Also from April 29
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- Broncos tap SMNW grad Torain in 5th round
- April 29, 2008
- One of the most prolific running backs in Shawnee Mission Northwest football history is about to try his luck at the professional level.
- Thunder finishes second at Butch Foster Classic
- St. James falls in title game at CommunityAmerica Ballpark
- April 29, 2008
- The Spring Hill Broncos defeated St. James Academy, 1-0, Saturday evening to capture the championship in the first annual Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic.
- Distance runners lead SMNW track
- April 29, 2008
- Unfortunately, the Cougars earned no points in the field events, keeping them from an even higher finish at the Topeka Seaman Invitational.
- Jones fans 13, leads Jaguars to victory
- April 29, 2008
- If the sun hadn’t been staring Ashley Jones right in the face, it would’ve been easy to mistake the Mill Valley senior pitcher’s squint for a smile Monday afternoon.
- Bluebird nesting boxes placed in Shawnee parks
- April 29, 2008
- Becky Colin has taken heart to her volunteer efforts monitoring bluebird boxes on the Johnson County Mill Creek Streamway Trail in Shawnee.
- Effort hailed as successful
- Rebuilding Together Shawnee draws more than 100 volunteers to work on houses
- April 29, 2008
- Saturday was the first National Rebuilding Day project for the relatively new Rebuilding Together Shawnee group, but with a lot of preparatory work completed in the week leading up to Saturday, the day went off without a hitch.
- 25 years of Hope
- Lutheran school marks milestone
- April 29, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Jereme Brueggemann remembers the first year that Hope Lutheran School opened in 1983; there were 21 students and two teachers. He was in third grade.
- Family safety, security focus of free event
- April 29, 2008
- Crossroads Christian Church is teaming up with the Sunflower House, Overland Park Police Department and the Shawnee Police Department to host a community safety day from 9 a.m. to noon May 3 at the church, 5855 Renner Rd.
- Annual downtown cleanup evolves
- April 29, 2008
- The progress made in Downtown Shawnee is so great, that the annual cleanup event has had to adjust its focus.
- Increased fuel costs starting to pinch
- April 29, 2008
- About 475 trucks operated by Deffenbaugh Industries move in and out of the Johnson County Landfill in Shawnee and Deffenbaugh’s recycling center each day, with another 200 pieces of equipment on site all operating on diesel fuel.
- Letter: Police no-shows
- April 29, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Shawnee cops are known for their tickets. I’ve had many inexcusable experiences with them myself. The other night was no big deal but just as aggravating.
- Schools see gas, diesel costs spiral
- April 29, 2008
- Local school districts are trying to do more with less as they struggle with rising fuel prices.
- Letter: Coal plant support
- April 29, 2008 in print edition on A4
- I am for adding more available power to our electric grid. The legislation should be supported and passed.
- Storm brewing over overdue drainage work
- April 29, 2008
- The Shawnee City Council had its hands full Monday with issues concerning a contractor that is three months overdue on a storm water drainage project.
- Commentary: Kansas’ natural features are beauties to behold
- April 29, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Some people have the wrong idea about Kansas. You know what I mean that there’s no scenery, nothing much to look at, that it’s all flat as a tabletop.
- Horses pulling up lame at auction
- Closure of Texas slaughterhouses reverberates throughout equine market
- April 29, 2008
- It was Monday night at the horse sale at Campbell’s Sale Barn east of Linwood and the bidding was under way well, sort of.
- 8-year-old sets sights on raising $5,000 for charity
- April 29, 2008
- Jacob Schemmel is about to get a close trim, but he doesn’t view it as getting his head shaved. He views it as selling his hair.
- Parks classes scheduled for spring, summer
- April 29, 2008
- Shawnee Parks and Recreation’s Summer 2008 Spring and Summer Brochure has hit the streets. Included are classes for youth and adults of all ages.
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Do you do anything to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
“We are all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. My family won the best in family floats in Shawnee’s St. Patrick’s Day parade a few years back. We got to have a big trophy for the year. My sons love throwing out candy on the parade route.”
