25th 4th of July Celebration

July 1, 2014 Issue 47 The Peoples Paper
25TH ANNUAL LEBO STARS AND STRIPES
THE SILVER CELEBRATION ―MEMORABLE MOMENTS 1989-2014‖
Food vendor - Junior Class Coca Cola Concessions Wagon will have food and drinks downtown Friday evening,
Car show and West Park Saturday, Tractor and Truck Pull Sunday afternoon.
Quilt Block Tour - Maps available Lebo Library June 30 through July 3. July 4 th and 5 th at local businesses
Friday, July 4 th
1:00 pm Bingo - American Legion Building
3:00 pm Baby Show Contest -ages 0-12 months- Lebo Library - Babies must be in white onesies or diaper.
Sponsored by Limited Editions
5:00 pm BBQ - Senior Class - Lebo School commons area
The following activities will be downtown on Broadway Street
3:00-8 pm Senior Center Open - Free ice water and tea. Activities available inside.
4:00-6 pm inflatable games (bouncy, boxing, slam dunk, star walk, obstacle course) 4-H members
4:00-8 pm Fingernail and Face Painting - Junior Class
4:00 pm Pony rides - Rodney Lewis Family
5:00 pm Treasure Hunt - ages up to 5 years
6:00 pm Cookie Walk - Freshman Class
6:00 pm Magic on Main Street - Magic Show
6:30 pm Homemade Ice Cream - Freshman Class
7:00 pm Little Bikers Parade ( kids under 5) and Pet Parade - Owners and their pets are encouraged to dress up
in ―Memorable Moments 1989-2014‖ theme. Pet parade marshal - Chicken Bingo Star ―Charlie C. Pride‖
(Charlie will be starting his bingo game downtown after he leads the pet parade.) BINGO NUMBERS
may be purchased downtown Friday afternoon.
Kids and Pet Parade line up at 6:45 pm at the intersection of Pine and Broadway. All pets must be on a
leash/lead or in an enclosure that can be pulled in the parade.
8:00 pm PARADE - Silver Celebration - ―Memorable Moments 1989-2014‖
Floats line up for judging at 7:00 pm. at the north park. Others start lining up at 7:30 pm in the park.
Color Guard, Parade Marshals, bicycles, and walkers line up at the Vo-Ag parking lot.
Immediately after the Parade, events will begin at the West Park with a flag retirement ceremony and music.
Fireworks at dusk provided by ―Rainbow Fireworks‖. Music before and after the fireworks until 11:30 pm by
“Double Take Productions‖
See page 3 for Saturday, July 5 and Sunday July 6 events.

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BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY
1 Jill Milota, Glenda Combes, Logan Smith
2 Connor Gould
3 Irma Born, Forrest Combes, Doug Thorne
Frances Carr
4 Ashley Gourley Edwards, Jack Failing,
Rhonda Kirk
5 Dennis Rosine, Rich Marks, Terry Evans
6 Stephanie Allegre, Pat Evans, Mike Thorne,
Paula Britton
8 Heather Oswald, Chuck Weiss
9 Mike Bray, Beverly Criqui
10 Kelly Hull
11 Clayton Linsey, Darla Long, Amy Moyer
Star Brinkman
12 Ed Linden
13 Kay Sullivan
14 John Jarvis, Shelby Williams
15 Daegony Small, Marilyn Combes, Jackie Bartley
John Born IV, Cody Hutchinson, Brenda Klubek
16 Dixie Rose Hutchinson, Tristen Oelke
17 Emma Slead, Fran Small, Jim Wallace
18 Debbie Rittgers, Steve Morgan
19 Jim Davies, Jamie Allegre, Noah Small,
Winston Johnson, Adam Laflin
20 Nathan Uttinger, Walter Clifton
21 Michele Marks, Zachary Oswald, David Schroeder
22 Andrew Allegre, Charlene Julian, Karen Phelon
23 David Slead, Tracy Woodworth, Dana Jones
24 Lucie Christiansen
25 Betsy Love Polan, Austin Bailey, Elie Odum,
Demi Schrader, Kim Massoth
26 Norma Jones,
27 Thatcher Botkin, Meredith Smith
28 Larry Boden, Ron Freund
29 Whitney VanArsdale, Lisa Smith, Eric Lewis
30 Peggy Hodges, Jerry Bartley
31 Greg Knight, Cheyanne Schrader,
Brandon Rosine, Mary Hutchinson,
Orville Hutchinson, Colby Knight,
LaVelle DePaepe, Janice Miller
JoAnna Ferguson
If you have a birthday, anniversary or any
other event that you would like to put in
the Community Bulletin Board, please
email it to us at lebolight@gmail.com
If we have a name or date incorrect, let us
know so it can be corrected.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR JULY
1 Curbside Recycle Pickup Lebo
American Legion Meeting @ Legion Hall 7:00 pm
3 6th Annual July 4th Community Celebration Lebo Baptist
Church see page 8 for details
