Inside: Tree sale today See A4
Football: Iola rolls past Wellsville, 38-20 See B1
The Weekender Saturday, October 12, 2013
My Three Sons
HHS reunion reunites family By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com
HUMBOLDT — Lois Squire lives in a modest home she built about 50 years ago on an idyllic little spread at the east edge of Woodson County. On the backside is a deck, where she can look out over a plush, neatly mown lawn that blends into a pasture where deer and turkeys often venture. A pastoral scene, and one Lois, 90, takes in frequently. Lately, she has been distracted, and this week slipped by slower than usual. She has been eager to attend tonight’s biennial “old grads” reunion at Humboldt High School. For the first time, she will be joined at the 6:30 banquet in the community fieldhouse by her three sons, George, Middleton, Idaho, class of 1961, Curtis, Joplin, class of 1966, and Jean, Westfield, Ind., class of 1971. George and Jean are chiropractors; Curtis is a school administrator. Lois graduated from HHS in 1941, and hasn’t missed an See REUNION | Page A7
THE PLACE TO ‘BEE’ Tonight is the last performance of Allen Community College’s rendition of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 7:30 tonight Bowlus Fine Arts Center Adults: $6 Students: $3
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Lois Squire, who graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941, will be among about 500 graduates attending the school’s biennial reunion tonight. She will be joined by her three sons, George, Curtis and Jean. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON
Project 17: networking for a better life in SEK By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com
Heather Morgan, director of Project 17 and its only paid employee, gave Rotarians from Iola, Humboldt and Chanute an overview Thursday of its recent accomplishments. “We want to transform southeast Kansas to compete with metropolitan areas,” Morgan said. Project 17 was begun in 2011 with the goal to improve the quality of life and economic opportunities of those who live, work and play in the 17 counties of southeast Kansas. Networking — bringing together for
the common good leaders in business, education and government — is the means being employed. A commonality in the region is high unemployment, poorer health than elsewhere in the state and declining population. Franklin and Miami counties swim a bit against those currents, with their residents having advantage of being within commuting distance of goodpaying jobs in Lawrence and Johnson County. Morgan mentioned statistics that bore out need for improvement. See PROJECT 17 | Page A7
The Story Pirates perform in a show earlier in the year. COURTESY PHOTO
Story Pirates set sail for Iola Will perform at Bowlus, ACC Argh matey! The Story Pirates will set sail for Iola next week. The Story Pirates is an arts education organization. The group collects written works from students and adapts the stories for the stage. The Pirates will perform twice on Monday at the
Bowlus Fine Arts Center, at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. These performances will be for first through fifth graders. This year the Pirates are bringing a special edition with them. On Tuesday they will host an improv workshop at Allen Community
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College. ACC students will meet with the Pirates at 11 a.m. and then high school students will learn improv at 1:30 p.m. That night they will do an evening performance titled “Story Pirates After Dark” at the ACC Theatre. This performance starts at 7 p.m. and is open to the public for $5. It is free to ACC students with an I.D.
Project 17 Director Heather Morgan speaks at the Iola Rotary Club meeting Thursday. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON
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