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RCNews Sept 24
Lexea Barnes placed 2nd in the peddle pull contest at the Kansas State Fair and qualified for Nationals. She missed 1st by 4 inches but she was happy. Her uncle Gary Barnes was in attendance to watch her. She is the daughter of Bruce and Carol Barnes.
Austin McGaughey and Joy Hunter attended the Jolene Gross auction in Ness City on Saturday. We understand Austin bought MANY treasurers.
Donna Nuttle, Ellis; Jean Schutte, McCracken; Betty Richardson, Brownell & Virginia Taylor, Alexander enjoyed lunch at 4-Corners Wednesday.
Roy & Phyllis Conrad attended the wedding of Andrew Paul Conrad and Ashley Ann DeVault in St. Louis September 12. Andrew is the son of Paul Richard and Linda Conrad of St. Louis, Missouri. Ashley is the daughter of Aubrey and Trisha DeVault of Vichy, Mo. Also attending the wedding were Neil, Rhonda, Chandler and Ashleigh Allen of Wichita. Ashleigh was flower girl and Chandler was the bubble boy handing out bubbles after the wedding. The young married couple are honeymooning in Italy and making their home in Orlando, Florida.
While in St. Louis Roy and Phyllis did some Genealogy research on some of Phyllis's Gerritzen family which she found in two Cemeteries; Calvery and St. Peters and Paul. Calvery is one of the oldest and biggest which is 477 acres and holds 350,000 people. In the section next to the Gerritzen's buried there are General Willian Lecumsech Sherman, the Civil War General and his family. Some other of Phyllis's Gerritzen family were in St. Peters and Paul which we visited which is also very large cemetery but we found the family plot fairly easy since we had the plot location which was helpful. Roy & Phyllis also spent a day at the St. Louis County Library in St. Louis.
The Hutchinson freshmen football team record is 2-0 after defeating the Salina South freshmen Monday 14-8. Tanner Higgins, a starting tailback, free safety and punt returner scored one of their 2 touch downs on Monday.
Betty Lou Pardue, Topeka, motored to McCracken on Saturday where she was an over night guest of Rose and Les Diehl.
Dallas and Jamie Dewitt, Mason, Hunter and Maverick, Carbondale, were weekend guests of her mother, Roger and Norma McNair.
Bob and Charmaine Wolfe attended the Blue Grass festival in Winfield over the weekend.
MAX LOVITT Max Lovitt, 53, died September 14, 2009 from head injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Wichita. He was born April 25, 1956 in Wichita to Woodrow and Lois Hartman Lovitt. He married Connie Hurley, October 22, 2004 in Wichita. He was a self employed heavy equipment mechanic. He is survived by his brother Michael Lovitt, Dallas; his sister Mary Jane Lovitt, Wichita; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be given to the Kansas Humane Society.
The First Annual American Ex-Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Ceremony and Flag Retirement was held at Jack Kilby Square in Great Bend on Saturday, September 19. It was hosted by the American Legion and Legion Riders of Argonne Post 180. Dr. William Brenner, Larned described his military life and the POW Bataan Death March. Everyone present received a small POW- MIA flag. The Legion Riders drove down Main Street and there was a Missing Man Flyover.
We welcome to the community, Luis and Bridgette Dominguez and their family Mary, Nate, Nicole and Antonio. They also have a Chihuahua named Chewy. Luis is the manager at the Bazine Co-op. They lived in Dighton previously. They moved to the former home of Mitchell and Nicki Conner and family.
Former members of McCracken High School when it was closed in 1984 met for a reunion on Saturday, September 12 at Wichita. Laura North Martin provided the following about the reunion.
"We had a great time at our reunion Saturday night in Wichita. Chris Casey hosted. Margi King flew in from Florida and Kris Bromlow flew in from Las Angeles, California. Ed Mangold drove in from Liberal, Shawn Baus drove from Kansas City, and Laura North Martin drove from Arlington, Tx. Jim Hopkins and sister Vikki, Great Bend, and Kenny Hughes of Wichita were also in attendance. Jeff Crawshaw and his sister Paula Crawshaw Greenway came in from Rush County. We laughed as we went through old yearbooks, poked fun at those not in attendance, solved a couple of 35 year-old mysteries, and called it a night when we realized it was 5 am!!"
