SPORTS: CHETOPA TEAM PREPARES FOR TRIP TO OKLAHOMA. PAGE 6 ParsonsSun TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2011 — 50 CENTS www.parsonssun.com LOCAL NEWS Wichita couple share passion for recycling Post offi ce to WICHITA(AP)—WhenPaulMillerstartedteach- becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodtogoaround.They neededtobefixed.Hesaid,‘Don’tyoumeanrepaired?’ ingmathatThayerHighSchool,hefoundhimselfsmit- learnednottowaste. Iwasimpressedheknewthedifference.” change hours tenwiththenewEnglishteacher.Theymarriedandthis “Our parents composted, had their own gardens, TheGreatDepressionhadravagedfamilies.Working Parsonspostofficecustom- weektheywillcelebratetheir70thweddinganniver- fished,”PaulMillersaid.“Whenwestarteddoingthis intheschools,theywereamongthefewwhohadjobs. erswillexperienceachangein sary. in1988,recyclingjustseemedtobethenaturalthingto Paul’sfatherhadlefthomewhenhewas11,andheand the pick-up schedule starting PaulandMargaretMiller,bothintheir90s,havebe- dotohelptheenvironment.” hissisterstruggledtosupporttheirmother. Sept.17. comebestknownforleadingrecyclingeffortsinWich- TohearPaulMillertellit,Margaretdidn’thavemuch BytheendofthatfirstyearatThayerHighSchool, Fromthatdateforward,mail itaforthepast20-plusyears. ofachoice. the22-year-oldshadspentalltheirmoneybysendingit willbecollectedat3p.m.from Theytookitupwhentheyretiredinthe1980safter “WhatareyougoingtodoinThayer,Kansas?”he backhome. theParsonsPostOfficeinstead workingatBeechAircraft.TheProKansasMillerRe- said.“There’soldmenandoldmaids.Youhavetwo “Wefiguredweneededsummerjobstomakeit,”Paul of 5:20 p.m. Monday through cyclingCentercarriestheirnames. youngpeopleworkingattheschool.Whatelsewasshe Millersaid.“IheardtheywerehiringinWichita.” FridayandonSaturdays. Recycling,theysaidlastweek,becametheirwayof goingtodo?” Itwasduringthesecondworldwar. AchangethatwillmoveIn- trying to protect the outdoors, where they’ve camped Eventhen,MargaretMillercouldseethroughhissar- “Theyneededpeopletobuildaircraft,andBeechwas dependencemailsortingoper- andhikedovermostoftheU.S.andEurope. casm.“Icouldtellrightawayhewassmart,stillis,” hiring,”MargaretMillersaid.“SowewenttoWichita ationstoWichitaledtopush- TheybothgrewupduringtheGreatDepression, shesaid. ingupthedeadlinetoaccept when children often ate while their parents watched “Isaidsomethingabouthavingabrokenwatchthat See RECYCLING, Page 2. mailinParsons. ThePostalServicehasplans toclosemorethan60percent ofitsmailprocessingplants Festival bytheendof2012inaneffort TEEING OFF to streamline operations that haverunintheredforseveral years. looks to The planned consolidation ispartofalarger“redesign”of thepostalprocessingnetwork aimed at dealing with declin- add to ingmailvolumes,accordingto U.S.PostalServiceofficials. The planned plant closings represent a cost-cutting step tractor by the Postal Service, which expectstoloseabout$9billion See HOURS, Page 10. display THIS ISSUE Organizers of the fourth an- nualFarmHeritageCelebration atTolenCreekParkareseeking ■ Volume140 antiquetractorownersinterested ■ Issue58 indisplayingtheirmachines. ■ 10Pages The Southeast Kansas Farm ■ 1Section History Center has scheduled The Sun contains the Farm Heritage Celebration Whenyou forSept.30andOct.1. see news The Farm Heritage Celebra- happening tionwillfeaturean1890sstone or if you homestead, living history dem- haveastory onstrations,vintageagricultural idea,callthe displaysfromthe1890sthrough newsroomat the1950sandworkinghorses. 421-2000. recycled newsprint Festivalcoordinatorsalsoare looking for more antique (1938 Jamie Willey/Sun photo andolder)andclassic(1939to DEATHS 1957) tractors and other agri- Doug Huff of Parsons launches a disc while teeing off on the second hole of the Parsons Arboretum disc golf course on Monday. Huff was culturalimplementstoaddto Obituariesornoticesforthe playing with a few other people from Parsons as well as disc golfers from Independence, Mound Valley and Erie. The group of about 12 disc thetractordisplay.Anyonewith followingpeoplecanbefound golfers split into three groups to participate in an impromptu 18-hole tournament. tractors to display should call