Iola can be a wondrous place for people young and old, Becky Nilges notes.
Just how wondrous is up for debate, one Nilges hopes to spark with the “8 Wonders of the Iola Area” campaign.
The promotion coincides with Marci Penner’s presentation of her travel guide “The Wonders of Kansas Guidebook.”
Penner, director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, created the guidebook from the 8 Wonders of Kansas campaign from 2007 to 2008, in which Kansans voted on unique, historic and otherwise memorable venues around the state.
Penner will be in Iola Nov. 16 for her presentation at the Creitz Recital Hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
The Iola Public Library and the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce hope to receive nominations about what they consider noteworthy in Iola.
Considerations can be made in the areas of history, geography, art, commerce, people, architecture, customs and cuisine.
Nominations will be accepted starting on Labor Day and run until around Nov. 1. Finalists will be up for voting through Penner’s presentation. The final “8 Wonders of the Iola Area” will be announced shortly thereafter.
Boxes to receive nominations will be set up at the library, Chamber office, City Hall and the Allen County Historical Society.
