revenge
From Diane Hart
'Cash, check or charge?' I asked,
after folding items the woman
wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet,
I noticed a remote control for a
television set in her purse.
'So, do you always carry your TV
remote?' I asked.
'No,' she replied, 'but my husband
refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil
thing I could do to him legally.'
Aluminum Cans May
Have Damaging Health Effects
It can no longer be argued that
aluminum does not have a role in
neurodegenerative diseases like
Alzheimer's - the evidence is clear
and growing.
It really should not be surprising
that people with aluminum toxicity
display many of the same symptoms
as those with dementia, Parkinson's,
ADHD, autism, and other neurological
diseases, because aluminum targets
exactly these areas of your brain and
nervous system.
The best way to protect yourself is to
be careful about your choices in food
and personal products or anything
contaminated with aluminum.
Optimizing your dietary sulfur is
also essential, as your body needs
sulfur to manufacture its number one
weapon against aluminum overload:
glutathione.
By taking a few steps to protect
yourself, you'll minimize your
exposure while maximizing your
body's ability to rid itself of this toxic
metal.
For additional tips and strategies
that can help prevent and/or treat
Alzheimer's, please Google "Two
Exciting Alzheimer's Advances: A
Novel Early Detection Test Using
Peanut Butter, and a Study Evaluating
Coconut Oil."
Since I no longer use deodorants and
anti-perspirants with aluminum in
them, (possible breast cancer cause) I
no longer worry about people getting
too close to me.
There are substitutes for these
toiletries if you Google search.
If I can avoid some dementia and
some Alzheimer’s symptoms for a
few more years, maybe I will be able
to remember your name the next time
I see you, I hope so.
Source: Drudge report
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
Patient: It's been one month
since my last visit and I still feel
miserable.
Doctor: Did you follow the
instructions on the medicine I gave
you?
Patient: I sure did. The bottle said,
"Keep tightly closed.”
Jihadists Steal Commercial
Jets, Raise 9/11 Fears
Jihadists have stolen several
commercial jetliners in Libya, raising
concerns with intelligence officials
about 9/11- style terror strikes as the
13th anniversary of 9-11 approached,
several news reports said.
The Algerian news site al-Fadjr on
Aug. 6 said 11 aircraft went missing
from Tripoli International Airport
during fighting between militias,
IHS Jane's 360 reports, but says the
Algerian report was "probably not
credible."
Subsequently, Mohamed Frikha,
CEO of the Tunisian airline company
Syphax, told Tunisia's Shems FM that
two Airbus-A320 aircraft belonging
to Libyan company Ifriqiya were
missing from Misratah, Jane's
reports.
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
Two blondes were filling up at a
gas station and the first blonde says
to the second, "I bet these awful gas
prices are going to go even higher."
The second blonde replies, "Won't
affect me, I always put in just $20
worth."
Indian Motorcycles
The Baby Boomers are buying
motorcycles like crazy. Watch out for
them, please. Anyway, where VanWall
bailed out a few months ago, Indian
Motorcycles, a very old trusted brand
from the 1920’s has set up a store.
CarePrayerConcern
Linda Konitzer, Joyce Nicely, Gary
DeVault, James McGinnis OEHS
football player, Dr Keith Bell.
Rumor Room
Heard Kroger/Dillons may try to
come back to area, seems doubtful.
Business News
Marco’s Pizza coming in at
12708 Blackbob Rd. ** Quik Trip
on E. Santa Fe (west of I-35) doing
a remodel. ** Indian Motor Cycles
went into the old Van Wall building
on N. Rogers Rd and Lindenwood.
Menard’s Wants Olathe Site
From Matt Galvin
Menard’s home improvement
retail store is applying for rezoning
for a site at 135th (Santa Fe) and
Greenwood southeast corner (just
east of Blackbob several blocks). Not
sure about Nuts N Bolts Hardware
anymore.
A Taste of Literacy
Fundraiser September 27
The annual Olathe Public Library
Foundation fundraiser dinner will take
place September 27 from 6:30 - 9 p.m.
at the Hilton Garden Inn (12080 S.
Strang Line Road). Featured speaker
Josh Swade, author of the book,
The Holy Grail of Hoops and the
DVD, There's No Place Like Home,
will talk about his thirty-nine day
quest to return Dr. James Naismith's
original "Rules of Basketball" to the
University of Kansas.
Due to Swade's efforts, billionaire
David Booth, chairman and co-CEO
of a Texas mutual fund company, along
with his wife, Suzanne, purchased the
119-year-old document for over four
million dollars at Sotheby's in New
York. It will be housed at the DeBruce
Center that adjoins the Allen Field
House in Lawrence.
Swade, a native of Johnson County,
lives with his family in New York
City where he continues his career in
media productions.
Tickets are $75 ($35 is taxdeductible) and sponsorships are also
available. Contact Library Director
Emily Baker at Ask A Librarian or
call 913-971-6880 to register by
September 20.
Senior Barn Players
By Annmarie Cissell
Senior Barn Players
Group At Your Service
Approaching our 37th year, the Senior
Barn Players is a group of talented
seniors 55 years and older. We are
the first Community Theater Group
in the nation to deliver productions,
wherever an organization can provide
an audience. Our motto is “Have
Props, Will Travel.”
We offer a variety of programs. If
music is your preference, we have
The Entertainers which consists of
singers, instrumentalists and a dancer.
The Radio Show takes you back to the
Golden Age of Radio (1940-1950)
with actual radio scripts from shows
like “Fibber McGee and Molly”,
“Baby Snooks” and “Abbott and
Costello.” The season also includes
Four One-Act Plays (all comedies)
designed for older audiences.
Actor’s Choice was created to
provide theatre experiences of high
artistic merit with poetry readings,
essays and cuttings from longer
plays. All presentations from these
four choices are approximately 30-45
minutes in length. Our season runs
October through May, but exceptions
can be made depending upon the
group booked.
If questions on the next production
location, having them perform at
your venue, or if interested in getting
involved as a senior in the making of
their productions, call 913-341-4004
or e-mail [email protected]
See ad this issue for next
performance.
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
Proofreading is a dying art,
wouldn't you say?
Man Kills Self Before Shooting
Wife and Daughter
This one I caught in the SGV
Tribune the other day and called the
Editorial Room and asked who wrote
this.
It took two or three readings before
the editor realized that what he was
reading was impossible!!!
They put in a correction the next
day.
‘Something Went Wrong in Jet
Crash,’ Expert Says. Really? Ya
think?
Cheating Rampant
From Bob Gingrich
A new study from Duke University
and the University of Munich
offers an interesting perspective on
socialists: They cheat.
After working with 259 participants
who grew up on opposite sides of the
Berlin Wall, researchers concluded,
"The longer individuals were
exposed to socialism, the more likely
they were to cheat on our task." In
fact, it wasn't close: "East Germans
cheated twice as much as West
Germans overall." Researchers noted
"the political regime of socialism has
a lasting impact on citizens' basic
morality." They surmised the reason
for this is the general scarcity of
goods in a socialist system. Forced
"equality" can have that effect.
Moral of the story: Don't play
Monopoly with socialists.
Tom+Chee to 119th St.
Cincinnati-based
fast-casual
restaurant chain Tom+Chee plans to
open 13 new restaurants by Spring
2015, including one in Olathe.
The area location is scheduled to
open at 14991 W. 119th St. this Fall.
Tom+Chee specializes in tomato
soup and grilled cheese sandwiches,
but it also is known for its “fresh
ingredients and quirky takes on
comfort food classics.”
Menu items include the vegetarian
Hippy+Chee
(with
hummus,
cucumber, mixed greens, tomato,
and cheddar cheese on wheat bread),
Grilled Cheese Donuts (including
caramelized banana and Gouda), fresh
salads, three versions of tomato soup,
and specials. It also offers a variety
of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free
options.
By Joyce Smith from our Matt Gallvin
Source KC Star
Shawnee Indian Mission
Festival Oct 11, 12
From Kathy Dix
The Kansas Historical Society
announces the 28th Annual Fall
Festival at the Historical Site:
Shawnee Indian Mission at 3403 W.
53rd St., Fairway, Kansas 66205.
The Fall Festival will take place on
both Sat. & Sun. Oct. 11th and 12th,
starting at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. both
days. Fun activities and entertainment
for all ages, square dancing, pumpkin
patch, pony rides, music, crafts and
food booths, and Living History reenactments. Free Admission! Rain or
Shine!
TV Demographics Aging
The median age of viewers who
watch CBS - which broadcasts the
popular NCIS franchise - is 58.7
years old.
TV is increasingly for the old,
and the Internet is for the young,
according to new research by media
analyst Michael Nathanson of Moffett
Nathanson Research.
The median age of a broadcast or
cable television viewer during the
2013-2014 TV season was 44.4 years
old, a 6 percent increase in age from
four years earlier. Audiences for the
major broadcast network shows are
much older and aging even faster,
with a median age of 53.9 years old,
up 7 percent from four years ago.
These television viewers are aging
faster than the U.S. population.
Pub Note: Personally, most TV is just
like Newton Minnow of the FCC said
sixty years ago, “a vast wastleland.”
I have so many channels on
U-Verse I cannot even count them.
Yet, exaggerating now, there is almost
nothing I want to watch.
The movies are all silly, stupid or
ridiculous. And not made for me.
The sitcoms, ad infinitum, bore me,
both old ones and most new ones.
The old 50’s. 60’s and 70’s TV
series weren’t as great as I thought
they once were. The reality shows
are not my reality. I have finally,
after my Mom and Grandmother’s
60 year-old sage advice, finally found
solace, entertainment and joy in
reading both fiction and non-fiction.
Find something you are interested in
and start reading about it. You will be
amazed at what you learn, startled at
how you can escape, and astounded at
what your imagination can visualize.
Johnson County Gateway Project:
College Boulevard update
The
Kansas
Department
of Transportation has started
improvements to College Boulevard
as part of the Johnson County
Gateway Project. Construction on this
stretch of road, between Ridgeview
and Renner, is expected to be
completed by the end of November
2014. Utilities have been relocated,
and clearing and widening of the
road is in progress. Residents should
expect delays with lane closures on
College Boulevard, as well as 60-day
access closures to Penrose Street and
Ambassador Street. Get information
and sign up to receive alerts about
the I-435/I-35/K-10 interchange
construction at JoCoGateway.com.
September 15, 2014
Price Chopper, HyVee Update
They Help the Gazette
We talked to someone more in-theknow about the 151st Street Price
Chopper. The person says that the
store would have most likely stayed
there provided the PC management
and shopping center owners could
have agreed on fixing the millions of
dollars of work that needed to be done
to rehabilitate the thirty-something
year-old building and center.
Supposedly Price Chopper was
willing to stand a large amount of
the redo of the shopping area. There
are some serious problems that have
festered for a long time. For example,
there is a spring running under the
structure. That’s not good. You may
have noticed the slight unevenness in
the floor in the potato chip and soft
drink aisles. It’s worse than it looks,
our source says.
The store wanted a parking lot redo
and overall center re-facading after
so many years. Trying to keep up
with the new neighboring stores was
essential. In our culture, shoppers
want the new stuff, the latest and
greatest. Sparkling new, sadly, almost
always beats old style and losing
ground architecturally (literally with
the underground spring).
Price Choppers have a lease
remaining on the facility and it
is doubtful there would ever be a
grocery there again unless things
change radically.
Anyway, Price Chopper has seen
increased business in its remaining
stores at 159th and Mur-Len and the
completely new Pay-Less Discount
Foods (former Santa Fe and Mur-Len
Price Chopper). Both stores, along
with Hen Houses are great friends
of the Gazette and have ALWAYS
allowed us to be there when Dillons,
Aldi, K-Mart and Wal-Mart have not
allowed us in. Crazy rumor Dillons
(Krogers) is coming back, but we
would doubt that. Olathe is one of the
toughest, most competitive grocery
markets in the Midwest, according to
a former Safeway executive we met
several years ago.
The Price Choppers, including the
west side PC, the Gardner PC and
the Woodland/Hwy 10, are our only
remaining locally-owned grocery
stores (KC Metro Ball, Cosentino,
and McKeever families).
Hy-Vee stores (employee-owned),
151st and BlackBob and 119th and
Ridgeview are the only other chain
stores that permit the Gazette to be
there. We are very grateful to them,
also. Please support the stores that
allow our paper to be there, Olathe’s
only and perhaps last newspaper.
These store managers see the
wisdom in supporting Olathe’s only
community newspaper. We love them
for that.
When you shop at these stores your
money stays closer to home than
Germany or Bentonville, Arkansas.
These two chains, Price Chopper
(Hen Houses) and Hy-Vee support
local non-profits way more than the
other out-of-town operators do. If
you’ve ever tried to raise money,
get donations, or get sponsorships
for kids’ sports, local schools, local
charities, Olathe service clubs, area
churches, you would know what we
mean.
