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MOVIES AND BOOKS
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with Hoisington Police Chief Kenton Doze
Q. Chief Doze, how long have you been in law enforcement and is this what you always wanted to do with your life? A. “I’ve been in law enforcement 45 years. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do. I grew up in Great Bend; I’ve worked for at least four different agencies. I started in 1977 at the Barton County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Then, I joined the United States Air Force, was a cop and a dog handler there, after that I worked for the Albuquerque Police Department. I moved back to this area in 1991 and worked for the Great Bend Police Department and now here I am in Hoisington.”
Q. What is the most memorable thing in your career? Or what are things you and your offi ce do that most people don’t know? A. “Oh gee. There’s a lot of things over 45 years, a lot of memorable things. Something that really stuck with me is many, many years ago on a Friday of the Labor Day weekend, I was relaxing at home and had the window blinds open. I saw a gentleman walking up to my house. So, I walked out there and I asked if I could help him and he said, ‘You don’t remember me, do you?’ I said I didn’t. He mentioned his name and then told me he wanted to shake my hand, because I had saved his life. We had served a search warrant on his house for drugs and he ended up going to jail, he said that saved his life. To search me out, to fi nd me after all those years and thank me, that is a unique thing.”
Q. Have you ever given a relative a ticket? A. “Not that I can think of. Years ago, my daughter got a ticket and the Sheriff asked me if it needed taken care of and I said, ‘No, that’s not the way I am.’”
Q. What do you like to do in your off duty time? A. “What I really like to do is get out and about, walk amongst the community and talk to people. People say ‘Oh, you’re that chief that walks all over. That’s me.”
Q. If you could tell the public any one thing, what would it be? A. “Just to be safe, and be honest about everything you do.”
STREAMING Reviews
Available on Amazon Prime Review by Tyler Julson
This show is a cyber-crime thriller type, focusing on Elliot and his mission to shop the global elite. I must admit I am only two seasons in to the show’s four-season run, but it has pulled me in. So far there have been two huge plot twists that have made me question everything I had watched up to that point. It’s a very intricate show that will pull things from earlier episodes you thought were completely inconsequential. It will defi nitely make you think.
If you’re the type of person who gets a little sketched out by the thought of always being watched online an nervous about being hacked, “Mr. Robot” will play upon those fears. I used to be nonchalant about that stuff, but now when anything goes slightly wrong with my technology or it glitches for even the tiniest moment, I’m convinced I’m being hacked.
Overall it’s a really good show with the great actions and wonderful cinematography. It’s defi nitely worth your time.
Available on Discovery+ Review by Kim Ehrich “Children of the Cult” explores one of the most well known cults. This survivor-centered documentary is about the Children of God that is internationally known and still active to this present day. The short series focuses on three British women who escaped the cult and their stories of their childhood experiences. The three women were born into the cult and were brought up with fi rsthand grooming, brainwashing and other cult practices. The documentary exposes the horrifi c practices the cult followed, traffi cking and other crimes. The women talk about how they freed themselves physically and mentally, other peers they lost along the way and how they are now seeking justice. I could not fathom this one cult was so widespread. The documentary was able to help me understand that they could not simply just pick up and leave, especially when they didn’t start to realize that they were victims until an older age.
Available on Disney+ Review by Chelsey Bellrichard A TV adaptation of the 1989 fi lm “Turner and Hooch,” the show focuses on his son Scott and his U.S. Marshall job. Scott has acquired his dad’s dog Hooch, who is the second Hooch his dad owned. Scott is not ready to have a dog, as he is a single man focusing on his career, but he has no other choice but to keep Hooch, because it was what his father wanted. Throughout the show we see Scott training Hooch to be a part of the U.S. Marshal’s canine team and taking him on missions. While this show is on Disney+, I will say since Scott is a U.S. Marshall, there are guns used in the show, but I would defi nitely not let that deter you from watching it. This show is lighthearted and funny, and my kids and I enjoy watching this together!
Available on Netfl ix Review by Chelsey Bellrichard
If you are a fan of home makeover shows, this show is for you! These lovely ladies on this show are making over motels to be chic and beautiful. In 2016, best friends April and Sarah quit their jobs to focus on updating roadside motels in Canada to make them swanky places for people to spend their weekends away. These ladies have made their motel’s “Instagram” ready, so you can have a cute photo-op at any location in the motel. I enjoyed watching this show because it was fun to watch them design each room, and they also give you advice and design inspo along the way, which is perfect for new homeowners and people who are trying to have a cute place on a budget!
Available on Netfl ix Review by Deanna Rochleau
This is my guilty pleasure. I can’t believe I’ve watched all three seasons, but I have indeed. Lock a handful of people in separate rooms and only allow them to interact through text. Some of them are who they say they are and some are “catfi shing,” pretending to be someone else. While catfi shing is a social media no-no, I’m not quite sure why the players care as long as they can get the other players to like them and rate them highly. The players regularly rank each other and those with the top rankings then get to block one person from The Circle. In the end, the person ranked highest wins a cash prize. The show is narrated throughout by the host who makes quips about the goings on. The quips are funny but not mean. “The Circle” is a little silly, but ultimately enjoyable.
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