By A new book by Beverley Buller, a biography for youth, “From Emporia: the Story of William Allen White,” will be available across the state on Tuesday, September 4. (Here’s an article from The Gazette.) Beverley Buller Buller will sign books at Emporia’s Town Crier on Saturday, September 8 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (during …
The White House
Today’s Flyover People column: The White House. Nick Gronseth, site administrator, William Allen White State Historical Site Roger Heineken talks about Mary White during this spring’s On the Porch series.
Joyce Thierer in LJW
Joyce Thierer saddles Pepper at her farm in May 2006. There was a neat story about Joyce Thierer in yesterday’s Lawrence Journal-World: Act Recounts Role of Civil War Women. She’ll be in action at the Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Mass. St., in Lawrence on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Listen to an audio clip of Joyce’s …
Exhibitor of the Year
Just a few of Tracey Graham’s ribbons from the Lyon County Fair. Tracey was Lyon County’s Exhibitor of the Year. She entered 78 items and took home 72 ribbons! She had the best jam of all the jams at the fair. Her whole wheat bread won a sweepstakes award from the Kansas Wheat Commission. Those …
Max McCoy
This is why I always carry my camera: you never know when you’re going to run into a famous writer. At ESU’s Union this afternoon, as I visited with my friend Roger, Max McCoy walked by. In 2001, I met Max at the Tallgrass Writing Workshop. He’s one of the workshop’s greatest success stories. Years …
Kevin Rabas
While hanging out at ESU’s Memorial Union this afternoon, I ran into Kevin Rabas, poet, jazz musician, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Emporia State. Kevin published his first book of poetry a couple weeks ago: Bird’s Horn and Other Poems. Luckily, I just happened to have my camera: I also had 10 bucks on …
Alan Tollakson
An artist that periodically shows up on these Flyover People pages is Alan Tollakson. I frequently run into him at the art events around town. Right now Alan is working on a deadline, carving letters that spell “Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City” for the new building in KCMO. He’s carved a couple of eagles …
Beverley Buller
TONIGHT’S EDITION OF “READINGS ON THE PORCH” This evening, on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site, Beverley Buller of Newton told the audience about the William Allen White Book Awards which are held each fall in Emporia. Buller also read from her soon-to-be-published biography about W. A. White. From Emporia: …
Tim Buckman
Tim Buckman was two years behind me in high school at Macksville. This is his sophomore photo, 1976-77. Buckman, a Macksville Police Officer, died this morning after being removed from life support. During Friday night’s storm, his patrol car was struck by the same tornado that hit Greensburg. Sons, daughters, a wedding, such sadness. Read …
Blown Away?
On Greensburg…. Denis Boyles in the National Review Online: Blown Away? Not quite. A tradition of midwestern resilience clings to the place where Greensburg used to be.
Rep. Don Hill
In all my years as a citizen of the Great State of Kansas, I had never observed the Legislature in action. Today I caught a glimpse of the activity – the shaping of bills, discussions, motions to concur, motions to non-concur, votes. I shadowed Don Hill in the Kansas House. He was a gracious host …