Emporia’s 150th Anniversary presented by Emporia Area Chamber & Visitors Bureau

Sponsors

Six Candles - Underwriters: City of Emporia, Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Emporia Gazette, Emporia’s Radio Stations, Inc.-KVOE AM/FM, Country 101.7, & Mix 104.9, Emporia State University, Lyon County Historical Society, Reebles Foundation, Trusler Foundation. 

Five Candles: Capitol Federal, Emporia Arts Council. 

Four Candles: 96 one FM The Wave, APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Div., Emporia Branch, Cable ONE, Chester Press, Coca-Cola Bottlng of Emporia, Hispanics of Today & Tomorrow, Modern Air Conditioning, Inc., Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Sauder Custom Fabrication, The Shopper. 

Three Candles: Braum’s Ice Cream Store, Detroit Diesel, First United Methodist Church, Floyd’s Inc, Hastco Construction,  Representative Don Hill, Hopkins Manufacturing, Inc., IM Design Group, The Medicine Shoppe, Pit Stop Fast Lube & Automotive Repair, Sacred Heart Church, USD # 253, Westar Energy, Williams Automotive. 

Two Candles: Dr. John & Alice Brockhouse & Family, Design Rite Contracting, Inc., ESB Financial, EVCO Wholesale Food Corp., Emporia Noon Lions Club, Emporia Rescue Mission, Fanestil Meats, Flint Hills Music, Flint Hills Technical College, Flinthills Eyecare Associates, PA, Groh Printing, 
Internal Medicine Associates, Kansas Continental Express, Inc., Moon Abstract, Muckenthaler, Inc., Newman Regional Health, Poehler Mercantile Antique Mall, Plumbing by Spellman, Ronald G. Protzman DDS, PA., St. David’s Society. 

One Candle: Alterra Sterling House, Camoplast Rockland, TLD., Clark Carpet & Tile, Inc., Coffelt Sign Co,, EREM, LLC, Edwards Jones -John Newland, agent, Emporia Famly Medicine, LLC, Emporia Fitness, Emporia Orthodontics, Emporia Presbyterian Church, Emporia Public Library, Emporia State Federal Credit Union, Emporia Workforce Center, First Community Bank, Roger Heineken, Interates Brands Corp. -Dolly Madison, Jack’s Tobacco, Jones Heating & Air Conditioning, KANSA Technology LLC, John W. Kosko, MD, Kuhlmann Insurance Agency-Clint & Eunice Grieder, agents, McKenzie Pest Control, Navrat’s Office Products, Inc., Patton & Putnam PA, Planet Sub, Reebles North Country Mart, S&S Oil & Propane Co., Inc., Thurston’s Plus AutoBody & More, Wal-Mart, Winter Furniture. 

Organizing Committee: 
Ron Slaymaker & Evora Wheeler, Co-Chairs, Sue Blechl, Joyce Davis, Helen Ericson, Belle Grimsley, Vanda Hall, Vickie Hayes-Walworth, Mary Helmer, Nancy Horst, Greg Jordan, Berniece Kelley, Joyce Kennedy, Carol Marshall, Liz Martell, Armida Martinez, Joan Mouse, Barb Newell, Cheryl Patton, Blaise Plummer, Yvonne Pool, Ed Rathke, Angie Schreiber, Ron Thomas, Eileen Thornton, Marjorie Werly, Melissa Windsor.

150th Birthday Party Committee:
Barb Newell & Angie Schreiber, Co-Chairs, Sue Blechl, Steve Brosemer, Dana Callaway, Becky Conrade, Joyce Davis, Ali Geitz, Susan Hall, Vickie Hayes-Walworth, Kim Holcolm, Nancy Horst, Greg Jordan, Joyce Kennedy, Carol Marshall, Liz Martell, Blaise Plummer, Ed Rathek, Ron Slaymaker, Marjorie Werly, Evora Wheeler, Melissa Windsor.

150th Birthday Party Living History:
JoEllen Blaylock, Steve Brosemer, Laura Dodge, Flint Hills Cro-Knitters, Flint Hills Regional Quilters Guild: Sharon Bechtel, Dorothy Boyce, Ida Joy Brown, Linda Crisp, Helen Ericson, Kay Gatewood, Judy Moore, Cindy Pastor, Sharon Schaefer, Eileen Thornton; Flint Hills Weavers Guild, Gerilynn Henrickson, Glenda Mark, Laura Mae McAntee, Lori Peacock, Rehsa Reacock, Sarah Peacock, Sue Sielert, David Traylor.

150th Marketing Committee:
Marjorie Werly & Liz Martell, Co-Chairs, Dana Callaway, Vanda Hall, Angie Schreiber.

150th Anniversary Concert Committee:
Greg Jordan, Liz Martell, Melissa Windsor.

150th Anniversary Parade Committee:
Karen Brown-Gentz, Tara Freeman, Belle Grimsley, Sarah Harbaugh, Fred Harder, John Hoy, Jim Lowther, Joe Michaels, Victoria Moore, Larie Schoap, Ron Slaymaker, Tamie Vahsholtz, Evora Wheeler. 

