Mark Rountree

Let’s find the right person to begin a music camp

I find the prospect of going to music camp to be fascinating. I am certain that there are music camps for virtually every form of music and the arts including dance and singing and even painting and drawing.

Mark Rountree Kansas seniors deserve better than the recent policies threatening their Medicare benefits. The so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has left many older Kansans… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Mark Rountree Another cost of global warming of which I was not aware until recently is the effect that it has on bridges and roadways.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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Mark Rountree A bird has been trying to fly through a shut window. What’s really weird, besides the fact it keeps doing it over and… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Mark Rountree Former Lawrence High School students say school board members ignored their concerns with privacy, free speech and intellectual property rights by extending the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Mark Rountree There’s still a lot to like about Kansas, but the relative economic security of five of its 105 counties insulates us from the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Basehor has a new outdoor event space that is ready to host birthdays, anniversaries, showers and other events with less than 100 attendees. Oak Creek Nursery, located at 14301 Parallel Road, held its launch party for that outdoor space recently with plenty of great music, cool drinks, family-friendly games and delicious barbecue. The space has been named The Magnolia View at Oak Creek for the magnolia trees near the entrance to the space.While the idea of establishing an outdoor space that coul…

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Experienced anglers occasionally forget they were beginners once while teaching fishing procedures that may include tying knots, learning to choose correct baits and setting the hook then playing a fish. Fishing guides often find extra patience necessary with a high percentage of clients. I watched a grizzled old trout guide that has long since passed handle clients on the White River. He exhibited great patience while teaching the finer aspects of trout fishing and learning how to deal with eve…

Mark Rountree From Thursday to Monday, we all saw a lot of consequences play out, plain as day.We saw the consequence of two parties choosing… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

I have been writing articles in a series on child safety around dogs. Last month, I asked questions designed to get owners thinking about how… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Basehor’s Bramble Rose Farm hosted a memorable dinner last week with guests dining on the last dinner first-class passengers on the Titanic enjoyed before that fateful night the ship sank into the darkness and landed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.Bramble Rose owner Linda Suttlehan took immense care to create a truly authentic experience for guests down to the smallest detail, including life rings with “RMS Titanic” printed on them, a large image of the ship and maids serv…

A month ago, I editorialized about the recent defeat of a proposed sales tax extension for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums in Jackson… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Mark Rountree Getting the hay wagon through the gate was always a challenge when taking bales off a field to be stored at a yard.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Human Animal Bond is celebrating its 30th anniversary June 23 at the Leavenworth First United Church in the fellowship hall from 2-4 p.m.The Human Animal Bond program started in 1994 with the purpose of encouraging the human/animal bond among military members and families. The military veterinary corps wrote a regulation for this animal-assisted therapy program to begin on all military posts. Fort Leavenworth Human Animal Bond is one of the few volunteer programs that has continued since its inc…

Misting Dunning admits she has a vice but it’s a sweet one. Dunning launched her business, Sugar Vice, out of her home in Basehor during the pandemic. While cake offerings were her initial idea, the pandemic arrived just as she was getting ready to open. This forced her to turn her thoughts to smaller treats that could be individually packaged.“I always had this dream of doing some kind of baking thing,” Dunning said. “But I’d always wanted to do cakes. But COVID hit. ... Nobody wanted a cake. E…

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