News From Lowell Township

Our rain gauge did not get much use this past week, but there is a chance of moisture in the forecast one day this week.

I was in Salina Thursday, and from Lucas to Salina, I saw plenty of wet fields, with Salina receiving over two inches. Harvest was halted, drills and planters were in fields waiting to finish, and lots of hay had been swathed.

I agree with Virgi's View of self-check-out. While visiting with a cousin in Walmart, we had plenty of time to chat while her daughter was trying to check out and had coupons and problems.

I visited with Patsy Bartholomew Redden of Gypsum. Her husband, Galen, is recovering from a stroke. I was planning on stopping at Bennington to see my brother and sister-inlaw, Dale and Melva Stillwagon, but there they were shopping, so I saved that trip. Then a former neighbor girl who lives south of Abilene came along, so my shopping took forever.

Aneta Noble Boyle, Wilson, is planning a Woodston Alumni Reunion on Saturday, August 5, at Meridy's Restaurant in Russell beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Class of 1968, the last graduating class of Woodston High School, is celebrating its 55th year and would like to invite the classes of 1965 to 1971 to join them.

Saturday morning, June 24, the second Children's Storytelling event was held at the Rooks County Historical Museum. Vicky Gianni led eighteen children and maybe some parents to learn all about bison. 'I Wish I Were A Buffalo' was read. A natural buffalo hide was a soft place to sit while listening to guest speaker Bob Meistrell, rural Plainville, and a buffalo producer talk about raising buffalo and their importance for the Indians. A skull and buffalo horns were shown. Snacks were jerky and buffalo pattie cookies. Saturday, July 8, will be the next Story Time, and the theme will be (BEE) a surprise!

Steven's great-niece, Kaedyn Padelford, New Praque, Minnesota, was on a two-week trip to Germany arranged by the German class teacher for the 17th year. They wondered about their luck when a man was murdered on a bridge they had just crossed to enter a famous castle. Then their group left a theme park a few hours before a huge fire devastation occurred. Janie Melton Hieger is Kaedyn's grandmother. Janie's son, Michael Hieger, Overland Park, has recently been promoted to Senior vice president of manufacturing operations and engineer of capital expansion for Freshpet. Michael had moved back to Kansas to be closer to family, and the promotion will result in more traveling.

The Melton siblings were in Hays Saturday, June 24, for a birthday get-together at Whiskey Creek Restaurant. Muriel Melton Morgenthaler's 75th birthday was celebrated with cheesecake after lunch. Besides the husband, Herb, Salina, and their children traveled to Kansas; Brenden and Heidel Morgenthaler; Chicago and Roawn Lee; and Jeran and Kelby of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Others attending were Avonne, Darrell, and Darren Rubottom, Woodston; Steven and Linda Melton and Rebecca Lowry, Stockton; Janie and George Hieger, Wamego; Coral and Jon Allen, Amarillo, Texas; Sterling and Sheila Melton, Naper, Nebraska; and Crystal and Cai Ramhorst, Georgia, and their son, Cale Ramhorst of Colorado. The Rubottoms spent part of the afternoon at the Aubel-Bickle Park attending the first birthday of Charlotte Tien, their great-granddaughter. Charlotte's grandfather is Darren Rubottom, and her parents are Jessie and Brady Tien of Hays.

Paul Miller, Kearney, Nebraska, stopped by for a visit with his cousin, Darrell Rubottom, following attending Jean Miller's service Friday, June 16, and had lunch with the Rubottoms.

Ann Smith, Abilene, passed away June 20, and services were scheduled in Abilene Monday, June 26, at 9:00 a.m. Burial was to be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Ash Rock Cemetery. Ann was the daughter of G.P. and Louise Bartlett Smith of Abilene. The Bartlett family were early Ash Rock farmers.

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Paddy and Mick worked together in St. John's and both were laid off, so they went to the employment office. When asked his occupation, Paddy answered, 'Shorts Stitcher. I sew the elastic onto ladies' underwear.' The clerk looked up his job on the computer and, finding it unskilled labor, he gave him 60 dollars a week in unemployment pay. Mick was next and, when asked his occupation, replied, 'Diesel fitter.' Since the diesel fitter was a skilled job, the clerk gave him 160 dollars. When Paddy found out, he was furious. He stormed into the office to discover why his friend was collecting double his pay. The clerk explained one was unskilled and one was skilled labor. 'What skill?' yelled Paddy. 'I sew the elastic on, and Mick puts them over his head and says, 'Yep, diesel fitter.'