BUSY WEEKEND EXPECTED IN SYRACUSE
It’s an eventful busy weekend coming up!
Beginning Friday evening at 4:00 PM, the Syracuse Youth Activities Association is sponsoring the third annual track meet for first through sixth grade.
Grades first through sixth can compete in the 50 to 1600 meter, relays, and the usual field events including a softball throw and turbo javelin.
The 19th Annual Cruisin’ Into Summer Car Show will be held on Main Street. Saturday, sponsored by the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce through donations from individuals and business owners.
Registration is 8:00 - 10:00 AM in front of the Northrup Theatre. Prizes awarded at 1:30 PM. The event can attract upwards of 80 entries if the weather is permissible. Spectators can browse and visit with owners who are willing to share their stories and a little bragging can go on.
Also happening Saturday, Hamilton County Hospital’s Inaugural Three-Person Scramble Golf Tournament at the Tamarisk Golf Course. Registration begins at 9:00 AM with the tournament beginning at 10:30 AM.
All funds raised will provide two $500 scholarships for local high school seniors. Additional funds will go to support Hamilton County Hospital’s special projects.
Making the sand fly is another option, as there is always fun to be had at the sand park.
Maybe a 1 mile or a 5K run interests you. If so, the Syracuse High School Cheerleaders are hosting a Color Run fundraiser. Your $25 entry fee not only helps the cheerleaders but gets you a white tee shirt which will be covered in color powder during the run, so be prepared with eyewear!
You can round out Saturday with a trip to Hill Top Lanes. They are featuring open bowling starting at 4:00 PM, black light bowling at 8:00 PM.
If bowling isn’t your thing, perhaps a movie is up your alley. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is playing at the Historic Northrup Theatre at 7:00 PM, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Don’t forget to stop and eat at our local restaurants.
A common denominator with events in Hamilton County is the people willing to volunteer to make fun things happen. There is no denying the financial support from individuals and businesses, opening their hearts in support of youth and the community.
NEWS
McAllister Retires
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Hamilton County Memorial Day Tribute
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Yonkey Book Signing This Saturday in Coolidge
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OPINIONS
Quiet
It’s quiet in town. It’s as if the world left to go on vacation. I can hear birds chirping, a gentle rain shower, and peace is rushing through me. Last week my daughter had basketball camp and sheep shows. For the past couple months It was go, go, go, the paper... [More]
Time, Precious Time
I am writing this from a hotel room out of town. Summer is me traveling which sounds exciting but really it is getting my daughter from this camp to that camp to livestock shows, and rarely catching up on chores at home. Even when I am home I am busy with work or getting... [More]
It's Dark Sometimes
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” - Martin Luther King Jr Have you ever met the person who lives a long beautiful life and dies surrounded by their loved ones? I think that is awesome. In truth most of the people I know who died were younger. ... [More]
Thank God for Biting Flies
I am writing this on Wednesday morning. Tomorrow is the last day of school here in Syracuse. Summer break is here. We have had a little bit of rain fall, some chances on the radar. Have you seen the Miller moths around here? Wow they are crazy. But, they... [More]
To You or For You
I went to bed Tuesday night happy about life and the peace that comes from checking things off your list, helping someone, and having a plan for the next day. I had a dream that night, I was in a hotel room and it caught fire. Wednesday morning I woke up to... [More]
Practice, Practice, Practice
Last weekend was our first sheep show of the season. Our lambs had never been in the show ring before. They were nervous with all the different noises, animals, people. And it is to be expected. After a long couple of days getting ready, we got there and had forgotten... [More]
Changed
I watched a piano recital Saturday afternoon. After the children played, two extremely dedicated and talented pianists performed. The first played impeccably. She was a virtuoso who became the piece and her fingers flowed almost effortlessly. For what felt like 20 minutes,... [More]
My Plans?
