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Finding Dottie
The Tastes of Kansas
Going Beyond The Yellow Brick Road
Elizabeth Lovell and Dottie, reunited.
marathon in Olathe, Kansas, on April
By Marta McCall
If only Dottie could talk we might 26th. That’s where this story begins.
have some idea of the adventure she Elizabeth Lovell, of Mission,
was on for eight days while we searched Kansas, ran a 13-mile race only to
high and low for her. But what I can cross the finish line to see her mother,
tell you about is the tortuous pursuit of sobbing and no Dottie at the end of a
a beloved nine-month-old, 50 pound, leash. Police, firefighters, EMT’s who
Boxer-Pit Bull mix, who pulled out were working that day had already
of her collar when she was startled by been notified. The Olathe Shelter
the crashing noise of a falling tent on a called. Mail carriers were alerted.
gorgeous Saturday, at the Garmin half(Continued on Page 11)
By Joann LaCerte
Kansas and New York City have
more in common than you might think.
Both are mostly laid out in grids of
right angles rather than natural Curves.
Both have a densely-populated place
called Manhattan (one certainly more
densely-populated than the other).
And both have more numbered streets
than named ones. This is according to
Seth Kugel of The New York Times.
“But most of all," says Kugel,
“visitors to Kansas or New York City
arrive primed for what they might
find from images implanted by pop
culture. For New York, that can mean
anything from Sex and the City to the
Empire State Building. In Kansas, of
course, it’s The Wizard of Oz or the
Eisenhower Presidential Library and
Museum, or that giant ball of string.
- Chicken Anyone? Kugel's plan was to take a crosscountry trip from Louisiana to North
Dakota. The plan: explore some local
museums, regional food and a natural
preserve that could only exist in this
part of the country. Yet, even he fell
under the poppy-scented spell of
Oz. This happened within an hour of
crossing into south-east Kansas from
Oklahoma.
On a Saturday afternoon, he was
in Franklin, population 375, asking a
woman what he might do that evening,
and she suggested he go to a community
performance of The Wizard of Oz in
Pittsburg. Kugel described it as being
admirably elaborate. (Children were
height-cast as Munchkins.)
“This region's other claim to semifame,” said Kugel, “is fried chicken –
it’s tough to miss." Driving through, he
spotted billboards for Chicken Annie
and Chicken Mary's, which faced
off on a 2011 episode of the Travel
Channel's Food Wars. Not interested
in following the crowds, one person
sent me to Gebbardt Chicken Dinners.
For under $10, I had three pieces of
chicken coated with egg-and crackerbased crust and fried to perfection with sides and a drink."
With local culture and tasty grub
under his belt, Kugel set out toward
his remaining goal - the Flint Hills,
where some of the last tallgrass prairie
and bison still remain.
Chase County
Offers Natural Beauty
“It was late on Sunday when I arrived
in tiny Strong City, near the Tallgrass
Prairie National Preserve,” Kugel
said. "The next morning, I hopped to
the next town south, Cottonwood Falls,
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Olathe Community Gardens
Are In High Gear for Spring
By Steve Baska
Olathe Community Gardens are
celebrating their tenth anniversary. All
garden locations are busy this Spring
with new expanded areas and many
gardeners planting vegetables. About
15 new gardeners have joined the
group already this year, for a total of
about 75 gardeners at work.
The community gardens include two
sites, Old Town and Fairview. The
gardens are on Parks and Recreation
property. The gardens are divided into
10 by 20 and 10 by 22 foot plots that
residents can rent for $25 to grow
their own vegetables, herbs or flowers.
Many people who do not have space
enough in their own yards flock to the
community gardens to work in the
dirt. The community garden concept
is a growing trend among cities and
churches nationwide that provide
space for gardeners.
Robin Rayburn, chairman of the
gardening group, said “A lot of our
people say it’s great therapy to get
outside and work in the ground and
enjoy being part of a group. We have
a great variety of people, including
seniors, singles and young families.
But you have to plan time to work your
plot, to keep it watered and weeded.”
Louis Seibel, vice chairman of the
program, said “In the two Olathe
gardens we are adding a total of 20
plots this year,” “A lot of people have
already planted broccoli, cauliflower,
lettuce, spinach, onions, beets and
carrots. Most of our gardeners keep
and eat the foods they grow, but we
do take some to different food pantries
around Olathe.”
Pre-Graduation
Stress
Advice
aka "You are not aboard
The Old Town garden is located in
downtown Olathe, southeast of the
Courthouse, at the corner of Loula
and Water streets, and has about 52
plots. The Fairview Garden is on the
west side of downtown on the north
side of Santa Fe between Iowa and
Pine streets, and has a total of 49
plots, including three raised beds.
The City of Olathe installed water
lines at the sites, and provides the
gardens’ water, mulch and compost.
The fee is used for the rental of the
plots to help with the purchase of
keys for the garden shed and water
hydrants, tools and supplies that are
At the newer Olathe Community
Garden Fairview site at Pine and Iowa
Streets, just west of downtown, are
Robin, Regina, Rob, Rebecca, Sarah,
Sharon and Rachel. The garden was
opened in 2008.
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By LeEtta J. Felter
Vice President
Olathe Public Schools
Board of Education
Spring has sprung and you know
what that means. Summer is just
around the corner. For some, May
18th will be a vital milestone on life's
journey - graduation day!
Senior Akara Regimand, 18, is a
member of the Olathe South Falcon
Flight Crew who summarizes this
particular brand of stress perfectly: "I
am struggling with the reality that my
life is going to take on a big change.
I'm going to be in control of the
outcome. You get what you put into
work or anything; that is the pressure.
Not to mess up the hard work I have
maintained.”
“It is stressful to let go of
relationships or figure out what
works best for the relationship and
for yourself, whether it be friends or
a boyfriend. So much is just crammed
LeEtta Felter
into the last month of school that the
stress increases so much. All sorts of
things need to be figured out by end
of May! Family is stressed because it
is a big chunk of their life leaving for
long periods of time. Stress about how
to manage money and letting go is the
hardest part." Akara plans to attend
K-State in the fall.
Typically the spring can be stressful
for all students because it's the last
push toward the finish line for this
school year. However it's important to
realize that our seniors, those who will
leave our schools and move on to their
Olathe Pilot Shares Memories of Flying
By Steve Baska
Senior Contributing Editor
John Wittenborn is a retired pilot for
American Airlines with a continuing
love for flying.
He now teaches aerobatics in Olathe
at New Century Airport. John says
flying has become more technical and
At the Old Town site Loula and Water Sts are Angela, Alexis, Lori, Kathy, safer since he began flying in the midJeff, Bill, Rhonda, Rowan, Pat, Ken, Keith, Tendi, Ann, Sabrina, Val, Louis, 1960s.
and Connie. It is expanding and was opened in 2004.
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John and his wife Beverly moved to
Olathe in 1971. They have two sons,
Grant and Brian. Grant and his wife
Michelle live in Olathe and have two
sons.
Grant is a test pilot for the Garmin
ly/M0CLmf). Yet no state has taken
Company. Brian is single and living in
corrective action to deal with:
Singapore, where he is a grain trader
• Wedding ceremonies that last
for the Sea Board Company in their
more than 60 minutes, start to finish.
Asia division.
This is a ritual of commitment, not
Here John shares his memories of
endurance. Jail terms are handed down
flying with the Gazette.
in less time.
Question: What company did you
• Wedding services where someone
fly for in your career, and what were
sings Noel Paul Stookey's "The
the challenges and joys?
Wedding Song" or anything by Kenny
I learned to fly in the mid-60’s
Rogers.
at Fairfax Airport here in Kansas
• Ministers who insist that every
Humorist David Chartrand
City, Kansas. Thereafter, I began my
wedding ceremony include that is this, love is that . . ."). More than professional pilot career as a flight
venerable passage from 1 Corinthians 30,000 verses in the Bible and we have instructor teaching others to fly while
("Love is patient, love is kind, love to hear the same shopworn scripture attending college at Kansas State
reading at every wedding?
University.
• Guests who bring a baby to the
After graduating with a degree in
ceremony, and then try to calm said Journalism from K-State and about
screaming infant by whispering, "Shh, 2,700 hours of flight time, I went
shh," during the exchange of vows.
to United States Air Force Reserve
• Receptions where the guest must Officer Training School at Lackland
(Continued on Page 10) AFB, Texas, and then to pilot training
Expires 6-30-14
Wedding Bans: It’s not about gender.
It’s about endurance.
© 2014, David Chartrand
Unlike my fellow Kansans, I am not
worried about gay marriage. The only
marriages that offend me are those that
start with overdone weddings.
I am all in favor of a law, or even a
constitutional amendment, that makes
it illegal to turn a standard wedding
into an all-day affair - the ones where
the bride and groom exchange vows
they've written themselves while a
five-piece orchestra plays most of the
Bach repertoire.
Seventeen states have outlawed
same-sex marriages. (see: http://bit.
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May 15, 2014
Volume XXXVII
Number 8
wide in the Air Force Reserve
there and at Peterson AFB,
Colorado, until retiring after
27 years in 1993. I began my
commercial airline career
concurrently with my USAF
participation in May of 1974
with Ozark Air Lines.
I trained as a first officer
on the Fairchild F-H227B, a
two-engine turboprop aircraft
that held 44 passengers. I was
domiciled on that aircraft
for four years at the O’Hare
airport in Chicago, Ill.
In 1979 I transferred to the
St. Louis, Missouri domicile,
where I flew the DC9 and
MD80. In 1983 I upgraded to
captain on the DC9 still flying
out of St. Louis.
In 1986 TWA bought Ozark
and the two airlines merged
into one. I put on a TWA
uniform and became an
Instructor/check airman on
John Wittenborn at the controls.
the DC9 & MD80. While at
at Laredo AFB, TX, where Uncle Sam TWA, I also flew the B-747, B-757
taught me to fly all over again.
and B-767.
I returned to my Reserve Unit
In 2001 American Air Lines bought
at Richards-Gebaur AFB, South of TWA and I changed uniforms once
Kansas City, and flew C-130’s world-
Now Two Olathe Farmers’ Markets Downtown Olathe & Blackbob Park,Sat. 7:30 AM
See Ad and Farmers’ Pictures on P. 4
Bedding & tomato plants, honey, hanging baskets, jams, jellies, tomatoes, cukes
Leigh’s School of Dance Announces Summer Schedule See Full Info. on Back, Page 12
Take a Lunch break
Exp.6-30-14
Golden Corral
Mom’s Kitchen
Exp 6-30-14
Here is the salad we created at the
Golden Corral Buffet. Get creative
and have a great beginning to your
feast. They’re at 135th & Blackbob.
The Smothered Pork Chop at Mom’s
Kitchen, served with twice-baked
potato and corn. And, yes, you get a
lot. East of Downtown on Santa Fe.
Farmer Dennis Gibb, the unofficial
“Mayor of Olathe’s 2 Farmers
Markets.”
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Due to increased demand from
Olatheans for the high quality,
locally-grown produce of our area
farmers, The City of Olathe has
started having two Farmers’ Markets
going at the same time. Saturdays
7:30 A.M. to sold out.
The original one will be Downtown
Olathe, Santa & Kansas NW corner,
until it moves in July to the new Olathe
Community Center at Ridgeview &
Kansas City Rd.
The new Farmers Market, the
second location with same hours is
in East Olathe just inside BlackBob
Park, first right turn. Look for the
tents. Just east of 151 & BlackBob
“These folks are some of the
friendliest people we have in the area
and it’s just fun to go down, buy a
few things and chat with them for a
while. It’s the spirit and flavor you
used to get from living in a small
town. They have captured the essence
of rural America,” Gazette publisher
Keith Johnson stated.
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Surprising Closure
I was startled to see the Van Wall
John Deere Stihl, Polaris outlet on
Frontage Rd east side of I-35 close.
They were an Iowa based dealership
that we think may have been hurt by
a new John Deere operation in the
area.
Some say they weren’t all that
friendly to begin with. Maybe they
missed Iowa. I purchased a Stihl leaf
blower and found them quite helpful.
Sorry to see almost any business fail
except maybe I wouldn’t miss the
local porn shop.
Rice Bag Solution
I haven’t tried it yet, but friends say if
you drop your cell phone in the water
or get a supposed waterproof watch
wet and it gets condensed water under
the crystal, put it in a bag of rice and
wait. The moisture will disappear.
Theresa Keen
I was delivering papers to Golden
Corral when I was stopped by a
former Gazette advertiser. Theresa
Keen who ran Keen Specialty Meats
in west Olathe off Santa Fe about
where Calamity Line Park is now.
Recall Scottie’s Popcorn and Oak
and Brass Interiors. There was also
a rundown car wash, a liquor store
and a rundown laundromat nearby.
Theresa’s two sons Kenneth and
Kyle were there with her. She has
raised some fine sons. Keen got
much of their meat from Fritz Meats
in Overland Park. Her mom, Joann
Stump ran it.
Taco Bueno Not So Bueno
Bueno means ‘good’ in Spanish,
and it hasn’t proven good for the local
Taco Bueno which has closed.
Bill Vaughan Quips
Bill Vaughan wrote a column in the
KC Star over 45 years ago, the Star’s
longest running column.
Society, Work, Problem
Man is the animal that intends to
shoot himself out into interplanetary
space, after having given up on the
problem of an efficient way to get
himself five miles to work and back
each day.
Bill Vaughan
Home, Wonderful, Possible
The wonderful world of home
appliances now makes it possible
to cook indoors with charcoal and
outdoors with gas.
Bill Vaughan
God, True, Thy
To God, thy country, and thy friend
be true.
