The Waldorf School of Garden City, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1997, is part of an international educational history, which began 80 years ago. In post WWI Germany an Austrian born man who was not only a scientist and an educator, but a philosopher, began to question the forces behind modern war and its ramifications. This philosopher, Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) concluded that to avoid the senselessness of war and the chaos it brings, individuals needed to be educated differently from the start. He initiated the opening of the first Waldorf school in 1919 in Stuttgart, Germany, through the sponsorship of Emil Molt, owner of the Waldorf-Astoria cigarette factory. FULL STORY

While marketing representatives create sales events and people complain about government offices being closed and no mail service, some citizens will be gathering to remember the men and women who fought on battlefields abroad far from the comforts of home and the warmth of family. Americans who gave their lives serving their country will be remembered and those who returned will be thanked for the sacrifices they were willing to make to uphold the ideals of this nation. FULL STORY

Christopher Acheson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Acheson of Garden City, has been chosen to play on the 1999 Continentals football team at Hamilton College. FULL STORY