Annual Fink Week aims for Guinness record feats
Fink Texas plans a Bicentennial Olympics during June 2026 to attempt Guinness World Records. Mayor Patricia Albright invites locals and visitors to compete in stunts and misc endeavors such as baby carriage pushing brick carrying clapping frisbee throwing hoop rolling and house of cards building in the tiny town of 9.
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Fink, Tex
UPI
North Texas
Patricia Albright
Fink
Albright
House of Cards
Smith, Joneses and Browns
Mayor Albright
Couple Married in Thayer Christian Church
Sandra Diane Thornton wed Gary Alan Wheeler at the Thayer Christian Church on December 27. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. David M. Thornton and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Wheeler. Loretta Holtzman played piano. Karl and Ken Thornton sang. Robyn Mills of Elk City served as maid of honor and Nancy Thornton was bridesmaid.
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Thayer
Sandra Diane Thornton
Gary Alan Wheeler
Thayer Christian Church
David M. Thornton
Ernest G. Wheeler
Loretta Holtzman
Karl
Ken Thornton
Robyn Mills
Elk City
Nancy Thornton
Humboldt Couple Plans April Wedding
Joyce Lynn Orth and Bruce Beatty announce their engagement as Beatty, a Marine stationed at El Toro, Calif., prepares for an April 10 wedding in Humboldt. The couple, Thayer High School graduates, plan to attend Neosho County Community College and Kansas State University after a reception in the church basement and a Grand Lake Oklahoma honeymoon.
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Humboldt
Ernest Orth
Joyce Lynn
Bruce Beatty
Paul Olson Orth
Humboldt High School
Tg&y
Iola
Beatty
HHS
el Toro
Calif
Marine Corps
Steven Meseraul
Stephen van Wickle
Wichita
Donald Strycker
Glen Falls
N.Y
Terrie Thornton
Linda Hague
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Thayer
Thayer High School
Neosho County Community College
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Chanute Teachers Engage for June Hillsboro Wedding
The engagement of Laura Pankratz and Charles Call is announced by families from Hillsboro and Cedar Vale. Both graduates of Kansas State University in 1974, Pankratz teaches English at Royster Junior High School while Call works in Wichita. A June 5 wedding is planned in Hillsboro.
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Laura Pankratz
Charles Call
Harrison Pankratz
Hillsboro
Loyd Call
Cedar Vale
Pankratz
Call
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Royster Junior High
Wichita
Harmony Extension Homemakers Pick 1976 Hosts and Yearbooks
Members filled out year books and chose hostesses for 1976 meetings during the Harmony Extension Homemakers Unit session on Friday. Mrs. William Robertson presented the lesson Traditional Breads with Kansas Wheat as pennies for friendship were collected.
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Harmony Extension Unit
Harmony Extension Homemakers Unit
William Robertson
Reception for Carol Burkman in Neosho County
Sunday reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1101 S. Larson for Carol Burkman newly named head of Benedictine College home economics. Burkman has held multiple Republican roles, serves on local boards, and was listed in Who's Who in American Women. County officers for the event include Schultz, Robinson, Mullen, Huffman, and McKee.
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Neosho County
Carol Burkman
Earl Gehrt
S. Larson
Gehrt
Burkman
Benedictine College
Atchison
Kansas Federation of Republican Women
GOP
Chicago
Chanute
First Presbyterian Church
Chapter DD
P.E.O
Art
New County
John Schultz
Ben Robinson
Gale Mullen
Lucille Huffman
Norman McKee
Open House for Nelsons Golden Anniversary at First Presbyterian
Mr and Mrs Leif Nelson of 1001 W Main will be honored at a 2 to 4 pm Sunday reception at the First Presbyterian Church for their 50th wedding anniversary. Nelson, a former Neosho County commissioner and Chanute postmaster, married Fern Ditmars Jan 10 1926. Hosts include children Lawrence Nelson Golden Colo James Goodburn Middletown RI M J Fletcher Overland Park, eight grandchildren, no gifts requested. United Presbyterian Women will serve.
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Leif Nelson
W. Main
First Presbyterian Church
Fern Ditmars
Fred Shaw
Nelson
Neosho County
Chanute
Lawrence Nelson
Golden
Colo
James
Carole) Goodburn
Middletown
R. I
M. J
Nancy) Fletcher
Overland Park
New Citizens Born to Yates Center and Lafayette Families
Casey Alan, son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Stewart of Yates Center, was born December 20. Leslee Kay, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Gibson of 717 S Lafayette, was born December 25.
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Casey Alan
Tommy Stewart
Yates Center
Leslee Kay
David Gibson
S. Lafayette
Pastor-Cop Finds Calling Through Service and Faith
Christian Danny Pauley, a 27 year old Dunbar resident and Charleston police officer, balances church duties with patrol work. He carries a pistol and rifle, plans to pastor when weekends free, and sees both roles as guiding people and upholding God’s law and civil law. His Vietnam service as a combat medic shapes his commitment to helping others, even amid the danger.
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Charleston
W.va
UPL
Danny Pauley
Dunbar, W.va
Pauley
Vietnam
The
Kanawha Gospel Tabernacle Association
Jesus Christ
Joseph Ernie Pauley
Rutabagas Taste Over Glamour In January Dishes
Extension feature highlights rutabagas as a versatile root from Siberia and Russia. Describes serving options from raw sticks to fritters, casseroles, creamed dishes, soups, and roasting with meats, plus storage, yield, and prices. Includes a rutabaga pudding recipe and pairing ideas with wine.
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Siberia
Russia
Europe
America
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Guidelines for Buying and Preparing Meat and Poultry
USDA guidance explains minimum meat content and labeling rules for products like Salisbury Steak and veal with beef additions. It covers tenderness indicators for poultry, egging consumers toward proper handling, thawing, cooking, and safe refrigeration to prevent foodborne illness.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Salisbury
Breast cancer quiz seventh in a series
Many women fear large rapidly developing lumps but fluid in the mass can be drained with a needle, and observation is advised. The link to cancer risk is uncertain and likely low. Large cysts after menopause differ from fibrocystic disease, a term that mislabels normal breasts and can cause unnecessary alarm. A booklet on early detection is available from The Chanute Tribune.
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Philip Strax
Harper & Row
American Cancer Society
The
Chanute Tribune
Dept
Madison Ave
New York
N.Y
Labette County weighs power over TecTank tax exemptions
Labette County commissioners asked the assistant county attorney to assess county authority over tax-exempt status tied to TecTank Inc. industrial revenue bonds issued by Parsons. TecTank, outside Parsons city limits, already enjoys real estate tax exemption, now faces ten years of personal property tax relief. If exemptions were removed, TecTank would owe taxes to the county and Altamont USD.
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Oswego
Labette County
Mickey Moorman
Parsons
TecTank, Inc
TecTank
Parsons City
Altamont Unified School District
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