Bill Vaughan
I’m an actor. And I guess I’ve done
so many movies I’ve achieved some
high visibility. But a star? I guess
I still think of myself as kind of a
worker ant.
Bill Vaughan
You Might Be A Redneck If:
By Jeff Foxworthy
1. Most of the socks you own allow
you to cut your toenails while wearing
them.
2. Your town dentist filed for
bankruptcy.
3. Your masseuse uses lard.
4. You think the four seasons are salt,
pepper, onion and garlic.
5. You have a recipe for catfish
lasagna.
6. The Roto-Rooter man comes to
your house and asks, “What’s that
smell?”
7. You forego a haircut, because
there’s not a clean bowl in the house.
8. You never knew you were crosseyed till you joined the Army.
9. Your junior high grades suffered
because of morning sickness.
10. You clean your hands daily with
gasoline.
Olathe People
Former Olathe Realtor Jo Ann
Estebo has married industrial engineer
Robert Walsh. ** Andy Darling and
his wife, Jill have each lost over 100
pounds. They are unrecognizable,
almost. Andy looks like a young
Kenny Rogers **
Business News
Two Olathe Quik Trips, S. US 169
and Blackfoot & Santa Fe north of
Hen House got a bad delivery of gas
recently, (late April-early May) where
diesel was mixed with regular gas. If
you had purchased gas at either and
had problems, they will make it up to
you if you contact the stores. **
Remembering Manuel Noriega
I met a guy recently whose parents
had a near-death experience while
serving in Panama in the early
1960’s.
The man’s dad was serving in the
U.S. Army during a time when violent
demonstrations against U.S. presence
in Canal Zone were commonplace.
Rioting Panamanian students at the
local high school were insisting that
a Panamanian flag be hoisted over
the U.S. flag.
The young Army soldier and his
wife lived outside the Canal Zone
and needed to be rescued before the
demonstrators got hold of them.
Amazingly, they were able to get
through to a Panamanian Army friend,
then a lieutenant, Manuel Noriega.
He arrived at their apartment with an
armored personnel carrier (APC) and
troops and took them to safety.
Manuel Noriega later became a
pariah to the U.S. in the 1980’s, as he
and his regime fought U.S. continued
occupation of the Canal Zone.
In the early 1900’s the US occupied
the ten mile-wide isthmus with a
negotiated 99 year lease. Under
Jimmy Carter, the U.S. surrendered
all control of the canal area after
engineering and paying for the
construction of one of the ‘Great
Engineering Wonders of the World’.
Pilgrims’ Pride.
We have in our midst a man who
traces one branch of his family tree
back to the Mayflower. Yes, that
Mayflower, the one we celebrate
Thanksgiving and Pilgrims about.
Steve Baska will have a story about
his connection to the 1620 Landing at
Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.
Et Cetera
A friend says a Spangler’s would
be a great addition to Olathe’s fast
food inventory, they have a little bit
of everything from gyros, to frisco
sour doughs, burgers, shakes, salads
and more. They are in Lawrence, a
combination Hardee’s and Freddy’s.
** Didn’t know Office Depot and
Office Max had merged, will close
400 Office Depots. Are being hurt
by the Quill on-line office supply
people. **
picture of the ribbon cutting
Real Estate News
Tractor Supply half done at 159th
and US 169. ** New Hy-Vee is
open at 151st and BlackBob, nearly
100,000 sq. ft. with restaurant. Old
one closed at Santa Fe and Brougham.
** Olathe Community Center nearly
done at KC Road and Ridgeview. **
Zoomin Market open at Strangline
Rd, in old Gambucci’s, in front of
Steak N Shake. Call ahead and order
your groceries concept. See article in
this issue. ** Freddy’s Burgers to old
Backyard Burger site. **
Lions Golf Tourney
The Olathe Lions club (evening)
will be sponsoring our 9th annual
golf tournament on June 21st at
8:00 am at Prairie Highlands golf
course. Proceeds will benefit Olathe
scholarships and other charities
throughout the year. Cost is $85.00
per person and includes green fees,
lunch from Johnny's BBQ and many
prizes. Shotgun start for teams of 4 at
8:00am and best ball format.
Contact Brian McDonald At 913940-2561 or email to bmcdonald9@
hotmail.com
New Mahaffie Farmstead Barn Ribbon Cutting May 2, 2014
Maron Moore donated $500,000 for the construction of a new all-wood barn
for the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm. The 200 foot-long building will
house livestock, two stagecoaches, a covered wagon, a buck board, and other
site property. The former barn had deteriorated to a point beyond reasonable
repair where it needed to be entirely replaced. Pictured are from left Mayor
Mike Copeland, life-long Olathean Maron Lorimer Moore, Councilwoman
Marge Vogt, Board members Ed Kinney and Bob Courtney. Also at the Ribbon
cutting were Foundation Chairman Dick Holdman and Connie Snider.
Zoomin Will Save
You Time, Money and
Ensure Quality, Freshness
Zoominmarket.com
John Yerkes & Matt Rider
Zoomin Market Makes
Grocery Getting Simple
By Cara Miller and Maggie Truitt
Zoomin Market is the new online
food retailer that lets customers shop
and pay online before picking up
their order at a drive-thru kiosk-store
in Olathe at 12203 Strangline Rd.
It is one of the first online only
grocery stores in the country.
Founded by two locals, John Yerkes
and Matt Rider, it seeks to make
grocery shopping as simple and easy
as possible. With a target market
of young professionals with kids,
Zoomin Market is all about helping
moms avoid taking their kids to the
grocery store, while helping dads
swing by and get the grocery order,
and get it correct every time.
A local customer, Maggie Truitt,
tells about her experience with
Zoomin Market.
“Last week, I noticed that Zoomin
Market posted on their Facebook
page that they were carrying fresh
strawberries. So, I put together an
order. Less than an hour later, I
received an email with a five-digit
code saying it was ready for pick up.
I forwarded the email to my husband
with a reminder to swing by Zoomin
Market on his way home from work.
“When he got home that night,
he set the paper grocery sack on
the counter. Inside the bag were my
strawberries, some taco shells for
an impromptu dinner plan and two
six ounce steaks. Everything was as
expected.
“Zoomin Market was a real hasslesaver. My alternative would have been
to stop my two kids from doing their
homework, load them into the car,
drive to the store, have them follow
me to the taco shell aisle (where is
that, anyway?), drag them through
the impulse buys at the checkout
counter, then drive home and get
them refocused on their homework
again.
“I have to admit that I loved the
Zoomin Market concept the first time
I heard of it - a drive-thru grocery
store. It's pretty handy that I can store
and update my list from my phone
and conveniently share the grocerygetting chore with my husband which
was so quick and easy for him that
he didn't even have to get out of the
car.”
Matt and John invite you to
give Zoomin Market a try with a
$5-off new account coupon code
for Gazette readers only. Just enter
JOCO5 during the online purchase
process at zoominmarket.com. They
had a Grand Opening event April
27th, complete with live music, face
painting, bouncy houses, great food
and more. But now they are looking
forward to meeting as many of their
neighbors as possible and serving
their grocery needs.
They’re located in the old
Gambucci’s building just east of the
access road in Northeast Olathe.
Tid Bits
95% of dog owners do NOT brush
their pet dog’s teeth. ** You haven’t
lived till you have had your family
cat bring a live baby rabbit into the
house and let it go. Just hope you can
find it before the dogs do.** 8 million
Americans have had a near death
experience. **
Preacher Protocol
I recently learned that, for many
reasons, retired ministers will often
avoid attending churches in the
denomination where they preached.
It is a professional courtesy where
a minister who attends regularly in a
denomination where he preached is
sometimes seen as a worrisome threat.
Sounds strange, but it’s true. There is
some fear a faction will form around
the visiting minister. The presiding
ministers evidently feel it’s difficult
to be themselves when senior pastors
are regularly in attendance.
Et Cetera
Did not realize that the Olathe
animal shelter no longer euthanizes
animals. It is a no-kill shelter. **
Youth baseball interest is about
half what it used to be, due to
soccer, electronic games, expenses,
lacrosse.** After being lost ten
days, an area woman located her
lost boxer-pit mix after putting up
a $1,000 reward. You probably saw
the posters everywhere.
You Can Help The Gazette
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our advertisers.
Maybe you don’t realize that
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you can read this for FREE. They
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are outta here. They pull the plug on
us, so to speak.
So the next time you need goods or
services provided by our advertisers,
check for their ad in our pages.
And please mention you saw their
advertising here. Thanks.
A Gazette Hardy, Hale and
Hearty Helloes to: Jerry and Connie
Snider, Brad Hall, Bob Courtney,
Wilson and Ailie Speer, Maron
Moore, Andy Darling, Tim and Mary
Talbot, Ed Kinney, Nichole Asquith,
Vivian
Crosby,
Commissioner
Marge Vogt, Commissioner John
Toplikar, Mayor Michael Copeland,
Kevin Corbett, Mike Meador, Larry
Woodworth, Alexis Woodall, Brooks
and Linda Lytle, Melvin and Jeanne
Dell, the Wascals Records guy,
Richard Kauffman, Ann McBride,
Betty Wallace, Gerald Newbanks,
Bob Breyfogle, Theresa Rockhold,
Kyle, Kenneth, and Kimberly **
Care Prayer and Concern
Cindy Millard, Betty Hougland,
Gary DeVault, Phil, Pinky and Scott
Johnson, Jack Bernard, Marlene
Ellrich, Pat Stonequist, Helen West,
Bill Walter, Roland Morreale, Pauline
Duck, Maron Moore, Tommy Hall.
Memorial Day
May 26 we must remember the over
a million American men and women
who have died serving the Nation
since the American Revolution in
1776. This is not just another day
to drink beer, get drunk, and wreck
the car. Remember those who make
it possible for you to not have any
fear of a knock on the door at 2 in
the morning from the secret police.
In many countries today, family
members vanish in the middle of the
night and are never seen again. Some
nuts out there would like to see us
have a system like that. Yes, they’re
out there. Don’t let it happen. Get
involved in what’s going on in this
town, state and country.
Gazette Howdies To
Audrey, Mildred, Grace, Angelo,
Tracy, Barbara, Nadine, and others
at Cedar Lake Village. ** Carl
Palmer, long time Realtor in town.
** Mike and Manjit Thiara. ** Carol
Sanderson. ** John and Dee.
Mother’s Day Program
As a special Mother’s Day treat, on
Sunday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Prairie
Baptist Church, 7416 Roe Avenue,
Prairie Village, members of the
Midwest Chamber Ensemble present
“Ladies Night,” a concert of music
by female composers. The program
includes Kansas City composer
Chen Yi’s “Night Thoughts”, Anne
Boyd’s “Goldfish Through Summer
Rain”, and Lori Laitman’s “I Never
Saw Another Butterfly”. A preconcert conversation led by Assistant
Conductor Sara McClure begins at
6:45 p.m.
The GAZETTE
37th
Backyard Burger Farewell
Local franchise owner Matt Thiara
and his family sold their land and
building April 5th where they
operated an Olathe favorite- Back
Yard Burger Restaurant to Freddy's
frozen Custard and Burgers. Matt and
his family would like to Thank the
Olathe community for their business
over the last ten years. We wish them
the best of luck in their future business
endeavors.
Oklahoma Earthquakes Unusual
Mile for mile, there are almost as many
earthquakes rattling Oklahoma as
California this year. This major increase
in seismic shaking led to a rare earthquake
warning today (May 5) from the U.S.
Geological Survey and the Oklahoma
Geological Survey.
In a joint statement, the agencies said
the risk of a damaging earthquake
— one larger than magnitude 5.0 —
has significantly increased in central
Oklahoma.
Geologists don't know when or where
the state's next big earthquake will
strike, nor will they put a number on
the increased risk. "We haven't seen this
before in Oklahoma, so we had some
concerns about putting a specific number
on the chances of it," Robert Williams,
a research geophysicist with the USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program in Golden,
Colorado, told Live Science. "But we
know from other cases around the world
that if you have an increasing number of
small earthquakes, the chances of a larger
one will go up."
May 15, 2014
Rev.Carl Erwin
May 15, 2014
Branding Russia
Putin is pursuing full spectrum
dominance... to think he is not at war
with the US is foolish. Culture and
popular support will be required as
this conflict becomes more intense,
and Putin is clearly branding Russia
as strong on family, strong on
tradition, strong on personal sacrifice,
and a better overall global citizenry
than the deviant, self-consumed,
American party crowd... Remember
this is all done against the backdrop
of Allies that have trust concerns,
emboldened enemies, a porous
border, inadequate leadership, toxic
asset sales, NSA, Snowden, Drone
Policy, Miley Cyrus, Jay Z, Fort
Hood, Sandy Hook, Anthony Weiner,
John Edwards, Anderson Cooper and
Ellen DeGeneres...
Dear Keith,
RE: Cancer article by cancer
survivor Pat Stonequist
What an inspiring story! So much
compassion involved in all her years
suffering cancer.
All of the article should touch a
lot of people. Maybe they will get
checkups!
She sounds like a very caring
volunteer in all she does. Hope she
continues being a concerned person!
People need someone they can talk
to!
We have known her by being in
the Doctors Building and she always
had a smile for everyone as we would
walk in the door.
Name not given
Mr. Johnson
I am disappointed that you put Bob
Sigman’s writing from the KC Star
about working age adults working
below the poverty level next to the
column by Charles Koch. I don’t
appreciate the contrasts.
Ron Jones Overland Park, Ks
Hi Keith I hope I got this to you in time.
Jeanne let me know the late deadline
for this paper is Monday morning.
