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Archives for September, 2011
Tweet Prairie Village police on Monday arrested a man suspected of carrying out two burglaries in the neighborhood near State Line Road and 75th Street that’s been a target for criminals this past year. The arrest came following a neighbor’s report of suspicious behavior. William D. Clemons, 33, was taken into custody without incident after [...]
Tweet An advanced warning to everyone who lives near SM East: You’re likely to hear a bunch of explosions on Friday night. But you probably shouldn’t worry too much about them. The Lancer Gridiron Club has put in – and had approved – an application to run a fireworks display at the Friday night Homecoming [...]
Tweet The real estate developer that closed its purchase of Mission Valley Middle School last week has backed out of an oral agreement with the city of Prairie Village to help fund a comprehensive planning process for the site — a move that puts the city’s planning timeline several months behind the original schedule and [...]
Tweet Most city council meetings, Prairie Village City Attorney Catherine Logan and City Councilman David Morrison sit on the same dais at city hall. At 2:30 this afternoon, they’ll be sitting on opposite sides of a state courtroom in Kansas City, Kan. Both parties will be giving oral arguments in Morrison’s appeal of a district [...]
Tweet Be afraid, pink crustaceans current skating along merrily under the sea off the Maine coast. Because the Shawnee Mission East International Club is hosting its annual Lancer Lobster Landing. The group will fly in fresh, live Maine lobsters for pick up Saturday, Oct. 15. The order deadline is Monday, Oct. 10. The group will [...]
Tweet A week of confusion over whether the SM East boys soccer team could continue to hold practices on the Mission Valley Middle School fields appears to be nearing resolution — though how long it will be before the team returns to practicing in Prairie Village is up in the air. Shawnee Mission School District [...]
Tweet Belinder Elementary students took to the school’s track Friday to get some exercise and raise funds for the PTA. Sporting KC midfielder Luke Sassano was on hand to kick off the annual Walkathon, for which student secured pledges. They walked around the school’s track for an hour while a DJ kept the crowd entertained. [...]
Tweet Lancer Gridiron Dad Brian Libeer is back with video highlights from the SM East football team’s romp over SM North on Friday — including footage of two touchdown runs from running back Jake Libeer, which I’m guessing his dad had a pretty good time editing together. East vs North from brian libeer on Vimeo.
Tweet Corinth Elementary parent Chris Anderson is on a local mission against a global charity organization that’s been accused of massive fraud. Anderson started noticing bright yellow Planet Aid clothing donation bins around the Kansas City area several months ago, and eventually got curious enough to look the organization up on the Web. What he [...]
QB Collins out for six weeks with broken ankle, but Lancers show resilience in big win over SM North
Tweet The bad news? The apparent sprained ankle that put starting quarterback Dakota Collins on the sidelines in the third quarter last week against Olathe East turned out to be a hairline fracture in his ankle — an injury that will likely keep him off the field for six weeks. The good? After a disappointing [...]
Tweet A Wyandotte County jury today convicted former SM East student Stephen Reed, 17, of second degree murder in the April killing of fellow teen Ryder Spillman, the Kansas City Star reports. Reed’s cousin Shane pleaded guilty to charges of aiding a felon and possession of a firearm by a juvenile in August. Stephen Reed [...]
Tweet I spent last Saturday afternoon cleaning out my overflowing recipe binder. I threw out all of the things I’ve never made, and all of the duplicates of recipes I make repeatedly. One such staple is this recipe for spaghetti sauce with meatballs. It’s my all-time favorite most-used, most well-liked recipe. I found it many [...]
Tweet A fall evening is a fine time to be sampling wine. Oenologically oriented Villagers strolled the stretch of shops along Tomahawk Road Thursday for a Mystery Wine Walk hosted by the merchants. Rimann Liquors provided the seven mystery wines for the event, with patrons taking notes on their favorites and then having the identities [...]
Tweet Congratulations, Village people. Because you’ve made it to Thursday. Which means it’s Where’s That At? time!:
Tweet The Kansas City Star reported Wednesday that a Jackson County jury has acquitted Stanford Griswold, the man who punched Brian Euston outside a Westport club last October, ultimately leading to his death. Griswold’s attorney argued that the punch was thrown in self defense after Euston, who was 24, refused to leave Griswold and his [...]
Tweet RED Development and the Shawnee Mission School District officially closed the sale of Mission Valley earlier this week, as the 45-day due diligence window that was part of the contract signed in July came to an end. The real estate developer and the city of Prairie Village, however, are still working out the details [...]
Tweet The forecast calls for a lovely fall evening for tonight’s Third Thursday event at the Village Shops. The merchants along Tomahawk Road will be holding a Mystery Wine Walk, with wines available for tasting at Brookside Optical, Clique Boutique, Euston Hardware, Mady & Me, Spangler’s, Tulip and the Village Dentist. Wines are provided by [...]
Tweet The Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to begin another course of its Leadership Northeast training program, and is accepting applications for its 2012 class. The program consists of nine training sessions aimed to boost the leadership skills of participants. The courses include: leadership styles, volunteerism, community building, state government, economic [...]
Tweet If you missed last week’s presentation of “Race to Nowhere: The Demands of Education and Burnout Among Children,” a documentary exploring the pressures placed on students and teachers by the current education system, at SM East (as we did, since we can only be in one place at once), we’ve got the next best [...]
Tweet SM East leads the Shawnee Mission School District in National Merit Semifinalists for 2012. Nine of the district’s 22 National Merit Semifinalists are SM East students. They are: Toni Aguiar, Andrew Beasley, Spencer Davis, Maggie Fenton, Duri Long, Christiana Reene, Mark Towster, Christian Wiles, and Ian Wiseman. (You may recall that Wiles is pretty [...]
Tweet No, the abandoned Tippin’s Restaurant building at Corinth Square wasn’t burning down last night. Building owner LANE4 and Consolidated Fire District No. 2 worked out a deal allowing the firefighters to use the building for a series of training exercises since the building is scheduled to be demolished to make way for the new [...]
Tweet Lancer Gridiron Club dad Brian Libeer has polished off his second video of the season, featuring highlights from the Lancers’ 27-35 loss to Olathe East last week. The Lancers take on SM North Friday.
Tweet If you’re feeling charitable and in need of interior design inspiration, there’s still time to get in on the annual Restoration Sensation homes tour benefiting SHARE, SM East’s student-led community service organization. This year’s tour features four homes. They are: 2904 W. 71st Street A gorgeous French Country home with beautiful golf course views. [...]
Tweet If you start to feel like you’re experience less and less road rage when driving along 75th Street, it’s not just your new meds kicking in. The Mid-America Regional Council, which controls the traffic lights along main travel corridors throughout the Kansas City metro area, will begin synchronizing lights along 75th Street during peak [...]
Tweet It’s possible that Dragon Inn may be nearing the tail end of its 23 year run at Corinth Square. Tide Dry Cleaners has submitted a proposal to the Prairie Village Planning Commission seeking tentative approval for a series of renovations to Dragon Inn’s current location. LANE4 leasing agent Trip Ross confirmed that the company [...]
