Rossville Pre-School Sponsored by the United Methodist Church
description: In the story about the Rossville Rascals Pre-School last week written by Sheri Gabbert, there was a bit of confusion as to the two schools the instructor, Mrs. Larry Wickham, has. Mrs. Wickham owns a pre-school in Topeka, and was hired as director/teacher of the Rossville Rascals Pre-School by the board of the school. The school is sponsored by the United Methodist Church. Serving on the board are members of the church and mothers of pre-schoolers. Currently the board is composed of Bonnie Bush, president; Linda Lake, Jeanie Hall, Vicki Claycamp and Susan Foresman.
creator: St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: May 19, 1977
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Rossville U.M.W. met February 24, 1977
description: The United Methodist Women of Rossville met at Linda DeHoff’s home at 1:30 Thursday afternoon, February 24, with 13 members present. Ruth Rogers presided over the meeting. Friday, March 4, is World Day of Prayer, and it will be held at the United Methodist Church in Rossville at 1:30 p.m. It was decided that the members of the church would clean the church Monday and Tuesday, March 28 and 29. The members voted to have a food sale on Saturday, April 16th. After a short program given by Ruth Larson and Linda DeHoff, the meeting adjourned and cookies, coffee and punch were served by the hostesses, Ruth Hesse, Ruth Larson and Linda DeHoff. The next meeting will be at Ruth Roger’s home with Joyce Lutz as co-hostess. Linda DeHoff Reporter
creator: St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: March 1, 1977
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Rossville United Methodist Women met March 24, 1977
description: The United Methodist Women of Rossville met at the home of Ruth Rogers at 1:30 Thursday afternoon, March 24, with 10 members present. The meeting was called to order by our president, Edna Spears. We have changed the date of our food sale to Saturday, April 2. It will be held in the Masonic Hall on the west side of Main Street. Doris Hurtig had charge of the program. She led an interesting group discussion on “Relationship with God.” The next meeting will be at Ruth Page’s home on Thursday afternoon, April 28, with Marilyn Campbell and Lynda Wood as hostesses. The meeting was adjourned and delicious cake, nuts, coffee and iced tea were served by the hostesses, Ruth Rogers and Joyce Lutz. Edna Bush Secretary
creator: St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: March 29, 1977
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Missionary Honor Bestowed on Rossville Lady
description: Miss Nellie Countryman was honored Sunday, October 31, by the United Methodist Women of the Rossville United Methodist Church. For years, the ladies of the church have helped support mission work in the United States and around the world. One way this is accomplished is by donating money in the name of an individual, thereby awarding this person a "Special Membership" in the United Methodist Women. In addition to the honor, the donor receives a small gold pin. This pin is given only when a special membership to missions has been received, and is an honor to both the individual and to the church. Miss Countryman was asked to come forward to be presented with her pin. The following eulogy was read: "Your Christian love began at a very early age, as you went to Sunday School as a little girl, and this love and devotion has continued throughout the years and has been shown through your work in the Church. "The pleasures you have given to all those who were ill and in distress by sending cards with words of encouragement ... by receiving memorials from friends in honor of the deceased . . . "You have been the keeper of the Membership book for the Rossville United Methodist Church for many years and have been very faithful in your attendance at the Board meetings . . . these are just samples of some of the many, many things you consider your Christian responsibility. "You are one of our most valuable Church members . . . and also of our Women's Society. Although you have not been able to attend our afternoon meetings due to your business commitments, you do so much for our Society. You always help with annual dinners . . . and any in between. You are always ready to fix a dish or whatever for friends in distress, and so many things you do In the background that many people never know about. "We are so proud of you and know you will keep up the good work. "Life is a magic vase filled to the brim…so made that you cannot dip into it or draw from it but it overflows into the …