That is the really sad part of the
bigs killing off the littles, they have
destroyed main streets and their
small stores in thousands of small
towns. We save money, sure, but at
what cost to our quality of life. Isn’t
that one really big thing that makes
life worth living, where you live and
work and raise your kids? We’ve
created a wonderful way of life here
in America. Shouldn’t we try to
preserve it?
KEJ
The GAZETTE
37th
Rev.Carl Erwin
Ted W. Stillwell
David Chartrand
September 15, 2014
Johnson’s County Gazette
Olathe High School
Class of 1974 Reunion Notes
By Tina Allen
Preparing to attend the event, I was
filled with nervous anxiety, fearing I
would be a like a fish out of water.
I had remembered some of the cruel
and hurtful things that were said to
me when I was in school, and prayed
for a kinder and gentler reception.
It started off with a gathering at
Uncle Buck’s Grill at Bass Pro Shop,
a bus in the Olathe Settler’s Parade,
and concluded with a class photo and
a dinner dance on Saturday evening.
I arrived and was immediately
greeted by a few classmates, so
warmly. So, I thought this may be
ok. It turned out to be so much fun,
that I signed up for the next evening,
also. As I visited with classmates,
I was overwhelmed by their stories
of what they had done over the past
forty years.
Specifically, what wonderful
parents, so many had been, and the
loving sacrifices they had made for
years taking care of their children
and grandchildren. And, equally
impressive was how many classmates
have been and are currently being
caretakers for their elderly parents.
We have classmates who have risen
to important positions in education,
business, and government and
in creative fields as well. What
was extremely inspiring was the
tremendous sphere of influence these
people have had and are continuing to
have in shaping the next generations,
and having a positive impact on
people in the communities where
they live. And, the classmates who
are feeding America with their rich
fertile farm lands.
We had classmates here from
all over the US, including the ones
that travelled the farthest from both
coasts, from Florida and California.
Some of our classmates looked like
they could be on the cover of the
next AARP magazine, extremely
attractive, and not even suggesting
they could be in their late 50’s. Some
had gained a few pounds; others had
lost a few pounds. Some had beautiful
grey hair, and others had very little
hair. Others looked as if life had been
very difficult for them, but still had
a sparkle in their eye, indicating they
had a lot of living yet to do.
One classmate, who has served as
a Pastor for years, shared the names
of our fellow classmates who left this
earth, prematurely. The list seemed to
be too long at this point in our life.
The weekend got me thinking
about the upbringing we had in this
community, with a strong emphasis
on family, and a dedication to hard
work. Values instilled here in this
Midwestern state, where we have a
commitment and a responsibility to
serve one another, and to be a good
steward of our lands.
I came away from the weekend with
the most amazing feelings of love and
respect from the people I had known
at Olathe High School forty years
ago. And am so thankful that over
the years as I grew in knowledge and
wisdom that I am able to appreciate
what amazing, dynamic, caring
individuals were standing beside me
at my high school graduation.
Parable Of The Pencil
From Mary VanGorp
The Pencil Maker took the pencil
aside, just before putting him into the
box.
There are five things you need to
know, he told the pencil, before I
send you out into the world. Always
remember them and never forget, and
you will become the best pencil you
can be.
One: You will be able to do many
great things, but only if you allow
yourself to be held in someone's
hand.
Two: You will experience a painful
sharpening from time to time, but
you'll need it to become a better
pencil.
Three: You will be able to correct
any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part of
you will always be what's inside.
Five: On every surface you are
used on, you must leave your mark.
No matter what the condition, you
must continue to write.
The pencil understood and
promised to remember, and went into
the box with purpose in its heart.
Now replacing the place of the
pencil with you; always remember
them and never forget, and you will
become the best person you can be.
One: You will be able to do many
great things, but only if you allow
yourself to be held in God's hand. And
allow other human beings to access
you for the many gifts you possess.
Two: You will experience a painful
sharpening from time to time, by
going through various problems, but
you'll need it to become a stronger
person.
Three: You will be able to correct
any mistakes you might make.
Four: The most important part
of you will always be what's on the
inside.
Five: On every surface you walk
through, you must leave your mark.
No matter what the situation, you
must continue to do your duties.
By understanding and remembering,
let us proceed with our life on this
earth having a meaningful purpose in
our heart.
~ Author Unknown ~
Farmers’ Market- 2 Locations Open Thru October -Sat. only
The downtown Olathe Farmers’ Market is set up at the new Olathe
Community Center, Kansas City Road and Ridgeview, across from
Mahaffie Farmstead. See ya there or Blackbob Park Market.
The Saturday Morning Farmers’ Market starts in the mornings at
Olathe’s Paper for 37 Years
Views
By Robert Parrish MacLean
Why has so little been said about
the abandonment of Medicare for
Kansans and citizens of eight other
states? If the Senate goes Republican,
they will approve block grants to
these states at 2011 levels to pay for
Medicare. Only it won’t be Medicare,
it will be KanCare in our state,
administered by the state without any
Federal Government control at all.
The insurance industry has to
love this because they can sell many
more of their supplemental insurance
policies because of the reduced
benefits to those of us who were
promised a Medicare program for our
old age. Those polices could end up
costing $500 or more per person per
month.
Plus
the
Medicare-KanCare
premiums may continue to come
out of your Social Security monthly
checks. This could get costly when
you are 70 or 80 years old.
Recently, our Johnson County
Commission on Aging studied this
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issue and has created a report. A
delegation of far-right legislators,
led by Mary Pilcher-Cook, met with
them, and using what I can only
describe as “thug” tactics, tried to
coerce the commission into not
making the report public.
Speaker of the House, Ray Merrick,
was quoted in the Kansas City Star
as saying, “This is going to set you
guys back.” What he meant was that
Johnson County would likely suffer
funding cuts from the legislature.
Mary Pilcher-Cook was quoted as
saying if the report was published,
“you’d better get a lawyer.”
Our own County Commission,
headed up by Ed Eilert, created the
Commission On Aging that created
the report for you and me to shed
some light on this onerous issue. Legislators, who are in bed with
those who want this to go through,
used the tactics of common street
thugs to try to silence our own
representatives who want only to
inform us about how this will affect
us. It’s called censorship. But, what
happened is worse than that. The
commission didn’t cave in to these
disgusting tactics and intends to make
the report available to us.
Olathe High School Football
Coaches Speak at Olathe
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One of the best programs of the Olathe Noon Rotary year is the Head
Coaches of Olathe High Schools Football Programs. “Gene Wier is one of
the funniest extemporaneous speakers I have ever known. He was in great
form as the club laughed heartily at his quick-witted humor. The other
coaches spoke well also, of course. ” said Publisher Keith Johnson. Pictured
are left to right, Coach Jeff Gourley of Olathe South, Coach Jeff Meyers of
Olathe East; Coach Gene Wier of Olathe North; OE AD Craig Taylor; Coach
Chip Sherman of Olathe Northwest and Olathe School District Director of
Activities and Athletics Tim Brady. Olathe High School Football produces
some of the nation’s best future college players and most certainly hundreds
of fine young men of great character that our community can proudly send
into the real world, having proven what they can accomplish, when they put
their minds, bodies and souls to the task.
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Olathe has the same two time. Markets open one more Wednesday Sep 25.
Olathe Girls Softball Assn.
The Pink Sox Olathe Girls’ Softball Assn. Under 8 Division team came
in third in their division. Pictured are top row left to right, Montgomery,
Mikayla, Madisyn, Kayla, Elle, Gwen, Abby, Mia, Emily.
Front row left to right, Greyson, Katie, Kayla, Kaitlyn, Ann. Not pictured
Jamiya.
Each year several thousand young girls participate in the forty year-old
Olathe Girls Softball Association which has its own seven lighted fields cosponsored by Olathe Parks and Recreation. Enroll your daughter next year.
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Ministries
By Rev. Carl Erwin
Debtor
Most people know about being in
debt to someone. We all know that
debts are to be paid in a certain length
of time or we are in trouble. This
needs to be done, not only because of
the law, but our conscience tells us we
need to be honest.
Most people who end up filing for
bankruptcy still owe the debts and
need to pay the debt. Rules are not
made to be broken.
There is the term, restitution, which
means to make things right that you
owe. Remember, "Little fish need
to stay close to the shore," meaning
"Living within your means." (income)
(ability).
In church, we sing, "I surrender all.
All to thee (God) I owe." So, even
though we are saved by Grace through
Faith, there are things we owe our
Maker and Savior. Another term we
Rev. Carl Erwin
use is obligation.
The apostle spoke of being a
debtor, which could mean, "I have an
obligation."
He declared that we are debtors to
everyone; the fellow Christians, the
non-believers, those on the inside
and those on the outside, to share
the Gospel (Good News). When the
Bible declares, God loves the world,
He meant everyone. To Him who has
much, much is required. So we have a
debt to pay because God has supplied
our needs and more. Reach out to
someone every day as you pass by
them.
Hope 4 Single Moms
By RJ Thesman
Folks At The Market
Rain or Shine
Before I begin, here is a disclaimer:
I enjoy electronics. I work well with
computers and various software. But
I think we need to be careful how
soon we introduce our children to the
electronic world.
Recently, I observed some children
playing games on their Kindles. They
were great kids and having a wonderful
time, while their Mom posted on her
own Kindle. Both children and their
single mom, worked alone on their
electronic devices. All were entertained
and quiet, lost in their own worlds and
totally ignoring each other.
I know this mom is a wonderful
mother and spends time with her
children, but I wondered how many
of us get out of balance with so many
activities on electronics that we forget
how to play together.
When was the last time you and
your children colored together?
Coloring is one of the best activities to
de-stress from an active day. It is easy
to color and still converse with each
other, while conversation during an
electronic game is difficult.
While the world of technology
makes life easier in many ways, let’s
be careful that we don’t lose our
closeness as a family. Let’s play board
games, color together and talk to each
other. We’ll be glad someday that we
made that choice.
RJ Thesman is the author of “The
Life at Cove Creek” series. Thesman
lives in Olathe with her son and an
elderly cat. She enjoys gardening,
reading and cooking. Her website
and blog address is: www.rjthesman.
net. Other helpful websites include:
singlemom.com;
GWHope.org;
DivorceCare.org; momsense.com.
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Olathe Miracle League
Takes the Plate
From Erin Vader
The Olathe Miracle League will soon
become a reality for youth ages 6-17
with low functioning motor skills
including those who use wheelchairs
and other assisted walking devices.
The adaptive baseball program pairs
participants with a buddy so each
athlete can fully experience the game
of baseball - from hitting to fielding.
Olathe Parks & Recreation hosted a
clinic, following the miracle league
dedication, at 10 a.m. on Saturday,
September 13 at the new miracle
league field at the College Boulevard
Activity Center (11031 S. Valley
Road). The league will begin Saturday,
September 20.
The fee is $25 per participant and
includes six, one hour game sessions
and a Major League Baseball replica
jersey and hat. Olathe Parks &
Recreation is currently seeking buddy
athletes. Learn how to participate and
donate.
City still accepting
applications for the
Storm water Cost-Share
Reimbursement Program
From Erin Vader
When storm water is not managed
properly, it can cause water pollution,
stream bank erosion, and flooding.
To help address these issues, the City
implemented the Storm water Cost
Share Reimbursement Program.
The cost share reimbursement will
provide a 50% match on identified
improvements up to $1,000 on rain
gardens or native planting swales/
buffers, and a 50% match on rain
barrels, up to $75. For additional
information including eligible projects,
program conditions, applications,
and contact information please
visit
OlatheKS.org/publicworks/
stormwater/stormwaterBMP.
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be in school instead of half of Summer
and a little bit more than half of
Winter, and just a little under a season
for Spring.
As most of you guys know, I play
the trumpet and I’m in the school
band. Well, I started to do jazz band
and believe me when I say this, jazz
band is pretty hard, the easiest piece
of the year for jazz band is really hard,
some eighth graders cant even go
through the song without making at
least three-plus mistakes. All seventh
grade trumpets are playing part two of
the song but, my band teacher said that
me and my hilarious friend Garrett are
so good that we get to play the first
part with all the eighth graders. Well,
anyway guys, I hope you have a great
Fall, and I’ll say this again but also
have a great Halloween!
Until next time, I’m Gabriel Pro
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College
(Continued from Page 1)
Your responses to questions place
your personality on four different
continuums—Introvert/Extrovert,
Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling
and Judging/Perceiving. A counselor
trained in the Meyers-Briggs can
be invaluable in translating the test
results into a major and a future career
choice.
