Wellington also qualified both its 400 (4×100) meter relay and 1600 (4×400) meter relay teams. The 1600 relay team qualified despite not having Megan Campbell in the lineup. Wellington head track coach Tyler Ryan said last week he might hold Campbell out in order to save her legs for Saturday where she will be running the 100 preliminary, the 100 finals, the 200 finals and a leg on the 4×100 meter relay team.

Wright had a huge day, jumping 5-2 and finishing sixth. As a team, Wellington has 3 points going into Saturday’s competition.

Wright also qualified for the 100-meter hurdles final finishing sixth in the preliminaries. The top eight will be running the finals race tomorrow. 

Campbell turned in the best time of the day in the Class 4A 200 meters preliminary run today.

The results after one day of competition are as follows:

Girls High jump – Holly Wright, jr., sixth, 5-02.

4×100 girls relay – qualified for finals, sixth best time.

WELLINGTON time – 50.14.

1) Micah Rogers 11                 2) Megan Campbell 12

3) Dietra Sober 9                  4) Holly Wright 11

4×400 girls relay – qualified for finals, fifth best time.
Wellington time – 4:08.37
1) Cabreil Roe 10 2) Leah Nelson 10
3) Dietra Sober 9 4) Holly Wright 11

400 meters – Leah Nelson, so., 14th, 1:02.97, failed to qualify for finals.

200 meters – Megan Campbell, sr., first, 25.82, qualified for finals.

Pole Vault – Ian Stallbaumer had no height.

David was born on August 27, 1922 in Alva, OK to David Floyd McMillen and Emma (Koenig) McMillen.  He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II from 1942 – 1945.

He married Ester Grace Lamb on September 13, 1942 in Wellington, KS.  She preceded him in death in 1998.  He then married Reba Elaine Wallace Purcell in Wichita, KS on May 13, 2000.  She preceded him in death in 2008.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his wives; brother, Marvin Joe McMillen; granddaughter, Tamara Dalene Young; and great great granddaughter, Mackenzie Nicole Young.

Survivors include his daughters, Frances (Joe) Wilson of Wichita, KS, Davida (Jack) Walker of Bangs, TX, and Kathleen (Don) McClure of Brownwood, TX; eight grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 12 great great grandchildren.

Graveside Services will be held at Osborne Cemetery in Mayfield, KS on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 2:00 P.M.  Family members will officiate.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday, May 27, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m.

A memorial has been established with the American Red Cross in lieu of flowers. Contributions can be left at the funeral home.

Frank Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

To leave condolences or sign our guest book, please visit our website at www.frankfuneralhome.net

Frank Korte, Past Commander for the American Legion Post #90, will be making the address. Also, don’t forget, to help volunteer to put up flags at the cemetery starting at 8 a.m. (see information here).

The order of the service is as follows:

Welcome – Commander James Lockhart.

National Anthem – Melanie Dawson.

Raising of the Colors – Boys Scout Troop 303 and 304.

Pledge of Allegiance – Commander Lockhart.

Invocation – Chaplain Wayne White.

General Logan’s Order #11 – Jim Valentine.

Address of the day – Frank Korte, Past Commander.

Placings of the wreaths – announced by Commander Lockhart – Those placing wreaths include representatives of the following service organizations and conflicts:

American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary, World War 1 veterans, World War II veterans, Korean War Veterans, Vietnam Veterans, Grenada, Panama, Gulf War Veterans, Afghanistan, Iraqi War Veterans, 40 & 8, 8 & 40, American Red Cross, Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, Explorer Post 303, Sons of the American Legion; and American Legion Riders.

Saluting our Comrades – Members of the American Legion Post #90 firing squad.

Taps – Melanie Dawson and Jeremy Burden.

Dismissed – Commander Lockhart.

This work requires that the crossings at Harvey, 12th Street, 15th Street and Hillside be closed during the week.  Union Pacific has agreed to open Harvey and 15th Street crossings in between the time of removal and replacement.  The crossings at 12th Street and Hillside will be closed during the duration of the project.

Clean-up Buckets were blessed in the Wellington Presbyterian Church sanctuary. (Photo by Brenda Wallace).

by Rev. Deb. Schmidt, First Presbyterian Church — Whenever a disaster strikes, we wonder, “How can we help?”

Recently, the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Wellington, joined the Presbytery of Southern Kansas in a project to purchase cleaning supplies and assemble Clean-Up Buckets to be forwarded to Church World Service for distribution whenever and wherever needed.  This project originally came on the heels of the devastation to the East coast caused by Hurricane Sandy this past year, and the need for Clean-Up Buckets has increased due to tornados like the one at Moore, OK this week.

