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Saturday, November 20, 2010
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
BLOG READERS
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There have been 566 hits on the blog
since the Paradise Bazaar was posted.
Wed. 10-10-10 at 5:54 am to Sat. 11-13-10 at 12:22 pm.
Everyone is very interested in what is going on in Paradise.
I am anxious to hear about their day
and know it was probably very successful.
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Thank You for viewing the blog.
It makes my time very rewarding.
There are many "postings" on the blog
that I would not know about
if it were not for Jim Harrell.
Thanks to Jim, I can keep the blog up to date.
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(Jim wants to remain anonymous, so don't say anything to him. OK?)
FROM NORMA HUTCHCRAFT WILLIAMS
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Hi, Onnalee,
Thanks for printing the article from the Salina paper about the bazaar, and for everything else you do. I am still a faithful reader and check the blog every day.
I am very much interested in the note cards and the Paradise history they are selling in connection with the bazaar. Do you have any idea how I should go about purchasing some and having them mailed to me?
Thanks,
Norma Hutchcraft Williams
Norma, I'm not sure what you are talking about - "note cards" - perhaps I need to reread what I posted. :) Anyway, Mollie Haberer (Eric Haberer's wife) has offered to send the recipe books in the past and would probably also send the Paradise History, after she receives a check or money order and thus, knows the address to send them to.
You can email Mollie at mhaberer@russellks.net
Thank You Norma for your comment and for your support. Onnalee
Hi, Onnalee,
Thanks for printing the article from the Salina paper about the bazaar, and for everything else you do. I am still a faithful reader and check the blog every day.
I am very much interested in the note cards and the Paradise history they are selling in connection with the bazaar. Do you have any idea how I should go about purchasing some and having them mailed to me?
Thanks,
Norma Hutchcraft Williams
Norma, I'm not sure what you are talking about - "note cards" - perhaps I need to reread what I posted. :) Anyway, Mollie Haberer (Eric Haberer's wife) has offered to send the recipe books in the past and would probably also send the Paradise History, after she receives a check or money order and thus, knows the address to send them to.
You can email Mollie at mhaberer@russellks.net
Thank You Norma for your comment and for your support. Onnalee
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
PARADISE BAZAAR & TURKEY DINNER - NOV. 13TH
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Small town looks forward to pheasant season
11/10/2010
By TIM UNRUH Salina Journal
PARADISE -- Mona Hoisington recalls a parade being conducted here decades ago, but not many events have much staying power in Paradise.
One gathering that folks can count on is the Paradise United Methodist Women Bazaar & Turkey Dinner. "It's the only big deal we ever have," she said.
Started in 1950 to raise money for a new Methodist church, the bazaar and dinner is the church's only fundraiser.
Part of what makes it successful - the 60th anniversary is Saturday - is the added attraction of pheasant and quail hunting season.
"It's almost like an annual reunion, but we do get a lot of hunters," Hoisington said. "A lot of them actually go out of their way to come here and eat."
Pheasant season, which attracts thousands of people to Kansas every year and prompts special dinners and events throughout the state, opens 30 minutes before daylight Saturday. It continues daily until sunset through Jan. 31.
After tromping through fields, pursuing the colorful and elusive birds in northern Russell County, hunters flock to the Paradise School gymnasium for some social time and nourishment. Before returning to stalking prey, the hunters, friends, family and others from several states can shop tables loaded with baked goods and crafts that members work year-round to create.
Freshly baked cakes, pies, cookies, breads, candy, fresh gourmet nuts and snacks also fill the area.
A cookbook featuring recipes from members, including some that are "locally famous" from previous generations, sells for $15, or two for $25.
A spiral-bound book on the history of Paradise and the surrounding area is available for $25.
The bazaar opens at 10:30 a.m. and serving for the dinner begins at 10:45. Cost for the meal is $9 for adults and $5 for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.
Several years ago, the Methodist Church moved the event to the gym to allow for enough seating. Up to 400 people attend the bazaar and dinner every year. Average attendance is more like 330 to 340, Hoisington said. The permanent Paradise population is 42.
Handling the bazaar and dinner's local coordination and preparation are roughly a dozen church members.
