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July 8, 2010 News
Birthdays: July 8, Eric Davis, Melody Higgins; April 10, Bob Funk, Shelby Bowers Brittany Dome; April 12, Leonore House, Justin Casey, Betty Greenway, Byron Gilbert; July 13, Lenora Stremel, Penny Betz; April 14, Travis Elias, Dean Gilbert, Roy Conrad, Bryan Yohe, Anna Rose Taylor, Zachary Moran.
No anniversaries.
WELCOME TO RODEO/ALUMNI WEEK IN MCCRACKEN.
Everyone is welcome at the mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, July 10 at 4:00 p.m. during rodeo/alumni weekend. Father David Kraus will officiate.
Wednesday overnight guests of Sylvester Conrad were his granddaughter, Diana Wheat, her husband, Allen Muller, and their daughter, Illiana, of Eugene, Oregon.
Kayla Marie Schmidtberger and Joshua Allen North were married June 19, 2010, at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Michael Scully officiating. Parents of the couple are Wayne and Marie Schmidtberger, Victoria, and Paul North, Victoria, and Cinda Cole, Hays. Grandparents of the couple are Robert L. and Marie Schmidtberger, Victoria, Melvin Jr. and Janet Murphy, Larned, Eunice North, McCracken, Shirley Jorns, Hays and the late Connie Murphy and Albert North. The Bride was escorted by her father. Maid of honor was Angie Garner, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Caitlyn Schmidtberger, sister of the bride, Anna Dechant, friend of the bride, and Cindy Zadina, sister of the groom. Junior bridesmaid was Anna Schmidtberger, sister of the bride.
Best man was Justin Gottwald, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Travis North, brother of the groom, John Schmidtberger, brother of the bride, and Jesse Lewis, friend of the groom. Junior groomsman was Blade DeMond, cousin of the bride.
Flower girls were Abigail North, Goddaughter and niece of the groom, and Julia Zadina, niece of the groom. Candle lighters were Heather Rupp, cousin of the bride, and Jennifer Gottwald, friend of the couple. Ushers were Chad Schmidtberger, cousin of the bride, Chris Zadina, brother-in-law of the groom, and Cole Gottschalk, friend of the couple.
The bride is a 2005 graduate of Victoria High School and a 2010 graduate of Fort Hays State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in special education. The bridegroom is a 2002 graduate of VHS and a 2009 graduate of FHSU with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business. The newlyweds are at home in Hays.
The Cutest Cowboy and Cowgirl contest will be held on Saturday, July 10 immediately following the parade in front of Smoky Hill Traders. Ava North is coordinator. Contact her at 785-432-2037. This contest was a highlight last year. The contestants were featured on a float in the parade. Dress up your children and join in the fun.
The following Leopard yearbooks have been donated to the McCracken Jail/Museum 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999. Also donated is a K-State Reunions 1996 for the classes of 1946, 1951 and 1956 along with the Blue Jay of Cimarron High School in 1954.
Anna Mae Bergquist, talented, artistic, dancer, horsewoman, all around athlete and cheerleader, has been taken from our presence. Her loss is a deep wound because each of us felt she belonged to them alone. She had flashing brown eyes, long brown hair and a dazzling smile. She lived her 14 years to the fullest with the guidance of her loving parents and sister, Bryan and Treva Bergquist and Audra. So many of her family and friends were dressed in yellow for her services as that is the color she loved. She recently painted her room bright yellow. The wake service and funeral mass were packed with those who wanted to say goodbye. Her riderless horse followed the hearse to Christ the King Cemetery in WaKeeney. She is also survived by her paternal grandparents, Don and DeAnna Bergqist, maternal grandmother, Verlene Wilson; great-grandmother, Lydia Schoenberger; uncle Clayton Wilson and his wife Kizmin; aunt, Dana Strickland and husband Patrick Mintner; three cousins, Gunner Wilson, Brycee Strickland and Blayke Mintner. Pre-deceasing her were grandfathers, Jack Wilson and Vic Schoenberger, great-grandparents, Rudy and Viola Bergquist, Clifford and Madie Newland and Paul and Ursula “Tot” Wilson. We will remember you Anna, please remember us.