Do you have space to run the article
below on our next event? I attached a
photo from our previous event at Dub
V's, which we estimate had well over
200 people in attendance. P.S. We
need to see you out at one of these
events soon!
Kai Blakeborough
Pub Note: see the article in this
issue on page 9 with picture of the
inside of Dub Vs.
Johnson’s County Gazette
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Sunflower Wickets Mahaffie
Croquet Tournament June 6:
Teams Forming Now!
Teams are forming now for the
fifth annual Mahaffie Sunflower
Views
Wickets
Croquet
Tournament. Put together by Robert Parrish MacLean
This unique event is hosted by the
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm Foundation in support of According to a Harris Poll, illthe
preservation,
programming behaved kids in public annoy
and promotion of the Mahaffie Americans more than many other
Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic things. Some 86 percent of us rate
Site located at 1200 Kansas City Road that as a top pet peeve.
in Olathe. Croquet was a popular and
inexpensive sport throughout the
Did you know that the government
country in the mid-19th century.
wanted
to invest in our children by
Sunflower Wickets will be held
Friday, June 6, at the new Olathe creating a student loan program to
Community Center, located across the help young people whose daddies
street from the Mahaffie Stagecoach don’t have enough money to write
Stop and Historic Site. Registration a check for their college education?
begins at 1:00 p.m. followed by But, Republicans in Congress have
Croquet play from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 habitually raised those interest rates
p.m. Wicked Wickets Happy Hour and costs so that the government can
runs from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with make billions of dollars off of those
the presentation of awards at 4:00 less-well-to-do students. p.m.
Tables of eight are available and Democrats are trying to change
two-person teams are now forming. this by lowering those costs and
For more information about forming interest rates but the Republicans say
a team or tournament sponsorship the Democrats must find the money
opportunities, visit Mahaffie.org, someplace to pay for those changes.
contact Mahaffie at (913) 971-5111 So cuts have to be found in other
or email Mahaffie@olatheks.org.
programs such as infrastructure,
Special thanks to Kactus Creek veterans benefits, meat inspectors
Croquet Club and the Missouri and more.
Croquet Association for their
Why not have a tax structure that
assistance with the event.
is both fair and adequate to meet the
Constitution Banned in HI HS
needs of the people of the country?
Two students are suing the I’ve talked with Europeans about this
University of Hawaii for violating and they really think we’re nuts. But,
their First Amendment rights after
administrator prevented them from I tell them they’re nuts for embracing
distributing copies of the U.S. such stark austerity programs that
Constitution — demonstrating a have plunged them into economic
frightening lack of knowledge about catastrophes that could have been
the very legal document they were
avoided.
attempting to censor.
Students Merritt Burch and According to the most recent issue
Anthony Vizzone, members of the of the AARP Bulletin, almost a fourth
Young Americans for Liberty chapter of all Medicare patients with multiple
at UH-Hilo, were prevented from
handing out copies of the Constitution chronic conditions are taking at least
at a recruitment event in January. A one prescription medication that
week later, they were again informed could adversely affect a coexisting
by a censorship-minded administrator condition. A drug to treat COPD could
that their First Amendment-protected offset the effect of a drug to lower
activities were in violation of school
blood pressure. Drug interactions
policy.
The students were told that they could be dangerous. Check with your
could only distribute literature from doctor.
within UH-Hilo’s “free speech zone,”
a small, muddy, frequently-flooded
area on the edge of campus.
Administrators further clarified
their level of respect for students’ free
speech rights, making comments like,
“This isn’t really the ’60s anymore,” From Chuck Kurtz
and “people can’t really protest like View from the Midwest Blog
that anymore,” according to the former Editor Olathe News
Foundation for Individual Rights in
Registration now is underway for the
Education.
33rd Annual Olathe Kids Free Fishing
33rd Fishing Derby
June 14
Some of the Greatest Racism
Is Blatantly In Our Midst
Some of the greatest racism we
suffer and allow here stands blatantly
right in front of us. It is that our legal
system and legislatures allow most
Ed Redinger Celebrates His 90th
poor urban areas to be combat freefire zones.
Anyone caught with an illegal,
stolen, or unauthorized firearm, in
those crime-ridden areas, should be
incarcerated for a mandatory 5 years,
no exceptions.
The fact that the powers-that-be
allow this to go on and on, day after
day, year after year, just proves
almost none of the voters, almost
none of the legal representatives, and
almost none of the rest of those with
the power to stop it or control it, does
little or nothing.
Gazette Howdies to
Candy Birch, Darrel, JoAnn and
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Ivan Wicke, Carlotta Belcher, Al &
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Life-long Olathean, World War II vet Ford, Denny Knop, Lori Smith, Mike
and Burns Printing former owner Ed Haskin, Trease Meeker Pregan, Dr
Redinger celebrated his 90th Birthday Mary Meeker, Ken and Miriam Lee,
at Bass Pro’s Uncle Buck’s Grill April Larry and Joy Custer. All of whom
27. Here he gets a hug from Jane Newell. among others were in attendance
“There was a great crowd of well wishers,’ at Ed Redinger’s 90th Birthday
said organizer Candy Birch.
celebration.
Olathe Youth Sports
Derby scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to noon,
Saturday, June 14, at Cedar Lake Park,
located south of 151st Street at 15500
Lone Elm Road in southwest Olathe.
This is a free event with free giveaways
that include worms, hooks, bobbers
and T-shirts (while supplies last) for
youngsters ages 3 to 15 and for seniors
60 and older for the first 700 registered
participants that check in the day of the
Derby.
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The Kansas Legislature just took
away some of the authority that
the Kansas Supreme Court had
over our judicial system and gave
it to themselves. It’s hard to have a
judicial system where nobody at the
top of it keeps all the horses pulling
in the same direction. It’s hard to be
sanguine about all this, especially an
assault on the checks and balances
system we have in this country.
In Oklahoma, a judge, head of a
three judge panel, ordered the state
not to execute a man. The governor
said the courts had no say in the
matter, even a three judge panel that
ruled. So, she announced that the
execution would go on. A legislator
got a resolution passed to impeach
the judge. They had the votes to do
it. They just didn’t like his ruling so
why not kick him out.
As it turned out, the judge yielded
to the bullying and changed his
order. The execution went forward
and was, as we now know, botched.
The judge’s order was meant
specifically to prevent such a thing
from happening. And what is really
chilling is that no one in the media
has come forward and said, “Hey,
maybe this is wrong.”
Demand for people with certain
college degrees is up for certain fields
and down for others. Here’s a list of
who’s in demand and who is most
likely to stand in the unemployment
line. From a study by Georgetown
University.
Hottest Degreed Fields:
1. Nursing
2. Elementary Education
3. Finance
4. Marketing and Marketing
Research
5. Business Management and
Administration
Fields in least demand:
1. Information Systems Techs.
2. Architecture
3. Anthropology
4. Film, Video, Photo Arts
5. Political Science
chips and drink for the entire family
from 11 to noon followed by trophy
presentations. Water will be provided by
Olathe’s Bass Pro during the Derby.
To register, go to the Olathe Parks
and Recreation website at http://www.
olatheks.org/ParksRec/Fishing
and
click on the appropriate code to register
online.
Check-in the day of the event is from
7:30 to 9 a.m. Fishing will be from 9 to
11 a.m followed by lunch and trophy
presentation and awarding of prizes.
To view video and photos of last
year’s event, check out the video
at
http://viewfromthemidwest.
com/2013/06/18/2013-olathe-kidsfishing-derby-video/
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various organizations, civic groups and
local businesses.
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By Rev. Carl Erwin
The Book
A man was dying who had a large
library. He called for "The Book."
They told him he had lots of books,
"Which one do you want?" He
declared, "I mean the Bible, the book
of all books."
The song we sing declares, "The
B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me.
1 stand alone on the word of God, the
B-I-B-L-E." The Bible used to be the
most read book ever published. We are
reminded that the Bible was written by
holy men of God as they were moved
upon by the Holy Spirit of God! It
contains not only the Word of God; it
is the word of God.
The definition of the Bible is (B)asic (I)-nstruction (B)-efore (L)-eaving
(E)-arth - on the way to heaven, the
place called home for those who accept
expires 6-30-14
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and live for Jesus while on earth.
A new convert was given a Bible
and a commentary to explain the
Bible. Later, he told a man, "The
Bible sure throws a lot of light on that
commentary."
A little boy was standing on the
Bible which he learned from a song
at church (mentioned above), but we
know as adults that the song means
'putting our trust in, pledging our
allegiance to, and is the foundation for
our lives on earth. "All other ground is
sinking sand." Build your hopes on the
Lord Jesus Christ now!
Hope 4 Single Moms
By RJ Thesman
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The GAZETTE
Folks At The Market
Rain or Shine
A few weeks ago, one of my friends
passed away. She was incredible, a
published author and a woman of deep
faith. At 46, she fell victim to a swift
version of colon cancer.
When I got word that she was
failing, I grieved. It seemed much
too fast, and somehow, my emotions
couldn’t fathom the loss.
So I stood in the kitchen and cried.
Then my son came home from
work. I have always encouraged my
son to be free with the expression of
emotions. This was one of those times
when I didn’t have to say anything.
He came into the kitchen, saw me
crying and held out his arms. “Yes,” I
said, “I need a hug.”
There’s something special about the
hug of a man, even when that man is
your own son. Women hug well, too,
but the strength and integrity of a good
man somehow feels different when his
arms are around you.
In those moments, my son helped
me grieve. He said nothing, which I
appreciated, but waited it out while I
blubbered about my friend.
And in that hug, I began to see what
an incredible man my son has become.
I’m glad we’ve expressed emotions,
and I’m glad he has such a gift of
mercy.
In that hug, he helped his mom
process grief and showed that he
understood.
RJ Thesman is the author of the Life
at Cove Creek series. Her newest novel,
“Intermission for Reverend G” will
be released April 25. 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; GWHope.org.
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Hello, it’s me again with something
awesome to say! So this weekend I was
in a soccer tournament called the Rush
Cross Roads Classic. It was a very fun
tournament to play in, I also got to walk
away with the gold in one hand and my
Kona ice cup in the other. (I got a Kona ice
for assisting the winning goal, that comes
later). Well, anyway, in the first game of
the tournament we lost to the same team
we beat in the championship, and guess
what? Two of my good school friends
were on that team and also a kid that was
on a team that I used to guest play for. (The
team fell apart) We lost 3-1. It was kind of
ironic because we played them two weeks
ago in another tournament and beat them.
Well after that I was kind of bummed
because we lost but we still had a shot
at the championship. We just had to win
the next two games and we could make
it. We won the second game 5-3 and we
won the third game 4-1. We were on to the
championship!
The game was very intense, there was
really no time to stop and think on the
field. It was pass and play and hope for the
best. It was also very surprising how some
of the players reacted, there was yelling
and a lot of dangerous play. My goalie has
a huge bruise on the inside of his left leg
because of a charge on the goalie just to
score a goal.
Fishing Derby
June 14
Registration now is underway for
the 33rd Annual Olathe Kids Free
Fishing Derby scheduled for 7:30 a.m.
to noon, Saturday, June 14, at Cedar
Lake Park, located south of 151st
Street at 15500 Lone Elm Road in
southwest Olathe.
This is a free event with free
giveaways that include worms, hooks,
bobbers and T-shirts (while supplies
last) for youngsters ages 3 to 15 and
for seniors 60 and older for the first
700 registered participants that check
in the day of the Derby. There also is a
free hotdog lunch with chips and drink
for the entire family from 11 to noon
followed by trophy presentations.
Water will be provided by Olathe’s
Bass Pro during the Derby.
Five trophies will be awarded to
participants in the various age divisions
and gender categories for largest
fish. Prizes will be awarded based
on a random drawing of registration
numbers. More than 300 prizes are
given away, which include rod-andreel combos, tackle assortments,
tackle boxes, hats, various gift cards,
and various gift certificates.
In 2013, more than 1,500 people
were served the free lunch, which
was provided by Hy-Vee Foods and
prepared by volunteers from the Olathe
Community Sportsman Club.
Other volunteers that help make the
event a success come from the Olathe
Bass Club, Cops and Bobbers, the
Olathe American Legion Post 153,
Olathe Clockwinders Optimist Club,
Olathe Noon Optimist Club, Gals Go
Fish, Association of Administrative
Professionals, Olathe Evening Optimist
Club, students from the Olathe Student
Development, and the Leadership
Olathe Alumni Association.
To register, go to the Olathe Parks
and Recreation website at http://
www.olatheks.org/ParksRec/Fishing
and click on the appropriate code to
register online.
Check-in the day of the event is
from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Fishing will be
from 9 to 11 a.m followed by lunch
and trophy presentation and awarding
of prizes.
To view video and photos of last
year’s event, check out the video
at
http://viewfromthemidwest.
com/2013/06/18/2013-olathe-kidsfishing-derby-video/
The Derby is sponsored each year
by various organizations, civic groups
and local businesses.
Julius and Meredith Galvan have opened Healing Rooms
of Olathe at 2111 E. Crossroads Ln, to serve those who need
healing. Call them at 397-0895, 563-2413 see their web site
at www.healingroomsofolathe.com
By Meredith Galvan
Julius & Meredith Galvan
Healing Rooms of Olathe opened Directors of
at 2111 E Crossroads Lane, Suite 200 Healing Rooms of Olathe
(south of Santa Fe Price Chopper) at 2111 E Crossroads, Suite 200
the end of December, 2013.
Olathe, KS 66062
We have a welcome center, 3 prayer Phone 913-397-0895
rooms and a soaking room to serve Mobile 913-563-2413
those who need healing. It is exciting Email-hrocrossroads@gmail.com
to see prayer technicians laying hands Website-healingroomsofolathe
on the sick and seeing them recover.
