Services held at Youngtown church site
By MARGARET IRELAND
Youngtown correspondent
(620) 382-2713
The Rev. Cheryl Bell, district superintendent, and pastors Marilyn Cox and John Goering held Deconsecration services Sunday afternoon at Youngtown United Methodist Church and dedication services for the memorial marker which has been placed at the corner of 210th and Yarrow Road where the Youngtown church sign always stood.
The service was attended by Dorothy and John Hayen, Virginia Downing, Leon and Cate Hayen, Roy and Rose Olive Hett, Judy and Bob Priest, Alvina Hoffman, Shirley and David Bowers, Diana and Clint Jost, Jim Cox, Bev Goering, L.Dena and Cy Goertz, Leonard Klassen, Stephanie Classen, Annette and Layne Nienstedt, Mary Beth Bowers, Luke and Rhonny, and Margaret Ireland.
Roy Hett claims the honor of having attended church at Youngtown for over 80 years; Dorothy Hayen hosted Youngtown UMW for 75 years; Leon Hayen was sent into the ministry from this church 52 years ago.
Clint Jost announced that the church bell would be placed in the Burdick United Methodist Church bell tower, now that the Youngtown church was officially closed. It will be ringing to continue to call people to worship services.
We awakened this morning to a gentle rain. Some reported a half inch of rain so far this weekend.
R.J. Bateman came home form the hospital on Monday of last week and is doing nicely.
Cate and Leon Hayen and Scotty Hayen and daughter Heidi Jo came Saturday to get a four generation picture taken with Great-grandmother Dorothy Hayen and to see a horse shoed at the Tom Thomas farm. They brought supper and had a nice visit with Dorothy and John.
Shirley and David Bowers were invited to Cy and L.Dena Goertz's home for cake and coffee following the services at Youngtown Sunday afternoon. L.Dena tells me that all the Youngtown cookbooks have been sold. We sold 300 cookbooks so now we will be closing our UMW financial books.
I saw Helen and Benard Stromberg in Hillsboro Wednesday afternoon and had a short visit with them.
Ken Nienstedt took his mother, Marjorie Nienstedt to see a doctor in Emporia Friday. She is getting stronger each day from her recent illness.
Vickie Smolik attended the Catholic Workmen breakfast Sunday morning in the Pilsen church basement.
Alvina Hoffman had a coffee Wednesday afternoon for the September Apartment ladies. Those who enjoyed cake and coffee were Julie Boydston, Alberta Olson, Alberta Bartlett, Evelyn Mott, Annie Hanschu, Kathy Hurst, Edna Winter, and Doris Buckner.
Arlene Dahl was a Sunday overnight guest of Leonard and Rosalie Klassen. Both Calvin and Arlene were Tuesday night super and overnight guests of the Klassens. They left for Minnesota Wednesday morning.
Kelly Sorenson had supper with the Klassens Wednesday and stayed overnight.
Ivanlee and Mary Ann Timm and the Klassens had supper out Sunday evening and spent the rest of the evening visiting at the Klassen home.
I drove to McPherson early Saturday morning to attend a spiritual retreat held by the Salina and Hutchinson districts. I ate lunch with Juanita Helmer and she shared that she had taught school two years at Youngtown. Two of her students were Max Hayen and R.J. Bateman.
I was an invited guest Sunday afternoon at a party at the Florence senior center honoring Betty Ireland's 70th birthday. All of her brothers and sisters were there as well as her three children, Wayne, Wanda, and Wava. I also got to visit with Linda Buchanan and Gayle Delzer, daughter of the late Joyce Ireland Roberts and David Roberts. I returned home to receive a call from my son Ron in Montana. He told me he had had a surprise call from Mike Bown in central California. Mike is the only son of Opal Ireland Brown, youngest daughter of Frank and Marie Ireland. Mike told Ron he planned to come to Kansas this summer to visit with family members.
