Passing Thoughts and 45th Anniversary Reflections
Passing Thoughts marks the papers second year with reader feedback and calls for continued dialogue. A 45th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Martin Larson is celebrated with a family pot luck and greetings from relatives in multiple towns. Meanwhile births are announced for Bret Lynn and Trudy Lynn with details on their parents and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Larson
Lloyd Barleen
Benton
Bill
Beth
Barbara
Brenda
Jeffrey
James Barleen
Charles
Waterville
Glenn Larson
Lyle
Lori
Ralph C. Larson
Steven
Craig
Bradley
Monte
Todd
Harold Smith
Haysville
Wayne Roepke
Bret Lynn
Floyd Thompson
Concordia
Republic County Hospital
Larry Thomas
Belleville
Trudy Lynn
St. Joseph Hospital
Don Thomas
Chester Erickson
Scandia
Roy Tedsow
Ethel Thomas
Phoebe Erickson
Ogren Speaker Highlights Sorosis Guest Day
Mrs C W Ogren downs president elect spoke at Sorosis Study Club on jewelry history from around the world. Guests included district officials Mrs Walter Boyles Mrs Clifford Makalons and Mrs Louis Stofer. Curtain of events noted next meeting and district convention dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ogren
Sorosis
C. W. Ogren
Downs
Sorosis Study Club
C. W. Strom
A & I Art Club
Ogren
Richard Fogelberg
Walter Boyles
6Th District
Clifford Makalons
Belleville
Louis Stofer
Don Freed
Glen Loring
Mary
Mary Ogren
Joe McDonald
George Cardwell
Joe Johnson
Ralph Larson
Richard Fogelbenz
Salina
Club Room
Albert Jackson
Supper guests for Larson home include Ainsworth Eastvedt Snyder
Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Martin Larson included Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ainsworth of Kansas City and Mrs. Tina Eastvedt and Mrs. Madeline Snyder. Evening visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Larson and Lori. SRHS band benefit on November 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Larson
Dale Ainsworth
Kansas City
Tina Eastvedt
Madeline Snyder
Glenn Larson
Lori
Church notices from Norway and surrounding area
Church schedule listings for The Methodise Church Pastor Rev Lee A Dickey welcomes all at 10 Sunday School and 11 morning worship and 6 30 MYF Worship at Our Paviors Lutheran in Norway Kansas with John Jones pastor Amana Lutheran Melvin Peterson vice pastor offers 9 30 worship and 10 45 Sunday school plus ALCA League meetings and LWML activities plans
School Pirates meet and library adds Encyclopedias
In October 2023 Cawker City and Swedes tied for first in the Pike Trail League standings. A Y-Teer meeting on October 7 discussed buying a camera for scrapbook photos with Mrs. Jackson to purchase. On October 5 Scandia high school library received Compton's and Britannica encyclopedias for improved reference reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Cawker City
Mrs. Jackson
Scandia High School Library
Compton’s
Britannica
Photographer Monte Miller Visits Scandia Schools for Photo Feature
Belleville Telescope photographer Monte Miller visited Scandia high and grade schools on Friday October 1 to shoot images of the SHS and SGS football teams and cheerleaders. The photos will run in the Thursday October 13 edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Miller
Belleville Telescope
Scandia
SHS
SGS
Homecoming Date Set for Scandia-Canker City Game
The annual Homecoming is scheduled for October 28 at halftime of the Scandia versus Canker City football game.
School Lunches Delight with Varied Dishes This Year
Different foods have appeared in school lunches with many good and diverse options. Meals include pizza homemade bread and kolaches and are priced at 30 cents each.
Scandia High English Classes Schedule Citizenship Essays
Scandia High announces essay topics sponsored by Sorosis Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and Lions Club for Juniors Sophomores and Seniors and all students ages 14 to 22. Cash prizes range from 1000 to 5000 dollars. Student and faculty portraits were taken in color on October 6 for 3 dollars per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia High
Sorosis
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary
Lions Club
FFA Team and Mr Wehlmeier Compete in Wichita Contest
Three FFA boys Kenneth Garst Dor Hammer and Harold Herrman with Mr Wehlmeier traveled to Wichita last Thursday at 5 a m. They placed 11th in the state contest on grading carcasses in meat identification and Don also finished 11th in the individual competition. They returned to Scandia by 9 30 p m after a long day for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Wehlmeier
Wichita
Kenneth Garst
Dor Hammer
Harold Herrman
Don
Absence Noted and Week Ends in School
Damon Bartholomew was absent all day Friday. We are learning about zero and its meaning. Students painted tall trees and Halloween cut outs. The children took home lists of the room mothers. Linda Sederlin made the picture of the week as Monday ends our first six weeks in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Bartholomew
Linda Sederlin
School tests and report cards timeline noted
The message describes recent achievement tests and silent reading checks completed by Friday morning. It mentions a six week period already passed and upcoming report cards on Thursday with the primary group receiving letter grades this year.
