I was mistaken on the owners of the new B and B between the Fire Department and My mom's house on East "I" Street. It is owned by Leta Berning and Kathy Bangerter, not Duane Berning as originally wrote.
I have not been told when it will open.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Lynn's CRITIQUE on the RBSES Halloween Concert.
Today, October 30th, the RBSES Kindergarten through Sixth Graders gathered in the grade school gym for the the Third Annual Halloween Concert. Their vocal music instructor, Mrs. Jayme (Brown) Bishop, is a very gifted and dedicated teacher.
I took Grandma, Neva Kiefer-Duncan and my mom with me. Fortunately, we arrived at about 2:15 for the 2:30 performance! As early as we got there, people were having to walk 2 and 3 blocks to get to the school because of the high traffic caused by the concert. Thankfully, I have a permanent Handicap plackert so we were able to park at the curb right next to the gym doors. Once inside, very little available sitting space exhisted. People just seemed to continue to pour into the gym. All of the benches were full, many people sat on the floor or stood against the walls.
Grandma reminisced that there was a medicore crowd at the first concert, a much larger crowd last year but this year was much larger than we had anticipated. Jayme is the one who originated this particular concert in Leoti. As people hear the great things that others have to say about this and the other concerts that Jayme directs, more and more townspeople come out to enjoy them. I know that I have said this before, but I must say it again, Leoti is sooo very fortunate to have such talented and hardworking music professionals in our schools!
Today's concert was a delight to attend! Each grade sang one song. All grades' singers were very audible and understandable. They put out a very cute and enjoyable performance! Whenever a large group of children gather, there is a tendency for the kids not on stage to be loud and at times, annoying. In this case, the students who are not on stage, sit patiently on the gym floor. They are very quiet throughout the whole production. It is evident to see that they have learned to respect their vocal teacher and their fellow students.
My advice to you is to attend any and all of the music concerts that Jayme, Torie and Allen put on for the public. A GREAT deal of work and tears go into each performance. Their dedication shows when you see the quality of the performances time after time...
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I took Grandma, Neva Kiefer-Duncan and my mom with me. Fortunately, we arrived at about 2:15 for the 2:30 performance! As early as we got there, people were having to walk 2 and 3 blocks to get to the school because of the high traffic caused by the concert. Thankfully, I have a permanent Handicap plackert so we were able to park at the curb right next to the gym doors. Once inside, very little available sitting space exhisted. People just seemed to continue to pour into the gym. All of the benches were full, many people sat on the floor or stood against the walls.
Grandma reminisced that there was a medicore crowd at the first concert, a much larger crowd last year but this year was much larger than we had anticipated. Jayme is the one who originated this particular concert in Leoti. As people hear the great things that others have to say about this and the other concerts that Jayme directs, more and more townspeople come out to enjoy them. I know that I have said this before, but I must say it again, Leoti is sooo very fortunate to have such talented and hardworking music professionals in our schools!
Today's concert was a delight to attend! Each grade sang one song. All grades' singers were very audible and understandable. They put out a very cute and enjoyable performance! Whenever a large group of children gather, there is a tendency for the kids not on stage to be loud and at times, annoying. In this case, the students who are not on stage, sit patiently on the gym floor. They are very quiet throughout the whole production. It is evident to see that they have learned to respect their vocal teacher and their fellow students.
My advice to you is to attend any and all of the music concerts that Jayme, Torie and Allen put on for the public. A GREAT deal of work and tears go into each performance. Their dedication shows when you see the quality of the performances time after time...
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Wichita County SEASONAL Flu Vaccine
If you have not yet had your immunization, call the Health Department SOON!!! They currently have some left but not very much. Leighlyn, Abigayle and I received our vaccine yesterday afternoon. There was like a steady line of people going in yesterday to be vaccinated. The girls had the nasal mists instead of shots. Right now, I believe that there mists on hand are just for children with no major health issues but I may be wrong on that.
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Weather event here
First of all, I want to thank everyone who sent me email or left birthday wishes in my blog's comments for me yesterday! Between those and my FACEBOOK buddies, I don't know when so many people took the time to be so kind in wishing me a great day!!! I also cannot tell you how much your sentimental comments mean to me as well. Sometimes, I am concerned that I might sound like a bawling baby at my end.
On to the weather...anyone who lives in our vicinity knows that fairly heavy rain returned to Wichita County on Wednesday night. Then, snow hit yesterday afternoon. It continued through late last night in town. It was just BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE the snow! Here in town, I doubt that we ended up with an inch but Goodland reported 4.8" and 4 miles west of Oakley had 4.0". It's getting closer to us! LOL! The winds have roared since last night here. The country roads as well as the dirt roads in town are BAD. My brudder-in-law, Leif Christensen, spent his whole day yesterday rescuing Seaboard trucks. His crew continued that throughout the night also.
I am also VERY thankful to our City of Leoti crew!!! For approximately the past two years, Aaron Matteson took over as City Superintendant. He is sooo good about making sure that Leoti runs smoothly in all aspects that he is concerned in. One of his main jobs is continuosly taking care of our streets in town. His employees are amongst the best that I have ever seen our City have. They work so diligently to make sure that our roads are smooth and in good repair. This really helps when we are bombarded with lots of moisture. Right now, they aren't as great as they were last week at this time but they are as good as what we can expect when we do not have paved streets. Thank you to Aaron and the WHOLE City crew!!! So many times, you appear to have a thankless job, just know that many of us notice the incredible work that you do everyday. Unfortunately, it seems that many of us don't bother to take time out to honor someone with their positive doings but we don't seem to have any problem tearing into people when they do something not quite like we want. Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few years ago, much of Kansas including us, had record-breaking Fall and Winter weather that really destroyed alot of dirt roads in town as well as in the country. Many of us who live or have dealings north of the railroad tracks in Leoti, were quite put out about the condition of our streets. Finally, a band of us from "A" Street and I attended a City Council meeting to complain. So many times since then I have been so thankful for the results that the Council put into motion for us. Roads were crowned which allowed water to run off of them instead of the flat roads that we had which just held all of the moisture on top until it eventually soaked in. On Second Street where we live, huge craters existed. I kid you not, one evening some of our family were on their way to our house for dinner. Just as they got ready to turn to our street, A BOY RAISED HIS HEAD out of one of the holes that also contained two other boys!!! If he would not have raised his head when he did, my family would not have known that they were there and would've run over them!!! That Council also hired Jones' Construction and my brudder-in-law, Leif, to place two dips in the street which runs just south of our house. They allow for better water drainage and also were placed there to slow down the major speeding that we had been having there for several years. We were so very concerned about someone getting run over.
Welcome to Winter!!!
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On to the weather...anyone who lives in our vicinity knows that fairly heavy rain returned to Wichita County on Wednesday night. Then, snow hit yesterday afternoon. It continued through late last night in town. It was just BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE the snow! Here in town, I doubt that we ended up with an inch but Goodland reported 4.8" and 4 miles west of Oakley had 4.0". It's getting closer to us! LOL! The winds have roared since last night here. The country roads as well as the dirt roads in town are BAD. My brudder-in-law, Leif Christensen, spent his whole day yesterday rescuing Seaboard trucks. His crew continued that throughout the night also.
I am also VERY thankful to our City of Leoti crew!!! For approximately the past two years, Aaron Matteson took over as City Superintendant. He is sooo good about making sure that Leoti runs smoothly in all aspects that he is concerned in. One of his main jobs is continuosly taking care of our streets in town. His employees are amongst the best that I have ever seen our City have. They work so diligently to make sure that our roads are smooth and in good repair. This really helps when we are bombarded with lots of moisture. Right now, they aren't as great as they were last week at this time but they are as good as what we can expect when we do not have paved streets. Thank you to Aaron and the WHOLE City crew!!! So many times, you appear to have a thankless job, just know that many of us notice the incredible work that you do everyday. Unfortunately, it seems that many of us don't bother to take time out to honor someone with their positive doings but we don't seem to have any problem tearing into people when they do something not quite like we want. Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few years ago, much of Kansas including us, had record-breaking Fall and Winter weather that really destroyed alot of dirt roads in town as well as in the country. Many of us who live or have dealings north of the railroad tracks in Leoti, were quite put out about the condition of our streets. Finally, a band of us from "A" Street and I attended a City Council meeting to complain. So many times since then I have been so thankful for the results that the Council put into motion for us. Roads were crowned which allowed water to run off of them instead of the flat roads that we had which just held all of the moisture on top until it eventually soaked in. On Second Street where we live, huge craters existed. I kid you not, one evening some of our family were on their way to our house for dinner. Just as they got ready to turn to our street, A BOY RAISED HIS HEAD out of one of the holes that also contained two other boys!!! If he would not have raised his head when he did, my family would not have known that they were there and would've run over them!!! That Council also hired Jones' Construction and my brudder-in-law, Leif, to place two dips in the street which runs just south of our house. They allow for better water drainage and also were placed there to slow down the major speeding that we had been having there for several years. We were so very concerned about someone getting run over.
Welcome to Winter!!!
