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Find someone who will listen and be interested but somebody that can get excited when you’re excited so you can share your discoveries, because it’s just that exciting.” TERRY STAHL
Family tree takes Stahl on journey Former teacher will present video at genealogy event By Emily DeShazer
emily.deshazer@cjonline.com
A newspaper account that alleges her great-great-great-grandfather disappeared and left behind four orphaned children in 1859 unleashed an avalanche of questions for Terry Stahl about her family tree. Stahl, a Seaman school district social studies teacher who taught for 34 years, says she felt like a mystery detective trying to find answers to what happened when her family first moved to Kansas in 1857. While her journey for answers and information continues, Stahl will be presenting a genealogical project she has finished at the Topeka Genealogical Society’s free “My Most Interesting Ancestor” event at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28. With the help of friends and relatives, Stahl created a video capturing a moment in time on her sister and brother-in-law’s Flint Hills ranch in 2014. The video is one of four projects that will be shown at the TGS event that demonstrate the many different forms family history can be preserved and presented in. Mark Freel will be talking about how he learned what “The Trousseau” meant growing up, Johnny Dahl will talk about the history of his family in Oklahoma, and Elinor Baker Stroup will share the love letters her
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Terry Stahl, a retired Seaman school district social studies teacher, says her most interesting ancestor is Elizabeth Smith, who participated in the Oklahoma land rush. On May 28, Stahl will be one of four presenters at the Topeka Genealogical Society’s free “My Most Interesting Ancestor” event at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
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Notices of upcoming events for the CJ Extra Calendar should be sent to The Topeka Capital-Journal at least two weeks in advance of the intended publication date (not the event date). They may be submitted by email to news@cjonline.com; by mail or in person to The Topeka Capital-Journal, attention CJ Extra Calendar, 616 S.E. Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607 (there is an after-hours drop box at the main entrance); or by fax to (785) 295-1230. Events that require advance notification or reservations will be listed separately as space allows. Events also will be added to our online calendar at cjonline.com. Fundraisers featuring athletic activities, such as baseball, softball, basketball, golf, running and/or walking, will appear in the weekly Recreation Calendar published in the Sports section on Tuesday (see Rec Calendar for details). All area codes are (785) unless otherwise noted.
Topeka Healing Rooms, 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Restoration House, 2213 S.W. 10th. Affiliated with the International Association of Healing Rooms. Information: 221-6589 or www.topekahealingroom.com.
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Topeka Area Water Garden Society, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site, 124 N.W. Fillmore. Visitors welcome.
Topeka West Rotary Club, 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, Hy-Vee (secondfloor conference room), S.W. 29th and Wanamaker. Information: Rick Ryan, 249-9000 or president@ topekawestrotary.com. Capitol Midweek Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday (rain or shine), May 20, Kansas Statehouse (south lawn), S.W. 10th between Harrison and Jackson. Continues through Oct. 14. Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board, 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, Shawnee County Community Corrections (third floor conference room), 712 S. Kansas Ave. Parking available at Park N Shop Garage, 615 S.E. Quincy. Information: Marianne Vilander, 251-7809 or marianne. vilander@snco.us, or Ed O’Rear, 2517811 or edward.orear@snco.us. Managers of Volunteer Engage-
ment, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, Easter Seals Capper Foundation, 3500 S.W. 10th. Information: Suz McIver, 232-2044 or smciver@ midlandcc.org. Noontime Brownbag Concert: Chris Aytes, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, outside Topeka Performing Arts Center (canopy), S.E. 8th and Quincy.
National Alliance on Mental Illness and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance combined meeting, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Valeo, 330 S.W. Oakley. Information: 228-2250. Seminar on Medicare, with Pam Luthi and Scott Souther, 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 3310 S.W. Harrison. Luthi and Souther will discuss the basics of Medicare, “doughnut hole” coverage and changes in 2015. Information: 267-0157 or pjluthi@ gmail.com.
Toastmasters, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (second floor), 1515 S.W. 10th. Information: powerspeakers@gmail.com.
Storytime with Mrs. Marj, 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Information: 2730561.
