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PIONEER BLUFFS OFFERS
WEDDING SHOWCASE
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HISTORICAL
EMPORIA
BUILDINGS
RECEIVE
GRANTS FOR
RENOVATIONS
By John Robinson
[email protected]
PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER BLUFFS
The historic Rogler barn was restored in 2015, in time for its 100th anniversary. A loft area was opened to the public with a chair lift to
make the loft handicap accessible.
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Pioneer Bluffs is seeking vendors for the March wedding showcase.
Pioneer Bluffs, a historic 1915
homestead in the heart of the Flint
Hills, is holding a wedding showcase in March and seeking vendors
from the Emporia area to promote
their services at the event.
Vendors can display their products and services in the historic
barn north of Matfield Green from
noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March
6. Booths can be set up as early
as 9 a.m. that day. Exhibitors can
provide product samples and hold
drawings at their booths. Pioneer
Bluffs will also collect brochures
from vendors to include in packets
to give not only attendees, but also
for Pioneer Bluffs to give future visiting brides.
Tables and chairs will be provided to exhibitors. The fee is $50
for a table and $75 for a table with
access to an electrical outlet. All
vendors in attendance will receive a
Please see Bluffs, Page 5
Please see Grants, Page 5
PHOTO COURTESY OF PIONEER BLUFFS
A couple celebrates their wedding Aug. 11, 1962, at the Rogler homestead. Pioneer Bluffs hopes their
renovations and restorations will attract more couples to the venue.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY APPOINTS NEW
BOARD MEMBERS, GIVES BUILDING UPDATE
VOL. 124, NO. 190
Please see Society, Page 5
Please see Celebration, Page 5
COURTESY PHOTO
Construction on the Lyon County History Center is on track for completion this summer. The Lyon
County Historical Society is asking for help meeting initial fundraising goals for the project.
ture three floors, each serving a
different purpose. According to
curator Lisa Soller, who spoke to
the Emporia Gazette in December of 2015, the first floor will
feature a model train and museum store. It will also feature a
timeline chronicling the history
of Lyon County.
The second floor will feature
a study space with oversized
chairs as well as eight core
themes: Natural History, Native
Special to The Gazette
Americans, Immigration, Transportation, Farming, Ranching,
Business and Industry, Military
and Veterans Day along with a
Langley Kids’ Discovery Zone in
the southwest corner.
The third floor will be used as
rental and programming space,
including a master classroom.
This allows for sustainability as
well as space for the museum’s
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be the amount of items the historical society can keep in storage.
“The most important reason
for the move is storage,” he said.
“We’ll have much more storage
and the kind of storage we need
to keep our artifacts preserved.”
The center has over 200,000
artifacts and more than 1 million
pieces of material which lack the
proper facilities.
The new center will also fea-
EMPORIA
STATE TO
CELEBRATE
153RD
FOUNDERS’
DAY
On Friday Emporia State University will celebrate the 153rd
anniversary of its founding during the Founders’ Day 2016 luncheon at Webb Hall in the Memorial Union.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and
the program begins at 12:05 p.m.
The theme for 2016 Founders’
Day, “Reflections of the Common Good,” pays homage to how
Emporia State is changing lives
for the common good by living
its mission of preparing lifelong
learners to work in rewarding
careers and practice adaptive
leadership.
The luncheon will feature the
a birthday cake cutting by Emporia State President Allison Garrett, Associated Student Government President Janet Weaver
and Emporia State Ambassador
President Elayna Coleman.
Special recognition will be
given to the City of Emporia for
passing a proclamation claiming
Friday as “Emporia State University Day” in Emporia. ASG
and Lyon County will each pass
a resolution at their next individual group meetings as well.
Steve Hanschu’s unique service
to Emporia State will also be
recognized.
Also included in the program
will be the announcement of the
two $1,863 scholarship essay
competition winners. Funded
by the President’s Community
Advisory Council, any Emporia
State student (excluding those
graduating in May 2016) who
best wrote an essay between
750 and 1,000 words about how
By John Robinson
The Lyon County Historical
Society appointed new board
members and gave an update on
the construction of the new Lyon
County History Center during
their annual meeting on Tuesday
night.
Four individuals joined the
historical society board on Thursday, with Patrick Werly, Darla
Mallein, Gene O’Mara and Steve
Kuhlmann being appointed. Stephen Haught was also thanked as
an outgoing board member.
Construction on the new
historical center is going as expected, though a staircase issue
caused some delays.
“Construction is going very
well,” said Greg Jordan, executive director of the historical
society. “We had a couple snags
which slowed us down, maybe
by six weeks, but outside that
we’re right on top of it. We had a
staircase issue with the state historical society and some design
issues.”
The new 709 Commercial St.
location will give the society
25,000 feet of “usable space,” five
times more than the current location. Though Jordan said the key
feature to the new location will
Two Emporia businesses
have received substantial grants
from the Historical Trust Fund
of the Kansas Historical Society.
The former Lowther South
school building received
$90,000 in total to renovate the
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