The “trap” of these tests are what if they point to a dead or dying
profession? Or a discipline where
anything less than a Ph.D. means
nothing? (History and Psychology
come to mind) Perhaps the second
or third choice might offer a more
promising career.
Perhaps the hardest part is - what
does the future hold for that career?
Technology changes so quickly ten years ago did you know what a
“Garmin” was? Careers that were
considered very desirable by the Baby
Boomers are either gone -or so packed
it’s impossible to make a living.
The very few areas career experts
agree on as viable future careers:
Information Technology - as we talk
less and less to other humans, and are
driven more and more into our phones
and pads and other devices, IT will no
doubt continue to swell. And human
interaction dies.
Healthcare—longer lives mean more
nurses, dental hygenists, occupational
and physical therapists, records
management.
Science and Engineering - Design,
Environmental, Construction. Keep in
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Hello, it’s me again with a
weathering topic to share with you
today and boy a lot of people are
excited for it! The season we call Fall
has come and the weather has already
shown a dramatic change compared to
the summer temperatures.
One day it was so chilly that I needed
to wear a sweatshirt to school. Usually
I don’t until winter comes around, and
I don’t get cold too easily.
Okay, still in the topic of Fall, but
in Des Moines, Iowa. I went there this
weekend for a soccer tournament, in
which we got first place. It was really,
really cold there but when playing
soccer and running around, you get
pretty warm.
Anyway back to Kansas, my school
has already started fall projects and
putting up things for Halloween,
the start of fall is big for my school
because it’s the first full season you’ll
Wild West Days at Mahaffie
Stagecoach Stop and Farmstead,
Sat., Sep 27, Sun. Sep. 28.
Both Open at both places at 7:30 a.m.
Saturdays
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in
Blackbob Park
September 15, 2014
913 782-0621
If you can start the day without
caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful,
ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and
boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every
day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your
loved ones are too busy to give you
any time,
If you can take criticism and blame
without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without
medical help,
If you can relax without alcohol,
If you can sleep without the aid of
drugs,
Then You Are Probably…And
have the same righteous and noble
character of whom, you ask
The Family Dog!
Handle every stressful situation like
a dog.
Mahaffie Wild West
A chuckwagon cook-off will be held
Saturday only, with limited samples
and voting opportunities. Samples
begin at noon on Saturday with voting
in several food categories plus the
People’s Choice award. Some games
and activities have an additional fee.
The weekend event will also feature
many activities for children including
a shooting gallery (ages 8 and up) gold
panning, branding, live entertainment
and more! Rocking M Miniatures
from Leavenworth, KS will be in the
arena both days with their teams of
miniature donkeys and horses. Visitors
of all ages and horse experience are
welcome to try their hand at driving
a team.
Free event parking with a shuttle to
Mahaffie will be available at nearby
Olathe North High School, 600 E
Prairie Street, handicapped accessible
parking will be available at Mahaffie.
Please do not park in the Olathe
Community Center Parking lot as there
is plenty of parking at Olathe North.
For more information, go to www.
mahaffie.org, or call (913) 971-5111.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Santa
Fe Trail Rotary Club, Olathe Chamber
of Commerce/Convention and Visitors
Bureau, Olathe Ford, and Olathe Noon
Optimists.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
Historic Site is operated by the Parks
and Recreation Department of the City
of Olathe. Open hours, stagecoach
operations, living history activities,
special events and programs vary
seasonally. Access is limited in the
winter months and the site is closed
major holidays. Please call or visit our
website for current times and dates,
www.mahaffie.org (913) 971-5111.
mind, or the Baby Boom, it was learn
to work with people. Now its 180
degrees different!
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics
lists the careers with the least promising
future: Post office, Receptionist,
Microprocessor production, garment
worker, Printer, Desktop publishing,
Journalist, Floral designer, Jeweler.
Notice how manufacturing has left
America?
Let’s be perfectly honest about
how employers perceive your
student’s college; would they hire
someone last in his class at Harvard?
Or the Valedictorian of Billy Ray’s
Transmission
school?
We
all
subconsciously understand that where
the student graduates from is far more
important than what they learned,
GPA, activities.
If your student plans to continue
living in the area, strongly consider
a college with many graduates in the
area; networking is how careers are
made; and being from the “right”
college can help a great deal.
If your student is interested in one
narrow specialty - there are colleges
that are well known for that specialty
and others in the field will recognize
and value where they went. K-State
Veterinary school, Missouri Journalism
for instance.
Oh one last thing - if your student is
headed to an NCAA school on a sports
scholarship, disregard all the above.
The “Student athletes” will find a free
ticket pretty much the rest of their
lives.
Sound like fun? You’re right it’s
not. But with your help, your student
can make some very good choices!
Liu Earns
Perfect 36 on ACT
Selina Liu, a junior at Olathe East
High School, has earned a perfect
36 ACT score. Nationally, while the
actual number of students earning a
composite score of 36 varies from
year to year, less than one-tenth of 1
percent of students taking the ACT
earn a top score.
Liu is involved in debate, Spanish
National Honor Society, Varsity
Swimming, and she is a tutor in the
Olathe East High School Writing
Center.
“The faculty and staff of Olathe East
are very proud of Selina’s achievement
of a 36 ACT score,” Olathe East High
School Principal Bill Weber said. “It
is wonderful to see her dedication
to academic excellence result in a
perfect score. We look forward to her
continued contributions to our school
community.”
Service News
Army Pvt. Jerry Phommachack has
graduated from basic combat training
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Phommachack is the son of Monee
and Tia Phommachack of Olathe, Kan.
He is a 2014 graduate of Olathe North
High School, Olathe, Kan.
****Navy Seaman Apprentice
Myles R. Coates, son of Chris N.
Coates of Olathe, Kan. and Carrie
L. Coates of Gardner, Kan., recently
completed U.S. Navy basic training
at Recruit Training Command, Great
Lakes, Ill. was recently promoted to
his current rank upon graduation.
Coates is a 2014 graduate of Olathe
North High School of Olathe, Kan.+
Army Pfc. Kaitlin Vaughan has
graduated from basic combat training
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training,
the soldier studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core values,
physical fitness, and received
instruction and practice in basic
combat skills, military weapons,
chemical warfare and bayonet training,
drill and ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed and unarmed
combat, map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military justice
system, basic first aid, foot marches,
and field training exercises.
Vaughan is the daughter of Kathy
and Kenneth Vaughan of Edgerton,
Kan. She is a 2012 graduate of GardnerEdgerton High School, Gardner, Kan.
September 15, 2014
Your 10-year-old is in a convenience
store. He's tempted to steal a pack of
gum, but doesn't. What stops him? Is
it the fear of getting caught and getting
into trouble with the store owner,
the police and you? Or does he stop
because he knows it's wrong to take
something that doesn't belong to him?
Either way, it's the voice of his
conscience that keeps him from
slipping the gum into his pocket. The
conscience tells children to do what's
right even when no one is watching.
Developing a conscience doesn't just
happen. Kids will not acquire control
over their impulses without teaching,
interference and restriction from
parents and other significant adults.
Parents begin the process of
instilling a conscience in their children
at about 18 months, but it doesn't fully
take hold for years. In fact, for all the
years your children live in your home,
you work to build and refine their
conscience. But it takes more than a
conscience for children to do what's
right. A conscience is only effective if
it's coupled with parental controls.
Between five and six years of
age, most children have the selfmanagement skills to walk straight to
the school bus stop even if tempted
to pet a familiar dog. The conscience
speaks: "If I stop to pet that dog I
might miss the bus." Your child can
now walk down the street to play at a
friend's house without wandering off
to the park. His conscience tells him,
"It's not safe to go to the park alone."
At his sixth birthday party, your
child knows to thank each person for
a gift. His conscience, developed by
your prompting, tells him it's right
to show appreciation and wrong to
exhibit greed.
Source: www.family.com
Grace’s Goodies
These recipes are ones used by 67 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 99, living at Good Samaritan of Olathe, 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 for 37 Years
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.
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 teaching
your family to take responsibility,
you'll also be making life easier for
yourself.
Coffee Can Caddy
Store everything from colored
pencils and crayons to a deck of cards
in this handy carryall.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
6 coffee cans
Fine-grain sandpaper
12- by 10-inch pine board
Scroll saw
Hot glue gun
Drill with a 1/4-inch bit
Six 1/2-inch round-head screws
Screwdriver
Metal spray paint
1. To paint the cans, first rough up the
outsides a bit with the sandpaper. Then,
spray the cans in a well-ventilated area,
according to the directions on the paint
can. Let the paint dry completely.
2. Next, position the board so that the
long edges are at the top and bottom.
Use the scroll saw to cut a handhold 1
inch down from the top and to shape
the upper corners of the board, if
desired. Lightly sand the cut edges.
3. With the glue gun, attach the cans
to the wood, three on each side, as
shown. Drill a hole through each can
(the side against the wood) about 1/2
inch down from the rim and screw the
cans to the board.
4. Load 'er up with craft supplies or
stashes of little toys.
Juice Can Puppets
Kids love making these puppets for
two reasons: one, the juice cans fit so
well on their hands; and two, there
are no rules for how the puppets are
supposed to look.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Clean frozen juice cans
Construction paper
Glue
Felt
Goggley eyes
Assorted
decorations
(buttons,
feathers, sequins, etc.)
1. Cover the juice can by gluing on
construction paper or fabric, then
place the can upright on a table (with
the opening at the bottom).
2. Glue felt arm strips midway down
both sides of the can and leg strips to
the front of the lower edge.
3. Set out the rest of your decorations
and watch as your children create
some interesting characters.
Source: www.family.com
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Invaluable
Contributing Editor
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Fine$ Double Work Zone
Baldwin Trains
includes a two and a half hour train
ride, a three-course dinner, and coffee
or hot/cold tea, and a children’s
menu.
Although there is “dining only”
available, guests can choose to enjoy
a special event (murder mystery,
WWII USO show, music shows, live
entertainment, etc.) in their dining
experience. There is an additional
charge of $21 per person for
entertainment. Guests can also order
flowers, cakes, or unique arrangements
for special occasions.
For more information about
schedules, times and menu options,
call 785-594-8505. The train operates
year-round. Look at the train’s calendar
to see the dates of special events.
An example is Fine Dining /
“Mob Wedding” Murder Mystery:
Sept. 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:45 pm. Be
careful which side of the train you
sit on because these two families DO
NOT get along and nobody wants
this wedding to proceed. Your seat
determines your familial allegiance
and your character. Guests enjoy a
traditional Italian wedding with all
the bells, whistles and food that goes
with it. But one member of one of the
families does not make it through the
ceremony. It’s up to Detective Johnny
Spade to step in and solve another
murder without risking his own life.
Fine Dining $65.00/person + gratuity
& tax. Murder Mystery Option (Add
$21.00/person for Murder Mystery)
+ gratuity & tax. Boarding is from:
6:00-6:15 pm. Ending Time is: 9:30 –
9:45 pm.”
The Kansas Belle Train operates
on the Midland Railway’s tracks.
Midland also operates regular
excursion trains (no dining) on a line
originally constructed in 1867. Train
rides feature an over-20-mile round
trip from Baldwin City via “Norwood,
Kansas” to Ottawa Junction, Kansas,
traveling through scenic Eastern
Kansas farmland and woods via vintage
railway equipment. The Midland
Railway is a completely volunteerstaffed, non-profit 501c3, common
carrier railroad operated to preserve
and display transportation history as
an educational demonstration railroad.
The ride to Norwood, Kansas runs
Thursdays, departing 10:30 a.m.
Saturday and holidays. It runs Baldwin
City, Kansas to Ottawa, Kansas,
departing 11:00 a.m., returns at 1:00
p.m.; or Baldwin City to Norwood,
departing 2:00 p.m., returns 3:00 p.m.
For information about the trains
and ticket purchases online, go to
http://kansasbelle.com.
Contact
785.594.8505.
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“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
The many coffee drinkers who
meet at the Old 56 Restaurant at 3:00
p.m. on Mondays include Ralph
Denis, Art Jensen, Cliff Ball, Tom
Cooper, Bob Lamb, Bob Abbott, Joe
Johnson, Norm Herrington, Wayne
Zimmerman and others. The birthday
parties are always a treat. Cliff Ball
is in charge of the ice cream. Many
Olatheans could learn about the past in
Olathe by listening to the many stories
from this group.
What is going on with the
Lindenwood Street construction? The
street has been torn up for over a year
Who is the contractor? Who is paying
for some of the odd happenings on this
job?
Coaches, your responsibilities
weigh heavily in assuring that your
young players are in good health to
play the sport you coach. Don’t take
a chance with the health of a player.
Many players will never tell you they
are ill or hurting. They just want to
play. They don’t want to let their
teammates down. Winning is not the
goal, it’s how you play the game and
that you play the game.
