Wakarusa Valley students along with the school’s LEAP partners, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Central National Bank, collected $1,360.65 in two weeks for Haiti relief efforts. A check was presented Feb. 18 to Kristy Wempe-Bellinger of the American Red Cross during a school assembly. From left are Elias Espinoza, Wakarusa Valley principal; Betty Markley, Central National Bank; Wempe-Bellinger; and Kim Orth, fifth-grade teacher. Not pictured is LEAP partner Teresa Carson with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

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Douglas County Historical Society President Dale Slusser is pictured with Mary Wallace, recipient of the Watkins Museum Volunteer of the Year Award presented at the society’s recent annual meeting at the museum.

Photo courtesy of Mike Wildgen

Roxane and Mike Fawl, left, received the Kansas Bankers Association Award for Water Quality on Feb. 8 at the Douglas County Conservation District’s 64th annual meeting and dinner Feb. 8 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Zak Bolick, right, of Douglas County Bank, presented the award, which was sponsored by the bank.

Photo courtesy of Coleen Davison

Ken and Patty O’Connor, left, receive the Kansas Bankers Association Award for Soil Conservation from Zak Bolick of Douglas County Bank. The award was presented during the Douglas County Conservation District’s 64th annual meeting and dinner Feb. 8 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The awards are sponsored by Douglas County Bank.

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The Douglas County Conservation District’s 64th annual meeting and dinner was Feb. 8 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Each year the district gives awards to farmers, their spouses and landlords for outstanding conservation efforts. From left are Eileen McGivern, Zak Bolic of Douglas County Bank, Theresa Cain and Dan Cain. The Cains were winners of the Kansas Bankers Association Award for Soil Conservation. McGivern is their daughter, and Bolic presented the award, which was sponsored by the bank. During the meeting, Roger Kitsmiller was elected to a two-year term as district supervisor.

Photo courtesy of Coleen Davison

Margaret and Donald Fuston

Myriam Bloom and Matthew Howell

Anthony Ruggles and Heather Pilshaw

Gregory Scholtz and Susan Kary

Meghan Barnds and Chris Stoppel

An architectural rendering of a proposed seven-story building to be built at Ninth and New Hampshire Streets.

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An architectural rendering of a proposed seven-story building to be built at Ninth and New Hampshire Streets.

Treanor Architects P.A.

An architectural rendering of a proposed seven-story building to be built at Ninth and New Hampshire Streets.

Treanor Architects P.A.

An architectural rendering of a proposed seven-story building from the perspective of Ninth and New Hampshire Streets.

Treanor Architects P.A.

An architectural rendering of a proposed seven-story building, looking from the corner of Ninth and New Hampshire Streets.

Treanor Architects P.A.

The Baldwin High Culinary Management Team placed first at the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s ProStart Competition in Wichita. The team will compete at the national competition in Kansas City on April 30-May 2. From left are Britton Schroeder, Kara Hoegerl, Ellie Parr and Colin Thomas.

Sandra Lawson, Eudora instructor, submitted the picture.

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Dan Glickman and his wife, Rhoda, arrive at the 82nd Academy Awards in March in Los Angeles.

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Dan Glickman resigned his post this week as chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America after a six-year stint. The Kansas native took over Thursday as president of Refugees International.

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