4 25th July 4th Lebo Celebration (see page 1)
5 See page 3 for schedule of events
6 See page 3 for schedule of events
7 City Council @ City Hall 7:00 pm
15 Curbside Recycle Pickup Lebo
25 Over 60 Pot Luck @ Humphreys Hall Noon
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
2 Clair & Teri Niles
3 Dylan & Chelsea Evans
13 Landon & Julie Linsey
14 Jim & Sharon Sullivan
Brent & Debra Madsen
15 Matt & Amanda Hopkins
21 Floyd & Marilyn Combes
24 Frenchie & Marla Frye
27 Rick & Nanci Denton
Bob & Juanita White
28 Robert & Stephanie Stephens
Chris & Theresa Whalen
29 Jim & Angela Davies
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Saturday, July 5 th
Sand Volleyball tournaments - Contact Tiffany Rosine
785-221-2345
Dodge Ball tournaments - Contract Trease Gould
620-794-4784
7 am Lebo Elementary School Firecracker Fun Run –
start at Football field - contact Vicki Rosine 256-6680
7:30-10 am Pancake feed - Chris Cakes - Lebo School
commons area - Sophomore Class
8 am Farmers Market - west of City Hall
8 -10 am Fishing Derby at Kids’ pond - West Park
9 am Lebo Swim Meet at Lebo Pool
9 am Transportation Show and Ugliest Truck contest -
West Broadway
Bob Ellis Memorial Tractor Show - West Broadway
10 am Archery at West Park - Bob Griffin - Kansas Bowl
Hunters Association
Junior Class Concessions & Carnival -West Park
(corn hole, gold fish races, hole in one, and many
more games and fun!
10 am Horseshoes Tournament - Behind Heidi Inn
1 - 5 pm Free Swim - Lebo Pool
8 pm Karaoke at Heidi Inn with ―Double Take Productions‖
Sunday, July 7 th
1 pm TRUCK and BOB ELLIS TRACTOR PULL east of
football field
Quilt Block Tour
As part of the Lebo Stars and Stripes celebration, the Coffey
County Library at Lebo has organized a quilt block tour. Over 60
wooden quilt blocks have been painted by library patrons during
the past three months. The majority of these are 24 x 24 inches
square, but some are larger. These will be displayed in yards or on
area homes and businesses beginning June 30 th through the July
4 th weekend and will be visible from the street. Maps will be
available at the library June 30 th through July 3 rd. Maps will be
available at local businesses on July 4 th and 5 th .
In addition, the Lebo Library is sponsoring a quilt of valor. Library
patrons are making 9 ½ inch red, white, and blue quilt squares
which will later be quilted by Beverly Linsey. This quilt will be given
away during the annual Veteran’s Day Tribute held at the Lebo
School in November.
Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/lebo.branch to
view pictures or call 620-256-6452 for more information.
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Bev
Duncan and friends to share with our readers.
FINGERS
Author Unknown
This one is for all of you who either: a) have kids, b)
have grown kids, c) were a kid, or d) know a kid.
As I was trying to pack for vacation, my 3-year-old
daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the
bed.
At one point, she said, ―Daddy, look at this,‖ and stuck
out two of her fingers. Trying to keep her entertained, I
reached out and stuck her fingers in my mouth and
said, ―Daddy’s gonna get your fingers!‖ pretending to
eat them before I rushed out of the room again.
When I returned, my daughter was standing on the
bed staring at her fingers with a devastated look on her
face. I said, ―What’s wrong honey?‖
She replied, ―What happened to my booger?‖

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SCHOOL READINESS: BUILDING BRAINS
by Theresa Whalen
Our baby’s brains begin developing at about 3 weeks of conception. At birth, our
baby’s brain, the structure, is completely formed; however, development continues
throughout the lifetime. Interactions with people, places and things all shape how
our baby’s brain develops. What can we, as parents, do to help our child to develop
a healthy brain that is ready to learn? Provide opportunities for our children to experience
the world around them. Spend time reading to our children and talking with
our children. Take note of the things our children can do and what they are learning
to do.
