May Lebo Light

NEVER FORGET
May 1, 2014 Issue 45 The Peoples Paper
DR. HUNTER AND WORLD WAR II
By Barbara Dailey
As we remember our veterans on Memorial Day, let us not forget the many sacrifices that the Boys in Service endured
day after day that we may enjoy our freedom in a great country. We hope that the letters written by Doc Hunter have
given our readers a small view of army life during World War II.
In the July 9, 1942 Lebo Enterprise it was announced that Dr. K. R. Hunter would be inducted into the army the 12 th day
of July. Dr. Hunter spent 38 months in the service and spent 2 ½ years in England, Africa, Italy, and France.
In the last issue of The Lebo Light, we shared a letter that Dr. K. R. Hunter wrote to Dan Evans, publisher of The Lebo
Enterprise while he was stationed in England and Mrs. C. H. Hottle, a Lebo neighbor, about his daily army life in Africa.
September 7, 1944
Dear Dan:
Had your nice letter a few days ago and needless to say, I was glad to hear. I am in Italy now and like it much better
here than in the part of Africa that I was in. Had a wonderful boat ride over here as we came on a hospital ship and so not
all of the blackouts etc. as with the other types of sea transportation. The very first thing that we saw was evidence of air
raids and of course lots of demolished buildings and partially sunken ships. Really brings the war a bit closer to me as we
didn‘t often have any trouble there. We have an awfully nice location here and are sort of taking things easy. Live on a
little lake and there are really plenty of fish in it but the boys haven‘t been able to get them to bite on anything. We are
not so far from a very nice bathing beach and that is about the only thing that I haven‘t done over here in this country.
Have had several nice little excursions to see various things and have really seen my share of them. I never got to go
anywhere in Africa but that hasn‘t been the case here so far. Have visited Naples, Rome, Cassino, Anzio, Pompeii,
Sorrento, and Salerno - so that is quite a nice variety. Some of these towns in the ―push‖ area have certainly been
―liberated‖ and in a big way. The buildings and everything are just a shambles in some of them and it is really a sad look
mess. The people are working at cleaning it up though and are even rebuilding some of the destroyed walls. Don‘t know
how many years it is going to take to get it all cleaned up. Was pretty disappointed in Rome for I have seen much nicer
merchandise in the stores of other cities than I did there. Also the prices there are simply out of reason. The historical
buildings, etc. were very interesting, but outside of them, I wouldn‘t go up there for the trip if I had the chance. The Tiber
is just a little old yellowish muddy river - not even as large as the Kaw. Have been to a couple of operas and in spite of the
fact that I couldn‘t understand the language, I enjoyed them a lot. The countryside hereabouts is covered with trees and
plants of all kinds. Sycamores are the national trees in this country and there are plenty of them. We have lots of fresh
fruits and nuts too. Those things are quite an improvement over conditions back in Africa. I don‘t see that the people are
much better off than back in Africa. They certainly are very poor, dirty, ragged, hungry and miserable. The living conditions
are not as good as most of our livestock have at home - which isn‘t very good. There are lots and lots of kids and some
are dressed and some aren‘t. They are about all in rags, and dirty ones at that. There is laundry hanging out of about
every window and it is quite a tattle-tale gray. We had some very fine corn on the cob the other day - according to the
natives! It was just so hard it was about nearly to shrivel and just one little nubbin was about all one could handle. Those
were the only samples of that dish I have had since leaving home. We get a bit of ice cream around here once in a while.
That is one thing that most all soldiers are just waiting to catch on. I am feeling right good again and think that I have the
hospitalization whipped for the present. Really seems mighty good to be free from that skin trouble and you can bet that I
am not looking for anymore of it. Have been taking some pictures and buying quite a number of picture cards of places
that I have seen. …..
As Ever, Doc.
Cont page 4

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BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY
1 Sheldon Hull, Laila Allegre
2 Amber Miller, Martin Jones, James McConkey
3 Vicki Gillespie, Gladys Newkirk McAlister
4 Debra Smith
5 Jean Davies, Jessica Patterson, Layne Knight
Mary Allegre, Mark Divine
7 Jim Teeter, Elizabeth Hull
8 Shirley Hensley, Ethan Small, Camden Kazcor
9 Shelby Robke, Jamie Born
11 Shelby Clifton
12 Rita Stark, Reagan Darbyshire
13 Michael Thomas
14 Dale Smith, Jim Rogers, Jim Combes, Todd
Laflin
15 Sandra Hopkins
16 Bill Brown, Frenchie Frye, Terry Criqui
17 Abby Ables
18 Ryan White
19 Linnie Knight, Jimmy Sullivan, Layne Combes
20 Paula Evans, Roxanne Thomas, Larry Hoffman,
David Williams, Brett Stockwell
21 Jesse Knight, Levern Love, Rebecca Criqui
22 Todd Jones, Sharla Stockwell, Cheryl Thorne
Garrett VanArsdale
23 Sherry Clifton
24 Sam Lochmann
25 Curt Sergeant, Lesa Robke, Nathan Kitson
26 Austin Telfer, Jerry Julian, Hunter Morris,
Curtis Geary
27 Darlene Longhofer
30 Janet Tastove, Andrew Bailey
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MAY
5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week
5 American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Legion Hall 9:00 am
City Council @ City Hall 7:00 pm
Lebo Masonic Lodge #152@ Senior Center 7:30 pm
6 American Legion Meeting @ Legion Hall 7:00 pm
Curbside Recycle Pickup Lebo
9 Play Day Lebo Elementary 8:30 am
11 Mothers Day
14 Baker University Jazz Ensemble @ 2:30 pm Lebo Gym
17 Armed Forces Day
18 Graduation Lebo High 4:00 pm
20 Curbside Recycle Pickup Lebo
22 Kindergarten graduation @ 8:30 am Lebo City Library
Last Day School dismiss 11:30 am
24 Alumni Banquet Lebo High Gym 6:00 pm
26 Memorial Day Services at 10:00 am cemetery
30 Over 60 Pot Luck @ Humphreys Hall Noon
31 Wellness Waddle Benefit Andrew Barr @ 8:00 am
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women
who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Each year The Lebo American Legion Post 323 along with its
American Legion Auxiliary continues a long tradition by
conducting a Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln Cemetery
beginning at 10:00 am on Monday, May 26th.The names of
military personnel from the Civil War, Spanish American War,
World Wars I and II, Korean, Vietnam, and other wars are
read, poppies are placed on the grave of the Unknown Soldier.
