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Renaissance Festival ready to enchant season’s visitors
By Nicole Kelley
September 3, 2008
The smile on Portia Bowers’ face and the laughter she’ll enjoy throughout weekends this fall are as real as her alter ego.

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Kansas Volleyball Association Preseason Rankings
September 4, 2008
The Kansas Volleyball Association on Aug. 27 announced its 2008 Preseason Volleyball Rankings sponsored by prepvolleyball.com.
Edwardsville man charged with assaulting police officer
Steven McDougal, 41, had barricaded self in trailer for 9 hours Monday
September 4, 2008
The man who had a standoff Monday with police officers in Edwardsville Mobile Home Village was charged Wednesday.
Bonner store brings ‘hope’ downtown
By Jesse Truesdale
September 4, 2008
A new “hope” has arrived in Bonner Springs. At least that’s the name of downtown’s newest business, Hope Mexican Store, named for one of its owners, Esperanza Cruz.
New farm exhibit shows changes
By Nicole Kelley
September 4, 2008
A new traveling exhibit has come to the Agriculture Hall of Fame that will take visitors on a 100-year trip to look at the changes that have occurred in American farming.
Chance to watch students grow lures new BSHS band director
By Jesse Truesdale
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A10
The Bonner Springs High School Band has a new director.
Student sees future in the stars
By Nicole Kelley
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A10
The idea of sustaining life on the moon or Mars may sound like a far-off idea, but not for Bonner Springs High School sophomore Persephone Hart.
New fitness program for kids to start
September 4, 2008
The Bonner Springs Parks and Recreation Department will offer a Gettin’ Fit for Life after-school fitness program for grades third through eighth beginning this month. The first sessions will be 3 p.m.-4 p.m. for sixth through eighth grades, and 4-4:45 p.m. for third through fifth grades, beginning Sept. 30 and running through Oct. 30.
Parks Department to host Bike Club
September 4, 2008
The Bonner SPrings Parks and Recreation Department will offer a Bike Club, to be held 4-5 p.m., Sept. 17-Oct. 15. The club is for children grades third through eighth with a maximum number of eight participants.
United Way to host campaign kickoff
September 4, 2008
The United Way of Wyandotte County will host its luncheon beginning 11:30 a.m. today, Sept. 4, at the UAW Local 31 Union Hall, 500 Kindelberger Rd. The luncheon will kick off the the organization’s annual campaign.
On the agenda: Bonner Springs City Council
September 4, 2008
The Bonner Springs City Council will at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11 at City Hall.
On the Record
September 4, 2008
These are calls from the Bonner Springs Police and Fire departments and the Edwardsville Fire Department.
Dash for Diabetes comes to SM Park
September 4, 2008 in print edition on B2
The second annual Dash for Diabetes 5K Run/walk will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Shawnee Mission Park.
New, free program features resources for parents of tots
By Jesse Truesdale
September 4, 2008
There’s a new resource for parents in the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District.
BLHS boys cross country packed with juniors; girls seek to reload
By Nick Bratkovic
September 4, 2008 in print edition on B2
A cluster of juniors leads the Basehor-Linwood boys cross country team this week as the first meet of the season inches closer.
Battering ram ends 9-hour standoff
Chieftain Staff Reports
September 4, 2008
A nine-hour standoff between police and a man who holed himself up in an Edwardsville trailer home ended Monday after a battering ram punched a hole in the wall.
BLHS hopes cross country meet is gem
By Nick Bratkovic
September 4, 2008 in print edition on B2
Spend enough time around Basehor-Linwood High School athletics and it becomes clear the school takes pride in the sporting events it hosts.
Library plans events for job-seekers
September 4, 2008
Bonner Springs City Library will be the site for job seeking and resume writing classes presented by Workforce Partnership of Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties.
7th Street between Kansas, I-70 to close
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A8
Part of U.S. Highway 169 will close Friday night.
Friends of Library sponsor art contest
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A8
The Friends of the Bonner Springs Library is sponsoring a contest for the design of a stained glass window for the new library.
Book series coming to library
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A8
Bonner Springs City Library will play host to a three-part book series featuring Native American mysteries.
Motorcyclist hit twice, dies while in surgery
Chieftain Staff Reports
September 4, 2008
Two accidents in quick succession Tuesday near mile marker 222 on I-70 west of Bonner Springs resulted in the death of a 46-year-old man.
Extension agent finally finds time for long-awated sabbatical
Denise Sullivan
September 4, 2008
According to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, a sabbatical is defined as “a rest from work, or a hiatus.” Many universities and other institutional employers offer a sabbatical leave as an employee benefit.
Cows don’t have a Labor Day
By Sandra Thomas
September 4, 2008
When I was a youngster, I always wondered why we didn’t get mail on Labor Day. Of course, as people who lived on a farm, there was always work to be done regardless of holidays or anything else - animals to be fed, cows to be milked, eggs to be gathered and always the fields beckoned the harvester, the plow, the cultivator, the planter.
Remember when
September 4, 2008
10 years ago on Sept. 3, 1998, Greg Weber was the winner of the Marion Vaughn Community Service Award during the Tiblow Days celebration. The Bonner Beautiful Commission won the centennial trophy for having the best historic entry in the parade and the Bonner Springs Senior Citizens won the mayor’s trophy.
Soldiers at risk for many reasons
By Rae Sedgwick
September 4, 2008
I did not support the war, but I have never failed to support those who fight there. I did not support the war for a number of reasons: the intervention seemed impulsive, a knee-jerk reaction to horrific events and an intervention that should have been discussed more thoroughly by Congress, not the decision of one or two men; it is a war that would wreck havoc in the lives of not only soldiers but their families as well.
Iraq sieve needs to be plugged
September 4, 2008
With today’s jam-packed news and analysis offerings about international affairs and American involvement overseas, a number of important items slip through the cracks and fail to get nearly the attention they deserve.
There’s lots of football ahead of us
By Clausie Smith
September 4, 2008
This is the weekend I’ve been waiting for - football season officially starts. Yes, I know the colleges opened last weekend, however, what I am talking about is the real game, high school and recreation football.
Eyes, stomachs filled on cruise
By John Beal
September 4, 2008
There’s no excuse for going hungry on a cruise ship. The cruise lines have figured out that the way to the traveler’s heart is through his stomach.
Prejudiced articles? Probably
By Jim Finley
September 4, 2008
Through the years, I’d covered high school sports for the Chieftain, so when Clausie Smith took over as publisher, he asked me to cover girls sports. Since I had a granddaughter that would be playing, I told him I would be happy to take over girls sports, which didn’t get started until 1976.
Former B-L teacher ready for some football
Alan Hoskins
September 4, 2008
September 21, 1970, is a day that forever changed professional football. It was the NFL’s first “Monday Night Football” game and for Chris Anderson, the hook had been set.
Clark Middle School class gives students support system
By Nicole Kelley
September 4, 2008
With the start of the new school year underway, teachers and students of Clark Middle School are settling into a new schedule that includes a class meant to give extra support to the young students.
Economy, education touted as key issues in State Senate race
By Jesse Truesdale
September 4, 2008 in print edition on A8
The candidates running for the Kansas Senate District 5 have a couple of issues in common they’re running on: education and economic development for the region.