Infants/Toddlers:
*Cause and Effect: When I do this, something will happen.
Examples: When I cry mommy feeds me.
When I drop my toy from the high chair, daddy picks it up.
When I push the button, my toy lights up and plays music.
*Understanding Space: Baby is learning about how things move and fit together
when they…
Examples: Baby reaches out to touch daddy’s face.
When baby tries to crawl through a tight space.
Putting a shape into a shape sorter.
*Patterns, Opposites and Sequencing: Learning about color, shape, size, numbers
& opposites.
Examples: Begins recognizing simple shapes: circle, square, triangle.
Begins to recognize colors.
Identifies big/little.
*Object Permanence: Memory development.
Examples: When a toy is covered by a blanket, baby looks for it.
Baby asks for something that has been put away.
Even though I cannot see it, I know it still exists.
*Use of Tools: Learns to use an object to get something wanted or make something
happen.
Examples: Climbing on furniture to get something desired.
Pulls on the table cloth to bring a cup closer.
Moves a chair or stool to the counter to get a cookie.
Preschoolers:
*Increasing Attention Span and Memory
Examples: Stays with an activity that takes 15-20 minutes to complete.
Enjoys playing hide and seek.
Tells about past experiences.
*Follows Simple Directions
Examples: Can follow simple multi-step directions (2-3 steps).
Enjoys games like Red Light/Green Light.
Completes a simple obstacle course.
*Prepare for Math & Science
Examples: Can count objects beginning at 1. Increasingly counting further.
Matching and sorting objects.
Identifies numbers and shapes.
*Reading & Writing Basics
Examples: Holds pencil between thumb and index finger.
Draws people, scribble writing and eventually writing letters.
Recognizes letters and begins learning letter sounds.
Enjoys listening to books, nursery rhymes & songs.
*Enlarge Vocabulary
Examples: Help your child to learn feeling words, describe what he might be feeling.
Point out and read words that are in the environment to your child.
Talk, talk, talk to your child.
Read, read, read to your child.
What happens when we support brain building?
Our children will develop good problem solving
skills, feel capable, be creative, have a good
memory and have a foundation for learning
math, science and reading. Most importantly,
our children will be ready to learn and succeed
in school. In addition, we, as parents, also get a
lot out of supporting our child’s brain building.
We will recognize how play and learning are
connected, feel pride as our children
accomplish new skills, develop more patience
because we understand the difference between
learning and misbehaving and feel more
competent supporting our children through
school.
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
620.364.8223
RED, WHITE AND BLUE DESSERT
Ingredients
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese,
softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped
2 quarts strawberries, halved, divided
2 quarts blueberries, divided
Directions
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and
extracts until fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Place a
third of the mixture in a 4-qt. bowl. Reserve 20
strawberry halves and 1/2 cup blueberries for
garnish. Layer half of the remaining strawberries
and blueberries over cream mixture. Top with
another third of the cream mixture and the
remaining berries. Spread the remaining cream
mixture on top. Use the reserved strawberries and
blueberries to make a "flag" on top.
Yield: 18 servings.

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TWO SIDES OF A COIN
Many of the conflicts that arise between
people with dementia and their caregivers
occur because two completely different
perspectives must come together in order for
harmony to exist. When the patient is a loved
one, the caregiver faces not only an
increased workload, but also new financial
worries and the loss of emotional support as
the relationship of the past is redefined. On
the patient’s part, dementia has narrowed
perceptions to the degree that there is little
awareness or empathy for the struggles of
the caregiver. The confusion and
disorientation of cognitive dysfunction may
result in suspicion and fear-based anger.
I work hard to understand my mom’s
dementia-related behaviors, but despite
these efforts I sometimes respond more as a
daughter whose feelings are hurt rather than
as a compassionate service provider. I do my
best, but Mom has a lot to put up with as she
copes with a daughter who is also her
caregiver.
Aware of Mom’s need for empathy and
support, I rewrote 70 of the devotions for
caregivers from my first book, this time from
the patient’s perspective. Because music
triggers memories and speaks comfort even
when language skills have faded, each
reading is linked to a well-known hymn.
Many of the readings talk about having
patience with those who provide care, even
when those people seem unjustly cranky or
insensitive (I figured my mother would
benefit from this). All of the stories remind
the reader of God's love, because I firmly
believe no matter what else our loved ones
forget, we must not let them forget they are
beloved of the Lord.
