SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man accused in the August 25 fatal hit-and-run crash made his first court appearance Tuesday.

Jesus Manuel Olave, Jr.,&nbsp;31 of Wichita, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident and for no valid driver’s license, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

At 11:30 p.m. August 25, police were dispatched to a fatal accident at the intersection of 47th Street South and South Hydraulic Avenue in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

The investigation revealed a black SUV was&nbsp; eastbound on 47th Street South. The SUV then turned north onto Hydraulic Avenue and struck a westbound 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by&nbsp;37-year-old Kenneth M. Ballinger of Derby.

EMS pronounced Ballinger dead at the scene from his injuries. The driver of the black SUV later identified as Olave, Jr., fled the scene.&nbsp; According to Sedgwick County booking records, police arrested and <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18705970">booked him into</a> jail on the evening of August 26.

&nbsp;His next scheduled court appearance is September 16.&nbsp; He remains <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18705970">in jail on a $250,000 bond,</a> according to the district attorney.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit and run accident that fatally injured&nbsp;37-year-old Kenneth M. Ballinger of Derby.

At approximately 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to a fatal accident at the intersection of 47th Street South and South Hydraulic Avenue, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

The investigation revealed a black SUV was&nbsp; eastbound on 47th Street South. The SUV then turned north onto Hydraulic Avenue and struck a westbound 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Ballinger.

He died from his injuries. The driver of the black SUV fled the scene. Police have not located the driver.&nbsp; The SUV may have damage to the front right corner.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact WPD detectives at 316-268-4407, See Something Say Something at 316 519-2282 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man accused in the August 25 fatal hit-and-run crash made his first court appearance Tuesday.Jesus Manuel Olave, Jr.,&nbsp;31 of Wichita, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident and for no valid driver’s license, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.At 11:30 p.m. August 25, police were dispatched to a fatal accident at the intersection of 47th Street South and South Hydraulic Avenue in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.The investigation revealed a black SUV was&nbsp; eastbound on 47th Street South. The SUV then turned north onto Hydraulic Avenue and struck a westbound 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by&nbsp;37-year-old Kenneth M. Ballinger of Derby.EMS pronounced Ballinger dead at the scene from his injuries. The driver of the black SUV later identified as Olave, Jr., fled the scene.&nbsp; According to Sedgwick County booking records, police arrested and <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18705970">booked him into</a> jail on the evening of August 26.&nbsp;His next scheduled court appearance is September 16.&nbsp; He remains <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=18705970">in jail on a $250,000 bond,</a> according to the district attorney.----------SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit and run accident that fatally injured&nbsp;37-year-old Kenneth M. Ballinger of Derby.At approximately 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to a fatal accident at the intersection of 47th Street South and South Hydraulic Avenue, according to Officer Charley Davidson.The investigation revealed a black SUV was&nbsp; eastbound on 47th Street South. The SUV then turned north onto Hydraulic Avenue and struck a westbound 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Ballinger.He died from his injuries. The driver of the black SUV fled the scene. Police have not located the driver.&nbsp; The SUV may have damage to the front right corner.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact WPD detectives at 316-268-4407, See Something Say Something at 316 519-2282 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

Police: Kan. man charged in fatal hit-and-run had no license

<a href="https://www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dale-Coonrod">Obituary for Dale O. Coonrod | Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home (tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com)</a>

December 13, 1934 ~ August 26, 2021 (age 86)

FRIENDS MAY SIGN REGISTER BOOK Thursday September 2, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home 1104 20th Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp;

FAMILY GREETING FRIENDS Friday September 3, 2021 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. United Presbyterian Church of Belleville 1713 N Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp;

FUNERAL SERVICE Friday September 3, 2021 2:00 p.m. United Presbyterian Church of Belleville 1713 N Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp;

INTERMENT Saturday September 4, 2021 10:00 a.m. Resurrection Cemetery - Lenexa 8300 Quivira Road Lenexa, KS 66215&nbsp;&nbsp;

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dale O. Coonrod,&nbsp;

please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dale-Coonrod/sympathy">floral store.</a>

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 </figure><a href="https://www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dale-Coonrod">Obituary for Dale O. Coonrod | Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home (tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com)</a>December 13, 1934 ~ August 26, 2021 (age 86)Obituary to follow.&nbsp;FRIENDS MAY SIGN REGISTER BOOK Thursday September 2, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home 1104 20th Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp;FAMILY GREETING FRIENDS Friday September 3, 2021 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. United Presbyterian Church of Belleville 1713 N Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp;FUNERAL SERVICE Friday September 3, 2021 2:00 p.m. United Presbyterian Church of Belleville 1713 N Street Belleville, Kansas 66935&nbsp;&nbsp; INTERMENT Saturday September 4, 2021 10:00 a.m. Resurrection Cemetery - Lenexa 8300 Quivira Road Lenexa, KS 66215&nbsp;&nbsp;To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Dale O. Coonrod,&nbsp;

please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tibbettsfischerfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dale-Coonrod/sympathy">floral store.</a>

Dale O. Coonrod

Ticket sales for CAPS' Every Child Matters Fundraising Banquet have begun. 

After canceling the dinner due to COVID-19 in 2020,CAPS is excited to bring the dinner back to connect with the community, celebrate their story, and dream about creating places where every child can be safe, healthy and strong.

The featured speaker of the evening is Dominic Carter, political commentator, author and survivor. Carter believed his life-long secrets were so horrendous and embarrassing that he would take them to his grave, vowing to never reveal them. He grew up in poverty in the notorious South Bronx housing projects. His grandfather was a heroin addict and his mother was diagnosed Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenic. She physically and sexually abused Dominic.

Carter was placed in foster care until he was moved into his grandmother’s home, a safe space away from the abuse that plagued his childhood. Carter released a book on his life titled No Momma’s Boy. In the book, he chronicles his triumphant struggle to overcome his mother's mental illness and the lasting effects of being a victim of childhood sexual abuse. His story has also been told in Oprah Winfrey’s magazine.

Although his upbringing was the flip side of the American dream, he went on to be the first in his family to attend college. Dominic Carter has been described as one of the best political commentators in New York today and has been a fixture in the industry for the last 35 years. He is currently an on-air host at WABC Radio in New York.

The evening begins at Tony’s Pizza Events Center with a social hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm and CAPS Executive Director, Lori Blake, will share an agency update before Carter speaks. Tickets are $50 per person or $350 for a table of 8. Tickets may be purchased at https://ECM.givesmart.com, or by calling the CAPS office at (785) 825-4493. RSVPs must be received before September 17, 2021. City guidelines for COVID-19 mitigations will be followed. 

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 </figure>Ticket sales for CAPS' Every Child Matters Fundraising Banquet have begun. After canceling the dinner due to COVID-19 in 2020,CAPS is excited to bring the dinner back to connect with the community, celebrate their story, and dream about creating places where every child can be safe, healthy and strong.The featured speaker of the evening is Dominic Carter, political commentator, author and survivor. Carter believed his life-long secrets were so horrendous and embarrassing that he would take them to his grave, vowing to never reveal them. He grew up in poverty in the notorious South Bronx housing projects. His grandfather was a heroin addict and his mother was diagnosed Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenic. She physically and sexually abused Dominic.Carter was placed in foster care until he was moved into his grandmother’s home, a safe space away from the abuse that plagued his childhood. Carter released a book on his life titled No Momma’s Boy. In the book, he chronicles his triumphant struggle to overcome his mother's mental illness and the lasting effects of being a victim of childhood sexual abuse. His story has also been told in Oprah Winfrey’s magazine.Although his upbringing was the flip side of the American dream, he went on to be the first in his family to attend college. Dominic Carter has been described as one of the best political commentators in New York today and has been a fixture in the industry for the last 35 years. He is currently an on-air host at WABC Radio in New York.The evening begins at Tony’s Pizza Events Center with a social hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm and CAPS Executive Director, Lori Blake, will share an agency update before Carter speaks. Tickets are $50 per person or $350 for a table of 8. Tickets may be purchased at https://ECM.givesmart.com, or by calling the CAPS office at (785) 825-4493. RSVPs must be received before September 17, 2021. City guidelines for COVID-19 mitigations will be followed.

