Christmas

Missouri Singing Nuns Top Charts

Alex Smith — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:25:01 +0000

Christmas 2012 has come and gone, and for a lot of people, it’s been another round of traditions and family reunions. But for a convent of nuns outside of St. Joseph, this year was a little different.

Big Tuba Turnout At This Year’s Tuba Christmas

Zack Lewandowski — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:50:00 +0000

Tuba Christmas was founded by Harvey Phillips, a Missouri native, more than 30 years ago. It brings tuba and euphonium players together once a year to play a concert of traditional holiday songs for the season.

Kansas Christmas Ornament Features Washburn

Maria Carter — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:52:47 +0000

The official state Christmas tree ornament for Kansas this year recognizes the 150^th anniversary of the founding of Washburn University, which is coming up in 2015.

A Light Goes On

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:12:13 +0000

What do your childhood memories of holiday’s past look like? Sound like? Today on Central Standard, a look at an ambitious homemade gift – from Lawrence musician Sam Billen.

Poverty on the Rise in Johnson County

Ashley Ferguson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000

The Johnson County Christmas Bureau, has opened its doors to their annual Holiday Shop at the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe, KS. This is their 50th year creating a shopping experience for low income families around the holidays.

Director Barb McNeil says that “Poverty” and “Johnson County” aren’t words often heard in the same sentence, they should be. Though the population in Johnson County grew by 2% last year, the number of families below the poverty line grew by 64%.