My mom says, ―People with Alzheimer’s
aren’t dumb, they just have trouble
remembering!‖ And so although the
devotions are brief they aren’t childish in
content, and are appropriate for
independent or caregiver supported use.
If you know a caregiver who uses the
Kindle app on a phone, tablet or
computer, send them to Amazon’s
listing for Beautiful in Each Season:
Devotions for You. The book will be
available in paperback in a few weeks,
and will be listed at the same Amazon
link as the eBook. Copies will be
available at the Lebo Branch and in
both local church libraries.
My mother reads her spiral bound
prototype of this devotional each day,
and I really do think it helps her cope
with me!
LEGION AUXILIARY
The Lebo American Legion Auxiliary met
June 3rd. We have 42 paid up members
and dues for 2015 will begin in July.
The same slate of officers were elected
for the coming year which are President,
Oneta Lane, Treasurer, Marjorie Lewis and
Secretary, Betty Small.
The following seniors were awarded
$500 scholarships: Matt Miller, Shelby
Holmes, Codie Carson and Meribah
Truelove. We wish all Lebo seniors the
very best in continuing their education.
Oneta thanked everyone for helping at
the Memorial Day services and the 4H for
helping collect donations on Poppy Day.
Our next meeting will be September 2nd.
Secretary, Betty Small
Summer Reading Programs
Wednesday, July 2 10:00 am -?
Lebo 4th of July shirts
Wednesday, July 9 10:00 am
Science Fair, grand finale & prize
Drawing
Adult drawings Wednesday, July 16
Senior Exercise
Mondays & Wednesday
Tai Chi @ 1:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday chair exercise
@10:00 am
Wii Bowling Thursday
Popcorn and Bowling 1:30 pm
Movie Night
Movies on the lawn at dark (9-9:15 pm)
Wednesday, July 16
Wednesday, July 30
Check with library to see what is showing
Quilt Block Lebo July 4th Tour
Maps available at the library
June 30th—July 3rd
Local businesses on July 4 & 5
Board Meeting in Lebo
Monday, July 21—Coffey County Library
Board meeting @ 6:00 pm
Coffey County Fair-Open Entry Project
Tuesday July 22 @ 1:00 pm
Pre school thru 2nd grade painting
Keep Watch
Watch facebook for readers who reach the
top level of prizes for summer reading.
Yard signs.
Displays
Quilt of Valor blocks made by over 25 local
patrons on display through July 5th.
Library Hours
Note: New summer hours
Mon. Wed 9:00 am—6:00 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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I don’t really have a lot to report on this
summer. I could drum up a few lines on what’s
happening in the Soccer World Cup, but we all
know how much (or little) you want to know
about that. I’ve got a little bit of World Cup fever,
but only if, and when, the USA is playing. I could
also chat about the Royals being at or near the
top of the American League Central Division,
but that’s changing daily and who knows where
they’ll be by the time you read this.
I would like to let you know about my
nephew, Remi Wagner, who I reported on a few
times before regarding his fishing exploits.
Remi, once again, qualified for the BASS Nation
Central Region tournament in McAlester,
Oklahoma in June. Remi, and his partner Nick
Luna, qualified for the regional tournament by
weighing in 11 lbs, 5 oz’s of fish at Tuttle Creek
this past April. Remi and Nick fished hard in
Oklahoma, but lost to a couple of Arkansas
High Schoolers by 10 ounces. It was a tough
loss, but I know he’ll be back out there giving it
heck next year. His Mom and Dad kind of
assured that by buying a used bass boat a few
weeks ago. That kid will wear that boat out
before we know it. Ha!
My only plans this summer, besides doing a
little fishing, are to set out a few game cameras
to see what I can see before deer season
begins in September. I’ll probably finish my food
plot planting very soon, so I can take advantage
of the rain we’re getting. Not much on the
calendar besides that. I’ll get my guns and bow
squared away next month for the upcoming
hunting seasons, but I think I’m gonna take it
easy this summer and relax.
Be safe out there…
Remi Wagner
1 st Annual Catch, Photo &
Release Contest
Fishing’s Future, KDWPT Fish Ks, Cabela’s and KVOE Outdoors want to hear your
fishing adventures. Youth 15 years of age or younger are asked to send a photo
and share stories concerning catching Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill and any
species of Catfish!
The contest runs from June 20 to August 22 with four major prize packages
including $50 Cabela's gift certificates being given away on August 29 th .
Four weekly winners, one for each category, will be randomly drawn and will
receive rod and reel combos compliments of Cabela’s, a fishing hat and assorted
lures.