The Avenue of Flags consist of about 100 donated flags which
came from the caskets of loved ones. The Boy Scouts also
place individual flags on the graves of veterans.
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
1 Jesse & Tracey Knight
6 Steve & Amy Moyer
19 Wes & Ruby Garard
23 Pernell & Vickie Combes
29 Ed & Dixie Geary
If you have a birthday, anniversary or any
other event that you would like to put in
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The Lebo Light
WORLD WAR II VETERANS
Page 3
A. J. ADKINS
DONAL ANTRIM
GEORGE ANTRIM
FERRIS BAILEY
DAROL BAIRD
ROY A. BAKER
EDWIN BARNETT
LARRY BARTLETT
ROBERT L. BARTLEY
WILLARD BAZIL
FRANK BEAGEL
LEVI H. BEAVER
MERVIN BEITZ
EDWIN BENTON
FLOYD BENTON
FRANK BLUE
LLOYD BOOTH
ALBERT ―ABE‖ BOTKIN
CECIL A. BOTKIN
DONALD BOWER
FLOYD PARKE BOWLIN
VIRGIL BOWLIN
WAYNE BRIGGS
WALTER S. BRIGGS
BOB BROWN
HARRY BROWN
WILLIAM (BILL) BROWN
THOMAS G. BUCHTEL
THOMAS BUCKLE
IRA ―BUD‖ BURD
CARL C. CALVERT
MARVIN CARR
ORVILLE CARR
CHESTER CHANDLER
FORREST CHANDLER, SR.
ALLEN CLAIBORNE
RODNEY EUGENE CLARK
RAY COMBES JR.
GLENN E. CRAFT
FRED R. CRAMER
WILBUR ―JACK‖ CROUCH
OLIVER F. CRUMBLEY
DONALD E. DeGRAFT
ORLEN DOTSON
VIRGIL DOWELL
EDWARD DOWNEY
CLARENCE DRESSLER, JR.
E. DENNIS DRESSLER
GORDON DRESSLER
NOLAN DRESSLER
WILLIAM (BILL) DUNCAN
EVERETT J. EASTERLY
HAROLD ISAAC EDWARDS
JAMES EDWARDS
NOBLE N. EDWARDS
ROBERT EDWARDS JR.
WILLIAM J. EDWARDS JR.
JOHN R ELLIS
MAX D ELLIS
THOMAS EVANS
BOBBY G. FARRAR
JOHN FERGUSON
OLAN FISHER
ROY FLEMING
MILES FRANK
MELVIN FREEMAN
EUGENE F. FREUND
HOWARD FULK
VIRGIL GARRISON
BOB GEORGE
JACKSON GEORGE
CHESTER GILLETTE
FLOYD GILMAN
EDWARD GIVENS
GOMER GIVENS
LESLIE M GOULD
JOHN GRAVES
WILLIAM GREEN
VERNON‖PEACHY‖ HARR
GLENN HARRIS
CARL HENSLEY
ALLAN HILLMAN
KENNETH HOLMES
ELBERT M. HORTON
LOREN (HAP) HORTON
DONALD HUDDLESTON
ERNEST G. HUDDLESTON
OTIS HUDDLESTON
DR. K. R. HUNTER
HARLAN F. JENNINGS
CHARLES L. JOHNSON
DWAIN JONES
ELMER R. JONES
FRED P. JONES
JOHN W. JONES, JR
NOBLE P JONES
RICHARD LOYD JONES
THOMAS H. JONES
LEIGHTON KESTER JR.
