After a morning training session at the Winter Olympics’ Big Air Shougang venue, British snowboarder Katie Ormerod stopped by the press zone to do a quick interview. The topic wasn’t how much air time she got or the tricks she was trying to pull off.
Princes and princesses were the guests of honor recently at the Basehor Community Library at the annual tea party, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. After taking a year off last year due to the pandemic, the library once again hosted children and their parents to enjoy a tea party, play games and learn about manners.
Experts estimate that well over 80% of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Perhaps 10% of adults experience it at any given moment. Back pain is extremely common, and people with back pain can be extremely miserable. It may hurt to move, sit, stand, lay, even breathe. No wonder back pain accounts for so many visits to the doctor.
Dear Annie: I am a single and retired homeowner. The problem is that I have a spending addiction where I nickel-and-dime myself to death.
Dear Annie: My wife and I have three grandsons, 11, 8 and 6. We live in different states. Six years ago, we asked our daughter if the boys could come for a vacation. That year, the two oldest came, and the following year, all three came to visit for two weeks.
Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Denny,” and I have been together for two years, living together for the last year. He is a slob and oblivious to the mess he makes. When he fixes things in the house, he leaves his tools everywhere. He leaves spices and packaging all over the kitchen when he cooks. His clothes are scattered all over the house. He loses everything and never puts anything back where it belongs. I walk behind him all day, cleaning up his mess.
Dear Annie: For background, I played and lettered in a variety of sports during school and continued to play on adult soccer teams and flag football as an adult. My wife was also very athletic, and we fully expected our sons to follow in our footsteps. I do want to qualify that I did well in school academically, obtaining both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in STEM majors (science, technology, engineering and math). Later, I earned an MBA at night school. However, I identified as an athlete, and excelling in a variety of sports was how I felt my worth was defined.
Dear Annie: My wife and I are, year by year, going through renovations in many parts of our house. I am more than capable of doing most of the work. However, we hire someone for anything that requires inspections or jobs that take a long time.
Jani Christoffersen, president of the Lady Knights of Columbus, recently presented a check for $700 donated by members to Leavenworth City Commission member Jermaine Wilson for the nonprofit organization Unity in the Community. PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY JANI CHRISTOFFERSEN
State Rep. Pat Proctor recently recognized the Leavenworth High School JROTC Raiders on the floor of the Kansas Statehouse for winning the Raider national championship late last year. Shown with Proctor are coaches Wayne Cogdill and Mary Schwartz and cadets Jessie Lamb, Gretchen Brewster, Loren Schowengerdt, Sophia Rebechini, Jesse Purvis, Jonathon Purvis, Garrett Matcheck and Maxwell Smith, as well as Rep. David French and Rep. Lance Neelly. SUBMITTED BY REP. PAT PROCTOR