WOW! A COMMENT I CAN FINALLY PUBLISH!

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I have finally received a comment that I can actually Publish.  I get 3 or 4 comments a week that I cannot publish because they are spam.  How delightful to receive a "Real Comment". 
Look under the next post, PARADISE POST OFFICE TO CLOSE.
Again, I wish to Thank those that send your Comments in an Email also.
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PARADISE POST OFFICE TO CLOSE

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Dec 24, 2011 I posted an article from the Salina Journal about Post Office.

Post Offices - Salina Journal

Feb 27, 2012 I received this from Penny Rounkles Loker

Kansas Post Office planned closures

Notice that Paradise and Waldo are on the list.
I will add, I haven't heard officially from Postmaster Lucille yet though.

Expanded Access study list Kansas
Office-City-Zip Code


ABBYVILLE 67510
ADMIRE 66830
ALDEN 67512
ALTON 67623
ARCADIA 66711
ATHOL 66932
ATLANTA 67008
AURORA 67417
BARNARD 67418
BARNES 66933
BELPRE 67519
BENDENA 66008
BENEDICT 66714
BENTLEY 67016
BEVERLY 67423
BLUFF CITY 67018
BOGUE 67625
BREMEN 66412
BROOKVILLE 67425
BROWNELL 67521
BURDETT 67523
BURDICK 66838
CAMBRIDGE 67023
CASSODAY 66842
CATHARINE 67627
CEDAR POINT 66843
CENTERVILLE 66014
CHAUTAUQUA 67334
CIRCLEVILLE 66416
COLLYER 67631
COOLIDGE 67836
CRESTLINE 66728
CUMMINGS 66016
DAMAR 67632
DELIA 66418
DENISON 66419
DENNIS 67341
DEXTER 67038
DOVER 66420
DURHAM 67438
EDSON 67733
ELMDALE 66850
EMMET 66422
ENGLEWOOD 67840
ENSIGN 67841
ESBON 66941
FALUN 67442
FLORENCE 66851
FONTANA 66026
FORMOSO 66942
FRONTENAC 66763
GARFIELD 67529
GAYLORD 67638
GRANTVILLE 66429
GREEN 67447
HADDAM 66944
HAMILTON 66853
HARDTNER 67057
HEPLER 66746
HERNDON 67739
HOLLENBERG 66946
HUNTER 67452
ISABEL 67065
KANORADO 67741
ARGENTINE KANSAS CITY 66106
KENDALL 67857
KINCAID 66039
KIRWIN 67644
LATHAM 67072
LONG ISLAND 67647
LONGFORD 67458
LORRAINE 67459
LOST SPRINGS 66859
MAHASKA 66955
MAPLETON 66754
MARIENTHAL 67863
MAYFIELD 67103
MORGANVILLE 67468
MORRILL 66515
MORROWVILLE 66958
MUNDEN 66959
MURDOCK 67111
MUSCOTAH 66058
NARKA 66960
NASHVILLE 67112
NEOSHO FALLS 66758
NEOSHO RAPIDS 66864
NETAWAKA 66516
NORCATUR 67653
OFFERLE 67563
OKETO 66518
OLMITZ 67564
OPOLIS 66760
PALMER 66962
PARADISE 67658
PARK 67751
PAWNEE ROCK 67567
PERU 67360
PIQUA 66761
POTWIN 67123
POWHATTAN 66527
PRAIRIE VIEW 67664
RAMONA 67475
RANDALL 66963
RANTOUL 66079
RAYMOND 67573
REPUBLIC 66964
RICHFIELD 67953
ROBINSON 66532
ROCK 67131
ROSALIA 67132
ROXBURY 67476
SAWYER 67134
SHARON 67138
SIMPSON 67478
SOLDIER 66540
STARK 66775
SUN CITY 67143
SYLVIA 67581
TALMAGE 67482
TYRO 67364
VIOLA 67149
WAKARUSA 66546
WALDO 67673
WEBBER 66970
WELDA 66091
WEST MINERAL 66782
WESTPHALIA 66093
WHITE CLOUD 66094
WILMORE 67155
WINDOM 67491
WOODBINE 67492
WOODSTON 67675
ZENDA 67159
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FROM DIXIE EGGLESTON AND BRAD THOMPSON

