May 11, 2016 News

Birthdays: May 11, Charlotte Peters, Joe Conner, Lucas Taylor; May 12, Elaine Littler, Madison Sparrow, Aidan Martin; May 13, Valerie Anderson, Kristian Gambala; May 14, Brooke Deines, L. Pat Casey, Drake Timson, Grant Timson; May 15, David Moran, Tran Pham, Kelly Weber; May 16, Lynette Buhr; May 17, Jeff Crawshaw, Randy Conrad, Olivia Baus, Brennen Steinert.

Anniversary: May 17, Walter and Jeanette Rogers.

David Clapsaddle, Larned, was instrumental in marking the sites along the Fort Hays, Fort Dodge Road. In 1867 the railroad came to Hays City. It was then possible to send military supplies from Fort Riley to Hays and then across country to Fort Dodge by bull wagons. Thus the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road began. It was an artery which ran seventy-five miles southwest to join up with the established route of the Santa Fe Trail at Fort Dodge. It was used extensively until 1872, then it became a trail for the mail with a stop at Hampton. David came to McCracken and asked if I knew anything about Hampton, I said sure and took him there. He immediately said we need to place a marker at Hampton to indicate Big Timber Creek Crossing. He then had a stone post set there with a brass plate. Twenty markers were placed from Fort Hays to Fort Dodge. He wrote an article which is included about the Road in our history “Hampton and the Big Timber Valley on the Fort Hays - Fort Dodge Trail”, Our friend David died on April 28. He was a historian especially interested in the Santa Fe Trail. He received many awards from his volunteer work. We will miss him.

Audra Bergquist graduated from Trego Community High School on Sunday, May 8. She was a member of the National Honor Society, a Kansas Scholar and had a 4.0 grade point average. She is the daughter of Bryan and Treva Bergquist and the granddaughter of Don and DeAnna Bergquist and Verlene Wilson and the late Jack Wilson. She will attend Kansas State University.

Saturday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m. there will be a memorial service for Shannon McKinney at his grave marker in McCracken City Cemetery. A get-together will be held after the service at the McCracken United Methodist Church.

Mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 28. All are welcome.

The rosary will be led by St. Mary's Faith Sharing group on Monday, May 30, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Cemetery, prior to the military service led by West-Burch American Legion 59 honor guard and firing squad.

Janice North Basgall was honored Friday at the FHSU Faculty and Staff Retirement Recognition Ceremony.  She has been employed by the University for 25 years with most of those years spent at Forsyth Library.  Provost Graham Glynn read the recognitions and President Mirta Martin presented each retiree with a gift.  Many that Janice had worked with and Jan North attended the ceremony.
 
Dylan and Rachel Basgall are the proud parents of a sweet baby girl.  Kayden Jo made her appearance Tuesday weighing seven pounds and eleven ounces.  She is welcomed home by her three year old brother, Uriah.

We hope our mother readers of the RCN had a wonderful Mother’s Day with family.

The City of McCracken and the Pride Committee appreciate Kevin and Val Anderson, Layne Morgan, Don Doornbos, the Community Service Kids, Rose Diehl, Myron and Debi Schuckman for the work they did Saturday; to Rose and Debi for the delicious lunch that they prepared for the workers at the Pool.

Tyrel and Quintin Elias and Lanette Mathews were weekend guests of Carolyn and Dave Davenport.

Guests of LeAnn, Barry, Jordan, and Molly Knight on Friday evening were Shirley Bundy, friend, John, Kathleen Thomas, Dave and Carolyn Davenport, Lanette Kaster, Celeste Davis and Denise Fuller.

Karen Casey Shumake, 66, Ft. Worth, died April 30, 2016 after battling lung cancer. She was born October 17, 1949 the daughter of Pat and Francis Casey. She was an accountant for a Country Club in Ft. Worth. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters, and a grandson. Survivors are two daughters, six brothers, one sister and three grandchildren. Burial in Ft. Worth.

1976 History Notes:

Nancy Higgins has been selected as a member of the St. Mary of the Plains cheerleading squad for 1976-1977. James D. Muller received his degree from KU in mechanical engineering. Kim McCormick and other volunteers are helping to conduct Story Hour in the McCracken Library June 1-mid August. Robert Fear, son of Margaret and Bob Fear, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas. Susan Skillett has been selected as a finalist in the 1976 Miss Kansas Teenage Pageant to be held in Salina. The Brownell American legion opened with a win over Grainfield 10-6. Team members are Bob Birnbaum, Mike Conner, Richard Flax, Steve Foreman, Chuck Higgins, Mark McCormick, Layne Morgan, Les Rogers, Glen Ryan, Robin Schuckman, Richard Sunley and Larry Tillitson, Coach Bill Lovitt. Their second and third wins were over Hays 12-8 and Hill City 9- 5. McCracken Cookie team defeated Bison 21-0 with Kellye Irvin, Joe Conner and Joe Conner pitching. In the McCracken Pee Wee game against LaCrosse Mc won 14-0 to be the only Pee Wee team to be unbeaten. Chris Jones and Mike Stull hit homers. Shelli Mendenhall and Scott Kershner were married in the LaCrosse Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson and their twin sons, Ron and Don of Bismark, North Dakota, have purchased the property of Ruth Howell. Ron and Don are seniors at MHS. USD 395 signed a contract with Woods and Starr to draw up plans for dressing rooms at MHS. Fritz Foster has received a KU endowment scholarship for 1976 – 1977.Laura Hinman attended the Woman’s Army Reserve summer camp at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin. Robert Mason will do a summer study tour in Mexico and Central America. Liz Conner, Philena Baus, Joann Sloan and Janice Stull attended the Colorado State Convention of Beta Sigma Phi at Ft. Collins, Colorado. The 1976 wheat harvest is drawing to a close and most elevators are reported as full. Wheat is being shipped by truck and rail.