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Business makes its mark on kids’ birthday parties
By Nicole Kelley
January 8, 2009
What started as a small, party-planning business out of a Shawnee home has evolved into a national and international business out of a Bonner Springs warehouse.

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Catching up with Carter
Former BSHS star happy after breakthrough season of college cross country
By Nick Bates
January 8, 2009
The last we heard about James Carter he was training for the Down Under International Games in Australia over the summer.
Main replacement to benefit residents now and tomorrow
By Melissa Treolo
January 8, 2009
In June 2008, a water main break was instrumental in shutting down much of Montgomery County, Md., for several days. In December, another equally destructive break occurred.
Pending budget crunch has school board worried
By Melissa Treolo
January 8, 2009
A somber mood filled the room Monday night as members of the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education discussed major cuts in the budget that might need to be made in the coming year.
Groundhog run set for Jan. 25
January 8, 2009
The 27th annual Groundhog Run, a 5K and 10K race through the Hunt Midwest SubTropolis tunnels, is now accepting registrations.
Representative urges state to reduce spending costs
By Melissa Treolo
January 8, 2009
As the upcoming legislative session approaches, Rep. Owen Donohoe has one thing to say to the state of Kansas: Stop spending so much money.
Knights of Columbus free throw contest
January 8, 2009
All boys and girls ages 10-14 are invited to take part in the Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Championship.
Adult volleyball league registration
January 8, 2009
The Bonner Springs Parks and Recreation Department’s Spring Adult Co-Rec Volleyball League is now accepting registrations.
BLMS 7th-graders end season 13-1
January 8, 2009
The Basehor-Linwood Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team closed out the season with a 28-27 victory over Piper on Dec. 13.
Year’s biggest sports gems come courtesy of Jayhawks
By Jim Finley
January 8, 2009
The two biggest sports gems in my book come courtesy of the Kansas Jayhawks.
Chamber to host annual meeting
January 8, 2009
Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting reservations for its annual meeting later this month.
On the Record
January 8, 2009
These are calls made to the Bonner Springs fire, Bonner Springs police and Edwardsville fire departments.
On the agenda: Bonner Springs City Council
January 8, 2009
The Bonner Springs City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12.
KC, Bonner to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chieftain Staff Reports
January 8, 2009
As Martin Luther King, Jr. Day nears, events are being planned across the area, including in Kansas City, Kan., and Bonner Springs.
Incumbent will seek re-election in USD 204
Two members declining to run
By Melissa Treolo
January 8, 2009
Out of three Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District board members up for election in the spring, only one will be running.
Wrestlers ready for home tourney
By Nick Bates
January 8, 2009
Bonner Springs High School will play host to the Dick Burns Mat Classic wrestling tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday at the YMCA.
Victory sparks lineup change for Bravettes
By Nick Bates
January 8, 2009
The last time we heard about the Bonner Springs Bravettes basketball team, they were headed into holiday break coming off their first win, a 58-30 thrashing of Turner.
Cable companies fail to reach agreement
January 8, 2009
Effective Jan. 1, Sunflower Broadband cable subscribers are no longer receiving Kansas City’s Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. stations KMBC-ABC and KCWE-CW.
BSHS having fun, still not satisfied
By Nick Bates
January 8, 2009
The Bonner Springs Braves are chomping at the bit to get back on the hardwood at 7:30 p.m. Friday when they travel to Mill Valley.
Tumbleweed memories fill least favorite time of year
By Sandra Thomas
January 8, 2009
The days immediately following Christmas and New Year’s Day are my least favorite of the year. It seems that all the excitement and preparation for the winter holidays are over and nothing is left much but occasional shreds of wrapping paper and dusty Christmas cookies
Adult education volunteers sought
January 8, 2009
An orientation for new Johnson County Adult Education volunteers will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in room 234 of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College.
Confidence outweighs experience
By Chris Wristen
January 8, 2009
Teams that lose four starters aren’t supposed to be this cool.
Interchange work set to be finished at the end of February
By Estuardo Garcia
January 8, 2009
Commuters waiting for the construction along U.S. Highway 24-40 and Kansas Highway 7 to finish will have to wait until the end of February before crews start removing any cones or barricades.
Commissioner prepares for role in 3rd District
By Estuardo Garcia
January 8, 2009
John Flower once again will be attending the Monday morning meeting of the Leavenworth County Commissioner, but he won’t be sitting in the audience.
Escapee pleads to federal charges
Staff Reports
January 8, 2009
A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate who made a short-lived but celebrated escape from custody with a prison volunteer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge associated with the escape.
Sunflower State Games seeks entries for healthy essay contest
January 8, 2009
The Sunflower State Games, a statewide amateur sports festival for Kansans of all ages and skill levels, announces the topics and the deadline for the 2009 Healthy Essay Contest sponsored by the Kansas Department of Heath and Education.
Annual Eagle Day scheduled Jan. 17 at Schlagle Library
Staff Reports
January 8, 2009
The eighth annual Eagle Day celebration will be Jan. 17, at the Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library in Kansas City, Kan.
Unjust portrayal
January 8, 2009
To the editor: The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (GKCIC) has recently become aware of the release and circulation of a DVD, “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West.” Twenty-eight million copies of this DVD, through paid advertisement by the Clarion Fund, have been distributed by way of more than 70 newspapers across America.
Trains still efficient transportation
By John Beal
January 8, 2009
I’d like to add my two cents’ worth to the support for Kansas’ plans to study the feasibility of expanding passenger rail service from Kansas City to Oklahoma.
Remember When
January 8, 2009
10 Years Ago (Jan. 7, 1999) Weldon Padgett assumed duties as the Bonner Springs city manager, replacing Tom Cooley who had retired.
Freshman senator prepares for upcoming time in office
By Nicole Kelley
January 8, 2009
After the 5th District Kansas Senate election in November, senator-elect Kelly Kultala hit a lull.
Lansing author enjoys life dream come true
By Nicole Kelley
January 8, 2009
A mixture of curiosity and wild imagination is all it took for Joan Hunsaker to fall in love with writing.
Business makes its mark on kids’ birthday parties
By Nicole Kelley
January 8, 2009
What started as a small, party-planning business out of a Shawnee home has evolved into a national and international business out of a Bonner Springs warehouse.
Learning aside from homework
By Rae Sedgwick
January 8, 2009
He bends over the paper. We read the instructions: If you take the g from goat and replace it with a c, what do you get? We devise the answer and go on to the next question. We are leaning over the counter at Magnum Opus, an unlikely but perfectly suitable environment to be doing such work.
Land camera grounded in digital age
By Clausie Smith
January 8, 2009
You can tell the world is moving very, very fast when a modern technological marvel of just a few decades ago is now obsolete. I recently read that the Polaroid camera is no longer being manufactured and that film won’t be available much longer. In short, the Polaroid camera, which was once the emblem of photographic progress and has since become somewhat of a status symbol, is now on the scrap heap of history.