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I sent an email to Dixie and Brad, letting them know that the Memorial for their Dad and Granddad was on the blog and asked if there were any changes to be made or anything to add. 
I received an email from both of them.
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Dixie wrote . . . .
"Thank you so much for getting this in the blog. It looks really good. Thanks again.  Dixie"
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Brad wrote  . . . .
"Thanks Onnalee, the only thing I could think of is that I was very lucky to have him for a granddad as he always had time for me and taught me a lot of things that I use everyday. Brad
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LAWRENCE B. FINCH 1911-2012

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Lawrence B. Finch, 100,

passed away February 26, 2012,

in Liberty Missouri.

Lawrence was born August 13, 1911,

south of Natoma, Kansas.

He was the son of Gavin and Pearl (Clair) Finch.

As a young man Lawrence attended Craig School and helped on the family farm. He was united in marriage to Nellie Sanders on March 2, 1929. Early in their marriage Lawrence and Nellie lived on a rented farm along the Saline River. Because of the Great Depression and drought of the mid-1930’s their livestock was sold and Lawrence worked for the WPA through the fall and winter of 1934-1935. In the spring of 1935, Lawrence, Nellie and two daughters moved to Arizona. While there Lawrence worked as an operator of a mill which removed gold dust from ore, at a tungsten mine. In 1942 the family, now with three daughters, returned to Kansas and Lawrence went to work in the Fairport oil fields. In 1954 Lawrence and Nellie bought a quarter section of land south of Natoma, which he farmed while continuing to work as an oil field pumper. He retired from Sohio Oil in 1976. In 1980 Lawrence and Nellie moved from the farm into Natoma.
.Lawrence continued raising cattle after his retirement from the oil fields, and spent a lot of time with the family and friends, as well as doing a little traveling with their camper. In the winter his favorite pastime was coyote hunting with his dogs, especially if a grandson could come along. He also enjoyed fishing and he always managed to find something that needed fixing or something to build. After nearly 75 years of marriage, Nellie passed away in 2004. Following her death Lawrence continued living in Natoma, but began spending more time with his daughter, Dixie, in Liberty, Missouri, eventually selling his home in Natoma and moving in with her. While living with Dixie he became quite a bowler with his high score of 122.
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Surviving family include his daughter Dixie Eggleston of Liberty, Missouri; brother Orval Finch of Mannford Oklahoma; 13 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, 38 great-great grandchildren and 2 great-great-great grandchildren.
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Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Nellie; daughters Bernita Finch, Norma and her husband Gerald Thompson and infant daughter Barbara; 3 brothers Walter, Delton, and Cleo; sisters Grace Boyd and Ruby Urban and one Granddaughter Linda Welling.
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A celebration of Lawrence’s life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on March 3, 2012, at the Paradise United Methodist Church in Paradise, Kansas, with Pastor Dennis Finch officiating. Burial will follow at the Natoma City Cemetery in Natoma, Kansas. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, March 2nd at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kansas, with family present to greet guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Friday night. In Lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Paradise United Methodist Church or Angel Hospice and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Read about Lawrence's 100th Birthday Celebration

here on the Paradise Blog.
Click here ↓

Lawrence Finch's 100th Birthday

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TWO COMMENTS FOR THE JACK MARCOTTE POST

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Just a reminder to each of you, if you have trouble posting a comment or do not want to join Google, you are always Welcome to email me your comment.  My email address is on the left hand side under the Paradise sign.  I have to approve them anyway as we get so many spam comments. 

Comment from Vada  Dwinelle Krumwiede (Class of 1958)

"I loved the piece from Jack Marcotte on his dad and trying to get the operator at Paradise from the small western town. My mom, Edith Dwinelle, filled in for a short while for Ethel Durham at the telephone office.

On another note similar to that one:

A new waitress at the time at a local restaurant in Salina told us the story of when she answered the phone at the restaurant and a guy asked to speak to Tom Dick. Thinking it was a joke, she promptly told the guy he wasn't here and neither is Harry. She hung up the phone. She soon learned the owner's last name was Dick; she knew he was Tom."

When I was in college, I worked at the PBX. 
This photo looks like it could be a picture of where I worked.

I loved that job.

