The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene is currently hosting a powerful temporary exhibit honoring America’s veterans. WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America will be on display in the Museum Special Gallery through December 2025.
Editor’s note: “This article, originally written by Chris Cruz for The Katy Flyer in June 1992, has been updated in 2025.”
During the 2025 Santa Fe Trail Symposium, an “eastern bus tour” will be offered to sites in Lyon and Osage Counties. The edible pattern shown above will be served as treats to those on the tour, which will visit sites between Council Grove and Burlingame. The cookies will be made by Maddie Raes Bakery in Overland Park, KS. For more information on the Symposium, which will be held in Council Grove September 21-27, visit https://santafetrail. org/2025-symposium-registration.
KANSAS! MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS CG’S NEOSHO RIVERWALK AMPHITHEATER -- The most recent issue of KANSAS! magazine (Issue 4) features Council Grove’s Neosho Riverwalk Amphitheater in an article by Nick Spacek titled Summer Nights, Amplified, highlighting outdoor venues offering live music and good vibes. The piece notes that while the amphitheater is small, it is a significant community asset. Renovations began in May 2021 at the Old Riverbed Amphitheater in Neosho Riverwalk Park, resulting in a modernized structure with native limestone seating and a 1,100-person capacity. Other amphitheaters mentioned in the article were Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs (population 7,832 and located on the western edge of the Kansas City metroplex), WAVE in downtown Wichita (population 400,500) and Capital Federal Amphitheater in Andover Central Park (population 17,000). This is another example highlighting that Council Grove’s offerings rival those of cities many times its size.
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