All winners will be announced on the KVOE What's in Outdoors show each Friday.
Multiple entries will be accepted.
To enter, please send photo and story (200 words or less) to
kvoeoutdoors@gmail.com. If you don’t do email, you can mail your entry to: KVOE
Outdoors CPR contest, PO Box 924, Emporia, KS 66801.
All entries must contain a photo, a story, the youth's date of birth, phone number
and home mailing address.
Families have fun fishing together and are allowed to help young anglers write
their story to reflect on their experience. Please STRETCH the truth if necessary! Our
first awards will be June 20 th , so get your entries in now.
All photos and winning stories will be posted on the KVOE What’s in Outdoors
page at http://www.kvoe.com, on the Fishing’s Future web page,
www.fishingsfuture.org, and their Facebook page, facebook.com/fishingsfuture.
CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS
Coffey Health system is collecting photos of landscapes or nature scenes from
Coffey and Woodson counties for our 2015 calendar.
All images must be copyright free and taken at a minimum of 300 dpi at 8x10
inches. Please include a brief description of the image, including the general location
of the scene (for example, ―near LeRoy‖ or ―in northeast Woodson County‖). Also
include your contact information and your name as you would like it to appear alongside
the photo(s), if selected.
Your photos can be submitted electronically to lballard@coffeyhealth.org or brought
to the marketing office at 3rd and Garretson street in Burlington (behind the
hospital). Images can also be mailed to Lacey Ballard, 801 N. 4th, Burlington, KS
66839

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BLUE RIBBON 4-H CLUB’S
JUNE MEETING AND CLUB TOUR
BY Grant Williams, Club reporter
The regular monthly meeting of the Blue
Ribbon 4-H Club and the annual club tour
was held on June 1, 2014. The annual club
tour made several stops starting at the farm
of Macey & Delaney Adams. The Adams’
showed the club their meat goats, bucket
calves and horses. The next stop took the
club to the Bailey and Regan Darbyshire
farm. The Darbyshire’s showed the club their
steers and their dogs. The club then
proceeded to the Williams and Linsey’s farm.
There Grant Williams showed his two pigs.
Lauren Williams showed her two sheep.
Allison Linsey showed her two pigs and two
steers. Blayne Linsey showed his two pigs
and two steers. The next stop was to Wyatt
Weiss’ house. Wyatt showed the club his
new turtle Kevin. The stop after that took the
club to Sarah Sergeant’s farm. Sarah
showed the club her steer and her goats.
The final stop on the tour was to Thane
Barkers’ house. Thane showed the club his
two sheep. The club ended the tour at Spatz
Park for a picnic supper and the June
meeting.
The meeting was called to order by
President, Abby Ables. Flag leaders, Marshall
Pendlay and Blayne Linsey lead the club in
reciting the flag salute and 4-H pledge.
Secretary, Sarah Sergeant recorded roll call
which was answered by ―Name a color you
dislike most?‖ The May minutes were read
by the Secretary. Junior Treasurer, Blayne
Linsey gave the Treasurer’s Report. Junior
Reporter, Grant Williams gave the reporter’s
report. Leader’s reports were given by Dawn
Williams and Karen Sergeant. Karen
thanked everyone that helped with the
spring goat and bucket calf show. She stated
that the t-shirt orders were due to Dawn at
the bank by June 13 th along with the fee of
$10. Dawn announced that the educational
tour would be on June 16 th at 1:00 at the
state capitol. Laura Krueger informed the
club about Day Camp the 4-H Ambassadors
are planning for June 20. Delaney Adams
gave the club a parliamentary tip. There was
no old business.
For new business the club voted to pay
Emily Darbyshire for the hotdogs used for
the club tour. The club also voted to do a
club banner for the fair. Vice President,
Allison Linsey presided over the program
portion of the meeting. Abby Ables gave a
talk about her market beef project.
Happy Birthday was sang to Madison
Miller since it was her birthday.
Recreation leaders, Regan Darbyshire
led the club in playing ―Gaga Ball‖. The
meeting was called back to order. Dawn
announced that there would be a
clothing buymanship meeting on Friday
June 6 at Maurices in Emporia. The
community service project for June is
cleaning up after a baseball tournament
at the end of June. The club recited the
club motto and the meeting was
adjourned.
Macey & Delaney Adams’ are telling about
their horse project on the Blue Ribbon 4-H
Club’s tour.
