June 24, 2015

Birthdays: June 25, Tanner Higgins, Will Zeller, Jacqueline Littler, James Littler, Joe Higgins, Donna Hanson; June 26, Brenda Keener, Landon Davis, Tracee Borger, Jason Moran; June 27, Dana Bergquist Mintner; June 28, Danny McFarren, Nadine Miller, Russell Linsey; June 30, Ted McCormick, Amanda Lamer, Debra Luft.

Anniversaries: June 29, Jeff and Kristian Gambala; June 30 Paul and Windy Cannatella.

Those renewing their membership in the Jail/Museum are Thayne and Machree Jones, Joann Micheli, LeeRoy Schuckman, Arlyn and Jan North, Bill and Sharon Lovitt, Lucille Young, Jean Schutte, Les and Rose Diehl, Randy and Janell Ryan, Mary Ann Tanking, Bill Cole, Jean Oelkers, Dave and Carolyn Davenport, Verlene Wilson, Tony and Tomi Rues, Emma, Kate and Will Rues, Shelby Bowers, Marge Moran, Don and DeAnna Bergquist, Audra Bergquist, Brycee Strickland, Blayke and Brodyee Mintner, Ron and Phyllis Conrad, Bet and Jeanette McCormick, Shirley Higgins.

Memorials and/or in honor of received for the Jail/Museum - in memory of Emerson Sloan from Joann Micheli; Norma Jean Schuckman Kirby from LeeRoy Schuckman; Bob and Grace Lovitt and Margaret Hair from Bill and Sharon Lovitt; John and Silvinia Pfaff, Glenn Pfaff, Hazel Oppel and Mary Mask from Lucille Pfaff Young; Augie Schutte, Alvina Cole and Bob Foster from Jean Schutte; Al Rues from Les and Rose Diehl; Alvina Cole, Robert Foster and Augie Schutte from Bill Cole; Wendell Hinman from Jean Oelkers; Jack Wilson and Anna Bergquist from Verlene Wilson; Bill Moran from Marge Moran, Anna Bergquist from Don and DeAnna Bergquist; Donations received Roy and Phyllis Conrad, Mary Ann Tanking, Randy and Janell Ryan; Thayne and Machree Jones, Arlyn and Jan North.

Mary Ann Tanking will be showing her new paintings in the Watson Gallery at the Steifel Theatre in Salina from July 2 through August 27th. The show is called “Transcending Tradition”.

Shannon Keith attended the Orientation weekend at Kansas State University this past weekend.

Susan Keith and Carolyn Thompson attended the funeral of Joan Russell Daniel at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Wichita on Thursday. Joan is the sister of Carolyn's long- time friend Pat Russell Karns. Burial was Saturday at Great Bend in the Russell plot.

Janlyn Miner Morrison, artist, fashion designer and interior decorater, age 75, died May 13, 2015 in Scottsdale. She was the niece of the late Janel Collins Ryan of McCracken. Inurnment was in the Great Bend Cemetery.

Harvest is progressing with the hot dry wind. After harvest we will look forward to again seeing some cool, wet weather.

Please bring your ‘older’ toys for display at the McCracken Library. President Rose Diehl said she would like to have them displayed the month of July and of course during the rodeo.

Leroy Gilbert, 82, died June 16, 2015. He was born April 17, 1933 to Harold ‘Hap’ and Lucille Flack Gilbert. He was a former resident of McCracken. Survivors are his wife Sandy, daughters, Lyna Lero, and Leslie Sager; three grandsons; brothers ‘Babe’ and Dean Gilbert. A memorial service will be held in September in Merino, Colorado.

Gerald Walker stopped at his sisters, Pat Derr Sunday for an overnight stay. He was on his way ‘south’ for business.

It was nice seeing Tom Tomlinson Monday at Charlie’s in McCracken.

I was mowing Monday and ran over what I thought was a bird’s nest. I went back to look and there were animals underneath the straw, sorta gross looking like maybe rats etc. I went to the station and asked Mitchell and Landon Janke to come look, they were little bunnies. Both guys were surprised I didn’t ‘suck’ them up into the mower. There were 5 of them. I didn’t know they burrowed down in the ground. sh

1975 history notes

8th grade graduation members: Lanette Stremel, Andrea Dome, Rashell Schwindt, Susan Moran, Sandy Foreman, Lisa Schuckman, Kerri Derr, Patti Swartz, Tim Seltmann, James, Webs, Joe Conner, Craig Rixon, Shannon McKinney, Jerry Casey, Fred Taylor, Maarty Mills, Larry Hinman and John Woods.

Girls Track: Lanette Stremel, Patti Swartz, Andrea Dome, Lisa Schuckman, Susan Moran, Sonya Bell, Norma Elmore, Laura Unrein, Lisa West, Tammy Higgins, Kathleen Moran, Kelly McKinney, Sandra Jacobs, Kerri Seltmann, Marla Schlegel. Coach, Galen Schmidtberger.

Kindergarten: Debra Gaunt, Trenton Herdman, Kaira Miller, Penny Schuckman, Tracy Zinn, Lance McCormick, Frances Million, Melissa Seltmann and Tricia Seltman. Teacher, Lorraine Norlin.

Fans at Larks Park Tuesday were treated to one of the more exciting games of the season when Hays American Legion and the Brownell American Legion went at it for 15 innings before Brownell pulled it out 6-3. The impressive crew won the contest in the top of the 15th scoring 3 runs on a walk by Jerry Higgins, singles by Terry Weeks and Leslie Rogers, and a double by Glen Ryan. The team used three pitchers, Steve Foreman, Chuck and Jerry Higgins to pull out the victory. Team members are Jerry Higgins, Norbert Flax, Terry Weeks, Les Rogers, Neil Pfannenstiel, Jim Kenworthy, Steve Foreman, Rob Giess, Scott Kershner, Mark McCormick, Mike Conner, Chuck Higgins, Glen Ryan and Greg Hinman, Coach, Bill Lovitt assistant Doug Higgins.

In Cookie League action McCracken boys defeated LaCrosse 13-2 and 15-1. In the second game Tom Rues, Layne Morgan and Jerry Casey had 10 of the 15 hits.

1955:

There are one hundred seventeen students enrolled in MGS: First graders are Tony Harp, Kathleen Stremel, Jerry Dugan, Kathy Casey, Susan Irvin,, Dennis Peters, Ralph Pfaff, Marvee Huxol, Stephen Anderson, Steven Huber, Kenneth Mills, Georganna Klema, Lenore Jones, Janis Eisenhour and Jametta Peters.