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Did you attend this year's Leavenworth County Fair?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 54% | |
| No | 45% | |
| Total | 33 | |
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- Showcasing the successes of this year’s Leavenworth County Fair
- August 24, 2011
- Mother Nature cooperated for the most part during this year’s Leavenworth County Fair. Mid-August in Kansas normally isn’t the most pleasant, but overall mild temperatures greeted large crowds at this year’s fair.
- Opinion: Exploring education options
- August 24, 2011
- According to the U.S. Department of Education, only a third of Kansas students are proficient in reading and roughly one out of four are functionally illiterate. You might expect that education officials would welcome an opportunity to examine what other states are doing to address these unacceptably low achievement levels, but sadly they refuse to even have a discussion.
- Tonganoxie community calendar
- August 24, 2011
- Events Aug. 24 through Sept. 1
- Three-day powwow starts Friday in Tonganoxie
- August 24, 2011
- Event at Leavenworth County Fairgrounds
- Building on national register
- August 24, 2011
- A Leavenworth school is one of four structures added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Kansas Historical Society announced this past week.
- Volunteer members wanted for USM community band
- August 24, 2011
- The University of Saint Mary Community Band will kick off its new season of rehearsals at 6 p.m. Monday at the Walnut Room on the second floor of Mead Hall on USM’s Leavenworth campus, 4100 South Fourth St.
- CASA in search of volunteer advocates in Leavenworth County
- August 24, 2011
- The First Judicial District Court Appointed Special Advocate Association is currently accepting applications for volunteer training to take place in October.
- Swing your partner: One of area’s largest square dance clubs calls Shawnee home
- August 24, 2011
- When the fiddle’s flying, the caller’s yodeling and a sea of smiling people is spinning around you like cake batter in a mixing bowl, there’s little room for thoughts outside your square.
- Giving voice to the silent city on the hill
- August 24, 2011
- Volunteers assume roles of Tonganoxie’s deceased residents for September cemetery stroll event
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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.
