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“Anyone can love the mountains, it takes a soul to love the prairie,” Willa Cather. Sometimes it is heard that people traveling through Kansas complain there is nothing to see. It’s all so flat and crops are grown on each side of the highway. It is thought that if they could just drive off the interstate or main highways and onto our country roads, they would see much more of our homeland and appreciate it like we home landers do — especially during the fall season. This time of the year is beautiful along the country roads. Ash, oak and cot...
Greg Manning was a Tuesday afternoon visitor of Cliff and Glenny Barnes. Mary Foley and Walt Wilson picked up the government commodities in Belleville last Wednesday morning and delivered them to the Christian Church basement for sorting and boxing. Volunteers helping were Kelley Bunting, Gary and Penny Turner, Cliff and Glenny Barnes, Peggy Wilson and Mary Foley. The next commodity delivery will be Feb. 17. David Vopat, Mankato, visited Cliff and Glenny Barnes on Thursday. Cliff and Glenny Barnes visited their niece, Christy Meline, in Red...
Mary Foley accompanied Mike and Mindy Kilgore, Bennington, to Pittsburg, Kan., last Friday. They stayed for the weekend with Megan, Nathan and Evan Keener. The group celebrated Evan’s second birthday with a party on Saturday. The theme and his favorite cartoon character was Scooby Do. The Kilgores and Mary returned to Bennington Sunday evening where Mary stayed the night with the Kilgores and returned home Monday afternoon. Government commodities were delivered from Belleville to the Burr Oak Christian Church basement by Dave Vopat and Mary F...
Wanda Frasier enjoyed getting away Wednesday and Thursday into the Sand Hills of Nebraska. Enroute she stopped in Franklin at the park with the WWII planes, tank and other military memorabilia, in observance of Veteran’s Day. She traveled on to the Alliance area. There she met up with a friend. They enjoyed shopping at thrift shops and a higher end commission boutique, as well as touring Carhenge and the replica of the old Alliance town. In the evening, they had a Mexican meal. The second night they had brisket at a 30-year mom and pop bar a...
David and Lori Barnes, Smith Center, visited Cliff and Glenny Barnes last Wednesday and took them out for lunch. David was doing some electrical work for his parents. Wand Frasier attended a rally and cruise Friday in McPherson for President Donald Trump. Wanda reported there were more than 100 vehicles. They cruised for almost an hour through and around McPherson. On Saturday, Wanda attended the Trump rally and cruise at Hastings, at the sports complex near Walmart. The cruise departed from the complex at 2 p.m. and went from Hastings to Kenne...
Bruce and Sharon Custer, Hoisington, visited Gary and Penny Turner and Cliff and Glenny Barnes last Wednesday. The group had lunch at the local cafe and caught up on what each one had been doing. Bruce was the high school principal at White Rock in the late 1990s. He then served as superintendent of schools for White Rock in the early 2000s. It had been 19 years since they had been back to Burr Oak. Mary Foley stayed for four days last week with Mike and Mindy Kilgore in Bennington. She enjoyed some time with her great-granddaughters, Emma,...
The Burr Oak Fire Department held its October meeting last Wednesday at the fire hall. A supper of ham and beans, cornbread and relish tray was served prior to the meeting. Attending were Steve and Tammy Cosand, Scott Yelken, Tim Warner, Cody Volker, Gene Underwood, David Belden, Walt Wilson, John Tucker, Doug Boyles and Jarett Yelken. Penny and Gary Turner gave blood Friday in Beloit at the North Central Kansas Technical College. Penny said they both have donated more than six gallons during the past years. She further said her blood is semi...
The community was saddened by the unexpected death of Larry Gillett last Wednesday evening. His funeral was held on Monday, at the Burr Oak United Methodist Church. Pastors Les Ellis, Tom Korb and Rod Rose were the officiants. Larry, 77, was a 1961 graduate of Burr Oak Rural High School. He is survived by his twin sister, Sandra Franco, and sister, Marcia Litzenberger and many nieces and nephews. Cliff and Glenny Barnes attended a volleyball game between the Red Cloud High School girls and the Hampton High School girls on Thursday afternoon at...
Mary Foley stayed last Monday and Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mindy, and Mike Kilgore, Bennington. Kan. Visitors at the home of Nick and Kelley Bunting since Nick returned home from the hospital were Cheryl Hillman, Greg and Brynlee Manning, Mike Harris, Jessica Barnes and Peggy Wilson. The Burr Oak Fire Department held its September meeting last Wednesday. A supper of ham sandwiches, spaghetti salad and a relish tray was served. Attending were David Belden, Walt Wilson, Tom Harris, Cody Volker, Tim Warner, Eric Williams, Tammy Cosand,...
Cliff and Glenny Barnes accompanied Jeff and Diana Ord, rural Guide Rock, on an eight-day trip to Lucedale, Miss., and Dothan, Ala. They left on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 26, and arrived at the home of Genry and Heather Ellison, Lucedale, on Thursday afternoon after a brief stop, at Diana’s request, in Laurel, Miss., where the TV show “Home Town” is filmed. On Friday, Jeff stayed for the day with Genry, while Heather, Diana, Cliff, and Glenny visited an antique and architectural business, toured the Bellingrath Botanical Gardens, and the Dauph...
Commodities will be distributed at the Esbon Community Center from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The Burr Oak Community Club is hosting its annual baked potato-salad-dessert bar supper from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday evening, at the Burr Oak Community Center. A free will offering will be taken. Proceeds will go towards the other activities sponsored by the Community Club. Nathan Shipley, Gilbert, Ariz., and Cameron Shipley, Wichita, stayed from Tuesday through Sunday doing the chores and other farm work at the Shipley Ranch while Gary and Teresa...
Michael Donley, 60, died at his home in Burr Oak on Thursday. A memorial service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Burr Oak United Methodist Church on Friday, Feb. 21. Michael is survived by his wife, Judy, brothers, Daniel and Patrick and a sister, Beth. Gary and Penny Turner met Amy Cox, Courtland; Aaron Turner and Helena Miller, Wichita; and Angela, Gary, Andrew and Amanda Hawkins, Derby, on Saturday for lunch in Salina. Cliff and Glenny Barnes attended basketball games in Roseland, on Saturday. Paisley and Olivia Ord and Lillian Barnes...
Kelley and Nick Bunting hosted a birthday party honoring Cheryl Hillman at their Burr Oak home last Tuesday evening. Attending for cake and visiting were Jessica Barnes, Greg and Brynlee Manning, Tabitha, Braiden and Makaya Juarez, Walt and Peggy Wilson and Cliff and Glenny Barnes. The Burr Oak Fire Department held its monthly meeting last Wednesday at the Fire Hall. A supper of chili and potato soups and grilled cheese sandwiches was served before the meeting. Attending were Cody Volker, Bryan Boyles, Kurt Warrelmann, Jarett Yelken, David...
