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Farmers market offers eggplant recipe
The Parsons Farmers Market is open from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday south of the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool along the Frisco Hiking and Biking Trail. Shoppers will find a variety of eats and treats at this season’s market. A limited number of U.S. Department of Agriculture Senior Foods Nutrition Program vouchers are still available. To qualify for the vouchers, Labette County residents must be over the age of 60 at ...
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Clubs & Organizations
Disciples Women Thirty members of Disciples Women and three guests attended the June indoor picnic Tuesday at First Christian Church. The Rev. John Bain blessed the food for the pot luck meal. Joyce Tanner, worship chairwoman, requested prayer for those listed in the bulletin and announced that each hosting group also would have the worship. Special prayer was requested for the family of Helen Stacey. Ruby Johns, service co-chairwoman, stated ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 13, 1972 A longtime ambition was realized for Murrel Bush of Parsons, a Katy Railroad conductor, when a freight train to Joplin pulled out of the Katy’s north yards in Parsons the previous afternoon. In the diesel locomotive cab was his son, M.M. “Mike” Bush, who became an engineer in April. It was the first time the father and son had been called for the same train....
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 12, 1972 A gift of $104,706 by a Parsons couple to the projected Presbyterian Manor to be built in Parsons was revealed, and the committee in charge set Sept. 20 as the date for opening of construction bids on the retirement and skilled nursing home. The donors asked to remain anonymous. Their gift in securities represented by stocks and bonds increased to about $150...
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This new name is in the news
Maranatha Pearl joins two brothers, Qorban, 9, and Enoch, 1, in the family of Rustin and Jessica Scott of Independence. She was born on May 27 at Labette Health. Carl and Joyce Scott of Independence are her grandparents.
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Schools
Students make dean’s list WICHITA — Newman University officials recently announced the students on the dean’s list for the spring semester, and several area students made the list. To qualify for the achievement, a student must complete 12 credit hours and have attained a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Students named to the dean’s list from this area were: Cherryvale — Stephanie Fleming, Jessica Fleming and Katherine Fleming. Oswego — T...
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Seeleys celebrate 65th
Donald and Donna Seeley of Parsons will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 15. Donald Seeley and Donna Claire McKee were married on June 15, 1947, by Edwin Armstrong at First Presbyterian Church, Parsons. Donald Seeley returned to Parsons from life in the Navy, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, in  May 1946. Donna Claire McKee readied herself the same week for graduation from Parsons High School on May 24. On that day, Don...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 8, 1972 Disclosure that a new Army Reserve Center under construction near 27th and Southern would bear the name of a Parsons man killed in action in Vietnam was made. It came coincidentally with an inspection and approval by civilian technicians of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By general order from Headquarters, 5th Army, in San Antonio, the new facility was des...
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Clubs & Organizations
SEK Audubon Southeast Kansas Audubon Chapter members met on Saturday at Erie High School. Jennifer Ozier and her son, Jordan, were guests. The chapter took a tour of the award-winning building led by staff member Rose Fry. The building has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. Lawn areas close to the building are seeded to Bermuda grass that is drought tolerant and requires no irrig...
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Bowman, Ellis
Jerry and Gina Bowman of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Rose Bowman of Huntington Beach, Calif., to Samuel Carl Ellis of Huntington Beach, Calif. He is the son of James Ellis and Dr. Robert and Adria Morrison, all of Parsons. The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Seaman High School in Topeka. She became a licensed cosmetologist in 2004 and a radiologic technologist in 2007. She is also a 2012 graduate of Pittsburg Sta...
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Jones, Witty
Willetta Wilson of Parsons announces the engagement of her daughter, Crystal Jones of Altamont, to Taylor Witty of Altamont, son of Clinton and JoDee Witty of Parsons. The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Labette County High School. She graduated from Missouri State University in 2011 with a master’s degree in social work. She is a school social worker for Columbus USD 493. The future groom is a 1998 LCHS graduate. He graduated from Labette C...
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Seeleys celebrate 65th
Donald and Donna Seeley of Parsons will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday. Donald Seeley and Donna Claire McKee were married on June 15, 1947, by Edwin Armstrong at First Presbyterian Church, Parsons. Donald Seeley returned to Parsons from life in the Navy, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, in  May 1946. Donna Claire McKee readied herself the same week for graduation from Parsons High School on May 24. On that day, Don went to ...
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Clubs & Organizations
Parsons Rotary The Parsons Rotary Club met on Thursday. Parsons Rotary president Gary Goodnight opened the meeting. Craig Newland led the prayer. Lyle Lomas led the pledge and Four-Way Test. Hal Redford led the song. Rotarian of the Day Bob Wood introduced Parsons City Manager Fred Gress, who has been on the job for slightly more than four years. Gress explained the city’s challenges with complying with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency req...
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Schools
Sexton makes dean’s list ROME, Ga. — Stacey Sexton of Altamont was named to Berry College’s dean’s list for the spring semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better. Two earn honors at Southwestern WINFIELD — April Middleton and Cortney Sharer, both of Parsons, were among the top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield and at Southwestern College Professional Studies who were named to ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 7, 1972 State Sen. William Dearth of Parsons announced his candidacy for renomination and re-election from the 14th Kansas senatorial district. Dearth represented a district comprised of Labette, Neosho and Wilson counties for the previous six years. The senator said his re-election would bring seniority to the district through membership on important committees. The...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 6, 1972 Completion of a football field and start of work on a running track were items for discussion during a regular meeting of the Parsons District Schools board. Football facilities in Marvel Park had been completed, C.G. Reitemeier, acting superintendent, said. A public address system, scoreboard control cable, goal posts, yard markers and flags and flag pole we...
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Clubs & Organizations
Labette County Fair Board Nine members and two guests attended the Labette County Fair Board meeting on May 30. After vice president Clint Hanigan opened the meeting, he welcomed Sheriff Robert Sims and Oswego Police Department officer Brandon Conrad. Discussion pursued around traffic flow and crowd control for all events and activities at the fairgrounds during the fair this summer. The board expressed its appreciation for the planning and pr...
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This new name is in the news
Blake is the name chosen by Jamie Miller and Austin Fine of Independence for their son born March 29 at Labette Health. He joins a brother, Landon Miller, and a sister, Whitney Fine, in the family. Grandparents are David and Stacy Anders of Independence, Cathy Evans and John White of Ponca City, Okla., Tenise Fine of North Glenn, Colo., and James and Regana Fine of Cherryvale. Great-grandparents are Elva Fowler of Independence, Shirley Pirkey ...
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Schools
Johnson attends KU law camp LAWRENCE — Sixteen high school students from across the state, including Jenna Johnson of Erie High School, are getting a taste of law school and careers in the legal profession this week during the third annual Journey to J.D. at the University of Kansas School of Law. The camp is designed to support, mentor and encourage diverse students entering their junior year of high school to attend college and, ultimately, ...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. June 5, 1972 The Parsons Jaycees announced Lake Parsons would host the Midwest Championships of the Oklahoma Boat Racing Association July 8-9. The card would mark the second appearance in two years of members of the OBRA, co-sponsor of the card that was sanctioned by the American Outboard Federation. Several national champions piloted boats the previous July in the first ...
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