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- Founder’s Day returns
- October 19, 2006
- Storytelling and tours of the Vinland area were the highlights of a fun-filled day for area first graders last week. Vinland Elementary School and Marion Springs Elementary School first graders celebrated Columbus Day last Thursday by having their own Founder’s Day at VES. “It was really fun,” VES first grader Kyle Norris said. “We got to drive around and see fun stuff.” To begin the day, the students listened to VES librarian Rita Tutschulte tell a story about days long ago. After lunch and recess, they came back inside for story time with Danny and Becky McMillen.
- Council discusses regulating tradition of burning leaves
- October 19, 2006
- To burn or not to burn, that is the question. As Baldwin City prepares for its annual Maple Leaf Festival celebration of fall foliage, the city council heard from resident Dennis Waymire at Monday’s meeting. Waymire wants to see an end to the long-held practice of burning leaves in the city.
- More parking, playground is on way at pool
- October 19, 2006
- Off-season improvements are on the way at the Baldwin City Municipal Pool. Last week, city crews began work on turning the east edge of the park area into diagonal paved parking. The pool has had parking issues since it opened in the late 1990s.
- Voting volunteers are needed
- October 19, 2006
- Baldwin City youths will once again have the opportunity to vote in the upcoming election, but volunteers are needed to help run the polling sites. Each of the five locations for the students need people to work each shift. Margaret Perkins-McGuinness, manager of Roger Hill Volunteer Center, said she has had trouble finding workers.
- Ceremony for Long is looming
- October 19, 2006
- Patricia N. Long, president of Baker University, will announce her vision for the university during inaugural ceremonies at 11 a.m. Oct. 26 at Rice Auditorium on the Baldwin City campus. Long has the distinction of being the first female president in the 148-year history of Baker, Kansas’ first university.
- City council approves help for Black Jack Park
- October 19, 2006
- Baldwin City will support the Black Jack Battlefield Trust’s next step toward turning the site east of town into a national tourist attraction.
- District Web site now features improved look
- October 19, 2006
- A new Baldwin School District Web site has now made it easier for Internet users to find information about the district. The renovated site of www.usd348.com became available last week and Supt. Paul Dorathy likes it. “In the last week or so, they have come up with a new look,” Dorathy said. “I really like the new look. I really think it’s very user friendly.”
- Alcohol brings police response
- October 19, 2006
- Baldwin City police worked a variety of cases last week, including four involving alcohol. On Oct. 11, a controlled buy was done at one of the local liquor stores.
- Leona E. Hunsinger
- October 19, 2006
- Frontier League sweep
- October 19, 2006
- LAWRENCE — Not only was it a Bulldog team sweep, it was also a Bulldog individual sweep. The Baldwin High School cross country teams brought home lots of hardware from Thursday’s Frontier League meet at Rim Rock. The Bulldogs won both boys’ and girls’ team titles, while senior Chris Elniff and junior Heather Garcia won the boys’ and girls’ races, respectively.
- Long-time BHS football coach honored by former players
- October 19, 2006
- As they watched the Baldwin High School football game Friday night, Baldwin City residents Merle Venable and George McCrary debated who won a game for the Bulldogs in 1976. The former BHS coach was certain Baldwin resident Scott Lauridsen caught the game-winning touchdown against Louisburg, while McCrary believed another Baldwin resident by the name of Mike Craig won the game. “He argued with me about who scored the touchdown all night,” McCrary said. “The next day I went and checked the archives at the library.”
- Late turnovers doom Bulldogs in district opener
- October 19, 2006
- Unable to take advantage of nine De Soto turnovers, the Baldwin High School football team threw two interceptions late in their 22-13 loss at home Friday night. The cold night at Liston Stadium produced lots of turnovers in the Bulldogs’ first district game. Baldwin (3-4) couldn’t capitalize on the Wildcats (4-3) misfortunes.
- Georgia Wilma Rockhold
- October 19, 2006
- Brian Lynn Blecha
- October 19, 2006
- Wildcats hungry for first win on new Liston field
- October 19, 2006
- Still looking for its first win at home this season, the Baker University football team will hope to end its four-game losing streak and beat Avila University Saturday evening. The Wildcats (2-5) are 0-3 on the new artificial turf at Liston Stadium, but look to end that skid this week against the Eagles (2-5).
- Parade route to take new twist
- October 19, 2006
- A lengthier parade, more politicians and fewer bands are just a few of the changes to the Maple Leaf Parade this year, but none of those top the list of modifications.
- Long, Dorathy to lead festival parade
- October 19, 2006
- Neither have ever been to the Maple Leaf Festival, but come Saturday morning they will be riding front and center for the thousands of visitors.
- Festival has rich history, benefits entire community
- October 19, 2006
- As the Maple Leaf Festival nears its 50th anniversary year, its history is being examined and its amazing growth is, too.
- Parking will again be at a premium
- October 19, 2006
- Every year thousands of people flood into Baldwin City for the annual Maple Leaf Festival looking for a place to park. This year is no exception as there changes to the parking regulations.
- Terror Tracks makes return to festival lineup
- October 19, 2006
- Something will go bump in the night once again during the Maple Leaf Festival.
- Quilt show is ready for its 33rd run
- October 19, 2006
- Quilts will again take center stage in the Baldwin Elementary School Primary Center for the 33rd Maple Leaf Festival Quilt Show, one of the longest standing shows in the state.
- Carnival will again be a highlight for festival fans
- October 19, 2006
- For many that come to the Maple Leaf Festival, one of the most popular attractions is the carnival in downtown Baldwin City.
- Kids Zone includes new, old entertainment offerings
- October 19, 2006
- Once again, the Maple Leaf Festival will have plenty of activities for children at the Kids Zone, including one new special feature.
- Children’s parade has new route, too
- October 19, 2006
- A group of youths will be giving a preview of the Maple Leaf Festival parade with the Children’s Parade Saturday morning.
- Booths are festival crowd pleasers
- October 19, 2006
- For many people, it’s the 300-plus craft booths that bring them to the Maple Leaf Festival every year.
- Maple Leaf Festival booth listing
- October 19, 2006
- Maple Leaf Festival BPW booth listing
- October 19, 2006
- Ho, ho, ho, time for Maple Leaf Festival cheer again
- October 19, 2006
- Campaign briefing: Washington Post: Moderates flee the Kansas GOP
- October 19, 2006
- Here are today’s headlines from the 2006 election race:
- Baldwin Briefs
- October 19, 2006
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