The Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday at the Junction City Municipal Building.
The hours Tuesday ( Sept. 20 ) are 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday ( Sept. 21 ) 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org to make an appointment. Walk-in’s are welcome.
The Geary Community Hospital Auxiliary has received the Gold Award of Excellence from the Hospital Auxiliaries of Kansas.
The award was presented at the 2016 Kansas Hospital Association Convention in Overland Park.
This is the state’s highest honor for hospital auxiliaries that have demonstrated service and commitment to their hospitals and communities. To attain the distinction, requirements include community involvement along with employee and physician relations. “Our Auxiliary group is an integral part of our hospital and we are very thankful to have such a hard working volunteer team, “said Joe Stratton, Chief Executive Officer of Geary Community Hospital.
Also, Mike Humes, GCH Facilities Department,graduated from the 2016 KHA Leadership Institute. He was one of 32 classmates from across Kansas who participated in several two-day leadership courses over a three-month time span. Institute subjects ranged from conflict resolution to team building, strategic communication and general principles of leadership.
The Kansas Department of Health & Environment has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to a day care home at 1717 Clover in Junction City. The day care home was licensed under the name Busy Bees Childrens Academy. The day care home was operated by Tyesha Seale.
According to KDHE state law allows the Secretary of that agency to issue an emergency order of suspension when, in the opinion of the secretary, the order is necessary to protect children in the home from any potential threat to health or safety. The order is subject to appeal.
According to the order posted online by KDHE, the agency had issued to Busy Bees Childrens Academy a temporary permit to operate a day care home, effective from August 29th to November 26th.
On September 9 and initial survey of the permittee’s home was conducted where multiple alleged violations of the regulations governing the operation of day care homes were found. They included:
–Two adults were caring for children and those adults did not have records documenting a negative TB test as required. Also their names and addresses had not been submitted.
–Two infants in the home did not have any records, including immunizations and a medical record as required
–An infant was napping on its stomach, an infant was napping on the floor, and no cribs or playpens were available to nap an infant.
–There was no documentation of the training required for the permittee or other providers on file.
–On or about September 10, the permittee was arrested for alleged multiple crimes including domestic battery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and possession of drugs.
According to state law, the KDHE Secretary can suspend a temporary permit to operate a day care home prior to a hearing when, in the opinion of the Secretary, the suspension is necessary to protect any child in the home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to health or safety.
Due to facts cited in the Emergency Order of Suspension, KDHE Secretary Susan Mosier determined that immediate suspension of the permittee’s temporary permit is necessary to protect children in the permittee’s care from a substantial threat to their health or safety.
The public can learn about the recommendations from the Matrix Design Group for mitigating economic impacts of past force reductions at Fort Riley, and “what if” recommendations for potential future reductions during public meetings scheduled October 17 and 18.
The meeting on October 17 is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library in Junction City, and on October 18 at the Manhattan Public Library Auditorium from 10 a.m. until noon.
The US Army announced force structure reductions at Fort Riley in July of 2015. That reduction, combined with earlier force reductions resulted in a total loss of 2,345 personnel. The Flint Hills Regional Council received a $294, 653 federal grant to perform an economic impact analysis, and Matrix Design Group was hired in March of this year to conduct the analysis. The grant was through the US Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment.
Matrix Design Group has completed the final draft of the Regional Community Economic Impact Analysis for the Flint Hills Region. The recommendations will give the communities of the Flint Hills region insights into future economic development efforts, whether or not there are future changes at Fort Riley. The Post and veteran expenditures account for half of the region’s $10 billion economy.
Sherri Childs and Susan Gabbard have served the people of Geary County for 35 years.
They were among long time Geary County employees honored during the annual Years of Service celebration at the County Office Building on Monday.
Fighting tears, Gabbard, noted this meant a lot to her. Her sister Joni Braden, Manhattan, was a surprise guest. Gabbard also remembered how it began for her with Geary County. “I started out as temporary help and they never asked me to leave so I’m still here. ” Gabbard serves as an Assistant Bookeeper in the County Clerk’s Office.
Childs noted the recognition felt good. “It’s nice to be recognized for sticking it out.” She added she will continue in the job for a few more years.
Other County employees were honored for their years of service ranging from five to 30 years.
They included:
Five years: From the Sheriff’s Department — Clinton Arnold, Reyan Rikoric, Kelly Mann, Kyle Porter, Matthew Tyler, Patricia Wilson, and Aaron Parker Sr. From the Appraiser’s Office — Debbie McCallister, Public Works– Steven Meyers and Chester Steinfort, Health Department — Tracy Sabo.
Ten years: Sheriff’s Department — Donna Regalado, Scott Wesoloski, Eric St. John, Treasurer’s Office — LouElla Black, Community Corrections — Steven Olson.
Fifteen years: Community Corrections — Vaughn DeGuzman.
Twenty years: Sheriff’s Department — Tony Wolf, Martin Snyder, Jeanette DeMars, Edna Kidwell, Public Works — William Hollis, Darryl Boller, Bradley Champ, Curtis Vannahmen, County Attorney’s Office — Kathryn Swartzentruber, Health Department — Tonette Hammond.
Twenty-five years: Public Works — James “David Harrel.
Thirty-five years — County Clerk’s Office — Susan Gabbard, Treasurer’s Office, Sherri Childs.
Jammin in JC, the Blues and Barbecue festival is Friday night and Saturday afternoon and evening in downtown Junction City.
