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Month: October 2018

Patrick Giannetti

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Patrick Giannetti of Osborne, KS passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Baptist Integres Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born on January 20, 1948 in Glen Ridge, NJ to the late John and Elleanor (Pedulla) Martin who lives in Osborne, KS.

Patrick was a farmer. He was a former high school teacher, insurance agent and worked for Star Seed of Osborne.

Patrick is survived by his wife Deborah (Martin) Giannetti of the home; sons: Jace Giannetti of Wichita, KS; Gabe Giannetti of Osborne, KS; sister: Linda LaGrutta of Tom’s River, NJ; brother: John Giannetti, Jr. of Bloomfield, NJ; mother: Elleanor Martin of Osborne, KS; 4 grandchildren.

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Archie L. Hunter

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Archie L. Hunter, 78, died October 8, 2018, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home, Little River, Kansas. He was born July 31, 1940, at Manila, Arkansas, the son of John and Clara (Downs) Hunter.

Archie graduated from Hays High School in 1958.

A longtime resident of Hoisington, living in Hays previously, he was a seismographic observer or “doodlebugger”. He worked for Seis Tech and Exploration-GeoSearch retiring in 2002.

Archie was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the NRA. An outdoor enthusiast he loved hunting and fishing and spending his summers at beautiful Lake Wilson.

On January 11, 1960, he married Lillian Marie Begler in Ellis, Kansas. She preceded him in death on February 24, 2010.

Survivors include; five children, Wesley Hunter of Salina, Gary Hunter of Hoisington, Curtis Hunter and wife Connie of Hoisington, Lily Fry and husband Chris of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Susan Lang and companion Kevin Hickel of Hoisington; two sisters, Connie Horine of Arkansas City and Shirley Hunter of Hays; 6 grandchildren, Jonathan Hunter, Joshua Hunter, Phillip Fry, Seth Hunter, Lydia Fry, and Muriel Nicole Pohlman; 5 step grandchildren, Blaize, Megan, Kyler, Kale, and Collin Schlochtermeier; and 3 great grandchildren, Cambree, Elaina, and Finnley.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and an infant brother, J.W. Hunter.

Friends may sign the book 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be no viewing as cremation has taken place.

Graveside service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, October 13, 2018, at St. John Catholic Church Cemetery, Hoisington.

Memorials may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Richard L. Mai

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Richard L. Mai, 87, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018, surrounded by his family.

Richard was born February 15, 1931 to Louis M. and Thelma E. (Streck) Mai in Hays, Kansas.

Richard was the patriarch of his family. He loved golf and traveling, but most of all, he loved his family. Richard was charismatic and always positive mo matter the situation… and if you asked him, he was just “perfect”.

Richard is survived by his loving wife, Ellen E. Mai; sons, Rick L. Mai (Jolene), Mark G. Mai, and Kurt R. Mai (Roblyn); 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lauri (Mai) Hoffman, and his parents.

Celebration of Richard’s Life will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, October 12, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church. Burial of ashes will follow at the Russell City Cemetery. No visitation being done. A Memorial has been established with the St. John Scholarship Fund. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.

Violet C. Weber

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Violet C. Weber, 94, Oakley, Kansas, formerly of La Crosse, Kansas, died Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Logan County Manor, Oakley, Kansas.

Mrs. Weber was born August 6, 1924, in Loretto, Kansas, the daughter of Hugo and Barbara (Urban) Weiser. She was a resident of Oakley, Kansas, for approximately a year, moving from La Crosse, Kansas, where she had lived since 1974. A 1941 graduate of Healy High School, Healy, Kansas, she was a homemaker and farm wife. She was also a housekeeper at Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse, Kansas, before she retired.

She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church, and St. Michael’s Altar Society, both of La Crosse, Kansas. She was also a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Grinnell, Kansas.

On June 10, 1946, she married Rudolph A. “Rudy” Weber at Grainfield, Kansas. He preceded her in death July 7, 2013.

Survivors include: two sons, Butch Weber (Carol), Grainfield, Kansas, and Jerry Weber (Marla), Elizabeth, Colorado; two daughters, Marilyn Hughes (Jess), Salina, Kansas, and Deloris Zelfer (Tom), Grainfield, Kansas; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and one brother, Floris Weiser, Oakley, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her twin sister, Viola Seifried.

