Matt Erickson Staff Writer
Matt Erickson is a staff writer for the Basehor Sentinel.
Recent stories
- Volunteers flock to Holy-Field Winery in Basehor to help harvest
- September 8, 2011
- Early on a cool, sunny September morning, a crowd of about 150 people gathers on the edge of the 16-acre Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery grounds in Basehor. They’re here to provide free labor.
- Kaw Valley Farm Tour, coming in October, turns farms into museums
- August 23, 2011
- When Shannan Seely first heard about the concept of the Kaw Valley Farm Tour, she didn’t quite understand.
- Tonganoxie High School student dies in Thursday rollover accident in Basehor
- 03:49 p.m., July 7, 2011 Updated 09:48 a.m.
- A Tonganoxie High School student died in a rollover accident Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 24-40 in Basehor.
- Lawmakers learn about Fort Leavenworth’s impact during visit
- May 23, 2011
- After Lt. Col. Russell Rhoads demonstrated how gaming software could be used to allow soldiers, first responders and others to retrace their steps and see what they could have done better, State Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, had a question.
- Kansas feted at festival’s Leavenworth swan song
- May 10, 2011
- Since they’ve been retired, Ruth and Charlie Kirby of Bonner Springs have loved to set out on day trips to visit destinations throughout Kansas.
- Filmmakers pose the question: ‘What’s the matter with KS?’
- February 24, 2011
- Joe Winston and Laura Cohen came to Kansas to film a documentary based on a book of political commentary.
Recent photos
Cleaning chemicals are among the materials that can present poison risks for children. This week is National Poison Prevention Week.
Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Dan Stueckemann of Basehor says he doesn’t dwell too much on the fact that he happened to be working from home on Sept. 11, 2001, when a terrorist attack struck the Pentagon, where he was stationed at the time. Just a few days before, he had visited the Navy Command Center, where 29 of 30 people working died on 9/11.
Volunteer grape pickers head out into the vines.
Containers full of white Melody grapes sit in the back of a truck, waiting to be mashed.
Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery co-owner Michelle Meyer implores volunteer grape harvesters not to snip off any fingers with their shears. Human digits are classified as "material other than grapes," she warns, and are not to be placed in the collection buckets.
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Point of View
What do you think about a proposed ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars and workplaces?
As much as I hate government interfering with our lives, I love the smoking ban. Going out in Lawrence is so nice without smelling cigarette smoke at your table while eating.
