8A THE OBERLIN HERALD Wednesday, July 12, 2006

THE OBERLIN HERALD —

People in Our CommunityMary Lou Olson, society editor mlolson@nwkansas.com

Pat Dorshorst, high school vol-leyball coach, and several teammembers spent Friday and Saturdayattending volleyball camp at themiddle and high schools in Valen-tine, Neb. Those participating wereStephanie Bruggeman, AdrianPauls, Ashli Samson, Kira Meitl,Jessica Fredrickson, Brandi Diede-rich, and Mary Olson, freshmen;Cherish Manning, Desiree Shields,Jordan McHugh, and HeatherPloussard, sophomores; LeAnnaSheaffer and Jennifer Ploussard,juniors; and seniors Tricia Dors-horst, Sarah Murray, Heather Will-iams, Emmie Pauls, and WhitneeAshley. Tina Williams, Dori Pauls,Mrs. Dorshorst and Sandy Rushwere drivers, and Miki Dorshorstalso accompanied. Tina Williamshelped coach the sophomores andLydia Karnopp, the freshmen.

Lairy and Beth Goltl returnedhome last Tuesday after visitingsince Friday with their son and fam-ily, Scott and Deb Goltl, Molly,Matthew and Nathan in Witchita.

Adam Overmiller of Oberlin wasnamed to the President’s List (3.9 orgreater on a 4.0 scale grade pointaverage) for the spring semester atMcCook Community College.Those included on the Dean’s List(3.5 to 3.89) for the spring semesterwere Lisa Daffer, Danbury; andBrett and Daron Chambers, Mc-Cook, but formerly of Herndon.

—Elect Marcia Lohoefener 1stDist. Commissioner. adv. MarciaLohoefener, treas. 28-30

Zayne and Taylor Goddbout of

Topeka are spending a week visit-ing their grandparents, Wayne andPhyllis Zwickle and Amy.

Visiting over the weekend withtheir grandmother and aunt, Ila Rayand Vicky Ray, were Michael andTaryn Manning of Littleton, Colo.

Ray Kriegbaum and wife, LoriGaskill, and son, Max, of Denver,were recent visitors of her parents,Bob and Kay Gaskill. Other house-guests were Bryson and SeannaMetcalf of Colby. Joining them onSunday, July 2, were Shad and JodyMetcalf, Colby; and Guy Gaskill, ofWinona.

Louise Pollnow is recuperatingsatisfactorily at home after undergo-ing surgery at Hays Medical Centerin Hays.

Winning highs in pinochle atGolden Age Center the past weekwere Doris Gilbert, Wilma May,Ivis Hanson, Merle Shirley, FloydEdgett, Henry Edgett and DewaineStapp. Lows went to Ivis Hanson,Floyd Edgett, Aleen Van Vleet,Donna Kent, Dewaine Stapp, Hel-ena Bruggeman and Merle Shirley.Bridge winners were Ila Ray andJudy Shirley.

Elmer and Margaret Waterman,Bonaire, Ga., will arrive in Oberlinon July 21. A potluck supper isplanned at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July22, at St. John’s Lutheran churchbasement and those who would liketo see them are welcome to attend.

—Carnival volunteers neededAug. 8-12. Call 475-3351 or stop

by Ray Jewelry.

The Rev. Doug and Sara Hastyand Melissa returned home Fridayfrom Aurora, Ill., where they visitedMrs. Hasty’s mother, PatriciaBoyles. En route they visited herbrother, Dave and Gail Babson andKelsey, in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Kenny Black and Jobey, andBrian Simonsson, Breck andNathan were houseguests at the DanHess home in Salina, while all themen attended the U.S. Open GolfTournament in Hutchinson. Seestory on the sports page for otherswho attended from Oberlin.

Evelyn Meitl has moved to Ober-lin from Leoville and her address is404 N. Martin, Oberlin, Kan.,67749.

Recent guests at the home ofHerschel and Jody Betts to help withharvest were their daughter, SusanMcMonagle and her son, Wes, ofPoway, Calif. They were joinedover the week of the Fourth of Julyby Gene and Jan Betts, Michael andMary Kate of Leawood.

