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Weir students graduate ROLLA, Mo. — Two Weir students graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies May 4-5 in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building on campus. Garrick Johnson II and Sean Sullivan both earned bachelor of science degrees in chemical engineering summa cum laude. More than 770 candidates received degrees during the ceremonies. The university awards bachelor of science, bachelor of a...
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Clubs & Organizations
Queen City FCE Queen City FCE Unit met for its June meeting in the home of Kathleen Seward. Six members answered roll call by stating if they kept in regular touch with family members living at a distance. The club discussed the upcoming Labette County Fair. Members are encouraged to take entries to the fair. The group decided the unit would not have a booth this year. The club sent 425 card fronts and six calendars to the Parsons State Hospit...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 26, 1972 Darrell Franklin won two titles in the annual Parsons fishing derby and casting contest at the Neosho County State Lake (Lake McKinley). The Oswego youth topped the filed in both fishing and casting in the divisions for boys and girls ages 13 through 15. He scored 62 points in the fishing contest С one point was earned for each ounce weighed by the fish a pe...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 23-24, 1972 A summer-long series of concerts for Parsons Plaza was announced by the Parsons Trade Association and Lodge 527 of the Elks Lodge. The first concert by the Parsons Plaza band, led by Steve Stephens, would begin at 8 p.m. the following Thursday, Larry Edson, trade association president, and Harold May, Elks representative, said. The initial concert would b...
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Storm, Amos engagement
Courtney Storm, Jared Amos Keith and Ilene Storm of Oswego and Amy Storm of Chetopa announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Dawn Storm, to Jared Levi Amos. He is the son of Trishia and Evert Clifton of Oswego and Lonnie Rakes of Altamont. The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Oswego High School. She is a loan secretary at Commercial Bank in Oswego. The future groom is a 2004 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont and...
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Burkhart, Young engagement
Alisha Burkhart, Ryan Young Donna Geib of Parsons announces the engagement of her daughter, Alisha Nichole Burkhart of Parsons, to Ryan Anthony Young of Parsons. He is the son of Cindy Fuentez of Parsons and Jerry Young of Raytown, Mo. Ms. Burkhart is the daughter of the late George Burkhart. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Parsons High School. She received a bachelor's degree in speech-language-hearing from the University of Kansas i...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 22, 1972 The Altamont City Council approved preliminary plans for a city building that would replace one that burned in January. Janice Read, city clerk, said the plans would be used for submission with an application for a federal grant. The plans called for a structure 60 feet by 80 feet erected on the same site as the previous building. It would contain a large me...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 21, 1972 William “Dave” Lancaster of Chetopa filed as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Labette County sheriff. Lancaster, 25, was employed in the plant of the Huntsman in Chetopa and formerly was a Labette County deputy sheriff and a member of the Parsons Police Department. He served two years as a military policeman for the U.S. Army. David “The Kid” Sm...
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Churches
Pastor earns Award of Merit The Rev. Pauline Clugston, pastor of the Walnut, Hepler and Stark United Methodist churches, recently received the Award of Merit from the Kansas Area United Methodist Rural Fellowship. The award was given at the KAUMRF banquet at the meeting of the Kansas East United Methodist Conference at Church of the Resurrection in Leawood. Rev. Clugston was cited for her consistent and imaginative ministry in rural congregati...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 20, 1972 Jay Farrell, a veteran in the grocery business, assumed the position of manager of Foodtown Super Market in Parsons. Farrell succeeded Don McKinney as manager of the store at 2222 Main. Farrell’s experience covered more than 25 years, most of that time in a food center he and his late brother operated in Parsons. He also operated a grocery business in Arkans...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 20, 1972 Jay Farrell, a veteran in the grocery business, assumed the position of manager of Foodtown Super Market in Parsons. Farrell succeeded Don McKinney as manager of the store at 2222 Main. Farrell’s experience covered more than 25 years, most of that time in a food center he and his late brother operated in Parsons. He also operated a grocery business in Arkans...
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Cowboy to compete in national rodeo
Rio Esquibel, son of Mike and Kristi Esquibel of Edna, has earned a position on the Kansas state team that will compete June 24-30 at Gallup, N.M., in the eighth annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo. Esquibel will compete in chute dogging, tie-down calf roping and team roping. The National Junior High Finals Rodeo features more than 1,000 contestants from 47 states, Canadian provinces and Australia. It is the world’s largest junior high ro...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 19, 1972 One million dollars for a start of construction on Big Hill reservoir in western Labette County was approved for the 1973 fiscal year by the House Appropriations Committee in Washington. The allocation appeared assured, although it had to run the full gamut in Congress. President Nixon included the money in his new budget sent to Congress. C.G. Reitemeier, a...
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Schools
Dixon graduates from KU Ashleigh Dixon of Parsons graduated in May with an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas, with the additional honor of being a McNair Scholar. The McNair Scholars Program provides undergraduate students with experiences and guidance that will help them become competitive applicants for graduate studies. “As I look back on my 4 1/2 years at the University of Kansas, there have been several experiences that h...
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Clubs & Organizations
AARP AARP Labette County Chapter 2313 met on Thursday. Alvin Daetwiler gave the invocation followed by the flag salute. Pat Ogle, vice president, opened the meeting and introduced program chairwoman Wilma Zink, who introduced Fern and Dale Ham of Parsons V.F.W. Post No. 704. The Hams presented an informative program about the U.S. flag. The birthday of the flag of the United States is celebrated on June 14 of each year. The year that the flag ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 16-17, 1972 The 101st birthday of the Sun on June 17 would coincidentally mark the start of installation of equipment that would constitute a major turn in the newspaper’s history. The Sun planned to change to the offset process of production from traditional letterpress methods that had been pursued in various forms since its first issue. A service engineer began in...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 15, 1972 The focus of new research facilities erected at three Kansas sites — including Parsons — at a cost of $7.3 million and dedicated the previous day was on the goal of happiness and normal lives for handicapped children. That theme was expressed in remarks late in the day at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center by State Rep. Clyde Hill, R-Yates Center...
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Churches
Valeda UMC plans VBS Valeda United Methodist Church welcomes children to Adventures on Promise Island, where God’s promises never change. The vacation Bible school begins Monday and will conclude on June 23 with a program and family cook-out. The Coconut Cafe will serve a light supper at the church beginning at 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., a “seaside” celebration will begin the adventure. Each evening at Promise Island, kids will experience Bible sto...
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Schools
Beachner to attend seminar ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy invited a select group of young men and women from around the nation and abroad to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program this year, and a Parsons student is among the group. The summer seminar is a fast-paced leadership experience for rising seniors in high school. The program helps educate, motivate and prepare selected students who are considering applying for admis...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 14, 1972 James Lane, a Parsons Republican, announced his candidacy for the party’s nomination to the State Senate from the 14th District composed of Labette, Neosho and Wilson counties. Lane, 43, was a salesman who represented a North Carolina firm in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. He was an associate in Lane’s Ready to Wear store in Parsons with his sister, Thelma L...
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