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Body One of my fondest memories of my father was how skilled he was at making work seem like fun, even when the work itself wasn’t exactly a night at the county fair. This past weekend, I attempted to recreate that kind of experience with my own family.

Body 9 Years Ago Campus golfer, Mikey Kelly, is heading to the Class 6A State tournament. Kelly won a playoff with four other golfers to take ninth at Monday’s regional tournament at Carey Park in Hutchinson.

Body Guest Column A few weeks ago, I walked to the back of the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center to verify the size of our large dumpster. Just as the back door closed behind me, I realized I had forgotten my keys.

Body From May 1945 Senior class graduates were: Carmen Wise, Marion Riner, Verna Lee Prilliman, Lois Prilliman, Leonard Dark, Harold Chapman, Phyllis Robinson, Opal Miller, Betty Shobe, Josephine Prough, Max Brown, Norma Jean Seevers, Raymond King, Floyd Butz, Robert Meuser, Kenneth...

Body During the chapel period on Wednesday, the junior high selected its May queen, chancellor, and attendants. The queen will be crowned during the all-school chapel on Friday, May 28.

Body 10 Years Ago One person was hurt in an all-terrain vehicle accident Monday afternoon southeast of Cheney. The Garden Plain City Council, at last week’s monthly meeting, voted to set up a committee to look into what would be required to create a city trash franchise.

Body If you want to stir up some conversation, all you have to do is point out how much something costs these days. That’ll get people talking.

Body From the Editor’s Files Kim and I decided it was time to take ourselves out for dinner and a movie this past weekend, but we didn’t want to spend a ton of money on our date night. Apparently, that’s a difficult task these days.

Body Random Thoughts My weekend was a bit of a poop show, if you get my drift. I worked full days on Saturday and Sunday to finish up the tech work of getting the newspaper up and running in its new, smaller office space, and to set up my work station at home.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, I want to leave something meaningful for my children and grandchildren, beyond just money or property. I’ve heard about “legacy letters,” but I don’t really know what they are or how to start one.