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Brinkman
By John Robinson
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A pair of Emporia women auditioned for a chance to appear on
the CBS reality show, Survivor, on
Saturday. Jackie Miller and Haley
Brinkman hope their auditions
show they have what it takes to
survive.
Miller is an independent contractor and president of Midwest
Search and Rescue, and Brinkman
is a real estate agent for Emporia
Realty Group.
Miller said a friend sent her
a screenshot of the auditions in
Wichita and she decided to go for
it. Brinkman could not be reached
for comment at press time.
“It was a lot of waiting in line
and then it’s short and sweet,”
Miller said. “You wait in line for
hours, turn in a couple of things
and then you have one minute on
camera. They ask you ‘why do you
think you can win Survivor?’ and
I said ‘I’m smart, intuitive, strong
— both physically and mentally —
and I can play the game.’”
“Survivor” is a reality show
which debuted in May of 2000. It
features individuals participating
in challenges and competing to be
the last person remaining on the
island.
Miller, who spent 15 years as a
trooper for the Kansas Highway
Patrol, said she’s watched “Survivor” in the past and has considered
auditioning before, but decided to
just go for it.
“Sometimes you just have to
quit talking about it and do it,”
Miller said. “You get to be my age
and you think to yourself ‘quit talking about stuff and just go do it.”
Miller said her family and
friends weren’t surprised when
she told them she auditioned and
has received plenty of support of
encouragement.
“They’re saying ‘go for it’ or
‘you’re a badass,’” she said.
Miller doesn’t know if or when
she’ll hear back from the show, but
plans to send in a video audition
and try again for another season
if she has to, but enjoyed the audition process overall as it gave her
a chance to meet with other Survivor hopefuls.
“Getting to talk with other
people and seeing their motivation is neat,” Miller said. “All ages,
shapes, sizes and both genders. It
was a really fun time and you really
don’t know at the end of the day.”
LONGSHIP OUTFITTERS FINDS A NICHE
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By Jesse Murphy
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Just a short amount of time
after opening, Longship Outfitters at 324 E. Sixth Ave. has seen
quite a bit of business.
Owner Kristina Grayson, with
the help of her husband Glenn,
decided to open the gun store
with the intentions of it being a
true “outfitter.”
“We’ve been doing a lot for
people who are looking for
something in particular that’s
not going to typically be in a big
order,” Kristina Grayson said.
“And they’re not sitting around
and waiting for six months with
something that’s pushed into a
bulk order.
“My husband — I call him my
‘gun guru,’ is really good at tracking down hard-to-find things.”
There are collectible firearms
as well, and Grayson said they
get a lot of custom orders for
parts on AR-15’s and AR-10’s that
people build on their own.
Unique items — most not for
sale — line the walls, and inside
the counter are several antique
guns and memorabilia that are
display only as well.
The store offers a variety of
conceal and carry purses and
other holsters, tannerite is available for orders as is black powder
for muzzle-loading rifles.
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Authorities discovered what
appeared to be marijuana during
a drug search at Emporia High
School Tuesday morning
According to Nancy Horst, director of communications with
Emporia Public Schools, the
drug search was a routine check
conducted by the Lyon County
Sheriff’s Office and several other
Kansas law enforcement agencies.
“We do, from time-to-time,
have (dogs) at the high school,”
Horst said. “It’s not uncommon
at all. We’ve been doing that for
a few years.”
Horst said nine dogs searched
the parking lot and the school
and were alerted to three bags
inside the building. Two of the
bags were empty and the third
contained what appeared to be
marijuana.
According to Horst, the student who owned the bag was
disciplined by the school according to the 2015-2016 student
handbook.
The violation is listed under
student behavior and results in
an automatic suspension.
Horst said the school feels
“pretty good” about the results
of the search.
“Out of 1,100 kids there were
no drugs identified in any vehicles,” she said. “And there was
only one instance, so we actually feel pretty good about the
results.”
Students, who did not want
to give their names, counter
Horst’s claim by saying teachers
have been telling students there
has been increased drug activity at the school this year with
students also claiming the bathrooms smell of marijuana.
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A customer looks at guns at the newly opened Longship Outfitters Guns and Gear, located on Sixth
Avenue and Exchange Street on Saturday.
Grayson said that sport shooting has been a big part of her life
since she was young, and it is
something her family has shared
over the years.
“I’ve been an active sports
shooter since I was a little girl,”
Kristina Grayson said. “We just
wanted to do something together
as a family, so we went towards
our passion in life and opened a
gun store.”
Glenn is an Army veteran,
serving in Iraq and Kuwait, and
they have four children with ages
from 17 to their 1-year-old — a
range Kristina says is on “Army
time.”
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