Alfred & Thomas D. Ward-1892

Del Kahre, of Colorado Springs, Co., sent this information about her great-great-grandfather.

My great-great-grandparents settled in Oakland in 1892. My grandmother was married from her home in Oakland in 1931. Here is a story about my great-great-grandfather's brush with death.

From Topeka Daily Capital, Thursday, August 11, 1892. Page 4, Column 4
Topeka Public Library, Topeka, Kansas


Thomas Ward Caught By Falling Timbers Which Crushed His Skull.

After Lingering Unconscious For Many Hours, He Breathed His Last Yesterday Morning Others of the Family Narrowly Escape the Same Fate.

There is an old saying to the effect that lightning does not strike twice in the same place, and while this may be true of lightning it does not hold good when applied to tornadoes.

There is a handsome two story brick dwelling located on Green street near Indiana avenue, on the Oakland electric car line, which suffered severely from a raging hurricane last spring. A portion of the roof and brick work of the south gable exposure, having been wrenched away at that time. Tuesday evening when the storm burst upon Topeka, it again sought this spot, and seizing upon a large two story frame barn, thirty by twenty feed in dimensions, situated on the west end of the premises, it careened it completely over. In its fall, it crushed a little frame play house, adjoining it on the east, burying in the debris two boys of 10 and 14 years of age.

They were the children of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Ward, who with a daughter 18 years old, made up the family who dwelt upon the premises. The family are English, having been in America but two short months, having come to this country from Lancashire. They had but recently moved into these quarters, and the house is still in an unsettled condition. The father is employed at the Santa Fe storehouse and at the time of the casualty was at work. The mother and daughter were away from the home on matters pertaining to their household affairs, and the two boys--Alfred, aged 10 years, and Thomas Dickinson Ward, aged 14 years--were the only persons at home when the storm broke. They were upon the east veranda at the time, but the wind and rain becoming so terrific they thought it would be safer in their playhouse than in the brick dwelling, so they unfortunately sought safety there. They were not in this retreat for more than a few minutes before the wind buried the huge barn upon their frail structure. When they heard the crash they threw themselves face downward upon the floor and Alfred escaped with only a slight bruise upon his head, but poor Thomas had his head wedged between two timbers, which crushed his skull so severely as to cause contusion of the brain. He remained unconscious until 3:15 o'clock Wednesday morning, when he peacefully breathed his last.

A neighbor, Mr. Dichey, seeing the barn was blown over, called to investigate and to render any assistance necessary. Calling upon another neighbor, Mr. Moore, by great exertion they soon freed the boys from their perilous situation, and carried the inanimate form of poor Tom into the dwelling. Mrs. Moore then hastened for medical assistance, and Drs. Millard and Ellinger were upon the scene of disaster as soon as it was possible for them to arrive there. But three-quarters of an hour had fully elapsed before they arrived, and about the same time the anxious mother and daughter and the grief-stricken father also arrived, they having been notified of the catastrophy. A hasty examination by the physicians disclosed the fact that there was no hope for poor Tom, and all they could do was to make the end as easy as possible.

Alfred escaped, but Thomas was called. He was an intelligent, studious and industrious boy, and his untimely death is a severe blow to a deserving and worthy family.

The funeral will take place this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock.
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Del Kahre, is also kind enough to send this photo.

Note. This photo can be enlarged by pushing on it, after it opens move your arrow around and a enlarging box well come up, push on it to enlarge to full screen.

This is one of my favorite of our family photos from Oakland. It was taken on the steps of the Presbyterian church and is marked 1926. My grandmother is marked in the front row. We do not know the identity of any other person in the photo. I seem to remember this photo also being published in a history of Topeka. However, this is a copy of an original owned by my grandmother.

Oakland Local News Page-5.

The Oakland local news stories will be a on going page look for more news stories in the near future.

Note. These news stories are linked to the Topeka Capital so you can read the full story many will have photo’s along with the story.

Briefs: Dexter wins 5K
... won the overall men’s and women’s titles this past Saturday at the 32nd annual Fiesta Mexicana 5K Run/Walk at the Oakland Community Center. Dexter won the men’s running competition in a time of 16:04.28, while Messick topped all women ...

Fiesta parade begins Friday
... Fiesta Mexicana events nightly Tuesday through July 18 in the Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. However ... starting at 6:30 a.m. and the race start at 8 a.m. at the Oakland Community Center, N.E. Sardou and Poplar, which also is

Fiesta to start with a blaze
... School gets started Tuesday. The nightly Mexican food sales, carnival rides, live entertainment and other activities in the Oakland neighborhood around the church continue through Saturday. Scott Blair, a meteorologist for the Topeka office of the National ...

Fiesta royalty reflect
... fiesta queen, participated in the opening Mass for this year's fiesta, which begins Tuesday and runs through Saturday in the Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. In the four months since they began their fiesta royalty campaigns, the

Omaha brings Mexico to Topeka
... employed Mexican laborers. South Omaha, where Mariachi Luna y Sol is based, has similarities, Mora said, to Topeka’s Oakland neighborhood, where the fiesta winds down its 76th anniversary edition Saturday. Mora said the age of the 10 musicians in ...

Fiesta FAQ
... sales begin at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and the entertainment continues each night until midnight. Where is it at? The Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1008 N.E. Atchison, becomes the fiesta grounds with vendors lining streets ...

Editorial: Festival is signature event
... s edition. We’d encourage those who haven’t to take in the parade and party and visit the fiesta grounds, in the Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, on at least one evening during the event’s run there from Tuesday through ...

Fiesta ride once was MJ's
... Both said the Zipper, which is located at the north end of the carnival near Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the city’s Oakland area, compared favorably in excitement production with the Kamikaze, another popular ride at the carnival. Doug Barton ...

Fiesta royalty raise $95,702

... Sunday, all three royalty will participate in the opening Mass of the fiesta, which runs Tuesday through Saturday in the Oakland neighborhood around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. The opening Mass, which will be celebrated in both English and Spanish ...

Pastors pull double-duty
... my full-time job. I don't see any drawbacks between it and my work in the ministry." The Rev. Bob Hattle, pastor of Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas, is a registered nurse who worked nearly 30 years in hospital settings before entering ...

Oakland area gets recycle bins
Residents in the Oakland area will have more opportunities to recycle as the city has placed ... nearby park. Blue bins can now be found behind the ball diamonds at Oakland Park, south of the treatment plant. The City of Topeka’s Water ...

