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NOTE IN REGARD TO CALENDAR: Those groups who meet on a regular basis or activities scheduled weekly or monthly for next year need to provide The Tribune such information for 2011
NOTE IN REGARD TO CALENDAR: Those groups who meet on a regular basis or activities scheduled weekly or monthly for next year need to provide The Tribune such information for 2011. Today, Dec. 17 — Class of ‘52 lunch, 11 a.m., Quarry Stone. Saturday, Dec. 18 — Visit with Santa at Tioga Hotel, 9:30 a.m. to noon. — Lunch with Santa at New Chicago Room, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Reindeer dog, chips, cookie and drink). Cost: donation of non-p...
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35 years at Chapman Library to be recognized
Gill’s retirement reception 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday Susan Weisenberger Director of Library Services, NCCC Many would say that 1975 wasn’t a great year. Inflation was at 9.2 percent and a recession was officially declared. New York City was about to declare bankruptcy, but was bailed out by President Ford with a $2.3 billion loan. But at Neosho County Community College, 1975 was a great year because Joan Gill was hired to work there, and ...
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State commends students for assessment scores
Connie Woodard Chanute USD 413 The majority of students in Chanute Public Schools are doing well in math and reading and improving their scores every year. The state Dept. of Education confirmed how well students are doing recently by notifying the USD 413 school district that they’d received 10 Standard of Excellence Awards. In addition to that, Chanute High School earned the Challenge Award from the Confidence in Kansas Public Education...
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4-Her earns trip to National Congress
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter Ben Stich from Chanute was one of 42 delegates from across the nation chosen to attend the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. The National 4-H Congress experience provided a great opportunity for 4-H members from across the country to come together and learn about community involvement, culture diversity, and service to others while meeting new friends and experiencing Atlanta, the site of the Con...
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Appreciate each season with its beauty
“On A Clear Day You Can See Forever,” a wonderful song that comes to mind as I gaze out the window of my home. Of course I am supposed to be doing something else, but I get sidetracked easily. Again, those who know me well are saying “Amen to that!” Anyway, in my daydreaming, I was looking at our adjacent pasture. Just to the east of it is a creek lined with trees. Now in the spring, summer, and part of fall, these trees are rich with foli...
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Total lunar eclipse coming Monday night
Mike Myer Special to the Tribune It has been almost three years since people living in southeast Kansas have been able to watch a total lunar eclipse from their backyard. That eclipse took place on the 20th of February 2008. There is going to be a total lunar eclipse on the night of the 20th of December, or should I say, on the morning of the 21st of December. The timing of this eclipse will mean that you will need to give up some of your ...
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Google delays choice
Google reported on Wednesday that its announcement on a Google community has been delayed. Milo Medin, vice president, access services, wrote to the City of Chanute. “Earlier this year your community expressed interest in our experimental ultra high-speed broadband network, and I wanted to send you a quick update on where that project stands. “First, I’m excited to announce that this week I joined Google as Vice President of Access Servic...
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Rifle season keeps deer processors busy
OVERBROOK (AP) — Shannon Bollinger wishes he had a four-wheeler. It sure would help with the grocery shopping. Instead, it is not even 9 o’clock in the morning and Bollinger already is worn out. He has an 11-point buck deer on the back of a flatbed pickup to thank for that. Not that a man who just shot an 11-point buck — on the first day that he hunted that particular spot, no less — has much right to complain, but the deer did fall in a b...
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Black Friday spirit continuing in Chanute
Marilynn Rutledge Tribune Reporter With Black Friday behind them and Christmas just around the corner, retail stores in Chanute are benefiting from the large amount of last-minute shoppers this year. Many of the downtown stores in Chanute can count on the fact that when the holidays come around, there will be a plethora of late shoppers, looking to stay in town to shop. “Always the last couple weeks we will have a lot of people getting l...
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Residents paying taxes on the south wind?
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor Whenever property tax statements come in the mail, the city of Chanute begins receiving phone calls. “When taxes go up, we hear about it,” said City Manager J. D. Lester. Neosho County residents have been notified first-half taxes are due Dec. 20. The second half will be due on May 10. Lester noted that the city’s mill levy raised for 2010 just 1.157, from 40.611 to 41.768 over the 2009 budget. The county rai...
