Month: July 2014

Haerther, Abercrombie blast T-Bones

The T-Bones battled late, but the Winnipeg Goldeyes held on to a 5-3 win over Kansas City on Tuesday afternoon in Winnipeg, Canada.

The Kansas City offense got off to a quick start against Winnipeg starter Ethan Hollingsworth (2-0) with back-to-back hits in the first inning. T.J. Mittlestaedt opened the game with a bloop double to left field and advanced to third on a single by Bryan Sabatella. Mittlestaedt gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by David Espinosa.

The lead was short-lived, however, as the Goldeyes started their first inning with four consecutive singles against T-Bones starting pitcher Andy Noga (0-3), who allowed Winnipeg to take a 2-1 lead. Former T-Bones outfielder Ray Sadler and Casey Haerther each had RBI hits.

Winnipeg added to its lead with home runs by Haerther and Reggie Abercrombie in the third and sixth innings off Noga, who allowed eight hits over 6 innings.

Kansas City rallied in the seventh inning with RBI hits from Jonny Kaplan and Darrell Hudson that pulled the T-Bones to within two runs at 5-3, but the rally fell short when reliever Taylor Sewitt struck out Sabatella with the bases loaded.

The T-Bones (22-22) continue their three-game series with Winnipeg (29-14) Wednesday night, with the first pitch slated for 7. All of the action can be heard on 1660-AM or online at tbonesbaseball.com.

Box score: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid=177902

– Story from T-Bones

New president-CEO assumes role at Wyandot Inc.

Randy Callstrom

Randy Callstrom assumed his new role today as president-CEO of the Wyandot Inc. family of organizations.

Callstrom most recently was executive director of PACES, the Wyandot Inc. agency serving children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues, and their families.

Other Wyandot Inc. agencies include Wyandot Center, providing mental health services for adults; Kim Wilson Housing, creating innovative housing solutions; Rainbow Services Inc., providing 24/7 crisis stabilization services; and City Vision, developing urban Kansas City, Kan.

The Wyandot Inc. agencies have a combined annual budget of $31.2 million and 555 employees, full- and part-time. Based in Wyandotte County, the organization dates its founding to 1953. It was subsequently designated the county’s community mental health center in the late 1960s. In 2010, restructuring into different agencies occurred under the umbrella of Wyandot, Inc., to better meet diverse needs of the community.

Callstrom succeeds Pete Zevenbergen who led the organization for the past 14 years. Zevenbergen is consulting on special Wyandot initiatives during the leadership transition through August.

Callstrom joined Wyandot in 1993 as a therapist and advanced into management roles with increased responsibilities. From 2001 through 2010, he was director of Community-Based Services, the precursor to PACES. Callstrom has his master’s degree in social welfare from the University of Kansas and his bachelor’s in communications from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

He is a graduate of the Leadership 2000 program and an active member of the Kiwanis Club, KCK West, and the KU School of Social Welfare Advisory Board. He is past chair of both the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board and the Wyandotte Children’s Coordinating Council.

– Story from Therese Horvat, director of communications, Wyandot Inc.

KCKCC faculty member appointed to advisory committee of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Ewa R. Unoke, associate professor of political science at Kansas City Kansas Community College, has been appointed to the Kansas State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Unoke holds a doctorate degree and is the author of the book, “Africa in a World of Mendacity: Understanding the African Condition.”

He was one of 12 members appointed today. The others included Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Lawrence, chair; Michael J. Abrams, Overland Park; Janell N. Avila, Overland Park; Mildred A. Edwards, Topeka; Marsha L. Frey, Manhattan; Steven P. Gieber, Abilene; Laurie M. Johnson, Manhattan; Robert L. Mandel, Prairie Village; Phyllis E. Nolan, Louisburg; Kirk P. Perucca, Prairie Village; and Charles S. Scott Jr., Prairie Village.

State advisory committee members conduct reviews and produce reports and recommendations concerning local civil rights issues, including justice, voting, discrimination, housing and education. Congress mandates that the federal Commission appoint volunteer members to advisory committees in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Appointees to the federal State Advisory Committees serve two-year terms.