AMERICAN LEGION
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Events
LEGION MEETING: The July American
Legion meeting will be Tuesday, July
1st at 7:00PM at the American
Legion Hall. The August meeting will be
on Wednesday, August 6 th . 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
Frenchie Frye, Tom Zink, Ed Fisher or
Mick Sleezer for details.
The American Legion will host
BINGO during the Independence Day
celebration on July 4 th at 1:00 PM. We
hope to see many at the Legion Hall.
There will be a Flag Disposal
Ceremony on July 4 th . If anyone has
flags that have need for disposal, are
tattered, torn or just need retired,
please bring them to the American
Legion during our meeting on July 1 at
7:00 pm Other arrangements can be
made by contacting Frenchie Frye at
256-6061. Legionnaires wishing to
take part in this ceremony should
attend the regular Post meeting on
July 1st for more information and
practice times.
Notes and Votes
Display your flag properly during the
Independence Day celebrations and
throughout the year. Go to the
American Legion website at
www.legion.org/flag/code to learn
more or to refresh your understanding
about proper U.S. Flag etiquette.
The American Legion Hall is
available for events, parties, etc.
Contact Frenchie Frye, Tom Zink, Ed
Fisher 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.
Veteran Gravesite Medallions. In an
effort to help out with mowing efforts at
Lincoln Cemetery and to better display
veteran medallions, the American
Legion is offering anyone who has a
Veteran buried at the cemetery and
has a brass veteran medallion
displayed near their gravestone, an
opportunity to have the medallion
mounted through the base of the
gravestone or monument. The
American Legion will offer to drill a 5/8
inch hole through the base in which the
medallion spike can be inserted. For
more information on medallions,
placement or to make arrangements,
contact Tom Zink at 256-6377.

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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
80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Please come join us for an 80th Birthday
celebration in honor of Marcia Dean Cornelius,
Saturday, August 2 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the
Lebo Baptist Church. Hosted by her
children. Marcia requests no gifts.
KICK-OFF 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!
Come join us at the Lebo Baptist Church for the 6th Annual July 4th
Community Celebration on Thursday, July 3. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs,
drinks and table service will be provided. Please bring a side dish or
dessert to share. Serving will begin at 6:00pm until the food is gone.
Following the meal entertainment on the south lawn by "Circle Drive"
bring your lawn chairs and enjoy homemade ice cream outdoors.
The Lebo Light wishes to express our sincere
condolences to the families that have lost a loved
one recently.
Kenneth Eugene Burd, 73, who lived in Alvaton,
KY, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
He was the son of the late Ira and Chloe Burd.
Kenny graduated from Lebo High School in 1958.
He is survived by his wife, Sally Burd, daughters,
Brenda Collins of Bowling Green and Ginger Piper
of Alvaton; son, Doug Burd (Kim) of Bowling Green;
and his sister, Caroline Spatz of Lebo. In addition,
Kenny had seven grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son,
Brian E. Burd.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Blast Off Weekend Vacation Bible School at the Lebo Baptist Church.
Fun begins on Friday, July 11 from 6:00- 8:30pm, Saturday, July 12 from
6:00-8:30pm and ending on Sunday, July 13 at 10:30 am. All area
children ages 3 - 6th grade are welcome. Contact the church for more
details.

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The Lebo Light
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MILITARY IDENTIFIES 17 KILLED IN ‘52 ALASKA CRASH
By Don Perry
On the morning of June 19, 2014 I was reading from the NEWS IN BRIEF section of The Topeka Capital-Journal when I observed the
above headline. At once my thoughts raced back to November 22, 1952, a date that will be important for me for as long as I live. I
immediately scanned the short account in the paper and when I saw ―C-124 Globemaster‖ I knew the article was about the airplane that
crashed in Alaska and was assigned to the 1291st Air transport squadron, Military Air Transport Service, McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma,
Washington.
The 1291st was my squadron. I was not a flyer, I was a 20 year old Airman second class just two days into the 2nd year of my 4 year
enlistment. Because I had worked in a bank two years, the Air Force was experimenting with matching civilian experience to military duties,
I was assigned the duties of payroll clerk and did not attend an Air Force School.
(By going to: C-124 Globemaster Alaska crash of 1952 on the internet one can find more information. Most of the facts stated
correspond with my memory of the events that occurred more than 61 years ago.)
