Staplehurst

We took the Bus on the "Joy Ride to Staplehurst" this afternoon. This view was reminiscent of where I hit one of my last Home Runs. The ball diamond looks very much like it did back in those days but a house has been built in the left field area beyond where I hit the ball. The Bar was the last business to close. The grain elevator is still open but nothing on the mainstreet except the Post Office. There isn't even a gas station. It makes one wonder about some of the other small towns in the County. Tamora has already reached this stage. Houses have been kept up pretty well in general, but it appears that the maintenance level is declining. There are still some very nice homes there and some interesting smaller ones.

The Lutheran Parochial Grade school with enrollment of some 60 students appears to be the most thriving activity in the town. The school is affiliated with the Marysville Church a few miles west of town. Over the years, there have been many prominent people from Staplehurst,  but I question of  their future can match their past.