12 MILE BIKE TRIP IN THE FLINT HILLS

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Millard and Kelby (our son)

rode their bikes on a Flint Hills Nature Trail

from

Allen to Admire

Kansas

(north of Emporia)

Leaving Allen

Arriving in Admire Last Chance Cafe and Post Office
The Cafe was closed, but Millard and Kelby had plenty of water and a Protein Bar.

Returning to Allen from Admire

Millard was preoccupied with taking pictures of flowers so, Kelby came back to see what on earth happened to Dad.
As you can tell by the photos, Millard had several rest stops.

Back to Allen where the trip began.

Millard and Kelby are making plans to add another 8, or so, miles next time and ride to Bushong.

The Nature Trail is actually from Allen to Bushong.

Millard is not concerned about the trip from Allen to Bushong, but he is questioning getting back from Bushong to Allen.

WHAT IS TERRY MARTIN (1965) DOING?

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Terry is retired and he is working hard to enjoy it.

Terry and his wife, Kristine, live in Mckinney, Texas. Kristine is a teacher and will continue to teach for a few years and Terry is, according to him, "still working in telco stuff restalling and removing whatever comes up. I have my own company and bidding jobs for Alltel and Verizon wireless. I get work about 1 week per month and that keeps me in spending money." Terry and Kristine have two boys - Kevin and Vincent. Kevin and his wife, Jennifer live in Corpus Christi, Texas and have two daughters, Katelyn and Madison. Vincent, the youngest, lives in Ancorage, Alaska and is married to Rebecca. They have one daughter, Jordan.



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Terry is in the process of building a garage for
his "toys". Although he is not the carpenter for this project, he is the electrician.

This garage is being built by their retirement home, which they built,

in Cartwright, OK - close to Texoma Lake.

It is a mile and three quarters from a boat ramp at the north end of the dam.

You can see the frame of the garage to the left of their lovely home.




It is neat to see the progress being made each week.

It is great to have trees next to it.

This is a road trip that Terry took on route 66.

There were places that were only 9 ft. wide and,

which certainly called for slowing down and pulling over for approaching cars.

This photo of the 9 foot highway was near Miami, Oklahoma.

The painted turtle was near Miami also.
Terry said . . "it was the biggest one I had ever seen.
I wish I would have laid a dollar bill beside him, so you could tell. It was about 20 inches and must have been
200 years old."

This is a picture of Terry and his car at Baxter Springs, KS.

The building is an old gas station that had been converted into a

Route 66 Museum.

I woud say that Terry is having a lot of fun being retired.

TERRY'S WORK IS SLOWED DOWN

Terry was planning to run more cement today.

This is his front yard - too much water to work.

Terry said, "This is a photo of Okla Rian."

Those Okies do talk a little strange, don't they?

TERRY MARTIN'S GARAGE PROGRESS

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This summer's rain has slowed Terry's project down.

He tried to have the cement ran several different days.

Finally there was a day without rain.

It seems like there are troubles with any and every project
when you have to depend on people.

From the mouth of Terry last Saturday . . . . . .

"Well the contractor let me down today, so I hand dug an eighty foot sewer line ditch myself. Then he "The lazy ___" contractor put the pipe in and connected it to the septic tank. Then I dug a 60 foot smaller in width ditch for the fresh water line. Not bad for a little boy from Fairport. Hum guess I'll have a Bud Lime.
P.S. I am tired and sore."

Sorry! I had to remove a word. You can guess!

Then, on Mon he was is in Sioux Falls South Dakota working on Verizon wireless equipment.
Maybe he needs that time away from the contractor. Do you think?

ANOTHER QUOTE FROM TERRY - "CONTRACTOR'S"

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Terry says that he
"is still fighting with contractors on the garage job to do what they bid on and get it done. Oh ____ guess I'll just have another beer and mellow out."

I will be anxious to get his final photo on here with his car. Oh! Yes! I had to delete another word.

What on earth is Google doing. It is highlighting certain words so you can click on them.
I do NOT like that!

