Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. Give these folks a pat on the back ...
EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL Theatre department who received the gold honor troupe classification at the State Thespian Conference in Wichita.
Nishat Yasmin who won the Lyon County Spelling Bee. Mary Miller was the runner up. Nishat and Mary advance to the regional spelling bee in Topkea.
Organizers and participants of the Polar Bear Plunge — 117 people jumped into the water and raised $25,000 for Kansas Special Olympics.
ESB Financial, which received a 5-star rating from an independent bank-rating and research firm. This is the 63rd consecutive quarter ESB has achieved this rating.
Olpe High School, which was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best High Schools. U.S. News & World Report awarded 39 Kansas high schools with bronze awards in the first-ever ranking of America’s Best High Schools.
St. Patrick’s Day Committee members who will have an auction on Feb. 29 at Bruff’s and will use the money raised at the event to buy bikes for children who cannot afford them.
Christopher White Walker
Editor & Publisher
Iloveemporia (anonymous) says...
pats on the back to all IBP workers who made emporia what it is. The billions of dollars that they have contributed to emporia since 1967. Emporia will miss you (all that money)
February 23, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )