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Rcnews apr 28
I apologize to Addie Mills for not having this news item in last week’s paper…..Ifound it Thurs (a week later) underneath my evergreens…she leaves her news on my porch clipped to my mailbox, surely the wind didn’t blow it away.
Addie Mills visited with Cellie Klee at McCrite plaza in Topeka last Friday. She was an overnight guest of Rev, and Mrs. Bob Brown at Holton. On Saturday Addie and Mrs.
Brown visited with Chris Zimmerman
It was Carolyn that went off the road into the ditch last week, not Shirley
Addie Mills was a Friday evening supper guest of Evelyn Cosby at her home in LaCrosse. Saturday Addie visited Evelyn Horlick Nickel in Hays.
Roy & Phyllis Conrad attended the funeral of Richard W. Bolinger of Lamar, Colo on Wed.
Richard, also known as Dick Bolinger was born Jan 16th, 1923 at McClove, Colo and departed this life on Sunday April 17, 2011 at Powers Medical Center in Lamar at the age of 88. Richard was preceded in death by his parents of Lamar, Col and by his first wife of 55 years Evelyn H. (Murphy) Bolinger. Evelyn was a sister to Muriel Fern (Murphy) Conrad. Mr. Bolinger is survived by one daughter, Jan Bolinger of Sugar City, Colo, by one son Wesley Bolinger and by his wife Bobbie who he just married December 2010.
Richard was a rancher & farmer and after retiring he became Post Master at Haswell, Colo and there he retired from the Postal Department. Burial followed in the Veterans Section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colo .He was a Navy Veteran of World War II. Full military rites were held by Lamar American Legion Post #70 and the Lamar VFW Post # 3621
Also attending the funeral was Scott Wittman. Scott always bought hay and feed and shared many stories with Dick for several years. Scott is the same old Scott and hasn't changed one bit. He said he had a 13 year old daughter and 2 step children ages 8 and 9 years old and a 2 1/2 year old boy which he showed us his picture. Scott and wife have a new baby on the way. It was a thrill to see and get together to talk with Scott for awhile.
In the latest issue of The Explorer, under ‘We’ve got the corner on things to see and do’, 4 Corner Restaurant LaCrosse was mentioned..”It serves up great food all day long, but the chicken fried steak made the EXPLORER way is the most popular item”!!
Rose Rues Diehl deserves a gold star for driving her mother, Arline Rues to Lindsborg Palm Sunday, Wednesday practice, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Arline is a singer in the Messiah.
Arline is a 1949 graduate of Bethany College.
Barbara Reinert, Linda Rasek, Carol Weber and her daughter Calley were among those that attended the Messiah Easter Sunday.
Easter guests of Shirley were Tammy, Kyra, Cameron, Kayla, Nicole, Chuck, Zach.
Birthdays: April 28, Melissa Schuckman, Katelyn Engel, Erin Casey, Larry Eisenhour; April 29, Ryan Mills; April 30, Danny Petz, Jessica Hinman; May 1, Steve Sloan; May 2, Bill Baus, Brenda Legleiter; May 3, Lauren Sewell; May 4, Carolyn Davenport, Edgar Schadel, Susan Walker.
No anniversaries.
It rained! Hurrah!
Francis and Roberta Wierman attended their sister-in-law, Bernice Kittle's funeral at Garnett on Thursday. Bernice was the wife of Dean Kittle. Also attending were Rita Brethour, Park City; Marilyn and George Sommers, Silver Lake; Ray Wierman, Bennington and Jill Hershbach, Kansas City, Kansas.
