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Discover Eudora is an official publication of the City of Eudora, the Eudora School District, Eudora CVB and the Eudora Chamber of Commerce with editorial, design and advertising placement provided by Sunflower Publishing. Editor: Nathan Pettengill Art Director: Jenni Leiste Copy Editor: Leslie Andres Contributing Cindy Higgins Photographers: Mark Mangan Tree Mangan Theresa Noll-Thompson Contributing Writers: Cindy Higgins Seth Jones Molly Mae Pratt City Liaison: Barack Matite School District Liaison: Kristin Magette Chamber Liaison: Kelly Dumais Eudora CVB Liaison: Keith Nowland
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Welcome to Eudora! Eudora, Kansas, is a community of about 6,300 people nestled along K-10 Highway between Lawrence and Kansas City. We live close to great metropolitan areas, but did you know that Eudora is a destination? Our community consists of adventurous residents, business owners committed to giving back to our community, passionate public servants and some brilliant natural resources like the Kaw River. As new residents come into our community and we continue to grow, we make every effort to maintain the small-town charm that defines us. Eudora is unique in many ways but none compares to the collaboration and cordial relationships amongst key stakeholder groups that work together to make Eudora the best place to live, work, play and raise a family. Recently, the Eudora Chamber of Commerce embarked on a rebranding initiative that we hope will catalyze a new era of entrepreneurship in the community. Our schools have high educational standards, innovative programs and stellar teachers and leaders who create opportunities for our students to exploit and develop their skills and discover their passion. It is exciting to watch the great and exciting things happening in our community, and I am honored to be a part of it. To keep up-todate on events and activities in Eudora, make sure you follow the City of Eudora on Facebook and Twitter. Staying connected is one of the best ways that you can contribute to making our community stronger. I hope to see you around town! Tim Reazin Mayor
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Maribeth Orr runs on the track of the former high school. Photograph by Mark and Tree Mangan
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12 Meet our Matriarch Though not commonly recognized in local history, Hester Zane played an important role for Eudora the city and for Eudora the daughter.
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With a simple wave, Eudora crossing guard brings kindness to town.
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18 Answering Autism, Day One and Beyond
Local mothers create a group to help other parents face one of the most frightening and overwhelming days of their lives—the day a child is diagnosed with autism.
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Eudora High School launches latest aerial technology with core educational goals.
24 The New Chamber
After a reboot, the Eudora Chamber of Commerce maps out an ambitious agenda.
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Nuts for pies and cakes When the cold weather of winter comes, the pies and cakes at Anthony’s start flying out the door.
To answer the question of what is his most popular winter treat, Anthony Ferrara, owner of Anthony’s Diner at 10 West 9th Street, doesn’t hesitate—that would be Double-nut Dixie, like a pecan pie but with other nuts, caramel and chocolate. Other popular selections include cherry pie, coconut cream, chocolate cream and chocolate peanut butter cream. But the most popular cake year-round is the famous lemon sunshine cake. It’s so popular it’s earned a nickname: “crack cake.” “We call it that because it’s so addicting,” Ferrara says with a laugh. A central part of the diner’s business, the pies and cakes Anthony’s sells are made by Golden Boy Pies Inc. Based in Overland Park and founded in 1973, Golden Boy Pies is one of the few regional wholesale bakeries still in business. The company makes between 2,000 and 2,500 pies daily, according to Ferrara, and delivers them to restaurants in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Anthony’s offers traditional pies and cakes as well as sugar-free and, on occasion, gluten-free pies and cakes—all from the company. But one key part of the pies and cakes is all Ferrara’s doing—he cuts the slices in large and generous portions. So it’s not uncommon, Ferrara says, for customers to take their slice of cake or pie to go. A slice of pie costs $2.50, and a slice of cake costs $3.50. Ferrara is happy to be the local source for the exceptional offerings from Golden Boy Pies, a company that believes in old-fashioned baking practices and only bakes what is ordered each day. “You don’t have many of these regional bakeries anymore,” Ferrara says. “It’s sort of a lost art form.”
