Bonnie Darlene Simon, age 83, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on April 9, 1932 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Arthur and Mabel Stacy Browning. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Scott City, Kansas and was one of the founders of Dusty Boots Riding Club that was started in the early 1960’s.
On March 26, 1950 she married Wendell Simon in Scott City, Kansas. He passed away on June 18, 1999 in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Survivors Include her One Son – Jay Simon of Wichita, Kansas, Two Daughters – Debbie & Kelly Comer of Hutchinson, Kansas, Breva & Bill Winderlin of Scott City, Kansas, Six Grandchildren and Six Great Grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband and one Granddaughter – Allison Williams.
Graveside Services will be held at the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015 with the Rev. Robert Nuckolls presiding.
Memorials may be given to the Scott County Hospital.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
Herbert Charles Graves, age 87, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on October 7, 1927 in Woodward, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Miller and Mary Ann Hoffert Graves. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1984 moving from Wichita, Kansas, Herb worked for Arkla Gas Company until his retirement.
Memberships include the Community Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas a the Good Sam’s Club. Herb was a US Navy Veteran serving from 1945 until 1947.
On June 30, 1979 he married Mary Cletes Gruver in Wichita, Kansas. She passed away on August 25, 2003 in Wichita, Kansas.
Survivors Include his Four Sons – Charles Eugene and Cheryl Graves of Las Cruses, New Mexico, Jimmy Lee and Vicky Petty of Wichita, Kansas, Gilbert Jay and Jean Petty of Jacksonville, Florida, William Joe and Marilyn Petty of Smolan, Kansas, Two Daughters – Julie Ann and Jeff Arnold of South Hutchinson, Kansas, Vera Jane & Vinny Argiro of Key West, Florida, Three Sisters – Frances Louise Blalock of Marlow, Oklahoma, Merle Ann Lehman of Canyon, Texas, Laurel Lee Shepherd of Oviedo, Florida, Seventeen Grandchildren, Seventeen Great Grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his Parents, Wife, Two Step Sons – Jerry Dean Petty, Jeffery Neal Petty and One Great Grandson – John Wilferd Petty.
Funeral Service will be held at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2015 with Jeff Arnold presiding.
Memorials may be given to the Scott County VIP Center & Scott County VFW.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
Nothing is sacred in this country anymore. Talk about transforming America! Our founding fathers would not recognize today’s America. They are turning over in their graves.
I am an optimist for the most part, but the way things have been going in recent months, I’m not sure we can turn this country around in 2016.
There appears to be an endless parade of liberal agendas turning this country on its head.
Let’s start with an out-of-control Supreme Court. A majority of the justices, including its chief justice, are now judicial activists. The majority is thumbing its nose at our Constitution. In the case of Obamacare federal government subsidies, the court by a 6 to 3 decision decided to become a legislative body rather than a judicial one.
Chief Justice Roberts, an appointee of George W. Bush, is making up stuff out of thin air as the court deliberates. Twice he has bailed out Obama’s Obamacare by inventing excuses to make it constitutional. When the Affordable Care Act was legislated Democrats screamed and hollered that it wasn’t a tax, but Roberts justified its constitutionality by saying it was a tax. Roberts is a deranged justice. This week he bailed out OC again by saying that even the law in seven different places requires subsidies by states only, out of thin air he said “state” means “federal.” Words no longer have meanings. What an incredible stretch by a justice!
Facts no longer matter. Our traditions no longer matter and everybody needs to keep in mind that this country became great because of its traditions – which now, under liberal agendas, are being dismantled one by one, piece by piece.
According to a majority of liberal justices, marriage no longer is between a man and a woman only. Is it all about love? Maybe for some, but the driving force of LGBT is about control, power, and “we will show you.” The 1% of our population will be ramming one thing after another down our throats and religious freedom will be the big loser.
Bottom line is that SCOTUS (the Supreme Court) had no business taking up this issue in the first place. It is not a constitutional issue, even though liberals claim it falls under the 14th Amendment.
If it’s all about giving “dignity” to same-sex partners, it is only logical that polygamists be given the same “dignity” by the “feel good” court. Right?
If a reader has any doubts about which way media leans, please note that most are celebrating the two court decisions, including local media.
We are no longer at a crossroads. We have crossed the line. In today’s America, cops are the bad guys. Cops are racist and so are most white Americans. Out of control black-on-black crime is due to white supremacy and it is “whitey” keeping minorities poor. The powers to be refuse to look at the number of kids born into a single-parent home. Facts don’t matter.
