Iola City Council members will address ongoing discussions for a potential site for the new Allen County Hospital Monday.
Mayor Bill Shirley said he will invite hospital trustees to Monday’s meeting to hear the latest developments and for council members to discuss the city’s options if the hospital site changes.
Original plans to build on East Street have been all but shelved because of the costs associated with the extensive site work.
At their June 29 meeting, hospital trustees authorized a soil study on land near the new First Christian Church on Oregon Road, although other options will be investigated.
“What I want to know is what those changes mean for Iola,” Shirley said. “Will we have to annex land if it’s moved?”
The Oregon Road site is outside Iola’s city limits.
Other topics to be discussed Monday include the city’s 2012 budget and the contract for Carl Slaugh, who has been offered the job to become Iola’s next city administrator.
The 6 p.m. meeting, at the New Community Building at Riverside Park, is open to the public.
Aldrich services
Memorial services for Derek Aldrich of Garnett, whose death on Saturday was published in Tuesday’s Register, will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Garnett.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Feuerborn Funeral Home in Garnett.
Memorials to a Children’s Education Fund may be left at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.
Letter to the editor — July 7, 2011
Proud to be an Iolan!
I wanted to thank not only Bob Johnson and the Iola Register for the wonderful plug on the 11 & under Iola Indians baseball team, but the entire Iola and surrounding community! Our car wash and bake sale was a huge success!
It was gratifying to see how a community rallies around their fellow people. I had a nice conversation with a girl that grew up here and lives abroad and was back visiting her mother. She said she missed the local “togetherness.” She hopes to be able to get back and raise her 3-year-old daughter here someday.
I told her that is why my husband and I left the hustle and bustle of corporate Kansas City 14 years ago and moved back to Iola to raise our children. We wanted our kids to grow up with the feeling of family not only from a “paternal” and “maternal” family, but a “community” family like Tom and I were fortunate to have growing up.
I also had a gentleman who gave us a large sum of money, because he believes in the youth so much.
I have seen him at the ball park since I was a little tyke and he still was umpiring there Sunday nights when I played in my women’s league games.
Iola has some major challenges ahead of it, but I know it will all work out, because ultimately we all want the same thing: What is best for Iola and the surrounding communities.
The boys went 3-1 at the state tournament which brings our season so far to 19-4. We are currently ranked No. 1 in Kansas USSSA 11A coaches poll and power ranking.
We are now gearing up for the USSSA World Series in Liberty, Mo. on July 13-17.
With everyone’s help we are able to give each team family two adult passes, the kids a world series T-shirt and get trading pins for the kids to trade with other kids from all around the region that say “Iola Indians – Iola, Kansas.”
We promise to represent Iola, Kansas with dignity and pride. And when asked where we are from, we will proudly say “Iola, Kansas”! What a blessing it is to be proud to say you are from Iola when people ask!
Sincerely,
Sharla (Heard) Miller
Iola, Kan.
Joplin will build a new center in tornado’s wake
Raise the flags back to full-staff, Mayor Mike Woolston ordered. Beth Peacock, city events manager, declared that Monday’s celebration would be the best ever. There would be no Red Cross booth, no sales people for shelters, no solicitations for victims. Monday night’s fireworks would, she declared, be the most spectacular the city had ever seen. They would light up the sky with praise and hope, she promised.
And they did.
Joplin, as the headline so aptly put it, had issued a Declaration of Endurance. That it was Independence Day made it that much the more fitting.
Much of the devastation of May 22 still must be dealt with. But the focus has shifted to the future.
Last week Mayor Woolston called leaders together and asked them to start thinking about ways to take advantage of the devastation that the EF5 tornado wrought. The 200 mph wind tore away buildings, ripped up trees and left an opportunity for rebuilding on a stretch 11-12 miles long and hundreds of yards wide right in the middle of town.
The death toll was 158. Hundreds more were injured. Property loss ranged into the billions. But a third of the debris has been cleared away and the clean-up process grows more efficient each day. With each train of rumbling trash trucks headed for landfills, the path the tornado’s scythe slashed through the city grows cleaner, more ready for a new Joplin to be planted and grow.
What should go there? Seven thousand buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. Each of those structures was built by individuals, families or groups over the past 150 years or so. Those past generations of builders made their separate decisions without reference to any plan. Joplin, like Topsy, just grew.
But today, that terrible storm has given Joplin a chance to design a new center; to rebuild with all of its people in mind. To create a downtown that will energize a new Joplin.
Troy Bolander, Joplin’s city planner, is excited by the thought. He is asking that Joplin residents forget what the winds destroyed and think about their city’s long-term possibilities.
