Lost Springs: Writer hosts auxiliary meeting
By EVELYN STRECKER
Lost Springs correspondent
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Lost Springs American Legion Auxiliary met Thursday afternoon at the home of Hallie Novak. Chaplain Dollye Novak led in prayer. Treasurer Hallie Novak reported she had mailed a valentine to our adopted veteran, Bill Bean at Marion Manor nursing home. It was voted to mail $10 for Quarters for Kids to the fourth district treasurer to help pay for two high school scholarships. The unit plans to furnish stamps, coffee, cookies, and briefs for veterans at Colmery O'Neil VA Hospital, Topeka. The hostess served lunch and gave door prizes.
Selma Ingram is taking care of her granddaughter Oaklan, who came home Friday from school with the chicken pox. There are other cases in school.
I drove to Ramona Tuesday afternoon to get some stamps and the Ramona senior center mail. I stopped to visit Norma Bird, who is president of the center. Her daughter Fern Leach and her student also were there. We are to have the monthly potluck dinner and social hour on Thursday. Noreen Weems of the Marion County Department for Elderly will be there at 10 a.m. to take help with homestead and income tax.
Rita Stuchlik, Wichita, visited her parents Alex and Jean Stuchlik over the weekend. She went back to Wichita on Monday. Alex and Jean attended a polka dance in Colwich Sunday afternoon.
Jacob and Jorge Hanschu were Saturday overnight guests of their great-grandparents Fred and Marguerite Utech. Their grandparents Junior and Jeanetta Hanschu picked them up Sunday morning and took them to services at Trinity Lutheran Church. They stayed with the Hanschus until evening when their parents Jayson and Jan Hanschu of Hillsboro picked them up.
Bob and Irma Reznicek visited Bob and Carol Makovec Wednesday evening. I was sorry to hear that Bob Makovec's mother, Pauline Makovec, died early Tuesday morning in Marion. Her Rosary was Sunday evening and her funeral Monday morning, both at the Pilsen Catholic church. The Rezniceks and other relatives called at the Bob Makovec home for coffee and snacks after the Rosary.
Tom Reznicek of Ballwin City and Bob and Irma Reznicek joined other relatives for a meal at the home of Bob and Carol Makovec.
It was nice to receive better than an inch of rain Thursday night.
My son Douglas called me Friday evening after he got off work at Hesston Forage and asked to take me out for supper. He drove an hour in the fog and took me to Al's Café for Valentine's Day. Regardless of the fog, the café was packed with people. I visited with Sam Alvarez, who with his wife, were in the kitchen helping his mother Dee. Sam was critically ill several days ago. He said he is better and has quite smoking and drinking.
Ramona Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Club is having a pancake and sausage supper at the parish hall Sunday starting at 5 p.m. A free will offering will be taken.
Velma Krause and Delores Albrecht of Lincolnville visited Sunday afternoon with her brother and wife Junior and Jeanetta Hanschu and their grandsons Jakob and Jorge.
Bob and Irma Reznicek attended Mass in Marion Saturday evening and were joined afterward at Gambino's by Ruby Holub.
Cindy Beneke, Bryant and Brittany of Salina picked up Clinton Bentz from his apartment in Salina Sunday and brought him home so he could be with his wife Frances and celebrate his 81st birthday. Mike and Sharyn Mueller of Olathe and Randy and Jo Hanschu of Kansas City joined them. Frances baked and decorated Clinton's favorite angel food cake. Clinton received calls from his other granddaughters. Cindy took him back Sunday evening. Frances said Fred Shields is in the same apartment as Clinton and is not too well. His wife, Virginia, from rural Lincolnville, spends some time with him.
Larry Rudolph attended Pauline Makovec's funeral Friday morning.
