CAPTION: The interior of Trinity Catholic Jr./Sr. High School’s secondary gym. Trinity celebrated the opening of its secondary gym Wednesday morning. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn Trinity Catholic Jr./Sr. High School celebrated the opening of a new gymnasium Wednesday, marking the end of the
By John Mesh Hutchinson Community College’s Waymond Jordan Jr. and Kedrick Walker and Butler Community College’s Chevy Edwards earned the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference’s final awards of the season. Hutchinson’s Waymond Jordan Jr., a sophomore running back from Pensacola, Fla., posted his eighth 100-yard rushing game
The Salvation Army of Hutchinson will open its annual holiday fundraiser with the Red Kettle Kickoff on Thursday, November 21, at 6 p.m. in Grasshopper Park at Main St. and Avenue A. Free hot chocolate, cookies, and Christmas carols will be provided, and the first 30
By Dan Deming
Who would have thought that a tribute to piano master Floyd Cramer would turn out to be one of Hutchinsons’ best Community Concerts of all time? Cramers’ grandson, Jason Coleman, brought a near-perfect two hours of entertainment To Memorial Hall Sunday afternoon with impressive insight into his granddad’s life and unique talent, an amazing blend of recorded music to accompany Colemans’ musical artistry, pictorial on-screen graphics that complemented both the music and life story all coupled with Colemans’ down-to-earth narrative that his audience quickly embraced.
That’s a lot for a solo artist to accomplish, but it was precisely what Coleman did: something you would expect with the quality normally found only at the Fox Theater, Wichitas’ Orpheum or other far more expensive venues. This was Coleman’s only Kansas appearance and the 18th of more than two dozen city tours out of his home in Nashville.
Competing against the Kansas City Chiefs/Buffalo game that started at nearly the same time, those who came were thoroughly entertained when Coleman introduced himself as “Patrick Mc Homes.” The audience soon forgot about football as they recalled and strongly applauded nearly every memorable song Coleman offered.
Cramers’ style, which started as a backup to numerous traditional country singers, advanced into an accompaniment for many rock favorites, and as his grandson noted, Cramer was among the first to take the twang out of country music. He would later develop and perfect on numerous hit songs a style called “slip noteing”, in which the wrong key was intentionally hit followed immediately by blending the correct note.
Coleman clearly knows how to open, close and enhance his time on stage with full orchestra recordings and visual graphics. The sound was spectacular, whether on the main floor or balcony, and anyone who left early missed a touching video showing Cramer playing piano with his 9-year-old grandson and Colemans’ young son playing with his dad.
Floyd Cramer died in 1997 at an early age, but his music and life story are being well preserved and presented in a most entertaining style by Jason Coleman, whose mother and father accompanied him on the tour and were on hand to sell CDs and other musical memories of a most delightful Hutchinson Community Concerts offering.
By Dan Deming Who would have thought that a tribute to piano master Floyd Cramer would turn out to be one of Hutchinsons' best Community Concerts of all time? Cramers' grandson, Jason Coleman, brought a near-perfect two hours of entertainment To Memorial Hall Sunday afternoon with
CAPTION: One of two malnourished horses surrendered to Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm and Ranch from Salt Creek Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. CREDIT STORM CREEK HORSE CO. FARM AND RANCH
By Kate Irelan
Another case of equine neglect has led to four more horses being relinquished to Lisa Loyd, owner and director of Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm and Rescue, this time from another equine rescue, Salt Creek Equine Rescue and Sanctuary, outside of Nickerson, Kansas. A total of 13 horses have been either removed or adopted from the property, and 9 still remain.
According to Loyd, she was contacted last week by volunteers of Salt Creek Rescue who reported they had to haul the bodies of 4 horses to be disposed of and that there were other horses in acute condition. Loyd pointed them to law enforcement. She said when it comes to animal neglect, “If you see something, say something.”
An animal complaint case was filed with the Reno County Sheriff’s Office on November 14 at the same address as the Salt Creek Equine Rescue near Nickerson, Kansas. The Patrol Captian assigned to this case could not be reached for comment.
A representative from Salt Creek Rescue also could not be reached for comment at the publication of this article.
