Fall Meeting: Sept. 27, 2008
District 6 and District 7 held a joint meeting at the Convention site --
Dodge House Hotel & Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. All members from both districts were invited. As convention hosts, theyl discussed details of the 2008 KAC Convention, held October 3, 4, & 5, 2008. 10/5/2008
Member News:
Sept. Member News: Doris Schroeder
Jun. Member News: Eunice Boeve
May Member News: Doris Schroeder
Mar. Member News: Eunice Boeve
District 6, Bragging on:
Eunice Boeve,
District 6,
Phillipsburg, has four middle grade novels in print,
Trapped!,
The Summer of the Crow,
A Window to the World, and
Maggie Rose and Sass.
The Summer of the Crow was a
J. Donald Coffin Memorial Award winner and
Maggie Rose and Sass is a
2006 Kansas Notable Book. Eunice has had articles published in the
Montana magazine and has an ongoing Kid's Time Travel Story in recent quarterly issues of
Kansas Traveler. She has an adult western novel due in Fall, 2008.
2/17/2008
2008 Spring Writing Contest Winners:
| Poetry Division |
|
Poetry, Theme
|
1st
2nd |
“Where the Old West Meets the New” by Grace Bell
“My Love Goes West” by Luanne French |
| Poetry, Rhymed |
1st
2nd
HM1
HM2 |
“Do Over” by Audrey Collins
“Easter Is” by Audrey Collins
“A Prayer for Healing” by Audrey Collins
“Poetic Injustice” by Kay Towle |
| Poetry, Narrative |
1st
|
“Abduction” by Kay Towle |
| Poetry, Free Verse |
1st |
“Love and Death” by Steve Sassman |
| Poetry, Whimsy |
1st
2nd
HM1
HM2
HM3 |
“A Dirty Deed” by Kay Towle
“Smooth Finish” by Kay Towle
“Don’t Call Me ‘Muzz’” by Anne Mart
“Out West” by Steve Sassman
“Dolly’s Debut” by Kay Towle |
| Prose Division |
| Prose, Theme |
1st
2nd |
“Devotion” by Dolores Baker
“Go West and Go Wild with Words” by Doris Schroeder |
| Prose, Memoir |
|
1st
2nd
3rd
HM |
“Mama’s Teapot” by Colleen Herron
“Cat in the Box” by Grace Bell
“A Bit of Philosophy” by Audrey Collins
“How Could an Angel Break My Heart?” by Leslie Ann Gentry |
| Prose, Feature Article |
1st |
“Solution to Clutter” by Arleen Whittaker |
| Prose, Children’s Stories |
1st
2nd
HM |
“Ricky, the Rescued Rabbit” by Arleen Whittaker
“The Making of a Triathlon Duck” by Kay Towle
“Candid Cat” by Anne Mart |
| Prose, Adult Short Stories |
1st
2nd
3rd
HM |
“Brian’s Hospital Experience” by Luanne French
“Cat Astrophe” by Anne Mart
“Good Luck for Lucas” by Luanne French
“A Good Deal of Money” by Arleen Whittaker |
Spring Meeting: April 26, 2008
Meeting was at Classic Inn, 1 S Patton Rd Great Bend, KS 67530, (620) 792-3100
Registration began at 9:45 am; Meeting began at 10:00 am.
A buffet lunch was available at the Inn between meeting and program.
District 6 Officers, 2007-2008:
President, Teresa Fink
Vice-President, Lloyd Ballhagen
Secretary, Dolores Baker
Treasurer, Arlene Whittaker
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