In November, Mary Ellen Garver, a member of the Wellington church and the Moderator of the Presbytery, challenged her congregation to set a goal of assembling ten Clean-Up Buckets.  Members rose to the challenge, and by February, they had put together 23 buckets. 

These were added to others assembled by churches in the Presbytery, for a total of 238 buckets and donations of over $1,100 delivered to a Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Center (PDA).  The buckets were distributed by Church World Service to assist individuals and families in their clean-up efforts.

Each 5 gallon bucket was filled with 58 specific items: soap and detergent, brushes, sponges and other items to help clean homes that have been damaged by storm waters.  During a Sunday worship service, the congregation, led by Pastor Deb Schmidt, prayed for those who would receive the buckets.   A copy of the prayer and other words of support and encouragement were included in each bucket.

Because of financial contributions and donations of material resources like the Clean-Up Buckets, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has been able to respond immediately whenever a disaster strikes.  Recently, PDA responded to a tornado in Texas; the explosion in West, Texas; and the Boston Marathon tragedy.  In 2012, PDA responded to disasters in 34 states, including those from storms and tornados in the South and Southeast, wildfires throughout much of the West and Southwest, and Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast.  In prior years, PDA responded to tornados that struck Joplin, Missouri and Alabama; flooding in North Dakota, and wildfires in Texas.

Unfortunately, the needs are greater than the supply.  Church World Service (CWS) has recently appealed for additional Clean-Up Buckets.  Individuals and organizations wishing to help will find fliers listing bucket contents and instructions for filling and donating buckets, or making a financial donation, at: http://www.pcusa.org/resource/clean-buckets-pda/ or http://www.cwsglobal.org/get-involved/kits/emergency-clean-up-buckets.html 

•2:17 a.m. Non-injury accident at 16th and A, Wellington involving a vehicle operated by James R. Johnson, 61, El Cajon, Calif. and a Fixed object/sign owned by the Wellington of Wellington.

•7:30 a.m. Alex R. Weiss, 18, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•7:40 a.m. Terrance D. Horsch, 63, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•7:58 a.m. David D. Gressel, 69, South Haven was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

8:05 a.m. Ashley D. Antoine, 26, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•8:17 a.m. Robert D. Nickel, 67, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•8:26 a.m. Willy L. Grisham, 66, Mulvane, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•8:48 a.m. Amanda J. Wise, 32, Wichita, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•8:56 a.m. Dale E. Struble, 65, Caldwell, was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•9:10 a.m. Creed A. Arp, 27, Wichita, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•9:17 a.m. Lisa M. Huck, 47, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•9:30 a.m. Leticia E. Lopez, 20, Wichita, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•9:30 a.m. Rodolfo, Alfaro, 47, Wichita, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation. (passenger)

•9:50 a.m. Albert J. Giefer, 43, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•9:50 a.m. Jacob R. Giefer, 51, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation. (passenger)

•10:15 a.m. Arthur B. Weeks Jr, 19, Hutchinson, Ks was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•10:30 a.m. Stephanie L. Davis, 30, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation and child restraint violation (2 counts).

•3:13 p.m. Officers investigated a theft of a known suspect in the 200 block. N. Woodlawn, Wellington.

•4:11 p.m. PJ A. Saunders, 53, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•4:35 p.m. Officers investigated a theft in the 400 block S. C, Wellington.

•4:42 p.m. Justin C. Davis, 24, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•5 p.m. Dave V. Horsch, 46, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•5:22 p.m. Julie L. Hibbs, 41, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•5:31 p.m. Brian L. Marshall, 43, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•5:53 p.m. Alonzo A. C. Machado, 21, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•6:03 p.m. Zackary L. Rayl, 19, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•6:13 p.m. Officers investigated criminal damage to property in the 300 block E. 13th, Wellington.

•6:30 p.m. Casey D. McCracken, 29, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•6:30 p.m. Henry a. Castro, 38, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•6:43 p.m. Tena L. Morgaridge, 49, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with disobeying traffic signal.

•6:45 p.m. Nancy A. Sipes, 68, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•6:54 p.m. Injury accident in the 2000 block E. 16th, Wellington involving vehicles operated by Crystal D. Creamer, 37, Wellington, and Bobby J. Mixon, 51, Ravill, MO.

•6:54 p.m. Crystal D. Creamer, 37, Wellington, was issued a notice to appear charged with failure to yield the right of way.

