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RCNews May 5
McCracken was ‘invaded’ with workers carrying rakes, chain saws and gloves to spruce up the park and golf course. Those that helped were Les & Rose Diehl; Bruce & Susan Davis; Roger & Norma McNair; Martin Higgins; Bill, William & Michael Greenway; Tim & Tony Rues; Alex & John Casey; John Zeller; Cecilia Gilbert; Katlyn Morgan; Cody Prosser; Chance Richardson; Ty Renz; Matt Johnson; Brandon Curry; Michael Mitchell; Jacob Keener; Derek Derr.
A wooden two drawer file cabinet has been given to the McCracken Library (to hold the obituary cards) from Tim Rues.
John & Janice Stull, John & Sharon Irvin, Rose Rues, Susan Davis, John & Melanie Zeller attended the Encore program “Aluminum” Tuesday evening at Beech-Schmidt in Hays.
A memorial has been given to McCracken beautification from Norman & Malinda Anderson in memory of Gerald & Emma Mae Anderson; Benjamin & Cora Anderson; Albert & Edith Norlin. Donations have been given from Sarah Casey, Lowell & Donna Cornwell; Leigh & Alicia Rues Barrett, Mary Beth Corrigan.
Susan Rebel bought a new kitchen stove that has shock absorbers on the oven door!!!
Bob & Della Miller & Addie Mills were Sunday guests of Marty & Tina Mills.
The Rodeo quilt is on display at the McCracken Library. Tickets are available for purchase, $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.
Addie Mills was a Sunday afternoon visitor of Lee, Donna, Kelly, Trent and Andy Hansen. Addie also visited with Jack Klee while in Hays.
Beautification meeting was held Sunday afternoon at the library with members Jean Schutte, Anya Graber, Rose Diehl and Susan Davis. Austin McGaughey and Shirley Higgins were visitors. Discussion of the previous meetings was held as was the clean up of the park on Saturday. The next meeting will be held June 5.
If you didn’t attend the salad supper at the UM Church Sunday evening, it was your loss. The youth performed three songs with the English handbells; the salads were scrumptious and Jan North gave an excellent program about her dear friend Carol who died from cancer.
Birthdays: May 5, Michelle Yohe, Brandi LaFond, Janice McCloy, Kate Rues; May 6, Rianne Showalter, Marilyn Sharp; May 7, Reed Blackwell, Bill Zeller, Maggie Showalter; May 8, Hung Pgham, Peggy Smith, Erin Pfeifer, Johanna Pfeifer, Allan McCloy, Lane Sekavec; May 9, Katie Wills, Gladys Hinman, Shannon Keith, Abigail Moran; May 10, Jodie Higgins; May 11, Charlotte Peters, Joe Conner, Lucas Taylor.
Anniveraries: May 8, Robert and Mary Beth Higgins; May 10, Kelly and Sandy Biesner.
The graveside services for Luann Grumbein will be Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. at the McCracken City Cemetery.
Congratulations to Michelle Higgins and Mike Nelson on their marriage at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island, Nebraska on Saturday, April 30. Michelle is the daughter of Larry and Melody Higgins. Those attending were Wilfried and Twila Higgins, Doug, Mary, Danielle, Dez and Devin Higgins, Jeremy and Ashley Higgins, Matt and Bailey Higgins, Luke Higgins and Haven, Hayley and Carly Robertson, Ashley Higgins, Susan Bednasek, Mike and Nancy Wiebe, Ryan and Maureen Wiebe and Kellan and Oliver Wiebe.
McCracken Main Street Literary Society closed out their book club year with a trip via the Rush County Transportation Bus to Hays on Tuesday evening. We enjoyed Italian at Napoli's and then went to the movie theater to see "Water for Elephants". Most of us had read the book and were anxious to see the movie rendition. We were not disappointed. The ladies enjoyed Robert Pattison (of Twilight fame) and Reese Witherspoon. Those attending were Gary and Susan Rebel (our fearless leader), Roger (who tried to pass off Monopoly money to pay for his trip) and Norma McNair; Sandra Jacobs, Ruthanne Crawshaw, Shirley Higgins, Linda Seymour, Suzanne Randa and Carolyn Thompson. Our bus driver joined us for dinner and movie, our sincere thanks to her.
