May 19, 2013

Church quilters create for a cause

Marcia Gay, Solene Hollingshead, Vicki Doster, Betty Smith, Doris Smith, and Connie Epp pose with their completed quilts. Member Genevieve Menke is not pictured. Staff photo by Mica Marriott

Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com

For about a year, a small group of ladies from Gardner’s First Baptist Church have been meeting

the third Tuesday evening of every month for fellowship and sewing.

Chair, Solene Hollingshead said, “We started the group for …

Family horse may be evicted

Brayden gives Blazer a pat Wednesday evening. He said Blazer follows people around the yard and likes to be petted. Staff photos by Danedri Thompson

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Not everyone is a Blazer fan, and that’s turning into a problem for Ryan and Flower Souter, Gardner.

Blazer, a mini-horse, is being evicted from the couple’s home, courtesy of the Gardner Police

Department.

Ryan and Flower …

Lions Club updates GEHS wall in memory of former member

Lions Club members Judy Gurley, Ray Hess, Butch Freund, Joe Harvey, Jan Harvey, Betty Vohs, T.C. TanCreti, Charlie Ryals, and Sandy Hampton pose in front of the newly-upgraded Veteran’s Memorial Wall at Gardner Edgerton High School. Staff photo by Mica Marriott

Mica Marriott
mmarriott@gardnernews.com

When Vic Vervynck, an active member of the Gardner Lions Club, passed away last April, club members were on the hunt for a way to find a way to honor their late fellow comrade.

His family donated …

When is the last day to register for USD 230 bond issue election?

When is the last day to register to vote in the Spring Hill USD 230 school bond election?

According to the Johnson County Election Website, www.jocoelection.org, district voters have until May 23 to register to vote in the mail-in ballot …

Police to step up traffic enforcement

The Gardner Police Department will be participating in a special traffic enforcement program sponsored by the Kansas Department of Transportation.  The “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign will run from May 23 through June 5.

Gardner Police Department will have …

Congressman Yoder to tour Coleman warehouse with council members

Rep. Kevin Yoder will swing through Gardner today to tour the Coleman warehouse. The touring party will include members of his staff, Gardner city council and city staff and select members of the Gardner Area Chamber of  Commerce.

According to …

Locals flock to league poker games

Kurtis Martin, Gardner, collects his winnings after a hand of Texas Hold ‘Em poker at Wally’s Bar and Grill on Wednesday, March 23. Martin regularly plays poker as a member of Prestige Poker League. The league hosts a series of poker games at different venues every night of the week. In Gardner, they host two tournament games on Wednesday nights at Wally’s. On Tuesdays, they host games at Tumbleweed Bar and Grill. The games are free. Staff photo by Danedri Thompson

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Ron Hiltz, Gardner, carefully lifts the left corner of the two cards in front of him and stares at the

growing pile of chips in the middle of the table. He stacks and re-stacks the chips in …

Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Jr. to open in April

Dancers practice a number in Broadway Review’s “Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Jr.” The show opens April 8. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Gordon

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Forty-four area students between the ages of 7 and 14 should ace an eighth grade civics test that

requires students to write The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, according to Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Jr. director Sarah Ackerman-Hale.…

Annual neighborhood parade takes 2011 hiatus

Kennedi Dunkin, Abby Hash and Sophie Seiler wave during Pickle’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2009. After 14 years, the neighborhood parade takes a hiatus this year. File photo

Amy Cunningham
acunningham@gardnernews.com

After a 14 year run, Pickle’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is on hiatus in 2011.
The parade’s founder, David Shreve, said his crew would be taking this St. Patrick’s season off,

but plans to hoof it again …

Presto under new ownership

Presto Convenience Store in Gardner is under new ownership. The store, part of a chain, is one of five in the Kansas City area purchased by North Carolina-based The Pantry. Details of the cash deal were not disclosed.

The local …