It was so cold…
I left the coffee shop with mocha lattés and got into my car with fudgesicles.
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Year: 2019
David Lee Kinder
David Lee Kinder, 68, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his home in Garden City. He was born August 6, 1950 in Independence, Missouri, to Otto and Marvalena (Raker) Kinder.
David married Kandee Klein on July 2, 2018 in Garden City. She survives.
He grew up in Dodge City and graduated from Dodge City High School in 1968. David served in the United States Army from 1970-72. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Bethany College in 1974, graduating magna cum laude, before completing a master of fine arts degree from Wichita State in 1976. David later graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts education degree from Wichita State in 1985.
David was a longtime resident of Wichita before moving to Garden City in 1986 where he taught art at Garden City Community College until his retirement in 2011. He was instrumental in the creation of the Mercer Art Gallery at GCCC, curating the gallery until his retirement.
An accomplished painter, David’s art was featured in group and solo art shows across Kansas and the country for nearly five decades. And while David had a passion for art, he was equally as dedicated to cycling. David competed and participated in numerous century rides over the years, as well as Bike Across Kansas. He could often be seen riding on U.S. Highway 50, west of Garden City, during the spring and summer months, before moving to his stationary bike during the winter.
David had a great sense of humor, could tell a good story and loved to read. He also enjoyed gatherings with friends over coffee each week.
Other survivors include one son, Joshua Kinder and wife Sarah of Manhattan; two granddaughters, Brynlee Kinder and Paisley Kinder of Manhattan; one brother, Richard Kinder and wife Cheryl of Orange, Texas; one sister, Carol Buchheister and husband Jim of Lawrence. He is also survived by nephews David Kinder and wife Katie of Corinth, Texas, and Dale Buchheister and wife Rachael of Lawrence; nieces Mendy Hutson and husband Kirk of Lawrence, Theresa Buchheister of Brooklyn, New York, and Heidi McDonald and husband David of Nederland, Texas.
David was preceded in death by his parents.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9 at Price and Sons Funeral Home in Garden City. Memorials may be sent to St. Catherine Hospice or Garden City Arts.
Kansas deputy’s vehicle struck while working Sunday afternoon crash
JACKSON COUNTY — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the second of two accidents that damaged a Kansas sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle and sent a teen driver to the hospital.
Just after 1p.m. Sunday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an injury accident north of 198th Road on U.S. 75 involving a 2016 Ram 1500 pickup truck driven by Michelle Holmes, 33, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and a 2016 Volvo semi-tractor and trailer driven by Ryan Love, 40, of Clarksville, Tennessee, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
The pickup truck merged into the semi’s lane striking the front of the tractor.
Holmes was transported by EMS to the Holton Community Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy who was on the scene investigating the accident when a northbound 2000 Ford Taurus rear-ended the deputy’s patrol vehicle, according to Morse.
The patrol vehicle wasn’t occupied at the time of the accident. The deputy was able to warn the semi driver who was also out of his vehicle to take cover when he observed the Taurus approaching the scene.
The driver of the Taurus, Emily R. Howard, 17, of Topeka was transported by EMS to Holton Community Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The deputy and others at the scene were not injured.
🎥 Reservations open for Healing Kids Hearts retreat
By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
The Healing Kids Hearts Retreat is still taking applications.
Organizers are urging loved one to get their children’s names in for the retreat as soon as possible.
Children experience the loss of loved ones just as adults do but youngsters grieve differently than adults.
The Center for Life Experience (CFLE) in Hays is offering a special retreat March 30 for children dealing with death.
Healing Kids Hearts is in its fourth year.
The daylong retreat is for children ages 7-12 who’ve lost someone significant in their lives, whether a relative or a friend.
“They don’t talk the same way as adults,” says Ann Leiker, CFLE executive director and a licensed social worker. “They may want to grieve creatively, doing things like making a memory box with pictures and drawings.” Music and story writing is often part of the process.
Children attending past retreats have made bird houses and memory stones to place in a garden to honor loved ones. This year’s activities will include a balloon launch.
The young participants learn about grief, how to embrace it and how to cope with it so they can move forward in their journey of healing.
Each child is paired with a trained adult volunteer as a matched “buddy” for guidance and support throughout the day.
“They become friends and they just share. The kids come in pretty quiet and by the end of the day, they’re smiling and they have hope,” Leiker said. “They have memories of their loved one that they can share.”
“Healing Kids Hearts” will be held 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 30 at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, 3000 Sternberg Drive. The deadline for applications for participants and volunteers has been extended, but organizers would like to have applications by March 8 if possible. Applications are available on the CFLE website.
