Over 50 Ford Model T's stopped in Goodland on Saturday night on their way to Seattle as part of a reenactment of the Ocean to Ocean Endurance Contest in 1909 that was part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. There were antique cars representing most of the 50 states, Canada, South Africa, Sweden and a couple from England. About 7:30 p.m. the cars were escorted by City of Goodland Police Department from the Holiday Inn Express south of I-70 on K-27, up Main Avenue to the delight of a large crowd and west on Eighth to Center Ave. and south to the Ennis Handy House where the group was fed by the Sherman County Historical Society. The large crowd waited over an hour for the cars to go down Main because the organizers had decided to delay the event to 7:15 p.m. Drivers parked their cars across the street at Chambers Park where another crowd gathered to check them out. Earlier when the cars were arriving at the Holiday Inn Express people stopped to talk to the drivers, and a few got a ride in one of the Model T's. The Sherman County Brick Top Cruisers car club had a cruise night on Saturday following the Model T's up and down Main and ate with the Model T drivers at the Ennis-Handy House.Man arrested Saturday for operating a suspected meth lab
A search warrant served Friday night at 1530 Kansas Ave., discovered a methamphetamine lab and ended with one man being arrested and booked into the Sherman County Bastille with felony charges. Police Chief Ray Smee said Monday morning Wesley Pennington, 53, known as Frank Hand, was arrested Saturday morning and taken to the Bastille on the manufacturing of a controlled substance felony charges. He said other charges may be added, but the major charges were filed Monday morning by the county attorney's office. He said the search warrant was obtained after a citizen complaint about someone messing around the anhydrous ammonia tanks at ADM on 17th and Wyoming. When the reporting citizen was interviewed the police officers had enough information to check the house at 1530 Kansas Ave., and smelled a chemical odor indicating something suspicious near the house. With the information the officers were able to obtain a search warrant. Goodland police officers Jimmy Gillespie, Doug Whitson, Mike Fenner, Greg Kroskey, Joni Showalter and Cody Hanson helped serve the warrant with the assistance of Doug Murphy special officers for the Quad County Drug Task Force and Sherman County Deputy Lance Goodman. Smee said when the officers served the warrant they discovered an active methamphetamine lab, but Pennington was not at the home. He said officer Carlos Magana located Pennington Saturday morning and arrested him and took him to the Bastille.
Freedom Fest to be great show on Saturday — The annual Freedom Fest celebration is planned for Saturday, and Brad Schields, committee chairman, said the fireworks have been contracted with Joe Diaz who is promising a bigger and more spectacular show. Schields said the Blue Heeler band will provide entertainment for the evening beginning at 7 p.m. He said they had a great time last year and got the crowd involved in their program. He feels the annual celebration continues to grow and is a highlight for many around the area who plan to come to Goodland for the event celebrating the nation's 233rd birthday. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a hamburger and hot dog supper for $6 offered by the 4-H Junior Leaders. The money from the supper will help fund the 4-H Junior Leaders programs throughout the year. The Goodland Rotary will hold their annual free watermelon feed in front of the doors to the Agriculture building beginning at 5:30 p.m. The watermelons are donated by Walmart, and usually are gone quickly. Other food vendors including Kiwanis are planning to be open that night to offer drinks and snacks. For the kids and young at heart the home owned carnival will be running many of the rides including a rebuilt one and a new one purchased this year from 6 p.m. to about 9 p.m. The carnival rides will have a $10 wristband for all night.