creator: St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: November 11, 1976
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Rossville United Methodist Church news of 1959
description: August 27, 1959: Church Addition Started--The foundation was poured for the new Sunday School addition at Rossville Methodist Church this week. Labor has been donated by church members. The addition which is to be 32 x 60 will include space for four classrooms. It will be attached to the church on the west side and will also have an outside entrance. ----------------------------- October 8, 1959: The Methodists have made nice progress the last few days on the new Sunday School addition to the church. The wet weather brought a number of farmers in to work on Tuesday and Wednesday to put the framing material in place. This may sound like a “believe it or not” - and it is - the largest nail ever used in constructing a building at Rossville will be used by the Rossville Methodist Church. ----------------------------- November 5, 1959: Thirty-one members of the Youth Group solicited the town for CROP Saturday afternoon and received $85.30. The response was very gratifying to the youth and they would like to express their thanks to all who gave to this worthy cause. Approximately 45 members and guests of the group had a Halloween party at the community building Sunday evening. Everyone arrived in costume and the judges finally decided on the fol¬lowing winners: ugliest, Carla Pasch; funniest, Doug Kelsey; most unusual, Barton Larson. Mrs. Robert Boughton assisted with the party and Mrs. Don Jones served as fortune teller. ------------------------------- October 1, 1959: The Progressive Class of the Rossville Methodist Church will act as host to a wiener roast Sunday evening at the Ira Williams farm northeast of Rossville. All friends of the church are cordially invited to attend. The group will meet at the church at 6:00 p.m. and proceed in a caravan to the Williams farm where a camp fire will be set up in pasture. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Each family should bring wieners and buns. ------------------------------- May 28, 1959: The Friendly Circle Class of t…
creator: The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1959
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Friendly Circle/Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS) minutes from 1959
description: January 29, 1959: WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Bill Larson Thursday, January 22. Lesson leaders were Elsie Rasch and Helen Queen, on “Rekindling the Gift of India.” Lovely refreshments were served to Esther Stickerod, Eleanor Jones, Elsie Rasch, Jean Lane, Stella Henderson, Amy Meade, Helen Queen, Ruth Larson, Greta Kelsey, Irene Parr, Mrs. Wehmeier, Betty Dick [sic], Vida Whitney. Hostesses were Irene Parr, Betty Dick [sic], Phyllis Keller, Irene Campbell. Greta and Fay Kelsey and Ella Whearty. ----------------------------- March 19, 1959: The WSCS met Thursday, February 26, at the home of Mrs. Walt Swenson. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Helen Queen. After the business meeting the lesson on Christian Frontier, Literacy and Literature was given by Evelyn Shannon and Amy Meade. It was a very interesting lesson. Hostesses were Ila Whitlock, Mildred Page, Myrtle Lillard, Helen Queen, and Mrs. Gardner. Refreshments of cherry pie alamode and coffee were served to Vina McCiod, Jean Lane and children, Stella Henderson, Grace Hartzell, Pauline Swenson, Evelyn Shannon, Vida Whitney, Mildred Irwin, Eleanor Jones, Amy Meade, Mrs. Gardner and daughter. ----------------------------- April 9, 1959: The WSCS of the Methodist church went to Topeka to spend the afternoon last Thursday at the Methodist Home for the Aged. Approximately 200 members of the Home enjoyed the program presented by the Rossville group. After a brief business meeting conducted by Helen Queen, the worship was led by Inez Richardson and Eleanor Jones. A program of music consisting of vocal trios and violin duets was presented by Irene Campbell. Marguerite Williams, Inez Richardson and Eleanor Jones. A social hour followed with cookies brought by the WSCS and punch supplied by the Home. Those in the group were Vina McCoid. Elsie Rasch, Stella Henderson, Mrs. Wood Rose, Grace Hartzell, Vida Whitney, Myrtle Lillard. Ila Whitlock, Helen Queen, Inez Richardson, Marguerite Williams, Irens Cam…
