Eudora News (Newspaper) - August 2, 2007, Eudora, Kansas IN SPORTS LINKING IIP IN DE IB FEEL THE RUSH Sights of the CPA Picnic OA 20 PAGES THE EUDORA NEWS KANSAS AUGUST 2OO7 5 75 UNTS Teacher negotiations hit impasse PATRICK CADY For the second time in three negotiations between the Eudora National Education Association and the Eudora USD 491 Board of Education have hit an After failing to meet for a bargaining session since the district filed a document last month requesting the The decision opens the door for professional mediation if no progress is I think there was a real lack of progress toward an agreement par on salary and Eudora schools superintendent Marty Kobza The two groups were scheduled to meet June but the districts Curtis Tideman with Lathrop Gage canceled because of family Vacation times and family obliga tions also made it impossible for the teachers negotiation team to meet until lead negotiator Bruce Lindskog Lindskog is the tor of the Prairie Fire I think what irritated the teachers was that while we recognized their need for honoring family commit the board seemed to downplay or boohoo the idea we had family Lindskog The decision to declare impasse came after the district sent a salary pro Theres still the possibility both parties will continue the regular Bruce Lindskog ENEA lead negotiator posal to the The district proposed a contract with a net increase of in base pay for the 20072008 school year and another increase in base pay for the following The current base teacher salary is In addition to the base the district pays as a defined benefit for health care The proposal adds an additional to the benefit for the coming school year and another for the following school See Page 3A Clothing businesses knit together CITY OF LIGHTS PATRICK CADY Eudora residents now have one stop for their dry laundry and alteration Three separate businesses are based at 1402A Church sewn together by their interest in Susan owner of Ashleys is the newcomer to the She moved two doors down from business in the same com plex Im still in just in a small er she Ashley decided to make the move after one of her main the Prairie sold their business to a firm in I didnt really need that space any more so I started thinking about down Ashley She alters clothes and provides a tuxedo rental Ashley will continue to offer all her services at the new she Her business joined Cardinal Cleaners and Hangers on Cardinal Cleaners recently changed Shari Turnbaugh sold the busi ness to Debby and Jim The Smiths operates the laundromat along with other businesses in the Few people realize there is a laun on this side of Debby We want people to come out and give it a Debby Hangers on Church is a full dry cleaning Owner Beau Charbonneau opened the business last It uses an ecofriendly carbon dioxide based cleaning I think the thing we like the best is the synergy of all your garment needs being met in one place in 150th items tap into fete PATRICK CADY See Page 3A PATRICK NEWS The rides at Tobys Carnival lit up the sky Saturday during the last night of the annual CPA The weekend Included shows and More photos of the weekend can be found on Page 10A and at It might not be hard to tap into the citys sesquicentennial spirit in the coming Eudora sesquicentennial committee chair LaDonna Russell has watched the group produce several items in honor of the towns 150th If residents are theres a throw for If citizens have an unadorned shirt in need of the com m i tt ee offers a sesqui centenni al And for those who feel a mental hankering to learn about the earliest days of the the committee published a sesquicentennial I think our throw is I like our logo and the Russell The City of Eudora Sesquicentennial Anniversary Edition is a 64page guide detailing the citys history written by committee member Cindy Shes Russell She started writing it and she was She makes it look effortless even though I know she had tons and tons of hours of work involved in The book follows the city from the Ice Age until It highlights local founding fathers and current I havent had an opportunity to read the whole but I glanced at the See Page 5A Lunch ladies stay productive during summer PATRICK CADY PATRICK NEWS Maria Foulk and Kim Steyer attend a produce table off of Church Street during the They work for Captain Creek owned by Jim When they arent behind a counter looking at hungry Eudora High School cafeteria workers Kim Steyer and Maria Foulk still find time to feed For the last few the duo has sat behind a card table and under a tent surrounded by lush fruits and vegeta They both work for Captain Creek Produce owned by local farmer Jim They signed up for the job at the end of the school year as a way to earn money during the summer The two came to a decision to try their hands at farming at the same I was trying to find something to do Steyer Thats why I worked for him so I could go out and learn Foulk and Steyer set up their stall across from Laws Field on Church Street and offer tomatoes and mel ons in addition to other He plants a Steyer Steyer and Foulk witnessed the growth of their stock from beginning to They started out planting the food in It wasnt so Steyer A few months later when it came time to pick and harvest the Steyer said she realized what she had gotten Its hard she The heat was particularly she After spending June things became See Summer Page 5A The News next week Its budget time again for the Find out what the 2008 fiscal year will mean to Inside today DAYS GONE PUBLIC NOTICES 10B Get your hometown news every day with the Internet edition of The Eudora Go to WHERE TO CALL EUDORA NEWS FAX EMAIL