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ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS // MAKING THE PERFECT
THE PERFECT MARGARITA
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It's Cinco de Mayo, the perfect day for a margarita. Rachel Tisdale, bartender at the Salty Iguana, 4931 W. 6th St., offers advice on creating the perfect fiesta beverage.
A lot of tequila:"Most people choose Patron," Tisdale says."But I prefer Duan Julio."
Regardless of the brand, the best margaritas are made with a gold tequila, rather than silver. "If you're making a margarita, use gold tequila. If you're taking shots, use silver," Tisdale says.
Add-ins: In addition to tequila, a margarita needs Triple Sec, a liqueur used as a sweetening agent in mixed drinks. "For every two shots of
tequila, add one shot of Triple Sec," Tisdale says.
If you're going for a classic margarita, add lime juice. But if you're feeling adventurous, other flavors can be used. Shaneisha Willis, Little Rock, Ark., senior, says she simply combines a premade margarita mix with tequila for a fruity taste. "My favorites are strawberry and mango." Willis says.
Frozen vs. "on the rocks": For a frozen margarita, combine all of your ingredients, along with ice, into a blender until you've reached a slushy consistency. If you're partial to the "On the Rocks" style, simply place all of your ingredients into a cocktail shaker and pour over ice.
Photo by Gabrielle Schock
Photo by Gabrielle Schock Margaritaville: Making the perfect margarita depends on personal taste and ingredients.
Salt on the rim: Salt on the rim of the glass contrasts the sweetness of the mix. The easiest way to do this is to wet the rim of your glass with lime juice, then turn the glass over onto a plate of salt. "Kosher salt works well if you don't have margarita salt," Tisdale says. Now you're ready to make the perfect margarita. Enjoy.
// GABRIELLE SCHOCK
GET SOME CULTURE // AMERICA: NOW & HERE >It's not all about fast food and beer pong. ART INITIATIVE
The United States won't celebrate its independence day for another two months, but it's never too early to start feeling patriotic.
Kansas City will host the first installment of America: Now and Here, a traveling, multimediaart exhibit, beginning May 6 in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City.
Combining theatre, film, poetry, music and visual arts, America: Now and Here plans to use art as a way to "stimulate discussion of America in a positive way," Sami Ghazi, account executive working to promote the exhibit, says. "It's a unique theme with a really diverse set of programming; we really want to bring together both the Kansas City art community and the national featured artists."
Over a four-week period, the exhibit will host a variety of activities, from making a print of your favorite American patriot, watching a short film made by local filmmakers or listening to a discussion about America pop culture.
The custom-designed, mobile truck galleries that will present America: Now and Here will be parked at 2012 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, Mo.,
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U.S.Ari: "Goodbye Hello 6" is part of a photo series by artist Jeanne Ashe, one of the featured artists in America: Now and Here.
beginning May 6 through May 28. For more information about America: Now and Here and for a complete list of artists, check out kansascity.americanowandhere.org.
// GABRIELLE SCHOCK
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2011-12 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China
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the Miter House, the largest item in Dennis Dailey's history collection. The house, built in 1858, was never meant to draw attention, and is perhaps why it survives as one of the area's only remnants of the Underground Railroad.
The Miller House, 1111 E. 19th St., served as a hideout for escaped slaves, a pit stop for Quantrill and his band of raiders and, now, is home to retired professor Dennis Dailey and his wife.
When anti-slavery activist Robert Miller moved his family to Lawrence from South Carolina they built a farmhouse that served as part of the Underground Railroad. Escaped slaves would hide in a treed area to the east known as Miller's Grove or sleep in the smokehouse before moving onto freedom.
"Ive always had kind of an interest in history, just in general," Dailey said. "Like in college I was interested in history classes, but when we began to live in this home, it reeked of history. It just reeks of history and I became fascinated with that."
"They found out about this place down at the visitor center or something and they just drive in. I go out and welcome them and tell them the story and it is absolutely astounding watching their experience at this place, tears — it's just amazing." Dailey said.
A barn and open landscape, unorthodox in the modern suburban setting, testify to the legacy of this historic site.
People still explore the Lawrence landmark today.
"In the summer, the trees get real full and there less people here. You
many of the community's buildings. But the residence has history with William Quantrill himself, a Confederate guerrilla leader.
The barn outside the Miller House stands out in the modern suburban setting of today. The Miller House was built in 1858 and was a part of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.
It was Quantrill's first stop on his way to Lawrence, revisiting the site after possibly scouting the community several weeks before.
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"They fed him a meal. There's some evidence that he spent the night. In other words they befriended him, and he chose not to kill them," Dailey said.
Quantrill's visit is well documented, even recounted in a letter written by William Miller years later that Dailey reads to visiting elementary school students, which he said gave him chills each time.
The Miller family lived at this residence for nearly 100 years before the house was sold to the Eller family and finally the Dailey's. Dailey said he hoped he could continue the legacy for another generation of Lawrence residents.
"My kids will be living here. The foundation of this house is remarkably solid," Dailey said. "The work that we've put into it to restore it, if people wanted to live here another 100 years they certainly could without any difficulty, no difficulty at all."
"So sometimes you're sitting here thinking, 'The man spent the night.' That's a little weird,' Dalley said.
Dailey and his wife replaced the entire west wall and restored the fireplace to its original visage as part of the many investments the couple has made to maintain their home's integrity.
— Edited by Marla Daniels
begin their prison time
Two of the former Athletics employees convicted in a conspiracy to steal and re-sell at least $2 million in tickets have been sent to federal prisons following their sentencing in March.
BY ALEX GARRISON agarrison@kansan.com
Kassie Liebsch, former systems analyst for the department, is serving her 37-month sentence in a minimum-security federal prison camp in Greenville, Ill.
Her projected release date, according the Bureau of Prisons' website, is Jan. 7, 2014.
Rodney Jones, former director of the Williams Fund, is spending his 46-month sentence in a minimum-security camp for men in El Reno, Okla. His expected release date is not listed.
Co-defendants in the case Charlotte Blubaugh, former associate athletics director in charge of tickets, and her husband, Tom, a former consultant to the department, are still awaiting their detainment destinations. Charlotte Blubaugh was sentenced to 57 months and Tom to 46 months.
Edited by Sarah Gregory
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Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame to include two new members in fall
AWARDS | 10A
A track and field star and a former baseball All-American are the two athletes chosen to be honored in September's induction ceremony.