May 19, 2013

Hughes’ 81 leads Blazer golf charge

Jon Hughes shot an 81 and earned a sixth place medal leading the Blazer golf team charge at the Metcalf Ridge course April 25.
Freshman Cole Collier had a big day firing an 85 and placing in the top 20 …

Electric board to meet

The Gardner Electric Utility Board will meet at 7 p.m. May 2 in the council chambers at city hall. Click the LINK for the agenda.…

Blazer JV nets’ third at league tennis meet

Playing some of their best tennis of the season, the Blazer Junior varsity placed third in the East Kansas league tennis meet April 24.
“The kids played extremely well,” said Coach Jon Collum. We took third as a team and …

Laying track

Photo courtesy of Larry L. Byers

An automated track laying machine was used April 11 to install a new lead track on the east end of the new Kansas City Intermodal Facility. This picture was taken looking to the southwest from the closed Grand Street crossing on …

University update

Baker University student and Gardner Edgerton High School graduate Lauren Bechard earned a second place for column writing in the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press awards for four-year private colleges.
Bechard’s column appeared in the Baker Orange, the university’s student newspaper.…

Appointment process to take stage at meeting

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Gardner City Council member Larry Fotovich said the city’s process of appointing individuals to the council when vacancies occur is setting the council up to fail.
Chris Morrow had two years left on his council term when …

Poker tournament for Boy Scouts

Friends of Gardner Scouting will host a poker tournament fundraiser on April 27. Tournament entry fee is a suggested $25. Proceeds from the event will benefit local Boy Scout troops.
Registration for the poker tournament will begin at 3:30 p.m. …

May Day Celebration at Lanesfield

Join us for this traditional celebration of Spring! Dance around the Maypole to music of Marianne Carter. Make a May Basket while enjoying free refreshments. Decorate your wagon or bike and parade it around the grounds. A May Day …

Commission tables car lot decisions

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Members of the Gardner Planning Commission tabled a decision that will determine whether a car lot, located on south Gardner Road, can continue its operations.
During an April 23 meeting, commissioners expressed reluctance to deny a re-zoning …

Board updates policies that govern meetings

Until very recently, USD 231 board of education policies, stored in a three-ring binder, could only be viewed in the district administrative offices. As they are updated, some policies are available online, but only after school board members have approved them. Photo courtesy of Debbie Hickman

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
School board members adopted changes to the policy that governs the school board, known as “Board Policy 1000 Board of Education.”
The previous policy was only viewable during business hours via a printed book in the administration …