Article Liz McGuire | Photography Brian Turner Aaron Raines is pretty much like any other 16-year-old boy. He likes cowboy boots, shaves, holds down a part-time job, loves sports and animals, excels in the classroom, is deft at playing Wii and hopes someday to be a cowboy. But what sets Aaron apart is how hard …
The Lee’s Summit School District has again earned Missouri’s coveted Distinction in Performance Award this year, according to state education officials. The award honors districts for academic achievement and progress during the 2010-11 school year. This is the 11th year in a row that the district has received the award, which has been offered by …
Article Tracy Sullivan | Photography Angela Bond Lee’s Summit resident Clarence Smith is the consummate music man. In addition to being the Coordinator of the Music Department and teacher at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, he’s also an accomplished musician and music director who has worked with high-profile local and national musicians. Working for MCC, Smith …
Article Haley Gillilan, Junior at Lee’s Summit High School Students from all three Lee’s Summit high schools are collaborating in an unprecedented way to change the world. Nonprofit organization Invisible Children’s message stirred the hearts of Lee’s Summit students for the people of Africa, and IC’s program empowered students that they could make a difference–and …
Article Richardson and Tamla Masters, Club Z! In Home Tutoring Nancy White became worried when her seventh grade daughter, Sarah, become disinterested in math. Sarah disliked her math teacher, Mr. Harding, and fre- quently told her mother that he talked “weird” and never had time to help her. With last year’s math grade ending at …
What brought you to Lee’s summit? My family and I came to Lee’s Summit looking for the perfect mix of bustling urban life and a competitive and robust school district. We found it in the Downtown Historic District in Lee’s Summit. We really do live in a “Norman Rockwellesque” neighbor- hood with inspiring architecture, large …
Article Katherine Bontrager | Photography Brian Turner Jenny Horn was picking up her 4-year-old son on Nov. 1, 2007, when she got the call that stops the heart of every parent: Charlie, one of her 2-year-old triplets, had had an accident in their Kansas City home. Awaking from his nap, Charlie had either tried to …
Article Kathy Smith | Photography Brian Turner Do you remember when you were a kid and you got one of those big thick books at Christmas that had Connect-the-Dot pages in it? When you completed the page you had a neat picture to admire. The Economic Development Council, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this …
Article Kathy Smith | Photography Brian Turner One of the most charming get-aways in our community is Henry’s Tea Room. Surrounded by the ambience of Henry’s Antiques, this wonderful place provides folks with just the right touch of pampering. We could all use that from time to time. The story behind the success of both …
Article Sharmin Meadows Judith Fertig’s Heartland: The Cookbook takes you on a journey across the Midwest highlighting some of the most noteworthy farms around the region. Although many Midwestern farms still harvest the traditional wheat, corn, and soybean crops, others produce not only organic fruits and vegetables, but also artisan cheeses, heritage pork and poultry, …
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