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2009

Late Arrival (pictures) from Reunion and Rodeo 2009



Bill Greenway and the rodeo clown


Spectators at the rodeo


Contestants


Contestant


Contestant


Allen McCloy, McCloy Rodeo Co. Morse, TX


Contestants


Kids chasing calves with ribbon it's tail


More kids


Hunter Dewitt says 'Ouch'


Hang on!


Help me off this fence!


And this is fun??


Golfers arriving


Beautiful golf course


Raking the greens


A group of golfers


Beautiful Kansas sunset

Reunion and Rodeo 2009



Fun Run/Walk/Bike Participants: Ann Baus, Jeannie Grimme, Jill Herschbach, Cyndi Higgins, Cheryl Hinman, Sarah Hinman, Tonya Hinman, Jennifer Wierman, Ellen Hinman, David Kaster, Tony Rues, Lanette Mathews, Tom Rues, Carolyn Davenport, Lexi Anderson, Tomi Rues, Debbie Rogers, Quinn Anderson, Valerie Anderson and Lilly. Not pictured: Kate Rues and Mary Beth Peach.


Roy Conrad, Bob Thompson


Kathy Whitis, Carolyn Davenport


Jerry Schutte, Dave Davenport


Sarah Foster & Kenny Foster


Frank & Sarah Foster


Dennis Peters, Doug Whitis


Joyce Eisenhour, Judith Carver, Arlene Gilbert


Dwight 'Goop' Eisenhour, Arlyn North


Doug Whitis, Donnie Schuckman


Larry Eisenhour, Furlen 'Fuzz' Irvin, Shawn McKinney in background


Ben & Nancy Anderson


Nicole Ryan & Kayla Irvin working concessions


Les Rogers cooking brats


Russ & Laura Linsey cooking funnel cakes


Mike Conner cooking 'burgers & brats'


Richard Baldwin


Katlyn Morgan, Sharon Irvin working concession stand.


Travis Gruna, Bet McCormick, Sandra Jacobs, Glenn Pfannenstiel & Brad. New merry-go-round at park.


Shannon McKinney, Joe Conner


Ty Elias


Sue & Bruce Davis & Mark McCormick


Jerilyn Stull selling concession tickets


Brenda Legleiter


Classmates Bob Thompson & Wayne Irvin and Wayne's friend Miki Fukuda


Arlyn North, Bill Zeller


Ellen Kershner, Dave Derr


Heath Morgan & Woody paying to golf


Wilma Washaliski sizing a golf shirt on Michael Morgan.


Wilima Washaliski, Bryan Bergquist and Mark Baus in background


Babe Gilbert and the two Foster Brothers, Bob & Frank


Ray Baus, LeeRoy Schuckman, Mark Baus signing up for golf


Waiting to tee off


Terry Peters & Ronnie Rein


Sheryl & Chase Rogers, Hayden Buhr and Les Rogers


Sean Peters, friend & Gary Barnes


Benny McCaskey, Robert Rein, Arlene Gilbert waiting to golf


Bob Fear, Furlen Irvin, Larry Eisenhour, Dennis Peters waiting to tee off


Babe Gilbert giving instructions to golfers


Mike Conner, Pat Salisbury, Les Diehl & 'Arky' McNair waiting to golf


Jerry Higgins figuring golf scores


Arlyn & Jan North, ticket takers


Frank & Marilyn Siedel - ticket takers


Kid's games at the park


Kid's resting from games at park


Sandra Jacobs taking a rest from working on the merry-go-round


Lanette & Kerri Jo decorating 1979 float


'Arky' McNair


Lanette Mathews working on 1979 float


Leslie Underwood - Sharon Lovitt


Sandra Jacobs, Laura Linsey, & Cathy Casey - funnel cake queens


Kid's games at the park


Kid's games at the park. Kate Rues & friend


Brad Lovitt & friend Laura


Cousins, Teresa Lovitt - Tammy Higgins Irvin


Kyra Horesky & LindseyTacha


Aunt Kayla with Tanner, Zach & Cameron


Cutest Cowgirl Judges: 2008 Miss Rodeo McCracken, Caroline Murray; 2008 Ellis County Queen, Audrey Werth; Audra Bergquist 2008 Cutest Cowgirl


Clay North & Rusty the 2009 Rodeo Clown


Kaden Foust, Clay North, Grace Biesner & Abigail North waiting in line for their spot on stage


Rodeo Clown helping with the contest


2009 Cutest Cowgirl/Cowboy contestants


Kaylee Walt


Breonna North takes time for a photo during the contest


Colby Stull 5-6 boys Cutest Cowboy! Look at that smile


McCracken Rodeo's 2009 Cutest Cowboy & Cowgirl Contest Winners


Natalee North


Roger Legleiter talking to a contestant. Those wet spots on his shirt are from a water gun shootin little cowboy


Roger Legleiter Contest Host and Grace Biesner


We'll see ya' all next year


McCracken Rodeo's Cutest Cowboys & Cowgirl 2009 Parade Float


Contest Winners


Taylor Doornbos


Natalee North, the winner! I'm going to enjoy my sucker


Abigail North waiting for the judges decision


Shirley Gabel, Priscilla Jacobs at parade


1979 float - classmates Lisa Schuckman Baus, Kerri Derr Morgan, Shannon McKinney, Jerry Casey, Joe Conner, Larry Hinman, Marty Mills, Fred Taylor, Lanette Stremel Mathews, Tim Seltmann, Fred Taylor.


