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Thursday, December 10, 2015
G&W Foods LaHarpe announces hydrants at issue schedule By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Mary Kay Heard of Iola Industries speaks with Dan Williams, chief executive officer at G&W Foods, right, and David Toland, executive director at Thrive Allen County, Wednesday. Williams and other G&W executives toured the old Allen County Hospital demolition site, where they plan to build a new grocery store. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Developers hope to have a new G&W Foods grocery store open at the old Allen County Hospital site by Thanksgiving 2016. The announcement came while G&W executives visited Iola Wednesday morning. Chief excutive officer Dan Williams — the “W” in G&W — was joined by other company executives, Allen County Commissioner Jerry Daniels, County Counselor Alan Weber and Thrive Allen County representatives as they toured See G&W | Page A5
LAHARPE — LaHarpe has a number of inoperable fire hydrants, creating a potential liability issue, Mayor Mae Crowell said Wednesday. Crowell brought the issue in front of City Council members, saying repairs need to be done promptly. At least four hydrants have stuck valves, while one has a valve that’s been broken off entirely, Crowell said. “We need to get this fixed,” Crowell said. See SAFETY | Page A2
VESPERS TRADITION CONTINUES
Duwayne and Debbie Bearden
Truckers’ Christmas By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register
LAHARPE — Pastor Duwayne Bearden and his wife Debbie, from the Light of LaHarpe Church, are organizing a cookie drive intended to soothe the appetites and bolster the spirits of truck drivers compelled to travel the lonely highways Christmas Day. The donated cookies will go to the Blue Stem Truckers Chapel — located “between the fuel pumps and the garage” —
at the Beto Junction truck stop, near Lebo. According to Pastor Bearden, the LaHarpe congregation will bake a minimum of 25 cookie plates, consisting of eight to 10 cookies per plate. Congregants and guests — the Beardens encourage anyone with a soft spot for a solitary Christmas traveler to participate — will convene after church on Dec. 20 to wrap and package the plates,
Keira Fawson, 9, practices her solo Wednesday night in preparation for Sunday’s Vespers program. Behind her are, from left, Loretta Ellis, Jocelyn Tupper and Edlyn Franklin. Below, from left, are Donna Houser, David Reed, Betty Cunningham and Lori Finch. Directing is Terry Meadows.
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Iolan hurt in hiking mishap While climbing in the Chilean mountains on Tuesday morning, Iolan Fred Works fell down and broke his right leg. Communication from his wife, Judy, to Iolan Bob Hawk, is that Fred is currently in a hospital in Punta Arenas, a sizeable city on the southern tip of the country, which stretches along the western coast of South America. He broke both the tibia and fibula in his right leg. The fibula was broken in two places. He is to undergo surgery today. Hawk said strong winds toppled Works. They are in Chile visiting their son Dylan, who has been on vacation there.
Fred’s trip to the hospital involved being transported by horseback to a waiting ambulance in the city of Puerto Natales. High winds prevented a helicopter rescue. The ambulance ride along the mountainous roads was said to be a more tortuous ride than by beast. Because of Hawk’s many trips to Chile with the Rotary eyeglass project, he was able to put Judy Works in contact with fellow Rotarians there. “That has been an immense help,” Hawk said. Chilean Rotarians helped Judy secure transportation to the hospital where Fred is a patient; provide a roof over her head; and give comfort.
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Concert Sunday at Trinity UMC The domed ceiling is what provides superior acoustics in Trinity United Methodist Church, so say the experts. “The resonance is awesome,” said Loretta Ellis, who sings alto. The intimate setting of the small church will further enhance Sunday’s performance of the Christmas Vespers, a 59-year-old tradition in the Iola community. The 27-member community choir will perform Christmas carols at the 3 p.m.
program under the direction of Terry Meadows, music instructor for Humboldt schools. Accompanists are Jan Knewtson, piano, and Rhonda Sigg, flute. Keira Fawson, 9, brings a special touch with a solo in “Who Will Go To Bethlehem.” Adding to the poignancy of Sunday’s performance is that Trinity’s last service is scheduled for April 30. “With us closing, this makes it kind of special,”
“Art is the objectification of feeling.”
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said Gary McIntosh, longtime member of the church. Trinity Methodist, at the intersection of Broadway and Kentucky, has merged its services with Wesley United Methodist and Calvary Methodist Church. THE IOLA Music Club began the Christmas program 60 years ago. When the local music club disbanded in 2002, the Southeast Kansas Christian Artists Series took the reins.
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