RC News

June 3
 
Bob House visited Annette & Tom Chestnut family in Alabama last week and attended the graduation of his grandson, Tyler Chestnut.  Tyler was the Valedictorian @ Headland High School.  He also attended the Baccalaureate and Church services where Tom was the preacher!  He also visited his sister Melissa Bowersock in Oklahoma.  He was glad to go, but it was good to be back home. 
 
Helen Goering, Steven and Jo Anne Goering, Aurora, Linda Bittel and Shirley Higgins enjoyed lunch together at Boondocks Saturday noon.
 
It was good seeing Bertie Moses Gay if only for a moment Saturday.  HOPEFULLY she will come back in July for the reunion.
 
St. Mary's Heritage Association was happy to see all the wonderfull
people in church for Memorial weekend Mass.  The Mass was said in memory of Laura Linsey.We appreciate all the help in order to make the mass possible, especially Father Kraus  for officiating the mass;  Josh Moran as server; Fritz Casey & Rosie Schadel for
leading the rosary;  Deanna Bergquest, lector, Marge Moran, Nicole Kirk
and daughter for gifts; Carolyn Thompson and Phyllis Conrad  for communion and
Michele Moran and Nicole Kirk for leading the singing.  Wilfrid Higgins and Bet
McCormick, ushers; Marge Moran for preparing the church for Mass; Twila Higgins for helping during and after mass;  Twila and Nancy Wiebe for making the new flower arrangements on the two side altars and also to Twila for rearranging and redoing the
flowers for the main altar.  To all, a job well done.
 
Memorial weekend guest of Gladys & Wendell Hinman were Ray & Laura Wierman, Cindy Wierman,Jennifer Wierman, Jill & Joey Herschbach, Ellen & Larry Hinman & Sarah, Sheila & Greg Hinman.
 
Memorial weekend guests of Roger and Norma McNair were Howard and Ruth Ann Sissel, Marge Sloan, Ponca City; Carol and Richard Brown, McPherson; Barbara DeJean, Roger and Karen Teel, Colorado.
 
June 3, 2010 News
 
Birthdays:  June 3, Tim Rues, Clayton Herdman, Kathy Norlin, Anton Foust, Clayton Herdman; June 4, Zachary Simmerman, Natalee North; June 5, Marlene Pfannenstiel Bronish, Scott Littler; June 6, Michelle Mays, Carolyn Thompson, Spring Blackwell Bentham , Montana Skinner, Dan Rhea; June 7, Addie Kershner; June 8, Catherine Rues, Kathy Whitis, Emily Washaliski, Olivia Washaliski; June 9, Natalie Walker, Travis North.
 
Anniversaries:  June 3, Greg and Beverly Buster; June 4, Mike and Jerilyn Stull; June 5, Norman and Malinda Anderson; June 7, Bill and Paula Greenway, Julius and Lucy Unrein, Kenneth and Opal Mills; June 8, Carl and Velma Legleiter.
 
Susan Larsen writes, “I am hoping you have information about Bruce Robbins from Rush County.  I am looking for the name of Bruce's grandfather and was wondering if you have any family stories and pictures of Bruce and his wife Alice.  I have a small book of pictures (from 1908) of homesteads from Rush County, if you
interested - I will send you the names and you can tell me if you would like
a scan of the pictures.  Bruce was married to Alice Hyde Robbins.   The pictures I have are of the homes of Reuben R. Ream and his children -
Alpheus Ursinus Ream
Newton Valeiqho Ream
Anna Mosella (Ream) Pharris Sage (Ira C Sage)
Sarah Salome (Ream) Crotinger
Effie Lillian (Ream) Bender, John Jacob”
If you have information about the above Ream or Robbins family, please let Carolyn know so I can pass the information along to Susan.
 
