WHAT HAPPENS IN PARADISE STAYS IN PARADISE

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I'm not sure what is going on in Paradise.

You can decide! 

 

 

Front Row - Jill Stoughton, Mona Hosington, Bonnie Thompson

Back Row - Susan Pelton, Joleen Lawson 

 

 

 

I'm sure you can pick out which is which.

It looks like the gals are having a great time!

 

THE HUDNALL SISTER'S ENJOYING BONDING TIME

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I am just guessing by looking at facebook, but I am thinking that Karen (Hudnall) Jakub (Class of 1960) and Connie (Hudnall) Jahnke (Class of 1962) are celebrating both of their birthday's at once.  Their birthday's are Oct. 2 and Oct 10th.
Connie came back to Kansas and they seemed to spend a lot of time in Buhler, Kansas at Lavon's Bakery. 
They both agree - Yummy Home Cooking! 
I'm sure we all agree - Beautiful Sister's!

This is what they posted.
"Connie and Karen's new favorite restaurant in Buhler, Kansas. Lavon's Bakery: Bierocks, potato salad, Coke, and the best coconut cream pie west of the Mississippi. Lots of other foods too! She's a sweetie!"

 

 A picture of Lavon's Bakery

 

 

JEFF HAGERMAN (Class of 1990) IS HOME. THANK YOU JEFF FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY

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WELCOME HOME JEFF

 



His family had a fun reception at KCI when he arrived home. Then when they arrived home the neighbors and Jeff's family had "Welcome Home" signs and yellow ribbons up and down their street with flags on the driveway.

Over 30 friends in the neighborhood were lining the streets as Jeff and his family drove on to their street. Their house was decorated with posters made by his 3 boys and his wonderful wife.

What a fabulous homecoming for Jeff!

Jeff with Sara and the boys, his Mom & Dad. Janette & Richard;
Jeff's sister Chele and her friend Russ;
Jeff's Grandma Garnett,  Great Aunt Violet; Great Uncle Frosty;
Jeff's cousins: Trudy, Paul, and Lauryn Hurley and Bill & Stasha Case
and good friend Teri Messer. 

I received information that unless you are on facebook, you can not view these photos.
I will try to put them on a few at a time and put the ones that are of our Paradise "People".
Everyone of them just melt your heart.  What a lovely family.

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Sara's pictures of Jeff's Homecoming on Facebook

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More photos of Jeff's Homecoming


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Jeff's Service to our USA here on the Paradise Blog

 

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DELBERT LANDIS MEMORIAL

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Delbert Eugene Landis

1916-2013

Delbert (Deb) Eugene Landis, 97, Wichita, formerly of Fairport went to be with his heavenly father and his bride of nearly 71 years on Monday, October 07, 2013, at the Life Care Center of Wichita.

He was born March 16, 1916, in Rose Hill to David Delta and Alta Mary (Gagan) Landis. His family moved to Fairport, Kansas in 1925 where he attended grade and high school. He was a pumper for Sohio Oil Company (Standard Oil of Ohio) until his retirement in 1975. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving at the end of WWII and a member of the American Legion.

He married Veta Lorene Robertson on September 7, 1940 and they lived in Fairport until 2002 when they moved to Russell until 2011. They then moved to Wichita to be near their daughter Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 71 years, Veta, his parents, 4 brothers, Waldo, Francis (Jiggs), Ardine and Russell, one sister Talma. He was also preceded in death by 2 sons, D. Charles and Delmar Landis.

Survivors include his daughter Virginia Maddox and husband Kenneth, Wichita: son Donald Landis, Bethany, OK; three grandsons David Maddox, Dale Maddox and David Landis; one granddaughter Denise Maddox; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren and many friends.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. Burial will be in the Fairport Cemetery, located eleven miles north of Gorham, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 9:30 am until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com

Our hearts and our prayers go out to Don (Class of 1963) and Virginia (Class of 1961). 
This has been such a difficult 2 years for them. 

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HELEN (DODSON) BURGER - CLASS OF 1936

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Helen (Dodson) Burger
was 95

October 5th

 Helen and her youngest daughter on her birthday.
Loa (Copp) Gordon - Loa's grandson, Micah  - Loa's husband, Paul - Loa's son Christopher.
Seated - Helen (Dodson) Burger

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If you would like to send her a card or a letter send it to . . . . .

