From the favorite photo archives of Lou and Jim Eisenbrandt comes this tail of a girl and her dog. Little Jen, who is now a kindergarten teacher at St. Michael the Archangel School in Leawood, and her St. Bernard, Sasha, peered through the window on a rainy day in Our Town back in 1974. Long-haired […]

Carolyn Hanson, Joyce Middendorf and Janet Aden had a fantastic voyage on the Lake of the Ozarks. Also featured in the January 12th issue of The Independent  

Three Minutes Since is a band made up of Pembroke Hill classmates, Auggie Barhorst, lead guitar; Natty Crenner, drums; Ben Gallagher, guitar and vocals; Andy Sundeen, bass guitar; and David Marsh, who fills in as a drummer from time to time. They produced their first CD last year called, “Cold Tonight.” They won Battle of […]

Spending his days at Pooches Paradise and his nights plotting new ways to take over the house, Sam is too smart for his own good. He has a taste for expensive handbags and has previously flooded the house. The Mulhern family adopted Sam from Weimaraner Rescue when he was a pup.  Also featured in the […]

Reagan Marlene Kerr and James Grant Barnes were married on August 4th in Charlottesville,Virginia. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hunter Snell of Charlottesville and Mr. Everett Gibson Kerr of Our Town. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wilkie Wood of Charlottesville and Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Edward […]

Sarah Amelia Manda and John Talmage Halcomb were married on September 1st at Pleasant Hill First Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Gillam Manda of Pleasant Hill. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Edwin Young of Our Town, and the late Mr. Young, and […]

A blue bundle of joy named Harrison Stephen Koehler arrived on December 3rd. His proud parents are Tara and Gregory Koehler of Our Town. Harrison weighed six pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 and one half inches long. He has blue eyes, light brown hair and his middle name came from his maternal grandfather.  Harrison […]

Mary McGilley of Leawood and Mr. John Martin Garlich, Jr., of Saint Louis, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Marie Garlich, to Jake Michael Box, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Box of Ipswich, England. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Marilyn Muehlbach McGilley of Our Town, the late […]