RCNews February 7

Two of our Canadian friends, Elizabeth Bohnke and her sister Debbie were going to visit with Allan Darkes in Hinton this weekend. They are all related to the Metz family.

Our congratulations to Sherri Hart who will become principal of McCandless Elementary School in Hutchinson next year. Sherri has been the assistant principal at Hutchinson High School. This is her first teaching in an elementary school.

Shana McGaughey Marez, 44, died January 30, 2013. She was born November 10, 1968, daughter of Charles Frank and Joyce Lea Schaplowsky McGaughey. She married Robert D. Marez in 1991. Her husband along with her mother; daughters Taylor and Jordan Marez survive her. Funeral was Monday in St. Dominic Church, Garden City.

History Notes.

February 1963

Clarence Richardson, Otis Grade School principal, was elected President of Rush County Teachers Association.

Wheat market $1.60

Mrs. Emma Elias Start, 88, died February 6.

Jack Edwards celebrated his 81st birthday at the McCracken Hotel Wednesday evening.

MHS picked up their 7th win of the season by defeating Alexander 66-35. Players Higgins, Baus, Irvin, Herdman, Richolson, Peters, North, Gaschler, Harp.

Russell Peters was a Saturday supper guest of Kent Bible.

Mr. and Mrs. Pat McCormick moved from their farm into their house in McCracken.

Mrs. Mary Start Gerstner, Hays, died of a heart attack at the Hadley hospital where she was employed as a nurse.

Paul Andree, 63, Ness City school administrator died February 11 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

Mrs. Carrie North was surprised at her home Sunday for her birthday.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Conner and Joe are living and teaching in Dighton.

O.J. Weir, 79, a former principal of the McCracken schools, died February 14 at his home.

A daughter, Norma Louise, was born February 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brack.

Over 2,500 music students from all over western Kansas attended the 14th annual grade music festival in LaCrosse. Students that placed were Floyd Norlin, Carolyn Stremel, Debra Rogers, Janis Halbleib, Gloria Baus, Debra Schuckman, Penny Irvin, Dixie Walker, Terry & Valerie Zimmerman, Karen Casey, Elaine & William Wetzel, Elsie Dugan, Rita Werth, Ann and Bill North.

Marriage license was issued to LeRoy Oliver Herdman and Marilyn Joyce Higgins.

Mrs. Jane McCormick McKittrick, 86, died February 24.

Jimmie Moran and Gerald Barnes are students at St. Mary of the Plains in Dodge City.

Birthdays: February 7, Jill Wierman, Pat Derr, Adam North, Mamie Rogers, Owen Keener; February 9, Austin Goddard; Feb ruary 10, Kim Jay, Marilyn Hopper; February 11, Priscilla Jacobs, Sierra Pfeifer, Jeanette McCormick, Kelsee Hirsch, Jackson McGaughey; February 12, Bridger Baus; February 13, Seth Albers

Anniversary: February 10, Michael and Jerridy Morgan

Marty and Tina Mills were last Tuesday evening guests of Addie Mills for a birthday cake in honor of Marty's birthday. On Sunday they went to Brookville to help celebrate Tina's mom, Della Miller's birthday.

Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach will present a Kansas Day program "Kansas' First Territorial Elections and the Lecompton Constitution", on Sunday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Historic Lecompton.

Addie Mills was a Sunday afternoon visitor of Danny and Marilyn Mills at Gorham.

Questions

1. Who developed the first American dictionary in 1806 and established a new homegrown version of the English language.

2. Eli Whitney built the first cotton gin in 1793 which turned cotton from a money-losing crop into a money maker. What else did he invent?

3. Frank Lloyd Wright was an experimental architect. He designed churches, school, bridges and homes. What was one of the famous museums that he design?

4. Who was the first president born in a hospital?

5. Who founded the National Farm Workers Association?

Answers

1. Noah Webster. The first dictionary had approximatly 70,000 words and took 20 years to research.

2. He invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine.

3. The Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

4. Jimmy Carter

5. Cesar Chavez