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Innovative Networking Group of Topeka, 11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Carlos O’Kelly’s 3425 S. Kansas Ave. Speaker: Lee Hanner, with Confectionary Disasters. Guests welcome. RSVP on Facebook. Information: www.INGTopeka. com.
Southwest Topeka Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Thursday, May 21, The Kanza Cafe, 2701 S.W. East Circle Drive South.
NAIFA Topeka, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, Golden Corral, 1601 S.W. Wanamaker. Information: Kathy Crome, 246-1353.
Woman’s Club of Topeka, 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 5221 S.W. West Drive. Speakers: Jo Miller, Memorial Service, and Jennifer Marsh, Dream
Capital City Networking Group, 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, Jayhawk Tower, S.W. 7th and Jackson.
Rockets Art Program. Luncheon to follow. Guests welcome. Reservations (by Tuesday morning, May 19): 273-6978.
Cub Club Crafters, 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Information: 273-0561. Westar Energy/Kansas Gas Service/ONEOK retirees and spouses luncheon, 11 a.m. (lunch at 11:30) Thursday, May 21, Golden Corral, 1601 S.W. Wanamaker. Information: Gerri, 986-6242. AT&T/SBC Lifetime Member Pioneer luncheon and business meeting, 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 21, Coyote Canyon, 1251 S.W. Ashworth Place. New members welcome. Information: Virginia, 865-6165. Substance Abuse Task Force, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Kansas Children’s Service League, 3545 S.W. 5th. Public welcome. Information: www.safestreets.org or 266-4606. Topeka Networking Council, 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 21, Lawyers Title (meeting room in the back), 5715 S.W. 21st. Visitors welcome by calling (785) 466-6169 or (913) 735-7832 by the day before. Heartland Toastmasters, noon Thursday, May 21, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Guests welcome. Information: 232-2836. Rotary Club of Topeka, noon Thursday, May 21, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, S.E. 6th and Madison. Information: Roger Aeschliman, 267-8782. 6th annual Wounded Warriors Family Support High Five Tour 2015, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21,
Laird Noller Ford, 2245 S.W. Topeka Blvd. Public is invited to sign one of two mobility-equipped Ford vehicles to show their support for military families. Information: www.HighFiveTour.com. Meadowlark Toastmasters, 5:45 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Topeka Sunflower Lions Club, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Perkins Restaurant, 1729 S.W. Wanamaker. Information: Vern, 272-6102 or vlfailor@gmail.com.
FRI MAY 22 Sex Addicts Anonymous Topeka Chapter men’s group, 7 to 8 a.m. Friday, May 22, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 3916 S.W. 17th. Open to all men seeking help, but closed to visitors. Information: (785) 200-3450, saatopeka@gmail.com or https:// saa-recovery.org/. Kid’s Drum Circle with Mr. Bill, 11 a.m. Friday, May 22, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Information: 2730561. Topeka Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees, 11:45 a.m. Friday, May 22, Aldersgate Village (Wesley Hall), 7220 S.W. Asbury Drive. Speaker: Michelle De La Isla, from Habitat for Humanity. Cost: $9. Reservations required: 478-0651. Downtown Topeka Optimist Club, noon Friday, May 22, Top of the Tower, 534 S. Kansas Ave.
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CALENDAR Continued from 2 Celebrate Recovery (for adults 18 and older), meal 6 p.m., program 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, First Southern Baptist Church (enter off parking lot), 1912 S.W. Gage Blvd. Meal cost: Freewill offering. Child care available for 6th grade and younger 6:45 to 9:45 p.m. Information: www.crtopekaks.org. Topeka Gem & Mineral Society, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, Stoffer Science Hall (Room 138), Washburn University. Information: www.topekagemandmineral.org. Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), sign-in 8:30 a.m., meeting 9 a.m. Friday, May 22, Countryside United Methodist Church (use north entrance), 3221 S.W. Burlingame. First visit is free. Information: (800) 932-8677 or www.tops.org.
