Olathe Briefs: Week of Aug. 15, 2011
City Council
The Olathe City Council will next meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in the Council Chamber at City Hall for a regular session. Regular sessions are broadcast live on OGTN (Comcast channel 7, AT&T channel 99 and on the City's website). To see the complete agenda for this meeting, visit the City's website at www.OlatheKs.org.Council to Vote on 2012 Budget Tuesday
The proposed 2012 Budget, the proposed 2012-2016 Capital Improvement Plan, and the proposed 2012 Fee Resolution are all scheduled to be adopted at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16. This will conclude the 2012 budget process. High School Students to Compete in Inaugural Chef Challenge at Farmers' Market Budding Olathe chefs will take farmer's market patrons to school when they display their culinary skills during heated competitions from 9 to 11 a.m. on Aug.27, Sept.3, 17 and 24 at the Market located at 200 W Santa Fe in downtown Olathe at the corner of Kansas and Poplar Streets. Sponsored by COUNTRY Financial and the City of Olathe, Olathe Public Schools students from Les Arts Culinaires are going head-to-head in the inaugural COUNTRY Chef Challenge. Competitors will scope out the market's goodies the week prior to competition. Then, they will have a week to develop a recipe of their choice. The teams will have 45 minutes to prepare their dish on the day of each challenge. Over the course of three weeks, six teams of two students will tempt the taste buds of a celebrity judging panel. On September 24, the top two scoring teams will duel for first prize bragging rights and a $1,000 scholarship. Second place will receive a $500 scholarship. Twelve students will be selected by their instructors from Les Arts Culinaires to compete in the event. A different celebrity judging panel will score the dishes each week.Olathe Public Schools - News
Sponsored by COUNTRY Financial and the City of Olathe, Olathe Public Schools students from Les Arts Culinaires are going head-to-head in the inaugural COUNTRY Chef Challenge. Competitors will scope out the market's goodies the week prior to competition
The Olathe School District and Blue Valley School District were not included on the list. More Kansas public schools met the requirements in the testing cycle than the previous year, despite an increase in performance targets.
In writing the book, Kelly said the connections the school has with the Olathe community continue to amaze her. “When people I meet find out where I work, they often share their stories of relatives who attended the school or worked there,” she said.
People waved flags along 151st street all the way from Olathe South High School, where Duncan graduated from in 2008, to Blackbob Road - where the cortege of motorcycles, cars and a hearse carrying Spencer Duncan's remains turned off for the
A Kansas University and Olathe North High School graduate, US Air Force Capt. Joe "Rifle" Shetterly, is one of the pilots on the A-10 demonstration team. By Staff Report A Johnson County native and Kansas University graduate will be at the helm of a
Book chronicles history of Kansas School for the Deaf, Olathe ...
288-Page volume with more than 400 photographs and images that provides surreal snapshots of people and students at KSD and in Olathe through the decades.
Sandra Kelly, the Deaf Cultural Center’s executive director and former community resource facilitator at KSD, is the author of the visual history.
Kelly said the book shows that the young town of Olathe and a small school have literally grown up together since KSD relocated from Baldwin City in 1866. KSD and Olathe have shared successes and challenges through those 145 years.
The book tells the story of KSD and many individuals connected with the school, including students, staff and community supporters. It shows how a small school with a handful of deaf students and determined teachers has evolved into a nationally recognized educational facility and a source of pride for Olathe.
In writing the book, Kelly said the connections the school has with the Olathe community continue to amaze her.
“When people I meet find out where I work, they often share their stories of relatives who attended the school or worked there,” she said. “I realize that a lot of families moved to Olathe because the school was there and just never left. There is probably a larger percentage of Olathe residents connected with the school than what people would ever expect.”
The book is for sale at $50 — $15 off the regular price — through Sept. 5. You can contact DCC at deafcc@att.net for more information or buy the book, which will make a great present, from the Deaf Cultural Center at 455 East Park in Olathe.
The book is coming out at the right time as KSD will be celebrating 150 years of educating deaf and hard of hearing students in Kansas next month. It is one of the most interesting cultural projects to come out of the Deaf Cultural Center for the community.
Leonard Hall writes columns for the deaf community and the general public.
RT @: Olathe Public Schools web architect Rusty Meigs named to Baker University Wall of Honor. 
RT @: Olathe Public Schools web architect Rusty Meigs named to Baker University Wall of Honor. 
Olathe Public Schools web architect Rusty Meigs named to Baker University Wall of Honor.
Olathe Public Schools Alumni Association plans a pair of social events for alumni on Sept. 10. Olathe Public Schools - Bookshelf
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