Helen Burger
1570 S.W. Westport Drive

Apt 606

Topeka, Ks. 66604

 This photo was taken a few months ago.  I have been waiting to get an original photo (since this is a newspaper picture and is fuzzy) but I haven't followed through all my leads to get a picture.

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JEFF HAGERMAN (CLASS OF 1990) IS BACK IN THE USA

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Jeff's homecoming back in the USA.

Sara met him as he got off his plane.
How beautiful! 

Thank You Jeff for serving our country

and

Thank You Lord for bringing him safely home.

 

Jeff went to Gulf Port in Nov. for training (for Afghanistan).  He got to go home for Christmas, but then left again to finish his training at Gulf Port.  He left for Afghanistan in March and has been there all this time.  Over 200 military guys & gals came back to Norfolk at the same time he did. 
Jeff and Sara have 3 boys and this was a busy time for her - being a Mommy and Daddy and keeping up with them.  She seems very efficient and does everything with pride.
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Jeff and Sara have been doing some sight seeing and visiting scenic places.

They had fun at Busch Gardens, had dinner at Captain George's Seafood Restaurant in Virginia Beach with their Uncle Bobby Ross, and at 2:00 pm-10-05-13 they were outside the gates at the White House, with some of his other See Bee buddies, protesting the initial closing of military sites to our American Military. So sad to see that our Military - whom we are so proud of and Thankful for - have NO influence on decisions like that. Our Military are taking out many years of their lives to keep us safe at the same time that our government is acting like a bunch numbskulls.  Shame on them! 

 

 

 

Other posts about Jeff

 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROGER PRUTER (CLASS OF 1958)

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Roger is 73 today. 

If you see him or talk to him tell him
Happy Birthday!

 

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CARLA (PHILLIPS) BATT - CLASS OF 1968

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Carla and her beautiful grandchildren.

 

TERRY HOOPES (CLASS OF 1963)

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Terry and his wife Sheila,
with their grandchildren Rachel & Griffin

at a Courtland football game

 

 

Terry and Sheila

Mediterranean Cruise

 

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PARADISE CLASS OF 1986

  Paradise Class of 1986

when they were 7th Graders (1981) 

They were going to school in Paradise (PJH) 

and this was in the

1981 Natoma Tiger Year Book.

 

 

The bottom row names are -

Brad Miller - Sheila Morrill - Cathy Paget - Tony Pfannenstiel 

Scott Pfortmiller - Michele Angel

 

Those from Paradise were:
Brad Miller, Sheila (Morrill) McGuire,

K'Ann (Kraft) Bethal & Michele (Angel) Peterka.

 

When they were in the 3rd grade ↓

 

 

 

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ROUNKLES FAMILY REUNION - LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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Penny (Rounkles) Loker (1964), Marvin Rounkles (1961)

Lois (Rounkles) Bonar (1960) 



Chester and Elsie Rounkles Family Reunion   

Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 30,  31, and Sept. 1, 2013

Hosted by: Marvin Rounkles,  at Swansea, Illinois

Friday night: Supper was at Marvin`s daughters house [Rachelle] then we went to the horse races at Fairmont Horse Races.  Penny said she won $4.00 at the races.  Lois and Penny both gave me information about the reunion but Lois didn't say anything about winning any money.

Saturday: In St. Louis.  We toured the "Arch,"  the "Old Courthouse."  had lunch at the Spaghetti Factory  and toured the Anheuser-Bush  Brewery.  {free beer after the tour}

Sunday:  Marvin cooked out on his "well-used grill".  He cooks out all the time! They were able to meet new relatives and eat a lot of great food.

After a delicious lunch, the kids were busy playing,  adults visiting and we all enjoyed playing our famous card game "Nertz."

 Attending:  Gene and Lois [Rounkles] Bonar, Penny [Rounkles] Loker, Marvin Rounkles

Greg and Olivia Bonar, Mary Bushnell, Rachelle [Rounkles] Hawotte  and Kevin Hawotte and boys - Dylan and Jamison,  Ryan and Maureen Rounkles and girls - Kira and Maya,  Ross and Autumn Rounkles and kids -Tessa, McKenna, Braelyn and baby Landon, Britt and Laura [Rounkles] Balster, Courtney Doole. Angie and Donald D. Vannoy III and Allycia Marie.     

Lois and Penny both are very appreciative Marvin for hosting the reunion and the say - Thank You, Marvin.

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WE SHALL NEVER FORGET 9-11-2001

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Please watch this commercial that Budweiser did after 9/11. They only aired it once so as not to benefit financially from it - they just wanted to acknowledge the tragic event ......

