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Miners Hall to present ‘A Winning Team’
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Jim Barone, left, and Pat Barone find pictures of people they knew in high school at the “A Winning Team” exhibit at Miners Hall Museum. - photo by Antjea Wolff
FRANKLIN, Kan. — With the continuation of the Little Balkans Coal Camp – Arma exhibit, Miners Hall Museum will host one of its monthly programs titled “A Winning Team” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. For the program, Tony Fornelli, who used to be a coach for Northeast, and Gene Wayenberg will present stories and information about the early days of sports and the Turkey Day football games between Arma and Frontenac that were held from 1923 to 1958. The organizers or hosts of “A Winning Team” Christie Nicoletti Parrish, Emma Lousie Lancelotti Ales, Pat Tassi McKee, and Joan Pistonik Barbieri set up a display with pictures of the different sports teams from old yearbooks and news articles.