Ellsworth Independent-Reporter

'Mother' Bickerdyke
Mary Ann “Mother" Bickerdyke, a Civil War nurse with connections to Ellsworth, is one of 24 finalists in the 8 Wonders of Kansas People, a project of the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation.

Saturday Sep. 11

Give It Up!
09:00 AM
Ellsworth's United Methodist Church
Donations of wheelchairs, bicycles, wood remnants and other items will be accepted for the benefit of the Spiritual Life Center at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility.

Monday Sep. 13

Ellsworth County Medical Center Auxiliary
10:00 AM
Center's administrative conference room
Members will talk about plans for the organization's annual spaghetti supper.

Tuesday Sep. 14

Public Hearing
5:30 PM
Ellsworth City Hall
The Ellsworth Planning Commission opens the draft proposal of the city's new comprehensive plan to the public for comment. Copies available for review before the meeting at Ellsworth City Hall.

Saturday Sep. 18

Mosaic's 25th anniversary celebration
5:00 PM
Mosaic parking lot, 124 W. Third St., Ellsworth
Food, games, entertainment by Dave Pickering, the "one-man band"

Leah Rhyan Warta
Last Updated: March 02, 2010

Matt Warta and Stacy Sheldon, both of Lyons, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Leah Rhyan Warta.

Leah was born at 8:13 a.m. Jan. 18, 2010, at Salina Regional Health Center. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 ozs. and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Flint and Connie Warta of Ellsworth, Cindy Jones of Liberal, and Jerry Sheldon of Lyons.

Great-grandparents are Johnnie and Albertha Adam of Salina, Naomi Warta of Mountain Home, Ark., the late Frank Warta who lived at Mountain Home, Vern and Saundra Gustus of Fowler, and Mickey Sheldon of Plains.