Grady Atwater The Shelter House in John Brown Memorial Park is a monument to Osawatomie’s founders and the Free State guerillas who fought at the Battle of Osawatomie. The Shelter House’s construction was funded by a bequest by an Osawatomie business owner, who died in 1928. In addition, Ada Remington, the granddaughter of Reverend Samuel [...]
By Jeremy Gulley “If at first you don’t succeed,” people say, “try, try again.” Most of the time I have no problem with this advice. I think that we all need to look at failure as a way to make sure we’re taking enough chances, and if we fail at something that we really want, [...]
By Grady Atwater The Frederick Brown Monument is located in Osawatomie at 1926 Parker Ave., and has the distinction of being the smallest state park in Kansas. The monument was placed where Frederick Brown, who was killed by Reverend Martin White on Aug. 30, 1856, with money bequeathed by Mrs. Charles Adair, the daughter-in-law of [...]
Kevin Gray With cabin fever about to overtake her last Thursday, Diane wanted to go walking. Why not? Just because most of our neighborhood was covered in anywhere from 8 inches to waist deep drifts did not seem like much of a hindrance. Oh, and it was 16 degrees out there but under a very [...]
By Beth Gulley According to the TV commercials I’ve been watching lately, next Monday I should expect my husband to take me out to an expensive restaurant, give me jewelry, a new car, strawberries dipped in chocolate and red roses. All the while, I will be wearing a beautiful dress that doesn’t itch, pinch or [...]
By Jeremy Gulley One lesson that I have learned in my life is the power of always leaving a way out. In any situation, it is important to know how to get out quickly if things are to go downhill. One trick is to never back yourself into a corner, so that the ways out [...]
By Jeremy Gulley Inside all of us lives the child we once were. Many people embrace this child and have a wonderful relationship. I, on the other hand, do not. I try hard to keep my inner child where he belongs, inside, buried, so that the adult I am trying to be can be in [...]
By Kevin Gray History came alive for the 150th birthday of Kansas Friday morning at La Cygne Elementary, as familiar names from Kansas’ past dropped by to see the students. From Josette, a Native American, who lived in Kansas in 1841 to football great Barry Sanders and so many others in between like John Brown, [...]
Grady Atwater The pioneer women who helped to settle Kansas were a tough lot who worked daily to care for their families in their day-to-day lives, which involved a grinding sequence of hard, physical labor. Laundry, for instance was a chore that took all day. A woman would most likely do laundry outdoors if the [...]
By Beth Gulley Remember the last time you were at a restaurant and the person you were dining with wouldn’t quit texting? Or the last time you were in a house of worship and you looked over and saw someone in the next aisle playing on facebook? In my role as a college teacher, I [...]