FAIRPORT - HOME OF THE HARD WORKERS

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I have "kind of" become acquainted with Charlotte Colburn - through comments made on Terry Martin's Comments on Facebook. I am supposing that most of you know her and I am going to find out more about her, but I do know that she is either from Fairport - or - was from Fairport. I do know when her birthday is and that she is married. I'm working on the rest.

The Oswald's had a family reunion in Fairport this summer.
Here are a couple of photos from the reunion.

(Click on each photo to make it larger.)

Pictured on left side of monument from left to right:

Jon Dockendorf Jr., held by mom Betty Dockendorf, Jon Dockendorf photographer way in the back, Harry Colburn Sr, Charlotte Colburn, Leonard Bailey, Jessica Boller, Wayne Stielow, Virginia Oswald Bailey, Dan Kaczar, Larry Keil , Carolyn Oswald Keil, Gloria Stielow, Earlene Oswald and Lyle Oswald on top of monument.

Seated in front of monument, Kath Kaczar, Jane Rogers, Teresa Rogers, Terry Rogers, Monique Quintana, Cory Dreiling, Francis Dreiling. Standing on right side of monument: Lloyd Oswald, Rose Oswald, Carol Boxberger, Cara Van Stefnwyle, Tim Stefnwyle, Gary Oswald, Justin Verhoeff, Madison Verhoeff held by mom Jen Verhoeff.
Not pictured: Don Boxberger, Camille Dreiling, Rita Dreiling, Gary Blundon, Mandi Blundon, Cheyenne Blundon, Clay Blundon, Mable Walker, Carrie Dolven, Jim Dolven, Mike Boller, Curtis Boller, Tyler Boxberger, Mollie Carlson.

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Special Thank You to Teresa Rogers - Daughter of Ina Oswald - for sending me the names of the people in the photo.

Lyle Oswald, Oregon...
on the Carrie Oswald #1.
Lloyd Edward Oswald
front left, red shirt.

And . . . Charlotte posted a photo of a glass house that she had.
These are her words . . . .
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"The wall facing is the east side, to the right is north, west has a huge double pane window in it, north has 3 large and 6 small windows, and the south has 2 large and 4 small windows, the east has 2 windows and an old door in the middle. everything is recycled lumber, door, windows, and tin. I can't wait until it gets done. I have a daybed, old cabinet, table and chairs, rocking chair, and some antiques for in it. Harry has done an awesome job. It pays to recycle. No electricity, just candles or lamps."

Do you suppose a glass house is to a woman like a dog house is to a man?
It certainly sounds like a neat place.

Now . . . . I'm off to find out more about Charlotte.

So far, I have found out that Charlotte went to Natoma High School, she grew up on a farm south of Fairport and her maiden name is Oswald. Probably everyone knew that except me. I had a fear that she had been one of my students and I couldn't recall her name. Whew! That is a relief!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHARLOTTE COLBURN?

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I said in my above posting about Fairport and Charlotte Colburn ("Fairport - Home of the Hard Workers") that I was going to find out more about Charlotte. You can see on the comment below those photos that her daughter sent a message. I have tried to respond to her comment twice.
What is with this blog? It won't let me comment!
Anyway . . . Charlotte has helped me out. Thanks so much Charlotte!
And Jessica, I'm sorry that I could not respond to your comment.

Charlotte's message . . . .

I graduated in 1976....got married to Curtis Dockendorf in 78...Jessica Dockendorf Boller was born 79....Jon Curtis Dockendorf born 82.....Curtis died July 28, 1996.
I remarried Harry Colburn. Sr, in October of 2001. He is originally from Stockton. He had been divorced 11 years.
Jess is married to Mike Boller, they have little Curtis, born 7-22-2006...
Jon Dockendorf Sr. and his wife Betty have little Jon Jr. born 4-20-2007.
Jessica lives in the old Miller house in Fairport, and Jon lives in Gorham.
I live in the white house on top of the hill in Fairport.
We raise german shepherds in our spare time and we have a 3 acre garden and the Fairport Market party house in Fairport.
We do farmers markets in Hays and Russell.

Now we all know about Charlotte from Fairport. I would be interested to know more about the Fairport Market Party House in Fairport. Next time we go to Paradise, we plan to check out Fairport.

