Category: Bonner Springs

Wyandotte County students receive degrees at K-State

Several Wyandotte County students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this spring.

They were among nearly 3,000 students who completed degree requirements at K-State.

Students completing degree requirements from Wyandotte County included:

From Bonner Springs: Xavier Capalla, Bachelor of Science; Jayce Proctor, Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management; Katy Vavricek, Bachelor of Science.

From Edwardsville: Hannah Polys, Master of Interior Architecture and Product Design; Alyssa Scott, Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition; Nikole Todd, Bachelor of Science in Education.

From Kansas City, Kan.: Lindsay Albracht, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; Hannah Boland, Bachelor of Science in Education; Allison Brown, Master of Science; Shelby Brunk, Bachelor of Science; Hannah Burgess, Bachelor of Science in Dietetics; Taran Carlisle, Bachelor of Science; Marko Dolinar, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering; Jessica Elmore, Doctor of Education; Melissa Graves, Bachelor of Science; Kristopher Grinter, Master of Science; Courtney Gunnels, Bachelor of Science; Jacob Harman, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Khiana Harris, Bachelor of Arts; Phillip Hill, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Taleasa Johnson, Bachelor of Science in Education; Chelsea Jones, Bachelor of Science; Luis Lopez-Salazar, Bachelor of Science; Chiquita Miller, Doctor of Philosophy; Courtney Miller, Bachelor of Science; Ashley Murray, Bachelor of Science in Interior Design; Jennifer Quaumeeka Saunders, Master of Science; Smisek, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Thomas Umscheid, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Joseph Valenti, Bachelor of Science; Jocelyn Villanueva, Bachelor of Arts; Janiece Walker, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Human Services; and Jordan Walker, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Monday, May 18
Pizza, corn, baby carrots, mandarin oranges.
Tuesday, May 19
Soft tacos, romaine and tomato, tortilla chips and salsa (9th-12th grades), refried beans, pineapple tidbits.
Wednesday, May 20
Chicken tenders, dinner roll and jelly, French fries, garden salad, sliced apples.
Thursday, May 21
Chicken and noodles, grape tomatoes, fresh broccoli florets, roll and jelly (9th to 12th grade), banana.
Friday, May 22
No school.
Other lunch entrees available include chef’s salad, fruit salad and yogurt-muffin basket. Vegetarian entrees also available. Milk served with all meals.

Turner Public Schools
School is out for summer. A summer feeding program will be from June 1 to July 9, Mondays through Thursdays at Turner High School and Turner Elementary School. It does not operate on Fridays. For information on the summer feeding program, visit www.turnerusd202.org.

Piper Public Schools
Monday, May 18
Chicken and waffles; pizza grilled cheese sandwich, cherry tomatoes, corn, steamed broccoli, applesauce, pineapple; Cobb salad, corn, applesauce, pineapple, blueberry fruit muffin.
Tuesday, May 19
Super nachos; chicken nuggets, chopped garden salad, Hawaiian beans, mandarin oranges, cinnamon apple slices; taco salad, Hawaiian beans, mandarin oranges, cinnamon apple slices, cornbread.
Wednesday, May 20
Early dismissal.
Thursday, May 21
Early dismissal.
Friday, May 22
No school.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Monday, May 18
Chicken patty on a bun; deli wrap, corn, garden salad, fruit, mandarin oranges; Italian chef salad, corn, fruit, mandarin oranges, fruit streusel muffin.
Tuesday, May 19
Barbecued pork nachos; chili with cornbread, garden salad, Texas pintos, banana orange mix, fruit; taco salad, Texas pintos, banana orange mix, fruit and cornbread.
Wednesday, May 20
Early dismissal.
Thursday, May 21
No school.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Obituary: Former Rep. Ray Cox

Former State Rep. Ray Lyn Cox, 81, Bonner Springs, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Cox served from 1993 to 2006 in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 39, including the Bonner Springs area. He also served many years on the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education.

Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, 425 W. Morse Ave., Bonner Springs. A private family committal will be held at a later date.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the church, before the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ray Cox Scholarship Fund in care of the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home.

He was born Oct. 1, 1933, in Topeka, Kan., and grew up in Lawrence, Kan., graduating from Liberty Memorial High School in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Italy and Austria. He attended the University of Kansas, where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education.

Cox taught and coached football at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., and then moved to the Bonner Springs area in 1963 where he was a longtime teacher, coach and administrator.

He started an investment consulting company in 1973 which continues as Cox and Neal, LLC in Bonner Springs.

He was the Bonner Springs Marion Vaughn Community Service Award Winner in 2008 and had held many positions in local civic groups.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Monte Gene Cox, in March of 2015 and a grandson, Jeremy Bray, in 2014.

He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Judy Cox, of the home, one brother, Dennis Cox; five children, Jan Goff, Kristi Bray (Bruce), Monte Cox (Terri), Christa McCloud (Craig), Robin Neal (Tim); 10 grandchildren Alison, Brandon, Megan, Blake, Monte Ray, Amber, Cody, Conner, Kaden and Julia; and seven great-grandchildren.

Arrangements: Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs