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IOLA REGISTER Monday, June 24, 2013
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Rocky Mountain high for SAFE BASE By STEVEN SCHWARTZ steven@iolaregister.com
RMNP — SAFE BASE has embarked on something amazing, something unheard of. It is taking 68 students for one week into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on a $100,000 grant obtained in March. When I wrote the story for the Colorado trip, little did I know that my editor, Susan Lynn, would be gracious enough to let me tag along for the week. I will be following the groups around, speaking with students, taking pictures and doing my best to capture the essence of the week. For those parents who are sending their children out — possibly for the first time — I hope their minds will be put at ease even the slightest bit, seeing and reading about the children’s adventures. Even after the first day on the road, and at camp, the children have made a summer’sworth of memories. The students are alive with chatter and excitement, surrounded by the beauty of the mountains (a feeling which, in my opinion, cannot be replicated). There are about 25 staff on the trip, including a police officer and a registered nurse. The students could not be in
better hands, and Angela Henry, along with the help of her staff, deserve all the credit. Each day is filled with new activities and experiences for these southeast Kansas youths. Their time spent in the mountains will extend much further than when they unpack their luggage at home. I’ll do my best to preserve that. THE SUN is setting on the Moraine Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, and 68 grade-school students are bustling around the tents, yelling and laughing. Their attitude is quite amazing, considering how far their journey into Colorado has taken them over a mere 24 hours. The buses left at around 9 p.m. Saturday, taking the SAFE BASE students west for a week-long excursion of fun, learning and excitement. But, the ride got off to a slow start. “I could barely sleep,” Garrett Henderson, a Jefferson fourth-grader said. “It’s awesome, but tiring,” Jefferson fourth-grader Josie Plumlee said while sitting on a rock outside the campground. She and her seat partner, Miah Shelby, spent the night in the See COLORADO | Page A4
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SAFE BASE students (top) wave goodbye as they set off for Colorado on Saturday evening. A view of Long’s Peak, lower left, elevation 14,259 feet, is Rocky Mountain National Park’s tallest and in easy view from the SAFE BASE camp. Two students, right, take a picture of a white-tail deer as it scampers from its hiding place into the forest of RMNP.
Local youths hook big fish at tourney Local youths depleted the stock at Abbott’s Pond Saturday in the annual Hooked on Fish, Not on Drugs fishing derby. Dakota Austin hauled in the biggest fish, weighing in at 13.65 pounds. Colby Pollet snagged the smallest fish, weighing about half an ounce. Other winners, in their age divisions, were: 2-8 year olds: Thomas Hall, one fish, 11.41 pounds; Trevor Tatman, two fish, totaling 11.41 pounds; Gage Scheibmeir, one fish,
4.07 pounds. 9-12 year olds: Dalton Kerr, three fish totaling 21.17 pounds; Kyle Cuppy, one fish, 11.34 pounds; Drevon Wilson-Wing, one fish, 2.72 pounds. 13-17 year olds: Tim Yokum, one fish, 8.56 pounds; Paul Douglas, one fish, 7.38 pounds; Trenton Pollet, one fish, 1.94 pounds. Kayleigh Boan caught the most fish, seven, weighing a total of 1.23 pounds. Altogether, 199 fish were caught for a total of 124.07 pounds.
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Abigail Stephenson and Lloyd Houk perform a duet Saturday night at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Stephenson, 7, is the daughter of Rebecca and Kyle Stephenson. The two participated in a recital in dedication of the refurbishment of a 1905 grand piano, shown above, owned by the family of George Bowlus. The piano will remain in the orchestra pit of the Bowlus auditorium.
Bowlus celebrates gifts By SUSAN LYNN susan@iolaregister.com
A celebration of gifts to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was held Saturday night at the arts center. Specifically, a refurbished grand piano owned by the George Bowlus family, and a new fountain outside the front of the Bowlus Center, were recognized. The 1905 Henry F. Miller grand piano was in the parlor
of the Bowlus home, the site of the current arts center. A bequest from the estate of the late Fern Marsh ignited the initiative to restore the piano. The Friends of the Bowlus, a nonprofit group whose aim is to keep the Bowlus in tiptop shape, added the piano project to its to-do list, in addition to new curtains, a new boiler, and many other smaller projects. Greg Hulme, a piano rebuilder of Greenwood, Mo., restored the piano over the next 10 months. Its walnut finish is of particular note as Vol. 115, No.164
are its intricately carved legs. A recital featuring local artists playing the grand piano illustrated its beautiful sound. Pianists included Trish Brown, Loretta Ellis, Lloyd Houk, Kendall Jay, Jan Knewtson, Glen Singer and Abigail Stephenson. THE FOUNTAIN on the front lawn of the Bowlus was a gift by the late Emerson E. Lynn, who died April 24, in memory of his late wife, Mickey. See GIFTS | Page A4
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Adaunte and Amiya Walton wait for a bite at Abbott’s Pond Saturday morning along with their grandparents Rick and Dana Dawn. 75 Cents
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