EDITOR’S NOTE: Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. The following folks deserve a pat on the back ...
Authors Kevin Rabas, Adaline Sorace and Deborah Sorace Prutzman whose works earned spots on the 2010 Kansas Notable Book List.
- The Emporia soccer team Emporia FC, which won the championship game at the Sunflower State Games.
- Rebecca Tidwell, who won the 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter backstroke at the Sunflower State Games.
- Wilbur and Marjorie Barrett, who received a letter from President Barack Obama recognizing their decades of volunteer service delivering Friendship Meals.
- Emporia State University, which drew more than 100,000 people to its athletic events for the 2009-10 atheletic year.
- Linden Stueve, who took home a top-20 finish in team roping at the National High School Rodeo Finals.
- The Emporia chapter of National Society of Colonial Dames of America, which donated a check to Sgt. Travis Schweger to help with his campaign to purchase helmet upgrade kits for U.S. soldiers deployed to battle zones.
Chris Walker
Editor & Publisher
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