There were 52 people, mostly military personnel, on the flight from McChord Air Force base to Elmendorf Air Force base, which is near
Anchorage, Alaska. It was a trip that was made almost every day by the squadron. On the day of the crash visibility in the area was near
zero and the airplane flew into Mt. Gannett at 9,000 feet, slid down to 8,000 feet and exploded killing all of the 52 persons on board. At the
time navigational error was mentioned as the possible cause of the crash. The article on the internet refers to a malfunction of the aircraft
and a faint radio message about losing altitude just before the crash.
After the weather cleared a photo of the crash area was taken; only a portion of the tail section was identifiable. (I saw that picture.) In
1952 it was declared that it would only risk further life to try to recover the bodies because of the crash occurring in an avalanche and
glacier area. Additional heavy snows soon covered the whole area. At the time we were told that because of the extreme winter
temperatures, one could not survive in the area for more than 30 minutes without a fire. The internet report said that the crash scene has
shifted several miles down hill with the movement of the Colony Glacier, thus recently making some of the wreckage visible.
The 11 crew members were all from the 1291st Squadron. Of the 11 crew members 8 were married and 5 of the wives were pregnant.
You can imagine how this loss hit our squadron. Looking at the list of names of the 17 that have been identified, I remembered names
more than persons. I do remember Captain Kenneth Duvall, aircraft commander; Captain Alger Cheny, 1st pilot; and Airman second class
Conrad Sprague. (Sprague, his wife, and small son lived in a fourplex where we lived for a time. They had moved to a different apartment
before the crash.) I think Captain Cheny’s wife was from Texas. Because his wife was so close to delivery time, an airman from our office
was assigned to drive Mrs. Cheny’s car to Texas because her Doctor would allow her only to fly to her home. After the tragedy the Air Force
did an excellent job of caring for the grieving dependent’s needs.
In all the sadness, the squadron continued to function and flew personnel and cargo to many places in the world, including Alaska and
Japan. Until Thule Air Force base, Greenland, was completed the 1291st and its sister squadrons flew many trips to Greenland. The trip
back to McChord Air Force base was made right over the top of the globe. The name of the squadron was changed 2 times before I was
discharged on November 19, 1955. In its day the C-124 Globemaster was the largest cargo plane in service except for a couple of
experimental planes. I have been told that not even one Globemaster exists. I never flew in any Air Force plane but was inside several of the
big planes that could load tanks through the nose. The pilot sat in a seat 29 feet from the ground and the tail section was 45 feet high.
With feelings of nostalgia, pride humility and loss I recall the hum of this not extinct giant bird and respectfully salute this noble aircraft
and all its loyal crew member s who served our country so well.
RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Catholic Charities Mobile Emergency Assistance Resource Bus will be at Coffey County ECKAN 409 Neosho in
Burlington, on Monday, July 14 th from 9:30 – 11:30 am and 1:00 -2:30 pm for rent and utility assistance. Contact Anita
at 620-364-8223 for an appointment and information on needed documentation.

Haiti Mission Trip
By Cindy Linsey
Let me first tell you a little about the mission that I have been involved with for 2 years now. It is called Life Connection Mission out of
Germantown, Maryland. My first trip to Haiti was in March of 2013. It was an amazing experience and from the first day I knew I would go
back. The mission has a mission house, a school, a church, a medical clinic and it is working to open an OB/GYN type clinic. In August 2013,
the school opened an on-line college program where students that have graduated can further their studies. They have partnered with
colleges to offer this school. The school has 500+ kids and they try to get all of the kids sponsored. Last year I selected a 16 year old girl to
sponsor, Widlin Cherry. For $35 per month she goes to school, gets a lunch, and gets 2 school uniforms. Without sponsorships many of
these children would not go to school much less have a meal a day. Go to lifeconnectionmission.org or go to their facebook page and see
what it’s all about.
The mission hires many Haitian workers. Benwa directs the mission and Arnold is the back up. These men work 24/7 to see that the
mission is run efficiently and that all mission workers have their days planned and arrangements made. They have a head cook, Marjorie and
several assistants. There are grounds keepers, guards, and many, many interpreters. Every mission worker pays their way to Montrouis and
then they pay room and board and transportation to and from the airport. Transportation is NOT a limo, it could be a truck or one of the many
tap-taps.
Haiti, Day 1,Saturday, May 24
My mission group this year consisted of 3 nurses, 1 doctor, 2 college students and a drug rep. We all flew to Florida Friday late afternoon.
