Archive for Thursday, August 11, 2005

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Are you ready for the school year to begin?

Response Percent
Yes. I can’t wait to have the house to myself again.
 
 46%
No. Who wants to go to school when the temperature is in the 90s?
 
 20%
Yes. I can’t wait to get back in class and see my friends.
 
 20%
No. That means I’ll have to do the kids’ chores now.
 
 13%
Total 15

All stories

Anna S. Gilfert
1910-2005
August 11, 2005
Anna S. Gilfert died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Broadway Heights Nursing Home.
‘Skeleton Key’ unlocks eerie mysteries
Jon Niccum
August 11, 2005
“The Skeleton Key” may haunt you long after the lights in the theater go up.
Stroup
August 11, 2005
Kris and Courtney Stroup, Kirksville, Mo., will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary Friday, Aug. 12.
Juett-Olds
August 11, 2005
Hannah Juett and Nathan Olds plan an Aug. 27 wedding at First Christian Church in Lawrence.
Revealing Lansing’s unlikely power hitter
By Chris Wristen
August 11, 2005
Take a quick glance in the Lansing Cavalry’s dugout and try to pick out the team’s top home run hitter.
Getting pumped for fall
LHS athletes pack weight room as high school season looms
By Chris Wristen
August 11, 2005
The Lansing High weight room has been open from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays all summer. About 70 athletes have taken advantage of it on a regular basis.
Schools list supplies necessary for K-5
Special to The Current
August 11, 2005
Lansing Elementary and Intermediate schools have listed the school supplies students should have at the start of the school year.
Maintenance crews put schools back in shape
By Katie Bean
August 11, 2005
Students and staff returning to Lansing schools this fall will find the buildings almost like new, thanks to district maintenance crews.
Area residents chip in on packages to troops
Leavenworth woman’s ‘Packages from the Heartland’ finding plenty of support since January start
By Jesse Truesdale
August 11, 2005
Staff Sgt. Jason Shroeder may be shipped to Iraq by December, but one thing he won’t have to worry about is making friends.
Leavenworth High class to reunite
August 11, 2005
The members of the Leavenworth High School class of 1960 will gather this fall for their 45th anniversary reunion.
Church to sponsor benefit auction
August 11, 2005
A variety of items from sports memorabilia to vintage instruments will be up for grabs at the upcoming Lansing United Methodist Church benefit auction.
On the record
Police and Fire reports for the week leading up to August 11, 2005.
August 11, 2005
Police and Fire reports for the week leading up to August 11, 2005.
Golf tournament at Trails West
August 11, 2005
The fifth annual Alliance Against Family Violence Golf Tournament is slated for 1 p.m. Aug. 29 at Trails West Golf Course on Fort Leavenworth.
Blue Devils stick together, earn second-place finish
By Chris Wristen
August 11, 2005
Tim King had high expectations for the Lansing Blue Devils baseball team when the season began.
Awesome Autumn run coming in October
August 11, 2005
The Awesome Autumn 5-kilometer run is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Oct. 1, starting at Lansing Activities Center.
Fall sports practices begin Monday
August 11, 2005
The 2005-2006 high school fall sports season kicks off on Monday morning with practices.
Football gear checkout starts tonight at LHS
August 11, 2005
Football equipment checkout will be held today, Thursday, Aug. 11, and Friday, Aug. 12, in the LHS weight room.
District seeks health insurer for employees
Superintendent says current proposed rate increase creates near-crisis
By Katie Bean
August 11, 2005
Lansing School District will keep its current health insurance provider, despite a 24 percent increase in rates, Superintendent Randal Bagby said Wednesday.
Finally healthy, Uhart excited to return to Long Beach State
Former Lansing standout takes aim at national title
By Chris Wristen
August 11, 2005
Natalie Uhart led Lansing High to a state championship in 2002. She will be a junior at volleyball powerhouse Long Beach State University in Long Beach, Calif.
Follow your dream
August 11, 2005
The definition of history is the recording of events connected with the human race. Hopefully by knowing what has taken place in the past we can make our future better.
Planning for park involves public
August 11, 2005
Turnout at last week’s “charrette” staged by consultants designing a master plan for Lansing Community Park was not exactly overwhelming, yet the idea behind it was sound.
Training exercise set for Wednesday
August 11, 2005
