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‘REALLY COOL’

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City staff installed an eco-conscious sculpture at Century Park, Mayor Sharon Powell told city leaders during a March 18 work session at the Hall of Waters. A large depiction of a flower, the piece is crafted “completely of recycled playground equipment,” Powell said.
SCRAP METAL and a fertile imagination grow into this flower sculpture with bees. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Council OKs golf course pump panel

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council agreed to a bid by Presley Solutions of Liberal, Kansas, for a new irrigation system pump panel for the golf course. Three companies vied for the project, Head Golf Course Superintendent Frank Conrick told city leaders.

A GOOD BUZZ

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A FUNNEL stinger, a bottle and two golf balls on stems buzz around Century Park’s new flower sculpture. Learn more on Page 2.
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Pit bull ban discussion continues

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city continues to consider eliminating decadesold legislation banning pit bulls. A public forum, or “listening post,” occurred at 6 p.m.

Students share poetry

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Students from Excelsior Springs Middle School will share poems from 6 to 8 p.m. April 8 at the Bohemian Sage Gallery, and a published poet from Kansas City will attend, based on information from teacher Gina Calvin.
JOSIE CASLER | eighth grade

‘Cool’ flower sculpture on display at city park

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – An ecoconscious sculpture has been installed at Century Park, Mayor Sharon Powell told city leaders during a March 18 work session at the Hall of Waters. A large depiction of a flower, the piece is crafted “completely of recycled playground equipment,” Powell said.

Board of education planning ‘biggest ... best summer school’

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The summer learning plan will have three objectives this year, Career Center Director Mark Bullimore told district leaders March 14 at the Support Services Center. “(We will) have the biggest and best summer school we’ve ever had, we’re going to have the most fun we’ve ever had and we want to create … repeatable programming,” Bullimore said in presenting the plan shortly before approval by the Board of Education.