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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Parsons High School students Josh Burns (playing Edna), Brock Willard (Wilbur) and Allison Hudson (Tracy) participate in dress rehearsal Wednesday for the upcoming musical, “Hairspray,” to be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Parsons Municipal Auditorium.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Parsons High School students Josh Burns (playing Edna), Brock Willard (Wilbur) and Allison Hudson (Tracy) participate in dress rehearsal Wednesday for the upcoming musical, “Hairspray,” to be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Parsons Municipal Auditorium.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo Brown Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, commander Henry Gatewood of Parsons answers questions from Labette County fourth-graders during a program on Americanism Wednesday morning at the post. There were 266 students and 28 teachers at the event.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo Brown Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, commander Henry Gatewood of Parsons answers questions from Labette County fourth-graders during a program on Americanism Wednesday morning at the post. There were 266 students and 28 teachers at the event.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Robert Folk casts his ballot at the polling station in the basement of the Parsons Municipal Building during Tuesday’s general election. Polling workers throughout Parsons reported polls were very busy throughout the day. Many voters reported waiting in line between 15 and 35 minutes to check in and receive a ballot.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Robert Folk casts his ballot at the polling station in the basement of the Parsons Municipal Building during Tuesday’s general election. Polling workers throughout Parsons reported polls were very busy throughout the day. Many voters reported waiting in line between 15 and 35 minutes to check in and receive a ballot.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Members of the Chetopa, Bartlett and Edna United Methodist churches, along with members of the Cowboy Junction Church in Vinita, Okla., perform a skit about the heritage of the Old West and circuit-riding preachers during Circuit-Riding Preachers Heritage Sunday in Edna.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Members of the Chetopa, Bartlett and Edna United Methodist churches, along with members of the Cowboy Junction Church in Vinita, Okla., perform a skit about the heritage of the Old West and circuit-riding preachers during Circuit-Riding Preachers Heritage Sunday in Edna.
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Jamie Willey/Sun photo (From left) Zack Shaw, Marlee Mikel, Jakob Smith and Elyse Clevenger enjoy their root beer floats in Holly Norman’s third-grade class at Meadow View Grade School Friday afternoon. The school celebrated the 50th day of school with staff and students dressed up in 1950s fashion, wearing poodles skirts, white T-shirts and rolled-up jeans. The students had a skating limbo contest and learned about life in the ’50s by watching old TV clips and playing games such as jacks, marbles and Mr. Potato Head. Some classes ate candy such as Boston Baked Beans, Bottlecaps, Sugar Babies, Lemonheads and wax bottles. At the end of the day, the kindergarten through sixth-grade classes joined each other in the gym for a sock hop.
Jamie Willey/Sun photo (From left) Zack Shaw, Marlee Mikel, Jakob Smith and Elyse Clevenger enjoy their root beer floats in Holly Norman’s third-grade class at Meadow View Grade School Friday afternoon. The school celebrated the 50th day of school with staff and students dressed up in 1950s fashion, wearing poodles skirts, white T-shirts and rolled-up jeans. The students had a skating limbo contest and learned about life in the ’50s by watching old TV clips and playing games such as jacks, marbles and Mr. Potato Head. Some classes ate candy such as Boston Baked Beans, Bottlecaps, Sugar Babies, Lemonheads and wax bottles. At the end of the day, the kindergarten through sixth-grade classes joined each other in the gym for a sock hop.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Delia Lister of Pittsburg Nature Reach holds a bearded dragon for Guthridge School students to touch during a visit Friday to teach students about reptiles.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Delia Lister of Pittsburg Nature Reach holds a bearded dragon for Guthridge School students to touch during a visit Friday to teach students about reptiles.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Demetrius Robinson gets another shovel full of mortar for classmates James Kloester and Spencer Toomey to spread before laying another capstone on top of a 110-year-old stone wall they are rebuilding for a home owner in the 1400 block of Belmont. Instructor Steve Fienen eyes the level of the grout. The students, who attend Project Alternative School tore down the old wall, built a new base and are using the original stone to reconstruct the wall. The project is one of many the students at the school have contributed their time and skills to in the last few years.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Demetrius Robinson gets another shovel full of mortar for classmates James Kloester and Spencer Toomey to spread before laying another capstone on top of a 110-year-old stone wall they are rebuilding for a home owner in the 1400 block of Belmont. Instructor Steve Fienen eyes the level of the grout. The students, who attend Project Alternative School tore down the old wall, built a new base and are using the original stone to reconstruct the wall. The project is one of many the students at the school have contributed their time and skills to in the last few years.
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Parsons Foursquare Church members provided children the chance to perform some Goliath target practice during Wednesday night’s Trunk or Treat on Broadway Avenue at Forest Park. Parsons Nazarene Church co-sponsored the event with Foursquare.
Parsons Foursquare Church members provided children the chance to perform some Goliath target practice during Wednesday night’s Trunk or Treat on Broadway Avenue at Forest Park. Parsons Nazarene Church co-sponsored the event with Foursquare.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Ashley Agee helps her little sock monkey, Tristin Agee, 2, reach to get some goodies after he threw a ball through a target — one of the activities for children during Labette Community College’s annual Kids Fall Fest Tuesday in Forest Park.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Ashley Agee helps her little sock monkey, Tristin Agee, 2, reach to get some goodies after he threw a ball through a target — one of the activities for children during Labette Community College’s annual Kids Fall Fest Tuesday in Forest Park.
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Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Parsons firefighters handed out candy to Lincoln School students as they paraded downtown Wednesday to trick-or-treat and show off their Halloween costumes before heading back to their classrooms for parties.
Colleen Surridge/Sun photo Parsons firefighters handed out candy to Lincoln School students as they paraded downtown Wednesday to trick-or-treat and show off their Halloween costumes before heading back to their classrooms for parties.
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