Here’s a suggestion for the Olathe
West High School mascot… how
about the Owls. The only problem
might be the cheerleaders might be
called the Hooters.
How many people in Olathe know
where Catalpa Street is? This little
street runs from Pine to Iowa Street.
The old auction sale lot was on the
corner of Catalpa and Pine Streets.
The auctions were consignment sales.
My grandfather McPheeters was the
auctioneer and my mother, Thelma
Millbern was the Clerk. Ted Meireis
was the ringman.
Across the street from the sale lot
was McPheeters Grocery Store, which
sold bologna by the slice and cheese
also by the slice. My grandmother
kept a booklet of charges that people
would pay when they had a little
money. Grandma said she never lost a
dime as people always paid up when
they could. The store also had Sinclair
Gasoline that you had to pump up to
fill the glass tank on top, then you
let it flow into your car or gas can by
gravity.
Many people who lived in the area,
and farmers who farmed out north
on Iowa Street, would stop with the
kids for penny candy and a bottle of
Nesbitt Orange Pop or Grapette (grape
soda in small bottles). Yes, these were
the days back in the forties and fifties.
Some Older Olatheans remember this
area well… Ed and Betty Redinger, Pat
Williams, the Duffields, Pemberton,
Boehm, Carvers, Wolf, and Rhodes, to
name a few.
Information that you use every day in
communicating on your smart phone,
iPad or tablet is being gleaned off by
companies that sell this information to
marketers, human resource managers,
even government offices. You must
be careful about anything you say or
actions that could be used concerning
your life, your future, your finances.
Private Parties can divulge a lot about
you that a future employer might want
to know.
Which came first. Here are the last
five states to enter the Union. Can you
list them in order, ending with the last
to join the union?
Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico,
Oklahoma.
Answers at the end of this column.
Baby Beasts. Match each adult
animal with its baby name.
DeerCalf
EagleCygnet
Elephant Eaglet
Kangaroo
Fawn
SwanJoey
Answers at the end of this column.
The need for a local museum is
becoming real. We need to preserve
the history of Old Olathe. The cost
of visiting the Mahaffie Center has
become a thorn in the people’s side.
There are known items that some
remember from the Enright Collection
and others that have never been
exhibited. Let’s get a real museum
created in Olathe.
“Happiness is not a horse; you
cannot harness it.”
This is a Russian proverb. (Do
you think President Putin is a happy
man?)
The recent naming of the Kansas
Supreme Court Justice by our governor
raises eyebrows for many. The new
justice is the former legal counselor
to the governor and is a staunch antiabortion advocate and is critical of the
school funding bill. This should make
one think hard and long on our votes
this coming election.
Now is the time to order your
Memorial Bricks for the Veterans
Memorial Park. They can be installed
before Veteran’s Day. Call Dan
Roberson at 645-5022 to place your
order. Each brick will hold three lines
and 16 characters per line. Suggestion
is name, rank, service, period served.
Cost is $75.00 per brick. Now is the
time to honor your veterans.
For a more moist cake, add one to
two tablespoons of honey to the cake
batter.
The sixth of September, the day of
the Old Settlers Parade, was a beautiful
day with sunshine, a cool morning, a
great parade day. I was sitting in my
home watching families hurrying
along Stevenson Street, pulling kids in
little wagons or encouraging them to
hurry so as not to miss the parade.
Of course, lunch at the First Christian
Church was a must for old friends. This
has been a custom for many years. See
you next year.
Veterans can now join the Lions Club
with all first-year membership fees
waived. This opportunity gives you
time to check out the club to see if it is
to your liking. The Olathe Noon Lions
Club would like to encourage you to
join. Call 780-6155 for information.
Happy Birthday, Coach Dennis, on
your 88th. You can be proud of the
memories we all have of you. A good
example rubs off as you have shown in
your life’s work.
The Step UP program at the old John
P. St. John High School is performing
a need for those who wish to earn their
high school diploma. There is a report
that the number of enrollments has
increased this year.
Several people were visiting the 9-11
Plaque at the Veterans Memorial Park
on the morning of 9-11-14. It was very
touching. This very morning in 2001,
Mary Boehner was setting the Stanley
T. Adams Memorial Monument at the
Veterans Memorial Park.
Answers: The five state joined in
the following order: Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii.
Answers: Animals: Deer-Fawn,
Eagle-Eaglet,
Elephant-calf,
Kangaroo-Joey, Swan-Cygnet.
The GAZETTE
Olathe Native
Village, Aberdeen Village and the
Good Samaritan Home. My trip this
September 7 there are 9 who I will
see, along with 2 who are still in their
homes. Some trips my list has been
longer but some have passed away.
Question: How exactly do you
encourage people during a visit? Do
you speak, listen, offer advice, run
errands for them?
Answer: I just sit to visit with them
and listen to them. My visits are not
long but they know I make the effort
to stop and see them when I am in
town. I want them to know that they
do matter to someone.
Question: How do you maintain
friendships from afar? Do you write
letters, make phone calls, email on the
Internet?
Answer: One gets e-mail from me,
some a phone call and some just short
notes around Christmas or maybe their
birthday.
Question: Does your persistence in
encouraging people come from a
religious faith you hold?
Answer: Some from my faith and
some from listening to older people
when I was very young. I remember
listening to my great-grandfather talk
about coming to Kansas from Illinois
in a covered wagon, among other
stories that amazed me. He lived to be
102 and passed away in 1962. I would
also credit my mother too, Wilma
(Cade) Clisso, OHS '47 alumni. Mom
was a Hospice volunteer for 15 years
before she passed away.
Question: Do you think most people
are not so good at being encouragers?
Why is that?
Answer: Today is a different, busy
world than what it was when I was
growing up in Olathe. Many have their
days filled with working, grandchildren
and family. I also believe some people
just may not have thought about just
making someone's day a little brighter.
It does not take much, just a little bit
of time out of your day. Hugs do
wonderful things for your heart...and I
generally receive a hug when I leave.
Question: Tell us about your history.
Did you grow up in Olathe, what kind
of work and family life have you had?
Answer: I grew up in Olathe. My
mother's side of the family goes back
to the later 1890's there. I worked as
a telephone operator during my high
school years at night. Was working at
RO Products when I hooked up with
Bob Applebaugh. In the late '70's
we were in Placerville, Colorado for
about 10 yrs.
During that time Bob did a
subdivision and I had an excavating
business there. We moved to Las
Vegas, NV. full time in 1988. My
husband passed away in 2008, but I
manage to stay busy here. I also hear
from a lot of old friends or classmates
when they are in Vegas and manage
to get a visit in with them during their
trips
September 15, 2014
Marriage and Money
Here are a few tips to make sure
that money doesn't get in the way of
"happily ever after."
• Be open and honest. Any successful
marriage is built on honesty and trust;
your finances are no exception.
• Discuss and set long-term goals.
Determine what is important to both
of you, and agree to work together to
accomplish your goals, whether they
include paying off your debt, saving
for a down payment on a home, or
retirement planning. If you're both
on the same page for your long-term
goals, you're less likely to argue about
short-term spending.
• Create a spending plan to manage
monthly and/or daily spending. Sit
down together and go over your income
and expenses. It sounds simple, but
building wealth comes from spending
less than what you earn every week,
every month, and every year.
• Plan what you are going to do
with the money you earn. Make sure
to set aside money for periodic and
"unexpected" expenses like holiday
gifts and car maintenance. Most
budgets fail because people feel
constrained by them. Set aside some
"fun money" to allow for the occasional
indulgence. That way, if you have the
money in your spending category, you
have the freedom to get those perfect
shoes when you find them, without
feeling guilty about it. And he can get
that new golf club too.
• Start planning for your future…
NOW. Set aside some money in your
spending plan for a retirement account.
Contribute to a 401(k) or set up an
automatic transfer to an IRA. Time
can be your biggest ally or your worst
enemy. The sooner you start, the easier
it will be. Start today. Start now.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Senior Citizens
Scam Alert: Reality Check, How
to Spot a Bogus Deal - and
Protect Your Bank Account
Don't be fooled by a check's
appearance. "Anyone can buy check
paper [with watermarks and other
security features] off the shelf that
spells 'void' on photocopies but not on
the original," says Kim Bruce of the
U.S. Secret Service. It's likely to be
bogus if you don't see the word "void"
on a photocopy.
Do a Web search on the check
issuer. Fossella's check appeared
to have been issued by the Berkley
Insurance Co. in Greenwich, Conn.,
but a phony company, with a phone
number in Canada, had mailed the
Super Seven award notification letter
and the check. Berkley spokesman
Ira Lederman says the check likely
was created from a legitimate Berkley
check mailed in the last year but stolen
from the post office in Canada. (Note:
Participating in foreign lotteries and
contests violates U.S. law.)
Examine the check for inaccuracies
such as an incorrect Zip Code or a
misspelled street name in the address
of the issuer.
Look for a nine-digit bank routing
number and an account number in
the lower left corner of the check;
Fossella's check had neither. "If the
routing number is missing, or has more
or fewer than nine digits, it's no doubt
a fake," says Charles Bruce, executive
director of the National Check
Fraud Center (www.ckfraud.org) in
Charleston, S.C. Still, scammers often
make up routing and account numbers
to fool their victims.
Source: www.aarp.org
At one time we had a U.S.O. in
downtown Olathe. It was a place
where our U.S. servicemen and
women could come to relax, to enjoy
free refreshments and visit with local
people.
The Olathe U.S.O. was housed in a
small two storey building behind the
old Catholic Church, which was at
the southwest corner of Santa Fe and
Chestnut Streets.
Most of the military people who
came to our Olathe U.S.O. were
stationed at the Naval Air Station
southwest of town. The lady who
oversaw the operation of the Olathe
U.S.O. was Miss Ada Mae Haynes, a
long time, very well liked Olathean.
When I enlisted in the Navy in World
War II, I was just seventeen years old. I
was not welcomed in most bars. I was
warmly welcomed in all the U.S.O.s
where I was stationed. I was thankful
for the pleasant time I experienced
there. Perhaps some of our Olathe
women met their future husbands at
the U.S.O. here in Olathe.
Mexican Cooking with Kmachos
Restaurant & Cantina
From Rita Patterson, OPL
On September 22, from 6:30 – 8 p.m,
the chef Emanuel Perez from Olathe’s
Kmacho’s
Mexican
Restaurant
and Cantina will demonstrate how
to prepare some of the restaurant’s
popular dishes. Tastings included!
Event is held at the Indian Creek Branch
Library, 12990 S. Black Bob Road.
Registration is required - register on
the events page @www.olathelibrary.
org or call 913-971-6888.
Battle of Pea Ridge
with Ruth Ann Hackler
Join Olathean RuthAnn Hackler from
2 – 3 p.m., September 27, at the Indian
Creek Branch Library, 12990 S. Black
Bob Road for this historical program.
The March 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge
helped determine that Missouri stayed
in the Union. Hackler is a descendent
of the builder of the Elkhorn Tavern
which served as a hospital for both
Union and Confederate soldiers during
the battle. She will describe how her
grandmother as a young girl sheltered
in the Elkhorn Tavern cellar during
this battle. Bob Courtney will provide
historical insight into this important
regional battle. Register on the events
page at www.olathelibrary.org or call
913-971-6888.
Tech Garage
Drop-in program at the Indian
Creek Branch Library, 12990 S. Black
Bob Road from 1 – 3 p.m., September
25 is for people who want to learn
more about Microsoft Word, Excel,
Google, Internet, e-mail, as well
as downloadable books, music and
magazines from the library. Staff and
volunteers are available to help people
get started and practice computer
skills. On-line training materials for
use at the library and at home will be
provided. No registration...come and
go as you please.
Gazette Humor
Did I read that sign right?
Is Proofreading a Dying Art
From Diane HartNotice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS
TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE,
BUT THE BULL CHARGES
Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS
LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW
TO GET LESSONS
On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING.
(PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE
DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T
WORK)
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Inspiration
Subject: The Train
From Diane Hart
At birth we boarded the train and
met our parents, and we believe
they will always travel at our side.
However, at some station our parents
will step down from the train, leaving
us on this journey alone. As time
goes by, other people will board the
train; and they will be significant i.e.
our siblings, friends, children, and
even the love of your life. Many will
step down and leave a permanent
vacuum.
Others will go so unnoticed that we
don't realize they vacated their seats.
This train ride will be full of joy,
sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos,
goodbyes, and farewells. Success
consists of having a good relationship
with all passengers requiring that we
give the best of ourselves.
The mystery to everyone is: We
do not know at which station we
ourselves will step down. So, we must
live in the best way, love, forgive,
and offer the best of who we are. It
is important to do this because when
the time comes for us to step down
and leave our seat empty we should
leave behind beautiful memories for
those who will continue to travel on
the train of life
I wish you a joyful journey on the
train of life. Reap success and give
lots of love. More importantly, thank
God for the journey. Lastly, I thank
you for being one of the passengers on
my train.
