Tampa: Farmers pleasantly surprised with harvest
By JANE VAJNAR
Tampa correspondent
(785) 965-2285
June 8-14
A lot of farm trucks have been hauling wheat into the elevator the past couple of days. Several farmers have reported better yields than expected, although some had much of their crop destroyed by hail a few weeks ago.
Nicholas Kleiber of Salina was a Monday overnight guest of his grandmother, Leona Kleiber. He visited several friends in this area until Thursday, when he accompanied his grandmother and Adeline Bernhardt to Salina, where they met Peggy Kleiber and Amanda Kleiber and enjoyed lunch out together. Nicholas returned home with his mother.
Tampa's fame has apparently been spreading. Thirty-seven members of the Air Capital Corvette Club drove their sports cars from Wichita to Tampa Saturday evening for supper at the cafe. Forty members of ROMEO rode their motorcycles here Wednesday noon for dinner at the cafe. If you are curious, ROMEO is an acronym for Retired Old Men Eating Out.
Dave Bauer and Will of Omaha, Neb., spent from Sunday to Wednesday here visiting Jim and Kris Srajer, Grant and Cole and Tillie Hein. They came to help Jim with wheat harvest.
Frank and Anna Mae Stika attended the funeral for Larry Albright Tuesday in Marion.
A number of Tampa people attended the funeral of Anne Steiner Tuesday at Pilsen. She spent much of her life on a farm west of here and some of her children and grandchildren still live in this area. They have the sympathy of the community.
Sunflower Senior Citizens enjoyed dinner at the cafe Tuesday noon. After dinner they went to the senior center, where Janet Herzet and Judi Burkett showed a video and talked to the group about preventing strokes. Then they had their business meeting and played card bingo. Others present were Jim and Mary Clemmer, Tom and Dee Duggan, Shirley Zaideman, Margaret Jirak, Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, Ruby Vinduska, Helen Costello, Martha Melcher, Tillie Hein, and Jane Vajnar
Gary and Carole Spohn, Ryan Spohn, Adam and Lauren, and Georgia Spohn gathered at Hope Tuesday. While the men worked in the harvest field, Carole and Georgia enjoyed playing with the children. Ryan and children were overnight guests of his parents.
Lorraine Havlik of Marion was a Sunday afternoon visitor of Reuben and Lucille Kerbs.
Edna Mueller, Linda Ihde, and Adeline Bernhardt attended fun night at the senior center in Ramona Sunday evening.
Deb Hall and Kaylee of Herington and Tom and Dee Duggan went to Osage Hills State Park near Bartlesville, Okla., Saturday for the second annual Potteiger family reunion. Darla Hall and Adam of Lee's Summit, Mo., and other relatives joined them there. On Saturday evening the Duggans, their daughters and grandchildren visited Ernie and Darlene Kite of Bartlesville. Other guests were Steve and Lisa Knoche-Kite of Edmond, Okla., and Dave, Kathy, and Abby Kite of Rogers, Ark. On Sunday morning the Duggans took Deb and Kaylee to the airport in Tulsa for a flight to Texas to visit friends. The Duggans were Sunday overnight guests of Ernie and Darlene Kite.
Greg Sklenar of Wichita was a weekend guest of his mother, Lois Sklenar.
Georgia Spohn visited Marguerite Goertz in Hillsboro Sunday afternoon.
Anna Mae Stika, Lisa Hanschu, and Anna and Kaitlyn Sly attended a birthday party for Trevin Sader Sunday afternoon at the home of Brian and Corey Sader in Salina.
Leona Kleiber and Adeline Bernhardt attended the open house at Park Home in Hillsboro Sunday afternoon.
Gary and Carole Spohn visited Ryan Spohn, Adam and Lauren in Manhattan Sunday afternoon.
More than 50 descendants of John, William, Gerhardt, and Fred Backhus gathered for a family reunion at the senior center. Those attending came from Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, and Nebraska, as well as Kansas. A potluck dinner was followed by a short meeting, introductions and visiting.
Reuben and Lucille Kerbs went to Abilene Saturday. Connie Thompson, Allison and Taylor joined them for dinner out.
Women enjoying supper out in Marion Friday evening were Adeline Bernhardt, Tillie Hein, Bonnie Crandall, Helen Costello, Leona Kleiber, Eleanor Herbel, and Lorene Kleiber. The group was celebrating Adeline Bernhardt's birthday.