Dolores Depperschmidt hasmoved to Oberlin from Dresden andis making her home at Sappa ValleyManor, 203 N. Elk, Apt. 17, Ober-lin, Kan., 67749.

Among area students who werenamed to the spring 2006 honor rollat the University of Kansas wereSerina Heikes, liberal arts junior,and Brianna May, liberal arts senior,Oberlin; Casey Morris, engineeringsenior, Hoxie; and Kristin Wark,liberal arts sophomore, Rexford.

Greg Unger of Oberlin has beennamed diesel technology instructorat Northwest Kansas Technical Col-lege in Goodland.

A Barton County CommunityCollege graduate, he comes to thecollege with 14 years of experienceat John Deere dealerships. He

worked at Southwest Implement atOberlin and McCook for 10 years.He graduated from Decatur Com-munity High School in 1988 and isa volunteer fireman.

Mr. Unger, his wife Jennifer andson Mitchell will move to Goodlandthis summer. Mrs. Unger will con-

Man named instructor at college

Greg Unger

tinue workingfor NorthwestKansas Educa-tional ServiceCenter. His par-ents are Evanand SherylUnger.

Becky Ayers of Oberlin has beenhired as a membership specialist forthe West District of SunflowerCouncil.

Mrs. Ayers will work with volun-teers and members of Girl Scoutsthroughout Cheyenne, Decatur,Gove, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman,Thomas and Wallace counties inKansas.

She has been a teacher for the past

22 years, teaching in the Oberlin,Jennings and Rexford school dis-tricts. She is presently director ofKid’s First Preschool and After-school Program, which she will con-tinue along with her duties with GirlScouts.

Age levels in the Girl Scout pro-gram include: Daisy, Brownie, Jun-ior, Cadette and Senior.

Anyone wishing to volunteer to

help with GirlScout troops inOberlin or sur-rounding com-munities in theWest District isasked to callMrs. Ayers at(785) 259-6743or (785) 475-3311.

Woman named Girl Scout specialist

Becky Ayers

A ladies self-defense class will beheld from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday,July 25, in the upstairs meetingsrooms at The Gateway in Oberlin.

The class will be presented by theKansas Highway Patrol training of-

ficers from Salina and will include:basic self-defense, personal safety,scenario training and hands-ontraining. Women of all ages are en-couraged to attend.

It is sponsored by Decatur CountyFarm Bureau. Rides will be pro-vided for the elderly in Oberlin whoprefer not to drive in the evening.

Ladies self-defense class setFor details or to enroll by July 21,call Dianne at (785) 475-2238.

Cat on the loose

Father Henry Saw Lone has beenappointed by Bishop Paul Coakleyas pastor at Sacred HeartCatholic churches in Ober-lin and Selden and Im-maculate ConceptionChurch in Leoville.

Father Henry is fromBurma, now called Myan-mar. He said he was or-dained in Myanmar onMarch 20, 1994, and hisyears as a priest have beenenjoyable, productive and satisfy-ing.

For the past three years, he hasbeen serving as parochial vicar at

Sacred Heart Cathedral inSalina. During that time,he said, he has been study-ing and preparing to servein the diocese.

“Being in Kansas andthe United States has beena big adjustment for me,”said Father Lone, “but Ifeel I have made progressin understanding the cus-

toms and ways of this country. How-ever, there are many more yet to

learn.”He holds a Bachelor of Arts in

psychology from the University ofRangoon and Licentiate of Philoso-phy from the Pontifical UrbanianaUniversity of Rome.

He said that in his leisure time heenjoys playing tennis, reading, writ-ing and music.

Parishioners in Selden and Leo-ville may also contact ArvillaJuenemann, who is pastoral admin-istrator for those parishes, he said.

New priest heads area churches

Father Henry

Home TimeBy Tranda Watts

Multi-county Extension Agent

When tropical summer fruits ar-rive in the grocery, consumers oftenhave questions. Here is a little infor-mation about the papaya often seenduring the summer.

