Christy Gannon is the November Employee of the Month at Geary Community Hospital. Gannon works in the Patient Financial Services department at GCH.

Gannon has worked at Geary Community Hospital since 1996 and is recognized by her co-workers for juggling a variety of tasks in support of her department, always with a positive attitude. She will take the initiative to carry out additional responsibilities beyond her regular job assignments. Christy is highly knowledgeable and quick to answer her co-workers’ questions with detailed explanations while managing her own heavy workload.

Christy Gannon truly embodies the spirit of Geary Community Hospital’s mission. She is an asset to the GCH family and we are proud to recognize her great work.

-GCH

MANHATTAN — Kansas State University leaders gathered Nov. 4 to celebrate the opening of the Berney Family Welcome Center with the students who will benefit from the facility and the donors who made it possible.

The center positions the university as a national leader with one central location for student success at the beginning and end of their college careers. This unique facility, in the revitalized Memorial Stadium, is a tangible expression of Kansas State University’s model of “putting students first.”

Construction on the Berney Family Welcome Center began in January 2015. It has 25 interview rooms that allow prospective students to meet with admissions representatives during their personalized university visit, as well as a professional environment for Career Center staff to host employers who are interviewing students for internships and full-time employment. Interactive technology offers customized information on campus wayfinding, academics, student life and support services.

The Berney Family Welcome Center was entirely funded through philanthropic gifts from generous individuals and corporations. It is named in recognition of the capital gift commitment made by Rand and Patti Berney, Round Rock, Texas, to advance the university, including their lead gift to the Welcome Center.

“We are so grateful to the alumni and friends who made this possible, and for the inspirational vision of Rand and Patti Berney,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “This facility, in the fully transformed east side of the historic Memorial Stadium, will serve our current and future students, their families, and staff for many generations to come.”

Philanthropic contributions to Kansas State University are coordinated by the Kansas State University Foundation. The foundation was established in 1944 as the official fundraising arm of the university. It is a separate, independent entity chartered by the state of Kansas as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education corporation. The foundation is leading Innovation and Inspiration: The Campaign for Kansas State University to raise $1 billion for student success, faculty development, facility enhancement and programmatic success.

A group of Veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor during their church services Sunday afternoon.

Morris Hill Chapel Gospel Service is the first congregation on Fort Riley to present Quilts of Valor to Veterans in their services.

Among those that received a Quilt was 90-year-old Retired CSM Adam Robbins. “I enjoyed my service for 26 years, 3 months and 28 days…[I’m] glad to be here, glad to have this presentation,” said Robbins.

Retired SSG Marvin Maxwell said that he was surprised to receive a Quilt and took a moment to reflect on fallen comrades. “I feel like I’m receiving this quilt [in the place of] guys that I knew that went to Vietnam and didn’t come back; this is a big honor for me to receive this in their absence,” said Maxwell.

Retired 1SG Charles Powell said that he didn’t like to talk about his career that included deployments in five major conflicts. Simply put – “When I look at everything else in the world,” he began, “I’m so glad to be an American.”

The uniqueness of receiving a Quilt of Valor during church service, from your own congregation wasn’t lost on 1SG Ret. James Fleming Sr. “This is just a culmination of the fact that I knew God when I was young, when I was in Vietnam in the conflicts; He has protected me and I give Him all the credit and all the glory for me being able to continue to just walk around and be among soldiers on a daily basis.”

Quilts of Valor are presented to Veterans and meant to serve as a source of comfort to those that were touched by war.

 

The Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association (PMCA) of Kansas held its convention in Junction City.

This year’s charity fundraiser for the group was the Friends of Animals.

Mark Powers, Area Manager for CarterEnergy-a division of World Fuel Services and owner of Handy’s LLC, Junction City, presented a $ 4,300 check to Friends of Animals representative Tonya Fisher.

Friends of Animals is a non-profit animal advocacy organization.

RILEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County are investigating a hunting violation and asking the public for help.

On Saturday, a buck was reported to Operation Game Thief after it was found near the Manhattan Airport, according to a social media report from Kansas Game Wardens.

Evidence indicates it was shot with a small caliber rifle.

The Ellsworth County Game Warden is seeking public assistance in identifying those responsible for the poaching of a deer in late October in northern Ellsworth County.

Anyone with additional information about these crimes is asked to call Operation Game Thief at (877) 426-3843.