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  1. Hi Sharon - check your private topics
  2. Sharon - check your private messages.
  3. Okay, I've been to Emporia and back today. I did do a drive-by and here's what I saw. Uncle Harry Hall is now Burch Telecom. The dormitory that sat in the middle (I can't remember the name now) is Christian Day School complete with playground equipment. The church is now Bethel Baptist Church. And somewhere in one of the buildings is the National Teachers Hall of Fame. One of the links you provided mentions it - "Behind the NTHF is a park with a paved walking path that loops around a small pond." Wonder if that's the pond we swam in and the swans lived (Priscilla and Aquilla, I think). I didn't drive the circle because I wanted to get to the quilt shop before it closed :)--> Yes, Emporia is a college town but not near so much as Lawrence where my son goes to KU. Of course, KU has over 20,000 students whereas ESU is much smaller - only about 6,000 I think. It doesn't cost near as much as KU either! But ESU is the only school in a 12 state region with a graduate program in library and information management so many grad students fly in from across the country for the program. But Emporia is also very much a cow town with lots of pickup trucks and cowboy boots. One of my coworkers lived there for several years and commuted to our office. He complained about the lack of entertainment and having to travel to Lawrence or Kansas City for entertainment and decent shopping. That's one of the reasons my son transferred from ESU to KU - he thinks Emporia is way too boring! I haven't noticed an Iowa Beef smell when I've been there so they must have done something about it. Gawd, that was awful, wasn't it? And yeah, I'm sure you're right that housing is cheaper. Up here by Lawrence the tax appraisal on our home has increased $45,000 since we bought it 11 years ago. And we sure haven't done that much renovation. We're out in the country and in recent years people started moving out of the city and building these unbelievable houses that have increased land values. Sorry for the economic lesson on NE Kansas. Anyway, we came back to our roots here in Kansas 18 years ago and haven't regretted it.
  4. Cool web site - you've grown quite a business and should be very proud. You'll never get me up that high!! I got dizzy just climbing rock walls at LEAD... I can't take pics on this trip to Emporia. I still don't have a digital camera so will have to borrow one for the next trip. But I'll try to get some pictures then to send to you. I don't remember a Sonic being there back in Corps days - sure you arn't talking about the Vista Drive-In? I think it's still there. I'll look when I drive by tonight - I leave after work. Some places that I know are still there are Graves Drugstore, Iowa Beef, Dolly Madison, and of course ESU - which, by the way, is a great school! My favorite place in Emporia now is a great quilt fabric shop but I don't imagine that means much to you :)-->
  5. Thanks, John. I'll email you. We're in NE Kansas, near Lawrence. Two days ago it was 78 degrees -- 2 weeks ago we had an ice storm! Tornadoes are next. We're a little over an hour from Emporia. One of our kids goes to college at Emporia State University and it was wierd seeing Emporia again when we went for the freshman visit several years ago. We drove by the former TWI campus just to see what it looked like now. I seem to remember a day care and a couple of businesses. The church is still there. I haven't driven by the other times I've been in town. I'll be there this weekend but haven't decided if I'll drive by for a look.
  6. Do you know what Chuck and Margie are doing now? We met in the 7th Corps and became very good friends. If you have a way to contact them, we would love to say hi.
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