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- Letter to the editor: Half-full view preferred
- December 5, 2007
- Your article in the Nov. 20 issue of The Mirror regarding the “empty feeling” downtown is very misleading. It is a rather half-full, half-empty point of view.
- Dance is plum for 11-year-old
- December 5, 2007
- Performing in front of crowds is no problem for 11-year-old Mikayla Schad.
- Bigotry shouldn’t be political ally
- December 5, 2007
- There are citizens of the U.S. who do not have a driver’s license and who have been convicted of failure to yield at a stop sign and speeding. Some of those drivers were at fault for causing a traffic accident where they walked away, and the innocent party died. The death of Amanda Bixby was caused by a person convicted of failure to yield at a stop sign, speeding and driving without a valid license. Amanda’s death happened because a person drove irresponsibly.
- Our View: Skate park proposal worth embracing
- December 5, 2007
- It’s been nearly seven years since a group of youths approached the Tonganoxie City Council to ask the city to construct a skate park. Now, those seeds sown in 2001 are producing fruit.
- Births
- December 5, 2007
- Poet’s Corner
- December 5, 2007
- Barbara Ann Denton
- 1945-2007
- December 5, 2007
- Services for Barbara Ann Denton, 62, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. today, Dec. 5, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, with a luncheon to follow at the Eagles Lodge in Lawrence.
- Vivian Nadine Parker
- 1931-2007
- December 5, 2007
- Services for Nadine Parker, 76, Fredonia, were Tuesday, Dec. 4, at First United Methodist Church in Fredonia. Burial was in Fredonia City Cemetery.
- MHS drops opener, not included in DVL tourney
- December 5, 2007
- The McLouth High boys basketball team lost consecutive games to Oskaloosa (46-34) and St. Mary (60-50) to open the 2007-08 season.
- THS girls earn first victory vs. Highland Park
- December 5, 2007
- The Tonganoxie High girls basketball team won its first game of the season Monday, defeating Topeka-Highland Park, 62-31, in the Girls Basketball Invitational at Paola High School.
- Slow start crushes Tonganoxie’s chances vs. BLHS
- December 5, 2007
- Thankfully, it was only the first game of the season. After Friday night’s 67-43 lopsided defeat at Basehor-Linwood, the Tonganoxie High girls basketball team just wanted to forget about it and move on.
- Down for the count
- Chieftains 3rd at Mill Valley tournament
- December 5, 2007
- A.J. DeMaranville could have easily been intimidated at Saturday’s Kaw Valley League Dual Wrestling Tournament at Mill Valley High School.
- Margaret Jane Stanley
- 1931-2007
- December 5, 2007
- Services for Margaret Jane Stanley, 76, Kansas City, Mo., were Thursday, Nov. 29, at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
- Wind gust delivers surprise to resident
- December 5, 2007
- Carol Thompson received an unexpected guest Saturday — a large tree.
- Couple says real trees the ‘green’ way to go
- December 5, 2007
- Environmental costs of oil use aren’t limited to air pollution and oil spills such as the recent ones in the Black Sea and San Francisco Bay.
- THS vocal department to present 6th annual Madrigal Feaste
- December 5, 2007
- Pianist Carolyn Day will be without a job Friday and Saturday at the sixth annual Madrigal Feaste, a production of the Tonganoxie High School vocal department.
- Troop, holiday mail deadlines approaching
- December 5, 2007
- Residents wanting to mail holiday items to U.S. troops overseas should do so because of early U.S. Postal Service deadlines.
- City outlines plans for new sewer
- December 5, 2007
- A new interceptor sewer that will service future development in the Eagle Valley 4 subdivision and replace the Raintree lift station is one meeting closer to completion.
- Port Authority awards bids for construction at Urban Hess center
- December 5, 2007
- Work on the Urban Hess Business Center in Tonganoxie could begin before the end of the year as members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved a bid for construction for the 25.33-acre site located at County Road 5 and Laming Road.
- Former THS coach leads Washburn to best finish ever
- December 5, 2007
- Former Tonganoxie High volleyball coach Chris Herron led Washburn University to its best NCAA Volleyball National Championship finish in school history Friday at Lee Arena in Topeka.
- Jo Ann Starcher
- 1927-2007
- December 5, 2007
- Services for Jo Ann Starcher, 79, Tonganoxie, were Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Quisenberry Funeral Home. Burial was in Hubbel Hill Cemetery.
- City may turn to consultants on downtown
- December 5, 2007
- If the city is going to expand economical development and save downtown, it looks as though it’s going to turn to some outside help.
- Switch works; Tonganoxie turns on its holiday lights
- December 5, 2007
- With the flip of a candy cane switch, Mayor Mike Vestal’s anxieties were eased.
- The Record
- December 5, 2007
- THS can’t overcome suffocating Basehor ‘D’
- December 5, 2007
- Even the usually relaxed David Walker was visibly frustrated with how difficult it was to score points Friday against Basehor-Linwood.
- Open house adds history
- December 5, 2007
- Figures from Leavenworth County’s past will come to life this week as part of the county’s annual Christmas Open House at the Leavenworth County Courthouse.
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Point of View
What’s the best way to spend a snow day?
Shovel your driveway and paths, check neighbors’ driveways and then grab all your closest little ones and find the biggest sledding hill. Snowmen also are a must. Snow days are a great time to catch up on missed shows and much-needed rest. I love snowdays, they haven’t changed one bit even as an adult, although I am sure not all working adults can say that, but I am happy I can. I was excited to see the snowmen and other snow sculptures throughout the Lawrence and Kansas City metro areas.