Cost is $10 per child which includes a T-shirt, tote, lunch and snacks. The cost for families with two or more children attending is $5 per child. Financial scholarships are available.
A separate session for adults will be held during the morning.
More information is available by calling or texting Leiker at 785-259-6859, or by email at [email protected].
Prairie Doc Perspectives: How we get bacterial pneumonia
My good friend, a single man in his 60s, didn’t like going to the medical clinic for anything, let alone a cold. His illness started with a fever, aches all over and a sudden overabundance of mucus. After one or two days of those obvious viral symptoms, for which we have no good therapy, he got better, except he acquired a new dry hacky cough.
Initially he did what he should have and stopped going to work, put a box of tissues and a waste basket next to his comfort chair, drank plenty of hot lemonade and tea, got plenty of rest and took Tylenol. After a few days and while covering his dry cough and washing his hands a lot, he went back to work. So far, so good …
On day five or six, he developed a fever again with new and profound weakness. His dry cough became productive and the mucus occasionally was streaked with blood. After one more day of fever, he developed shaking chills, and his daughter called me to explain her dad seemed to be in trouble. We got him to the emergency room where they began powerful intravenous antibiotics. He had pneumonia, a life-threatening bacterial lung infection, which invaded because the viral infection first weakened his lung defenses. The bacterial infection had also spread into his blood stream and was disseminating throughout his body. This is called sepsis and it kills unless treated very early.
My friend was very sick for about four weeks but recovered to be strong enough to go back to work again thanks to excellent medical and nursing care with effective support, antibiotics and rehabilitation. In retrospect, antibiotics would not have helped if they were started too early during the viral process. The time to attack early with antibiotics should have been at the time of the second fever. Studies show if antibiotics are given during the viral infection, a bacterial pneumonia will still follow in about the same frequency, only now there will likely be resistance to that specific antibiotic.
Take home message:
Bacterial pneumonia can follow a viral respiratory infection, but, antibiotics won’t help until the bacterial infection begins;
We should all cover our coughs, wash our hands frequently and keep our fingers out of our own eyes and noses;
The flu shot saves lives by preventing the viral infection in the first place.
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Many universities in Kansas see drop in international students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many universities in Kansas are seeing a drop in the number of enrolled international students, which education leaders said hurts campuses’ cultural diversity and school finances.
The number of international students enrolled in Kansas Board of Regents colleges has declined by more than 11 percent since 2015, or roughly 1,560 students.
Many of the affected schools already face limited state funding and declining enrollments, which is compounded by the lost revenue from international students who pay out-of-state tuition, often live on campus and contribute to local economies.
International students account for a roughly $260 million economic impact in Kansas, supporting about 2,500 jobs, according to data from the nonprofit NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
“These are 600 fewer students paying out-of-state tuition coming to our university,” said Charles Taber, provost of Kansas State University. “That’s millions of dollars of revenue loss.”
Chuck Olcese, director of international support services at the University of Kansas, acknowledged that money often leads conversations about a decrease in the number of international students. But Olcese said “the more guiding factor is the ability to make an international environment for students from Kansas or wherever they’re coming from across the U.S.”
About 70 percent of University of Kansas students may not have met someone from another country nor had any serious interaction with another culture, Olcese said.
Many school leaders have attributed the decline in the number of international students coming to Kansas to the perception that the country is increasingly unwelcoming to immigrants, pointing to issues such as President Donald Trump’s travel ban .
“The travel bans that came out right after the Trump presidency took effect and children being separated from parents at the borders, these all make international news in big ways, and just kind of underscores an unwelcome feeling,” Olcese said.
He said it’s difficult to imagine any profession that isn’t being affected by these issues.
“If you’ve done your whole education in a very isolated environment without interacting with someone who thinks different culturally than you, you’re really at a disadvantage,” Olcese said.
🎥 Amazing Racers learn about lives of Homestead residents
By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Members of the Amazing Race teams took a step back in time Saturday during the fundraiser for First Call for Help.
Seven teams raced through Hays Saturday completing challenges for the fundraiser.
One of the challenges included interviewing residents at the Homestead Assisted Living Center.
Virgil Howe, 86, shared pieces of his life with the racers.
He grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri near St. Joseph. He always had an interest in animals. However, his parents determined because of his health, he would attend college instead of working on the farm. He ultimately studied plant pathology.
He said the person who had the most impact on his life was Dr. Irene Mueller at Iowa State University.
He had just come back from the service. He had been studying pre-med, but after serving as a hospital corpsman, he decided that was not the way he wanted to go.