Austin McGaughey and Carly Derr have completed their Life Saving Course under the direction of Brit Ewy at Jetmore City Pool.  The written tests were taken at the high school. When they were in Jetmore they visited Madonna McGaughey.  The McCracken city pool is looking good.  So far everything is pumped out at the pool and we are waiting for it to be filled.  We will notify you when the opening day will be.  Sierra Jones will take her course beginning June 1.  Pool director is Kathy Bracken.  She is the daughter of Jeannie Elias.
 
D. B. and Alice Schwartzkopf, S. Hutchinson, were here on Friday to visit the Jail/Museum. He will be attending his 70th anniversary class reunion at Ransom on Saturday.  His family settled in a sod house south of McCracken on the Alexander road which is shown in the Rush County History Book.  They told me about when his grandmother was making bread one day and a bullsnake fell into the bread bowl!  That was when the old sod roof was torn off and replaced with a frame one!  Francis and Julia Zeller were passing by the Jail/Museum when Mr. Schwartzkopf was leaving.  Francis too is invited to Ransom on Saturday as his Brownell class was also 1940.
 
My grandmother, Tracy Klusener Dennis, told me that when she would stay with her grandmother, Engel Klusener, in a soddy in Russell county, they could watch the snakes go in and out in the ceiling while they were in bed. 
 
Grandma Shirley Harp called to tell us that she has a new grand daughter, Madelyn Rose, born Monday, May 24, 2010 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Proud parents are Jen and Michael Harp and brother Dylan age 2-l/2.
 
Diane Osborn and Linda Holden met Addie Mills at Boondocks for supper on Wednesday evening.  The ladies have worked together in the LaCrosse Hospital kitchen for the past nine years.  Diane and Addie are retiring this week.
 
Addie Mills was guest of honor at a retirement party in Rush County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care on Friday afternoon.  Addie has worked at the hospital since June 8, 1978.  Marty and Tina Mills joined Addie for the party along with many friends and co-workers.
 
On Thursday evening Austin and Ashley McGaugher and Amanda Showalter went to Intrust Arena in Wichita to see Brooks and Dunn.  The tickets were given to Austin and Ashley as an early Christmas present from Uncle Richard.  We understand that Susan Keith and Keri Boley also were there.
 
Our sympathy to the family of Rev. Everett W. Dykes, Assembly of God minister, in McCracken, Beloit and Oberlin and principal for the Great Bend Christian Schools and various public schools including Great Bend.  He was born November 10, 1922 in Stafford County, Kansas.  He married Margaret Branscom on June 5, 1943 at St. John.  She survives along with son, Ron, daughters, Nancy, Diana and Debbie, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.  Burial was in the Stafford cemetery.
 
McCracken History Notes
 
June 1910
 
The Misses May and Josie Foster, Jessie and Laura Swisher and Anna Ree left Wednesday morning to visit their aunt Mrs. A. J. Tatlow at White City, Kansas.
 
Mr. Thomas E. James, living on the Rixon farm, fell while working on his barn Monday striking on his side across a girder receiving quite severe injuries.  He was taken to great Bend for treatment.
 
June 1940
 
Miss Margaret Lovitt entertained Misses Margaret Hilliard, Audra Royse, Helen Hatfield, Agnes Bowen and Opal Bennett to a streak fry at Gaylord Ranch Tuesday evening, after which they all enjoyed the picture show at Ellis.
 
Dr. Rollo H. Cheney and family have moved to the E. L. Ryan property.
 
Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Stephens, Mrs. Susan Wagner, Lucille and Faye Elmore drove to Hays Monday to attend commencement exercises at the college where Bard received his B. S. Degree.
 
June 1960
 
Joyce Showalter has recently been selected to participate in the Honors Program next year, highest scholastic honor Fort Hays State College can bestow upon students.
 
Mrs. Anna Stephens received her 50 year pin in the Order of the Eastern star Chapter No. 261, McCracken on Monday evening.
 
June 1980
 
Larry Buster and Brian Ness are spending their summer vacation by following the Continental Divide, 3,000 miles from the Mexican to the Canadian Border on horseback. 
 
Linda Urban received her Masters Degree in Art from Fort Hays on May 16.