Birthday Boy John Daniel Brockus Turns Two
John Daniel Brockus celebrates his second birthday today. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gary Brockus of Hutchinson. He has a sister Janelle five. Grandparents are Mrs Margaret Long of Yates Center and Mr and Mrs Bob Brockus of 1304 Brookside Lane.
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John Daniel Brockus
Gary Brockus
Hutchinson
John
Janelle
Margaret Long
Yates Center
Bob Brockus
Brookside Lane
Arts and Crafts Festival and 5K Run in Paola
The 11th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival runs June 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at Park Square Paola with cash prizes in multiple fine arts and crafts categories and purchase awards. The Fourth Annual 5K and 10K Heartbeat Run starts 8 a.m. the same day. A 13th Annual Bluegrass Weekend is at the High School grounds. Entry deadline is May 24. Contact Paola Chamber of Commerce Box 250 Paola 66071 or call 284 4335 for information and entry blanks.
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Park Square
Paola
Ottawa Area Retired Teachers Meet at Lawrence Library
OARTA director Willis Jordan led a workshop for unit officers at the Lawrence Library. KRTA past president Glenn R. Burnette and President Etta Blanche Dahlgreen spoke to the group. Attendees included Florence Jordan Mary Gene Stevens and Elizabeth Baker from Ottawa area.
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Willis Jordan
Kansas Hetired Teachers’ Association
Lawrence
KRTA
Glenn R. Burnette
Topeka
Etta Blanche Dahlgreen
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa
Teachers’ Association
Florence Jordan
Mary Gene Stevens
Elizabeth Baker
Strawberry Time in Kansas Boosts Pick-Your-Own Harvests
Kansas promotes strawberry picking with state listings of growers and pick-your-own operations. Early warm weather boosts ripening fruit and optimistic crop projections, while the Kan sas State Board of Agriculture and Kansas State University Extension publish director ies for growers, orchards, and farm markets statewide.
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Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service of
Kansas State University
Kansas Fruit and Vegetable Growers Associations
Topeka
Franklin County
Dear Ann Landers on progress since the 16th century
The letter from a reader contrasts 16th century Europe with modern America noting widespread social ills. Sydney Harris cites an old French saying that more things change, more they stay the same, and observes that progress occurs in some areas while moral problems persist in others.
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Ann Landers
Europe
How To Select A Good Pet Sitter For Your Animal
Pet lovers learn to choose a sitter by considering whether they stay in your home or visit, fees from $3 to $10, insurance, references, and the sitter's experience with pets. Discuss idiosyncrasies, provide written feeding instructions, and share veterinarian contact info. For details contact Pat Anderson or Franklin County Humane Society. Also a recital by music students at First United Methodist Church is announced for Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Cat Ciager
Pat Anderson
Franklin County Humane Society
Jana
Ed Lammers
First United Methodist Church
Jana Barrett
Karrie Bell
Jaron Crooks
Christy Hutchison
Stacey Spradley
Noah Sandstrom
Kansas teachers win NEA creativity awards in state
Topeka report states Gretchen Davis of Roeland Park and the Circle NEA committee from Towanda win two of nine National Education Association awards for school improvement. Davis proposed Kansas China education exchange with 21 teachers visiting China for a month starting June 9. The Circle NEA won for developing classroom learning games. Kansas Gov. Carlin backs Kansas Henan sister-state link.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Turner
Towanda
National Education Association
NEA
Hilda Maehiing
Gretchen Davis
Roeland Park
Circle National Education Association
Nancy Lindberg
Kansas National Education Association
Drybread Couple Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Tom Drybread of Garnett marked their 65th wedding anniversary with a Sunday family dinner. Their children are Tommy Drybread of Moran and Dean and Velma Drybread. Grandchildren and great grandchildren attended. Emma Lybarger married Tom Drybread on May 12 1920 northeast of Harris. Dean and Velma Drybread also observed their 14th anniversary that day.
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Tom Drybread
Garnett
Tommy Drybread
Moran
Dean Drybread
Emma Lybarger
Harris
Dean
Velma Drybread
Oden Thompson and wife celebrate 55th anniversary
Mr and Mrs Oden Thompson of Pomona marked their 55th wedding anniversary with a Sunday potluck dinner at their children's home in Quenemo. The couple were joined by relatives and friends including Gary Thompson Everett Thompson Melvina Thompson Philip Thompson and Charles Thompson of Bellevue Nebraska.
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Oden Thompson
Pomona
Gary Thompson
Quenemo
Everett
Baby Names and Births Almanac from Ottawa Kansas Area
Overland Park and Ottawa families announce new arrivals Megan Faye McAdoo born April 22 with brother Michael John, and Heather Ann Wilson born May 7 at Ransom Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces with brothers Curtis Anthony and Nicholas Dale. Dustin Michael Hollon born May 9 weighing six pounds seven ounces with grandparents and great grandparents listed. includes numerous local relatives and locations in Kansas.
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John McAdoo
Overland Park
Megan Faye McAdoo
Megan
Michael John
O. N. Henderson
Salina
Gene McAdoo
Ottawa
RFD
W. G. Hamilton
Independence
Kan
J. 0. Henderson
Caney
Larry Wilson
RFD 4
Heather Ann
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Curtis Anthony
Nicholas Dale
Michael Hollon
Mulberry
Dustin Michael Hollon
Dustin
Robert Hollon
S. Willow
William Deering
Palm Bay
Fla
Dorothy Richardson
Malden
Mass
Emily Deering
Melbourne
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