JUNE, 1931

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According to the "Paradise Farmer"

This was the activity in Paradise 78 years ago.

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The Home Economics group of the Paradise Farm Bureau surprised Mrs. Henry Strecker on her birthday. Those present were Mrs. George Morrill, Mrs. Robert Roda, Mrs. F.D. Angel, Mrs. Elizabeth Worley, Mrs. N.W. Wilcox, Mrs. T.A. Helscher, Mrs. J.H. Isenberger, Mrs. G.O. Greene, Mrs. J.T. Harrell, Mrs. M.F. Fritts, Mr and Mrs Jake Reich, Kathryn Harrell, Eileen Brown and Lucille Fitts. Sturgeons soap was made, a recipe for hand lotion was given out and care of the hands was discussed. The ladies brought their dinner and spent a happy and profitable day.

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We seem to be too busy to do activities like this with our friends and neighbors, aren't we? I'm sure their lives were much "richer" because of their fellowship with one another. Technology isn't everything - although in 2009 it is very important to us - we seem to neglect the fellowship of one another.

It is The Veteran
Who serves Under the Flag,

Battle Hymn Rendition

One of the fathers of some high school students recorded this,

added some graphic enhancements to the recording,

and posted it on the web.

The song, of course, is the

'Battle Hymn Of The Republic.'

A full-screen effect is great.

Now, click below!

http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm

FROM TRAVIS ANGEL'S PHOTO'S ON FACEBOOK

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In Sept. 2008 I posted some photos of Travis and his family.
I saw these on Facebook and decided to share them with you.

Travis' caption for this photo is

"The road goes on forever and the party never ends...
On K-18 heading to Paradise, KS.
Taken May 17, 2007"

He still looks the same and is as good looking as he was

in the photos I posted in Sept.

Wow! Look at Alice!
She has really grown. Isn't she a cutie?
She is 2 years old now.

"Alice at the 2008 Indiana State Fair

drinking a huge glass of freshly squeezed lemonade. Ahhh...Lemonade." (Travis' captions)

"Alice at the 2008 Indiana State Fair feeding a fake pig."
How many comments do you suppose Travis will get about the

Swine Flu?

"Went to visit Natalie today at work.
Had lunch on the canal and it was sunny and perfect."
I'm sure this was a delightful lunch for Natalie - May 12, 2009.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Can YOU relate to this video?

SONG FOR ANNIKA

Shannon Tichenor - Annika Knudson - Jayke Workman - Erin Scherl

What a thrill! We listen to Kansas Public Radio (Lawrence, KS) every morning.

If you scroll down (on this blog), you will see that I heard our "own" Scott Tichenor's name on KPR one morning as he and his wife, Amy and their daughter, Shannon, made a money contribution to KPR during their "drive". This gave me opportunity to find out more about Scott, which at this time I even had an e-mail from Stu and heard a little bit about Steve. That was a very exciting time for me. I checked out Scott's web site. http://www.mandolincafe.com/

This tells about Scott and his business . . . . . . . . . The Mandolin Cafe http://www.mandolincafe.com/us.html

On Scott's web site, he had a link to a story about his daughter, Shannon, and her friends. This was a very touching story just to read it.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/mar/22/soldier-without-armor-raintree-students-produce-cd/

And, of course, it made me just a wee bit proud to think that Scott was a former student of mine at Paradise as all of my students are very special to me and I have such wonderful and fond memories of them.

This morning - again on Kansas Public Radio - they had an interview with Shannon and her friends. Such a touching story and so remarkable!

(Click on the left "Listen" "1".)

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=75824883191&h=CtN9f&u=aFawG&ref=nf

More about the music and the story.

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=79018262359&h=JyQvw&u=bOoa8&ref=mf

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"Soldier Without Armor" Slideshow

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=73888616291&h=dZnXS&u=0OV5S&ref=mf

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And. . . here are some photos of the kids at KPR when they were having their interview with Rachel Hunter.

