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IOLA REGISTER Thursday, June 20, 2013
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Vogel joins Moran Manor By KAYLA BANZET kayla@iolaregister.com
‘45 MINUTES’ ACC play prepped for weekend
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By STEVEN SCHWARTZ steven@iolaregister.com
This weekend’s play in the park, “45 Minutes from Broadway,” is a fast-moving production. The punchlines come quick, the dance numbers are memorable and the songs catchy. Director Tony Piazza referred to the Allen Community College play as “classic.” The play, which is brief compared to many other productions, is not short on entertainment. The setting is 1925, on the stage of a Broadway theater in New York City. Mary Collins, a young girl from New Rochelle, N.Y., (which is coincidentally 45 minutes away from New York) arrives at the stage of a Broadway company with stars in her eyes. She is played by Sydney Owens, a strong singer and dancer. “I knew when you walked in this theater you had a certain something,” Dick Foster says to Mary when he meets her. Foster is the director of the play within the play, acted to a T by Zach St. Clair. But, as the audience comes to find, the company is on hard finan-
A new administrator has joined the Moran Manor staff this week. Ashley Vogel started her position Tuesday. Vogel, a 2009 Kansas State University graduate, studied g e ro n t o l o g y and family studies in human services. Vogel said there was a reason for her interest in pursuing this career path. Ashley Vogel “My grandmother had Alzheimer’s and dementia and when I was leaving high school she passed away,” Vogel said. “My aunt also was diagnosed with early onset dementia, so I wanted to make a difference in older adults’ lives.” Although she has worked in different assisted living locations, the Stillwell native said this is her first administrative role. See VOGEL | Page A4
EPA fines Ash Grove $2.5 million By JOHN MILLER Associated Press
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Top, from left, Sydney Owens, Hannah St. Clair, Ankit Gandhi, Zach Cokely, Quentin Mallette, Clara Wicoff and Justice Boll perform one of the musical numbers from the ACC summer play. Above from left, mobsters played by Jacob Cooper and Matthew Wynn try their best to intimidate Whitney Olson and Zach St. Clair. cial times and struggling to find money for its play. One of their only hopes is to enlist the help of the “temperamental” Mona Monroe, a famous Broadway actress played by
Madison Luken. “I owe money to everyone I meet,” Foster says to his assistant Eddie Cowles, played by Justice Boll. “Sounds like you’re liv-
ing the American dream,” Cowles responds. If the drama wasn’t thick enough, add the tension beSee PLAY | Page A4
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $2.5 million penalty against a big cement maker and required the company to invest $30 million in pollution controls at plants in nine states alleged to have violated the federal Clean Air Act. Ash Grove has a plant at the north edge of Chanute. Ash Grove Cement Co.’s penalty was announced Wednesday by the EPA and U.S. Department of Justice, part of a deal in which the Overland Park-based company also will spend $750,000 to mitigate effects of past excess emissions. The EPA said this will reduce thousands of tons of harmful pollutants at plants See EPA | Page A4
A 2,426-mile calling By KAYLA BANZET kayla@iolaregister.com
Danielle Henke and Nanette Symes are planning to travel 2,426 miles to help those in need. The mother-daughter duo are traveling to Belize Aug. 22 -28 as part of a mission trip. “I was never focused or called to do anything in my life before,” Henke said. “When I saw this mission, I was called toward it.” While in Belize, Henke, 22, will be helping the Belize Mission and Retreat at Turtle
Shores. She will dedicate her time by helping with construction, cleaning, cooking and teaching. Henke convinced her mother to come with her. Symes, who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2009, wasn’t sure how she could help the mission.
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I was never focused or called to do anything in my life before. When I saw this mission, I was called toward it. — Danielle Henke
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Duo taking mission trip to Belize
“They told us that there was no pressure to stay up with the group,” Symes said. “I can help with the crafts, snacks and low-impact activities.” The first step for the women is to raise funds for the Vol. 115, No.167
trip. Tonight at the Farmers Market they will have a booth. They will hold a raffle. Local businesses have donated to their cause with items such as gift cards, movie and theater tickets and gift baskets. Raffle tickets are $1 each and six for $5. “Our hope is to also be able to spread the word to everyone,” Symes said. Henke said she wants to help give others the knowledge and support for missions, too. They plan to be at each Farmers Market until July 25. The raffle winners will be drawn then. Anyone is welcome to join the women on their journey as long as they can also contribute to the fund. Henke is also selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts to help raise funds. See BELIZE | Page A4
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Danielle Henke, left, and Nanette Symes are traveling to Belize for mission work in August. 75 Cents
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