Scott County Historical School Project

Scott County Historical School Project School District #16-Epler School Restoration Project

MANY THANKS to ALL the wonderful people and groups who have donated towards the School project!! We're getting ready to ...
01/28/2026

MANY THANKS to ALL the wonderful people and groups who have donated towards the School project!! We're getting ready to order the sign and want to make sure we have EVERYONE listed who has donated!~ Please check this over and if you don't see your name and you donated, PLEASE let me know ASAP! Deb@ 620-874-2028

Vince & Patty Strickler
Donald Grumbein Estate
Dean Ryan
Scott City Sales Tax Committee
All School Reunion and Alumni
Scott City Tourism & Travel
Jim Rodenbeek
Mariah Fund of Dodge City
City of Scott City
Ed Opatril
Duane & Marilyn Ramsey
Scott County Historical Society
Stacy Hoeme Family
Marvel Hopkins
Western Kansas Grant Foundation
Scott Community Foundation
In Memory of Jean Rector Krebs & family
Paul & Lee Ann Cramer
Family of Glen & Helen Ryan
Shorty & Deb Lawrence
Vic Williams
Dorothy Hutchins
Wilkens family
Ruth Dunn
Darrell & Celia Fouser
Betty Ann Kough
Kenneth & Carol Trout
Lila Carson
Dan & Barbara Hutchins
Chris & Amanda Everett & family
Howard & Stephanie Fisher
Steve and Florence Kough
Doug & Denise Dreiling
Ty Rowton
Brian Rowton
Dakota Lawrence
Rick & Lori Krause
Jeanne Young
Jerry & Cynthia Gayle Herrman
Jason & Linda Carson Dunagan
Fran Work
Jerome & Suzanne Wauthier
Darrel & Marilyn Miller
Randy & Carrie Wolfe
Rod & Liz McCleary
Charlene Hughes
Betty Ann Hughes
Jerry & Celia Action
Kenneth & Sherri Baker
Forrest & Gloria Gough
Suzanne Ryan-Numerich
Keri Bonville
Marianne Meredith
Curtis Perez

Friends who have donated labor, materials or labors of love include:

Roland Jenkins
Roy Kirk
Rod at MTM
Mike Hudson at Spencer Pest Control
Ray Griswold
Lyons Club members
Chad & Suzanne Griffith
Keystone Gallery
Reed Frohlich
Faurot Electric
Vince & Patti Strickler
Marie Peterson & family
Dan Sheley
Ann Lampe
Kenny and Carol Trout
Dean Ryan
Jan Huck
Jim Collins
Shorty Lawrence
Chambless Roofing
Ed & Joe Opatril
Rick Stevens
Aleta See
Anita Hoeme
Dale & Maggie Conine family
The Scott County Record
Don & Ivadelle Cotton
Anthony Ivey
Darrrel & Celia Fouser
Lynn & Sue Pammenter
Kelly Funk
Steve Payne
Lynn Epler
Joey, Dayna, Sydney & Camryn Rice
Chris & Tammy Lund
Bill & Barb Miller
Shawn Mohler
Linda Armstrong
Connie Wray
Pat Schroder
Malcolm & Rozann Rodenberg
Duane & Molly Williams family
Lynn & Tracy Taylor
Marilyn Waters
Jim & Marilyn Fischer
Tracey Chambless
Marilyn Waters
Corine Herndon
Patricia Schroder
Lisa Jacobs
Marilyn Dryer
Methodist Church
Buehler family
Chandler Murphy
Izaac Miller
Bryan & Brenda Bryan Kough
Wendell Simon family
Melissa Williams-Hinrichs
Connie Wray
Kristy Conine
Shawn Mohler
Adina Hassler
Eva Smith & ALL the book donors

Lyons Club members and Vic Williams from 1998-99

Board Members; Jim Rodenbeek, Vince Strickler, Anthony Ivey, Matt Novak & Deb Lawrence

01/28/2026

MANY THANKS to ALL the wonderful people and groups who have donated towards the School project!! We're getting ready to order the sign and want to make sure we have EVERYONE listed who has donated!~ Please check this over and if you don't see your name and you donated, PLEASE let me know ASAP!
Deb@ 620-874-2028