Tickets now on sale for CAPS banquet; Carter to speak

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2021. There are 121 days left in the year. 

On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. 

In 1159, Pope Adrian IV, the only English pope, died.

In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.) 

In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. 

In 1942, U.S. District Court Judge Martin I. Welsh, ruling from Sacramento, Calif., on a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Fred Korematsu, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals. 

In 1945, Americans received word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.)

In 1969, a coup in Libya brought Moammar Gadhafi to power. 

In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, as Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union resigned before the resumption of Game 21. An arson fire at the Blue Bird Cafe in Montreal, Canada, claimed 37 lives. 

In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. 

In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off Newfoundland. 

In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS" as his city descended into anarchy amid the flooding left by Hurricane Katrina. 

In 2009, Vermont's law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect. 

In 2015, invoking "God's authority," Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis denied marriage licenses to gay couples again in direct defiance of the federal courts, and vowed not to resign, even under the pressure of steep fines or jail. (Davis would spend five days in jail; she was released only after her staff issued the licenses on her behalf but removed her name from the form.) 

Ten years ago: In a fiery broadcast from hiding, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi warned that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle. Leaders and envoys from 60 countries and the U.N. met in Paris for talks with Libya's rebel-led National Transitional Council to map the country's future.

Five years ago: A massive fireball and explosion erupted at SpaceX's main launch pad at Cape Canaveral, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet service in Africa.

One year ago: Visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he toured the charred remains of a city block, President Donald Trump blamed "domestic terror" for the violence that had followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, who'd been left paralyzed when he was shot in the back seven times by a police officer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes; the ban had been in effect since mid-March over fears of spreading the coronavirus. U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a hard-fought Democratic Senate primary; it was the first time a Kennedy had lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. With videoconferencing an integral part of daily life during the pandemic, the Wall Street market value of Zoom surged to more than $129 billion, higher than Citigroup, Boeing and Starbucks.

Today's Birthdays: Actor George Maharis is 93. Conductor Seiji Ozawa is 86. Attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz is 83. Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 82. Actor Don Stroud is 78. Conductor Leonard Slatkin is 77. Singer Archie Bell is 77. Singer Barry Gibb is 75. Rock musician Greg Errico is 73. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 71. Singer Gloria Estefan is 64. Jazz musician Boney James is 60. Singer-musician Grant Lee Phillips (Grant Lee Buffalo) is 58. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 57. Retired NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway is 55. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 50. Actor Maury Sterling is 50. Rock singer JD Fortune is 48. Actor Scott Speedman is 46. Country singer Angaleena Presley (Pistol Annies) is 45. Actor Boyd Holbrook is 40. Actor Zoe Lister-Jones is 39. Rock musician Joe Trohman is 37. Actor Aisling Loftus is 31.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2021. There are 121 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date: In 1159, Pope Adrian IV, the only English pope, died.In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.) In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. In 1942, U.S. District Court Judge Martin I. Welsh, ruling from Sacramento, Calif., on a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Fred Korematsu, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals. In 1945, Americans received word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.)In 1969, a coup in Libya brought Moammar Gadhafi to power. In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, as Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union resigned before the resumption of Game 21. An arson fire at the Blue Bird Cafe in Montreal, Canada, claimed 37 lives. In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. In 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off Newfoundland. In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS" as his city descended into anarchy amid the flooding left by Hurricane Katrina. In 2009, Vermont's law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect. In 2015, invoking "God's authority," Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis denied marriage licenses to gay couples again in direct defiance of the federal courts, and vowed not to resign, even under the pressure of steep fines or jail. (Davis would spend five days in jail; she was released only after her staff issued the licenses on her behalf but removed her name from the form.) Ten years ago: In a fiery broadcast from hiding, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi warned that loyalist tribes in his main strongholds were armed and preparing for battle. Leaders and envoys from 60 countries and the U.N. met in Paris for talks with Libya's rebel-led National Transitional Council to map the country's future.Five years ago: A massive fireball and explosion erupted at SpaceX's main launch pad at Cape Canaveral, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet service in Africa. One year ago: Visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he toured the charred remains of a city block, President Donald Trump blamed "domestic terror" for the violence that had followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, who'd been left paralyzed when he was shot in the back seven times by a police officer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes; the ban had been in effect since mid-March over fears of spreading the coronavirus. U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a hard-fought Democratic Senate primary; it was the first time a Kennedy had lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts. With videoconferencing an integral part of daily life during the pandemic, the Wall Street market value of Zoom surged to more than $129 billion, higher than Citigroup, Boeing and Starbucks.Today's Birthdays: Actor George Maharis is 93. Conductor Seiji Ozawa is 86. Attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz is 83. Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 82. Actor Don Stroud is 78. Conductor Leonard Slatkin is 77. Singer Archie Bell is 77. Singer Barry Gibb is 75. Rock musician Greg Errico is 73. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 71. Singer Gloria Estefan is 64. Jazz musician Boney James is 60. Singer-musician Grant Lee Phillips (Grant Lee Buffalo) is 58. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 57. Retired NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway is 55. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 50. Actor Maury Sterling is 50. Rock singer JD Fortune is 48. Actor Scott Speedman is 46. Country singer Angaleena Presley (Pistol Annies) is 45. Actor Boyd Holbrook is 40. Actor Zoe Lister-Jones is 39. Rock musician Joe Trohman is 37. Actor Aisling Loftus is 31.

Today in History - Sept. 1

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing, have made an arrest and located the alleged murder weapon.

Just after 9:30p.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a stabbing in the 5600 block of south 143rd Street East in Wichita, according to Lt. Benjamin Blick.

 When deputies arrived, they located a 48-year-old as Kelly Joe Ralph in the driveway with multiple stab wounds. EMS transported&nbsp; him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

During the investigation, deputies learned there was a physical disturbance between Ralph and and his 32-year-old nephew Douglass R. McGathy over a gun sale, according to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter. They both lived at the home.

Deputies arrested McGathy and booked him on requested charges of Murder in the second degree.&nbsp; 

On Tuesday, investigators returned to the crime scene and&nbsp; located the knife used in the murder. It was thrown on the roof of the home, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing, have made an arrest and located the alleged murder weapon.Just after 9:30p.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a stabbing in the 5600 block of south 143rd Street East in Wichita, according to Lt. Benjamin Blick. When deputies arrived, they located a 48-year-old as Kelly Joe Ralph in the driveway with multiple stab wounds. EMS transported&nbsp; him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.During the investigation, deputies learned there was a physical disturbance between Ralph and and his 32-year-old nephew Douglass R. McGathy over a gun sale, according to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter. They both lived at the home.Deputies arrested McGathy and booked him on requested charges of Murder in the second degree.&nbsp; On Tuesday, investigators returned to the crime scene and&nbsp; located the knife used in the murder. It was thrown on the roof of the home, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter.

