Old Settlers A Big Success Again This Year

Buster Keaton Gets
Top Billing At Kansas Festival
Mahaffie Wild West Days
September 28 and 29
By Alexis Woodall and Tim Talbot
Enjoy wild west skits, live
entertainment and children’s games
at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop’s
annual Wild West Days September
28 and 29. 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 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, September
28 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday,
September 29 at the Olathe historic
site, 1200 Kansas City Rd. New this
year is Family Friendly Admission, $5
per person ages 5 and 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.
On-going entertainment will be
presented in view of the stagecoach
area including stagecoach robberies
and re-enactments.
Performances this year include
Wicked Liars, this dynamic duo
performs magic and fire eating, live
music each day at noon from 3 Trails
West, and enjoy skits from Gunsmoke
& Petticoats. Buffalo Bill will serve
as Master of Ceremonies throughout
the weekend and Buffalo Soldiers
will be escorting some stagecoach
rides. Rose Marie’s Fiesta Mexicana
Dancers perform Sunday only. Enjoy
the Omelet Breakfast by the Santa Fe
Trail Rotary Club Saturday only from
Olathe’s Only
Locally Owned
Newspaper
For 35 Years
7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Heritage
Center. Tickets are $7 and include
admission to the event.
The weekend event will also feature
many activities for children including
a petting zoo, shooting gallery
(ages 8 and up), gold panning, live
entertainment and more! A chuck
wagon cook-off will be held Saturday
only, with limited samples and voting
opportunities. Some games and
activities have an additional fee.
Free event parking with a shuttle
to Mahaffie will be available at
nearby Olathe North High School.
Handicapped accessible parking will
be available at Mahaffie.
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, Olathe Noon
Optimists, Olathe Hy-Vee on Santa Fe
and Olathe Junior Service League.
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By Joann LaCerte
The story of motion pictures goes
farther back in history than you might
imagine. Following Thomas Edison's
patenting in 1908 of his Kinetoscope,
cinema changed from a penny-arcade
trick to a national institution, with storefront "Nickelodeons" luring sharp
spectators into this new and lucrative
field. Edison continued making films,
lending his equipment and licensing it
to a number of companies - but omitted
patenting his designs.
Besides companies in England,
France's Lumiere brothers had beaten
Edison to it with their combined
camera/printer/projector, and the
Cinematographe. Others were copying
and stealing equipment, putting
everything in a state of confusion.
Companies were even spying on each
other!
Keaton's Early Years
On October 4, 1895, Joseph Frank
Keaton was born in the tiny town of
Piqua, Kansas, on the edge of Iola,
Kansas. From the time he was only six
months old, he was the victim of lifethreatening experiences. His tiny body
toppled down a long flight of stairs
while his parents were traveling with
a medicine show troupe. It must be
explained that Keaton's parents made a
living in show business, and medicine
shows were very popular at that time.
(They often came to my hometown of
Sullivan, Missouri, when I was a little
girl, selling their tonics for all kinds of
ailments.)
It was Keaton's father who dubbed
Buster Keaton
him Buster because of all the incidents
he miraculously survived during his
childhood. Even Houdini, the supreme
magician/illusionist, just happened
to be appearing in the same show. It
was said that he marveled at how the
baby boy survived a horrible accident.
But that was just the beginning of
Keaton's dangerous mishaps during
his childhood.
Buster's Mishaps Go Nationwide
The most action-packed story
about Buster occurred when he was
only three years old. During a hot
afternoon in the 'twister country' of
central Kansas, the eye of a cyclone
swung down and blew Buster out of
a second story window. After a long,
trying search, Buster's frantic parents
found the child sitting peacefully in
the middle of a street, three blocks
from the boarding house where they
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Dr. Marvin E. Wollen
March 3, 1932 - September 10, 2013
Olathe’s Santa Claus and tireless worker for the community
for many years died Tuesday, September 10. He not only played
Santa Claus for countless children, he was a civic leader who
shouldered the load and made Johnson County a better place for
all of us. Read more about “Doc Wollen” on page 9 of this issue.
Also, see page 12 for a photo gallery.
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Old Settlers A Big Success Again This Year
At right three cuties from
the Phelts family, Daijah,
Nevaeh, Ayngel got the best
face painting art we have
ever seen anywhere.
At left, Chuck Kurtz from
View from the Midwest
blog captures the beginning
and full essence of Johnson
County Old Settlers 115th
Celebration with everything
from the Ferris Wheel to
the crowds to the huge Old
Glory (US Flag) to the
Olathe Police Motorcycle
contingent. Hope you got to
be among the 100,000 who
came down over three days,
Sept. 5, 6, 7, 2013. Everyone
had a great time.
See Back Page for More Photos of Old Settlers
Photos By Chuck Kurtz
Olathe Teacher Immersed
in Japanese Culture
By Steve Baska
Senior Contributing Editor
Dianne Daugherty’s career has
an unusual focus for a Midwestern
American person: Japan. She teaches
Japanese language and culture at
Olathe North High School, and as an
Adjunct Professor at Johnson County
Community College. She has also
taught English in Japan. She guides
American and Japanese joint business
enterprises; government and school
partnerships; study and cultural tours;
and does translation of English to
Japanese; and Japanese to English.
Daugherty discussed her Japanese
activities with the Gazette recently.
Question: When and why did you first
get interested in Japan?
Answer: My husband, our one-yearold daughter and I, interested in
engaging in an international cultural
experience, moved to Japan in 1989
and lived there for three years (19891992). I didn't know much about Japan
at that time but I became very intrigued
with the language, history, culture and
customs while living there.
Q: Japan seems like such a different
culture than America? How is it
different and how is it similar?
New Theatre Restaurant
Presents
“Fox on the Fairway”
“Fore” “Fore” is the
warning we all know
that you hear, when
you are on a golf course.
In this case, we are
advising you that
you should be prepared
to laugh and laugh
heartily. The audience
sure did.
Our guests at the recent New
Theatre production of funny playwright Ken Ludwig’s winning
script, “Fox on the Fairway”,
enjoyed it a lot. Dining with me were
sons, Kiel and Brett Johnson and sister,
Jan Clark.
Billed as a farce, a light comedy, full
of chaos, confusion, misunderstanding,
not unlike other humorous pieces, it
delivers to the viewer. It was one laugh
after another. You could hear it in the
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By Steve Baska
Olathean Bill Miller loves the music
of the 1940s to 1960s and plays it with
care in his weekly nostalgia radio
show that airs on www.KQSAonline.
com from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays
and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. On
the Bill Miller Show, you will hear
a variety from the Glenn Miller Big
Band songs to Broadway show tunes
or television theme songs, along with
some commentary by Bill.
Bill, 82, has been in the radio business
since he was 19 and worked in Wichita,
Coffeyville, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and
other midwest towns playing music
and doing sports play by play.
Today his radio show is a hobby, and
Bill works 40 hours a week at the Price
Chopper grocery store at 151st Street
and Mur-Len Road, where he helps
customers in the self-checkout lanes.
But some mornings he goes to his
radio studio in downtown Olathe, east
of the county administration building,
to record his weekly show. Surrounded
by his recording equipment and stacks
of LP disks, CDs, 45s and 78s records,
he creates programs for everyone.
Bill makes a list of what he is going
to play in advance and then records his
show onto mini-CDs, which he sends
Bill Miller, radio show host, holds a
16 inch record that radio shows used
to be recorded on.
to Texas. The show then gets posted
on the Internet. “I often will play
something that is pegged to that day in
history. Like if the show ‘Gunsmoke’
started on that day in 1955, then I may
play the Gunsmoke theme song.”
Senior citizens are his primary
audience, and they love it. “The music
reminds them of songs they loved in
their youth and of what they were
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Long-Time Radio Pioneer Still
Broadcasts Favorites of Yesterday
Chuck Kurtz presents another great shot of Old Settlers, the Ottaway
Carnival Midway with Merrygoround, Ferris Wheel and the Edgar
Moore Tower on the Johnson County Administration Building.
Diane Daugherty
A: Its similar in that it is a modern
country with many of the same
conveniences that we enjoy here in
the US. There is a strong work ethic
among adults and students. Many
pursue college and advanced degrees.
They've experienced an economic
downturn which has left some
unemployed and although there seems
to be a lower percentage of homeless
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Dyan Cannon
Stars in
The Fox On The
Fairway at
The New
Theatre
Restaruant
A Hearty Thank You
to All Who Volunteered or
Visited Old Settlers Days
“ You Can Never Do A
Kindness Too Soon,
Because You Never Know
How Soon, It Will
Be Too Late.”
Mary Cochran’s
90th
Head Lice Treatment
Center Now Open
Expires 12-31-13
Exp.12-31-13
Mary Jean Cochran
Exp12-31-13
Caveman Dinosaur Club gourd winner
of the Isaiah Euler Award. All photos
courtesy Kathy Anderson, Donna
Manning. The Old Settlers Flower
Show was in City Hall Sep. 6, 7. See
more photos on page 12
Mary Cochran will celebrate her
90th Birthday with an Open House
on September 29, 2013 at the First
Presbyterian Church, Lee and Hershey
Streets, Olathe, Kansas from 2:30 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon. She is
looking forward to your presence.
Cherie Parker and Susan Truluck
Just the mention of head lice makes
you itch and actually finding one of
the buggers on a child’s head can send
parents into a panic. An estimated 6 to
12 million cases of head lice turn up in
children 3 to 11 years old in the Unites
States each year.
Olathe now has a professional Lice
Removal and Resource Center for
families dealing with head lice. Olathe
natives Susan Truluck and Cherie
Parker, sisters and now business
partners founded Heartland Healthy
Heads, LLC. They recently traveled
to South Florida for training and
certification through the Shepherd
Institute for Lice Solutions. This
nationally
recognized
program
provides education and intense handson training in the Shepherd Method,
a strand by strand lice removal
technique.
The Shepherd Institute also operates
a clinical research center and a
global outreach program to educate
communities around the world to
identify and eliminate head lice.
Heartland Healthy Heads is now
open for business, located and 1725 S
Murlen Road, Olathe, KS 66062 with
a 24 hour Lice Line 913-730-NITS
(6487).The goal is to provide a safe
effective treatment option and reduce
the stigma associated with head lice
through educating the community.
Heartland Healthy Heads offers a safe
and effective treatment, using nontoxic products and the best lice and nit
comb on the market. Stop by for a head
check and visit the education station
to learn all about head lice. Free head
checks will be offered through the end
of September.
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September 15, 2013
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Johnson County Old Settlers
Association Announces Awards for
Registered County Settlers
From Ina Kay Zimmerman
The Johnson County Old Settlers
Association announced its awards for
the oldest and longest married among
the Registered Old Settlers for 2013.
This year’s winners were:
Oldest Man - Arnold Kleinfeldt,
90, who arrived in Johnson County
in 1965; Oldest Woman - Betty
Corliss-Smith, 100, appearing in
Johnson County in 1912; and Longest
Married – Russell and Juanita
Turner, married 68 years, coming to
Johnson County in 1943 and 1927,
respectively.
The Turners received $50 and the
individual winners received $50 each
in recognition of these achievements.
For over 115 years, the Johnson
County Old Settlers Association has
provided a homecoming event for the
young and old of Johnson County and
their friends and families.
“This year 133 people registered as
Old Settlers, only a small fraction of
those entitled to record their names
each year in this important Johnson
County historical record,” said Ina
Kay Zimmerman, Registration Chair
for the Association.
It is a goal for the Johnson County
Old Settlers Association to be able to
register a much larger number of Old
Settlers in future years.
Ms. Zimmerman emphasizes that
the event and registration are for the
whole of Johnson County, not just the
county seat city of Olathe.
Old Settlers was attended by an
estimated 100,000 people over the
duration of the event. For more
information on the event’s activities,
visit:
www.johnsoncounty oldsettlers.com
Old Settlers Announces Parade
Winners 2013
If you are a winner listed below and
have not collected your ribbon and/or
prize winnings, please go to Silver’s
Jewelry, Santa Fe & Mur-Len, SW
corner, east side of shopping center.
Sheila Reitmeyer is the Parade
Director and is available Tuesday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Call 782-5551 to confirm.
Winners and classes were:
Novelty
1.Class of ’53 Olathe HS
John P. St. John Mem.