Vince & Patty Strickler
Donald Grumbein Estate
Dean Ryan
Scott City Sales Tax Committee
All School Reunion and Alumni
Scott City Tourism & Travel
Jim Rodenbeek
Mariah Fund of Dodge City
City of Scott City
Ed Opatril
Duane & Marilyn Ramsey
Scott County Historical Society
Stacy Hoeme Family
Marvel Hopkins
Western Kansas Grant Foundation
Scott Community Foundation
In Memory of Jean Rector Krebs & family
Paul & LeAnne Cramer
Family of Glen & Helen Ryan
Shorty & Deb Lawrence
Vic Williams
Dorothy Hutchins
Wilkens family
Ruth Dunn
Darrell & Celia Fouser
Betty Ann Kough
Kenneth & Carol Trout
Lila Carson
Dan & Barbara Hutchins
Chris & Amanda Everett & family
Howard & Stephanie Fisher
Steve and Florence Kough
Doug & Denise Dreiling
Ty Rowton
Brian Rowton
Dakota Lawrence
Rick & Lori Krause
Jeanne Young
Jerry & Cynthia Gayle Herrman
Jason & Linda Carson Dunagan
Fran Work
Jerome & Suzanne Wauthier
Darrel & Marilyn Miller
Randy & Carrie Wolfe
Rod & Liz McCleary
Charlene Hughes
Betty Ann Hughes
Jerry & Celia Action
Kenneth & Sherri Baker
Forrest & Gloria Gough
Suzanne Ryan-Numerich
Keri Bonville
Marianne Meredith
Curtis Perez

Friends who have donated labor or materials include:

Roland Jenkins
Roy Kirk
Rod at MTM
Mike Hudson at Spencer Pest Control
Ray Griswold
Lyons Club members
Chad & Suzanne Griffith
Keystone Gallery
Reed Frolish
Matt & Sherri Novak
Faurot Electric
Vince & Patti Strickler
Marie Peterson & family
Dan Sheley
Ann Lampe
Kenny and Carol Trout
Dean Ryan
Jan Huck
Jim Collins
Shorty Lawrence
Chambless Roofing
Ed & Joe Opatril
Rick Stevens
Aleta See
Anita Hoeme
Dale & Maggie Conine family
The Scott County Record
Don & Ivadelle Cotton
Anthony Ivey
Darrrel & Celia Fouser
Lynn & Sue Pammenter
Kelly Funk
Steve Payne
Lynn Epler
Joey, Dayna, Sydney & Camryn Rice
Chris & Tammy Lund
Bill & Barb Miller
Shawn Mohler
Linda Armstrong
Connie Wray
Pat Schroder
Malcolm & Rozann Rodenberg
Duane & Molly Williams family
Lynn & Tracy Taylor
Marilyn Waters
Scott County Record
Jim & Marilyn Fischer
Tracey Chambless
Marilyn Waters
Corine Herndon
Patricia Schroder
Lisa Jacobs
Marilyn Dryer
Methodist Church
Buehler family
Chandler Murphy
Izaac Miller
Bryan & Brenda Bryan Kough
Wendell Simon family
Melissa Williams-Hinrichs
Connie Wray
Kristy Conine
Shawn Mohler
Adina Hassler
Eva Smith & ALL the book donors!

Pioneer Christmas 2025 was cold & breezy but we had a great time with the tough friends who showed up! Many thanks to M...
12/16/2025

Pioneer Christmas 2025 was cold & breezy but we had a great time with the tough friends who showed up! Many thanks to Matt Novak for cleaning, decorating and making the delicious cookies! He made my job easy!
Sometimes we get so used to the wind, we don't even notice the sound, but the top video captures it well!
I love the second video with the bell slowly swaying in the wind. What tough people our ancestors were, and how much we have to be grateful for!! Merry Christmas everyone!

PIONEER CHRISTMAS!! December 14 from 3-5Mark your calendars for our Christmas Open House!December 14 from 3-5. The Stee...
12/03/2025

PIONEER CHRISTMAS!! December 14 from 3-5

Mark your calendars for our Christmas Open House!
December 14 from 3-5.
The Steele Home will also have their Open House the same day & time, so come enjoy an afternoon of History at the Park! Then top it off with the El Quartelejo Museum's Sugar Plum Sale & Soup Supper at the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center from 5-6:30!

