Kansas Profile: Recognizing the importance of volunteer service
Ron Wilson
Special to The Newton Kansan
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” That quote attributed to Sir Winston Churchill might be a good way of describing Randy Bunnel and the many other selfless volunteers who support our rural communities.
Bunnel’s community service earned him a nomination as an Ag Hero for the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Ag Growth Summit.
Bunnel grew up on a farm in southern Anderson County. He earned a bachelor s degree in agricultural education at Kansas State University and a master’s degree a year later. He also met his wife, Betsy, who was majoring in elementary education. They moved back to his family farm.
COVID 2020: History in the making
The year started like any other, with all the headlines of the local newspaper focused on the daily lives and activities of a community. But by mid-March, everyone s attention was on a deadly new virus.
This is the first in a three-part recap of the coronavirus pandemic and 2020.
The Register’s coverage of COVID-19 began, appropriately enough, with China.
Moran native Molly McEwan and her fiance, Tyson Carpenter, are living and teaching in China.
Register file photo
Moran native Molly McEwan lives in China as a teacher, along with her fiance, Tyson Carpenter. When news broke in January of the new virus discovered in Wuhan, China, they were out of the country on vacation.