There is no end to what liberalism will do to get votes. Instead of looking at the economic status of this country under the present Obama administration, it’s all about distractions such as conservatives war on women (which is a lie), a racist country (which is a lie), homophobes (another lie), etc. And, no it’s not Republicans or capitalism causing inequality. It is liberal Obama agendas that are causing the poor to get poorer.
There’s something wrong with the picture I am seeing of late. What has the GOP done of late to stop Obama’s destruction of this country? Very little, if anything! Our Republican leadership in the Senate and House are being bought and paid for by big money, particularly lobbyists and donors. Money talks. Just follow the money and it’s clear Congress is not legislating in the best interests of people. A good case could be made we are no longer a democratic republic in as much as our legislators appear to be self-serving. The American people are up against career politicians in both parties.
God help this country if we don’t elect a new president and congress in 2016 that governs and legislates according to the will of the people. Thank God there are some Republicans that haven’t sold out.
And, I thank the Good Lord making it possible for me, at my age, to spend every day of the week with the best kids in the world as I volunteer my time teaching tennis. I pray these kids grow up in a better world economically and culturally than we have now.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Westar Energy says a U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on toxic emissions at power plants could save the company millions.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Obama administration should have considered potential costs when it issued rules regulating toxic emissions from power plants.
Westar spokesman Brad Loveless says the utility already spent $16 million to bring its four coal-powered plants in Kansas into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s mercury-reduction rules. The ruling delayed implementation of the regulations, although they are in force while a lower court reconsiders the issue.
The Wichita Eagle reports the court decision will — for now— save the utility $8 million on the project, plus another $5 million a year for supplies. The utility will take no further action until the rules are clarified.
Another new retail location is set to open this fall in an area currently under development north of Interstate 70 and just east of Walmart. The building will house two businesses.
Building on the site is just beginning, after being pushed back about a month due to substantial rainfall in the area, but letters of intent have been signed, and the lease agreement for the tenants is being completed now.
“It’s an out-of-town owner,” said Jesse Rohr, superintendent of Planning, Inspection and Enforcement for the city of Hays.
But while Joe Redetzke, owner of Coal Creek Investments, lives in Buena Vista, Colo., he is familiar with Hays, graduating from Fort Hays State University and having served on the FHSU Foundation Board of Directors in the mid- to late-1990s.
The two business set to move into the completed location will be a franchise hair salon and an AT&T retail store, according to Curtis Deines, an inspector in the office of Planning, Inspection and Enforcement. He believes the locations will “be in and going in September-October.”
The former owner of the property, Steve Robl, who had worked with an investment group to purchase the land originally, confirmed that AT&T would lease the property, as would Great Clips. Robl owns the construction company, Robl Commercial Construction, that is developing the property. He expects construction at the property to be completed in 90 to 120 days, with the tenants moving in shortly after.
Redetzke has developed other properties with Robl and decided to purchase the property for development after seeing the growth in Hays. The pair recently collaborated to develop the USSA Financial Center in Junction City.
The city’s P.I.E. division oversees the inspectors that will regularly inspect the location as it is developed. Once a potential building owner identifies a space to be developed they must design and work with a construction company to get a proposal sent to the city for review. Once construction begins, regular inspections of the site are conducted by the P.I.E. staff.
MANHATTAN- A former Kansas daycare owner was sentenced on Monday in Riley County Court.
Lesa Heiman, Manhattan, was found guilty of aggravated battery and child endangerment following an incident at Aunt Lesa’s Daycare,on April 14, 2014.
In accordance to a plea agreement made with the State, Heiman was sentenced to 6 months with 18 months probation for the primary offense of aggravated battery and 2 months with 18 months of probation for the secondary offense of child endangerment. Both charges will be run consecutively.
The KDHE received a complaint alleging Heiman was holding an infant above her head when the child’s head struck a ceiling fan. The complaint said the day care provider dropped the infant who hit the couch and then fell to the floor.
On the same day, the same infant was left unattended and fell off a couch. The complaints also said Heiman didn’t seek medical care for the child or notify his parents.
GEUDA SPRINGS – Two people were killed in an accident just before midnight on Saturday in Cowley County.
On Monday night, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Lincoln Towncar driven by Isaac Horn, 42, Wichita, was southbound on 31st Road three miles east of Geuda Springs.
The vehicle left the roadway, entered the west ditch and struck a tree.
Horn and a passenger Yolanda Narvaez, 47, San Antonio, TX., were pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Rindt- Erdman Funeral Home.
