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 ...
RICHARD GARBER, who was elected chairman of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce.
- Greg Giger, who was selected to have his supercharged Chevy Colorado pickup to be included in the Barrett-Jackson auto auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Emporia Police officers Tanner Monhollon, Kelly Davis and Kevin Shireman and Auspision employee Robert Houston who risked their lives to rescue people from a burning building.
- Emporia Police officers Todd Ayer, David Holmes and Lt. Larry Adams, who where honored by the city of Emporia for rescuing two children who were stranded on ice on a pond. One child had fallen in.
- Flint Hills Technical College, which is reporting good financial numbers halfway through the fiscal year.
Christopher White Walker
Editor & Publisher