Calvin Canniff, 93, Junction City,  will do something Friday that’s on his bucket list. The 93-year old Junction City resident will make a skydiving jump.

Canniff said he has been thinking about doing this for a year. He will be part of a tandem ( two-person ) jump where he is attached to another sky diver. He will do this under the oversight of the K-State Parachute Club of Abilene. On why he wants to do this Caniff said, “Oh I don’t know. It’s just on my bucket list I guess.”

Canniff believes he will jump from a heighth of 13,000 feet. On what he expects when he jumps out of the plane. “I don’t know. I’ll probably have my heart in my mouth. I really don’t know, I’m just looking forward to the experience to see what it is like.” Caniff noted he thought the first minute of the jump would be free fall.

Caniff said up until now he has never had any instruction in skydiving, but he expects to receive that when he arrives at the Abilene airport at 1 p.m. Friday.

This opportunity was arranged by First Christian Church minister Ronnie Roberts.

Roberts stated he heard that this was on Calvin’s bucket list. “And I had just previously married a couple last year, and this young lady, her fiance actually belonged to the club.” Roberts said Caniff mentioned about the same time this was something he wanted to do. “So I thought I’d get information. His daughter wasn’t for it though. That was the funny part, she said no you’re not going to do that. But here recently she said we’re going to let him do it.”

Calvin is a member of the congregation at the First Christian Church. He is a retired school teacher. He taught instrumental music at Fort Riley Junior High School where he retired in 1981.

Congressman Tim Huelskamp says his staff will be hosting special office hours for Veterans’ concerns inJunction City next Thursday, March 31, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is our nation’s biggest bureaucratic agency. Veterans deserve the care and benefits they’ve earned from their service, and my staff is available to help you navigate the VA and corresponding paperwork for you or your loved ones that have made sacrifices for our country.

Geary Community Hospital is hosting their second annual walk/run 5k charity called “Chase for a Cause,” Saturday, April 30, 9:00 a.m.  Participants get to choose which approved local cause their registration funds go toward.

“Last year was a huge success for the inaugural event,” said Joe Stratton, GCH Chief Executive Officer. “We had almost 200 participants and raised $4,000 for organizations that serve our community. It’s a positive way to get everyone together, go for a walk or jog all while giving back to the great causes in our community.”

The event is a healthy living initiative and fundraiser for local non-profit organizations and causes located in Geary County. With participants choosing which approved local cause their funds go toward, it provides an opportunity for other organizations to benefit and receive funds that may not have the resources to host such an event.

There will also be a kids fun run, cash prizes for top three male and female finishers, masters (above age 40), medals for 5k winners in each age group and door prizes.

Approved local organizations include:

• Big Brothers / Big Sisters
• Boys and Girls Club
• Delivering Change: Healthy Moms – Healthy Babies
• Friends of Animals
• Food Pantry
• Fort Riley Spouses Club
• Geary Community Healthcare Foundation
• Geary Community Schools Foundation
• Hospice at Geary Community Hospital
• Junction City Family YMCA
• Junction City Fire Department Honor Guard
• Junction City Fire Department Luke David Nelson Memorial Scholarship
• Junction City Junior Baseball Association
• Open Door Mission
• United Way of Junction City – Geary County
• Wheels of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Eat)

For more information, visit www.gchks.org.

Nikki Davies – Director Marketing, Public Relations

A status check Dale Alan Holvorson, 49, Junction City was held in Geary County District Court on Thursday.

Holvorson was recently arrested in connection with alleged child pornography possession and distribution. The prosecutor in the case, Michelle Brown, confirmed as of Thursday morning two formal court charges had been filed in the case…one count each of Sexual Exploitation of a Child for Distribution, and Sexual Exploitation of a Child for Possession. Eleven additional charges on both allegations are expected to be filed.

A new status hearing has been scheduled on April 7 in Geary County District Court. Holvorson has been assigned a public defender.

Four defendants arrested Tuesday on I-70 on suspicion of Transaction of Drug Proceeds made first appearances in Geary County District Court on Thursday.

Bond was set at $25,000 for all four defendants, and status hearings and preliminary hearings were scheduled for all four on March 31.

The defendants were arrested after authorities found what was described in court as a considerable amount of U.S. currency vaacum-wrapped in their car. After the arrests police reported that the money was found in a spare tire.

The defendants include Maria Arballo-Figueroa, Yvonne Rocha, Andres Soto-Arena, and Jose Gomez-Gamboa. The court has required a waiver of extradition prior to any release on bond for the defendants.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that Deputies arrested two men from Louisville, Kentucky just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

Joshua Cook and Cody Curry were both arrested on suspicion of Felony Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Proceeds, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Cook was also arrested on a speeding allegation.

The two men were arrested on the interstate mile marker 294, approximately four miles west of Junction City.