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RCNews jan 1
A happy 1st birthday to John Doornbos on December 28th.
Addie Mills was a Sunday visitor of Danny & Marilyn Mills in Gorham. She stopped in Hays to see Andy Hansen and Jack Klee.
Bob Fear and his daughter Nicole Tarbell attended graduation exercises Saturday, December 20th, at Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas. Shawn and Robert Fear, sons of Pam and the late Robert Fear and grandsons of Bob and Margaret Fear were two of the 436 graduates
Andy Hansen and Addie Mills met Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Karlin and Mike in Hays on Tuesday for a short visit and gift exchange.
Dave and Carolyn Davenport celebrated Marjorie Davenport’s 94th birthday with a birthday/Christmas celebration luncheon at the Mennonite Manor.
Addie Mills was a Christmas Eve guest of Marty and Tina Mills.
Carrie Higgins hosted a family and friend Christmas Eve supper at her home in Roeland Park. Those attending were her parents, Mary and Martin Higgins, her brother Joseph, and a great family friend, Ms. Ellen Eaton. Ellen is a former resident of Scott City who now lives in Overland Park and met the Higgins' through a good friend of theirs. It really is a small world. Carrie's supper was delicious and the group enjoyed a quiet evening just visiting. Christmas day was spent quietly with yummy left-overs and a movie in the evening. They saw "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandler and recommend it to everyone. Very cute.
Ty Elias, Tina and Quintin Harris celebrated Christmas the week-end before Christmas with Dave and Carolyn Davenport, Hutchinson. Lenora Stremel joined them in the afternoon
December 21st Laura & Ray Wierman hosted a Pre-Christmas dinner at their home. Those attending were Greg & Sheila Hinman, Jessica Hinman, Jeffrey Hinman, Larry Hinman, Gladys & Wendell Hinman, Jeannie & Casey Grimme, Connor & Claire, Cindy Wierman, Jerod Wierman & Jennifer Wierman.
Christmas dinner guests of Bruce & Ellen Kershner and kids were Bruce & Susan Davis and Bob House.
Priscilla Jacobs was a Christmas guest of Neal and Amy Jacobs, Jaden and Tessa in Wichita.
Christmas Day guests of Chris and Rhonda Zordel, Spearville were Jennifer and John Droste from Castle Rock, Colo. Harriet Housman and Matt Hertel, Spearville, Roy & Phyllis Conrad.
Clinton, Clayton and Addie Kershner along with Bruce & Ellen went to church in Rush Center then spent Christmas Eve at Frank & Dorothy Kershner's. Cheryl Summers and Shane joined them for supper & to open gifts.
Christmas Day guests of John and Melanie Zeller were Sarah Urban, Kiel Emerson, Rachel and Lance Legleiter and Haydn, Ruth Axman, Francis and Julia Zeller, Bill, Dan and Willy Zeller.
Christmas Day Arline Rues, Les and Rose Diehl met Tom Rues at the KC airport who flew in from Hartford, Connecticut. Alicia and Leigh Barrett, Ron, Cathy, Alex, Catherine and John Casey, Tim, Stacy, Maddie and Lily Rues and Mary Dunne joined them and enjoyed dinner at the home of Rose and Les that evening.
Christmas Eve guests of John and Janice Stull were Bev Baldwin and Ruby Myers, LaCrosse; Richard and Corinne Baldwin; Mike, Jerilyn, Tayler and Colby Stull, McCracken; Gary, Karen, Erin, Hayley and Hope Aufdemberge, Hays; Sharon, Courtney and Brandon Nottingham, Lawrence; Michael, Pam, Lilly, Wade and Alexis David, Lenora; Roger and Melita Baldwin, Fresno, California. Christmas Day guests were Ruby, Mike, Jerilyn, Tayler and Colby.
Neil Lipton has donated an assortment of videos to the McCracken Library, Alice Smith, daughter of the late Alice Lee has donated many books to the Library.
Mamie Crawshaw returned home recently from the hospital after being a patient several days.
Bruce Davis who turned 50 the day after Christmas had a Birthday supper at Greg’s in Rush Center on the 26th. Bruce & Susan Davis, Brian Davis and daughter Madison, Eric & Melissa Davis, Bob House, Roger & Norma McNair, Bruce, Ellen, Clinton, Clayton & Addie Kershner joined him. Happy Birthday Bruce Robert Davis!
Christmas Day guests of Chris and Rhonda Zordel of Spearville were Jennifer and John Droste from Castle Rock, Colo. Harriet Housman and Matt Hertel, Spearville, and Roy & Phyllis Conrad.
Christmas Day, Jim and Carolyn Sekavec enjoyed Christmas with Robert and Mary Beth Higgins and family and Keith and Beverly Higgins and family. They enjoyed Christmas Saturday the 27th with all their family.
Sunday guests of Roy & Phyllis Conrad were Randy Conrad and Karen Matel of Liebenthal.
Christmas Eve guests at Ruth Irvin’s house were Dennis and Arlene Irvin, Maggie & Guilliame, Don and Dena Irvin, Chad, Amber, Chet and Audrey Irvin, Chris, Jana, and Crissa Irvin, Kellye, Sandy, Kayla and Scott Irvin, Anna, and Graycie Legleiter & friend Brandon. Jennifer Bittel stopped by with Scott for a few minutes later in the evening. The last time we saw Maggie & Guilliame was at Chris and Jana's wedding four years ago.
Christmas Day at Kellye's - same people except Chad's family & Chris's family were missing.
Christmas guests of Travis, Tina, Katie, and Tanner Elias, Colby were Dave and Carolyn Davenport, Hutchinson and Fred and Claudine Turley, Chanute.
