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The Weekender Saturday, July 19, 2014
Fire destroys Moran home
MORAN — Dosha Walters has to laugh every now and then. “Otherwise, I’d just cry,” she said. Walters, her fiance, Preston Andres, and her 16-yearold son lost their home and all of their belongings in a mobile home fire in Moran Monday afternoon. She was the only one home, and escaped injury. The fire started in a rear bedroom beneath Walters’ bed. “We think it was electrical,” Walters told the Register. “I heard a couple of loud pops, and then the carpet was on fire.” “I tried to push the bed out of the way to throw some water on it, but it was spreading pretty quickly,” she said. “All I could do was run.” She exited with the clothes on her back. Moran volunteer firefighters were on the scene within minutes. “I’d always heard trailer fires spread quickly. It did. They tried all they could,
Locals share passion, talent
Bringing art to life
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teven Greenwall, Skip Kreibach and his wife, Nancy, all have something in common: they’re all award-winning artists. But to only tell the story of their similarities would be a great injustice. It is their differences, rather than their similarities, that make their story richer. The three, whose lives intersect at the corner of Creativity Avenue and Inspiration Drive, all took very different paths to get there.
Story and photos by Karen Ingram Steve Greenwall enjoys drawing portraits, such as this one of a Polynesian woman. Below is “Glacier Star,” a paper-pieced quilt by Nancy Kreibach.
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FOR NANCY Kreibach, art is more than just a lifelong journey; it’s in her blood. Nearly every woman in her family stretching back generations has created practical works of art to shield their families from the winter cold. “I’m from a long line of quilters,” she said. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all quilters. Her sister quilts, too, as did her father’s mother. Nancy is teaching her grandchildren how to sew. However, Nancy saw more practical uses for her craft than just keeping warm. She helps the quilter’s guild in Garnett each year raise money for scholarships. She also enters her quilts in competitions — and wins. Her latest masterpiece, “Glacier Star,” won first place at the quilt shows in Wichita and the People’s Choice Award in Garnett, and she plans to enter it in the state fair. While entering contests is fun, Nancy said the process of making quilts is very rewarding and “addicting.” “I like seeing how things come together,” she said. “You envision it and then you have to work out the problems. It’s fun to see the end result.” She has her own sewing studio in the basement of her house, where the walls are lined with shelves and cupboards of colorful fabrics and rainbows of thread on spools. She has materials for future quilts separated into different boxes, planned projects that could take years to complete, and she keeps buying more. She can’t drive by a fabrics store without stopping and hunting for hidden treasures. While Nancy and Skip are different in their art forms, they still turn to each other for criticism and advice on their work. “I don’t know anything about quilting, but I know something about color balance,” Skip said. “And she doesn’t know anything about painting, but she knows what she likes and doesn’t like.” SKIP KREIBACH loves still life, which might See ARTISTS | Page A4
Nancy and Skip Kreibach
Safe crossing
Iola city employee Darrell Baughn replaces a crosswalk signal Friday at the intersection of Madison and Washington avenues. The new LED signals include countdown timers to allow pedestrians to know when the lights will change. New LED stoplights will be installed sometime soon. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Steve Greenwall
Musician eyes future
RV products store opens
By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Simple and transparent, that’s how Humboldt musician Riley Herder likes to describe himself and his music. Herder, 21, fell in love with music as a youth. He grew up with it and his family encouraged him to pursue it. “I never thought music would be something I was interested in,” Herder said. “My Uncle Scott See MUSIC | Page A2
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After 16 years of manufacturing tow bars — an essential piece of equipment for recreational vehicle enthusiasts — Tod Westervelt is expanding. Westervelt, owner of NSA RV Products, Inc., opened the doors to his new store at 455 W. Lincoln St. Monday. He is the son of Joy and the late Neil Westervelt. “Tow bars have been our bread and butter for 16 years,” Westervelt said. “And for the past 10 years,
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” — Robert H. Schuller, televangelist 75 Cents
the question has been, ‘So when are you going to open a store?’” With the acquisition of part of the old Inland Marine Products (IMP) plant, the answer is now. Westervelt acquired the 20,000-square-foot building in May 2013 and spent the better part of a year building a 2,000-square-foot store, plus a large service area for RVs. “We’re not just a store,” See NSA | Page A4
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