RCNews Oct 08

Dennis Peters has currently been in Italy visiting his family.  The weather had been warm, 85*-90* for this time of the year.  His daughter, Sherrina started back to teach English at the Italian Naval Academy, October 5 and the boys are both busy with school and soccer.  Her oldest son, Lorenzo, made the elite traveling team for his age group.  Dennis watched his first game but unfortunately they lost 3-2 to a group next older than Lorenzo’s.
 
Marlene Pfannenstiel Grumbein Bronish was featured on 9NEWS.com, Colorado’s Online News Leader.  Marlene had never worked with kids before.  She spent more than twenty years in the oil industry, but now she finds herself helping students at Kemp Elementary and she loves it.  She is fulfilling her hours as a volunteer under the Adams 14 School District’s Senior Tax Rebate Program.  Anyone who lives in the district over the age of 60 can volunteer up to 65 hour per year at the rate of $5.38 an hour.  If all hours are attained, people like Bronish can earn a property tax rebate of about $350.  “I would’ve never thought in my life that I would’ve ever done anything like this,” said Bronish.
 
Madison Davis, Hutchinson, came on Wednesday to be with her grandparents, Bruce and Susan Davis.  Eric and Melissa Davis, Omaha, came on Saturday and Brian, Lisa
and Hunter Davis joined them on Sunday.  Madison went back with her parents, Brian and Lisa.
 
My neighbors, Michael, Jerridy, Reece and Eli Morgan moved to LaCrosse this
weekend.  I will miss them.  Sh
 
Eric Hurd, son of Jeff and Kathy Lovitt Hurd, underwent surgery on his ankle on Tuesday.  He had pins and screws and will be out of football the rest of the season.  He is a senior in High School in San Diego and was a first team member of his team.
 
Hopefully, everyone has received his or her Rush County United Fund donation form. They were in with the water bills which were sent out last week. There are extra copies at the library beside the large collection envelope. Checks can be made out to "Rush County United Fund." A big thank you to Georgia for stuffing the envelopes and to those who have already turned in their donations. This is such a wonderful opportunity for all of us to give.
 
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 a.m. for a meeting in front of the McCracken post office with Joe Strine.  He will have a blue print and plans for planting of the trees on Main Street, in the City Park and the Golf Course.  He is from the Kansas State extension office.
 
Recipe for Italian Spaghetti Sauce – Lucille Reinhardt
? cup salad oil ? c chopped onion 2 cloves garlic 
simmer 10 minutes then add
1 can tomatoes 1 can tomato paste
1 can mushrooms 1 bay leaf 
simmer for ? hour
add 1 lb hamburger, browned and drained 
pour over cooked spaghetti
 
Our sympathy to the family of Lillian Irvin, 88, who died October 1, 2009 at Gainesville, Texas.  Graveside services were held Saturday, October 3, at McCracken City Cemetery conducted by Rev. David Bolz.
 
Mike, Susan and Shannon were in Salina on Friday.  They ran into Rob and Helena McGaughey and Ashley McGaughey at Walmart so they all went to supper at Red Lobster.
 
Francis and Julia Zeller, John and Melanie Zeller, Bill Zeller, Al and Judy Hugh, John and Sharon Irvin, John and Janice Stull, Zelda Brack, Tillie Miller, Carolyn Thompson, Galen Allen and Lorraine Ryan attended the L. A. Theatre Works War of the Worlds and The Lost World at Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center at Fort Hays State University on Wednesday evening. 
 
I had a call from the daughter of Creta Hilgers of Plainville, Kansas and Weslaco, Texas.
Creta died this past year and he daughter said someone was trying to reach Creta.  Let us know if you know this name.  Her daughter lives in New Mexico and she will be back to Kansas and will call to see who was interested.
 
Amanda Casey, daughter of Jerry and Karen Casey, Plainville, was football homecoming queen at Plainville High School.
 
Is this obsessive?  I was in the public bathroom and a lady washed her hands.  She left the water running while she went to get a towel, dried her hands, then came back to shut off the water with the towel.  She then went to the bathroom door, opened it with another paper towel and threw the towel down by the door.  Not only did she waste water and towels, she littered!  As a Girl Scout we were taught to leave a place better than what we found it. 
 
McCracken History Notes
October 1899
Daisy Robertson begins her school in Illinois Township next Monday; Amelia Tanck begins hers at Bison and Ed Grumbein began his school at the Whitehead schoolhouse last Monday.  He boards at home and goes horseback.
 
The Metz boys are giving their threshing machine a rest while they put in their wheat.
 
October 1909
The school board brought the water coolers up Thursday evening, one for each room.  Most of the pupils have their private drinking cups.
 
We received a football challenge from Hoisington and sent a tennis challenge in return.
 
October 1919
G. W. Farwell went to Kansas City and drove home the new hearse.  It is a Dodge chassis.  The body is painted a rich gloss black.  The seat is upholstered in brown Spanish leather.  Two large lamps in cut glass are on each side.  The shipping weight was 4480 pounds.
 
Pat Jennings and family have moved to Long Beach, California.
 
October 1939
Ness County and western Kansas has good baseball for years and two of the pitchers in recent years are from Ness City.  One, Elon Hogsett with Minneapolis this year will go to the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher in 1940; the other, Joe Wood, an American League pitcher for many years is now baseball coach for Yale.
 
Miss Margaretha Herrman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Herrman of Liebenthal and Mr. George Gerritzen, McCracken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerritzen of Odin were united in marriage at the Catholic Church in McCracken by Rev. Fr. Butler.
 
October 1959
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Reinhardt returned home Saturday from Denver where they had gone to attend the John Deer General Sales meeting.  Mark and Susan Reinhardt stayed with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McChristian.
 
McCracken – Bison game was cancelled because of standing water on both fields.
 
October 1979
In the His and Her Rush County Golf tournament, Wilfrid and Twila Higgins won first in the first flight; Calvin and Doneta Parsons, second; in the second flight Guy and Sonja Conner won third; in the third flight Bob Peters and Phyllis Higgins were first.  Calvin Parson had the longest drive.
 
Petz Farm and Auto Supply are having a grand opening of their new parts store Friday.