Tribute by Budwiser - 9-11

 

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HELLO TO ROSEMARY (THOMAS) HEINEY STEWART - CLASS OF 1952

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For those in the classes of 1951-52-53 - I thought you would enjoy seeing your classmate

ROSEMARY (THOMAS) STEWART

She is beautiful - inside & outside
We had put a post about Rosemary on the Paradise Blog in Nov. 2009
Click on ↓
Rosemary

 

 

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HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY, RUTH BARTLETT

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HAPPY 86th BIRTHDAY, RUTH

Ruth and her sister, Beth, share the same birthdate.
They celebrated at Meridy's for lunch - Sept. 4, 2013 - with friends. 

 

 

Ruth, her sister Beth, and Beth's granddaughter.  ??? 

Ruth is on the right.

 

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HUTCHCRAFT'S FAMILY REUNION IN AUGUST

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Dwain Hutchcraft - Class of 1954, Barbara Hutchcraft Nigh,
Norma Hutchcraft Williams (Class of 1961),
Linda Hutchcraft Woerner, Gerald Hutchcraft - Class of 1956,
Douglas Hutchcraft

 

Thank You Norma (Hutchcraft) Williams for sending the picture and this information to us.

 

"The Hutchcraft cousins had a great reunion in Jewell, KS on the weekend of August 9, 10 and 11.

Friday was spent sight-seeing in the area. We visited Happy Days Diner in Lincoln, Sylvan Grove (briefly), the Garden of Eden, Flush Plaza and Flying Pig Studio in Lucas, Fossil Station Museum, Meridy's, the Dream Theater and the A&W Root Beer in Russell, Mt. Hermon Cemetery and the water tower in Paradise. Tom Maupin was very kind to take our picture at the water tower. Both the cemetery and the water tower were very nicely kept.

On Saturday we had a catered meal at noon in the Jewell Community Center with visiting, passing (and retiring) the moonshine jug traveling trophy and sharing early Christmas memories.

Those remaining on Sunday attended Jewell Methodist Church, had lunch and departed.

My cousin, Linda, of Jewell asked me about a grocery store that was in the middle of the block on the same side of the Main Street as Brown Store. She remembered the lady in the store being so nice to her as a little girl. After putting our heads together we think maybe this was Smith's Store. But we don't know anything about who ran it, her family, where they lived, etc.
Can anyone help me out? - Norma Hutchcraft Williams

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THE WHITE'S CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY'S AND LABOR DAY

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TIMES OF CELEBRATION
LABOR DAY AND GARNETT'S BIRTHDAY - 2013

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2013 - Labor Day

Garnett (White) Angel - Class of 1945

Vernon White - Class of 1954

Violet (White) Parsons - Class of 1940

Forrest White - Class of 1956

↓Merilyn White - Class of 1962

 

 

Ivan's name (missing brother from NE)

 

Garnett's Birthday - June, 2013

Violet, Garnett, Garnett's youngest great grandson, Forrest

 

 

 

Garnett's Birthday - June, 2013

Family Birthday Dinner

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TO AND FROM VAN

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 I sent an email to Van congratulating him on his honor. 
"Just a quick note – Congratulations Van.  We are very proud of you and are honored that you are an alumni at Paradise and friends of ours."

Then I sent another email with the Paradise Blog link. I forget that everyone does not have the Paradise Blog icon on the desk top or in their favorites. 
 
Van wrote back . . .
"Thanks for the kind note. Wondered for a minute what it was about. You will note that the picture is probably a good 10 yrs old...but what the heck. I stopped getting my picture taken a long time ago.   I pray the both of you are doing well. Best Van"

We were glad to know that he is still using his older pictures. Made us feel much better.  (smiling)

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CONGRATULATIONS VAN R. HOISINGTON - CLASS OF 1958

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Congratulations to Van for another award. 
Click on the link for Wall Street Journal - Aug. 2010 below on this post. 
He certainly is a great representative of Paradise. 
We are very proud of you Van!

2013 Alumni Award Recipients Announced

Each year, the Fort Hays State University Alumni Association presents accomplished alumni, friends, students and faculty with awards in honor of their achievements and/or service. This year’s recipients, six alumni and one friend of Fort Hays State University, will be honored at the Alumni Awards and Recognition Banquet Friday, Oct. 4, during Homecoming celebrations.

Alumni Achievement Award, established in 1959, honors graduates who have made outstanding and unselfish contributions in service to their community, state, or nations as citizens, in chosen career fields, or through philanthropic work. It is the Association’s highest recognition of its graduates.