WILBUR G. KIRKHAM
KARL KOEHLER
LEO DEAN KNIGHT
WILLARD C. KNIGHT
MAX D. KRAUSE
CLIFFORD C. LANE
CHARLES LEROY LANE
FRANK LAVIN
JAMES C. LEWIS, JR
ROBERT E. LEWIS
ROBERT W. LEWIS
WAYNE LEWIS
CLARENCE LINHART
DALE LOHMEYER
RAYMOND LOHMEYER
HARVEY LYMAN
OLIVER MANNING
CLARENCE MASON
ROBERT ―BOB‖ McCANDLESS
CLINTON MILLER
REVA L. MILLER
ROBERT D. MILLER
MARVIN MORGAN
CALVIN D. MURDOCK
BOBBIE G. NAYLOR
HENRY C. NAYLOR
FRANCIS M. ―BILL‖ NEWKIRK
ALFRED NIENKE
GERALD O‘NEAL
FLOYD OREAR
WILLIAM ―BILL‖ PAXTON
WILLIS PEET
CALVIN J. POTTER
GLENN POWELL
BERT O. PRICE
JOHN L. PRICE
IRL PROCTOR
NOEL DEAN PROCTOR
WAYNE PROCTOR
FRED P. REBER
TOM REED
JACK REID
CLARENCE REIMER
KENNETH E. RICHARDS
PAUL J. RICHARDSON
CHARLES N. RICE
EARL E. RICE
JAMES C. ROBINSON
ROY E. ROGERS
DALE ROSINE
HENRY ROWLINS
WALTER ROWLINS
VICTOR SATTLER
ARNOLD SCHEMM
LAVERN SCHULTZ
CHARLES ODEAN SERGEANT
HOWARD SERGEANT
RALPH SERGEANT
VERNON ―SARGE‖ SERGEANT
RICHARD SHUNK
KENNETH O. SIEBUHR
MERRILL SIEBUHR
ALBERTS SIMS
FRANK A. SLEAD
LLOYD SMITH
VERNON SMITH
WILLIAM L. SPARR
HAROLD A. SPATZ
ROBERT G. SPATZ
ROBERT J. SPATZ
I. DALE SPIELMAN
LOREN LEO SPIELMAN
FRANCIS SPRINGMAN
RAYMOND O. STANDIFERD
ROBERT DEAN STANDIFERD
WILLIAM ―BILL‖ STEPHENS
THOMAS SULLIVAN
WARREN TATMAN
ORIS THOMPSON
ALTON THORNE
KENNETH THORNE
DR. DAVID L. TRAYLOR
RAYMOND VERLIN
CLEO C. WAGNER
RALPH WALLACE
WILBUR ―BILL‖ WALLACE
LORIS M. WATSON
MYRON ―MICK‖ WATSON
JAMES C. WENTWORTH
MERLE WENTWORTH
CLYDE ―RED‖ WHITTINGTON
CLARK H. WILLIAMS
GILBERT WILLIAMS
OWEN D. WILLIAMS
ROBERT WILLIAMSON
GLEN WISE
ROBERT WISE
WILLIAM G. WOLF
LEONARD VANNOCKER
DEAN ZINK
This month the Lebo Light has
listed those Veterans from World
War II and Korean-Vietnam and
other Veterans on page 5.

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Cont from pg 1 Dr. Hunter
By Nov 16, 1944 Dr. Hunter
was in Southern France when
he wrote this letter.
Dear Dan:
I received your letter and will
try to get a few lines written in
answer to it. This is one of the
nights that I am off duty so am
writing a few letters. This has
been one of the few days without
rain. Yesterday evening I
took a bit of a walk over the
nearby hills and was able to
buy some fresh milk for about
8c a quart. Certainly was good
tasting after all these months
without any. The houses and
barns are usually one building
in this country with the general
smell lending toward the barn
aroma. I don‘t believe I would
care much for this
arrangement. Most of the
buildings are of stone although
there is a lot of timber around.
The farmers are still digging
potatoes and turnips and then
planting wheat in the potato
patches. I have seen some
small fields of wheat that is
already up. We see lots of
teams of oxen. Today two were
pulling wagon loads of
firewood down the street. They
even have these oxen shod
with small shoes. Most of the
people wear wooden shoes.
I‘m feeling real well and
holding up pretty good so far.
As ever, Doc
This letter from Doc Hunter
was written Dec 16, 1944 - 7 th
army, NE France and printed in
the February 15, 1945 Lebo
Enterprise.
Dear Dan:
I think that it is high time that
I answered your letter. I have
been snowed under with cards
and letters lately, the majority
of them from Lebo.
So I guess that I still have a few
friends around there. Well, we
have moved again since I wrote
to you last. We are getting more
graceful at moving each time.
However, I think that we get
more loaded down each move
as we keep collecting furniture
and junk at each stop.. Most of
us have about a trunkful of
Christmas packages. On this
last move we came through a
region of really severe fighting
and the country really showed it,
right down to the dead horses
and cattle along the road,
enemy graves, etc. One of the
commonest sights along the
highway is the way the enemy
tried to block the roads - long
stretches where he felled large
trees across it. They use a
peculiar way to do it. They tie
some dynamite around the tree
trunks and set it off, on trees up
to a foot or more in diameter.
The stumps are really shredded
at their tops. I don‘t think that
they reckoned with the
bulldozers which are really
wonderful machines. The woods
have really taken a severe
pounding by shells as well as
many of the villages. There really
are some sights even trenches,
foxholes, barbed wire barricades
- most everything. The
infantrymen really deserves
everything for he has worse than
a dog‘s life in combat.
We have had a very nice
Christmas here. An enormous
dinner, so much that I was miserable
all the afternoon. Had
turkey, dressing, etc. Every day is
about the same for me. I have
not been over 200 yards from
my quarters. I have about seventy
five yards to go to work and
about the same to go to eat. The
buildings are stone and brick,
quite old and with considerable
damage by artillery. We are kept
rather alert around here for
most anything. Once one hears
those Jerry planes, there‘s no
mistaking one. The weather has
been freezing cold but no snow,
just clear and hazy. I am glad
that it is that way as the Air
Force can do some work. The
time really passes, doesn‘t it?