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Diner favorites 10 W. 9th St. (785) 690-7788
Frosty treats 1502 Church St. (785) 542-5050
Cami’s Cake Co. Custom cakes and sweets 800 Main St. (785) 207-2103 facebook.com/camiscakeco
Gambino’s Pizza Original pies 1402 Church St., Suite D (785) 542-2121
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Gene’s Heartland Foods
Breakfast and more 601 E. 10th St. (785) 690-7262
Grocery 1402 Church St. (785) 542-2727
Cutter’s Smokehouse & Catering Company Barbecue and entertainment 218 E. 20th St. (785) 542-1100 cutterssmokehouse.com
D-Dubs Bar and grill 10 W. 9th St. (785) 690-7212
Jasmin Restaurant Mexican and Chinese fare 719 Main St. (785) 542-1111
Sonic Drive-In Quick bites 1420 Church St. (785) 542-1799
Subway Sandwiches 318 E. 15th St. (785) 542-2626
“It’s sort of a lost art form.” —Anthony Ferrara on regional dessert bakery, Golden Boy Pies
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“Just get up and do something that you’re going to like and that keeps you interested,”
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The Eudora Run Whether you run casually or in the fast lane, Eudora has safe, welcoming routes
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winter/spring 2016 Dr. Maribeth Orr wants to see her patients at Eudora Family Care stay healthy. That’s why one of her most-often prescribed medicines doesn’t require any trip to the pharmacy … that is, unless her patients want to jog past it. “I prescribe movement, period,” Orr says. “Just get up and do something you’re going to like and that keeps you interested.” That activity could be swimming, biking or CrossFit, but for Orr it is primarily running. Orr encourages people to get out and try running in Eudora, a city she describes as a safe, runner-friendly community. And of course, running through family neighborhoods has its benefits. Orr recalls being handed a bottle of water from some friendly neighbors while she was training for a recent triathlon. “It’s nice to have people you recognize waving at you and encouraging you,” she says. “Even running the streets, people give you room and you still feel safe.” Eudora High School cross country coach Paul Boone agrees that Eudora is a great place to train. Boone has been coaching the team in Eudora for 29 years, the last 15 as head coach. “People appreciate that the kids are putting in the miles, that they are hungry and want to improve,” Boone says. “The people watch out for us, and the kids do a good job of staying out of the way.” The Eudora cross country team puts in anywhere from 15 miles to 50 miles in a week, depending on age and skill level. Boone says there are plenty of great spots to run in and around Eudora. “I enjoy helping these kids develop as runners and develop as people,” Boone says. “It’s fun to be associated with people who want to be better at both.” Orr is proud that her oldest son took her prescription for movement and joined the cross country team. He improved his times, going from 37-minute 5Ks at the beginning of the season down to a sub-24-minute race at the end of the season. She reminds people, whatever activity they choose, stick with it. “It doesn’t have to be running, it can be swimming, basketball, croquet,” she says. “Just be active.”
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Award-winning locally made wines 1969 N. 1250 Road (785) 542-1764 bluejacketwinery.com
For various parks and venues 1630 Elm St. (785) 542-1725 eudoraparksandrec.org
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Horseman day camp 2084-B N. 600 Road Baldwin City (785) 979-1889 midnight-farm.org
For all your quilting needs 736 Main St. (785) 542-2080 eudoraquiltshop.com
Sunflower state Dance Country Spa & Gardens Rejuvenating spa in the country 2152 N. 700 Road (785) 883-4944 countryspaandgardens.com
Davenport Orchards & Winery Award-winning locally made wines 1394 E. 1900 Road (785) 542-2278 davenportwinery.com
Eudora Area Historical Society A step back in time 720 Main Street (785) 690-7900
Dance lessons 104 E. 20th St. #4 (785) 690-7200 sunflowerstatedance.com
Sweet Acres Inn Bed & Breakfast City’s newest B&B 103 E. Seventh St. (785) 542-2466
Twin Oaks Golf Complex Hitting the links 1326 E. 1900 Road (785) 542-2844 facebook.com/twinoaksgolfks
Eudora Public Library 14 E. Ninth St. (785) 542-2496 eudorapubliclibrary.org
Coach Boone’s favorite places to run in and around Eudora # 3 Church Street Loop “In the fall, the trees are amazing. There’s a lot of history there. We’ll do a mile loop, over to Seventh Street, down Main Street and run by the Paschal Fish statue at CPA Park.” # 2 Kansas River Trails “We come in from the east side, off Alexander Road. It’s a great nine-mile loop.” # 1 Weaver Bottoms “It’s northeast of Eudora. There are good hills; the trees are beautiful and provide good shade when we’re running one-thousands.”
Doctor Orr’s favorite places to run in and around Eudora #3 Sidewalks around Shadow Ridge Park #2 Trails around Eudora Elementary School and Eudora High School #1 Main Street
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Dr. Maribeth Orr takes her own advice by making regular runs along her favorite routes through Eudora.
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Eudora Public Library celebrates 40th Anniversary with a Disco Party
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Community float down the Kaw River with Friends of the Kaw
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Meet our Matriarch Though not commonly recognized in local history, Hester Zane played an important role for Eudora the city and for Eudora the daughter.
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If you are a Eudora resident, then you probably recognize the landmark sculpture at the corner of 9th and Main streets showing a man sheltering a young girl in a protective embrace. The man is Paschal Fish, who obtained the area that became our town in the 1854 U.S. treaty with the Shawnee. Three years later, Fish sold the land to German settlers, asking them to name the townsite after his young daughter, Eudora. She’s the young girl featured on the bronze sculpture, a Eudora Lions Club project commissioned for the city’s sesquicentennial in 2007. It was cast by the late Jim Brothers, who said he designed the statue to portray Eudora’s reaction when she learned the German settlers agreed to name their new home after her. But there’s another member of the Fish family who isn’t represented in the sculpture and is just as integral to the town’s history. It’s Hester “Hetty” Armstrong Zane Fish, Eudora’s mother and Paschal’s wife. A direct descendant of a Devonshire weaving family who came with other Quakers to Pennsylvania in the late 1600s, Hetty also was a Wyandot from the Ontario tribe pushed south in the early 18th century. Born to Isaac Zane and Hannah Dickinson (or Dickerson), Hetty was sent westward with other Wyandot from Upper Sandusky, Ohio. They arrived in 1843 at the tribe’s temporary home in today’s West Bottoms area of Kansas City and soon bought land in Wyandotte, which later would be downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Hetty appears in historical records some four years later, when William Walker, a Wyandot leader, records Hetty’s marriage to a man who had moved to the Eudora area in the early 1840s—Paschal Fish. “Thursday, 14.– Severe frost last night. Resumed the payment of the annuity. Mr Fish and Hetty were married,” wrote Walker. We don’t know exactly what Hetty looked like, but her family had long inter-married with neighboring French and English, so she probably was indistinguishable from other settlers. In fact, historian William Connelley wrote of the Wyandot who came to Kansas that “no member of the tribe was more than one-fourth Indian.”
But there’s another member of the Fish family who isn’t represented in the sculpture and is just as integral to the town’s history.
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Records vary regarding the children of Hetty and Paschal. Eudora (spelled on the 1854 census as “Udora”) was the child of both. Her brother, Leander (also known as Jackson, Leading Turtle, and perhaps Andrew), probably was, too. Similar to the name “Paschal,” which means “Easter” and “Leander” (a mythical hero), Eudora is a name derived from the Greek. The name traditionally originates from the Greek word for “gift.” However, Holly Zane, a Zane family historian from Overland Park, has said the name “Eudora” derives from the Wyandot language, the word yaⁿdurǫʔ that means “dear, expensive, valuable, difficult, hard” and has a pronunciation similar to “Eudora.” During the time Hetty lived in Eudora, Paschal Fish helped operate a ferry with his brother and transformed his home with Hetty into an inn. Hetty and Paschal also interacted with the Methodist missionaries who built the Wakarusa Mission, a school for the Shawnee, around what is now 12th and Elm streets. Hetty died young—at age 36. Walker wrote April 17, 1852, in his journal that he and wife Hanna were “deeply upset by the death of ‘our Hetty.’” Buried on a downtown Kansas City, Kansas, hillcrest, Hetty shares a grave marker with her sister, Sarah. Of the hundreds of unmarked Wyandot graves here in the Wyandotte National Burial Grounds (also known as the Huron Indian Cemetery), dozens are believed to belong to Zane family members. Hetty’s mother, Hannah Zane, cared for Eudora and her brother in Wyandotte after Hetty’s death. Wrote James Albert Hadley in a 1907 letter, “The mother died & left the daughter, Eudora, & a younger Bro, Leander, who were raised & educated by their white grandmother.” Hannah supported herself with her deceased husband’s pension for military service in the War of 1812. Eudora would marry Dallas Emmons at age 19. Of their four children, she named one daughter “Hester” after her mother. When Eudora died in 1877, Emmons married her cousin, Hannah. Paschal Fish, who had a wife before Hetty, would marry again several times. Eudora is buried a few steps away from Hetty. Their grave markers and several others were replaced with new ones in 1991. In Eudora’s downtown sculpture, Eudora stands by her father. In death, she lies next to her mother.
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World With a simple wave, Eudora crossing guard brings kindness to town.
