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Two Iola sisters find success in widely divergent career fields
Different paths to the top
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reams do come true, even for girls from Small Town America. Such is the case of former Iolans Kate and Molly Stanley, daughters of Mary Ann Howland and Steve Stanley, who each have pursued lifelong dreams and found success. Take Kate, who since childhood took even playing with dolls as a serious task. Today Kate is a senior designer for Genexus, a fashion house in Los Angeles. The company markets Kate’s exclusive Bobi BLACK line, which has been previewed among the glitz and bling of Hollywood premieres and become a favorite of fashion-conscious women. MaryAnn said Kate has always had her sights set on fashion design. “She had Barbie dolls, just like other little girls,” MaryAnn said, but when Kate dressed her
Kate Stanley
Sebelius slams gov.'s LGBT order, tax cuts LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Gov. Sam Brownback’s decision to rescind an executive order protecting gay, Kathleen lesbian and Sebelius transgender state employees from discrimination was unnecessary and perplexing, and said she considers his economic policies “a colossal failure.” Sebelius, who signed an executive order in 2007 extending protection to LGBT state employees, said she was unhappy when Brownback announced Tuesday that he was rescinding the order. Brownback said such changes should be made by the Legislature, not by executive order. The former governor said she signed the order to signal that Kansas was a tolerant state that wanted a diverse workforce and that “we were open for business.” She said she didn’t know of any issue that had been raised in response to the executive order. “I have no idea what probSee SEBELIUS | Page A6
By BOB JOHNSON l The Iola Register dolls she then asked mom and dad to critique their looks. “That’s all she ever wanted to do, be a dress designer,” her mother said. Marriage also has put Kate in the midst of Hollywood’s glamour. Last weekend she and husband, Wayne Lemmer, were in England to attend the annual British Academy Film Awards, where he was nominated for a sound award. He is supervising sound editor for 20th Century Fox Studios. His nomination was for work on “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” “Whiplash” was the winner. KATE, 31, attended Allen Community College after graduating from Iola High School in 2002. She learned the intricacies of her craft at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising See STANLEYS | Page A6
Molly Stanley
VALENTINES FOREVER Couple's love lasts 42 years — and counting By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Nothing can stand in the way of Raymond and Sharon Sutterby's love. Not war or illness, long distance or bad times. The Iola sweethearts will celebrate 42 years of marriage Tuesday. Their love story began at a local Iola eating establishment. In 1970, Sharon Smith was a high school student working as a carhop at A&W Family Restaurant. Raymond frequented the place often with his buddies. “Our first date was a double date with some mutual friends,” Raymond said. Raymond is 4½ years older than Sharon. He studied at the junior college for two
years and then enlisted in the military in late 1970. “I was going to be drafted so I enlisted in the Army and left in January 1971,” he said. “I was in it for three years and went to Vietnam.” The couple stayed together through Raymond’s deployment and on Feb. 17, 1973, they married. “I was a senior in high school,” Sharon said. “I went with him to Junction City and finished high school up there. He was at Fort Riley at the time.” The same year the Sutterbys moved back to Iola. Their family began to grow in 1976 when son Dayton was born. Daughter Kara followed in 1981.
Sharon and Raymond Sutterby
When the children were young, Sharon ran a daycare out of her home. She then went to work for Allen County Regional Hospital. She is the food service director and
has been there 27 years. Raymond is semi-retired and works with NSA RV products. Before that, he See COUPLE | Page A6
A special ride for fallen LaHarpe man By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Billy Chapman was carried just as he would have wanted for one final ride Thursday. Chapman, 38, died Feb. 7, after falling ill at home. Scores of family and
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friends attended his funeral Thursday, where he was taken to LaHarpe Cemetery in a customized motorcycle hearse, courtesy of Clear Creek Coach of El Dorado Springs, Mo. The coach, with its clear glass sides, was towed by a three-wheeled Harley David-
son Road King Classic. “He’s always loved motorcycles,” wife Mary told the Register. “He finally talked me a few months ago into letting him get his own motorcycle.” Chapman was able to ride it a few times when the weather was warm enough,
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“but he was really looking forward to the spring so he could take his son,” Mary said. The hearse drew curious looks from passersby in the hours before Thursday’s funeral service, after See CYCLE | Page A6
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