Erin Cooper, 25, Wichita, was transported to Wesley Medical Center.
Another passenger Loren Mendia, 26, Wellington, was transported to South Central Kansas Medical Center.
Mendia was not wearing a seat belt according to the KHP.
HOUSTON (AP) – Chris Carter and Jose Altuve homered to back a solid start by rookie Lance McCullers, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Monday night.
In a matchup of teams with the best records in the American League, Houston snapped Kansas City’s four-game winning streak. The Royals are 44-29, and the Astros are 45-34.
McCullers (4-2) allowed four hits and a run with six strikeouts in seven innings in his ninth major league start.
The Astros jumped on Joe Blanton (2-1) for five runs in the first three innings and Carter added a solo home run in the fifth to help them to the win.
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Cherokee County commissioners have voted to ask the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission to reject a casino recommended for Southeast Kansas.
The Joplin Globe reports county commissioners voted 2-0 Monday to request blocking the recommendation for the $70.2 million Kansas Crossing Casino & Hotel in Pittsburg in Crawford County. Cherokee County will also ask the commission to start the selection process all over again.
Cherokee County Commission chairman Richard Hilderbrand says the county argues that the Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board did not follow state law. The county favors a $145 million casino that was proposed for Cherokee County.
A spokeswoman for Kansas Crossing said the review board studied the proposed casinos and picked the one that was the right size and location to benefit Kansas.
The state gaming commission is scheduled to meet Thursday in Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) â Kansas officials are waiting to see whether state tax collections this month met expectations.
The report to be released Tuesday afternoon by the Department of Revenue will come on the last day of the fiscal year and after legislators increased sales and cigarette taxes to avert a budget deficit during the next fiscal year.
Tax collections for the 11 months ending in May were more than $5.1 billion but about $7 million less than projected. The shortfall was about 1.5 percent.
State officials are watching tax collections closely because even with the tax increases taking effect in July, the state won’t have much of a financial cushion in cash reserves.
The state’s budget problems arose after lawmakers slashed income taxes in 2012 and 2013 as an economic stimulus.
“Max” is a film about a military working dog who is adopted by the little brother of his fallen marine handler. Films with animal lead characters are tricky. Many of them are manipulative – they expose easy heartstrings and yank on them until the audience is in tears. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with that; a good comedy finds the funny bone and taps on it for the entire film. That said, drama and comedy are two very different masks. Finding an exposed dramatic nerve and stimulating it for the sake of stimulating it can achieve the desired result, but the experience is somewhat diminished.
The base set-up of a military dog who lost his handler and who suffers from PTSD isn’t a bad set-up at all. Unfortunately for “Max,” the constant heartstring-pulling acts as a poor substitute for quality filmmaking – kind of like putting ketchup on a poor steak. Sure, it makes it taste better, but it certainly doesn’t make it a better steak.
There are a lot of pieces of “Max” that are just unlikeable. The human cast members are largely forgettable and in some cases are just plain irritating. The not overly complex plot is aided by lazy writing and unfinished thoughts. The biggest disappointment is the abundance of squandered potential. A mainstream film about military working dogs doing their jobs, that sounds great. A former military dog adapting to a new family, that’s fine. The director/writer combo of Boaz Yakin (director of “Remember the Titans” and a bunch of duds) and Sheldon Lettich (who is writing for the first time in nine years) weren’t able to find a good mix of those two concepts.
I love animals, and I love good movies about animals. “Max” is certainly a movie about an animal, but it’s not a good movie about an animal. Therein lies a subtle distinction that I care about as a critic; however, if your pet dictates when you do and do not use your electronic devices, such as a laptop or tablet, then “Max” just may pull on your heartstrings.
Children and teens will “Blast to the Past” at Hays Christian Church’s annual Vacation Bible School, July 6 to 10.
There will be games, snacks, music, Bible lessons, crafts, skits and lots of time-traveling fun. Children ages 2 through fifth grade are invited to attend 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. each evening. Teens entering grades six to 12 have their own teen time from 9 to 10 p.m. Teens are also encouraged to be helpers for the younger children each evening.
On Sunday, July 12, VBS will wrap up with a closing program, picnic and giant inflatable water slide party. The closing party will be a time for participants to invite their friends and family to see what they have experienced during the week and to share some of the great music they learned.
There is no cost for VBS, but pre-registration is requested. All children and youth are invited to participate. To register, visit hayschristianchurch.org.
For more information, check out the website or call Billie at (785) 643-4423. Hays Christian Church is located at 22nd and Marshall Road.