SAT MAY 23 Downtown Topeka Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday (rain or shine), May 23, S.W. 12th and Harrison. Continues through Nov. 1. Information: http://on.fb. me/1BOH7Q4, lanebetty4@yahoo. com or 249-4704. Ride 4 The Fallen, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Topeka Veterans Administration Hospital, 2200 S.W. Gage Blvd. Benefit for Military Veteran Project. Cost: $25. Registration: http://bit.ly/1DB4y0c. Information: HRC@KsExpo.com or www.militaryveteranproject.org. Spiritual Practices for Living with Depression workshop, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23, Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 S.W. 8th. Sharon Highberger, author of “Dancing with Depression,” with an
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SAT MAY 23 n Ride 4 The Fallen, 8 a.m. ride registration, pancake feed and roll call, Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, 2200 S.W. Gage Blvd. Cost: $25. Benefits the Military Veteran Project. Registration: http://bit. ly/1DB4y0c. Information: HRC@ KsExpo.com or www.militaryveteranproject.org. n Historic Topeka Cemetery minitours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1601 S.E. 10th, Gage Monument. n Historic Topeka Cemetery placing of flags at veterans’ graves, about 11 a.m., 1601 S.E. 10th, Mausoleum Row.
SUN MAY 24 n Historic Topeka Cemetery minitours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1601 S.E. 10th, Gage Monument. n Reception honoring Margaret Kasschau, granddaughter of Brig. Gen. Norman Ramsey, 6 p.m., Historic Topeka Cemetery, 1601 S.E. 10th, Crane Home (cemetery office). n World War I Commemoration and Brig. Gen. Norman Ramsey Tribute at the gravesite of Gen. Ramsey (Section 82), 7 p.m., Historic Topeka Cemetery, 1601 S.E. 10th. Ramsey’s granddaughter, Margaret Kasschau, will speak; the
Topeka High School Marine Corps JROTC will present a Massing of the Colors; and gravesites of WWI service deaths will be marked with biographical posters.
MON MAY 25 n Setting of flags at Mount Hope Cemetery, 6:30 a.m., S.W. 17th and Fairlawn. The Topeka Marine Corps League, Gen. Lewis W. Walt Detachment, with the assistance of the Topeka High School Marine Corps JROTC cadets, will install the Avenue of Flags. n Vietnam Veterans service at Historic Topeka Cemetery, 10 a.m., 1601 S.E. 10th, Bell Tower (south end of cemetery). n Historic Topeka Cemetery minitours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1601 S.E. 10th, Gage Monument. n Mount Hope Cemetery & Funeral Chapel ceremony, 11 a.m., S.W. 17th and Fairlawn. Melissa Jarboe, of the Military Veteran Project, will be the guest speaker. n Penwell-Gabel Cemetery & Mausoleum ceremony, 11 a.m., S.W. 6th and Gage Boulevard. Maj. Scott Conklin, with the Topeka Police Department, will be the guest speaker. Information: http://penwellgabelcemetery.com/MemorialDay.aspx.
n Barbecue luncheon for military veterans and their families, 12:30 p.m., Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Information: 2280400. n A Veteran’s Tribute, 2 p.m., Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Features annual Massing of the Colors and the Santa Fe Band. Information: 228-0400. n Picking up flags at Mount Hope Cemetery, 5 p.m., S.W. 17th and Fairlawn. The Topeka Marine Corps League, Gen. Lewis W. Walt Detachment, with the assistance of the Topeka High School Marine Corps JROTC cadets, will remove the Avenue of Flags.
ELSEWHERE n Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery ceremony, 11 a.m., Fort Riley, 5181 Wildcat Creek Road (near airport), Manhattan. Public welcome. Information: Keith Shurtleff, (785) 717-3050 or dkshurtleff@embarqmail.com.
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The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library will be closed May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. The Chandler Booktique and the Millennium Cafe inside the library also will be closed.
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Stahl: Brother-in-law’s retirement led to video project Continued from 1 father sent her mother during the height of the Great Depression. The 90-minute program also will include answers to some of the most common questions related to genealogy and how to get started. Surrounded by records and books full of information on genealogy at the Society’s library in south Topeka, Stahl sat down with The Topeka CapitalJournal to talk about her most interesting ancestor and how she got the idea for the video she will be showing.
