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News Feb 7
Dave Davenport and Rosy of Hutchinson spent the last week-end of hunting season in McCracken. Carolyn accompanied them and they were week-end guests of Ty Elias, Tina, and Quintin.
The Club TC girl’s volleyball team from Hutchinson placed first in the Club Volleyball Tournament held in Derby on Sunday. There were 4 area Wichita teams in the tournament. The girls won their pool play with a 4-0 record and won 2 bracket play matches in two sets to claim first place. Konner Brening and Jenna Higgins are members of the Club TC team.
Bill and Sharon Lovitt motored to Phoenix last week where they were guests of Brad Lovitt for several days. Butch and Janet Struthers accompanied Bill, Sharon and Brad to the football stadium and ‘got in on’ some of the superbowling activities. Bill and Sharon returned home Wednesday evening. (Hi Janet, call when you are in RC).
Our own Carol Weber is clerking in the Food Pride grocery store in LaCrosse. It is nice to observe her bubbly personality when you go to purchase food items.
Mark your calendars for March 29, 2008 for Ladies Day Out. It will be held at St. Michael’s Parish Hall in LaCrosse beginning at 8:00 – 12:00. Breakfast will served. Anyone who would like to have a booth please contact Charlotte Rathke at the Rush County Nursing Home. Proceeds will benefit all the libraries in Rush County. Tickets will be available soon for purchase.
Lonnie, Tammy, Cameron, Kyra, Chuck & Zach motored to Little River on Saturday where they attended The Heart of American basketball tournament for Trinity Middle School. They were winners! Tanner Higgins is a member of the team.
Priscilla Jacobs motored to Wichita over the weekend where she was a guest of Neal and Amy Jacobs, Jaden and Tessa. Neal was celebrating his birthday on Saturday the 2nd.
LOOKING BACK: The basketball season for McCracken High School closes with the boy’s team participating in the Ellis tournament next Friday and Saturday. Both teams took part in the tournament at Utica last week, the boys losing to Ransom in a fast game by a 13-9 score. Practically all of the coaches at the tournament complimented the MHS team saying they displayed the fastest floor work and the most accurate passing of any team on the floor at the tournament, but it was apparent that the boys could not hit the basket. Ransom had an opportunity for more free throws and made a slightly greater percentage of them than McCracken did. The girls defeated the Grinnell aggregation 35-18 in the first game and dropped their encounter with Brownell by a score of 24-16. Jane Marak, MHS captain, was picked as a guard on the 2nd all-tournament team.
Zach Higgins was confirmed Sunday, February 3, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington. Jerry Higgins was his sponsor. Those attending were LeRoy & Wilma Jacobs, Michelle Higgins, Randy and Lisa Jacobs, Shirley Higgins, Lonnie & Tammy Irvin, Cameron and Kyra & Chuck Higgins.
Opal Baker, 89, died January 28, 2008 at Ness City. She is survived by a son, Donald and wife Sharon, Utica and a daughter, Jeannie Elias and husband Dennis of McCracken, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Utica Cemetery.
There is bustling activity in McCracken. The Fiber-to-the-home project has begun in McCracken by Golden Belt Telephone Association. Contractor’s are here from Amerine Construction in Great Bend to lay cable. Solida is also in town cutting limbs from around power lines.
The 5 Browns - Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae Brown of Utah performed on five grand pianos at Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center at Hays on Tuesday evening. Some of those we saw at the event were Bill, Julia, John and Melanie Zeller,
Paulette Harp, Jack Nicholson, Roger and Norma McNair, Carolyn Thompson, Mike, Susan and Shannon Keith, Galen Allen, Lorraine Ryan, Ruthetta Irvin, Shirley Higgins, Kyra Horesky, John and Janice Stull, Richard and Phyllis Stull, Sharon and Kayla Irvin,
Carol Weber, Philena Baus, Gloria Blackwell, Sharla Albers and her twin. The siblings who range in age from 22-29 once performed before 60,000 at the Rose Bowl. They were educated at Julliard.
Chuck and Shari Pollard of Monrovia, California are renewing members of the Jail/Museum and also gave a donation.