Sometimes healing is immediate,
others heal over a period of time.
Sessions are safe in a private room
and kept confidential. We are supported
by donations and operate with trained
volunteers through the International
Save Money
Healing Rooms Association.
It is our vision to
include
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of all who need healing prayer. If you
and landscaping.
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call us at 913-397-0895 or 913-5632413. We would love to meet you!
Healing Rooms of Olathe believes
and contends for all that was promised
by Jesus. We operate by the leading of
the Holy Spirit so we can do the works
that Jesus did. If you need prayer,
just walk in and sign at the welcome
center. We are open Thursdays, 2:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 2:00
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Now the really good part comes in. As
we reached the second half, the score is
2-0. As soon as we started we had a really
good shot at the goal but the goalie caught
it. A couple minutes later the other team
scored leaving the score 2-1. A few minutes
later they ran into the box, colliding with
our goalie, Kelsey, and scored to tie it 2-2
with two minutes left in the game. So we
had the kickoff to end the game, and with
about 30 seconds remaining, Mason passes
the ball to Bryce, and then Bryce passes to
me and I dribble all the way down the field
and take it to the far corner. Stuck between
the line and the defender, I rolled it three
times and got out with just enough time to
send it across the goal right to Mason…
who then just played the ball right into the
net where the keeper wasn’t. Everybody
went absolutely nuts! Everybody was
yelling and screaming because we scored
and as soon as the team touched the ball
on the kickoff. Tweet, tweet, TWEET!
The game was over and we won!
Until Next Time, I’m Gabriel Pro
“Simply Reinspired
Café & Treasures”
Sisters Debbie and Janice have
opened a great new breakfast &
lunch cafe/shoppe in downtown
Olathe. Great food, great setting.
We were flagged down almost
a year ago by a really enthusiastic
lady, Debbie Mann, near Cedar and
Kansas. She said she and sister Janice
Mann-Harris have opened a café with
gifts you can buy. We tried it and it’s
really good. They’re just between
Kansas and Cherry at 108 W. Cedar.
It’s a breakfast and lunch cafe with
decorating items for sale and located in
a house on Cedar Street. We ate there
and agree with friend Wes McCoy. It’s
a delightful place with great service
and wonderful food. 768-1177 Visit
their website: www.simplyreinspired.
com. Go just to see how cool it is.
See their ad on Page 3 for more.
Olathe Farmers’ Market Opened
April 19; New Second Location
From Erin Vader
Each year, the Olathe Farmers’
Market draws vendors and visitors
from miles away. The market offers
regionally grown fresh produce, plants
and fresh flowers.
This year, Olathe will operate two
Farmers’ Market sites; the original
location at 200 W. Santa Fe in
downtown Olathe (corner of Poplar
Street and Kansas Ave.) and the newest
location at Black Bob Park, 14500 W.
151st St. (located in east side parking
lot near Field 1).
The Saturday Farmers’ Market
opened for the season on April 19.
Saturday market hours are from 7:30
a.m. until produce is sold.
The Wednesday market will open on
May 14 with new hours of operation
from 7:30 a.m. until produce is sold.
Lions Golf Tourney
The Olathe Lions club (evening)
will be sponsoring our 9th annual golf
tournament on June 21st at 8:00 am at
Prairie Highlands golf course. Proceeds
will benefit Olathe scholarships and
other charities throughout the year.
Cost is $85.00 per person and includes
green fees, lunch from Johnny's BBQ
and many prizes. Shotgun start for
teams of 4 at 8:00am and best ball
format.
Contact Brian McDonald At 913940-2561 or email to bmcdonald9@
hotmail.com
Care Prayer Concern
Max Beets, Peter Perme, Marlene
Ellrich, Gary DeVault, Cindy Millard,
Jim and Arlene Smith (from Olathe
School District), Betty Hougland,
Nadine Paulsen, Nancy Schultz,
Phil Pinky and Scott Johnson, Jack
Bernard, Helen West.
May 15, 2014
Support Developing Skills
As your child develops capabilities,
it's important to notice small steps
along the way. When he first writes
his name, any gross approximation
of the effort deserves a posting on the
refrigerator. Also notice and talk about
what your child does that's right: "I saw
you get out your homework and finish
it. I know you didn't want to complete
all 20 problems but you persevered.
Good for you."
Rather than showering a child with
generalized praise, "You're so great."
"You're so wonderful," specifically
describe what he did: "I saw you thank
Grandma for the gift. That's polite and
thoughtful"; "I noticed you shared
your cookie with your brother, that
was very kind"; "I know you didn't
want to tidy up your room, but you
did. Now let's go to the movie."
Whatever you teach your children,
be certain to demonstrate the task and
verbally guide them through. Let them
know clearly what you expect. "It's
time you put the blocks away. They go
in the blue box. Let's do it together."
When the job's done, say, "I really
appreciate your help."
It's important to guide children
toward competency without making
any task an issue of love. Of course,
you're excited when your child learns to
use the toilet, but when he accidentally
goes in his underwear, don't give the
impression you're withdrawing your
love even for a moment. Yes, you're
excited when your child receives A's
on his report card, but if he never
earned even one, you wouldn't love
him less. Make sure he understands
this.
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Grace’s Goodies
These recipes are ones used by 67 year long
Olathe resident, Grace Armstrong Moody,
(Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother,
Aunt, Sister and Dear Friend) over the years
and fondly remembered by her family and
friends as some of their favorites.
Grace learned to cook from her mother
while living on the farm as a girl in
Columbus, Kansas, and continued to cook
for her husband, Edward, former Olathe
Mayor, and their daughters Ann, Charlene
and Alice.
She has entered and won several Grange
cookie, pie and cake contests. Her pies have
been known to bring up to $140 at a charGrace Moody
itible auction.
Now at age 99, living at 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
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years of their lives. Furthermore, if you
have provided a secure beginning, they
are likely to gain from the stimulation
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Research reveals two important
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of the children to have a depressed
mother. Naturally, a child needs
stimulation and enthusiastic responses
on a consistent basis, which can be
impossible if the mother is unhappy.
They can do much more for their
children if given a "break". Secondly,
studies show that children who have
"working mothers" tend to have higher
self-esteem.
Ostensibly
because
working mothers feel happier with
themselves and their good feelings
spill over to family members.
As with any research, much depends
on the parameters of your particular
situation. Children who see their
mothers rarely may suffer a lack of
attention to their basic emotional needs.
Women who feel overworked by both
their jobs and family responsibilities
may feel depleted instead of energized
when they interact with their kids. It's
important to strike a balance between
children's needs and parental needs in
any given family.
If you are a Mom who very much
enjoys staying home with your
preschoolers, by all means do it!
But if your personal growth requires
something else, it is your job to make
your needs count as a family member.
In your case, you are not seeking
anything drastic. After all, your
children are not infants and your "parttime" work hours are quite modest.
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Fan-Tastic Snowflakes
Punch a bunch of these simple paper
snowflakes, then hang them from your
ceiling or fireplace mantel. For a truly
frosted-looking flake, use parchment
paper or vellum.
CRAFT MATERIALS:
8 1/2 by 11-inch sheet of paper
Stapler
Scissors or pinking shears
Hole punch
Clear tape
1. Fold the paper lengthwise and cut
it in half.
2. Starting at one short end, fanfold
the paper in 1/2-inch folds. Staple the
fan in the middle.
3. Use scissors or pinking shears to
trim both ends, then hole-punch a
design into the fan?s folds. When you
are finished, unfold the fan to create a
circle and tape the edges together to
secure it.
Glittery Window Clings
Let the sun shine in through a few
of these glittery window clings. They
stick to glass and plastic but, unlike
real snow, they are easy to remove!
CRAFT MATERIALS:
Paper and pencil
Cookie sheet
Waxed paper
Dimensional fabric paint (we used
Scribbles brand in Glittering Crystal)
1. Draw a snowflake template.
2. Lay the template faceup on the
cookie sheet and cover it with the
waxed paper.
3. Using a thin line of the fabric paint
(approximately 1/8-inch wide), trace
the snowflake design on the waxed
paper as shown, making sure all of the
paint lines connect. Let the window
cling dry overnight, then carefully
peel it from the waxed paper.
Source: www.family.com
Business News
Another Scooters Coffee, this one
to west Olathe across from Price
Chopper. ** Evidently Heritage John
Deer Tractor is taking the old Olathe
Ford Tractor site on South US 169.
** A new Qwik Trip to the site of the
old Heritage Bank (Commerce Bank)
Hwy 7 and Dennis in west Olathe. **
Iron Horse Chinese by Frisco Lake is
one of the best kept secrets in Olathe,
try it.
Garmin Marathon
There was a huge mob of runners
in the April 26, 26 mile, 385 yard
Marathon, 13 mile 1/2 Marathon, 10
K, 5 K races. I really pitied them as
they ran by our Sunvale home in a
blowing downpour of cold rain. These
people are fanatics. I really admire
their tenacity and dedication. Well
done, planners of the Garmin races.
Thanks to all Olatheans, police and
others who cooperated to make this
possible. No accidents that I heard
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At left, after teaching for 31 years,
Marvalee Collins has retired from
her most recent job as a counselor at
Sunnyside Elementary in Olathe. With
her is former Sunnyside teacher Robin
Barnett.
“This is really
a neat place, I
love it and will be
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Gazette Humor
The Usher
From Diane Hart .
An elderly woman walked into the
local country church. The friendly
usher greeted her at the door and
helped her up the flight of steps.
"Where would you like to sit?" he
asked politely.
"The front row, please," she
answered.
"You really don't want to do that,"
the usher said. "The pastor is really
boring."
"Do you happen to know who I
am?" the woman inquired.
"No," he said.
"I'm the pastor's mother," she replied
indignantly.
"Do you know who I am?" he
asked.
"No," she said.
"Good," he answered.
Gazette Humor
From Larry Manemann
Why Men Are Rarely Depressed
Men Are Just Happier People What do
you expect from such simple creatures?
Your last name stays put. The garage is
all yours. Wedding plans take care of
themselves. Chocolate is just another
snack...
Junque Drawer Boutique
& Studio in
Downtown Olathe
By Gazette Staff with
Jane Hosey Stern
“We have been located at 11270
S. Ridgeview, Olathe, 66061 (by the
Yellow Barn) for the last three years
and recently we relocated to our new
store, 233 S. Cherry St., Olathe, 66061
(Next to Simply Reinspired), said
Jane Hosey Stern, owner.
“We have a three story store with
eight-plus rooms full of eclectic
finds, jewelry, greeting cards, kitchen
& barware accessories, apparel,
handmade chocolate, candles, pet
lover art, baby gifts, a charm bar and
much, much more!” They’re open
Mondays-Saturdays 10-6.
Creation classes for all ages and
ladies night out parties take place in
their working studio and on the wrap
around porch. Come by and wander
through their lovely spaces!
The owner is an artist, Jane Hosey
Stern, and a retired school counselor
and lover of Olathe since 1981.
Junque Drawer Boutique & Studio
is open 10 am - 6 pm MondaysSaturdays (closed Sunday), 233 S.
Cherry (2 blocks south of the Johnson
County Courthouse in downtown
Olathe), Olathe, Kansas 66061 913
261-8183.
Jane operates another business in
Emporia, Kansas, the Junque Drawer
Emporium. It is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesdays-Saturdays (closed Sunday &
Monday). 624 Commercial, Emporia,
Ks 66801 (downtown Emporia, 6th &
Commercial). 620 208-9999.
website: www.junquedrawerstudio.
com
email: junquedrawerstudio@live.
com. Jane's cell: 913 645-9171
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Serving Olathe, Overland Park, Gardner, Spring Hill for 37 Years
“A smile is contagious.”
“Success is a journey,
not a destination.”
We often ask the question, “Why
is the U.S. Post Office going broke?”
For many official purposes, members
of the U.S. Congress need only sign
their name where a postage stamp
would normally be placed on a letter.
This privilege is called “Franking.”
The Vice-president also enjoys this
benefit as well as former presidents.
When you finish reading the
Gazette, don’t throw it away. Give it
a second life in your garden as mulch
or a weed barrier. Newsprint (not slick
paper) makes a great mulch around
a newly planted tree. Newspaper has
all the great properties expected and
wanted from organic mulch. Straw is
a great cover over newspaper used as
a weed barrier. Use of wood chips is
not advised in a garden. Newspapers
torn into strips make good mulch.
Your Gazette offers so much to your
daily life.
Be careful when using a weedeater
or driving a riding lawn mower; you
may cause your tree to die a slow
death. Trees don’t heal as people do. A
slash or cut creates a permanent injury
to your tree. This is an invitation for
insects to enter into the wound. Many
older trees that die from interior rot
were damaged years earlier.
Let’s keep Jim Smith and Jim’s
wife, Arlene Smith, in our prayers.
Owen Claton, class of 1950, recently
passed away and Milton Cassity
passed away recently, also. Let’s keep
their families in our prayers.
Every year, just before Memorial
Day, the Veterans Park receives orders
for Memorial Bricks to be placed in
the park honoring love ones. Don’t
wait to order a brick for your loved
one. To order, call Dan Roberson at
782-0621.
Now is the time of year to visit the
Veterans Memorial Park to listen to
the breeze rustling through the newly
formed leaves that whispers thoughts
and memories of those that have
memorials in their names.
The American Flags, proudly flown
on Santa Fe Street, are a beautiful
sight. They make our city show that
we are a proud American city. Let’s
all fly our American Flag. Don’t forget
June 14 is Flag Day. Also, fly your flag
on Memorial Day (May 26) and on the
Fourth of July.
