It’s a busy weekend. Here are some area events as listed in The Emporia Gazette: Fresh Air Weekend. (Symphony in the Flint Hills, Council Grove events, Flint Hills Folklife Festival in Cottonwood Falls, Pamona Lake National Get Out Days.) There’s the Author’s Extravaganza at Town Crier in downtown Emporia, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. today. …
Back to the Porch
Information courtesy of Roger Heineken, Porch Coordinator June 2008 �On the Porch� Series Much is in-store this month on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site at 927 Exchange St. The �On the Porch� Series is sponsored by the White Community Partnership which is proud to present White youth biographer, Beverley …
WAW Booth
The William Allen White Community Partnership, Inc. shared a corner of the Anderson Building with the Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau during the Spring Expo this past weekend. On Sunday, Tom Eblen helped man the W. A. White booth. He spent 15 1/2 years as adviser of the University Daily Kansan, the K.U. student newspaper. …
Happy 140th
Here’s the birthday cake from last year made by Reeble’s Country Mart for the celebration at the William Allen White State Historic Site. The William Allen White State Historic Site, 10th and Exchange, Emporia White was born in Emporia Feb. 10, 1868 at 628 Merchant St. He grew up in El Dorado, attended the College …
The Victory Lap
Three of the crew members who flew in the “William Allen White” B-29 over Japan during World War II: Jim Meeks, Valrico, Fla; Karl Samuels, Slidell, La.; and Gin Wong, Los Angeles. The three World War II veterans talk with Chris White Walker and his daughters, Hattie and Grace. Today’s Flyover People column: The Victory …
Clint – Hometown Boy
Bowyer looking for first Cup win in midst of Chase Emporia, Kan., native making big strides in second season By Bill Weber of NASCAR.com Weber writes about Clint Bowyer, Emporia, Veterans Day, William Allen White, and he even mentions … Poetry on the Porch! Ya gotta READ THIS STORY.
Porch Readings #3
The third and final “Readings on the Porch” took place tonight at the William Allen White House. Tonight’s reading was the eulogy delivered by Henry Haskell at William Allen White’s funeral on Jan. 31, 1944 at Kenyon Hall on the College of Emporia Campus. The eulogy was read tonight by Amy Sage Webb, Director of …
goings on
OK, cool stuff coming our way. Readings on the Porch Thurs. 6/28 – 7 p.m. – The Last Year and Death of the Sage of Emporia Location: William Allen White House State Historic Site, 927 Exchange. Featuring Amy Sage Webb of the ESU English Department. She will read the eulogy Henry Haskell delivered at White’s …
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: …
no more cloudy days
The sun rises over the yellow house across the street. Waking to two days in a row of clear sky after our monsoon season has that Eagles song “No More Cloudy Days” running through my head. Hardly anyone’s out moving around in Emporia, not this early on a Sunday morning so I step out on …
False Alarm
No, this is NOT our cat. The animal pictured above is/was Tiger’s friend. And when this cat jumps from the porch railing onto the porch floor, he makes the same thump sound that Tiger made. So, Dave named him False Alarm. Which is probably a step up from the other thing Dave calls him which …