"It's a long week. I've already started my baking," Hoisington said Monday morning.
Mona bakes a turkey and two pies for the dinner, along with baked goods and crafts for the bazaar. Plus, she helps other church members run the event.
Small town looks forward to pheasant season11/10/2010
By TIM UNRUH Salina Journal
PARADISE -- Mona Hoisington recalls a parade being conducted here decades ago, but not many events have much staying power in Paradise.
One gathering that folks can count on is the Paradise United Methodist Women Bazaar & Turkey Dinner. "It's the only big deal we ever have," she said.
Started in 1950 to raise money for a new Methodist church, the bazaar and dinner is the church's only fundraiser.
Part of what makes it successful - the 60th anniversary is Saturday - is the added attraction of pheasant and quail hunting season.
"It's almost like an annual reunion, but we do get a lot of hunters," Hoisington said. "A lot of them actually go out of their way to come here and eat."
Pheasant season, which attracts thousands of people to Kansas every year and prompts special dinners and events throughout the state, opens 30 minutes before daylight Saturday. It continues daily until sunset through Jan. 31.
After tromping through fields, pursuing the colorful and elusive birds in northern Russell County, hunters flock to the Paradise School gymnasium for some social time and nourishment. Before returning to stalking prey, the hunters, friends, family and others from several states can shop tables loaded with baked goods and crafts that members work year-round to create.
Freshly baked cakes, pies, cookies, breads, candy, fresh gourmet nuts and snacks also fill the area.
A cookbook featuring recipes from members, including some that are "locally famous" from previous generations, sells for $15, or two for $25.
A spiral-bound book on the history of Paradise and the surrounding area is available for $25.
The bazaar opens at 10:30 a.m. and serving for the dinner begins at 10:45. Cost for the meal is $9 for adults and $5 for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.
Several years ago, the Methodist Church moved the event to the gym to allow for enough seating. Up to 400 people attend the bazaar and dinner every year. Average attendance is more like 330 to 340, Hoisington said. The permanent Paradise population is 42.
Handling the bazaar and dinner's local coordination and preparation are roughly a dozen church members.
"It's a long week. I've already started my baking," Hoisington said Monday morning.
Mona bakes a turkey and two pies for the dinner, along with baked goods and crafts for the bazaar. Plus, she helps other church members run the event.
"No one is expendable. You pretty much base your autumn life around this day," Hoisington said.
Loyal reinforcements, past church members from the across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and other locations, come back every year to keep the tradition afloat.
Loyal reinforcements, past church members from the across Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and other locations, come back every year to keep the tradition afloat.
"We have at least that many helpers from far and wide," Hoisington said.
Mona and Dan Hoisington -- co-owners of Post Insurance, Paradise -- are entertaining hunters from Kansas City, Georgia and Texas this year.
Their son and daughter-in-law, Matt and Mary Hoisington, are coming from Great Bend, with their daughter, Marissa, 15, who has helped at the bazaar since she was 7. Josh, 8, will go hunting with his father.
Matt and Mary have a "weekend house" in Paradise, Mona said. So does their nephew, V.R. Hoisington, of Austin, Texas. Others with ties to the town maintain second homes in Paradise, she said.
"It's a weekend retreat," Mona said. "The kids just love it here. They can ride their bikes in the street. It's just a whole different feeling."
Mona and Dan's son, Craig, his wife, Kim, and their sons, Austin, 2, and Payton, 7 months, live 15 miles away.
Their boys are going to a sitter while Craig goes hunting. This will be Kim's fourth year of helping at the bazaar and dinner.
"I'm doing drinks," she said. "We get salads ready, carry trays, switch out food. I kind of help wherever I'm needed."
Dan Hoisington stops short of any high anticipation for the church event. "He doesn't look forward to it. He has to haul tables around," Mona said.
But for opening day, Dan is ready to be a hunter-hauler. The couple's tenant on their farm eight miles south of Paradise, reports "a lot of pheasants," he said.
"I'd rather look at the pheasant than shoot it," Dan Hoisington said.
Statewide, pheasant and quail numbers are good, said Mike Mitchener, of Pratt, wildlife section chief for the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, although northeast Kansas populations suffered from extreme snowstorms last winter.