2.Life Church – motorcycles
3.Ed Everitt
Antique Truck
1.Todd Bleakley
2.Carl Stoker
Antique Car
1. Tally & JoLynn Hobbs
2. Charles Losh
3. Penwell-Gable Funeral Home
Commercial
1. JoCo Siding Window Co
2. Chick-fil-a
3. Here We Grow Again
Grand Prize
1. City of Olathe Persons w/
Disabilities Advisory Board
Youth Float
1.Cub Scout Pack 3084
2.Cub Scout Pack 3089
3.The Studio School of Dance
Marching Group
1.Pioneer Trail Middle School
Cheerleaders
2. US Naval Sea Cadets
3. FCC JC Olathe North Area
Club/Organization
1.Heritage Christian Academy
2.Olathe High School Class of 1963
3.Inclusions Connections
Hitch
1.MidAmerica Nazarene University
2.Mahaffie Stagecoach & Farm
3.Wells Fargo Bank
Tid Bits
The fabulous new Olathe Community
Center is progressing rapidly. Hope to
open mid next year. I think you will
be dazzled when you see the interior.
** At Santa Fe and Water to Chestnut,
the new fountain parks water features
are awesome, the city parks, city
leaders, planning people did a great
job putting those two new attractions
together, continuing to make Olathe,
the City Beautiful. Make a point of
going down to see them.
Care prayer, Concern
Bill Belcher, Phyllis Mackison, Bob
& Mary Louise Beltz, Grace Moody,
Jack Bernard, Molly Hammond,
Maron Moore, Glena Ewing, Marianne
Noll, Greg Crawford, Gary DeVault,
Keilly family, Ron Hinkle, Dorothy
Russell, Norman Voigts, Mark Duck,
Irish Lubberts, Rita Hoffman, Lindy
Darby, Wollen family.
Ariel Not Fidel
On Dana and Parks radio show, a
listener got all excited prematurely,
he had heard that ‘Fidel’ Castro had
hanged himself with a bedsheet.
The Cuban American had called all
his compadres to tell them that the
evil, murderous dictator was gone.
Parks had to dash his dream, when he
explained that it was “Ariel” Castro
the kidnapping torturer of three
Cleveland women who killed himself,
not “Fidel“ Castro, though that would
have been great, too.
Do You “Like” Us?
By Erin Vader City of Olathe
Stay connected to your city to
receive timely news and information
including city events, traffic alerts
and other updates to keep you in the
know. Simply “Like” us on Facebook
and “Follow” us on Twitter. Have
a question, concern or want to pass
along a compliment? We’ll respond
to those, too!
Ante-Up, John
On September 4, Sen. John McCain
was sitting through another long,
drawn-out meeting with Secretary
of State John Kerry discussing the
seriousness of Syria’s using chemical
gases on their own people. Someone
standing behind McCain caught a
snapshot of him playing poker on his
cell phone.
We’re all mutli-taskers, or claim
we are. I’ll bet he still was listening
better to what was going on than the
guy or gal who took the picture. I pity
the Senator. How can he possibly be
a half-way normal person after being
tortured for several years by the North
Vietnamese in the 70’s. He was shot
down and held captive for five years.
His father and grandfather were both
Navy Admirals, so McCain was a
high profile POW (prisoner of war).
The propaganda loving North
Vietnamese offered to release McCain
for war image purposes to make
themselves look like the good guys.
McCain refused the pardon choosing
to stay with his fellow captives and
the harsh treatment that continued.
Honesty Lives with Ronnie
Last of the honest kids. Just when
we think the world has gone to hell
and the younger generation is a bunch
of thugs, Ronnie Horvatic comes
forward.
Olathe East High School grad
Ronnie Horvatic found a cell phone
at Old Settlers and brought it to the
Information Booth, for our Lost and
Found. If he had been dishonest
he could have sold it on E-Bay or
Craig’s List most likely but he was
raised right by his parents.
Seems few are anymore. I rewarded
him with a free Culvers treat and he
thanked me. Wish I could have given
him a bunch of money.
We later heard the phone ring,
answered it and determined the caller
was the father of the phone’s owner
and we told him what had happened.
Later the owner came, identified the
phone, used the correct passcode and
he was on his way. There are some
decent people left in this world of
ours today. You just have to look for
them.
“Barmby Banners”Needed
Pushing for Barmby banners for
119th, and 135th and 151st. I
have spoken to City Commissioner
Wes McCoy and the City’s Tim
Dannenberg about putting up some
more of what we once called ‘The
Barmby Banners’.
They are poles that support fixtures
to mount preprinted vinyl banners
over Santa Fe at Cherry in downtown
Olathe.
They are used often for soccer,
baseball, softball, basketball, Old
Settlers, police, disabilities week,
championships, crime prevention
week, etc and everyone notices
them.
There used to be a set of the large
poles near Westlake and Perkins
over Santa Fe before the roads were
redone there. We need to install some
at several key thoroughfares.
Ray Barmby was mayor nearly
twenty years ago and was instrumental
in getting the banner poles erected.
Many communities, aware that
sadly only a small percentage ever
read newspapers, have reader boards
or large changeable signs put up
showing to drivers and passengers,
information about upcoming civic
events, etc.
In Topeka, a large bank has paid for
several electronic, moving word signs
telling about coming events. They are
in several busy city intersections and
are very effective.
KEJ
Area Tennis Courts Scheduled
for Resurfacing
From Erin Vader
The City of Olathe Parks and
Recreation Department will resurface
several area tennis courts beginning
September 9:
• Two Trail Parks (1000 N. Ridgeview
Rd.) – September 9; slated to reopen
September 14.
• Havencroft Elementary (1700 E.
Sheridan) – September 16; reopening
September 21.
• Scarborough Elementary (2000
Lindenwood Rd.) – September 16;
slated to reopen September 21.
Thank you for your patience as we
work to improve park amenities for
our residents and visitors.
Luxury To Expand Your Universe
From Hammacher-Schlemmer
This is the advanced telescope
that provides the same optical
performance demanded by the
world’s
leading
astronomical
research institutions. Similar to the
Ritchey-Chretien design used by the
US Naval Observatory’s telescope
in Flagstaff, AZ. A built in GPS
automatically orients to and tracks
any of the144,000 celestial objects
stored in its on-board computer. 104”
tall, 76” wide, 42” longm 640 lbs, cat
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$35,000
Gazette Howdies to...
...Colleen & Don Miller Howard
and Ellie Schoen from Enterprise
Bank; Donna Reist, Jerry Gentry,
Wes McCoy, Mayor Mike Copeland
Don & Faith Bell Melvin & Jean
Dell,
Hannah Stephanie and son;
Jayne & Dave Jones; Bob and Lila
Courtney, Norma Voigts, Dick &
Vicki Holdman, Bob Becky Pirotte,
Richard Kauffman and wife, Tim
Ayres , Sarah and Aaron Schlagel,
Mark Limes, cook @ Ryans, Lynn &
Jerry Traylor, Walter & Illah Howell,
Jim Gifford, Kathy Meyer, Mark &
Sloane Marriott and kids, Luke and
Hope;
and Norma Drew Carole
Giffin, Shirley Bruce VanArsdale,
Lenexa Mayor Mike Boehm, and all
the rest I spoke to and cannot recall,
I’m sorry.
I lost my other list of folks to
mention here. Sorry, hate to leave
people out. They’re all important to
us.
KEJ
Wild Driving Crasher
On the evening of August 31, an
unidentified, allegedly drunken
driver was seen driving wildly in a
west Olathe parking lot and followed
by police east on Park Street where,
going at a very high rate of speed, he
and his vehicle flew over the west
BNSF tracks before crashing into
the Children of the Prairie fountain
between the Court House and
Administration Buildings. You can
see the vehicle’s long skid marks on
the Courthouse Square sidewalks and
substantial damage to the base of the
fountain.
Another Role Model
Miley Cyrus, once a cherubic (angellike) Hannah Montana, is now a
certifiable slut-like figure. Her recent
simulated oral and anal sex portrayal
on the MTV Awards confirms, she is
just another in a string of has-been
harlots who were once role models
for the kids and are now fighting for
their now ‘star’ less survival. Let’s
celebrate more worthy stars.
Sheriff’s Office Releases
Name of Victim from Car Fire
The victim of a car fire deputies
responded to during the early morning
hours of Sept. 8 has been identified
as Jerome Stonebraker a 61 year-old
man from Olathe. The investigation
determined there was no criminal
activity involved in Stonebraker’s
death.
On Sept. 8 at 5:30 a.m., deputies
discovered a body in a vehicle after
responding to a fire call at 183rd and
Clare Rd. in rural Johnson County.
When deputies and firefighters with
Johnson County Fire District #1
arrived, the vehicle was fully involved
and firefighters were able to quickly
put the fire out.
Mary Cochran’s 90th
Mary Cochran will celebrate her
90th Birthday with an Open House
on September 29, 2013 at the First
Presbyterian Church, Lee and
Hershey Streets, Olathe, Kansas
from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. in the
afternoon. She is looking forward to
your presence.
Old Settlers Parade Committee
wishes to thank this year’s judges
Adrienne Morgan, Carol Giffin,
Donna Reist
German ‘Titanic’
A very interesting two hour long
History Channel story was shown
recently. Fascinating, it appears for
propaganda value, Hitler wanted to
portray the Germans at being better
than anyone else ever, and at virtually
everything. From sports to movies,
from beauty to brains to brawn, he
thought the Aryan Nazis were the
best.
Loving Hollywood and all movies,
he commissioned his ‘propaganda’
minister Joseph Goebbels’ talents
through master cinema director
Wolfgang Zeltin to do a lying,
revisionist anti-British depiction of
Titanic, the movie.
The movie script was to portray
the Brits as cowardly, lying, greedy
people who needed to be invaded by
the Germans to straighten them out.
The making of the expensive German
“Titanic” movie is a good story and
I won’t spoil the conclusion except to
say the Germans didn’t win the war.
The Greatest
Quotations Of All Time
By Anthony St. Peter
We are all mortal until the first
kiss and the second glass of wine.
Eduardo Galeano
There is no love more sincere than
the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
National Merit Scholarship SemiFinalists Listed from Olathe
Congratulations to these gifted
people.
OLATHE EAST H. S.
Gleason, Matthew W.
Sharma, Snigdha
Stapleton, Dane J.
OLATHE NORTH H. S.
Bergman, Victoria G.
Dahl, Ryan H.
Fitzgerald, Emmett A.
Kinzel, Christoph C.
Tucker, Elizabeth E.
OLATHE NORTHWEST H. S.
Flom, Erik R.
Lorey, Kyle B.
OLATHE SOUTH H. S.
Beene, Andrea K.
Delaney, Tanner B.
Eschliman, Evan L.
Webb, Brock F.
Hearty Hellos to:
Kathy Anderson, Karen Hamilton,
Max Beets, Terry Robins, to Myrna
Vern aka ‘Mike 63’; Driver Al
George,
John and Becky Burns,
Julia at Char's real estate, Donna,
Ina Kay and Charley Zimmerman,
Hope Tinoco and Ricky, Dr Don
Owens, Greg, Rose at Ryan’s, Eric
at Cracker Barrel, Kari at Culvers,
Jeri Duddridge; Billy Jo and DeeDee
at K& M , Deb, Stacy, Brandon at
antique shop; Bob and Lila Courtney,
Connie Millbern Cerner, Doc and
Barbara at OMC Recep Bldg.#1.
Joan Shriver, Marilyn Brown, Wanda
Bonham, Dave Highfill,, Cousin
Ken Fleming, Mike Prine, Jennifer
Greene, Gary at Westlake Hdwe,
Bill Harralson, Chip Johnson, Ann
Oswald, Sgt Courtney Giron, Janet
McKenny CAF, Max Waddell, Joe
Farely, Michele Dioszeghy.
Bullying Unabated
Schools are trying to contain the
bullying, but wonder if it is working.
Kids are so good at concealing
it and the victims are afraid to
speak up. Some schools have the
Rachel Program (after Rachel from
Columbine, CO, who was victim of
Klebold and Harris).
Bullying
In Queens, New York City, a scummy
place to be, for sure, an underweight,
small, but brainy 12-year-old, Joel
Morales, was teased, taunted, tortured
by the monster bullies there.
His mom tried to prevent it, moved
schools. It persisted. Things were
thrown at him, he was called names,
was held down and beaten. Mom
moved him again from school, met
with administrators, even bullies’
families.
