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Making a Splash

The Blue Valley Recreation Center is preparing to welcome swimmers to a new aquatic facility.

Consumer confidence: Down, down, down

In the 15 years the County Economic Research Institute has recorded consumer confidence, never has the public’s view of the economy been so grim.

Jayhawk talk

Born to Mark and Donna Teahan some five months and three days after “Danny and the Miracles” shocked the college basketball world on April 4, 1988, Conner Teahan of Leawood, now 19 and a 6-5 reserve KU freshman guard, and the rest of 2007-2008 Jayhawks men’s basketball team enjoyed their own little taste of the miraculous, thank you, at this year’s NCAA title game April 7 in San Antonio. That night the Jayhawks made a deep and lasting impression in hardwood history all their own with a dramatic 75-68 win in overtime over Memphis that for KU secured the program’s fifth national basketball crown. Teahan, a 2007 graduate of Rockhurst High School, captured the prestigious DiRenna Award as the Kansas City metropolitan area’s top boys basketball player following a senior campaign where he averaged 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the state runners-up. The Missouri Coaches Association also named him Mr. Show-Me Basketball following the memorable campaign. He was Missouri’s two-time Gatorade Player of the Year. Teahan also performed as a standout starting quarterback for the tradition-rich Hawklets football program.

Fundraiser teaches pupils importance of giving

While the combination of doughnuts and orange drink for young students at 8:30 in the morning might seem like a nightmare for teachers, the recipe made a perfect fundraiser.

Company serves grieving pet owners

The loss of their beloved golden retriever Madison led Barb and Phil Smith to start a business to help other pet owners.

'Faith Healer' demanding; 'Mouse' a short, sweet treat

“Faith Healer” is the sort of play that actors love and audiences sometimes find hard to sit through. The original 1979 Broadway production starring the great James Mason ran for only 20 performances.

Dense, abstruse and gloomy in the extreme, this remarkable work by Irish playwright Brian Friel can sap viewers of their energy while providing actors with meaty roles of the highest order.

Under the sharp direction of Sidonie Garrett, three fine actors sink their teeth into Friel’s uncompromising look at the dark contradictions that haunt great artists and the toll taken on those close to them.

Games bring out competition, fun

Waiting to compete in the high toss event, Ryan McHenry did not know what he had gotten involved in.

Autism gets new focus

Autism strikes about one of every 150 children. It is increasing 10 percent to 15 percent a year, in part, experts say, because of improved diagnosis. Autism is widespread; it claims more young victims than cancer, diabetes and AIDs combined. This type of information is widely known in the research community.

Religion Notes

Area groups host Israel

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