onPage2intoday’sSun: DavidRomineat778-1443. ■ShirleyWishall Another display will feature vintage farm trucks. Anyone withafarmtruckolderthan1959 isinvitedtoparticipateinthedis- FUNERALS Research focuses on battlefi eld fractures play.Therewillbenojudgingor prizes. Those interested should SHIRLEY WISHALL, 70, WICHITA (AP) — Officials with two research institutes in The medical composites research and development group was Wichitaarehopefulthatresearchonadevicethatwouldstabilize contactJeffPriceat820-3793to ofCoffeyville,MassofChris- foundedin2006byagroupofscientistsandexecutivesatWichita fracturesinthebattlefieldcouldsomedayreducethenumberofam- StateUniversityandViaChristiHealthSystem.Itsgoalistocreate getinvolved. tianburialat10a.m.Thursday putationsthatoftenfollowsuchinjuries. amedicalcompositesindustry. Asinpastyears,theeventwill atHolyNameCatholicChurch TheDepartmentofDefenserecentlyawardeda$1.4milliongrant “ThisisextremelygoodnewsforCIBORintermsofthisisthe featureworkinghorsesaswell. inCoffeyville. totheNationalInstituteforAviationResearchatWichitaStateUni- firstinvolvementinlarge-scalefederalfunding,”PaulWooley,CI- “Thisisawell-roundedevent versityandtheCenterofInnovationforBiomaterialsinOrthopae- BOR’schiefscientificofficer,saidlastweek. thatfeaturesavarietyofactivi- dicResearch,TheWichitaEaglereported. Ideally,thedevicebeingresearchedwouldbeeasytocarry,oper- tiesfromthefirsthalfofthelast LOCAL SMILES Officialsatthetwoinstitutesbelievetheworkcouldhavecom- ateinalltypesofweatherandenvironmentsandhardenimmedi- century,”cityofParsonspublic mercialpotential,perhapsasthespinoffofaKansas-basedcom- panytomanufacturethedevice. See RESEARCH, Page 10. See FESTIVAL, Page 10. Veterinarian wants pet-friendly city SEED-SPITTING CHAMPS BY JAMIE WILLEY equipment there. City-owned nowtheGreatPlainsIndustrial PARSONS SUN landonNorth10thStreetwhere ParkandKansasDepartmentof AParsonsveterinarianwants atrailerparkwasremovedmay WildlifeandParksland,could tomakethecitymorepetfriend- betheideallocation,shesaid, beusedforanewhorsetrail. lybyaddingadogparkandpet becausethereprobablyisawa- D udektoldt hecom m issioners cemeteryamongotherideas. tersupplythereanditisn’ttoo the group wants to know what Dr.EvaDudek,whohasspo- close to neighbors. She said a moneythecitywouldbewilling kentotheParsonsCityCom- dogparkwouldprovideaplace tospendtocreatethedogpark, mission several times on im- forpetownerstotaketheirdogs petcemetery,city/countyshelter provingtheenforcementofpet orotherfacilitiesthatthegroup abuse and other animal issues, andforthepetownerstomeet hasdiscussed. told the commissioners during eachother. aThursdayworksessionthata Dudekalsosaidthegroupis CommissionerKevinCruse groupofpeoplepushingforbet- working to create a pet ceme- toldDudekthatthecommission tertreatmentofanimalsinthe tery,anditcontinuestopushfor wouldneedmorespecificinfor- cityisgrowing. acity/countyanimalshelter.The mationonthegroup’sgoalsand Grace Noel is a kindergartner Dudeksaidthegroupispur- groupalsoisorganizingacoun- prioritiesbeforethecommission at Neosho Heights Elementary suingtheideaofcreatingadog ty animal response team that couldconsiderfundingtheproj- School in Oswego. parkbyfencinginexistingcity- wouldsaveanimalsafteradi- ectswithcitymoney.Commis- owned land. She said several sastersuchasatornado.Dudek sionerGregYorksaidthegroup spotshavegoodpotentialforthe saidthetornadothatstruckJo- also should establish cost esti- Courtesy photo park. Someone has suggested plininMayreinforcedtheidea matesfortheprojectsandreport creatingthedogparkatMcEl- thatsuchateamisneeded. backtothecommission. Thayer Homecoming watermelon seed-spitting contest winners (from haneyPark,butDudeksaidthat Besides the dog and cat ini- Dudekagreedtoprovidethe left) Thom Watts of 96.9 KKOW, his daughter, Lilly Watts, Taylor Ea- parkmaybetooclosetohouses. tiatives, Dudek said the group commission with more infor- sum, Eli Stafford and Thornton Bogle pose with their trophies. The 50 mbps Circle Park would be perfect, wouldliketofindoutifasec- mation.Shesaidthegroupjust 100th Thayer Homecoming concluded on Sunday. 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