Also from December 22
Events
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Polls
Did you contribute to the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No. But I gave to other charities for Christmas. | 56% | |
| Bah : humbug. | 17% | |
| Yes. It’s a wonderful program. | 13% | |
| No. I can’t afford to this year. | 13% | |
| Total | 23 | |
All stories
- Donated goods brighten season for families
- Hundreds of food items, gifts collected, distributed in Lansing
- December 22, 2005
- About a dozen volunteers worked Friday afternoon to brighten the season for 28 struggling Lansing families, sorting hundreds of food items and gifts to distribute to selected families.
- Nietzke ignites Lions
- December 22, 2005
- Katie Nietzke’s eyes never gave it away, but she was nervous.
- Per-pupil costs lowest in Lansing
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing school district had the lowest average cost per student of Kansas’ 300 school districts in 2004-05, and that’s not a bad thing, according to Lansing schools superintendent Randal Bagby and State Rep. Kenny Wilk.
- Lansing duo set sights on nationals
- LHS graduates find success in forensics at Kansas City Kansas Community College
- December 22, 2005
- Two Lansing High School graduates are helping Kansas City Kansas Community College make a name for itself in college forensics circles.
- Clearing the way
- December 22, 2005
- For many people, this is a busy time of year, full of gift-shopping and party-planning.
- Nagging problems plague LHS girls
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing High girls basketball coach Keith Andrews is thrilled that his team is 2-0 in Kaw Valley League play. If the Lions want to make a serious bid for a league championship, though, then some serious changes need to be made.
- City lists holiday hours
- December 22, 2005
- The City of Lansing will close its offices early on Friday and will stay closed on Monday in observance of Christmas.
- LHS grads send care packages to soldiers
- December 22, 2005
- Making money, even for a good cause, wasn’t as easy as two 2005 Lansing High School graduates and their classmates hoped it would be.
- LMS choir performs for senior citizens
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade choir students spent their last day of the semester on tour.
- Hannah Johnson
- December 22, 2005
- Michael and Sarah Johnson, Alexandria, Va., announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Elizabeth Johnson, born Oct. 18, 2005, at Dewitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.
- Reynolds-Wise
- December 22, 2005
- Angie Reynolds and David Wise were married July 16, 2005, at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Lansing, with the Rev. Mike Stubbs officiating.
- Lamar D. Willis, 1983-2005
- December 22, 2005
- Services for Lamar D. Willis, 22, of Lakewood, Colo., formerly of Leavenworth, were Friday, Dec. 16, at Beldon-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel. Burial was at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing.
- St. John Hospital hires new director
- December 22, 2005
- Saint John Hospital has announced the hiring of Ed Gordon as its director of surgical and obstetrical services.
- Chamber seeks award nominations
- December 22, 2005
- The Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its Citizen of the Year Award.
- Area optometrist achieves fellowship
- December 22, 2005
- A recent addition to the staff at Reifschneider Eye Center in Leavenworth has earned recognition from a national association of optometrists.
- Thomas W. Boone, 1926-2005
- December 22, 2005
- Services for Thomas W. Boone, 79, Leavenworth, were Saturday, Dec. 17, at Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, with burial at Mount Muncie Cemetery.
- Carol Sebby-Gilliland, 1948-2005
- December 22, 2005
- Services for Carol Elizabeth Sebby-Gilliland, 57, Lansing, were Friday, Dec. 16, at McGilley & Frye Funeral Chapel, Olathe. She donated her organs and will be cremated.
- Injury reported in U.S. 73 accident
- December 22, 2005
- A Bonner Springs woman was treated at a Leavenworth hospital after she was injured in an automobile accident Saturday south of Lansing.
- Beatrice Binder, 1915-2005
- December 22, 2005
- Services for Beatrice “Bea” Frances Callison Binder, 90, Lansing, were Friday, Dec. 16, at Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, with private graveside burial at Sunset Memory Gardens, Leavenworth.
- Auto accident injures two
- December 22, 2005
- Two people suffered possible injuries in a traffic accident Monday involving three vehicles.
- Lansing fire calls
- December 22, 2005
- Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1
- Principal demonstrates diplomacy
- KU fan rewards students by switching loyalty for assembly
- December 22, 2005
- Kerry Brungardt says he’s been a University of Kansas Jayhawk fan for as long as he can remember. But the Lansing Middle School principal was spotted in his school’s gym on Friday promoting the Kansas State University Wildcats.
- Pratt knows varsity spot can be his on ‘any given Monday’
- December 22, 2005
- There’s a certain level of glory that comes with being a member of the No. 1 ranked wrestling team in Kansas. But a look beyond the headlines and hype reveals that a constant dogfight exists behind the scenes.
- Soccer players recognized for academic success
- December 22, 2005
- The Lansing High girls soccer team earned national recognition recently for its academic success during the 2004-2005 school year.
- Lansing Police reports
- December 22, 2005
- Police reports, Dec. 6-17
- Community Library observing holidays
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing Community Library users should take note of upcoming holiday hours and changes in operating hours.
- Scoreboard
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing sports scores and results for the week leading up to Dec. 22, 2005.
- Allen asks LHS boys to dig deeper
- December 22, 2005
- By Lansing High boys basketball coach Don Allen’s assessment, junior forward Jeff Jackson was the only player who matched Mill Valley’s intensity Friday night as LHS dropped a 60-44 decision in Kaw Valley League action.
- This week on LGTV
- Channel 2
- December 22, 2005
- Here’s the broadcast schedule through next week for the city of Lansing’s government access channel, LGTV, Channel 2.