Frank and Anna Mae Stika and Lisa Hanschu and James attended a dance recital in Herington Friday evening. Anna Weber was one of the dancers performing.
Rustyn Kerbs spent Friday morning with his grandparents, Reuben and Lucille Kerbs.
Andrea Kleiber spent the week of June 3-11 with her grandmother, Leona Kleiber.
Dee Duggan accompanied Lori Moldenhauer and Nikki to a dance recital in Herington Thursday evening. Dee's granddaughter, Kaylee Hall, and Lori's niece, Anna Weber, were among those performing. Tom Duggan attended the Friday evening performance.
Autumn Chisholm, Mildred Hamm, and Jane Vajnar were among the women attending a meeting of King's Daughters at the Durham Baptist church Thursday evening. Etta Rader and Autumn were hostesses. Kathy Jury gave a devotion, and Donna Diener led the lesson.
The Lutheran Women's Missionary League met June 7 in the Lutheran church fellowship hall with Phyllis Mueller as the hostess. Pastor Clark Davis led the topic, Joyce Medley gave a devotion, and Kathy Davis conducted the meeting. Others present were Edna Mueller, Betty Mueller, Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, and Edna Backhus.
Tom Duggan attended a coach pitch game at Herington June 7. His granddaughter, Kaylee Hall, was playing.
Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, and Tom and Dee Duggan were among the members of the Shady Ladies Red Hat Society and their spouses who enjoyed dinner out in Abilene June 7, followed by a matinee performance of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" at the Great Plains Theater.
June 1-7
If you have been appreciating the spring pictures painted on the windows along Main Street, thank a member of Tampa Triple T's 4-H Club. The scenes, painted by Chelsey Harmon of Durham, were funded by a donation from the club. This was not reported in this column earlier, because of a combination of faulty communication and faulty memory. Thank you, 4-Hers.
Donald and Carolyn Srajer of Omaha, Neb., arrived Friday to visit his mother, Tillie Hein. All spent the evening at the home of Jim and Kris Srajer, Grant and Cole to help Cole celebrate his seventh birthday. Additional guests were six of Cole's young friends, Max Svoboda, Cody Svoboda, Dylan Deines, Antone Vinduska, Garhett Pagenkopf, and Zach Barney. Donald and Carolyn stayed until Monday to spend time with Tillie and the Srajers.
Tom and Dee Duggan went to a swim meet Sunday in Topeka. Their grandson, Adam Hall of Lee's Summit, Mo., was one of the swimmers.
Frank and Anna Mae Stika were honored with a dinner and dance Saturday evening at Pilsen in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts were their children and grandchildren, Tom and Lori Moldenhauer and Nikki and Ronnie and Lisa Hanschu, James and Anna. The daughters and grandchildren presented a brief program consisting of music and shared memories of the honored couple. A large crowd of relatives and friends attended.
Leona Kleiber visited Edna Backhus Saturday afternoon.
Georgia Spohn visited Marguerite Goertz Saturday morning in Hillsboro.
Paul and Edna Backhus, Phyllis Mueller, and Rod Mueller attended Chingawassa Days Saturday in Marion.
Jim and Kris Srajer, Grant and Cole, Donald and Carolyn Srajer, and Zach Barney spent Saturday with Bill and Pam Fillmore of Cottonwood Falls.
Kaylee Hall of Herington was a Friday overnight guest of Tom and Dee Duggan.
Mary Ann Frantz was a Saturday morning visitor of Leona Kleiber.
Jane Vajnar attended a district meeting of Kansas Authors Club in Junction City Saturday morning. The group elected officers, who will take the reins after the state convention in the fall, and continued making plans for the convention. The speaker was Lora Reiter, author of "Anna Was One," a novel based on the life of her great-grandmother.
Martha Melcher and Tillie Hein attended the 50th wedding celebration for Frank and Anna Mae Stika Saturday evening in Pilsen.
Georgia Spohn met Lenora Graham of Florence Friday in Marion for dinner out.
K-State students listed on spring honor rolls
Thirteen students from Marion County were named to the spring honor rolls at Kansas State University, Manhattan.
They are Leann Spinden, Burns; Alexander Blecha, Kirsten Cederberg, Dustin Jost, Jennifer Walker, and Elise Matz, Hillsboro; Rebekah Taylor, Caitlin O'Dell, Alissa Vogel, and Whitney Wear, Marion; Max Unruh, Peabody; Amanda Kleiber, Ramona; and Zane Unrau, Goessel.
