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ing designation for Emporia. The
Emporia State University nursing
students have been visiting local
businesses and enA number of comcouraging them to
munity businesses
“He should be able to
take the Breastfeedare now displayeat anywhere, anytime, ing Welcome Here
ing decals on their
doors and signage
whenever he is hungry. pledge to assist the
LATCH group in fulin their businesses
sharing a simple Just like any other baby.” filling their mission.
The goal of the cammessage with mothTENNLEY VIK
paign is to encourers — Breastfeeding
Brestfeeding mother
age more women
is welcome here.
to breastfeed their
The Emporia
LATCH (Lactation Consultants babies and for a longer duration by
Teaching Community Health) assisting communities to become
coalition is working on the ComPlease see Breastfeed, Page 3
munities Supporting [email protected]
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Tennley Vik breastfeeds her son, Søren, while her daughter Siri
pretends to nurse her doll at Java Cat on Friday, February 19.
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Tennley Vik nurses her son, Søren, while at Java Cat on Friday, February 19. Java Cat, along with many
other businesses in Emporia, have taken the Breastfeeding Welcome Here pledge.
LYON COUNTY HISTORY CENTER NEARING CAMPAIGN GOAL
Special to The Gazette
Members of the Historical Society Campaign Leadership Committee report they are within $200,000
of their fundraising goal.
“We are incredibly humbled by all
the gifts and pledges that we have received so far for this campaign,” said
Roy Gallup, committee member.
“We have gifts and pledges of almost
$1.9 million.”
“Next year, 2017, is the 80th anniversary of the Historical Society,”
said Executive Director Greg Jordan. “We take great pride in the fact
that the people of Lyon County, and
its business and foundations are
helping achieve this landmark event
in the history of this organization.”
At the Historical Society’s annual meeting in February the campaign reported that individuals and
families have gifted $774,000 to The
Story-Teller Campaign. Foundations
and trusts had gifted $966,000; and
businesses had donated $160,000.
“This project serves to consolidate the Society’s three current locations into one while addressing five
additional strategic goals,” said committee member Steve Brosemer.
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Allison Garrett, president of Emporia State University, smiles while
talking to Lisa Soller, curator, during a tour of the new location for
the Lyon County History Center on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Strategic goals include expanding
educational programming for children and adults, quadrupling exhibition and gallery space, improving accessibility for seniors and individuals
with special needs, greatly expanding parking access and creating significant operational efficiencies.
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Construction workers work on the new site for the Lyon County
History Center on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
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“All of these strategic goals will
be achieved with the completion of
work that is underway at the Center,” said Brosemer. “We think the
people of Emporia and Lyon County
will be proud of the new History
Center.”
“We are $200,000 away from having this project funded,” said Greg
Jordan, the Historical Society’s executive director.
According to Jordan, the artifact
and archival environmental room
is about $137,000. The remaining
balance completes the funding for
the elevator and furnishings for the
Center.
“Temperature and moisture can
damage specific items. The environmental room is a room that will be
environmentally controlled so conditions will be favorable for certain objects and documents,” said Jordan.
“One of the challenges of our current
location is that heat and moisture
was damaging items in our collections.”
According to Gallup, the renovation of the 1928 Montgomery Ward’s
building is comprehensive.
“We totally gutted the electrical,
KENDRA JOHNSON/GAZETTE
Construction workers work on the staircase at the new location for
the Lyon County History Center on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
plumbing and HVAC and replaced
the roof surface,” said Gallup. “The
Board of Directors made a wise decision in deciding to replace these
invisible and internal infrastructure
items, now, before we started doing
all the renovation, erecting walls and
building galleries. Much of this infrastructure was 50 years old or older.
The elevator was nearly 90 years old.
We won’t have to worry about the
electrical, plumbing, HVAC or elevator for decades to come.
“The exhibit and gallery spaces
on the first and second floors will
amaze people. These spaces will
enhance our educational programs,
workshops and special events.
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Help the History Center reach its goal!
Please see Center, Page 3