WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita church says “This is why we can’t have nice things” after a baby Jesus statue was stolen from an outdoor nativity scene.
The Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Wichita believes baby Jesus was taken the night of Jan. 3, or early morning on Jan. 4. The manger also was destroyed because Baby Jesus had been chained to it. The theft came just a few days before the Epiphany, which is the day Christians observe the visit the Three Kings made to the baby Jesus.
A sign staked outside the nativity reads: “Baby Jesus was STOLEN! Please pray for his return.” The church said it “can’t have nice things” in smaller letters. Over the years, other statues have gone missing, including a camel.
Head down to the library this week for a variety of free adult programming.
Smoothing Making Tutorial: If you’re looking for a boost to your health and wellness in 2018, stop by the library’s smoothie making tutorial on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 PM. We’ll show you how to make some delicious, healthy smoothies. There will be free recipes and samples.
After Hours Movie Night: Quite possibly the best date night in town! Come to the library on Friday, Jan. 12 from 7-9 PM for an after hours movie night featuring the 2017 adaptation of IT, based on the Stephen King novel. Free admission and refreshments, but you must be 18 or older to attend. Bring a friend…you may not want to walk to your car alone after you see the movie.
Crafternoon: Each month, the library sponsors a DIY crafting program for adults. On Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 PM Crafternoon will feature DIY heating pads. Stay warm and cozy this winter or soothe your tired muscles with heat that keeps.
For more information on these and other programs, visit hayslibrary.org or call 785.625.9014.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach, hoping he can help lift a foundering NFL franchise emerge from one of its worst runs in history.
The Bears announced the move Monday, a week after firing coach John Fox. The Bears are just 14-34 record in the past three years for a .292 winning percentage that ranks as the second-lowest in their history. They Bears were 5-11 this past season.
The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays until late this season, but drew praise for his work with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. In Chicago, he will be trying to develop No. 2 overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky.
The Chiefs won the AFC West, only to blow an 18-point halftime lead in a playoff loss to Tennessee on Saturday. The Bears met with Nagy in Kansas City on Sunday and wasted little time hiring him.
Chicago also interviewed Philadelphia quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, Minnesota and New England offensive coordinators Pat Shurmur and Josh McDaniels, Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Chicago defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Law enforcement on the scene of the shooting-photo courtesy KWCH
SEDGWICK COUNTY— Police say a young man shot and killed two people who were trying to break into a Wichita home during the weekend.
Police Lt. Jeff Gilmore says the men killed Saturday afternoon were 20-year-old Ky Jones Jr. and 20-year-old Jeremy Burdine.
Gilmore says an 18-year-old and another person were in the home when the two men tried to force their way in. The homeowner tried to block the door but when Jones and Burdine tried to enter, the 18-year-old fired several shots through the door, killing them.
Gilmore says the homeowner had previous problems with the two men and officers had been called to the home in the past.
The man who lives at the home was arrested on unrelated burglary charges.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have made an arrest.
Just after 3pm Saturday, police responded to a shooting call in the 1600 block of south Fern in Wichita, according to officer Charlie Davidson.
Upon arrival officers located two 20 year old males on the ground in front of a residence in the 1500 block of west Merton with multiple gunshot wounds.
Both males were transported to an area hospital where they were pounced deceased. Officers contacted an 18 year old male and 19 year old female inside of the residence. The 18 year old male was arrested and booked into jail for burglary. Police did not released names of the victims.
This incident is not a random incident, and there are no outstanding suspects, according to Davidson. The investigation is still ongoing and the case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.
BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges.
Just before 1p.m. Sunday, deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Northwest 50 Road and Northwest 20 Avenue, near the City of Great Bend, according to a media release.
The officer identified the driver of the vehicle as 38-year-old Jason Sohm, Great Bend, a known suspect who is driving while revoked.
During the course of the traffic stop officers became aware of circumstances that indicated the suspect may be in possession of controlled substances. A K-9 officer was called from the Stafford Police Department leading to the discovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Deputies arrested Sohm and transported him to the Barton County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and driving while revoked. Sohm is currently being held in the Barton County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Randall Lee Link passed away on December 27th, in Wichita, Ks at the age of 65, with his daughters by his side.
Randy is survived by his daughters, Nicole Glass and Ashley Girardot, 3 granddaughters, and 2 sisters, Vicki Black and Paula Link. He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul Maurice and Dixie Link, and brother Stephen Link.
Randy was born on August 7th, 1952, in Sterling, Ks. After graduating high school and serving in the Army, he spent most of his life in Hays, Ks doing what he loved most, working in the oil field. His career eventually brought him to Wichita, Ks where he spent the rest of his life.
