Author: Mary Rupert

Friends of Bonner Springs Library plan book sale April 10-12

April 10, 11 and 12 are the dates for the spring book sale at the Bonner Springs Library sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

A variety of fiction and nonfiction along with CDs and DVDs, large print and many books for children are available.

Hard back volumes are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents, as well as a bargain corner of older items for only 25 cents.  Many donated items are like new and would make great gifts.

Nonfiction is arranged by genre and books are identified by signs noting each category.  There is a large selection of science fiction and romance novels as well as many volumes from favorite authors.

Thursday’s hours are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is a preview sale for Friends members.  To take advantage of this special time one can become a member at the door for $5 membership dues for the entire year.

On Friday and Saturday the sale will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The sale is located in the basement storm shelter area which is available from the parking lot in back of the library. The Bonner Springs City Library is at 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs.

 

County health rankings used to improve health efforts in communities

Mayor Mark Holland talked about how Wyandotte County has used the county health rankings to increase efforts to address health. He spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Kansas Health Institute on Monday at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

The healthiest and not-so-healthy counties in Kansas were discussed at a Kansas Health Institute meeting Monday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

Johnson County was in the top five counties in the county health rankings in the state, while Wyandotte County was 96th out of about 100 counties.

Representatives of three Kansas counties talked about how they used the health rankings information to improve health efforts in their communities.

At the meeting, Unified Government Mayor Mark Holland shared his goals on how Wyandotte County can be a healthier county. Increasing the bike trails and encouraging others to eat healthier are a few of these goals.

A panel discussion addressed methods of how to solve health problems in individual counties.

More than 250 people attended this meeting.

 

More than 250 people attended a meeting on county health rankings sponsored by the Kansas Health Institute on Monday at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by William Crum)

Weather changing from wet to sunny today

After a 30 percent chance of showers before 11 a.m. Tuesday, the weather will become mostly sunny.

s high will be near 58, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures were 48 degrees at 8 a.m.

A north-northwest wind will be from 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

New precipitation will be less than a tenth of an inch.

Tonight, the forecast calls for mostly clear skies, with a low of 37. Winds may gust up to 18 mph.

On Wednesday, look for sunny skies again, with a high near 74. A south-southwest wind will be from 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 28 mph.