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Rookies opens By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Mike and Carri Sailor have opened Rookies Sports Bar and Grill at 105 E. Jackson. The Sailors offer a variety of hamburgers, sandwiches and other fare in what they describe as a “family friendly” atmosphere. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Carri Sailor’s dream job started today. Sailor, and husband Mike, are the proprietors at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill, which opened its doors this morning at 105 E. Jackson Ave. The venue is billed as a place for folks young and old, Carri said. “We want to establish a family-friendly atmosphere, where people can come have fun, watch the game, and maybe have a beer if they want,” she said. The dream has been a long time coming. Almost 11 months, to be exact. That’s when Carri’s parents, Iolans Roger and Debbi Campbell, bought the former 5 O’clock Somewhere Tavern, then proceeded to fully remodel the building from top
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KPERS funding targets debated TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials say the state will know its underfunded pension system is back on solid financial ground when its revenues and investment earnings are expected to cover 80 percent of the benefits promised retirees over the next two decades. Their rule of thumb has popped up repeatedly as Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP legislators have touted their efforts to improve the public pension system’s health. The Kansas pension system was only 62 percent funded at the end of last year although that is expected to rise. The 80 percent benchmark has been cited in federal reports, but it’s hard to pin down its origin, and its value is questioned by a national financial rating agency and a group for state pension system administrators. The American Academy of Actuaries, representing people who assess financial risk for a living, even called it a “myth” in the headline of a 2012 report. Such experts say a pension system’s financial footing depends on
to bottom. “They completely gutted it and started from scratch,” Carri said. In addition to the new laminate walls, vinyl flooring and all-new furnishings, the Campbells and Sailors designed and built a full-service kitchen. The Sailors then hired Mike DePaola to serve up the meals, featuring a wide selections of sandwiches, hamburgers, pizzas and appetizers. A full-selection kids menu also is available. DePaola studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Dallas. “We’re very excited about bringing in his recipes,” Carri said. “He’s got some amazing food.” A crew of about 20 serves crowds indoors, as well as Rookies’ outdoor patio. Even-
QUITE A SHOW Clear skies and warm and mild temperatures gave stargazers a prime opportunity to witness the rare, “super-harvest-blood moon” lunar eclipse Sunday. The supermoon designation came because the moon’s trajectory around the earth made it appear slightly larger. The harvest moon moniker came because it was the first full moon after the autumnal equinox. And the moon’s dark red appearance in the earth’s shadow prompts the blood moon nickname. The next time all three phenomena will occur is in 2033. The above series of photos show how the eclipse slowly shrouded the moon by the earth’s shadow. PHOTOS BY MIKE MYER (CENTER) AND RICHARD LUKEN
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his words of consolation to U.S. bishops over the priest sex abuse scandal but says — for the first time — that those who covered up for abusers are guilty of wrongdoing. In a wide-ranging press conference en route to Rome from his first-ever visit to the United States, Francis also declared conscience objection a “human right,” explained his love affair with American nuns and discussed his own star-power, which was fully on display during his six-day, three-city tour. He also invented a new See POPE | Page A4
Hospice program provides end-of-life services By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Susan Hawk, with Allen County Regional Hospice, spoke at the September See, Hear Iola Friday about the services hospice provides for patients. Hospice is a service for a patient who has received the news that they have a terminal illness. “Education is a big piece of our services,” she said. “We educate the family on how to provide care in the home so the patient is comfortable.” Patients can be referred by
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a hospital or doctor but hospice must receive the permission from the patient, Hawk said. Hospice must look at the patient’s diagnosis for them to qualify. A diagnoses must say in six months the patient will pass but people have lived much longer and have even been discharged from care. “The patient is involved in making the decision of what they want in any given situation,” she said. There are different aspects to a patients care. Hawk is a medical social worker and See HOSPICE | Page A4
Susan Hawk of Allen County Hospice speaks Friday at See, Hear Iola. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
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