creator: The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1959
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Rossville's Quilting Party Meets Twice a Week
description: It’s a quilting bee twice a week for several members of Rossville’s Friendly Circle Class. Their fingers fly over the quilt, and all the while they are buzzing with the latest news of neighbors and friends, the town gossip, and tales of years gone by. The Friendly Circle Class is a Sunday School Class of the older ladies of the Rossville Methodist Church. Their monthly meetings are strictly for getting together to share a bountiful covered dish dinner and discuss the business of their group. The organization itself has as its president Amy Meade, who has held that position for 21 years; Ella Whearty is vice president and Vida Whitney is secretary. The reporter is Golda Cottle who notifies members of meeting times and reports for the club through the pages of this newspaper. The quilting parties started about 30 years ago as a money-raising project and also a means of togetherness for the members. At least five members of the Circle have been quilting for all of those 30 years. They are Stella Page, Amy Meade, Ella Whearty, Vida Whitney and Golda Cottle. The Friendly Circle quilters turn out ten to twelve quilts a year and have recently returned finished quilts to Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, and other parts of the United States. Their quilting skill, which is fast becoming a lost art, is sought after by quilt piecers in many parts of this country. There is always a quilt waiting to be put in the frames. Amy Meade takes care of marking the quilts and getting them ready for the frames. It takes the Circle about a month to finish a quilt. Stella Page and Amy Meade are usually the ones to take turns keeping the quilting frames set up in their homes. Members come in twice a week or sometimes oftener to work on the quilt. Some of the newer members of the Class are not quilters but they enjoy the visits and the monthly get-togethers. [June 6, 1963] ------------------------------------------------ The Friendly Circle Class met at the home of Stella Page with Ethelyn Ferguson and …
creator: The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: June 6, 1963, and April 4, 1963
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St. Stanislaus Church Remodeled, 1970s, Rossville, Kansas
description: [Caption] TOP PHOTO - St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville has a new brick extension on the front of the building. During the recent renovation of the building, a 2,000 square foot basement was also added. The remodeled interior of the building is shown in the lower photo. Photos by Lou Mahan St. Stanislaus Church is Remodeled In early June of 1975, the building committee: George Sullivan, Paul Dultmeier and Bob Parnell met with the Rev. Ignatius J. Strecker in Kansas City and had him approve plans to build an addition and renovate St. Stanislaus Church in Rossville. Later in the month, under the direction of Paul Dultmeier, building contractor in Silver Lake, several of the parishioners started tearing off the porch and siding from the church’s east end. Vern Atkins of Maple Hill dug a basement hole for a twenty-two foot addition. Then the building committee decided to dig out from under the entire church for a full basement. This would make 2,000 square foot of basement floor space. A few mornings later, someone discovered that 14 feet of the southeast foundation had collapsed, leaving the corner of the church sagging in mid-air. A work crew was quickly assembled to jack it up and they proceeded to form up a wall and pour a new wall themselves without waiting for the cement contractor. Only slight damage was done to the church. Jack Clark donated the beam to support the floor. New white acoustic tiles were nailed to the ceiling in the old church. The walls were painted white and all the woodwork was restained and varnished. After the new addition was constructed, Don Denton was hired to face the outside with brick. The parishioners painted the outside with two coats of white paint. John A. Wehner donated all the paint for the inside and outside walls. Mr. DeBacker installed the furnace and air-conditioning unit. Air-conditioning was not in the original plans, but so many people in the parish asked that it be included that a special plea for donations was put out, an…
creator: St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: mid-1970s
