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Red Pepper’s new location at Southtown
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter The Red Pepper has moved to a new location on S. Santa Fe. Their last day of business on Main Street was March 23, and the first day at their new location inside Pump n’ Pete’s at Southtown at 2110 S. Santa Fe was March 30. Owner Carla Tabares said there were multiple reasons for the move. “The biggest reason was because I’ve always wanted to come to the south end of town and this was an opportunity that I couldn’t...
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Chanute city election set, recount asked in Erie
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Recently elected Chanute City Commissioner Tim Erickson remains atop the candidates for a commission seat after Neosho County Commissioners on Thursday canvassed the April 2 city/school general election. Four provisional ballots did not sway the results of the April 2 election that had Erickson and incumbents Tim Egner and Martha McCoy as the three top vote getters. Had two provisional ballots voted McCoy instead ...
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11-year-olds’ birthday party to support autism group
Stu Butcher Tribune Editor A couple of Chanute Elementary School 5th graders are foregoing presents at their joint birthday party in support of a good cause. Lilly Falk turned 11 on Wednesday and Raegan Haight’s 11th birthday was on Thursday. The friends, who have been in the same class since 1st grade, have celebrated class birthdays together for several years. Raegan is the daughter of John and Karla Haight. “For years they’ve had parties a...
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Is God’s wrath coming to Chanute?
Benedict grocer says ‘yes’ Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Some Chanute residents may be concerned about the advertisements that have appeared recently in the Chanute Tribune foretelling of the city’s demise due to a biblical tornado. Although an old wives tale says that it would take the hand of God to place a tornado in Chanute due to the Neosho River acting as a protective barrier around the city, Pastor Joe Wortham of the Congregation of the...
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Library Board readies appointments for city vote
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute Library Board took care of some spring bookkeeping Wednesday by making changes to its bylaws and voting to reappoint its two top board members. The Board unanimously approved reappointing Chairman Benny Robbins and Vice Chairman Bob Geiger as well as changes to tighten up its bylaws by switching its meeting time and eliminating the library building and budget committees. Robbins recently concluded his ...
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CCT’s On Golden Pond opens Friday
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter The loons are back On Golden Pond and so are the annual visitors. The Chanute Community Theatre production of “On Golden Pond” opens Friday. Director Rick Huguenin said On Golden Pond focuses on Norman Thayer, Jr., and his wife, Ethel, who own a cottage on Golden Pond and spend their summers there. “Norman and Ethel have been coming to golden pond for the last 48 years of their lives,” he said. “They have one daugh...
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Chappell looks ahead after ending tenure as mayor
Does not rule out another city commission run Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Despite having only 18 days left on his term, Chanute Mayor Jim Chappell seeks to continue serving Chanute after failing a bid for reelection. Chappell concluded his final meeting as mayor Monday night by thanking his fellow city commissioners for their efforts in putting Chanute first when it comes to making decisions. “The last two years, and I had a two-term period ...
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Santa Fe Lake in high demand
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter The Chanute City Commission welcomed the idea of having more activities at Santa Fe Lake while entertaining two proposals Monday night. City commissioners agreed to supporting a Relay For Life fishing tournament and a Stand Up Paddleboard event at Santa Fe Lake that they hope will attract more attention to the area. “I’m happy to see someone trying something,“ City Commissioner Tim Egner said. “[The fishing tourna...
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Barton wins Best of Show
Art awards were announced at a reception for the Neosho Valley Spring Art Exhibit 2013 on Sunday at the Chanute Art Gallery. Diane Dobson Barton of Humboldt won Best of Show from among the 30 works of art on exhibit.¬† Steve Greenwall, retired art instructor at Allen County Community College of Iola, served as judge for the event. He shared his critique of the winners’ works during the reception. Other winners included Skip Kreibach, of LeRoy...
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Neosho native shows locals the ropes of writing memoirs
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter Former Neosho County resident Suzanne Mundell Waring shared her experience writing her own memoirs with a class of budding writers. While most writers put pen to paper in hopes of telling their stories to a large audience, students from the Write Your Memoirs Class have a much smaller audience in mind - their families. Most college classrooms feature a host of students in their late teens and early 20s making quic...
