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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016
Camp Wood YMCA
hosts Camp Corral
for children from
military families
By Zach Hacker
[email protected]
Camp Wood YMCA hosts
camps all summer — but last
week’s was not only the biggest, it
may also be the most special.
The sprawling, 864-acre camp
nestled in the Flint Hills outside
of Elmdale continued its partnership with Camp Corral this year.
Started in 2011 as a one-camp pilot
program, Camp Corral now takes
place at 23 locations in 19 states.
What makes this unique from other summer camps, however, is that
it is open exclusively to children of
members of the military. Registration priority is given to children of
wounded, disabled or fallen service members.
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Camp Corral: no
Pokemon needed.
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Campers
make letters
out of sticks
and string
during an arts
and crafts
session at
Camp Wood
YMCA. Above:
Kids at Camp
Corral try to
catch “The
Big One”
Thursday
morning at
Camp Wood
YMCA near
Elmdale.
Camp
Corral is a
nationwide
program for
children of
wounded,
disabled
and fallen
veterans.
“This is huge for us,” Camp
Wood YMCA Senior Operations
Director B.J. Murray said. “We’re
deeply honored to serve kids that
have those experiences. It’s great
that we can be a place where kids
can just be kids and forget about
those experiences for a week. It’s
really helping them heal in a way.”
At 150 total campers ages 7 - 17,
it is “by far” Camp Wood’s largest
week of the summer. Campers
mostly came from Kansas and Missouri — though there were some
in town from Nebraska, Colorado
and Oklahoma — from Sunday
through Saturday. They were there
to enjoy the “All-American summer camp” — save for the goofball
antics often depicted in 80s movies
— according to Murray.
Each morning, the campers
broke into groups that participated
in activities such as swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, fishing and
horseback riding to name a few. After lunch, they got a chance to get
a small taste of what groups they
Please see Camp, Page 8
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ELLEN PLUMB’S CITY BOOKSTORE
COMBINES HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
By John Robinson
[email protected]
When the Town Crier closed
up shop in 2015, Marcia Lawrence
knew she had to take matters into
her own hands.
“I bought a house here — a year
ago — and I don’t live in towns
that don’t have bookstores,” Lawrence said. “The bookstore closed
and we have to do something.”
For almost a year, Lawrence has
worked on putting together the
plans for a new Emporia bookstore
— one she says celebrates the local
history while also looking toward
the future with Ellen Plumb’s City
Bookstore.
“Ellen Plumb opened the first
bookstore in Emporia in 1870,”
Lawrence said. “She was also one
of the first two graduates of (Emporia State University) in 1867 —
both of whom were women.
“So it seemed fitting with the
work I already do with the William
Allen White House — Red Rocks
— and the Historical Society ... it
seemed fitting to name the bookstore after the first book mistress.”
Plumb’s bookstore, officially
known as the City Bookstore and
Plumb’s Book Store, was located
at 523 Commercial St., from 1870
to 1907. Lawrence’s bookstore will
be located at 624 Commercial St.,
the current location of the Junque
Drawer Emporium; the plan is to
share space.
“(Junque Drawer) is transitioning pretty much back to Olathe
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MEET WITH
COMMUNITY
MEMBERS
By Jessie Wagoner
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COURTESY PHOTO
An Espresso Book Machine can print a book in the time it takes to
“get a cup of espresso.”
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Marcia Lawrence stands in front
of the Junque Drawer Emporium.
Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore
hopes to become a part of the
store in September.
— although there will still be a
presence here in Emporia — timing couldn’t be better,” Lawrence
said. “We will share fourth quarter
and we will be, pretty much, a best
practices case study for how to
transition in.”
With her history as a publisher
and small business owner, Lawrence said she knows the work
involved with opening a new bookstore.
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Please see Bookstore, Page 3
COURTESY PHOTO
Ellen Plumb and Mary Jane Watson were the first two graduates
of Emporia State University, then known as the Kansas Normal
School, in 1867.
The Emporia Area Chamber
of Commerce Government Matters Committee hosted a meet
and greet for the candidates
running for the First Congressional District of Kansas on
Monday evening.
Community members had
the opportunity to meet with
Dr. Roger Marshall, Republican and Alan LaPolice, Independent. A representative from
Tim Huelskamp’s staff was also
in attendance. Approximately
40 community members attended the round table discussions
with the candidates.
Marshall said he is a “conservative outsider” focused
on holding career politicians
accountable. He is a practicing physician, a retired army
captain and a self-proclaimed
“Champion for Agriculture.”
Marshall said he desires to get
Kansas a seat back on the Agriculture Committee.
In order to make progress in
Washington, Marshall said it is
important for all parties to work
together — something he said
comes from strong leadership.
“People ask me what the
problem is in Washington and
my answer is, it is a lack of leadership,” Marshall said. “Most
Please see Candidates, Page 3