The Labette County fair board meeting was held on May 27. Members met earlier than usual to rearrange the show arena.
The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m., by President Steve McKinzie. There were 10 members and one guest present. Minutes read by secretary Bill Chapman, Jr. There was no treasurers report. President McKinzie reported $10,000 was deposited from Parsons Community Foundation.
More details in this week’s Labette Avenue.
By Marna Taylor
LABETTE AVENUE
The Reliable Medical Supply of 416 S. Huston, Altamont, has a new owner, Mark Jackson, who originally hails from Coffeyville. Mark took over the business on May 1 from former owner, Dave Jackson (not related).
Due to the present economic downturn, small urban towns are struggling with more and more of their businesses closing or relocating to larger cities resulting in many vacancies in downtown districts. Mark Jackson, who grew up locally, decided a small town was just where he needed to have his business.
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Click on the icon to view a brief video from the Altamont Flag Day Parade.
For more information, see the June 17, 2009, issue of the Labette Avenue. To locate previously posted death notices, enter the decedent’s last name in the archive search box on Labette Avenue’s home page. Labette Avenue publishes death notices free of charge. Paid obituaries ($20) are printed in their entirety in the Labette Avenue and online at www.taylornews.org/lba.
The Altamont will hosts its annual celebration of Flag Day on Saturday, June 14.
The Altamont Flag Day committee, along with Dianna Wells and Amanda Pierce, organizers, announce the following activities this year: Fire Department will be offering biscuits and gravy breakfast, from 6-9 a.m. 5K and one mile fun run will start at 7:30 a.m.
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The historic log house located in Oswego is featured in this week’s Labette Avenue.
There are photos of volunteer workers who are making needed repairs to the structure which was built in 1867, only two years after the end of the Civil War.
The Oswego Community Hospital will hold its Sixth Annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to noon.
This is a hospital effort to do a community service by giving free screenings and at the same time make it a fun, family day which will also acquaint those in the community with the Oswego Hospital facilities and its offerings. The theme this year will be “Come Grow with Us.”
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A story on Page 1 of this week’s Labette Avenue provides an update on the CORE expansion which is underway at Labette Health in Parsons. Its purpose is to expand existing Outpatient Rehabilitation services (Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy), while adding new services to focus on the overall health of our communities.
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