It did no good. I assume the bullies
are happy. Several days ago, he was
found dead, hanging in his apartment
bathtub. Finally, bully free.
This is a sick, sick culture when this
continues to happen. And even sicker
when we don’t do anything about it. Is
it any great wonder we have so many
home schoolers, so many Christian
schools, so many shootings. Well, we
have so many guns.
Subject: NOT ALL
THIEVES ARE STUPID!!
From Roland Morreale
Some people left their car in the
long-term parking at San Jose while
away, and someone broke into the
car. Using the information on the car's
registration in the glove compartment,
they drove the car to the people's
home in Pebble Beach and robbed it.
So I guess if we are going to leave the
car in long-term parking, we should
NOT leave the registration/insurance
cards in it, nor your remote garage
door opener.
This gives us something to think
about with all our new electronic
technology. It happened right here to
our editor’s wife. Car broken in to at
work, followed GPS device to home,
robbed home.
Hey Mom, Here’s An Idea:
Price Chopper Field Trips
Available in Olathe
Looking for a trip for your Cubs,
Brownies, 4-H, Scouts? Here’s an
idea. Back to School Educational and
Fun Field trips are available in Olathe.
Price Chopper welcomes all age
groups. Show the kids what it takes to
get our food on the shelves. Contact
Tricia or George by phone or in store,
we will gladly schedule a tour. 2101
E. Santa Fe Olathe, Kansas, off MurLen. 913-764-7300
Marieann Koehler
September 15, 2013
Driver’s License Offices
Open Late This Fall
A recent brief in your paper said that
the driver licensing offices in Mission
and Olathe would be open until 8
p.m.
That is not accurate. The office
will be open Monday through Friday
7 a.m.to 4:45 p.m. starting September
9. The offices will be open evenings
later this fall until 7:45 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, but there is not yet
a start date for that project.
Jeannine Koranda
Public Information Officer
Kansas Department of Revenue
Publisher’s note: We previously
reported the wrong dates for the start
of evening service. Sorry. And thanks
for correcting us.
Keith,
Great seeing you at Old Settlers! My
wife commented that it’s the first one
I've been to in seven years. Actually,
I'm supposed to be in the desert now,
however, I have some issues to deal
with before I leave.
I am open should you wish to have
me as a speaker. I would just give the
group an overview of what it’s like
from my perspective in the Middle
East and what camp looks like. Most
will have no clue.
Also, I have started a new business.
Harris Associated Consulting. We
offer Emergency Planning, Risk
Assessment and training to School
Districts, Universities, Corporations
of all sizes and special locations like
Homeowners Associations. We cover
all aspects of preparedness as well as
how to best prepare as an individual.
To put it on the line... Will you be
a Liability (not ready) or an Asset
(Prepared) if the emergency faces
you. 9-1-1 is not a plan!
Kent Harris
Fall Cemetery Tour Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the popular Fall Cemetery
Tours are now available for purchase.
The Historic Cemetery Tours offer a
chance to learn more about the historic
Olathe Cemetery from Mahaffie staff
dressed in 19th Century clothing
portraying historic people. Fall
Cemetery Tours will be October 1012 with tours beginning at 7:00 p.m.,
7:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., and 8:30 p.m.
each evening. (913) 971-5111.
Gazette Humor
(our apologies to the super
sensitive out there, lighten up! )
Top Reasons Why Dogs Are Better
Than Women
1. The later you are the more excited
dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs time in the bathroom is
limited to a quick drink.
3. Dogs think you sing great.
4. Dogs don't shop.
5. Dogs understand that instincts are
better than asking for directions.
6. Dogs like beer.
7. Dogs never expect gifts.
8. Dogs don't spend holidays with
their parents.
9. Dogs don't need 500 pairs of
shoes.
10. Dogs don't hate their bodies.
But the top reason dogs are better
than women..........
Dogs love to go hunting and fishing
Johnson’s County Gazette
Briefs
Harry LaCerte, Joann’s husband, was
childhood chums with North Carolina
legendary
basketball
coaching
icon, Dean Smith, who will soon be
recipient of the “Presidential Medal
of Peace” at the White House. ***
College Announces
Fall Lineup for Jazz Series
The fall lineup for the JCCC Jazz
Series has been set. The series, which
showcases the talents of local jazz
musicians, takes place at noon on
Tuesdays for six consecutive weeks
from September 24 to October 29.
All performances, which are free
and open to the public, are held in
the Recital Hall of the Carlsen Center
unless otherwise noted.
Here's the lineup:
Sept. 24 Roger Wilder Quintet
Oct. 1
Tim Whitmer Trio
Oct. 8
Dan Bliss and
Rod Fleeman, guitars
Oct. 15
Everett Freeman Quartet
Oct. 22
James Ward Band
featuring Ron Gutierrez,
Polsky Theatre
Oct. 29
John Brewer presents
Mosaic Jazz
The jazz series is sponsored by the
JCCC Music and Theatre department.
Seating is available on a first-come,
first-seated basis.
Just In
Old Settlers Committee did an
awesome job as always, no thanks
to me, I just sit and watch. Do some
great advertising for them. Only two
lost kids, a few scrapes and bruises
and bit of not drinking enough water,
but Thank God no one seriously hurt.
Some thoughtless people brought
dogs. Please don’t do that.
The safe environment is due to our
safety conscious committee, our
police, fire and EMT folks. The police
presence ensures no undesirable
elements get anywhere at Old Settlers.
Thank you, officers. You guys looked
great down there.
Thanks for coming. Many of your
dollars support local charitable causes.
All the food booths are non-profits
and spread their proceeds around the
area. The commercial booth dwellers,
the arts and crafters, are all small
businesses trying to make a little
extra money when half the bloomin’
country is on food stamps or welfare.
Bless them for trying to improve
themselves. The carnival gives the
non-profit Old Settlers committee
a percentage and the committee
helps charities in the area and pays
its huge expenses for entertainment,
stage, tents and chair and table rental,
insurance, electrical power units, and
more I can’t remember right now.
9-11
It depresses me to even think about
this event that never had to happen
but for our stupid politically correct
culture of not sharing information
they had with other agencies. We had
Middle Eastern men, reported by FBI
field offices, learning to fly airliners,
but not how to land or take-off, only
fly. Did you read that? And the folks
so afraid of a law suit or some other
dumb PC policy were afraid to pursue
it. Again, I repeat. We have met the
enemy and he is US.
Reeces Remember
Bertie and Melvin Reece honored
the 9-11 Memories by putting up
US flags at half staff and displaying
signs reminding us of the 3,000 who
died senselessly and in many cases
heroically at the hands of some of the
most evil, diabolical men nature can
conceive.
Olathe Youth Sports
Olathe’s Paper for 35 Years
You Know You Might
Be A Redneck IF:
From Jeff Foxworthy
1. There’s no record of your birth
anywhere.
2. You dated your daddy’s current
wife in high school.
3. You’ve ever head-butted a
vending machine
4. You’ve ever worn a tube top to a
wedding.
5. You buy a police scanner to keep
up with your relatives.
6. People are scared to touch your
bathrobe.
7. Breakfast in the morning is
interrupted by someone asking, “Has
anyone seen my teeth?”
8. You wash your car more often
than your kids.
9. You think Thunderbird is an
acceptable wine choice with a bean
burrito.
10. Your two year old has more teeth
than you do.
Gazette Humor
HOSPITAL CHART BLOOPERS
From Diane Hart
Actual writings from hospital charts
Examination of genitalia reveals
that he is circus sized.
The lab test indicated abnormal
lover function.
Skin: somewhat pale but present.
The pelvic exam will be
done later on the floor.
Patient has two teenage children,
but no other abnormalities.
GETTING OLDER
From Bob Millbern
A distraught senior citizen
phoned her doctor's office.
"Is it true," she wanted to know,
"that the medication you prescribed
has to be taken for the rest of my
life?"
"'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told
her.
There was a moment of silence
before the senior lady replied, "I'm
wondering, then, just how serious is
my condition because this prescription
is marked. 'NO REFILLS'.."
Why We Say It
By Webb Garrison
“High Muckety-Muck”
Practically every organization, as
well as every industry and business,
has a “high muckety-muck”. Lots
of citizens also know someone who
holds that unofficial title in financial
or social circles. Traced to its roots,
this earthy phrase really means
“somebody who has had plenty to
eat.”
It appears to have sprung from
European attempts to understand
American Indian jargon. In scarce
times, only the Indian chieftain and
his family ate well and had enough
muck- a-muck or native food.
THINK AHEAD FOR
CHRISTMAS!!!!
"CRAFTERS &
VENDORS SHOW"
From Ruth Mallicoat
at
Gardens At Creekside
16110 West 133rd Street
Olathe, Kansas
(Behind Kohl's & HyVee)
October 5th
9:00 to 3:00
Many of our residents have
creative talents and would love to
show some of those at our sale on
Oct. 5th At Gardens @ Creekside.
Visitors Are Welcome!!!!!
Phone # 816-914-1524
or 913-515-0615
New Theater Restaurant coming
attractions are Dyan Cannon in The
Fox on the Fairway Aug. 29- Nov
3; George Wendt (Cheers) in Never
Too Late Nov. 6 - Jan. 19; Judge
Reinhold in Harvey Jan. 22-April 6;
Connie Stevens in Miracle on South
Division Street April 9-June 15; and
Smokey Joe’s Café June 19-Aug. 24;
plus Songs of Lieber and Stoller to
finish up the season. Call 649-SHOW
(7469) for season tickets.
Fun Facts to Know and Tell
From Diane Hart
1. Your big toes have two bones each
while the rest have three.
2. A pair of human feet contain
250,000 sweat glands. No wonder
they stink.
3. A full bladder is roughly the size of
a soft ball.
4. The acid in your stomach is strong
enough to dissolve razor blades.
5. The human brain cells can hold
five times as much information as the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
6. It takes the food seven seconds
to get from your mouth to your
stomach.
So now you know everything, Gazette
readers.
IMPORTANT
Don’t Lose Your Eyesight
A lady, Sharon Corder, cornered
us at Cedar Lake Village and said
we needed to mention that cataracts
and glacucoma are very hereditary
diseases and disabilities. To most
everyone I know, your vision is your
most important asset after life itself.
If you have any relative, especially
Mom and Dad who have had any eye
problems, you need to get to an eye
doctor as soon as you can schedule an
appointment with a great eye doctor.
“Eat Your Words”
By Charlotte Foltz Jones,
from Adrienne Morgan
Lollipops – Which of these two
theories do you believe? The first
says lolly is an English word for
tongue and the pop is the noise made
when sucking on the candy, not to
mention the fact that one pops it into
the mouth. The English had a hard
candy called lollipop but it was not
on a stick.
Here’s the second theory. In the
early 1900’s, a Connecticut candy
maker, George Smith, put the candy
on a stick and named it lollipop after
a famous racehorse of the day. Today,
many of us remember Shirley Temple
in her movie Bright Eyes where she
sang the song, “On the Good Ship
Lollipop”.
Gazette Humor
You can't read this and stay in a
bad mood !
From Bill Jacobs
1. How Do You Catch a Unique
Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.
2. How Do You Catch a Tame
Rabbit?
Tame Way.
3. How Do Crazy People Go Through
The Forest ?
They Take The Psychopath
4. How Do You Get Holy Water?
You Boil The Hell Out Of It
5. What Do Fish Say When They Hit
a Concrete Wall?
Dam!
6. What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting
On The Ice too Long?
Polaroids
7. What Do You Call a Boomerang
That Doesn't work?
A Stick
8. What Do You Call Cheese That
Isn't Yours?
Nacho Cheese.
9. What Do You Call Santa's
Helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.
10. What Do You Call Four
Bullfighters In Quicksand?
Quatro Cinco.
You Can Tell Who’s Hurtin’
Wheel of ‘unFortune-ate” advertisers.
Sometimes you can tell who’s hurtin’
the most business-wise by how they
advertise. Costa Cruise Lines, the
cruise line that dumps passengers
over on a beach on the coast of Italy
is on the show advertising (some
30 died). St Croix is least desirable
isle in the Virgin Islands runs ads
there. On Maui a place runs ads like
crazy on the Wheel, wonder if it’s a
borderline place to stay.
Super-Earth 40 light years away
'is rich in water with a thick, steamy
atmosphere',
confirm
Japanese
astronomers.
• GJ 1214b is 2.6 times Earth’s
diameter and is seven times as
massive.
