Santa Claus was the honored guest of Lyndon’s Winter Festival parade Saturday morning as bundled up spectators braved a bone-chilling breeze and temperatures in the teens.
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Lyndon’s frosty parade honors Santa and Old Man Winter
Lucy L. Herschell, 92, Overbrook: Nov. 13, 1921 – Dec. 8, 2013
Lucy L. Herschell, 92, of Overbrook, Kan., died Dec. 8, 2013, at Brookside Nursing Home, Overbrook. She was born Nov. 13, 1921, in rural Douglas County, the daughter of George Finch and Stella (Krouse) Finch.
She attended and graduated from Baldwin City High School in Baldwin City, Kan., in 1939.
Lucy was a proud lifelong housewife and homemaker. She also worked 10 years at Brookside Nursing Home; retiring in 1983. Lucy was a member of the Overbrook United Methodist Church and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Seminar scheduled at Lyndon to answer questions about Affordable Care Act
Do you wonder how the new Affordable Care Act will affect your insurance coverage? Frontier Extension District and the Flint Hills Community Health Center are partnering in a free seminar to inform citizens about the new health care reform law that requires everyone who can afford health insurance to obtain it.
“What you need to know about the Affordable Care Act and Marketplace,” a brief overview, followed by a question and answer session, will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Lyndon Community Center, 204 Topeka Ave., Lyndon.
Recreation update: Thank you to all OCPR volunteers!
Osage City Parks and Recreation’s holiday art workshop is coming up Saturday and sign-up for kindergarten and 4-year old youth basketball players continues:
John Piland, 72, Lyndon: Dec. 4, 2013
LYNDON – John Piland, 72, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at his home in Lyndon. John had lived in Emporia before moving to Lyndon, where he has lived for the last 20 years.
John had served in the U.S. Army and had worked as a carpenter, truck driver and in security.
A Cowboy’s Faith: Cautiousness the safest way
“It was exactly the same place where that spotted mare bucked him off 35 years ago.”
Ambrose perked his ears abruptly to the southeast. We looked that way, initially thought it was two cedar trees at the corner, but then they moved. Our mount started sidestepping and taking a hold of the bit.
We are well aware of such warning, but quickly took another look across the pasture as two people were walking toward the barn. That was far from our immediate concern, as we attempted to calm the black gelding under us, so he didn’t make any fast maneuvers that his rider would be incapable of matching.
Bundle up and enjoy Lyndon’s celebration of winter; arctic blast in forecast
Lyndon’s lit up for the holidays, but the town’s annual winter celebration begins Saturday morning with a parade, craft show and visit from Santa Claus.
Although Lyndon is already lighted and decorated for the Christmas season, holiday celebration begins in earnest this Saturday with the traditional Christmas parade and craft show. Anther event that will complete the Winter Festival is the drawing for Reindeer Raffle prizes, to be held at noon at Lyndon High School.
Osage County Emergency Management schedules planning workshop
Osage County Emergency Management, in conjunction with Kansas Division of Emergency Management and the Osage County Local Emergency Planning Committee, will host a training, exercise and planning workshop at 7 p.m. Dec. 11, at Lyndon Community Center, 204 Topeka Ave., Lyndon.
Overbrook library nears completion; local 4-H club makes donation
Presenting a $500 donation for the Overbrook Library were members of North Osage 4-H Club: Lane Prewitt, Kinsley Garrison, Marrit Mead, Brandon Stahel, Avery Mead, Emma Berkley, Derek Stahel, Dylon Harris, Kyle Garrison and Lakin Stahel.
Girl Scouts plan winter camp
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland are inviting second to 12th-grade girls and their parents to join others from the area for a winter camp to be held Jan. 4-5 at Camp Wood at Elmdale.
The family fun weekend hosted by the Girl Scouts includes low ropes, hiking, campfire, s’mores, and fun for parents and girls.
Patrol reports Thanksgiving holiday weekend activity
The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Thanksgiving holiday activity. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6 p.m. Nov. 27, through 11:59 p.m. Dec. 1.
During that time, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, which resulted in two deaths. Neither of the fatal crashes were DUI-related.
Carbondale shares its holiday spirit during Sunday Christmas celebration
It’s a community celebration of Christmas in Carbondale on Sunday, with a parade, horse rides, mini-train rides and a visit from Santa Claus.
The events begin at 11 a.m. Dec. 8, with a business and craft fair opening in the ELM Community Building.
Celebrate a country Christmas ‘down on the farm’ at Burlingame
Burlingame’s 24th Annual Country Christmas on Saturday is celebrating rural holiday traditions with a theme of “Down on the Farm”, and the traditional lighted Christmas parade starts at 6:30 p.m.
New store conveniently locates in Melvern
Representatives from the Osage County Economic Development Corporation, the Osage County Commission, Osage County E (Entrepreneurship)-Community, Emporia State University Kansas Small Business Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NetWork Kansas recently welcomed Joyce Lacey, owner of the Circle L Convenience Store, Melvern, into the world of entrepreneurship.