If I had known at the start that
I was going to be separated
from my family this long, I
wouldn‘t have seen how I
could stand it. It really is tough
but guess it could be worse.
The Germans used to have
their quarters here and fixed
up pretty well with moveable
wooden wardrobes and
moveable wash stands. These
wash stands have porcelain
wash bowls and a cabinet
affair below it to hold buckets
to catch the waste water. The
bunks are mighty hard and
the stoves don‘t put out as
much heat as ours, but they
tried to be comfortable.
Best wishes for the New
Year. Doc
The headline in The Lebo
Enterprise on February 22
1945 read: ―Capt Hunter On
Way Home On Leave‖. He was
to get a 30 day leave after 2
½ yrs of overseas duty. By
June 1945, he was sent to Ft.
Sam Houston at San Antonio,
TX then moved to Denver, CO
in August 1945, and then sent
to Menlo Park, San Francisco,
CA.
The Lebo Enterprise on
September 17, 1945
reported that Capt. K. R.
Hunter who has been
stationed in CA went to Fort
Leavenworth, KS Sept 24 to
receive his discharge from the
Army. He had been in the
service 38 months. He was
expected to resume his
practice in Lebo in October
1945.
Veteran‘s Display
The Coffey County museum is
still looking for Veteran Pictures
for our Coffey County Veterans‘
Display. The museum is not
planning on taking down this
display.
These are the guideline to add
your Coffey County Veteran
picture to our Veteran‘s Display.
Coffey County Veteran is
someone born in Coffey County
or settled down in Coffey
County.
Photo of Coffey County
Veteran in military uniform or
casuals.
Include: name, rank, branch,
dates/years served, what war/
conflict, and any other
information on the form below.
· Send by email: must be
scanned at least 300 dpi
resolution. Email to
erin@coffeymuseum.org
· Photographs can be brought
into the museum to be scanned
(you will keep your original).
· Photographs can‘t be larger than
8x10.
Photographs can be an outright
donation to the museum.
Veteran Information
Name:________________
Rank:_________________
Branch:_______________
Dates/Years
Served:________________
Conflict/War:___________
Additional Information:________________
Erin Burdick
Coffey County Historical
Society & Museum
1101 Neosho Street
Burlington, KS 66839
(620) 364-2653
(888) 877-2653
www.coffeymuseum.org
www.facebook.com/
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KOREAN-VIETNAM AND
OTHER VETERANS
RICHARD J. ARB
ROBERT L. BARTLEY
BOB BEER
TROY BENEDICT
TERRY BOTKIN
JERRY BRIGGS
JOE BRIGGS
WILLIAM D. BRIGGS
CHARLES CLIFTON
LESLIE CLOUD
GARY COMBES
AL CORNELIUS
JAMES A. CORTNER
DAVID R. DAVIES
DONALD DAVIES
JAMES L. DECKER
NORMAN DeFOREST
HARLEN DRESSLER
ALVIN DUNCAN
GEORGE R. EATON, JR
DEAN ESTIE
JOSEPH CLARK EVANS
SAM FLINN
MICHAEL FORTNER
CHESTER FOWLER
OTIS GOFF
WILLLIAM ―BILL‖ GOODWIN
ROBERT E. GOULD
RICHARD L. HANKS
JUNIOR HINZ
NEAR HOPKINS
KEITH HODGES
KENNETH HOUSER
DONALD HUTCHINSON
STEVEN D. JONES
JURI JOONAS
NEWELL ―BEAVER‖ JULIAN
WILLIAM ―BILL‖ JULIAN
ROBERT KELLUM
DAVID H. KIRK
MELVIN LOWMAN
DONAL LYMAN
RICHARD LEE MARKS
LEO NEEDLES
ELDA NORTHRUP
DON OLIVER
WALTER PARKER JR.
HENRY S. REEVES
ORVILLE RICE
CHARLES L. RICHARDS
THOMAS RIGGS
WILBURN ROBBERSON
EDWARD J. ROBERTS
ROBERT R. ROGERS
DONALD ROMARY
MANUEL RUIZ
WILLIAM ―BILL‖ SHEPARD
JAMES SHUNK
ALFRED SILL
DONALD SMALL
RODNEY SMALL
DONALD SMITH
BOBBY RAY SPIELMAN
GLENN ELDON SPIELMAN
FRED L. STALLARD
ROY STEFFINS
HOWARD ELDON SWAN
WILLIAM M. THOMAS
HARLAN THORNE
JAMES R. THORNE
ROBERT VARNER
HARRY VEACH
J. VICTOR VERLIN
DONALD WALLACE
WAYNE H. WALLACE
JAMES WILLIAMS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Lebo Afterschool program grade kindergarten
through 6th will be holding their fishing club
beginning Monday April 28th through May 21st. It
will be Monday through Thursday from 4:10 to 5:00
PM. We will be fishing at the Lebo Kids pond. Justin
Morrison with the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and
Tourism is helping us sponsor the fishing club. They
will be lending us 15 fishing poles and will also be
paying for the fishing bait. Children may bring their
own poles but we have some for them to use. Ed
Fisher will have the poles ready for the kids at the
pond so they can fish. He will also work with the kids
to make sure they know how to cast their poles. We
are looking for volunteers to help with the afterschool
fishing. This is one of our most popular clubs and
probably they most talked about with the kids. Mark
Vannocker will provide bus services to take the kids
from the school to the pond. Carol Linden will be the
main bus driver taking the kids. She also enjoys helping
out with the kids.