• It was first discovered as part of
the ground-based MEarth Project in
2009.
• The observations by the Subaru
telescope could help scientists find
out more about the planet's birthplace
and formation history.
Blue light observations of a superEarth 40 light years from our planet
suggest that it is a world with a thick,
steamy water-rich atmosphere.
Japanese astronomers used the
Subaru telescope to observe planetary
transits of the super-Earth, which
is located at the centre of the Milky
Way.
Astronomers had previously
confirmed that this alien world has
a thick atmosphere, but were unable
to determine whether the atmosphere
was primarily hydrogen or a steamy
soup of water vapour.
Their findings confirm that the
super-Earth has an atmosphere rich
in water rather than hydrogen.
Wearing Seatbelts
It’s essential that you wear seatbelts.
It’s the law. I was going just a few
blocks after the bank and didn’t hook
up. On Santa Fe near Ford, I noticed a
city employe in bright orange T-shirt
and waved at him. Then, I saw a OPD
SUV hidden behind some trees at the
computer man store. Cool, I thought
they’re finally trying to catch the
blankety-blank red light runners I
lecture my kids about.
Idea! I’ll drive over there and thank
him for trying to get these guys. As I
drove up next to him, he rolled down
his window and said gruffly, “go right
over there and park.” I did and I got a
ticket, yes a $10 ticket for not wearing
my seatbelt. Oh well so much for not
wearing my seatbelt and trying to
make a big deal out of the Police just
doing their job. I learned my lesson.
Orange T-shirt guy was a cop. Duh!
Glad to see they’re being so clever
and sneaky, you have to, to get
the ever-present, killing red light
runners.
World War II Vintage Airplanes
Tom and Peter Marsh (center) attended the Commemorative Air Force Show
at 21st Century Airport near Olathe (former US Naval Air Station - Olathe).
Pictured above is the forward part of the famous World War II heavy bomber,
the Boeing B-29. It was a B-29 that ended WW II in Japan in early August
1945 when the world’s first nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. The U.S. produced 375,000 aircraft for the war.
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Old Settlers Committee did an
awesome job as always, no thanks
to me, I just sit and watch. Do some
great advertising for them. Only two
lost kids, a few scrapes and bruises
and bit of not drinking enough water,
but Thank God no one seriously hurt.
Some thoughtless people brought
their doggone dogs. Please don’t do
that. They are not allowed there.
The safe environment is due to our
safety conscious committee, our
police, fire and EMT folks. The police
presence ensures no undesireable
elements get anywhere at Old Settlers.
Thank you, officers. You guys, look
great down there.
Thanks for coming. Many of your
dollars support local charitable
causes. All the food booths are nonprofits and spread their proceeds
around the area. The commercial
booth dwellers, the arts and crafters
are all small businesses trying to make
a little extra money when half the
bloomin’ Country is on food stamps
or welfare. Bless them for trying to
improve themselves.
The Carnival gives the non profit
Old Settlers committee a percentage
and the committee helps charities in
the area and pays its huge expenses
for entertainment, stage, tents and
chair and table rental, insurance,
electrical power units, and more I
can’t remember right now.
I tried to write down names of
friends and acquaintances I spoke to
at the 115th Annual JCOS, but just
couldn’t get all of them. I apologize.
Glad I got to see all of you, though.
9-11
It depresses me to even think about
this event that never had to happen
but for our stupid politically correct
culture of not profiling anyone
anymore. We had Middle Eastern
men reported by FBI Field Offices
learning to fly airliners at flying
schols, but NOT wanting to know
how to land or take-off, only fly. Did
you read that? And the folks so afraid
of a law suit or some other dumb PC
policy were afraid to pursue it. Again,
I repeat. We have met the enemy and
he is US. Now finally, the idiots-incharge tell us, “ If you see something
say something.” If something had
been done, then, this whole 9-11
would never have happened, I feel.
9-11 was this generation’s Pearl
Harbor, I think we will be much more
vigilant in the future. Perhaps that’s
why the NSA is monitoring all our
conversations.
Reeces Remember
Bertie and Melvin Reece honored
the 9-11 Memories by putting up
US flags at half-staff and displaying
signs reminding us of the 3,000 who
died senselessly and in many cases
heroically at the hands of some of
the most evil, diabolical men nature
can conceive. Did you ever realize
that many, probably in the hundreds,
jumped from those skyscrapers to
avoid being incinerated? To certain
deaths. When the alternative, is
immolation (burning to death) I
guarantee each of us would jump
every time. I know I would. Can
you imagine the terror? You won’t
see it portrayed in our media, it’s
too angering, yes inflaming (no pun
intended)
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Johnson’s County Gazette
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 35 Years
September 15, 2013
Other Sheep
Ministries
By Rev. Carl Erwin
Marching Orders
People today march to different
tunes. They try to tune up with
different people even though Jesus is
our tuning fork (like a piano).
The march around Jericho took
place and they were told how many
times to march around and then blow
the trumpet, like the leopard who
was to dip in the water seven times.
His obedience brought about divine
healing.
The followers of Jesus marched
to the upper room and obeyed by
tarrying and they received their
marching orders to go into the World
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and preach the Gospel (Good News)
to all, far and near.
So God has marching orders for each
one of us. We must keep in tune with
one leader (the Holy Spirit) in order
to be effective. By having results in
wherever we go, we can say today,
"His Truth Is Marching On. Glory.
Glory, Hallelujah!"
In the last column, we talked about
setting goals for the new school
year. What are some of those goals?
How can you help your child(ren)
accomplish those goals and feel good
about himself/herself?
Certainly, one of the goals is to do
your best. That doesn’t mean every
child makes an “A” in every class.
It means every child develops selfdiscipline and succeeds as much as
possible.
Set up a success chart. Check off the
homework when it is completed. Give
stars for successful reports. Make a
visual reminder that school is all about
learning and sets a foundation for the
future.
Another goal might be to find a
way to be nice to new students. Being
the new kid in the classroom is scary.
Teach your children to befriend the
new kids and help them become part
of the group.
Prepare your children for bullies.
When they see bullying or when
they experience it, go to the proper
authorities. Then, as the parent, always
be listening to your children in case a
bully has come after them.
Let your children create some of
their own goals. Listen and support
your school-aged child(ren). When
that happens, we’re all successful.
RJ Thesman is the author of “The
Unraveling of Reverend G” – a finalist
for the Grace Award. Thesman lives in
Olathe with her son and an elderly
cat. She enjoys gardening, reading
and cooking. Her website and blog
address is: www.rjthesman.net. Other
helpful websites include: singlemom.
com; momsense.com; DivorceCare.
org.
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people than here in the U.S., the
number of families with low income
has increased there.
One of the most obvious differences
is the language, but I'll speak about it
later. When a westerner first arrives in
Japan, the number of differences one
encounters can be overwhelming. I
remember feeling like I was floating.
I was trying to grasp at something
familiar, something that made sense,
but the way I reasoned and expected
things to happen invariably was
incorrect. I quickly realized that the
best way to learn how to function
successfully in this culture would be
to watch, emulate and repeat. Because
I was involved in education, here are
a few things I noticed about Japan's
education:
High school students do not drive
to school. Nearly all students walk,
ride bikes or take trains to school and
home.
Students rarely hold part time jobs,
instead they often attend cram schools
specializing in science, math and
English.
Mandatory education is from
Kindergarten to 9th grade. The
curriculum is provided by a National
Ministry of Education, so basically all
elementary and junior high students
study from the same textbooks and
take the same standardized tests.
Many of the Junior High buildings all
over Japan look quite similar - built en
mass following World War II. There is
usually no air conditioning, heating is
provided by kerosene stove, students
engage in cleaning activities at the
end of school each day and they often
attend school on Saturday to either
practice test-taking or participate in
club activities or sports.
They are assigned to a home-room
in 7th grade for their junior high years
and again in 10th grade for their High
School years. That home room group
of students, with their teacher stay
together for those three years. There
are many private high schools, and they
will typically offer specialized courses
for college preparation, business or
technical skill development. English
is mandatory starting in 7th grade.
Speaking English is a high priority
and a common pursuit for college
students, businessmen, housewives,
young professionals and retired folks.
Because of this, people in Japan
maintain a broad perspective on
world affairs and engage in life-long
learning.
In general, education is highly
regarded and respected. Parents
support their children during their
educational years and they would
never consider missing the parentteacher conference. Teachers' pay
is about the same as it is here in the
mid-west but the biggest difference is
the very high level of respect that all
teachers receive from their students,
parents and the public.
Q: Is Japanese language hard to learn?
Is it written vertically?
A: According to a recent academic
article I read, Yes, Japanese is one
of the hardest languages to learn for
westerners. The reasons sited were
(a) three different scripts are used
(Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji);
(b) use of grammatical markers or
particles (sounds or characters that
follow the topic, the object of the verb,
destination of movement, location of
action, etc.); (c) word order (Subject
Object Verb vs English which is
Subject Verb Object). When students
ask me, "Is Japanese hard to learn?",
my usual answer is this: "No, not if
you're determined and motivated."
Here are my tips for success:
1. Its got a steep learning curve in
the beginning due to the scripts and
grammar differences, but its relatively
easy to pronounce so keep it fun by
speaking and repeating Japanese using
your ear.
2. Although the grammar is different
from English, its extremely regular and
predictable - only 2 irregular verbs for
example- I'm not kidding! Learn the
basics, apply patterns and vocabulary
as you learn them and don't be afraid
to play with the language.
3. Stick with it. With disciplined study
and practice, you can master it. The
language also provides deep insights
Japan
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into the Japanese history, culture
and identity. That makes it very
intriguing.
4. Host students or visitors from Japan
whenever you can; try to participate
in an exchange program or study tour
to Japan; attend the Japan Festival;
join the Japan America Society; and if
possible, go to teach English there.
Q: Who in America is interested in
learning the Japanese language? Is it
primarily students or business people
who want to travel there?
A: I think it depends on what part of
the country you live in. I teach high
school and college students, so I can
speak about those demographics here
in Johnson County with more authority.
Enrollment in Japanese at Olathe
High Schools is usually between 240280 students. We now offer 4 levels
of Japanese at all four high schools
and its the largest HS program in the
midwest. At JCCC, enrollment has
steadily increased and sections have
been added for afternoon and evening
classes. However, in regions with
strong business ties to Japan, I think
one would see interest in business
Japanese as well.
Unfortunately, schools across the US
have had to cut their Japanese programs
due to funding or staffing. As a less
commonly taught language, it takes
a great deal of hard work, promoting,
justifying and extra curricular work
to keep our enrollment and interest as
high as it is.
Q: Is there still American resentment
against Japan because of the World
War II attack on Pearl Harbor by the
Japanese?
A: Not like one might expect.
The general population of Japan
experienced the war in a very different
way than how some of my history
books presented it during my high
school years. My father served in the
Army during World War II, so I too
went to Japan with some reservations
about how I might be viewed as an
American.
I'm very grateful for the two Atomic
Bomb Memorial Parks and Museums
in Japan, one in Hiroshima and one
in Nagasaki. I've visited the one in
Hiroshima many times and found it to
be highly educational, non-political
and deeply touching. The people of
Japan, along with civilians and soldiers
from around the world suffered
terribly during WWII. The message
that rings strongly and clearly is for
supporting and sustaining peace. My
impression is that they desire to learn
from history and do everything in their
power to not repeat it. In the 24 years
that I've had associations with Japan, I
have encountered only one man who
seemed to still hold resentment toward
Americans.
In addition, the great majority of
Japanese people I encounter hold
a high respect for the U.S., for the
occupation under General MacArthur's
direction and for the investment from
the U.S. in rebuilding Japan in the post
war years.
Q: What is interesting for travelers to
see in Japan if they wish to visit? What
do you recommend?
A: For travelers without functional
Japanese language skills, the larger
cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya and
Osaka for example are tourist friendly
with many opportunities to see castles,
temples, shrines, museums, traditional
performing arts, cultural events, pop
culture, fashion and shopping.
If possible though, I think the most
meaningful trips are "off the beaten
track" type tours which might include
side trips to the island of Shikoku,
strolling through a magnificent
Japanese Garden in Kanazawa, visiting
a sustainable farm in Tochigi Prefecture
or volunteering in Tohoku (Northeast)
Japan where people are still recovering
and rebuilding after the earthquake and
tsunami of 2011. These kinds of tours
are more customized, project-focused
and would require a bilingual guide but they're life-changing.