Alfred M. “Freddie” Schuckman, 85, died January 28, 2008 at LaCrosse. He was born on November 18, 1922 in rural Liebenthal to Fred and Anna Legleiter Schuckman. He was a 1943 graduate of Schoenchen High School. He was a farmer-stockman for the Elmore-Ryan Ranch in Ness County and attended church at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in McCracken before moving to LaCrosse to operate a TV and radio repair shop. He married Lydia Stegman on February 8, 1943 at Loretto. She survives. Survivors include a daughter, Joan Schulz, LaCrosse; brother, Robert and three sisters, Mary Ann Herl, Lucy Unrein and Edna Miles, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Liebenthal. He served with the CCC from 1941 to 1942 in the Black Hills near Custer, South Dakota.
February 10 at 2:00 p.m. you can enjoy a first-person portrayal of “Their Last Evening, Reverend Thomas and Sarah Johnson”, by George and Diane Bernheimer, reenactors and living history educators at Lecompton.
McCracken History Notes
February 1908
Frank Meserve is building a barn, 40 x 50 on his ranch up on the Smoky. He bought his lumber of the Elmore Lumber Company.
A great deal of wheat is being delivered at the elevators this week, the price being paid is ninety cents.
February 1938
The latest organization to start functioning here is the Jolly time dance club. Not long ago Lee Fear sprained an ankle at one of the dances and he wasn’t trying to “Big Apple” either. We hear Hank Ree does the Hook Slide like a trooper.
Lester Higgins, freshman, was rushed to St. Anthony’s hospital for an appendicitis operation last Saturday.
Over 100 persons visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Foster when they celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary.
E. L. Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Stephens died February 1, 1938, in Wichita. He was one of 14 children. Burial was in the McCracken Cemetery.
February 1948
Sam Higgins left Saturday night for Hutchinson where he planned to enroll in the Salt City Business College.
Miss Bernice Witthuhn who has been employed in the Citizen’s State Bank here for the past two years was married Wednesday in St. Luke’s Lutheran church in Bazine to Dean Moore of that place.
Miss Virginia Clyne, daughter of E. Clyne of Arnold and William Drexler, grandson of Mrs. Susie Lent of McCracken, were married January 17 in the Methodist church in Independence. They are making their home there where Mr. Drexler is employed.
Athenian Club reported that $208 was taken in by club members for the recent Boy Scout Drive.
February 1958
Charles M. Hair, Brownell, died Sunday morning February 2, 1958 from a heart attack suffered while hunting coyotes in a field at the Carey Olsen farm, a mile north of Bazine.
James C. Schafer has recently made the rating of 2nd Class Petty Officer. He is stationed at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
February 1968
The MHS basketball team won second place in the South 50-6 league tournament held at Pawnee Rock. Team members: Kirby Wendler, Rich Higgins, Dennis Elias, Richard Klaus, Doug Whitis, Floyd Norlin, Russell Peters, Lance Morgan, Jerry Schutte and Kent Bible.
The McCracken B team won first place: Members: Johnny Brack, Tom Tomlinson, Tim Brown, Donnie Schuckman, Bill Wetzel, Dave Davenport, Darrell Klaus, Jim Rein, Bob Foster and Rodney Taylor.
February 1978
Led by the 16 points of Ellen Davis and Tammy Higgins, the Lady Mustangs defeated Eastern Heights 54-39 in the Lincoln-Branch league tournament. Kerri Derr had 12, Norma Elmore 6 and Cheryl Foreman 5. In the consolation game the girls were defeated by Bogue 54-46. Ellen Davis had 24, Tammy Higgins 11, Norma Elmore 5, Lisa Schuckman 2 and Jerri Swindler 2.
The Mustangs continued their undefeated streak when they won the Lincoln-Branch league tournament in Hill City. They are now 18-0. Kellye Irvin scored 28 points in the game that defeated Eastern Heights 84-51. Jerry Casey 20, Mark Baus 16, Layne Morgan 12.
February 1988
Paulette Marie Healy and Robert Brothers Thompson were united in marriage, November 28, 1987, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Derby, Kansas.
Claude Bertrum Elias, 65, died February 6, 1988 in the Rush County Nursing Home. He was born in McCracken January 25, 1923 to Oscar B. and Eva Ream Elias. He married Marjorie Casey, September 15, 1949 in McCracken. Survivors include his wife, three sons, Dennis, Dale and Doug. Burial was in the McCracken City Cemetery.
February 1998
Eunice North and Frances Janke went on a one day bus trip to Abilene on Thursday, January 29.
Earl and Corrine Brenner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 14.
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