Another Comment from the Class of 1971

"Ethel Durham was the operator when I was young. She would let me activate the noon whistle. The button was to the upper left of the front door, or above and to the right of the operators cord board.

Maude Robbins was the only one that I remember that got a dial phone that had a clear dial. All the rest of us had black.

I don’t remember when Paradise got dial phones. I would guess around 1960.

I had the history of the phone system and pictures in Paradise at one time.  I don't have prayer of finding them now.
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There were substitute operators but there was also an understanding in those  days that if an operator wasn't available, that there was no service."

To the above anonymous . . . . We are anxiously waiting for you to find the history of the phone system and pictures in Paradise at one time.  That is an adult activity, I am sure.
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So that I don't leave the rest of you in the dark, our daughter was getting ready to take the grandchildren to Chuck E Cheese's last week.  I was trying to play a game so that I could win them some free tokens.  This game absolutely drove me crazy.  I couldn't do it but I wouldn't give up.  I finally sent an email to "Anonymous" and he won some 10 tokens, a 20 token and a 30 token.  He then told me he didn't have any more time to do it because he had some adult things he had to do.  He needed to play cards. 
 ☺He certainly made our grandchildren happy  for the 30 tokens. 
We figured out how to get 3 more 30 tokens, but not with that game.
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JACK MARCOTTE - CLASS OF 1960

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If Jack would have continued going to High School in Paradise, he would have graduated with the Class of 1960.  Jack sent me an interesting email a couple of weeks ago.  I know that several of you will enjoy reading it too.

"I went to Paradise Grade and High School through my sophomore year. We had a ranch near Paradise and raised Black Angus. My Dad also farmed and had a quarter of land near Saint Peter, Kansas,  way west of Paradise. It was quite a haul to trailer equipment there . While plowing this quarter of land he broke down and needed some parts. St Peter was also a small town (really small) where the telephone operator had a switchboard in her house just like Paradise. I believe the Paradise operator at the time was Mrs. Webster. This happened in the late 50’s.  Dad got on the phone in St. Peter and had the operator call the Paradise Operator. St. Peter Calling Paradise. Mrs. Webster thought someone was playing a joke on her and for a few minutes would not put the call through. With explanation all ended well and I have told that story many times over when explaining what it was like growing up on farms and ranches in Kansas.
Small towns are going away and that is too bad. The vastness and openness of the country and people is hard to appreciate until you are no longer there.
I am continually reminded of the line out of the “Wizard of Oz”.
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Jack Marcotte
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Thank You Jack for the email and the memory.  I have heard several memories from Millard about the telephone system and operators.  It would be interesting to have other memories from others. 
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HAPPY 46th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TERRY & KRISTINE MARTIN

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Happy Wedding Anniversay

Terry & Kristine (Koelling) Martin

Terry is a 1965 PHS Graduate 



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This is how I remember Terry.
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These pictures were taken in Alaska in 2007.

Terry studied Communications/Automation  and has a Specialist Degree. 
After "retiring" he is working for TM & K Communications LLC.

Kristine is a Special Ed Teacher.

They live in McKinney, Texas

Terry and Kristine enjoy life to its fullest.
Congratulations to both of you on this Special Day.

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CAROL A. MLYNAR - FORMER TEACHER AT PARADISE SCHOOLS

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We have a friend in Emporia, Bobbi Mlynar. We met her in 2006 because she did a feature story about Millard in our local newspaper - The Emporia Gazette -  Coaxed From Wood
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In 2008, Bobbi told me that her Mother-in-law had taught in Paradise. She learned that after her husband, Shannon Mlynar, was asked to write up something about his mother for the Holiday Resort (retirement center in Emporia) newsletter. Bobbi said that Shannon had mentioned in the write up all of the places she had taught -- Grainfield, Grinnell, Hope, Paradise, Mankato, Grand Island, Neb. etc.. Then he read the article to Carol after it was published. She was quiet for a moment, then she asked, "Couldn't I keep a job?" Well, actually, it was marriage, her husband moving from teaching to coaching, then moving from that to being principal that caused the moves. But they had to laugh about that wistful, "Couldn't I keep a job?" They assured her she could, and that she was a good teacher.
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Holiday Resort

