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Former Buffalo Soldier Passes Away
JCPost.com has confirmed with the Penwell-Gable Cremations, Funerals & Receptions that they are handling the arrangements for Albert Curley, Junction City. The former U.S. Army Buffalo Soldier died over the weekend.
According to the National Buffalo Soldiers 9th & 10th ( Horse ) Cavalry Association, as a member of Troop A “9th Cavalry Regiment he became one of the storied Buffalo Soldiers. He was a member of one of the all African-American cavalry and infantry units activated between the late 1800s and the mid-1900s.
Curley was a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and World War II Victory Medal recipient. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1969 with the rank of 1st Sergeant. During his 28-year career in the Army, Curley served tours of duty in Italy, Japan, Germany, Korea and Vietnam and was assigned to Fort Riley.
K-43 Highway to be detoured for R / R crossing repair
Beginning Monday and continuing through Friday the BNSF Railroad will be working on a railroad crossing two miles south of Enterprise on K-43 in Dickinson County.
KDOT reported that traffic will be detoured from the junction of K-43/1400 Avenue to the junction of Jeep Road / 1400 Avenue to the junction of Jeep Road / 2200 Avenue for about 14 miles. K-43 will be restricted to local traffic only between County Roads 1400 Avenue and 2100 Avenue.
KDOT is urging all motorists to be alert and obey the warning signs when approaching and driving through a highway work zone.
Memories at the Museum on Sunday
The latest in the Memories at the Museum series will be held Sunday afternoon at the Geary County Historical Museum.
This session will be titled “Always a Blue Jay – High School in Junction City. You can attend and share high school memories. For example you could talk about what your schedule was like, the after-school activities you participated in, and the teachers and coaches who made a difference in your life.
The Memories at the Museum program will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday Service Day
Four local churches are joining forces for Sunday Service Day this Sunday, September 20th.
Instead of their regularly scheduled worship services, four community churches will go into Junction City and the surrounding community to serve as their worship. The churches include First Christian Church, Highland Baptist, Flint Hills and Legacy Church.
According to First Christian Church minister Ronnie Roberts some of the projects will include painting the Homer’s Pond shelters, repairing the Cleary Park dugouts and painting the building at that location, treating the Wetlands and River Walk docks and gazebos, painting the Bluffs Park restroom doors and canvassing that park, cleaning up trash on Chestnut Street and weeding the flower beds, yard work, demolition and painting in the City of Milford, and there will be numerous projects for the elderly and handicapped home owners.
GCH Employees and Auxiliary Honored
Geary Community Hospital employees and auxiliary received recognition at the annual Kansas Hospital Association Convention and Hospital Auxiliaries of Kansas.
Chrissy Fink, RN, was recognized along with other Healthcare Worker of the Year nominees. She was honored for her work to help establish the SANE/SART program at Geary Community Hospital, and for years of organizing successful blood drives at the hospital.
Nikki Davies, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at GCH, is one of the latest graduates of the KHA Leadership Institute. Candidates are nominated by their hospital’s CEO in recognition of their potential as future leaders. Each students makes a personal and professional commitment to attend six courses to expand their skills and cultivate their development as leaders. This year, 30 healthcare professionals from all over Kansas graduated from the KHA Leadership Institute at the KHA annual convention.
For the fourth consecutive year the Geary Community Hospital Auxiliary took home the Gold Award of Excellence, a prestigious award given by the Hospital Auxiliaries of Kansas. This award is the highest honor for hospital auxiliaries that have demonstrated service and commitment to their hospitals and communities.
The New JCHS Groundbreaking Ceremony
Geary USD 475 has announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Junction City High School.
The ceremony will be held Friday, october 5th, at 2:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to arrive at the location of the new high school, near the intersection of Munson Road and K-18 Highway, north and west of the Junction City Middle School no later than 2:20 p.m. Parking space is limited.
The plan is to have the new high school ready for use by students by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school term.
Amended Chamber of Commerce Master Agreement Signed
Representatives from the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce, Junction City Commission and Geary County Commission signed an amended master agreement for the Chamber on Thursday. The City and County help fund the Chamber, which will oversee operations of the Military Affairs Council, Economic Development Commission and the Chamber Activities Division.
Chamber Board Chairman Rich Jankovich was one of the signers of the agreement. “Today’s the day that we move forward, put everything in the past, and we all hold hands and move forward together to grow.” It took about 15 months to reach this agreement.
Jankovich said the agreement solidifies the mission of the Chamber in the eyes of the City and County. “To be able to work as one cohesive unit for economic development for the betterment of the business community within the county and city itself. And also to enhance the relationship with Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division and grow that into a more strategic idea of helping with the mission of EDC.”
Sundown Salute Fundraiser
The Sundown Salute fundraiser Rat Race is set for Saturday, October 20th at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge at 723 South Washington in Junction City.
You can sponsor one rat racer or a team of rat racers for $30 each. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Chamber EDC to Prospect in China
The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce through their economic development efforts will seek new prospects in China.
Junction City will be one of a handful of U.S. cities profiled in that country. Chamber of Commerce CEO Mickey Fornaro-Dean said the local Economic Development Commission has been advertising in the prominent “Site Selection” magazine for a year and a half. “They signed an exclusive contract with the largest media group in China and we have an opportunity to have our investment profile translated, and be put in front of the four largest media outlets as well as their major social media outlet which is called “We Chat.” So we’re going to see if we can get some interest that way as well.”
That effort will try to attract some businesses from China to this community. Fornaro-Dean stated, “That would be a good possibility, or if there are vendors for that. There’s an awful lot of foreign direct investment that’s looking at this country right now. I think where are located with our transportation we need to get in every avenue that we can.”
The Chamber Board of Directors gave their approval to the effort on Thursday.