If you can help any days during this time, please
contact Karen Piper, after school director at
256-6161 or Ed Fisher at 256-6645.
Pre-School Storytime
Animal Theme
School on Wednesday
At 12:30 p.m.
Public on Friday
At 10:00 a.m.
After School Programming
Monday, 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
3rd thru 6th grade Painting & Drawing
Wednesday, 4:15– 5:00 p.m.
Kindergarten thru 2nd grade—
Animal Theme
Senior Exercise
Tuesday & Thursday 10:30 am
Tai Chi 1:30 pm
Wii Bowling Thursday
Popcorn and Bowling 1:30 pm
Book Discussion Group
Literature with Kansas Connections
―The Slow Air of Evan McPherson‖ May 8
Discussions begin @ 7:00 pm
Inter-Gen Group
Thursday May 8 @ 1:15 pm with 3rd grade
Bubbles & Chalk
Thursday, May 13 after school, front library
Quilt Block for July 4th
Thursday, May 15 @ 6:30 work night
Dogs & Stories
Sunday, May 25th @ 2:00 pm at the
Little Free Library. Bring your dog and join
us for stories and dog treats.
Summer Reading Kickoff
Wednesday, May 28th @ 10:00 am
Displays
Paints by Margaret Fallier
Library Hours
Mon. Wed 9:00 am—7:00 pm
Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am-Noon
For additional information
620-256-6452

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P a g e 6
SCHOOL READINESS: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
by Theresa Whalen
Social-Emotional development is all about
learning about yourself and others.
Beginning at birth, children develop
relationships with people around them;
however, learning to interact, communicate
and share with others takes years of
practice. Understanding and learning to
control emotions and behaviors is also a
long process and takes patience. While
social-emotional development continues
well into the teenage years, there is much
we can do, beginning at birth, to support our
children.
From birth until around 8 months of age,
children are learning to trust that their caregivers
will keep them safe, meet their basic
needs and love them. What are some
things parents can do: respond quickly to
your baby‘s needs, position your baby to see
your face and make eye contact, take your
baby to experience new and interesting
things.
From 9 months to 18 months of age,
children are curious they are discovering the
world around them. Parents can do many
things to support children during this stage
of development, including: play and talk with
your child on their level, set limits related to
safety, provide a safe environment for your
child to explore.
From 19 months to 36 months of age
children are developing their own identity
and independence. Creating opportunities
for your child to learn to do things for herself
and use her imagination are important
during this time. Encourage your child to
make simple choices, set limits that will
teach him respect for himself and others,
support pretend play and creative
exploration.
During the preschool years children
continue to practice and expand upon their
social emotional development. Parents can
do many things to encourage and support
this development. Provide opportunities for
children to build relationships with their
peers through cooperative play. Teach
empathy and self regulation by being an
empathetic parent, ask yourself what your
child is experiencing, put her feelings into
words and then do something to help or
support her.
Encourage your child to be persistent. Build
his self esteem by praising him for his effort
and accomplishments. Support
cooperation by giving your child
responsibilities at home. Teach tolerance
by teaching children to appreciate the
differences in their peers, praise them for
the empathy that they show others.
When parents help children learn about
themselves and others there are many
fabulous things that happen. Discipline
becomes easier because children are
better able to manage their feelings.
Parenting becomes easier because we
better understand the needs of our children
and how to respond to them. Children are
able to learn because they feel safe and
secure. They do better in school because
they are curious, confident and comfortable
with routines. Children are ready to learn!
If you have concerns about your child's
development, talk with your primary care
physician. He/She can help you to decide
what next steps are best for your child. In
addition, Coffey County Special Education
Cooperative offers developmental
screenings throughout the year. These are
free screenings available to any child birth
to age 5.
Check back next month for more on
school readiness!
Want help preparing your child for
school?
Check out ECKAN Head Start!
Contact Stacy Brite
409 Neosho, Burlington
364.8223
KINDERGARTEN AND
PRESCHOOL
IMMUNIZATIONS
ALL students enrolling in
Kindergarten and Preschool MUST
have a current physical on file with
the school. PRIOR to entering
Kindergarten and/or preschool for
the school year 2014-2015.you may
obtain the physical from you
physician or from the Coffey County
Health Department. The Health
Department will be offering
Kindergarten and Preschool physical,
a l o n g w i t h R E Q U I R E D
IMMUNIZATIONS, at the Coffey
County Health Department, located
in the courthouse basement in
Burlington, Kansas. All KANCARE
health insurance will be billed for the
physical. If you don't have
Amerigroup, Sunflower or United
Health Care the fee in $10.00 during
the months of APRIL and MAY. After
May, the cost will increase to
$25.00. The fee includes vision,
hearing, speech, developmental
testing, urinalysis, hemoglobin and a
complete physical assessment. If
you have BC/BS, Preferred Health, or
KanCare, we will bill your insurance
for the immunizations. If you don't
have the previously mentioned
insurances, the cost will be $20.00
per injection with a sliding fee scale
available. If you have any questions
or want to make an appointment,
please call the Health Department at
620-364-8631.