The son-in-law of Allan Darkes was killed in a hunting accident on Tuesday in Canada.
An e-mail from E. A. (Nick) Nichol of Houston (formerly of LaCrosse) writes, “I have been gone for 14 days in the hospital with mrsa the flesh eating version of Staph infection. Very dangerous and communicable. I am going to live this time. I am home now. When I was in the hospital there were 17 other cases there as well. This is super version of Staph and is very easily passed from person to person. The mrsa bacteria are virtually every where. You have it on you and so does everybody else. The only way you can get it is thru an open wound. Even a scratch is enough. If you don’t take care of your wound immediately and clean the wound with anti bacterial medicine and it gets a head start they might have to take a leg or arm etc. Even then you can die. Very bad stuff. You don’t want take any chances, wash your hands frequently and keep every thing clean around you. I had Staph infection about hip level and I was treating but I got it any way.”
Carolyn Thompson attended her 53rd class reunion at Great Bend on Friday and Saturday.
Benny McCaskey sent a sheet that he found in his Dad's stuff from the high school yearbook for the museum. They liked to include a "play on words of people’s names). We will share a few items each week:
Jane Glaspy gives and devises to George Doerr one can of Johnson's auto wax with which to polish his Whippet.
Chester McGaughey bestows upon George Myers his farm with buildings thereon including the Barnes covered with red paint and one box to be used for her collection of tacks to Marjorie Norlin.
Ruth Durand wills one revolver to Benjamin McCaskey providing he ditches the "Shotgun" which he possesses at present. The reason for the latter provision is that a shotgun does not Schutte as well as a revolver.
McCracken History Notes
Friday, September 28, 1877
Messer Editors: Did you ever visit the west end of Big Timber? If not you ought to do so at your earliest opportunity. In a recent visit at Hampton P. O., I was surprised to see there was such a large body of the best land in the country lying between Big Timber and the Smoky. That section of country is rapidly settling up with an intelligent, industrious class of people and The Progress ought to have at least twenty subscribers among them. I believe there will be nearly a thousand acres of wheat sown along Big Timber this fall and judging from the number of claims being taken, that beautiful prairie, from the head of the stream to its mouth, will soon be one vast wheat field. The land yet untaken is just as good as can be found anywhere, and Messrs. Leach and Hampton, or in fact any of the settlers there will take pleasure in showing the country to those desirous to settle. Again, I say, visit Big Timber and see a sight that will do your eyes good. Yours truly, Junius
September 1909
No. 4 passenger jumped the track between Hargrave and LaCrosse Wednesday morning tying up traffic for several hours. No serious damage was done.
September 1939
Mrs. Nash will have a public sale on Saturday. She will sell things which she has stored on the third story of the Hotel – bowls, pitchers, some antiques, wash stands, round tables, etc. This sale will be of interest to all.
The post office at Hargrave was robbed Sunday evening with the loss of a small amount of money. The robbers are unknown as yet.
September 1959
A bridal shower honoring Mrs. Richard Winters (Wanda Harp) was given by a group of high school girls at the home of Mrs. Gladys Fear.
The rainfall in McCracken Sunday night measured 2.65 inches, but southwest of town Patrick Casey reported 4.20 inches; 5 inches at the Washaliski farm; east of town Kenneth House farm had 3 inches.
September 1979
The Mustang girls volleyball team upped their record to 9-1 on Saturday sweeping three matches to a first place finish in their own invitational.
Kellye Irvin scored 6 TD’s as they whipped previously unbeaten Dorrance 48-18
Benny McCaskey sent a sheet that he found in his Dad's stuff from the high school yearbook for the museum. They liked to include a "play on words of peoples names). We will share a few items each week:
Jane Glasphy gives and devises to George Doerr one can of Johnson's auto wax with which to polish his Whippet.
Chester McGaughey bestows upon George Myers his farm with buildings thereon including the Barnes covered with red paint and one box to be used for her collection of tacks to Marjorie Norlin.
Ruth Durand wills one revolver to Benjamin McCaskey providing he ditches the "Shotgun" which he possesses at present. The reason for the latter provision is that a shotgun does not Schutte as well as a revolver.
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