Polish President Warns
in Berlin of rebirth of
1930’s Nationalism
BERLIN (Reuters) - Poland's
President Bronislaw Komorowski
has compared Russia's incursions into
Ukraine with 1930’s-style nationalism
in a speech in Berlin commemorating
the beginning of World War Two, in
which he urged the West to stand up
to Moscow.
"We are witnessing the rebirth of
nationalist ideology which violates
human rights and international law
under the cover of humanitarian
slogans about protecting minorities,"
Komorowski told the Bundestag lower
house of parliament on Wednesday.
"We recognize this all too well from
the 1930s," said the president, using a
speech to mark the 75th anniversary
of the start of the war following the
Nazis' invasion of Poland to criticize
Russia's actions in Ukraine.
In the audience were Chancellor
Angela Merkel and President Joachim
Gauck, the former East German
dissident who said in Poland last week
Russia had "de facto terminated" a
partnership with Europe ushered in by
the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
"The times of the peace dividend
following the end of the Cold War
are over," said Komorowski, an
outspoken critic of the Russian
annexation of Crimea and Moscow's
support of separatists who have been
fighting government troops in eastern
Ukraine.
Fired up by Scotland, Catalans
Rally for Breakaway Vote
By Daniel Bosque
Barcelona (AFP) - Fired up by
Scotland's looming independence
referendum (not knwn at press time),
nationalists in Catalonia have vowed
to throng the streets on Thursday for
noisy protests to demand their own
vote on breaking away from Spain.
Scotland's September 18 referendum
has put the wind in the sails of
nationalists in this northeastern Spanish
region who want to seize sovereignty
of their land from Madrid.
"If a nation such as Scotland can vote,
why not Catalonia?" said the region's
president Artur Mas, who has defied
Madrid by calling a vote on Catalan
independence for November 9.
"If the Catalan population wants
to vote on its future, it's practically
impossible to stop that forever," he told
AFP in an interview on Wednesday.
The Scottish vote is due just a
week after the most sensitive day of
the year for Catalonia: Thursday's
"Diada", the annual Catalan national
commemoration.
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than anyone in the room, clapping
louder, crying louder. I can feel her
hands cupped around my face after
someone, or some thing, had broken
my heart
Part of me is my father - methodical,
stubborn, a little too shy, indefatigably
patient. The rest of me is her emotional, overly sensitive, always
thirsting for hugs and kisses.
To say my mother was emotional
is to say that Rush Limbaugh is
talkative. When mom was happy, she
was hysterically happy. I wrote a
poem in second grade called, “I Think
Mice Are Nice.” She phoned all the
neighbors to read it to them — with
dramatic interpretation. “See,” she
was still telling people at my 40th
birthday party, “He was a writer even
back then.”
When she was sad, she was
inconsolable. I still see her crumpled
body kneeling beside the bed,
convulsed in grief the day my brother
Eddy died at 22. As much as I, too,
cried that day, I sensed that no one,
but another mother could comprehend
such pain. I saw it again when my
older brother, Stephen, died, without
warning, at 51.
My mother did not suffer easily.
She cursed the bones and joints
that tormented her body and left
her immobile. She did not brook
the explanations of surgeons and
nurses - mere mortals. She accepted
tragedies and tribulations solely upon
her understanding that these were,
somehow, the will of a just and loving
God - a God who pays close attention
to praying mothers. Especially the
ones who jab you in the chest while
talking.
Chris Chartrand made life fun,
unpredictable, and full of purpose. For
this I can never thank her enough. “No
man is poor,” said Abraham Lincoln,
“who has a godly mother.”
Scrapbooks were her passion - one
for each of seven children. Every
birthday, every First Communion,
every grade card, all captioned and
neatly mounted with sticky black
picture holders. My favorites are
the photos of mom posing for dad’s
camera. She always cocked her head
and posed, smiling and radiantly
beautiful. Just the way I will remember
her.
As I type these words I look up
from the page now and then, trying to
bring her face into focus. It works for
a minute. Then the face is gone and
all I see are the eyes - eyes that told
me how much she loved me and how
much she hurt when I was too busy to
visit her in the hospital or talk to her
on the phone when she was lonely.
Sometimes when I am driving alone
on a rainy evening I see those eyes
in the windshield, staring back at me.
The flapping wipers are the jabbing
fingers of an old woman, begging
her son to stop by and, by the way,
grab up a bottle of her favorite cheap
chardonnay.
There’s so much more I could tell
you about my mother. Stuff that would
make you laugh ‘til we both cried.
Which is precisely the problem. It’s
hard to write such things when you
can hardly see the keyboard.
I was lucky to make it this far; lucky
I had the chance to tell her. While
she’s still around to hear it.
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Traffic Signal Timing in
Construction Zones
The City of Olathe reminds
residents to call 913-971-5180 about
signal timing issues in construction
zones. During normal traffic signal
operation, signal timing is moved
by traffic demand through vehicle
detection sensors in the pavement or
by video at intersections.
When streets are under construction,
traffic signal timing often changes
because the traffic detection sensors
are damaged. Without operating
sensors, traffic signals are designed to
move through an entire timing cycle.
During construction, however, Olathe
traffic operators can adjust the timing
for day and night traffic volumes,
reducing delays up to 70 percent.
Cedar Lake Algae
Advisory Lifted by KDHE
The Kansas Department of Health
and Environment has lifted the bluegreen algae advisory for Cedar Lake
after the latest round of tests. Visit
kdhe.org for additional information
about blue-green algae.
District Announces National Merit
Semifinalists
From Ann Kohn
The National Merit Scholarship
Corporation has announced the names
of approximately 16,000 semifinalists
in the 60th annual National Merit
Scholarship Program. The Olathe
School District has 18 National Merit
Semifinalists.
The semifinalists from the district
are:
• Olathe East High School: Erica
Chang, Emma Clark, Saurabh
Harohalli, Adam Khan, Angela Li, Ian
Matches and Haotian Xue
• Olathe North High School: Gregory
Bixler, Monelle Brink, Wyatt Heikes,
David Nelson and Caleigh Penn
• Olathe Northwest High School:
Bonnie Dowd, Ben Harper and Kurtis
Huff
• Olathe South High School: Isaiah
Hastings, Justin Hermstedt and Callie
Van Winkle
From the approximate 16,000
semifinalists, about 15,000 are
expected to advance to the finalist
level and in February they will be
notified of this designation.
Three types of National Merit
Scholarships will be offered in the
spring of 2015. Every finalist will
compete for one of 2,500 National
Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will
be awarded on a state-representational
basis.
About 1,000 corporate-sponsored
merit scholarship awards will be
provided by about 240 corporations
and business organizations for finalists
who meet their specified criteria.
In addition, about 200 colleges and
universities are expected to finance
some 4,100 college-sponsored merit
scholarship awards for finalists who
will attend the sponsor institution.
10 Secrets Cops Know
That Most People Don't
From a retired 30 year veteran
Cincinnati policeman
It’s become abundantly clear in
the past few weeks that the press
and the public have very little real
understanding of police work. And
something we’ve learned over the
years is that during times of stress and
tension, a good chuckle is extremely
effective medicine.
So, here are some things most
people don’t know, but cops do.
1. Most cops understand why tickets
are necessary, but don’t particularly
like writing them. Well, unless they
happen to stop “the guy who pays
their wages” and then writing a ticket
isn’t so bad.
2. The vast majority cops have never
shot anyone, but most cops can recite
a detailed list of people who are/were
deserving of being shot because they
posed a deadly threat. This means that
most cops have successfully defused a
potentially deadly confrontation using
only words and less-lethal weapons.
3. Most cops wonder if they have
something better to do until the person
asks in that whiny voice, “Don’t you
have anything better to do?” It is then
- and only then - the cop knows the
answer to that question is, “No. This
is good as it gets.”
4. Most cops know the driver they just
stopped had more that “two beers” and
can estimate with reasonable accuracy
how many beers a driver did, in fact,
have.
5. Most cops like donuts, but so does
everybody. They are deliberately made
to taste really, really good so people
will want to eat them. Please pass me
another donut.
6. Most cops wonder why so many
members of the community choose
to pick up a mobile phone and record
them while the officers are rolling in
the dirt with an assailant rather than
offering to help the officer.
7. Most cops don’t know the color of
the people they stop before the traffic
stop takes place. This is especially
true when those people are driving
cars with tinted windows at night.
8. Most cops know that if you fix that
muffler / tail light / other mechanical
issue for which they’ve stopped you,
the cops will stop stopping you.
9. Most cops know it is impossible to
stop a squad car fast enough when the
drunk in the back seat says, “Stop! I
think I’ve got to puke.”
10. Most cops know that the national
media do not pursue the truth, they
pursue a story. Their story and the
truth are too often a little like fraternal
twins. They are related, but cops can’t
explain why they don’t look anything
alike.
Prayer Time
From Bob Gingrich
Hi Lord, it's me.
We are getting older and things are
getting ...bad here. Gas prices are too
high, no jobs, so much corruption, food
and heating costs too high. We've lost
the way. I know you were taken out
of our schools, government and even
Christmas, but Lord I'm asking you to
come back and re-bless America.
We really need you! Badly. There
are more of us who want you than
those who don't!
Thank You Lord, I Love You.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Olathe Students in the News
From Ann Kohn
Softball Player Named
First Team All American
Reagan Hathaway, a senior at
Olathe Northwest High School, was
named First Team All American
by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association.
Hathaway batted .760 as a junior
and has committed to the University
of Texas.
Students Selected 2014 Bank of
America Student Leaders.
Callie Van Winkle and Kori Hines,
both seniors at Olathe South High
School and Sophie Carroll, a recent
graduate of Olathe North High School,
were three of five students from across
the Kansas City area selected for
the 2014 Bank of America Student
Leaders program.
September 15, 2014
Kansas City Recovery Conference
Saturday, September 20, 2014
at 6 p.m.
13400 W. 119th St. OPKS 66213
September is National Recovery
Month from alcoholism and drug
addiction.
Free t-shirts to the first 400 guests.
Following the viewing of the film The
Anonymous People, a panel consisting
of 2 men from the film, a local judge,
college dean and other men and women
in long term recovery will be available
to address your questions or concerns.
This is an excellent opportunity to
network with professionals and learn
more about the recovery from this
fatal disease. Register at the link
provided.
http://events.constantcontact.com/
register/event?llr=llpx4zdab&oeidk=
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THE BEST DEFINITION YET!
Obamacare
To insure the uninsured, we first
make the insured uninsured, and then
make them pay more to be insured
again, so the original uninsured can
be insured for free.
Olathe water treatment
facilities receive Peak
Performance Awards
From Erin Vader
The City of Olathe has again earned
Peak Performance Awards for the
Cedar Creek and the Harold Street
Wastewater Treatment facilities from
the National Association of Clean
Water Agencies (NACWA).
The Harold Street Wastewater
Treatment Plant received gold
recognition for achieving 100 percent
compliance with their National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit during the
2013 calendar year.
The Cedar Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant received silver
recognition for no more than five
NPDES permit violations during the
2013 calendar year
Household Items That
Can Kill Your Cat or Dog
From ASPCA Insurance
Ibuprofen, aspirin, acetaminophen,
cold/flu
meds,
antidepressants,
vitamins, home insect products, rat and
mouse baits, diet pills, disinfectants,
fabric softeners, lead, lighter fluid,
mothballs, anti-cancer drugs, solvents
(paint thinners) flea tick products,
drain cleaners, slug & snail baits, oven
cleaner sprays, fly bait, detergents,
tobacco products.
September 15, 2014
Garage Doors
Last time, I discussed garage door
openers. Now, I want to talk about
your garage door and its needs.
Since we rely on the opener to lift
the door for us, too often we do not
notice when something about the door
gets out of adjustment. Therefore,
it’s a good idea periodically to check
the manual operation of the door by
tripping the release mechanism on
the opener. This will allow you to
open and close the door manually. If
the door is in good working order, it
should go up and down evenly, fairly
easily, and without excessive strain.
If your door seems very heavy
to lift, does not want to stay up at
the proper height, or wants to come
crashing down, it could mean that the
springs are out of adjustment or are
getting weak with age.
If your door wants to fly up too
quickly, or is too difficult to pull down
and stay down, it could mean the
springs are adjusted too tightly.
If your door goes up or down in a
crooked, uneven manner, it may mean
that an adjustment or replacement of
cables or springs is needed.
There are other areas you should
inspect periodically. Watch to be
sure that each cable pulley is running
straight and smoothly. If one is not, it
October Concert
and the University of Rhode Island,
where he had a soccer scholarship.
