News

- Ralph B. Bilson, Sr. Interview,

Subject To Change

Hamilton USD 390 Schools have released the first semester honor rolls. To be named on the high honor roll, students must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher with no grade below a “B.” Those students named to the regular honor roll have received a 3.0 GPA with no grade below a “C.” An (*) denotes all “As.”

The ECK Model T Ford Club meets the second Thursday of the month. The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, in the conference room of the Burlington Library. The Library is located on Highway 75 in Burlington. Lasagna will be served as the main entrée and drinks will be provided. Please bring a side dish to share with the meal which will be eaten before the meeting.

Lady Tornado senior Lyndsey Escareno went 3-0 on Saturday, Jan. 27, to place first at the Titan Invitational, at Wichita South, and earned her 100th career win. She currently has a 100-23 overall record and is currently ranked fourth in the 140-pound weight class by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association. Escareno is the first lady Tornado to reach the milestone. Of the 100 wins, Escareno claimed 87 by fall.

The Fancy Mustangs 4-H Club held their monthly meeting on Dec. 28. A joint meeting will be held with the Harmony Sunflowers and the date is to be determined.

As in the past, the Eureka Knights of Columbus Chapter No. 7291, held their annual “Tootsie Roll” sales promotion to secure funds to support other community projects. Last week, local Knights of Columbus members presented two checks to area schools. On Thursday, Grand Knight Brook Mitchell and Kurt Seiter presented a check, in the amount of $237.08, to Hamilton USD 390 Superintendent Mike Ronen and Principal Stephanie Nelson. On Friday, Mitchell presented a check, totaling $301.72, to Scott Hoyt, Superintendent of USD 389 Eureka, for the Special Education Program.

The family and friends of Lois French are requesting a card shower and best wishes in honor of her 99th birthday on Jan. 30.

The bi-monthly meeting of the Greenwood County 4-H Council was held on Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. via Zoom due to the extremely cold temperatures with 11 members, five leaders, one agent and one program assistant in attendance.