Sheriff: Deputies find murder weapon on roof of Kan. home

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor

After an uncharacteristic down year in 2020, the Central Mustang football team is primed and ready for a big bounce back in 2021.

“We asked our kids for some of the goals that they wanted to set and it all comes back to the winning standard of Salina Central football,” Mustang head coach Mark Sandbo said. “I’m really proud of how our seniors handled some of the adversity last year and I think that’s a good indicator of where we’re at as a program.”

While the work in the offseason has brought new energy to the Central locker room, coach Sandbo acknowledged that the results still need to become apparent on the field.

“We’re evaluated on if we’re winning football games,” he said. “I feel like there’s an expectation to get back to winning and more importantly winning in November.”

Returning for another season under center is second-year starter Parker Kavanaugh, who will have an opportunity to write his name on several lines of the Central Mustang record books this year.

Kavanaugh will be joined for an encore in the backfield by running backs Micah Moore and Kenyon McMillan, who will look to build off their work from a season ago.

The Mustangs air attack will feature several veterans at receiver as well, led by seniors Hayden Vidricksen and Logan Losey, while the offensive line will feature three seniors in Angel Luna, Mykell Williams, and Sabian Mills, joined by a pair of juniors in Mason Clark and Kaleb Marshall.

For Central to find success on the field this season, cutting down turnovers will be a must, as free possessions for opponents led to a number of the Mustang's eight losses last year.

“We really turned it over and shot ourselves in the foot a lot last season,” Sandbo said. “We weren’t great at executing situationally and we have to nail down some of those kinds of things that we struggled with in 2020.”

On the defensive side of the ball, Central returns seven starters from a year ago and hopes to get back to a more physical style of football.

“Defensively we’re going to be better tacklers and we’ll be just as, if not more physical than we were last year,” he said. “I’m excited about the physicality that we’ve seen going into Friday.

Jaxson Kolzow will return to the field after suffering a broken wrist in 2020 for his senior year at high safety while fellow senior Mason Gary takes over as the secondary’s top cornerback.

There will be plenty of experience in the linebacking corps as well with juniors Kayson Graham and Brooks Richardson patrolling the inside while Dawson Hogan and Nick Clayton work the outside.

In the trenches, the Mustangs will see a lot of turnover from last year, but the unit anchored by Calvin Hemmer and Brayden McKnight is more than up to the task according to coach Sandbo.

Central will kick off their 2021 season at Haysville Campus on September third and will wrap up their regular season against their cross-town rival in Salina South on October 22nd.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
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 </figure>After an uncharacteristic down year in 2020, the Central Mustang football team is primed and ready for a big bounce back in 2021.“We asked our kids for some of the goals that they wanted to set and it all comes back to the winning standard of Salina Central football,” Mustang head coach Mark Sandbo said. “I’m really proud of how our seniors handled some of the adversity last year and I think that’s a good indicator of where we’re at as a program.”While the work in the offseason has brought new energy to the Central locker room, coach Sandbo acknowledged that the results still need to become apparent on the field.“We’re evaluated on if we’re winning football games,” he said. “I feel like there’s an expectation to get back to winning and more importantly winning in November.”Returning for another season under center is second-year starter Parker Kavanaugh, who will have an opportunity to write his name on several lines of the Central Mustang record books this year.Kavanaugh will be joined for an encore in the backfield by running backs Micah Moore and Kenyon McMillan, who will look to build off their work from a season ago.The Mustangs air attack will feature several veterans at receiver as well, led by seniors Hayden Vidricksen and Logan Losey, while the offensive line will feature three seniors in Angel Luna, Mykell Williams, and Sabian Mills, joined by a pair of juniors in Mason Clark and Kaleb Marshall.For Central to find success on the field this season, cutting down turnovers will be a must, as free possessions for opponents led to a number of the Mustang's eight losses last year.“We really turned it over and shot ourselves in the foot a lot last season,” Sandbo said. “We weren’t great at executing situationally and we have to nail down some of those kinds of things that we struggled with in 2020.”On the defensive side of the ball, Central returns seven starters from a year ago and hopes to get back to a more physical style of football.“Defensively we’re going to be better tacklers and we’ll be just as, if not more physical than we were last year,” he said. “I’m excited about the physicality that we’ve seen going into Friday.Jaxson Kolzow will return to the field after suffering a broken wrist in 2020 for his senior year at high safety while fellow senior Mason Gary takes over as the secondary’s top cornerback.There will be plenty of experience in the linebacking corps as well with juniors Kayson Graham and Brooks Richardson patrolling the inside while Dawson Hogan and Nick Clayton work the outside.In the trenches, the Mustangs will see a lot of turnover from last year, but the unit anchored by Calvin Hemmer and Brayden McKnight is more than up to the task according to coach Sandbo.Central will kick off their 2021 season at Haysville Campus on September third and will wrap up their regular season against their cross-town rival in Salina South on October 22nd.

2021 season preview: Salina Central football

There’s a lot of talk right now about a four-day work week, both globally and here in the United States. In Iceland, over 80% of the workforce now has the four-day work week as an option, and the concept is catching on. Spain, New Zealand and Japan are giving it a shot, and a California congressman recently introduced legislation to make the 4-day work week happen here at home.

Could America be next? Not so fast, folks.&nbsp;

What Exactly is the 4-Day Work Week?&nbsp;

A four-day work week means people are working 32- to 36-hour weeks (maybe even less)—not full 40-hour weeks. That makes this concept different from shift work, where people work fewer days but still fit 40 hours into the work week. With a four-day work week, you’re guaranteed a three-day weekend&nbsp;every week.&nbsp;And did I mention that the pay doesn’t decrease? That’s right, you still get the same salary or hourly pay as if you’re working a full five days.

You might be saying, “You had me at three-day weekend!”&nbsp;Or maybe you’re wondering how productive people can be if they’re only working four days. Apparently, a four-day work week can make&nbsp;some&nbsp;people more productive. At least, that’s what studies showed in Iceland, where a number of workers say they feel less stressed and burned out. The study lasted from 2015 to 2019, and cut back on workers’ hours without cutting down on their income.

Those employees said having shorter hours actually improved the quality of their work,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they had the energy to do other things away from their jobs. They reported better overall attitudes, because they were coming to work fully present instead of running on empty.

The more rest you can get, the more likely you’ll be able to avoid feeling&nbsp;overworked. The benefits from this are huge for your mental health&nbsp;and&nbsp;the quality of your work. The less workplace burnout you feel, the more likely you are to stay invested in your job and produce quality results.

If you know you only have four days to get stuff done, you might be more careful about how you schedule your days, too. You might try harder to stay focused and have fewer interruptions. If you’ve been taking it easy and phoning it in on Fridays, a four-day work week might be the kick in the pants you need.

Sure, having a longer weekend might be great. But the truth is a four-day work week gives you less time to get your work done. That’s the harsh reality. If you’re only working four days a week, the pressure is on to jam-pack all you can into those four days. If you’re pressed to cram as much work and as many meetings as possible into only four days’ time, your&nbsp;stress levels&nbsp;could be higher than when you were working a five-day week.

Let’s take a moment to think about customers, too. This is a&nbsp;big&nbsp;issue. After all, five-day work weeks are the norm for most people, so it makes sense that the people you serve would expect it from you and your business. Suddenly having to deal with an extra day where you and your company aren’t available could lead to lots of unsatisfied customers.

Will a four-day work week happen in America?&nbsp;Don’t hold your breath. Traditional work situations may have morphed some since the pandemic, but it would take a lot&nbsp;to convince most businesses to go for this change.

