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The AAUW 69传媒 Branch met on Sept. 9 at Meadowlark Hills. After an optional dinner, AAUW members gathered at 7 p.m. in a discussion group led by President Usha Reddi where they introduced themselves with names, family, professional information, and reasons for joining and length of membership in AAUW. AAUW wants to give members purpose, to personalize participation, and to align our AAUW goals with members69传媒� interests.

The board meetings are on the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m., any member may attend. The 69传媒 Branch meets with all members on the second Monday of the month, May through December, with optional dinner. Members choose their level of activity. Anyone who wants to join may do so on .

Susanne Siepl-Coates and Dede Brokesh announced the monthly programs for the 2024-2025 year. October programs are to be determined. In November, Phyllis Pease, her artistic work; in December, Vicki James, Food and Farm Council; in January, elected officials, state and federal; in February, Barb DeSanto, public relations; in March, International Women69传媒檚 Day; in April, Tara Davis-Woodhall, K-State track and field coach, Olympic champion; in May, awards, recognition, reflection.

The speaker for International Women69传媒檚 Day in March is in flux at this moment. We hope to bring in partnerships and grants to help with this 10th anniversary IWD celebration.

AAUW Kansas began in 1920 in 69传媒. We aim to align AAUW 69传媒 Branch with AAUW National. Our mission and focus areas include gender equity and economic security. Our values are intersectional, intergenerational, and inclusivity and empowerment. Our primary focuses are economic security, education, and advocacy for these areas and for women. Our priority issues are removing bias from education, fair pay, economic equity, and advancing women in leadership. Our monthly programs are always concerned with AAUW69传媒檚 mission, focus areas, values, and priority issues.

Usha invited members to add ideas for programs and activities that would adhere to the AAUW ideals. Members suggested advocating for women69传媒檚 rights; advocating for women69传媒檚 safety on campus and in the city; promoting the skilled trades and bringing them into AAUW, encouraging and mentoring young women in leadership roles; and keeping abreast of federal changes on DEI, especially in the area of women69传媒檚 rights.

Barbara Gatewood announced that AAUW offers fellowship and career development grants and provides over $6,000,000 in scholarships each year for women to pursue graduate education. These applications opened Sept. 16. Our branch provides multiple scholarships for K-State graduate women and non-traditional in the amounts of $1,000 and $1,500.

The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next 69传媒 Branch meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, preceded by 6 p.m. optional dinner. The program will be by Anna Burson, Riley 69传媒 appraiser.

Bonfire Club

Bonfire members elected new officers for the 2024-25 year at the September meeting. Members can attend officer training next month at Pottorf Hall.

Club Achievement Night and Family Fun committees met and discussed upcoming events. The by-law committee distributed info about future changes.

Flint Hills Woodturners Club

Twenty members and a guest attended the Flint Hills Woodturners Club meeting Sept. 7 at Rock Creek High School in St. George.

Club member Dennis Biggs demonstrated innovative ways to use chucks in turning twice-turned natural edge bowls. Information included when to use a mortise instead of a tenon and consideration of the size of each to maximize the strength of the chuck jaws on the piece, how to minimize jaw marks, orientation of the wood grain in the chuck, and getting the best cuts with proper orientation and height of the tool rest as well as the angle of the tool for shear scraping.

Show and Tell participants included Tod Salfrank, Vaughn Graber, Victor Schwarz, Kenneth Stitt, Bob Holcombe, Heather Marusiak and Dennis Biggs. The next club meeting will be Oct. 5. More information can be found at .

Riley 69传媒

Historical Society

The Riley 69传媒 Historical Museum will host a Fireside Chat, 69传媒淎 K-State Airman and his B-2969传媒� with Carol Regehr, from 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 8, at Flight Crew Coffee, 423 Poyntz Ave. Regehr will share the story of her uncle69传媒檚 service during World War II. He was a student at K-State in 1938 before joining the service, where he was a B-29 pilot. He survived being shot down over Osaka, but died while in a POW camp there. Also connected to Kansas history is that of the planes he flew 69传媒� the B-29s 69传媒� which were built in Wichita. Join us as we learn not only about regional aviation history, but of the story of an American hero with Riley 69传媒 ties. This event is free and open to the public.

The Riley 69传媒 Historical Society will host its third quarterly meeting, 69传媒淎 History of Keats and the Wildcat Valley69传媒� at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, in the Keats Community Center, 3193 Keats Ave. Longtime residents Marcella Gocken and Mel Nudson, and former Riley 69传媒 High School history teacher and historian Kevin Larson will be the panelists. Additional memories from other residents in attendance will be encouraged, and questions are welcome.

Keats, about five miles northwest of 69传媒, has a beautiful park, the non-denominational Keats Lydia Chapel and active organizations that host monthly potluck dinners, community celebrations, and other events. In its early days, Keats had a Rock Island Railroad depot, a blacksmith shop, a boarding house, a cheese factory, a lumberyard, a grain elevator, gas stations, schools, and much more. Before that, it was home to indigenous peoples who lived in the area for thousands of years. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. We will serve homemade berry and cream pies from Farmhouse Restaurant in Riley and tea.