When we lead student tours to Japan
for example, we are able to do a oneweek home-stay and school visit,
sight-see in Tokyo and/or Kyoto and
Nara, volunteer at a sustainable farm
and explore a historical place like the
Nikko or Mount Fuji area.
Q: How many times have you been to
Japan and what do you do there?
A: After returning from living in Japan
in 1992, I've been able to go back to
visit nearly every year (so maybe 18
times since '92). I was involved in
an international trade business for a
while and I also frequently lead tours
there. If possible, I always try to visit
my good friends and Rotarians in
Maebashi. I usually spend some time
in Tokyo because its just one of the
most amazing cities on the planet; I
love to go to the hot springs (on-sen)
and enjoy nature; and I always try to
explore some place new.
Q: What Japanese groups and activities
are you involved in here?
A: I teach Japanese at Olathe North
High School and also at JCCC. I am
the founder of Ki Daiko, a student
Japanese drum group that learns to play
taiko and also performs throughout
the area. I'm also a founding member
of Three Trails Taiko, an adult Taiko
performance group. For the past 15
years or so, I've been heavily involved
with the planning and execution of the
Greater KC Japan Festival serving as
the Director for Performing Arts. I also
enjoy playing the koto, a 13-stringed
zither. I'm a member of the Heart of
America Japan America Society, the
American Association for Teachers of
Japanese and the ACTFL, the National
Foreign Language Association.
Q: Is Japan a nation on the rise,
economically and culturally, or is it
static or declining?
A: Definitely on the rise. Japan's
birthrate is declining and the older
population is increasing which
continues to put strain upon Japan's
economy but despite its challenges,
Japan is and will remain an extremely
important country to us. Throughout
Japan's history, there are examples of
eastern and western elements woven
into its culture, language, business
and lifestyle. To study and learn
about Japan is to gain an important
perspective that allows us to better
understand eastern insights. I believe
that these insights will be beneficial for
us as China continues to demonstrate
economic growth. It is strategically
important and mutually beneficial for
the U.S. and Japan to maintain close
economic, political and cultural ties.
Culturally, it’s difficult to think of
Japan and not think of Pokemon, video
games, manga, animation and cosplay.
These aspects of Japanese pop culture
are highly popular here in the U.S. and
the popularity is growing.
Q: How is America viewed by Japanese
people today? Favorably or not?
A: Very favorably, I think. I continue
to feel that there is a high level of
interest in and respect for the US.
One way this is evident is by the
number of college students that
flock here for our excellent higher
education opportunities. In addition,
the U.S. remains one of the top travel
destinations for Japanese tourists and
business people.
Old Settlers Horseshoe
Pitching Championships
34 participants
Waterworks Park –Sat., Sep. 7
Jr. Championships
1.
Dillon Strunk
2.
Logan Strunk
3.
Destiny Talley
Men’s Championships
1.
Terry Talley
2.
Rick Talley
3.
Jason Talley
18-34 Div. Play-Off
1.
Jason Barbour
2.
Brian Taylor
3.
Jason Searle
35-44 Division
1.
Matt Strunk
2.
Darrell Rilinger
3.
Chris Talley
45-64 Division
1.
Terry Talley
2.
Rick Talley
3.
Michael Berry
Women’s Championships
1.
Jamie Talley
2.
3.
Bandy Talley
Sabrina Talley
Laura E. Benz
Army Cadet Laura E. Benz has
graduated from the Army ROTC
(Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
Leader's Training Course at Fort
Knox, Ky.Benz is a student at the
University of Kansas, Lawrence. She
is the daughter of John and Goldie
Benz of South Hallet Court, Olathe.
Benz graduated in 2011 from Olathe
East High School.¬
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Chantelle N. Dietz Army National
Guard Pfc. Chantelle
N. Dietz has graduated from basic
combat training at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, S.C.
exercises.Dietz is the daughter of
Darren and Robin Dietz of North
Cedar Hills Street, Olathe.She is a
2009 graduate of Northwest High
School, Olathe.
September 15, 2013
Teamwork
WEAVE A STORY
Ages: 4 and up
Materials: Ball of yarn
Skills Taught: Communication, talking
in groups.
Even bashful kids will get caught up
in this party game. The group forms
a circle, and the first speaker, holding
the end of the ball of yarn, begins a
conversation on a subject of interest to
everyone: Are action figures actually
dolls? Was Simba responsible for his
father's death? As others join in, the
ball is passed and the yarn unwinds.
Keep in mind that everyone must
talk. This is a rule that encourages
shy players to speak up and others to
pipe down. Eventually, the unraveling
strand of yarn forms a web, a woolly
map of the flow of conversation. Once
the web is woven, the group gets a new
challenge (but don't let the players
know this is coming): They have to
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unweave the web, letting the growing
ball of yarn determine who speaks
next. For a challenging variation, try
collaborating to tell a story as you
weave your web; as you untangle it,
tell another "yarn."
THROUGH THE HOOP
Ages: 3 and up
Materials: Hula hoop or inflated bike
inner tube
Skills Taught: Teamwork
and cooperation
The rules of this game are simple
enough: Players hold hands in a circle
and, without breaking the chain, try to
wriggle a hula hoop around the human
ring. (And you thought slinging one
around your hips was tough!) You
just can't do this alone, and that's the
whole point here. You and your fellow
players, using your elbows, knees
and whatever else is available, have
to work together to get the hoop past
the various legs, heads and torsos. For
added fun, use a stopwatch to time
your family to see how fast you can
go. Or challenge the other families in
your neighborhood to a cooperation
contest.
Source www.familyfun.com
Olathe’s Hometown Community Newspaper for 35 Years
A Sensitive Subject
Misunderstandings like this abound
in our increasingly diverse workplace.
Cultural behavior styles can be
interpreted incorrectly, or colleagues
may bring false assumptions or
prejudices with them to the office. The
result: Women of color say they're often
misunderstood in a variety of subtle
ways. These communication miscues
affect not only how multicultural
women interact with their colleagues
but also how well they perform their
jobs. Since the subject is such a
sensitive one, women of color say
they're often unsure of how to bring it
up.
Even in today's multicultural
workplace, many people are still
uncomfortable talking openly about
the nuances of cultural differences,"
says Jane Hyun, author of Breaking
the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies
for Asians. "If women of color can
sensitively
provide
constructive
feedback to a coworker in a way
that builds up and strengthens their
connection, it can bring their
relationship to a whole new level."
More and more companies are
helping employees open up this
kind of dialogue to bridge cultural
gaps. They're administering opinion
surveys to gauge worker satisfaction
on many issues, including diversity;
offering diversity training for all
employees, including managers; and
promoting mentoring and networks
for multicultural employees.
According to Kelly Baker, General
Mills' vice president of corporate
diversity, "it's important for our
employees to bring a hundred percent
of themselves to work. To that end,
networking empowers women to
voice important topics and educate one
another about cultural differences."
Source: www.workingmothers.com
Workman Costume
Mystic Dancer Costume
Grace’s Goodies
These recipes are ones used by 66 year long
Olathe resident, Grace Armstrong Moody,
(Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother,
Aunt, Sister and Dear Friend) over the years
and fondly remembered by her family and
friends as some of their favorites.
Grace learned to cook from her mother
while living on the farm as a girl in
Columbus, Kansas, and continued to cook
for her husband, Edward, former Olathe
Mayor, and their daughters Ann, Charlene
and Alice.
She has entered and won several Grange
cookie, pie and cake contests. Her pies have
been known to bring up to $140 at a charGrace Moody
itible auction.
Now at age 98, living at Cedar Lake Village, she reminisces about the
great cooking times-gone-by and encourages you to try some of her favorite recipes, some of which we reprint here. Enjoy
Here are the blueprints for an easy
costume for Bob the Builder wannabes.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
old shirt
tool belt
hand tools
brown face paint
work gloves
hard hat
toy walkie-talkie
1. Cut the sleeves off an old flannel
shirt and wear it over a long-sleeved
thermal shirt.
2. Strap on a tool belt, add some old
hand tools, and smudge on brown face
paint for a hard-working look.
3. Hand the builder a pair of work
gloves, a hard hat, a tape measure, a
toy walkie-talkie, and work boots,
and he'll be ready to tool about the
neighborhood.
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rounds of laughter. The story line
involves a big golf tournament wager
between presidents of two exclusive
country clubs with several romances
worked in for more audience intensity,
and real surprise ending, that no one
guessed could happen.
It was a treat to get to see famous
actress, Cary Grant’s ex-wife, Dyan
Cannon (Bob and Carol, Ted and Alice;
Heaven Can Wait) in a roll she pulled
off well. Calling for a much younger
woman the octogenarian performed
marvelously. I can’t imagine many
other actresses being able to do
this. Unless you view her through
binoculars, you won’t believe she is as
old as she is. She is the consummate
trouper in action.
Our dinner was up to the highest
standards as per usual. We started
with a mixed green salad with a
Mahaffie Wild West
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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.
We can see the future now: your
daughter will join a caravan of musical
wanderers on October 31st. The key to
this costume is the layers: the more the
merrier.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
flowery skirts
old scarves
strings of costume jewelry
lipstick
face paint
old purse
1. Layer on mismatched flowery
skirts, a few old scarves, and strings
of costume jewelry. (If you can't find
these items in your own closets, head
to a thrift store).
2. Add some lipstick, and face paint.
3. Tie another scarf around the dancer's
head, hand her a tambourine and an old
purse, and candy will be in her future.
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choice creamy buttermilk dressing or
poppyseed vinaigrette.
The appetizing serving lines included
baby carrots, haricot verts, sweet pea
mélange, pasta Florentine, roasted
garlic mashed potatoes, polentas,
bar-b-q pork, white roughy, fried &
grilled chicken, roasted beef shoulder
tenderloins, with the chef’s choice
boneless buffalo chicken thighs, plus
fresh baked breads.
New Theatre Restaurant is in the
center at the southwest corner of 91st
and Metcalf, 9229 Foster, Overland
Park, Kansas 66212. The shows are
always wonderful and the food is
exceptional. When you hear the ticket
prices and think, you’re getting a
show and a dinner, not paying to park
and in a very safe place, it’s awesome.
KC Metro’s best entertainment value.
Call 649-SHOW for tickets and please
mention the Gazette. Thanks. KEJ
People Can Hear
As you may be called to the bedside
of a very ill friend or relative, you need
to know this. Doctors now have reason
to believe, seemingly unconscious
patients can still hear in most cases,
even if they cannot blink their eyes,
wave at you, or squeeze your hand.
So, when with someone is in that
circumstance, be kind, loving and
speak to them. And don’t let some idiot
start talking about his/her funeral, the
cremation, who will get what or when
the services will be. We can still hear.
It’s one of our last senses to go. If you
do it to me, I’ll come back and haunt
you.
The older I get the more I realize
many old folks are just ready to go and
we should be happy for them, not sad.
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Orchestra Concerts
On Sunday, September 22, 2013,
the Midwest Chamber Ensemble will
perform its first full orchestra concert
of its second season with a trip through
time.
From the eighteenth century comes
Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 2 in D,
featuring young virtuoso French horn
soloist Brett Hodge. Dvorak’s dancing
Czech Suite represents the nineteenth
century, and the charming Brook
Green Suite by Gustav Holst, the
twentieth. “Rabat Waterfront Fantasy,”
by the Midwest Chamber Ensemble’s
Composer-in-Residence,
Kerwin
Young, rounds out the program to bring
you to the present day. Music Director
Steve Lewis and Assistant Conductor
Sara McClure lead the Ensemble.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection,
9100 Mission Road, Prairie Village,
with a pre-concert conversation
beginning at 6:45. Admission is free.
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“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
Bob Millbern with wife, Dee
and grandson, Jon Bernard
Pro and his T-45 plane.
Give the French credit. In 1848, a
Frenchman built the first U.S. pasta
factory, in New York City. He spread
the pasta on the roof to dry in the
sunshine.
To wear a cap or hat indoors is
disrespectful. The bill of a cap was
meant to keep sun out of your eyes
not the back of your neck. The same
applies to wearing pants that show
your backside. Enough said.
To sell the old John P. St. John school
to a church that does not pay taxes
might improve spiritual needs for
the city, but the city needs economic
generation for downtown.