Here we are again. I am sitting writing this on a Wednesday morning bracing for another round of high winds, dirt, dust, no rain in sight, crops failing or failed. Will it rain again? It has to right? When I drove through Oklahoma the dirt looked like powder and the ditches... [More]
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SPORTS
STATE GOLF RESULTS
State golf on Monday had the Varsity Bulldogs miss playing in the finals as a team by one stroke. They finished seventh out of twelve teams. On Day 1, Brody Keller shot a 92 missing day two by two strokes. Ian Brummett shot a 95, Mason Scott and Johnny TeVelde shot... [More]
JH BASKETBALL WINS
Junior High Boys Basketball A, B, and C teams travelled to Elkhart on Monday, November 21. The A team won 41-34, B team won 26-21, and C team lost to Elkhart 13-20. Head Coach Vance Keller said, “Elkhart was a tough win for both the A and B teams but both grinded... [More]
LADY BULLDOGS BORDER WARS CHAMPIONS!!
The Lady Bulldogs were undefeated during the Border Wars, defeating Eads on Friday, 42-7 and Walsh on Saturday 62-5, bringing their record to 3-1. But the winner wasn’t announced until Tuesday evening. Syracuse Athletic Director Josh Johnson explained, “It came down... [More]
JH Basketball Season Underway with JH Boys sweeping Lakin
Monday night at home at the Herndon Gym, the Junior High boys swept Lakin! Head coach Vance Keller said, “We’re a young team with only six eighth graders and 12 seventh graders. We’ve had six total that started the season with injuries so we haven’t had... [More]
Senior Night Volleyball
Three Syracuse High School volleyball seniors were honored on Tuesday, October 5, during the volleyball tournament at Syracuse. Kaetlin Thomeczek, daughter of Joe and Dami Thomeczek has played volleyball since the third grade, playing with Syracuse Youth Activities Association... [More]
HS Track
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SHS SPORTS WRAP UP
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Spring Sports Start
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OBITUARIES
Mickey Watson
Mass of Christian Burial for Mickey Watson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Rosary will be held prior to the Mass, at 9:30 a.m. Mickey David... [More]
Anthony Contreras
Mass of Christian Burial for Anthony Contreras will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Anthony John Contreras was born on November 26, 1976 in Lamar, Colorado to... [More]
Juliana Zwaantina Houtsma
Juliana Zwaantina Houtsma, age 31, passed away unexpectedly on May 22nd, 2023 at home in Syracuse, Kansas. The eldest daughter of Algene Jay Houtsma and Johnna Harvill, she was born on September 21st, 1991 in Redlands, California. Juliana spent her early years in Syracuse,... [More]
Shilo Christine Van Tatenhove
With the heaviest of hearts, we let our friends and family know that Shilo, my wife of almost 30 years and mother to our amazing daughters, passed away suddenly on the evening of Friday, May 12th, 2023, due to complications with a long-term medical condition. She passed on to... [More]
Eva Wauneta Holdren
Eva Wauneta Holdren, 98, of Faulkton, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Faulkton Senior Living. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 22, 2023, at the United Church of Faulkton with Pastor Shawn Stoll presiding. Burial will follow in the Faulkton Cemetery.... [More]
Joyce Ann (Reynolds) Horning
A Memorial Service for Syracuse, Kansas resident, Joyce Horning will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Syracuse Wesleyan Church with Pastor Ray Frankofficiating. Inurnment will follow in the Kendall Cemetery in Kendall, Kansas. Joyce Ann (Reynolds)... [More]
Winston L. Sears
A graveside memorial service for Winston Sears will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 22, 2023 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kurtis Klinghammer officiating. Military committal rites will be provided by V.F.W. Post #4281. Winston L. Sears was born... [More]
Marjorie L. Nairn
Marjorie L. Nairn, age 90 of Johnson, Kansas, died Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Stanton County Hospital, Johnson, Kansas. She was born August 10, 1932, in Dighton, Kansas, the daughter of Royce O. and Ida M. (Long) Wells. Marge grew up and graduated high school in Syracuse,... [More]
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