“This lady made plants living things to me,” he said.
The racers asked Howe what he liked to do in high school.
“Do you really want to ask me that?” he said. “I still had to work on the farm, but at night there were some very pretty girls I liked to keep the company of and there was some guys that I would get together with on Saturday and Sunday night. Occasionally, I would like to read. I read most of my life.”
He said his favorite gift was when his granddaughter made him a great-grandfather on Christmas Eve.
“How could you have anything better than that?” he said.
When he was about 12 or 13, he wanted a BB gun in the worst way. He opened up all his gifts at Christmas and he had socks and jeans.
“I tried to act like that was fine,” he said.
When he went to put on the pants, his father had slid the BB gun inside the leg of the jeans.
Howe said his favorite president was fellow Missouri native Harry Truman.
“I thought he made momentous decisions and he accepted the responsibilities for them,” he said. “And then I always admired him as an ex-president. When people tried to hire him for things he was not qualified, he would always say, ‘You don’t want me. You want the president, and the president is not for sale.’
“I always thought he was a wise man even though he was defiled and criticized and poked fun at.”
He said he also admired Eisenhower and was able to meet his grandson.
Howe said the happiest day of his life was when his daughter was born, but he it was also one of the longest days of his life.
His wife went into labor in the early hours of the morning, and Howe took her to the hospital. The staff at the hospital sent him home and said someone would call him when the baby was born.
At 6 that evening, he still hadn’t received a phone call. He went back to the hospital, and the nurse said he thought his wife had given birth that afternoon.
“I was a basket case,” he said.
He went to the hospital and saw his wife. She said they had a daughter.
He went to the nursery and recognized his daughter immediately based on her light-colored hair, just like his.
Another team interviewed Vera Storer, 83.
Store grew up in Garnett, Kansas, on a farm.
She said her favorite subject in school was biology. She went on to become a nurse.
She said she enjoyed going to basketball games when she was in high school. The FHSU students on the team asked her if she played basketball, and the Store explained her school did not have girls basketball when she went to school. The girls played for fun over the noon hour, but only half court.
She said her favorite gift was her wedding ring.
She said her mother had the most impact on her life. She raised six children mostly by herself because her husband was away working in the oil fields. The family did not have much money.
“She was a strong person,” Storer said.
President George HW Bush was her favorite president.
She said the happiest days of her life was when she got married and when she graduated from nursing school.
Storer, who has four children, said if she could have done anything differently, she would have enjoyed life, taken more trips and played with her kids more.
“I was a nurse. I was working. My husband was a teacher. We were busy, busy, busy,” she said.
Other challenges included throwing darts, counting money at Sunflower Bank, tasting popcorn at Popt, putting at Precision Valley Golf, stacking a pallet of cookies at the Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland office, identifying juice flavors at Otter Juice Company, gathering numbered duck from a hot tub at Pools Plus, shopping for school supplies at Walmart for the First Call for Help Backpack for Kids program, packing food boxes at St. Joe’s Food Pantry, gathering food for the First Call food pantry and packing a saddle bag at Doerfler’s Harley Davidson.
Teams included the Krazy Kiwanis Springer Style, Teddy Bears from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Circle K. International, Alpha Gamma Delta, People Be Crazy, Courage Caring Hearts and Alpha Sigma Alpha.
The Kiwanis were honored as the top fundraisers. Team members included Chris Springer, Ashley Springer, Jonathan Springer and Michele Springer.
The Hays Kiwanis Club donated $1,500 toward the Race, which sponsored four teams: Krazy Kiwanis Springer Style, The Circle K International Racers and two FHSU sororities: Alpha Gamma Delta and the Alpha Sigma Alpha Team.
Best costume/uniform went toPeople Be Crazy . Members on that team were Cassy Zeigler, Olavee Raub, Jamie Wolbert and Jen Schield. The team was sponsored by Raub & Zeigler LLC in Ellis.
Quickest time was People Be Crazy.
All the money raised will go toward First Call for Help’s rent and utility assistance program.
“Thanks also to the numerous volunteers who helped make this Race a success,” Laura Shoaff of First Call for Help said. “We would like to extend a huge thank you to the business locations listed below, who hosted a challenge this year and donated $25 or more to First Call For Help. Thanks also to the community members who donated food to the racers during our ‘Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood mini food drive challenge’ to benefit our First Call For Help food pantry. Thank you so much to all the businesses who also donated prizes to be handed out to the contestants and volunteers following the Race.”
For more information on First Call for Help, see its website.
