Branching out in a Christmas tree tale of tradition
A reflective holiday column recalls starting points, memory, and the pull of writing across years. The author muses on aging craft, the pull of family traditions, and a crooked Kansas wind shaped tree that becomes a symbol of renewed purpose and hope for return to routine.
Orosco family builds a home around education and pride
Isabel and Ysabel Orosco and their 11 children form a bustling Garden City clan centered on schooling. Six remain in the home at 210 South 4th, while many others attend or have attended Garden City Community College and state universities. The family credits grants and loans for progress, values hard work, and emphasizes shared meals, family support, and constant activity amid a busy cab business. The eldest Sylvia teaches and assists, Arlan works in a lab, Debbie doubles as a math specialist and worker, and younger siblings juggle studies and family life. The parents foresee more photos joining the mantel as grandchildren arrive.
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S. 4Th
Isabel
Ysabel Orosco
Orosco
Garden City High School
Ysabel Jr
Garden City Junior College
Garden City
Ysabel
Satanta
Arkansas
South 4Th
Sylvia
Fort Hays State University
Sharon
Harold
Debbie
Sandra
Kansas State
Sam
Washburn
Sheila
Hutchinson Junior College
Arlan
Emporia State University
United Methodist Church
American GI Forum
Kenneth Henderson
Abe Hubert
St. Catherine Hospital
Yellow Cab
Iowa Beef
Fort Hays
Great Plains
St. Catherine’s
Sharon Orosco Lozoya
Emporia
KSU
Sandra Orosco Sumaya
St. Mary of the Plains
Pioneer with artificial heart rests in sixth day
Barney Clark, 61, the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, is resting and exercising in the University of Utah Medical Center ICU on day six. Nurses report he listens to Handel’s Messiah, jokes with staff, and asks if he can sit up or drink water as his recovery proceeds.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Jane Steitch
University of Utah Medical Center
Clark
Helen Kee
Linda Giannelli
Surgicial Intensive Care Unit
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Una Loy Clark
Seattle
Giannelli
Kee
William C. DeVries
Wasatch Mountains
Kennedys split in brief Barnstable divorce hearing
Joan and Edward Kennedy appeared in Barnstable Probate Court to obtain a dissolution order effective December 6 1983. Under a settlement they share custody of Patrick and Mrs Kennedy receives half the tangible personal property ownership of two homes alimony and child care payments and a lump sum cash settlement with terms not disclosed.
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Barnstable
Mass
Joan Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedys
Massachusetts
Thanksgiving turkey costs and early shopping tips
Kansas State University Extension specialists discuss turkey sales at year end with 45 percent of lids sold in the final quarter and 29 million eaten on Thanksgiving. They also cover laundry costs rising about 60 percent in six years, tips on Cauliflower quality, and advice to start Christmas shopping early to save time and money.
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Karen Penner
Kansas State Uiversity Extension
Jean Carlson
Kansas State University
Carol Kramer
Santa's yearly cost tally tops five and a half billion
The Associated Press explains the price tag for Santa's Christmas Eve journey in Everybody's Money. It totals 5 534 169 367 33 dollars including basic materials labor operating expenses and sleigh and reindeer upkeep. It notes major items like 553 million under five children at 10 dollars each and a range of overheads and protections.
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Associated Press
Everybody's Money
Credit Union National Association
WATS
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