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April 19, 2007
By Staff Report
April 19, 2007
Eudora USD 491 School District officials conducted an early morning sweep and a “light lockdown” Thursday in response to an unspecified bomb threat called in to the Douglas County Dispatch, Superintendent Marty Kobza said.
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Eudora USD 491 Superintendent Marty Kobza issued an all-clear regarding a possible bomb threat earlier Thursday morning.
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Although some will talk of trying to make sense of what happened Monday at Virginia Tech University, we won’t. It is a hopeless waste of time to try to make sense of the senseless.
By Marilyn Laws Porter
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There was lots of news this past week. Julian Wright decided to enter the NBA draft , the pope turned 80, the Duke lacrosse team was exonerated of all charges in a scandal involving an exotic dancer, we finally found out who the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby is and oh, yes, something about the Rutgers’ girls basketball team. Let’s see, did you pick up on any of that? Of course, I am being facetious — anyone privy to a TV , radio or newspaper or the Internet has seen little else this past week.
By Elvyn Jones
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For years, Cathy and Matthew Cain had a local reputation as the couple to call when emergency responders needed help with particular water emergencies.
“We responded quite a few times,” Matthew said. “Even years ago, I’d get phone calls to go look for people because fire departments couldn’t do it.”
By Patrick Cady
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In October, Eudora’s sesquicentennial anniversary will be celebrated with fireworks, music and a festival.
On Tuesday, as plans for the fall birthday bash continued to solidify, the city reached a sesquicentennial milestone.
A century-and-a-half earlier on April 17, 1857, a group of 16 German settlers from Chicago arrived to a town site purchased by the German Settlement Society. The land was located between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers on the Fremont Trail. Their goal was to build a new community.
By Patrick Cady
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The Eudora USD 491 Board of Education decided to begin a search Thursday to find the right person to oversee a November bond issue.
The district will begin advertising for a part-time project manager to help organize the district’s pre-bond effort with the understanding the position would change to full-time if the estimated $40 to 50 million referendum is passed.
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In the future, Eudora USD 491 technology director Ron Long can see a day all students in the district have their own laptop computer.
Making his vision a reality isn’t feasible in the short-term, he said.
Instead, Long brought a technology plan to the Eudora USD 491 Board of Education Thursday that would put the district well on the path to making it happen.
By Patrick Cady
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Parents of next year’s kindergarten class will get a taste of the future next week as Eudora USD 491 conducts its yearly kindergarten roundup.
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Spring break became a lesson in patriotism for two Eudora Middle School students.
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By J.J. De Simone
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Emily Ballock and Brittney Graff are no strangers to setting records on the high school track. That’s why it came as no surprise when both bettered their school and personal records at the Anderson County meet Thursday.
By J.J. De Simone
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The Eudora softball team is lucky. Most of the time, high school softball teams have one solid pitcher that has to carry the brunt of the defensive responsibilities. Eudora has two: Caitlyn Riser and Brynn Hamilton.
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Tonganoxie’s Ali Pistora was named Player of the Year for the second year. The 6-foot senior guard averaged 12.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.8 assists while helping the Chieftains to a fourth-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament in Salina.
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By Joel Reichenberger
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Rather than pretend I can tell you the difference between a 22-year-old cornerback running a 4.32 40-yard dash and a one-inch taller back running a 4.35 40, lets look back at last year’s draft.
By J.J. De Simone
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The Eudora baseball team has proven that just because it gets up early it doesn’t mean it is guaranteed a win.
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By Patrick Cady
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Eudora resident Alice Kuo is on a journey that might never end. It’s a path where her steps are taken by strokes of her paintbrush.
Her progression could be seen by the evolving style of her paintings. Eventually, she wants to reach to the highest ideal of her own expression, she said.
Her quest led her to blend her Chinese heritage and her ongoing American experience.
It also led her to the yellow fields, placid ponds and iconic silos of the Kaw River Valley that surround her Eudora home.
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By Theresa Abel
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The city of Eudora has announced May 7 through 11 as the city’s clean-up week. Residents can set out large bulky items for curbside disposal and city service pick up.