SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1966 * And So They Say: Ollie Ochampaugh: “I’ll be glad when the weeks get straightened out and Monday starts coming on Monday again.” Bob Osborn (to Timmy Miller): We’re sorry you have to go back to Vietnam, but we all feel a lot safer with you there.” Floyd Fix: “It was an hour and 40 minutes by air from Los Angeles to Denver and over 60 degrees difference in temperature.” Bobby Norton: “Stockton has the best street department in this part of the state. This is the only town I know of where they make much of an effort to clean the snow off the streets.” Chuck Hageman: “I was surprised to read in the Salina Journal that I was building Tudor Manor in Plainville.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1966 * And So They Say: Elton Smith: “I’m not taking credit for the snow, but I’m not disclaiming it either.” Harry Butler: “I wish I had the names of all the people who were wanting a big snow and see how many are complaining now.” Lionel Carter: “I think that UFO which Ed Riffel saw was just George Riffel and his little grandson out hunting coyotes at night in the pickup.” Jess Riffe: “This is the best snow we have had in a lot of years.” Frank Mitchell: “I’d take credit for the snow—only no one would believe me.” * A black Angus calf belonging to Robert Kriley had died and a 1963 Mercury belonging to Earl Turnbull was damaged to the extent of about $450.00 to the front as a result of an encounter on Christmas night on Highway 183 south of Stockton. The calf had walked on the highway and Earl’s son-inlaw, Joe Denson, who had been driving the car, had not seen it in time to stop.

* And So They Say: Esta Riseley: “Cleaning off the Buford Tudor corner was the best Christmas present Chuck Hageman could give the neighbors.” Kenneth Cooper: There are some people who don’t know a fence from a gate.” Mrs. Pansy Coolbaugh: “I was certainly thrilled the other day to get a Christmas card from one of my pupils of 61 years ago, who now lives in California. She had read of our 60th wedding anniversary in the Record.” Howard Wanamaker: “The last time Christmas fell on a Sunday was in 1955, and it won’t happen again until 1977.”

* And So They Say: Georgie Riffel (age 5) to Santa Claus after being asked by Santa what his name was: “You ought to know. You saw me last year.” Irene Cabbage: “The last time I had some news, I couldn’t get anyone to believe it.” Robert Osborn (after paying taxes): “They used to give us something to drink after giving blood.” Gene Miller: “Yes, I’ve finished my Christmas shopping because I’m not doing any.” George Riffel: “The trouble is too many hunters don’t know the difference between a deer and cow.” Johnnie Locke: “That was the best team on Friday night I ever had out on the floor.”

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1966 * And So They Say: James Gilbert (Monday): “It may look as if it is going to snow, but I don’t think it will. We need it too bad.” Ferrel Stoutimore: “Buster gets me into enough trouble here, so I don’t know what I’ll do with him in Kansas City.” Glenn Conn: “Live turkeys are certainly getting mighty hard to find these days.” Dean King: “People keep asking me why I never wear a coat.

* And So They Say: Gib Suhr: “I’m like the Hillbillies— I put on my shoes when it gets cold outside.” Fern McDonald: “I think we should all be mighty proud of the way our Main Street looks.” Joanna Stewart: “When I was a kid I couldn’t figure out why all the grown people were in such a turmoil before Christmas. I know now.” Butch Ostmeyer: “If our entire fair board was composed of members like Charlie Hance when he was able to serve, we’d have no troubles.” Velma Bedore: “All I had for my Thanksgiving dinner was a sandwich, but I think I felt a lot better than most folks the next day.”

* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: “When I was a kid I thought the Rev. in front of a preacher’s name stood for revenue.” Howard Wanamaker: “Is there any law against a person just resting on Thanksgiving?” Chuck Waller: “Well, I saw more than twenty quail in my backyard Sunday morning. I went out and shot them—with my movie camera.” Gene Miller: “We post office employees take vacations in one-hour units.”

* And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “Even if I were triplets, I couldn’t keep up with myself.” Chuck Waller: “I didn’t go pheasant hunting on Saturday morning. I thought it was too cold or maybe it’s just because I’m too lazy.” Irene Cabbage: “No one will believe it, but I DID see a truckload of giraffes parked outside a café in Hays Saturday night.” Mrs. Frank Walker: “Maybe no one will believe it either that I saw about 20 quail right outside my bedroom window Sunday morning.” Alan Stewart: “I wish I could think of something to put in the paper about Shorty Stice, but anything I could say about him would make him mad.”

* And So They Say: Chuck Hageman: “I got out of raking leaves Sunday by playing golf.” Clark Stocking: “Our secretary is no doubt having a good time on her vacation, but I wish she was back at her desk.” Edna Stice: “I hope that whoever it was who poisoned my poor puppy is happy because of his cruel deed.”

* And So They Say: Harold Stice: “Hound Dog Stewart had his prayers answered when he had a blessed event of eleven Bassett hound pups at his home last week.” W. McCaslin: “Kansas State University only has two plays—a lateral and a fumble.” Ira Hazen: “Well, at least I accomplished another birthday last week.” Dave Oyer: “That football game with Osborne was worth getting a little bit cold for.”