Today, Sept. 23, is the first day of autumn.
Heath benefits workshop offered
A Regional Health Benefit Workshop will be offered at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Iola High School, sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau Association. Two sessions will be offered, one for those under 65 and one for those 65 and over. The event will offer information regarding the options available through the Kansas Farm Bureau Rural Health Association, with a question and answer session to follow.
Colony church discusses unplanned situations
COLONY Larry Wittmer gave the Communion meditation Sunday at Colony Christian Church about how our lives are full of unplanned situations. Unplanned travel stops can be either good, or not so good. 2 Corinthians 11 tells us about how Paul was beaten, stoned, shipwrecked, etc. But Romans 8:8 also tells us God works all things together for good for those that love Him, even horrible things like what Paul went through. We should embrace those unplanned stops, because Jesus is present in every single one of them.
Pastor Chase Riebel is preaching on a series over the Sermon on the Mount (i.e. The Beatitudes). We often feel what will make us happy is things, but that happiness doesnt last because there is no real meaning to it. Matthew 5:3-4 tells us that God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. (Ref: Matthew 5-7, Luke 18:9-14, Philippians 3:7-8, 1 Timothy 6:6, James 4:7-10, Romans 7:14-20, Matthew 9:36-38, Psalm 51:7-17)
Mens Bible study is at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The Wednesday meal is at 5:30 p.m., followed by adult Bible study at the Crossroads Parsonage and youth group at 7 oclock at the church.
Laude family gathers for reunion at Yates Center
The families of Herbert and Leola Laude hosted the 13th bi-annual reunion on Saturday. Thirty-seven attended the reunion, which was in the Commons Area at the Yates Center High School. A bountiful potluck dinner at noon was preceded by much visiting, kids prizes and taking pictures.
Those attending from Veloras family were Joetta Asbury of Lyndon; Susan and Roy Moore and Sondra of Carbondale; Evelyn Ehrsam of Topeka; Jeff and Kate Roades of Olathe; Myrtle Heronime of Topeka and Glenn Coffield of Iola.
Those attending from Marjories family were Kenneth Peck of Smithville, Texas; Naomi Goodlett of Rowlet, Texas; Helen and Paul Stoll and Quentin and Maria Stoll, Isaac, Sierra and Noah of Yates Center.
Those attending from Lucilles family were Dean and Janice Becannon and Ellie of Chanute; Betty Woods of Tonganoxie and Michael Moore of Lenexa.
Those attending from Elaines family were Bob and Mary Gross of Springfield, Missouri; Alvin and Irene Clark of Iola and Jeanie Ames of Lenexa.
Those attending from Ruths family were Cindy Michael of Iola; Anna Parker, Michael and Abby of Olathe; Alicia Masters of Chanute and Gary Bennett Dakota, Montana and Tacoma of Wichita.
The next reunion will be the third Saturday of September 2021.
Police report
Arrests reported
Iola police officers arrested Jerrimiah Boothe, 39, Yates Center, for suspicion of trespassing Friday at Walmart.
Officers arrested Monica Cox, 45, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery Wednesday in the 900 block of South Street.
Damon Walters, 39, Iola, was arrested by Iola police Sept. 15 for suspicion of disorderly conduct and possessing drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of South Chestnut Street.
Officers arrested Hayden White, 29, Iola, in the 400 block of South Sycamore Street Sept. 14 for a warrant out of Bourbon County District Court.
Allen County sheriffs deputies arrested Chase N. Butterfield, 21, Pomona, for suspicion of battery Sept. 11.
Deputies arrested Christin L. Menan, 43, Gas, for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Fabian A. Solano, 32, Fort Collins, Colo., was arrested by deputies Sept. 11 for three warrants related to domestic battery, criminal restraint, driving while revoked as a habitual violator and illegal registration.
Deputies arrested Gabriel M. Gregg, 48, rural Gas, for suspicion of assault Sept. 10.