Fire hits Oakland home again
... Firefighters on Tuesday afternoon were called back out to an Oakland home that had caught fire a day earlier. Crews responded to ... shortly after Neisha Carter and her children stepped out of their Oakland home for about a half hour. When they returned just before ...

Tree strikes vehicles, garage
Jarred and Megan Annett had plans to remove a silver maple tree from their yard in the city’s Oakland neighborhood. Mother Nature beat them to the punch. The large tree fell at 9 a.m. Tuesday, striking three of their vehicles ...

Burn victim doing 'much better'
... A man who was critically burned Wednesday morning when he came into contact with a live power line while working outside an Oakland church was doing "much better" Thursday at a Kansas City, Kan., hospital, a spokesman for his Topeka employer said ...

Worker burned by live wire
... man suffered critical injuries Wednesday morning when he came into contact with a live power line while working outside an Oakland church. Steve Starnes, 56, an employee of Martinek and Flynn Siding, was taken to St. Francis Health Center by American ...

Hispanic church faces foreclosure
... Rev. Joel Martinez has led Ebenezer Evangelical Church, 437 N.E. Twiss, a small Hispanic congregation in Topeka’s Oakland community, funding it largely through his income from a full-time job. “I minister mostly to people who have just come ...

New locomotive unveiled
... rolled out the nation’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell locomotive Monday morning at the railroad’s shops in the Oakland neighborhood. BNSF, Vehicle Projects, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and the Department of the Army announced plans to ...

Booms on 4th, brooms on 5th
Evidence of a festive Fourth filled the streets of Oakland on Sunday morning. Brightly colored boxes and tubes, all half-charred, lined ... was the rest of her block’s. The next step for the Oakland neighbors is picking up. And though she enjoys seeing her ...

Church organist retiring
... forth as organist and choir director at Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas ... remained a pillar in her small church in the Oakland area of northeast Topeka. It would be ... Topeka residents have never driven past Oakland Presbyterian Church and would need a map ...
Letter: Protect children
... inside, unrestrained while she went into the BP gas station in Oakland on Wednesday morning. I did you a favor. You see, I waited ... running vehicle. Although you may think the BP parking lot in Oakland is fairly safe — and it probably is, especially in the mornings ...

Letter: Another treasure
... finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine list. While I certainly agree with these choices, the La Siesta restaurant in Oakland is an often overlooked treasure that is unsurpassed in Mexican fare. This restaurant has been in business since the 1950s ...

Serving a bountiful harvest
... church, which is at 1616 N.E. Seward Ave. in the city's Oakland neighborhood. Members of the congregation and community gather ... We feel called," Hull said. "We're glad to be in Oakland. We believe this is our place." Travis Perry can be reached ...

Alcala sees burglary, gives chase
... sitting on the front porch of his home at 520 N.E. Lake in the Oakland neighborhood. “I heard some jabbering, you know, like people arguing with each other,” Alcala ... coming back into this neighborhood,” he said, adding the Oakland area is one where people keep an eye out for one ...

Authentic German food to abound at festival
... Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parish Germanfest, which will be Saturday and Sunday. Virginia Engroff, who was born and raised in Oakland, has been involved with the event for at least 25 years. She works alongside the men and women of the parish to make authentic ...

Driver critical after crash
... Medical Response ambulance to a local hospital late Monday night after a violent crash at N.E. Sardou and Winfield in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka. Police at the scene said the driver of a red Ford pickup truck involved in the crash suffered ...

Motorcyclist dies in collision with truck
... while riding in the 800 block of N.E. Oakland, police said. Topeka police said a Chevrolet ... dirt bike about 2:45 p.m. at N.E. Oakland and Fairchild. Police said the motorcycle ... the truck, traveling south on N.E. Oakland. Officers said the motorcycle driver ...

Man in police custody after Oakland stabbing
... with the stabbing of a 32-year-old woman in the city's Oakland neighborhood, police said. Officers located the man suspected ... reported about 8 p.m. at a home in the 1000 block of N.E. Oakland. Police said the victim and the man who stabbed her were believed

Ghosts In Oakland?

Ghost in Oakland?, you got to be kidding then maybe not. When I was doing this book on Oakland I never heard stories about any ghost, but then maybe no one wanted to talk about the subject as it is a church community. I myself am a little skeptical, but then some times you just got to wonder. There are a lot old homes in Oakland, and when you drive by and look at them don’t we make a picture in minds what it might have look like in the 1800, hundreds or early 1900, hundreds in a sine we are bring up ghosts of the past, so why couldn’t there be the real thing. A few year ago I lived in a 1927, house at 745 Wabash, lived there ten years and never heard or see anything out of the ordinary.

Then one late afternoon as my wife and daughters were getting ready to go to a concert they wanted me to take a picture of the sign they had made to take to the concert. Well we took it out side and lean it against the front porch and took a few flash pictures, then forgot about them. A few weeks later we all were sitting around and looking at the pictures when suddenly one of the girls yelled out “There’s a man in our window.” Well we all had to take a look and sure enough there he was a face of a man in our window. Well we tried to figure it out, we would look at the picture then go out side and look at the window but we could never figure it out.

Now I know there are a lot of you out there that are skeptical so you’ll just have to look at the pictures and decided for your shelf’s. Now I know some of you will say it’s clouds reflecting off the window, but that wasn’t it, it was a cloudless day, then how about the flash? as you can see there is no flash on the window and the porch is in dark shadow, so there is no real explanation.


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Can you see the Ghost?, take another look.

Here is a good look.

Edith Foss Mohney-Growing up in Oakland & Kansas

Edith F. Mohney lived most of her life at 834 Wabash it was one of the oldest houses in Oakland, When her Granddaughter Martha Schneck asked what it was like growing up in Oakland and Kansas, Mrs. Mohney wrote a story in 1972, about her memories in Oakland and Kansas then in 1999, Mrs. Martha Schneck put the story up at a web site called Ks. Gen. web, internet Genealogical Society, under the title, Letters, Memories & family stories: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/familyhistory/shawnee/letters.htm
For those of you who are wanting to know more of Oakland's history this is a must read. I found the information very helpful, however I did find one small erorr, Mrs. Mohney states that the Oakland Bank was on the south-west corner of Wabash & Thomas this is not so, the bank sat on the south-east corner.

Oakland's-Topek's First Built Airplane.

The following address will take you to a must read about Oakland’s first airplane.
1. http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cowley/Oldnews/wortwin/WIN_AIR.htm

2. http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/archive2005/Longren.htm

3. http://www.aerofiles.com/_lo.html

Courtesy Kansas Historical Society

Oakland's Marriages & Wedding Anniversarys

Most of these stories can be found in the Oakland Local News pages, but I moved them to their own page to make them easier to find.


