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Kohlman embraces new challenge
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
School finance’s state of flux didn’t deter Jeff Kohlman from accepting an offer to become superintendent of the Chase County School District. The advantages of leading a small school district far outweighed the budget and declining enrollment challenges he knows he’ll face.
Help the fifth graders. Please take this survey.
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Please take the following surveys to help Riverside and William Allen White fifth-graders with their “How can I positively impact Emporia and its future?” project. Through a Technology Rich Classroom grant, approximately one hundred 5th graders from Riverside and WAW Elementary Schools are looking at this guiding question for the next four months.
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A whole new neon jungle
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Saturday will be a special time for those who attend the latest installment of the Emporia Arts Council’s performance series.
Smith wins Lyon County Spelling Bee
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Emporia Christian School student Jennica Smith is the 2012 Lyon County Spelling Bee Champion. Smith will be joined at the statewide Kansas Regional Spelling Bee in Topeka by schoolmate Joel Dieker. Third place was won by Sacred Heart student Dylan Brown. Dieker was knocked out of the contest with the word, “extemporaneously.”
Nurse faces sentencing in drug tampering case
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
A former employee at an Emporia nursing home was due in court today for sentencing on charges she added tap water to a painkiller prescribed for a 105-year-old patient.
State, local officials investigate odd smell in Lebo
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), along with Coffey County Fire District Number One and Coffey County Emergency Management, has noted and is investigating a strong gasoline odor in Lebo. Experts stress that the odor has shown no health concerns.
About Town
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
<strong>Farmers Winter Market tomorrow</strong>
Music by Anton Zouplna will be a feature of tomorrow’s Winter Market. It opens at 10 a.m. in the Emporia Humanitarian Center, 215 W. Sixth Ave. Patrons may enter through the southeast door, and there is a ramp for easy access. There will be soup for lunch: Split Pea with Ham, Steak and Potato and Vegetable Barley.
State of the city speech - 2012
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The city saw a number of new initiatives during 2011. First and foremost, three new city commissioners were elected in April, Bobbi Mlynar, Rob Gilligan and Joel Phipps. Due to the budget having to be adopted by August 25, these 3 received a baptism under fire by starting the budget at their first meeting. They passed with flying colors with the budget being adopted on time. The 2012 budget meets the goals the city commission set when it did its goal setting in May. The budget in all five operating Funds include maintaining the minimum cash reserves set forth by city policy. It also includes almost $4.2 million in capital projects. The city is committed to reinvesting in its infrastructure, which is the foundation of any community. I believe the residents of Emporia understood the importance of this when they approved the 1-cent county-wide sales tax in 2008. This tax will be expiring in 2014 and the city will be forced to drastically reduce its infrastructure program if this source of revenue is not renewed.
Renewal-of-Vows service scheduled for Valentines
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
First Congregational Church will be conducting a special Renewal-of-Vows service in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. All married couples in the community are welcome to participate and renew their marriage commitment to each other.
What are you worth?
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
What are you worth? Has anyone ever asked you that question? What exactly do they mean when they ask that question? Well, maybe you have asked yourself that question and in answer to the question you begin to add up the value of your home, the furniture in your home, your vehicles, your savings accounts, your investments, everything that you can think of, and you come up with this bottom line and you say, this is what I am worth. That is how the world does it, right? IRS wants to know what you are worth. Your banker, before he loans you any money, wants to know what you are worth, and maybe even those who will receive your inheritance want to know what you are worth. So often this world bases the value of a human being on the bottom line, on what they are worth financially.
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
Faith News
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
<strong>Ground Hog Dinner</strong>
The 17th Annual Ground Hog Dinner at First Congregational Church will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the basement Fellowship Hall. The public may enter on the west side of the church, located at Twelfth Avenue and State Street, and there is an elevator for those who need assistance.
Art Notes
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
<strong>EHS presents ‘Into the Woods’</strong>
The Emporia High School Theater department is producing the popular Sondheim musical “Into the Woods.” Showtimes are 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 and 1 and 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11. Tickets are $5 per person and sold at the door. For more information, call 341-2365.
CORBIAN and Lightwire Theater Saturday
A pair of fables acted by a unique and extraordinary puppet troupe, CORBIAN and Lightwire Theater, will be performed at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Granada Theater. This program is part of a series sponsored by the Emporia Arts Council.
The Ugly Duckling’s adventures lead him on a search for others who will love him for who he is. The famous story of the race between the Tortoise and the Hare is best known today for teaching the moral that “slow and steady wins the race.”
Tickets are available at the EAC, the Granada Coffee Co., Sweet Granada and Emporia Fitness. Adults are $15, youth $10.
Festival features Area premier of famous silent movie
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Midwest premiere of the 1902 short science fiction classic, “A Trip to the Moon,” will be one of the features at the 16th annual Kansas Silent Film Festival scheduled Feb. 24 and 25 in White Concert Hall at Washburn University. All festival events are free and the public is welcome.
Thank you, Dr. Ace
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Now that Dr. Ace has retired I was thinking back on how we met. It was about 33 years ago and I was just out of high school. My dear Mom had been taking us kids to another dentist in another town who apparently wasn’t doing a very good job, as after my first checkup with Dr. Ace I was scheduled for five one-hour appointments. Talk about daunting. As it ended up, five weren’t enough to get all of the work done. Well we’ve been together ever since.
Pats on the Back
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
- Organizers of Emporia’s annual Heart Dance. Funds raised benefit the Cardiac Care Foundation. The event is Feb. 11, and tickets are $20.
What does Extension do?
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The Lyon County Commission recently passed a resolution enabling Lyon County’s Kansas State University Research and Extension Office to join the Frontier Extension District, now comprised of Osage and Franklin Counties. As Lyon County residents ponder the implications, we should first address the question: What does the Extension Office do for us?
ZUMBATHON raises money for St. Jude
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Seventy-five people were having fun dancing the Zumba at Rollers Thursday evening while also helping to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Emporia High E-Vision to Broadcast EHS Basketball & Winter Sports Crowning Tonight
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Emporia High E-Vision to Broadcast EHS Basketball & Winter Sports Crowning Tonight
Lady Hornets look to bounce back
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
It’s not often that a loss brings more good than harm.
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