The monthly Military Affairs Council breakfast in Junction City will be October 25th at the Courtyard By Marriott Convention Center.
It is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m.
The guest speaker will be the Executive Director of the Geary County Historical Society Katie Goerl.
The cost to attend is $12 for non-military and $10 for active military. RSVP to Sean Flanagan at the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m. Friday, October 19th.
GEARY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Friday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Fiesta driven by Deborah B. Koelling, 61, Lindsborg, was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of McDowell Creek Road.
The Ford left the roadway, entered the north ditch and went down an embankment.
Koelling was transported to Geary Community Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
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WASHINGTON — It is estimated that more than 41 million children will trick-or-treat nationwide this Halloween. The nation’s emergency physicians offer a few tips to make sure that your child stays safe and that any fright is the fun kind – that doesn’t include a health scare or trip to the emergency department.
“Emergency departments do typically see an uptick in visits on Halloween,” said Vidor Friedman, MD, FACEP, president of ACEP. “Some of the most common injuries are motor vehicle accidents, falls, or hand lacerations from pumpkin carving mishaps. Taking the appropriate precautions will help you make sure that your child gets treats from friends and neighbors, not treatment in the emergency department.”
Trick-or-Treating
• Children should not walk alone in the dark. Try to go as a group, in a familiar neighborhood, with at least one adult chaperone. Seek organized festivities (schools, churches, etc) if possible.
• Bring flashlights. Visibility is important even at dusk, and its especially important to remain visible to cars.
• Stay on the sidewalks when walking at night. If you must cross the street, obey all traffic signals.
• Discuss how to interact with strangers. Make sure your child knows to never accept rides from people they don’t know.
Candy
• Avoid candy that is not wrapped in its original wrapper.
• Don’t eat too much. Children (and adults) can get sick from over-eating candy.
• Pay attention to labels. Edible marijuana and related products are becoming more common and can resemble food that looks harmless. You don’t want to accidentally ingest, or let a child ingest, something with a harmful substance in it that could easily be mistaken for a common cookie or brownie.
• Know which candy contains common allergens, such as peanuts. Be prepared with allergy medication, if necessary.
Costumes
• Make sure costumes are visible at night. Use reflective tape. Avoid costumes that are hard to walk in or could cause a child to trip (baggy pants, oversized shoes, etc).
• Avoid costumes that obstruct the child’s sight or vision.
• Dress appropriately for the weather. It could be cold or damp and you’ll want to avoid slipping and falling, or putting a child at risk for hypothermia.
• Avoid masks if possible. If your child must wear one, make sure it is well-ventilated.
• Make sure costume fabric, wigs and beards are made of flame-resistant materials.
• If a costume has an accessory, make sure it is made from flexible material and that any knives, swords, wands or pointed objects have dulled edges.
• Use hypo-allergenic makeup and remember to remove it before bed.
Decorations
• Keep Jack-O-Lanterns with lit candles away from children and at a safe distance from the doorway in order to avoid burns or fires.
• Adults who carve pumpkins should exercise caution. Supervise older children and teens using any sharp tools. Young children should not carve pumpkins. One way they can help is by drawing the designs or removing the pumpkin pulp and seeds.
• Consider purchasing a pumpkin decorating kit. The designs could eliminate the need for freehanded carving and the included tools may be safer than typical kitchen knives.
More health and safety tips are available at www.emergencycareforyou.org
ACEP is the national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.
The 128th birthday of Dwight D. Eisenhower will be observed Friday night and Saturday at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene.
There will be a VFW Vigil at the Place of Meditation from 4:30 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday.
There will be a Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Place of Meditation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and an American Legion Pilgrimage Statue at 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Furniture that will be used in the new Junction City High School will be important because of the way teachers are teaching. They are using a more collaborative process and need flexible furniture.
Architect Troy Hertel conveyed that message to the Board of Education Thursday evening.
The plan calls for two science labs in each academy area of the new building, with each lab consisting of 3,300 square feet, along with a prep room for each academy.
Hertel noted that there needs to be as much flexibility as possible, and it is good to have a site this large to build on. That has helped in the overall design. A 160-acre site has been acquired for the new school on the west side of Junction City north of K-18 Highway.
There will be another meeting with students about this process.
The goal is to have the school finished and in use by August of 2021.
The Corps of Engineers has released information on Milford Lake.