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Friendly Circle/Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS) minutes from 1962
description: January 25, 1962: The Friendly Circle Class met with Stella Henderson January 17 for a covered dish luncheon at noon with Golda Cottle assisting. Those present were Mildred Rupin, Seba Baird, Bess Conley, Minnie Ellis, Minnie Given, Myrtle Lillard, Ethelyn Ferguson, Georgia Lambert, Stella Page, Vida Whitney, and a visitor, Mrs. Rupin. -------------------------- April 26, 1962: The Friendly Circle Class met at the home of Myrtle Lillard with Ethelyn Ferguson as assistant hostess. A lovely covered dish luncheon was served at noon with a short business meeting conducted by the president, Amy Meade, following the dinner. After the meeting the day was spent quilting for Mrs. Page. Those present were Mrs. Cornelia Stevens from Topeka, Minnie Givens, Minnie Ellis, Iva Stitt, Bess Conley, Stella Henderson, Ella Whearty, Vida Whitney, Amy Meade, Georgia Lambert, Ellie Jones and baby, Golda Cottle, Stella Page, Linda Barney, Myrtle Lillard and Ethelyn Ferguson. -------------------------- May 24, 1962: Friendly Circle Class met at the home of Mrs. Stella Page on Wednesday, May 16, with a covered dish luncheon at noon. Hostesses were Minnie Ellis, Ellen Whearty, and Ruth Page. Those present were Georgia Lambert, Vida Whitney, Linda Barney, Stella Henderson, Iva Stitt, Minnie Givens, Amy Meade, and visitors, Esther Mansfield, Mildred Page and Roger, and Edna White of South San Francisco, Calif. -------------------------- July 19, 1962: The Friendly Circle Class of the Methodist Church met Wednesday, June 27, at the home of Stella Henderson with Minnie Givens as assistant hostess for a covered dish luncheon. The following officers were elected for 1962-63: Amy Meade, president; Ella Whearty, vice president; Vida Whitney, secretary; and treasurer; Golda Cottle, reporter; Minnie Ellis, card committee. The order of the day was quilting. Those present were Edith Ward, Minnie Ellis, Iva Stitt, Seba Baird, Ethelyn Ferguson, Stella Page, Ella Whearty, Goldie Cottle, Minnie Givens, Geor…
creator: The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1962
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Friendly Circle/Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS) minutes from 1962
description: March 1, 1962: WSCS met at the home of Mrs. Rolland Parr on Thursday afternoon, February 23, The meeting was called to order by the President, Mrs. Ruth Larson. Worship service was given by Beverly Gentry and Betty Dick. The lesson was entitled, "The Mission of the Church of Christ in Latin America.’’ It was a well- prepared and very interesting program. Hostesses for the afternoon were Vina McCoid, Lila Bahner, Georgia Lambert, Stella Henderson, and Irene Campbell. Others present were Betty Dick, Ruth Larson, Beverly Gentry, Irene Parr and Howard, Eleanor Jones, Mildred Page and Roger, Pauline Conley, Amy Meade. The Friendly Circle Class met at the home of Stella Henderson Wednesday, February 21, with an all-day quilting meeting. Those present were Iva Stitt, Seba Baird, Minnie Givens, Daisy Crow, Minnie Ellis, Vida Whitney, Ellie Jones and baby, Stella Page, Mildred Page and Roger, Linda Barney, Bess Conley, Amy Meade, Ethelyn Ferguson, Georgia Lambert, Golda Cottle, and the hostess, Stella Henderson. -------------------- March 29, 1962: WSCS met Thursday, March 22, at the home of Mrs. Luther McClain. The meeting was called to order by the president, Ruth Larson. Worship leaders were Mrs. Stella Henderson and Mrs. Erma Hoobler. Refreshments were served to Vida Whitney, Irene Parr and Howard, Ruth Larson, Eleanor Jones, Pauline Conley, Edna Bush and Cathy, Stella Henderson, Erma Hoobler and Janey, Georgia Lambert, Marjorie Hoobler, Myrtle Lillard and Amy Meade. -------------------- May 24, 1962: The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met on May 17th at the home of Mildred Page. The meeting was called to order by the vice president, Vina McCoid. Lesson leaders were Pauline Conley, Stella Henderson and Amy Meade who gave the lesson on Americans of Spanish Speaking Background. Hostesses served ice tea and cake and ice cream. Those present were Lila Bahner, Stella Henderson, Ruth Page, Pauline Conley and children, Vina McCoid, Laura Gardner, A…
creator: The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
publisher: Rossville Community Library
date: 1962
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