Note. These stories are linked to the Topeka Capital Journal, so you can read the full story, many will have photos.

Love spans the ages
... The story begins in Oakland with the birth of Faye ... Audio Carissa Proffitt, married one year Started dating ... future Scott Kelsey, married 60 years The honeymoon ... agriculture. The two married at Oakland United Methodist Church ...
Gina and Darreld Ledbetter
... Darreld and Gina Ledbetter of Tecumseh will observe their 30th wedding anniversary on Monday. The couple were married June 18, 1971, at Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka. Gina and Darreld Ledbetter Their children and spouses are Troy and Jennifer ...
Dale and Sondra Ridgeway
... Thursday. A family cruise to Alaska is planned for later this year. Dale Ridgeway and Sondra Glaspey were married March 14, 1952, at Oakland United Methodist Church. Their children are Cindy Mecham, Pam and Gary Simecka, Steve and Tina Ridgeway ...
Marva Lee and John Powell
... July 7 at Croco Square, 6115 S.E. US-40 highway in Topeka. John Powell and Marva Lee Kreipe were married July 5, 1952, at Oakland Methodist Church in Topeka. Hosts will be their daughters, Jenny Powell, Valley Falls; Jolene Bickel ...
Carol and William Manion
... Crestview Shelter House in Crestview Park, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive. William Manion and Carol Skinner were married July 20, 1953, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene in Topeka. Hosts will be their children and spouses, Kenneth and Cheryl Manion ...
Maurice 'Lucky' and Joyce Towne
... Hosts will be their sons, Elton and Dan Towne, both of Topeka. Maurice Towne and Joyce Schneider were married Sept. 23, 1978, at Oakland Christian Church in Topeka. Officiating was the Rev. Ron Cobb, now a military chaplain in Bosnia. Mr ...
Geraldine Graham
... department stores in Topeka before she retired in 1986. She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church. She married Robert E. Graham Jr. on Aug. 10, 1941, in Oakland, Md. He survives. Other survivors include a son, Robert E. Graham ...
Jessie Ashton
... Mrs. Ashton was a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene. She married Ivan D. Ashton on May 10 ... at 10 a.m. Friday at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. Burial ... contributions may be made to the Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 ...
Isabella Worthington
... Worthington was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church, the ... Veterans of Foreign Wars and Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616. She married Gail Eugene Worthington on ... at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Burial ...
Casper and Joan Eakes
... will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter in Topeka's Oakland area. Casper Eakes Jr. and Joan McKnaught were married July 3, 1952, in Topeka. Their children are Candice Elaine Bayless, Topeka; Tamara Mae ...
Carolyn and Max Taylor
... 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 20 at Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. Max Taylor and Carolyn Pollom were married Dec. 10, 1953, in Topeka. Hosts will be their five children and spouses ...

June 5, 1891.

William S. Pugh, son of Robert Pugh, and Miss Minnie Baxter, were married at the residence of Mr. Logan on Thursday last June 4, by the Rev. R. Wake.

June 19, 1891.

Mr. W. H. Chaffin and Miss Lillian Blesdoe were married in Pleasant Valley Thursday evening. They tendered a wedding dinner to their friends at the residence of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Van Dusen yesterday. The wedding presents displayed at their reception were numerous and valuable.

December 11, 1891.

Married, at the home of the bride’s parents in Oakland, by Rev. H. S. Childs, on Dec. 8, 1891, G. R. Brindel to Miss Ada Aument. The ceremonies which united the happy couple occurred at 7:30 p. m. and was witnessed by their near relations. A splendid wedding supper was served for the party. The happy bride and groom were the recipients of a large array of valuable and useful presents. During the evening a party of about fifty of the young gentlemen of Oakland paid their respects to their more fortunate friend and enjoyed his hospitality. The reception on the following day at the residence of father Brindel was an enjoyable occasion. The news offers hearty congratulations to the happy couple, and well here suggest to many others of our young people, “ Go thou and do like wise.” The news was very kindly remembered by the family of the bride.

July 8, 1892.
Married by Rev. C. E. Bolton at his residence on Belmont Ave. George E. Smith to Miss Dollie W. Esterdall.

Oakland Local News--Page--4

The Oakland local news stories will be a on going page look for more news stories in the near future.

Note. These news stories are linked to the Topeka Capital so you can read the full story many will have photo’s along with the story.

Casper and Joan Eakes
... and Casper Eakes Jr., Topeka, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter in Topeka's Oakland area. Casper Eakes Jr. and Joan McKnaught were married July 3, 1952, in Topeka. Their children are Candice Elaine Bayless ...

Program will teach children about culture, commerce
... through the Global Education Partnership of Oakland, Calif. The program has been in place in other cities such as Los Angeles, Oakland, and Chicago for years. Winston said ... college in Walnut and Laney College in Oakland. After his coaching career, he moved

Carolyn and Max Taylor
... and Carolyn Taylor, Topeka, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 20 at Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. Max Taylor and Carolyn Pollom were married Dec. 10, 1953, in Topeka. Hosts

Gina and Darreld Ledbetter
... Gina Ledbetter of Tecumseh will observe their 30th wedding anniversary on Monday. The couple were married June 18, 1971, at Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka. Gina and Darreld Ledbetter Their children and spouses are Troy and Jennifer Ledbetter ...

Man shot, killed outside home
Police were investigating the city's latest homicide this morning after a man was shot outside a home late Thursday near Oakland. A Topeka Police Department spokesman said at 11:10 p.m. police responded to a call of gunshots being fired at 215 S ...

Man shot, killed inside home
Police were investigating the city's latest homicide today after a man was shot late Thursday at a home near Oakland. Lt. John Sidwell said at 11:09 p.m. police responded to a call of gunshots being fired at 215 S.E. Lake. The officer ...

Gina and Darreld Ledbetter
... Gina Ledbetter of Tecumseh will observe their 30th wedding anniversary on Monday. The couple were married June 18, 1971, at Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka. Gina and Darreld Ledbetter Their children and spouses are Troy and Jennifer Ledbetter ...

Accidents accompany winter's return
... several traffic accidents this morning, including at least five separate accidents that forced authorities to close much of the Oakland Expressway. The expressway was closed from about U.S.-24 highway to about the N.W. Seward Avenue exit, a Shawnee ...