The recent rain has been a blessing
as we are suffering from drought
conditions. There are many dead trees
in Olathe that didn’t make it through
the harsh winter and drought going
into winter. It is expensive to remove
those dead trees, but it must be done to
keep them from falling on places they
shouldn’t. Dead trees are also a haven
for insects that attack good trees.
Now is the time of year to send out
requests for scholarships. It is already
a bit late for this year, but if you can,
do it anyway. Requests should always
go in before the end of the school year
to be included in the budgets of those
giving out scholarships.
Free Web-base scholarships:
Wired Scholar Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com
The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com
Fast Web!
http://www.fastweb.monster.com
FreSch:The Free Scholarship Search
Service
http://www.freschinfo.com
CollegeNET
http://www.collegenet.com
Black Excel
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Scholaraid
http://www.studentadvantage.com/
scholaraid
You may need to sign in and register
at these sites, but the services are free.
Carefully check out any sites that
charge for their services because a
scam may be involved. Two sites to
help you with scams are:
http://www.finaid.org/finaid/scams.
html
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp//conline/
edcams/scholarship/sixsigns.html
A tip on writing your resume.
Write to the future. When writing
your resume, write to your objective,
showcasing your skills, qualifications,
training and achievements related to
your current goals. Identify the skills
you have that are most relevant to your
goals, then emphasize them. Resume
writing is just like sales - you’re the
product and the resume is the sales
pitch.
The need for an ice skating rink
is still present in Olathe. Is this need
being addressed? The same question
was again asked about the need for a
children’s train for Calamity Line Park.
When will these matters be addressed
by the Olathe City Council?
There seems to be a considerable
amount of time and energy being spent
by city park employees on the new
shelter house and garden activities at
the new Community Center. Was this
in the initial budget?
I must again say something
about school financing. The Kansas
Legislators are certainly playing
politics by dragging their feet on this
issue. The bickering with the Kansas
Supreme Court over the financing
of schools should have been settled
a long time ago. There were many
bills that were in discussion such as
the Medicaid expansion and other
government assistance. Let’s do our
homework on the lack of progress
in our government before the next
election.
A recent Johnson County call
system phone call around 10:15 to
11:00 p.m. on the evening of April 26
had several people wondering whether
it was a prank call or was something
going on in my neighborhood. In
questioning the police department, it
was confirmed that this call was for
Leawood Police looking for someone
wearing shorts and a white tee-shirt.
Remember when school kids used
to make May Baskets to take home to
their loved ones? Many would make
baskets for neighbors and friends. Too
bad it’s a lost tradition.
Don’t forget Mother’s Day, May
11. She is the only mother you have.
There are many others that go a long
way in raising you that you may
acknowledge such as grandmas,
aunts, step-mothers, big sisters and
teachers. A big thank you and a hug
in a meaningful way will bring a smile
and a warm feeling that sometimes is
worth more than a store-bought gift.
Mark your calendar for the May
24th Special Olympics Breakfast
fundraiser at 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the
American Legion Post 153. It’s allyou-can-eat for $7.00.
Many thanks to the American
Legion Post 153 for installing an
automatic door opener. This new
feature is a welcome to those who are
physically challenged. The Legion
Post 153 has increased membership
this year to 103 percent over last year.
Come join us, there are many activities
going on. The Memorial Day Program
at the Veterans Memorial Park is the
26th of May at 11:00 a.m.
Ways to Save on
Meat and Poultry
Remember to check expiration
dates. If prices are equal, always try
to buy the freshest meat available.
However, for meals you plan to make
the same day, check for meats with
freshness dates that are due to expire
soon as these items are often marked
down.
If your family likes rotisserie
chicken from the grocery store's
delicatessen department, it may be a
cost-effective investment to purchase
a rotisserie to use at home instead of
paying for the labor costs at the deli to
cook your meat for you.
Once or twice a week, serve a main
dish vegetarian meal. Some dishes to
May 15, 2014
consider are quiches, veggie burgers
on buns, vegetarian lasagna, and
cheese pizza with some favorite nonmeat toppings.
To avoid spoilage, shop for nonperishables first and make meat one
of the last items you place into your
grocery cart. Stack meats together in
your shopping cart along with other
cold items. When you get home,
refrigerate or freeze meat promptly.
Choose meat with a good red
color and not too much fat around
the edges. Some flecks of fat, often
called marbling, within the meat are
desirable. Marbling makes the meat
juicier and more tender.
Meat is usually cheapest at
warehouse stores, but the one drawback
is that the package sizes are very large.
Buy from warehouse stores only if you
anticipate being able to consume the
meat you buy, or have enough storage
space to freeze unused portions.
If your children do not like to eat the
dark meat on chicken or turkey, serve
them the white meat as a first meal and
then use the dark meat ground up in
meat loaves and casseroles.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Here are four steps that certified
credit counselor Bruce McClary uses
to defang debt problems for his clients
at Clearpoint Financial Solutions in
Richmond, Va.
1. Get debt at the lowest rates
Getting debt at the best possible
interest rates can be a surprisingly
short process. To get lower rates, first
familiarize yourself with the rate you
are currently paying and then negotiate
with your card company for a better
deal. If that doesn't work then shop
and transfer to lower rates, and finally,
eliminate highest rate debt first.
2. Plug the leak
If you're in debt, you've got to
stop digging in order to get out. Stop
charging, live within your means and
change destructive behavioral patterns.
"Don't use your credit card like an
ATM for cash advances or to buy a
hot dog and soda," says McClary. This
drives up your outstanding debt ratio
very quickly.
3. Ignore minimum payments
Don't use the minimum payment
as a guideline for what to pay your
creditors each month. Those are set
up to string out payments (and interest
charges) for as long as possible. "Even
paying an extra $10 or $20 per month
could save you thousands on interest
over the course of time, depending on
how much you owe," says McClary.
Check out what extra payments can do
to speed up your payoff.
4. Have a budget
Create a budget; include your
financial goals, their time frames
(short, medium, long), and a stepby-step plan to achieve those goals -your payment schedule will help get
you there.
Source: www.stretcher.com
Frequently when I go to the grocery
store I come home growling about the
high prices which I have had to pay. It
is hard for me to accept the fact that
milk now costs more than $4.00 a
gallon, that some bread is over $3.25 a
loaf, and that T-bone steak cost $12.95
or more a pound.
I grew up in the 1930s, and I realize
that prices have gone up and up and
up since then. It is just difficult for me
to make the jump from 1930 prices to
those we have to pay in 2014. My wife
would have told me that I “have never
gotten out of the Great Depression.” I suppose that she was right. I can
remember when a new Chevy or Ford
cost about $990. Our first new two
bedroom house in Olathe when we
were married cost $8,750. Hershey
candy bars were always a nickel, and
a movie ticket was a dime (and “five
cents to all” on Saturday afternoon). Day-old bread was five cents a loaf
at the Olathe Bakery and a bottle of
grape Nehi could be bought for five
cents. First class postage stamps
were three cents and post cards were
a penny. Some Hallmark cards could
be bought at Tuttle’s Variety Store for
five cents.
It is said that “Hope springs eternal.”
If this is so…then I do hope that my
old brain will some day be able to
adjust to these ever-surging prices…
but, I would not bet a dime that this
will ever happen.
OHS Needs Your Pictures
By Bob Courtney
President, Olathe Historical Society
The Olathe Historical Society and the
Olathe Public Schools Alumni Association
are requesting photos of the school
buildings in Olathe.
Specifically, we need photos taken
during the first five years of the building
being opened This will show what the
original building looked like before any
additions or modifications were made. The
elementary building list in chronological
order is as follows:
Meadow Lane - 1953
Westview 1954
Ridgeview - 1956
Fairview
- 1964
Northview - 1967
Havencroft - 1972
Rolling Ridge 1972 Washington - 1975 Scarborough
- 1977
Black Bob - 1978
Prairie Center - 1980 Tomahawk - 1980
Brougham - 1985
Indian Creek - 1985
Walnut Grove - 1985
Briarwood - 1988
Heritage - 1988
Countryside - 1988
Green springs 1991 Mahaffie - 1991
Pleasant Ridge - 1991 Heatherstone 1995
Bentwood - 1996
Cedar
Creek - 1997
Regency Place - 1999
Sunnyside - 2000
Arbor Creek - 2002
Clearwater Creek - 2004
Manchester
Park - 2004
Ravenwood - 2005
Madison Place 2007 Woodland - 2008
Forestview
- 2009
If you also have photos of the older
schools before 1953 (Central - Washington
- Lincoln - Stuck), we would be interested
in those too. The photos could be donated
or loaned so a copy could be made. We
will do secondary schools later.
Contact Bob Courtney, 233 S. Chestnut,
Olathe, KS 66061 or 913-764-2494.
At the retirement party at Indian Creek Elementary last week for Christina
Robson who has taught 33 years all in Olathe, are left to right Jamie Veatch,
Christina Robson, Eilene Rensing; Earl Martin, former Principal and Director
of Elementary Education; Janet Milford and Ann Johnson, who all formerly
worked together at Countryside Elementary.
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Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
A woman arrived at the Gates of
Heaven. While she was waiting for
Saint Peter to greet her, she peeked
through the gates. She saw a beautiful
banquet table.
Sitting all around were her parents
and all the other people she had loved
and who had died before her.
They saw her and began calling
greetings to her.
"Hello - How are you! We've been
waiting for you! Good to see you."
When Saint Peter came by, the woman
said to him, "This is such a wonderful
place! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," Saint
Peter told her. "Which word?" the
woman asked. "Love."
The woman correctly spelled 'Love',
and Saint Peter welcomed her into
Heaven.
About a year later, Saint Peter came
to the woman and asked her to watch
the Gates of Heaven for him that day.
While the woman was guarding
the Gates of Heaven, her husband
arrived.
I'm surprised to see you," the woman
said. "How have you been?"
"Oh, I've been doing pretty well since
you died," her husband told her.
"I married the beautiful young nurse
who took care of you while you were
ill.
And then I won the multi-state lottery.
I sold the little house you and I lived in
and bought a huge mansion.
And my wife and I traveled all around
the world. We were on vacation in
Cancun and I went water skiing today.
I fell and hit my head, and here I am.
What a bummer! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," the
woman told him.
"Which word?" her husband asked.
" Czechoslovakia ...."
Important Olathe Events
From Diane Gossage
Dates to Remember in Olathe
June 6 – Sunflower Wickets
Tournament – Olathe Civic Center
June 12 – OPSF Golf Tournament
June 13 – Community Organizations
meeting at the Olathe Medical Center
June 14 – Fishing Derby
July 3 – Ribbon Cutting for Olathe
Community Center
July 11 – Community Organizations
meeting at New Century Airport
Identifying Wild Herbs & Medicinal
Plants...A Morning Walk
Join
Amy
Bousman-Johnson,
community herbalist & organic
farmer, from 10 am – 12 pm, May 17
at the Ernie Miller Park, 909 N. Hwy
7 as she leads a hike through the park
to identify & discuss medicinal herbs.
Register on the events page @ www.
olathelibrary or call 971-6888.
Are
You Connected??
Inclusion Connections, a Johnson
Editor Robert MacLean, Publisher Keith Johnson’s wife Ann, Brian Hoffman
as Red Skelton, and MacLean’s wife Jan. Hoffman performed in Olathe the
week of April 26. MacLean, a big Red Skelton fan from years back, said he
felt like he was watching the real Red Skelton on TV in the 60’s, Hoffman
did such a good job. After the performance they traded Red Skelton stories.
Olathe businessman Richard Kauffman sponsored the charitable fundraising
event. gazfoto
Teaching Decorum, Citizenship
We were just at Golden Corral and two
groups of kids were there, probably being
rewarded for great performances or great
behavior for the past school year. Most all
of the kids 12-14 were well behaved, but
one thing really stood out.
The kids from the Ottawa Middle
School cleaned up their tables, stacked up
all the glasses, piled up all the plates on a
corner of each of 7 or 8 tables. And were
not unduly noisy.
On the other hand the group from an
Olathe school whose name shall not be
mentioned here, did not do anything like
Dog Picked for Jury Duty
Barrett Griner, IV
"She [the dog] might be good for
a cat burglar case or something like
that," said IV's owner, Barrett Griner,
IV.
"It’s kinda strange."
That was New Jersey resident
Barrett Griner's first thought when he
checked his mail last week and found
that one of the mail items from his
local county clerk's office was not for
him; it was for his 5 year-old German
Shepherd dog, IV.
"I got the mail and I look at it, and
I’m like IV Griner, this is my dog’s
name," he said.
"I’m wondering like what is this?
Something from the county office
about her vaccinations or something?
Like why is my dog getting mail?"
The notice, addressed from the
Cumberland County Clerk of Courts,
was a juror summons for someone
with the first name IV and the last
name Griner; the exact name Barrett
Griner IV says he legally gave to his
dog.
"She’s a female, so I named her IV
without the Y as sort of a play on
words. Somebody had to physically
type in that name and they didn’t pay
any bit of attention to it," he said.
As it turns out, the mix-up was
actually due to a fairly common
that, plus they were noisy as if they
were in the school cafeteria, and noisy
when they left. I think it was mostly
just better supervision by adults, but it
goes to show how leadership in teaching
good citizenship is not completly dead
in our area, even if it not alive at that
Olathe school.
Our friend Rose, a server there, who
has just started working there after many
years at the now closed Ryan’s, hopes
her old friends from Ryan’s will come
see her at Golden Corral. Glad to see
Ottawa Schools teach better deportment
from their students.
computer error.
