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For just the third time in school history, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes competed in the State Championship Tournament on Wednesday, March 6 at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City. In the opening round, Eureka faced the second seeded Pittsburg Colgan Panthers after drawing the seventh seed in the tournament. Although the Tornadoes had an excellent first half, they couldn’t recover from runs made by the Panthers in the third quarter. Eureka lost 50-66, capping off their 19-5 season.

College basketball fans have it made each March. Each March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each team aspires to win the championship, but only one can walk away with the elusive trophy. That reality ups the ante with each game, and many a nail-biter and memorable moment has taken center stage during the tournament over the years.

The Eureka Recreation Commission recently announced the schedules for the 2024 Outdoor Soccer Season. Games will begin Monday, April 18. Students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Kindergarten will play games indoors at Marshall Elementary School, while students in grades first through sixth will play at the old High School lot, located between 4th and 5th Streets and Maple and Greenwood Streets, in Eureka.

Four Eureka Tornadoes received special honors over the weekend as the Tri-Valley League (TVL) announced special teams.

The Eureka Junior/Se - nior High School (EJSHS) Early Childhood Founda - tions and Human Develop - ment classes will be hold - ing their annual preschool for children ages 3-5 years old. This program will be starting March 26 and run through May 2, on Tues - days and Thursdays, from

Area Boy Scouts are currently working to raise funds for future camps. Currently, participating members are working to sell 'Camp Cards,' which are designed to help Scouts earn their way to summer camp, a BSA National High Adven - ture Base, National Jam - boree or Cub Scout Day Camp. The Camp Card is a "discount card" that offers deals to area busi- nesses to the purchaser.

Ireland's rich pasture and lush land has made the Emerald Isle well known for its butter. In fact, but - ter long has been a popular export of this western Eu - ropean nation. The south - western coast of Ireland has been known for produc - ing rich and flavorful but -

The East Central Kansas Model T (ECKMT) Ford Club meets the second Thursday of the month. The ECKMT Ford Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 14, in the conference room of the Burlington Library. The Library is located on Highway 75 in Burlington. Pizza will be served as the main entree and drinks will be provided. Those at - tending are asked to bring a side dish to share with the meal which will be eat - en before the meeting. The meetings are a time to share experiences and information about the cars and car projects. In addi - tion members will share the happenings of recent tours they've attended. Announcements of coming events and tours will be an - nounced. A reminder that the National Club will be having their annual meet- ing in Oklahoma City this coming March. Addition - ally, the group will discuss possible tours for the new year. Bring ideas about interesting places that the group could visit.

Greenwood County Hos - pital (GWCH) Auxilia ry met for their monthly meeting on March 4 at the Eureka Public Library. Roll call was answered by 18 members. The program was pre sented by Shannon Sand- ers in regards to the upcom - ing Community Wellness Series. The Series will be held at the Eureka Pub - lic Library on Wednesday, March 27 from 5-6:30 p.m.