LEBO 4TH OF JULY QUILT BLOCK TOUR
Please join the library and the town of Lebo in celebrating 4th of July: Silver
Celebration! The library will be sponsoring a tour similar to a "barn quilt tour" that is
popping up all over the country. The library will provide a 2' x 2' piece of primed plywood
for you to paint a quilt block pattern on. Or you can also make it any size you like and
provide your own materials. (Some have indicated an interest in placing larger ones on
their sheds, garages, etc.) These can then be displayed by your front door, on a stake in
your yard, or anywhere visible from the sidewalk/street. Block patterns can be chosen
from many aspects in your life like trades (Carpenters Wheel), biblical, (Jacob's Ladder,
Crown of Thorns, Dove in the Window, or everyday life, (baskets, corn & beans). Tour
maps will then be made available from the library for the 4th of July weekend! Please
call the library at 256-6452 to sign up or have your name put on the tour list by May 10,
2014. Thank You for your support!

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The Lebo Light
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BLUE RIBBON 4-H CLUB’S
APRIL MARCH MEETING
BY Lauren Williams, Club reporter
The regular monthly meeting of the Blue
Ribbon 4-H Club was held on April 9, 2014
at the Lebo United Methodist Church. The
meeting was called to order by Junior
President, Bailey Darbyshire. Flag leaders,
Abbi Slead and Sadie Shoemaker lead the
club in reciting the flag salute and 4-H
pledge. Secretary, Sarah Sergeant recorded
roll call which was answered by ―What is your
favorite food?‖ The March minutes were
read by the Secretary. Treasurer, Laura
Krueger gave the Treasurer‘s Report.
Reporter, Lauren Williams gave the
reporter‘s report. A parliamentary tip was
given by Regan Darbyshire and Delaney
Adams.
Leaders‘ reports were given by Dawn
Williams and Karen Sergeant. Karen
reminded everyone about the sheep and
goat weigh in on April 26. She also reminded
everyone about adding or dropping projects
needed to be done by May 1 st . Karen
congratulated the members that participated
in regional 4-H days and also the members
that participated in the Shawnee County
judging contest. She announced that 4-H day
with the T-Bones would be this summer and
if anyone was interest she had the
information. Dawn reminded beef project
members if they had not paid for their tags
that they needed to as soon as possible. She
announced that the extension office is
looking for a summer intern anyone interest
would need to contact the extension office.
Dawn explained the new procedure for
tagging pigs this year because of the PEDV
virus. She also shared with the club this
year‘s fair theme of ―Grow it, Sew it, Show it‖.
Dawn finished by reminding the members
about the upcoming carnival and demolition
derby.
There was no old business.
For new business the club voted to give
$50 to each member attending 4-H camp or
Discovery Days. Junior Vice President, Audrey
Durst presided over the program portion of
the meeting. A demonstration was given by
Ellie Shoemaker about coloring Easter eggs.
Song leaders Isaac Durst and Evan Combes
led the club in singing ―Take me out to the
Ballgame‖. Recreation leaders, Grant
Williams and Blayne Linsey led the club in
playing ―Red Light, Green Light‖.
The meeting was called back to
order. Amanda Durst announced the
April community service project was
cleaning up trash around Lebo Lake.
The club recited the club motto and the
meeting was adjourned. Refreshments
were served by the Darbyshire &
Williams families.
Sadie Shoemaker giving an illustrated
talk on coloring Easter eggs
LEGION AUXILIARY
The Lebo American Legion Auxiliary held
their annual cancer fund benefit card party
April 1 at the Legion Hall. There were four
tables of bridge, one each of pinochle and
UNO. We enjoyed all the refreshments and
each one attending received a door prize.
There were 66 packages of cookies
brought in for the VA hospital and many,
many treats for their bingo prizes and
three packages of trail mix, two boxes of
popcorn, and $8.00 for fruit.
We want to thank everyone for the
generous donations to our cancer fund.
The money will be used to help with travel
expenses for those taking cancer
treatments.
Eight letters were sent out for
scholarships to eligible seniors and we will
vote on them at the Monday, May 5 th
meeting at American Legion Hall at 9:00
am.
Secretary, Betty Small
AMERICAN LEGION
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Events
LEGION MEETING:
The May American Legion meeting
will be May 6th at 7:00 pm at the
American Legion Hall. The June
meeting will be on June 2nd. All
members are welcome! If you are a
Veteran, Reservist or on Active duty
and not a member of the American
Legion, please join our ranks. Contact
Tony Botkin, Ed Fisher, Frenchie Frye
or Mick Sleezer for details.
The American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary will host our Annual
Memorial Day event at Lincoln
Cemetery on May 26 th at 10:00 am.
Join us as we recognize and
remember our veterans who have
passed on to answer the ultimate Roll
Call.
Notes and Votes
The Stag Supper on April 12 th was a
huge success. We thank everyone
who showed up to share the evening,
dinner and good times.
The American Legion Hall is
available for events, parties, etc.
Contact Ed Fisher, Tony Botkin,
Frenchie Frye, Tom Zink or Mick
Sleezer for available dates and times.
Cost is $35.00 per event.