Q: What originally got you interested in genealogy? Stahl: I’ve been interested my whole life, but I was always a keeper of stories. There’s a difference. A strict genealogist seems to be more involved with getting the facts and proving the facts. My emphasis from the start was getting the stories. I started with my parents, but sadly I waited until my kids were grown because I didn’t have time. But I wrote everything down, so that’s how I started. Then once I retired, I was a history teacher, so I had a really strong background. My emphasis has always been about humanizing these people — hence the
stories — so that’s why I wanted to know. I want to put it in context and not just, somebody was born and we know this because ... and later they died because we have an obituary. Q: Who do you consider your most interesting ancestor? Stahl: Elizabeth Smith, who was this child who came in 1857 and she married a Bateman and she was born the same day as my birthday 101 years earlier. She was orphaned at age 11 and she had 14 children in her lifetime. Of her 14, nine lived to adulthood. She and her husband lived the pioneer lifestyle from about 1868 to about 1890, and then they went to Oklahoma and rushed. I would say she’s the most interesting ancestor. She’s the most real to me of the people I, of course, have never met. Q: Tell me how the idea came about for a video. Stahl: My sister and brother-in-law live on a ranch in the middle of the Flint Hills, and I’m a photographer, so when (my brother-in-law) Larry announced he was going to retire, my sister said, “Terry, why don’t you come down and take a few pictures of the ranch.” So I went periodically all summer and into the fall and I took like 700 pictures. (At first) it was
going to be a coffee table book, and then it changed and it was going to be a slide show because they were going to have a party. Then we thought, if we’re going to do a slide show, we ought to add music, and then we thought, wouldn’t it be nice if we could voice over some of this. So then we said, well, how do we organize it? Do we show all the wildflower pictures together and all the cow pictures together and all the building pictures together? And so we did it like a tour. So we had you driving down the highway and then you went into the ranch, and then it’s like you went into the pastures, and then we
did it in a chronological order and ended with the roundup. Q: It’s not your typical looking-up-your-familytree and writing-downyour-history project. Stahl: This I would call being a contemporary historian. What I was doing was capturing a moment in time in the Flint Hills. It’s like saying, “In 2014, people who lived in the Flint Hills were experiencing this.” But if you want the more typical story, I’m working on that, too. My great-great-great-grandfather came to Kansas in 1857 with his four children and some relatives, so I’m writing his story.
Q: How did you discover that’s when he came to Kansas? Stahl: When you’re doing family history you usually work backwards. You start with you what you know for sure. I knew my parents, my grandparents, I knew my greatgrandparents by name and birthdate and all that, so when I was researching my great-great-grandmother Elizabeth, I knew what my dad had told me, so then I started bumping into things from Jackson County. I found a book called “The Early Settlers of Jackson County.” I knew (Elizabeth’s) dad dies in 1859 leaving these four kids orphaned, and that her uncle Charles
Bateman then takes over. I found in the Holton Recorder an account that said he had disappeared, and I’m going, does that mean he deserted him? I wanted to know. Q: Do you have other words of advice for beginners. Stahl: You have to start and find some kind of support. If you can, find a friend — someone who will listen and be interested but somebody that can get excited when you’re excited so you can share your discoveries, because it’s just that exciting. Contact Emily DeShazer at (785) 295-1245 or @DeShazer photog on Twitter.
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CALENDAR Continued from 4 introduction to helpful practices for living. Information: 633-7764. 113th annual Overbrook Rural High School alumni banquet, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23, Overbrook United Methodist Church, 1005 N. Maple St. Honored classes: 1965, 1955, 1945, 1940 and 1935. All ORHS students, teachers, staff members and their guests are welcome to attend. Cost: $15 per person. Reservations and payment due by Saturday, May 16, to assure adequate food and seating. Reservations: ORHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 277, Overbrook, KS 66524. Information: 836-7621. Laura Thurston Temple No. 1094 whole catfish dinners, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Elk Lodge, 1316 S.E. Madison. Dine in or carry out. Cost: $10. Topeka Nar-Anon Family Group, for families and friends who are affected by someone else’s narcotic addiction, noon to 1:15 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 1005 S.W. 10th (next to Oxford House). Information: www. naranonmidwest.org. Fire Breathin’ Silverbacks’ 2nd annual Cookout for Cans, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Hillcrest Community Center, 1800 S.E. Iowa. Bounce house, ice cream, candy, music, food, games, face painting and prizes. Information: 383-9652. Topeka Unit NAACP general meeting, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 S.E. Monroe. Public welcome. Information: 266-3212. 102nd Wheaton High School alumni banquet, social hour 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Wheaton Gym, K-16 highway, Wheaton. Theme: Luau. Cost: $12. Reservations: Ireta Schwant, 3964428; Nila Haefner, 396-4483; or Brenda Schlegel, 457-2159.
