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More historical *Ron’s IGA *Furniture Mall of Thanksg photos purchased Kansas py iv WEDNESDAY p in a g ! for Courthouse H Jackson Elect n Commissioners note interest in images County 4-H y is ion a that show Jackson County in early 1900s MARCH MADNESS sd D e a Fair parade u y By Ali Holcomb the building served as the high school T ! More history of Jackson County for a while,” he said. NCAA men’s will be on display at the Courthouse The Logan and Friend Lumberyard set for 6! as the county commissioners have of Soldier was another image Wich tournament purchased 11 more photographs of man showed the commissioners. The older, notable buildings throughout picture was provided to him by Jerry the county. and Nina Reed of Soldier. bracket on Last year, the commissioners Another image shows downtown purchased 19 images from Verlin Soldier storefronts and streets cov page 10! Wichman of Holton that are now ered in snow on Thanksgiving Day framed and displayed throughout the in 1929. Courthouse. The images depict areas When framed, the larger photo in Jackson County from the early graphs measure 29½ x 17½ inches 1900s, and many are enhanced and and will include a typed description enlarged from penny postcards. on the history of the image, it was During a recent Jackson County reported. Commission meeting, Wichman pre The commissioners agreed that the sented eight additional 28 x 17½ inch current photographs on display are a historic photographs (three framed) nice addition to the Courthouse. for purchase, as well as three 11 x 14 “I see people looking at them all inch framed photographs. the time,” said Commissioner Rob Scott Coleman, owner and manager of Ron’s IGA in Holton, has announced that the grocery store, which has served Holton since The commissioners agreed to pur Ladner. 1971, will close at the end of this month due to declining sales. Photo by Brian Sanders chase all the photographs and the The commissioners are expected included framing at a total cost of to move their meeting chamber to $365. the first floor of the Courthouse later The eight larger photographs por this year in the large meeting room tray a variety of scenes found around that previously housed the offices for Ron’s IGA to close after 45 years the county in the early 1900s, such the Meadowlark Extension District, as the west side of the Town Square, it was reported. By Brian Sanders three grocery stores, and now, we have now are suf fering, so that Tom and Ron, took over manage which featured the Jack Sprat Feed Due to a variety of wall space, the For 45 years, the family of Val there’s none,” he said. “And even must not be enough. And with more ment of the two familyowned stores Store. commissioners and Jackson County ley Falls grocer Robert “Bob” Cole in Topeka, where they had Dibble’s competition coming in, it’s just im — Tom in Valley Falls and Ron in Another photograph shows the Clerk Kathy Mick discussed the need man has had a presence in Holton, and Harry’s and Falley’s and Food possible for me to reinvest a bunch Holton. former city hall, jail and fire depart for smaller images, such as the 11x14 providing “good service and quality 4Less and Russ’s… There used to be of money in the store.” In 1972, a year after the opening ment, which was located just off the framed images Wichman provided. products” at reasonable prices for 40 stores, and now they’re all chain The Coleman family story began of Ron’s United Super, Ron Cole west side of the Square near the cur In other business, according to the shoppers, according to Coleman’s stores.” in 1942 with Bob Coleman’s pur man and his family — wife Clarine rent office for Holton Parks and Rec approved minutes, the commission: grandson, Scott. With encroaching competition in chase of a grocery store in Valley and three children, including Scott reation. * Met with Eric Fritz, road and Over the years, however, Scott Holton, Coleman said he has had to Falls. He would go on to build a new — moved to Holton to be closer to “The building had a bell tower and bridge department cosupervisor, to Coleman, owner and manager of make the hard decision of closing store there, then come to Holton in the store. Scott Coleman took over bell at the top to notify people about discuss the possibility of placing an Ron’s IGA on U.S. Highway 75 in Ron’s IGA for good at the end of this 1961 and build a new store, located management of the store in 1980 — fires,” Wichman said. antenna at the future road and bridge Holton, said he has noticed a tenden month and bringing his family’s tra at the intersection of U.S. 75 and or thereabouts. The main building of Campbell shop for the department’s radio sys cy from larger grocery and discount dition of “good service and quality Fifth Street. “I don’t think there was ever a College is also shown in one of the tem. stores to come to smaller cities and products” to a close. For the first decade or so, the Hol time when everybody just sat down photographs. provide competition that smaller, “When that didn’t seem to be ton building was leased to Mil gram and said, ‘OK, you’re running it,’” “After they used it as the college, Continued to Page 12 familyowned grocery stores can’t enough, obviously, it would be time Food Stores of Kansas City, but in Scott joked. com pete with. to quit,” Coleman said. “We’re not 1971, the Coleman family took over “Look at Hiawatha. They had able to grow our sales, and the sales the property. Coleman’s two sons, Continued to Page 12 Cruz, Sanders win state McKee remodels former Daylight Saving caucuses on Saturday Time to begin Republican presidential front Cruz earned more than double the printery into The Gossip runner Donald Trump was not the votes cast for Trump, it was re ported. Daylight Saving Time will frontrunner in Kansas’ Republican Marco Rubio, a U.S. Sena tor from n begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March presidential caucus this past Saturday. Florida, came in third. Grand opening scheduled for Saturday 13. Don’t forget to set your clocks Nor was presumptive Democ ratic On the Democratic side, Sanders, forward an hour before going to favorite Hillary Clinton in the state’s a U.S. Senator from Vermont, earned By Ali Holcomb “All the furniture in my own home bed Saturday night. caucus for that party. more votes that Clinton in Kansas and Carolyn McKee knows antiques. was purchased at an antique shop or Daylight Saving Time is ob Instead, Kansas voters chose Ted also defeated the former Secretary of The Holton resident has spent an auction and refurbished because I served everywhere in the United Cruz and Bernie Sanders, respec State in Nebraska. Clinton scored her more than 30 years attending auc feel like the older furniture is made States except Arizona, Hawaii, tively, as their parties’ favorites for sole victory of the day with a win in tions and garage sales, learning the so much better,” she said. “It’s bet American Samoa, Guam, Puerto the White House. Louisiana but holds a commanding history and value of furniture and ter quality, and it’s going to last. It’s Rico and the Virgin Islands. Cruz, a U.S. Senator from Texas, lead in the current delegate count. home items. amazing what a coat of paint can Fire department personnel also took victories in Kansas and Maine Locally, Jackson County Repub That knowledge is now being put do.” encourage people to install new on Saturday, making an emphatic licans went to Effingham for their to good use, as McKee has opened Current vendors at The Gossip in batteries in their smoke detectors case for being the GOP’s alternative party’s caucus, while the county’s The Gossip – Rumors of an Eclec clude 4 Girls’ Garage, AcScents by when they change their clocks to Trump. Despite fierce oppo sition Democrats went to Atchison for the tic Style just east of Holton’s Town Kelli Mick, Stella’s Antiques, wood each spring for Daylight Saving from within the Republican Party, Democratic caucus. More results Square. working by Dave Snyder, Merle & Time. Trump still maintains his status as from those caucuses will be printed The Gossip is located at 118th Grace Bag Co.