<a href="https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ken-coleman" target="_blank">Ken Coleman&nbsp;</a>is the nationally syndicated radio host of The Ken Coleman Show and No. 1 national best-selling author. He has been featured in Forbes, appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, and the Rachel Ray Show. Since 2014, he has served at Ramsey Solutions, where he offers expert advice to help thousands of people every day discover what they were meant to do and how to land their dream job. Ken’s newest book,&nbsp;FromPaycheck to Purpose, publishes on Nov. 9, 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By KEN COLEMANThere’s a lot of talk right now about a four-day work week, both globally and here in the United States. In Iceland, over 80% of the workforce now has the four-day work week as an option, and the concept is catching on. Spain, New Zealand and Japan are giving it a shot, and a California congressman recently introduced legislation to make the 4-day work week happen here at home.Could America be next? Not so fast, folks.&nbsp;What Exactly is the 4-Day Work Week?&nbsp;A four-day work week means people are working 32- to 36-hour weeks (maybe even less)—not full 40-hour weeks. That makes this concept different from shift work, where people work fewer days but still fit 40 hours into the work week. With a four-day work week, you’re guaranteed a three-day weekend&nbsp;every week.&nbsp;And did I mention that the pay doesn’t decrease? That’s right, you still get the same salary or hourly pay as if you’re working a full five days.You might be saying, “You had me at three-day weekend!”&nbsp;Or maybe you’re wondering how productive people can be if they’re only working four days. Apparently, a four-day work week can make&nbsp;some&nbsp;people more productive. At least, that’s what studies showed in Iceland, where a number of workers say they feel less stressed and burned out. The study lasted from 2015 to 2019, and cut back on workers’ hours without cutting down on their income.Those employees said having shorter hours actually improved the quality of their work,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they had the energy to do other things away from their jobs. They reported better overall attitudes, because they were coming to work fully present instead of running on empty.Some of the prosThe more rest you can get, the more likely you’ll be able to avoid feeling&nbsp;overworked. The benefits from this are huge for your mental health&nbsp;and&nbsp;the quality of your work. The less workplace burnout you feel, the more likely you are to stay invested in your job and produce quality results.If you know you only have four days to get stuff done, you might be more careful about how you schedule your days, too. You might try harder to stay focused and have fewer interruptions. If you’ve been taking it easy and phoning it in on Fridays, a four-day work week might be the kick in the pants you need.Some of the cons&nbsp;Sure, having a longer weekend might be great. But the truth is a four-day work week gives you less time to get your work done. That’s the harsh reality. If you’re only working four days a week, the pressure is on to jam-pack all you can into those four days. If you’re pressed to cram as much work and as many meetings as possible into only four days’ time, your&nbsp;stress levels&nbsp;could be higher than when you were working a five-day week.Let’s take a moment to think about customers, too. This is a&nbsp;big&nbsp;issue. After all, five-day work weeks are the norm for most people, so it makes sense that the people you serve would expect it from you and your business. Suddenly having to deal with an extra day where you and your company aren’t available could lead to lots of unsatisfied customers.Will a four-day work week happen in America?&nbsp;Don’t hold your breath. Traditional work situations may have morphed some since the pandemic, but it would take a lot&nbsp;to convince most businesses to go for this change.<a href="https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ken-coleman" target="_blank">Ken Coleman&nbsp;</a>is the nationally syndicated radio host of The Ken Coleman Show and No. 1 national best-selling author. He has been featured in Forbes, appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, and the Rachel Ray Show. Since 2014, he has served at Ramsey Solutions, where he offers expert advice to help thousands of people every day discover what they were meant to do and how to land their dream job. Ken’s newest book,&nbsp;FromPaycheck to Purpose, publishes on Nov. 9, 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;

COLEMAN: A 4-day work week? Don’t hold your breath

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2021. There are 122 days left in the year. 

On Aug. 31, 1980, Poland's Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike. 

In 1886, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 

In 1939, the first issue of Marvel Comics, featuring the Human Torch, was published by Timely Publications in New York. 

In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay; Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in floor exercise and the balance beam. 

In 1986, 82 people were killed when an Aeromexico jetliner and a small private plane collided over Cerritos, California. The Soviet passenger ship Admiral Nakhimov collided with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, causing both to sink; up to 448 people reportedly died. 

In 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver's wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal. (Weaver was acquitted of murder and all other charges in connection with the confrontation; he was convicted of failing to appear for trial on firearms charges and was sentenced to 18 months in prison but given credit for 14 months he'd already served.) 

In 1994, the Irish Republican Army declared a cease-fire. Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century. 

In 1996, three adults and four children drowned when their vehicle rolled into John D. Long Lake in Union, South Carolina; they had gone to see a monument to the sons of Susan Smith, who had drowned the two boys in October 1994. 

In 1997, Prince Charles brought Princess Diana home for the last time, escorting the body of his former wife to a Britain that was shocked, grief-stricken and angered by her death in a Paris traffic accident earlier that day. 

In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reported "a significant number of dead bodies in the water" following Hurricane Katrina; Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and to instead stop increasingly hostile thieves. 

In 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and around the world: "It is time to turn the page."

In 2018, Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," was laid to rest after an eight-hour funeral at a Detroit church, where guests included Bill and Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson.

In 2019, a gunman carried out a shooting rampage that stretched ten miles between the Texas communities of Midland and Odessa, leaving seven people dead before police killed the gunman outside a movie theater in Odessa.

Ten years ago: The Wartime Contracting Commission issued a report saying the U.S. had lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stood to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awarded and managed contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects.

Five years ago: On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan during a joint press conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century, a JetBlue Airbus A320, landed in the central city of Santa Clara, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. Brazil's Senate voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office. (Rousseff was accused of breaking fiscal laws in her management of the federal budget.)

One year ago: At a rally in Pittsburgh, Democrat Joe Biden resoundingly condemned violent protesters and called for their prosecution; he accused President Donald Trump of causing the divisions that had ignited the violence. Trump reiterated that he blamed radical troublemakers who he said were stirred up and backed by Biden. The U.S. Open, the first Grand Slam tennis event in nearly six months, began in New York with no fans in attendance because of the pandemic. The family of John Thompson announced that the former Georgetown University basketball coach had died at the age of 78; he was the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's championship. Police in Rwanda announced the arrest on terrorism charges of Paul Rusesabagina, who'd been portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country's 1994 genocide. The Federal Aviation Administration said it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones; Amazon said it was still testing and flying the drones.