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=651364923&share_id=75824883191&post_id=75824883191&comments=#/album.php?aid=92193&id=71244797390&ref=mf

A Better one for Daylight Savings Time

I seemed to get my point across. I have recieved so many jokes about Daylight Savings Time.
This is one of my favorites.
I promise not to say any more about the Gov't on this blog!
Two subjects that are No No's and, I have hit them both. Sorry!

KATHIE CORWIN PAYTON

Kathie Ann Corwin Payton, 55, of Kansas City, Ks passed away Monday, March 23, 2009. She was born Nov. 20, 1953 at Hays, Ks to Chester and Shirley Bashor Corwin of Paradise, Ks.
Kathie graduated from Paradise High School. She married Gary Payton and they had one daughter, Christina Lee Payton, who survives at the home.
Memorial services for Kathie were April 11, 2009 at 2 pm at the Church of Christ at 29th & Franklin in Russell, Ks.
She is also survived by three sisters, Sheri Gerard and Shelly Acosta of Farmington, NM and Lori Schadegg of Albuquerque, NM, one brother, Ronald Corwin of Longmont, Co, three nephews and six nieces.
Kathie was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Sandra Bezy and her grand parents, Albert and Christina Richter Corwin and Leland and Katherine Hutchcraft Bashor.

HE LIVES! HE LIVES! CHRIST JESUS LIVES TODAY!

GOOD FRIDAY

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Millard's recent woodcarving

is a

Crucifix/Veneration Cross

The Cross is approximately 5 ft. tall.

The Crucifix itself was carved from Basswood.

The Cross was Poplar.
He textured it with a gouge
and then stained and sealed it.

He finished it with a coat of polyurethane.

Check out our Foundwoodcarvings Blog

to see the photos of his diary

as he was carving this Crucifix/Veneration Cross

http://foundwoodcarvings.blogspot.com/

When you reach the end of your rope
you will find the hem of His garment.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God,
and die to find out there isn't,
than live my life as if there isn't,
and die to find out there is.

"Lord, I love you and I need you.
Bless me, my family, my home, my finances,
and ALL of my friends and their needs,
in Jesus' name.
Amen."

VOTING IS SO EASY IN PARADISE & WALDO

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4/2/2009
In some towns, filing for office is an exception
By TIM UNRUH
Salina Journal
http://www.saljournal.com/news/Story/waldo-and-paradise-4109

WALDO -- Folks here pick their leaders without the formality of filing fees and candidate names printed on ballots.
The write-in form of choosing a mayor and city council is the method most commonly used at Waldo.
"Whoever gets wrote in the most is on the council," said Albert Clow, mayor of Waldo, population "around 35." He's been the mayor since 1997.
That's also the norm in Paradise, population 60 or fewer. Both towns are in northern Russell County.
For Tuesday's election, no names will be listed on the ballot for city council or mayor in either town. Voters will pencil in their picks when they enter the voting booths, which in each town are in former school buildings.
"It's just a personal preference for them," said Mary Nuss, Russell County clerk. "It doesn't matter to me. Whether they do it by write-in or file, my job is to tally the votes, however they turn them in."
Ballots are often printed without candidates, especially in tiny towns, said Larry Baer, of Topeka, assistant general counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities. In Kansas, there are 95 towns with fewer than 100 residents. Among those are Clayton, population 66, in western Norton County. No one there filed for mayor or the five city council seats.
"That's a chronic, or recurring, issue," Baer said. "I refer to it as the warm body syndrome, or lack thereof. Most (blank ballots) come when the number of people to choose from is very restricted."
In the past 12 years, Clow, 60, said two people bothered to file for elected office in Waldo, and both were defeated by write-ins.
"With that few of people, your options are limited anyhow," Clow said.

In Paradise, city council member Marilyn Barrett might campaign NOT to be re-elected. She's been on the council since the mid-1990s.
"I got on and I've never been able to get off," she said. "Nobody wants on, so nobody files. It's like a sentence."
Her son, Russell County Undersheriff Max Barrett, holds a seat, along with deputy Fred Whitman. Marilyn Barrett, 79, who serves as a receiving clerk during elections, said people write in their choice for Paradise leadership.
"I'm sure they're going to put me back in. That's the way it works," she said. "We have so few people living here. I feel like somebody has to do their civic duty, so I willingly accept."