•7:30 p.m. Carlos A. Marquez, 28, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation.

•7:30 p.m. Willie J. Marquez,  24, Wellington was issued a notice to appear charged with seatbelt violation. (passenger)

•8:49 p.m. Officers investigated a theft at the Wellington Lake.

Happy bargain selling and hunting!

When: Friday, 7 and 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Rated: PG-13, 2 hour, 15 minutes.

Movie Synopsis: Marvel’s “Iron Man 3″ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle….

With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? (c) Disney

Rotten Tomatoes rating (movie critics collective approval ratings): 78%. Audience review: 83% approval.

Movies ahead at Regent Theater:

Great Gatspy.

by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow

Also, there are high school summer camps are available to sharpen the skills of the young Wellington athletes. Plus results of the Class 4A state golf tournament that included WHS seniors Nick Becker and Logan Woodbridge….

State track meet schedule: 

It should be an interesting weekend for the Wellington track team, especially the girls team (see story here).

The track schedule for Wellington athletes are as follows:

Friday, May 24

2:15 p.m. – 100 hurdles preliminaries – Holly Wright.

2:55 p.m. – 4x100m relay preliminaries – Megan Campbell, Wright, Micah Rogers, Dietra Sober.

3 p.m. – High jump  (no preliminaries) Avery Lewellen and Holly Wright.

3:35 p.m. – 400 meter dash preliminaries – Leah Nelson.

5:15 p.m. – 200 meter dash preliminaries – Campbell, Wright.

5:55 p.m. – 4x400M relay preliminares – Campbell, Sober, Nelson and Cabriel Rowe.

6:30 p.m. – Pole Vault – Ian Stallbaumer.

Saturday, May 25

8:30 a.m. – 100 preliminaries – Campbell.

9:30 a.m. – 100 hurdles finals.

9:45 a.m. – Shut put – Halynn Page.

12:45 p.m. – 100 finals.

3 p.m. – 4×100 relay finals.

3:45 p.m. – 400 finals.

5:50 p.m. – 200 finals.

6:30 p.m. – 4×400 relay finals.

Basketball camp: 

The ninth annual Coach Eric Adams’ Girls Basketball Camp sponsored by Impact Bank will be held June 3-7 at the Wellington High School gymnasium. This will include incoming third through fifth graders from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and incoming sixth through eighth graders from 1 to 3 p.m.

Cost to attend the camp is $35 which includes a camp T-shirt.

Camp staff includes Wellington High School coaches and past players.

Make checks payable to Eric Adams, 420 N. Poplar Street, Wellington, Kans. 67152.

Call for more information call 316-655-0811.

E-mail for more information at coachadams@sutv.com.

Please register no later than May 31 to guarantee t-shirt.

The order form can be found here. 9th annual Eric Adams basketball camp

WHS football minicamp: 

The Wellington High School mini-camp #1 will be held May 29-31 at the WHS practice field from 8 to 10:30 a.m.

Registered with Coach Tyler Ryan prior to the first day of camp. There is a $20 camp fee – including camp T-shirt.

Mini-camp #2 is coming on June 15-17.

Iron Duke Summer camp: 

The Iron Duke summer program is a weight and speed development program sponsored by the WHS athletic coaches.

This program is designed to increase an athlete’s speed, strength, agility and flexibility. Any student third grade and up (based on next year’s grades), male or female, can attend.

The schedule for the Iron Duke program starts Monday, June 10. There are no Friday sessions.

Group 1 – 11th-12th, Monday – Thursday – Male athletes, 6:30 to 8 a.m.

Group 2 – 9th – 12th, Monday – Thursday – Male/female athletes, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Group 3 – 6th – 8th, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – Male/female athletes, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Group 4 – 3rd – 5th, Male/female athletes, Tuesday, Thursday – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

June 10, 11, 12, 13.

June 17, 18, 19, 20.

June 24, 25, 26, 27.

July 15, 16, 17, 18.

July 22, 23, 24, 25.

August 5, 6, 7, 8.

The cost is free to high school athletes, $35 for middle school athletes and $25 for junior athletes. Junior sessions will be only Tuesday and Thursday.

Scholarships are available upon request.

Make checks payable to Tyler Ryan. You can contact Ryan at tryan@usd353.com 

State golf results: 

Two Wellington High School seniors qualified for Class 4A state boys golf tournament at Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course on May 20.

Logan Woodbridge finished with a 78 and placed 28th out of 106 golfers. He golfed 40 on the front and 38 on the back.

