“Oil Dorado,” a documentary film about the oil boom in El Dorado will premiere next Wednesday (March 21) on KPTS, public television in Wichita. Yeah, PBS out of Wichita. Which means that we won’t be able to see it in Emporia, darn it. But those of you in the Wichita area, be sure and tune …
The Farmer
Today’s Flyover People column: “The Farmer”
1969 football homecoming
My cousin, Laramie: crown-bearer, 1969. Today is his birthday.
Friends of the Plains
Authors Don Coldsmith and Marci Penner This evening, Marci Penner spoke at the annual Friends of the Plains Dinner at Emporia State University. Friends of the Plains is part of the Center for Great Plains Studies at ESU. Jim Hoy directs the program. Marci gave a great program – a slide show of “Explorery” places …
Joyce Thierer
JOYCE THIERER AND PEPPER Joyce Thierer, history professor at Emporia State University, is the recipient of the “You Make a Difference” award at ESU. Jeremy McMannis nominated Thierer for the award and is quoted in an article in today’s Emporia Gazette: “She is a valuable asset to this university with her knowledge of public history …
Celebrating Theda Wolford
Regular readers of the Flyover People column surely know that I enjoy visiting with Theda Wolford, who owns and operates Bill’s Hardware store in Hartford. If you haven’t been to Bill’s Hardware, you. must. go. (see photos) Anyway, Theda is turning 80! And her family is holding a reception for her Sunday, Feb. 4 from …