2A bird city times Thursday, November 25, 2010 Casey’s Comments Bulletin Board Birthday cards Retirement party The Cheyenne County Hospital Cheyenne County Wildlife By Casey McCormick “dressings.” For the real part Roberta Linin has a Nov. 23 A retirement party will be Guild will meet at 2 p.m. on will need to close the pistol and [email protected] will be having our loved ones birthday. She will be 91 years held for Joan Gienger, district Monday, Dec. 6, at the senior rifle range until further notice. I don’t know who exactly is to together to count our blessings. old. Her address is 6203 W. 146, conservationist, from 2 to 4:30 citizen center. The program will be Pipeline construction behind the blame for Thanksgiving getting Hope your Thanksgiving isn’t Street, Overland Park, KS 66223, p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at the the High School Choir Christmas burm is underway. Sorry for the forgotten. Is it the retail giants lost between the other holidays! in care Shelly Beese. Her phone United States Department of Send-Off. Hostesses are Eileen inconvenience. that replace Halloween candy Casey’s Bread Stuffing number is 785-462-6000 Agriculture Service Center on Nolan, Donna Northrup and Peace of Mind AA with Christmas items? Or is it 2 cups finely chopped celery 92nd birthday west U.S. 36, St. Francis. Annette Erskin. Peace of Mind AA will met at the shoppers whose zeal to get 1 cup chopped onion Veda Burkholder will turn 92 Pantry changes coordinators Veterans Affairs the St. Francis Public Library at 7 a head-start that have fueled this 1/2 cup chopped parsley (or on Nov. 24. Veda plans on driving Candi Douthit and Carol Jody Tubbs, of the Kansas p.m. on Tuesdays. Contact Kris D. situation? 1/4 cup dried parsley) herself to Benkelman to celebrate. Gamblin have taken over the Commission on Veterans’ Affairs, at (785) 332-4410 or (785) 772- It’s not like the Grinch can be 1 cup butter Send cards to her at: 506 Rich Food Pantry operation. Those will be in St. Francis at 10:30 a.m. 5090. held accountable for this theft, 2 teaspoons sage or poultry Avenue, Bird City, KS. 67731. needing help with food supplies on Thursday, Dec. 2, at the county Narcotics Anonymous but somewhere along the way seasoning Eight-Man Football State or would like a Christmas basket, clerk’s office. People may also Narcotics Anonymous meetings this most special of holidays has 1/2 teaspoon of salt Championships call Mrs. Douthit at 332-0068 or contact the Veteran’s Affairs office are held at 104 W Webster/ lost some of its importance. But 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Smoky Hills Public Television’s Mrs. Gamblin, 332-4854. Janet in Colby any Monday, Wednesday Methodist Education Building not with us. 2 packages of dried bread award-winning Scoreboard Show Jensen has been the coordinator or Friday at (785) 462-3572. on Sunday nights at 8 p.m. and Our tradition the last couple of cubes (one seasoned) will broadcast the Kansas High for the last four years and said she Holiday Community Chorus Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. years has been getting the clan 2 cans of chicken broth School Association’s 2010 8-man appreciated the generous support Rehearsals for the Holiday Contact (785) 342-0028. together in Kansas City. However 2 cans of oysters (optional) Football State Championships given to the Pantry. Community Chorus will take Northwest Kansas we’ll stay close to home this In a saucepan cook celery, Nov. 24 and 25. Hospital Board place every Sunday from 1:30 Family Shelter week and visit Grandma and onion and parsley in butter till The Division II game between The next meeting of the board to 3 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Northwest Kansas Family Grandpa Bucholtz instead. tender but not brown; remove Otis-Bison and Bailyville will has been changed from Thursday, Church. Performances are Shelter provides 24-hour-7day- The gathering may not be as from heat and stir in sage, salt be broadcast Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, to Tuesday, Nov. 23. scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 12, a-week service to victims of folksy as the Norman Rockwell and pepper. Place bread cubes Thursday, Nov. 25 at 8:00 p.m. Meeting time is 3 p.m. in the at the Yuletide Festival at the St. domestic violence and sexual painting of the Thanksgiving in a large mixing bowl and add The games were taped live basement room at the St. Francis Francis Community High School; assault. Weekly support groups feast, but nothing will be lacking. vegetable mixture. After mixing Saturday, Nov. 20 from Fischer Clinic. Saturday, Dec. 18, at Salem are available for women and Margaret will provide the turkey, ingredients, gently mix in oysters Field in Newton. Fair board Lutheran Church and Sunday, Dec. children within the northwest ham loaf, mashed taters and if using. Pour into a lightly County Christmas The December meeting of the 19, at Peace Lutheran Church, this Kansas area. For information or in gravy, Doug and Marla will bring greased roasting pan and cover celebration fair board is on Thursday, Dec. 3. one will benefit the food pantry. need of assistance, please call the pies and sweet potatoes and we with chicken broth (for moist The annual Country Christmas City Council For more information call Neala toll-free number 1-800-794-4624. will bring the cherry cheesecake dressing add more, dry dressing celebration, sponsored by Center The St. Francis City Council at (785) 332-8996. and dressing. The stuffing is my use less.) Cover with foil or lid Church Association, will be held will meet on Monday, Dec. 12. Video cameras needed Addition in the Bird City Senior Center Board of Education The St. Francis Camera Honorary pall bearers for Harold specialty as two types are made, and bake at 375 degrees for 20 Connett were Dick Brock, Bob one without oysters. to 30 minutes. on Friday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. Soup The St. Francis Board of Committee needs one or more and beverage provided. Bring Education will meet at 7 p.m. on video cameras to record meetings. Armstrong, Walter Douthit, Matt But the food and football Martin, Dave Flemming, Larry on the TV are only additional sandwiches or finger foods, and a Thursday, Dec.9 Contact The Saint Francis Herald. story, poem or reading to share. Hospital Guild Safety notice Flemming and Brad Waters. Club Clip