"Quail populations have declined in southeast Kansas," Mitchener said.
The best prospects for quail are in central and south-central Kansas, he said, and southwest and northwest Kansas are showing the greatest pheasant numbers.
"West of Hays it's going to be pretty good, up to (U.S.) Highway 24," Mitchener said.
The Salina area "will be about like it was last year, which was pretty good," he said.
Hunting in Kansas offers a huge economic boost, Mitchener said, accounting for nearly $249 million in 2006. Hunters will spend on average $40 a day.
"For opening weekend, there is a lot of impact on hotels, motels and restaurants," he said.
Leading up to the big weekend, the hunting buzz was a bit muffled, according to a pair of businessmen.
"We don't have that much rush this year. Maybe it is too early to say anything," said Victor Kumar, manager of America's Best Value Inn, Ellsworth.
The inn is normally booked for opening weekend, but Kumar said he still has rooms for one person available.
"Maybe when the time crosses, more will come," he said.
Tom Jones, owner/manager of the Ace Hardware Home Center, 321 S. Broadway, will wait to gauge returns from the overall season, but there wasn't a lot of activity through noon Monday.
"We'd have to say the demand is a little softer," Jones said. "We may have a better idea as we get closer (to Saturday)."
Mona and Dan Hoisington -- co-owners of Post Insurance, Paradise -- are entertaining hunters from Kansas City, Georgia and Texas this year.
Their son and daughter-in-law, Matt and Mary Hoisington, are coming from Great Bend, with their daughter, Marissa, 15, who has helped at the bazaar since she was 7. Josh, 8, will go hunting with his father.
Matt and Mary have a "weekend house" in Paradise, Mona said. So does their nephew, V.R. Hoisington, of Austin, Texas. Others with ties to the town maintain second homes in Paradise, she said.
"It's a weekend retreat," Mona said. "The kids just love it here. They can ride their bikes in the street. It's just a whole different feeling."
Mona and Dan's son, Craig, his wife, Kim, and their sons, Austin, 2, and Payton, 7 months, live 15 miles away.
Their boys are going to a sitter while Craig goes hunting. This will be Kim's fourth year of helping at the bazaar and dinner.
"I'm doing drinks," she said. "We get salads ready, carry trays, switch out food. I kind of help wherever I'm needed."
Dan Hoisington stops short of any high anticipation for the church event. "He doesn't look forward to it. He has to haul tables around," Mona said.
But for opening day, Dan is ready to be a hunter-hauler. The couple's tenant on their farm eight miles south of Paradise, reports "a lot of pheasants," he said.
"I'd rather look at the pheasant than shoot it," Dan Hoisington said.
Statewide, pheasant and quail numbers are good, said Mike Mitchener, of Pratt, wildlife section chief for the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, although northeast Kansas populations suffered from extreme snowstorms last winter.
"Quail populations have declined in southeast Kansas," Mitchener said.
The best prospects for quail are in central and south-central Kansas, he said, and southwest and northwest Kansas are showing the greatest pheasant numbers.
"West of Hays it's going to be pretty good, up to (U.S.) Highway 24," Mitchener said.
The Salina area "will be about like it was last year, which was pretty good," he said.
Hunting in Kansas offers a huge economic boost, Mitchener said, accounting for nearly $249 million in 2006. Hunters will spend on average $40 a day.
"For opening weekend, there is a lot of impact on hotels, motels and restaurants," he said.
Leading up to the big weekend, the hunting buzz was a bit muffled, according to a pair of businessmen.
"We don't have that much rush this year. Maybe it is too early to say anything," said Victor Kumar, manager of America's Best Value Inn, Ellsworth.
The inn is normally booked for opening weekend, but Kumar said he still has rooms for one person available.
"Maybe when the time crosses, more will come," he said.
Tom Jones, owner/manager of the Ace Hardware Home Center, 321 S. Broadway, will wait to gauge returns from the overall season, but there wasn't a lot of activity through noon Monday.
"We'd have to say the demand is a little softer," Jones said. "We may have a better idea as we get closer (to Saturday)."