Visitation will be Friday, October 12, 2018, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:00 P.M.

Church visitation will be Saturday, October 13, 2018, from 9:00 A.M. to 9:50 A.M. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, Kansas.

Funeral service will be Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, Kansas, with Father Eric Gyamfi officiating. Interment will be in the La Crosse City Cemetery, La Crosse, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family requests memorials to masses or Logan County Manor, Oakley, Kansas.

Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.

Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.

Betty Maxine (Keith) Maier

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Betty Maxine (Keith) Maier, the daughter of Gertrude and Logan Keith, was born on a farm south of Morland, Kansas on February 27, 1930. She departed this life on October 7, 2018 at the Good Shepard Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Betty attended Morland Grade School and High School. Because she enjoyed typing she decided to attend a secretarial school located in Topeka. After secretarial school in 1950 she went to work for the Kansas State Department of Motor Vehicles, where she was secretary to C. M. Voelker, the State Motor Vehicle Superintendent for several years. A picture of her holding the new 1951 car tag appeared in the Topeka Journal. After years away she returned to Hill City where she used her typing skills as a legal secretary at the law firm of Chipman and Clark. She remained at the firm until she met her future husband John (Jake) Maier. They were married on September 1, 1957. The couple then returned to Manhattan until Jake got his degree in engineering.

She loved typing and enjoyed writing letters. She never met a dog, large or small that she didn’t love. Her favorite flower was the sunflower. Sunflower pictures are on display in her home everywhere. She loved K-State! She and Jake went to football games for 40 years. After moving to Manhattan she also enjoyed going to the men and women’s basketball games. For several years after moving to Manhattan she enjoyed helping at the Bergman Elementary School with the first graders. She really enjoyed their antics and stories.

Betty was predeceased by her father Logan, her mother Gertrude, and her brother Fred and his wife Grenadine. She leaves to mourn her passing: her husband Jake; her nephew Logan and his wife Debra of Morland and their daughters Amanda Trujillo and her husband Zach; Nicole Timmerman and her husband Ryan; her niece Theresia Gillespie and her husband Mike of Grainfield, and their daughter Chasity Lewis and husband Mike and their son Keith Cressler and his wife Michelle.

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Small alligator found under vehicle in Kansas

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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a small alligator has been found under a vehicle in suburban Kansas City.

Police in Olathe, Kansas reported that an animal control officer captured the gator earlier this week. The post says it’s “Something you don’t expect to see in Kansas.” The gator is spending the week in a shelter before heading to a reptile rescue in Manhattan next week. Alligators aren’t allowed to live in the city.

The alligator appears be about 1 foot long. Photos posted online show it soaking in a tub of water and someone holding up the animal.

Lois Irene Axelson

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Lois Irene Axelson passed away on October 9, 2018, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 82. She was born on May 4, 1936 in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas to the late Riley and Wanetta (Hulett) Storment. Lois grew up in Hays where she attended and completed tenth grade at Hays High School. On April 10, 1954 she was united in marriage to Robert Axelson at the Baptist Church in Codell, Kansas. To this union five children were born: Sherry, David, Rick, Robert, and Steven.

In her earlier years, Lois used her sewing skills to make and sell costumes out of her home. She was also a manager of Grandma’s Kitchen and owner of Turkville’s Bar and Grill. Lois was an avid Kansas City Chief’s fan and loved to play games with her grandchildren. She was not only lucky in love with her friends and family, but she also enjoyed trying her luck at gambling as she was an Elite Level Prairie Band Casino gambler.

Lois is survived by her sons David Axelson and wife Susan of Parachute, CO, Rick Axelson and wife Sheryln of Plainville, KS, and Robert Axelson and wife Lisa of Midlothian, TX; daughter Sherry Meitler and late husband Dean of Plainville, KS; sisters Kay Wadley of Little Rock, AR, Lucreta Cunningham of Wilson, KS, and Sue Storment and husband Charlie of Colorado Springs, CO; brothers Donnie Storment and wife Rose of Miami, OK, Danny Storment and wife Barbara of Parsons, KS, Barry Storment of Hutchinson, KS, and Sonny Storment and wife Jean of Amarillo, TX; thirteen grandchildren; and twenty-eight great-grandchildren.