Joplinites, he said, should ask themselves, “what would I like to see? What would my children like to see?”
Joplin has already endured. It is ready now to issue a Declaration of Inspiration.
— Emerson Lynn, jr.
AA Indians drop doubleheader
GARNETT — Iola’s American Legion AA Indians had troubles early in their first game Tuesday and late in their second.
Host Garnett capped a doubleheader sweep with a three-run rally in the fourth inning to dispatch Iola 5-4.
In the first contest, three Indian errors paved the way to four Garnett runs in a 4-3 loss.
The losses continue the first slump of the season for the Indians. After opening the season 20-3, Iola has dropped five of its last six.
Garnett opened a 4-0 lead after two innings in the first game before Iola’s Corey Taylor drilled a two-run home run in the third. A solo blast by Jerrik Sigg cut the gap to 4-3 in the top of the fifth.
But that was it for the Indians, who went hitless the rest of the way.
Sigg added a double to his home run with two runs scored. Kris Collins singled twice; Trent Latta also had a single.
Ethan Ericson took the loss, giving up five hits with two walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Mason Coons pitched three innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit with a strikeout.
The Indians plated three runs in the top of the first of the second contest, courtesy of a single by Clint Heffern and a Garnett error, followed by a Taylor double and an Ericson single. Garnett scored a run apiece in the first and third innings, then pushed across three fourth-inning runs to lead 5-3.
Heffern walked to lead off the fifth and scored on a fielder’s choice, but the rally ended with a strikeout.
Jarred Latta pitched 3 2/3 innings. Coons retired the final Garnett batter of the fourth inning. The duo allowed six hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
Heffern singled and doubled, while Taylor and Aaron Barclay both doubled. Adding a single apiece were Devon Conner, Sigg and Ericson.
Seahorses make a splash in Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — The Iola Seahorses took home several top finishes in a dual swim meet in Humboldt Wednesday evening.
“They did a great job tonight, both individually and as a team,” Seahorses coach Emma Gilmore said. “I am very proud of how far we’ve come.”
Results follow
6-and-under division
Boys: 25 yd freestyle — 2. Carter Hutton, 37.55; 25 yd backstroke — 2. Hutton, 36.33; 25 yd breaststroke — 2. Cutton, 52.91; 25 yd butterfly — 2. Hutton, 40.27;
7-8-year-old Division
Girls: 25 yd freestyle — 3. Breanna Johnson, 35.29; 25 yd butterfly — 4. Johnson, 46.22.
Boys: 25 yd freestyle — 1. Guiseppe Mangrella, 26.09, 2. Riley Jay, 26.95; 25 yd backstroke — 1. Mangrella, 30.33; 25 yd breaststroke — 2. Jay, 28.48, 3. Mangrella, 28.51; 25 yd butterfly — 1. Mangrella, 28.00.
9-10-year-old Division
Girls: 25 yd freestyle — 1. Autumn Johnson, 19.92, 3. Piper Moore, 20.62, 6. Cassidy Lowell, 24.81; 25 yd backstroke — 3. Johnson, 23.64, 4. Brooklyn Kuhn, 29.00, Ty Sellman, 35.38; 25 yd breaststroke — 1. Kuhn, 26.19, 5. Lowell, 30.76, 6. Ty Sellman, 34.57; 25 yd butterfly — 1. Johnson, 21.74, 5. Sellman, 28.77, 6. Lowell, 31.00.
Boys: 25 yd freestyle — 1. LeeRoy Johnson, 15.19; 4. Andrew Kuhn, 24.28; 25 yd backstroke — 1. Johnson, 22.29; 5. Kuhn, 29.00; 25 yd breaststroke — 1. Johnson, 22.60, 4. Kuhn, 29.48; 25 yd butterfly — 1. Johnson, 18.07, Kuhn, 30.00.
Relays: 100 yd freestyle — 2. Iola (Autumn Johnson, Andrew Kuhn, Brooklyn Kuhn, LeeRoi Johnson), 1:31.58, 5. Iola (Guiseppe Mangrella, Ty Sellman, Piper Moore, Cassidy Lowell), 1:51.27; 100 yd medley — 2. Iola (A. Johnson, B. Kuhn, A. Kuhn, L. Johnson), 1:35.96, 4. Iola (Sellman, Moore, Lowell, Mangrella), 2:05.00.
10-and-under Division
Girls: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Piper Moore, 43.73, 3. Cassidy Lowell, 1:00.00, 4. Ty Sellman, 1:04.97; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Autumn Johnson, 1:55.15, 4. Brooklyn Kuhn, 2:16.66, 5. Lowell, 2:52.93.