Jeffrey D. Mitchell, 53, rural Humboldt, was arrested by deputies Sept. 10 for suspicion of two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct (exposing sex organs to a person under 16) and another lewd and lascivious charge for exposing sex organs to a person over 16.
Erica D. Stoll, 41, LaHarpe, was arrested by the LaHarpe Police Department Sept. 10 on a warrant out of Neosho County.
Madison A. Gambill, 19, Iola, was arrested by Iola officers Sept. 8 for suspicion of domestic battery.
Deputies arrested Patricia R. Purinton-Kerr, 40, Olathe, for suspicion of driving while suspended or revoked Sept. 8.
Joel W. Curry, 33, rural Iola, was arrested by deputies Sept. 7 for suspicion of two counts of domestic battery, battery, criminal restraint and criminal damage to property.
Deputies arrested Sarah E. Flynn, 35, Iola, for a warrant alleging burglary Sept. 7.
Deputies arrested Aaron R. Vanatta, 34, Chanute, on two misdemeanor traffic warrants Sept. 7.
Humboldt police officers arrested Amy J. Reel, 40, Humboldt, on an Allen County warrant Sept. 5.
Darla J. Boudreaux, 48, Humboldt, was arrested by deputies Sept. 4 for suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.
Kelly D. Ewing, 48, Gas, was arrested by deputies for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia Sept. 4.
Deputies arrested Miranda R. Cain, 36, Humboldt, for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia Sept. 4.
Justin Reed, 31, Garnett, was arrested by deputies Sept. 4 for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.
Deputies arrested Kristy J. Little, 40, Humboldt, for suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Erin L. Johnson, 30, LaHarpe, was arrested by deputies Sept. 1 for suspicion of disorderly conduct and being a pedestrian under the influence.
Trailer stolen
Iola officers were called to the 1000 block of North Sycamore Street Friday morning for the reported theft of a trailer. The Bulldog trailer is a black, single-axle, flat bed unit with a missing taillight.
Bike found
Officers recovered a pink girls bicycle Thursday in the 800 block of East Street. The bicycle can be claimed at the Iola Police Department.
Mahomes and Jackson set for QB duel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes and the high-flying Kansas City Chiefs have been the talk of the NFL for months, their innovation and points-a-plenty style making them one of the league’s most entertaining offenses.
They might not even be the best one on the field Sunday.
That’s because for all the gaudy numbers the Chiefs hung on Jacksonville and Oakland in roaring to a 2-0 start, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have been even more prolific.
They lead the league in total offense and points; Kansas City is merely third and fourth. They also lead in time of possession and rushing, they’re fourth in passing and third-down percentage rate, and like the Chiefs they have yet to turn over the ball this season.
So what is making it all click for Jackson and the Ravens?
“He’s does a lot of things well,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “Everyone kind of goes to his run game but he can throw the football. He’s doing it with accuracy and he can do it all different levels, whether that’s rolling out or in the pocket.
“He has talent around him for sure,” Reid added, “but the way it’s slowed down for him, his reads are great and all those little things end up being big things.”
Just ask Mahomes, who mastered so many of those little things while rolling to league MVP in his first season as the Chiefs’ starter. And all he’s done for an encore is throw for 821 yards and seven TDs without an interception through the first two weeks of his season.
In other words, Mahomes vs Jackson should be a compelling game-within-a-game on Sunday.
Just like it was last year.
The Chiefs rallied downfield in the final minute of regulation, Mahomes converting a fourth down with an audacious throw to Tyreek Hill before finding Damien Williams for the tying touchdown. Harrison Butker added the winning field goal in overtime in a crucial December matchup.
“Of course we’ll watch last year’s game,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, “but teams change so much, and they watch the game, too. So it’s always a new game. … You try to predict something and all of a sudden it gets blown up in your face. That, to me, is the beauty of this league.”
As two of the AFC’s top teams prepare to meet at Arrowhead Stadium, here are things to know:
INJURY INTRIGUE
The Chiefs, already missing Hill to a broken collarbone, are without left tackle Eric Fisher after he underwent core muscle surgery earlier this week. They also could play without Williams (knee) and fellow running back LeSean McCoy (ankle), who have been hobbled by injuries.