The Heart of America Wing 2013
Annual Air Expo was a real thrill
to see. It took an old veteran down
memory lane. The world's only flying
B-29 Superfortress brought back
memories of bombing raids that flew
over France on their way to Germany.
Rides were available on many World
War II vintage planes. The Olathe
Civic Jazz Band played and sang many
favorites from the 1940’s. Many booths
were selling books and memorabilia.
Thanks to the Commemorative Air
Force for promoting this historical air
show. The Olathe Chamber could have
promoted the Veterans Memorial Park
more in conjunction with this event.
School has started, children are on
bicycles on the streets and playing
nearby. They are going to and from
school, also. Let's all be aware of
speed zones and inattentive children.
Be a safe driver.
Life is what happens to you while
you're busy making other plans. John
Lennon
Many homes are using granite for
counter tops and in bathrooms. Aaron
Waltrip is known as the Granite Guy
and is a good friend of the family.
Aaron owns Action Works Granite and
he can advise you on all your granite
needs. Call him at 913 271-0126.
Remember when? During football
practice on the old football field
behind the Washington Grade School
where there was a water spigot. It was
forbidden to drink during practice to
get us used to playing with "cotton
mouth." What would they say now?
I am sure Coach Ralph Dennis
remembers.
Many manufacturing plants are
looking to hire workers with good
technical knowledge. High school
grads can't fill the requirements these
days. Their lack of experience must
be addressed. Two year technical
training and life skills can help in
finding and keeping a job that can pay
above minimum wages.
Life
education must be taught by parents
Autumn Morning Sky
Web Producer- Kansas City Business
Journal
Three local businessmen may soon
be able to quit their day jobs to tend
to their growing business full-time.
Co-owners Todd Bukaty, Chad
Fordham and Ron Bailey launched
Good Spirits Distilling LLC four
years ago in Olathe. Bukaty, who
has worked for years in the mortgage
industry, in 2007 saw troubled waters
ahead and decided to join his longtime friends in pursuing a side venture.
The lifelong vodka drinkers
decided to open a distillery.
But the process wasn't easy or
inexpensive. Bukaty said sometimes he
felt like he was ready to cut his losses.
Then he landed a meeting with
Boulevard Brewing Co. Founder John
McDonald, who spoke of a time when
he had maxed out his credit cards and
was at the end of his rope, when he was
finally approached by two investors, and
soon after, roots of what's now a local
craft brewing giant were established.
Jon Bernard Pro,
Bob
Millbern’s
grandson arrived in
his T-45 jet trainer
at New Century
Airport. He was
greeted by his
mother, Betty
and educators. Many
young people have no idea of some
of the consequences that can and will
arrive by the mistakes of young people
that will hurt and haunt them the rest
of their lives. Kindercare is important
in preparing our children for entrance
into elementary school. The public
must do all it can to support the needs
of our children.
During the 1600’s, thermometers
contained Brandy instead of mercury.
I wondered what they would have read
the first week of September, 2013.
Special Arrival at New Century
It was a very pleasant surprise when
our grandson, Jon Bernard Pro, called
to tell us he was landing in his T-45 jet
trainer at New Century Airport. As he
came in, he requested a low altitude
flyover before landing. What a thrill
for all of his family. He spent the
weekend with family. Jon Bernard is a
NorthWest High, 2008 graduate, and
attended Emory Riddle Aeronautical
School and O.C.S. in Newport, Rhode
Island. His dream has always been to
be a Naval Aviator. He is living his
dream. (See photos, above.)
The Old Settlers festivities brought
many old friends and classmates
together. This is the last year for
the Old Settlers Pin. Many who
have collected them for years are
disappointed. It was quite hot for those
who marched in the parade, even the
spectators suffered from the heat.
Many train buffs and parents with
children have voiced their thoughts
on my recent suggestion to put a
small train for children to ride in
Calamity Line Park. It would pay
for itself in a few years. This would
be a great addition to the park to
entertain children. This should be a
worthwhile project for the Olathe
Parks Department.
Another idea for the parks department
is a portable ice skating rink that can
be set up on an available parking lot
for example, the Great Mall. Maybe
the Chamber of Commerce could
encourage someone to set up the rink.
There are many companies that are in
the business of making them.
For local Olathe news, visit
OlatheKs.org. I just learned that
during the events on 9-11-2001,
Marty Boehm happened to be setting
the monument for Olathe Medal of
Honor recipient,Olathean Stanley
Adams which is located in the
Veterans Memorial Park.
Christian Connection Cleaning
Services - CCC was recently
established by owner, Lorrie Trout
and Co-owner Bill. Responding to the
needs of the people; CCC provides
cleaning services for:
- Residential & Commercial
- New and Existing homes
- Final & Rough-in Cleaning
- Lawn Care
With a heart for the people; we provide
professional cleaning at a reasonable
price.
For your cleaning needs, give us a
call today at (913) 963-2544.
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September 15, 2013
10 (Free) Ways to
Improve Your Health
Sleep. Lack of sleep has been blamed
for everything from weight gain to car
accidents to depression and general
illness. People weren't made to run on
five or six hours of sleep a night. Go
to bed earlier or sleep in later and reap
the (free) rewards that a full eight to
nine hours of sleep will bring you.
Drink water. Not only will you save
money (how much do you spend on
pop, alcohol and other drinks each
day?), but also your health will thank
you for it. Our bodies are comprised
mostly of water so what better
substance to drink?
Exercise. Walking is one of the most
natural, simple ways to exercise on the
planet. Better yet, it's free.
Meditate. How often do you
take ten to twenty minutes out of your
day to relax and breathe? Meditation
doesn't have to be something attainable
by only a few enlightened souls. Take
time each day to sit still, relax, clear
your mind and breathe deeply.
Stop bad health habits. This tip
won't just improve your health, but
also it will save you an arm load of
money as well.
Choose your food. You are buying
food anyway, so why not purchase the
healthiest food possible?
Choose your environment. There
are many simple changes you can
make to your environment that are
both free and healthful. If a family
member does smoke, make sure they
only do this outside and not in your
home.
Play with your kids. Playing with
your children is a wonderful way to get
some exercise, forge closer emotional
bonds with your children and model
good behavior.
Listen to music. Music is free (on
the radio) and, depending on what you
listen to, can be infinitely relaxing.
Music has been shown to lower blood
pressure, calm frazzled nerves and
improve your attitude.
Join a group or find a partner to
help you with your new endeavor.
Either online or in person, other
people can often give you the support
and "how to" tips that will help you on
your quest for improved health.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Money & Marriage
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. This may be the most important
thing you can do for yourself. Your
wedding should be the start of a
wonderful life together, but if you
really do want to live happily ever
after, you need to start planning for
tomorrow today. 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
Relief From the Summer's Heat
Back in the mid-1930s and early
‘40s, the summer high temperatures
set; many records which exist to this
day. In those years, there were no home
air conditioners... and everyone had to
do their best to handle the stifling heat.
Olathe stores and theatres had no air
conditioning either.
After the blazing sun went down,
many Olatheans would move outside
of their houses to their front porches.
There were many more porch swings
than there are now. Some people
would sleep outside on cots.
Mothers would often sprinkle water
on the sheets before the family retired
for the night. This was a bit helpful,
but only for a short time.
Home freezers were almost
nonexistent, but we were fortunate
in Olathe to have Ed Moody’s Frigid
Food Locker. It was located in the
200 block of North Kansas Avenue.
In a large refrigerated room you
could rent a locker box to store your
meat, vegetables and fruit. When the
temperature was sweltering outside
the store, the temperature inside the
locker room was below freezing.
It was always a treat when you went
to Moody’s Frigid Food Locker on a
summer day to put something in or
to take something out of your rented
freezer box. Ed Moody was a well
known businessman who served his
community well. Sometime around
1964 he was elected Mayor of Olathe.
Olatheans who knew Ed Moody
remember him as a large man with
a perpetual broad smile, a good
businessman and one of Olathe’s
better mayors.
They might also remember that Ed
and his wife, Grace, were active in the
Kansas State Presbyterian Mariners, an
organization for couples and that the
couple had three attractive daughters,
Ann, Charlene and Alice. I remember
all these things about Ed and I’ll never
forget those refreshing visits to his
Locker Store and the genuine relief
from those hot summer days.
Two Homes in Rural Johnson County
Three bedroom homes, multi baths
one west of Olathe;
one south of Edgerton.
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for information and photo’s.
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Johnson’s County Gazette
Don’t Be Stupid!
AAAbility Plumbing saved my
neighbor thousands. The big full page
plumber, I call them. They spend a
fortune on big phone book ads, etc
wanted $3,200 to repair the sewer.
Richard Gainer, my favorite plumber
saved them all that money with a
simple clean out. Always get second
opinions on these huge jobs. Some of
these contractors are absolute thieves.
Rarely does the entire sewer need to
be dug up entirely. Tell me, how often
to do you see someone’s yard being
dug up to fix the sewer problem. Tree
roots and inappropriate stuff, tampons,
diapers, excessive toilet paper all go
together to clog toilets. Google how
Olathe’s Oldest Newspaper
September 15, 2013
Get Out, Get Active with Fall
Challenge
From Erin Vader
The Fall Get Active Challenge is
underway! Presented by Garmin
International and Olathe Parks
and Recreation (OPR), the second
community
challenge
launched
September 2. Olathe Parks and
Recreation encourages the whole
community to enjoy the variety of
activities throughout Olathe over the
next several months. The challenge
ends November 15 and those who
turn in the completed puzzle will
be entered to win one of three great
prizes! An added bonus to this Get
Active Challenge is the opportunity to
submit pictures for a chance to win an
additional prize.
Participants can register in one of
three ways:
• Register and pick up a packet in
person at the OPR office, 100 E. Santa Fe
• Register online and print the guide
• Call the OPR office at 971-8643 and
print the guide online.
To learn more about the challenge,
including rules and registration, visit
OlatheKS.org/ParksRec/GetActive or
call 971-8563.
you can put rock salt in toilet over
night, (flush it once) will help prevent
the clogging tree roots. Call him
mention the Gazette sent you. 9626566. Don't waste a small fortune
calling' full page plumbers.
Gazette Humor
Children Are Quick!!
From Rich Gates
TEACHER: George Washington not
only chopped down his father's cherry
tree, but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his
father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the
axe in his hand.....
Volunteers Needed for Wild West
Days at Mahaffie
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
is seeking volunteers for Wild West
Days September 28-29. Volunteers
receive free admission to the event,
hours of service, and a meal the
day they volunteer. There are two
shifts each day and many different
activities including assisting with
children's activities, admission gates
or set up and tear down of the event.
Volunteers over 18 will need to fill
out a background check and must.
Volunteers 17 and under must be
accompanied by an adult. This event
is perfect for groups or corporate
partners. For more information, please
visit www.mahaffie.org.
Amanda Emmons
Air Force Airman Amanda Z.
Emmons graduated from basic
military training at Joint Base San
Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,
Texas. Emmons is the daughter of
Michelle and Robert Emmons of
West 120th Terrace, Olathe.
Folks At The Market
Olathe’s Friendliest Market Place
Open
Wednesdays
8-noon
Dennis
Baked Goods,
Tomatoes, Winter Squash,
Apples, Pumpkins,
Honey, Green Beans
Open Saturdays thru Oct. 12
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
This morning on the Interstate, I
looked over to my left and there was a
woman in a brand new Cadillac doing
65 mph, her face up next to her rear
view mirror, putting on her eyeliner.
I looked away for a couple seconds
to continue shaving and when I looked
back she was halfway over in my lane,
still working on that makeup.
As a man, I don't scare easily. But
she scared me so much; I had to put on
my seat belt and I dropped my electric
shaver, which knocked the donut out
of my other hand.
In all the confusion of trying to
straighten out the car using my knees
against the steering wheel, it knocked
my cell phone away from my ear
which fell into the coffee between my
legs, splashed and burned Big Jim and
the Twins, ruined the damn phone,
soaked my trousers, and disconnected
an important call.
Darn those women drivers!
September 15, 2013
Garage Doors
Last time, I discussed garage door
openers. Now, I want to talk about
your garage door and its needs.
Since we rely on the opener to lift
the door for us, too often we do not
notice when something about the door
gets out of adjustment. Therefore,
it’s a good idea periodically to check
the manual operation of the door by
tripping the release mechanism on
the opener. This will allow you to
open and close the door manually. If
the door is in good working order, it
should go up and down evenly, fairly
easily, and without excessive strain.
