October 5, 2016 News

Birthdays: October 5, Danielle Higgins, Leah Baus; October 6, Leslie Tip, Courtney Gilbert, Kellye Irvin; October 7, Rachel Legleiter, Bill Harp; October 8, Diane McFarren, Heath North; October 9, Wacey Shelit, Lee Hanson; October 10, Cameron Horesky, Jeffrey Hinman; October 11, Julie Stull, Kristana Anderson, Katelyn Stull, Eric Scriven.

Anniversaries: October 6, Les and Rose Diehl, Larry and Ellen Hinman; October 7, Les and Sheryl Rogers; October 8, Terry and Helen Showalter; October 11, Craig and Julie Stull.

In Sports Ink, October 20 Hays Daily News Jared Casey was listed in the section of Notable Performances in Northwest Kansas. Jared is the son of Jerry and Karen Casey. He is a 5' 11” Freshman on the Plainville High School Football Team. He is a defensive lineman.

The “Blind Date with a Book” was a huge success at Book Club in McCracken on Tuesday evening. Each book was covered with brown paper and held by string with a tantalizing description of the contents. The members passed the books around and picked the one they wanted to read. Then they were opened and shared with the others what the book was. Next session they will report about the book. Those present were Suzanne Randa, Shirley Higgins, Callie Weber, Ruth Crawshaw, Carolyn Thompson, Kathy Holopirek and Susan Rebel. Anita Butler sent a book but was unable to attend.

A large group of family and friends attended the Alumni Awards and Recognition Banquet at FHSU on Friday evening. The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Shannon McKinney, Class of l983, posthumously. His wife, Donna was given the award. His sister, Kelly, represented the family with a thank you history of his career.

There will be a breakfast dinner Saturday evening, October 8 from 5-8 at the Community Building, proceeds for the golf club. There will be a three-person scramble Sunday, October 9 beginning at 8:30 am, $75.00 per team

Be sure and get your scare crows up in your yards to scare the dogs and kids!! Let’s hope the wind quits blowing and they don’t wind up in Ellis.

Second Monday Pie and Coffee hour will be at the library on the 10th. If you like pie and good conversation come join us at 2:30.

Mitchell Jacobs, Chad and Crystal Foust and boys spent several days in Moab, Utah with their four wheelers. I understand they all had a grand time. They returned home Tuesday.

Monday afternoon coffee drinkers at Diana McNairs were Ali Ault, Norma McNair, Charlotte Ochs and Rose Diehl.

Be sure and sign up for desserts for Fall Fest!! The sheet is in the post office.

Les and Rose Diehl, Martin and Mary Higgins, Pat and Vicki Salsbury attended the Legends in Kansas City for the Chevelle car show last weekend.

An early announcement!! The Library spook parade will be held October, 29th. Start thinking about your ‘scary’ costumes.

Drive by and check out Arky’s”Man Cave” aka “Dog House”!!

McCracken was chosen ‘Rodeo of the Year’.....it takes a village to make a rodeo. Congratulations!!

Phil Ochs, Salina, was a weekend visitor of his mother Charlotte Ochs.

Chris and Ali Ault are getting a new roof on their house; they also had a big tree blow down in their yard.

Austin, Helena and Rob McGaughey and George Hunter motored to Dodge City to celebrate Austin’s 25th birthday.

The dust is blowing west of McCracken this afternoon (Monday) by the county line. We need a rain, badly.

1969 Class History

We entered MHS as apprehensive freshmen in 1965. The role was as follows: Jack Beebe, Gloria Baus, Jim Brack, Tim Brown, Patricia Casey, David Davenport, Valandia Derr; Patricia Foos, David Halbleib, Rich Higgins, Wayne Johnston, Robert Mason, Rita North, Sherry Osborn, Tim Petz, Debra Schuckman, Richard Showalter, Kirby Wendler, Donnie Schuckman, Bill Wetel and Doug Whitis. We were given the usual taunting from the upper classmen and feared our up-comining initiation. Our sophomore year began with a change of students. Jack Beebe, Rita North and Sherry Osborn left but we welcomed Kathy Huddleston, Lance Morgan, Richard Peters, Lana Scheuerman, Tom Tomlinson and Duane Williams. The highlight of our sophomore year was a class party at Hays. As juniors, we ‘lost’ Richard Peters butClaudine Owings joined our ranks. We ordered our class rings in September and received them in December. In April we gave our play “The Night of January Sixteenth” and in May the seniors were our guests at the annual Junior-Senior banquet. In 1969 we finally reached the highest rank in high school, that of seniors. Claudine Owings, Tim Petz and Richard Showalter left us, leaving a class numbering a strong twenty-one. Seniors pictures were taken, Junior-Senior banquet will be soon, announcements, caps and gowns have recently arrived, making us extremely anxious for our graduation. We leave MHS laughing about the bad times and remembering vividly the good times.

Graduates: Kirby Wendler, Duane Williams, Wayne Johnston, Rich Higgins, Patricia Foos, Jim Brack, Doug Whitis, Tim Tomlinson, Lance Morgan, Debra Schuckman, David Davenport, Lana Scheuerman, David Halbleib, Kathy Huddleston, Robert Mason, Valandia Derr, Tim Petz, Patricia Casey, Gloria Baus, Tim Brown, Donnie Schuckman, Bill Wetzel, and class sponsor Diz Washaliski.