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Amy Roether to Become Next Principal Of Eisenhower Elementary School

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Amy Roether Speaking to Students Outside Franklin Elementary School

 

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JUNCTION CITY, KAN.  –  Geary County Schools USD 475 announced this week that, following the retirement of Principal Susan Kamphaus at the end of this school-year, Mrs. Amy Roether will become the new principal at Eisenhower Elementary School (beginning July 1, 2018). Mrs. Roether is excited about the opportunity to join the Eisenhower students and staff, however, finds it bittersweet because she will be leaving the principal position at Franklin Elementary School.

Amy Roether will add to the tradition of excellence at Eisenhower Elementary School by bringing her many talents and experiences to this new assignment. USD 475 has posted and is currently seeking her replacement for the position of principal at Franklin Elementary.

Mrs. Roether received her Bachelor’s Degree from Kansas State University in Elementary Education. She went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership through the KSU/USD 475 PELA program. She has taught at Jefferson, Fort Riley, and Lincoln Elementary and served as the KSU Clinical Instructor at both Lincoln and Sheridan.

Mrs. Roether was selected as principal at Franklin Elementary in Spring 2014.

 

Chamber of Commerce Alerts Members

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The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce office has been fielding complaints regarding notices being sent about late payments and overdue balances on accounts.

The Chamber said please, disregard any notice that does not come from finance@jcacc.org or has more than one email in the from line and DO NOT click on any links.

The notices some have been reaching are part of a Phishing Scam.

Phishing Emails: Disguised emails that are designed to obtain

sensitive information such as user names and passwords, and often

contain links or attachments that lead to a malicious website or file.

The Chamber system has NOT been hacked and your information has NOT been jeopardized. Unfortunately, with scams like these there is little that can be done to stop it.

Please, review the attached document and link below, summarizing what these scams are and preventative measures to take.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIHGJvR-B8U

If you have any questions or concerns, please let the Chamber know.

Sean Flanagan

Administrative Assistant

JCPD Report

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Junction City police have reported the arrest of two men on drug related charges on Interstate 70.

Police reported that Daniel Francisco Garcia, 47, Poland, Ohio and Keith Patrick Gallo, 47, Marietta, California were arrested at mile marker 314 east bound on I-70 on Tuesday. Both were arrested on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and No Drug Tax Stamp. There was also an allegation of Improper Stop or Turn Signal against Garcia.

The location of the arrests was about 15 miles east of Junction City.

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Police have also reported the arrest of Christopher D. Wilson, 39, on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in one case and Possession of Stolen Property in another. The arrest occurred late Tuesday afternoon at 1614 Custer Drive.

TECH SCOOP: Weather not the only thing stalling Olympic Games

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With the eyes of the entire world on Pyeongchang, South Korea, nothing

Drew Purviance, Eagle Technology Solutions

makes for a better target for hackers and malicious attack groups.

The Olympic Committee has reported it has had several machines succumb to a new malware referred to as “Olympic Destroyer.” With the 2014 Sochi Olympics making about $53 million in revenue, the Olympics are a huge target for ransomware attacks. Money though isn’t always the motive, though. In this case, it appears the attackers just want to disrupt the games and show off their skills.

The Olympic Destroyer malware’s current goal is making devices totally unusable, achieving this by deleting files critical to allowing the operating system of the machines to run but, at the same time, using network devices to further its progression to other machines. This sophisticated malware is also stealing credentials from the machines it has infected. Olympic Destroyer contains two modules it uses to steal credentials — one of them steals the credentials from an internet browser and the other from the local machine’s administrator credentials.

You might have noticed on Feb. 9 that the official Winter Olympics’ website was down for the majority of the day — roughly 12 hours — which left attendees unable to print tickets to events. The malware was able to take down the website with the malicious attack, and it also brought down several television feeds. In January, researchers for various companies reported a Russian hacking group had been sending phishing emails with malicious attachments to South Korean organizations as well as groups that work with the Olympics.

Russia’s foreign ministry has denied any allegations and has said “no evidence would be presented to the world.” So far, investigators of the attacks have made no claims as to who has initiated this attack on the Winter Olympic Games.

