Tag: gift

“He always supported ACARF and we were blessed to have him in our community,” said Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) Board President Dawn Murray.  She, of course, is speaking of the late Jim Smith…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street…

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Getting stopped by police was joyful for residents of one Kansas City suburb. KMBC-TV reports  that Officer Ryanne Stevens was among the elves dolling out $100 bills on Wednesday in Shawnee.…

Josh Oberly of Modern Woodmen Chapter 1265 recently donated $500 as a service project to the local Court Appointed Special Advocates program.  The money will help buy coats, hats and gloves for area foster children.…

It’s human nature, especially at night, to look to the sky with a sense of awe and wonder. Courtesy of a gift from Humboldt’s Mike Myer, the Iola Public Library can help bring into focus…

Dear Carolyn: I am married and have a 2-year-old son. Last week, someone sent me two dozen roses with a note that said they wanted to make me smile, because I make them smile. It…

Capt. Ed Raschen didn?t have a hint as to the significance a patch of the American flag would mean to Xavior Burrow on a recent Saturday evening at El Charro Mexican Restaurant. Raschen wasn?t aware…

Dear Carolyn: My sister sent my grade-school child a check as a gift. We deposited it four weeks later, and it bounced because the account was closed. It’s a small sum, $25, and the charge…

Whoever came up with the phrase, “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” surely was thinking of something akin to the offer that Missouri officials are now weighing. The state and Gov. Mike Parson…