Memorial Mass is scheduled for Saturday January 13th 11:00 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with visitation beginning that morning at 10:00 am at Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood. Inurnment will follow at Lakin-Comanche Cemetery in Ellinwood
HaysMed recently welcomed back Dr. Steven Waring to the medical staff. He previously worked for HaysMed from 1994 to 2015 and he is rejoining Family Medicine.
Waring completed medical school at Queens University. He completed three years postgraduate training including a rotating internship at Victoria Hospital, London Ontario, Canada; a R1 internal medicine (first year) residency at Foothills Hospital, Calgary Alberta, Canada; and a mixed residency (Senior House Officer) at Auckland Public Hospital, New Zealand.
Waring is now accepting new patients. For more information, call 785-623-5095.
Law enforcement authorities on the scene of Friday’s shooting, standoff photo courtesy WIBW TV
MANHATTAN – The Riley County Police Department officer who was injured when responding to a domestic disturbance has been treated and released from the hospital.
According to a media release from the RCPD, Sergeant Pat Tiede was shot after responding to the report of a domestic situation at a home in the 3700 block of Hawthorne Woods Circle. Sergeant Tiede received a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He is currently continuing his recovery at home.
Sergeant Tiede is an 18 year veteran of the department, presently serving in the Patrol Division. He and his family would like to thank the community for the outpouring of support and concern that has been shown during this time. Police asked the public to respect the privacy of Sgt. Tiede and his family as they continue to heal physically and emotionally.
The shooting suspected identified as 38-year-old Mark Jason Harrison is jailed on a $4,000,000 Bond on requested charges of attempted capital murder, according to a media release from the RCPD. Authorities on Saturday listed the bond at $2,000,000
Harrison worked as a research associate at K-State, according to the university web site.
Authorities arrested Harrison at approximately 3 p.m. after he surrendered to authorities following the barricade incident.
Elizabeth Ann (Kuhn) Marcotte, died Saturday, December 23, 2017, with her son by her side at her daughter’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland.
She is survived by her son, Scott, of Hyattsville, Maryland; her daughter, Jacqueline Keeling, two granddaughters, Laura and Rachael Keeling, of Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland, respectively; a sister, Meg Mader and her husband Art, of Brighton, Colorado; a sister, Barbara Kuhn, of Chicago, Illinois; a brother, Richard Kuhn and his wife Judy, of Hays, Kansas; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Kuhn, of Odessa, Missouri; and a sister-in-law, Judy Hayden and her husband Leo, of Goodland, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Clarence James Kuhn, her sister-in-law Sundra Clark, and in 2013, by her husband of 48 years, Gerard H. Marcotte.
Elizabeth was born on June 28, 1945, in Ellis County, Kansas, to Clarence and Laurina (Rohleder) Kuhn. She grew up on the family farm in Victoria, Kansas, graduated from Victoria High School in 1963, and attended Fort Hays Kansas State College (now FHSU). She met her future husband when he tagged along to a wedding dance with his fraternity brother.
Following her husband’s discharge from the United States Army in 1968, she and her family made their home in Maryland. She worked for many years in the commercial construction industry. After her husband’s passing, she started a new career at Regency Commercial Construction, in Beltsville, Maryland, where she enjoyed working until only weeks before her death.
She was renowned for her homemade raisin bread and chocolate chip cookies. She no doubt will be mourned by the backyard birds and the semi-feral cats who relied on her kind heart and generosity. She loved to watch golf and football. She loved to be near the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. She loved to baby her houseplants and her garden. She loved her friends. She loved her family, and she was most delighted when she was with all of them together, whether it was by the beach, or in a fine restaurant, or at the kitchen table.
The family suggests memorials to: The Folds of Honor Foundation or The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Steve Gilliland
One of the buzzwords of late is “hack.” Now hack can mean something very bad, like your computer getting “hacked,” meaning someone has digitally broken into your information and now everyone in the township somehow knows the secret recipe for Aunt Agnes’s famous potato salad and Uncle Oscar’s deer jerky marinade, (even though they were both written on the inside of the kitchen cabinet door.)
“Hack” can also mean a DIY shortcut of some sort, like how to use a roman candle to light the neighbor’s wheat stubble on fire without even leaving your yard. But I digress, so now on to some hunter hacks I found, and some hunter hacks of my own.
More has probably been written about different ways to start a campfire than about any other outdoor subject. First off, no one in the crowd I hang with is gonna’ have need of a campfire except for rare camping trips with the family, then we’ll start our fires with those neat gizmos called matches and lighters. We all have Little Buddy propane heaters in our deer blinds, and none of us have the ambition to climb Mount Everest or do anything where emergency campfires might be needed.
Nevertheless, I found hacks about using corn chips and crayons as fire starters. Sure they work fine, but what self respecting hunter is going to waste good corn chips to start a fire. Eat the chips and light the empty bag, it works just as well. And as far as lighting crayons to start a campfire, once again it works great and they burn for a long time, but no hunter worth their jerky would dream of wasting a perfectly good crayon just to start a fire. They should be kept for things of greater importance like scribbling messages and phone numbers on the wall of your deer blind or for labeling packages of meat in the freezer so you can tell this year’s venison back strap from the muskrat meat kept for next year’s coyote bait.