If you haven’t brought your military items to the Jail/Museum, please do so for the weekend. So far we have medals, a flag, uniforms and pictures. There is a World War 1 set of panorama pictures featuring mounted troops. A scrapbook prepared by Edith Chenoweth in March 1956 features articles about “Ours Boys in Service during World War 2”. The scrapbook was a gift from Mrs. D. D. Hunt who gave it to Edith as a Christmas gift knowing her interest in preparing city scrapbooks.
A bookshelf has been donated to the museum by Lorraine Ryan. Our thanks to Myron and Debbie Schuckman for bringing it and setting it up.
The Terry and Teresa Lacock and family recently moved to Lakin where they are employed by the school district. We enjoyed having them in our community.
Mrs. Dale Monroe has returned home from the Hays Hospital.
Holly and Stacy Schkoda, Joyce Mays and Michelle Mays Gill were here from Anaheim, California visiting their parents and grandparents, George and Joyce Hunter. Joyce is currently receiving therapy at Hays Medical Center.
Renewing members of the Jail/Museum are Thayne and Machree Jones, Chris Jones, Dave and Carolyn Davenport, Midge Davenport, Larry and Joyce Eisenhour, Don and DeAnna Bergquist, Brycee Strickland, Blayke Mintner, Anna Bergquist, Audra Bergquist, Tammy Irvin, Tony and Tomi Rues, Shelby Bowers, Emma Rues, Kate Rues, Will Rues, Jean Oelkers, Stephanie S. Stephens, Gail Keady, Al and Judy Hugh, Tom Rues, Joann Micheli, Francis and Julia Zeller, Lucy Vogle and Mary McCormick.
Memorials received by the Jail/Museum are from Mary McCormick for Laura Linsey and Bob Foster; Lucy Vogle for Gloyd Vogle; Al and Judy Hugh for J. G. Yawger, Ruth Yawger, J. B. Yawger and Joyce Yawger; Gail Keady for Gene Keady, William Conner Keady, Lloyd and Hattie Conner and Denise King; Stephanie S. Stephens for Kathryn and Bard Stephens and Claude and Ruth Stephens; Jean Oelkers for Judy Moran; The Class of 1980 for Laura Casey Linsey; donation from Tom Rues.
D. B. Schwartzkopf has sent a family history of the Jacob and Mary Schwartzkopf family who lived three miles south of McCracken for the museum family history collection. The had the lost soddie in the area and in future column we will share information about it.
Judy Hugh brought new flowers for the arrangements in front of the museum. They are in keeping with our military/patriotic theme – red, white and blue with flags.
Word has been received of the death of Doneta Parsons. The funeral will be here.
McCracken History Notes
July 1910
France Ryan is building a six room residence in the northeast part of town which will cost him $1,200.
Wm. Donecker and sister, Miss Ida with Otta Kueffer as driver, made a hundred fifty mile run Sunday in ten hours and spent some time in the towns visited. They went from here to Hays, Bunker Hills, Hoisington and back to McCracken.
July 1940
Playing a bang-up brand of ball, the McCracken club got revenge in a big way Sunday by defeating the Ness City club 11-1. F. Foster’s two-bagger in the initial round set off a scoring spree that held up through the game. Spomer hit a home run in the sixth; Fred Foster and McGaughey each were responsible for three of McCracken’s fifteen hits.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Anderson and family have moved to Rye, Colorado, where they will farm.
July 1960
James Hanson received his discharge from the Air Force arrived home from K. O. Sawyer Air Force base at Marquette, Michigan
Lola Oller, who is spending the summer with her parents, Sam and Eunice Oller at Sylvan Grove, was a guest a few days with Vic and Shirley Higgins and boys a few days last week. She recently returned from Okinawa where she taught the past year. She spent two years in the Fair East having taught in Japan the previous year and will leave in August for Heidelburg, Germany where she will teach the coming year.
July 1980
1980 selection of the “Baseball Hall of Fame” were Leslie Rogers and Mark McCormick for K-18 Cookie League. Oldtimers were Vic Higgins, Phil Richolson, Fritz Lovitt, Bruno Basgall and Harry Phillips.
Kelly McKinney, Janet Conner Stacy Foreman, Brenda Barnes, Sabrina Higgins and Sandy Taylor are attending cheerleading camp at Fort Hays.
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