June 20, 2013
 Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
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 Labette County Clerk Linda Schreppel will retire June 28.
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 Boon Armitage pauses for a minute from crushing aluminum with a trackhoe to pose for a photo with his parents, Gene and Pat Armitage, Thursday afternoon at North End Used Cars. The business will close today.
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 Billy Millsap (left) and Shawn Hamilton set wood slats in place with their feet, pounded them in place with a rubber mallet and then attached them to the subfloor with long staples using the air-powered devices Wednesday at the Arvon Phillips Community Center. Robert Mundt (not pictured) created expansion joints and also helped build the floor. The crew from Acme Floor Co. of Lenexa pulled their supply boards from the stack laid out in front of them using their feet. The new wood floor should be ready for public use later this month. Acme won the project with a bid of $56,000. The Parsons Recreation Commission also bought new bleachers at a cost of $16,500 from Facil-Serv in Dandridge, Tenn.
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 Robert Mundt (left) and Shawn Hamilton drill pilot holes and install anchor screws in the floor at the Arvon Phillips Community Center Tuesday to temporarily hold plywood in place before they begin installing a new floor for the gym. The work has been done in layers with a moisture barrier going down first, then insulated sheathing followed by plywood. The new wood floor should be ready for public use later this month. Acme Floor Co. of Lenexa is installing the floor and won the project with a bid of $56,000. The Parsons Recreation Commission also bought new bleachers at a cost of $16,500 from Facil-Serv in Dandridge, Tenn.
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 Robert Mundt (left) and Shawn Hamilton drill pilot holes and install anchor screws in the floor at the Arvon Phillips Community Center Tuesday to temporarily hold plywood in place before they begin installing a new floor for the gym. The work has been done in layers with a moisture barrier going down first, then insulated sheathing followed by plywood. The new wood floor should be ready for public use later this month. Acme Floor Co. of Lenexa is installing the floor and won the project with a bid of $56,000. The Parsons Recreation Commission also bought new bleachers at a cost of $16,500 from Facil-Serv in Dandridge, Tenn.
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 Bart Lorenz of the Big Hill area holds a pellet gun steady as Tate Thurman, 8, of Parsons takes aim during Trail Mixx Saturday at Tolen Creek Park. The annual event that features outdoor activities is sponsored by the Wildcat Extension District of Altamont. Lorenz volunteered for the event.
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 Bart Lorenz of the Big Hill area holds a pellet gun steady as Tate Thurman, 8, of Parsons takes aim during Trail Mixx Saturday at Tolen Creek Park. The annual event that features outdoor activities is sponsored by the Wildcat Extension District of Altamont. Lorenz volunteered for the event.
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 Ray Nolting/Sun photo
Levi Eck (center), a firefighter with the Hackberry Township Fire Department, is pulled from a grain bin Friday during training at the annual Labette Community College Fire School, which ends today. Eck played the role of a person trapped in a grain bin that required the rescue of firefighters. Kenny Christensen (left), also a Hackberry Township firefighter, and Mike Cook (right), an instructor, pull Eck from the bin. Eck was only buried up to his waist, but reported a tremendous amount of pressure on his body during the simulation. Parsons Battalion Chief Jay Hawks (far left) steadies the rope as Eck leaves the bin.
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 Ray Nolting/Sun photo
Gary Charlson sings and plays rhythm guitar for the classic rock band The Crayons Thursday in the Parsons Municipal Auditorium. Steve Davis (right) played lead guitar for the band, which is based in the Kansas City area. Their performance, moved from the Seaton Family Pavilion in Forest Park to the auditorium because of the weather, was the first in the summertime Music in the Park concert series.
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