Outdoors

Adventure Center aims to connect children with nature
June 26, 2008
The TimberRidge Adventure Center adjacent to Kill Creek Park south of De Soto has been open for about six years now, and business is good, said Bill McGowan, outdoor education manager for the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.
Antarctic marathon tests runners’ patience
January 1, 2008

No one said running a marathon in one of the coldest places in the world would be easy.

Holiday atmosphere brightens downtown
December 4, 2007
When winds forced some of the activities of Shawnee’s fourth annual Christmas Around Town event indoors, Susan Taylor took advantage of the shelter of City Hall.
Hunter fascinated yet mystified by deer with 3rd antler
November 27, 2007

Rex Covell of Shawnee was hunting alone last month when he harvested a deer that he can’t stop thinking about.

Couple says real trees are the ‘green’ way to go
November 27, 2007

The environmental costs of oil use aren’t limited to air pollution and oil spills like the recent ones in the Black Sea and San Francisco Bay.

Shawnee children’s triathalon in the works
November 14, 2007
The Shawnee Parks and Recreation Department is planning yet another athletic event for next year that is sure to draw participants from all over the metropolitan area.
Stay alert, patrol warns
October 30, 2007
Deer activity on and near Kansas’ roadways poses a seasonal traffic hazard.
Police seek illicit hunters
October 30, 2007
When you walk through the woods, be on the lookout for deer — and for poachers.
Missing chef casts long shadow
September 25, 2007
It didn’t seem the same without Al Bohnert.
Fall Adventure Walks planned
September 11, 2007
Fall Adventure Walks offered by 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

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Do you know who you’re voting for in November?

“Chuck Baldwin; he’s the Constitutional Party candidate. It’s the only conservative choice on there, as far as I can tell.”

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