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2019 Sundown Salute opens in downtown Junction City

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Camel rides, goats at the petting zoo, barbecue, funnel cake, air brush tattos, carnival rides including the big ferris wheel and rock’n roll were all part of the opening night of Sundown Salute.

Almost Kiss performing

Mild weather greeted the crowd that took in the concerts, food and craft vendors and the Ottaway Amusement Carnival. Sundown Salute Committee member Terry Heldstab said the weather, crowd and music were all good. “I’m just really pleased with everything so far.

Old Number five, Almost Kiss and KC / DC performed on stage.

There are a wide variety of food vendors to serve the public everything from pulled pork and cheeseburgers to funnel cake.

No major problems were reported. Sundown Salute continues Thursday through Sunday.

One note: The church service scheduled Sunday at Sundown Salute is at 9:30 a.m. That’s a change from 10 a.m.

The City will not pick up trash on July 4th

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Junction City Public Works Director Ray Ibarra said there will be no trash / garbage pick-up by the City on Thursday due to the July 4th holiday.

The pick-up will occur the next day. For example Thursday trash will be picked up on Friday and Friday garbage on Saturday.

In order to ensure pick-up your trash should be set out by 6 a.m. Friday.

Carts should be removed from the curb or alley by the following day of their scheduled pick-up.

Milford Lake water safety patrol begins

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Geary County Sheriff Department personnel in conjunction with Junction City Fire/EMS started water safety patrols on Milford Lake Wednesday afternoon.

Sheriff Daniel Jackson stated that he and Fire Chief Terry Johnson were able to come an agreement that would allow Junction City Fire personnel, which hold EMT, Paramedic and/or Water Rescue Certifications, to team with Geary County Deputies aboard the Sheriff ‘s Department vessel. This will allow a quicker response to emergencies around the lake with the increase in  water activities during the holiday weekend.

Both Departments feel this is an asset to the community and those who are visiting.

Vendors will be set up throughout Heritage Park for Sundown Salute

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More than 50 vendors signed up for the Sundown Salute celebration in Junction City.

Vendor Coordinator Sam Niecymzk said a lot of craft people will be in attendance. “We have a lot of nonprofit this year. United Way will be here handing out information, the VFW is going to be here handing out information to veterans. We also have the Veterans Affairs that will be here.” Niecymzk added veterans can attend and obtain information to help them moving forward.

There are also numerous food vendors. Niecymzk said Greek to Me, JD with chicken on a stick and Macaroni and Cheese are all back. “Plus he’s brought a new trailer this year called Outlaw Fries. Basically it’s fries with any configuration you can imagine, he’s got them.”

Other popular vendors will range from JD Airbrush tattoos to clothing lines, jewelry and one vendor that does antiques and yard art.

Sundown Salute runs from Wednesday evening through Sunday in the downtown Junction City area.

 

 

Saline County man finds would-be burgldar stuck on inversion table

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Salina Post

SALINE COUNTY — When an early morning cry for help awakened a rural Saline County man Tuesday, the plea was not what he expected it to be.

According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, deputies responded to a residence in the 1300 block of East Stimmel Road at 4:49 a.m. Tuesday after Matthew Hockman, 41, reported hearing a cry for help.

Upon investigation, Hockman discovered that the cry for help was coming from his own basement, Melander said. There, Hockman found Jamey Sanders, 39, of rural Saline County, stuck upside-down on Hockman’s father’s inversion table, Melander explained.

He said that when Hockman asked Sanders what he was doing in the basement, Sanders replied that “they told me to come here.” Melander said it appeared that Sanders was under the influence of some sort of drug.

Hockman escorted Sanders from the residence and deputies found him a short while later outside the residence with some Ocean Spray cranberry juice belonging to Hockman, Melander said.

Sanders was transported to Salina Regional Health Center and then to the Saline County Jail where he was booked on suspicion of aggravated burglary, Melander said.

June weather summary

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Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte said this week that June had well above normal rainfall, but average temperatures. The former probably won’t surprise anyone but the latter may. While the temperatures were average for June, the last week was warmer than average leaving everyone with the impression that the month was hotter than normal.
The average daily high for June was 82.7 degrees, 1.6 degrees below normal. The average overnight low was 63.8 which was 1.4 degrees above normal. This resulted in a monthly mean temperature of 73.3 which is just one tenth of a degree below normal. In a region where averages are made up of extremes it’s somewhat uncommon to have a monthly mean temperature this close to “normal”. It does continue a concerning and ongoing trend of overnight low temperatures being above normal. The highest temperature for June was 95 on the 28th and 29th. The lowest temperature for the month was 51 the morning of June 12th and 13th.
While May and June have nearly identical average rainfall, we were fortunate that June was drier than May. It was still above average, but at least drier. The first and last weeks of June were fairly dry. But in between it rained! Average June rainfall is 4.80 inches. Milford Lake received 7.37 inches of rain, Junction City only received 5.33 inches. Year to date Milford Lake has received 24.96 inches, Junction City 24.40 inches. Normal for January through June is 16.65 inches.
July brings us shortening days and increasing heat. Looking at long term averages July 18th is the hottest day of the year and then it slowly starts to cool down. July is the hottest month of the year. Average daily highs don’t change that much during July running 90 to 92 degrees and overnight lows 67 to 68 degrees. Rainfall normally starts to decrease as the summer moves on. Normal July rainfall is 4.07 inches. The highest all time temperature recorded in the Junction City area was in July of 1954. On July 12th, 13th, and 14th of that year the thermometer hit 114 each afternoon. The average daily high during July 1954 was 101.8 degrees! Temperatures hit 100 or above 19 days that month.

 

 

 

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Sundown Salute is ready to begin in Junction City

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Sundown Salute kicks off this ( Wednesday ) evening in Junction City and continues right on through Sunday with free concerts, a parade, fireworks, arts and craft vendors, food vendors, both 5K and 10K runs and the Ottaway Amusement Carnival.

The entire celebration is headquartered downtown around Heritage Park, with the concert stage set up on West 6th Street.

Set up was under way on Tuesday. Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Michelle Stimatze said the park will be full with many activities “We also will have the Hendricks Petting Zoo that will be open as well as the camel rides.” Those will be located in the parking lot in front of the Waters Hardware parking lot.

The theme this year is Tribute to America with a number of tribute bands performing on stage. The headliner will be Hairball, who will perform from 9-11 p.m. Friday.

Olson named Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

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Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam has announced that Kelsey Olson has been named Assistant Secretary of Agriculture at the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Olson began serving in the new role this past Monday, July 1.

Olson will assist in leading the agency by serving as a liaison between the agency and industry stakeholder, assisting the Secretary with attendance and participation to meeting / event invitations, participating in regulatory and legislative police deliberations, and coordinating special projects and initiatives of KDA.

Olson has been Syngenta in Junction City since 2010, specializing in portfolio management, trend analysis, investing and sales within the agriculture industry. She also worked in the office of U.S. Congressman Jerry Moran as a district agricultural representative.

Olson grew up in Norton, Kansas, then attended Kansas State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in interntational agribusiness and a master’s degree in agricultural economics. She resides in Manhattan with her husband, Casey, and their two children.

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