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City Commission agenda involves lake requests
Although a lame-duck meeting, city commissioners Monday night will decide whether to approve a one-day lift of restrictions at Santa Fe Lake for a fishing tournament supporting Relay for Life. The request came from Mark and Connie Ping, organizers of the Relay for Life Fishing Tournament that includes allowing an unlimited number of boats on the lake, lifting the horse power restriction on boats, currently set to boats between 3 and 20 horse ...
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St. Patrick’s asks special needs students to attend another school
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter The parents of three St. Patrick’s Catholic School students received letters Monday recommending that their children attend another school. The letter says that the school has followed all of its policies and the process for helping students who may have special needs, and the process is not moving fast enough for the students to receive support for those needs. The letter, which is identical except for names, sta...
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USD 413 Kindergarten Roundup on April 9 and 18
Connie Woodard Tribune Reporter It’s a big step — the morning arrives when a parent’s five-year-old walks through the door to kindergarten for the first time. Anticipating and planning for that day with children can help them make that transition to school. That is one reason Chanute Public Schools holds it Kindergarten Roundup sessions in April. Parents and their soon-to-be kindergartner are invited to visit Chanute Elementary School this mo...
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Cleaver’s saws ‘ribbon’ during grand reopening
Jimmy Potts Tribune Reporter After nearly 70 years of business in Chanute, Cleaver Farm and Home celebrated another milestone Thursday during its grand reopening. Cleaver co-owners Jason and Chris Cleaver celebrated the occasion with a ribbon cutting of a different sort by sawing a red-painted 2x4, marking an extensive overhaul of their store that includes a new d√©cor and new products. “[The design] changed a lot. The layout of the shelves, e...
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Former Chanute instructor Blunk’s works find home at Kansas State
MANHATTAN -- Works by an artist inspired by his southeast Kansas roots and his international experiences have a new home at Kansas State University. The university’s Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art and Hale Library collaborated to acquire works by Robert Blunk, whose community art has gained him recognition in Kansas, Africa and Puerto Rico. The works, which include paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, as well as his sketchbooks a...
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Students tabulate in Rocket Time
Connie Woodard USD 413 public relations During a spurt of warm weather last week, a group of Royster Middle School students gathered behind the school to practice their throwing, batting and ability to sprint. The exercises are part of an enrichment class offered through Royster’s Rocket Time by teachers Molly Smith, Sandy Erickson and Heidi Bolt. The half hour time frame is set aside for students to get extra help or work on incomplete assig...
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New photography studio specializes in weddings, girls
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter Lois Elaine Nichols, formerly of Wichita, has brought her photography studio to Chanute. “I was a photographer in the Wichita area since 2004,” she said. Nichols, who is getting married to Robert Brill of Chanute in a few weeks, said she was in a long distance relationship with Brill and traveling became too difficult. “It was easier for me to move than for him since I can pretty much work anywhere.” Nichols opene...
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‘Brides of the Pacific’ exhibit to open at museum
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter A new exhibition, “Brides of the Pacific,” will open Saturday, April 6, in the Selsor Gallery at the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum. This then-and-now retrospective exhibition compares the experiences of two southeast Kansas brides in the South Pacific islands. It includes photographs from Chanute native Osa Johnson’s time as a bride in the Solomon Islands and New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).¬† These are juxtapose...
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NCCC baseball promotes cancer fight on Saturday
Saturday’s Neosho-Highland double-header will be a day filled with baseball, plus an abundance of information to raise awareness of cancer and the many ways the American Cancer Society fights the battle against it. NCCC Panther Baseball, in conjunction with Relay For Life of Neosho County, is presenting “Game On For A Cure” at Hudson Field. The Panthers will be playing a double-header with Highland Community College, beginning at 1 p.m. Vari...
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413 School Board approves snow day makeup for May 24
Joshua Vail Tribune Reporter At its April regular meeting Monday, the USD 413 School Board approved a makeup day due to cancellations from snow. All school districts are required to have snow days in their calendar. They can use these days to make up days from school cancellation if the district believes makeup days are needed. The board has three snow days in the calendar for 2012-2013. These days are Friday, May 24, the Friday before Memo...
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