April 2023

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GOLF Dodge City Invitational Thursday Mariah Hill GC Par 71, 6,511 yards Team scores — Goddard Eisenhower 290, Bishop Carroll 300, Salina Sacred Heart 302, Maize South 303, Derby 312-82, Hesston 312-90, Dodge City 317, Hutchinson 333, Garden City 343, Scott Community 350-91, Maize 350-98, Hays 351, Thomas More Prep-Marian 357, Great Bend 389, Liberal 401, Wichita North 402. Ellinwood no team score.

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‘Puzzle Swap’ launched downtown

On a Satruday morning in downtown Newton drivers might spot a sign that makes an occasional appearance in front of Suze CBD Re-Leaf near the intersection of Sixth and Plumb Streets. “Puzzle Swap.” It’s just one piece of what Sue Jones will help bring people through the front door of her business, and an attempt to bring one of her hobbies to work.

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In Brief

BOE to meet A public hearing which represents the first step of closing Walton Rural Life Center will be 7 p.m. April 24 in the Newton High School Auditorium, 900 W 12th Street.

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HOROSCOPE

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take advantage of what’s available and proceed with clarity. You don’t have to buy love or support; a kind word or gesture is sufficient. You must be intelligent and resourceful today.

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VANESSA J. LEITE

Vanessa J. Leite, PhD., passed away on April 7, 2023, after a short, yet courageous, battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones throughout her battle and at her passing. Her strength and grace during her cancer fight was profound and she never once complained or felt sorry for herself. Vanessa was born on May 16, 1978, to Armin and Elizabeth (Unruh) Klassen in Filadelfia, Paraguay. During her early years, you could always find her playing outside in the dirt with the dogs, playing with her friends, visiting at her grandparents’ house, getting treats from Oma, fixing something with Opa, or swimming in their pool (once we got all the frogs out of course). She had a wonderful childhood in Paraguay. In 1983, Vanessa, her mom, and her sisters, Tanya and Olivia, moved to Newton, KS. After living there a short time, her mom met and married Alcione (Al) Leite in 1984. This union brought Vanessa a brother and a favorite playmate, Dustin Leite. In 1986, Al adopted all three of the girls, and we all became the Leite Family. Throughout her life, Vanessa would make fast friends with anyone. Her sense of humor and shenanigans always made her someone that people gravitated towards. Her laugh was one of the BEST laughs ever and if you could get her laughing, it made you feel like you were on top of the world. The loss of her is felt deeply by hundreds of people, all who felt an intense connection to her. Vanessa loved to play sports, especially soccer, and was always stronger and faster than most of the boys. In fact, there were times, as a child, that people thought she was a boy because of how she dressed and behaved. Some of her favorite things to do were to ride her banana seat bike around town, play kick the can, climb trees, beat her siblings in Super Mario, make forts, and go mess around down by Sand Creek and hope that we didn’t fall in. She also enjoyed watching scary movies while one of her sisters sat on the stairs as a lookout for her parents, so she c

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LISA MARIE MAY

“Our mother, Lisa Marie May, entered into this world on January 31st, 1959 in Hugoton Kansas, and departed from it on April 8th, 2023 in Newton Kansas, while surrounded by loved ones. She was 64 years old and preceded in death by her mother Joye, and her

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