Disability Items: The American Legion
has a number of items for disabled/
injured persons. Wheelchairs,
crutches, etc. Contact a Tony Botkin,
Ed Fisher or Frenchie Frye for
availability.
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M a y 1 , 2 0 1 4
The Lebo Light
P a g e 8
Lebo Community Food
Pantry News.
Monday evenings 5-7
Wednesday afternoon 3-5
Tuesday & Thursday mornings 9-11
Anyone living within the 66856 zip code is
welcome to come once each month .
Donations of basic food and personal items
are always welcome and cash donations are
used to order from the Kansas Food Bank
each month. You can donate fruit, eggs,
butter, cottage cheese, canned tuna &
chicken, peanut butter, sugar free items, tea
bags or instant, deodorant, dish and laundry
soap, shampoo, toothpaste, trash bags.
Items can be dropped off at Baptist Church.
Once again, thank you to our little community
for the generous donations to help others!
CHURCH DIRECTORY
The Lebo/Olivet United Methodist Church has services in
Olivet at 8:30 a.m. and in Lebo at 11:00 a.m. every Sunday morning.
Sunday School is offered in Lebo for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Tony Hazen
The Lebo Baptist Church has church services at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday
school at 9:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Pastor Dick Odum
PIES FOR MISSIONS
Ethel Circle of the Lebo United Methodist Church are baking
pies this year to sell to raise money for Missions. The cost of
a homemade 9 inch pie is only $11.00. Please call your
order in 2-3 days ahead of time. Give us a try, it will be
appreciated. You may contact one of the following Circle
members to order a pie:
Marilyn–256-6408 Carolyn-256-6074 Pat-256-6534
Irma—256-6151
Lebo Alumni Banquet
By Marjorie Lewis
Did you know??? That in Coffey County:
289 Children are living in Poverty (2013)
670 Children receive Free/Reduced Lunches
72 Seniors participate in the Meals on Wheels monthly
86 Families participate in the WIC program monthly
736 Families receive SNAP benefits (2013)
100 Families/ 300 people get assistance from God‘s Storehouse monthly
75 Families/ 180 individuals get food assistance from Harvesters
2,550 individuals utilize public transportation (yearly)
20 Families receive assistance from The Resource Council (monthly average)
ECKAN services:
219 Children received school supply assistance (2013)
33 individuals participate in the Dental Program to date
6 Households participate in the Section 8 Program
8 Families received Weatherization assistance (yearly)
10 Children are served by Early/Head Start Program
6 Individuals participate in the CASH Program
May is Community Action Month. We are your Community Action Organization:
Our mission is to identify and focus available resources that enable eligible
families and individuals to attain critical skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary
to achieve self-sufficiency.
For information on programs and services contact us at 409 Neosho Street,
Burlington KS 66839
620-364-8223
The Alumni Banquet for Lebo High
school graduates will be held on
Saturday, May 24 at the Lebo High
school gymnasium. Registration and a
social hour will start at 6:00 pm and will
be in the lunchroom (commons area).
The dinner will be served at 7:00 pm
and will be served by the Sophomore
class. Tickets are $10.00 and are
available at Allegre‘s Drug store in Lebo
(620-256-6122). Please purchase
tickets by Monday, May 19th.
The class of 1939 will be honored for
the 75th anniversary of their graduation.
The oldest alumni attendee will also
be honored.
To have a table reserved for a class
reunion, please contact the school or
Marjorie Lewis at 620-256-6536 or
email jlewisks@yahoo.com
We hope to see you there. The alumni
board, Marjorie Lewis, President, Jessica
Grimmett and Sara Lewis members.

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The Lebo Light
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We‘re right in the middle of Turkey
season, but it‘s also time for fishing! The
early spring is a hot time to catch one of
the most prized game fish in the area. The
crappie is a fun fish to catch, especially
right now and for the next few weeks. We
are a few weeks into the crappie spawn
and right now they are hungry and very
protective of their spawning beds. It is also
a great fish for young fishermen to learn
and hone their fishing skills. Lakes, rivers
and most ponds around here are loaded
with crappie. I would recommend live
minnows, or you can drag a bright crappie
jig through the water.
Following the crappie feeding frenzy
comes the catfish spawn, which isn‘t quite
as exciting, but if you like catfish, it‘s a
good time to fish for them. I have always
heard that the catfish spawn starts about
the time hedge tree leaves are the size of
a squirrel‘s ear. I haven‘t been out to
check any hedge tree leaves yet, so I‘ll
leave that up to you. Heck, I haven‘t had a
chance to even hunt turkeys yet (too
much college writing to do this semester).
Hopefully I‘ll be able to report turkey kills
next month.
I‘m looking forward to the camping
season this year too. I bought a camper
last year and only got to make it to one
outing, but expect more weekends this
year. The grandkids love it, so there‘s
motivation itself! Believe it or not, it‘s a
little more involved than tent camping, but
a WHOLE lot more comfortable…and we
like comfortable!
I hope your 2014 outings are fun,
relaxing and safe. See you out there! Be
safe…
HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS
Location: Dry Creek Sporting Clays
Emporia, Kansas
Type: Hunter Ed Internet assisted field
day and testing session
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014
C o n t a c t : J o h n Y o u n g
at john.young@usd253.net or by phone
(620) 341-7315 to register.