Monday, November 1, 2010
YOUR VOTE COUNTS
~ The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. ~Dwight D.Eisenhower
Saturday, October 30, 2010
PAT HOOPES PRESTON - UPDATE
I sent a Good Morning message to Pat this morning to see how she was doing. I received this from her.
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"Good morning to you! I am coming a long pretty good. I have had to Re-learn talking, walking, balancing, you name it - I started all over.
I am on a cane now and doing pretty good but ready to take the next step. My hair is not in good shape but I never worried much about that. I just want to get my hair back to where it was. Oh really it is slowly growing back, but feels like a caterpillar in my scalp.
I had a horse shoe cut and they had to drill holes up there to give the brain some swelling room so will have some soft spots on my head. I asked if they will fill in but they didn't know - some times yes and some times no. I have some plates also up there too. My stitches have not all come out so will have to go back in two weeks to remove some of them that didn't dissolve.
I have another MRI in Dec. to check out the progress inside of my head. Hope all is good. He said that I might have to do some radiation later. Sure hope that is a no.
I am thankful I am this far along and I am doing what they tell me to do. They say I am doing quite good for a brain surgery patient.
I lost the use of my right side and still have from the calf of my leg to my foot to wake up. It is still numb and I am taking Rehab for that. I have 3 months to go.. Thanks for thinking about me... Pat Hoopes Preston
Thursday, October 21, 2010
IN MEMORY OF VERLIN M. ROGERS
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Verlin M. Rogers
(September 28, 1913 - October 20, 2010)
Verlin M. Rogers, 97, died October 20, 2010, Larned Healthcare Center, Larned.
He was born September 28, 1913, in southern Osborne County near Luray, the son of Alfred and Minnie Langley Rogers. He graduated from Fort Hays State University where he received a Bachelors and Masters in Administration and Mathematics, he then attended Emporia State University and received his Masters in Psychology. He was Superintendent of schools at Waldo, Natoma and Larned State Hospital where he organized that school. He was a resident of Larned since 1968.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Fort Larned Lions Club and was Chairman of the Christmas basket program of several years and was a past District Governor all of Larned and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a U.S. Army WW-II Veteran stationed in Berma and India.
On August 6, 1930, he married Tamsel Fallis at Rush Center. She survives.
He is survived by one grandson, Mark Rogers, Wichita, one granddaughter, Holly Rogers, Kinsley and one great grandson, Brandon Chinn, Great Bend, and one sister, Sylvia Lee, Bella Vista, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by one son, Richard and two brothers, Weldon and Arlo.
Funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 23, at Morell Funeral Home, Larned, with Pastor Bill Fitzgerrel presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Vincent Cemetery, Luray, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m.
Memorials are designated for Fort Larned Lions Club or the church.
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Verlin M. Rogers(September 28, 1913 - October 20, 2010)
Verlin M. Rogers, 97, died October 20, 2010, Larned Healthcare Center, Larned.
He was born September 28, 1913, in southern Osborne County near Luray, the son of Alfred and Minnie Langley Rogers. He graduated from Fort Hays State University where he received a Bachelors and Masters in Administration and Mathematics, he then attended Emporia State University and received his Masters in Psychology. He was Superintendent of schools at Waldo, Natoma and Larned State Hospital where he organized that school. He was a resident of Larned since 1968.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Fort Larned Lions Club and was Chairman of the Christmas basket program of several years and was a past District Governor all of Larned and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a U.S. Army WW-II Veteran stationed in Berma and India.
On August 6, 1930, he married Tamsel Fallis at Rush Center. She survives.
He is survived by one grandson, Mark Rogers, Wichita, one granddaughter, Holly Rogers, Kinsley and one great grandson, Brandon Chinn, Great Bend, and one sister, Sylvia Lee, Bella Vista, Arkansas.
He was preceded in death by one son, Richard and two brothers, Weldon and Arlo.
Funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 23, at Morell Funeral Home, Larned, with Pastor Bill Fitzgerrel presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Vincent Cemetery, Luray, Kansas, at 2:30 p.m.
