The Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 830 at 2013 East 10th Street will be the site for two events on Saturday, December 1st.

There will be a pancake feed fundraiser for the Junction City High School JROTC from 7 a.m. until noon. It is sponsored by the JCHS JROTC Parent Support Group.

All proceeds and donations will assist the JROTC cadets in attending events, and provide supplies for their travel, events and training. The cost for the pancake feed will be $5 for all you can eat pancakes, sausage, plus juice and coffee will be provided. There will be raffle and auction opportunities as well.

The Eagles will also host a Christmas Market from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the F.O.E. Bingo Hall.  Booth rentals are available at a cost of $10 per table. Booths can include crafts, consultants, antiques & collectables, food and baked goods. Garage sale or flea market items are not wanted.

Contact Darlene Gzarnecki at db.great.crafts@gmail.com.  Registration forms are available at the Eagles or you can talk to Darlene during bingo hours.

The City of Junction City has implemented the annual Fall Leaf Collection / Drop-off Program. It began Thursday and continues through Friday, December 21st. Junction City residents may bring bags of leaves, grass clippings and bulk leaves to the Fifth Street Playground Park in the 1000 block of West 5th Street and the City Public Works Center at 2324 North Jackson.

The Public Works Department noted that residents are asked to only drop off leaves or grass clippings. No trash or tree limbs are allowed.  The drop-off centers will be on the honor system relying on the public to not place trash or tree limbs in the collection bin areas. The drop-off center bins have been constructed of concrete barriers and placed at the two locations.

The intent of the program is to become environmental stewards of the community, allow residents an opportunity to drop off and remove leaves and other bio-degradable materials, minimize the amount of materials going into landfills and further help in maintaining affordable sanitation rates in the community.

The Junction City High School Drama Department is presenting “Not a Creature was Stirring….not even a moose, on Friday and Saturday evenings at the JCHS Settles Auditorium.

Show time is 7 p.m.

All seats $5. No reservations are necessary.

 

The annual YMCA auction raises funds to support the Y in Junction City and sustain youth scholarships and building maintenance.

Director Ted Hayden said the goal was $35,000 and he thought the auction exceeded that total.

Popular selling items ranged from sunglasses and a Coors barbecue set to lawn services. The barbecue set included a cooler, a Weber barbecue grill and two chairs. Hayden estimated the turnout for the auction at about 175 people.

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of an infant in Manhattan and have made an arrest.

Just after 8:30 a.m. November 8, the Riley County Police Department Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call concerning an infant not breathing in East Manhattan. 

The infant was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan then subsequently life-flighted to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City where he died.

Just before 1p.m. Thursday, police  arrested D’Khari Lyons, 23, of Manhattan, in connection with the infant’s death, according to police department spokesperson Hali Rowland.

Lyons was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for First Degree Murder and Abuse of a Child. Lyons is confined in the Riley County Jail on a $500.000.00 bond. 

The case has been forwarded to the Riley County District Attorney. 

Workers for stone mason Richard Carr began work in Heritage Park on the pedestal for the plaque reproductions of the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Arch.

The Kansas School Counselor Association has named Junction City Middle School Principal Heather Oentrich one of three principal advocate award winners. The others are Sean Bohon of Manchester Park Elementary in Olathe and Evan Yoder of Hillsboro Elementary School.

The award recognizes the important partnership of school counselors and school administrators in providing services to Kansas schools.

 

Radio station 1420 KJCK AM / 107.9 FM began broadcasting Christmas music on Thursday.

During the JC Now program host Mark Ediger said the programming,  Reindeer Radio, will be a Christmas station for listeners until right after Christmas. “The talk shows on in the past will no longer be on the air, instead there will be music. Format plans after that have not yet been announced but many programming staples from the past are continuing.

Local news and weather, daily information programming from guests, America in the Morning, ABC News, Swap Shop and sports programming including Junction City High School sports, Kansas State athletics, Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals will remain.