November 9
Chris Jones and Marites (Tess) Achilles recently returned from a honeymoon cruise from Los Angeles to Baja California and Western Mexico.  They were married in a private family ceremony in McPherson October 6, 2006.  Tess, who is currently employed in the accounting department at National Beef in Dodge City, attends Dodge City Community College part time.  Chris is employed in the engineering department at Cessna Aircraft.  At the end of the semester in December they will be home in Wichita, where Tess plans to complete her work for an accounting degree.
 
Shannon McKinney, Carthage, NC was a weekend guest of Dennis and Danielle Poland in Hoisington and attended funeral services for Vic Higgins on Monday. 
 
Dwaine and Wanda Schneider,Thomas, OK, attended funeral services for Vic on Monday.  Vic and Dwaine were team mates and members of the Fort Hood Fourth Army Softball team which played in a tournament at Fort Bliss, Texas in August, 1955.  They placed 2nd.  There were many other games in which they both participated.
 
The Hoisington Cardinal Football team lost to Salina Sacred Heart in the Class 3A sectional contest Saturday night at Salina Stadium by the score of 48-45.  The Cardinals had 459 yards rushing on 49 plays.  Cameron Horesky had 276 yards on 21 carries and scored 5 touchdowns.  Zac Stetler had 104 yards receiving, scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal.  Congratulations to the players and Coach Lonnie Irvin on a great season, 9-2. 
 
Hunter’s Hideway hosted two fathers and sons from Oklahoma for opening pheasant season.
 
Jim Lane has been doing research on Elmore Ryan during his time in the service during WWII.  Elmore was a member of the 80th Division, 319th Infantry Regiment.
 
Lorraine Ryan served meals to Jerry, Eric, Jim, Jacob, Joshua, Allen, Mike, Chris, Ned and Erlene this past weekend.  Just like Thanksgiving!!
 
Tim Rues sent a copy of Kansas Preservation, the newsletter of the Cultural Resources Division of the Kansas State Historical Society and a printout of Medal of Honor Recipients with Kansas connections for the museum.  In the magazine there is an article entitled 'Timber Claims Survive Ravages of Time'.  The pictures in the article were provided by Larry Rutter of Meriden, Kansas.  (Larry came to McCracken when we had the Hampton event and showed how to break out a post rock.)  The article features the Gaylord claim in northwest Hampton Township.  William F. Gaylord began planting trees on his timber claim in about 1882.  Varieties planted were eastern cottonwood, black locust, common hackberry, green ash, and Osage orange.  He built a rustic cabin with an outdoor oven in the interior of the claim and it served as a gathering place for picnics for many years.  The Gaylord Ranch was stocked with English cattle breeds and was well known in the area.  Patrick Jennings wrote of Gaylord in his book "In Retrospective, 1880" which we re-published in our Hampton book.
 
 Rush County is honored to have a Medal of Honor recipient buried in the LaCrosse Cemetery.  He is Thomas McGraw, Army Sergeant.   He served with the 23rd Illinois Infantry, Company B, entering the service in Chicago. He was born in Ireland in 1834. He received the medal for action at Petersburg, Virginia.  More can be read about him in the Rush County History Book.
 
Sam Harp got married in Jamaica.  The whole family attended.
 
McCracken History Notes
 
November 1906
Mr. Will Littler was married to Miss Effie Ferguson at the home of the bride in LaCrosse.  The groom is the son of ex-sheriff Littler.
 
November 1936
Irene Brenner and Vernon Antenen were married November 15, in Colorado.
 
November 1946
Twila Mae Pfannenstiel was born Thursday, November 7, at Baker hospital to Mr. and Mrs. John Pfannenstiel of McCracken.  She was born with two teeth.  Twila Mae is the twelfth child of Mr. and Mrs. Pfannenstiel.  Recently William Eugene Fisher, Jr. was honored nationally as having been born with one tooth
 
Marcelline Moran and Philip Eugene Wendling of Halstead were married at St. Mary's Church on November 6.  Rev. John P. O'Flynn officiated at the nuptial high mass.  The altar was decorated with chrysanthemums and ferns.
 
November 1956
Rush Center residents will enjoy the benefits of dial telephone service beginning November 18, 1956.
 
Patrons of McCracken Joint School District #28 voted 220-62 in a special election in favor of $180,000 bond issue to provide the district with a new high school.
 
November 1966
A new oil discovery was found near McCracken.  The strike was five north and two and one-half mile east on the Keough estate.
 
November 1976
The McCracken Colts football team members are Wade Hinman, Chris Petz, Jeff McCormick, Kevin Rourke, Chris Jones, Troy Zinn, Randy Conrad, Chad Herdman, Doug Elias, Kevin Casey, Neal Jacobs and Mike Stull.  They had a 14-6 win over Bazine and an 8-0 win over Otis-Bison.
 
November 1986
Kelly Hansen, Schoenchen, spent two days last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Rogers.
 
December 1996
Nicole Moran was selected as a member of the Fort Hays State University Pep Band.
 
Kim Cao, Salina, spent Friday and Saturday with Philena Baus.
 
Ted Jackson of Waltzin Matilda's Tavern, has moved to the American Legion Building on the Golf Course.