KANOPOLIS — Kanopolis Middle School recently acquired a new member of the team — and he isn’t a Bulldog. Redding the goldendoodle is a professional therapy dog.
KANOPOLIS — Kanopolis Middle School recently acquired a new member of the team — and he isn’t a Bulldog. Redding the goldendoodle is a professional therapy dog.
WILSON — Tracy Craig, 59, of Fonda, N.Y. has been hunting since he could hold a rifle. At 8 years old, he discovered his passion had four legs and a white tail.
“I am as close to a professional hunter as you can get without being a professional hunter,” Craig said.
As the first public relations director at Marymount College, Tom Foote was looking for a way in 1959 to bring attention to the four-year Catholic girls’ school atop the hill in east Salina.
The interior of downtown Ellsworth’s former Antique Mall is dark most days. Gone are the main floor glass showcases where visitors could search for jewelry and other treasures. Nearby office and retail employees go elsewhere now for their coffee and chai tea.
WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT
It’s been a beautiful fall — the trees have been gorgeous this year — but now the days are getting colder.
The interior of downtown Ellsworth’s former Antique Mall is dark most days. Gone are the main floor glass showcases where visitors could search for jewelry and other treasures.
KANOPOLIS — Kanopolis Middle School recently acquired a new member of the team — and he isn’t a Bulldog. Redding the goldendoodle is a professional therapy dog.
WILSON — Tracy Craig, 59, of Fonda, N.Y. has been hunting since he could hold a rifle. At 8 years old, he discovered his passion had four legs and a white tail.
Geraldine “Gerry” Delores Janda, 90, passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Ellsworth, Kan. She was born Oct. 10, 1932, in rural Ellsworth County to Ralph and Helen (Spears) Bowers. Gerry married Fred Lee Janda on Oct. 17, 1950, and worked and lived on the family farm.
Janet J. Bachar, 81, passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at Main Street Manor in Russell, Kan. She was born January 12, 1941, in Oakland, Calif., to John Rodrigues III and Ruth (Ridley) Rodrigues. She owned a cleaning business for almost 20 years and was a silk screener at Eschbaugh Advertising. She married Kent Bachar in Las Vegas on Nov. 20, 1994. The couple resided in Dorrance.
Tom Maze, 93, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Ellsworth. He was born Dec. 23, 1928, in Ellsworth to Joseph and Ruth (Fishburn) Maze. Tom married Dorothy Jean Bath in Ellsworth on Aug. 27, 1950.
BEARCAT FOOTBALL FALLS TO KINGMAN, 33-6
With Thanksgiving this week, holiday shopping is kicking into high gear.
There is such allure of out-of-town offerings for Black Friday, and of course, deals galore online during Cyber Monday.
Let’s also remember Small Business Saturday, which is sandwiched in between these massive sales events.
Many of our subscribers receive their newspaper weekly through the mail. During the week of Thanksgiving, we opt to send this issue of the Independent-Reporter to more than 5,000 households.
The holiday season can be a time of joy for many, but it can also bring feelings of stress and be especially challenging for those impacted by mental health challenges.
Thanksgiving and football! Collegiate combat on the gridiron is as much a part of Thanksgiving as Pilgrims and turkey. In football’s early years, high school games as well as collegiate games created fanatical enthusiasm.