His full-time job now is as a headhunter for an information technology
firm, and as side businesses he does
private goal keeping training sessions
for clients, and is manager of the
amphitheater.
“It’s a dream of mine to be my own
boss. My dad is his own boss, and my
mom is in real estate and is her own
boss. Peyton has two brothers, Evan
and Taylor, and a sister Kama.
Many Olatheans are familiar with
Dr. Hadley V. Warwick, DVM, the
Union Station
may need to be lubricated, tightened,
or replaced.
Look to see that all rollers are
running smoothly up and down the
track. They, along with all door hinges,
also should be lubricated periodically.
If lubrication does not free a sticking
roller, have it replaced.
Also watch for the first sign of frayed
cables. They will only get worse and
should be replaced in matched sets
before they break.
Keep all nuts and bolts tight,
including carriage and lag bolts,
which hold the door hinges, pulleys,
and tracks in their proper positions.
Remember, servicing a garage door
can be dangerous because of the springloaded tension on the mechanism. Use
the above tips to help you know when
to call the service technician before
problems become serious. Do not let
your opener compensate for a garage
door that needs maintenance or repair.
Otherwise, the opener also soon will
need repair.
If I can help you with any of your
home repairs, please give me a call at
913-636-9190.
Around The House Home Repair,
LLC is a professional handyman
service owned and operated by Joe
Huddleston of Olathe, Kansas.
owner and primary veterinarian at
Olathe West Veterinary Care since it
was built in 1984.
He graduated from the University
of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Biology in 1977 and the
Kansas State University School of
Veterinary Medicine in 1982. Dr.
Warwick’s business services include
grooming, behavior consultation, as
well as boarding for a wide variety of
pet types including dogs, cats, birds,
reptiles, and other small animals.
For more information and photos
about Sticks Amphitheater, go to
http://Facebook.com/AtTheSticks.
Balls Food Stores in Kansas
City, Kansas, has launched
a new grocery store
concept in Olathe.
By Joyce Smith
Reprinted from KC Star Sep 7, 2014
Payless Discount Foods is now open
in the former Balls Price Chopper
at 2101 E. Santa Fe St., at Mur-Len
Road.
With a “No Games. No Gimmicks”
tagline, Payless takes a page from
Price Chopper’s roots as a “no-frills”
operation. Customers sack their own
groceries and, to keep prices low, the
store will not take credit cards.
Items include dairy, fresh meat and
produce, canned and boxed goods,
frozen foods, pet food, diapers, and
cleaning supplies. Some items are still
in their original packing boxes.
There’s a “Wall of Value” offering
special discounts, such as Best Choice
sweet peas for 39 cents (regularly
69 cents), and a 7.25-ounce box of
Kraft macaroni and cheese for 49cents (regularly 99-cents), that is
scheduled to change weekly. A couple
of signs touted more favorable Payless
Discount Food prices than Wal-Mart.
Throughout the store are “Manager’s
Specials” such as a 47-cent box of
Jiffy corn muffins.
David Gryszowka, vice president
of store development for Balls Food
Stores, said Payless had so many
customers over the weekend that at
times every shopping cart was in use.
“People are always looking to
save a little money where they can,”
Gryszowka said.
The Price Chopper pharmacy will
continue to operate in the location.
The store will be open from 7 a.m. to
11 p.m. daily.
Balls recently closed its Price Chopper
at 151st Street and Mur-Len Road. It
had previously been a Dillons grocery
store. Now Balls will sub-lease the
building to a non-grocery store tenant.
There also is a Price Chopper at 159th
Street and Mur-Len.
Balls is in final negotiations to
remodel and expand its Leawood Hen
House at 11721 Roe Ave. in Camelot
Court. If all goes as planned, Balls
would start remodeling the 54,000square-foot store in spring 2015 and
expand it by about 20,000 square
feet. It would remain open during the
process, which would take about 10
months.
Balls also hopes to open a 66,000square-foot Lee’s Summit Price
Chopper in July 2015 at S.E. Blue
Parkway and U.S. 50. source KC Star
Joyce Smith.
Publisher’s Note: Source: Kansas
City Star. Keep subscribing to the KC
Star if you do or it will soon be gone
along with many newspapers. We do
and have for over 40 years. Newspapers
are almost the last line of defense for
the little guy to confront corrupt bad
businesses, bad governments and
other curses of modern society.
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 37 Years
the building of a new city. Thanks to
their commitment, Kansas City won
the building rights for the Hannibal
Bridge, which secured Kansas City's
future as a transportation crossroads,
and led to making Kansas City the
region's largest metropolis.
As the city grew, so too did the need
for new railroad facilities. In 1878,
Union Depot opened in the West
Bottoms, near the stockyards and meat
packing plants to be near the rails.
Within ten years, Union Depot could
not accomodate the growing number of
trains, and city leaders began agitating
for a larger train station. In 1903, a
devastating flood left six feet of water
in the Depot and put an end to the
possibility of a new station in the West
Bottoms. Several railroad company
leaders were already advocating for
a new location for Kansas City's train
station.
After the 1903 flood, 12 railroad
companies joined together to form
the Kansas City Terminal Railway
Company, a new organization that was
formed to build the new train station.
Negotiations for the station went on
for several years. In 1909, voters in
a special election ratified plans for
a new train station. A 44-acre site
on 23rd Street, between Broadway
and Grand Avenue, was identified
as the prime location for the station.
Esteemed architect Jarvis Hunt was
hired to design Union Station, and he
followed the Beaux-Arts style as seen
in New York's Grand Central Station
to create the building's majestic image.
Kansas City's Union Station became
the capstone monument of Hunt's
archetectural career.
Everything Was "Go"
It took three years to build Union
station, which turned out to be part
of a $50 million investment. The 44
acres of land and the construction of
the station cost more than $40 million.
Also, there was the added cost of the
tracks north of the station and other
necessary structures. Then on opening
day, Union Station welcomed the
largest crowd ever gathered in Kansas
City, on October 30, 1914.
During its opening ceremony,
Union Station was heralded as one of
the most beautiful train stations in the
country. And having the famous Fred
Harvey Restaurant Company located
there was definitely a big plus.
In 1945, passenger traffic hit a record
678,373 travelers, with a significant
number of America's armed forces
personnel passing through Union
station on their way from World War
II. My mother and I witnessed this one
time when we were returning to Kansas
City following a visit to St. Louis. The
car we were traveling in was jam-
Art GalleryOpen House Oct 4
By Carol Rubsam
The First Art Gallery of Olathe
celebrates local artists with an open
house Oct. 4 from 6-9 pm at the
Gallery, 11951 Strang Line Rd in
Olathe. Enjoy live music, appetizers
and the work of featured resident
artist, Sharon DeFreece. The Gallery
packed with personnel belonging to
many branches of military service.
Some were drinking heavily, singing,
and just having a ball. A couple of men
wearing sailor uniforms shared some
of their experiences with us, but we
had trouble hearing their stories over
the noise of the surrounding crowd. It
was a day I’ll always remember.
Become A Centennial Supporter
There is way too much about the
history of Union Station to be included
in this limited space. But if you
click on to unionstaton.org you will
discover many, many facts that you'll
find interesting and even intriguing.
You’ll learn about the Union Station
Massacre, the permanent historical
exhibit, and so much more.
Today, Union Station is a thriving
civic center for Kansas City, featuring
many special attractions and, as
the host sight for big community
events, festivals and business and
education forums. It is also one of the
favorite destinations for visitors and
residents.
On Thursday, October 30, 2014,
the 100th Anniversary of the station's
opening day, Union Station will
celebrate the milestone with a stylish
and Grand Centennial Gala Dinner
event in Sprint Festival Plaza, located
near Science City. This once-in-alifetime eyent will share the history of
Union Station in a dramatic, engaging
fashion. The celebration will continue
on November 1 and 2 with an open
house, featuring entertainment from
the past and present. A rededication
at 10 a.m. will be held on Saturday,
November 1. If you would like to
donate $100 to help keep the station
operating, send a check to: Director,
Advancement
&
Community
Relations, Union Station Kansas
City, 30 W, Pershing Road, Suite
400, Kansas City, MO 64108. (Write
"Centennial Supporter" in the memo
line of your check.) All checks are
fully tax-deductible. For doing this,
you will be given special gifts and
mementos.
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Olathe writer
Joann LaCerte
will also host a photography show for
Advanced Placement and Independent
Study students from Olathe East and
Olathe Northwest high schools during
the month of October. Students are
studying advanced photography,
primarily digital but some traditional
darkroom techniques, with Sara Silks,
Melissa Sellers, and Hattie Gallagher.
Come Dine With Us in Olathe.
We are just north of the
intersection of
Santa Fe & BlackBob
Heart To Heart
Mitchum has lived and worked
around the U.S. and the world, he and
his wife consider Kansas City to be
home, having raised their family and
established roots in the KC Metro.
“It will be an honor to lead and to help
grow this inspiring organization...”
Jim Mitchum
"Jim rose to the top... due to a number
of factors including his pharmaceutical
industry experience, his international
business acumen, and a long-standing
personal philosophy that matches with
Heart to Heart International.”
- Bob Lambrechts, HHI board
member & search committee chair
"He possesses a global perspective that
matches nicely with HHI’s historical
body of work."
Dr. Gary Morsch & Jim Kerr,
HHI co-founders
This is an exciting time at Heart
to Heart International as we all look
forward to continuing our work
alongside our donors, corporate
friends and volunteers to serve a world
in need!
We provided SEVEN
Scholarships
Right Here At Our
Olathe Location
Last Year. Thank You!
Founded by Golden Corral Corporation as an extension of their long history
of honoring the military and veterans’ organizations, Camp Corral, a 501(c)(3) taxexempt, non-profit corporation, is a free,
one-of-a-kind summer camp for children
of wounded, disabled or fallen military
service members. Since its founding in
2011, Camp Corral has served over 4,000
children from coast to coast, and is committed to increasing the number of children
served by expanding our reach in communities around the country.
Although any child from a military family is eligible, registration priority is given
to children of wounded, disabled or fallen
military service members.
Learn more today at www.campcorral.org
Space for Lease
13431 S. Black Bob Rd.
(Corner of Black Bob Road and Santa Fe) Olathe, KS 66062
The space is next door to a corporate Sprint retail telephone store (top
25% busiest in US) and across the street from Wal-Mart, Hen House and
Lowes.
Other tenants in center enjoy the space so much they have signed 10 year
leases. This 1,500 square foot space leases for $2,500 per month lease
($17 sq. foot); has New Roof, 2013; New HVAC, 2012. The space was
previously a Hair and Beauty Salon. There are currently (4) shampoo
bowls and can be configured to accommodate additional booth rental
stations.The space will be available on November 15th.
If interested please call Tyler Kopp (785) 221-8939
[email protected]
Paul Kopp (785) 221-8747.
For a tour call Tyler Kopp (785) 221-8939.
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September 15, 2014
September Deaths
Susan Sherman, Olathe
This Old Olathe House:
Ensor House
From Chuck Kurtz
Assistant City Manager
View from the Midwest blog
Elected to VP of
See his blog by googling
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Regional Professional
To read the entire obituary
Association
Adams, Hazel “Fran” Frances
We’ve Moved. We are now at
14106 W. 135th St.
Next to Main Street Credit Union (East Branch)
Over 38 Years Experience
Duane Moody
764-1960 764-1963
Duane Moody, C.I.C.
Now Offering Life Insurance
This site, which is on an eight-acre plot in Spring Hill Township, has fivecentury-old buildings. They include an 1875 one-room pioneer cabin, an 1892
two-story Italian-style house, an 1889 North Peg Barn and an 1896 one-room
cabin used as a summer kitchen. Other historic buildings include a meat house,
chicken coop and brooder house, all built in the 1910's, a 1930's machine shed,
two 80 foot radio towers that were added in the 1920's.
The history of the property dates back to 1875, which was an original 120
acre farm purchased by Jacob and Ida Ensor, parents of Marshall and Loretta
Ensor, in 1909. Marshall and his sister were licensed ham radio operators
and operated a radio station from the farm and taught morse-code lessons to
thousands of people wanting to pass the Federal exam to become licensed ham
radio operators.
Marshall was also an Industrial Arts teacher at the Olathe High School for 46
years until his retirement in 1960. Marshall died in 1970 and his sister, Loretta
died in 1991.
The site is on the National and State Register of Historic Places and is located
at 18995 W. 183rd Street. The site is open to the public from 1 to 5 pm, Saturdays
and Sundays in May, June, September and October. You may schedule a tour by
calling 913/592-4141 or 913/681-0373. For more information, log on to their
web site: w9bsp-w9ua.org
Gas Cheats
2 & 3 Bedroom Homes & Duplexes
Available in Johnson County
Starting at $595/Mo.