Today's Birthdays: Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 82. Actor Jack Thompson is 81. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 76. Singer Van Morrison is 76. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 73. Actor Richard Gere is 72. Actor Stephen Henderson is 72. Olympic gold medal track and field athlete Edwin Moses is 66. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 64. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go's) is 64. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 62. R&amp;B musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 58. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 56. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 52. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 51. Actor Zack Ward is 51. Golfer Padraig Harrington is 50. Actor Chris Tucker is 49. Actor Sara Ramirez is 46. R&amp;B singer Tamara (Trina &amp; Tamara) is 44.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Tuesday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2021. There are 122 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 31, 1980, Poland's Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike. On this date:In 1886, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1939, the first issue of Marvel Comics, featuring the Human Torch, was published by Timely Publications in New York. In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay; Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in floor exercise and the balance beam. In 1986, 82 people were killed when an Aeromexico jetliner and a small private plane collided over Cerritos, California. The Soviet passenger ship Admiral Nakhimov collided with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, causing both to sink; up to 448 people reportedly died. In 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver's wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal. (Weaver was acquitted of murder and all other charges in connection with the confrontation; he was convicted of failing to appear for trial on firearms charges and was sentenced to 18 months in prison but given credit for 14 months he'd already served.) In 1994, the Irish Republican Army declared a cease-fire. Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century. In 1996, three adults and four children drowned when their vehicle rolled into John D. Long Lake in Union, South Carolina; they had gone to see a monument to the sons of Susan Smith, who had drowned the two boys in October 1994. In 1997, Prince Charles brought Princess Diana home for the last time, escorting the body of his former wife to a Britain that was shocked, grief-stricken and angered by her death in a Paris traffic accident earlier that day. In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reported "a significant number of dead bodies in the water" following Hurricane Katrina; Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and to instead stop increasingly hostile thieves. In 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and around the world: "It is time to turn the page."In 2018, Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," was laid to rest after an eight-hour funeral at a Detroit church, where guests included Bill and Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson.In 2019, a gunman carried out a shooting rampage that stretched ten miles between the Texas communities of Midland and Odessa, leaving seven people dead before police killed the gunman outside a movie theater in Odessa.Ten years ago: The Wartime Contracting Commission issued a report saying the U.S. had lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stood to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awarded and managed contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects.Five years ago: On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan during a joint press conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century, a JetBlue Airbus A320, landed in the central city of Santa Clara, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. Brazil's Senate voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office. (Rousseff was accused of breaking fiscal laws in her management of the federal budget.)One year ago: At a rally in Pittsburgh, Democrat Joe Biden resoundingly condemned violent protesters and called for their prosecution; he accused President Donald Trump of causing the divisions that had ignited the violence. Trump reiterated that he blamed radical troublemakers who he said were stirred up and backed by Biden. The U.S. Open, the first Grand Slam tennis event in nearly six months, began in New York with no fans in attendance because of the pandemic. The family of John Thompson announced that the former Georgetown University basketball coach had died at the age of 78; he was the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's championship. Police in Rwanda announced the arrest on terrorism charges of Paul Rusesabagina, who'd been portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country's 1994 genocide. The Federal Aviation Administration said it had granted Amazon approval to deliver packages by drones; Amazon said it was still testing and flying the drones.Today's Birthdays: Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 82. Actor Jack Thompson is 81. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 76. Singer Van Morrison is 76. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 73. Actor Richard Gere is 72. Actor Stephen Henderson is 72. Olympic gold medal track and field athlete Edwin Moses is 66. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 64. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go's) is 64. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 62. R&amp;B musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 58. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 56. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 52. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 51. Actor Zack Ward is 51. Golfer Padraig Harrington is 50. Actor Chris Tucker is 49. Actor Sara Ramirez is 46. R&amp;B singer Tamara (Trina &amp; Tamara) is 44.

Today in History - Aug. 31

COWLEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on multiple charges after a head-on crash.

Just after 4a.m. August 27, the Arkansas City Fire-EMS and Police departments were dispatched for a 2-vehicle injury accident in the 100 block of North Summit Street, according to a media release.&nbsp;

One of the drivers, a 74-year-old Arkansas City man, was injured.&nbsp; Arkansas City Fire-EMS transported him to South Central Kansas Medical Center.

Further investigation determined the other driver, 20-year-old Manuel Enriques, had crossed the center line and struck the victim’s vehicle head-on. Enriques was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police administered standardized field sobriety testing, which determined Enriques was suspected to be impaired, although alcohol has been ruled out as a contributing factor to the accident.

Officers later obtained a search warrant for a blood sample, which will be submitted to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for testing. Enriques was taken into custody without incident on requested charges of driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield.

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 </figure>COWLEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on multiple charges after a head-on crash.Just after 4a.m. August 27, the Arkansas City Fire-EMS and Police departments were dispatched for a 2-vehicle injury accident in the 100 block of North Summit Street, according to a media release.&nbsp;One of the drivers, a 74-year-old Arkansas City man, was injured.&nbsp; Arkansas City Fire-EMS transported him to South Central Kansas Medical Center.Further investigation determined the other driver, 20-year-old Manuel Enriques, had crossed the center line and struck the victim’s vehicle head-on. Enriques was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.Police administered standardized field sobriety testing, which determined Enriques was suspected to be impaired, although alcohol has been ruled out as a contributing factor to the accident.Officers later obtained a search warrant for a blood sample, which will be submitted to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for testing. Enriques was taken into custody without incident on requested charges of driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield.

Kan. man jailed after head-on crash that injured 74-year-old

<a href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/lillian-mathiesen">Obituary | Lillian K. Mathiesen of Midwest City, Oklahoma | Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home (chaputbuoy.com)</a>

Lillian K. Mathiesen, age 94, formerly of Belleville, Kansas, left this earthly life on Friday, August 6, 2021 at South Park East Nursing Home in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born on September 11, 1926 in Butte, Nebraska to Heinrich “Henry” and Katherina “Katherine” (Roth) Schroetlin. Her family moved to Sutton, NE, where she attended the Sutton schools. &nbsp;At the age of 16, Lillian worked at the ammunition depot in Hasting, NE. In 1950 she moved to Wichita, KS, where she worked at American Electric as a bookkeeper.&nbsp;

She married James “Jim” O. Stroh on June 21, 1952. They had two sons, David and Mark, and lived in Wichita for about ten years before moving to Belleville. Lillian worked at the Belleville Building and Loan and later she and Jim opened Jim’s OK Tire Store. Jim passed from a heart attack on April 30, 1973. Lillian continued to own and operate the tire store until she retired and sold the business. She later married Verdell A. Mathiesen on January 16, 1975 in Chester, NE. He preceded her in death on June 26, 2016. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Chester, NE.&nbsp;

Lillian is survived by her sons David (Alesia), Midwest City, OK, and Mark (Kathie), Ellinwood, KS; step-children Debra (Tom) Skucius, Cuba, KS, Denise Mathiesen, Concordia, KS, David (Brenda Shelton) Mathiesen, Berthoud, CO, and Doug Mathiesen, Overland Park, KS; 19 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; brother Benjamin “Ben” (Jackie) Schroetlin, Omaha, NE; and many nieces and nephews.&nbsp;

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands James Stroh and Verdell Mathiesen; sisters Erma Franklin, Martha Haas and Esther Brown; brothers Herman Schroetlin, Ted Schroetlin, Bill Schroetlin, Reuben Schroetlin, Arthur Schroetlin and Edgar Schroetlin.&nbsp;

It was Lillian’s wishes to be cremated and the family will hold a celebration of her life on September 11, 2021 with burial of the cremains at the Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, KS. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville, KS or Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, KS on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.&nbsp; 

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Republic County Resource Council for the Republic County Patriot Project in care of the funeral home. 

For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.

To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Lillian K. Mathiesen, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/lillian-mathiesen/gifts?campaign=obituaryThemed-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.