Circleville High School alumni banquet, social hour 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Circleville Gymnasium, 700 Grant, Circleville. Cost: $15. Reservations: Kenneth Wykert, kwykert@giantcomm.net; Ed Claycamp, 231-6972; or Barbara Hutchinson, 924-3358 or bargmorris@gmail.com. 100th annual Powhattan High School alumni banquet, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Kickapoo Nation School, Powhattan. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meal cost: $13 ($15 at door). Checks: Powhattan Alumni Association. Reservations (by Tuesday, May 12): Box 81, Powhattan, KS 66527.
SUN MAY 24 Valley Falls High School 128th anniversary celebration, 11 a.m. (covered-dish lunch at 12:30) Sunday, May 24, Delaware Township Hall, 421 5th St., Valley Falls. The class of 1965 will be honored. Table service and drinks provided. Alumni and friends welcome. North Topeka Historical Society, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 24, The Cottages, 620 N.W. Lyman. Singles with Spirit, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, Countryside United Methodist Church (use north entrance), 3221 S.W. Burlingame Road. Adult singles group. New members of all faiths welcome. Information: 817-5530.
25, Most Pure Heart of Mary Church (Formation Room), 3601 S.W. 17th. Topic: Signs, Symbols and Dreams. Information: Susan, 272-4895 or www.tcftopeka.org. Topeka Healing Rooms, 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 25, Faith Family Life Center (enter on north side of building), 3710 N. Topeka Blvd. Affiliated with the International Association of Healing Rooms. Information: 2216589 or www.topekahealingroom. com.
TUE MAY 26 Sunrise Optimist Club, 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, Optimist Club Activity Building, 720 N.W. 50th. Speaker: Matt Campbell, 6th grade teacher at Logan Elementary, on teaching in the Congo. Guests welcome. Information: Gary Slimmer, 246-1291. Kansas Department of Health and Environment retirees, 8:30 a.m. breakfast, 9 a.m. program Tuesday, May 26, Kanza Cafe, 2701 S.W. East Circle Drive South (one block north of S.W. 6th and MacVicar). Information: Steve, 478-0126. Randel Ministries mobile food distribution, 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, Family of God Church (west parking lot), 1231 N.E. Eugene. No ID or proof of income required. First-come, first-served. Volunteers should arrive by 8:30 a.m. Information: 234-1111 or www.randelministries.com.
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Veterans’ Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center (Building 3, first floor, Room A-101), 2200 S.W. Gage Blvd. Information: 350-4386.