Winter hangs on, causes accidents
... traffic accidents Monday morning, including at least five separate accidents that forced authorities to close much of the Oakland Expressway. The expressway was closed from about US-24 highway to about the N.W. Seward Avenue exit, said Deputy Martha ...

Family lived city's hard life
... they worked on farms before settling in Oakland. Rudolph and his father went to work ... four sons. "We were born and raised in Oakland, at 203 N. Lake," Lucero, 70, said ... Outside of work, the sisters -- like most Oakland residents -- were active in Our Lady ...

Briefly in Topeka
... will be from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakland IOOF Hall, 745 N.E. Chester, sponsored by Oakland No. 616 Rebekahs. All you can eat pancakes ... the community service of the Rebekahs and Oakland No. 640 Odd Fellows. Comedy show set at ...

Papan's Landing
... other volunteer activities should call 232-1968. 10 -- Oakland community nursing, 10 a.m. Cards, games and lunch. 11 ... Cards, games and puzzles. Lunch, 11:30 a.m. 24 -- Oakland community nursing, 10 a.m. Cards, games and puzzles ...

County employee injured
... employee was injured Thursday afternoon while he was spraying weeds on the Kansas River levee just south of the Sardou Bridge in Oakland. Cletus Calteux was taken by American Medical Response ambulance to St. Francis Health Center at about 3:30 p.m. with ...

10-year-old evacuee made sure he had a comic book
Robert Bugg was 10 years old and living just a block and a half from the Kansas River in Oakland 50 years ago. "I don't know if it was the Red Cross or some kind of agency who came around and said you need to get out ...

Police capture shootout suspect
... focused on southeast and central Topeka, a fugitive accused of shooting at officers was captured late Sunday in the city's Oakland community. Michael Robinson, 21, didn't resist when officers arrested him and another man after they left a house at 723 ...

Teacher training offered from water departments
A two-day urban water education workshop will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Oakland Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1115 N.E. Poplar. Organizers encourage educators who work with preschool through high school ...

Police briefs
... Topeka man remained jailed without bond Sunday in connection with four felonies linked to a shooting incident Saturday in the Oakland community. Shawnee County Jail records identified the man as Charles W. Tinoco, 19. Police said there were no known injuries ...

Police seize crystal meth, arrest three
... seized more than $14,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine and arrested three people late Tuesday at a home in the city's Oakland community. Lt. John Sidwell said today that the department's narcotics unit and Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control officials ...

Police seize $14,000 in meth
... said they seized more than $14,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine and arrested three people late Tuesday at a home in Oakland. Lt. John Sidwell said Wednesday that the department's narcotics unit and Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control officials executed

Two arrested for drug possession outside bar
A Topeka man carrying more than $9,000 worth of cocaine was arrested late Tuesday outside a bar in Topeka's Oakland community, police said. Lt. John Sidwell said the department's narcotics unit received information that Gerard Laron Swopes ...

Betty and Edward Smith
... Smith of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary as guests of honor at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Oakland Community Center at 801 N.E. Poplar. Hosts will be their children, Edward Smith Jr., Topeka, and Michael and Suzanne ...

Callers sought regarding slaying
... would like to talk to two people who left messages for police after last week's beating death of Mitchell L. Davis at his Oakland home. One person called the CrimeStoppers hotline Oct. 9 and left limited information about the homicide on an answering ...

Fiesta Mexicana Schedule of Events
... of what's happening and where during the Fiesta Mexicana. Saturday 8 a.m. -- Fiesta 5K Run/Walk/Wheelchair Race, Oakland Community Center, N.E. Sardou and Poplar. 11 a.m. -- Fiesta Parade, downtown Topeka. 8 p.m. -- Coronation Ball ...

Callers sought regarding slaying
... would like to talk to two people who left messages for police after last week's beating death of Mitchell L. Davis at his Oakland home. One person called the CrimeStoppers hotline Oct. 9 and left limited information about the homicide on an answering ...

Religion calendar
... 300 S.E. Lawrence St. Singing, preaching, testimonies and praise. Sponsor: Women's Mentoring Ministry Fellowship. Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, "Influence of Time" musical drama about the birth of Jesus, 5 p.m. dinner ...

Wayne and Katherine Boline
... Sr. of Topeka will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their marriage vows at 2 p.m. July 30 at Oakland United Methodist Church in Topeka followed by a reception at the church until 5 p.m. Reception hosts will be Mrs. Boline ...

Man arrested in beating death
... arrested a Topeka man Thursday in connection with the Oct. 7 beating death of Mitchell L. Davis, who was found behind his Oakland home. Russell Lee Shumway, 37, was arrested in connection with first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and theft in connection ...

What's going on
... walk will be included in the meeting. Oakland -- Cheer classes Four 30-minute classes ... will be instructed by Haley Harrison at Oakland Community Center. Sessions include dance ... Lance Wilson, recreation specialist at Oakland Community Center,368-3793 or e-mail ...

Papan's Landing
... November at Papan's Landing Senior Center, 619 N.W. Paramore, has been announced. November 8 -- Blood pressure by Oakland nurses. Library, 11 a.m. Lunch, 11:30 a.m. 9 -- Bingo. 10 -- Leave for Sac & Fox Casino at 10 a.m. 12 ...

Esther M. Henderson
... Esther M. Henderson of Topeka will celebrate her 85th birthday as guest of honor at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Oakland Community Center at the corner of Sardou and Poplar. Hosts will be children, Colleen and Butch Walstrom, Dorothy and Dick ...

Man shoots brother after argument
A Topeka man shot his brother early Tuesday as an argument erupted into gunfire in the front yard of a home in the Oakland neighborhood. Police said Keith Orender, 43, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County jail in connection with the ...

Local highway projects proposed
... inclusion of the following projects: Oakland Expressway. She is proposing a $75 million ... other city services to the area of the Oakland Expressway in anticipation of development ... commission to allow annexation of the Oakland Expressway area before the city commits ...

Police credit neighbor with burglary arrest
... credited an alert neighbor today with their ability to arrest a Topeka man late Sunday who allegedly broke into a house in the Oakland community. Police spokeswoman Kristi Pankratz said a neighbor notified police at 11:30 p.m. about a burglary in progress ...

Papan's Landing
... at (785) 354-5420. December 7 -- Library, 11 a.m. Oakland Community Nursing, 10 a.m. to noon. Foot clinic, 1 p ... 27 -- IHS, Highland Park. Beth, 10:30 a.m. 28 -- Oakland Community Nursing, 10 a.m. to noon. 29 -- Bingo, 10 ...