- Churches set Christmas services
- December 22, 2005
- This year, with Christmas Day and New Year’s Day both falling on Sundays, the regular schedule of Sunday services for churches in Lansing will change as churches celebrate the birth of Jesus and welcome the New Year.
- Get out of the way
- December 22, 2005
- Business owners should be free to do what they want to do with their businesses when it comes to a legal substance such as tobacco.
- Those were the Christmas mornings
- December 22, 2005
- Everyone remembers his or her Christmas mornings as a child. To wake up early and run downstairs to see what Santa had left around the tree was an exciting time.
- Group offers free lodging
- December 22, 2005
- The group that operates Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Lansing is offering a free night of lodging Christmas Eve to the family of patients in local hospitals, nursing homes, veterans homes and treatment centers.
- Welcome to Santa’s Workshop
- PTA event draws 350 to Lansing Elementary School
- December 22, 2005
- The second annual Santa’s Breakfast was Saturday in the Lansing Elementary School gym, music room and library. It provided Lansing youngsters a place to buy kid-priced gifts for their families, craft holiday decorations, take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus and eat pancakes.
- Club notes
- Reno Bobwhites 4-H
- December 22, 2005
- Notes for the Dec. 1 meeting of Reno Bobwhites 4-H Club.
- Practice safety first on holiday trips
- December 22, 2005
- The time between Thanksgiving and New Years are some of the heaviest traveled days of the year and there are some things you can do to ensure a safer trip for you and your family. While a white Christmas makes for a great memory, it doesn’t present the most ideal driving conditions.
- Three senior Lions earn All-State honors
- December 22, 2005
- Lansing High football coach Bill Pekarek said he was thrilled to learn that The Topeka Capital-Journal named three LHS players to its All-State team.
- Waxmonski lost for the season
- December 22, 2005
- Opinion: Committment and sacrifice
- December 22, 2005
- Anyone who’s looking to work off a few holiday pounds this year would do well to get a copy of the Basehor-Linwood High School wrestling team’s conditioning program from coach Scott Neil.
- Sixth-graders display spirit of giving
- December 22, 2005
- Seven students from Basehor-Linwood’s sixth-grade center believed it was a good idea to participate in helping local families this holiday season.
- Bonner Springs woman suspected in eight forgeries in Basehor area
- December 22, 2005
- An investigation into a check forgery case led Basehor police to eight other similar offenses, according to Police Chief Terry Horner.
- Salary cap a sticking point in city administrator talks
- Finalists seeking ‘a lot more’ than offered by Basehor
- December 22, 2005
- Once again, contract negotiations between the Basehor City Council and two candidates for its vacant city administrator position have stalled.
- Patrons respond to school survey
- December 22, 2005
- A survey released earlier this month is generating more responses from Basehor-Linwood School District patrons than two previous polls, officials report.
- Leavenworth County officials plan road trip
- Delegation to lobby members of Congress for financial help with upgrade of turnpike access road
- December 22, 2005
- In late January, a group of Leavenworth County officials will make a pitch to members of Congress for federal funding to upgrade a county road leading to a new turnpike interchange.
- New EMS director ready to roll up sleeves
- December 22, 2005
- The county’s new ambulance service director plans to hit the ground running. About two weeks ago, the county commission appointed interim director Jamie Miller to lead Leavenworth County Emergency Medical Service. The 29-year-old Miller replaces longtime director Irene Maley, whose appointment was not renewed in September.
- Lawsuit against city moves forward
- December 22, 2005
- Attorneys involved in a federal age-discrimination lawsuit filed by a Basehor police officer will discuss the timeline for the case in January.
- Two local schools earn high marks
- Basehor-Linwood middle, high schools fare well in accreditation
- December 22, 2005
- Basehor-Linwood High School and Basehor-Linwood Middle School recently received word that their academic performances are on the right track. Both schools received nearly perfect scores on their first and second of five visits by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA).
- Sunflower Broadband donates to Basehor-Linwood schools
- December 22, 2005
- Sunflower Broadband, which provides telephone and cable service locally, has donated $1,520 to the Basehor-Linwood Education Foundation.
- Housing starts up from 2004
- Officials optimistic about city’s future
- December 22, 2005
- For a second consecutive year, the city of Basehor has reached an all-time high for issuance of building permits.
- Local schools extend aid to students in Louisiana
- aBasehor-Linwood students, staff provide helping hand
- December 22, 2005
- It’s a sad fact, and one much to the detriment of people living in the Gulf Coast, that the public’s compassion to tragedy wanes as time moves on.
- The legends of Kansas
- Village West to pay tribute to famous and influential natives
- December 22, 2005
- You probably know these names — Wyatt Earp, Amelia Earhart and Dwight D. Eisenhower. But what about these: Jack St. Clair Kilby … Clyde Tombaugh … and Susanna Madora Salter.
- Balanced attack leads Basehor girls by Mill Valley
- December 22, 2005
- Mill Valley’s three-point barrage was no match for Basehor-Linwood’s inside-outside balance on Tuesday, as the Lady Bobcats beat the Lady Jaguars 56-40. The win gave the Lady ‘Cats a 2-3 record heading into winter break.
- Mill Valley roughs up Bobcats
- BLHS outscored 42-18 in the paint
- December 22, 2005
- With an 0-3 record, the Basehor-Linwood boys basketball team was looking for something positive to take into winter break. But Mill Valley was not in the mood to be a pick-me-up for the Bobcats on Tuesday.
