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 ...
JENNICA SMITH, who won the Lyon County Spelling Bee. She will advance to the statewide Kansas Regional Spelling Bee in Topeka. Joel Deiker placed second and Dylan Brown was third.
ESU’s Up ‘til Dawn, which held a Zumbathon and raised $530 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
ESU baseball and softball teams, which are both ranked second in the MIAA preseason poll.
EHS wrestler Brandon Charbonneau, who set a EHS record for career wins. He won his 133rd career high school match. Sal Tovar had the previous record of 132 wins.
Olpe Junior High School student Anthony Zieammermann, who was honored by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as the statewide winner of the “If I Were Mayor, I Would” essay contest. Zieammermann won a $500 savings bond.
Alice Tunks-Jones and Breck Dakin, who were crowned 2012 Queen and King of Winter Sports at Emporia High School.
David and Teresa Hurlocker and their business At-Home Health Care, which was selected as an Existing Business of the Year by the Kansas Small Business Development Center.
Chris Walker
Editor & Publisher