Sunny, cold Monday
MondayMostly sunny and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday NightMostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
TuesdaySunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 7. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
WednesdayPartly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
ThursdayPartly sunny, with a high near 31.
Wichita may sell land around new baseball stadium for $24
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita may sell 24 acres around its planned new ballpark for a Triple-A baseball franchise to the team’s owners for $24.
The City Council will decide this week whether to sell land worth more than $800,000 to the team owners for development.
One of the team’s owners, Lou Schwechheimer, says the development around the ballpark should spur economic growth elsewhere in Wichita.
The city plans to spend up to $81 million to build a new stadium for the team that will move from New Orleans to Wichita. The team is an affiliate of the Miami Marlins.
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Supreme Court orders Kansas sex offender sentenced for 3rd time
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has issued a rare order directing the Brown County District to sentence a sex abuse offender for a third time, saying the man was a victim of “judicial vindictiveness.”
County District Judge John Weingart sentenced defendant Wyatt Brown to 30 years in prison for aggravated sodomy. Brown’s lawyers appealed the sentence, saying it was incorrectly articulated. The Supreme Court agreed and ordered a resentencing.
Weingart responded by adding one year to Brown’s sentence after the victim’s family said they were traumatized by an appellate process forcing them to relive the crime.
Smith’s attorneys appealed again. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Weingart effectively punished Brown for exercising his right to appeal, and ordered him to be sentenced for a third time.
Winter Traffic Emergency ends; snow removal continues
CITY OF HAYS
Assistant City Manager Jacob Wood has ended the Winter Storm Traffic Emergency plan for the city of Hays. People who live or work along emergency snow routes can now return to their normal routine of parking on the snow routes.
The city of Hays Public Works Department will continue with snow removal operations throughout the evening. Tonight the crews will focus on removing snow from the downtown area.
While the worst of the winter storm is over, the Hays Police Department is asking that motorists limit their travel if at all possible. Those that must travel are advised to do so with caution, and are encouraged to give themselves extra time to reach their destination. Please remember to drive slow, pay attention to vehicles in front of you, and allow for extra stopping distance.
The public’s cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Christa Mae Nye (Niblack)
Christa Mae Nye, 93, of Colby, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2019. Christa was born on December 25, 1925 in Mulvane, KS. She spent her adult life in Colby, KS and was active in Eastern Star, Rebecca’s and Oddfellows. Christa held the office of Worthy Matron for the Eastern Star in the Colby Chapter. She was a long-time member of First Christian Church in Colby.
Christa is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Duane Nye; son, Dennis Kenaman; parents, Ethel and Calvin Niblack; brothers, Jack, Vernon, Pete, R.A., Bill, Chet, Glenn, and Larry; and sisters, Roberta and Cora. She is survived by her children, Don Nye (Ann), Bill Nye (Marsha), Sharon Hunt (Clyde) and Velma Meitl (Jerry); brother, Richard Niblack; sister, Ruth Morris; sister-in-law, Shirley Benda; 15 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The last 3 years of her life were spent at Prairie Senior in Colby. The care and love she received there was exceptional. The family will be forever grateful for the wonderful care she received. We would also like to thank Brian Unruh for all his care and concern for her.
There will be a visitation from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Baalmann Mortuary, 190 S. Franklin Ave., Colby, Kansas, followed by burial in Beulah Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Colby Senior Center, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701.
For condolences or information visit www.baalmannmortuary.com.
Eddie Dwain Ingram
Eddie Dwain Ingram, age 63, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in Lubbock, Texas. Eddie was born April 14, 1955 in Tribune, Kansas, the son of Dwain M. & Theoma A. ( McDonald ) Ingram. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, Kansas, he was Regional Supervisor for ARMtech Crop Insurance and a life-long farmer in Greeley County.
Eddie was a member of the Kansas Muzzleloaders Assn, N.R.A. and the Smokey Hills Brigade.
Eddie’s surviving family includes-
Two Children-
Cortlandt Ingram- Branson, Missouri
Tava & Chris Foster- Montclair, Virginia
His Mother-
Theoma A. Ingram- Tribune, Kansas
Two sisters-
Lynnette & Roy Lewis- Nickerson, Kansas
Lesa & Dale Nolan- Tribune, Kansas
Three Grandchildren-
Gunnar Foster, Lincoln Foster & Khyber Foster- Montclair, Virginia
Three nephews, one niece, two great nephews and two great nieces.
His father, Dwain Ingram preceded him in death
A celebration of Eddie’s life will be held at 2:00 pm (MDT) Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Tribune, Kansas.
Burial will be in Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas.
Friends may call from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Tribune, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Greeley County Museum in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com