Memorials are designated for Fort Larned Lions Club or the church.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
THE STRECKER BROTHERS BAND
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"GROWN MEN CRIES"
Devin Strecker, Brandon Strecker, Robin Hall, Benjamin Griffiths
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I watched this video on Devin's profile on facebook earlier this week. When I watched it I was so tense about all the mess the paint was making. Then I decided that surely it wasn't real paint and perhaps they did all of that by production effects, so it was a little more enjoyable the second time. You must watch it to the end, as the ending is the neatest of all.
I emailed Devin and asked him about the paint and the mess. This was his explanation . . . . .
"It was real paint that they dumped on us, mixed with very cold water.
They did add some effects in post-production to make it appear that more paint was "raining" and splattering on the wall behind us, but the paint that is falling on us is all real. It was a very messy, yucky, cold day for us in the band."
Personally, I can't imagine cleaning up all of that mess, but what they won't go through for a video! The band has been very successful and they have good ratings. Devin has other bands too that I have been giving him a hard time about. However, this one is "tame" enough for the Paradise Blog. :)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
MEMORIES OF PHS
After I posted the Wall Street Journal story about Van Hoisington, I sent an email to Van as following . . . .
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Check out the Paradise Blog. We are very proud of you!
Van, do you remember that Millard used to tie your shoes when you were a little boy? He is convinced that tying shoes is the ONLY thing he learned to do before you.
One of his most memorable accomplishments! ?
Congratulations on being featured in a great story!
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Van responded . . . .
Thanks. A little embarrassing...I remember Millard being ahead of me in
several things not the least was a mean left hook in gym class when we were supposed to be learning boxing! He may not remember, but I was the one who got hit..did not forget..Best to all Van
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Millard is having a Senior Moment . . . . or else he has Selective Memory. ?
He has been trying to think about the boxing - left hook incident - but
can't seem to rack his brain.
Perhaps you need to remind him before he completely exhausts himself of trying to recall what "stupid thing he did." Ha!
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Van responded . . . .
I knew he would not remember..I was the one that got hit.. Woodall decided
one day in gym class to teach us some self defense..got out the boxing gloves. Did it for a couple of classes . We were sparring around, matched up with Millard. Being left handed was an advantage because no one ever looked for the left hook, certainly not me.. after he connected Woodall got concerned about his "star" bball player and stopped the lessons.
a brief moment in history only remembered by the hittee not the hittor..best Van
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I am waiting to hear Millard's reaction to this again. He told me a short story, but will add it later.
Monday, October 11, 2010
PAT HOOPES PRESTON'S PROGRESS
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I received another email from Pat Preston this morning.
She has given me permission to share it with you.
Onnalee -- Just a short note to tell you I am home and doing better but not walking too good. I have had therapy but need more. My right leg is numb and since I have no feeling in it, I still have to walk with a walker. Slowly I am doing better.
I lost all my feeling on my right side but have some of it back down to the knee so will take some more therapy with a Neurologist therapist.
Hang in there and I will give you all the details about what happened and if you want to put this on the blog, I don't mind.
I have been having seizures for quite some time but didn't know what they were. It was like having a bad leg ache while running into a electric fence. As long as I was sitting up they didn't bother me. duh!
Anyway, after a 45 min one we checked into a hospital and they ran a cat scan and a MRI and saw the tumor on my left side of brain so I said lets go for it. It was not cancer and it is gone but I have some numbness in my right side. I am competitive to get better and I am getting there. I just need time.
Thanks for the prayers and thoughts. Pat Hoopes Preston
I appreciate her husband, Weldon, for keeping us posted about Pat.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENT
A little bird
flew over the
Paradise Blog Headquarters
and told us about
a Birthday.
CONNIE HUDNALL JAHNKE
was born
10-10-1944
Saturday, October 2, 2010
HELP! I NEED NEWS!
PLEASE send me some news, some pictures, old photos, memories!
I am running out of things, but will start looking again in my booklets, etc.
The only thing I know today is that it is Karen Jakub's birthday,
but she would get on my case if I would put that on the blog.
Especially since I don't know everyone else's birthday.
So, guess I better go easy on this one. :)
So, guess I better go easy on this one. :)
¡uǝɹɐʞ ' ʎɐpɥʇɹıq ʎddɐɥ
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Oh! Oh! I turned off the Comment acceptance. Why did it accept Karen's comment?
Crazy technology! Click on Comment below.
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