150th Commemorative Book Committee:
Susan Hall, Kim Holcomb, Nancy Horst, Jan Huston, Greg Jordan, Brenda Lavington, Liz Martell, Ron Slaymaker, Evora Wheeler.

150th Street Festival Committee:
Melissa Windsor, Chair, Sue Blechl, Stacy Burton, Becky onrade, Misty Hampto, Penni Hansen, Vickie Hayes-Walworth, Greg Jordan, Carol Marshall, Liz Martell, Armida Martinez, Kayla Oney, Ed Rahtke, Barb Rourk, Angie Schreiber, Ron Slaymaker, Evora Wheeler.

150th Fundraising & Souvenir Committee:
Mary Helmer, Chair, Vanda Hall, Liz Martell, Blaise Plummer, Ed Rathke, Susan Rathke, Angie Schreiber, Ron Slaymaker, Evora Wheeler.

150th Fireworks:
Organized by the Emporia Optimist Club.

Videography;
Marvin Tajchman, Scott Tajchman, Corey Wiltz

Additional Supporters: Brendy Allison, Alma Creamery, Jack Atherton, Don Bailey, Kenny Baker, Brieanna Baxter, Joyce Beardsley, Sharon Bechtel, Carlene Bedner, Nona Berghaus, Barbara Blaufuss, Jan Bradbury, Katherine Brich, Alice Brockhouse, Shane Brunner, Burnap Brothers Inc. & Bath Expressions, The Buckle, Camp Alexander, Dana Callaway, Emilia Chiroy, City of Hartford, Becky Conrade, Floyd Conrade, Sasha Conrade, Cooper Tire, Ann Coulson, Preston Cummings, Jim Dawson, Mike Dean, David Delgado, Diana Delgado, Dillon Store #39, Emporia Area Retired School Personnel, Emporia High School Athletic Department, ESU Community Chorus, Emporia State University Athletic Department, Emporia State University Theatre, Donna Eudaley, First Christian Church, First Congregational Church, First Methodist Church, Ivan Fowler, Tom Fowler, Loretta Fowler, Kitty Frank, Friends of the Emporia Public Library, Gambino’s, Roy Gatewood, George’s Barber & Style Shop, Kathy Glennon, Maria Gomez, Susan Hall, Clyde Hammond, Rick Hammond, Sarah Harbaugh, Anna Harder, Jenny Harder, John Harding, Marie Harding, Hasting’s, Steve Haught, Beth Higgins, Virginia Higgins, Dean Hollenbeck, Bernadette Idhe, Steve Idhe, Joanne Jenks, Roy Johnson, Russ Jones, Richard Keeling, Jim Kessler, Jane King, Kiwanis Club of Emporia, Lyle Klamm, Sue Klamm, Dr. Brock Kretsinger, John Kretsinger, Les Kusmaul, Shirley Kusmaul, Kori Lapaping, Ardie Lauxman, Sharon Linhart, Virginia Lowther, Dorothy Ludwig, Pat Lyon, Lyon County 4-H, Lyon County Crime Stoppers, Carol Marshall, Vern McKinzie, Carol McLaughlin, Tammie Ma, Laura McAntee, Shirley Milburn, LaDonna Meldrum, Jack Melhorn, Mary Melhorn, Menu Foods Midwest Corp., Kate Moneymaker, Victoria Moore, Frank Nelson, Jake Newell, Helen Nielsen, Lynette Olson, Kathy O’Mara, Papa John’s, Par for the Course, Bill Persinger, Helen Pickert, Jim Pickert, Pizza Hut, Yvonne Pool, Printing Plus, Pyramid Pizza, Quizno’s, Delores Rees, Irene Reichardt, Michaela Reynolds,  Mel Rhudy, Melissa Rich, Clifton Rife, Amana Roberts, George Rodriguez, Claude Roswurm, Melba Roswurm, Donna Russell, Juan B. Sanches, John Sanderson, Barbara Say, Sharon Scheafer, Maranda Scheller, Mel Scheller, Kathryn Scherich, Gretchen Schreiber, Mark Schreiber, Shari Scribner, Cami Shaw, C. DeWayne Shoemaker, Sue Sielert, Rocky Slaymaker, Mabel Smith, Jesse Solis, Staples, Connie Steinel, Conrade Steinel, Lois Steinel, Brice Stock, Carol Strickland, Subway-12th Ave., Kathy Tabor, The Sweet Granada, Ron Thomas, Larry Timmons, Margaret Timmons, Town Crier, Carolyn Turney, Liz Voorhees, George Walters, Martha Walters, Waters True Value, Hannah Watkins, Dave Welch, Judy Welch, Wheat State Pizza, Ruth Wheeler, Gae Williams, Beth Wilson, Rita Wurtz, Herb Wyrick, Mary Yanik. 

Special Thank Yous -
+ To all who met the challenge and baked a cake for the 150th Birthday Party Calk Walk!
+ To Mrs. Denise Wyrick and the Emporia High School Business Technology Internship Class for their assistance on the 150th. Students are Nelly Camocho, Jared Johnson, & Kali Schumann.
+ And the countless volunteers who donated their time and talents to make the 150th Anniversary sucussful.