olathe: Shawnee, Kansas -- Spring Comes
- 03/21/07 11:02 AM
The fresh spring weather is coming to the KC Metro area. Forsythia and dogwood are blooming before their leaves emerge. The redbuds are beginning to show that outrageous HOT PINK floral celebration. The Kansas City area has a flexible, but typically pleasant climate for you to consider when you are choosing a new place to live. There is some summer heat, but it could be worse, as could the winter weather. Any negative side seems unappealing at the moment in time it is occurring. But, we find, as a rule, that KC has a pleasant, steady weather pattern that allows for … (0 comments)
olathe: Olathe, KS - Olathe Community Theatre Association at THE BUDDY ROGERS & FAMILY PLAYHOUSE
- 01/25/07 01:40 PM
Buddy Rogers, an Olathe, Kansas native, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736777/ (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) lent his support and name to a theatre to showcase performances of the Olathe Community Theatre. In Olathe, Kansas, The Olathe Community Theatre Association has been developing since 1977 at the Buddy Rogers & Family Playhouse which was formerly the Covenant Church Building. The building was built in 1870 and has undergone renovations and expansions throughout its life. The OCTA recently completed a five phase plan for improvements. The OCTA website has extensive coverage of the development of the Theatre site, photos of past performances, indepth information about present productions and contact information. The Theatre group is, this week, completing … (2 comments)
olathe: Olathe, Kansas Garmin, Ltd says "We'll Take You There"
- 01/22/07 12:49 PM
Garmin International, Inc - you surely saw those charming commercials at the holidays with a hurried shopper needing her uni-brow waxed? Well, Garmin, II, is located in our own Olathe, Kansas and busting at successful business seams, according to articles at the Garmin website and in the Kansas City Business Journal. According to the information in the above, in 1989, a handful of engineers with an idea released a LEADER in the Global Positioning System business in sales and critical acclaim. Garmin concentrates on Innovation, establishing many ‘firsts' in the GPS business History of FirstsConvenience, by keeping the consumer in mind. Performance, … (0 comments)
olathe: Ensor Farm Site & Musuem in Olathe, Kansas Early Ham Radio Operators
- 01/13/07 03:13 AM
Ensor Farm Site & Museum in Olathe, Kansas gives visitors a wide glimpse of life over nearly 100 years in Olathe and with the Ensor Family. Marshall Ensor, his wife Ina and his sister Loretta Ensor were avid ham radio operators. Marshall received the prestigious 1940 William S. Paley award, the last award given before World War II. http://w9bsp-w0ua.org/paley.htm Marshall taught industrial arts in Olathe public schools and built beautiful cabinets for the ham radio equipment which is still in the farmhouse kitchen. His wife, Ina Dana Ensor was a teacher-librarian in the public schools. Loretta Ensor began her radio career at … (0 comments)
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