February 19, 2015 News

Birthdays: February 19, Greg Buster, James Slemp; February 20, George Hunter, Dustin Albright; February 21, Kirk Herdman; February 22, Doug Whitis; February 23, Lynne Hinman, Tonya Hinman, Sheryl McCaskey, Leslie Sager, Maria Albright; February 25, Betty Keener, Presley Wilson.

No anniversaries.

Stephanie Greenway, Ellis High School, scored 17 against Smith Center on Friday night. She had 5 three point shots.
February 22, the program at Lecompton is “If It Looks Like a Man: Female Soldiers and Lady Bushwhackers in the Civil War in Kansas and Missouri,” by Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart, authors and historians. The event is at Constitution Hall at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Plan to attend.

Phones in McCracken in 1953. Ed Alberts, O. S. Albright, Alexander Tele Office, B. U. Anderson, G. W. Anderson, Harlan Anderson, Anderson Motor Company, Rev. L. L. Andrews, Assembly of God Church and Parsonage, Richard Atkinson, Ross Baldwin, Carl Barnes, J. F. Barnes, J. L. Barnes, Thomas Barnes, Troy Barnes, Viola Barnes, W. L. Barninger, Beauty Nook, Carl Bible, Laurence Bott, Paul Bott, Dr. Bowser, Hubert Brackney, J. L. Brenner, Brownell Tele Office, Bryant Pharmacy, Builders Supply, M. D. Buxton; Edward Cain, Darwin K. Case, Joe Casey, Mrs. Pat Casey, Mrs. Edna Cheney, City Café, City of McCracken, Citizen State Bank, Lloyd Conner, Conrad Liquor Store, Alfred Crotinger, Mrs. Mae Curtis; Albert Davenport, J. O. Davenport, Leon Davenport, Lyle Davenport, Fred Davidson, Mrs. Bessie Davis, Depot Missouri Pacific, Elmer Derr, Mrs. Kate Derr, Pete Derr, Mrs. Zettie Derr, Millard Dewell, Herbert Doerr, Leonard Doerr, Mrs. Polly Doerr, Wm. Doerr, Dugan Implement, Lyle E. Dugan, Lyle G. Dugan, Mrs. Nellie Dutton, E. U. B. Church, Percy Edgington, Mrs. Fay Edwards, Jake Edwards, John I. Edwards, Glenn Eisenhour, John Elias, Elias Motor, O. B. Elias, Nettie Elmore, Ralph Elmore, Joe Enoch, Leo Fear, Farmers Coop Elevator and Oil Co, Farm Supply Store, Lavern Fletcher, Fred Foster, Wm. Foster, Joe Gashler, Glenn Gordon,, Alex Graf, Carl Grate, Paul Grate, George Greenwald, Clifford Greenway, Percy Grumbein, Ray Grumbein. To be continued

The cover of the second McCracken history book has a picture of the two new bins at the elevator. Now we have three bins and the cell tower added to our skyline.

Doug Higgins is the radio announcer for the Lyons High school girl basketball team. He does a great job and the address is on face book.

Austin McGaughey was admitted to the Dodge City hospital last Tuesday morning where he had his tonsils removed. He returned home that evening and is doing well.

Mylo and Ann Oyler, Plano, Texas, Stan and Terry Oyler, Hutchinson and Shirley Higgins enjoyed watching the Hutchinson girls’ basketball game in Hutchinson Friday night. Jenna Higgins and her team mate Shayla DeGarma combined to outscore Salina South 22-7 early in the second quarter and late into the third. Jenna had 17 points for the game. The final score was Hutch 48, Salina 34.

I just finished reading ‘The Boys in the Boat’ by Daniel James Brown, a true story about the 1936 Olympic Rowing Team. It is a good read.

We hope you all enjoyed Valentine’s Day, the gals received either flowers, candy or maybe both. I received homemade cookies from Brooklyn NY.....a lovely surprise from Lauren Shapiro.

Jared Casey, son of Jerry and Karen Casey, Plainville, competed in the Regional Free Throw Contest in Quinter and placed first. Congrats Jared!! He will now compete in State competition.

The 1970 league champs drawing by Jerry Schutte is featured in the yearbook.

Year Book History 1970

First graders: Laura Casey, Randy Conrad, Steven Crowell, Kristi Hailet, Wade Hinman, Shelly Jackson, Sandra Jacobs, Charles Karst, Jeffrey Liggett, Jeffrey McCormick, Kevin Rourke, Michaell Schartz, Maria Schlegel, Kerrie Seltman, Troy Zinn.

1970 8th grade students: Daniel Conner, Cheryl Davis, David Derr, Johnny Elmore, Mike Fritzler, Jerald Grumbein, Ivan Janke, Roger Legleiter, Toni McMullen, Rebecca Pfaff, Joy Rixon, Brenda Rogers, Jeff Seltman, Pamela Showalter, Steve Swartz, Randy Taylor, Brenda West, Kirk Wells, Ray Wierman, Tanya Williams.

The Junior/Senior classes held their annual play November 21 entitled ‘Come out of Your Coma’. The cast included Kent Bible, Jim Rein, Pat Moran, Rodney Taylor, Leanne Morgan, Marilyn Wierman, Carolyn Davenport, Darrell Petz, Lynne Hinman, Scott McMullen, Sharolyn Jones, John Brack and director, Mrs. Gengler.

Members of the science club with Dudley Fryman and ‘Diz’ Washaliski as sponsors are: Lonnie Irvin, Kent Bible, John Zeller, John Brack, Keith Higgins, Rodney Taylor, Lynne Hinman, Charles Halbleib, Larry Higgins, and Craig Wendler.

Grade School football players are Richard Conrad, James Unrein, Rob McGaughey, Jerry Higgins, Glen Ryan, Fritz Foster, Mark Fritzler, Ray Wierman, Kirk Wells, Bill Greenway, Greg Hinman, Don Casey, Mike Fritzler, Jeff Seltman, Roger Legleiter, Dave Derr, Mike Phillips, John Elmore, Rodney Taylor, Dan Conner, Jerald Grumbein, Steve Swartz, Gary Schuckman and Coach Byron Gilbert.

McCracken beat Macksville 38-0; beat Ransom 36-12; beat Pawnee Rock 34-0 and lost to LaCrosse 0-40.