Paul Shelitetitle> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFBB"> <table border=1> <center><B> Paul Shelite</center><p> <pre> I was born in Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital on June 8, 1956, the third daughter of Jim and Beulah (Mills) Harbaugh. I grew up on a farm 25 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge. I especially remember going with Dad to feed when sisters, Brenda and Debra, were in school and Mom was at home taking care of little brother, Casey. I sat on my knees in the seat and quided the pickup, while Dad threw hay off to the cattle. My first grade teacher at Julian school, 1 1/2 miles north of our house, was Mrs. Grace White. My sisters and I walked to school when it was nice, taking a sack lunch or soup to heat at school. There were only six children in school that year. As many other country schools were closed, ours did, too. In 1963, at the end of my First Grade year. I then attended Hardtner PUblic School and was active in Pep Club, band, music, track, and basketball. In October, 1968, I joined the International Order of Rainbow at Kiowa and was a very active member for six years. Then I received majority. I spent my senior year at MLHS, graduating in 1974. During the summer months of high school, I helped my parents with harvest. I attended Ft. Hays State for one year, then worked in Hays for 1 1/2 years. I moved to Pratt and worked for six months for Dr. Dave Johnston as a Dental Assistant. I also worked as a part-time truck driver for Paul Shelite. Paul was born on April 7, 1955, at Hardtner, the only son and third child of Rea L. and Phyllis (Simpson) Shelite. He has lived in Medicine Lodge all his life, active in Boy Schouts from ages 8 to 16 and active in basketball, football, track, band, and music in junior high through high school. During his junior year at MLHS, he was chosen for Show Choir. Paul attended Dodge City Community College on a basketball scholarship, and during his sophomore year was chosen to appear in Who's Who in American Jr. Colleges. He graduated in 1976 with an Associate of Applied Science degree. For a while Paul did custom cutting around Pratt, when he hired me as a driver. He started to work for Tom Bedwell in November, 1976, as a ranch hand. He also helps at Medicine Lodge Sales Co. on Fridays. We now live on the Bedwell ranch, 5 miles west of Medicine Lodge (in the old Wright house, as people know it). I work for Ivol Howard at Howard's Food Store. Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas, pg. 411 Submitted by: Shirley Shelite. <p> </pre> <p> <center> <TABLE BORDER> <CAPTION>RETURN TO </CAPTION> <TR> <TH><a href="http://www.kansastowns.us/medicinelodge.html">Medicine Lodge</TH> <TH><a href="http://www.barbercounty.net">Barber County</TH> <TH><a href="http://www.kansasheritage.org/families/">Kansas Family Histories</TH> <TH><a href="http://www.kansashistory.us/">Kansas History</TH></TR> </TABLE> </center>