Boys: 50 yd freestyle — 1. LeeRoi Johnson, 34.68, 4. Andrew Johnson, 59.00, 6. Carter Hutton, 1:26.06; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Johnson, 1:40.40, 4. Mangrella, 2.31.52.
11-12-year-old Division
Girls: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Elise Wolf, 35.63, 2. Megan Klubek, 36.69, 4. Karly McGuffin, 41.24; 100 yd freestyle — 1. Toni Macha, 1:22.00, 2. Klubek, 1:26.77, 4. Carley Cescon, 1:35.38; 50 yd backstroke — 1. Macha, 47.00, 2. Wolf, 47.66, 5. McGuffin, 59.74; 50 yd breaststroke — 1. Macha, 46.44, 2. Della Lohman, 48.20, 3. Wolf, 50.83. 50 yd butterfly — 1. Lohman, 40.00, 2. Macha, 42.94, 3. Klubek, 48.59; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Lohman, 1:29.95, 2. Klubek, 1:41.35, 3. Wolf, 1:42.21.
Boys: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Kendall Jay, 42.55, 2. Isaiah Wicoff, 46.09; 100 yd freestyle — 4. Wicoff, 1:50.00; 50 yd backstroke — 3. Wicoff, 1:00.00; 50 yd breaststroke — 1. Jay, 51.09, 3. Wicoff, 1:03.51; 50 yd butterfly — 3. Wicoff, 1:15.00; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Jay, 1:44.03, 5. Wicoff, 2:14.19.
Relays: 200 yd freestyle — 1. Iola (Della Lohman, Elise Wolf, Megan Klubek, Toni Macha), 2:29.09, 3. Iola (Kendall Jay, Brooklyn Storrer, Tori Smith, Karly McGuffin), 3:02.56; 200 yd medley — 1. Iola (Lohman, Klubek, Wolf, Macha), 2:54.00, 4. Iola (Carley Cescon, Storrer, Isaiah Wicoff, McGuffin), 3:50.49;
13-14-year-old Division
Girls: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Emma Piazza, 33.81, 3. Jo Lohman, 40.31, 5. Clara Wicoff, 43.45; 100 yd freestyle — 1. Piazza, 1:17.16, 3. Lohman, 1:34.07, 5. Wicoff, 1:38.00; 50 yd backstroke — 1. Piazza, 45.19, 3. Lohman, 48.00, 5. Wicoff, 59.89; 50 yd breaststroke — 2. Piazza, 41.63, 3. Lohman, 51.34, 4. Wicoff, 55.43; 50 yd butterfly — 1. Piazza, 37.13, 2. Lohman, 47.00, 4. Wicoff, 51.62; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Piazza, 1:29.89, 2. Lohman, 1:43.56, 4. Wicoff, 1:56.71.
Boys: 50 yd freestyle — 2. Colten Storrer, 36.71, 3. Kalob Cleaver, 40.50, 4. Cole Cescon, 41.71; 100 yd freestyle — 1. Fryendz Wallace, 1:08.78, 3. Blaine Klubek, 1:22.00, 4. Cole Cescon, 1:38.94; 50 yd backstroke — 1. Wallace, 33.37, 3. Storrer, 49.00, 4. Cleaver, 55.08; 50 yd breaststroke — 1. Cleaver, 47.43, 2. Cescon 50.50, 4. Storrer, 52.28; 50 yd butterfly — 1. Wallace, 34.40, 2. Cleaver, 44.00, 4. Cescon, 1:00.13; 100-yd individual medley — 2. Cleaver, 1:41.85, 3. Klubek, 1:43.19, 4. Cescon, 1:56.33.
Relays: 200 yd freestyle — 1. Iola (Jo Lohman, Emma Piazza, Cole Cescon, Fryendz Wallace), 2:21.43, 2. Iola (Kalob Cleaver, Blaine Klubek, 3. Colten Storrer, Clara Wicoff), 2:37.13; 200 yd medley — 1. Iola (Cescon, Klubek, Cleaver, Storrer), 2:40.94, 2. Iola (Lohman, Wicoff, Piazza, Wallace), 2:47.00.
15-18-year-old Division:
Girls: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Autumn Snesrud, 32.67, 2. Michelle Britt, 33.87; 100 yd freestyle — 1. Snesrud, 1:13.00, 2. Britt, 1:17.55; 50 yd backstroke — 1. Snesrud, 41.28, 2. Britt, 41.30; 50 yd breaststroke — 1. Britt, 45.76, 2. Snesrud, 48.77; 50 yd butterfly — 1. Snesrud, 38.27, 2. Britt, 39.00; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Snesrud, 1:27.33, 2. Britt, 1:29.47.