Christmas weekend guests of Shirley Higgins were Jerry, Jenna and Tanner Higgins, Chuck Higgins and Zach, Lonnie and Tammy Irvin, Kyra and Cameron, John and Kayla Tacha, Nicole and Lindsey. Jodi worked the Wednesday before and Friday after Christmas. She and Jerry attended funeral services for Bob Gottschalk on Friday.
The Doornbos family hosted Christmas at their new home on Friday with Tony, Paulette, Bill, Kelly, Adam, Brian, Mike, Jen, Dylan and Shirley Harp. They also had a little Christmas cheer with the Walker family from Utica – Galen, Carla, Taylor, Austin, Lexi, & Joci.
The Foreman's celebrated Christmas on Sunday 12/28/08 in Salina at Milton, Cheryl, Tanner & Alyssa Larson’s home. Those attending were Sanford & Juanita Foreman, Steve & Nadine Foreman, Kellye, Sandy, Kayla, & Scott Irvin, Anna & Graycie Legleiter and friend Brandon, Terry, Stacey, Nathan & Nicholas Spenst.
Christmas guests of Phyllis Higgins were Sarena Higgins, Ron and Sabrina Hurt and Sam.
Dave and Carolyn Davenport celebrated Marjorie Davenport’s 94th birthday with a birthday/Christmas celebration luncheon at the Mennonite Manor.
Christmas visitors of Lenora Stremel and Shirley Bundy, Hutchinson were Art Behrman, Kathleen and Paul Thomas, Parsons, Carolyn and Dave Davenport, Lanette Mathews, Lawrence, Celeste and Dale Davis, Memphis, TN, Denise and Norman Fuller and family, Minneapolis, and LeAnn, Barry, Jordan, and Molly Knight.
‘Arky’ and Diana McNair and Charlotte Ochs spent Christmas in Colorado with their sons, Curtis and Travis McNair and families.
Roy Langdon, Marty Stover, Virgil Brundgart and John Brown, Columbia, Missouri, were hunting in McCracken this past weekend.
A surprise 50th birthday party was held for Bruce Davis at the American Legion in McCracken Saturday evening the 27th. A variety of food the likes of which McCracken residents rarely enjoy was prepared by Bruce’s son Eric along with several family members and friends. As Bruce stated during his birthday speech, ‘”There is no place in the world like McCracken. Both Sue and I are glad to be home”. They cannot be as glad as we are to have them back.
Happy New Year 2009
Happy 40th birthday to Debbie Gaunt.
Happy 70th birthday to Judy Hugh.
A large and appreciative crowd attended the mass of the Holy Family on Saturday afternoon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The church was decorated with the crib scene that has been a part of the church from the earliest years. Our thanks to Father Kraus for presiding and for all those who had a part in the service. We thank Bishop Gilmore for permission and for approval of our tri-parish priest, Father Rene Labrador. The mass was said in honor of the late William Moran.
Mike, Susan and Shannon Keith hosted a Christmas Eve dinner for Ben Thompson, Galen Allen and Carolyn Thompson.
Shannon and Donna McKinney were here on Tuesday visiting friends. They were enroute to his uncle’s at Sublette.
Obituaries in Volume 111, McCracken History Book for 2005 are Mary Barnes, Ruth Van Winkle, Irene Stull, Tim Petz, Freda Jones, Lyle Dugan, Eva May Hiltabidle, Robin McCormick, Bernadetta Wideman, Tony John Pavlu, Victoria Ficken, Mathilda Kincaid, Bud Holopirek, Esther Murray, Michael A. Priddy, Willard West, Lewie Crawford, Helen McNemee O’Jibway, Alex “Junior” Gabel, Richard Winters, Anna Louise Cornelssen Kirton, Evelyn Murphy Bolinger, Clara Robison, Mary Ann Jurgensen, Terry Foust, Marjorie Kindsvater, Marjorie Wheat, Thelma Stull, August Schutte, Patrick Casey, Tom Amos, Ronald Lee Depperschmidt, Monty Basgall, Linus Schlitter, Allen Janke, Marjorie Nemechek, Bobby Smith, Bill Evans, Frances Fletcher, Jack Mendenhall, Buddie Schrott, Joni Rolo, Elmore Ryan, Willletta Herdman, Rita McGaughey Stucky, Sylvia Lyda.
McCracken History Notes
January 1889
Married at the residence of Jacob Coleman by Rev. J. Wagner, Mr. Morton Forbes and Mary A. Coleman, both of Hampton Township.
January 1899
When John Edwards went out to feed his horse Monday morning, he found that someone had stolen the halter. The fact that the horse was left proves that the halter was the more valuable article.
January 1909
The Hampton and Fairview boys had a rabbit hunt Wednesday afternoon and by agreement went out two hours and a half. They were known as the north and south sides and fifteen young men composed the two parties. The result of the two and one half hours sport was 168 rabbits. Jay Landon standing as high man with 26 to his credit. The boys had a big oyster supper last night at J. E. Nichols as a climax to their fun. Henry Hardwick commanded the north side and George Joseph the south side.
January 1919
Mr. John Norlin is making preparation for the construction of a new store building to be 50 x 70 and two stories high.
January 1929
Tittel’s Cash Grocery opened on the old Hastings’ corner.
January 1939
Virginia Lee McCaskey and Lee Wilder were married in La Junta, Colorado January 1.
January 1949
A boy, Frankie Allen, was born January 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mills at Hays.
January 1959
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gilbert celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at open house at their home Sunday afternoon.
January 1969
Mrs. Raymond Mills entertained at a birthday party Saturday for her daughter, Joy’s 4th birthday. Guests were Carrie, Cheryl, Bruce, Annette and Ellen Davis.
January 1979
An intense snowstorm struck the county Friday night with 10 inches of snow and strong winds.
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