LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
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January 2022
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A trip to LaSada Lodge
“LaSada.” That is said to be a Native American term for “place of peace.” It is also the name of a beautiful hunting lodge, shooting range and event venue located in rural Kansas. Ethan and Morgan Jones are the owners of LaSada Lodge near Russell.
Doyle Rayvon Smith
Doyle Rayvon Smith, age 76, passed away on November 24, 2021. He was born to the late Clarence Oliver Smith and Fern Hazel Dirks on November 10, 1945, in Great Bend, Kansas. He grew up working on the family farm in western Kansas and attended Bethel College for two years, where he met his wife, Janice. After transferring to Kansas State University, he earned his Agricultural Engineering degree in 1970.
Doris Jane (Mendel) Schmidt
1939 - 2021 Doris Jane (Mendel) Schmidt, 82, passed away on Monday December 20, 2021, in Omaha, NE. She was born on October 29, 1939, in Freeman, SD, to Kathryn Laura Hofer and Jacob Mendel, Jr., the third of three children.
RELIGION BRIEFS
Pope baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after year’s break VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, resuming a decades-old Vatican tradition which had been interrupted last year by the pandemic. Francis told the parents of the nine girls and seven boys whom he formally ushered into the Catholic church through baptism that their duty was to “preserve the Christian identity” of their children.
County launches ‘Reuse’ program for paints, cleaners, other chemical waste
Need an extra can of wood stain or some latex paint for a small project? How about supplies to clean up afterwards? The Harvey County Transfer Station may just have what you need. And, now you can have it.
‘Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist’ to open Jan. 22
“Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist” exhibit at Carriage Factory Art Gallery. The exhibit opens Jan.
MLK observances to be in Memorial Hall
It was nearly 62 years ago that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on the stage of Memorial Hall on the campus of Bethel College.
Area basketball roundup
Prep girls Central Kansas LeagueHesston 43, Smoky Val. 33HESSTON — The Hesston Swather girls’ basketball team used a 15-7 fourth quarter to get past Smoky Valley… Login to continue reading Login…
Railers lead after first day of TOC, put four in finals
The Newton High School boys’ wrestling is off to a roaring start in the 59th Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions, its best in decades.After the… Login to continue reading Login…