The "volunteer" job in Waldo involves a monthly meeting to pay the bills, Clow said, and those gatherings of elected officials last 30 minutes to an hour. The five-member council includes one married couple, Dustin and Sarah Finkenbinder. Votes are almost always unanimous.
"If somebody wants it, they can sure take it, but I haven't heard of anybody. You never campaign for a job like this," Clow said.
Voters don't take elections for granted. He would pit Waldo's voter turnout -- nearly 100 percent for city elections -- against any Kansas town of any size.
"Those who are registered will generally make the effort to come up here and vote," Clow said.
Waldo's revenue comes from providing water, its portion of Russell County's 0.5 percent sales tax ($2,022.83 in 2008) and property tax. There is no city sewer, so residents use septic tank systems.
"We have a water maintenance man who also does the streets and mows the ditches and park. That's me," he said.
There are two other part-time Waldo workers -- City Clerk Barbara Robertson and Treasurer Joan Pitts. Retired from the military, Clow said he's paid $180 a month, or $6 an hour for 30 hours of work. He doesn't recall how much his colleagues make.
"I don't get paid to be mayor. The president of the council (James Piland) is my boss," Clow said.
Waldo became an incorporated city in 1911, he said, and at times enjoyed a population of 300 or more. That's the minimum requirement for a new town to incorporate, Baer said.
"We're grandfathered in," Clow said.
Today, Waldo has a beauty salon, a grain elevator that's open during wheat harvest, a convenience store that doesn't sell fuel and an antique shop. The antique shop is open by appointment.
Half of the residents are elderly, Clow said, but there are a number of younger families with preschool and school-aged children.
"By and large, everybody gets along," Clow. "We're basically a very quiet town."

ARTHUR LEE

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I must have had a bad senior moment. I remember reading this e-mail from Arthur Lee, but I must have set it back and didn't get it on the blog.
This is a very nice e-mail from Arthur. It was sent 2-3-2009.
Thank You very much Arthur.
Millard enjoys the e-mails that you send to him also.

"I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the Paradise blog. I was in the
class with Millard but transferred at the semester of my sophmore year.
I attended eight grade in Fairport.
The girl in question is Miriam Beller. She lived in the first house north of Eric
Harberer. I lived in the next place, called the Sutton ranch. Dan Hoisington
has a building there now, the house I lived in and all the out buildings are
gone. There is an oil well there tho.
Gene Eulert lived in the next place and Harold Eulert lived a short distance to the east.
Thank You ,
Arthur Lee"

JUST BECAUSE . . . . .

FANTASTIC!

Another Email

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Just because Scott Tichenor contributed to Kansas Public Radio . . and . . .

Just because I was listening when he contributed . . and . . .

Just because I have a Paradise Blog Guardian Angel . . .

I received another email this morning.

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Subject - "Another Tichenor"

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Dear Mrs. Harrell,

Scott sent me the link to your Paradise Educated blog. It's true! I did eventually grow up. Actually, what I prefer to tell people is that I'm certainly growing older but I refuse to grow up.

I was in Paradise in December for my mother's memorial service. The old water tower and the school look about the same I thought.

After I graduated high school I attended junior college for awhile, graduating eventually from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa.

After that I worked for several years driving trucks and doing farm labor.

In 1977, I moved to Oklahoma City and started working as a welder.

That profession kept me going until 1988. In January 1989, I went back to college to get my teaching degree, graduating from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in December 1990.

In the summer of 1991, I moved to Stillwater to work on my Master's degree, graduating from there with a degree in English in December 1993.

In August of 1994, I accepted a teaching position at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee. There, I teach technical writing and freshman composition; I'm now in my 15th year and looking forward to retiring from teaching in about five years.

I have two daughters, Jodi of Smith Center, and Shelly of Hays.

Two granddaughters, Kandis and Kaley.

Life is good. In my spare time, I work with leather--doing some braiding, ride my Quarter Horse, and my new Harley-Davidson (because I'm too old to rodeo anymore!).

