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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces April graduates YODER — Two area patrol officers were among the 48 new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on April 13. The new officers are members of the 217th basic training class at the center located a mile west and a mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson. The center is a division of University of Kansas Continuing Education. The officers, w...
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Clubs
Disciples Women Disciples Women of First Christian Church met April 24 with 19 members present. Rose Welch read “Christ Beside Me” and then turned the meeting over to Esther group for the program titled “Count Your Blessings.” Kathleen Seward, Sandy Nance, Shirley Degenhart and Barbara Mosier read entertaining accounts of joys and blessings. Linda Railsback will give a presentation in May on a retreat on prayer she attended in Great Bend.  Jea...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 28-29, 1972 Leo Frederick, Labette County sheriff for 10 years, announced at a Kansas Peace Officers Association meeting in Parsons that he would not seek re-election. A Republican, Frederick said he had no definite plans and that there were “a number of reasons” for his decision, although he declined to name them. It was reported he planned to enter private busines...
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Fuentez, Glendinning wedding
Melissa Fuentez and Andrew Glendinning were married in a Feb. 14 ceremony at the Palace Garden overlooking the Waiulua Bay at the Hilton Waidoloa Village in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The bride is the daughter of Buster and Teresia Fuentez of Parsons. The groom is the son of Iain and Micheline Glendinning of Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Bridesmaids were Carrie Hobart of Topeka; Allison Horton and Kylie Piva, both of Parsons; Katie Gravely, sister of the g...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 27, 1972 Dannie Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Johnston of rural Edna, signed a Jayhawk Junior College Conference baseball letter of intent with Labette Community Junior College. The Labette County High School senior played American Legion baseball and for the Edna town team as an infielder. About 30 Candy Stripers from the Parsons area left by bus to visit th...
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Church Brief
Cole Family to perform Cole Family Bluegrass will perform in concert at 1 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 1700 Broadway. The public is invited to the 10:50 a.m. Sunday service at First Presbyterian and potluck lunch at noon in fellowship hall before the concert in the sanctuary. Donations will be welcomed at the potluck and concert to benefit the Pallikkathayil Charity Fund and Caring Bridge in the name of the church’s recent interim...
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Chetopa physics class studies comets
From Chetopa High School Occasionally comets strike the earth. In just the last few years, humans have used sophisticated instruments to watch comets crash into both the sun and Jupiter. In July 1994, astronomers used the Galileo Spacecraft to observe comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collide with Jupiter. The comet had broken up into 21 fragments, each crashing into Jupiter’s cloud deck at close to 40 miles per second. This event marked the first time i...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun's editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 26, 1972 Dale Eisenbrandt as commander headed a list of new officers elected by Brown-Bishop Post 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Parsons. Eisenbrandt would succeed Paul Good in the post's top office. Elected with Eisenbrandt were John Santos, senior vice commander; Dale Ham, junior vice commander; Elmer Hassel, post advocate; Myron Ellis, surgeon; William Owens, ...
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Market gains new vendor
 The Parsons Farmers Market kicked off last week with nine vendors bringing a variety of vegetables, grass-fed beef, flowers, baked goods and crafts. The market is open from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Park, just south of the Parsons Municipal Swimming Pool along the Frisco Hiking and Biking Trail through the end of October. What’s new at the 2012 Market? Well, two vendors are now offering new ways to pay. Beca...
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EHS team finishes first in two events
An Erie High School team earned first place in both soils and range management and second overall in the regional Kansas Envirothon at Southwestern College, Winfield, on April 19. The Kansas Envirothon is an outdoor, environmental high school competition sponsored by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Students learn and are tested on soils, forestry, wildlife, range management, aquatics and a current issue, which this year was non-poin...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 25, 1972 A basic pay raise of 3.3 percent ranging up to 5.6 percent with longevity considerations was included in contracts ratified by Parsons public school teachers, C.G. Reitemeier, assistant school superintendent, said. Albert Flanders, chief negotiator for the Parsons Education Association, said there were always things the teachers would like to have but could...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 24, 1972 The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant would remain open and in operation through 1973, U.S. Sen. James Pearson, R-Kan., was informed in Washington by Melvin Laird, secretary of defense. Laird wrote Pearson that completion of a new Army cost study had determined that retention of the plant was “both desirable and cost effective.” The secretary told Pearson, howev...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 21-22, 1972 Jim Tyrer, an all-pro tackle with the Kansas City Chiefs football team, planned to add a sporting touch to the open house of TecTank Inc. in Parsons. Tyrer would be at the event from 1 to 4 p.m. the following Saturday to meet the public, particularly youngsters, and sign autographed pictures for visitors to the new plant south of Parsons on U.S. 59. Tyre...
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Kelsey, Cullers
Jerry and Diane Kelsey of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Raye Kelsey of Pittsburg, to Bryce Allen Cullers of Pittsburg, son of Bob and Cassie Weaver of Baxter Springs and Jeff Cullers of Stella, Mo. The bride-elect is a 2006 Labette County High School graduate. She graduated from Pittsburg State University in 2010 with a degree in psychology. She completed her master’s degree in psychology at Pitt State in 2011 and wi...
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Burks, Thornton
Bryan and Barbara Burks of Girard announce the engagement of their daughter, BryAnna Kay Burks, to Brett Layne Thornton, son of Bruce and Tonja Thornton of Thayer. The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Girard High School and a 2012 graduate of Fort Scott Community College with an associate’s degree in science. She will continue her education at Pittsburg State University, majoring in elementary education. The future groom is a 2009 graduate of...
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Waring, Ducommun
Don and Brenda Waring of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Waring of Wichita, to Jon Ducommun of Wichita, son of Roberta Ducommun and Jody and Loretta Ducommun, all of Valley Center. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Parsons High School. She graduated from Emporia State University in 2006 with a master’s of business administration degree. She is a talent acquisition specialist for Aeroflex, Wichita. The future groo...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 20, 1972 Tornadic-type winds damaged barns and other outbuildings about 7:30 p.m. the previous day on three farms five miles southeast of Parsons and damaged a nearby area of the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. No sightings of actual funnels were reported by residents in the vicinity, nor did injuries result from winds which whipped through three farms located within ...
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Clubs
Parsons Rotary The Parsons Rotary Club met on Thursday. George Knox opened the meeting. Gary Wall led the prayer. Gary Pollmiller led the pledge and Four-Way Test, and Hal Redford led the song. Tim Stephens, manager of Herrman Lumber, was a guest. Rotarian of the day Lucas Nodine’s guest was Sandra Stephens, executive director of Downtown Parsons. Stephens, who has a background in non-profit organization management, moved to Parsons in Decembe...
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Schools
Service Valley lists honor rolls Service Valley Charter Academy recently announced its honor rolls for the third quarter of the school year. These students earned a 4.0 GPA: First grade: Christina Brimm, Jeremy Pousher. Fourth grade: Alexis Brimm, Shelby McCready. Sixth grade: Wyatt Thomas-Smith. Seventh grade: Jonathan Brader. Eighth grade: Bobby Underwood. These students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 GPA: First grade: Rilan Blackburn, Trru Frazier, D...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. April 19, 1972 Henry Norris, superintendent of Parsons District Schools, revealed he would resign to become president of Moberly Junior College in Moberly, Mo. Board members voted to accept the resignation “with thanks and appreciation for service to the Parsons schools.” The resignation would be effective May 31, and Norris would assume his new duties June 1. The superin...
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