Preceding Lois in death are her parents; husband Robert Axelson; son Steven Axelson; brothers Gene Storment and Jay Storment; sister Eunice Airhart; granddaughter, Megan Axelson; and son-in-law Dean Meitler.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 10:30 A.M. at the Christian Church in Plainville. Burial will follow in the Plainville Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, 2:00 until 8:00 P.M. with the family receiving friends 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Plainville. Memorials are suggested to the Rooks County Health Care Foundation and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd, Plainville, KS 67663.

PREVIEW: Eagle Radio Auction Oct. 18 & 19

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The Eagle radio auction is coming up on October 18th and 19th on stations 101.9FM and 94.3FM KAYS. We will have thousands of items to bid on and buy beginning at 8 a.m. each day. To place a bid call 785-301-2211.

You can see a complete sale bill including when each item will sell by clicking HERE.

 

Below is one of our featured items on this year’s auction:


Brand new 2017 Polaris RZR(razor) 900 S, (EPS) Electronic Power Steering. $17,559. Create adventures and memories with this brand new 2017 carry-over Velocity Blue Polaris RZR(razor) 900S with EPS. This beautiful velocity blue machine is a 4 stroke 875 cc 2 seater with 1/2 doors, a roll cage, an independent rear suspension. It also comes ready to roll with 3 pre-installed add on accessories including a removable poly windshield, sport roof and front brushguard. It features on demand AWD, automatic transmission and towing up to 1500 lbs. Also included is a 6 month factory warranty.

Click HERE for more pictures and specifications.

 

You can also bid on a $250 gift certificate from Advantage Glass Plus.

This $250 gift certificate is good for anything that Advantage Glass Plus has, including running boards, tool boxes, windshield replacement, glass tinting, mud flaps, toppers for your truck…you name it, they have it! Gift certificate is good until October 31st, 2019! Advantage Glass Plus on Vine in Hays!

MASON: Students like MaKinlie are the art of Fort Hays State

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Dr. Tisa Mason
Homecoming was the perfect follow-up to a successful inauguration, which celebrated our people, place, and purpose. Homecoming week allowed us to reconnect with friends, enjoy the wonderfully varied heritage and culture of Fort Hays State University, and honor outstanding alumni. I absolutely loved it!

Among the many exciting events, someone special really captured my heart: the student speaker at the construction preview for the new Department of Art and Design building. MaKinlie Hennes eloquently shared her story, from finding her academic home at Fort Hays State, to describing how our art and design students are experiencing their current academic space and envisioning their futures. She articulated succinctly and beautifully the important role art and design plays in our world.

Her description of the experience of art and design at FHSU was especially moving:

“This program does so much more than educate students on how to become amazing designers. It provides students with a platform and the tools to speak their minds and make people listen. We bring awareness to so many problems in the world through our work. We take a relatively dormant demographic and encourage them to speak up and take a stand. I have been given countless opportunities to use the tragedies that have occurred in my own life and turn them into something beautiful and helpful to others who may relate. I created a project centered around eating disorders and receiving the help that one would need in that situation. In my fine art class, I was able to create a large scale self-portrait that represents my father’s suicide and how that impacted my life. I would have never been able to accomplish these things without the support system of the staff and of my peers.”

MaKinlie also described the many space restrictions that students now face in this rapidly growing, highly successful and celebrated academic program:

“As students in the current art and design classrooms, we face many space restrictions. We are thriving in chaos. The classrooms basically look like a garage sale gone wild. There is not enough space for constructing our projects, which leaves the classrooms constantly a disaster because 20 to 30 people are trying to cut packages out, use spray adhesive in a makeshift spray booth, and print in a space suited for a smaller class size. Due to space restrictions, our current Graphics II is split into two classes this year, and students feel they are at a disadvantage because of that. Graphics II is usually a time of unity, where the classes are merged together to create their graduating class, and the peers they will design beside the rest of their academic careers. By not being with their full design class this year, it makes them feel disconnected.”

It has been well documented that place matters. There is a strong connection between students’ quality of effort and the quality of facilities and opportunities that make that effort worthwhile. MaKinlie captured that essence: “The new space will unite classes, create greater opportunities for collaboration between the arts, and provide students with advantages that previous classes never received. This new building will have state-of-the-art facilities that will take creation to a whole new level. The possibilities are endless with this new building, and students are absolutely ecstatic to move in.”

