The road to reporting persistent sexual abuse by her gymnastics coach in 1998 was a long and difficult one for Kim Bergman of Shawnee. She says at 12 years old she began dealing with the memories of her coach’s hands inside her swimsuit and under her shirt by writing letters to another coach.
2/3 cup butter, softened 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt 6 Tablespoons whipping cream 10 oz. milk chocolate candy bars, broken in small pieces 2 cups miniature marshmallows Combine butter and sugar; add egg and vanilla, beat well.
One person was taken to the hospital following a fire over the weekend at a Leavenworth residence, a Fire Department official. Leavenworth Fire Marshal Andy Brooks said he does not believe the person was injured in the fire, but he was taken to the hospital for a precautionary evaluation.
The death toll from the dance hall massacre blamed on a 72-year-old gunman has risen to 11 after one of the 10 people who were wounded died. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services said Monday that one of the four people being treated at the LA County-USC Medical Center has died of gunshot wounds.
There’s old-fashioned recipes that have been around for decades, then there’s the new concoctions that leave me amazed at places a good imagination can take a person. Then you have people like me who have a difficult time even following a recipe! When I open a cookbook and pick a recipe I have a hard time doing exactly what it says. If it’s cooking I’ll be thinking, oh, I could add a dash of liquid smoke, a pinch of onion powder, or some extra salt. When it comes to desserts I always found joy in what I called ‘Daniel-izing’ the recipes to make them match hubby’s taste buds.
Dear Amy: I am a retired woman living in the Northern U.S. I find joy in the simple things in life: taking walks around my property and collecting things like Beanie Babies, some of which are rather valuable.
A fire at a Leavenworth building that houses a church and day care center remains under investigation, a Fire Department official said. The fire was reported at about 7 p.m.
To the editor: I am concerned. One of the concerns that I have is the cavalier manner that our elected leadership displays when handling classified material.
A winter storm may produce as much as two inches of snow as it passes through the area tonight and Wednesday morning. Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said between a trace and two inches of snow may be possible.
President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances.