Tampa
By JANE VAJNAR
Tampa correspondent
Tampa Community Association will sponsor a Christmas festival at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the senior center. Beverages will be furnished, and families are encouraged to bring snacks to share.
Lions Club will give bags of goodies to the children. Entertainment will include games and carol singing. Holy Redeemer Altar Society will sponsor a silent auction as a benefit for the Thompson family, whose mother and breadwinner recently was killed in an auto accident.
The community association has decided not to sponsor a contest for Christmas lighting this year, but encourages residents to decorate their homes. The city's new decorations are up, and Tampa has a reputation to uphold for beautifully decorated homes.
The main part of the memorial to Tampa High School has been completed. The alumni committee in charge of the memorial hopes to add a patio with a bench or two and some landscaping, but the memorial wall is finished.
Several Tampa people attended the community Thanksgiving service in the school gymnasium at Hillsboro Sunday evening.
Sunday dinner guests of Adeline Bernhardt were Ivan and Delores Shaw of Saracoxie, Mo., Carl and Kathy Hubbard and Donna Hubbard of Wellington, Carrie Bernhardt of El Dorado, Barney and Linda Bernhardt and Megan, John and Deborah Haynes, Hailey and Heather, James Haynes, Kenny Jones, Brian Shaw, and Chris and Dee Anna Stout and Gabrielle of Wichita. The occasion was an early observance of Thanksgiving and a celebration of Kathy's and Barney's birthdays. Delores Shaw was a Saturday overnight guest, and she and Adeline visited Milda Krauter at Marion Manor in Marion Saturday afternoon.
Diane Herron, Andrew and Peter of Solomon were weekend guests of Jerry and Jeanne Rziha and Julie.
Leona Kleiber accompanied Lynn and Peggy Kleiber and Nicholas to Manhattan Sunday afternoon for a concert by the Kansas State University marching band at Ahearn Field House. Amanda Kleiber plays piccolo in the band, and they enjoyed a visit with her before returning home.
Reuben and Lucille Kerbs were among those attending "The Adventures of Lewis and Clark," Nov. 16, a musical presented by the Centre Middle School music department. Their grandson, Rustyn Kerbs, had a solo part.
Terry and Cindy Vinduska were Thursday evening supper guests of her mother, Leona Kleiber.
Adeline Bernhardt visited Milda Krauter Nov. 17 at Marion Manor in Marion.
Paul and Edna Backhus visited Hugo and Naomi Wendt Nov. 13 at Sterling House in Abilene.
Andrea and Nicholas Kleiber were supper guests Nov. 17 of their grandmother, Leona Kleiber.
Jane Vajnar visited Gene Costello at Marion Manor Saturday in Marion afternoon.
Adeline Bernhardt and Leona Kleiber attended the Lewis and Clark musical Nov. 16 presented by the fifth and sixth grades at Centre. Nicholas Kleiber was in the cast.
Vic Backhus of Herington and Paul and Edna Backhus joined other relatives and friends Nov. 6 for a buffet at the Wamego country club, in celebration of Bart and Joann Thompson's 35th wedding anniversary. Joann is Paul's niece.
Congratulations and apologies to Gloria Belton. Your correspondent has learned belatedly that she was on the Future Farmers of America parliamentary law team which took second place in a recent competition. The team will go on to state competition. Her name was omitted in last week's news.
Solid waste board
will meet Dec. 8
A meeting of Central Kansas Regional Solid Waste Authority Board will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the McPherson Solid Waste Utility, 1431 17th Ave., McPherson.
Board members representing Marion, Harvey, and McPherson counties will be in attendance.
The meeting is open to the public.