<h2>Lillian K. Mathiesen, Belleville</h2><a href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/lillian-mathiesen">Obituary | Lillian K. Mathiesen of Midwest City, Oklahoma | Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home (chaputbuoy.com)</a><figure>
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 </figure>September 11, 1926 - August 6, 2021Lillian K. Mathiesen, age 94, formerly of Belleville, Kansas, left this earthly life on Friday, August 6, 2021 at South Park East Nursing Home in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born on September 11, 1926 in Butte, Nebraska to Heinrich “Henry” and Katherina “Katherine” (Roth) Schroetlin. Her family moved to Sutton, NE, where she attended the Sutton schools. &nbsp;At the age of 16, Lillian worked at the ammunition depot in Hasting, NE. In 1950 she moved to Wichita, KS, where she worked at American Electric as a bookkeeper.&nbsp;She married James “Jim” O. Stroh on June 21, 1952. They had two sons, David and Mark, and lived in Wichita for about ten years before moving to Belleville. Lillian worked at the Belleville Building and Loan and later she and Jim opened Jim’s OK Tire Store. Jim passed from a heart attack on April 30, 1973. Lillian continued to own and operate the tire store until she retired and sold the business. She later married Verdell A. Mathiesen on January 16, 1975 in Chester, NE. He preceded her in death on June 26, 2016. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Chester, NE.&nbsp;Lillian is survived by her sons David (Alesia), Midwest City, OK, and Mark (Kathie), Ellinwood, KS; step-children Debra (Tom) Skucius, Cuba, KS, Denise Mathiesen, Concordia, KS, David (Brenda Shelton) Mathiesen, Berthoud, CO, and Doug Mathiesen, Overland Park, KS; 19 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; brother Benjamin “Ben” (Jackie) Schroetlin, Omaha, NE; and many nieces and nephews.&nbsp;She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands James Stroh and Verdell Mathiesen; sisters Erma Franklin, Martha Haas and Esther Brown; brothers Herman Schroetlin, Ted Schroetlin, Bill Schroetlin, Reuben Schroetlin, Arthur Schroetlin and Edgar Schroetlin.&nbsp;It was Lillian’s wishes to be cremated and the family will hold a celebration of her life on September 11, 2021 with burial of the cremains at the Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, KS. Friends may sign the register book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, Belleville, KS or Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, KS on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.&nbsp; In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Republic County Resource Council for the Republic County Patriot Project in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Lillian K. Mathiesen, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/lillian-mathiesen/gifts?campaign=obituaryThemed-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.

Lillian K. Mathiesen

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A Saline County resident sustained a $23,000 total loss when someone broke into his residence south of Salina earlier this month.

Jeremy Carnes, 40, told deputies that someone broke into his residence in the 400 block of E. Water Well Road sometime between Aug. 20 and Tuesday while he was in the Saline County Jail, Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. According to booking information, Carnes was booked into jail for failure to appear.

Carnes estimated that $3,500 worth of damage was done to his garage doors during the incident.

Soldan said that numerous items were taken, including the following.

●Multiple stereo and electronics components

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA Saline County resident sustained a $23,000 total loss when someone broke into his residence south of Salina earlier this month.Jeremy Carnes, 40, told deputies that someone broke into his residence in the 400 block of E. Water Well Road sometime between Aug. 20 and Tuesday while he was in the Saline County Jail, Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. According to booking information, Carnes was booked into jail for failure to appear.Carnes estimated that $3,500 worth of damage was done to his garage doors during the incident.Soldan said that numerous items were taken, including the following.●Multiple stereo and electronics components●A 75-inch LG 4K television●Three hundred Blu-ray discs●Multiple Craftsman tools●A framed Avengers comic●A Batman print signed by Bob Kane●A washer and dryer

Saline County man out $23,000 after residential burglary

Today is Monday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2021. There are 123 days left in the year. 

On Aug. 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1861, Union Gen. John C. Fremont instituted martial law in Missouri and declared slaves there to be free. (However, Fremont's emancipation order was countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln.) 

In 1905, Ty Cobb made his major-league debut as a player for the Detroit Tigers, hitting a double in his first at-bat in a game against the New York Highlanders. (The Tigers won, 5-3.)

In 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters. 

In 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger. 

In 1987, a redesigned space shuttle booster, created in the wake of the Challenger disaster, roared into life in its first full-scale test-firing near Brigham City, Utah.

In 1992, the television series "Northern Exposure" won six Emmy Awards, including best drama series, while "Murphy Brown" received three Emmys, including best comedy series.

In 1993, "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered on CBS-TV. 

In 1997, Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.) 

In 2005, a day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people. 

In 2007, in a serious breach of nuclear security, a B-52 bomber armed with six nuclear warheads flew cross-country unnoticed; the Air Force later punished 70 people. 

In 2012, Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House with a rousing, personal speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, proclaiming that America needs "jobs, lots of jobs." 

In 2015, the White House announced that President Barack Obama would change the name of North America's tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, bestowing the traditional Alaska Native name on the eve of a historic presidential visit to Alaska. 

Ten years ago: National Guard helicopters rushed food and water to a dozen cut-off Vermont towns after the rainy remnants of Hurricane Irene washed out roads and bridges in a deluge that had taken many people in the landlocked New England state by surprise. Libyan rebels said they were closing in on Moammar Gadhafi and issued an ultimatum to loyalists in his hometown of Sirte, his main remaining bastion: Surrender, or face attack.

Five years ago: Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy each easily won their Florida Senate primaries; Rubio won the election the following November. U.S. Sen. John McCain beat back an Arizona primary challenge from a Republican tea party activist, Kelli Ward, to win the right to seek a sixth Senate term in November (McCain went on to defeat Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Green Party candidate Gary Swing).

One year ago: President Donald Trump praised supporters who clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, calling them "great patriots"; Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler blamed each other for the violence. A tally kept by Johns Hopkins University found that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally had topped 25 million; the U.S. led the count with 5.9 million cases. Lady Gaga won multiple honors at the MTV Video Music Awards, most of them for her hit with Ariana Grande, "Rain on Me," while The Weeknd took home the top prize.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Elizabeth Ashley is 82. Actor Ben Jones is 80. Actor John Kani is 79. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 78. Olympic gold medal skier Jean-Claude Killy is 78. Comedian Lewis Black is 73. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 70. Actor David Paymer is 67. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 64. Actor Michael Chiklis is 58. Actor Michael Michele is 55. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 50. Rock singer-musician Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) is 50. Actor Cameron Diaz is 49. TV personality Lisa Ling is 48. Rock singer-musician Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish) is 47. Actor Raúl Castillo is 44. Actor Michael Gladis is 44. MLB pitcher Adam Wainwright is 40. Former tennis player Andy Roddick is 39. Singer Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) is 36. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 35. Actor Johanna Braddy is 34. Actor Cameron Finley is 34.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2021. There are 123 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.On this date: In 1861, Union Gen. John C. Fremont instituted martial law in Missouri and declared slaves there to be free. (However, Fremont's emancipation order was countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln.) In 1905, Ty Cobb made his major-league debut as a player for the Detroit Tigers, hitting a double in his first at-bat in a game against the New York Highlanders. (The Tigers won, 5-3.)In 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters. In 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger. In 1987, a redesigned space shuttle booster, created in the wake of the Challenger disaster, roared into life in its first full-scale test-firing near Brigham City, Utah.In 1992, the television series "Northern Exposure" won six Emmy Awards, including best drama series, while "Murphy Brown" received three Emmys, including best comedy series.In 1993, "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered on CBS-TV. In 1997, Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.) In 2005, a day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people. In 2007, in a serious breach of nuclear security, a B-52 bomber armed with six nuclear warheads flew cross-country unnoticed; the Air Force later punished 70 people. In 2012, Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House with a rousing, personal speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, proclaiming that America needs "jobs, lots of jobs." In 2015, the White House announced that President Barack Obama would change the name of North America's tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, bestowing the traditional Alaska Native name on the eve of a historic presidential visit to Alaska. Ten years ago: National Guard helicopters rushed food and water to a dozen cut-off Vermont towns after the rainy remnants of Hurricane Irene washed out roads and bridges in a deluge that had taken many people in the landlocked New England state by surprise. Libyan rebels said they were closing in on Moammar Gadhafi and issued an ultimatum to loyalists in his hometown of Sirte, his main remaining bastion: Surrender, or face attack.Five years ago: Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy each easily won their Florida Senate primaries; Rubio won the election the following November. U.S. Sen. John McCain beat back an Arizona primary challenge from a Republican tea party activist, Kelli Ward, to win the right to seek a sixth Senate term in November (McCain went on to defeat Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Green Party candidate Gary Swing). One year ago: President Donald Trump praised supporters who clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, calling them "great patriots"; Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler blamed each other for the violence. A tally kept by Johns Hopkins University found that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally had topped 25 million; the U.S. led the count with 5.9 million cases. Lady Gaga won multiple honors at the MTV Video Music Awards, most of them for her hit with Ariana Grande, "Rain on Me," while The Weeknd took home the top prize.Today's Birthdays: Actor Elizabeth Ashley is 82. Actor Ben Jones is 80. Actor John Kani is 79. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 78. Olympic gold medal skier Jean-Claude Killy is 78. Comedian Lewis Black is 73. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 70. Actor David Paymer is 67. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 64. Actor Michael Chiklis is 58. Actor Michael Michele is 55. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 50. Rock singer-musician Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) is 50. Actor Cameron Diaz is 49. TV personality Lisa Ling is 48. Rock singer-musician Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish) is 47. Actor Raúl Castillo is 44. Actor Michael Gladis is 44. MLB pitcher Adam Wainwright is 40. Former tennis player Andy Roddick is 39. Singer Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) is 36. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 35. Actor Johanna Braddy is 34. Actor Cameron Finley is 34.

