Brynn Albertsen, a sixth grader at Union Middle School, was selected a winner recently for KCRG's Summer Writing Contest, which focuses on writing about a personal hero."We got a text from one of my teachers about this contest and I thought it would be good to do an essay on Anne Frank because ...
As the Dysart Tree Board found itself running out of room to plant memorial trees in 2004, a solution came along to dedicate the Heritage Arboretum just off of Clark Street in town,"The park was getting quite full at the time, we didn't have many spaces left on the trail and we were getting so ...
Last summer, Dysart resident Ainsley Reese raised over $300 selling lemonade at the Dysart Farmers Market to donate to three area organizations. Reese is back this summer selling homemade bracelets, chokers, rings and combinations as the market has moved back to Dysart Park this year. With the ...
Cancer may have claimed the life of former Dysart resident Susan Loeb in 2014, but from her legacy as an administrator, teacher and mother came the sixth annual Susan Loeb Memorial Tournament to raise money for scholarships in her name.Susan Loeb ran the Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart for ...
Dysart's own Megan Carty can call herself at two-time champion as the recent Union graduate has recently named the 2019 Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SASP) Centerfire National Champion."It all feels surreal," Carty said. "I've been a national champion before but it's even harder to ...
Recently, I wrote about becoming an early riser, and getting up early led to more tasks being accomplished. It has been fine and dandy, but this led to a new thought. While waking up at five has not be the easiest transition, I have woken up at different times. Here are my rankings on different ...
Recently, my wife and I came back from Tennessee. The Volunteer State was a cool vacation destination. Tennessee being a tree haven was not a fact I knew. Our first stop in Tennessee was Memphis. It is a little rough around the edges, but it is a fine city. On the flip side, Nashville is built ...
The demolition at Union Middle School for their HVAC and lighting renovation project revealed mold issues in the central classroom section which needed to be addressed, adding an additional $68,800 to the project."As part of the construction at Union Middle School, we happen to notice some ...
The Union community received a heartbreaking blow when it learned that Adam Gassman, assistant football coach and high school math teacher, was battling a second round of cancer. Knowing his days on earth were limited, Joe Hadachek stepped forward with a plan to help his longtime friend's ...
The idea of putting a backpack and heading to school in July may seem out of place for many students over summer break, yet for a group of students and teachers at DG Elementary, summer school is a time to keep up with reading and math for next year.Summer school for DG Elementary runs from ...