September 12, 2013 news

Birthdays: September 12, Logan North; September 13, Ryan Higgins; September 14, Bob House, Jerry Dugan; September 15, Mark Reinhardt, Sheila Brown, Colby Stull; September 16, Lavona Suppes, Qui Quach, Pam David, Elizabeth Ohmes; September 17, Ashley Taylor, Anthony Taylor, Jennifer Betz; September 18,Linda Bittel, Pat Keener, Cindy Wierman, Rhett Dodd, Dwight Eisenhouer, Carolyn Schadel.

Anniversaries: September 16, Kirby and Joy Petz, Allen and Donna Hill; September 17,Bryan and Michelle Yohe; September 18, Wendell and Gladys Hinman.

This is a follow-up from rodeo time: We enjoyed the music and singing of Zerf and the visit with his companions, Jim Grey of Ellsworth and Californy Joe. Jim writes a newspaper called “The Kansas Cowboy”. He keeps a “Cowboy Diary” which is published in the paper. These are his comments from July 13 when they visited. “McCracken was holding its big rodeo weekend and Zerf was invited to play some of his good stuff for the home crowd. Californy and the Cowboy tagged along for the experience. I was looking forward to meeting up with #170 (my membership number to the paper), Carolyn Thompson and talk some history. I found her along with Shirley Higgins at the McCracken Historical Museum, imagine that! We stayed during the day with some of the local McCracken expatriate alumni who have chosen to maintain second homes in their beloved home town. Rose Diehl was our hostess. Who should be waiting to welcome us but Tim Rues, Director of the LeCompton Constitution Hall. I knew he was a McCracken boy, just didn't know he was Rose Diehl's brother. We all had a GRAND time in McCracken. The town is filled to the brim with folks who care about the community. Made ya feel like you were a part of things too! But alas, we all had to get back to our own lives. We bid farewell to our hosts and to Californy Joe. He was heading northwest and we returned east. But folks were so hospitable we knew we would not soon forget our day in McCracken, Kansas”. The main article in the September/October 2013 issue is about Print Olive - Cowman. Print brought cattle up the trail from Texas.

Items given by Mary McCormick to the Jail/Museum are a yellow plastic Davis Café cup, A Vogle Cleaners notebook, a felt sunflower with Kansas shown on the brown part, a hot pad given Lucy Vogle from Mrs. Kinnamon, three McCracken Diamond Jubilee pins from 1962 with the names Tena Vogle and Joan McCormick, a McCracken Centennial key chain.

Mrs. Joya Zimmerman was here on Wednesday promoting Friendship Meals for McCracken. If you are interested please call 785-222-3461. The suggested contribution of $3.25 a meal. If you sign up and can't be at home when your meal is delivered, it is requested that you have a substantial ice chest that they can put the meal in. Three residents already receive Friendship Meals in McCracken. Food Stamps are accepted.

The McCracken Main Street Literary Society chose the book “Nothing Daunted” by Dorothy Wickenden for the book they will all read during this Fall season. It is about some families in Auburn, New York in 1916 who leave to teach school in the wild of northwestern Colorado in the Elkhead Mountains. It is a true story. Those attending the meeting on Wednesday evening were Austin McGaughey, Suzanne Randa, Carolyn Thompson, Priscilla Jacobs, Shirley Higgins, Ruth Crawshaw and leader Susan Rebel. Kenny Foster served as librarian for the evening. Please come join us.
It was nice to see Doug and Mary Higgins on Thursday evening at Ellinwood. They were officiating the volleyball matches between Sterling, Ellinwood and Ellsworth.

Presidential Trivia

1. What president was unanimously elected and did not represent a political party.

2. Who was the son of a former president and the first president to be photographed.

3. President Van Buren became known as Old Kinderhook” (the town where he was raised). Soon people began calling him a word that we use today. What is that word?

4. Who was the first president to live in the White House?

Answers

1. George Washington

2. John Quincy Adams

3. OK or okay

4. John Adams - he moved in November 1800 - the paint was still wet and the yard for a quagmire.

Congratulations to Jason Showalter and Jessica Berg on the birth of a son, Ryker Allen J. Showalter who weighed 10 lbs and 3 oz. His sisters Havyn, Shaili and Tabree welcomed him home. His grandparents are Chuck and Shelly Nelson; Mark and Gina Bert, Carl and Martha Batman, Johnny Mac Showalter and Dianne McFarren, grandparents, Darlene McFarren and the late Dean McFarren, great-grandparents.