Every once in awhile a song runs through my head that we sang in chorus or one of the quartets. We must have practiced quite a bit for me to still remember the words!

Regards,

Stuart Tichenor

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I am just completely twitterpated with these new email's.

Now . . . Steve! Where are YOU?

RETURN TO PARADISE

Another Video by

Devin Strecker

"Return to Paradise"

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Devin sent me a DVD that he filmed while he was in Paradise for the last Paradise Reunion - 2007.

Again, Millard and I were very impressed - as anything from Paradise brings back wonderful memories. After viewing the DVD I asked Devin if he would be willing to make these available to anyone wishing to buy one.

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He said . . . . .

" I really don't know if it's good enough to "sell" or even distribute, I am sort of embarrassed about the amateurishness of some of the production aspects of it! If I had known ahead of time that anyone other than my family would be interested in watching it, I would have filmed it differently and gotten different aspects filmed. But, if you liked it, maybe there is a chance other people would. I certainly would only want to charge to cover postage and the actual cost of duplication, which is very minimal."

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I am personally making a Gospel Express Youth Choir tape of a Youth Choir that I had for 7 years while we were in Elkhart, Ks. My youth choir made a record one of the years - then the other years all the performances were recorded on inexpensive cassettes on very portable (not very good) recorders. Like Devin, if I would have thought at the time of each performances that I would want to put each years youth choir's songs on a CD along with the recording of the record, I would have done a better job. Our friend that did the recording of the CD charged $10.00 per CD, as it was not an easy job to transfer performance songs - done in churches and civic places where people coughed and babies cried and babbled . Then, to pay for the postage, photo copying, envelopes and all the other added expenses, I had to add $5.00 to cover my basic costs - making the CD cost $15.00. In fact, you can read all about that on Facebook . . . .

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http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=144178&id=1467279396

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I said all of that to say this . . . Devin said that he would consider selling them for $6.00. I'm not sure he will be able to pay all of his expenses . . . but, it certainly is worth the $6.00 for the memories. He added several photos from this blog and without thinking of doing this for other people, Yes, he has his family and their dog on it too. However he also has the choir singing at the Church and he has many people that were at the reunion.

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Devin also said . . . .

"Like I said, I am sort of not completely happy with it and not sure if I want everyone looking at it thinking "that's all the better he could do?!?!" because if I had set out to do a documentary on the Reunion and church celebration I certainly could have done much better, but as it was, I thought I was just doing a home video. I am glad you liked it!!! Devin"

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If you decide you want to see this "amateurishness production which includes the Strecker's and their dog" (ha!) you may order one by sending a check or money order to Devin for $6.00. I am requesting that he does nor send a DVD until he has your money and your address with your request.

Send the money with your address to:

Devin Strecker

8011 Romaine St. #308

West Hollywood, CA 90046

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3The front of the cover for the DVD

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Scott Tichenor

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How exciting!
I heard Scott Tichenor's name on Kansas Public Radio this morning.

There can't be too many Scott Tichenor's in this area - but this Scott Tichenor has a wife, Amy and a daughter, Shannon. Is this our Scott?
If so, Thank You Scott, Amy and Shannon for contributing to our local Public Radio Station in Lawrence!

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March 31, 2009

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There is someone on the blog that looks after me all the time. As soon as he read this, he sent me Scott's web site. I found a way to contact Scott, then emailed him immediately. Within an hour Scott responded.

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Hi, Onnalee.

Yes, it is a Fairport Tichenor living in Lawrence. I do remember you... its been a few years :).

Glad to see Paradise joining the web. Thanks for getting in touch.

Stuart teaches English at a 2 yr. college in Okmulgee, Oklahoma these days and Steve is just about to retire from the railroad. He lives in Marysville.

best regards,

Scott Tichenor

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Thank You Scott for the update. We all appreciate hearing from everyone.

This was on Scott's web site.

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"I am proud to share my life with two very special ladies (human), two cats and a very special dog in a 100 year old home in Lawrence, Kansas.
Shannon Skye Tichenor was born October 9, 1996 and is herself a marvelous piano player. Annie Tichenor is my wife, best friend and a world-class print graphic designer. If I ever manage to get her interested in web development this site will sure look a lot better. She's also a top-notch jazz guitarist with a great voice to match."