If your door seems very heavy to lift,
does not want to stay up at the proper
height, or wants to come crashing
down, it could mean that the springs
are out of adjustment or are getting
weak with age.
If your door wants to fly up too
quickly, or is too difficult to pull down
and stay down, it could mean the
springs are adjusted too tightly.
If your door goes up or down in a
crooked, uneven manner, it may mean
that an adjustment or replacement of
cables or springs is needed.
There are other areas you should
inspect periodically. Watch to be
sure that each cable pulley is running
straight and smoothly. If one is not, it
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doing then,” he said. For example,
there has been a Glenn Miller Festival
in Iowa each year for more than 25
years. Bill has attended it and been a
panelist there talking about Miller’s
music.
Bill’s show is syndicated on more
than 80 radio stations across the
country, including in Nashville, Tulsa,
Dallas and Wichita. It is not on a radio
station in the Kansas City area. “It’s
harder to get a show syndicated these
days. Tastes have changed away from
nostalgia shows,” Bill said.
What is now known as the Bill Miller
Shows began nearly 40 years ago in
Pittsburg, Kansas as a show called Wax
Works, which played nostalgia music
with a collection of old 78 rpm records
donated to radio station KSEK. Bill
became associated with the show and
took it over when the owners moved
the show to Olathe in 1993. Bill has
been hosting the show since then in
Olathe.
During his long career in radio,
Bill has interviewed Doris Day, John
Wayne (for his movie “The Alamo”),
Bob Hope, Andy Griffith, Glen
Campbell, Ronnie Milsap, Eddie
Arnold, Crystal Gale, Rosemary
Clooney, Barry Manilow, Steve
Allen, Frankie Lane and others. Most
Johnson’s County Gazette
Buster Keaton
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.
recently he interviewed Jazz musician
George Benson and singer B.J.
Thomas. Usually the celebrities want
to promote an album or TV show they
do, so their agents contact Bill.
“My favorite singers were Bing
Crosby as a vocalist, and Patti
Page,” Bill said. One of his favorite
interviews was Doris Day, who talked
for 45 minutes on the phone with Bill
about her career and her foundation
for pets.
Bill lives in Olathe with his wife of
57 years, Shirley, and their daughter
Martha. Bill says he has no plans to
retire from his hobby of radio until
he becomes “an embarrassment to
my profession,” but so far his voice
is strong and so is his desire to keep
broadcasting.
Bill has been honored by three Kansas
governors with a “Bill Miller Radio
Show Day” of February 19, which was
the first day of his first job in Parsons,
Kansas. In addition to his radio show,
Bill also presents a nostalgia radio
program in-person for retirement
centers or other organizations, for a
small fee.
“Seniors really light up and often
sing along when they hear the old
songs,” Bill said about when he talks
to groups. To schedule Bill to talk
to your group, call him at 913-3979651.
Donna Reist was one of the judges for the Johnson County Old
Settlers Parade which comprised 140 entries. See winners listing on
page 2. Grand Champion was the Olathe City Disabilities float.
The GAZETTE
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were staying. He was surrounded by
an abundance of debris left by the
powerful storm. Once again a miracle!
And believe it or not, earlier that day
the boy had lost part of a finger in a
washing-machine wringer. He had
also thrown a large rock up in the air
only to have it fall straight down and
hit his head, causing a serious injury.
Keaton was always consistent in
recounting these tales. In fact, many
of the specific details of his encounters
with death had already appeared in
print more than once by the time he
was only eight years old. He was
sometimes called “the exception
among the modern prodigies" when
fascinating stories began appearing
regularly in newspapers across the
country. His celebrity status all began
shortly after his first triumphant
success as the main attraction of the
Keaton family's comic vaudeville act.
(When one considers that Keaton's
dad, Joe, often beat his son brutally
during drunken rages, it's a wonder
Buster lived to become famous.)
The Motion Picture Boom
Buster Keaton worked his way into
the silent movie era in 1921 - about six
years after Charlie Chaplin debuted in
Thomas Ince's Civilization, one of the
most extraordinary early American
films. Both were outstanding comics,
but immensely different in the way
they moved and in how they used
their facial expressions. Chaplin wore
heavy makeup (eyes and moustache),
while Keaton relied on his reputation
as being the Great Stone Face. Buster
was utterly unique with his haunting
comic gloom. Besides being a great
actor, he was a producer who usually
directed his own films.
Besides being an excellent film maker,
Keaton was an adamant perfectionist.
He insisted that every stunt or action
in his films be real, no matter how
dangerous. His amazing athletic ability
was put to the test in virtually all of the
silent films he made - and to his credit,
there were many. For instance, there
were: Daydreams (1921); Neighbors
(1921); Spite Marriage (1921); My
Wife's Relations (1922); and The
Three Ages (1923). There were many
more, and all were jam packed with
Keaton's clever stunts.
There were two silent films that critics
consider to be real gems. Sherlock,
Jr., was Keaton's tour de force, and
Doc Wollen
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Dr. Marvin E. Wollen—
May 3, 1932 – September 10, 2013
If you had a charity event to support
or needed a civic leader’s muscle
behind a project to make Olathe and
Johnson County a better place to live,
Doc Wollen was the man to call. A
good friend, a loving husband, and a
proud father, and grandfather, Marvin
E. Wollen has died at the age of 81.
Dr. Wollen was a well-known and
respected optometrist in Olathe for
forty-eight years. Born and raised in
Garnett, KS, he was the youngest son
of Samantha Iva and George Wollen.
He played basketball and football for
the Ottawa University Braves and
graduated from the Southern School of
Optometry in 1956. He and his college
sweetheart Sally took up residence
in Olathe and he began building his
practice.
A proud and active Olathe Noon
Rotarian, serving as its SecretaryTreasurer for 40 plus years, received
five Paul Harris Fellowships, and was
Olathe Rotarian of the Year twice.
He served Rotary District 5710 as an
officer. He was a Rotarian for over
fifty years beginning in 1957 serving
as its President in 1965-66. He was
President of Johnson County Old
Settlers one year. He received the
Distinguished Service Award from the
Olathe Jaycees while a member.
He was also active and influential in
the Grace United Methodist Church,
an announcer of the Old Settler’s Day
Parade and a member of many boards
vital to the well-being of the Johnson
County area. One accomplishment
he took great pride in was his service
as a Johnson County Parks and
Recreation Board Commissioner
including a term as chair. He also
enjoyed an appointment as a Trustee
of the National Parks and Recreation
Association.
However, Dr. Wollen will be most
remembered by thousands of children
for his role as Santa Claus. He was
talked into being the “right jolly old
elf” for the first time by his oldest
daughter’s kindergarten teacher. The
suit and the part was a natural fit for
him and he continued to entertain
Olathe School District children as well
as appearing at numerous charity and
community events as Santa for a total
of forty-nine years. He is also known
for his support of local football teams
with his infamous watermelon feeds
during summer practices.
In honor of his contributions to
the community, Dr. Wollen was the
recipient of the coveted “Mr. Olathe
1968” recognition from the Olathe
Chamber of Commerce. He was also
honored with the Olathe Commerce
Bank Community Service Award in
2010.
Not being one to take it easy in
retirement, over the last few years, Dr.
Wollen was an employee of PenwellGabel Funeral Homes and happily
performed as a member of the Trails
West Barbershop Chorus.
Doc leaves behind a host of people
who dearly loved him.
Besides
Sally, his wife of sixty-one years, he
is survived by his daughters, Cathy
Maxwell, Terri Wilke, and Tammi
Watkins, his son-in-law Darryll
Watkins and his grandchildren
Chelsea Maxwell Maerzluft and her
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 35 Years
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perhaps his most perfect exercise in
the "comedy of objects", of which he
was a master. (His vaudevillian father
had a role in it.) But in the minds of
most critics, The General was Keaton's
masterpiece, if not one of the greatest
action-comedy movies of all time.
Made in 1926, it is a visual treasure
trove. Besides doing all his very risky
train (The General) stunts, he even
managed to arrange for a real train to
crash off a burning bridge into a deep
ravine.
Another Buster Keaton achievement
was his smooth transition into
making many talkie movies. One great
one that comes to mind is The Good
Old Summertime! (1949) a musical in
which he starred with Judy Garland
and Van Johnson. In it he played in a
1900s music store, along with his costars. Luckily, he got to dance with
Garland.
Join Celebration in Iola
Providing you're not a K. U. or
K-State football fan, just about the
neatest thing you can do in Kansas
on a fall weekend is attend the 21st
Annual Buster Keaton Celebration
in Iola, Kansas, on September 27-28.
Iola is just a one-hour and 15 minute
drive southwest of Olathe.
As in past years, it will be held at
the Bowlus Fine Arts Center - and
admission is free. Daytime hours are 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., and evening hours start
at 7 p.m.) during which Keaton films,
along with Charlie Chaplin films,
will be shown. There will be lectures,
music and hobnobbing. Special guests
will be James Karen, actor and close
friend to Keaton; Melissa Talmadge
Cox, Keaton's granddaughter; and
Barbara Talmadge, his daughter-inlaw. Noted speakers will also be in
attendance. Further information is
available at www.BowlusCenter.org,
or by calling 620-365-4765.
Olathe writer
Joann LaCerte
husband Daniel, Andrew Maxwell and
his fiancée Holly, Samantha Maxwell
Leon and her husband Diego, Ashley
Watkins and her significant other
Xavier, Parker Watkins and his
significant other Shantenie, Ally
Wilke, his great grandchildren Trinity
Sencindiver and Zavier Leon, and his
sister Alberta and her husband Lester
Schulte as well as numerous nieces
and nephews. Those whom he loved
who have predeceased him include his
daughter Cindy Wollen, his son-inlaw Kevin Maxwell, his parents, his
sister Juanita Webber, and his brothers
George Wollen and Olin Wollen.
Since Dr. Wollen married into a
florist’s family, the family welcomes
flowers. Memorials can be made to
Grace United Methodist Church or
the Hospice House of Olathe Medical
Center, OMCCF , 20375 West 151st
Street , Suite 363 ~ Olathe
KS
66061 (please place the word “hospice
operations” in the memo section of
your gift).
Three Lessons I Learned from My
Dad, Doc Wollen
By Cathy Wollen Maxwell
#1 Community matters.
Instead of the handout generation,
my dad was raised as part of the “let
me give a hand” generation. Back
in his day, his hometown Garnett,
Kansas, might as well have been light
years from Kansas City. If things
were going to get done, it was up to
the community to make it happen
and folks took care of each other. If
someone was in trouble, you did what
you could to help and even the smallest
gesture could mean a lot.
For example: Dad remembered how
much he appreciated the gift of cold
watermelon after a high school football
practice and for years took it upon
himself to buy truckloads of melons for
local Olathe players. He understood
the importance of opportunities for
young people, so he involved himself
in helping to support and build the
local Girl Scouts of America Council
and also served as a district director
for Little League Baseball. He saw
the value of exercise and education
so he involved himself in Parks and
Recreation and the Johnson County
Community College Foundation.
Dad participated on most of the
major fundraisers for Grace United
Methodist Church, but you would
also see him working with the local
“Carpenters” group doing maintenance
work for those in need or handyman
jobs around the church. He was proud
to be one of a number of men and
women who keep the spirit of service
alive in Olathe whether it was with a
hammer or a pen. He proved that the
enthusiasm of like-minded people can
make a difference.
#2 The Measure of a Man is how he
treats folks on a daily basis, not how
many accomplishments he can rack up
on a resume.
Dad received trailer loads of awards
and honors for his service work over
the decades. However, what stays with
me is how easily he connected with
people. He genuinely was interested
in their stories whether the person was
a patient or a clerk or a grand poopah.
He liked people, even the crazy ones.
And people cared for him in return.
When word got out that his nickname
was Teddy Bear, Dad’s office was
overrun by gifts of bears in every
shape and size. When he went into the
hospital the first time, we received a
stack of get well cards higher than the
coffee table. Dad’s Daughters were
expected to treat people with respect
and if you could throw in a bit of love
and laughter, well, then all the better.
#3 Living is about being engaged in
life.
My dad didn’t like to sit home. He
enjoyed being out and about, his wife
by his side. After he retired, Dad stayed
involved in his volunteer activities.
Making a difference was fun to him.