Van R. Hoisington, Austin, Texas, graduated from FHSU in 1970 with an M.S. in business administration. His B.A. in oral communications was from the University of Kansas. He is the founder, president and CEO of Hoisington Investment Management Co. (HIMCO), which opened in 1980. It is the sub-advisor for Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund, which has been ranked No. 1 among bond managers for its rate of return on unleveraged, 100-percent U.S. Treasury bond portfolios. He has been recognized by Louis Rukeyser as one of the top fixed income investors. HIMCO is also in the top 1 percent in performance results for fixed-income managers for the last decade.
Hoisington has been featured in Institution Investor, Smart Money, The New York Post, Pensions & Investments, Fortune Magazine, CNNMoney.com, Barron’s and many other financial publications for his investment success. He has twice been featured in Forbes Magazine as an outstanding bond and mutual fund manager, has been a frequent speaker at Grant's Investment Conference and has been a special guest on the PBS show Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week. He has been a guest speaker at Chartered Financial Analyst Institute conferences and has published in the Conference Proceedings Quarterly of the CFA Institute.

Before forming HIMCO, he was director of national and international macroeconomic studies and Trust Department vice president and economist for United California Bank. Later, he was senior investment officer, executive trust officer and executive vice president for Texas Commerce Bancshares.

His community and professional activities are extensive, including membership in the National Association of Business Economists and service as secretary of the Southern California chapter. He is also a member of the Financial Analysts Federation. He is on the board of directors of Seton Hospital, Austin, chair of the Stewardship Campaign for the United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, and chair of that church's administrative board. He is a past vice president of the Austin Lyric Opera Endowment Fund and a past director of the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas. He is a former advisory director of the Texas State Teacher Retirement fund and a former city councilman for Piney Point Village, Houston.

He is a Gold Member of the FHSU Alumni Association, a President's Council donor to the FHSU Foundation and served the Foundation as a member of its Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2011. He was on the Foundation Investment Committee in 2008 and is a member of the FHSU Leadership Circle.

Hoisington and his wife, Ethel ’66, have two sons, David and Van Jr.

Van was also honored in the Wall Street Journal. Click on → Van - Wall Street Journal - Aug. 2010

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFF HAGERMAN - CLASS OF 1990

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Happy Birthday to Jeff in Ahganistan

serving our country for each of us!

Thank You to you and your fellow Seabees.

 

 

 

 

 

Sara and their boys and his Mom (Janette Angel Ross) sent this birthday cake and he received it earlier this week.  

It's a Rice Krispie cake made in a bunt cake pan.  Lots of Saran Wrap to help keep it fresh.

 

Jeff wrote on facebook  .  . . . .

Just opened and started eating the Cake, everyone loved it.

 

Jeff posted on facebook . . . .

 My 42nd B-Day for EO1 (me me me) and for IT2 ( I had a Superdupper day)

or as good as it can be in Afghanistan.

 



 

A list that Jeff is making of those that has sent him cards thus far. 
Thank You to each of you.

 

MAKING MAC & CHEESE

The story . . . . .

 



 "The lid popped off "for no reason" and several shells with cheese died needlessly.
Sad day for Hag because we don't get good food here like that often.
He has since recovered after much therapy."

 

More about Jeff
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Jeff Hagerman



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HAPPY 5OTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DENNIS & DONNA ALBRECHT

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 Dennis (Class of 1960) and Donna (Class of 1963)

 celebrated their
50th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations Donna  Dennis
Scroll down for pictures of their celebration by Terry Martin
and
an email from Donna & Dennis about their celebration

 



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Thank You Terry Martin for the photos below.
He said he took more pictures but the flash on his camera wasn't working right.

 

 

 

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An email from Donna & Dennis . . . . 7-13-2013 

"We don't have any of our photographers pictures back yet and the girls didn't take pictures because they were to busy keeping things going.    
Just a short run down----    
The meal started at 6:00.  We served a hot roast with potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, pickles and homemade bread.   We served 275.  

The reception was a 3 tiered cake that was duplicated like the one we had 50 years ago along with sheet cakes.  Tea and lemonade, nuts and mints. 

The band was Jimmy Dee and the Destinations.   They play all the old songs we grew up with.  If you didn't want to dance it was just fun to listen. 

All in all we had a great time.   You don't know how many friends you really have until you have a celebration like this.  

God Bless You All          Donna & Dennis" 

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