Boys: 50 yd freestyle — 1. Fryendz Wallace, 28.38, 2. Michael Wilson, 28.43, 3. Jordan Strickler, 32.19, 4. Blaine Klubek, 36.86; 100 yd freestyle — 1. Wilson, 1:10.01, 2. Strickler 1:17.00, 3. Kalob Cleaver, 1:30.89, 4. Storrer, 1:34.57; 50 yd backstroke — 1. Wilson, 38.27, 2. Strickler, 42.43, 3. Cescon, 44.73, 4. Klubek, 54.96; 50 yd breaststroke — 1. Strickler, 41.27, 2. Wilson, 42.85, 3. Klubek, 46.52; 50 yd butterfly — 1. Strickler, 37.00, 2. Wilson, 38.28, 3. Klubek, 47.05, 4. Storrer, 1:16.76; 100 yd individual medley — 1. Wilson, 1:18.48, 2. Strickler, 1:25.01, 4. Storrer, 2:00.14.
Relays: 200 yd freestyle — 1. Iola (Autumn Snesrud, Michelle Britt, Michael Wilson, Jordan Strickler), 2:09.79; 200 yd medley — 1. Iola (Britt, Strickler, Snesrud, Wilson), 2:31.82.
11-18-year-old Division:
Girls: 200 yd freestyle — 1. Della Lohman, 3:06.86, 2. Jo Lohman, 3:18.00, 5. Brooklyn Storrer, 3:45.56.
Boys: 200 yd freestyle – 1. Michael Wilson, 2:31.97, 2. Jordan Strickler, 2:51.00, 4. Colten Storrer, 3:12.74.
Groups plan for Melvin Fun
The third annual Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life will serve as a major source of income for a number of local organizations.
The event, sponsored by Thrive Allen County and Allen County Crime Stoppers, is by a wide margin the largest fundraiser of the year for both organizations.
Other groups will help as well.
The Allen County Animal Rescue Foundation will set up its concessions trailer to sell hot dogs, hamburgers and Polish sausages. The group also is offering “Color Me Crazy,” face painting by professional face painter Kathy Denny.
The Iola Kiwanis Club will have train rides and sell cotton candy through the evening.
The Kappa Alpha sorority will sell Fritos chili pies and homemade pies.
The Iola Rotary Club will sell pulled pork sandwiches.
Althea Petersilie
Althea (Mattix) Petersilie, 98, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at Golden Heights in Garnett.
Memorial serivces hosted by her daughters, Debbie (Mattix) Haskins and Bobbi (Mattix) Richards will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Welda Community Building.
Memorials are suggested to Welda United Methodist Church or Welda Community Building. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.
Carl Payne
Carl E. Payne age, 79, of Colony died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Administration Medical Center in Leavenworth.
He was born, April 23, 1932, in LaHarpe, to George Albert and Hazel (Colgin) Payne. He grew up in LaHarpe until his family moved to the Colony area when he was around 11. He attended Star Country School near Colony. Following school he worked in the local oil fields.
On July 14, 1952, he married Shirley McGhee in Iola. In 1953, Carl entered the U.S. Army serving in Italy with the Corps of Engineers until his discharge in 1954. He returned to Colony where he worked in the oil fields until going to work at the grain elevator in Colony for 15 years. Carl then worked as a maintenance man at AmPro in Le Roy until his retirement. He enjoyed working in his garden, hunting and fishing and telling stories about hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife of the home; a son, Steven and his wife, Debbie, Alsea, Ore.; two daughters, Sharon Layne and her husband, Ron Poffenbarger, Iola, and Annette Crawford, Colony; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Alberta Crone, Pawnee Rock, and Madge Leatherman, Chanute; four brothers, Homer and his wife, Marilyn, Iola, Robert and his wife, Rosella, LaHarpe, Floyd, Pittsburg, and Harold and his wife, Patsy, Colony.
Carl was preceded in death by a brother, George Jr.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Colony. Burial will be in the Colony Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials to Colony First Responders may be left at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left atwww.feuerbornfuneral.com.
[Birth] Landon Strunk
JaCoby Strunk and Chelsea Cypert, Weatherford, Okla., announce the birth of a son, Landon Michael Strunk, born on June 7, 2011, at 6:04 p. m. in Weatherford Regional Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are David and Annette Strunk, Mooreland, Gary Cypert, Canton, and Tiffany Brugada, Tucson, Ariz. Great-grandparents are Mary Anita Martin, Mooreland, Mary Lou Strunk, Iola, and Daniel Brugada of Wellington.