McDonald Town and Country Garden Club The McDonald Town and Iowa and they will miss her as a Country Garden Club met on member of the club. Wednesday, Nov. 10, with Kay Miller will go to the nine members and three guests Cheylin School and visit the present. Guests were Linda fourth grade and ask them to Carroll, Bud Frisbie and Laddie participate in the Smokey Bear Kacirek. poster contest. Margie Hubbard opened the The December meeting will be meeting and asked Betty Knapp changed to the third Wednesday to offer up the prayer. Roll as there is a conflict with the call was “My Favorite Native Cheylin Christmas dinner on the Plant.” Although there were second Wednesday. Everyone many different answers, the is to bring four dozen cookies most popular native plant is the to pack for the shut-ins in the sunflower. community. Some one said Mrs. Reports were given. The Santa Claus will be present at Nominating Committee was the meeting. comprised of Betty Knapp and Diane Montgomery gave a very Ratha Lea Loker. Betty Knapp interesting lesson “Wildings, gave the report on new officers. Their Habits and Use.” She She said all present officers had talked about native plants that consented to stay on. Officers for are present in Kansas and in this 2011 will be Margie Hubbard, community. president; Joan Tongish, vice For her arrangement, “Autumn president; Kay Miller, secretary, Beauty” Margie had used the and Marlene Johnson, treasurer. most beautiful foliage from the Correspondence was read from Kale plant. The green and white Joan Harper in Manhattan and was very striking. SEVENTEEN SENIORS were at the Senior Center on Nov. 8 to celebrate the November birthdays. Only three birthday from Wilda Werner of Atwood. Co-hostesses were Margie celebrants were there with cakes: John Kamla, Phyllis Wright and Bev Higgins. Other birthdays recognized were: Ben Members were advised that Betty Hubbard and Vera Kacirek. Binning will soon be moving to Andrist, LaVaughn Cemensky, Donna Jensen, Sam Beeson, Jean Johnson, Lonnie Willis and Roberta Linin.

School Menu Movie Review Nov. 29 – Dec. 2 potatoes/gravy and roll. Megamind actually defeats him in the throes Subject to change Wednesday SHOWTIME: 7:30 p.m. 1 hr. 36 min. Monday Breakfast: Scones. Megamind is the most brilliant of one of his botched evil plans. Breakfast: Pizza or ham and Lunch: Hamburger with super-villain the world has ever Suddenly, the fate of Metro City cheese squares. macaroni and cheese roll. known... and the least successful. is threatened when a new villain Megamind Lunch: Quesadillas and rice. Thursday Over the years, he has tried to arrives and chaos runs rampant, PG for action Tuesday Breakfast: Scrambled eggs. conquer Metro City in every leaving everyone to wonder: Nov. 26, 27 & 28 and some language. imaginable way -- Each attempt, Can the world’s biggest “mind” Breakfast: Sausage gravy and Lunch: Ham sandwich, dessert. Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, biscuit. a colossal failure thanks to the actually be the one to save the Jonah Hill, David Cross Action/Adventure, Comedy Lunch: Beef nuggets, mashed caped superhero known as “Metro day? and Animation Man,” until the day Megamind St. Francis, KS Cheyenne Theater 785-332-2747 2010 Hesston National Finals Rodeo Children 12 & Under: $3 All Others: $5 The Bird City Times Buckles are in at Yost Farm Supply! (USPS 056-720) Serving the communities of Bird City and McDonald cHeyeNNe cOUNty Casey McCormick, Editor 210 W. 1st • St. Francis, KS Norma Martinez, Co-Editor Postmaster: Send address HOsPitAL 785-332-2104 Karen Krien - Publisher correction to P.O. Box 220 Bird City, Kansas 67731-0220 Shawn C. McCormick - Adv. Mgr. Periodicals postage paid at Bird City, Kansas 67731-0220 Offi cial City Newspaper Phone (785) 734-7031 Published Weekly By Fax (785) 332-3001 Nor’West Newspapers, Or Phone (785) 332-3162 Incorporated 2010 Buckle Series E-Mail [email protected] Bird City, KS 67731 Published every Thursday $33 per year in Cheyenne YOST FARM and surrounding counties; other in-state $36 and all out-of-state YFS subscriptions, $40 SUPPLY (strictly in advance). E. Hwy 36 • St. Francis • 785-332-3351 The Cheyenne County Clinic will be closed Check your YostBeltBuckles.indd 1 11/22/10 11:38:56 AM Thursday, November 25 renewal dates Current Rates and Friday, November 26th. See American Profile magazine in this week’s issue of The Clinic will be open The Bird City Times Area - $38 KS - $42 "Your sponsorship Saturday for walk-ins Out-of-State - $48 (available in local area only) could be right here. 9:00 to 12:00. Brought to you by Bird City Times For more information contact: Area - $33 KS - $36 The Times Out-of-State - $40 Casey at 785-332-3162

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