CJ Online Local News: Plan would extend path to North Topeka 03/09/98
... Santa Fe Park, then move northeast to Oakland-Billard Park at N.E. Poplar and Sardou ... portion of the trail between Santa Fe and Oakland-Billard Parks merely represents starting ... thinking is that the trail could leave Oakland-Billard Park and travel along the top ...

Briefly
... Facility, just northeast of Interstate 70 and N.W. MacVicar; Crestview Community Center, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive; and Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. The recycling facility is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:45 p.m. daily ...

Pastor celebrates spirit of fiesta
... Lady of Guadalupe Church, the Rev. Daniel Gardner not only talked about lust. He praised it. Sunday morning in a packed Oakland neighborhood church, Gardner, who this week will move to Emporia to assume the pastorship of its two Roman Catholic parishes

Cleanup crews close fiesta
... 2005, its chairman said Saturday evening, will be whether by tonight visitors can't tell the event occupied Topeka's Oakland neighborhood for five nights. Rudy Guzman, fiesta chairman, said cleanup would get started late Saturday for volunteers ...

Family fun and info
... classes, beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Community Center. The class will focus ... Monday at the Mouse Trap park near the Oakland Community Center. This is a beginning ... from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15 at Oakland Community Center. The fee is $8, and ...

CJOnline.com Handheld Version Francis Resseguie 10/18/02
... Resseguie, 62, Topeka, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Resseguie had worked for Mike's IGA in Oakland for more than 20 years. She later worked in health care administration at IHS of Highland Park and Infinia of McPherson before ...

Police following leads in pedestrian death
... received several tips in their search for a driver who struck and killed an 81-year-old woman Tuesday morning in the city's Oakland community. Police spokeswoman Kristi Pankratz said investigators are following up on leads today. Authorities haven't found ...

Community events
... of History, 6425 S.W. 6th. Event includes free candy, cookie and mask decorating, and costumed interpreters. Free. Oakland Christian Church CWF chili and soup bazaar, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, 1001 N.E. Michigan. Featured will be a country ...

Chipper saves landfill space
... sites. Those are the parking lots at the Oakland and Crestview community centers, and ... Christmas tree into the chipper at the Oakland Community Center. Trees can also be dropped off at the Oakland and Crestview community centers and at ...

Scout earns Eagle Award
... the son of Dave and Lonna Latimer, will receive the Eagle Scout Award in Court of Honor ceremonies at 2 p.m. today at Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. Latimer is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 18, charted by Tecumseh United ...

Family fun and info
... Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Sept. 4 at Oakland Community Center. Fee is $24. Call ... m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5 at Oakland Community Center. Fee is $12. Call ... m. Fridays, beginning Sept. 14 at Oakland Community Center. A beginning-level

Religion calendar
... fellowship hall. A Thanksgiving service for the Oakland community in Topeka will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan. The Rev. Tony Hazen of Oakland United Methodist Church will speak. A community ...

Lou Ann and Marvin Godfrey
... celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary by renewing their marriage vows during the 10:30 a.m. worship service today at Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. A reception will honor the couple from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the church and ...

Police and fire calls
... DepartmentDist.AddressCrimeTime, day 431800 N.E. Chesterattempted vehicle theft; criminal damage5 p.m.-8 a.m., 5/6-7 Oakland's Auto Sales reported damage to cars. 100 blk N.E. Independencefelony arrest12:55 a.m., 5/7 Officers arrested ...

Pushing the boundaries
... Still nothing happened for five years. Oakland The third incorporated city to merge with Topeka was Oakland on March 1, 1926. The courtship was hesitant ... neither party sure it wanted the union. Oakland, still the northeast tip of the city ...

Dale and Sondra Ridgeway
... family cruise to Alaska is planned for later this year. Dale Ridgeway and Sondra Glaspey were married March 14, 1952, at Oakland United Methodist Church. Their children are Cindy Mecham, Pam and Gary Simecka, Steve and Tina Ridgeway, and Chris and ...

Police and fire calls
... listed.Dist.AddressCrimeTime, day440300 blk S.E. Limeburglary, theft;8 p.m.-12:40p.m., 2/16-17 N.E. Oakland and Kellamarrestevening, 2/17 Linda K. Baker, 27, 512 N.E. Kellam Ave., was arrested in connection with a felony ...

Topeka man injured in ATV accident
... by friends to ride a four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle over a 20-foot dirt mound did just that Friday afternoon on the Oakland trails, a public ATV riding area near N.E. Chester and North streets. Unfortunately for Chris Kuone, he came off the ...

Police and fire calls
... day 430N.W. Myrtle, Lyman Rd.felony arrest4:10-4:50 p.m., 2/15 James Dean Lambert, 20, of 1133 N.E. Oakland Ave., was arrested in connection with crimes that included aggravated false impersonation, a felony. N.W. Independence ...

Papan's Landing Senior Center
... 20 -- Bowling at 10 a.m. 21 -- Darts, cards, games, puzzles. 22 -- Sac & Fox casino 1 p.m. 23 -- Library; Oakland nurse. 24 -- Bingo. 27 -- Closed for Memorial Day. 28 -- Nickel bingo. 29 -- Change How You See the Country, film ...

Police briefs
... physical agility tests for those wishing to become reserve officers. The physical agility test will be at 7:30 a.m. at Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar. The written test will be administered to those who have passed the agility test at ...

Man arrested in stabbing
... afternoon after he stabbed a woman at a local gas station, Topeka police said. During a fight shortly after 3 p.m. at the Oakland Kwik Shop, 746 N.E. Wabash, Steven Richards stabbed a 21-year-old woman in the arm, police said. The woman was treated ...

Social calendar
... more information, call (785) 876-2300. 14 -- OAKLAND: Oakland United Methodist Church will have a carnival and ice ... School will be from 6 to 9 p.m. June 16 to 20 at Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan. Theme is ...

Police arrest 2 in store robbery
... arrested two men who allegedly robbed a store and held a knife to a female clerk's throat Thursday evening in the city's Oakland community. Police spokesman Lt. Randy Listrom said officers are investigating a robbery reported shortly before 7 p.m ...

Chores help share faith
... the community," said Paul Martinez, senior pastor at the Oakland Church of the Nazarene. The young volunteers started their ... Schrope, 14. Schrope was working with other members of the Oakland Church of the Nazarene to scrape and repaint the home of Lawrence ...

'Railroaders' ride into Fiesta Mexicana
... just north of the El Centro offices at 134 N.E. Lake in the Oakland neighborhood. The free concert is part of Fiesta Mexicana ... Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 201 N.E. Chandler, in the Oakland area of Topeka How much: Free Learn more: Read daily coverage ...

