Wamego News

The Pottawatomie County commission canvassed the vote from last Tuesday's election, deciding whether or not to certify a vote to renovate and expand Central Elementary School in Wamego.

A hundred people attended the Saturday morning pancake feed at the legion. Some familiar faces in the crowd were Audine and Irwin Strand, Bonnie Sill and Beverly of Herington and Scott and Connie Barlow, Lexy and Alex, of Toronto.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes will be filled and wrapped at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Burdick United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

An unofficial vote count over a bond issue for Unified School District 320's Central Elementary School in Wamego gives the go-ahead for expansion and renovation of the school, superintendent Doug Conwell said Wednesday.

Supporters of a plan to renovate and expand Wamego's Central Elementary School apparently made their case, with the yes votes outnumbering the no votes by a ratio of nearly three to one.

The votes are in and Wamego's Central Elementary school will get an expansion and renovation.

Last weekend's Tallgrass Film Festival was a rousing success. The opening-night film, " The Only Good Indian," drew record numbers for the festival, according to staff reports.

The movie, a oeTwilight,a will be shown at 7 p.m. today at the Granada Theatre. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $4. The first 200 people in will get a free slice of Wheat State Pizza.

John and Cindy Zielke, Dover, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristen Marie Zielke, to Shayne Matthew Wahlmeier, son of Cam and Dorrene Wahlmeier, Wamego.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation has announced that soda fountains, as a group entry, were selected as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs, solidifying their importance to communities even as the shops lose some visibility across the state.

After almost six weeks of voting, the Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs.

The theme for this year's Tallgrass Film Festival is "Roadside Attractions." It's meant to be a reflection of Kansas' hidden gems - that there's more to be discovered beneath the surface.

DeAnn Swofford plans to use the $10,000 she received after winning a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching to work on her master's degree.

Why should you go to the Tallgrass Film Festival if you haven't heard of any of the films? Well, that's exactly the point.

Federal stimulus funds are re-igniting a plan to create affordable housing in Wamego.

The recipient of some big plays in the final set by sophomores Patience Walker, Taylor Williamson and Lily Thornberg, the Lady Jays Volleyball team picked up a win against Wamego at the Manhattan Triangular Thursday.

A small church in Varazdin, Croatia and its local, full-time, missionary will benefit from a charity motorcycle ride in Wamego on October 10, 2009.

Fall is the season for pumpkins and hay rides, and many area farms have opportunities for picking out prospective jack-o'-lanterns and playing in the field.

Son of Margaret Hamilton, the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," will make an appearance at the International Wizard of Oz Club convention.

The Cowardly Lion sings about what he would do if he were king of the forest in the Columbian Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz," which runs through Oct.