Cumberland County Judiciary
Coordinator Dennis Moffa said the
county's jury duty notices are computer
generated in District Court offices in
Trenton, N.J., and frequently include
name errors.
"This happens many times. As an
example, if you had John Henry the
4th, sometimes the notice might just
say Henry IV," Moffa said. "I think
that the computer probably randomly
picks some things that are probably
not as on point as they should be."
Barrett Griner IV said he's still
unsure whether the summons was
meant for him or not because he's
received jury duty notices from the
county before, but they've always
included his full name.
Moffa said the discrepancy can easily
be resolved with a call to the county
clerk's office.
"They call here and they provide us
with information from the summons
and additional identifying information,
and we can determine who the
summons is actually for," he said.
For Barrett Griner IV, the mix-up
was more humorous than anything
else.
"She [the dog] might be good for
a cat burglar case or something like
that," he added. "The whole thing was
just really, really funny.
County nonprofit, wants to make sure
EVERYONE in our community gets
connected! Our mission is to create
inclusive opportunities for activities,
employment and independent living
for our youth who have developmental
disabilites. How are we doing this?
We have created a model of peer
mentorship, where we have assembled
a volunteer group of mostly local
high school kids who attend all our
activities and classes on a one-to-one
basis with our members.
Peer Mentors are a real force for
community change and a key element
to the Inclusion Connections program.
IC shows mentors (and volunteers)
what our members with disabilities
are able to do.
You have likely seen IC out in the
community during the past year,
holding car washes and garage sales,
talking with businesses about what we
are doing, or going to movies or other
group activities in and around Olathe.
We have a new Center at the Great
Mall, and with the help of families
and volunteers we are making it
an exciting place for all kinds of
activities including dance, art, bingo,
relationship classes, games – all of
which help build real friendships.
We are planning to expand our
programming this summer to include
nutrition classes, horseback riding and
swimming at Chaps Equestrian, hiking
June Hangar Dance
OPERATION R&R
Hangar Dance Extraordinaire
Enjoy the swingin' sounds of the
Dave Stephens Band and party like
you're on Leave!
June 7th.
Doors Open at 6:00,
Dancing Lessons at 6:30, Band at
7:30. Prizes awarded for Best
Dressed.
Best Mustache (real and fake), and
Best Dancers!
'Selfie' Photo Booth with props...
bring your camera!
Silent Auction
Old-fashioned Soda Fountain
BYO food and drinks... mixers and ice
will be available.
Limited Number of Tickets
Reserve yours now! Call 913-5305257 or email HOACAFinfo@yahoo.
com
Tickets are $30 per person through
May 31 and $35 per person June 1 -7
at local parks, and will continue our
popular cooking classes at Hy-Vee.
Inclusion
Connections
receives
no government funding. To learn
how to support IC financially or to
volunteer, Get Connected with us at
InclusionsConnections.org or call
(913)221-6717.
Welcome to VizuWall
My name is Kim and I am a
Graphic Designer of more than 25
years in the Kansas City Metro Area.
My background varies, from bumper
stickers to package design to t-shirt
design.
After working for a major wireless
company for 11 years, I decided to
venture out on my own and escape
the corporate jungle that I had been a
prisoner of for almost 30 years and use
my talent for something that wouldn’t
end up lining the bottom of a birdcage.
I wanted to design something that my
customers would want to keep around,
something that would make them
smile when they walked into a room. I
have been painting murals for friends
and family for several years, and now
I’d like to paint one for you.
I can create a variety of unique
custom paint finishes for your home,
office or business at a competitive
price. I offer a full line of painting
techniques including murals, stenciling
and faux finish walls.
Discounts for multiple rooms and a
10% discount on your second job with
a booked referral.
See Vizuwall.com 913-219-6064
May 15, 2014
Sewer Gas
Sewer gas is unpleasant to say the
least! But it also can be unhealthy, even
toxic. Since no one wants that smell
in the house, here is some information
to help you keep sewer gas where it
belongs - in the sewer.
The drain lines in our homes are
made to carry waste products from
our drains into the sewer or septic
system. These drain lines use “traps”
at key places to retain enough water so
gas cannot come back up the drains.
A problem arises (and so does the
gas!) when the trap no longer holds
sufficient water. So here are some
recommendations:
Keep the “P-Traps” or “S-Traps”
under your sinks in good condition.
Each sink drain should have one. They
are easily identified since a section of
the pipe resembles the letter “P” or
“S” on its side. Be sure they are not
rusting through or leaking water.
Traps for your tubs and showers
most likely are located where they
cannot be seen. Normally they pose
no problem, except when they go for
a long period of time without use. The
water in the trap can dry up allowing
sewer gas to escape. The same thing
can happen to unused sinks. So be
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Kids, teens and adults can pick up
summer reading folders and summer
programming information at the
Summer Reading Kick-Off from 10
am – noon, May 27 at Frontier Park
(Black Bob Road & Indian Creek
Parkway). Enjoy a variety of games
and other fun activities.
Lenexa Sertoma Club will be selling
pizza, hot dogs, and soft drinks to raise
Tastes of Kansas
sure to run water periodically in any
sink, tub, or shower that does not get
frequent use.
All toilet bowls are designed to
hold water and act as a trap. Disuse
can cause the water in the bowl to
evaporate and dry up over time. So,
periodically check that guest bath
room, the bathroom the kids used
before they moved out, that basement
bathroom that no longer gets much
use, etc.
Also, don’t forget about those
basement floor drains and any stand
pipes for washing machine drain tubes
if no longer used regularly. All traps
need water to remain effective.
By the way, if remodeling causes
your toilet or sink to be disconnected
for a period of time, be sure the drain
lines are capped until ready to be
reconnected. If you don’t, that strange
smell just might not be construction
adhesive!
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.
funds for a hearing loop for the hearing
impaired to be installed in the Indian
Creek Branch Library meeting room.
Olathe Noon Optimists will provide
free water. Everyone is invited to join
in the fun. In case of rain, the KickOff will be canceled.
Summer reading folders can also be
picked up beginning May 21 at both
Olathe libraries and throughout the
summer.
Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper for 37 Years
(Continued from Page 1)
for breakfast. A friendly lady urged
me to stop at the well-known Emma
Chase Café and Country Store. It’s a
homey place where you can count on a
good meal - even steak - and morning
coffee with local people.”
After stopping at the historic Chase
County Courthouse, Kugel was
anxious to gaze upon the untouched
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
that covers much of the region. "Who
should drive up to me as I was riding
a bicycle, but the superintendent of
the preserve, Wendy Lauritzen. It had
started raining, and she offered me a
ride and tour of some of the area. “You've got to see that magnificent
sight to appreciate its beauty.” Kugel
then escaped to Council Grove, another
historic town. He had lunch at the
Hays House Restaurant, which has
stood since 1857, when it was built by
Seth Hays, Daniel Boone's grandson.
Since Council Grove is located north
of Emporia, Kugel set off to Iowa.
Eat Like Cowboys - Sort Of…
I must explain that this part of my
story I found in the 2013 Kansas
Official Visitors Guide. It highlights
Dan Kaercher, Midwest Living editorin-chief, who did some traveling in
our state to search out some of the best
places to eat. After all, what better
way can we experience the Sunflower
State's unique character than through
its food.
Kaercher ate his way across twelve
states to produce the book, Tastes
of the Midwest plus created a PBS
special and series. Along the way,
he reconnected with our state's food
traditions and experienced the land. He
visited three rich culinary locations,
along with agricultural areas. Since
Kansas is the Midwest's rootin’, tootin’
cowboy state, he was intent on tasting
traditional cowboy meals.
This tradition dates back to the
years following the Civil War, when
folks back East enjoyed the longhorn
beef brought up to Abilene and other
frontier outposts from Texas.
Enterprising Texas ranchers branded
the ornery critters and funneled them
by railroad. Before that era, the cattle
were herded north by rough-and-tough
cowboys. That was when chuck wagon
meals all began. Kaercher opted to visit
The Opera House in Wichita, a dining
and entertainment hall where guests
sit at long tables and chow down on a
cumulative one ton of beef each week!
He was treated to a so-called chuck
wagon meal consisting of an all-youcan-eat supper of slow-cooked brisket,
smoked sausage, warm buttermilk
biscuits, red beans, potato salad and
Always Watch for
Red Light Runners,
Motorcycles, Bikes,
Kids, Geezers (like me)
While Driving(kj)
Fourth Fridays Flourishing in
Downtown Olathe Thanks to Kai Blakeborough
After two incredibly successful events, we’re gearing up for May’s Fourth Friday event
in downtown Olathe!Celebrate the end of the week with us on Friday, May 23rd from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Integrity Marketing in the Park Cherry building. Enjoy live music
from String Theory in the lobby and Frank & Stove Pipe outside near the courtyard.
Stop by for free food and wine in Integrity Marketing’s brand new office suite. Plus,
enter to win a free gift card to Peeps Babies and Bears. Downtown Olathe is the place
to be on Fourth Fridays. 200 attended the event above at Dub V’s in downtown Olathe.
We hope you join us and come see everything that makes this area great!
Photo by Kai Blakeborough
Olathe High School Class of 1958 Ladies Reunion
hot peach cobbler.
But, Kaercher soon learned this
had not been a typical meal on the
Chisholm or Santa Fe Trails. This was
disclosed by the owners, Thomas and
Cheryl Etheredge, who agreed to stage
an authentic, chuck wagon lunch on
their 700-acre ranch near Wichita the
next day. It turned out to be simply
navy beans and biscuits, not even any
bacon with it. (Sort of a let-down.)
- Great Livin' On the Open Range Thomas Etheredge explained to
Kaercher that his ranch had been run
by their family for over 120 years.
From the first chuck wagon suppers
under the stars back in 1999, they've
grown to a dozen buildings, and they
launched a cowboy theme park, "Wild
West World" in nearby Park City.
Thomas says he's hosted guests from
all 50 states and 80 foreign countries. Whether it's Europe, Russia, China
or India, when people hear about
America, they want to hear about
cowboys," says Thomas. They're the
American icon around the globe."
As a final gesture, Thomas staged
a performance by the Prairie Rose
Wranglers, who do lovelorn cowboy
classics like “Cool, Clear Water”, San
Antonio Rose and Ghost Riders in the
Sky. Yippee!
After a grateful goodbye, Kaercher
headed on to look at two fertile
north-central Kansas river valleys –
the Republican and Smoky Hill. He
decided to stop for lunch at Pinky’s
Bar and Grill, where the chickenfried-steak is tops.
Next, came the Depot Market on
U.S. Highway 36 north of Courtland. It
was full of fresh fruits and vegetables,
honey, wheat flour and oodles of
locally-grown produce items. He had
not expected to find all these on the
dry, windswept Kansas plains. But,
Dan explains it’s possible because
they farm in the flood plain of the
Republican River.
Yes, there’s a mighty lot to see and
taste in our state. I only wish I had
space to write a whole lot more. But
all we have to do is drive through the
many byways just off the Yellow Brick
Road.
782-0470
Olathe writer
Joann LaCerte
Get Financially Prepared: Take
Steps Ahead of Disaster
Learn how to prepare a household
inventory, review insurance coverage
& prepare a grab and go box of
important documents. The presentation
by Valeria Edwards, K-State Extension
Agent, will be from 6:30 – 8 pm, May
21 at the Olathe Public Library, 201 E.
Park. Register on the events page @
www.olathelibrary or call 971-6888.
Some of the Greatest Racism
Is Blatantly In Our Midst
Some of the greatest racism we
suffer and allow here stands blatantly
right in front of us. It is that our legal
system and legislatures that allow
most poor urban areas to be combat
free-fire zones.
Anyone caught with an illegal,
stolen, or unauthorized firearm, in
those crime-ridden areas, should be
incarcerated for a mandatory five
years, no exceptions.
The fact that the powers-that-be
allow this to go on day after day, year
after year, just proves almost none of
the voters, almost none of the legal
representatives, and almost none of
the rest of those with the power to stop
it or control it, wants to do anything.
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We are just north of the
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We provided SEVEN
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Starting at $905 includes garage
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First row left to right: Ryan Moddesette, Josh Sutherland, Lane Hayes, Mason
Vick, Jack Gabrielson, and Daniel Li. Second row left to right: Gabriel Pro,
Bryce Daney, Kelsey Montgomery, Trevor Holstin, Arturo Rojas, Angel Sanchez
Last row Coaches Gregory Pro and Bernard Pro.
Community
Gardens
made available for shared use. The
fee for the plot may be split amongst
gardeners using the same plot.
Among those who help spruce up
both gardens are Boy Scouts, working
on their Eagle projects. Their work
includes building birdhouses, raised
beds and tables and benches at the
garden sites. Catholic Charities has a
plot at Fairview. New this year, a youth
group from the Olathe Libraries will
work a plot in the Old Town Garden.
Robin said the Olathe group meets
monthly to discuss what is good to plant
and to hear speakers about gardening,
and there is one workday per month
to work as a group on the garden sites
doing clean up and improvements.
The gardens are good for residents and
good for the City of Olathe. “Our site
is a city park, so the city doesn’t have
to mow it and we make it look nice,”
she said.
The gardens began in 2003 as a
cooperative effort of the City of Olathe
and the Central Core Neighborhood
Committee. The garden's website says
“Community gardening is a great way
to meet your neighbors, reduce stress,
and harvest healthy, fresh produce.
Producing your vegetables will give
you the peace of mind of knowing
exactly where your food came from.
You can even grow organically!
Additionally, many would argue that
locally grown produce tastes better.”