Calendar
... 7 p.m., "The Last Words" drama. OAKLAND CHRISTIAN CHURCH, o q=l f=Helv Con ... Guest speaker: the Rev. Aleta Ash of Oakland Presbyterian Church. Participating churches: Oakland United Methodist Church; Oakland Presbyterian ...

Meal deals
... church youth group mission trip to help poor people in Appalachia. Breakfast, sponsored by Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616, 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakland I.O.O.F. Hall, 745 N.E. Chester. Menu includes pancakes, French toast, sausage ...

Police briefs
... driving deterrence program. Fire damages Oakland home One adult and three children escaped ... an estimated $35,000 in damage at an Oakland home. Shift Commander Leland Scott ... 36 a.m. to a house at 828 N.E. Oakland Ave. The fire's cause remained undetermined ...

Topeka has been to the table
... which will connect Interstate 70, the Kansas Turnpike and the Oakland Expressway. The $100 million job is in its second year of ... New interchange connecting I-70, the Kansas Turnpike and Oakland Expressway, in East Topeka. Work under way. Total project ...

Q and A: Pools of water are temporary holding basins
... fronting on N.W. 46th, Moody said. Question: Who named the Oakland Expressway? Why? It is at least a mile east of the Oakland area. -- W.V., Tecumseh. Answer: Oakland Expressway isn't the official name of that stretch of new highway ...

Social calendar
... 785) 966-2625 or (785) 364-0268. 13 -- OAKLAND -- The Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, will ... Topeka is invited to these monthly meetings. 27 -- OAKLAND -- The Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N ...

City grows in all directions
... particularly the areas south and east of Lake Shawnee. Oakland -- A discussion of Oakland's boundaries can spark a heated debate. Some ... Others argue the logical choice is Division Street. Oakland grew up in the 1880s as a separate town. It was ...

Briefly in Topeka
... E. 8th, will serve a free community soul-food dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Car wash The Youth Group at Oakland United Methodist Church will have a car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the church's west parking lot. The ...

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run
... evening of a man who officers believe was driving the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident Tuesday in the city's Oakland community. "We received quite a number of tips and phone calls, and the arrest stems from one of those phone calls," said ...

Except for Monday, it's Fiesta time
... school operated by Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the city's Oakland neighborhood. Fiesta Mexicana gets started tonight with a mini ... the Golden Egg." Saturday, July 12 8 a.m. -- 5K Run, Oakland Community Center 10 a.m. -- Parade, downtown Topeka 8 ...

La Yarda became home for early immigrants
... clothes," said Jane Rangel, a longtime Oakland resident. "There was more than a dozen ... housing. Many of them moved into the Oakland area, where the German and Russian workers ... discovered they couldn't live anywhere but Oakland because of discrimination," Swan wrote ...

Happy trails for you
... 5 mile piece of trail from Santa Fe Park to Oakland/Billard Park and looping around Oakland/Billard up onto the Kansas River Levee ... river levee, then back along the levee to Oakland/Billard Park. The city has plans for other ...

Stores make immigrants feel at home
... to giant corporate stores like Dillons or Wal-Mart. In the rapidly growing "Little Mexico" community of East Topeka and Oakland, small Mexican shops have become a popular source for items usually not found north of the border. Eulalio and Anna Mu ...

Wedding Lady: Love right in front of them
... thank fate or circumstances for bringing them together. Clyde and Neva Padgett, married 50 years, met on a street corner in Oakland, where Neva, age 14, was waiting for the bus. Clyde's stepbrother and his girlfriend, whom Neva knew, drove up and ...

What's going on
... a Tenebrae Service at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. An Oakland Community Good Friday Service will be at 7 p.m. at 801 N ... March 27 after storms passed through the area. On Sunday, the Oakland United Methodist Church will have an Easter Sunrise Service ...

'For God's sake, take cover'
... near Philip Billard Municipal Airport in Oakland. The house suffered mostly superficial ... saw a home explode, and it go through Oakland, and when it was at the airport or river ... Santa Fe shops before heading into the Oakland community. Hitting Oakland Thad ...

Religion calendar
... Savior's Lutheran Church, 2021 S.W. 29th, "Medicare Prescription Drug Workshop," 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today. Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester, Medicare drug workshop, 10 a.m. to noon today. Refreshments. Divine Mercy ...

Hispanic ministry to have enchilada dinner to raise funds
... Churches, will have a Christmas enchilada dinner tomorrow. The dinner will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester Ave. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Puente de Fe is a Hispanic ...

Discrimination a fact of life
... even though it meant overcoming years of racial discrimination. In August, Munoz opened an auto repair shop in the city's Oakland community at 1728 N.E. Seward, where he specializes in custom hydraulics and building low-rider automobiles. Discrimination ...

CJ Online Celebrate 2000: Ice cream man was a big hit 03/19/99
... Journal I was born and raised in Oakland -- not part of Topeka yet -- no city ... Cream House. We walked to the old Oakland School -- it was a big, two-story ... north of our school was a brick building, Oakland High School that my brothers had attended ...

Church news
... The team of 19 returned home safely March 22 after spending a week building a house for a needy family in Juarez, Mexico. Oakland United Methodist Church The Chancel Choir will perform a cantata "You Are the Christ" by Lloyd Larson at 10:30 a.m ...
Fire destroys East Topeka home

... started a fire in the kitchen. Battalion Chief Ed Gerhardt said firefighters were called at 1:52 p.m. to 1033 S.E. Oakland on a report of a kitchen fire. He said the fire spread through the house, resulting in $35,000 in damage. Gerhardt said ...

Hear 'The Voice' at Fiesta Mexicana
... Guadalupe School. The fiesta continues through Saturday in the Oakland neighborhood around the school. Now known in Tejano music ... Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 201 N.E. Chandler, in the Oakland area of Topeka How much: Free Learn more: Read daily coverage ...

Briefly in Topeka
... Bauersfeld's and T&T Enterprises. Lodge to host breakfast feed Oakland Rebekah Lodge No. 616 will host a breakfast feed from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oakland IOOF Hall, 745 N.E. Chester. The meal will feature all the pancakes ...

Hubert D. Townsend
... Saturday at the Gage Park Shelter House next to the zoo entrance. Mr. Townsend was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Topeka's Oakland community, where he resides with his wife of 55 years, Betty. Their children and spouses are Steve and Shelly Townsend ...