class of 1979 - Kerri Morgan - Sandy Irvin. Larry Hinman, Shannon McKinney, Jerry Casey


1959 MHS class - Judy Whitis Carver, Gerald Barnes, Janice Myers Stull


Brenda Legleiter with 1932 MHS graduate Lucy Vogle


classmates watching parade, Dennis Peters, Jan North


Allen & Michael Morgan thinking about their damaged trailer


Sally Cable and David Dennis -- State Board of Education members


Once a Mustang always a Mustang


In loving memory of Dave Rogers - his daughter Emily and grandchildren


Martin Pfannenstiel


Norman Pfannenstiel with grandsons Tanner, Hunter & Payton


Class of 1969: Dave Davenport, Kathy Huddleston Coen, Donnie Schuckman, Doug Whitis, Robert Mason, Bill Wetzel and Richard Showalter


Volunteers Rose & Cecilia


1979 Class


Bruce Davis in front of his 'disaster'


Destruction of the roof


Volunteers Marty Mills, Mike 'Stubby' Conner


Wind damage at Tony Rues's corner


Anna Bergquist at the rodeo grounds after the trail ride


'Ouch' the roof blew away


Roger Legleiter, our one and only parade announcer


1984 classmates attending: Gary Barnes, Shawn McKinney, Sarena Higgins, Tonya Mangold Hinman, Kenny Hughes, Jeff Scheuerman.


Mark Brackney & his son Beau


Grand marshals, Wilma & Diz Washaliski


Rodeo clown


Parade watchers


Roger Legleiter & Shawna North, our parade co-ordinator


Mitch Jacobs - Terrie Lasater


Volunteeers Rose Diehl, Cecilia Gilbert


Matt Pfannestiel holding Mason and pulling Madison


Rodeo gals


Rodeo gals


Miscellaneous riders


Cutest cowboys - cowgirls


See ya'll next year!!


Patriotic Pfannenstiels




Sunflower Clydedales, Carl and Velma Legleiter riding inside.


Joe & Cynthia Yauger Higgins married July 8 in LasVegas, honey mooned in McCracken Rodeoo week end.


Visitors to the Jail/Museum during rodeo


Wedding dress and veil worn by Louise Marvin when she married Joseph Burnham, January 27, 1946. Also on display are copies of pages & newspaper clippings from their wedding book.


2009 Rodeo Princess Mikaela Brackney - 2008 Rodeo Princess Emily Braun


2009 Rodeo Queen Katie Wassinger - 2008 Rodeo Queen Caroline Murray


2008 Miss Rodeo McCracken, Caroline Murray, autographing a program for a little mutton buster.


Wish we were bigger so we could rope and ride


Bob Fear leading riderless horse in memory of his brother, Kay 'Red' Fear


Mutton buster rider


Ouch


Hang on


Trail riders


Trail rider Verlene Wilson


Trail riders


Trail riders


Brenda Boese, trail organizer, gives last minute instructions before the 2009 McCracken Rodeo Trail Ride. Twenty-six riders and horses took part.


More Trail riders


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion


McCracken class of 1969's 40 year reunion



Graduating Class of 2009



Prom night at LaCrosse High School Clinton Kershner, son of Bruce and Ellen Davis Kershner, grandson of Robert House; Angela Morgan, daughter of Layne and Kerri Derr Morgan.


Graduate of Ellis High School Christina Ann Unrein, daughter of James and Diana Unrein; granddaughter of Julius and Lucy Unrein.


Ellis High School Whitney Taylor, daughter of Rodney and Bernadette Taylor; granddaughter of Fred and Mary Anne Taylor


LaCrosse High School Clinton Kershner, son of Bruce and Ellen Davis Kershner; grandson of the late Doc and Carrie Klee Davis.


LaCrosse High School Caryssa Rae Michelle Johnson, daughter of Don Johnson and Edna Jenkins


Hays High School Nathan Tyler Windholz, son of Kelly and Melanie Petz and Tyler Windholz


Amber-Pocasset High School, Oklahoma Jeffrey Anderson, son of Gerald and Debbie Anderson.


Western Plains High School, Ransom, Kansas Michael Greenway, son of Bill and Paula Crawshaw Greenway; grandson of Ron and Ruth Crawshaw, Betty Wierman Greenway and the late Donald Greenway


Felton Middle School, Hays (8th grade) Nicholas Petz, son of Kelly and Melanie Petz, grandson of Dan and Pat Petz


Hays High School Kevin H.N. Pham, son of Hung and Tran Pham


LaCrosse High School Sheila Brown, daughter of Eugene Brown and Cecilia Gilbert


Trinity Middle School, Hutchinson Tanner Higgins, son of Jerry and Jodi Higgins


Spencer White, graduate of Ness City High School. He is the son of Ed White & Kelly White Weber and grandson of Bob and Marlene Wilson Funk. He plans to attend Coly Junior College this fall.


Heather Frazier, daughter of Todd (our webmaster) and Leslie Frazier. This was her prom picture and she just graduated highschool in Enumclaw, Washington



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