The City of Olathe has also
established a partnership with
Olathe Medical Center, Johnson
County K-State Research and
Extension, Olathe’s Community
Garden committee and the faith
community to encourage and assist
in the establishment of new garden
areas in Olathe, in addition to the two
mentioned in this story. All plots in
the two Olathe gardens (Old Town and
Fairview) may be rented by the time
this story is published, but a waiting
list is kept for those wanting a plot.
For more information about the garden
and/or to sign up for a plot, visit http://
www.olathecommunitygarden.org/.
Page 9
Founded by Golden Corral Corporation as an extension of their long history
of honoring the military and veterans’ organizations, Camp Corral, a 501(c)(3) taxexempt, non-profit corporation, is a free,
one-of-a-kind summer camp for children
of wounded, disabled or fallen military
service members. Since its founding in
2011, Camp Corral has served over 4,000
children from coast to coast, and is committed to increasing the number of children
served by expanding our reach in communities around the country.
Although any child from a military family is eligible, registration priority is given
to children of wounded, disabled or fallen
military service members.
Learn more today at www.campcorral.org
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A Publication Of Olatheans, By Olatheans, For Olatheans for 37 Years
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Summer Reading
Kick-Off Book Sale
From Rita Patterson
The Friends of the Olathe Public
Library will hold a book sale at the
Indian Creek Branch Library, 12990
S. Black Bob Road, from 10 am – 7
pm, May 27 and 10 am – 2:30 pm,
May 28. On May 28, the doors to the
sale will close from 2:30 – 3 pm and
reopen from 3 – 5 pm for the “SixBucks-A-Sack” Sale. Buy two sacks,
get two free!
All materials are sorted by categories.
Choose from children’s/teens, travel,
nature, inspiration, mystery, fiction,
gardening, cookbooks, romance,
science fiction, classics, health, lots of
children and adult DVDs and videos,
biography, history and much more.
All Friends of the Olathe Public
Library members will receive $1 off
their purchases – offer not valid at the
sack sale. All sales are final and check
or cash are accepted. Due to space
limitations, no strollers or book carts
are allowed in the room.
Weddings
stand around starving for hours until
the bride and groom have gone through
the buffet line — which, according to
the bride's mother — cannot possibly
happen until all 1,550 guests have
been personally greeted.
• Wedding photographers who go out
of their way to avoid candid moments
of human beings behaving normally,
preferring snapshots of people who
agree to stop what they are doing
and stare directly at the camera. The
result? A wedding album with all the
spontaneity of a real estate closing.
• Wedding-reception disc jockeys
who deliver a play-by-play of the
newlyweds opening their gifts: "Ladies
and gentleman, Tiffany and Nathan
have a pair of wicker bar stool covers
from Aunt Vera!"
• Invitations that suggest "cash-only
gifts." (Usually followed several years
later by the cash-dividing divorce.)
• Wedding toasts where pals of the
groom make wisecracks about how
the good times are history and "the
ball and chain" are now in place.
• Wedding parties - gay or straight
Olathe Pilot
913 782-0621
This Old Olathe House
again and flew at American on the
B-767 until I retired in 2005.
Question: How did you get
interested in flying as a youth?
In 1952, at the age of 7, I moved
with my family from the small town
of Neenah, Wisconsin, to Kansas
City, Missouri. We flew from Chicago
O’Hare field to the Kansas City
Municipal Airport aboard a TWA
Connie.
Once airborne, I was asked by the
stewardess if I’d like to visit the
cockpit. I said sure. So I rode for most
of the flight in the cockpit. The co-pilot
showed me how to read the Kolsman
Altimeter and the flight engineer
showed me the engine analyzer.
I never forgot how to read that
altimeter or interpret the engine
analyzer. So, from that day on, I knew
what I wanted to do when I grew up. I
wanted to fly and be a pilot.
My uncle was a military pilot during
and after WWII. He would visit our
family on occasion and I would go
through his aircraft operating manuals
and draw the instrument panels and
system schematics from his books.
I learned about the B-52 from the
cockpit to the tail gunner position. So
he was very instrumental in supporting
my interest in flying.
Question: How has flying changed
over the years? More complex, safer?
As in any highly technical field,
changes in the flying business came
fast and furious. While it was a
continuous challenge to keep up with
the complexity of technical advances
and procedures, it was, and still is,
quite satisfying to be constantly
learning new and better ways to do the
job.
Gazette Humor
From Diane Hart
Doug Smith is on his deathbed, and
he knows the end is near. His nurse, his
wife, his daughter and 2 sons, are with
him. So, he says to them: "Bernie, I
want you to take the Mayfair houses."
"Sybil, take the apartments over in
Pall Mall." "Jamie, I want you to take
the offices over in the City Centre."
"Sarah, my dear wife, please take all
the residential buildings on the banks
of the Thames." The nurse is just
blown away by all this, and as Doug
slips away, she says "Mrs. Smith, your
husband must have been such a hardworking man to have accumulated all
this property." Sarah replies, "Property?
...the jerk had a paper route!"
- that drag us to some remote lakeside
botanical garden or chapel in the
woods, where we sit in the blistering
heat while the bride and groom revel
in vows that last more than an hour.
We can't feel peace and love in a local,
air-conditioned church?
• Any performance, reproduction
or other use of Pachelbel's Canon in
D without the written consent of the
author, who is dead.
• Any wedding reception in which
guests are required — sometimes by
gunpoint — to do the chicken dance.
The American wedding has become
too much like American politics:
Lots of rules, interminable speeches
and people asking us for money. The
debate over gay marriage should be
tabled until America first addresses an
overhaul of the nuptial process.
If the states refuse to act then
Congress should intervene and
establish a U.S. Office of Weddings.
Like all federal agencies, it would hold
hearings, publish regulations, hire
enforcement personnel and, in general,
do everything in its power to driveup
the costs of goods and services. As if
corsages weren’t expensive enough.
It was also a study in psychology
while adapting to constantly changing
ergonomic environments. In most
cases the technological advances
made flying safer. The challenge was
getting the human being to adapt to
new equipment and to the procedures
in which to manage that equipment.
That is still an on-going challenge.
Question: What advice do you
have for people who want to become
a professional pilot today? Are there
more or fewer jobs available?
Like
any
highly
technical
profession, the competition for the
top jobs in the flying business is quite
fierce. There have always been many
more applicants for work in the field
than positions available.
In so-being, the key for new
applicants into the field is; 1) to be
qualified with the proper licenses and
ratings; 2) to be current & proficient in
exercising those licenses and ratings;
3) be focused and relentless in your
pursuit of getting the job. Never give
up.
Question: When did you retire from
flying? Do you still fly as a hobby?
Where do you fly to?
I retired from the Air Force in 1993
and from American Airlines, at the
mandatory retirement age of 60, in
2005. I continued flying in Europe for
the Maersk Company as a captain on
the B-767 until 2009.
I still teach airline pilots flying
in jet simulators at Flight Safety
International on a part-time basis.
I also teach basic aerobatics and
emergency maneuvers training in my
Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft here in
Olathe at the New Century Airport. As
for flying myself to exotic places, I
leave that to the airlines.
John and his wife, Bev, live in
Olathe.
The GAZETTE
Graduation Stress
next adventure in just a few weeks,
are experiencing academic pressure
double-time!
Matthew Cheshier, 17, and a senior
at Olathe South, plans on going to
Wichita State University next year.
"Yes, stress has gotten to me, but
through it all, my family and I have
managed to stay relaxed and focused
on the necessities that are needed in
order to graduate. Maintaining good
grades has been a difficult task with
this being my last semester of high
school, but I have been able to put the
hard work in and do all I can to keep
it up." Not only is Matthew heavily
involved in his high school with the
elite spirit leadership group called the
Falcon Flight Crew, he also plays
baseball. Each added responsibility
adds a new layer of stress.
Spencer Schriver, an 18 year old
Olathe Northwest Senior, just received
news that he has been accepted into the
"Ultimate Diver Training" program at
The Ocean Corporation in Houston,
Texas. Spencer will be earning his
certification for underwater welding.
His family is supportive, but dreads
the long distance that will likely
separate Spencer from his family.
Step-mother Julie Schriver shares,
"After completing the program he
plans to live in Hawaii and drive a
Ford F650. Great things come from
dreaming big!" The oldest of five,
Spencer will certainly be missed by
his younger siblings in the tight knit
family when he is away. To keep their
mind off of the impending separation
his parents are trying to focus on the
"travel opportunities" that the long
distance will facilitate.
Along with the stress that the senior
is experiencing, the family usually is
also along for the wild roller coaster
ride. The perfect storm of stress,
feelings of jubilation, spring fever,
frequent walks down memory lane
(emotions of happiness, sadness,
mixed with the shock of how fast the
time flew by), senior celebrations, and
concern about future plans (and how
to finance those plans) can make you
feel as if you are aboard the Andrea
Gail (a commercial fishing vessel that
was lost at sea with all hands during
the "Perfect Storm" of 1991).
With just a few intentional
interventions, you can find calm seas
and help your student and family avoid
being tossed about on the enormous
ocean waves of pre-graduation stress.
Give these few strategies a try:
• Eat Well and Get enough rest/sleep:
This seems very basic, and it really
is! Eating well and resting well are
necessary ingredients to functioning
at full capacity.
• Exercise: Even 15 to 20 minutes of
exercise can help increase energy and
give you an overall feeling of well-
being.
• Take time to relax. It’s important
to actually schedule activities that
you find relaxing on your calendar.
During the final few weeks of school,
it is helpful to fit in short periods of
relaxation, and even better to make it a
family affair! #makememories
• Emotional Support: Find people
in your life that you trust and feel
comfortable with sharing your
frustrations and feelings. Also make
time to provide emotional support for
others that may be experiencing the
same frustrations.
• Stay organized and keep to a study
schedule: You are almost finished…
but not quite yet! It is important to keep
your systems in place and to schedule
and plan as you are getting ready to
complete your final assignments.
• Take time to do something for
others: Don't make this time of year
all about you and your needs. It's very
likely that someone close to you is
struggling even more and could use
some help. Remember, there is power
in compassion and blessings like no
other when you sacrifice in order to
make someone else's life better. The
Power of ONE... that's you! With all
my heart I believe that one person can
change the world. Could that person
be you?
• Unplug: Although this is last on
my list, this is certainly not least! It's
critical that you unplug from social
media, and emails, and on line surfing.
Our minds need a rest and quite
frankly you need a break from your
electronics. Being connected 100% of
the time simply isn't healthy for your
body, mind or soul. Learn to unplug
now and you'll save yourself a lot of
heartache in the future. Remember
that all of those "perfect" lives you are
viewing on social media aren't the real
deal and stop comparing! Schedule an
'unplug" time and stick to it - when
that time comes around turn off all
electronics and just be with yourself!
Focus on the moment. Enjoy YOU
and your unique thoughts and your
one-of-a-kind gifts and talents that
make your future so bright! Don't
squander your God given talents on
creeping around on twitter, or snapping
those incessant snap chat pics… none
of which will help you accomplish a
single goal in life. You are better than
your electronics! You can be master of
your domain! Choose to unplug, and
take control of your last few weeks of
high school.
Finally, I wish you love, joy, peace,
family, laughter and a few "good cry"
tears as you finish your journey in our
Olathe School District. Remember who
you are, where you came from, those
who went before you and those who
follow you… do us proud and know
that we are on the sidelines cheering
you on as you head into the world to
make a difference and to share your
particular brand of sunshine!
May 15, 2014
Finding Dottie
Local veterinarians phoned. Certainly
it would be easy to find her. They’d
drive around calling her name and
she’d come, right? They had no idea
they were embarking on a grueling
chase for a dog, who would slip
through their fingers more than once,
and would not be easily found.
After a phone call to a close friend,
and Vet Tech, it became urgently
apparent that “lost dog” posters would
need to go up - now. No time to waste.
Saturday came and went, Sunday, too.
No sign of lost Dottie. More posters,
laminated ones because of rain are
made and placed. Still nothing.
The Oregon Aunt is notified. She
works the Internet, listing Dottie
on every lost dog website found
in a Google search. FB friends are
notified, Tweets are tweeted, Pinterest
is pinned, 500,000 followers alerted,
Instagram, Craig’s List, and Tumbler
are employed. All businesses in
the area located on Google Maps
are phoned, then emailed photos,
descriptions, and contact numbers.
Still nothing - until a call is received
Monday from a man who says he saw
Dottie two days earlier under the I-35
overpass at 151st - a construction area,
and a very dangerous spot for a dog to
be. The worry for her safety becomes
more intense.
By Wednesday, two agonizingly
long days later, and after endless
searching, Elizabeth calls a Pet
PI, Karin TarQwyn of k9pi.com, a
nationally recognized and mediaprofiled pet tracker, who by miracle
happens to be within a short drive of
Olathe and agrees to come with two
dogs to find Dottie.
Her two-hour fee is $680.00, Dottie
is worth every penny she is family.
Elizabeth calls two local news stations.
Both cover the search, everyone is
hoping for a happy ending. Dottie’s
scent is tracked, but still no sign of
her. A phone call comes in right then
from a family who has only just seen
a flier - Dottie had been in their yard
on Monday evening playing with
their child. They didn’t know she was
a missing dog, they feel badly. The
tracker confirms that Dottie’s scent is
around their house, but the trail runs
cold. Elizabeth learns that at this point
her dog isn’t the dog she’s always
known, Dottie is now in survival mode,
a terrified dog, and is hiding despite
Haymaker
Why You Say It
By Webb Garrison
Have you ever heard someone say
he was hit with a haymaker? When
administered to a rival or competitor,
a haymaker means that there won’t be
any more action any time soon. Though
now linked with pugilism (boxing),
the expression was originally rural.