Yet nobody on the Kansas City sideline sounds too concerned.
“We have depth everywhere,” Mahomes said. “We have guys that can come in and do the job.”
AWESOME
ANDREWS
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews leads the team with 16 catches, has a pair of 100-yard games, has scored twice and has a knack for making a big play on third down.
“He knows how to get open,” Harbaugh said. “Mark has really showed up the last two weeks.”
There are times when Andrews will even alter the pattern to get open. If there was a lamppost and a car on the field, Andrews would find the seam between them “I tell Mark all the time, ‘We’re going to play street ball,’ and that’s what the case is,” Jackson said.
PUNCH LINE
Punter Dustin Colquitt is accustomed to the old-man jokes as the 37-year-old elder-statesman in the locker room, and he’s heard plenty of jokes about never having to work given the way Kansas City has piled up points the past couple seasons.
In fact, Colquitt didn’t get to punt at all during a Week 1 win over the Jaguars, though the two-time Pro Bowl selection held for plenty of field goals and extra points.
You might think that would make for an easy life, but Colquitt said it’s the total opposite.
“Any time you’re not working so much, every kick, snap, hold is more under the microscope,” he explained. “It’s fun watching that offense, but you can’t get too caught up in it.”
HOME AGAIN
After starting his NFL career with Baltimore, outside linebacker Pernell McPhee played 60 games over four seasons with the Ravens before spending three years in Chicago and another with the Redskins.
Now he’s back where he started after signing as a free agent in May.
“It feels great. I’m back home in Baltimore,” said McPhee, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in 2012, and who has five tackles the first two games this season. “This is the team that raised me. I’m trying to get back to the playoffs and win it all, that’s it.”
FRIENDLY FOE
One week after Reid matched wits with good buddy Jon Gruden in Oakland, he must do the same with Harbaugh, who learned the craft while coaching under him in Philadelphia. The two have remained close friends during their years apart, and Reid was giddy when Harbaugh won a Super Bowl title.
“He’s a phenomenal coach,” Reid said. “I love playing against him because I know they’re well-coached and they have good players. We do this for the challenge, that experience on Sundays. I always look forward to playing those guys.”
Junele Small
Avis Junele Small Armentrout, 89, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Shawnee. She was born June 23, 1930, to George W. and Clara M. (Schlatter) Small in Bellaire, Smith County. She graduated from Iola High School, a proud member of the class of 1948, and received bachelor of science and master of science degrees from Emporia State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) and taught elementary school mostly in Kansas for 30 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Gloria (Small) and her husband, Richard Land.
She is survived by her brother and his wife, Ernie and Norma Small; her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Katherine (Johns) Randle; her granddaughter and husband, Kasey (Randle) and Jesse Biehler; her great-grandchildren, Breeley and Briggsley; a special niece, Tamera (Land) who was instrumental in her end-of-life care and husband Randy Keefer; niece and husband, Terri (Land) and John Wells; niece and husband, Renee (Small) and Stan Bartos; niece and husband, Stacy (Small) and Bill Riggins; nephew Barry Land; nephew and wife, Alan and Melissa (Boschert) Land; nephew and wife, Tony and Barb (Becker) Small; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was a mom without equal, the best Gramsbear ever and a very special Geat Geat Gamba. She had a lot of patience for her school kids, a soft spot in her heart for underdogs and was a tireless defender of children. These qualities made her a good, caring teacher, which was definitely her calling.
Because of her love for children, the family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Small Family Scholarship Fund (Iola High School) c/o Feuerborn Funeral Home, Iola.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Highland Cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Lloyd Houk.
Kristy Ammons
Kristy Dawn Ammons, 40, Chanute, passed away on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 in Chanute. She was born on Oct. 12, 1978, in Chanute, the daughter of Fred and Linda (Daniels) Kuhn. Kristy graduated from Altoona Midway High School in 1997.
