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T The Weekender Saturday, December 21, 2013
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Nemecek shares Disney success model By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
A set of seven commonsense rules have helped the Walt Disney Company become the entertainment giant that it is, Carla Nemecek told Iola Rotarians Thursday. The company’s foundation of success is found in the book “Inside the Magic Kingdom: Seven Keys to Disney’s Success,” said Nemecek, director of Southwind Extension District, which contains Allen, Neosho and Bourbon counties. The merger of the three counties — first Allen and Neosho and then Bourbon — isn’t unusual in Kansas, but is in other states, Nemecek explained. “About half the counties in Kansas have merged together, mainly east of Hutchinson,” she said. Consolidated districts contain two to five counties and permit specialization by resident agents in each county in a district. Nemecek has administrative responsibilities within the district and now just one agent, for example, deals with livestock, rather than three when the counties were unto themselves. The arrangement also has permitted the district to hire a 4-H specialist,
Toys galore Santa’s toy shop, 104 S. Washington Ave., opened Friday at 5 p.m. Families, above, patiently wait outside Santa’s shop before his elves opened the doors. By 5 p.m. there were at least 40 people waiting to get a glimpse of Santa and his toys. Lily Lohman, right, Rio Lohman, Julia Malloy and Kiara Malloy look carefully at the toys in the shop. The girls picked toys like a toy cat, a Ferbie and My Little Pony. Santa’s elves prepared refreshments for guests and assisted children with their toy selections. The shop will be open today from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
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Lofty goals for 2014 By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Members of the Moran Community Choir rehearse Wednesday evening at the Moran United Methodist Church. The choir will be performing their cantata Sunday at 6 p.m. REGISTER/STEVEN SCHWARTZ
Choir brings community together By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register
MORAN — The Moran Community Choir is doing what it does best this holiday season, bringing people together. They will be presenting their cantata at the Moran United Methodist Church Sunday, starting at 6 p.m. It will feature both traditional
hymns and carols, as well as some more contemporary renditions of some holiday favorites. Grayce Spencer, choir director, began the Christmas tradition more than 15 years ago. Spencer was a music teacher at Marmaton Valley High School for 23 years, retiring in 1993. “I guess it’s always been
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Grayce, she’s just a real nice person,” choir member Ruth Spangler said of her motivation to join the group. The choir is composed of members from both the Methodist church and the Christian Church, as well as those from the area who join in on the festivities. See CHOIR | Page A6
Many Iolans braved the chilly weather Friday morning to attend the December meeting of See, Hear Iola. David Toland, executive director of Thrive Allen County, informed the crowd of the organization’s goals for the upcoming year. Thrive has three main focuses, Toland said: healthy lifestyles, health care and economic development. The trails in Allen County have helped the community become active. The installation of wayfinding singage and the dedication of the new Iola arch on the trail are some up and coming projects. “We are doing a feasibility study of a trail around the dike at Riverside Park,” Toland said. “We’re also working on a potential trail connector to the Elm Creek fishing area from the Southwind Rail Trail.” Iola will have bike sharrows on key city streets and will hopefully have installation of bike racks around the town. Thrive is also doing a
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study for potentially opening a bike shop near the trail for bicycles. Other healthy lifestyle projects include “The MoveMent” which gets people active. The Farmers Market encourages health eating habits. “We don’t like to run things at Thrive,” ToDavid Toland land said. “We like to start things and let others continue them.” Thrive would like to bring more physicians to the Allen County area, he said. The county is medically underserved according to national statistics. “We also need to get a medical office building built near the new hospital and garner support for the expansion of the Community Health Center,” he said. Many citizens have voiced concern about local businesses closing. Toland said See GOALS | Page A3
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