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Girl Scouts Paint Mural Downtown

The Junior Girl Scout Troop 30216, led by Ashley McKnight and Kristina Balboa, recently completed an interactive mural in downtown Council Grove at the Butler Community College Building. The troop is working to earn a Bronze Award, which recognizes a team effort by a group of Junior Girl Scouts that benefits the local community or Girl Scouting as a whole.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS -- The Lady Braves will begin their season this Saturday with a tournament at Lyndon. Coach Amy Finch says she expects great things from the team this season with 31 girls out for the team. Pictured are this season’s returning letterwinners: back row (l-r) Joslin Cannon, Marisol Flores, Liz Armstrong, Jayden Coover and Jessica Filkin. Front row Remy Marsteller, Paisli Butler, Karly Goodell and Lillian Tompkins.

“Military” Weekend To Feature History Of 8th KS Regiment

The 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War included a number of soldiers recruited from Council Grove and the Neosho River Valley. There will be an encampment of re-enactors from that Regiment on August 28, in Council Oak Park, as part of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail. The “Military on the Santa Fe Trail” events on August 27- 28 have been planned by the Council Grove Santa Fe Trail 200 Committee. All events have free admission.

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