10 years of beautiful music

Conductor and music director Russ Berlin and the Lee’s Summit Symphony rise to acknowledge hearty applause from the audience attending the symphony’s 10 Years Celebration June 15 at Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City.
Lee’s Summit’s mix of races and ethnic groups is changing, following national trends

This article is the first of three looking at diversity in Lee’s Summit in anticipation of the commissions report.
Night flight runners prepare for race

Volunteers and participants in the annual Night Flight 5K Run/Walk gather June 14 in front of Harris Park Community Center shortly before the start of the event.
Summer jam session

Members of rock cover band Downward Spiral perform June 14 at Howard Station Park as part of the Music in the Park summer concert series. Music in the Park is offered every Friday evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m. May 24 -Aug. 30 at the park near the Amtrak Train Depot in downtown Lee’s Summit.
Investigation continues into drowning at Longview Lake

The investigation continues in the drowning death of a Kansas City man at Longview Lake.
R-7 among districts proceeding with challenge of transfer statute

The holding pattern continues for the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District and four other Kansas City-area suburban districts after the Missouri Supreme Court issued June 11 a ruling on an appeal concerning whether a state statute is constitutional in a case involving the Clayton and St. Louis Public School Districts.
Lee’s Summit’s Lakewood subdivision to control lake, fighting spread of zebra mussels

The Lakewood community will put up gates at boat ramps this July to control access as one measure to prevent zebra mussels from invading their private lake.
Ladies’ night out in downtown LS

Annique Mullins, Gale Mullins and Judy Robinson gather in front of All A’Bloom for Ladies’ Night in downtown Lee’s Summit June 13. The flower design shop was offering bracelets or headbands adorned with flowers for ladies to wear for the evening out.
High flying fun

The Aluminum Overcast, a fully restored B-17, even the bombsight, arrived June 13 at Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport. The aircraft belongs to the Experimental Aircraft Association. Tours are available June 14-16. For more information: www.eaachapter91.org.
Downtown Days may have set record for fundraising

Although the numbers aren’t final, organizers of the annual Downtown Days street festival believe this year’s event was a record-breaking one in terms of money raised and attendance.