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You might not know Jennifer Besser by name. But if you live in Eudora and have kids, odds are you have waved to her, probably a few hundred times or so. Besser is the school crossing guard stationed on Peach Street, east of Eudora Elementary School. For six years, each and every school day, she has been holding up a stop sign so that young students can cross the street in her crosswalk. Here, dozens of kids cross, but hundreds of cars drive by. And every one of those cars gets a wave. By our count on a typical day, it’s 244 cars, or 1,220 a week. With Eudora Elementary scheduled to have 169 days of school this year, that equals … 41,236 waves Besser will be handing out just this school year and nearly a quarter-million waves over her six-year crossing guard career, minus snow days. (She has yet to take a single sick day, but she did have to ask the Eudora police to cover her crosswalk once when a dentist appointment took longer than expected.) Besser says the idea to wave to every car isn’t her own. A friend was a crossing guard in town at West Elementary, and she saw her waving to every car that passed. That inspired her to do the same. “I’ve been doing it so long, it’s second nature, anymore,” Besser says. “Once in a while, if I’m distracted, I’ll hear a car engine rev and I’ll look over … it’s someone waiting to make eye contact with me so they can get their wave.” Besser, a native of Tonganoxie with six children (ages 23, 22, 21, 19, 16 and 12), spends most of her workday at Gene’s Heartland Food grocery store in Eudora. Her myriad waves to members of the Eudora community have created something of a celebrity status for her among Gene’s customers. “Kids will see me in the store and ask me, ‘Are you the crossing guard?’ and I’ll say, ‘Yup!’ and then the kids look at their parents and say, ‘I told you so!’” Besser laughs. “People thank me for waving. I just want to say ‘Good morning! How ya’ doing?’” Minding the Peach Street crosswalk is clearly a labor of love for Besser. She sets her alarm for 4:30 a.m., Monday through Friday so she can arrive on time from her farm near Oskaloosa, successfully dodging deer on the way (and unsuccessfully, on occasion). Besser does acknowledge that not every vehicle offers a wave back, but that doesn’t bother her. Her favorite part of the job is actually talking with the students, most of whom she knows by name. “I enjoy every one of the kids,” she says. “I wish there were more—they keep me entertained.”
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Crosswalk safety tips Always cross at marked crosswalks You forfeit your rights as a pedestrian if you cross elsewhere. Obey any pedestrian signals and look left-right-left To make sure the road is clear in both directions before crossing. If a vehicle approaches, make eye contact with the driver To be sure he/she sees you before you cross. Look before walking past stopped vehicles Do not cross just because a car waved you on. Be sure all lanes are clear first. Remember that bicycles are not considered pedestrians Unless they are walking their bikes. Otherwise they are considered vehicles. Source: University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Answering Autism, Day One and Beyond
Local mothers create a group to help other parents face one of the most frightening and overwhelming days of their lives—the day a child is diagnosed with autism
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Eleven years ago, Jacqui Folks drove home in tears. Her son had just been diagnosed with autism. She felt alone and didn’t know what the next step was. But she knew it was time to go to work for her son. She’s been working every day since, not just for her son, but for anyone locally who has found themselves in that same situation—facing a diagnosis and unsure of what to do next. “There were no local autism societies back then,” Folks recalls. “All I could do was go to the library and read every book I could find.” Things have changed since then. Today, thanks to the efforts of Folks and some like-minded parents in the community, Eudora has a support group known as A.C.E.S. (Autism Community Education & Support). And the need for the group has increased significantly in the last decade. Eleven years ago, 1 in 11,000 children was diagnosed with autism. Today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that number in the United States is 1 in 68. “A lot of times, it’s the most devastating day of their lives, and parents have no idea what to do,” Folks says of the day a family is given an autism diagnosis. “It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a parent, when you’ve been diagnosed, you go back to square one.” Stacey Watts, another Eudora parent who faced a similar situation as Folks, felt the same way when her son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2009. “I felt like I was alone, and there was no one to reach out to, no one locally,” she recalls. “When your child is diagnosed with autism, they say to you, ‘OK, your child has autism—have fun.’ You don’t know what to do. You have to rely on other parents.” Watts did rely on other parents, in her case, Jacqui Folks. Together and with the help of two other moms, their husbands and their children, they created A.C.E.S. “I’m the type of person who is big on support, that no one should ever feel alone,” Watts, a mother of four, says. “We felt like it was important to have someone, something in the community that could help.” “You wake up one day and you don’t know what to do. You’re in shock,” Folks says. “That’s where A.C.E.S. comes in. We say, ‘You be in shock, be sad and do what you need to do. We’ll help with all the information.’” In the ensuing years A.C.E.S. has grown from supporting families to supporting schools with their annual Autism Awareness Walk, held every April in downtown Eudora. The walk, with the support of local businesses and the community, has collected thousands of dollars for each of Eudora’s schools. A.C.E.S. uses the money to buy Eudora schools items that are helpful for special education classes, such as weighted blankets or iPads. “The best part for me, as treasurer of the organization, is I get to fulfill the schools’ wish lists,” Watts says. “Last year, for the middle school life skills class, we were able to buy their entire wish list. Just the look on the faces of the teachers— you can tell they’re overwhelmed.” Folks and Watts hope to see the Autism Walk grow larger. “I’d love it if we needed traffic cops,” Folks says. They also hope to grow A.C.E.S. into neighboring communities with Tonganoxie, DeSoto and Wellsville all on the radar. Folks and Watts remind local families facing the anxiety of autism that they don’t have to go it alone. The group is easily found on Facebook, or by reaching out to a Eudora school counselor. “We can talk to people for twenty minutes or two hours, whatever they need. We let them know they’re not alone, and what the next steps are. They don’t know what the next step is. We get them to focus that step 1 is step 1, and don’t even think about step 2, 3 or 4 yet,” Folks says. “My goal is to make sure nobody feels as lost as I did that day when I got home.”