Students must pre-register for the
course in order to get directions to
complete the online portion of the
certification. Either call the contact, an
email address may be available or visit
www.safehunters.com for online
registration for some classes. Students
must complete the online portion of the
course:
(https://programs.ksoutdoors.com/prg/
P r o g r a m s / H u nt e r - E d uc a t i o n -
Certification) prior to attending the field
day. Each student will be issued a
pre-test over the online materials.
All students will be tested over the
internet course material. This pre-test will
be administered at the beginning of the
Field Day. A passing score of 22 correct
answers out of 25 questions is required
to proceed with the rest of the course.
Students failing to achieve the minimum
score of 22 will be dismissed from the
class.
The field walk session will be as much
like an actual hunt as possible. It is
recommended to wear boots or walking
shoes and long pants.
ANGLERS FOR
VOLUNTEER
INSTRUCTORS
Fishing‘s Future and the Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks and
Tourism are looking to enlist up to 40
anglers who want to become
volunteer instructors to teach fishing
techniques. Interested anglers
should enroll in the instructor course
that will be taught on May 17 at Lake
Henry in Clinton State Park, 798 N.
1415 Rd., Lawrence. The course will
run 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and although the
class is not a requirement to teach,
those in attendance will be given
valuable information about working
with children, sample curriculums,
and tips for preparing a class or
clinic. Other topics covered in the
four-hour class will include current
fishing rules and regulations, species
identification, fishing ethics,
equipment, knot-tying, casting, fish
habitat, aquatic nuisance species,
and conservation.
Anglers interested in registering can
sign up at fishingsfuture.org. Click
―upcoming events,‖ then ―Kansas
Angler Education Training Program.‖
For more information, contact
Fishing‘s Future local coordinator
K e v i n R e i c h a t
kevin.reich@fishingsfuture.org, or by
phone at (785) 577-6921.
Parking will be available on the hill
above Lake Henry. The lot by the lake
is reserved for disabled anglers. If
there is inclement weather, the
course will be moved to the park
building.

WELLNESS WADDLE BENEFITS ANDREW BARR 3 YEAR-OLD FROM LEBO
The Coffey County Health Department will be hosting the 5 th Annual Wellness Waddle 5K Fun Run/
Walk on Saturday, May 31 st at 8:00 a.m. at Burlington Middle School. The Health Department hosts the
Waddle to encourage families to exercise together while supporting a local cause. This year‘s proceeds
will go to benefit ―Answers for Andrew,‖ an organization supporting a 3 year-old Lebo boy, Andrew Barr.
Andrew has been battling epileptic seizures since he was a baby while his parents, Kyle and Lori Barr are
searching for answers and treatment.
Historically, the Wellness Waddle has collectively included 447 running participants and has allowed
the Health Department to donate funds in excess of $5,500. Previous recipients include Loran
Martin‘s ‗Home for the Heart‘, Sally Donahue‘s Memorial for Burlington High School Scholars Bowl and
Library, Brooklyn Barrett and Coffey County Cancer Support Group.
Along with producing a financial benefit for a local recipient, the Waddle encourages families to enjoy a
3.1 mile walk or run together. The Health Department will also be hosting a 2K (1 mile) option this year.
The Wellness Waddle is a qualifying race for the Coffey County 5K Circuit as sponsored by the Coffey
County Wellness Committee. Participants that finish at least six Coffey County races will be entered into
a drawing for a $1000 or $500 Coffey County Chamber Bucks.
For further information or to register for the 2014 Wellness Waddle, please contact the Health
Department at 620-364-8631 or the Rec Center. Forms can be completed online at coffeycountyks.org/
service8.html.
FRIENDSHIP MEALS MAY
Friendship Meals are available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the Lebo Senior Center, 2 W
Broadway for persons 60 years and older. Meals must be ordered in advance so please call the day
before. Call the center at 620-256-6166, if no answer leave a message. There is a suggested donation
of $3.00 per meal. All meals are served with 2% milk.
Thur. May 1
Baked Chicken, Scalloped-Potato, Garden Blend Veggies,
Wheat bread, Strawberries with Bananas
Tues. May 6
BBQ Chicken, Carrot & Raisin Salad, Baby Bakers, Bun, Apple
& Cranberry Crisp
Wed. May 7
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Italian Veggies, Roll, Pineapple
Mango
Thur. May 8
Polish Sausage, Cabbage, Fruit Cocktail, Bun, Brownie
Tues. May 13
Swiss Steak, Augratin Potato, Mediterrian Veggies, Roll,
Strawberries
Wed. May 14
Chicken Lasagna Rollup, Tossed Salad, Caribbean Blend
Veggies, Wheat Bread, Peanut Butter Pie
Thur. May 15
Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Bread, Fruit Cup
Tues. May 20
Stew, Cottage Cheese, Roll, Ambrosia Salad
Wed. May 21 Birthday Dinner
Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potato, Gravy, Green
Beans, Roll, Cake & Ice Cream
Thur. May 22
Sloppy Joe, Pasta Salad, California Blend Veggies, Bun,
Cheesecake
Tues, May 27
Chicken Salad, Sliced Tomato, Macaroni Salad, Bun, Rice
Krispy Treat
Wed. May 28
Meatballs, Creamy Noodles, Winter Mix Veggies, Roll,
Sunshine Fruit
Thur. May 29
Chili, Coleslaw, Crackers, Cinnamon Roll