A project to reconfigure parts of Centennial Park and renovate others has been slowed over the course of the last year as bids for the project have not been under budget. A new bid for the project will be in front of the city commission April 12, and that bid will, again, be over the budget already approved.
There is an unique exhibit open at the Carriage Factory Gallery this week that features, among others, “Mary Peepins” flying with her umbrella and a rendition of Edward hopper’s Nighthawks, titled “Nightpeeps.”
EL DORADO - Dennis Hauck of El Dorado, who goes by DJ, has had a very difficult year and a half. A single father, he suffered a descending aortic dissection on Dec.
Through a collaborative effort between the El Dorado YMCA , United Way of El Dorado Kansas, Rotary Club of El Dorado, and The Outreach Program, volunteers packed approximately 2,000 servings of macaroni and cheese to help stock up free food pantries in El Dorado.
Note from Kevin Williams, Editor of the Amish Cook column: It is with great sadness and shock that I tell readers that Gloria’s husband, Daniel, died in a logging accident on April 4. At the time this column is being sent out, I have little additional information to share. I’ll have more information next week. I know readers will want to help, will want to know more, but, for this week, Gloria’s request is prayers, plenty of them.
Newton Recreation Commission hosted a sensory art class on April 7, a class for children under the age of five. The goal was for those youngsters to “experience art in a setting where exploration and discovery are the main focus,” according to the NRC.
Bethel College’s director of bands, Joel Boettger, will give a faculty jazz recital on campus, backed by several friends from the Wichita music scene. The concert is April 13 at 7 p.m.
Author Marlena Fiol has a connection to Newton - it is the Newton area where her parents grew up. And it was her parents that would change how the disease leprosy is treated “They were ordinary people who accomplished the extraordinary because of their love of God and belief in the dignity of all humans, especially those who are under served,” Fiol said.
At the end of an assembly at Slate Creek Elementary April 8 students all took a deep breath, and then repeated the “school promise.” “I am safe, I am loved, I can handle anything.” Slate Creek Elementary chose to focus on something a little different during a school redesign process. As a result, students and staff have begun to focus on telling themselves they are loved.
The creation of a “corridor management plan” for to K-254 is about to begin. “This management plan has been the top priority of our members for the last few years.