Susan Bednasek, Wheatland, WY was a Thursday afternoon visitor of Shirley Higgins. She and her daughter, Ashley Higgins, Denver were on their way to Houston where Ashley has a new job. They were Wednesday and Thursday overnight guests of Wilfrid and Twila Higgins.

Dennis Shell and Jerry Sipes, Kansas City, were in McCracken mowing their yards, spiffing them up for the winter. They were telling about the sandwich they ate in Rush Center at Greggs called the Bott Sandwich. It is only served on Thursdays.

The Sunday after Labor Day, which is the Nativity of the Blessed Mother, is the feast day for St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mass was held with Father Matthew Kumai officiating. Those who helped make this possible were Marge Elias, leading the rosary, Jason Moran, server, Carolyn Thompson and Paul Pavlu, Eucharistic Ministers, Pam Pavlu, lector, Bet McCormick and Roy Conrad, ushers, Roy and Phyllis Conrad, gifts, Michele Moran, music, Twila Higgins and Marge Moran preparing the church. Twila Higgins arranged the fall flowers on the altar which were beautiful. It is such a joy to have mass in our church and thank you all for a job well done. Thanks to those who attended the mass, wasn’t as hot as we thought it would be.

.Chris and Allie Ault returned home from Denver on Monday after spending Labor Day weekend with their daughter, Angela and Grant Willoughby.

Jon and Maxine Nuttle were in attendance at the volleyball tournament held in Hutchinson the 31st of August. Their granddaughter, Shaelyn Martin, was a member of the Salina Central Mustangs.

Alumni memorials given in memory of Kenneth Grumbein from Yvonne Grothussen; Hubert and Gerty Brackney from Shirley Gabel; Al Rues from Rose Diehl; Ivan Janke from Daryl North; Anna Bergquist, Jack Paul Wilson from Clayton and Kizmin Wilson; Jack P. Wilson from Babe and Arlene Gilbert; Bessie Davis from Ruth Ann Sissel; John Tacha from Kayla Weskamp; Vic Higgins from Chuck Higgins, Lonnie Irvin from Jerry Higgins.

History Notes September 1973 Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Irvin celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary September 5. MHS football team has 19 returning lettermen. Seniors: Dan Conner, Dave Derr, Steve Swartz, John Elmore and Randy Taylor. Other members: Fritz Foster, Robin Schuckman,Tim Rues, Leslie Rogers, Robbie McGaughey, Mike Conner, Allen Kober, Richard Conrad, Don Casey, Bill Greenway. Cheerleaders Nancy Higgins, Debi Baus, Linda Sloan, Sally Buster and Rose Rues. Danny McFarren left for induction in the Air Corp. Buddy Barker is in the Medics and stationed at Ft. Riley. He recently received a PFC rating. Paul Newman in the “Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean” at the Hilltop Drive In in LaCrosse. Don M. (Mike) Moore died August 24 in the LaCrosse Hospital. Kindergarten students: Susan Thompson, Kevin Rixon, Chris Casey, Greta Dome, Laura North, Dale West, Michele Moran, Kris Bromlow, Scott Wittman. Lorraine Norlin is their teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Lance Morgan moved from LaCrosse to Rush Center A son, Todd Wilbur, was born September 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Basgall.Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Gaunt moved from Dallas into their mobile home on the Orville Durand farm. John B. Oelkers, 80, died September 16 at Hadley Hospital in Hays Mrs. Ada Irvin, Ransom Nursing Home, spent several days at her home while her daughter, Helen Goering was visiting.

Mrs. Ada Beason, sister of Claude, Gene and A.S. Metz died last Thursday. MHS Mustangs rolled over Bogue 20-8. Franklin Littler has been appointed to the Ness-Rush-Trego area committee of FMHA. Lee Fear, 78, died September 22 at the Ransom Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Baldwin attended the State Fair Tuesday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnston, September 8. Heath and Laura North stayed with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Eisenhour on Tuesday. McCracken Jr. High lost to Ransom 14-8. Kellye Irvin, a 6th grade corner back, intercepted a pass and ran it back for 60 yards. Shannon Mckinney ran the ball in for 2 points.