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Cunningham, Powell engagement
Jeff and Susan Cunningham of Altamont announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Cunningham of Pittsburg, to Tyler Powell of Pittsburg. He is the son of Josie and Kip Fentress of Grove, Okla., and Rick and Julie Powell of Tumwater, Wash. The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Labette County High School in Altamont and a 2007 graduate of Pittsburg State University, where she majored in general studies with an emphasis in English. She is ...
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Operation Christmas Child collection starts next week
Parsons and area residents will again help collect Christmas cheer for needy children across the globe through Operation Christmas Child. Gifts sent in shoe boxes will go to 8 million children in 100 countries. Parsons Foursquare Church is coordinating this year’s local effort — as well as serving as the local drop off site — that involves local churches and organizations. National collection week is Nov. 15 through Nov. 22. Gifts that have b...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Nov. 9, 1970 Additional equipment had been received for a vest pocket park in the 1300 block of Clark, City Manager Will Tschudy said. The city public works department would install the playground devices in the following 10 days to two weeks, the manager added. Concrete foundations had to be poured for them first. Included in the shipment were a six-foot junior whirl, a...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 30-31, 1970 The St. Patrick’s Leprechauns were down to 13 players with three games left in their 1970 high school football season, including a Mineral Belt League test at Oswego. Jim McAtee, senior linebacker, played the second half of the McCune game with a broken hand that had since been put in a cast. He was through for the season. William Greathouse, president ...
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Ulery, Wells
Ralph and Mary Ann Ulery of Scammon announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Ulery of Scammon, to Kevin Wells of McCune, son of David and Pauline Wells of McCune. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Southeast High School, Cherokee, and graduated from the Fort Scott Community College cosmetology program in 2008. She is employed at Regis Salon in Pittsburg. The future groom also graduated in 2006 from Southeast High School. He will...
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Queens celebrate 20th
Robert and Pam Queen of Parsons celebrated their 20th anniversary on Oct. 20 in Las Vegas. Robert Queen and Pam Garretson were married Oct. 20, 1990, at Calvary Baptist Church in Parsons. Mr. Queen is a police officer for the Parsons Police Department. Mrs. Queen is a customer service representative at Dwayne’s Photo Service. The couple were high school sweeties. They love to travel and spend time with family. The couple have lived in Pars...
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Bakers to honor 60th
Joe and Mary Baker of rural Parsons will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Tuesday with a family dinner. Joe Baker and Mary Watkins were married on Nov. 2, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark. The couple are both retired. They are members of First Christian Church, the VFW and Center Chapel Club of Parsons. They have five children, Marilyn Allen and her husband, Walter, of Owensboro, Ky., Jolene Roberts and her husband, Randy, Connie Blackb...
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Egberts to celebrate 50th
Vernon and Barbara Egbert of McCune will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 13 at Osage Church of the Brethren, rural McCune. Vernon Egbert and Barbara Jackson were married Nov. 13, 1960, at Osage Church of the Brethren. The reception will be hosted by their two sons and families: Alan and Brenda Egbert, Tyler and Caleb, and Clark and Ann Egbert, Austin and Caylee, all of rural McCune. Friends an...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 29, 1970 A second public hearing on a Labette County rezoning plan covering a three-mile area around Parsons was set for Nov. 6 at Meadow View school, three miles south of Parsons. John Harris of rural Parsons, chairman of the county planning committee, said the major change made in the rezoning plan removed a limit on any acreage in the district that was used for a...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 28, 1970 Up With People would come back to Parsons, its mid-January performances to launch the city’s centennial celebration. Arrangements were completed for the college (or “C”) cast of the world-famous musical organization to give concerts on Jan. 12 and 13 in the Parsons Municipal Auditorium. The return visit of Up With People was a follow-up of initial showings ...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 27, 1970 The Parsons Recreation Commission planned to occupy a building at 1625 Main as a temporary recreation center. Some equipment had been moved into the structure, formerly occupied by Adventure Line Manufacturing Co. and owned by the Parsons Urban Renewal Agency. The building’s interior also was being refurbished. The renewal agency would buy the existing recr...
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Photo contest
The Labette Health Foundation is featuring a Labette Loves Little Ones photo contest to showcase area children. All children 0-5 are welcome. Include a recent photo between 3x5 and 5x7 in size. Entry must be accompanied by a completed entry form and a $25 entry fee payable to Labette Health Foundation. Entry forms can be picked up at the following locations: Labette Health front entrance and doctors’ offices, Labette Health Foundation, Pars...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 23-24, 1970 LaForge & Budd Construction Co. of Parsons with a bid of $100,125 was the apparent low bidder for a contract with Parsons District Schools for construction of a quarter-mile track on the senior high school grounds at 3030 Thornton. The board of education received four bids, ranging upward to $115,500 by Fred Beachner Construction Co. of St. Paul. Other b...
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Johnson, Elam
Kathy and John Ball of Parsons and Tim Reynolds Sr. of Pomona announce the engagement of their daughter, Sabrae Johnson of Marshall, Mo., to Aaron Elam of Marshall, Mo., the son of Clarence and Karen Elam of Oak Grove, Mo. The bride-elect graduated from Parsons High School in 1992 and from ITT Technical Institute in 2009, majoring in computer-aided design (CAD). She is employed by MFA Oil in Slater, Mo., as a manager. The future groom gradua...
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Gudde, Shields
Charles P. Gudde of Parsons announces the engagement of his daughter, Lacie N. Gudde of Parsons, to S. Kyle Shields of Parsons, the son of the late Trudy Shields and Michael and Marti Shields of Altamont. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Parsons High School. She is a child care provider. The future groom is a 2009 graduate of Oswego High School. He is a Title 1 math paraprofessional for Oswego USD 504. The couple plan a Dec. 4 wedding in ...
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Pattersons celebrate 50th
Michael S. and Margaret A. Patterson of Parsons will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass of celebration at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Michael S. Patterson and Margaret A. Van Becelaere were married on Oct. 22, 1960, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg with the Rev. James O’Shea officiating. Mr. Patterson is retired, and Mrs. Patterson retired from Labette Bank. She now works for Bowen...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 22, 1970 Parsons’ public housing high rise — still unnamed — received its first tenant on Sept. 21. One month and one day later, 87 of its 100 units were occupied by elderly people, and three other applications for tenancy had been approved, leaving 10 apartments still to be assigned. Marguerite Westfall, building manager, said the high rise had some of the nicest p...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 21, 1970 The Kansas Department of Transportation completed a traffic study of U.S. 59 and the traffic patterns in front of Labette County Medical Center and concluded that lowering the speed limit by 15 miles per hour and installing a traffic light at the intersection of U.S. 59 and Southern were not warranted. Hospital administrator Jerry Lilley asked the city to r...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 20, 1970 The Parsons City Commission authorized negotiations to buy the Parsons Sanitation Service for municipal garbage collection. A price of $47,000, less proceeds from previous sale by its new owner of assets said to amount to about $1,700, was approved as an offer by the commission for the service. City Manager Will Tschudy was directed to enter into a contract...
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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Oct. 19, 1970 Pamela Good of Parsons won the national grand prize in Cappy Dick’s apple-coloring puzzle contest published in September on the Cappy Dick page of the Sun’s weekend comic section. Her entry was judged the best of all those received from all cities where the Cappy Dick page was published. Her prize was a complete home library consisting of a 15-volume set of...
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