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MINI TRAIN,
READY TO RUN
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Wednesday the Sertoma club
ran the miniature train on the
tracks for the first time of the
season.
The Sertoma club has been
working to repair the Sertoma miniature train after a car
bumped into the train leaving the
engine with minor cosmetic damages last season.
“We knew we needed a lot of
track work,” said Bud Stapp, Sertoma member. “We also knew we
needed to fix the damage on the
engine.”
Thurston’s Plus Auto Body
and Repair volunteered to do
some of the maintenance on the
engine after they found small
problems with the engine while
repairing the cosmetic damage.
“He’s really done a great job of
going through it and fixing some
of the little quirky things that’s
wrong with the old equipment,”
said Stapp.
Repairs were also done on the
track.
“We knew we had a lot of ties
that were hollowed out and getting bad,” said Stapp. “We knew
we needed a lot of maintenance
so we recruited some help. Some
of the recruits came from unusual places that I never would have
guessed. One of them is Jerry
Cooper, who worked for the railroad on the lines for years.”
Stapp said Cooper has been
working on the railroad tracks almost everyday for about a month.
When the repair project began the group planned to replace
about 100 ties, but since then the
volunteers have replaced closer
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BECAUSE YOU ASKED
WHY
DOESN’T
LCAT RUN
ON SUNDAY?
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Readers have expressed interest in LCAT running on Sunday
to transport people to religious
services and stores.
Why doesn’t LCAT run on
Sunday?
“The ‘Monday through Saturday’ was set by the prior
administration through the
grant,” said Janice Arb, transportation manager of LCAT.
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What would the process be
to change the days or times
the transportation runs?
“What we would have to do
is we would have to show a
demand for Sunday public transportation and if that demand was
shown, as far as the need goes,
we would have to get approval
from KDOT as well as from the
county commissioners,” said
Arb.
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SHEPHERD SCHOLARS HONORED
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Thursday afternoon 12 distinguished students received recognition for receiving the Shepherd
Scholar award. Recipients received a
plaque in addition to a $1,200 scholarship.
The Shepherd Scholarship was
established by Emporians R. Hershel
and Augusta Shepherd in 1994. Today the Shepherd Scholars program
is one of the premier scholarship programs at Emporia State.
“I feel very honored to have received the Shepherd Scholarship,”
said Mikala Sharlow. “This family’s
gift has truly touched so many individual’s lives, including mine. My
professors inspire me by making an
open atmosphere where relationships are made as well as receiving
quality instruction. My professors
CATHRYNE SCHARTON/GAZETTE
have pushed me in academics while
also supporting me. My goals in- Erik Yang, chair and associate professor of biological sciences, gives a speech on Christopher
clude graduating from ESU, attest- Alderman, Shepherd Scholar.
ing graduate school, and eventually
working in Higher Education Student Affairs. This scholarship has
given me encouragement to continue to strive to be the best I can be
and reach these goals.
The scholars are selected through
a competitive application process led
by ESU’s distinguished Roe R. Cross
professors. Since the program began, more than 250 students have received the plaques and scholarships
that accompany the achievement.
According to a press release from
Emporia State, eligible students will
have maintained a cumulative grade
point average of at least 3.0 and
meet, at a minimum, the traditional
definition of “junior” classification
by having completed at least 60
credit hours at the time of application, and have at least two semesters’ worth of coursework remaining
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Award receipients and guests gather at the Sauder Alumni Center for the Shepherd Scholar program
presentation. Twelve students were selected to be Shepherd Scholars.
How many people would
have to express interest for
LCAT to consider making the
change?
“We are currently conducting a survey and we would
like anyone to participate in the
survey,” said Arb. “They can obtain it by calling our office 3434207 and we can either send
them a survey or we can do it
with them over the phone. They
can also come to the office, 402
Commercial, to get one or they
can get them from the bus drivers.”
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How long will LCAT conduct the surveys?
“Constantly,” said Arb. “We
like to know where the need
is and how we can best serve our
customers.”
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How long would it take for
the service days and times
to be changed?
“That would depend on
how long it would take to
get the approval,” said Arb.
COUNTY
COMMISSION
SEEKING PUBLIC
COMMENT ON
AMERICUS ROAD
By John Robinson
[email protected]
The Lyon County Commission
met for an action session on Thursday. The commission continued to
ask for public comment for the
truck traffic on Americus Road, received an update on road expenses
and heard from community corrections.
The section for public comment was once again bare as commissioners stressed the importance of public comment before
taking action with the issue of
truck traffic on Americus Road.
“We set a pattern,” said Commissioner Rollie Martin, “When
we first did it with the Burlingame
Road, representatives came in and
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