In their blood
A dozen red International Harvester Farmall tractors faced the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum. They were old tractors, the kind where a driver is left to the elements.
May 2025
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Blood drive May 19 at Lindsborg Covenant
The Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. May 19 at Lindsborg Covenant Church, 102 S. Washington. Appointments aren’t necessary… Login to continue reading Login…
City Council begins long-term capital spending plan
Lindsborg’s City Council members and staff members began the months-long process of budgeting for next year and planning how to make capital improvements over the next five years, which included the possibilities of a $7 million recreation center, a $500,000 golf course clubhouse, $400,000 to replace the Sundstrom Conference Center’s heating and air conditioning, and $100,000 to make the front desk at City Hall easier for use by people with disabilities and protect employees from angry visitors. The numbers presented by staff at a four-hour meeting April 28 at the Sundstrom are estimates for projects that might be years in the making, and not all of which can be funded.
Feelings about gun scare and City Hall
After city Finance Director David Hay proposed barriers between City Hall staff and potentially angry visitors, Councilor Corey Peterson said, “Do you really feel unsafe?” Hay expressed “100 percent” concerned for city employees at the front desk and said, “A lot of city halls have this.” Peterson said, “I’m sad, I guess, that we have to do this in Lindsborg, Kansas.” Before the meeting officially began April 28, Councilor Kirsten Bruce had related her experience from that morning, when Salina’s South High School, where she is a social worker, was locked down while three police agencies sought a gunman. The scare turned out to be over the posting of a photo of a student with a gun and report of the sound of a gun being “racked” when a plastic bottle was crushed – there was no gun on campus.
$11,001 approved for sealing street cracks
The Lindsborg City Council on Monday night approved $11,001 to rent equipment and buy material for sealing cracks in the street. The money will go to Crafco Inc., based in Chandler, Ariz.
April was warm and relatively dry
April was mostly warm in Kansas, with Salina 4.1 degrees above average, the National Weather Service in Wichita said. A reporting station three miles east of Lindsborg recorded 1.15 inches of rain for the month, 1.65 inches below the average of 2.8 inches.
Softball team wins twice in Nickerson
Rylie Tolle hit three home runs to help Smoky Valley softball win in Nickerson 14-1 and 10-6 on Monday. The first game went four and half innings, after the Vikings scored four runs in the first inning, five in the second, four in the third, and one in the fourth, with the Lady Panthers managing just one run in the third.
IN BRIEF
Performances include music from Paraguay The Kansas Federaton of Music Clubs is holding its annual convention in Lindsborg and will offer two concerts, both at Bethany Lutheran Church, 320 N. Main.
The power of commitment
A few weeks ago, I hit a milestone that seems silly but gave me a huge sense of accomplishment. I reached my goal of closing all three of my fitness rings on my watch for 365 days in a row.Closing the rings on my watch requires standing at least one minute per hour for 12 hours a day, moving enough to burn 350 calories, and exercising for at least 30 minutes a day.
CHURCH TIMES
Unless otherwise noted, these gatherings are on Sunday and in Lindsborg.