Indeed. This new building creates spaces for engagement and learning – spaces that honor our mission and help us prepare our students to succeed as educators, leaders and artists; spaces that use cutting-edge technology to foster creativity in a genuine and caring learning environment.

The students who fill our campus come from diverse backgrounds, bringing with them their own hopes and dreams. Students like MaKinlie, a senior from Downs, and professors like Karrie Simpson Voth, chair of the Department of Art and Design, make this place very special. Thank you, MaKinlie and Karrie, for leading your lives in such a caring, meaningful manner, and for making our university a place, as Karrie described, “where dreams come alive, grow and develop, preparing students to go out in the world carrying the name of Fort Hays State University.”

The Latest: Turkey convicts US pastor but lets him leave

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ALIAGA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on trial of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who is accused of espionage and terror related charges(all times local):

A Turkish court has convicted an American pastor at the center of a Turkish-American diplomatic dispute of terror charges, but has released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey.

The court near the western city of Izmir on Friday sentenced Andrew Brunson to 3 years and 1 month in prison for the conviction, but since the evangelical pastor has already spent two years in detention he won’t serve more time.

Andrew Brunson photo courtesy U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Brunson, 50, had rejected the espionage and terror-related charges and strongly maintained his innocence.

Lawyer Ismail Cem Halavurt said Brunson was expected to leave Turkey for the United States

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4:05 p.m.

A Turkish prosecutor has requested that an American pastor at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States be released from house arrest pending the outcome of his trial.

In the fourth hearing in the case against Andrew Brunson, the prosecutor however also recommended that he be convicted on terror-related charges.

A panel of judges is expected to reach an interim ruling later Friday.

Brunson, 50, is accused of terror-related charges and espionage. He rejects the charges and strongly maintains his innocence.

The pastor told the court he is “an innocent man. I love Jesus, I love Turkey.”

The United States has repeatedly called for his release.

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Winners: Chicken Soup for the Soul book “The Power of Yes” with 99 KZ Country

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We are giving away the Chicken Soup for the Soul book “The Power of Yes.”

Listen during a KZ Country Morning with Theresa Trapp Monday, October 8-Friday, October 12, 2018 for chances to call 785-628-2995 and win.

No age requirement to win.

Winners will need to pick up their books at the KZ Country Studio, 2300 Hall, Hays, KS within 30 days of winning.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes! celebrates the empowerment we feel when we say “Yes!” to something that challenges us. Change your life for the better by doing the things that scare you. These 101 true, revealing stories will help you do just that.

In a world where “why” is too often asked and “no” is too often an answer, this book encourages us to ask “why not” and celebrates the tremendous power in saying “Yes!” The authors of these 101 stories explain how saying “Yes!” changed their lives for the better. Whether it’s something little, like trying a new food or something big, like jumping out an airplane, you’ll be ready to shake up your own life after you read about their experiences.

 

Congratulations Fred Friess, Yvonne McGinnis, Don Burlison and Pat Sauer!

 

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Margie L. Allen

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Margie L. Allen, age 76, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on February 25, 1942 in Scott County, Kansas, the daughter of LeRoy and Mary Kessler Beeson. A lifetime resident of Scott County, Kansas, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Scott City, Kansas. Margie loved playing bingo and being surrounded by her son, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

On November 13, 1960 she married Russ Allen in Scott City, Kansas. He survives.

Survivors Include her Husband – Russ Allen of Scott City, Kansas, One Son – Troy & Christy Allen of Kansas City, Kansas, One Sister – Lillian Pike of Hutchinson, Kansas, One Grandson – Jeff & Marie Allen of Scott City, Kansas, One Granddaughter – Ashley Allen of Kansas City, Missouri and 4 Great Grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her Parents and Two Brothers – Victor Beeson and Jimmie Beeson.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Scott City, Kansas with Rev. John Lewis presiding.

Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Margie L. Allen Memorial Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.

Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m Thursday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Carl E. Jacobs

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Agra resident Carl E. Jacobs passed away October 7, 2018 at the Sun Porch Nursing Home in Smith Center, KS at the age of 81. He was born July 3, 1937 in Phillips County, KS, the son of Charles and Lola (Randall) Jacobs.

He is survived by his sister, Esther Leyendecker of Huron, SD and nieces and nephews.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Daryl Dougherty officiating.

Online condolences: www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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