Nick Becker finished with an 82 and placed 48th. He shot a 42 on the front and 40 on the back.

Wichita Collegiate won the event with 299 points. Kansas City Piper had 305. For full results, click here.

Kerwin Spencer

by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Sumner County Attorney’s office recently announced four convictions at the district court in Wellington. Those convicted include:

•Kevin Parker for attempted robbery; and two counts of residential burglaries.

•Martin Leonard for aggravated indecent solicitation of a child under 14.

•Gary Washburn for convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery, residential robbery, and felony theft.

•Walter Trusdale, Jr. for conspiracy to commit robbery, residential robbery, and felony theft.

Details of these cases are listed below. 

Sumner County Attorney Kerwin Spencer said the convictions are part of an increase workload produced by the office since taking over for former county attorney Evan Watson in January.

“When I took this job, I campaigned on the promise that we were going to file 400 cases instead of the 300 cases a year filed by Mr. Watson,” Spencer said. “Right now we are averaging about 40 case filings a month. We are currently on pace to filing 480 cases this year.

Spencer said the dismissal rate of cases filed have dropped substantially.

“We are not filing cases just to dismiss them later,” Spencer said.

Spencer said the Kansas Star Casino has added to the caseload. He estimates he has filed more than one felony case a week that is casino related.

“That doesn’t count the burglaries that are indirectly caused by the casino,” Spencer said. “I estimate we’ll see 50 more cases a year above the crime we had before the casino was in existence.”

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Burglary conviction

Kevin Parker of Wichita, 34, was sentenced to serve 32 months in prison for attempted robbery and two counts of residential burglaries occurring on Dec. 3, 2012. Spencer said this burglary had an indirect connection to the casino.

Parker and his partner Christopher McDaniel, 28, were arrested after an alleged assault on Sumner County Sheriff deputy Risa Stegman (see story here).http://www.sumnernewscow.com/alleged-assault-of-sheriff-deputy-leads-to-arrest-of-2-wichita-men-connected-to-sumner-burglaries/ McDaniel was convicted and sentenced to at least 12 months in prison on March 14.

Sumner County authorities detained the two Sedgwick County men for allegedly burglarizing four homes in the northeast area of Sumner County from Belle Plaine to the Peck area during a Monday morning.

One home was located in Belle Plaine, another in the Peck area, and the other two on North London and North Hydraulic Roads.

After the alleged physical altercation with Stegman, the two suspects allegedly used their car to push out Stegman’s police car which was blocking the entrance to prevent their escape. The pair did escape and traveled north where they were eventually apprehended by Sedgwick County Deputies and the Wichita Police.

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Solicitation of child conviction

Martin Leonard, 70, has been convicted for 32 months in prison for aggravated indecent solicitation of a child less than 14, a level 3 felony.

Leonard, who lived at 416 S. Washington, Apartment B, in Wellington at the time of the crime, was convicted of fondling a small child who was his great granddaughter inappropriately on Aug. 14, 2012, in Wellington.

Spencer said he was babysitting for his grandchild while the mom was at work. The victim was a 5-year-0ld female.

He had no previous convictions, Spencer said.

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Two other convictions

Gary Washburn, Jr., and Walter Trusdale, Jr., both of Wichita in their early 50s, were convicted for different crimes against the same elderly Wellington man.

Washburn was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery, residential robbery, and felony theft which will require him to serve out a 51 month prison sentence.

On January 24, Washburn with another man — Richard Fagan of Wichita — had entered a Wellington man’s home and took a cooler containing at least $1,100 in cash and financial papers. According to the court complaint Washburn grabbed the cooler after Fagan pried it from the victim’s fingers. The two then left the premises and allegedly split the money up.

In a somewhat unrelated incident, Trusdale was committed to serve 16 months in prison for felony theft that occurred in 2012 to the same man. He was ordered to pay $50,000 in restitutions to the individual upon his release.

Spencer said Trusdale charged the landowner with over $56,000 in faulty home improvements for lightning rods and tree trimming services between March 12 and April 14, 2012. The amount was about $6,000.

Because of this, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department had charged Trusdale with criminal trespass in 2012, a felony, and was ordered not to be on the Wellington man’s property. However, he did just that on Feb. 8, 2013 which resulted in his arrest and eventual conviction for felony theft. The criminal trespass charge was eventually dropped because of an agreement, Spencer said.

“I remember Washburn and Trusdale from my earlier days as county attorney,” Spencer said, who served as Sumner County attorney in the 1990s.