February 2011
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Lady? Oh Lady!
A black Pomeranian with a thick coat of fur has gone missing from the corner of Mann and 13th Street in Larned. She is a 7 to 8 year-old spayed female named “Lady.”
She has been missing for a week. If anyone knows anything about this dog or sees her, please call 620-285-1059.
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Trouble in the outhouse
(We are excited to announce this is the first in many articles Bob Gleason will begin posting about growing up near Radium, his years as a husband, dad, minister and music teacher).
By Bob Gleason
Verne and Mabel Gleason were married by a Justice of the Peace in St. John, Kansas on Nov. 10, 1920 with his parents, Nelson and Ava Gleason as witnesses.
I know this is accurate information because...
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Incredibly good recipes from Charlotte Gleason
Last night, Charlotte and Bob Gleason showed mercy and invited this lost waif over for dinner. They had good eats! And I asked Charlotte if she would please share her chicken casserole. She was very gracious. So, here it is:
Charlotte Gleason’s Incredibly Good Chicken Casserole
1 chicken, cooked and baked
1 pint sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz. package of...
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OBITUARY FOR VIRGINIA (WYMAN) SHAWVER
Virginia (Wyman) Shawver graduated from Radium High School with the class of 1950. Following is the obituary published in the Wichita Eagle
GOESSEL - Shawver, Virginia S., 78, died Feb. 17, 2011. Services 1 p.m., Tuesday, First Christian Church, Newton. Survivors: daughters, Susan Brown (Ted) of Great Bend, KS.; Sandra Jackson of Leavenworth, KS.; sister, Erma Jones of Chillicothe, MO.; 2...
Bird with moon-walking moves →
Researchers have discovered a bird with dance moves like Michael Jackson
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How Kansas was influenced by Native Americans →
Another one of my stories for the Kansas sesquicentennial. Be sure and read the sidebars on the goal to bring two of the treaties back to Kansas, the sacred places in Kansas; and, see the gallery of photos.
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A birthday treat!
By Dixie Parish Womack
Saturday night I enjoyed a special Lobster dinner with my Grand-daughter, Jessica.
Lobster isn’t usually on my menu, but the special at Dillon’s was too tempting. Besides at my age I really should learn how to dismember and consume the whole lobster – not just the tail. I thought it would be good for my grand-daughter to know these things, too.
The lobster was already...
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Heron goes fishing →
Kansas: In the center of things →
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Penguin goes shopping →
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Loved this! →
RADIUM RANGER SENIORS BREAKFAST
The Radium Ranger Seniors members will have a breakfast at the community center in Radium on February 19th at 9 a.m. Bill and Margaret Symns will be the host. At the January meetings it was decided to accept a bid for the repair and improvements that will be taking place at the Community Center. Construction is scheduled to begin later this spring. They also discussed the possibility of a...
Another Radium connection to the Wichita Eagle →
We just received an e-mail from Velma Root letting us know of another writer at The Wichita Eagle with Radium connections. In today’s Eagle, Todd Fertig wrote an article. He is Raymond Fertig’s son. We like him already! This is one of his first stories published by The Eagle.
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Traffic in Wichita during snow storm →
Flashmob video of last night's KU game →
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Be on the lookout: Missing Dog
Berry, a 14-year-old black, long-haired Lab mix has gone missing from her home, four miles northeast of Larned. She does not have a collar and has been missing since Saturday morning.
If you see her, please call (620) 285-2456 or (620) 804-2535.
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Cool video on our recent snow storm →