Deb Gaunt and Eric Scriven left Wednesday for Steelville, Missouri, to attend the concert of Richie Furay. They met their friends, Mark and Mary Skowron, from Chicago.
They also toured the St. James Wineyard and went antique shopping for Precious Moments.
In the next few weeks I will be sharing with you about the situation in Japan from our friends Koshiro and Ayako Aizawa.
"How land area changed. First; land height lowered much due to land slide or
land dislocation all along the Pacific side of east Japan. As a result in
agricultural area, broad rice fields were covered by seawater just like
shallow marshes. Lowered height is only 1 meter or smaller, but the
influence will be huge, rice fields needs to eliminate the salinity and to
keep flatness for proper depth of water. Addition; In Tokoyo Bay area,
lowered phenomenon observed at the bottom of the sea. Lagoon area, (carefully
preserved for birds and breeding fishes) mud surface of which had been open
in the air in big tide season sunk and no surface was seen in this Spring
time tides."
Carolyn Thompson attended the 113th Annual Kansas DAR conference at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Topeka from Friday through Sunday. The attendance was 243 with members and guests. Speakers were Betty Albanez, Nebraska State Vice Regent at the National Defense banquet; Melissa Foutch, graduate and representative of Bacone Indian College in Oaklahoma; Lynn Forney Young, Recording Secretary General NSDAR, who told of famous women who were members of the DAR; Kerry Altenbernd, re-enactor who took on the role of John Brown. A memorial service was held on Sunday morning honoring all those members of the Kansas Daughters who passed away this past year. From Jonathan Gilbert Chapter, Patricia Teter Earl was honored. Patricia was a sister of Joyce Hunter. Joyce will be honored at the next conference.
Kansas History Note
An event having a most important bearing on the life and properity of Kansas was the passage of the Homestead Law. It was signed by President Lincoln and took effect on the lst of January, 1863. Within ten years thereafter twenty-six million acres of public lands were entered by homestead settlers. Title was granted a settler who held the 160 acres for five years.
McCracken History Notes
May 1911
Decoration Day Program: Meet at the Hall at 10 a.m. and march to the cemetery in the following order: McCracken Band, Color Bearer and Color Guards, Rush Post and all Soldiers, flower girls and school children. Invitation to all Lodges to form in line and march to the cemetery. Citizens in private conveyances. On reaching the cemetery soldiers will encircle the Cenataph with flower girls in front. Address by Commander Stiffler. Music, Prayer, Reading "Our Hero Dead" - Miss Pearl Washaliski, Music. The soldiers will then march in order and decorate comrades graves after which will march back to hall and disband for dinner. After dinner meet at hall and march to M. E. Church for program.
May 1941
Locust Grove School closed Friday with a community dinner. Miss Baldwin goes from here to Rice County where she is engaged to teach the first four grades in a two room school. Miss Lenore Ramsey has our school for next year.
The City has purchased a power lawn mower for use at the Park and Cemetery. It is one of the late models with a revolving propeller-like blade underneath and powered by a small gasoline engine.
May 1961
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mills on the adoption of a son, Martin Lowell, born January 22, weighing six pounds and fourteen ounces.
The Kansas centennial was observed by the McCracken New Era club at their annual lunchelon Monday in the dining room at Jean's Cafe closing the club year. The members were dressed in centennial clothes. An outstanding costume was the black satin basque dress and dress bonnet of straw and lace worn by Mrs. Louise Klee, which was brought here from Pennsylvania by Mrs. Klee's grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hoffman and is 100 years old.
May 1981
McCracken Grade and High School will have a combined graduation exercise on Thursday, May 14 in the high school auditorium. Kerrie Seltmann, valedictorian and Kevin Rourke, salutatorian will present the addresses. Msgr. Leahy will give the invocation. Eighth graders are Dixie Bott, Mark Brackney, John Moran, Sean Miller and Jim Hopkins. High School graduates are Kerrie Seltmann, Jeff McCormick, Kelly McKinney, Chris Brackney, Laura Casey, Raven Schwindt, Randy Conrad, Sandra Jacobs, Kevin Rourke and Wade Hinman
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