Each year the Sand Creek Festival names a “Sand Creek Charlie,” a person to serve as kind of a mascot. This year, the fifth year of the festival, the name has changed a just a little - to “Sand Creek Charli.” That slight change comes as a result of the festival selecting the first female to be Sand Creek Charli.
Dear Doctors: I recently had a surgical procedure and was in the hospital for a few days. While I was there, I was diagnosed with pseudomonas. Can you please explain what that is? How do you get it? I was prescribed antibiotics, but it has not gotten rid of the infection. What happens next?
Too many free bases and unearned runs led to a pair of losses for the Newton American Legion Post 2 Knights (Klusener) to the Buhler Nationals Wednesday at Klein-Scott Field. Newton lost the first game 15-7 and the second game 10-6.
WNBA Basketball ION 7 p.m. The 27th Season of the WNBA continues with a game broadcast live from the Entertainment & Sports arena in Washington, D.C., played between the Phoenix Mercury and the Washington Mystics, seeing the return of Brittney Griner after her detainment in Russia.
Project Runway BRAVO 7 p.m. The Season 20 premiere finds 14 past competitors making their way back to their sewing stations with needle, thread and dreams of fame.
Chopped FOOD 7 p.m. Four chefs who are right at home on the range keep it real and rustic while making food with western flair and flavor.
SEAK stands for Summer Enrichment Activities for Kids. This year the program is at two locations - New Creation Fellowship (SE Third and Pine) Mondays through Thursdays and Immanuel Baptist Church (1515 N. Anderson) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
James (Jim) Donald Gronau of Newton, Kansas passed away peacefully on May 17, 2023 at Halstead Health & Rehab in Halstead, Kansas at the age of 82. James was born on March 30, 1941 in Newton, Kansas to A.M. and Agnes (Endres) Gronau. He attended Newton High School where he met and courted the love of his life, Dennes (Dennie) Rae Grant. They were married June 18, 1960 in Newton, Kansas for 63 wonderful, exciting, sometimes crazy years. A lifelong resident of Newton, Jim owned and operated various businesses in the area prior to retirement, including: Gronau Lumber & Welding where he designed and produced cattle and hog equipment, and ran one of the few sawmills in the state. Big Jim’s BBQ, where Jim affectionately earned the moniker “Big Jim” and a legion of customers and BBQ fanatics who would follow him anywhere to get his world-class BBQ. Jim was also known for his antique “creations” that were displayed in the many antique mall booths they operated. Jim had the ability to take an old, broken, throw-away object and turn it into a sought-after work of art. Survivors include wife Dennie of Newton. Children - Gary Gronau (Sheri) of Newton; Larry Gronau (Brenda) of Newton; Geri Schroeder (Mark) of Walton.
Phyllis Jean Lehrman, 91, was born to Howard and Lucia Havens in Newton, Kansas. Phyllis was the oldest of 13 children. She attended and graduated from Newton schools. Phyllis married Otto Lehrman on May 29, 1949. In their 74 years of marriage, she and Otto set an example for their children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren of what it meant to love one another deeply and in all things. Phyllis was a homemaker and worked in the kitchen for the Newton school system while her 4 boys were in school. She was active in the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary while living in Newton. However, her lifelong career was caring for her husband and 4 sons and later her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1984, she and Otto retired to their home in Tanglewood acres near Westcliffe Colorado where they have lived independently for the last 40 years. Phyllis and Otto loved to travel from early on in their marriage and they enjoyed many years together traveling in their RV. Their children and grandchildren were often fortunate enough to travel with them, seeing the country and creating many memories. She loved the ocean most of all and would sit to watch the waves roll in while collecting rocks on the beach. Her love of sunsets is one shared with several of her grandchildren. Phyllis was famous for her cooking and few things tasted better than a bowl of her chicken and homemade noodles or a coveted cream puff at a chapel potluck. Cooking was one of the ways she showed her love and compassion for others. There are many wonderful memories shared with friends and family around her table. Nothing made you feel quite as loved as a batch of her waffles on a Sunday morning or a special birthday cake made with love just for you. Phyllis’s passion for the mountains came by way of flowers which was instilled in her by her grandfather. She often named wildflowers as she drove along the highway and would pull off and have her grandchildren stand with them for photos through the years. She would
BOE to tour Lindley Hall The Newton USD 373 Board of Education will convene a special meeting at 6 p.m. June 12 at the Santa Fe 5/6 center gymnasium, 130 W. Broadway, to tour the gymnasium which is under renovation.