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   Bonner Springs Chieftain (Newspaper) - January 9, 2003, Bonner Springs, Kansas                                75 CUNTS SERVING BONNER AND THE KAW VALLEY SINCE 1896 THURSDAY mi dill liH Ill In the paint overcome sluggish start to pound 6239 Obtaining her goals Bonner Springs senior endures long hours of volunteering and work to reach her ultimate goals City reaches agreement with union Edwardsville City Council approves threeyear contract with local firefighters union KEVIN WRIGHT The city of Edwardsville and the International Association of Firefighters Local 64 have reached an agreement on the first contract between the city and the Edwardsville firefighters Edwardsville City Council members unani approved the agreement at their meeting The agreement ends six months of negotia but both sides are pleased with the out Bob president of 1AFF Local said the negotiations and ultimate contract proved wrong all the naysayers who were against the fire fighters forming a Fire Chief Cliff who is not a member of the union because of his told the council he supported the The contract will last for three years and gives firefighters several including partici pation in a better retirement cost of living increases on an annual a grievance policy and other improvements in working The police union and the city came to a similar agreement last Its been almost two years since the council officially recognized the police and firefighters Also on the council continued its efforts to have an abandoned house on 110th Street cleaned up or the city was under the impression the house was tied up in bankruptcy City Attorney Reed Walker has learned the homeowners never filed bankruptcy and the house is involved in three separate one in federal court and two in Wyandotte County District Walker informed the council about the new information and the council asked him to pro ceed with intervening in the foreclosure lawsuit filed by the mortgage Ohio Savings against the Scott and Tanya See page 3A TOPNOTCH EDUCATION KEVIN EDWARDSVILLE SECOND GRADE teacher Gayle Bertram points out a math solution for students Wednesday Bertram was recently awarded the Kansas Horizon Award for her first year in Edwardsville teacher receives state award SCOTT SUMMERS Staring at a computer screen all day never seemed to suit Gayle after six months of working in the accounts payable division at a large Wichita she did something about it she That wasnt the path I wanted to so I decided to go into teaching and make a difference that she And its a decision that seems to be paying both for her and her stu dents at Edwardsville Elementary who teaches second was recently named as one of a hand mi of recipients of the Kansas Horizon The award recognizes the accom of teachers across the Bertram learned she had been selected just before the holiday While she was honored to have been chosen for the Bertram said her selection has a lot to do with the overall learning environment at Edwardsville The staff here at Edwardsville is and the kids are she We have a lot of fun together and support each other when its need Edwardsville Elementary Principal See 3A The staff here at Edwardsville is amaz and the kids are she We have a lot of fun together and support each other when its Gayle Bertram Edwardsville Elementary teacher Sudanese refugee at MLK celebration SCOTT SUMMERS Finding the words to describe Akot Arecs journey from his homeland of Sudan to the United States can be I think its just astounding that he even made said Kay who invited him to speak at this years Martin Luther King Day event in Bonner Its really almost Arec will be the featured speaker at this years 15th annual Martin Luther King Day which is scheduled for 1 at the First Christian Church of Bonner The event is free and people from across the Bonner Springs Edwardsville are encouraged to Arecs journey to the United States began in while he was still a child living in southern Thats when the Sudanese government decided to rule the country under or Muslim That didnt sit well with those in I think its just astounding that he even made Its really almost Kay Shevling predominantly Christian southern where people refused to obey their Muslim The government soon declared a or Holy between the Arab North and the A year when Arec was 12 years the fighting had become so bad that his mother asked him to flee to Ethiopia with two of his Arec said he was reluctant to go because his four sisters and two brothers were going to stay behind in She told I want you to he And after three I I will See Familiar faces to run for city offices SCOTT SUMMERS Many familiar faces in Bonner Springs plan to throw their hats into the political ring this Four of the five current members of the Bonner Springs City Council whose terms expire this spring have said their names will be on voters ballots in A total of five seats are up for grabs in Bonner including those of Wendy Ward 1 Archie Ward 2 Amber Ward 3 Dan Ward 4 and Steve Sechrist and Breneman have said they will run for Byers is undecided to this although he plans to make a final deci sion in the next he I havent made up my mind he City Council members serve four year while the mayor serves a the only council member NEXT WEEK Edwardsville politics heat up with several people filing for the elections in so for to complete the paperwork nec essary to file for said he has enjoyed his years on the City If he would like to do what he can to see that the growth of the city See Engineers unveil downtown revitalization plan SCOTT SUMMERS Two months after hearing word that Bonner Springs was awarded a state grant to help with its downtown revitalization the engineering firm hired for the job unveiled its preliminary design The plans call for several changes along Oak including additional parking new a resurfaced better drainage and decorative Downtown business owners met with engineers and city officials to get an overview of the provide feedback and attempt to work out any potential Brian of BG Consultants the engineering firm selected for the encouraged communication between down town business owners and those overseeing the project to help reduce See page 3A Construction is not going to be conven ient for The downtown area is going to be torn up for a period of Brian Kingsley BG Consultants CALL US 913 4224048 FAX 913 4224233 EMAIL

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