Today in History - Aug. 30

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91.

Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death in an email to The Associated Press. Asner’s official&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/theonlyedasner/status/1432034864384000007?s=21" target="_blank">Twitter account included a note</a>&nbsp;from his children: “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you.”

Built like the football lineman he once was, the balding Asner, a native of Kansas City, was a journeyman actor in films and TV when he was hired in 1970 to play Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” For seven seasons he was the rumpled boss to Moore’s ebullient Mary Richards (He called her “Mary,” she called him “Mr. Grant”) at the fictional Minneapolis TV newsroom where both worked. Later, he would play the role for five years on “Lou Grant.”

Asner’s character had caught on from the first episode of “Mary Tyler Moore,” when he told Mary in their initial meeting, “You’ve got spunk. ... I hate spunk!” The inspired cast included Ted Knight as Ted Baxter, the dimwitted news anchor; Gavin MacLeod as Murray Slaughter, the sarcastic news writer; and Betty White as the manipulative, sex-obsessed home show hostess Sue Ann Nivens. Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman, playing Mary’s neighbors, both saw their characters spun off into their own shows.

Asner is the third “Mary Tyler Moore” alum to die in recent months.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cloris-leachman-dead-7b9eb2aa8de5a62e8502ca94cff89e83">Leachman died in January</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gavin-macleod-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-6313dfd801244eeeea2be2ddeac1cdbb">MacLeod died in May.</a>

The 99-year-old White is the lone surviving main cast member from “Mary Tyler Moore.”

“Mary Tyler Moore” was still a hit when the star decided to pursue other interests, and so it was brought to an end in the seventh season with a hilarious finale in which all of the principals were fired except for the bumbling Baxter.

Asner went immediately into “Lou Grant,” his character moving from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to become city editor of the Tribune, a crusading newspaper under the firm hand of Publisher Margaret Pynchon, memorably played by Nancy Marchand.

Asner won three best supporting actor Emmys on “Mary Tyler Moore” and two best actor awards on “Lou Grant.” He also won Emmys for his roles in the miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1975-1976) and “Roots” (1976-1977).

He had more than 300 acting credits and remained active throughout his 70s and 80s in a variety of film and TV roles. In 2003, he played Santa Claus in Will Ferrell’s hit film “Elf.” He was John Goodman’s father in the short-lived 2004 CBS comedy “Center of the Universe” and the voice of the elderly hero in the hit 2009 Pixar release, “Up.” More recently, he was in such TV series as “Forgive Me” and “Dead to Me.”

Nonetheless, Asner told The Associated Press in 2009 that interesting roles were hard to come by.

“I never get enough work,” he said. “It’s the history of my career. There just isn’t anything to turn down, let me put it that way.”

“I’d say most people are probably in that same boat, old people, and it’s a shame,” he said.

As Screen Actors Guild president, the liberal Asner was caught up in a political controversy in 1982 when he spoke out against U.S. involvement with repressive governments in Latin America. “Lou Grant” was canceled during the furor that followed and he did not run for a third SAG term in 1985.

Asner discussed his politicization in a 2002 interview, noting he had begun his career during the McCarthy era and for years had been afraid to speak out for fear of being blacklisted.

Then he saw a nun’s film depicting the cruelties inflicted by El Salvador’s government on that country’s citizens.

“I stepped out to complain about our country’s constant arming and fortifying of the military in El Salvador, who were oppressing their people,” he said.

Former SAG President Charlton Heston and others accused him of making un-American statements and of misusing his position as head of their actors union.

“We even had bomb threats at the time. I had armed guards,” Asner recalled.

The actor blamed the controversy for ending the five-year run of “Lou Grant,” although CBS insisted declining ratings were the reason the show was canceled.

Although the show had its light moments, its scripts touched on a variety of darker social issues that most series wouldn’t touch at the time, including alcoholism and homelessness. Asner remained politically active for the rest of his life and in 2017 published the book “The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs.”

Asner, born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1929, almost became a newsman in real life. He studied journalism at the University of Chicago until a professor told him there was little money to be made in the profession.

He quickly switched to drama, debuting as the martyred Thomas Becket in a campus production of T.S. Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral.”

He eventually dropped out of school, going to work as a taxi driver and other jobs before being drafted in 1951. He served with the Army Signal Corps in France.

Returning to Chicago after military service, he appeared at the Playwrights Theatre Club and Second City, the famed satire troupe that launched the careers of dozens of top comedians.

Later, in New York, he joined the long-running “The Threepenny Opera” and appeared opposite Jack Lemmon in “Face of a Hero.”

Arriving in Hollywood in 1961 for an episode of television’s “Naked City,” Asner decided to stay and appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including the film “El Dorado,” opposite John Wayne; and the Elvis Presley vehicles “Kid Galahad” and “Change of Habit.” He was a regular in the 1960s political drama series “Slattery’s People.”

He was married twice, to Nancy Lou Sykes and Cindy Gilmore, and had four children, Matthew, Liza, Kate and Charles.