The current inflow at the Clay Center gauge is 4380 cubic feet per second. The current lake elevation is 1152.06, which is 7.66 feet above normal. A low flow total of 25 cubic feet per second is being released.
The latest forecast indicates the lake will continue to rise to 1153.43, which will be 9.03 feet above normal.
The Corps indicated their forecast indicates that they may start releasing water next Thursday, October 18th, pending any significant rainfall events.
The Geary USD 475 Board of Education is currently scheduled on November 5th to recognize the design of the new Junction City High School as substantially complete. It means there would not be a lot of change in the future except for internal work in the building. USD Chief Operations Officer David Wild explained it would give the District and architects the ability to move forward on construction documents and the project could then be turned over to Hutton Construction in April.
One member of the school board Jim Schmidt has some concerns, indicating right now his level of comfort is less than 50%, and he assumed 80-90% would be preferable. Schmidt has noted there are too many corners included in the building. “I believe we need to be smart where we put our money and the ultimate value that it brings to the education of the kids. At the foundation of it all that’s what I’m asking. Where are we going to spend the money in the best way possible to serve the kids of USD 475.” Schmidt argues with less corners on the structure that would leave funding for other projects tied to the new school.
One point is whether redoing the design would cost the District more money and possibly delay the work on the new school. Schmidt will meet with the architects and Wild to discuss his concerns.
The Board of Education received an update on the JCHS project Monday evening.
MANHATTAN — Sonny Perdue, U.S. secretary of agriculture, will be the next speaker in Kansas State University’s Landon Lecture Series. Secretary Perdue’s speech, “Leave It Better Than You Found It: Lessons in Public Service I Learned on the Farm,” will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in McCain Auditorium.
The lecture is free and the public is invited. Please note that for security purposes, no backpacks and large personal bags will be allowed in the auditorium. A bag check will be available in the McCain foyer.
“As a leader in global food systems research, Kansas State University welcomes the opportunity to bring the nation’s top agriculture official to campus,” said Linda Cook, chair of the Landon Lecture Series and the university’s chief of staff and director of community relations. “Secretary Perdue joins a long list of secretaries of agriculture who have participated in the Landon Lecture Series and shared their vision on issues facing an industry that is vital to this university, Kansas, the nation and the world.”
The secretary’s life was shaped and fashioned growing up on his family’s farm. His lecture will focus on the lessons that he learned from family, school, church, sports and caring for the land and animals that formed a foundation of serving others. He has applied the lessons he learned while growing up on the farm to transform the culture of public service to focus on serving the citizens.
Nominated by President Trump, Perdue has been serving as the nation’s 31st secretary of agriculture since April 25, 2017, and brings a strong background in agriculture, public service and agribusiness to the post. He grew up on a dairy and diversified row crop farm in rural Georgia. As a young man, he served in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of captain. After his military service, he went on to earn his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia and worked in private practice in North Carolina.
Perdue pursued a political career next and served as a Georgia state senator for 11 years. He also was elected president pro tempore by his senate colleagues. As a state senator, he was recognized as a leading authority on issues including energy and utilities, agriculture, transportation, emerging technologies and economic development, and for his ability to grasp the nuances of complex problems.
Elected to two terms as governor of Georgia, from 2003-2011, Perdue was credited with transforming a budget deficit into a surplus, dramatically increasing student performance in public schools, and fostering an economic environment that allowed employers to flourish and manufacturers and agricultural producers to achieve record levels of exports. He was named Public Official of the Year in 2010 by Governing magazine.
The secretary followed his public service with a successful career in agribusiness, focusing on commodities and transportation in enterprises that have spanned the southeastern U.S. He also has served as a board member for the National Grain & Feed Association and as president of both the Georgia Feed and Grain Association and the Southeastern Feed and Grain Association. Perdue has long-standing, close relationships with the leadership of the American Farm Bureau and has been recognized by the Georgia 4-H and FFA programs, among others, for his leadership in agriculture.
One of the most prestigious lecture series offered at a U.S. college or university, the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series was instituted in 1966 by former Kansas State University President James A. McCain. The series is a tribute to Alfred M. Landon, who served as governor of Kansas from 1933-1937 and delivered the first lecture in the series, “New Challenges in International Relations,” on Dec. 13, 1966. Perdue will be the 179th speaker and 11th secretary of agriculture to take part in the lecture series.
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