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Flame of Hope on its
way to Wichita’s Special
Olympic Games
By Mary Ann Redeker
[email protected]
Drake Lutes was beaming from
ear to ear as he carried the “Flame
of Hope” torch for Special Olympics down Commercial Street
Thursday morning.
Drake, 10 years old,
was assisted by local
law enforcement
officers on his mission, as the torch
made its way via
the officers to El
Dorado and, ultimately, Wichita.
D r a k e ’s
mom,
Shelly, said Special
Olympics and the torch run
is an event that has been near and
dear to their hearts.
“It’s always been special to
us but more so this year,” Shelly
Lutes said. “This is Drake’s first
year competing in the games in
Wichita. We’ve always come and
watched our friends do it, but this
year Drake will get to compete.
We are really excited for it.”
Drake said he was very excited
to go to Wichita for the games.
Courtesy photo
Please see Olympics, Page 3
WelcomE DK Riders!
Dirty Kanza 200 is this weekend in Emporia. Pick up in
print or online the official magazine of the DK 200. The
magazine is in racks downtown or online at
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VOL. 124, NO. 287
To make a
donation for Special
Olympics, contact
Lyon County
Undersheriff John
Koelsch at jkoelsch@
lyoncounty.org or
620-344-0383.
Donors can support
the Torch Run by
making a secure
donation online at
www.kansastorchrun.
org or by contacting
Luke Schulte at
620-408-4450.
“I can’t wait to go to Special
Olympics,” he said. “It is really
cool to get to carry the torch down
Commercial Street today. My favorite event is running. It’s cool to
have the police and sheriffs here
to walk with us.”
Shelly Lutes said having local
law enforcement officers involved
in Special Olympics means a lot to
her and to Drake.
“I wish everyone could see all
the work our law enforcement
does for Special Olympics and for
the athletes,” she said. “It’s so
wonderful to have their
support and caring. It’s a
great relationship and
partnership we have
with them.”
Drake will be competing in the 50-meter run, 100-meter run,
standing long jump and
softball throw.
“When Drake went to
area competition, he was so
excited to see other kids like
him,” she said. “The sheer number of people there was amazing to him. His first activity was
bowling this past fall. He was
able to claim that was his personal thing and he didn’t have to
share that accomplishment with
anyone. With him being a twin,
it was pretty special for him. He
Mary Ann Redeker/Gazette
Above, Special Olympians
and law enforcement officers
get together Thursday morning
in preparation for the torch run.
Athletes will be competing in
the Special Olympic Games this
weekend in Wichita.
Left, Drake Lutes of Emporia
carries the Special Olympic “Flame
of Hope” down Commercial Street
Thursday morning.
Below, Emporia Police
Chief Scott Cronk walks down
Commercial Street during the torch
run for Special Olympics. Local law
enforcement agencies have donated
their time for fundraisers to send
athletes to the Special Olympic
Games in Wichita.
Mary Ann Redeker/Gazette
‘Surly Mermaid’
pretty ‘Suh-weet’
By Regina Murphy
[email protected]
Amanda Hague of Matfield
Green has done it again.
Her fledgling Ad Astra,with
partner Gwen Alexander, in
Strong City soon became a megaregional restaurant. Tears were
shed when they closed briefly, before Alexander reopened with new
kitchen staff. Now, Hague returns
to the streets with The Surly Mermaid food truck.
The Surly Mermaid is on From top left, the Surly Burger, Pig & Fig, Sprout Salad and
her maiden voyage, appear- Mezze falafel and hummus basket.
ing May 28 near Lake Kahola
PH O T O S B Y R e g i n a M u r p h y
and Wednesday at the Emporia
Farmers Market. At 5 p.m. tonight and Saturday the truck will
be behind Mulready’s Pub.
Hague and husband Ben
Hayes were on deck Wednesday
with daughter Piper Hayes and family friend Rick Paul (formerly of the
Hays House and Ad Astra).
The Surly Mermaid Food Truck
was built from the shell of a 1956
Airstream, which had been “relegated to making background appearances in undisclosed Oscar
nominated films.”
“We bought it from a guy who
deals in airstreams,” Hague said.
“He had gotten it from a place in
California that did movie props.
Please see Food Truck, Page 3
The line was long but congenial Wednesday at the Farmers
Market for The Surly mermaid’s Emporia debut.