July 2003 InCider Press, page 7

New member, my son Myron, has been a joy to his mother and me at all times. He learned early from his older sisters and brother what "no" meant. He has brought his family much happiness and caused no problems as a lad. However, as sons might do he pulled some things I didn't know about until he was older.

At the age of 10 he surprised his parents when he went to the Mercury paper office and got a job delivering papers. He made many lasting friends on his paper route. He became an Eagle Scout and earned a top award that was presented to him by Senator Robert Dole for saving the lives of a young couple whose boat capsized while they were on Tuttle Creek Lake.

Myron maintained good grades in school. He lettered in five sports in junior high and was a starter on the varsity in both football and basketball at MHS. He sang in Pops Choir. He was assistant manager at Ballard's Sporting Goods store for 10 years. He is now a letter carrier in Manhattan. He and his wife, Sue, have two daughters in college and a son, a 2003 senior at MHS. Myron has coached numerous soccer teams and has been active in school activities.

This may sound like a proud, happy father. You know what? It is!

Kent Erickson, Clay Center, is a doctor with the Clay Center Family Physicians.

Kent and his wife Kathryn have five children. Mark, 20, is a student at Hillsdale College in Michigan; he sings lead and plays piano. Kurt, 18 and a senior in high school, sings bass and plays piano. Lisa is 16 and a junior in high school. Greg, 14, is an eighth grader. The youngest child is Kate who is 8 and in third grade. You can understand why they are a very busy family.

Kathryn is a registered nurse but is not practicing currently. Kent is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical

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