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City OKS employment agreement
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor In a less-than-an-hour meeting on Monday night, the City Commission approved the employment agreement between the City of Chanute and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 304 (IBEW). “Both sides worked in good faith,” said City Manager J.D. Lester. Changes made include: • Employees having accumulated the maximum number of days of sick leave will earn a bonus day on Jan. 1, May 1 and...
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— Community Corrections & Juvenile Justice Administration Advisory Board of 31st Judicial District, 7:30 a
Thursday, Dec. 16 — Community Corrections & Juvenile Justice Administration Advisory Board of 31st Judicial District, 7:30 a.m., jury room of Chanute Judicial Center, 102 S. Lincoln. — Christian Women’s Club “The Perfect Gift Brunch,” 9:30 a.m., Mo-Gedi’s at Quarry Stone. — Chanute Senior Citizens Center Christmas dinner, noon, 1717 W. Main. — NMRMC Board of Trustees, noon, East Classroom. — Chanute Public Library storytime, 4 p.m. ...
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NCCC making half-a-house energy efficient
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter A sustainable energy laboratory is being built on 7th Street and Santa Fe by students in the Construction Technology classes offered by Neosho County Community College. NCCC is partnering with the City of Chanute to create a lab where students can learn about energy efficient construction methods and what benefit they provide to the home owner and to the environment. “So one half of the house will be very...
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Pitt State gives Mildfelt Meritorius Achievement Award
PITTSBURG — Chanute’s Dan Mildfelt will be honored as recipient of Pittsburg State University’s Meritorious Achievement Award. Pittsburg State University will host a reception at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17, in the Wilkinson Alumni Center in honor of the newest recipients of the award. Recipients are Daniel L. Mildfelt, president and chief executive officer of Community National Bank & Trust and Community Bancorp, Inc., in Chanute, and Ca...
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Animals part of lessons learned in NCCC science labs
Kathleen Carney Tribune Reporter A couple of the science labs at Neosho County Community College hold live animals, including snakes and cockroaches, so students can learn about and interact with the natural world around them. “In my experience it has always been really effective to have live animals to talk about when we are describing things like hunting activities, camouflage patterns, all kinds of biological concepts,” said Instructor...
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— Pictures with Santa at Total Image, 9:30 a
Today, Dec. 11 — Pictures with Santa at Total Image, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Sunday, Dec. 12 — 28th annual International Tasting Tea featuring the food and culture of South Africa, 2 to 4 p.m., Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Depot Lobby, Free and open to the public. — VFW Bingo, 6 p.m., 1654 W. Main. Monday, Dec. 13 — Chanute High School choral concert, 7 p.m, CHS Auditorium. — Chanute City Commission, 7 p.m., Memorial Building. Tu...
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County Commision business
ERIE — Hugo Spieker acted as chair on Friday for the Board of County Commissioners because Nicholas Galemore was attending by speakerphone. The commissioners: • Heard from George Finical, inspection personnel with Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers, P.A. (CFS), updated the commissioners on Phase II of the 160th (Shaw)-Elk Road Improvement Project. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) walk through on this project is next Wednesda...
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Author, counselor to share enzyme nutrition lesson
Tribune staff The Chanute Art Gallery will be hosting author and healthfood enthusiast, Rachel Ruth Unruh, Independence, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Tioga Hotel, east entrance. Unruh is a public school teacher with a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas. She has a certificate in Wellness Counseling and is an active Health Minister. Her children’s book, under the pen name Rachel Ruth, is called McGrew and the ...
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NCCC getting new Ottawa campus ready
Neosho County Community College President Brian Inbody told the Board of Trustees Thursday, “Ottawa campus is on time and on budget! “If you have not been on the live webcam recently, you should take a look. It is spectacular,” he said. “The funds are coming from the production budget for the building, or from grants, such as Carl Perkins or HSRA.” The board reviewed resolutions in regard to the new Ottawa campus. In the consent agenda, the ...
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— Chanute Senior Citizens, 11:30 a
Today, Dec. 10 — Chanute Senior Citizens, 11:30 a.m., CHS Select Ensemble at noon, Central Park Pavilion. — Dance with Joe Harris, 7 p.m., Central Park Pavilion. Saturday, Dec. 11 — Pictures with Santa at Total Image, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Sunday, Dec. 12 — 28th annual International Tasting Tea featuring the food and culture of South Africa, 2 to 4 p.m., Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Depot Lobby, Free and open to the public. — VF...
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