On Oct. 29, 2005, she married Terry Ammons in Neodesha. He survives at the home. Kristy worked as an office manager for JBs Electric LLC and enjoyed selling her crafts at craft festivals in the area. She was very active with the Buffalo Fire Dept. in helping with fundraisers. She also organized and ran the Buffalo fireworks display every year. Kristy enjoyed crafting and spending time with her boys. She loved her family dearly and she will be greatly missed. Kristy worshipped at Blessed Hope Bible Baptist Church in Chanute was a member of the St. Peters Lutheran Church as a youth.
Kristy is survived by her parents, Fred and Jamie Kuhn and John and Linda Baker; her husband, Terry Ammons; sons Ryder, Kason, Thomas and Tanner, all of Chanute; brothers, Sean Baker, Emporia, James Kuhn, Buffalo, and Billy Albin, Chanute; sisters, Mary Splechter, Chanute, and Janae Isbell, Carl Junction, Mo.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at Blessed Hope Bible Baptist Church in Chanute. Burial will follow at Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo.
Online condolences may be left at: www.countrysidefh.com.
The family suggests memorials to American Cancer Society and may be left with the funeral home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.
1 arrested as crowd of about 75 gather at Area 51 gate
HIKO, Nev. (AP) About 75 people arrived early Friday at a gate at the once-secret Area 51 military base in Nevada at the time appointed by an internet hoaxster to storm the facility to see space aliens and one person was arrested, authorities said.
The Storm Area 51 invitation spawned festivals in the tiny Nevada towns of Rachel and Hiko nearest the military site, and a more than two-hour drive from Las Vegas.
Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee estimated late Thursday that about 1,500 people had gathered at the festival sites and said more than 150 people also made the rugged trip several additional miles on bone-rattling dirt roads to get within selfie distance of the gates.
A man who was urinating near the gate was arrested and a woman was detained for an undisclosed reason, Lee said. The sheriff scheduled a media briefing later Friday morning.
Millions of people had responded to a June internet post calling for people to run into the remote U.S. Air Force test site that has long been the focus of UFO conspiracy theories.
They cant stop all of us, the post joked. Lets see them aliens.
The military responded with stern warnings that lethal force could be used if people entered the Nevada Test and Training Range, and local and state officials said arrests would be made if people tried.
Its public land, the sheriff said. Theyre allowed to go to the gate, as long as they dont cross the boundary.
A music group called Wily Savage erected a stage Thursday near the Little ALeInn in Rachel and began playing after dark for several hundred campers who braved overnight temperatures about 45 degrees (7 Celsius).
Daniel Martinez, 31, a Pokemon collectible cards dealer from Pomona, California, was among the first to whirl and dance at the dusty makeshift festival grounds warm beneath a wolf spirit hood and matching faux fur jacket.
Heres a big open space for people to be, he said. One person starts something and it infects everybody with positivity. Anything can happen if you give people a place to be.
The entertainment kicked off weekend events that also feature a gathering Friday and Saturday at the Alien Research Center souvenir store in Hiko.
Owner George Harris said it would focus on music, movies and talks about extraterrestrial lore.
Authorities reported no serious incidents related to festivals scheduled until Sunday. Hiko and Rachel are about a 45-minute drive apart on a state road dubbed the Extraterrestrial Highway, and a two-hour drive from Las Vegas.
Earlier, as Wily Savage band members helped erect the wooden frame for a stage, guitarist Alon Burton said he saw a chance to perform for people looking for a scene in which to be seen.
It started as a joke, but its not a joke for us, he said. We know people will come out. We just dont know how many.
Michael Ian Borer, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, sociologist who researches pop culture and paranormal activity, called the festivities sparked by the internet joke a perfect blend of interest in aliens and the supernatural, government conspiracies, and the desire to know what we dont know.
The result, Borer said, was hope and fear for events that include the Area 51 Basecamp featuring music, speakers and movies in Hiko, and festivals in Rachel and Las Vegas competing for the name Alienstock.
People desire to be part of something, to be ahead of the curve, Borer said. Area 51 is a place where normal, ordinary citizens cant go. When you tell people they cant do something, they just want to do it more.