A training exercise Wednesday, Aug. 17, may create delays for those entering or leaving Fort Leavenworth.
Tractor drive to be in area
August 11, 2005
Dozens of antique trailers will be in Leavenworth and on U.S. Highway 73 in the northern part of the county on Friday.
Lansing Realtor to leave board
August 11, 2005
A Lansing Realtor is leaving his post on a statewide board that acts as an advocate for residential and small-business utility customers.
From journalist to pastor
August 11, 2005
The Rev. Jim Hopwood’s career path may sound strange to some: he spent 25 years as a journalist before hearing the call to serve God as a Methodist minister.
City taps inspector as employee of quarter
By John Taylor
August 11, 2005
The city’s Employee of the Quarter should be a familiar face to anyone who has visited Lansing DAZE or who has received a building permit in Lansing.
Band Boosters to serve tacos
August 11, 2005
Lansing High School Band Boosters have scheduled their first fund-raiser of the new school year.
Prison program seeks art teachers
August 11, 2005
An arts program for inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility is looking for volunteer instructors.
Finance is theme of kids’ camp
August 11, 2005
Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins is inviting Kansas seventh- and eighth- graders to learn about leadership and gain money management skills at the second annual MoneySmart Financial Management Camp.
Series to offer global view
August 11, 2005
The Know Your World program series at Fort Leavenworth will begin Sept. 22.
Cushing adds new equipment
August 11, 2005
Cushing Memorial Hospital has a new piece of equipment designed to speed the recovery time of patients undergoing tonsillectomies.
President: Historical society to remain involved
August 11, 2005
The Lansing Historical Society isn’t going away after Jan. 1, the date it will transfer the Lansing Historical Museum and its day-to-day operations to the city.
Budget plants seeds for museum complex
By John Taylor
12:00 a.m., August 11, 2005 Updated 12:13 a.m.
A majority on Lansing City Council sees a whole lot of promise in two line items that amount to just $37,000 in the city’s 2006 budget.
Mayors to converge on Lansing
Bernard brings annual state conference to city; 50 mayors expected to attend
By Jesse Truesdale
12:00 a.m., August 11, 2005 Updated 12:13 a.m.
About 50 mayors from across the state will converge this weekend on Lansing for the third annual Kansas Mayors Association Conference.
District looks to trim mill levy
By Katie Bean
12:00 a.m., August 11, 2005 Updated 12:12 a.m.
Even with a new bond issue on the books and an increase in local option budget spending, Lansing School District is poised to lower its tax levy by 2.63 mills for the 2005-06 budget cycle.
Service note
August 11, 2005
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Sacha M. Santimano has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Fall Games League has openings
August 11, 2005
The University of Kansas baseball coaching staff will hold a Fall Games League for high school players.
Lansing resident assists with Missouri tombstone project
By John Taylor
August 11, 2005
Former Lansing City Council member John Bennett doesn’t have a macabre interest in cemeteries, but his interest in genealogy and the history of Andrew County, Mo., has led him to help coordinate an ambitious project involving cemeteries there.
Broken arm sidelines Slater
By Chris Wristen
August 11, 2005
Senior Jeff Slater, a Lansing High football starter, broke his arm two weeks ago during an AAU basketball game in Indiana when he was pushed to the floor while driving to the basket.
Leavenworth County Fair goes into full swing
By Lisa Scheller
August 11, 2005
Tonganoxie - Don’t let the Rams T-shirt fool you.
‘Travels’ provides enjoyable journey for classics readers
By Jesse Truesdale
August 11, 2005
Graham Greene’s “Travels With My Aunt” is typical of the author’s novels in that the story involves travel and takes place in many different locales - a London suburb, Paris, Vienna, Istanbul, Argentina and Paraguay, among others - but the plot’s similarity to his other novels pretty much ends there.
Lansing cyclists join 8,000 riders for Northwest trek
By Kellis Robinett & John Taylor
August 11, 2005
Two Lansing women experienced the bike ride of a lifetime last month when they made the 200-mile trek from Seattle to Portland.
Park plans progress
By Jesse Truesdale
August 11, 2005
Closing off residential streets and scrambling because of inclement weather may one day be a thing of the past for Lansing DAZE if a plan for Lansing Community Park comes to fruition.