Life Enrichment to Feature Kansas Courthouses

Butler Community College’s Life Enrichment will host J. Harvey Koehn on Tuesday, February 2 at 9 a.m.

Koehn will present Kansas Courthouses. His presentation will cover a selection of county courthouses across the state. The audience will see the court houses’ external features and architecture, some of the courtrooms, some of their interior designs and what the county has chosen to showcase, and some of the courthouse yard displays.

Koehn grew up in rural McPherson County. In 1973 he and his wife, Mary, relocated to Andover where he began a career in education, teaching high school chemistry and physics. He followed this up with a few years of teaching for Butler Community College and Wichita State University. After teaching for nearly 40 years, he transitioned into full-time retirement. Koehn’s interests include reading, traveling, photography, continuing his long-time pursuit of railroad history, genealogy, church activities, spending time on the farmyard where he grew up. He and his wife also like to explore cemeteries and visit historic sites.

Life Enrichment is meeting virtually on the first Tuesday morning of the month during the school year. Meetings take place online via Zoom or YouTube. The link to access the meetings is available on the Butler website at www.butlercc.edu/life-enrichment. Meetings are open to everyone and there is no charge to attend. Those who attend regularly are encouraged to register so they receive monthly newsletters announcing the programs. New members are always welcome.

For more information about Life Enrichment, contact Trisha Walls at 316-218-6355 or twalls@butlercc.edu.