VLE-B
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Traditions...
Traditions are great, especially those that involve families. Our parents and grandparents, Pat and Donna Lou Elder, Don and Vera Pepper, and our honorary grandparents, Lee and Neva Kiefer, always made sure that these year-to-year traditions were carried through. They included such things as special foods, gift giving, etc for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter... Another important tradition in our home, like so many others, was the group singing of the ever-popular Happy Birthday to the birthday celebratee as soon as he/she awakened for the day.
As my sisters, Lori and Lona Sue and myself left our protective homes and entered into the "real" world of college and marriage, that tradition carried on through the usage of the telephone. Bright and early, those much anticipated and loved messages came through. To this day, Mama, Lori, Lona Sue, Hunter, Lars, Leighlyn, Abigayle and myself continue singing through the airwaves on those very special days. I like to believe that as our particular generations pass on, that our children will continue to pass that torch of love and joy onwards to each other, and their children...
Forty-eight years ago today, October 29th, my Daddy stood in a cramped labor room at the Wichita County Hospital as Mama presented him with identical twin daughters. They were expecting one baby which was a good thing since my sister died before birth. I remember how Daddy told me that as soon as he heard me take my first breath and begin to whoop and holler, his stinging tears of joy flooded his face. Those tears of joy again surfaced when Lori and Lona Sue made their entrances into our world. Daddy was not the kind of man who cried at the drop of a hat. He didn't have much control over that though when his three daughters and only biological grandchild whom he ever had the opportunity to welcome into our very tightly-knit family, were born.
From October 29th, 1961, I was blessed with the greatest parents ever!!! I so hate the fact that my birthday in 1994 was my last that I actually heard his voice singing Happy Birthday to me. However, when Mama calls to give me her wishes, I still think that I can hear Daddy's voice in-tune with her. Call me crazy, (alot of people have), but it still brings tears of joy to my eyes when I think that I am hearing his beautiful voice singing to me...
When Mama made her annual celebratory call to me this morning, she told me that Daddy was the one who started that tradition in our family. That is so very special especially given the fact that Daddy was an orphan by the age of 6-years-old. After that, he was bounced from one loving sister to the next. Daddy was blessed with 6 great sisters who had all been born before his five brothers and himself. The sisters finished raising the brothers from where their parents, Roy and Helen, had left off. Uncle Lee and Aunt Neva raised Daddy for most of those years. (In case you're interested, here is the list of Daddy's brothers and sisters: Alice Summers, Addie Strobridge, Bessie Burch, Ruby Whitney, Neva Kiefer-Duncan and Laura whom passed away when she was still a child. His brothers included Buck, Red, Frank, Dick and Lewis. Alice was the oldest and Daddy was the youngest. Today, only 3 of the twelve children remain-- Alice, Bessie and Neva.)
Since I believe that EVERY family should have their own traditions, I say that it is never too early or too late to start them... The future generations of your family will appreciate them.
VLE-B
As my sisters, Lori and Lona Sue and myself left our protective homes and entered into the "real" world of college and marriage, that tradition carried on through the usage of the telephone. Bright and early, those much anticipated and loved messages came through. To this day, Mama, Lori, Lona Sue, Hunter, Lars, Leighlyn, Abigayle and myself continue singing through the airwaves on those very special days. I like to believe that as our particular generations pass on, that our children will continue to pass that torch of love and joy onwards to each other, and their children...
Forty-eight years ago today, October 29th, my Daddy stood in a cramped labor room at the Wichita County Hospital as Mama presented him with identical twin daughters. They were expecting one baby which was a good thing since my sister died before birth. I remember how Daddy told me that as soon as he heard me take my first breath and begin to whoop and holler, his stinging tears of joy flooded his face. Those tears of joy again surfaced when Lori and Lona Sue made their entrances into our world. Daddy was not the kind of man who cried at the drop of a hat. He didn't have much control over that though when his three daughters and only biological grandchild whom he ever had the opportunity to welcome into our very tightly-knit family, were born.
From October 29th, 1961, I was blessed with the greatest parents ever!!! I so hate the fact that my birthday in 1994 was my last that I actually heard his voice singing Happy Birthday to me. However, when Mama calls to give me her wishes, I still think that I can hear Daddy's voice in-tune with her. Call me crazy, (alot of people have), but it still brings tears of joy to my eyes when I think that I am hearing his beautiful voice singing to me...
