GEHS Principal honors his Father’s Military Service
Don Bell wasn’t the first choice to be the drum major for the Army’s marching band in 1954. But on the tenth anniversary of D-Day, he led a large parade down the Champs Elysses in Paris, France.
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ECKMEA Auditions at Gardner Edgerton High School
Gardner Edgerton High School hosted The East Central Kansas Music Educators’ Association Saturday, Nov.5. Students from schools all over Johnson County auditioned for the district orchestra, band and choir.
Kansas District 43 Candidate meets with City Council members
Keith Davenport is running for the District 43 representative position in the State of Kansas against 10 year incumbent Bill Sutton. Every Friday for the last few months he has held chats with constituents at Groundhouse Coffee on Main Street.
Panasonic breaks ground on new lithium EV battery site
The largest economic development project in Kansas formally broke ground Wednesday, November 2. The Panasonic Lithium Electric Vehicle plant has started construction three and a half months after the mega project’s estimated $830 million incentive package was signed.
Moonlight Elementary School closes, illness suspected
A suspected mass case of a gastrointestinal illness hit students last week at Moonlight Elementary School forcing administrators to temporarily close the school Friday, November 4. Ben Boothe, director of community relations, said it was an isolated incident for the school district and they believed the school had experienced norovirus and would reopen Monday, Nov.
First Annual Legion Veterans Day Pancake
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary ColeSmith Unit 350, American Legion Cole-Smith Post 350 and United Methodist Church of Spring Hill are providing a free pancake breakfast 7:00a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Spring Hill Civic Center, 401 N. Madison Street.
Debate goes to BHS
The Debate team was in action last weekend at Baldwin High School. They had some close matches. Kate Sanders and Alyx Greene would leave in 9th place out of 30 with a record of three wins and two losses. Elea Rhea and Amin Mohamad as well as Gabe James and David Torres would leave with a 2/3 record and Kate Miller and Jace Blum would leave with a 1/4 record. The one win was enough to qualify Kate Miller as Gardner Edgerton’s first state qualifier.
Gardner Gold’s Halloween Festival
Gardner Gold held an Exceptional Halloween Festival at Moonlight Elementary School Sunday, Oct. 23. Costumes were optional, and families enjoyed treats, inflatables, games, sensory-friendly activities, pumpkin painting and a photo booth.
Embracing the emptiness of the empty nest
It’s a question I get a lot now. “How is empty nesting?” I know the answer I’m supposed to give. “It’s fantastic. I love it.” But on one recent occasion when I ran into someone I knew around town, I found myself giving a raw, honest answer. “It kind of stinks,” I said. “I miss my kids.”
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
I hadn’t read the book that would become embroiled in controversy at Gardner Edgerton school board meetings this Fall before I covered the fight between parents and administrators over the content of its pages.