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I do remember the Tamarack bush.  We had to go pick our switch.  It made you want to be good.  Believe it was good for us.

From The Elk County Citizen-Advance, October 5, 1994

Army Master Sgt. Carl L. Harrod has been decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal.

The medal is awarded for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement for service to the United States.

Harrod, a combat engineer senior sergeant, is the son of Kenneth and Ann Harrod of Severy.

He is a 1970 graduate of Howard High School.

Melba Hope May, 86, homemaker and retired dental assistant, died March 8, 2005.  Preceded in death by her husband Norman and sons, Karlton Mac and Johnnie.  Visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Hillside Funeral Home West; service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Bethany United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Main; graveside service 2:00 p.m. Greenwood Cemetery in Eureka, KS.  Survived by sons, Lynn of Maiden, NC, Tony of Emporia; daughter Jane Armagost of Wichita; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Bethany United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Main, Wichita, KS  67213  Hillside Funeral Home West. 943-2929
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 3/10/2005.

I checked the other items this man has for sale.  A few coins but mainly rocks from many different states.   Some look like road rock.  My kids, myself and grandkids have always enjoyed finding rocks with shells, bugs etc. in them.  Maybe since we are use to seeing these type of rocks, they are not unusal to us.  I don't think I would pay for them but have bought gold ore and pyrite in Colorado.

I have heard the baby rattlers have more venom that the larger ones.  Big or small it is still scary!

No date or author for following article from the Wichita Eagle Editorial Page.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years.

                                              " Elk County Morning"

   "The sounds of an awakening Elk County morning echo crisply through the still-damp summer air.  As warm jewels of light welcome the birth of a new day, minute droplets of moisture obediently disappear from slender blades of grass.

   Colorful valleys tucked in between the subtly rolling hills of Southeast Kansas already are stirring with activity.  Bushyy-tailed squirrels scamper from tree to tree.  Peeking out from burrows, rabbits can be seen surveying for greenery on which to nibble.  The flurried sounds of brightly-colored locusts can be heard as the insects leap and bound, blending into the variegated surroundings.  In the pasture, cattle graze freely, swishing their tails at flies and mooing occasionally. 

   The freedom and open beauty of this farm country are a credit to Kansas, a state too often regarded as being modest in scenery.  Residents and visitors to this area know better.  The open-air freshness of the land provides insight as to what it is to be at one with God and his creation.

   All too soon, the day melts away in the intense heat of mid-July.  The day that started out long has become all too short.

   As the sun embarks on its journey beneath the horizon, and intangible blanket spreads across the land, leaving a trail of darkness in its wake.  Sleep beckons to natures's weary creatures who unconsciously await another dawn.  With unhurried calmness, nature remains in abeyance until the hour of a new birth approaches, revealing a new and beautiful Elk County morning."

I have been lurking long enough!  I do believe the Lyster's property was southeast of the old highway to Severy on 99 before the turn east.  House burned, believe it was lightning.  Now they could have lived somewhere else too.  This was before they moved to Howard.