At a time when the world is supposed to come together for the love of sports, there are still people out there with malicious intentions fixating on poisoning any happiness this world can get.

If you are concerned about Ransomware in your organization, contact ETS about employee training and ways to help educate your staff and have the necessary “safety nets” in place in the unfortunate event you experience a compromise

Little Theater to Perform Wizard of Oz

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Auditions have been announced for the Junction City Little Theater production of The Wizard of Oz. They will be held February 25th and 26th at the C.L. Hoover Opera House.

Children’s auditions will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and adult auditions from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Callbacks, if needed, will be for leads only on February 27th.

The show performance dates are April 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th at 7:30 p.m. and April 22nd and 29th at 2 p.m.

Those who audition will need to be able to sing and dance. If you audition you will be asked to sing a selection from the OZ musical score and will be asked to perform some simple dance movements that show officials have prepared. Those wishing to pursue a lead role will also be asked to read from the OZ script.

The casting call includes adults of all ages plus children with a preferred age of 10 or older.

For more information call the JCLT office at 785-238-3871 or email jcltoffice@gmail.com.

 

K-State Rodeo returns to Weber Arena this weekend

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The 62nd annual K-State Rodeo will be Feb. 16-18 in Weber Arena on the Kansas State University campus.

This year’s event is expected to bring more than 10,000 fans into Weber Arena. About 450 contestants from 18 colleges and universities in the Central Plains Region will travel to Manhattan to compete.

“Those three days are a great time to watch some tough college rodeo competition and see a lot of good friends, whether you’re a K-State alumnus, supporter of the program or just a fan of the sport,” said K-State Rodeo Coach Casy Winn, currently in his third year with the program.

The 2018 rodeo schedule includes:

Friday, Feb. 16
7:30 p.m. — “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” Night
Saturday, Feb. 17
1 p.m. — Children 12 and under are free with a donation of one canned good for the Flint Hills Breadbasket with the purchase of an adult ticket
4-6 p.m. — Rodeo Alumni & Friends Social at the Stanley Stout Center
6:45 p.m. — Miss Rodeo K-State Coronation
7:30 p.m. — Pack Weber with Purple Night
Sunday, Feb. 18
10 a.m. — Cowboy Church
1 p.m. — Military Appreciation Day and finals performance

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door for adults; $8 in advance or $10 at the door for children, K-State students with ID, or military with ID; or $30 at the door for a weekend pass. Children 4 and under are free.

Pick up a ticket at any of the nine pre-sale ticket locations. The Manhattan locations are Orscheln’s, Tractor Supply, Yeehaw, Outpost Western Store and K-State Union Bookstore. Other locations are: Orscheln’s, Junction City, KS; R Bar B, Topeka, KS; Ray’s Apple Market, Clay Center, KS, and Vanderbilt’s, Wamego, KS.

St. Xavier Collected Food for the Food Pantry

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( Photo courtesy of St. Xavier Catholic School )

The Saint Xavier Catholic School in Junction City collected 1,457 food items in January to donate to the Food Pantry of Geary County.

According to a social media post from the school, the class that brought in the most in terms of percentage for Pre-K through 6th grade was the 5th grade. The winning class for 7 through 12 was the 10th grade.

Great Plains Theatre Begins New Series

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The new After Dark readers theatre series at Great Plains Theatre in Abilene begins Saturday at 7 p.m. with The Tree House Effect, a comedy written by two local playwrights: Brandon Jensen of Salina and Great Plains Theatre’s own Mark Warner.

The series aims to expose Great Plains Theatre’s audience to different types of theatre and highlight stories that couldn’t make it to the main stage, while also appealing to younger theatergoers who are looking for more contemporary works.

 

Munson’s Prime Targeting February 21st Reopening

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The Munson’s Prime restaurant at 426 Golden Belt Boulevard is working through the necessary process to reopen following a small fire last week.

Owner Deanna Munson it will be another week before the restaurant can get back in business. “We plan to be open February 21st for the first time.”

No one was injured in the fire last Thursday.

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