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Fresh Waters: New director for food pantry By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
A familiar-yet-new face heads the Iola Community Pantry. Tom Waters, a retired minister of 49 years, has accepted the job as interim director of the Community Pantry after the Rev. Phil Honeycutt announced he is leaving his post of more than a decade. Honeycutt is pastor of Covenant of Faith in Iola. Experience with other food pantries, and his work as a volunteer for the past 2½ years in Iola, made Waters’ choice an easy one, said the Rev. Paul Miller, president of the Iola Area Ministerial Association. The Ministerial Association oversees the Community Pantry. Waters is “the ideal per-
A Rockwellian scene A crowd gathers on the square Thursday to enjoy music provided by the Iola Municipal Band. Every Thursday at 8 p.m. during the summer, an ice cream social is held in conjunction with the concerts. This week’s organization was Hope Unlimited, an umbrella organization with multiple programs to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other forms of abuse from the moment it is reported all the way through court proceedings. Michelle Meiwes, coordinator of the child exchange and parenting center for Hope Unlimited, said this was their fourth year participating in the ice cream social. “It’s a good awareness opportunity, and we can shake hands and meet people,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun.” REGISTER/KAREN INGRAM
Tom Waters son to provide leadership in this time of transition,” Miller said. “Our biggest concern is a smooth transition to make sure people have access to food.” Thursday’s first day at the helm went well, Waters said. See PANTRY | Page A4
New class a hit for Movement By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
To the letter Joe Maloney of Diebolt Lumber and Supply affixes letters marking the LaHarpe Rural Volunteer Fire Department’s new fire barn along Main Street in LaHarpe Thursday. The new fire barn was constructed earlier this year. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
HUMBOLDT — The Movement is encouraging a variety of Allen Countians get out and be active. The county-wide eight-week healthy living initiative, sponsored by Thrive Allen County, is winding down for the year. Damaris Kunkler, Thrive program director, said 250 participated in this year’s Movement. A few area businesses encouraged their staffs to participate by paying their memberships. Signing on were Community National Bank’s locations in Iola and Humboldt, Gates Manufacturing and
Community Living Opportunities in Iola. Hazel Ebberts, Iola, brought something new to the Movement this year. Ebberts instructs a PiYo class in Humboldt on Thursday nights. “It is a combination of pilates and yoga but it is high intensity and low impact,” Ebberts said. Ebberts, an occupational therapist at Allen County Regional Hospital, became a Movement member last year. She said it kick-started her into a more healthy lifestyle. She started eating healthier meals and using video workouts in the comfort of her home. PiYo was created by Chalene Johnson, a physical
Hazel Ebberts instructs a PiYo class. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
fitness instructor famous for her beach body workSee PIYO | Page A4
Caney soldier finally found USD 257 to meet with Iola Council Monday
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The remains of about a third of the service members who died when their military transport plane crashed into an Alaska mountain and then was buried for decades in glacier ice have been identified, military officials said Wednesday. The Department of Defense released the identities of 17 people onboard the C-124 Globemaster, which crashed in 1952, and said the remains will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. The first believed burial is planned today in Caney, Kan., for Army Pvt. Leonard A. Kittle, said Tonja Anderson-Dell, a Tampa, Fla., woman who has researched the crash for years. Her interest was stoked
He wasn’t part of the ones that will be coming home. However, I am still happy for the families that are bringing their servicemen home. —Tonja Anderson-Dell, Tampa, Fla.
about the crash when her grandmother, now deceased, told her details of her grandfather, Isaac Anderson, 21, who died when the plane hit the mountain on Nov. 22, 1952. Anderson-Dell also maintains a Facebook page about the crash and recovery efforts. The identifications were bittersweet for her because her grandfather wasn’t among them. “He wasn’t part of the ones that will be coming home,” she told The As-
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sociated Press by telephone Wednesday. “However, I am still happy for the families that are bringing their servicemen home.” The plane from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, was headed to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage when it went down with 52 crew members and passengers aboard. Efforts to reach the crash site immediately after the crash were halted by bad See PLANE | Page A4
Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent of schools, will speak with Iola City Council members Monday about potential city assistance with new school construction. Jack Koehn Board of Education members are considering asking the city to put a sales tax referendum before local voters to help supplement a future school bond issue. School board members briefly approved language to put a public vote to a bond issue that would have funded construction of a new elementary school. That measure was rescinded after board members agreed the matter needed further investigation. Like the sales tax hike, any bond issue also would be subject to voter approval.
“I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.” — Michael Crichton, author 75 Cents
ALSO ON the agenda for Monday’s meeting is further discussion on how the city can make up a projected $413,000 deficit related to the city-operated ambulance service for Allen County. Council members also will hear budget requests for the city’s Gas, Water and Wastewater, Water, Electric Distribution, Electric Production, Purchasing, Recreation and administrative departments. The 6 p.m. meeting, at the New Community Building at Riverside Park, is open to the public. IN A RELATED matter, USD 257 school board members have pushed back their regular meeting to 6 p.m. Tuesday — one day later than normal — in order for Koehn to visit with the city. The school board meeting will be at the USD 257 board office and is open to the public.
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