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- DAR to meet
- November 11, 2008
- The Shawnee James Ross Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 11:15 a.m. Nov. 15 at Pegah’s Family Restaurant, 11005 Johnson Drive.
- Junior Outlaws win 2, lose 2
- November 11, 2008
- The Kansas City Junior Outlaws opened play in the Midwest High School Hockey League on Saturday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 2, and came away with a pair of victories over Quad City by scores of 7-1 and 7-2 at Ice Sports Arena.
- Olathe East eliminates SMNW in 6A soccer state quarterfinals
- November 11, 2008
- For the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys soccer team’s 10 seniors, the end came all too soon.
- St. James finishes 4th
- November 11, 2008
- For four straight postseason games the St. James Academy boys soccer team found a way to score whenever it was necessary to pull off a victory.
- Firebirds burn Cougars in playoff opener, 41-21
- November 11, 2008
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest football team fired first Friday night in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs against Lawrence Free State at Haskell Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
- Letter: Another battle for veterans
- November 11, 2008
- To the editor: This Veterans Day, we will pay tribute to our heroes who have served in the military.
- Letter: Election outcomes confusing
- November 11, 2008
- To the editor: Dear Johnson County Republicans: I’m very confused …
- Letter: Thanks for work behind bond issue
- November 11, 2008
- To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Chris Akin. With her hard work and dedication the USD 232 bond is now a reality.
- England does swing ‘like a pendulum do’
- November 11, 2008
- I see that Rotary International is having its annual convention next year in Birmingham, England. When I think of England I always think of an old Roger Miller song: England swings like a pendulum do…
- Parks department’s ‘edutainment’ takes on wine-tasting
- November 11, 2008
- The wine cellar in Renee Kelly’s at the Caenen Castle echoed with chatter as a group of wine enthusiasts began to feel the effects of the drink they were imbibing.
- Organist calls end to long career
- November 11, 2008
- Mary Cook first learned to play the organ, out of necessity, when she was 12 at her church in Creston, Iowa.
- Shawnee siblings take steps to preserve Flint Hills ranch
- November 11, 2008
- C.E. Birch cherishes memories of time spent on his grandfather’s ranch in the Flint Hills.
- Residents’ concerns spur city to action on intersection
- November 11, 2008
- A recently reconstructed intersection some residents had labeled dangerous will undergo a few alterations.
- Two firms to design voter-OK’d school projects
- November 11, 2008
- After a sometimes-bitter debate, the De Soto USD 232 Board of Education voted Monday to have two different firms design the first two projects in the $75 million bond issue district voters approved Nov. 4.
- City plans for snow removal
- November 11, 2008
- With some forecasters predicting a chance of snow this weekend, city crews are preparing to plow and treat Shawnee’s 740 lane miles of streets this winter.
- Choir makes splash in Shawnee, area
- November 11, 2008
- Shawnee played host earlier this month to a concert for a growing area children’s choir that’s beginning to make its stamp on the world.
- Lawrence sculptor honors D-Day efforts
- November 11, 2008
- Lawrence sculptor Jim Brothers’ newest sculpture joined his other pieces in October at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va.
- Honor flight pays tribute to veterans
- November 11, 2008
- Honor Flight has flown some 7,000 veterans to see Washington’s war memorials, free of charge.
- Iowa left behind for military service in 1st Gulf War
- November 11, 2008
- From the scariest of moments to ones that cause laughter now, Ben Ontiveros will never forget the service he gave his country.
- Veteran survived ‘the forgotten war’
- November 11, 2008
- Pete Gomez was 19 when he fought in what he describes with no apparent bitterness as “the forgotten war.” That was the Korean conflict, so-called because the United States Congress made no formal declaration of war.
- Veterans Day origins date to 1920s
- November 11, 2008
- Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a congressional resolution.
- Service continues after tour in Iraq
- November 11, 2008
- What Sgt. Tyler Trowbridge remembers most about his year in Iraq are the people.
- Resources for those battling — or know someone battling — post-traumatic stress disorder
- November 11, 2008
- Treatments for post traumatic stress disorder help victims reclaim ‘normal life’
- November 11, 2008
- Treatments for post traumatic stress disorder are continuously being updated and new methods are being studied, according to an expert on the subject.
- Veteran urges those with post traumatic stress disorder to get help immediately
- November 11, 2008
- When Ted Lawyer returned home to Lawrence after a year of duty in Iraq he didn’t realize the toll the war had taken on him.
- Vietnam: Finding honor in unpopular war
- November 11, 2008
- It was an unpopular war in a strange, faraway land where warfare definitely wasn’t the only hazard.
- WWII service time led to medical career
- November 11, 2008
- Going to war was inevitable for Robert McCullough back in 1943.
- Physically whole but mentally torn: Veteran with post traumatic stress relearns coping skills
- November 11, 2008
- There are certain roads Ted Lawyer won’t drive on when he’s alone. They remind him of roads in Iraq.
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Do you think it is important for Shawnee to be bicycle-friendly?
I think it’s important. I do love and use the paths, but it would be nice to have lanes so we could use bikes to run errands - saving gas!