The museum will host its third 69传媒淲alking Tour of Historic Sunset Cemetery on Oct. 19, time to be determined. Suggested donation of $5 per person.

The Pioneer Log Cabin in City Park will close for the season on Oct. 27. Hours that day will be 2-5 p.m.

The museum will host 69传媒淭rick or Treating at the Museum69传媒� from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31.

The museum was busy in the summer with multiple activities: four historic City Park walking tours; a Fireside Chat about Linear Trail markers; participation in the UFM Teen Program; participation in a USD 383 Summer Education Program 69传媒� 69传媒淗istory Time Machine,69传媒� which included local history tours and scavenger hunts at the museum and Goodnow House; several Headstone Cleaning Workshops at local cemeteries; a program on the Eureka Lake Resort to the 69传媒 Welcome Club; hosting 19 from Ecuador to tour the Wolf House in a K-State Global Classroom experience; and discussing the history of the Riley 69传媒 Fair on a KMAN 69传媒淚n Focus69传媒� segment.

69传媒 Rotary Club

Taylor Holmes, commercial banking officer at Landmark Bank, and State Sen. Usha Reddi were present as guests at the Rotary Club69传媒檚 Sept. 12 meeting. Greeter Chris Nolte introduced them. President Randy Peterson celebrated Tracey DeBruyn69传媒檚 37 years as a member and being one of the first female members of the club after the 1987 Supreme Court decision. Eight Rotaractors along with Steven Graham and Claudia Petrescu volunteered at the 69传媒 Emergency Shelter. Eleven nonprofits picked up items from the Community Cares Chest. Steven Graham introduced Peggy Lyons who spoke about the upcoming Feed My Starving Children food packing event. September cup money goes to Be Able.

Jeff Sackrider introduced Kent Michael Smith, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art director. Kent shared information on the permanent collection, upcoming exhibits, events, and the Beach Ball fundraiser. The Beach Museum focuses on the art of Kansas and the contiguous region and furthers the teaching, research, and service mission of K-State. Artists in the permanent collection include John Steuart Curry, Birger Sandzen, Larry Schwarm, and Archie Blackowl, to name a few. In a review of the collection, Kent and the staff identified artists who were not represented including works from Black, women, LGBTQ, and indigenous origin populations. Current exhibitions include 69传媒淩eturn to the Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness69传媒� by Sherry Haar, 69传媒淧rinting Beyond Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints69传媒� and 69传媒淯pon A Time: Create Your Own Adventure69传媒� in conjunction with the American Library and 69传媒 Public Library.

Opening Oct. 1 is an exhibit introducing youth to STEM. The Mid America Print Council exhibition, 69传媒淔rom the Ashes: Printmaking, Preservation, and Renewal69传媒� is scheduled for Oct. 2-6. Kent encouraged members to spend time with the collection, become a Friend of the Beach, and attend the Ball. In Kent69传媒檚 honor, 69传媒淭he Penguin on Vacation,69传媒� will be donated to Bergman Elementary.

Solar Kiwanis

The 69传媒 Solar Kiwanis Club met at noon on Sept. 17 at the Blue Hills Room. There were nine members present. Club President Karl Dean led the meeting. Warren Prawl led the song, Doug Denning led the pledge and Cheryl Jones gave the invocation.

Birthdays before our next meeting are Ed Herde on Sept. 23, Chad Tepe on Sept. 29 and Doug Haverkamp on Sept. 30.

The evening Kiwanis Club is organizing an installation and recognition banquet for our two clubs and several other clubs in our district. The Social Hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the banquet room at Rockin K69传媒檚 restaurant with dinner at 6 p.m. The cost will be $20 per person and members can pay at the door. Our club will not meet on Sept. 24, due to the installation and recognition banquet being held that evening. Our next regular meeting will be at noon Oct. 1.

Our club will sponsor two Riley 69传媒 High School Key Club members at Key Leader training at the Rock Springs 4-H Event Center on Sept. 27, 28 and 29. A reminder was made to club members that U.S. Highway 24 cleanup will be held on Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. We will meet at the intersection of Blackjack Road and Highway 24. Solarian Mary Scharfe has visited with the administration in the Ogden school district about starting a Kiwanis Terrific Kids program and it was well received.

President Dean turned the meeting over to Solarian Doug Ackley who introduced Daniel Skucius, watershed specialist in the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment. Kansas State University established KCARE in order to coordinate and enhance the research, extension, and teaching activities that focus on environmental issues relating to agriculture. KCARE supports research spanning multiple departments and disciplines: soil science, smoke management, cropping systems, water quality and irrigation, fertilizer research, and climate studies. Solar Kiwanis meets at noon at the Blue Hills Room.

The next weekly meeting will be Oct. 1 Contact Secretary Doug Ackley (rda@ksu.edu or 785-539-4945) if you have any questions.