Papaya is a tropical fruit that datesback to the early 1500s. While manybelieve the papaya plant is a tree, itis actually a large herb. It can growto as much as 30 feet tall.

The melon-like fruit can rangefrom 6 to 20 inches long, 4 to 8inches thick, and may weigh up to20 pounds. The flesh has a canta-loupe-like flavor and the seeds areblack with a peppery flavor. Today,papaya is grown in Hawaii, tropicalAfrica, the Philippines, India,Ceylon, Malaya and Australia.

Ripe papayas are most commonlyeaten fresh, peeled, seeded, cut inwedges and served with a half orquarter of lime or lemon. Seeds are

edible but generally not eaten. Theflesh is often cubed or shaped intoballs and served in fruit salad or fruitcups. Firm, ripe papaya may be sea-soned and baked as a vegetable.

Papaya juice and nectar may beprepared from peeled or unpeeledfruit and sold fresh in bottles, or itmay be canned. In Hawaii, papayasare reduced to puree with sugaradded to retard gelling. The puree isfrozen for later use, whether there or

on the mainland, in fruit juice or formaking jam.

Tranda Watts is Kansas StateUniversity extension specialist infood, nutrition, health and safety forDecatur, Gove, Norton, Sheridan,and Trego counties. Call her at 785-443-3663 or e-mail twatts@o-znet.ksu.edu. For more information,contact the county extension office,475-8121.

Papayas are good choice for summer

Thank You! A special Acknowlegement and Thank You to the

following businesses and individuals who graciouslydonated and supported the Military Appreciation Reception.

Oakley Country ClubKansas Quick LubeBankWestKathy BrittonCharlie & Phyllis BlissHerb & Brenda MattsonColby Community CollegeCreative Memories/Julie MaurathSgt. FrecksParty HouseBarton ConcretePalace DrugSignature Homestyles/Megan QuenzerFotogirl

Town & Country Salon/Nyla DomschMel’s Motor - OakleyPersonal TouchJackie FinleyNew Frontiers - OakleyUltimate Fertilizer - OberlinCo-Ag OakleyPioneer Inc. - OakleyBandy EnterprisesColby ImplementJane JohnsonFarmers & Merchants BankFarm BureauSomeplace SpecialNorthwest VacuumWal-MartLeroy’s PrintingAlberta Cameron

Christy GuyThe Dance CenterFarm CreditWestern Sprinklers

All who were able to attend the event to honor the military personnel,we offer our gratitude and to everyone who so generously gave of

their time to make this evening happen, we also Thank You! - Members of the Northwest Kansas Military Readiness Group -

The Tripple Creek Riders willsponsor an open horse show on Sat-urday at the arena at the south endof the fairgrounds in Oberlin. Reg-istration begins at 8 a.m. with theshow scheduled for 9 a.m.

Age divisions are 10 and under,11-17, and 18 and up. Entry fee is $5for each event, $35 for a family allday, or $20 single all day. High pointawards will be given in each age di-vision.

Names will be put in for drawingswhen contestants sign up for anevent. There will be a concessionstand at the arena.

For details, call Tina Meitl at(785) 386-4548.

Open horse show set at fairgrounds

GETTING THE ATTENTION of passersby at the corner of E. North Street and N.York Avenue has been this stuffed bobcat, owned by Jim Soderlund. To make thingsmore interesting, Mr. Soderlund has been moving the animal to different locations inthe family yard or on the rooftop. —Herald photo by Jim Merriott

InternetTonight!

475-2206

Trianing for new Client Assess-ment, Referral and Evaluation(CARE) assessors in northwestSKansas will be held on Thursday,July 27, at the First PresbyterianChurch , 2900 Hall Street, in Hays.

Registration will begin at 8:30a.m. and the training will concludeat 4 p.m.

Anyone seeking nursing facilityplacement must have this assess-ment, as required by Kansas law.The Kansas Department on Aging,in cooperation with the Area Agen-cies on Aging, provide the assess-ment services which must be con-ducted by a qualified CARE asses-sor.

For details or to register call DickBrown at (800) 32-7422 or (785)625-2037.

Assessortrainingplanned