Graffiti sprayed at skate park
... the city's new skate park. No arrests have been made in connection with the incidents at The Mousetrap, a skate park at Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar Ave. An Oct. 15 grand opening has been scheduled for the facility but the park is open ...

Man surrenders weapon after morning standoff
... shotgun refused to put down the weapon. At 12:31 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute at 432 N.E. Green in Oakland. While speaking with the couple, the man pointed a gun at his wife in the couple's bedroom, prompting police to take the ...

We can do better
... River. The state permit that allows Topeka to operate the Oakland treatment plant even expired in 1995. And although a 1997 ... division official acknowledges that a sample taken from near the Oakland plant last summer contained 2.3 million colonies of bacteria

Love spans the ages
... full of love, laughs and pure joy. The story begins in Oakland with the birth of Faye Townsend in May 1920. Just a few months ... University with a degree in agriculture. The two married at Oakland United Methodist Church on Feb. 19, 1943. For their honeymoon

Neighbors
... Davy" Martinez, a Mexican-American who was born and raised in Topeka, and they got married. The couple has lived in Oakland with their two sons, ages 10 and 13, and a one-year-old nephew for six years. Tracy Martinez, who turned 33 on Wednesday ...

Wedding Lady -- Crush lasts 50 years
... If she was playing on the walk, I made her jump off," he writes. In high school, they met again playing tennis in Oakland Park. They have now been married 50 years. "I don't know if it was love," Don writes, "but I was attracted to her ...

Fire destroys East Topeka home
... started a fire in the kitchen. Battalion Chief Ed Gerhardt said firefighters were called at 1:52 p.m. to 1033 S.E. Oakland on a report of a kitchen fire. He said the fire spread through the house, resulting in $35,000 in damage. Gerhardt said ...

Religion calendar
... children, 1 p.m. today on the church lawn. Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland, "Bow the Knee," drama-musical, 7 p ... Suggested donation: $7 adults and $3 children. Oakland United Methodist Church chancel choir, 801 ...

C-J Online Midway: Top ten news stories of 1997 12/28/97
... photo: Top ten 1997 The long awaited Oakland Expressway officially opened Thursday ... easier in July when the first phase of the Oakland Expressway opened. The $44 million ... long steel bridge that is part of the Oakland Expressway, billed as the longest steel ...

City goes west to new neighborhoods
... Lowman Hill, College Hill, Potwin, Oakland, Quinton Heights and Highland Park ... Bartholomew along the Rapid Transit in Oakland. In many places throughout the city ... additions, perhaps none was as important as Oakland, the home of much of Topeka's working ...

Police arrest young gunman
... Marcus A. Molinar, 22, of Topeka, was shot at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of N.E. Emmett in the Oakland community. Witnesses said a verbal argument was under way when a gun was fired. Police had been looking for 14-year-old ...

Not all fiesta talent comes from out of town
... Our Lady of Guadalupe School brings to Topeka musical groups from throughout the Americas, the cultural celebration in the Oakland neighborhood of Topeka also puts the spotlight on local talent. The fiesta winds down its 70th anniversary edition on Saturday

Police and fire calls
... 25-8/114351800 blk S.W. Wanamakervehicle burglary, theft6 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 8/11-124401300 blk N.E. Oakland Ave.vehicle burglary, theft10 p.m.-9:30 a.m., 8/11-124421000 blk S.E. 21stvehicle theft, criminal damagemidnight ...

Briefly in Topeka
... boy. Randy Holden was bitten by a small dog about 4 p.m. Monday while playing in the 700 block of N.E. Kellam in the Oakland area near Shunga Creek. Holden's grandmother, Margaret Barns, said they need to find out if the dog has had its shots ...

Killing in 2001 is crime of the week
... are trying to find his killer. Police were called to Charon Diaz's two-story, white house at 215 S.E. Lake in the Oakland neighborhood on reports of gunshots at 11:09 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2001, and found he had been shot several times. He was ...

Adventures in business
... long brass foot rail that helps patrons take a load off. Built originally as a market around 1900, the bar in Topeka's Oakland neighborhood has its original floors, too. Robert Stevens has added a signature burrito to the menu offerings at the pub ...

Marva Lee and John Powell
... at Croco Square, 6115 S.E. US-40 highway in Topeka. John Powell and Marva Lee Kreipe were married July 5, 1952, at Oakland Methodist Church in Topeka. Hosts will be their daughters, Jenny Powell, Valley Falls; Jolene Bickel, Meriden; Julie ...

Meth arrest woman's second in two months
... John Sidwell said Terri May Willard, 42, of 1111 N.E. Forest was arrested after officers served a search warrant at her Oakland home. Police said officers from the department's narcotics unit and response team seized 26.70 grams of meth. Sidwell ...

Briefly in Topeka
... be provided. Sewer breach Topeka's water pollution control division has issued a health advisory to residents along the Oakland retention channel beginning at S.E. Seward Street, just east of Golden and extending east to S.E. Kincaid Road. Raw ...

Police searching for two attackers
... month. A man flagged down a Topeka police officer at 11:19 p.m. June 12 and reported that a woman inside a bar in the Oakland area asked him to drive her to a friend's house in southeast Topeka. The man drove the woman to the 3300 block of S.E ...

Woman: Spouse saw fatal beating
... 7 behind his home at 918 N.E. Michigan, in Topeka's Oakland community. Mary Finney testified she told her two sons that ... After the slaying, Shumway said North Topeka had to show Oakland who was "badder," Mary Finney said. At one point, Shumway ...

Calendar
... Ron Ash, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas ... Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Oakland, Calif., area. Ruano entered the Missionary ... Fellowship brunch, 9:30 a.m. May 5 at Oakland Christian Church, 1001 N.E. Michigan ...

Polling locations
... NE FOREST AVE 02 02 LUNDGREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1020 NE FOREST AVE 02 03 OAKLAND COMMUNITY CENTER 801 NE POPLAR ST 02 04 CHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2250 NE STATE ST 02 05 OAKLAND COMMUNITY CENTER 801 NE POPLAR ST 02 06 KAW VALLEY STATE BANK & TRUST 3160 ...

Skateboard parks - Twist and fly
... spotty between now and spring. The city recently dedicated its second skate park at 2400 S.W. Washburn. The other one is at Oakland Billard Park, N.E. Sardou and Poplar. These structures of carefully designed slopes and ramps weren't built with spectators ...

Neighbors
... Topeka for generations. The restaurant's food is based on family recipes brought from Mexico. Alonzo, 28, grew up in the Oakland area and graduated from Topeka High School. In working at El Taquito, Alonzo has gotten to know his customers well. "I ...

