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THE IOLA REGISTER Monday, February 24, 2014
Local merchant expands business By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Debbie Suchy, owner of Treasure Chest, 7 S. Jefferson Ave., has rented Marketplace, 5 E. Madison Ave., and will expand her business there. Treasure Chest isn’t closing its current building, simply growing. “We needed to expand our store,” Suchy said. “We were way too crowded.” When Suchy heard that the Marketplace was closing she decided to rent it to keep the downtown business going. “Some of the vendors stayed and we have new vendors, too,” she said. The store sells home decor and a variety of consignment clothing. In one booth, Kelly’s Closet will sell high end shoes, purses and candles. “It’s sort of like a mini mall in here,” Suchy said. The booths are currently full at the store but Suchy said some come available for rent from time to time. Second Chance also will make the move to the Marketplace at the first of March. Second Chance will be in the back of the Marketplace building. “It’s hard for them (Mar-
ONCE A RED DEVIL, ALWAYS A RED DEVIL By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
John Masterson is astonished by one aspect of his career over pretty much everything else. “It’s amazing to think it’s been 40 years,” he said. “Sure doesn’t seem that long.” Masterson, whose first years at Allen Community College were as its baseball coach and a counselor, didn’t hold those positions for long, but they were significant. He was instrumental in helping turn the fledgling baseball club into a junior college power that soon became the envy of colleges throughout the Midwest, before handing the reins to current head coach, Val McLean. As one of only three head baseball coaches in the college’s history, Masterson will be inducted into the Red Devil Diamond Club’s 2014 Hall of Fall on Saturday. BASEBALL WAS instrumental in bringing the Masterson family to Iola — twice. His father, Frank, came to town “long before I was ever around” to play for a local industrial league team. Young John was born in 1944, and baseball was an essential part of his childhood. “My dad would play catch with me, take me to games, things like that,” he recalled. “I loved baseball from the start.” One problem. Iola High had no organized team at the time, so playing ball was relegated to a recreational squad, and later, on Iola’s American Legion team. After a year at Allen — then known as Iola Junior College — Masterson attended Emporia State to study physical education and counseling. A sports fanatic, Masterson soon realized any hopes of remaining immersed in those programs would be as a coach, not a player. “I was just good enough to pick up splinters
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Allen Community College president John Masterson will be inducted into the Red Devil Diamond Club Hall of Fame Saturday in honor of his role as former baseball coach at the college. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Masterson’s path leads to hall of fame
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Getting a rare glimpse
Historical society welcomes director By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register
By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register
“Drawing is the foundation of the arts, if you can’t draw you can’t paint,” Steven Greenwall told a group of observers Wednesday at the Iola Public Library. Greenwall gave a demonstration on how to draw a human face, and also shared some of his thoughts on how an artist can accurately represent something, and what steps need to be taken to get there. The presentation was simple, or at least he made it look so. Greenwall started with simple shapes and geometric lines to split the proportions of the human head into manageable sections. By keeping the rules simple, Greenwall made something very complicated look like child’s play. “I love to teach, I love showing someone how to draw,” he said. See ARTIST | Page A4
Steve Greenwall demonstrates how to draw a human face Wednesday at the Iola Public Library. He spent the hour demonstrating some basic drawing principle’s as well as how the mind of an artist works. REGISTER/STEVEN SCHWARTZ
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in the business. “I want to get as much experience as possible, I’ll learn to do everything here,” Trezise said. There’s a difference between what students learn in school, and what actually happens in the real world, Trezise explained. The museum will be a prime opportunity to learn how a museum really functions on a daily
The Allen County Historical Society is welcoming its new director, and she is ready to go, full-steam ahead. Haley Trezise, 28, is the newest addition to the society, and she said experience brings not only education to the table but also the care Allen County’s history deserves. See DIRECTOR | Page A4 “I really liked museums as a younger person,” she said. “It’s hard to put into words. It’s about caring for a collection.” Trezise is a recent graduate from the University of Kansas with a master’s degree in museum studies, with a concentration on anthropology, art and art history. She and her husband, Robert Gandy, are looking for a home in Iola. She now is commuting part time from Lawrence. An opportunity with a small museum has its draw, she said, and she is looking forward to learning all aspects of the museum — something not offered to people looking to cut their teeth Haley Trezise
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