Category: Bonner Springs

Veterans to be recognized April 23 in Bonner Springs

VFW Chapter 6401 will be the host of a Vietnam War and Era Veterans Recognition event at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Sunflower Room, 200 E. 3rd St., Bonner Springs, Kan.

According to VFW officials, there will be a personal public recognition of each Vietnam War and Era veteran attending the event.

Pins from the Department of Defense will be presented to each veteran.

Lt. Col. James Holley Jr. will assist with the presentation.

All veterans are welcome to attend the meeting, and the VFW post’s service officer will assist with needed paperwork to file a claim with the Veterans Administration or to get enrollment in the VA health care system.

Also available to assist will be a representative and van from the Kansas City Vet Center.

The Salvation Army will send a representative to help veterans in need. Also helping veterans will be Point Man Ministries, a Christian-based ministry.

Spiritual help also will be provided.

Retired Col. Lynn Rolf Jr., a Vietnam War veteran from Leavenworth, will be the guest speaker at the meeting.

Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington is scheduled to present a proclamation.

The public is invited to this event.

Injury reported after Bonner Springs driver hits bridge pillar

A Honda Accord eastbound on I-70 went off the wet roadway and hit a bridge pillar on Monday morning, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The crash at 9:05 a.m. April 18 was east of the I-435 exit on I-70.

According to the trooper’s report, the driver was traveling too fast for the conditions, went off the road to the right, and struck a sign and bridge pillar.

The driver, a 21-year-old man from Bonner Springs, was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, April 18
Macaroni and cheese, carrots, peas, cocktail.
Tuesday, April 19
Corn dog, garden salad, green beans, pineapple tidbits.
Wednesday, April 20
Chicken strips, tater tots, celery sticks, orange wedges.
Thursday, April 21
Taco burger, refried beans, banana.
Friday, April 22
No school.
Additional options: Chef’s salad, fruit salad, yogurt muffin basket. Vegetarian options: Veggie burger, bean and cheese burrito.

Turner Public Schools
Monday, April 18
Lasagna with Italian bread; corn dog, garden salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, fruit, peaches; Italian chef salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, fruit, peaches, Italian bread.
Tuesday, April 19
Chicken strips; barbecued beef on bun, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, April 20
Chicken patty; baked ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, fruit, pears, roll; chicken Caesar salad, corn, fruit, pears, roll.
Thursday, April 21
Smothered burrito; turkey and cheddar melt, French fries, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; Cobb salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, April 22
Tony’s pizza; peanut butter and jelly with yogurt, garden salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, April 18
Lasagna with Italian bread; corn dog, garden salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, fruit, peaches; Italian chef salad, cheesy cauliflower popcorn, fruit, peaches, Italian bread.
Tuesday, April 19
Chicken strips; barbecued beef on bun, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, April 20
Chicken patty; baked ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, fruit, pears, roll; chicken Caesar salad, corn, fruit, pears, roll.
Thursday, April 21
Smothered burrito; turkey and cheddar melt, French fries, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; Cobb salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, April 22
Tony’s pizza; peanut butter and jelly with yogurt, garden salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, April 18
No school.
Tuesday, April 19
Chicken strips; soft tacos, garden salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce; taco salad, cowboy beans, fruit, applesauce, cornbread.
Wednesday, April 20
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, fruit, pears, roll; chicken Caesar salad, corn, fruit, pears, roll.
Thursday, April 21
Smothered burrito; grilled cheese sandwich, French fries, garden salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix; Cobb salad, fruit, strawberry banana mix, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, April 22
Tony’s pizza; crispy chicken wrap, garden salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix; popcorn chicken salad, baby carrots with dip, fruit, orange pineapple mix, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.