Another interesting campfire starting hack I found involves dryer lint; it seems dryer lint burns very well and starts very easily. It can be stuffed into empty toilet paper tubes or merely carried in a Ziploc bag and used right from there. Now we’re talkin’, something we all can relate to. I mean who doesn’t save all their dryer lint and empty toilet paper tubes? Instead of emptying them into the recycle container and trash every couple years, make fire starters from them! But in all my trolling of the almighty internet I did not find one reference to the most trustworthy tried-and-true method of starting a campfire ever, even used by our Native American forefathers. From anywhere in Kansas you would have to travel forever to deer hunt where there are no cattle nearby, SO LIGHT A DRY COW TURD.
The next most talked about topic in the outdoors, especially relating to survival, is how to build a shelter. Let me offer a hillbilly hack for building a shelter. All hillbilly outdoorsmen worth their pork rinds will have a serious collection of tarps, and what a better use for a tarp than an emergency shelter. Harbor Freight has them in all sizes and you can occasionally get a small one “free with any purchase,” so there’s absolutely no excuse for not having one to carry with you on all outdoor excursions. A word of caution here; it’s not in your best interest to remove the tarp covering the hole in your trailer house roof. Anyway, there are a variety of ways to deploy your tarp/shelter. If you’re fishing, I’m sure you’ll have dynamite with you, so merely drop a stick into a small hole you dig in the ground, light her up and you’ll soon have a nice cave that you can crawl into and cover with your tarp.
No friend of mine would be caught dead on a hunting or fishing trip without a menagerie of plastic five gallon buckets, and the uses for them as hillbilly hunter hacks are endless. You can buy kits to turn one into a “luggable loo,” and even cut a notch lengthways in a pool noodle and snap it around the top for a soft seat while you heed nature’s call. Spray paint a few more green, drill a small hole at the bottom and put them at the base of each “illegal pharmaceutical” plant you “just happened to find growing” along the river as a way to water those beauties. Five gallon buckets make great hillbilly mouse traps too, for the deer blind or even the living room. On each side of the bucket near the top, drill a hole big enough for a broom handle to slide through and fit loosely enough to spin.
Fill the bucket with water or used motor oil (which I’m sure you will have by the barrel-full,) put a glob of peanut butter in the middle of the broom handle and viola; when a mouse walks the broom handle to get the peanut butter, it will spin and dump the little blighter into the slurry below. If you keep the TV volume low enough you can hear the splash and reward the cat with a live mouse.
I’m certain the list of hillbilly hacks, whether for hunting or not is endless, and I’ve probably just scratched the surface here. Maybe a book is in order, “Hillbilly Hunter Hacks for the Deer Blind, Boat and Living Room.” For all my loyal readers who want one, let me know and I’ll reserve you a signed copy. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!
Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].
Milfred Dean DeYoung passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Redbud Village in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 91. He was born on October 30, 1926 in Prairie View, Kansas to the late Henry John and Della (Kolste) DeYoung. He grew up on the family farm near Palco attending the local school. On August 20, 1947 he was united in marriage to Norma Jean Noah at the Redline Church of God. They were blessed with three children. Together they raised their family as he continued to run the farm.
Milfred enjoyed his life on the farm. When he was able to get away, he would spend his time enjoying his many hobbies which included attending farm shows, traveling, taking in a car or motorcycle race, listening to music, snow skiing, flying, riding motorcycles, metal fabrication, and coffee with friends. Milfred was a member of the Palco United Methodist Church and Lion’s Club and served on the USD #269 Board of Education, Graham County Hospital Board, and First National Bank of Palco Board of Directors.
Milfred is survived by his wife Norma Jean DeYoung; daughters Debra Unrein and husband Scott of Denver, CO and Marsha Newell and husband Dale of Hays, KS; son Phil DeYoung and wife Jo of Colby, KS; sisters Verda Guthrie and Ila Parr, both of Great Bend, KS; and two grandchildren Ian and Jules Unrein of Denver, CO.
He is preceded in death by his parents Henry and Della DeYoung; brothers Calvin and Stanley DeYoung; and sister Bernice Widener.
Milfred was a man of few words who was a true gentleman, fun-loving and adventurous at heart. With strong faith and abiding hope, he worked hard, loved greatly, and now rests from his labors. He will be greatly missed, and we will cherish his memory in our hearts forever.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Palco. Burial will follow in the Pleasantview Cemetery in Palco. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00pm at the funeral home in Plainville. The family will receive friends from 1:00pm until service time on Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Palco United Methodist Church, Palco Lions Club, or Redbud Village and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville, KS 67663.