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Scott's web site is http://www.mandolincafe.com/

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Scott also has a neat story about his daughter, Shannon, on his web site.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/mar/22/soldier-without-armor-raintree-students-produce-cd/

1961-62 7th and 8th Grade Classes

A Neat Grade School Photo

from Dan Hoisington

Left to Right
Jan Weilert, Helen Hoisington,
Francis Mahoney, Sheila Smith
Don Seimans

Deanna McNeal, Jerry Keeler

Dan Hoisington, Denton Whitman,
Dean Chesney, Charles McNeal,
Ramona Karst, Dwight Elliott,
Shirley Elliott

Gene Angel, Mike Weilert,
Charles Heitschmidt ,
Denny Fink, Glen Strecker

Thanks Dan for the photo. We need more!
More from Dan and more from all the classes.

1957 - School Play?

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Memories

What a nice (?) looking group of people!

Millard, Randall, Pat, Dorene

Won't our grandchildren get a kick out of seeing
their grandpa as the town drunk?
They probably won't even know what that is.

Thank You for the photo, Dan Hoisington
The date on this photo was Sept. 1957
(That was the date the picture was developed.)

Daylight Savings Time

It probably doesn't matter how I feel,

but I very much dislike Daylight Savings Time!

"Only white man would believe you could cut off top of blanket,

sew it to bottom of blanket, and have longer blanket."

Neil Smith

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Neil Smith

playing his trumpet at contest.

Look at that posture and embouchure!

Great Neal!

I was priviledged to be his accompanist.

Do you have an 8th Grade Education?

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What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...

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Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education?
Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA .
It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,' 'play ,' and 'run.'
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide.
How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)

[Do we even know what this is??]

1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequ ently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)

1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North Amer ica
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.
Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!
Also shows you how poor our education system has become and, NO, I don't have the answers!

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I received an email this past week and I thought it was very good. Especially since I haven't been keeping up with the blog very well lately. I seem to have several projects, and of course income tax, that keeps me preoccupied. I will try to do some research and do better with the blog. In the meantime, here are some memories for you to ponder. This was the email . . . .
A trivia for you - can you guess who wrote this?


Not much been going on in the blog.
Have you not been up to it?
Have you run out of things to post?

I don't have much to offer as the age group is well beyond my time.

Ok, beyond my time.

Millard most likely doesn't remember me standing in what was my grandparent's house, at the bottom of the steps. My mother asked him about sleeping. He was so tall, how does he sleep in the bed? His response was that you hang your feet over the edge of the bed.

The door way to the steps was at the bottom where in what I will call the dinning room. That was just west of the kitchen. The kitchen was just west of the pantry. My youngest son has the table from my
Grandmother's house. The master bedroom was in the east central of the house. There was another bedroom in the southeast part of the house. The family room was in the southwest of the house. The crank telephone was in the hallway about 8 or so feet, on the east wall of the hallway that lead from the front door to the dining room.

Grandma liked Horehound candy. She always had it setting on a shelf that had curtain on the north side of the family room to another room. I never knew what was behind the curtain.

I have stories about the Rogers also. Freda and my mother had some of the greatest roses that anyone could produce. Their back yards were of limestone, terraced and would make a lot of the shows that you see on TV jealous.

Freda was a Notary Public. I can remember my dad sending me to see Freda and get something notarized. It cost quarter; I thought I was big stuff as I could get something done and give them a quarter as I was supposed to do.

The house that was on the hill across from Rod and Freda Rogers, it was Millard's folks as I remember it.
There was a bird cage that hung just to the south of the front room in Millard's folk's house. Just to the south of that were bedrooms.

I have pictures of Red. Red was chicken I got from Melvin Store. Melvin was a mechanic that worked for my dad. Red was in a cage in our backyard. Red succumbed to a fox.

Why I sent this I have no idea.
I'm seeing if my Alzheimer's is still working!!!
Let me know!!!!!

This email is correct. We seem to have one special age group that is sharing on the blog. Do you suppose we can get more people from different age groups to respond?