He understood that leadership can be
exercised at any age and a helping
hand is always appreciated. Over the
last two years of his life, he tapped into
his inner tenor and relished being a
member of the Trails West Barbershop
Chorus, a whole new experience.
But the common theme throughout
these lessons is that Dad valued
friends. He admired people who
brought something to the table - a sense
of humor, insight, wisdom, muscle,
whatever the gift. People matter, and
it is this lesson none of us should ever
forget.
Gazette Publisher Keith Johnson
said “Doc Wollen was an Olathe
and area iconic figure. A giant in his
kindness, generosity and charisma.
A man of his caliber comes along to
a community, just once every three
or four generations and we are all so
much richer for it.
Thousands of kids will remember
their first big Santa Claus, and hundreds
of us will say we lost a dear friend,
possibly one of the finest men we ever
knew. Still others will wish they had
known him. I will always remember
his infectious chuckle that he made at
least once, every time I spoke to him.
He made you feel important, even if
you weren’t. And, what an awesome
life he shared with us.”
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Johnson’s County Gazette
A Publication Of Olatheans, By Olatheans, For Olatheans for 35 Years
September 15, 2013
Olatheans Travel the World... and Read The Gazette
Gene Olson and his wife, Thryza, left, faithfully holding a recent
Gazette with Paulette and Joe Weldin at the Wyoming Rodeo Cody
Stampede. Take a Gazette on your next trip, snap a picture and send
it to us at 1616 Sunvale, Olathe, KS 66062. If you forget one, hold
up anything, maybe no one will notice. lol, just kidding. Thanks to
Gene, Thryza, Paulette and Joe. Happy vacationing. We’d love to
hear from you.
USA Table Tennis Affiliated Club to
Open in Kansas City Area
From Scott Zibell
Table tennis is a sport that people of
all ages can play and enjoy and the
Kansas City Table Tennis Club is
preparing to open its doors for those
interested in becoming more familiar
with this fast paced, Olympic sport.
The 501(c)(3) organization will be
open six days a week offering daily and
monthly memberships as well as after
school youth programs, adult leagues,
lessons, mini camps and tournaments.
“We are focused on youths, but table
tennis is a sport that all ages and all
genders can play,” said partners Scott
Ziebell, Scott Smith, and Dakota
Olson for KCTTC. “It develops things
like hand eye coordination, but it also
helps to build a lot of other life lessons
like sportsmanship, teamwork and
self-confidence.”
As one of the only USA Table
Tennis affiliated clubs in Kansas City,
KCTTC is able to offer its players
the opportunity to become USATT
members, which will get them into
sanctioned tournaments. The local
club will host one to two monthly nonsanctioned tournaments on Saturdays
as well as one quarterly sanctioned
tournament. Along with tournaments,
KCTTC will also be able to reach out
to area school districts to form official
school table tennis teams.
As a non-profit organization,
KCTTC is funded by its members.
Member dues go toward keeping the
lights on and making sure everybody
has a place to play. The club is also
always looking for volunteers to help
supervise during open play hours as
well as local sponsors.
“The benefits of table tennis both to
the individual and in a team setting
are endless and we’re excited to offer
this opportunity to the community,”
Ziebell said.
KCTTC will be having a grand
opening celebration tournament from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on September
28th, 2013 at club headquarters, 9034
Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS.
Please stop by to learn what the club
is all about and to try out a little table
tennis.
For more information about KCTTC
or to join the club, please visit www.
kansascitytabletennis.com, like the
club’s Facebook page or contact
the organization directly at info@
kansascitytabletennis.com.
Or call 913 484-2351
This Old Olathe House
Everybody Reads
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During World War II, the Olathe Naval Station was home to thousands of Navy
personnel. Many Olatheans converted their single family homes into apartments
during this time to help with the house shortage. The Navy contracted to have
single family and duplex homes built on what would become "Navy Hill", to
house some of the officers stationed at the base. These houses were built in
1942 and are still there today under private ownership and can be seen in the
500 block of Glendale. Pictured is one of the duplexes which has 1,220 sq. ft.
of living space.
Gazette Trivia
Gazette
Puzzles
$800 deposit made in pmts.
September 15, 2013
Johnson’s County Gazette Olathe High School ‘63 Class
Celebrates 50th Reunion
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper For 35 Years
Cathy Maxwell
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Ken
Carol
Jason
Class member
Charles “Joe”
Farley at right, has
had several books
published in the
last few years; a
biography of Bobby
“Blue “ Bland, Soul
of the Man., and just
now, Secrets of St.
Vincent, a Florida
Mystery, second in
the Secrets Trilogy.
The first book was
“Secrets of San
Blas.
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Olathe Ford Outlet
Used Cars
www.olathefordusedoutlet.com
PF9271A 2006 Jeep Liberty
Black
F3859 2005 Highlander
Gold
Sam
Andrew
Jaymie
Steve
F31506A 2007 Ford 500
Red
At the Olathe Bass Pro dining room more than 80 Olathe High School Class
of
and spouses and grandkids enjoyed a great buffet. From l. to
BS0186 2007 Lincoln Navigator 1963 Members
C2533B
2007
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G35McKee, Glenn F3400A
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Carol
Fittell
Mundy,
JoAnn
Barlow
Wheeler, 2005
SusanLincoln
Wheeler,
Black
Gray
Town
Car
White
Janice Smith, Nada Nott, Terry Nott, top right Jerry Wilson from Oregon.
Reunionists, Glenn & Susan
Wheeler, Janice Smith & Nada Nott
at Bass Pro had a marvelous time.
BS0169 2007 Chrysler Town &
Country White $11,995
F3682A 2003 VW Beetle
Gray
Above left, Joe Dioszeghy, was a
star basketball and football player
at OHS, now a well known area
attorney.
Above, everyone’s favorite teacher from
the Class of 1963 Olathean Ralph
Dennis, center, with Jimmy Blaylock,
right; and left Karen Lorius Falls, both
‘63 class members living in the area.
PF9242A 2002 GMC Yukon XL
Gray
B1994 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Silver $10,970
BS0148 2007 Dodge Ram
Red
F31161B 2003 Toyota Avalon
White $9.995
The GAZETTE
B2053 2007 Chevy Malibu
BS0171 2007 Jeep Wrangler
B2023 2007 Chevy Avalanche
White
Blue $18,995
White $22,995
Above right, l to r, OHS Class of 1963 Class President Jim “Jamie” Lane, Class Secretary Ann Moody Johnson,
and Treasurer Charles “Joe” Farley.
B2021A 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
Sage
Charity Flying
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Above, Reunion committee members Max Beets (left), Ken Roberts,
(second from left) and Karen Hambleton (right) with Ken’s wife, Joyce
(second from right). The Class of 1963 held activities over four days September 5,6,7,8 at JC Gazebo, Austin’s, Old Settlers (OS) float construction,
Pizza Shoppe lunch, Olathe North High School tour, Stone Pillar Winery,
Riding on the Float, OS Slide Show, Joe Farley Book signing at the Great
Mall, Bass Pro and the Golden Corral Buffet Restaurant.
At breakfast Sunday at Golden Corral are
Carol Hulse Voigts and Linda Munroe Fisher
Terry O’Brien Robins, reunion
committee member with Cherie
Lodge Malone.
Attending the reunion from all over the US, at the Stone Pillar Winery Friday
night are Bob Venard, Maine; Max Beets, Missouri; Gordon Talley, Texas;
and Wayne Whitney, Kansas.
Good friends back together again at the Stone Pillar Winery are Linda
DeGarmo Hendrix, Carol Harbour Roach, Karen Berschauer Beem and
Terry O’Brien Robins
At the Stone Pillar Winery at College (111th) and Woodland Olathe HS
Class of 1963 chatting are Linda DeGarmo Hendrix, Neil Roach, Cherie
Lodge Malone, Gene Malone, Bill Kreighbaum, and Jeannie Myers
Kreighbaum.
Above, (l to r) Mr and Mrs Al Robinson, Joe and Michele
Dioszeghy at Bass Pro restaurant.
The Olathe High School Class of 1963 toured their Alma Mater and
most were amazed at the many many changes and had trouble recognizing
anything they remembered after fifty years. Some alumni had not been back
to the area in half a century.
Alice Jones Swearengin
and Ann Moody Johnson
Thursday, Sept. 6 at the
Johnson County Gazebo.
At Austin’s, Reunion committee member Max Beets, with class members Lawson Barlow and Jerry Wilson enjoy visiting.
Steve Perry from Tampa, FL
looking for his wife, Karen
Ernst Perry, OHS ‘64 at the
Gazebo. Sept. 6
Front row, Gary Seute, Carol Fittell Mundy, Jerry Wilson, Max Beets, Cheryl Ball Smith, Janice
Riley Sronce, Bob Venard, Sarah Ewing Richardson, Ian Richardson, Dennis Livezey,
Back Row: Andra Johnson Gonzolez, Linda Munroe Fisher, Karen Hambleton Sutton, Ann Moody
Johnson, Alice Jones Swearengin, Karen Lorius Falls, Jeannie Myers Kreighbaum, Linda Hampton
Wentz, Carol Sronce Timberman, Donna Pinkley Holtgraver. On Olathe North Tour Sat., Sep 7, 13
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The 115th Johnson County Old Settlers Celebration
September 5, 6, 7, 2013 - Downtown Olathe
MidAmerica Nazarene University
hitch won First Place in their division
Charles Losh and Solene Hollingshead
won 2nd in Antique Cars with his 1930 Model
A Ford Roadster DeLuxe.
Maranatha
Academy Band
Olathe East Cheerleaders
The
winners
of the
2013
Miss
Sweet 6
Contest,
29
entered
this year.
Life Church won 2nd Place in the Novelty Division
Olathe South Cheer
leaders
Wells Fargo has a proud
history after 150 years
Flower Club Shows Off Some Of Olathe’s Best
Olathe Ravens HS Band made some great music.
Kathy Swift won a blue ribbon
at the Old Settlers Flower Show.
This lady entered one of the most
beautiful healthy ferns we have
seen lately. K.Anderson photos
Phil and Teresa Cogswell were
winners at the Old Settlers Flower
Show Sep. 6, 7 in City Hall
The Olathe High School Class of 1963 won 2nd Place in the Club/Org. division. Pictured are members of the original class of
132. 57 attended the four day reunion. 26 are gone now. On float were Ann Moody Johnson, Max Beets, Karen Hambleton Sutton,
Ken Roberts, Terry O’Brien Robins, Cheryl Ball Smith, Andra Johnson Gonzalez, Dianne Lundberg Arrowsmith, Linda Munroe
Fisher, John Hammond, Gordon Talley, Bob Venard. Janice Riley Sronce, Alice Jones Swearengin, Carol Sronce Timberman,
Karen Berschauer Beem and Nancy Lundberg Miller.
Jumbo 45 rpm records with 60’s labels decorated the sides of the float. Pictures of Elvis, JFK, Poittier, Alcatraz, Swimsuits, cars,
MLK, movies, advertisements, toys and books from 1963 were displayed.
Marvin E. “Doc” Wollen Has Left Us
1932-2013
Marvin E. “Doc” Wollen will long be
remembered as An Olathe giant
in the community for all he did.
Doc and Sally Wollen, married 61 years, at their
home on East Spruce. They raised four daughters,
Cathy, Cindy, Terri and Tammi, there, and moved
five years ago to SE Olathe. All photos courtesy the
Wollen family.
Doc Wollen served as
Santa Claus for thousands
of Olathe area children
for 49 years. Here he is
pictured on the cover of
the Olathe Life Magazine,
December 10, 1988,
saying” Doc Wollen makes
everyone a believer.”
Everyone in Olathe knew
who Doc Wollen was.
He was presented with
scores of awards, honors
and recognitions over his
lifetime.
Doc’s unforgettable chuckle and
smile were joys to all who knew
him. He was an Olathe icon, the
likes of which come to a town
once in a hundred years. A lot of
Olathe died with him.
Our thanks to the Wollen family
for providing these pictures.
Doc Wollen seeing a patient.
He practiced optometry in
Olathe for 48 years.
Some of Doc Wollen’s favorite pasttimes were
his golfing outings. He loved his colorful
golf knickers, the louder the better. His golf
knickers distracted from the golf score, he
said.
In front of his Optometry office Cedar and
Cherry, again sporting loud clothes, Doc
celebrates the coming of the stork whose sign
says, “The stork brought Doc Wollen many,
many years ago.”