$10 Application Fee
www.ajlang.org
Serving Johnson County Since
The State seldom physically inspects
the gas pumps as it is very labor
intensive, so it often goes overlooked
for long periods.
In
some
cases,
counterfeit
Department of Agriculture stickers
have been found on the pumps when
they re-calibrate.
I usually buy all my gas at Sam's
Club, but always get receipts wherever
I have to get fuel. Often, I will pump
exactly one gallon and check the pump
pricing before continuing the fill up,
and even then, I am aware of how
much fuel I should get within a couple
of tenths of a gallon from experience.
This is true. It happened three weeks
ago somewhere in Pomona, Georgia.
The pump should have totaled $68.00
(and change). When the receipt was
printed, it was $77.00 (and change).
The customer got mad, went inside
the store, asked for a calculator and let
them do the math.
Another man pumped exactly one
gallon of gas. The price did not match
the cost of one gallon. It was higher.
He went inside and complained and
got a refund.
There is also a phone number
on each pump so you can call and
complain.
I stopped at a major brand gas station
in Georgia. My truck's gas gauge was
on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade,
which was priced at $3.71 per gallon.
When my tank is at this point, it takes
somewhere around 14 gallons to fill.
When the pump showed 14 gallons
had been pumped, I began to slow it
down. Then, to my surprise, it went to
15, then 16. I even looked under my
truck to see if it was being spilled. It
was not.
Then it showed 17 gallons on the
pump. It stopped at 18 gallons. This
was very strange to me, since my truck
has only an 18 gallon tank. I went on
my way a little confused, then on the
evening news I heard a report that one
out of four gas stations had calibrated
their pumps to show more gas had
been pumped than a person actually
got.
Here is how to check a pump to see
if you are getting the right amount:
Whichever grade you are using, put
exactly one gallon in your tank, then
look at the dollar amount. If the dollar
amount is not exactly the price of the
fuel as advertised, then the pumps are
rigged.
In my case, as I said, the midgrade was $3.71 per gallon; my dollar
amount for one gallon should have
been $3.71.
I wish I had checked the pump. It
doesn't matter where you pump gas,
please check the one gallon price. If
you do find a station that is cheating,
contact the state regulatory agency,
and direct your comments to the
Commissioner, the info is on the gas
pumps.
If this is as widespread as it appears,
a stop should be put to this outrageous
cheating of consumers. The oil
companies are making more than
enough profit at honest rates. AUnk
WW II Code Cracking Movie
Should Be Big Winner
Toronto, for this New Yorker, ended
last night with a bang. Morten Tyldum
is a handsome Norwegian director
with floppy blonde hair. I wanted to
call him “Morty” as a New York joke,
but after seeing his film “The Imitation
Game,” there’s no joking around.
Tyldum has made an extraordinary
movie that premiered last night at
the Princess of Wales Theater to
thunderous ovations and rapturous
reviews. We’re going to be seeing
“Morty” a lot this winter as he accepts
nominations and awards galore.
“The Imitation Game” stars Benedict
Women !
Girls!
Learn
Self-Defense !
T.A.K.E. Foundation Seminar
Moves to Olathe Community
Center October 4
Free Eye Exams
Coming 9/25
Ali Kemp
From Nichole Asquith
In cooperation with several parks
and recreation programs, Olathe Parks
& Recreation will host The Ali Kemp
Education (T.A.K.E.) Foundation
seminar on Saturday, October 4 at
the Olathe Community Center (1205
E. Kansas City Road). This free, all
female, seminar is for ages 12 and up
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Ali Kemp Educational
(T.A.K.E.)
Foundation
seminar
represents a living legacy in honor
of Ali Kemp. Ali, a 19-year-old
Leawood resident, was murdered
while working at an area residential
pool in 2002. The goal of this program
is to raise awareness and give women
the self-protection skills needed
to avoid becoming the victim of a
violent crime.
Participants will learn basic lifesaving techniques for thwarting an
attack. The event is being presented
with the T.A.K.E. Foundation in
cooperation with the Johnson County
Park and Recreation District, City of
Leawood Parks and Recreation and the
Blue Valley Recreation Commission.
Pre-registration is required and
T.A.K.E. seminars are funded by
the foundation, which is supported
by donations. In order to continue to
offer these educational self-defense
seminars, a suggested donation in
the amount of $12 is appreciated.
Pre-registration is required. Register
through the Olathe Parks & Recreation
website or call 971-8563 using code
26448.
Cumberbatch,
Keira
Knightley,
Matthew Goode, and Allen Leech
(Branson from “Downton Abbey) in a
true story about the people who broke
the Nazi’s “Enigma code” and brought
World War II to a quicker end than it
might have had.
Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the
genius behind the whole thing who
also happened to be a homosexual.
Even though Turing was a secret war
hero, he was arrested and convicted
of “indecency” for being gay. His
sentence was forced medical treatment
to “cure” him. He committed suicide
in 1954 at age 41.
Speaker for Library’s Literacy Foundation
Arthur is an 18 year old, neutered
male, front declawed kitty, who is
great with kids and other pets. His
owner had him since college days, but
Arthur's master's new wife is allergic
to him, so we are hoping you can give
him a new home.
from Cliff Tatham
I am pleased to announce that Josh
Swade will be our guest speaker for
this year's "A Taste of Literacy," the
Olathe Public Library Foundation's
annual dinner, at 6:30 pm, September
27, 2014. We will hold the dinner for
the second year at the Olathe Hilton
Garden Inn.
Josh will talk about his book, "The
Holy Grail of Hoops" and his DVD,
"There's No Place Like Home," both
of which trace his personal quest to
ensure that James Naismith's original
"Rules of Basket Ball" reside at the
University of Kansas archives. These
rules will be housed in the $18 million
DeBruce Center that adjoins the Allen
Fieldhouse. Mr. Swade is a native of
Johnson County and now resides with
his family in New York City where
he continues his career in media
production.
A major purpose of the foundation
has been to fund the Children's
Susan E. Sherman, assistant city
manager, Olathe, Kansas, was
installed today for a three-year term
as Mountain Plains Vice President
of ICMA, the International City/
County Management Association.
The installation took place as part of
ICMA’s 100th Annual Conference in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
ICMA’s mission is to create excellence
in local governance by promoting
professional management worldwide
and increasing the proficiency of
appointed
chief
administrative
officers (i.e., city, town, and county
managers), assistant administrators,
and other employees who serve local
governments and regional entities
around the world.
The organization’s nearly 9,500
members from 28 countries also
include educators, students, and
other local government employees.
In 2014, ICMA celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the association and
of the professionalization of local
government management.
“The men and women who serve
on the ICMA Executive Board are
outstanding leaders, not only in their
own communities but also in the field
of professional local government
management,” says ICMA Executive
Director Robert J. O’Neill. “These
individuals are committed to moving
our organization and our profession
forward, and we appreciate the time,
energy, enthusiasm, and thoughtfulness
they each bring to ICMA.”
ICMA’s 21-member Executive
Board acts in the capacity of directors,
overseeing the organization’s financial,
member-related, and programmatic
affairs and selecting the board
president. The board also enforces the
organization’s Code of Ethics, which
governs the professional and personal
conduct of the membership. ICMA
Executive Board members attend
four board meetings annually.
Summer Reading Club and Tween
& Teen Summer Reading Program.
The foundation's support of these
programs has enabled the library
to provide special activities and
other incentives to promote reading
during the summer school break.
Approximately 4500 children and 600
tweens/teens participated last year. The
foundation has also funded technology
enhancements and additional library
materials since the foundation was
established in 2000.
Your support is needed so the
foundation can continue to provide
these reading activities and other
grants for collections and equipment.
You may indicate the amount you
wish to donate by completing a card.
Contributions enable the foundation
to provide non-tax related funds thus
enhancing the Olathe Public Library
and the Olathe community. These
charitable donations are also tax
deductible.
The Kansas Lions Club Mobile
Screening Trailer is coming on
September 25th. The following health
screens being offered are given by
local volunteers. Lion Ray Hess and
Lion John Burns, have indicated the
following tests will be made available
at no charge.
Vision Screening A very quick
and fast means of detecting vision
problems. Designed for children from
six months of age to about the age of
eight years. Also in most cases for any
age person.
Determines the following in about
fifteen seconds.
Astigmatism: irregularly shaped
corneas or lenses
Myopia: nearsightedness
Hyperopia: farsightedness
Anisometropia:
differences
between the two eyes.
It also performs a gaze analysis to
help detect:
Strabismus: misalignment of the
eyes
Amblyopia: lazy eye
Anisocoria: pupil size anomalies
Assists in the detection of refractive
errors,
amblyopia,
strabismus,
anisocoria and media opacities. The
fully automated solution conducts a
comprehensive refractive assessment,
analyzes the pupil size, creates a gaze
deviation chart and uses advanced
digital imaging for quick reference of
more advanced issues.
Field of Vision A quick and fast
means of detecting early visual field of
vision loss. Screening for Glaucoma,
Retinal Diseases, Cataracts, Neuroopthalmologic and others. In the
early stages of loss it is not noticeable
to the person being screened. With
ophthalmology help of today it may
be able to correct the problem in its
early stages.
Visual Acuity A person should have
20/20 vision. It is an opportunity to get
a quick check to determine if vision is
less than 20/20.
Hearing Test In a semi sound proof
booth a person, being tested, it can be
determined at what levels the person
is hearing at low and high pitches and
what volume level they can hear the
pitches. Quick and fast.
Blood
Sugar
often
goes
undiagnosed because many of its
symptoms seem so harmless. Recent
studies indicate that the early detection
of diabetes symptoms and treatment
can decrease the chance of developing
the complications of diabetes. This is
a good time to have a quick & easy
check.
Symptoms may include fatigue,
increased thirst and hunger, increased
urination, weight loss, blurred vision,
and slow healing of wounds or sores.
Some people have no symptoms.
Diabetes is most often associated
with older age, obesity, family
history of diabetes, previous history
of gestational diabetes, physical
inactivity, and certain ethnicities
(Hispanic, African American & Asian
American). About 80 percent of people
with type 2 diabetes are overweight.
Type 2 diabetes is increasingly being
diagnosed in children and adolescents.
Quick and immediate results.
At the same time have your blood
pressure checked.
Location:_Heartland Early Child
Center 1700 W Sheridan St.
Olathe, Kansas 780-6155
Time 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ALL TESTS ARE FREE OF
CHARGE
Sight Foundation.
Read more: http://www.
righthealth.com/Health/diabetes_
symptoms-s?lid=goog-ads-sb0212148593#ixzz0t72ugZtc
Anderson, Governor John,Sr.
Blume, Donald
Carlson, Phyllis Lee
Duarte, Alexandria Jo
Fladung, John
Hooper, Sheryl
House, Hanserd
Kenton, Richard
Kern, Norma Jean
Kirkdoffer, Chris
Maranda, Mark
Oxley, Betty Jean
Powers, Anna K.
Rupe, Dorthy Jean
Smith, Ruth Elaine
Sullivan, Richard
Thomas, James “Jim”
Watson, Gregg
City of Olathe Receives
Communication Awards
From Erin Vader
The City of Olathe received
several awards at the City and County
Communications and Marketing
Association’s Annual Savvy Awards
ceremony, held September 4 at the
Music Box Theater in Minneapolis.
The City received a Silver Circle
Award in the Digital-Mobile category
for the Olathe Trash Day mobile app
and received a Silver Circle Award in
the Promotional Video category for the
Olathe Trash Day promotional video.
"CHRONIC PAIN
MANAGEMENT
HOW AND WHY IT WORKS"
By Dr. Jim Lemons,
The Lemons Center, will be on
September 25, 2014, from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m.
The presentation will be at Turning
Point: The Center for Hopoe and
Healing, A program of the University
of Kansas Hospital.
8900 State Line Road, Suite 240,
Leawood, Kansas, 66206.
There is no charge. Family members
and friends are welcome.
The Lemons Center
www.LemonsCenter.com
913 660-4900 C
K-10 & Ridgeview Road
Interchange Closures
From Erin Vader
Starting Sept. 15, Kansas Department
of Transportation (KDOT) crews will
begin setting girders onto the bridge
piers during overnight lane, ramp
and roadway closures at the K-10 and
Ridgeview Road interchange.
There will be no ramp access to/
from Ridgeview Road off/onto K-10
during the overnight closures from 8
p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists should use
Woodland Road or Renner Boulevard
exists off K-10 to access Ridgeview
Road. Local businesses south of
K-10 can be accessed via the 105th
St. intersection. Drivers should expect
closures, detours and delays during
the overnight closures.
These improvements are part of
the KDOT Johnson County Gateway
Project. Receive updated daily traffic
information for the #jocogateway
interchange project at JoCoGateway.
com.
