SMITHVILLE — A recess aide supervises students during recess periods, aiming to create a cooperative and safe atmosphere, and assisting with play. At Horizon Elementary in Smithville, Robert McBee not only fulfills this role, but exceeds it for the 450 students at the school.
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Nature enthusiasts are known to say that spending time in the great outdoors has a positive effect on their mental and physical well-being, especially as the temperatures are more fall-like. Such an outlook is more than mere speculation, as it turns out spending time in nature provides a host of health benefits that might surprise even the most devoted outdoors enthusiasts.
CLAY COUNTY — Mid-Continent Public Library System’s Food for Fines program has returned for another year, starting Monday, Sept. 9 and running through Sunday, Sept. 16. The program allows library customers the opportunity to pay off fines and fees with donations of nonperishable food items, which benefit local charities.
The following is a list of things to do Thursday through Wednesday, Aug. 8 through Aug. 14, in the Courier-Tribune coverage area. To have your event included, email us by noon Monday the week of the event at news@mycouriertribune.com.
LIBERTY — The Liberty Junior Police Academy brought together 18 cadets from the four Liberty School District middle schools to participate in a weeklong course that mixes classroom learning with hands-on activities to expose cadets to a variety of police training topics including fitness, patrol tactics, criminal investigations, traffic safety, self defense and SWAT team techniques.
LIBERTY — Basement Books, 13 E. Kansas St., officially opens its doors at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1. The journey for owner Stephanie Bloom-Levy, who goes by Stevie, has been almost a decade to see a bookstore open. She did online selling in 2013, but it was in 2020 that a used library of books dropped into her lap.
Children will soon be trading in the chimes of neighborhood ice cream trucks for the bells of school as summer vacation gives way to the start of a new academic year. August through September is prime back-to-school season, with children all across the country stocking their backpacks and shopping for new school wardrobes.
SMITHVILLE — The upcoming Warrior Closet dates in August are aimed at helping students in need in the Smithville School District get ready to return to school, said Lisa Manz, family resource specialist for the district.