In a Nov. 11 post on the Facebook page associated with the Salt Creek Rescue it was stated, “With considerable regret, I have made the difficult decision to restructure. Maintaining 20 horses has become unsustainable for one individual, leading to financial, physical, and emotional exhaustion. I must find new homes for certain horses needing specialized care.” Subsequent posts provided photos and information about the horses for sale.
“I could see things were spiraling out of control,” said Loyd. “I contacted the owner and offered to take the two worst in. At first, she did not want to do that. She was not interested in surrendering and I would have to buy them. Then she talked with the Sheriff. She called the next day asking me to come get them. They were malnourished, their teeth and hooves were long, two stallions were running with mares, and other animals like pot-bellied pigs and dogs were in with the horses.”
Loyd said she asked the owner, “Are you sure this is all you want us to do? She said ‘yes.’”
Loyd said that Salt Creek Rescue is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
“The only reason she got rid of the horses is because people called her out on it,” said Loyd. “She said she was aiming to get down to 9 to 10 horses she would use for riding lessons and that she is no longer taking rescues. She stated she had 22. She is down to 9 horses now.”
According to Loyd, another person bought the two stud horses and surrendered them to Storm Creek. The person told Loyd they bought the two to remove them from the situation. Loyd said the horses have received veterinary treatment and were gelded, and one was also treated for a hernia and eye injury.
The Hutchinson Tribune previously wrote about two other horses surrendered to the Storm Creek Rescue in late August. Loyd gave an update on their status. The 12-year-old stallion “Casper” is gelded now, and is being trained on maintenance schedule for the winter.
“He’s hanging out with two other geldings and thriving,” said Loyd. The other horse, a filly named “Laramie,” went to foster home on Saturday.
Storm Creek has a total of 36 rescued horses. Loyd said that the largest number of horses she’s had at one time was 44.
“I try to keep at 36 or less. Some are available for adoption. I keep a small crew of horses for lessons. And I don’t adopt out horses that are over 25 years old,” said Loyd. “I currently have a herd of 11 seniors. It seems we are super good at keeping things alive. The oldest horse is 34, though I think it exists on meanness and spite.”
For more information about the Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm and Rescue, visit their Facebook page.
CAPTION: One of two malnourished horses surrendered to Storm Creek Horse Co. Farm and Ranch from Salt Creek Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. CREDIT STORM CREEK HORSE CO. FARM AND RANCH By Kate Irelan Another case of equine neglect has led to four more horses being relinquished to
CAPTION: Robert Kenyon explains the workings of his 2024 F 150 electric Ford Pickup in the parking lot at Hutchinson Community College. CREDIT RICHARD SHANK By Richard Shank Retirement for Bob Kenyon in 2023 as a Computer Science Professor at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland, provided he
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hutchinson will host its annual Youth of the Year Banquet Thursday, Dec. 5, at the 1861 Club on the Kansas State Fairgrounds. That's according to an official press release from the organization, which will have four finalists will compete
CAPTION: The Buhler Crusaders (9-2) will play Andover Central in the Class 4A semifinals Friday night at Andover. CREDIT SPORTS IN KANSAS By John Mesh The Buhler High School football team advanced to the Kansas Class 4A state football semifinals with a 28-14 victory over Wamego Friday
CAPTION: Hutchinson City Hall, located at 125 East Ave B. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE
By Michael Glenn
The Hutchinson City Council will not meet Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at Hutchinson City Hall.
According to the most recent agenda published for the Nov. 5 meeting, the council will next meet Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Future agenda items noted on the Nov. 5 agenda packet for the council include Memorial Hall tax credits, taxi ordinance revision and a code compliance study session.
CAPTION: Hutchinson City Hall, located at 125 East Ave B. CREDIT MICHAEL GLENN/THE HUTCHINSON TRIBUNE By Michael Glenn The Hutchinson City Council will not meet Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at Hutchinson City Hall. According to the most recent agenda published for the Nov. 5 meeting,
Community members and those from local organizations eat dinner at the Reno County Museum’s Bootleggers, Bandits & Booze fundraiser event on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Funds from the event will go towards general funding for the museum and towards the museum’s up-and-coming Vietnam War exhibit