Eric Holt, the Lincoln County emergency manager, said he believed authorities could handle 30,000 visitors at the two events. Still, neighbors braced for trouble after millions of people responded to the Storm Area 51 Facebook post weeks ago.
Those that know what to expect camping in the desert are going to have a good time, said Joerg Arnu, a Rachel resident who can see the festival grounds from his home.
Those who show up in shorts and flip-flops will find no protection against critters, snakes and scorpions.
It will get cold at night. Theyre not going to find what theyre looking for, and they are going to get angry, Arnu said.
The Federal Aviation Administration closed nearby airspace, although Air Force jets could be heard in the sun-drenched skies, along with an occasional sonic boom.
What makes Impossible meat possible? A bloody ingredient
NEW YORK (AP) What makes Impossible burgers possible? An engineered ingredient that makes the veggie patty look bloody and one of many new concoctions food regulators expect to see more of in the coming years.
Several new vegetarian products are competing to win over meat lovers, but two California companies Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are grabbing attention for patties that are red before theyre cooked, making them resemble raw beef.
The ingredient Impossible uses hadnt been sold before, and regulators and the company disagreed about whether its purpose was to add color, or just flavor. The companys cooked burgers have been in restaurants since 2016, but it wasnt until July that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the OK that let Impossible sell its red, uncooked beef in grocery stores.
This week, Impossible announced its first retail locations, grocery stores in Southern California.
WHATS THE INGREDIENT?
To replicate the taste of beef, Impossible Foods said it scanned plants for molecules that would mimic a protein in meat that contains iron and makes blood red. It eventually settled on something called soy leghemoglobin, found in the root of soy plants.
To make it, Impossible inserts synthetic versions of sections of soy DNA into yeast so the yeast produce soy leghemoglobin during fermentation.
No plant is actually touched in the process of us making this protein, said Smita Shankar, a biochemist with Impossible Foods.
The ingredient is supposed to be no more than 0.8% of the patty.
DO NEW INGREDIENTS HAVE TO BE APPROVED?
For many ingredients, companies dont have to get FDA approval before putting them in food.
Companies and the scientific experts they hire can independently declare ingredients to be generally recognized as safe, or GRAS. They dont have to tell regulators, but often do to generate confidence among investors and the public.
The FDA doesnt technically approve a companys GRAS declaration, but will issue a letter saying it has no questions, which is seen as agreement.
Impossible says soy leghemoglobin had self-declared GRAS status since 2014 when a panel of experts it convened declared the ingredient safe.
The company also later submitted a GRAS notification to the FDA that received a no questions response last year.
MORE INGREDIENTS COMING
They dont usually get much attention, but companies are constantly developing new flavors, sweeteners and other ingredients. As startups try to change the way food is made, including by replicating meat and eggs without animals, the regulators expect innovation to accelerate.
The FDA notes companies are responsible for ensuring the safety of their food and that it has the power to determine a substance is not safe. Still, groups including the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Environmental Defense Fund have criticized the system that lets companies make their own safety determinations.
A lawsuit by advocacy groups challenging the system is ongoing.
IS BLOODY A LOOK OR A TASTE?
Unlike some other ingredients, new color additives have to be approved to be used in food. That led to a quibble between Impossible and regulators.
Impossible Foods has said the sole purpose of soy leghemoglobin is flavor. But the FDA noted the companys own website said the ingredient contributes to the patties meat-like color. Impossible responded by removing such language, emails show.
The FDA still said soy leghemoglobin would need to be approved as a color additive for the uncooked meat substitute to be sold in supermarkets, since the red color would be part of the appeal.
The dispute was resolved after Impossible filed paperwork to get the ingredient approved as a color additive. The FDA approved that in July.
Beyond Meats patties, which have already been available in supermarkets, get their color from beet juice extract and their meaty taste from natural flavors.
Companies dont have to specify whats in them, but natural and artificial flavors are common in packaged foods. Natural flavors are also part of Impossibles recipe.