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Amendment question part of ballot Richard Bronough
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USD 464 to honor vets again with quilt ceremony Public invited to join Tonganoxie High students, veterans for 2nd annual event honoring all military, including select recipients of special fabrics By Shawn F. Linenberger slinenberger@ tonganoxiemirror.com
Tonganoxie USD 464 will celebrate Veterans Day with its second annual installment of a special ceremony honoring those who have served. Tonganoxie High School students will fill the upper seating at the THS east gymasium for 1 p.m. program Friday on the THS campus. Senior Lauren Lawson will serve as master of ceremonies, with THS principal Mark Farrar to also speak at the event. Veterans are invted to come at noon for additional festivities at the Chieftain Room. There also will be four quilts presented to Veterans. This year’s quilts will honor several veterans. The first will go to the late John E. Neibarger, who served in the U.S. Army. The quilt also will honor the entire family wwhile as brothers Jere Neibarger and Jack Neibarger served in the Marines. Other quilts will be presented to veterans Raymond H. Martin, Gary D. Williams, Ricahrd Bronaugh and state Rep. Jim Karelskint, R-Tonganoxie. Martin served in the Navy, while Williams, Bronaugh Shawn F. Linenberger/Staff and Karleskint served in THE AMERICAN FLAG IS ILLUMINATED during a portion of last year’s the Army. Here’s a closer look at the inaugural Veterans Day Program at Tonganoxie High School. honorees: worked generating docu- Electrician Mates school at ments including POW, KIA Great Lakes, Ill., and was Veterans Day as well as other informa- discharged from the U.S. tional documents for the Navy on Nov. 24, 1948. Quilts of Honor upper chain of command. Recipients Bronaugh has lived in GARY WILLIAMS Tonganoxie since his reKorean War Veteran tirement and has served as Williams graduated from RICHARD BRONAUGH quartermaster of Tongan- Winston High School in Vietnam War Veteran oxie VFW Post 9271 for the Missouri Richard graduated from past several years. Immediately after graduFrankfort High School in ating from WHS, he en1961 and Kansas State UniRAY MARTIN listed in the United States versity in 1966. World War II Veteran Army at the age of 18 and Bronaugh was a memMartin graduated from served in the Korean War ber of the Kansas National Leavenworth’s Immaculata from 1951-52. He was disGuard, Marysville ComHigh School in 1945. charged from the U.S. pany D, Maintenance 69th Upon graduation from Army in 1966. Williams was Infantry Brigade. He enhigh school, Martin en- a popular Tonganoxie busitered active duty in 1966 at listed in the United States ness owner and loyal memFort Carson, Colo. He was Navy. He served as an elec- ber of Tonganoxie VFW sent to Vietnam from 1967 trician mate aboard the Post 9271. to 1968 in Lei Khe Vietnam Aircraft Carrier Marcus Iswith the Big Red 1, First land CVE77. He also served JIM KARLESKINT Army Division. He worked aboard the LST 516 and Vietnam War Veteran as a company clerk and the large patrol ship USS Karleskint graduated was promoted to SP5 in an PCER 849. Martin attended from Fort Scott High School Intelligence Unit where he
in 1965. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1968 and served honorably through 1971. Karleskint had his basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. After basic training, he went to Fort Lee, Va., for Advanced Training. And then on to Fort Hood, Texas, with the 1st Armored Division. Following his training, Karleskint was sent to the Republic of South Vietnam, serving in support of the 101st Airborne Division. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant during his military service. Karleskint was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal for service in Vietnam and lastly the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam.
JOHN EUGENE NEIBARGER World War II Veteran Neibarger attended school in both Tonganoxie and Valley Falls. In 1942, he entered military service where he was assigned to the 90th Infantry Division, 385th Army Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion Headquarters Cannon Company. Neibarger had basic training in the United States before being shipped to England in preparation for the Allied invasion of Europe. At 6:18 a.m. June 6, he was with the third wave of troops that landed at Utah Beach. On June 12, he was seriously wounded several times near the French town of St. Mere Eglise. U.S. Army medics were able to stabilize Johns serious wounds enough so that he could be shipped to England and then on to the United states for several months of medical recuperation. For his bravery in action on D-Day 1944, Neibarger received two Bronze Stars and four Purple Hearts. Following his discharge from the military, Neibarger graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in business and eventually took over the operations of the Tonganoxie Mirror. He was appointed leuitenant colonel in the National Guard for the state of Kansas in 1961 by Gov. John Anderson.
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Tuesday results available at tonganoxiemirror.com By Shawn F. Linenberger slinenberger@tonganoxiemirror.com
Another local election is in the books. Polls closed after The Mirror’s print deadline Tuesday, so final results weren’t available in time for the print edition. However, readers can visit tonganoxiemirror.com to see results from Tuesday’s election. Along with the local races, there was a question on the ballot regarding an amendment to the Kansas Constitution. All Kansans who voted Tuesday had the opportunity to decide on the amendmend question, which was whether the state should update how it counts the U.S. Census for legislative redistricting purposes. The current method doesn’t count college students and military personnel as residents because it’s not their “permanent” residence. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab favored a change to the Kansas Constitution, arguing that the method is outdated and costs nearly $835,000 in estimated costs contacting those students and military personnel. As for even more local politics, residents decided a handful of races. For the Tonganoxie City Council race, the two incumbents running to remain on the governing body were Curtis Oroke, who was seeking a second term, and Lisa Patterson, who was seeking a full term. Patterson was appointed earlier this year to take over Kara Reed’s seat, as the former council member stepped down with her move out of city limits. This year’s council race had two challengers with experience on a municipal board. Jake Dale and Zachary Stoltenberg both currently serve on the Tonganoxie Planning Commission board. Tonganoxie Mayor Jason Ward did not seek another term this year. Ward first joined the Council in 2005. He eventually was appointed mayor and then successfully won two terms as mayor. Current City Council Member Rocky Himpel ran for mayor, joining a field of three vying for the mayoral position. David Frese also was on the ballot for mayor. Frese serves on the Tonganoxie Public Library and Tonganoxie Recreation Commission boards and narrowly lost in a bid a few months ago to become the first commissioner to serve in the Leavenworth County Commission’s new Fifth District. Sherry E. Agee also is ran in the mayoral race. If Tuesday’s results had Himpel winning the mayoral race, the five-member council would have a vacancy with his current seat. The governing body would appoint someone to finish out Himpel’s unexpired term in that scenario. Of Tonganoxie USD 464 school board races, only one was contested. Position 2 incumbent Kaija Baldock ran against challenger Connie O’Brien. Drew L. Overmiller ran unopposed for Position 1. Shelly McGhee opted not to run for a second term this year. Baldock was elected in 2015, while Overmiller was appointed last year to Position 1 after former board member Amelia Brusven stepped down. Stephanie Shupe ran unopposed for Position 7. She was appointed last year after Bryan Kemp stepped down. Justin Sturgeon ran unopposed for Position 3, which McGhee currently represents.
FYI Can’t make it to Friday’s THS football game? Midco Sports will be in town with live broadcast.
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