A.C.E.S. community members include (top left) founder Jacqui Folks and her son Ethan, as well as Stacey Watts and her son TJ.
Educators on A.C.E.S. Though not officially affiliated with the schools, A.C.E.S. has made a big impact for students of Eudora USD 491.
“The Eudora A.C.E.S. program is an important partner in meeting the needs of our students at Eudora Elementary School. Through past donations of wiggle seats, weighted vests and blankets, as well as other sensory resources, more students are able to have their sensory needs met on a regular, consistent basis. As the rigor of the school day increases, it becomes even more important that school staff focus on educating the whole child—if sensory needs are not met, students are not able to focus and learn in the classroom.” —Amy DeLaRosa, principal of Eudora Elementary School “A.C.E.S. is a great organization, and the Life Skills program at Eudora High School has benefited greatly from their hard work. About three years ago a very generous donation was provided by A.C.E.S., and the students continue to get great use out of the items.” —Nick Hofmeier, life skills instructor at Eudora High School
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Cardinal Drones
Eudora High School launches latest aerial technology with core educational goals
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(Left) The Eudora High School drone team includes (from left): instructor Nate Robinson, Jayce McQueen, Jack Gerstmann, and Olivia Jones. (This page) A view of Eudora High School football game in progress, taken by Jack Gerstmann with the Eudora High School Phantom 3 drone.
Ask Nate Robinson about his drone and his face will light up. Ask him about drone videos created by his students and he bounces out of his seat. “This just gets me pumped up,” he says. Robinson, Eudora High School’s digital media and technology teacher, has spearheaded an effort to bring drone technology into high school classwork. “This gets something innovative into a high schooler’s hands,” Robinson says. “It blows their minds.” The Cardinal drone program began in 2014 when Robinson was awarded a grant through the Eudora Schools Foundation and the department bought their first drone, the Phantom 2. “I remember the first day we got the drone,” says Olivia Jones, a senior at EHS. “Rob[inson] was so excited. He regrets not filming us opening up the drone. I just remember it was like the happiest day of his life.” The department paid for a GoPro HERO 3 camera to add to the drone and Robinson began taking aerial video and photographs. “I fooled around with it one time when it had snowed. It was the most poorly edited video ever made. It had a Ray Charles Christmas song, and I think it got pulled because of copyright,” Robinson says. “But it got 1,500 views on Facebook, and the kids started to see that it was garnering a lot of attention because people don’t see this angle at all.”
Soon after, the students began to work on videos of their own, including one of the new walking trail at Eudora Elementary School. The Phantom 2 was so popular within his program that Robinson applied for another grant in the spring of 2015, this time through the State of Kansas Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Grant. His application was approved, and with the award money, along with money from the school’s budget, the school bought a newer version of the drone, the Phantom 3. “The Phantom 3 is much easier to fly,” Robinson says. “It’s like playing a video game. It’s unbelievable. I could teach a fourth grader to use it in about five minutes.” With the new drone, the students began getting more creative with their productions. They produced films for the athletic programs, the school district and staff and various competitions as well.
Interested in hiring Cardinal Productions? Contact Nate Robinson at naterobinson@eudoraschools.org
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Where to find Cardinal Productions Facebook.com/cardinalproductions YouTube—search EHS video club Twitter—@eudoravideoclub
“It gets shots that we just can’t get with anything else. We’re really lucky to have it,” says senior Jack Gerstmann, who has logged the most student hours on the drones. Gerstmann also figured out a feature on the drone called “point of interest,” which makes a circle around a given area with a set radius, then travels a preset distance into the air. The camera focuses on that object to capture steady and varying camera angles not accessible from a regular camera. The students have used this feature in several of their favorite videos, including football and cross country promotional videos for this school year. When Robinson talks about it, he cannot contain his excitement. “No one’s doing this,” he says. “I’m so pumped for my kids. I know sometimes it probably seems like I’m bragging but when I see stuff that they do with this thing, I think, ‘No one’s doing that. We’re doing that.’ And we’re just a little 4A school.” The class has competed in several area competitions, including eMagine Media Festival, the 12-Hour Film Festival and the Johnson County Technology Competition, taking home awards for their creativity, due in part to the shots captured with their drones. “It helps our videos to stand out,” says senior Jayce McQueen. “It definitely makes our videos more memorable.” The Cardinal Productions team has also put together promotional videos and commercials for area businesses and uses the revenue from those projects to help fund their program. Robinson is excited to see where the program will go from here and what
the students will do with the drone technology. “I don’t know what we’re doing two weeks from now because the project hasn’t come in yet. I’m just here with open hands. We’ve hit my original goal and we’re five years in,” he says. “It kind of depends on what my kids want to do. I’m here for them, but they’re also here to learn, so I just try to figure out what we can do to accomplish both of those goals.” Jones, Gerstmann and McQueen all have projects they are planning to do with the drones and are enthusiastic about the possibilities the technology brings to their classroom. Gerstmann describes the drone instruction—taught as an audio/video production course—as “a class where you can make an idea come to life.” McQueen, who hopes to study film and graphic design in college, agrees. “We have a certain amount of independence to work with. We can use what we learn outside of school. It doesn’t have to stay within the school building.” But it’s not just the drones that have these students excited about their class and upcoming projects. “Rob contributes a lot of why we like this class,” Jones says. “He’s a fun teacher. You’re not afraid to be crazy, get out of your shell for a video, because he does that on a daily basis in front of all of us.” His other students agree. “He’s just as enthusiastic about the subject as we are. He knows what he’s talking about, and he’s a great reference,” Gerstmann says. “And it’s definitely a setting where sometimes the roles change. Sometimes we teach him something too.”