A workman who exhibited skill and
persistence with a scythe (sharp curved
blade with long handle for cutting
grass, making hay bales) to make hay.
His repetitive motions produced the
haymaker’s jig, a folk dance in which
his gestures were imitated.
Influence of the dance caused boxers
to begin bragging about delivering
blows as sudden as movements of a
gyrating haymaker. Whether delivered
in the ring or during a verbal bout
around a conference table.
Coming to The Barn Players
“AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”
May 30th through June 15th
“AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”,
the critically acclaimed Broadway
show penned by Tracy Letts and
Pulitzer Prize winner, is the next
production at The Barn Players, 6219
Martway in Mission – opening Friday,
May 30th playing through Sunday
June 15th. The production is a Kansas
City community theatre premiere.
You’ll meet the Weston family
including the pill-popping mother and
three sisters harboring several secrets.
The family reunites in their Oklahoma
home and confront a number of
problems including repressed truths,
secrets – all the usual family stuff.
Both funny and sad, it’s a show that
exposes the dark side of the American
family, all while they investigate the
disappearance of the family patriarch.
The show is rated “R” due to adult
content and language.
The Barn Players, 6219 Martway in
Mission, Kansas
WHEN -- Friday evenings -- May
30, June 6 and June 13th at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday evenings – May 31, June 7
and June 14th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinees – June 1, June 8 and
June 15th at 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS -- $18.00, discounts for
groups, senior and students – go to
www.thebarnplayers.org, call 800838-3006, or purchase at the theatre
prior to the performance.
Reviews -- “Spell binding and
brilliant” ---- “… an exciting new
American play” ---- “Dark
drama is a must see!”
Constitution Banned in Hawaii HS
Two students are suing the
University of Hawaii for violating
their First Amendment rights after
administrator prevented them from
distributing copies of the U.S.
Constitution - demonstrating a
frightening lack of knowledge about
the very legal document they were
attempting to censor.
Students Merritt Burch and
Anthony Vizzone, members of the
Young Americans for Liberty chapter
at UH-Hilo, were prevented from
handing out copies of the Constitution
at a recruitment event in January. A
week later, they were again informed
by a censorship-minded administrator
that their First Amendment-protected
activities were in violation of school
policy.
The students were told that they
could only distribute literature from
within UH-Hilo’s “free speech zone,”
a small, muddy, frequently-flooded
area on the edge of campus.
Administrators further clarified
their level of respect for students’ free
speech rights, making comments like,
“This isn’t really the ’60s anymore,”
and “people can’t really protest
like that anymore,”according to the
Foundation for Individual Rights in
Education.
Johnson’s County Gazette turning up in the neighbor’s yard.
This is making recovery very difficult.
A humane trap is considered and
dispensed by Olathe Animal Control
with food as bait and Elizabeth’s
T-shirt as scent. No dog, or any other
animal is trapped. What now?
Thursday, no news, except from a
psychic who is anxious to help. In an
act of kindness, she arranges and pays
for a huge banner made with Dottie’s
photo, information, and contact
numbers. A pet amber-alert service is
employed to call 5,000 neighbors in
the immediate area where Dottie is
last seen.
Friday around 3 p.m., a middleschooler calls Elizabeth’s mother
and says she’s seen Dottie a couple
hours before behind the school. More
searching is done in that immediate
area all night and the next day,
Saturday. The strategy now is to stay
put, have enticing dog food open to
see if Dottie can be lured out of hiding,
but still, no luck.
Boy Scout Troop 412 is contacted
to help dispense lost Dottie fliers. The
school bus drivers are notified, too,
still no new news. Where is Dottie?
Sunday, May 4th, 8 days after the
pursuit begins, a break - Elizabeth
receives a phone call at work from a
Spanish speaking man, Noel, who has
just seen Dottie’s head poke out of
sewer pipe. Luckily a friend is able to
help translate.
Elizabeth’s boyfriend, who is
searching nearby, races to meet the
caller at the now-closed Back Yard
Burger where Dottie has just been
spotted. The police arrive. For two
hours Dottie wedges herself in a sewer
pipe so tightly she has compression
bruises. She won’t come out, not
even for people she knows and loves.
Finally, after gently maneuvering her
little by little with a PVC pipe, Dottie
is out! She is thin, her ribs showing.
She’s dehydrated, scraped up, and
limping.
Dotty is whisked straight to her Vet
in Mission, Kansas, who rushes to his
office to do a thorough check-up on
her. She has a fractured pelvis, an x-ray
confirms, undoubtedly hit by a car, but
the Vet can’t confirm when. The pain
added to the fear Dottie experienced
in the sewer pipe. Orthopedic surgery
is needed, but not until she has time
to recover and gain some weight,
possibly one to two weeks. Pain and
anti-inflammatory meds keep her
comfortable until then. Elizabeth
Sharon Markey Honored
Friends of Kansas Libraries
Individual Friend Award
By Rita Patterson
Sharon Markey, a member of the
Friends of the Olathe Public Library,
recently received the Individual
Friend Award from the Friends of the
Kansas Library. A $100 cash award
was presented to the OPL Friends
organization and she will be recognized
at the Kansas Library Association
Conference this fall.
She began helping the Friends group
nearly 20 years ago. Throughout the
years, her husband and ten children
have also volunteered either at book
sales, helping with library programs
and/or working in the library.
Her networking skills are put to
good use in the community, creating
a sense of a small community feel
in a very large community. As a
member of the Friends organization
and Friends board for many years, she
is committed to making the Friends of
Olathe Public Library an organization
that is recognized and respected in the
Olathe community.
Sharon is the founder and motivator
of the successful Novel Tea event
held in 2013 for the second year. She
garners sponsors who set a table for
eight and decorate tables based on
favorite novels. The popular event sells
out quickly. Proceeds of the Novel Tea
help fund the $500 Curtis Gilmore
Memorial Scholarship, given to a high
school senior who has volunteered at
least 40 hours at the library.
Due to Sharon’s commitment to
community outreach, the Friends
now have a presence at the Olathe
Farmers’ Market several times during
the summer, selling book bags,
cookbooks, gardening books, pleasure
reading and also networking about the
Friends organization.
Each fall the Olathe School District
sponsors a forum where homeless
children can take home a backpack of
school supplies. Through her efforts,
the Friends had a presence at this
event, making sure that each child left
with a book.
During National Friends of the
Library month, Sharon also organized
a pumpkin decorating contest at both
Olathe library locations. Families were
encouraged to create their favorite
book characters on their non-carved
pumpkins. Winners received gift cards
and free Friends memberships.
Show Me Your Hand Scan
Vein Recognition NowThese days, when you check out of
a grocery store, your toughest choice
might be cash or credit.
But in a few years, or 20, there may
be no need to carry dollar bills, credit
cards, or stacks of cash.
What if there was no register when
you walked into a store? Maybe
something else you're carrying, like
a watch or phone with a ring emitting
signal can be your currency.
It might sound like the stuff of science
fiction, but futurist and social scientist
Heather Schlegel says it's not.
"And so, rather than having to wait in
a line, or take the time to actually pay,
you can just go through the line and be
scanned and charged.
Social media sites like Facebook
already have algorithms to recognize
faces in photos. Schlegel sees a time
when store cameras may also utilize
similar technology so companies will
know when you're in stores.
"This might sound really creepy or
scary, and in some ways it is a little
bit, but if it allows us to kind of go to
a store and they know who we are and
what we always kind of normally like
to buy or what we might like to buy, it
makes it much easier to reduce fraud.
Someone can't impersonate you,
Schlegel says.
And, are you ready to pay with your
veins?
Schlegel says that a new payment
system is already undergoing a test in
Sweden. It's called Quixter. Olathe’s Very Own Newspaper For 37 Years
arrives after hardly eating or sleeping Cathy Maxwell
in a week - probably just like Dottie,
and tears of joy are shed.
What was learned going through this
experience? Speed is essential. Fliers,
one thousand of them printed and
posted - crucial. Diligence in contacting
as many people and businesses as can
be thought of, required. Notifying
social media and continuing to update
information as sightings occur, an
absolute. Talking to neighbors in the
area by phone, email, and in person,
helped. Identifying the car, (called
tagging) with “Lost Dottie” posters, a
must. A giant banner posted at a busy
intersection, pivotal. Not giving up,
endlessly searching, pushing through
sadness, exhaustion, and hunger mandatory.
In the end, it takes a village (a nation,
and parts of the world) to find a lost
pet. Elizabeth, her family and friends,
and me, the Aunt from Oregon, are
incredibly thankful for the efforts
of thousands of amazingly generous
people in Olathe, Kansas, who helped
Dottie, a very lucky dog, find her
way back home (strikingly similar to
another Dorothy who needed to find
her way home to Kansas).
The reward was given with much
gratitude and relief to Noel, a true hero
who spotted our Dottie and assisted
in her rescue. Well wishes are still
coming in via, FB, Twitter, Instagram,
Pinterest, and by phone from all over
this country and the world. Dottie says,
“aarf” (which means, thank you - in
dog.) We say thank you too, Olathe,
for a very happy ending.
Go to GoFundMe.com and search
“Dottie is Home” for her surgery
fund.
Ken
Carol
Jason
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Olathe Ford Outlet
Used Cars
www.olathefordusedoutlet.com
Sam
Andrew
Jaymie
Steve
PF9271A 2006 Jeep Liberty
Black
F3859 2005 Highlander
Gold
F31506A 2007 Ford 500
Red
BS0186 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Black
C2533B 2007 Infiniti G35
Gray
F3400A 2005 Lincoln
Town Car White
BS0169 2007 Chrysler Town &
Country White $11,995
PF9242A 2002 GMC Yukon XL
Gray
BS0148 2007 Dodge Ram
Red
Author
Marta McCall
Recent Area Deaths
From Chuck Kurtz
View from the Midwest Blog
former Editor Olathe News
See blog for entire obituary please
April 2014
Allen, Duane
Anderson, Linda
Apgar, Jeff
Bergen, Kevin
Biga, Robert
Blase, Faye
Breyfogle, Sara Jayne
Cash, Molly D. (Hedges)
Cassity, Milton
Cochran, Evelyn
Corporon, Dr. William
Cound, John
Crone, Stephanie L.
Dresser, Lee M.
Dwyer, John
Fredelake, Elva
Goodloe, Thomas Sr.
Jostmeyer, Sandra Louise
Kincaide, James
Luedtke, Elizabeth
Lyman, Merrick “Mike”
Mack, Robert
Martin, Eric
McKaig, Theora May
Meza, DiGabriel Jesus
Myers, Linda Lois
Neal, David “Blake”
Neeld, Ronald D.
Nevius, Eunice Mae
Pettyjohn, Charles
Regier, Marguerite Fern
Richerson, Lavona (Schindorff)
Roettger, Annabelle M.
Rothwell, John Thomas
Schumacher, Roberta “Bobbi” Jean
Sinon, Brian
Snellings, Beverley J.
Steffen, Mary
Taylor, Thomas H.
Tucker, Donald
Vuolo, Benjamin A., Jr.
White, Helen
Wise, Helen L.
May 2014
Freeman, Patricia Carol
Hickman, Rev. Harold “Lee”
Strong, Wendel
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Kids, teens and adults can pick up
summer reading folders and summer
programming information at the
Summer Reading Kick-Off from 10
am – noon, May 27 at Frontier Park
(Black Bob Road & Indian Creek
Parkway). Enjoy a variety of games
and other fun activities.
Lenexa Sertoma Club will be selling
pizza, hot dogs, and soft drinks to raise
funds for a hearing loop for the hearing
impaired to be installed in the Indian
Creek Branch Library meeting room.
Olathe Noon Optimists will provide
free water. Everyone is invited to join
in the fun. In case of rain, the KickOff will be canceled.
Summer reading folders can also be
picked up beginning May 21 at both
Olathe libraries and throughout the
summer.
Wizard of Oz Events
Bring the family to watch The
Wizard of Oz at 6:30 pm, May 13 at
the Indian Creek Branch, 12990 S.
Black Bob Road. The movie is rated
G and runs 102 minutes. The entire
family is welcome, but kindergartners
and younger must be accompanied by
an adult. Bring a blanket or pillow
and relax on the floor. No registration,
but space is limited.
Celebrate the birthday of L. Frank
Baum, the creator of Oz, with games,
crafts and snacks from 4:30 – 5:30
pm, May 14 at the Olathe Public
Library, 201 E. Park. Costumes are
optional. Come and go as you like.
No registration.
Just In Info
Just noticed they tore down the small
shops north of Olathe Kia where a liquor
store, realtor, and various other small
businesses have officed. ** Preliminary
work on Sheridan Bridge structure near
Lindenwood is underway. It not as easy
as just tear down the bridge. All utililities
have to be relocated temporarily, etc. **
How many houses has Olathe bought and
torn out because of flooding? I know of
at least ten or more. ** US 169 Bridge
paving over I-35 has created a bottle
neck as everyone has to detour. ** With
school out in May, watch for the kids on
bikes, cutting between cars, and riders on
motorcycles. Drive defensively!!!
Budget Office Launches Online
Engagement Tool
The City of Olathe Budget Division
invites citizens to visit the Budget
Inquiry Box and submit questions
regarding the 2015 budget process.
The questions and answers will be
posted online for viewing. The City of
Olathe welcomes your participation in
the budget process!
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Gray
B1994 2007 Chrysler Sebring
Silver $10,970
BS0171 2007 Jeep Wrangler
Blue $18,995
B2023 2007 Chevy Avalanche
White $22,995
F31161B 2003 Toyota Avalon
White $9.995
The GAZETTE
B2053 2007 Chevy Malibu
White
B2021A 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
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