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Monday, October 5, 2015
A WHALE OF A CELEBRATION
Jonah and the Whale has been a crowd favorite in the Humboldt’s Biblesta Parade throughout its 58-year history. At top, Saturday’s presentation was no different. At middle left, The Revenge of Samson, Judges 16, was graphically illustrated on a float prepared by the Logan Pals 4-H Club. At center, Jason Richison and Kinley Rice were among singers who entertained in the downtown square. At middle right, Humboldt Middle School eighth-graders Ty Sellman, left, and Taylor Beeman take in the parade. At bottom left is the Chanute Church of the Nazarene entry, “It Is Finished.” At bottom right, “One Nation Under God” summed up the thoughts for the hundreds who attended the celebration. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON
Student debt squeezes generations By JOSH BOAK The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A college degree practically stamped Andres Aguirre’s ticket to the middle class. Yet at age 40, he’s still paying the price of admission. After a decade of repayments, Aguirre still diverts $512 a month to loans and owes $20,000. The expense requires his family to rent an apartment in Campbell, California, because buying a home in a decent school district would cost too much. His daughter has excelled in high school, but Aguirre has urged her to attend community college to avoid the debt that ensnared him. “I didn’t get the warmest reception on that,” he said. “But she understands the choice.” See DEBT | Page A4
Car theft leads to pursuit, arrest
Iola police officers noticed a vehicle Thursday at Casey’s General Store, 712 E. Madison Ave., that matched the description of a vehicle stolen out of Marvin Driskill Elk County. Upon the officers’ arrival, the suspect, Marvin K. Driskill Jr., Chanute, fled the scene, leading police on a brief pursuit that ended southeast of Iola. The suspect was located near a residence and was taken into custody without further incident, Allen County sheriff ’s deputies said. Deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers assisted with the chase. Officers are requesting Driskill be charged with possession stolen property (felony), criminal damage to property (felony), driving while intoxicated, transporting an open container of alcohol, theft of motor fuel, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and other traffic charges. He was taken to Allen County Jail, where he’s being held on $20,000 bond.
Love of numbers leads Counsil to Allen By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
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ince stepping in as vice president for finance and operations at Allen Community College Brian Counsil has been busy. He wouldn’t have it any other way. “Many people wear many hats here and it’s amazing how everybody pitches in,” he said. “I work along side a lot of great personalities. It’s a fantastic crew.” Counsil began working for the college on July 1 to replace the retiring Steve Troxel. Born and raised in Neodesha, Counsil graduated high school and attended Pittsburg State University for six years, earning bachelor’s degrees in business administration and business management, then a master’s in business administration. He recalls knowing he wanted to venture into accounting at a fairly early age. While most children were learning to add numbers his older siblings were teaching him algebraic equations. As a child, Counsil would help his mother — who
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owned a 24-hour restaurant — balance her ledgers and tally up each day’s receipts. “I had the best math teachers in high school,” he said. “Janet Postier was a phenomenal teacher and I helped her build an accounting program my senior year.” After his graduation from PSU he worked in the Kansas City, Kan., area for 15 years at Advantage Protective Coating as an internal auditor and ended up being the chief financial officer until the owner sold the company. He then started his own landscaping business and ran it for several years. With a “family first” mentality Counsil decided he wanted his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son to grow up in his hometown, and the family returned to Neodesha. “They are honor roll students and better than I deserve,” he said. His wife Maggie is a stayat-home mother and keeps things running smoothly within the household. “I’m commuting back and forth from Neodesha so I don’t get home until late most nights,” he said. “She picks up a lot of the slack.”
Brian Counsil is the new vice president for finance and operations at Allen Community College. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET Counsil started looking at careers in higher education when he found ACC. The friendliness of the staff and board of trustees is what drew him in. “Ken McGuffin (ACC board
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of trustees chairman) was in my interview and he made me feel the most at home and comfortable,” Counsil said. “I already felt like it was See COUNSIL | Page A4
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