(Top) Robinson and McQueen prepare to launch the EHS Phantom 3. (Left) Robinson talks with his audio/video students (in alphabetical order): Joseph Bernhardt, Kristi Daigh, Mason Fawcett, Jack Gerstmann, Isaac Gutsch, Siera Hartwell, Olivia Jones, Alexis Kelly, Zack Livengood, Mindy McClaskey, Austin McNorton, Jayce McQueen, Halle Norris, Aidan Palmer, Kolbi Shanks, Jasmine Thevarajoo, Justin Toumberlin, Ben Van Diest and Maria Wellman.
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A view of a farm near Goodland taken by Nate Robinson with the Eudora High School Phantom 3 drone.
Drone Regulations Laws governing the use of drones are evolving, with changes expected in the coming year. At this moment, the Eudora High School program operates under these regulatory guidelines. No flying over heavily populated areas, such as fairs or concerts Flying over neighborhoods, highways and bodies of water is permitted Must stay at least 3 miles from all airports Must fly under 400 feet Can fly over regular Kansas State High School Activities Association events, but not district, playoffs or championship games
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Fresh faces and new ideas are on the agenda for the Eudora Chamber of Commerce. The agenda has some other good things, too: a new logo and branding, a newsletter for the community, a dedicated website, a mentorship program, and professional development. The list is long and some of these goals will take time, but members of the Eudora Chamber say they are eager to start tackling them, one by one. Kelli Szrot, owner of Red Door Event & Design, is the chamber’s enthusiastic president-elect. As a business owner, she understands what the chamber can offer and sees the opportunities. “When I moved into the Eudora area as a business owner, one of the first things I looked for was the Chamber of Commerce. I didn’t find a ton of information. I was hearing from people in town that they didn’t really know what the Chamber did,” says Szrot. After receiving encouragement to join the chamber herself, Szrot said she could see revitalization was needed, but she recognized the potential. “When I talked to other businesses about how the chamber could best benefit them, I started receiving great feedback.” That’s when she put her can-do attitude to the task. First on the list, she and others started recruiting new members to the seven-member, voluntary board of directors. “They’ve brought a lot of new energy and some great ideas to the table,” Szrot adds. Among them is Mary Kirkendoll. Not only is Kirkendoll a fresh face on the board, she is also a new business owner in town, having opened Eudora Yoga Center in August. “I was speaking to other board members, and I could hear their passion,” Kirkendoll says. Former board member Barack Matite, Eudora’s assistant city manager, says the three newest additions, Jeremiah Holcomb, Refuge Christian Church; Rachel Weitekamp, Sunflower State Dance; and Kirkendoll, have energized the Chamber. “They are looking at rebranding the chamber, making a new website, coming up with new programs, partnerships and events.” For many years, the Eudora Chamber of Commerce website has been housed on the City of Eudora website. With the plans to create a separate chamber website, the intention is to keep it in harmony with the city website while making it more accessible and robust. In conjunction, there will soon be a new logo and a new look for materials.
