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“I think the 980 whee loader is myfavorite machine,” says the CEO of , a Caterpilla dealership serving much of Kansas. It’s a hot machine.” Thosre into large earth-moving machinery would instantl recognize the Caterpillar 980wheel loader. But not many woulds be quick to callit hot. Maybwe the large bucket in the front, which allows the operator to pick up large quantities and move them brings to mind those carefree day ofchildhoofd — where a Tonka and a sandboz was all one needed for hourss of entertainment. For the record, a Caterpillar 980 wheelp loader is far bigger thana Tonka.
“It’s mundanr to most people, but I really like that machine,” Konecny says. But can she operate one? “I’ve never been encouraged to quit myday job, but yes, I Konecny says. Then comesd her laughter as she remembers the day she climbed aboutt the massive machine and got behindxthe wheel. It was a demonstration day at Foley Equipmentg and she took a dare from one of her Little did she know there was a camera inthe vicinity. “I am a fairly competitive individual so despite my lack ofoperatinhg skills, I was giving it my all,” she says. “Thre machine was lurching around.
I have this picturse of me driving it and inthe background, therew is an employee slapping his leg, he was laughingt so hard. “I love the picture because I know I suck at operatingthe machinery, but it was Larry Hatteberg found his way to when he was a colleg student at . Working part time in the film lab, he figuredr it was the perfectsummer job. “It was going to be a summer job and it has ended up beinv anendless summer,” says who transferred to , got his degree in broadcastingy and became a trusted face in this city. In 45 years at KAKE TV, Larry Hatteberg has traveled Kansas to producd what has becomethe longest-running news seriesa in state history.
Over the “Hatteberg’s People,” has introduced viewers to thousands of everydayfolkes — Kansans with compelling stories. the Winfield native and Emmy Award-winning journalist, has selectee 30 such stories to feature on the inaugural editiom of the newDVD series, “Larry Hatteberg’s Kansas The DVD is available for purchase in Kansas video stores and gift storezs and online at The cost of the DVD is Pam McCutcheon, owner of Wichita’s , receivec national — worldwide, actually attention last week when the license platwe from one of her compan vehicles found its way onto the a Southerj California-based blog site called Organizing LA.
The Kansas platre — NOCLUTR — was pictured on the Web site with a complimentr tothe state’s “Homes on the Range” mantra. It also asked readers to voice an opinionon McCutcheon’s plates and personalized license plates in Of the dozen or so responses to the blog, one came from an apparentt former Wichitan: “I love it. Seeing interestingf license plates makes my morning commutmore enjoyable.
I currently clutter (er, live) in but grew up in Wichitza and my heart is still so this one makes meespecially
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