The Emporia Gazette

Thoughts of Scottie

Jo and Scottie were wonderful neighbors we all miss very much. Many folk were fortunate to know and see them time and time again. They were very dedicated to the Emporia community.
One thing that sticks in my mind, not mentioned, were the many Shrine activities and how people many were positively influenced by an one time event. I was in Iola Saturday and mentioned Jo and Scottie. I didn't even need to say I was speaking of Merryls' parents, they were so well known. Like a stone skipped across the lake, their outer circles spread way beyond the Emporia area. They were one in a million.

May 9, 2010 at 2:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

A Place to Rest

I believe I remember Mrs. Sielert telling our church group at a gathering one spooky, October evening, about the small pox. Calista (?) appeared at an upstairs window with iodine spots on her face. I would say no words were needed to convey the message. More than likely there was a language barrier between the settlers and the Osage Indian tribe. It could of been possible to also had some New York Indian tribe members who'd strayed a county or two to the north. Whatever the case, it was a wonderful evening on the site with stories around the campfire.

May 9, 2010 at 2:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Coming Soon

Pat Kelley should have helped edit this one, he sure has left a void. When I see Emerson Lynn editorials, I feel right at home, as if I were in Iola, Kansas, not Emporia.

In your article you include:
Who: Gazette
What: Color, definition and layoffs
Where: "another paper with state-of-the-art facilities" Is that to mean the Lawrence paper? As they say in real estate location is everything. The general public would like to see it in print, rather to hear the news on the street, the Lawrence World will print our paper.
When: 9/1
Why: More cost effective

Your equipment is not Gutenberg, Franklin or even Platen from the 1930's and 1940's. Equipment from 1974 would be 35 years old and could have had upgrades thru the years. A little here, a little there, wouldn't have been so expensive. This is Emporia Kansas, we really do NOT need a lot of bells and whistles. A new inserter machine would of been nice. Perhaps now I will get a Walgreens' circular weekly.

I guess I missed the point about the Abundant Harvest meals, I didn't realize the cross section of our city ate at the soup kitchen. A blessing to the homeless and indigent, I was surprised they have money for television and subscriptions.
Hopefully the general public of Emporia will never have to go to a soup kitchen to sustain themselves. Abundant Harvest will never serve sparrow, rabbit or crow like the folks of the Great Depression were forced to eat. I understand rabbit was prepared unlike Wednesdays' recipe, more like with salt, pepper, flour or lard, if folks had the ingredients.

Speak with some elderly residents in the area. They can tell you about the Great Depression and the paper eras of W.A.W. and W.L.W.

August 22, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Coming Soon

Change can be nice, but consistency can't be beat.
I have a feeling those "three valuable employees" will be dearly missed. How many times thru the years did they give up their personal lives' activities to work on the presses when something went wrong?
Team work by them, so the show could go on. Many years of dedication...were they offered other positions?

August 21, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

McAnarney makes hole-in-one

Neat!

August 17, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Many thanks

Best Wishes Karen! The Bennetts are such nice folks, I wish everyone appreciated their hard working, long time employees. I was not at all surprised by their acts of kindness.

August 6, 2009 at 9:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

A man of many parts

Perhaps folks knew Dr. Coldsmith from church, the office or thru his writing. He will be greatly missed by the many he influenced. Emporia lost a gem... that we were so blessed to have known.

June 28, 2009 at 10:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Raytown homicides have Emporia connection

I was shocked and saddened to read the news. Mr. Clemons was always in the Gazette for sports activities in the late 1990's. I finally met him in the summer of '99 when he worked with my child for an activity at Peter Pan Park. I was very impressed and thought he would make a wonderful educator. When the original photo ran in October, 1999, I thought he must be a great father too. We saved the clipping for a while, on the front of the refrigerator. In a college town so many folks come and go, this is such sad news for an ESU alum. It was well written by our own Emporian, Sara Shepherd. Does anyone know if Gerard became a teacher?

March 19, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Promoting Books and Libraries for Kids

Neat books for kids, in tough economic times. Libraries have a wealth of information for all ages of folks.

September 14, 2008 at 2:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kent sentenced to prison; Arndt family files civil suit

Am I the only one confused as to why the Kent Fence Company can not continue to operate? Surely there is a valued employee or foreman that knows the ropes. Eventually Mr. Kent will return, Beau will not. Beau was born three days before my child, they were friends in high school and college. Many folks on both sides are hurt by this tragic event.

August 13, 2008 at 3:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )