Happy Anniversary

November 22 John and Leah Brassart Robert and Mary Pat Burgan Johnny and Dorothy Maffei Albert “Butch” and Anna Welch

Pre-Kindergarten students ride tricycles for St. Jude

Student Caroline Scammon wears a pink dinosaur safety helmet while pedaling her pink tricycle at Park Elementary’s Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital earlier this month in Columbus. She and her peers were treated to a day of tricycle practice after raising money for the hospital.

Solar bicycle makes stop in Baxter Springs

Mark Havran has been traveling on his self-built solar powered ebike for several weeks.

Christmas market planned at First Assembly in Baxter

Two days of music, food, crafters and more is planned Friday, December 3 from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. and Saturday, December 4 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 1245 Park in Baxter Springs.

Grants awarded to two area libraries

Two local libraries have been awarded grants from the Southeast Kansas Library System. SEKLS offers a competitive grant program annually. This year’s grant program is for collection development. Columbus Public Library has been awarded a grant of $1,250.

Local students thank veterans with essays

Central School in Baxter Springs held a school-wide writing project to honor veterans. The school’s new principal, Kevin Wade, asked the students to write an essay on “How do, or could you, thank our United States Veterans?”

Park creates storybook theme pumpkins

An array of pumpkins fill several tables such as the one above each from the theme of the book read by a Park School student. Kree Saporito in an angel outfit chose the book “If you give a cat a cupcake,” for her pumpkin decoration.

Titan Jazz is ‘On the Road Again’ in musical review

On the Road Again was the title of the Titan Jazz performance held November 12 and 13. In Road Construction, Casey Soper, Emily Welch and Emma Duling were dressed as construction workers, complete with road signs and hard hats.

Titan Jazz is ‘On the Road Again’ in musical review

A musical review entitled On the Road Again, written and directed by Christine Lovell and Gae Phillips was performed by the Titan Jazz band. In a skit called Airport Problems, Torie Tedlock and Paige Hunt have a discussion about the contents of luggage.

Ella Fitzgerald performs amateur night at Apollo Theater

Sunday, November 21 The 325th day of the year 40 days left Today in history On the evening of November 21, 1934, a young and gangly would-be dancer took to the stage of Harlem’s Apollo Theater to participate in a harrowing tradition known as Amateur Night.