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The Weekender Saturday, December 7, 2013
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Nelson Mandela dead at 95 South Africans celebrate his life, legacy
“I WAS always a maker,” Haire said of his earlier years. He began working with wood, making things, at a young age. He put himself through college — Allen Community College and Emporia State University — by playing music. Ironically enough, he was inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame because
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans erupted in song, dance and tears on Friday in public and emotional celebrations of the life of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who bridged this country’s blackwhite divide and helped avert a race war. Fellow anti-apartheid leaders like retired archbishop Desmond Tutu called for the 51 million South Africans to adhere to the values of unity and democracy that Mandela embodied. The tributes to Man- Nelson Mandela dela that came from people across the spectrum showed that he had affected people deeply. “What I liked most about Mandela was his forgiveness, his passion, his diversity, the pact of what he did,” said Ariel Sobel, a white man who was born in 1993, a year before Mandela was elected president. “I am not worried about what will happen next. We will continue as a nation. We knew this was coming. We are prepared.” Sobel was with a crowd of people who had gathered at Mandela’s home in the leafy Johannesburg neighborhood of Houghton where Mandela spent his last sickly months. A dozen doves were released into the skies and people sang tribal songs, the na-
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THOUGHTS ON QUALITY
Pat Haire operates a band saw, crafted in the 19th century, in his woodworking shop located on the Humboldt square. REGISTER/STEVEN SCHWARTZ
Haire’s life work beckons to a rare form of craftsmanship By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register
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verything about Pat Haire’s workshop tells a story, of past, present and future. Etches on equipment built and patented in the late 19th century invoke a feeling of stepping into the past. Knickknacks clutter the walls and close in its space, catching light from the clouded windows facing the Humboldt square. Sawdust, curling in all sizes and shapes, collects underneath tabletops and on top of wooden desks basted in the aroma of a different era. The collection of his woodworking machines are the main focus of his massive 2,500-square-foot shop. On top of these iron giants are ornate wooden tops Haire has crafted so the machines may be used once again. It bridges the gap between two times with detail and craftsmanship. This is where he creates. “Making a living as a woodworker in a modern machine shop was not fun. The final product may be awesome, but the process wasn’t fun,” Haire said. Any artist you talk to will probably say it’s the pro-
cess they live for, the final product could be forgotten the day after delivery.” It took this realization for Haire to commit to a life of “the process,” building, crafting, repairing, renovating and restoring. At his Neosho Valley Woodworks he uses only machines crafted in the old style. His most modern piece of equipment is a band saw from 1915, all of the others were made prior to the 20th century. On a cold Thursday afternoon, Haire sat down in the back corner of his shop to discuss his craft, and share his views on the modern idea of quality — what it means and what it meant.
Fire destroys Bolling home in Bronson By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Up top Santa! Nathan Womack gives Santa Claus a high-five Thursday night at Santa’s house on the square in Iola. Families gathered outside his house to see the man in red. He will be in his house every Thursday until Christmas from 5 to 7 p.m. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
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BRONSON — Thursday afternoon the home of Chub and Helen Bolling, Bronson, caught fire and was destroyed. The couple own Bronson Meat Locker. According to Cara Thomas, the Bolling’s granddaughter and manager of Bolling’s Meat Market and Deli in Iola, the blaze started around 2 p.m. Thursday, the time her grandfather, 74, is usually home taking a mid-day break. Instead, he had been called away to help a neighbor. On his return home, his truck broke down so he had to walk back to the house. It was during that time frame his home had caught fire. “Luckily, he wasn’t home,” Thomas said. Chub also pastors at Paint Creek Church and has performed marriages and funerals in the community. “They work full-time at the locker
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and it’s a busy time of year for them there,” Thomas said. For now, the senior Bollings will be staying with their daughter Amber and Eric Ericson. Their son Mitch and wife Sharon own Moran Locker. “They lost everything. My grandfather even lost his wallet,” Thomas said. “A situation like this is unfortunate at anytime of the year but this happening around Christmas is hard.” On Friday, a soup and chili feed to raise funds for the Bollings was at the Marmaton Valley vs. Uniontown game. The proceeds from the feed went to the Bollings. “Donations of any kind can be taken at Bolling’s Meat Market and deli, Moran Locker, O’Shaughnessy Liquor, Marmaton Valley School District, Uniontown School district and Paint Creek Church of the Brethren,” Thomas said. See FIRE | Page A4
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