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Eudora appeared a little bit sharper in the second week of seven-on-seven passing scrimmages at De Soto Monday, but that didn’t exactly translate into the win column.

Eudora USD 391 Superintendent Marty Kobza promised his speech wouldn’t last longer than five minutes Saturday at the annual Eudora Chamber of Commerce meeting. Then, he introduced Jason Gray, the instructor of the culinary arts program the Eudora district offers in cooperation with De Soto USD 232.

Work schedules can become so demanding there is little time for creativity. With the day-to-day necessity to move paper and meet goals, opportunity to explore new approaches disappears.

Housing starts in Eudora, which had been humming along in the earlier years of this decade at nearly 100 annually, slowed to a mere nine in 2007.

The Eudora High School athletic department is seeking sponsors to help support the Cardinal basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams.

Eudora seniors Mike Sledd and Morgan Abel were named to the Lawrence Journal-World All-area first team in football. Seniors Matthew Abel and Travis Clarke were listed as honorable mention.