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RCNews Aug 18
Memorials have been given to the McCracken Alumni in memory of Doc & Carrie Davis House from Ellen Kershner; Luann Grumbein from Elaine Albright; Alvin & Ruth Janke from Margaret Allen; Earl, Harriett and Ben McCaskey from Virginia Barnes; Celestin Stremel from Shirley Bundy; George Myers from Mike Stull; Doc & Carrie Davis House & Donna Schuckman from Annette Chestnut.
The next time you are in the Community Building please note how clean it looks! Tessa Jacobs along with Sheila Brown and Cecilia Gilbert painted, patched holes, scrubbed and waxed and cleaned the paneling. Wonderful! Give these gals a pat on the back for a job well done.
The McCracken Community wreath committee needs monies for 175 wreaths. We are accepting donations of $5.00 for 1 wreath. Our goal is $800.00. Plans are to decorate graves of Veterans in the McCracken City/St. Mary's' Cemeteries during the Advent Season. Wreaths are to be placed on the graves the Friday after Thanksgiving and leave them until January 1. We do have storage available in the attic of the UMC so we can use them year after year. If anyone pays by check, it should be made to McCracken United Methodist Church. Thank you for offering to do this.
The McCracken Methodist church is sponsoring a Splash Back to School Sunday, Aug. 21 by swimming at the city pool from 4 to 6 followed by Hot Dogs, Fun, and Games in the City park from 6:00 to ????? The evening will conclude with the Blessing of the School/Sports Bags.
All ages are invited to the Swim and the Food/Fun in the park. All the children/students need to bring is their smiles and school/sport bags.
The McCracken Methodist Sunday School Class has plans for a wreath fund raiser in October. They are also going to have a table at the Splash Back to School Aug 21 in the Park.
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All ages are invited to the Swim and the Food/Fun in the park. All the children/students need to bring is their smiles and school/sport bags.
The beautification meeting was held Sunday, August 13th and there were 7 people in attendance. We discussed the need to raise more funds in order to begin the Phase II project (the city park landscaping, upgrades and adding new recreational items for the entire family). Then the Fall Festival was discussed. This year we will be sponsoring a Fall Festival on Saturday October 8th beginning at 3pm with children's games and activities (lots of fund things, some new and some old) followed by a hayrack ride then the chili cook off at 5:00. There will be vendors there displaying there wonderful items (maybe some great gifts for Christmas presents). If you want to be a vendor please contact Susan Davis at PO Box 175 McCracken, Ks 67556, davis.sue23@yahoo.com or 785-394-2208 (leave a message please) for details. All persons interested in entering their chili are strongly encouraged to do so (same contact information as above vendors). There is an entry fee of $20.00 and great grand prize for the winner. The tasting and judging of the chili will be completed by the public. The meal will consist of chili, cinnamon rolls a drink and condiments for $5.00. Following the meal there will be a pie auction (several pies made by some of the communities best pie makers) and then there will be a community sponsored auction with several great items from patrons of McCracken. The items will be named at a later date so be on the look out to see just what must have things we come up with. To wrap up the great family day at the Fall Festival we will have a campfire and sing along with smores treat packages for everyone that is interested in roasting marshmallows.
The committee also discussed having an auction in the near future with many great items (watch for the date and items to be auctioned). The next meeting will be on September 11th @ 1:30 in the McCracken Library.
Our sympathy to the McNair family, Arky & Diana, Roger & Norma and Betty Fear, on the death of their brother, Ernest McNaire, the oldest in the family, who died Friday, August 12 in Rosebud, Arkansas. Arky, Roger & Norman, and their sister Sarah from South Dakota attended the services.
Birthdays: August 18, Chuck Lamer; August 19, Ann Baus, Robin Pfannenstiel, Ardyth Anderson Johnson, Shannon McKinney, Samuel Hurt; August 20, Pam Seltman, Nicole Tacha; August 21, Angela Morgan, Ursula Butler; August 22, Riley Buster, Sara Dome, Dylan Harp; August 23, Laura Martin; August 24, Glenda Pfannenstiel, Derek Derr, Audra Bergquist, Madeline Rues, Sally Buster.