The Compassionate Friends support group for bereaved parents and siblings, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, May
Music & Moving with Singing Sarah, 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Informa-
tion: 273-0561. Executive Connections Referral Group luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, McFarland’s (lower level), 4133 S.W. Gage Center Drive. Bring business cards and network. Information: www.partner4leads. com/group/activity/925/ExecutiveConnections. Kansas Professional Grant Association, Topeka Chapter, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, McFarland’s Restaurant, 4133 S.W. Gage Center Drive. Members must RSVP. Information: www.kpga.us/aboutus/ topekachapter. Emotions Anonymous Topeka Chapter, noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Grace Episcopal Cathedral (enter north courtyard door), 701 S.W. 8th. Twelve-step spiritual recovery program open to anyone who wants to become emotionally well. Information: Sharon, 633-7764, newhopeea@ gmail.com or EmotionsAnonymous. com. Kiwanis Club of North Topeka, noon Tuesday, May 26, Community Bank, N.W. US-24 highway and Rochester Road. Guests welcome. Information: 233-8862. Kiwanis Club of Topeka (note date change), noon Tuesday, May 26, Jayhawk Tower (Florentine Room), 700 S.W. Jackson. Program: Roundtable discussion. Guests welcome. Information: Rita, 249-9720. Sertoma Heartland Club, noon Tuesday, May 26, Kansas Statehouse (dining area in lower level), S.W. 8th and Van Buren. Program: Tour of the Capitol dome at 12:15 p.m. Information and reservations: 478-2228. PRN Home Health and Hospice Bereavement Group, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Thornton Place Independent Living (second floor chapel), 2901 S.W. Armstrong. For persons who have lost family mem-
bers or loved ones. Information: Ron Hillis, (800) 222-6344. Flint Hills Harmony Sweet Adelines, 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Westside Baptist Church, 1008 S.W. 4th. Women who love to sing are invited to attend. Information: Nancy, 608-8616. Kansas Capital Quilters Guild, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Woman’s Club of Topeka, 5221 S.W. West Drive. Visitors welcome. Information: www. kscapitalquilters.com. National Alliance on Mental Illness social hour, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Classic Bean, Fairlawn Plaza, S.W. 21st and Fairlawn. Reading Fun Club kickoff party, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Information: 273-0561. Topeka Sierra Club, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (Marvin Auditorium), 1515 S.W. 10th. Social time 6:30 p.m. Program: Next Generation Nuclear Reactors, with Jeffrey Geuther, nuclear facilities manager at Kansas State University. Public welcome.
LOOKING AHEAD Queen of Spades Garden Club, 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, WardMeade Historic Site (Preston Hale Room), 124 N.W. Fillmore. Alzheimer’s support group for caregivers, family and friends of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, Alzheimer’s Association Office, 3625 S.W. 29th Suite 102. Informa-
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CALENDAR Continued from 6 tion: 271-1844. Marine Corps League meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, VFW Post 1650, 3110 S.W. Huntoon. The General Lewis W. Walt Detachment, Marine Corps League invites all former, retired, active duty Marines, FMF Corpsmen and FMF Navy Chaplains to attend. Information: http:// on.fb.me/1E7lhbp or 640-6077. Topeka Genealogical Society, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Program: My Most Interesting Ancestor. Public welcome. Lego kickoff party, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 30, The Toy Store, 5300 S.W. 21st. Information: 273-0561. United Daughters of the Confederacy, Ladies of the Plains 2696, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Information and reservations: ladiesoftheplains@ ksudc.org or www.ksudc.org. Topeka Rose Show, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (Marvin Auditorium), 1515 S.W. 10th. Sponsored by the Topeka Rose Society. Free. Public entries accepted from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Information: 232-6292. Topeka Area Retired School Personnel, noon Monday, June 1, Ramada West, 605 S.W. Fairlawn. Annual memorial service. Program: Trip to Antarctica. Information and reservation (by noon Tuesday, May 26): 267-5791. Medicare Mondays, 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, June 1, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (Menninger Room 206), 1515 S.W. 10th. Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) program will teach,
answer questions and give unbiased counseling for Kansas Medicare beneficiaries and their friends and family. Information: 580-4545 or nhohl@tscpl.org. Foundation for Aeronautical Education Radio Controlled Aircraft, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 1, Velma Paris Community Center, 6715 S.W. Westview Road. Public welcome. Information: Greg, g.inkmann@ sbcglobal.net. Association of Retired Kansas Highway Employees (KDOT retirees), 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, Coyote Canyon, 1251 Ashworth Place. NET Reach Neighborhood Farmers Market, 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Avondale East NET Center (back parking lot), 455 S.E. Golf Park Blvd. Markets are held the first and third Tuesday of the month through August. Northeast Kansas Business Networking Group, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill, 5928 S.W. 17th. Information: Patrick Anderson, 6086561.
