There is more to making knives

There is more to making knives than blades Joe Butler showed some fancy handles to potential customers. Operating the booth takes more than one person as the young sters help in sitting up the stand. They are Quynn Baylor, Brynn Baylor, Payton Baylor, Lincoln Overman and Tina Butler.

Fall clean-up

The annual Fall cleanup will begin September 25 city wide according to Columbus City Superintendent Randy Coble. He announced at the city council meeting the clean-up would be all week with the crews covering the entire city each day. In the past the clean-up would cover one ward each day.

Sheridan Homemakers host upcoming program

It has been five years since Sheridan Homemakers ceased to be an Extension Homemaker Unit and became its own study club. The unit was 100 years old at the time it was disbanded as a unit. The group has decided that it is time for the world to see them by highlighting the upcoming programs.

Columbus Day Festival

During the Columbus Day Festival, on Saturday October 7, a 100 year old thrashing machine will be put into operation of thrashing wheat and a bailing machine will bail the straw. Several local men who recall the old equipment are making minor repairs so the harvest can be as it once was.

City Council nixes sidewalk changes

Sidewalk maintenance will remain a priority of the Columbus City Council, as they voted unanimously to leave the current sidewalk ordinance in force.

First of three parts

Editors Note: One aspect of our local history is based entirely upon factual information. This was the first survey of the southern boundary of the state of Kansas. The surveying of the 37th Parallel of Kansas in 1857 set the boundary line between Kansas and what became Oklahoma.

Retirement is lifelong vacation in catamaran

After vacationing in Grenada, Duke and Terrie Divine set a retirement goal of living in the Caribbean Islands after leaving the work-a-day-world. The couple decided their retirement years should be one extended vacation and for the past nine years they have lived their retirement dream.