Mahaffie Needs Your Vote!
Mahaffie is a finalist in two
categories for the KC Parent Magazine
2014 Family Faves. Summer Family
Fun Nights is in the Favorite FREE
Attraction and Wild West Days is a
finalist for Best Kept Secret. Visit
kcparent.com/Giveaways/Vote-forKC-Family-Favorites-2014/ Voting
is open until Friday, Sept. 26 and you
must vote for each category. Winners
will be featured in an upcoming issue
of KC Parent.
Redneck jokes
From Jeff Foxworthy
1. Your wife’s fur coat is shedding
2. Your wedding shirt had cutoff
sleeves
3. Your favorite T-shirt is declared
offensive in 13 states
4. You frisk everyone at your family
reunions.
5. Police ever drove you to the city
limits.
6. The health inspector has threatened
to close your favorite restaurant three
times in the past year.
7. Your senior class voted you, “Most
likely to return fire.”
8. You got a speeding ticket while
towing another vehicle.
9. You have ever been arrested for
loitering
10. Your last keg party included at
least a couple 911 calls.
Renaissance
Festival
love this stuff. There are elephant and
camel rides, other human powered
rides and food, food, food.
I went twice this year just for the
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Hot Dogs.
Their Irish Stew in the new, sit-down
restaurant, the White Stag Inn, is
tremendous and you get a lot.
There are 378 people listed in the
program brochure who work to bring
this whole thing to us. What they
create is a delight for kids and relaxed,
family oriented fun for adults. And
food.
For Olatheans, getting there is so
easy. Just take Highway 7 north out of
Olathe and go about 12 miles until you
see Feldman’s Farm & Home store
and a Quik-Trip. Turn right and go up
the hill. You’re there. There is plenty
of free parking. And once you get in,
there is lots of good food.
Check out their website at www.
kcrenfest.com.
We’ve known Jim Peterson for
several years now. He’s the Master of
the Revelry. A cool guy with lots of
stories to tell. He and his son, Will,
work hard to put together a quality and
fun experience for you. Go see what
they (and many helpers) have created.
And, go hungry.
Advance tickets are available at
Walgreens and some area grocery
stores. And they cost less than at the
gate. RPM
September 15, 2014
New Theatre
in Friends. She has also appeared
in Bones, Law and Order, Hot in
Cleveland and Revenge.
Morgan plays a fabulously wealthy
heiress who is sick of her ego-centric,
self-absorbed actor male prima donna
husband Palmer Forrester played by
John Rensenhouse, a KC resident
and veteran New York stage actor. In
television he played Hector Wilson
in The Edge of Night with guest
appearances on Thirty-Something, LA
Law and Who’s the Boss?
Its is hard to say who does a better
job of convincing you how badly they
want to get rid of the other person.
I rooted for one, then the other, until
it was over. One might say, “they
deserved each other.
Seeing these really rich people at
each other’s throats, even though it
is a farcical endeavor, makes me feel
better about being of average means.
You hear the rich are no happier
than the rest of us, ‘but it would be
dangerous to offer me the position’ to
paraphrase Mark Twain.
Olathe District
Schools News
From Ann Kohn
Scott Carpenter Honored, First
In Kansas School District
Scott Carpenter, assistant director
of business and financial services,
has earned recognition from the
Universal
Public
Procurement
Certification Council for receiving the
Certified Public Procurement Officer
credential.
Carpenter is the first person in a
Kansas school district to receive this
credential.
Students Featured in
Upcoming Film
Several students in the district will
be featured in a film premiering this
evening at AMC 30 that concerns
autism.
The film, “Just Like You —
Autism” follows three individuals
with different forms of autism in
everyday life. The film shows how
they as individuals want to be treated
like other young adults, but to have
their friends understand and accept
their differences.
The Olathe School District students
in the film are Morgan Masters,
Olathe North High School (at Pioneer
Trail Middle School when filming
started) and her friend Brook Kevins,
Olathe East High School (at Pioneer
Trail when filming started); Christian
Landes, Olathe East High School and
his sister Addison Landes, Frontier
Trail Middle School (at Black Bob
Elementary School when filming
started). Several members of the
Aristocats Dance Team at Pioneer
Trail participated as well.
Recent Olathe East High School
Graduate Earns WiSTEMM
Scholarship
Anastasia Weston, a 2014 Olathe
East High School graduate, was the
first recipient of the WiSTEMM
scholarship
from
the
Central
Exchange, a networking and education
organization that has been working
to encourage STEMM (science,
technology, engineering, math and
medicine) careers for women.
Weston is a student at Kansas State
University. The award event will be
Johnson’s County Gazette Laughs flow as the scheming behind
each other’s backs unfolds… the
stupid blunders they make, et cetera.
The world would probably have been
better off if the playwright Bob Barry
had ‘offed’ both these characters, but
you’ll have to go to see who gets their
comeuppance.
A greater than hilarious moment
took the audience by utter surprise, as
well as the players. The husband was
shooting someone. I won’t say who,
and the “Bang!” (from sound effects
person) did not happen immediately
as you would expect and had heard in
prior scenes.
He finally got a report from the
sound effects people. He pointed at
the target who was supposed to ‘die’
and said, “that person is dead”. And
laughed to himself. It was beautiful.
The laughter went on longer than
most laughs as viewers begin to realize
what had happened. The recovery was
done so masterfully, it didn’t matter.
Improvise, overcome, adapt, they will
tell you if something goes wrong. The
show must go on, despite gaffes.
As often happens the star came out
Sept. 25.
McMullen to Receive Honor from
Rockhurst University
Jim McMullen, Mission Trail
Middle School principal, will be
inducted into Rockhurst University’s
Athletic Hall of Fame.
McMullen, who ended his college
soccer career as one of the Hawks’
career leaders in goals (64), assists
(38) and points (166), will receive the
recognition Sept. 20.
McMullen helped lead the Hawks to
80 victories and three NAIA national
tournament appearances, including a
Final Four finish in 1990.
Superintendent, Board Members
Receive Training Recognition
Superintendent Marlin Berry and
Board of Education members Amy
Martin, Rick Schier and Brent McCune
recently participated in training
through the Kansas Association of
School Boards.
The KASB Leadership Academy
encourages school board members
and superintendents to seek continuing
education to help them become better
district leaders. The superintendent
and each board member received at
least 25 Leadership Academy points.
Wall of Honor
Recipients Announced
The Olathe Public Schools Alumni
Association has all of the nominations
for the 2014 Wall of Honor. The list
includes:
Donald Ashlock – John P. St. John
High School Class of 1944
John Douglass – Olathe High School
Class of 1970
Hazel Blackwell Hendrix – John P. St.
John High School Class of 1952
Jeff Meyers – Olathe High School
Class of 1977
Gary White – Olathe High School
Class of 1960
Shannon Wickliffe – Olathe East High
School Class of 1994
Ruth Ann Hackler – Distinguished
Person of Honor
The Banquet will be at the Ball
Conference Center on October 1st. Please contact Diane if you would
like to attend.
Fines Double in Work Zones
Slow Down and avoid a wreck
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper For 37 Years
and spoke to the audience and that was Cathy Maxwell
fun. Morgan Fairchild loves Kansas
City and told us that she was in the very
first Tiffany’s Attic production in 1970.
It was the New Theatre’s owners first
dinner theatre just south of the Plaza
on Main Street in KC.
You may be accustomed to reading,
if you read us consistently, that the
dining is exquisite at New Theatre
Restaurant.
Our dinner (all you can eat, by the
way) buffet was composed of steamed
fresh broccoli, peas and edamame,
baby carrots, rigatoni pasta, roasted
garlic potatoes, Hawaiian BBQ pork,
fried basa, grilled chicken, roasted
beef shoulder tenderloins.
Chef’s Choice was imported smoked
bacon risotto Arborio rice simmered in
veal stock with onions, peas and sweet
cream, finished with smoked bacon,
and pecorino cheese.
Fresh baked breads are wonderful.
No MSG.
Call for reservations today at 913-649SHOW. New Theatre Restaurant
is at 9229 Foster Overland Park, Ks
66212, www.newtheatre.com
Upcoming Activities in Olathe
From Diane Gossage
Olathe Comm. Org. Minutes
September 20 – Trails West – MNU
September 21 – Public Open House
for Hospice House
September 26 – Holiday of Hope
event - JCCB
October 1 – Wall of Honor – Ball
Conference Center
October 1 – Patients move in Hospice
House
October 7 – REA Bunco – 6:00 p.m.
– NLSC
November 13 – REA Movie Day –
Olathe Film Series
December 5 - Winterfest - Community
Center and Heritage Center
Ken
Carol
Jason
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Olathe Ford Outlet
Used Cars
www.olathefordusedoutlet.com
Sam
Andrew
Jaymie
Steve
PF9271A 2006 Jeep Liberty
Black
F3859 2005 Highlander
Gold
F31506A 2007 Ford 500
Red
BS0186 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Black
C2533B 2007 Infiniti G35
Gray
F3400A 2005 Lincoln
Town Car White
BS0169 2007 Chrysler Town &
Country White $11,995
PF9242A 2002 GMC Yukon XL
Gray
BS0148 2007 Dodge Ram
Red
Viewers Don’t Believe TV News
Public confidence in television
news is at an all-time low, according
to a survey released today by
Gallup.
Only 18 percent of the Americans
surveyed expressed either a “great
deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence
in that news medium.
Gallup has been asking the
following question annually since
1993: “Now I am going to read you
a list of institutions in American
society. Please tell me how much
confidence you, yourself, have in
each one--a great deal, quite a lot,
some or very little?” (See Gallup
Confidence Survey.pdf) One of
the institutions listed is "television
news."
In the latest survey, conducted
June 5-8, only 10 percent said they
had “a great deal” of confidence in
T.V. news, and 8 percent said they
had “quite a lot” of confidence.
F3682A 2003 VW Beetle
Gray
B1994 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Silver $10,970
BS0171 2007 Jeep Wrangler
Blue $18,995
B2023 2007 Chevy Avalanche
White $22,995
Fines Double in
Construction Zones
We are hearing that drivers namely
students from Olathe East are really
getting traffic tickets and big fines
for speeding in the work zones near
the school. One kid got a fine for
$380. That is something that will
make you slow down.
Most of us need something earth
shattering to make them slow down
and quit driving recklessly. I had
my share of warnings and tickets.
The sad thing about youth, “it is
wasted on the young.”
Mahaffie Wild West Days
F31161B 2003 Toyota Avalon
White $9.995
The GAZETTE
B2053 2007 Chevy Malibu
White
B2021A 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
Sage
Charity Flying
Saturday, September 27
& Sunday, September 28
From Erin Vader - City of Olathe Public Information Office
Enjoy Wild West skits, live entertainment and children’s games at the annual
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop Wild West Days September 27 and 28. This popular
event offers a variety of activities and live entertainment for a taste of life in Kansas
during the old west.
Wild West Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, September 27 and
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 28 at the Olathe historic site, 1200 Kansas
City Rd. Family friendly admission is new this year - $5/person ages 5 & up or $20/
five persons; free/kids age 4 and under. Food will be available for purchase.
Stagecoach rides will be provided at no charge courtesy of the Olathe Chamber of
Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau. Entertainment will be presented in
view of the stagecoach area including stagecoach robberies and re-enactments.
Performances include Wicked Liars (magic and fire eating), the Whip Guy and
the Whip Crackin’ Dare Devils (whip acts), Professor Farquar and Polecat Annie
(juggling and rope spinning), and Gunsmoke & Petticoats (skits). Buffalo Bill will
serve as Master of Ceremonies throughout the weekend and the Buffalo Soldiers
will escort some stagecoach rides. Rose Marie’s Fiesta Mexicana Dancers perform
Sunday only.
Free event parking with a shuttle to Mahaffie will be available at nearby Olathe
North High School, 600 E. Prairie. Handicapped accessible parking will be available
at Mahaffie. Visit mahaffie.org, or call (913) 971-5111 for a full schedule of events.
Special thanks to event sponsors: Santa Fe Trail Rotary Club, Olathe Chamber
of Commerce/Convention and Visitors Bureau, Olathe Ford, and Olathe Noon
Optimists.
The above informational pictorial sponsored by
Dale’s Body Shop
300 W. Park - Olathe, Ks 66061
Since 1950
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Johnson County’s Only Locally Owned Newspaper Enjoyed by Johnson Countians September 15, 2014
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Helm, Sherry Turner DeVault. During the class of 1964 reunion activities, Olathe’s Premiere Dance School, Leigh’s School of Dance National Champions. ...JCOS 2014
some 70 class members of the original 162 attended. Sep 6, 2014
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Parade Award winner Tractor collector (42 tractors) Karl Alpert on one of his McCormicks
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