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 </figure>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91.Asner’s representative confirmed the actor’s death in an email to The Associated Press. Asner’s official&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/theonlyedasner/status/1432034864384000007?s=21" target="_blank">Twitter account included a note</a>&nbsp;from his children: “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you.”Built like the football lineman he once was, the balding Asner, a native of Kansas City, was a journeyman actor in films and TV when he was hired in 1970 to play Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” For seven seasons he was the rumpled boss to Moore’s ebullient Mary Richards (He called her “Mary,” she called him “Mr. Grant”) at the fictional Minneapolis TV newsroom where both worked. Later, he would play the role for five years on “Lou Grant.”Asner’s character had caught on from the first episode of “Mary Tyler Moore,” when he told Mary in their initial meeting, “You’ve got spunk. ... I hate spunk!” The inspired cast included Ted Knight as Ted Baxter, the dimwitted news anchor; Gavin MacLeod as Murray Slaughter, the sarcastic news writer; and Betty White as the manipulative, sex-obsessed home show hostess Sue Ann Nivens. Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman, playing Mary’s neighbors, both saw their characters spun off into their own shows.Asner is the third “Mary Tyler Moore” alum to die in recent months.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cloris-leachman-dead-7b9eb2aa8de5a62e8502ca94cff89e83">Leachman died in January</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/gavin-macleod-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-6313dfd801244eeeea2be2ddeac1cdbb">MacLeod died in May.</a>The 99-year-old White is the lone surviving main cast member from “Mary Tyler Moore.”“Mary Tyler Moore” was still a hit when the star decided to pursue other interests, and so it was brought to an end in the seventh season with a hilarious finale in which all of the principals were fired except for the bumbling Baxter.Asner went immediately into “Lou Grant,” his character moving from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to become city editor of the Tribune, a crusading newspaper under the firm hand of Publisher Margaret Pynchon, memorably played by Nancy Marchand.Asner won three best supporting actor Emmys on “Mary Tyler Moore” and two best actor awards on “Lou Grant.” He also won Emmys for his roles in the miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1975-1976) and “Roots” (1976-1977).He had more than 300 acting credits and remained active throughout his 70s and 80s in a variety of film and TV roles. In 2003, he played Santa Claus in Will Ferrell’s hit film “Elf.” He was John Goodman’s father in the short-lived 2004 CBS comedy “Center of the Universe” and the voice of the elderly hero in the hit 2009 Pixar release, “Up.” More recently, he was in such TV series as “Forgive Me” and “Dead to Me.”Nonetheless, Asner told The Associated Press in 2009 that interesting roles were hard to come by.“I never get enough work,” he said. “It’s the history of my career. There just isn’t anything to turn down, let me put it that way.”“I’d say most people are probably in that same boat, old people, and it’s a shame,” he said.As Screen Actors Guild president, the liberal Asner was caught up in a political controversy in 1982 when he spoke out against U.S. involvement with repressive governments in Latin America. “Lou Grant” was canceled during the furor that followed and he did not run for a third SAG term in 1985.Asner discussed his politicization in a 2002 interview, noting he had begun his career during the McCarthy era and for years had been afraid to speak out for fear of being blacklisted.Then he saw a nun’s film depicting the cruelties inflicted by El Salvador’s government on that country’s citizens.“I stepped out to complain about our country’s constant arming and fortifying of the military in El Salvador, who were oppressing their people,” he said.Former SAG President Charlton Heston and others accused him of making un-American statements and of misusing his position as head of their actors union.“We even had bomb threats at the time. I had armed guards,” Asner recalled.The actor blamed the controversy for ending the five-year run of “Lou Grant,” although CBS insisted declining ratings were the reason the show was canceled.Although the show had its light moments, its scripts touched on a variety of darker social issues that most series wouldn’t touch at the time, including alcoholism and homelessness. Asner remained politically active for the rest of his life and in 2017 published the book “The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time Lefty Defends Our Constitution Against Right-Wing Hypocrites and Nutjobs.”Asner, born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1929, almost became a newsman in real life. He studied journalism at the University of Chicago until a professor told him there was little money to be made in the profession.He quickly switched to drama, debuting as the martyred Thomas Becket in a campus production of T.S. Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral.”He eventually dropped out of school, going to work as a taxi driver and other jobs before being drafted in 1951. He served with the Army Signal Corps in France.Returning to Chicago after military service, he appeared at the Playwrights Theatre Club and Second City, the famed satire troupe that launched the careers of dozens of top comedians.Later, in New York, he joined the long-running “The Threepenny Opera” and appeared opposite Jack Lemmon in “Face of a Hero.”Arriving in Hollywood in 1961 for an episode of television’s “Naked City,” Asner decided to stay and appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including the film “El Dorado,” opposite John Wayne; and the Elvis Presley vehicles “Kid Galahad” and “Change of Habit.” He was a regular in the 1960s political drama series “Slattery’s People.”He was married twice, to Nancy Lou Sykes and Cindy Gilmore, and had four children, Matthew, Liza, Kate and Charles.___

Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

Mabelle Mase enjoys being with and helping others. Throughout her life, it is a safe bet that she's done a lot of both.

Today Mase, of Salina, celebrates her 103 birthday!

While she has seen a lot through the years, it is the people she has encountered for whom she has the fondest memories.

Mase was born Aug. 29, 1918, in Centralia, Kan., the fourth of six children.

"We lived on a farm and my favorite animal has always been the horses. We rode horses a lot. I think they put me on a horse when I was about 18 months old," she said.

Growing up, Mase also enjoyed school. It was a passion that would shape much of her adult life.

"School was it!" she said and smiled. "I was eager for it every day, partly for the kids, but probably mostly for what was in the books."

After graduating from high school in Centralia, Mase went to Kansas State University, where she earned a teaching degree. Mase said she originally had planned to teach home economics, but she switched to elementary education.

While she was at K-State, her family moved to Ottawa County, so Mase found herself beginning her teaching career at a school just outside of Minneapolis, where she taught for two years before getting married. She later taught third grade in the Minneapolis district for 17 years.

Mase then decided to pursue a master's degree in special education from the University of Kansas. After completing that degree, she then taught at Hawthorne Elementary School in Salina "for a good long while."

Throughout her teaching career, Mase found delight in her students.

"I loved teaching and I loved the children. I enjoyed each one of them," she said.

While she liked to travel and visited Europe, Canada, and Mexico, being home was what Mase has enjoyed the most.

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 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostMabelle Mase enjoys being with and helping others. Throughout her life, it is a safe bet that she's done a lot of both.Today Mase, of Salina, celebrates her 103 birthday!While she has seen a lot through the years, it is the people she has encountered for whom she has the fondest memories.Mase was born Aug. 29, 1918, in Centralia, Kan., the fourth of six children."We lived on a farm and my favorite animal has always been the horses. We rode horses a lot. I think they put me on a horse when I was about 18 months old," she said.Growing up, Mase also enjoyed school. It was a passion that would shape much of her adult life."School was it!" she said and smiled. "I was eager for it every day, partly for the kids, but probably mostly for what was in the books."After graduating from high school in Centralia, Mase went to Kansas State University, where she earned a teaching degree. Mase said she originally had planned to teach home economics, but she switched to elementary education.While she was at K-State, her family moved to Ottawa County, so Mase found herself beginning her teaching career at a school just outside of Minneapolis, where she taught for two years before getting married. She later taught third grade in the Minneapolis district for 17 years.Mase then decided to pursue a master's degree in special education from the University of Kansas. After completing that degree, she then taught at Hawthorne Elementary School in Salina "for a good long while."Throughout her teaching career, Mase found delight in her students."I loved teaching and I loved the children. I enjoyed each one of them," she said.While she liked to travel and visited Europe, Canada, and Mexico, being home was what Mase has enjoyed the most."I loved activities with the local ladies, like bridge and various other activities," she said. "That is what I really enjoyed, the activities with the other ladies and the neighbors."Mase also has accomplished many hours of volunteer work to help others. One of Mase's volunteer efforts was with 4-H."I was a 4-H club leader for a short time, but mostly I saw to it that my girls had a good 4-H background," she said.She also was active in delivering Meals on Wheels.Another of Mase's life adventures was as a house mother for the Pi Phi house at the University of New Mexico."I loved being a house mother," she said.Basically, Mase enjoys people and helping others.While she plans to spend today with loved ones, the celebration will continue into Monday as Salina Presbyterian Manor, where she lives, has planned a celebration in her honor.So what advice does this woman who has made 103 trips around the sun have for those younger than her?"Live each day as it comes and work with its problems and its pleasures, but mostly to enjoy life along the way," she said.Happy birthday, Mabelle!