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At first, I assumed the invitation to an etiquette dinner had found its way to my inbox by mistake. After a little reflection, I wondered if it was the beginning of a scheme where I would be held up as an example of everything you’re not supposed to do.
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Phillipe St. George Cooke arrived at Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis in 1827. Jefferson Barracks was established the previous year of 1826 to serve as an Infantry School of Instruction. Having recently graduated from West Point, Second Lieutenant Cooke reported to the 6th Infantry Regiment under the command of Maj. Bennett Riley. Construction of the new post was the priority of the day. The ready made workforce from the 1st, 3rd and 6th Infantries supplied the labor.
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Tracy Ploutz was named the 2023 Historian of the Year Sunday afternoon during the annual meeting of the Ellsworth County Historical Society.
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William Sublette answered an advertisement in early 1823 for “Enterprising Young Men” to ascend the Missouri River in a company of fur trappers. William Ashley, Missouri’s first lieutenant governor, and famed mountain man Andrew Henry, organized the company. Henry had been trapping beaver in the mountains since 1807.
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It’s been a month full of swirling wind and lots of snow! At this rate, 2024 is off and running in real central Kansas style! Thanks to our road crews and district staff — and to our students’ families — for their flexibility over the last few weeks as we worked to balance safety with student learning. We couldn’t do any of it without these partnerships.
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Recent events have Americans reevaluating their lives. Freedom is a relative thing. It comes with a cost, and as it is with all things, “You get what you pay for.” The following is a reprint from the January 2000 Kansas Cowboy, a paper that was published from 1995-2015. Some things are timeless...
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