After we checked into the hotel at 9:00 pm we head out for supper, our last American meal for a week. We returned to the hotel and hit the
sack at 12:30am. We are up bright and early at 2:45 am to catch the shuttle to the airport. Why did we even get a hotel room? I know, for the
last warm shower for awhile! The flight from Ft. Lauderdale was smooth and we arrived at Port au Prince mid morning. Our trek through
customs went well. ―Are you a mission group?‖ Yes. ―Do you have any medicine?‖ NO. Shhhhhhh, a little white lie never hurt anyone!
Between the 7 of us we have 14 bags checked, 4 carryon bags and 3 back packs. Getting our luggage to our ride is a fiasco. We have 2
porters inside the airport to load our luggage on the carts but this year once we got through customs and to the door out you had to have
another porter. You ask why? Because everyone needs a job and money and you have to pay them all. We have our interpreter take care of
the 2 nd group of porters because they were pushing and shoving and before we know it we have like 5 porters and we don’t need that many
and we weren’t paying that many. Once our luggage is loaded in a tap-tap we are to get in a different truck. Since the porters were all
―discussing‖ the situation (us not paying them enough I am sure) we thought we would never see our luggage again as it was not secured.
You see a tap-tap is a taxi. Most are trucks with a cover over the bed and people sit in the bed on benches, on the tops, and even hang on the
sides. When a passenger wants off the tap-tap they ―tap‖ on the truck and the driver stops and the passenger jumps off. It is not unusual to
have 20+ people with supplies on a small tap-tap. It took an hour and half to get to the mission in Montrouis and 4 people rode in the bed of
the truck. We were welcomed by the Life Connection Mission staff and the Haitian Connection Network and we were given a presentation of
how they are working together to ―connect the dots.‖ Normally, we don’t eat lunch at the mission but they did fix cheese sandwiches,
pineapple, banana and papaya since we had been up so early and there was no where to eat on arrival. That afternoon was spent moving
into our rooms and taking all our supplies over to the medical clinic. The medical clinic is basically across the street and down a ½ block. I
stayed in a room with the other 2 nurses which could hold 9 guests. Supper was rice, beans, noodles, beet/potato salad, plantains and what
we all called ―mystery meat.‖ It was probably goat and I vowed to be vegan all week!! The biggest change at the mission was solar power.
Last year the generator ran from 7am till 9pm and then there was no power. With the solar power there was electricity 24/7 although at
times the lights were quite dim or the ceiling fan moved really, really slow. The shower that evening was not super cold but it was far from
warm and then the water ran out so you just deal with it. That night I think we were all asleep by 7:30 because we had basically been up for
40 hours!
Haiti, Day 2,Sunday, May 25
Breakfast is the best!! Marjorie’s famous banana pancakes. We also had watermelon, mango, pineapple, bread and homemade peanut
butter. We have fresh squeezed juice at each meal. After breakfast we all head to church. Church has already started but we take our seats
in the back. Funny in America the front pews are always open, not in Haiti. A little girl from the front makes her way back to us and sits on
Lindsay’s lap. She is there for the duration as they love the attention. The kids in front of us turn around and smile at us, want their picture
taken and then laugh and laugh when we show them their picture. The preacher announces who we are and that we are a medical team.
This gets the word out to come to the clinic over the next week. In Haiti Sunday is a day of rest so we go to visit a couple of resorts. They are
very nice resorts with pools, beaches and clubs. These resorts are for the richer Haitians and the tourists. It was $265 per night for 2 people
and 3 meals. WOW! When we arrived at the first resort there was Richard. I met him last year and he remembered me and of course Paula.
He sells Haitian souvenirs. Of course he gives you a price and then you offer another price till you come together on a mutual price. I hate
that kind of bargaining. At the resort we ordered some fried plantains, well they brought us French fries. Must of thought us Americans didn’t
know what we were talking about. They were super delicious especially because of their catsup. It is very, very thick and sweet. Supper was
chicken, black rice, watermelon, carrot/potato salad and picklease. Picklease is served with most meals and it is cabbage and onions and it
is way too spicy for me. Paula’s sponsor child, Tiana, joined us for supper. It costs $5 to have a guest at supper. Paula also showered Tiana
with small gifts she brought and Tiana was very happy. After supper we had 8 55 lbs bags of rice and 2 huge bags of beans to divide into
smaller bags to give away. To do this we took a 16 oz cup and filled it heaping with rice. We would put 5 of these cups of rice in a bag and
then 1 of the beans. If you don’t get the cup full, Benwa will tell you about it. This will feed a family many meals. Marilyn, Paula, Lindsay, Kevin
and I stayed up way to late playing a game but this helped us get to know each other for the work we had ahead of us.
(to be continued next month)