When Mama made her annual celebratory call to me this morning, she told me that Daddy was the one who started that tradition in our family. That is so very special especially given the fact that Daddy was an orphan by the age of 6-years-old. After that, he was bounced from one loving sister to the next. Daddy was blessed with 6 great sisters who had all been born before his five brothers and himself. The sisters finished raising the brothers from where their parents, Roy and Helen, had left off. Uncle Lee and Aunt Neva raised Daddy for most of those years. (In case you're interested, here is the list of Daddy's brothers and sisters: Alice Summers, Addie Strobridge, Bessie Burch, Ruby Whitney, Neva Kiefer-Duncan and Laura whom passed away when she was still a child. His brothers included Buck, Red, Frank, Dick and Lewis. Alice was the oldest and Daddy was the youngest. Today, only 3 of the twelve children remain-- Alice, Bessie and Neva.)
Since I believe that EVERY family should have their own traditions, I say that it is never too early or too late to start them... The future generations of your family will appreciate them.
VLE-B
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Artwork On Display
If you enjoy art, you need to go to the Wichita County Courthouse or Western State and Security State Banks in Leoti. For awhile, the work of R.B.S.E.S' first through sixth grade students will be spotlighted.
Mrs. Paul (Martha) Meyers is their instructor. She has been teaching art in Leoti for a couple of years now. Before this year, an official art classroom was available. However, that has changed now since the sixth grade students have been transferred from the junior high to the grade school. Now, no empty classrooms were available. So, Mrs. Meyers is now pushing her art cart from classroom to classroom. That's dedication!!! Mrs. Meyers is not employed by the Wichita County School System. She was hired by the Wichita County Arts Council.
In the past few years, the government has been trying to cut costs by deleting "unnecessary" programs from public education. Those courses of study usually consist of arts, music and band. We are so very fortunate to have the outstanding vocal and instrumental departments under the direction of Mrs. Jayme Bishop, Mrs. Torrie Graff and Mr. Alan Brockmeier. These three great instructors continue to turn out highly skilled musicians! These teachers are employees of the school system.
When the Arts Council learned that Wichita Countians were in danger of losing their art program, they stepped forward and offered to provide the money necessary to allow art to continue here. Not all school districts are that fortunate.
Personally, I am very happy that our children continue to learn and explore their individual strengths in art, music and band. Not everyone excells in bookwork. Not everyone excells in sports. Artwork presents a different venue for everyone to attain success.
If you wish to make a donation to the Arts Council, please contact Janelle Downs. I am also sure that if you do not live in Wichita County and your school district is looking at the possibility of shutting down the arts, Janelle would be happy to give you advice at doing what they so graciously have done for us.
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Mrs. Paul (Martha) Meyers is their instructor. She has been teaching art in Leoti for a couple of years now. Before this year, an official art classroom was available. However, that has changed now since the sixth grade students have been transferred from the junior high to the grade school. Now, no empty classrooms were available. So, Mrs. Meyers is now pushing her art cart from classroom to classroom. That's dedication!!! Mrs. Meyers is not employed by the Wichita County School System. She was hired by the Wichita County Arts Council.
In the past few years, the government has been trying to cut costs by deleting "unnecessary" programs from public education. Those courses of study usually consist of arts, music and band. We are so very fortunate to have the outstanding vocal and instrumental departments under the direction of Mrs. Jayme Bishop, Mrs. Torrie Graff and Mr. Alan Brockmeier. These three great instructors continue to turn out highly skilled musicians! These teachers are employees of the school system.
When the Arts Council learned that Wichita Countians were in danger of losing their art program, they stepped forward and offered to provide the money necessary to allow art to continue here. Not all school districts are that fortunate.
Personally, I am very happy that our children continue to learn and explore their individual strengths in art, music and band. Not everyone excells in bookwork. Not everyone excells in sports. Artwork presents a different venue for everyone to attain success.
If you wish to make a donation to the Arts Council, please contact Janelle Downs. I am also sure that if you do not live in Wichita County and your school district is looking at the possibility of shutting down the arts, Janelle would be happy to give you advice at doing what they so graciously have done for us.
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New Daycare Center in Tribune
Mrs. Les (Pati) Mishler of Tribune is opening her daycare center very soon. It will be located at her home. The address is 216 Third Street. To set up some arrangements or to ask any questions, please call Pati at 620-376-2143.
For the past couple of years, Pati has been working as a clerk at Mel's Foodliner. Many of us will miss her!!!
Pati will be a great daycare operator! Kids just love her and she loves them. That's a PERFECT combination!!!
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For the past couple of years, Pati has been working as a clerk at Mel's Foodliner. Many of us will miss her!!!
Pati will be a great daycare operator! Kids just love her and she loves them. That's a PERFECT combination!!!
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