Next on the list is a newsletter both printed and online. “A paper newsletter sounds old-fashioned, but we thought it important to include everyone,” Szrot explains. They plan to start with a quarterly newsletter, with advertising space available and information on local events. “After being here for the last year, I have really come to love Eudora,” Szrot says. “The people, businesses, leadership really love their community. I heard over and over that it’s always been a tightknit, supportive community and one that thrives on communication. After the local newspaper went away, that line of communication went away.” The Chamber newsletter will be available to everyone and, hopefully, will fill some of that void. Szrot adds that the Chamber also plans to hold meetings for public feedback, “so the public, the businesses and the community have an open dialogue.… I strongly encourage business owners to come and hear what’s going on.” The Chamber also hopes to improve and expand the number of community events by extending the annual Holiday Wreath Auction to multiple days and introducing a “Second Saturday” for Eudora or one evening a week when businesses stay open later. Another big project is a mentorship program for junior high and high school students. Kirkendoll says the program gives students a chance “to come and chat with business owners and learn from us. I know it will come back to us in a very positive way in the long run.” In a year or two, chamber members also hope to offer more resources and establish professional development education for business owners, so they can expand their business knowledge on topics such as taxes and social media. Looking to the future is a big part of the new vision for the Chamber. “I would like to see our membership double, triple or even quadruple in the next four or five years,” Szrot says. “I think businesses outside the Eudora community will see value in being a member. I’d like to see them drawn to our community and see the value of growing their economy in the Eudora area—perhaps with a satellite of their business in Eudora.” “I’m very excited to see how things grow and where it will take us,” Szrot notes with enthusiasm. “The big key is that we’re listening and that we stay motivated.”
(Left) Board members of the Eudora Chamber of Commerce include (from left): Rachel Weitekamp, member at large; Jason Oehlert, treasurer; Kelli Szrot, president elect (2016); Tim Bruce, outgoing president; Mary Kirkendoll, member at large; Kelly Dumais, city liason; Keith Nowland, Eudora CVB representative; and Jeremiah Holcomb, secretary.
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Kelli Szrot takes over leadership of the chamber for 2016.
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Checker’s 2300 Louisiana St. Lawrence, KS 66046 ................................ (785) 843-0023 W: checkersfoods.com City of Eudora 4 E. Seventh St. ................................ (785) 542-2153 W: cityofeudoraks.gov
Benchmark Construction 110 W. 20th St. ................................ (785) 542-1400
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Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 1310 Winchester Road ................................ (785) 843-9192 W: bertnash.org
CLO’s Midnight Farm 2084 N. 600 Road Baldwin City, KS 66006 ................................ (785) 979-1889 W: midnight-farm.org
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Complete Outdoor Concepts LLC 726 Main Street ................................ (913) 309-3839 ................................ (785) 690-7065 W: www.completeoutdoorconceptskc.com Country Spa & Gardens 2152 N. 700 Road ................................ (785) 883-4944 W: countryspaandgardens.com Cutter’s Smokehouse 218 E. 20th St. ................................ (785) 542-1100 W: cutterssmokehouse.com Central Bank of the Midwest 1402 Church St. ................................ (785) 865-7676
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Eudora Schools: Unified School District No. 491 1310 Winchester Road ................................ (785) 542-4910 W: eudoraschools.org Eudora United Methodist Church 2084 N. 1300 Road P.O. Box 520 ................................ (785) 542-3200 W: eudoraumc.org Eudora Wine & Spirits 218 W. 20th St., Suite A ................................ (785) 690-7500 W: eudorawine.com Eudora Yoga Center LLC 706 Main Street ................................ (785) 550-5928 W: www.eudorayogacenter.com Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions 1040 OCL Parkway ................................ (785) 331-2220 W: eurotecvfs.com Family Dollar 1501 Church Lane ................................ (785) 542-2316 W: familydollar.com Farm Bureau financial Services 110 West 20th ................................ (785) 542-9477
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Free State Guns + Tactical Weapons 218 E. 20th St ................................ (785) 542-5555 W: freestateguns.com Gambino’s Pizza 1402 Church St., Suite D ................................ (785) 542-2121 W: gambinospizza.com Gene’s Heartland Foods 1402 Church St. ................................ (785) 542-2727 W: eudora.heartlandfoodsstores.com Glaser Williams 1125 John L. Williams Drive ................................ (785) 690-7381 W: glaserwilliams.com