Coordinator Bob Cevera said setup preparations begin Thursday morning with Sixth Street being closed from Washington to Jefferson. There will be more street closures on Friday. “Friday, early in the morning closing off Fifth Street from Jefferson to Washington. And we’ll shutting off Jefferson from Fifth Street all the way down to Seventh Street, and that’s for barbecue people.”
Jammin in JC concerts begin at 5 p.m. Friday and resume at 1 p.m. Saturday, continuing into Saturday evening.
There will be a Patriot’s Day Career Fair in Junction City on September 27. It will be held at the Municipal Building Auditorium.
Numerous companies will participate ranging from Foot Locker Distribution Center and Solomon Corporation to Russell Stover Candies and the Caterpillar Work Tools. The Kansas Highway Patrol, City of Junction City, Geary County HR, and Geary USD 475 are among many other participants.
The career fair will run from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. The 2:30 to 3 p.m. time slot is open exclusively to active duty military, veterans, reservists / national guard, their spouses and families. The remainder of the career fair is open to the public.
FORT RILEY, Kan. – Patrick J. Murphy, the 32nd under secretary of the Army
and chief management officer, will visit Fort Riley Sept. 20, meeting with
1st Infantry Division Soldiers and speaking with “Big Red One” leaders.
During his visit, Murphy will attend a Soldier’s Medal award ceremony,
observe training and have lunch with Soldiers who are transitioning out of
the Army.
The under secretary leads the management and operation of the Army. His
focus is on dynamic and efficient business operations, transforming the Army
to be more innovative and responsive, expanding the Soldier for Life
initiative, public-private partnerships and aggressively utilizing social
media to tell the Army story to new audiences in a more compelling way.
Murphy, a third-generation veteran, was commissioned as a second lieutenant
and later served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a
criminal prosecutor and as an assistant professor in the Department of Law
at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Following 9/11, he
served two overseas deployments – Tuzla, Bosnia, in 2002 and Baghdad, Iraq,
in 2003-04. While serving in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division, he led a
Brigade Operational Law Team and earned a Bronze Star for his service.
Overseeing the justice system for the 1.5 million Iraqis in south central
Baghdad, he prosecuted two high-level terrorists in Iraq’s highest court.
From 2007-2011, Murphy served as the first Iraq War veteran elected to the
U.S. Congress, representing the Eighth Congressional District of
Pennsylvania and served on the Armed Services, Select Intelligence and
Appropriations committees.
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MANHATTAN — The outgoing commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, will present a Landon Lecture this fall at Kansas State University.
Haney’s lecture will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in McCain Auditorium. It is free and the public is welcome.
“Adm. Haney is one of the nation’s most respected officers and we’re pleased he has accepted our invitation to be part of the prestigious Landon Lecture Series,” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff and director of community relations. “Under the admiral’s leadership, the U.S. Strategic Command is responsible for the global command and control of U.S. strategic forces to meet decisive national security objectives, providing a broad range of strategic capabilities and options for the president and secretary of defense.”
The U.S. Strategic Command is one of nine unified commands under the Department of Defense.
Adm. Haney, whose next assignment has not been announced, has served in his current position since November 2013. Before his appointment, he was commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from January 2012 to October 2013. He served as deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command from November 2010 to December 2011.
He also commanded Submarine Group 2 from October 2006 to March 2008, and Submarine Squadron 1 from June 2002 to July 2004. Along with serving as commander of the submarine USS Honolulu, his other at-sea assignments include Submarine Squadron 8, USS Asheville, USS Hyman G. Rickover, USS Frank Cable and USS John C. Calhoun.
Adm. Haney’s shore duty tours include serving as director of the Naval Warfare Integration Group and the Submarine Warfare Division. He was deputy chief of staff of plans, policies and requirements for the U.S. Pacific Fleet; served as congressional appropriations liaison officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and administrative assistant for enlisted affairs at Naval Reactors.
A native of Washington, D.C., Adm. Haney is a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He also earned a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University and a master’s degree in engineering acoustics and system technology from the Naval Post Graduate School.
He has received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal twice and the Defense Superior Service Medals twice; the Legion of Merit four times; the Navy Commendation Medal three times; the Navy Achievement Medal twice; and several other campaign and unit awards. He also was the recipient of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Leadership Award in 1998.
Adm. Haney will deliver the third of four Landon Lectures at Kansas State University this fall. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrup Grumman spoke Sept. 6; three university alumni who now head institutions of higher education will discuss issues facing higher education in a Landon panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union; and Temple Grandin, the author, world-renowned autism spokesperson, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, will speak at10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in McCain Auditorium.
Scheduled to deliver a Landon Lecture in the spring is Martin Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post, who will speak at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7, 2017, in Forum Hall.
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A good turnout, music, Call Hall ice cream from K-State and community were all blended together for the 27th annual Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Geary County Historical Society.
The event was held on the grounds of the Historical Museum at Sixth and Adams on Sunday.
Katie Goerl, Historical Society Director, explained the annual event raises funds to help the museum. “We thrive on donations so we’ll take everything we can get. This is one of our main fundraisers.”
Music is always a big draw at the ice cream social. This year performers included Al Bowyer playing Appalachian ballads and folk music. the JCHS Jazz Band, and JCHS Orchestra.
The attendance was strong. Goerl thought the ice cream social drew the desired turnout. “I’m told that this is really good turnout for this event. And I was really happy with the number of people. We had at least 150 visitors, my guess is we got up right around 200.”