Faye and Scott Kelsey
... 16 at Thornton Place, 2901 S.W. Armstrong. Faye Townsend and Scott W. Kelsey were born one block from each other in Oakland, which was later annexed into Topeka. They met in second grade. They were married Feb. 19, 1943, in Topeka. Hosts will ...

Carol and William Manion
... Shelter House in Crestview Park, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive. William Manion and Carol Skinner were married July 20, 1953, at Oakland Church of the Nazarene in Topeka. Hosts will be their children and spouses, Kenneth and Cheryl Manion, Overland Park, and ...

Glenna and James Zimmerman
... son-in-law, Margaret and Stuart Mallory of Olathe. James Zimmerman and Glenna Carley were married Dec. 14, 1951, in Oakland, Calif. Their children are Margaret and Stuart Mallory, Olathe, and Troy Zimmerman and James Zimmerman, both of Topeka ...

Calendar
... toss, egg decorating, drama, music, free food, clowns and balloons, 1 to 4 p.m. today at Oakland Church of the Nazarene, 939 N.E. Oakland. "The Case of the Show Stopping Nun Nabber," a dinner theater mystery, 6 p.m. today at ...

Social calendar
... LLC and Hesse McGraw. 23 -- TOPEKA -- Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E ... are welcome. 2 -- NORTH TOPEKA -- The Oakland Christian Church CWF will sponsor a chili ... baked goods and crafts. 4 to 7 p.m. at Oakland Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 1001 ...

Police raids net two arrests for meth
... John Sidwell said Terri Willard, 42, of 1111 N.E. Forest was arrested after officers served a search warrant at her Oakland home at about 7:15 p.m. The department's narcotics unit seized about 6.5 grams of meth, with a street value of ...

Man arrested in flag theft
... with theft. The flags were recovered. Woman assaulted in Oakland A 47-year-old woman told police she was the victim of an ... Thursday in the 2400 block of N.E. Thomas in Topeka's Oakland community. The woman reported that two people came at her ...

Fiesta features Fender
... school and the adjacent Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the Oakland neighborhood. Submitted Three-time Grammy Award-winner ... around Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 134 N.E. Lake, in the Oakland area of Topeka How much: Free

Holiday Happenings
... Monday, Dec. 13 Trolley Rides -- Join Oakland Community Center for a 1 -hour tour beginning ... Christmas Treasures -- 6 p.m. Wednesday at Oakland Community Center. An hour to 1 hour class ... Christmas Treasures -- 6 p.m. at Oakland Community Center. An hour to 1 hour class ...

Meal deals
... with medical expenses, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Oakland United Methodist Church, 801 N.E. Chester. Lunch includes ... Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Presbyterian Church, 2810 N.E. Thomas. Menu includes all ...

A nod to a shared history
... Santa Fe Railway. And like the Mexicans, who largely lived in Oakland on the east side of the railroad tracks, the Germans settled ... Church near downtown and later founded Sacred Heart Parish in Oakland. Although the churches have become more diverse than their ...

New turnpike exchange: Yeah, it's a big deal
... interchange connects I-70 to the still-new Oakland Expressway and K-4 -- giving east Shawnee ... North Topeka to Kansas City. Before the Oakland Expressway, you had to motor through town. With the Oakland Expressway, you could make it as far ...

Neighbors
... That's why I stayed in Topeka," Muñoz said. "After I met her, we married." Muñoz, 43, owns a store in Oakland called Variedades Muñoz, which he opened seven years ago. His first job in Topeka was a at a nursery, before he started ...

Family tips hat again with fiesta float
... evenings in the three months before last year's parade would find friends and family gathered in the kitchen of the couple's Oakland neighborhood home tying strips of plastic ribbon into flowers to adorn a float. "Flower parties is what we called them ...

Fiesta heats up
... Weather Service reading at nearby Billard Airport, was 91 degrees at 4 p.m. when the fiesta began its five-night run in the Oakland neighborhood around the school. As dusk approached, temperatures began to drop. Not bad at all, said Topekans Terry and ...

Police and fire calls
... E. Poplarburglary; theft6 p.m.-7 a.m., 7/6-7 Oakland Community Center reported damage to roof, cages and pool lights ... S.W. 21stBrush fire.1:43 p.m.Mon.512 N.E. Oakland Ave.Brush fire. The fire caused $25 in damage.5:51 ...

Police and fire calls
... 11 435 1800 blk S.W. Wanamaker vehicle burglary, theft 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 8/11-12 440 1300 blk N.E. Oakland Ave. vehicle burglary, theft 10 p.m.-9:30 a.m., 8/11-12 442 1000 blk S.E. 21st vehicle theft, criminal ...

Briefly in Topeka
... call Dr. Carol Linhos, 862-0419. Oakland Pool reduces admission price Parks and ... Topeka reported the cost of swimming at its Oakland Pool had been reduced for the remainder ... cents for children 5 and younger. The Oakland Pool is located at N.E. Sardou and ...

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
... Llewellyn is owner, and William Lawson is manager. 50 years ago Oakland is out to get a community meeting hall; the project is well ... to erect a three-story building already are in the bank. Oakland is having a carnival on the grounds of the future meeting hall ...

Police briefs
... program through the Kansas Department of Transportation. Fire destroys home in Oakland A fire Saturday night rekindled early Sunday, destroying a home in Oakland. Topeka firefighters were called at about 7:45 a.m. Sunday to 2504 S.E ...

Updated March 25, 2009.

Police investigate carjacking in Oakland
Police were investigating a report of a carjacking that took place Monday night outside a business in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka. Authorities said the incident occurred about 8:50 p.m. in a parking lot at the Pizza Parlor ...

Driver critical after crash
... Medical Response ambulance to a local hospital late Monday night after a violent crash at N.E. Sardou and Winfield in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka. Police at the scene said the driver of a red Ford pickup truck involved in the crash suffered ...

Motorcyclist dies in collision with truck
... while riding in the 800 block of N.E. Oakland, police said. Topeka police said a Chevrolet ... dirt bike about 2:45 p.m. at N.E. Oakland and Fairchild. Police said the motorcycle ... the truck, traveling south on N.E. Oakland. Officers said the motorcycle driver ...

Man killed in accident identified
... involved in a collision with a Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck driven by David Allen, 50, of Topeka, at N.E. Fairchild and Oakland. Officers said Gillenwater was unresponsive at the scene. He was transported to a Topeka hospital and died of unspecified ...