can’t be certified until they turn 14. Cost: $6. Information and pre-registration (required by Friday, May 22): Lyndon Extension office, 828-4438; Ottawa Extension office, 229-3520; Garnett Extension office, 448-6826; or by emailing rschaub@ksu.edu, dhibdon@ksu.edu or sblocker@ ksu.edu. Woman’s Club of Topeka, 10 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 5221 S.W. West Drive. Speaker: Mary Coverdale, on prayer shawls; installation of officers. Luncheon to follow. Guests welcome. Reservations (by Tuesday morning, June 2): 273-6978.
first-come, first-served basis. Information and reservations: 862-3303 weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
“Emerging from the Ashes” exhibit sneak peak, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you tour exhibit. Guest speaker: Battalion Chief Todd Williams at 6 p.m. Cost: Nonmembers $5 (members are free). Information and reservations (by Thursday, May 28): 232-5533.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Youth Academy for youths entering grades 6-8 next fall, June 8-12 at Seaman High School or June 15-19 at Shawnee Heights High School. Space is limited to 50 students. Application deadline is May 22 and can be mailed or delivered to the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Community Services Unit, 320 S. Kansas, Suite 200. Information: Community Services Unit, 251-2200 or www. shawneesheriff.org.
Bone Appetit, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 6, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center (Regency Ballroom), 420 S.E. 6th. Cost: $50 (VIP $75); table for 10 $480 (VIP table for 10 $700). Bone Appetit benefits Helping Hands Humane Society. Information and tickets: HHHS, 233-7325 or http://bit. ly/1L4E1yj.
iCan Bike Camp for ages 8 and older with disabilities, 12:30 p.m., 2:05 p.m. or 3:40 p.m., June 1-5, Central Park Community Center, 1534 S.W. Clay. Cost: $100 (scholarship assistance available). Space is limited to six per 75-minute session. Volunteers needed to assist in camp. Information and registration: 272-4060, intake@escfks.com or www.capper. easterseals.com.
Rossville High School all-school reunion, dinner and dance, Saturday, June 6. Information: 584-6335 or 584-6315.
TDC Learning Centers summer camps for children ages 3-5: All About Me, June 15-19; Bubble Party, June 22-26; Splish Splash, July 6-10; and Ready or Not, Here I Come, July 13-17. Camps run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Highland Park Parent-Child Learning Center, 2424 S.E. California. Costs: $10 one-time enrollment fee; $50 per week, per child. Information: 274-6015 or 272-5051.
Topeka Gem and Mineral Society, Fossil Special Interest Group, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Baker’s Dozen, 4310 S.W. 21st. Information: www. topekagemandmineral.org.
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Tractor Safety Training for ages 14-15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, Pomona Community Center, Pomona. Class is required for those who want to operate tractors on farms other than their parents’. Youth age 13 can take training but
Young Aviators Education Classes for ages 8-12, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 1-4, July 6-9 and Aug. 3-6, Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field, 6700 S.W. Topeka Blvd. Cost: $50 per student for four days of classes. Limited to 20 students per class on a
Accidental Mysteries: Extraordinary Vernacular Photographs exhibit from the collection of John and Teenuh Foster, May 22 through Aug. 1, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, S.W. 17th and Jewell. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m.
Healing After Loss to Suicide (HEALS), Topeka Area, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Stormont-Vail HealthCare (Pozez Building), 1505 S.W. 8th. Support group for family and friends who have lost someone to suicide. Information: Sandy, 2493792 or sreams67@gmail.com.
Tuesday, June 9. Information: www. washburn.edu/mulvane or 670-1124. Visit Topeka Inc. is accepting applications for dancers (ages 18 and over) to participate in the inaugural Kansas Burlesque Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Applications are due by Wednesday, July 1. The event is a fundraiser for the Jayhawk Theatre. Information: Rosa@VisitTopeka.com or http://bit.ly/1e48Msc. Free bus rides for senior passengers (ages 65 and older) will be offered by Topeka Metro during the month of May. Information, 783-7000 or www.topekametro.org. The Topeka Metro’s Kids Ride Free summer program will run from Saturday, May 15, through Aug. 15. Kids through age 18 can ride Topeka Metro fixed-route buses for free. For route information, call 783-7000 or visit www.topekametro.org. The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s Summerfest 2015 registration is open for all ages at http://tscpl.org/summerfest. Reading tracking will begin on Monday, May 25. For a list of Summerfest activities, visit http://bit.ly/1GPMQrJ. The Topeka Human Relations Commission is seeking nominations for the Troy Scroggins Award through Friday, May 29. Awards are presented to deserving individuals and organizations for their efforts to ensure fair and equal rights to all citizens of Topeka. For nomination information and forms, call 368-3606 or visit http://bit.ly/1E9ZtwX. The NOTO ArtsPlace June Workshop with mosaic muralist Isaiah Zagar will be June 6-9. This hands-on workshop will create a ceramic mural in NOTO Arts District. Space is limited for students (June 6-7) and apprentices (June 6-9). For more information, visit www.notoartsplace.com or email ddsnethen@att.net.
