May 18, 2012

Cole-Smith Unit 350 hosting annual Poppy Day

Cole-Smith, Unit 350, Spring Hill will have their annual Poppy Day on May 19, 2012. Everyone is asked to wear a poppy in memory of our deceased veterans from all the wars. Poppies are made by the veterans and donations are used to assist veterans and their families.  Distributing poppies is a way to say [...]

Hall to play basketball at Ft. Scott

After a stellar career at Gardner Edgerton High School, C.J. Hall will continue to play basketball at Ft. Scott Community College this fall. Hall just completed a senior season that included a third place East Kansas League finish and second place at the Spring Hill Invitational. He was also part of a Blazer squad that [...]

Scholarships presented at Senior Honors Night

More than $100,000 was awarded in scholarships to Gardner Edgerton High School seniors at the Senior Honors Night Award ceremony on May 9. The scholarships are made possible by community clubs, organizations and individuals. The students and their awards include: Audra Barber:  Leroy Hill American Legion Post #19, Leroy Hill American Legion Auxiliary Unit #19, Sons of American [...]

GFWC Athena Club celebrates 90 years of service

The Gardner GWFC Athena Club District #2 poster winner is Moonlight Elementary student Audrey Sineath.  Sneath is pictured with Juanita Rothaus, Club President and Ruth Hermon, Conservation Chair.  Sineath was the grand prize winner and received a monetary prize, certificate and ribbon.  Submitted photo

Juanita Rothaus Club President Congratulations and hats off to the GFWC Athena Club of Gardner for its 90 years of service to the Gardner and Edgerton communities. The GFWC Athena Club of Gardner was founded, on a cold December day in 1922 by Mrs. Maurice Harrington and Miss Ward (later Mrs. Carl Nys) with the [...]

Record setting year for Pioneer Ridge track

Pioneer Ridge seventh grader Jonas Pippitt turned in a top performance at the Frontier league meet in Louisburg, May 5.  He took second place in the 400 and 800 dashes in near school record times and anchored the 800 relay to a gold medal.  He also helped the 1600 relay to third place.  Submitted photo

It was a record setting year for Coach Gordon Thiesfeld and his Pioneer Ridge Middle School track teams. In boys’ eighth-grade competition, Danny Beyer leaped a record 17’1½” in the long jump. Beyer also teamed with James Carr-Hughes, Jordan Jones, and Chase Abram to set a new record in the 400 relay of 49.5. For [...]

GEHS, SHHS set to say farewell to class of 2012 this weekend

Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com More than 460 local students officially will say farewell to childhood as Gardner Edgerton High School and Spring Hill High School host graduation ceremonies on Saturday. Principals at both schools remininced about the class of 2012 and believe the future looks bright for members of the graduating class. “They’ve been a great [...]

Another man’s treasure

Staff photo by Danedri Thompson

Donna Hayes and son Ryan Hayes, Gardner, sort through garage sale items during a benefit sale for the American Legion Auxiliary last weekend. Hayes, an Auxiliary member, brought her son along to help. Funds raised from the sale will benefit veteran causes and local scholarships.

Consumers may be due partial refunds for tone-up sneakers

Some Kansas consumers may be due a partial refund for their Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups and Skechers Resistance Runner shoes. The shoe company settled with Kansas and 42 other states to resolve allegations that Skechers made unsupported health claims in advertising for the shoes. Though the sneaker company did not admit wrongdoing and denies allegations in the [...]

Olathe council appoints James Terrones to Ward 3 seat

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com The Olathe City Council appointed James Terrones to the council’s vacant Ward 3 seat on May 15. The Ward 3 seat has been open since February when the council voted to appoint Ward 3 Councilman Ronald Ryckman to fulfill the remaining term of At-Large Councilman Bob Montgomery. Montgomery told the council in [...]

Legal Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 2393 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GARDNER, KANSAS BY REPEALING AND REPLACING IN THEIR ENTIRETY SECTIONS 18.95.070, 18.100.070, 18.140.150, AND 18.145.020 OF TITLE 18 OF THE GARDNER MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gardner, Kansas initiated the changes to Title and Sections 18.95.070, 18.100.070, [...]