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Successful New Year’s resolution planning
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You can’t achieve what
you don’t plan for.
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Monday’s
fire cause
undetermined
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
People work out on the various exercise equipment at Emporia Fitness on Tuesday.
By Kerri Jackson
The Emporia Gazette
Entering a new year offers a
feeling of hope. The fresh start has
most wanting to make some muchneeded change to their lives and a
whole year to make it happen.
The changes are initiated
through New Year’s resolutions focused on a myriad of self-improvement areas. A poll on The Emporia
Gazette’s webpage showed that the
majority of the voters that are making resolutions are directing them
toward fitness, followed by dieting, “other” resolutions, spiritual
improvements and better money
management.
Many of these well-intended
resolution makers may get bogged
down with a feeling of failure, causing them to give up on their goal,
if they do a poor job determining
their resolution.
“I think one of the biggest
things is to make goals that are
one, realistic, two, that have a
timeline that you can actually see,
and then three, I like to make goals
that are a little different as far as
more of how I want to feel instead
of a specific type of goal,” said Jennifer Martin, a local life coach. “So
if it’s, you know, I’m wanting to
lose weight, let’s say for example.
(I need) to really kind of think
about the reasons of why I want to
lose weight, and if it’s to feel bet-
ter or to feel healthy, or to have a
little more self confidence I mean
you really kind of need to figure
out your goals and how you want
to feel in your goal. I find that kind
of helps you stay on target better.
And also cutting yourself some
slack and giving yourself some
grace, because you might not always meet a goal or stay on task.”
Audrey Crumbliss, manager
Please see Resolutions, Page 3
An investigation following
an early-morning fire Monday
at 2001 Morningside Drive has
concluded. The cause of the fire,
which originated in the basement, remains unknown.
“We are listing the actual
cause of the fire as undetermined,” said Fire Marshal
Reason Bradford. “We weren’t
actually able to determine one
specific thing that would have
caused the fire in the basement.
But the origin of the fire (was)
the basement. This will be the
final determination.”
Homeowners Ed and Patti
Lipson were out of town at the
time of the fire.
“A friend of our daughter’s
actually called and asked if we
were okay,” said Patti Lipson.
The Lipsons purchased the
two-story, 5,074 square foot
home in 2001. Lipson stated the
property is a complete loss.
“There may be a few little personal items at the very end of the
house but Stovers (a restoration
service) is working on that and
we have no idea yet,” said Lipson. “The living portion of the
house is gone. The second and
the first floor (collapsed) in the
basement. It’s gone.”
Gas prices to remain low in 2016 Fire hydrant questions
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
Editor’s Note: Following the
publication of an article about
fire hydrant pressures on Dec. 5
the Gazette received additional
questions from readers. The Gazette visited with Fire Chief Jack
Taylor for clarification.
Because you Asked
Q
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
Motorists fuel their cars at the Flying J gas station on Tuesday.
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
Filling up the gas tank isn’t
quite as expensive as it used to be
for local drivers. According to data
recently released by AAA the national average price for gas in 2015
was the second-cheapest average
in the past 10 years.
The national average price
for regular unleaded in 2015 was
$2.40. Kansans saw an average of
$2.25 per gallon, the lowest annual
average in years. As 2015 came to a
close Emporia saw prices hovering
around $1.74 a gallon.
Dan Michaels was filling up his
truck at Casey’s General Store on
Monday afternoon. Michaels is
from Missouri but is in Emporia
visiting family, something he says
low gas prices influences.
“We wouldn’t be here to see my
brother if the gas prices weren’t
low,” Michaels said. “My wife and
I have traveled more in the past
two years than we have in the last
10 combined. Simply because it is
cheaper to fill up and hit the road.”
Kansas ranks sixth in the nation
for lowest gas prices. Missouri,
where Michaels is from, has the
lowest average, followed by Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas
and Tennessee.
“I filled up in Joplin last Tuesday
and paid $1.71 a gallon,” Michaels
said. “I figured Kansas would be
higher but it isn’t much higher.”
Janice Stephens from Emporia
was also getting fuel at Casey’s
VOL. 124, NO. 160
Why do some fire hydrants in with Hammond Heights, we had
Emporia have lower volumes a meeting with representatives
of water than others?
from Hammond Heights, and
within a block there are great hyAt times, people confuse wa- drants we can use as backup to
ter pressure with water vol- the hydrant that is on their propume. Taylor explains that water erty.”
pressure is consistent throughout
Taylor feels confident that
the city while water volume is the fire department has access
what changes. What volume can to backup hydrants throughout
fluctuate based on many factors town that are sufficient to meet
including the size of the water the needs of extinguishing a fire.
main.
“Typically, hydrants are placed
“The biggest factor would every 300 feet,” Taylor said. “We
probably be water main size,” have sufficient hose supplies on
Taylor said. “Another factor could our trucks that we can go to the