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Pleasant Hill 6th graders’ portfolio wins Stock Market Game division The Capital-Journal Top this, Warren Buffett. A pair of sixth graders from the Seaman school district are this year’s statewide winners in their enrollment division of the Stock Market Game, a 14-week contest in which the Pleasant Hill Elementary School students earned a 24 percent return on a hypothetical $100,000 investment. Using Buffett’s legendary advice to “buy what you know,” Micah Kobuszewski and Ike Prengel turned a hand-picked portfolio that included Amazon, Netflix, Pandora and Shake Shack into a total mythical equity of $124,153. It was the best return among the 248 teams in the grades 6-8 division of the state competition, and second overall among all 762 participating teams that included high school students and teachers. The top overall result was a $131,421 portfolio amassed by a team from Neodesha High School. The Seaman team’s collection of stock and bonds posted a 19.3 percent gain above the average return of the S&P 500, according to statistics posted by the game’s or-
ganizer, the Kansas Council for Economic Education. Like all investors, the team that called itself MichahandIke experienced some downturns during the period of Jan. 20 through April 24. “One stock tanked for a while,” Kobuszewski said in a news release, “but we knew you’re supposed to buy low and sell high, not the other way around. We kept it and it jumped back up.” The two were among eight teams from Seaman’s elementary school gifted class, taught by LeAnna Hochstetler, who said the discussion of buying, selling and investment philosophy grew out of a unit on mathematics problem solving. Teams competed in divisions for grades 3 through 5, 6 through 8 and 9 through 12. There also were divisions for teachers, Prengel and Kobuszewski, along with their parents, were invited to attend a banquet May 12 at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Mo. Prengel is the son of Al and Shelly Prengel. Kobuszewski is the son of Jonathan and Jennifer Kobuszewski.
Youth tractor safety class offered The Capital-Journal A tractor safety program — a requirement for youths ages 14 and 15 who plan to operator a tractor on any place other than their parents’ property — will be offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 at the Pomona Community Center. The Hazardous Occupation Training has a registration deadline of Friday, May 22. Registrations are being accepted at district offices in Lyndon, (785) 828-4438), Ottawa, (785) 229-3520, and Garnett, (785) 448-6826. Cost of the course is $6. Participants will undergo an instructional session in Pomona before taking a written test and a driving test at a local farm. Instructors will provide transportation to and from the testing area. The training also is required for youths ages 14 and 15 who plan to drive lawn mowers and other power implements of more than 20 horsepower.
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AMR TO OFFER LIFE-SAVING CPR CLASSES Topeka’s local emergency medical services provider, American Medical Re-
sponse, will provide coaching on life-saving compression-only CPR techniques as part of National Emergency Medical Services Week. The hands-on chest compression techniques that can help increase a cardiac arrest victim’s chances for survival, will be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 20 at AMR’s Shawnee County Operations center, 401 S.W. Jackson. Additional information is available through the AMR website, www.amr.net/CPR. ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL As a way of assisting America’s military families, the Manhattan office of Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. is offering free, confidential financial reviews for all Kansas current or former military service personnel and their spouses. The consultations give military families the chance to review their current budget, debt payment options and develop a savings plan, said Chris Burk, supervisor of HCCI’s Housing and Credit Counseling department. Appointments can be scheduled through the Manhattan office by calling (800) 383-0217.