Big Blizzard of January 1886 described in Kansas memoir
In 1886 a savage blizzard struck western Kansas. A family endured two days in a wagon with freezing temperatures, while supplies dwindled and livestock vanished. rescue came as frigid days gave way to clearer weather and arduous recovery efforts at the homestead and nearby claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Garden City
Father
Frank
Emma
Thomas A. McClelland
Helvetia
Tom
Bullard
Bullard’s
Brother Frank
Tax time tips and IRS help hotlines
Tax season guidance from ANNETTE GALLAZZI explains how to get IRS help by dialing 1-800-362-2190 for front line assistors. The service handles thousands of questions daily, with a referral path for complex issues and a 10 to 15 day written response if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Gallazzi
IRS
Manuszak
Kansas Day celebrates Buffalo Jones Elementary students
Students at Buffalo Jones Elementary marked Kansas Day with displays and activities highlighting 19th century schooling. A one room school on stage, wool spinning, and homestead crafts illustrated life in early Kansas, while maps, wagon dioramas, and hand made books filled hallways.
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Buffalo Jones
Kansas
Kerma Crotts
Crotts
Phyllis Holmes
Holmes
Deerfield students send cards to freed hostages
Deerfield pupils from kindergarten to eighth grade create three greeting cards each for 140 hostages as part of the Reading is Fundamental program. Cards, with poems and drawings, will be mailed via the State Department to former hostages, including a 53 year old man from Little Rock, amid a community celebration of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Galluzzi
Deerfield
RIF
Deerfield Lions Club
Carolyn Vohs
State Department
Little Rock
Ark
Robert Blucker
Samantha Scheuerman
Roger and
Elaine Scheuerman
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Laurie Oshel
Finney County Museum
Frvee Golden Rewards
Marae Rae
Internal Revenue Service
James Manuszak
Ajones
Zandra Cruz
Taylor
Brandi Schmidt
Laura Meier
Amy Clampitt
Pearl
Chris Barnes
Summit
Kansas Day
United States
QPCU
Ofg
E.kansas Ave
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