A lot of planning has gone into a new career pathways course for students at USD 350 St. John-Hudson High school and while the end-goal, opening a Tiger Coffee shop in the school somewhere is worthy, the journey to get there has it’s perks as well.
Jerry Simmons has long held a fascination for the facts that can be obtained from study of rocks and old bones. With doctoral degrees in science, education and geology, he knows what he is talking about when it comes to carbon dating, ice age theories and environmental data pertaining to rocks and artifact findings. A mammoth leg bone, found by Simmons and friends in December 2021, has created a bit of a stir among those who have seen it, due to the possible more recent age of the mammal to which it once belonged.
This past Tuesday evening the Kiowa County High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams played games against the Ashland Bluejays. The girls team owned their games with a significant lead over the opposing side. The girls team won with a final score of 39 points for the Mavericks and 22 points for the Bluejays. The Kiowa County top scorer was starter Addison Sherer, who scored 12 points overall. Ashland was led by starter Biannca Ceniceros, with 6 total points scored.
On November 1, 2021, Pratt Community College (PCC) announced that former head men’s basketball coach Sean Flynn resigned from his post. That same day assistant coach Kenny Eddy was named interim head coach moving forward. As of Wednesday, February 2 Coach Eddy was named the next head coach of the men’s basketball program.
Jerry Simmons has long held a fascination for the facts that can be obtained from study of rocks and old bones. With doctoral degrees in science, education and geology, he knows what he is talking about when it comes to carbon dating, ice age theories and environmental data pertaining to rocks and artifact findings. A mammoth leg bone, found by Simmons and friends in December 2021, has created a bit of a stir among those who have seen it, due to the possible more recent age of the mammal to which it once belonged.
The Jolly Workers 4-H Club held its monthly meeting on January 2, 2022, at the Hudson Community Hall. The meeting was called to order by Ian Dunn, President. Pledges were led by Ryer Ward. Roll call was by Secretary, Weston Peterson and was “What is your favorite drink?”
Rod Lyons started practicing law in 1972 and moved back to St. John 45 years ago in 1976 to start his practice in his hometown. Mr. Lyons began studying law due to the influence of his family and friends. The move to St. John was influenced by his own experiences. Rod’s mother, Ruby VanLieu, graduated in 1922 and Rod graduated in 1965 from St. John High School. Rod wanted his children to have the experiences he had had growing up in the St. John school system and he also felt that St. John would be a nice, safe place to raise a family.
The City of St. John is happy to share a little secret with area residents.
Kanza Chapter DAR met on Kansas Day, January 29, at the Nora E. Larabee Library, Stafford. Guests Brenda Mercer and Gayla Bigelow who are interested in membership in The Daughters of the American Revolution were introduced and welcomed by Regent Jean Harrison. Barbara Grimmett served as hostess.
In 2000 we took the step of faith and began to plant a church in De Soto, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City.) I say plant but the truth is, it was more of a pioneering effort. You may be asking what the difference is. Well, from my understanding planting a church is typically when a group of people from one church that generally are from a different part of the town or the country (but not always) start a church in a different location from their original location of the church where they previously had attended church. It’s almost like opening a franchise restaurant across town with the same name, same service and food served as the original restaurant, just in a different part of town.