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H.P. Pelzer 1201 Cardinal Drive ................................ (785) 542-5700 W: hppelzer.com Hamm Quarry, L.L.C. 609 Perry Place Perry, KS 66073 ................................ (785) 597-5111 W: nrhamm.com Heads or Nails 713 Main St. ................................ (785) 690-7272 Hi-Tech Antifreeze 530 South Main ................................ (785) 542-1230 W: recyclingantifreeze.com His Hands Clothing 736 B Main St. ................................ (785) 690-7220 Holy Family Catholic Church 820 Birch St. ................................ (785) 542-2788 W: holyfamilyeudora.com Homeland Insulation & Drywall 112 E. 20th St. ................................ (913) 449-9579 Honey Creek Disposal Service, Inc P.O. Box 1 Tonganoxie, KS 66086 ................................ (913) 369-8999 W: honeycreekdisposal.com Jacque’s Place Salon 1402 Church St., Suite C ................................ (785) 550-5531 W: jacquesfamilyhair.com Jayhawk Dental, L.L.C. 826 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66044 ................................ (785) 843-9122 W: jayhawkdental.com John Hay DDS 104 W. 20th St. Suite 3 ................................ (785) 542-9105 W: johnhhaydds.com
local businesses Judi Branine, Realtor 21648 Midland Drive Shawnee, KS 66218 ................................ (913) 825-3133 W: judirealestate.com
Minuteman Press of Lawrence 501 Gateway Drive, Suite B Lawrence, KS 66049 ................................ (785) 842-2656 W: minutemanlawrence.com
State Farm Insurance Keith Nowland 218 E. 20th St., Suite B ................................ (785) 542-3276 W: keithnowland.com
Kansas Secured Title: Douglas County 1410 Kasold Drive Suite A-18 Lawrence, KS 66049 ................................ (785) 843-2830 W: kstdouglas.com
Mutual Savings Association 801 Main St. ................................ (785) 542-2123 W: mutualwave.com
Sterling Readiness Rounds 112 E. 10th St. ................................ (785) 764-4545
Kaw Valley State Bank 739 Main St. ................................ (785) 542-4200 W: kawvalleystatebank.com Kenneth O. von Achen: Chartered Architects 40555 W. 103rd St. ................................ (785) 542-2410 W: http://kovaca.com Lawrence Memorial Hospital 325 Maine St. Lawrence, KS 66025 ................................ (785) 505-5000 W: lmh.org LMH Eudora Therapy Services 600 E. 20th St. ................................ (785) 505-2712 W: lmh.org Mateo Chiropractic 1402 Church St., Suite C ................................ (785) 542-5400 W: mateochiro.com McGrew Real Estate 1402 Church St., Suite E ................................ (785) 979-1243 Medicalodges Eudora 1415 Maple St. ................................ (785) 542-2176 W: medicalodgeseudora.com Mid-America Bank 3220 Mesa Way Suite C Lawrence, KS 66049 ................................ (785) 841-8055 ................................ (785) 841-8280 W: mid-americabank.com Miller Agency Insurance 711 Main St. ................................ (785) 542-2000
Open Hearts Early Education Program 2084 N 1300 Road ................................ (785) 542-3200 W: eudoraumc.org Owens Flower Shop 846 Indiana Lawrence, KS 66044 ................................ (785) 843-6111 W: owensflowershop.net PBJ Studio LLC 2 West 10th Street ................................ (785) 218-1279 W: www.pbj-studio.com R.D. Johnson Excavating Co. 1705 N. 1399 Rd. Lawrence, KS 66046 ................................ (785) 842-9100 W: rdjohnsonexcavating.com Red Door Event and Design 704 Main Street ................................ (785) 727-1222 The Refuge Christian Church 1526 Maple St ................................ (785) 917-2263 W: www.refugecc.us Rock Family Chiropractic 1402 Church St., Suite E ................................ (785) 542-2118 ................................ (785) 542-1164 Shepard Plumbing & Construction 717 Main St. P.O. Box 235 ................................ (785) 542-2737 St. Paul United Church of Christ Karen Troutman 738 Church St. P.O. Box 722 ................................ (785) 542-2785
Sunflower Publishing 645 New Hampshire St. Lawrence, KS 66044 ................................ (785) 832-7257 W: sunflowerpub.com Sunflower State Dance 104 W. 20th St., Suite 4 ................................ (785) 690-7200 W: sunflowerstatedance.com Sweet Acres Inn 103 E. 7th St. ................................ (785) 542-2466 W: sweetacresinn.com Twin Oaks Golf Complex 1326 E. 1900 Rd. ................................ (785) 542-2844 W: facebook.com/twinoaksgolfks Vidan Dental 103 W. 10th St. ................................ (785) 542-2993 The Vintage Sunflower LLC 726 1/2 Main St ................................ (913) 369-5644 Warren-McElwain Mortuary 1003 John L. Williams Drive ................................ (785) 843-1120 W: warrenmcelwain.com Watts Rental Properties 1009 E. 13th Ct. ................................ (785) 865-8951 Westerhouse, Inc. 104 E. 20th St. #1 ................................ (785) 542-2707 W: westerhouse.com Wilkerson Saunders and Anderson 831 Vermont St. Lawrence, KS 66044 ................................ (785) 843-6060 W: thedentistsinlawrence.com
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WilLaDrew Photography 722 East 12th Street ................................ (785) 218-8448 W: www.willadrewphotography.com Wolff Diagnostic Automotive Repair 208 E. 20th St. ................................ (785) 542-5152 W: wolffauto.com WOW! 1 Riverfront Plaza, Suite 301 Lawrence, KS 66044 ................................ (785) 841-2100 W: wowway.com
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