August 1, 2013 News

Birthdays: August 1, Betty Mills; August 2, Katie Casey, Jerry Casey, Cheryl Hinman, Suzanne Azzarella, Dorothy Guidry, Thaddeus Albers; August 3, Aaron McGaughey; August 4, Jennifer Johnson, Zachary Elmore, Kelly Petz, Mary Higgins; August 5, Kimbra Melton; August 6, Frank Foster, Emily Keener, Coty Hinman, Mike Keith, Zaccary Hinman, August 7, Denise Fuller.

Anniversaries: August 1, Chris and Cindy Petz; August 2, Babe and Arlene Gilbert, Mike and Sharolyn Legleiter; August 3, Ronn and Laura Martin; August 4, Mark and Ann Baus; August 6, Heath and Paula North, Mark and Leigh Ann Brackney.

Suzanne Randa found a McCracken High School plate on E-Bay in pristine condition, so we bought it for the museum. Jerilyn Stull donated a 2013 Rodeo booklet to the museum from the Rodeo Committee.

Marge Moran and Michele Moran attended the wake for Dr. William Rush Brenner on Tuesday evening at Larned.
Debra Gaunt and Eric Scriven attended the funeral services for Debra's aunt, Ruth Durand McLaughlin, on Wednesday at Hutchinson.

Mike and Susan Keith and Carolyn Thompson attended the Shrine Bowl activities on Saturday at Topeka. Shannon Keith and Aubry Hawks of Ellsworth were part of the Shrine Bowl Band. The football game was excellent despite the loss by the West Squad. What a close exciting game. Tanner Higgins was there to support his Salthawk friend from Hutchinson.

Interesting facts

The Flemish geographer Mercator, a pioneer map maker, published his first collection of maps in 1595. He drew a figure of Atlas supporting the world on his shoulders on the title page. So the book of maps became The Atlas.
Where does the dish coleshaw come from?

“Coli” means “cabbage” in Latin and” sla” means “salad” in Dutch. The Dutch world “koolsla” means cabbage salad.

RCNews August 1

McCracken United Methodist Church vacation bible school program was held Friday evening at the church. They presented the program “Divers have been daring to go deep with God”. Those children who participated were Taylor & John Dornboss, Haley & Nicoli Sherrill, Lexi, Zoe, Rylin, Kamryn, Quinn and Saydie Anderson, Caden & Carter Morgan, Reece & Eli Morgan, Caelyn & Clayton Sewell, Lillian & Jackson McGaughey, Ethan & Jayden Petersillie, Erica Gilbert, Emma & Kate Rues, Owen Keener, Peyton Brown & Katelyn Engel. Children unable to attend were Brad Pfannenstiel, Janay Millet, Braydon and Aiden Grumbein, Courtney Gilbert and Stephanie Greenway. Ice cream and cupcakes were served following the program.

Brad Lovitt, Phoenix, called Monday afternoon and said he just met someone from Kansas at work. The gentleman was a nephew of Jimmy Schafer, a Rohr from Cunningham. His mother was a sister of Jimmy's. Small world.

The 25th billionth bushel of wheat in a century of Kansas wheat production was harvested earlier this month on a farm near Colby. The Kansas Wheat Association reports that 25 billion bushels equals more than 1 trillion commercial loaves of bread. It all started back in 1874 when the first wave of Russian Mennonites, approximately 1,900 people, settled in an area that consisted of 60,000 acres of land in Marion, McPherson, Harvey and Reno counties according to a June 1973 article in Mennonite Life. Bernard Warkentin who came to the United States in 1872 traveled from Canada to Texas looking for a place where Russian Mennonites could settle and plant their Turkey red wheat. He wrote back that Kansas was the best, settling in Halstead, Kansas (Hutchinson News).

History Notes

August 1963

In Rush Center Thursday morning pump prices for regular gas was $2.19

Hail was reported in McCracken Saturday evening causing damage to gardens.

MHS Alumni reception was held at the school auditorium drawing a crowd of 300. All classes were represented. Two members of the 1st graduating class were present, Mrs. Sadie Wilson and Ralph Elmore.

Shack Stephens, Harry Sultzer, Jack Edwards and Bill Darkes attended the rodeo at Phillipsburg and the ballgame in Hays on Saturday.

Don Barber, our only barber, was married to Lou Ella Squier and moved to Hays.

Roy Jones is stationed with the Navy at Jacksonville, Florida.

A marriage license was issued to John Charles Walker and Jeanne Overfield.

Susanna Earlenbaugh died August 19.

Carolyn Mason, Dixie Walker & Elaine Wetzel are participating in the High Plains Music Camp.

LeeRoy Schuckman received his M.S. Education Administration degree on Thursday.

Mark Reinhardt, Mary Zeller, Terry Herdman & Reggie Irvin have pre-enrolled at Ft. Hays.

Mr. and Mrs. Kellye Hart and family moved to Lorraine where Mr. Hart has been employed as Superintendent.

Floyd Norlin attended the Methodist Boy's Camp at Camp Lakeside Monday.

Bill Zeller and Martin Higgins left for Kansas City to be inducted into the Navy.

Capt. Wm. E. Turner Jr., completed his annual summer active duty training with his Air Force Reserve Recovery unit at Clinton Sherman AFB Oklahoma.

Miss Marie McCormick will be teaching her 13th year in the Atwood High School.

David Norlin attended the Christian Service Seminar at Arkansas City.

A boy, Kelly Lyle, was born August 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coddington.