Ron Averill, right, shakes hands with Lansing Superintendent Marty Kobza during a May 2 Lansing Educational Foundation Honors Breakfast. Averill was honored during the event as a retiree. He retired at the end of the school year after teaching in Lansing for 43 years. Photo Credit: John Richmeier
John Richmeier/Leavenworth Times As Ron Averill was looking to begin his teaching career in 1982, he sent out resumes to various school districts in the…