Anniversaries: August 18, Kyan and Sarah Knight; August 19, Jake and Kathy Tomlinson; August 23, Diz and Wilma Washaliski; August 24, Chuck and Cheryl Lamer, Tom and Penny Betz.
Congratulations to John and Janice Stull on their 50th wedding anniversary on August 13.
Congratulations to Reginald M. Washaliski, Jr. and Wilma Katherine Baus on their 50th wedding anniversary on August 23.
Congratulations to Seth and Jami Albers, Hays, on the birth of a son, Thaddeous David Albers, born August 2, 2011 at Hays Med. He weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 l/2 inches long. Grandparents are Dave and Sharla Albers, Brownell.
Our sympathy to the family of Frosty Hardace, 96, of Rural Smith County, Kansas. He was the son of Fredrick and Faith Jane Mead Hardacre. His first wife was Cleta Young Hardacre. Cleta was the sister of the late Ruth Tanck and Esther Pickett of McCracken. Frosty was a football and track star at the University of Kansas. At KU, one of his coaches was the legendary Phog Allen. He earned as B. S. in Education at KU. He entered the Navy on May 6, 1943 and served in Shanghai for three years as a Harbor Master. He also served on a liberty ship and was at the Battle of Midway. He taught and coached in Ness City, Smith Center, Junction City, Hutchinson and McPherson College. Burial was in Dighton.
Kansas History Notes
In 1884 the United States Government established Haskell Institute, a school for teaching and training Indians, at Lawrence.
In 1885 Southwestern College was founded at Winfield by the Methodist Conference.
In the year 1887, 812 school houses were built in Kansas.
McCracken History Notes
August 1911
There was a jolly hustling crowd of home seekers from McCracken, Kansas, who were in Bentonville, Arkansas and out with the real estate men. They are J. C. Wharton, A. D. Irvin, F. C. Irvin, F. C. Burch and Frank Floyd and his mother Mrs. Mary Floyd.
Rush County has 2,565 school children and because of that fact the county gets $1,256.85 in the semi-annual distribution of the state school fund.
August 1941
Painting and Paperhanging, Interior Decorating a Specialty, Carl F. Grate; K. T. Oil Corporation, A. E. English, Lessee; Real Estate and Insurance, J. P. Moran; Humburg's; Farmers Elevator; Twiselton Barber and Beauty Shop; Shaefer Motor Company; John Elias; Ryan Motor Company; Clark's; Whitehead's Grille; Stein's Tailor Shop; Rexall Store; McCracken Beauty Salon; Tad's Cafe; The Enterprise; W. F. Ramsey, Elsie Showalter; Lovitt's Dairy, Recreation Hall; Phillips IGA are some of the ads in the McCracken Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Severn Herl are the operators of the Rustic Tavern, having taken charge the last of the week. These young people are getting off to a nice start and many friends wish them a lot of success.
August 1961
Attending the High Plains Music Camp at Fort Hays State College this week are Carol Littler, Jan Eisenhour, Jametta Peters, Kathleen Stremel, Carolyn Mason, Karen Norlin and Ira Robison.
A miscellaneous bridal shower was held for Miss Wilma Baus in the First Lutheran church parish hall with Mrs. Ben Brack, Mrs. Henry Schneider, Mrs. Marvin Wiedeman, Mrs. Eldon Brozek, Regina Schmidt and Mollie George as hostesses.
August 1981
Larry Buster has left for a hunting trip to the Yukon.
McCracken State Farm Insurance softball team captured first place in the USSSA Class C invitational tourney held at Fun Valley in Hutchinson. Chuck Higgins won the hustler award and Craig Cooper was named MVP. Team members were Rodney Taylor, Ronnie Randa, Lonnie Irvin, Doug Higgins, Terry Peters, Craig Cooper, Leslie Rogers, Richard Showalter, Don Irvin, Steve Foreman, Mike Conner, Jerry and Chuck Higgins. Sponsor was Diz Washaliski.
Kim McCormick left Monday morning for Perryton, Texas, where she will teach in the school system there.
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