Our sympathy to the family of Luann Grumbein, 62, Muskogee, Oklahoma who died April 13, 2011. She was born November 21, 1948 to Ray and Rose Grumbein. She graduated from McCracken High School in 1966. She was a bus and truck driver. She is survived by a brother, Kenneth Grumbein, Hutchinson. Memorial services will be held at McCracken City Cemetery on Saturday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Pat Derr hosted an Easter Sunday Dinner following the Methodist Church Service in McCracken. The dinner was attended by Dave Derr, Debbie Rogers, and her children Jenny Rogers, Emily and Scott Keener, and son Owen, and grandchildren Lexi, Zoe, Rylin, Kamryn, and Quinn; Kerri and Layne Morgan, Allen and Bailey Morgan and children Caden and Carter, along with Nephew Tucker Thompson, Katlyn and Angela Morgan; Ron Johnson, Katrina and David Edgerton. PAt also had afternoon guests -
Valerie and Kevin Anderson, Derek Derr, Bob House, Ellen and Addie Kershner, and Bailey's mom Pam Davis, along with neice and nephews: Zoie, Cooper, and Conner Barriger. The day was spent eating, flying kites, playing baseball, and golf cart rides, along with great conversation.
Our friend, May Jane Kamieniecki, of Manning, Alberta, Canada, wrote. She said the geese and swans are back, but can't find much open land or ponds to nest or feed. They had a long cold winter with lots of snow. It was a slow winter in the oil patch and many of the businesses are closing and families moving away to bigger places. They had three young people in the community with the HlNl flu who have died. They have 350 cows to calf out and have an average of ten calves a day. Her brother had a set of triplet’s calves which are all well and growing.
In the KU Works paper there was an article about Bryan Thompson of KU's Kansas Public Radio. Since 2000, Thompson, who's based in Salina, has been educating and informing Kansans about issues relating to their well-being, from national health-care reform and veterans' medical care to providing dental services in underserved areas. His series is called "Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change". It is broadcast weekly on 20 stations throughout the state. Byran is the son of Ken Thompson who grew up in McCracken. For more information go to KPR.KU.EDU.
Jean Schutte, Bet and Jeanette McCormick, Joann Micheli and Hoop and Twila Higgins had Easter Dinner at Boondocks.
Albert and Louise Zordel and Roy and Phyllis Conrad had the buffet Easter Dinner at Ransom.
Ashley McGaughey was baptized at the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Salina. Family and friends had supper at Logan's Roadhouse to celebrate.
Arky McNair had surgery at Hays Med on Monday.
Clark, Nicole and Madison Kirk hosted Easter Dinner at their home in Burrton. Those attending were Jason, Marge and Michele Moran, Cliff and Carol Kirk, John, Ellen and Josh Moran, Shirley Endsley, David, Nick, Zach and Abby Moran. They also celebrated Marge's birthday.
Mike, Susan and Shannon Keith hosted Easter dinner at their home in Ellsworth. Guests were Kenneth Keith, Robert and Sharon Keith (and cockapoo Harley), Wellington; Ruth Bante, David and Janet Dennis, Deb Luft, Wichita; Al and Judy Hugh, Hays; Carolyn Thompson, McCracken; Danny and Gail Dennis, Hutchinson. Susan used two McCracken receipes - Teresa Higgins' potato salad and Marcy Wendling's 24 hour salad.
McCracken History Notes
April 1911
The young people of the North Fairview Township presented the play Arthur Eustice, or Mother's Love, at the Opera House Wednesday evneing. Charles Brewer sustained the title roll and did exceedingly well. Miss Grace Copeland played the part of the mother so divided honors with Charles. The rest of the characters were Misses Josie Foster, May Foster, Anna Ree; Henry Ree, Bud Foster, Frank Foster, Clare Brewer, Finn Brewer, A. W. Copeland, P. Dunham and Ray Reams. They will present the play to a Brownell audience next week.
April 1941
The WPA has just recently approved the McCracken road sanding job and the Pawnee river bridge on the Bazine-Hanston road.
April 1961
Large fancy bananas 10 cents a pound; frozen lemonade, 6 oz. cans, 5 for 55 cents; chuck roast, 49 cents a pound.
April 1981
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Yost will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on April 30.
Kansas History Note
From June 1859 until November 1860, there was a widespread drouth in Kansas. Vegetation perished save the prairie grass, which during the early spring and midsummer flourished along the ravines and creeks, and even when dried up by the hot winds, cured suddenly into hay and so afforded feed for cattle. Over 30,000 emigrants left the country west of the Missouri spreading news of the disaster. Aid was organized in the East. More than 8,000,000 pounds of provision and clothing, $85,000 in money and 2,500 bushels of seed wheat were received by those in need.
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