December 23, 2015 News

Merry Christmas to All.

Birthdays: December 23, Sue Davis; December 24, Gage Podrybau; December 25, Martha House; December 26, Bruce Davis, Mary McCormick, Audra Dale; December 27, Jay George, Vickie Hampton, Tambra Pfeifer, Karen Casey; December 28, Linda Cook, Sally Irvin, Sarah Martin, John Doornbos, Jacob Showalter, Shianne Shelit; December 29, Hayley Higgins, Melanie Zeller.

Anniveraries: December 26, Albert and Alouise Zordel; December 27, Tom and Nettie Chestnut; December 28, Bob and Margaret Fear, Carl and Brenda Rosenlund.

These are other items given by Gary and Elaine Turner of Loveland, Colo.: Autopoint Pencil in Original Box, Rush County Grain Company; Lucky Penny, Merle O'Loughlin; two keychains - Farmers Co-Op Business Assn, Grain, Coal, Feeds, Petroleum Products; triangle dog tag #8, 1934; a notebook from Farmers Co-Coperative Business Association. Elevator Phone 4604, Oil Station 4613; orange con purse, Meyer Hardware; assortment of pens and pencils (one pencil is from the newspaper McCracken Midget, Phone 100.

The most special gift to the museum is a brass plate that was on the Power Plant - Given to Earl Turner by Joe Casey; It reads - 1922, Mayor, C. G. Ryan; City Manager, L. L. Ryan; Commissioners - W. J. Wilson and M. M. Stephens, Designed by Runkle Engineering Co., Hutchinson, KS.

Mike Karlin is now living at DSNWK at Hays. Grandma Addie Mills and Mike enjoyed lunch at J. D.'s Chicken on Saturday.

Walter and Janie Rogers hosted the Rogers family Christmas supper at their home on Saturday evening. All the Rogers families attended.

The funeral for Joyce Wilhelm Rogers was a joyous celebration of life. It was officiated by Reverend Janice Farrell. The music was provided by Paula Greenway on the piano and the McCracken United Methodist English Hand Bell Choir led by Arlene Gilbert. Many of the Rogers family are members of the Hand Bell Choir. They played The Old Rugged Cross, the Lord's Prayer and a favorite of the Rogers grandchildren “The Chipmunk Song”. Deb Rogers Smith told how Joyce always made her home a happy place to be. Relatives and friends alike can attest to that. Joyce loved donuts so a reception was held at the City Building with a myriad of different types of donuts. We also enjoyed seeing all the wonderful pictures of Joyce and Chet and their children, Deb, Roxie and Les and families. They were the perfect couple - handsome and beautiful in and out.

The parishioners attended the mass at St. Mary's on Saturday evening. It is always comforting to be together. We are grateful that the Diocese allows us four masses a year and that we have priests who understand how important these masses are to us all. Thank you Father Kumi. The church was decorated beautifully for Christmas. Those helping with the mass were DeAnna Bergquist, Marge Moran, Twila Higgins, Phyllis Conrad, Paul Pavlu, Don Bergquist , Bet and Jeanette McCormick, Michele Moran and server Jaden Pavlu. The little children loved the Christmas crib.

Addie , Danny and Marilyn Mills enjoyed a pre-Christmas dinner at Golden Corral on Sunday.
 
Little Charlotte Rogers Hirsch, daughter of Bryan and Kelsee (Rogers) Hirsch, attended the funeral of her great-grandmother, Joyce Rogers on Saturday.  She was the youngest one in attendance as she is one month old.

We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and many blessings in the coming New Year.

The partridge in the pear tree represents Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments. The three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The five golden rings represented the first five books of the Old Testament, which describe man's fall into sin and the great love of God in sending a Savior. The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-----Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy. The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit-----Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Mildness, Fidelity, Modesty, and Chastity. The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful Apostles. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in The Apostles' Creed.

The NCAA Volleyball tournament set an attendance record in Omaha last Thursday with 17, 511 fans. Teams playing were Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas University. Two of the all-time greatest Kansas High School Volleyball coaches, Tina Johnson and Rose Wittman, were there rooting on the University of Kansas in the Final Four. Nebraska came out the winner defeating Texas in the finals.

A small world story: Jerry was officiating in Salina Friday night with J.D. Johnson from Wichita, while visiting you usually ask...where are you from etc. J.D. said a little town in western Kansas that you wouldn’t know, Jerry said, try me!! It was Utica....he was the son of Jeff and Ramona Johnson.

December 23 history notes 1973

The Alexander patrons met with USD 395 board to request approval to use the Alexander gym for non- school activities. MGS Colts defeated the LaCrosse Wolves 39-24. The whole story in the game was Mike Conner who scored 33 of his team’s 39 points. Team members are: Tom Rues, Mark Baus, Layne Morgan, Leslie Rogers, Mike Conner, Jim Done, Don Phillips, Larry Buster, Shannon McKinney, Craig Rixon, James Webs, Joe Conner, Jerry Casey, Larry Hinman, Marty Mills and J.D. Bell. John Irvin is student council president of MHS. The Mustangs won both A and B championships in the South 50-6 league. Clarence Wilson and Donald Brening have purchased the controlling interest in the Alexander State Bank. Terry Herdman has been honored by Sigma Xl an honorary organization dedicated to the encouragement to scientific research. The Mustangs place second in the 1-A regional tournament held at Dodge City, they were defeated by Ransom. 54-46. Today’s market: Wheat $2.04; milo $2.35; calves 250-250 lbs $62.00- $65.00. Those attending Evangelistic meeting in Alexander this past week were Mildred Anderson, Ruby VanWinkle, Mr. and Mrs. George Meyers, Inez Skinner, Ann Foster, Rachel Fletcher, Ruby Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Mildred Littler, Katharen Rodeman, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crotinger, Lorraine Norlin, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grate. Students participating in the speech festival at Leoti were Debi Baus, Carla Taylor and Lorrie Morgan. Four and one-half inches of snow accompanied by strong winds hit the area Saturday causing considerable drifting and leaving country roads impassable. John Elmore and Dan Conner were first team picks by the Hays Daily News in basketball. They picked Elmore as the smoothest and Conner as the best under the basket shooter. Leslie Rogers won the shoot-put and discus throw at the grade track meet in LaCrosse on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brackney and grandson Steve moved from Ness City to McCracken. Diane McFarrenentertained with a slumber party Friday night. Those attending were Ellen Davis, Cheryl Foreman, Kerri Derr and Peggy Rixon. John Muller graduated from KU in chemical engineering. The Fox Theatre announced that the film “Paper Moon” will make its Midwest premiere in Hays on July 11. MHS baseball team has a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. Members are Glen Ryan, Lonnie Irvin, Dan Conner, Gary Schuckman, Scott Kershner, Jerry Higgins, Darwin Grumbein, Mark McCormick, Greg Hinman, Bruce Davis, Steve Foreman, Chuck Higgins, Robin Schuckman, Fritz Foster and Daryl Casey.