Winger History
Known for it’s dirt floors, what was the first dwelling Helen lived in on the family farm.
What is a sod house?
How Helen meet her husband.
What is a blind date?
The anticipated graduation gift from Grandma.
What is a T-Shirt Blanket?
Planted faithfully by Helen year after year, and sometimes confused for a ball by a little Cynthia.
What are tomatoes?
He made his debut in 1928, but this animated character became popular following “Steamboat Willie”and shorts like “The Band Concert” in 1935.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
A creek that ran through the Winger Farm in Stanton County.
What is Bear Creek?
This grain company shares the same last name as Helen’s best friend in college. What is it?
Who is Collingwood?
The 4H event judged by Helen for many, many years.
What is a style review?
The most dreaded pest in the garden, according to mom/Helen.
What are snakes?
It devastated the Great Plains of the US and let to John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath”.
What is the Dust Bowl?
Charlie Winger one time traveled to Wyoming to watch this event on television.
What is the World Series?
The degree that paved the way to work in Extension, 4-H and helping many, many kids learn to sew.
What is Home Economics?
Helen supported numerous musicals and programs by making or altering these.
What are costumes?
Built north of the house and traveled to daily for years, until it’s demise in 2022(ish).
What is the greenhouse?
The famous board game purchased by the Parker Brothers became wildly popular when released in 1935 (and it is still played to this day).
What is Monopoly?
Now a Marriott, what was the name of the historic Kansas City hotel where Grandpa Charlie Winger stayed when hauling cattle by train to market at the stockyards.
What is the Muehlebach Hotel?
It was considered a “handicap” in the 1950’s when applying for jobs.
What is being left-handed?
What is hated the most when learning to sew!
The newest addition to the garden that promotes NO BENDING!
What is a horse tank/raised garden bed?
It featured July Garland singing, “Over the Rainbow”, and was release as a movie in technicolor in 1939.
What is The Wizard of Oz?
Known as the main attraction, what was in the Weidner family’s basement in Haskell County. (Hint: sometimes the case in the Dale basement too!)
What is a pool table?
Anthony Lake in Kansas may be known for fish, but is also known for this significant event.
Where did Bill propose to Helenb, and she said YES!?
Where Helen was interning when Bill proposed.
What is the extension office in Harper County?
Grandpa Winger was known for raising this fruit that had people traveling for miles to get before sitting to “jaw” with him.
What is watermelon?
She was the star of the show, being born in Kansas on May 29, 1930.
Who is Helen May Winger?