School Notes On Arts, Reading, and Fire Experiments
Last week we had pictures taken in colored photos. We say farewell to Neil Evarts whose family moved to Hesston. Our class enjoys art lessons on perspective and English writing. We study arithmetic re grouping and the associative law. We cover cardinal and ordinal numbers and fire science experiments showing air is needed for combustion and flame colors. Each student has a book report this six weeks and we welcome the Willie Whale paperback reads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Evarts
Hesston
Willie ‘Whale
Pupils Earn A’s on Six Weeks Spelling Test
The list shows Mark Bennett Cathy Farrell Kevin Larson David Loring Delton Robison Chandra Straad Lorry Swanson and Beth Thompson scoring A on the six weeks spelling test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bennett
Cathy Farrell
Kevin Larson
David Loring
Delton Robison
Chandra Straad
Lorry Swanson
Beth Thompson
Fire prevention week and spelling test notes
This week marks fire prevention focus and a shift to more serious work in class. Mark Melby led with 100 on the spelling test while Kim Boylan Cindy Erickson Peggy Hallgren Linda Lindec rantz and David Scrivner achieved perfect six weeks proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Melby
Kim Boylan
Cindy Erickson
Peggy Hallgren
Linda Lindecrantz
David Scrivner
Stanford
Scandia Grade School Tops Notre Dame in Flag Football
Scandia grade school defeated Notre Dame of Concordia 14 to 6 last Friday. Students scoring 100 in spelling for the six weeks tests include Carol Davis Carolyn Isaacson Lou Anne Larson Paula Nondorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Notre Dame
Concordia
Carol Davis
Carolyn Isaacson
Lou Anne Larson
Paula Nondorf
Friday Spellers Lead Class Reading and Play Taping
Friday’s class features star spellers Neil Evarts Cam Isaacson Brennda Lawson Gary Styring Karla Mongean and Bruce Runft. They use a tape recorder to read and tell stories and taped a play made from the story The Story That Was Too Big.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Evarts
Cam Isaacson
Brennda Lawson
Gary Styring
Karla Mongean
Bruce Runft
Students tackle My 3R s of Americanism essay
Setvers of Scandia High School are assigned an essay on My 3R s of Americanism by Walter H. Berger. The program is funded by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Masons of Kansas and eligible essays may reach state finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setvers
Scandia High School
Walter H. Berger
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Kansas
Hammer
First Lyceum Night Features Ghost Town Classroom Tale
Damon Bartholomew was absent Monday morning. Tammy Housholder's Humpty Dumpty is the picture of the week. Students learn greater than and less than and read number sentences. We are reading Find the Ball and watching magic rocks grow. Dominic Davis brought coal pieces and we plan a different kind of magic rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Bartholomew
Tammy Housholder
Humpty Dumpty
Dominic Davis
Micki
Micki Junior
Micki and Micki Junior Highlight Lyceum Show
Audience enjoyed a lyceum performance featuring Micki and Micki Junior, chimpanzee act. Micki Junior, a baby, and Micki, seven, will remain with the troupe about another year. A spelling test was also conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micki
Micki Junior
Micki J
Students score perfect on Friday spelling test
The following pupils earned 100s on Friday's spelling test: Mark Bennett Wade Berry Cathy Farrell Sandy Hay Richard Hobson Bobby Johnson Kevin Larson Steven Melby Delton Robison John Robison Lonny Swanson Beth Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bennett
Wade Berry
Cathy Farrell
Sandy Hay
Richard Hobsoi
Bobby Johnson
Kevin Larson
Steven Melby
Delton Robison
John Robison
Lonny Swanson
Beth Thompson
Sixth Week of School Faces Uphill Start
The sixth week of school shows signs of a challenging period with funding and attendance concerns. Administrators in several districts report uneven participation and rising paperwork as students adjust to the term.
Four Main Food Groups Studied in Teen Health Class
A health lesson tracks teen diets over two days to assess food group balance. Top spelling scores include Ray Jackson Mark Melby Bryan Scrivner Danita Strait and Jerry Swnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Jackson
Mark Melby
Bryan Scrivner
Danita Strait
Jerry Swnson
Papers Exhibit Winners Named in Our Good Work
The exhibit lists Beth Johnson Ritchie Farrell Donnie Melby Bonnie Graham Lyle Thompson Kristine Freed Robelynn Cook Richard Sandell Dawn Johnson and Cathy McDonald. Donnie earned an honorable mention for perfect arithmetic scores all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Johnson
Ritchie Farrell
Donnie Melby
Bonnie Graham
Lyle Thompson
Kristine Freed
Robelynn Cook
Richard Sandell
Dawn Johnson
Cathy McDonald
Donnie
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OUR Pavior's Lutheran Church
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Business Directory
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