Pool party caps summer break

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August 12, 2014 - 12:00 AM

Steve Orcutt hasn’t officially taught a class for years.
Still, the retired art teacher has a hankering to give area schoolchildren a final dose of fun before the summer break ends.
Orcutt’s sixth annual free back-to-school midnight splash starts at 8 p.m. Friday at the Iola Municipal Pool.
The event is open to any USD 257 student entering kindergarten through sixth grade, and their families.
As Orcutt is wont to do, the party will feature more than just swimming.
Milo “Drumsticks” Combs, World Featherweight Champion, will once again make an appearance with his admonition to stamp out bullying in and out of school. He’ll also lead  a mass chicken dance, with prizes awarded to the best dancers.
“We need a record turnout,” Orcutt said. “Bring the grandparents. Let’s make it a night to remember as a family.”
Several other special guests will make an appearances.
“Catfish McFarley,” will offer up his cannonball special.
“The kids can swim with the sharks, swim with the piranha and dance with the chicken,” Orcutt joked. The pool party is one of the final events of the year at the swimming pool, which closes for the season Sunday.
School resumes for USD 257 students on Aug. 21.
Admission to the pool is half-price for the rest of the season.

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