Carol Mlynar

Carol Mlynar was born Carol Banister on June 7, 1927, on a farm near McDonald, Kansas. Whereas her father was a farmer, it was her mother’s occupation Carol chose to pursue, that of a teacher. .After graduating in three years from McDonald Rural High school in 1944, she attended Kansas State College, now called Ft Hays State University, in Hays, Kansas. During her time at Hays, she met and married her husband Bob Mlynar. After their graduation from Ft. Hays State, Bob and Carol taught in a number of schools in Kansas. Carol has taught in Leoti, Paradise, Ransom, Quinter, Oakley, Grainfield, Milford, Grinnell, and Mankato. Bob was principal of Mankato High and Carol was teaching English and journalism in September of 1975, when Bob passed away of a heart attack at age 49. Carol finished that school year and was back in school again the next fall; however, this time she was a student at Ft. Hays State. She graduated with a master’s degree in School Counseling in 1977.
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In 1977, Carol took a high school counseling position at Grand Island, Nebraska. She spent 15 years there, until she retired in 1992.
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After her retirement, Carol moved to Emporia to be closer to her family.
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Bobbi had sent the above to me and I asked her for a picture. At this time she had just retired (and was busier than ever) and now she is very active with the city as a City Commissioner. We have been emailing back and forth with several weeks in between. She sent this picture to me this past week and also sent an obituary for Carol.

Carol is in the front middle (orange blouse).

To her right and clock wise -
Bobbi (daughter-in-law), Shannon (son),

Rob and Courtney (grandchildren)

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Carol A. Banister Mlynar died Friday, April 17, 2010, in Holiday Resort care center. She was 82.

Mrs. Banister had been a teacher and a counselor in western Kansas and Nebraska high schools before she retired and moved to Emporia in 1993, after 45 years as an educator.

Carol Arlene Banister, the daughter of Otis and Edra Lockhart Banister, was born June 7, 1927, in McDonald. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Fort Hays University.

She married Robert D. Mlynar on May 30, 1947, in Hays. He died Sept. 23, 1975.

Mrs. Mlynar was a member of and taught Sunday school at First Friends Church and had been active in Friends' organizations in the Midwest.

She also had been a member of the American Association of University Women, the Thursday Tea and Talk Club, Phi Beta Kappa, the Flint Hills Genealogy Society, Emporia League of Women Voters, Women's City Club and a western history club. She also had been a volunteer for CASA of the Flint Hills.

She is survived by one son, Shannon D. Mlynar of Emporia, two grandchildren, Robert and Courtney Mlynar; one great-grandson, Jaxson Mlynar; three stepgrandchildren, Tammy Jensen and Trisha and Andrew Birk; one stepgreat-grandson, Tanner Bolen; and a foster daughter, Tammy Wilson.

She also was preceded in death by a brother, Boyd Banister.

Cremation has taken place and a service will be held later at Mankato.

Memorial donations to the First Friends Church may be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box 175, Emporia KS 66801.

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I'm sure that Shannon and Bobbi would be interested to know if anyone remembers Carol Mlynar.  Please make a comment or send me an email if you have heard about her teaching in Paradise. 
I was pleased to see her name in our Paradise Directory that we get at our Paradise Reunions.  However, now her name can be moved from the L (living) to the D (deceased).

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IN MEMORY OF VERA DUVALL

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Vera Duvall, 82,

Hoxie, formerly of St. Francis, died  Jan. 19, 2012,

at

Sheridan County Hospital Long Term Care.

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Vera was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Penokee to Charles and Lenna (Green) Keith.
She married Guy Duvall on May 16, 1948, in Osborne. He preceded her in death in May 1978. .

Survivors include two sons, Gary Duvall, Hoxie, and Bryan Duvall, Edmond, Okla.; two daughters, Lana Duvall, St. Francis, and Lisa Duvall, Great Bend; two sisters, Thelma McAfee, Hays, and Arvilla Taylor, Hoxie; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren..

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Duvall.
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Debbie graduated from PHS in 1968,  Bryan, 1970 and Gary, 1972.
Lana and Lisa graduated from Natoma.
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I visited with Bryan by way of email.  He said that his Mother lived in the Paradise area for approximately 30 years. 
However she had not lived in that area in the past 31 years. 
God Bless you and your family, Bryan.
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