Two weeks ago, we were visited by some of the schools longtime friends from the past. Vic Williams lead the charge in 1...
10/06/2025

Two weeks ago, we were visited by some of the schools longtime friends from the past. Vic Williams lead the charge in 1998-1999 to save the school and Chad and Suzanne Griffith owners of the school at the time, donated it to be restored. Vic and the Lions Club did the hard work of clearing out years of dirt , pulling down all the falling ceiling and walls and had a new roof installed.

Unfortunetly, when Vic moved, the project stopped, the school was boarded up and the school was turned back to the Griffiths.

I always tell people, if it hadn't been for those early efforts, we wouldn't of had a school to restore. By putting on the roof, it was protected and saved until we could pick up the project 20 years later!

Vic brought pictures from those early days and lots of memories!

Thanks again to all who helped to save this old treasure!

Thanks to the generous donations of the Donald Grumbein Estate and Dean Ryan and the Scott City Sales Tax Committee, the...
07/11/2025

Thanks to the generous donations of the Donald Grumbein Estate and Dean Ryan and the Scott City Sales Tax Committee, the school is looking great!

Our friend Ed Opatril came back from Colorado to install and paint the siding and Reed Frolish with Ready Roofer installed the new roof!

We plan to have the school open Saturday afternoon, July 26 during the All School Reunion, so please make plans to stop in and check it out!

Thanks again to all of you for your generous contributions and for your help in restoring this historic treasure!

Things are looking good at the school! It's sporting a new roof, a new flag pole and school bell, plus some misc. repai...
01/27/2025

Things are looking good at the school! It's sporting a new roof, a new flag pole and school bell, plus some misc. repairs it was needing! Thanks to the Scott County Sales Tax Committee for the funds for the new roof!

Thanks to all our friends who stopped by for a visit at our Christmas Open House Sunday. It was a beautiful day in the 6...
12/17/2024

Thanks to all our friends who stopped by for a visit at our Christmas Open House Sunday.
It was a beautiful day in the 60’s and we enjoyed all the people who came by!

One extra special guest was a 95 year young lady who taught at a one room school house just like ours in Wichita County! It was very touching to hear her reminisce about those days.💙

We enjoyed the delicious cookies Matt Novak supplied and everyone got a look at our new roof!

Have a blessed Christmas!🎄

Mark your calendars for our Christmas Open House!December 15 from 3-5. The Steele Home will also have their Pioneer Op...
11/19/2024

Mark your calendars for our Christmas Open House!

December 15 from 3-5.

The Steele Home will also have their Pioneer Open House the same day & time, so come enjoy an afternoon of History at the Park!

Top it off at the El Quartelejo Museum for their Sugar Plum Sale and Soup supper!

Thank you to all who came to our Christmas Open House! We had a great time and were thrilled with all the people who ca...
12/12/2023

Thank you to all who came to our Christmas Open House! We had a great time and were thrilled with all the people who came out!

Our new sign is up and we want to thank the schools long time supporters, Chad & Suzanne Griffith for getting the post holes dug and Ed Opitril for installing it! Thanks to Sherry Novak for helping Matt, Jim & I clean to!

The sign is two sided and tells the history of the school with lots of pictures. Thank you Stephanie Fisher for helping to design the sign-we love it!

Many thanks to everyone that has supported our efforts to restore this old treasure. It’s amazing that it's been 81 years since the last students walked out the doors!

We're going to have an OPEN HOUSE and we'd love to see you!December 10, 2023 from 3-5PMMark your calenders and come visi...
11/21/2023

We're going to have an OPEN HOUSE and we'd love to see you!

December 10, 2023 from 3-5PM

Mark your calenders and come visit the School!

Christmas Open House-the same day as the Steele House!

Come see both these lovely old historical buildings at the same time!

Stop in and see what school looked like in 1914!

December 10 from 3-5

Great news!! Our friend Ed Opitril just finished the fence and gates at the school! We've been on hold with all the cov...
05/15/2023

Great news!! Our friend Ed Opitril just finished the fence and gates at the school! We've been on hold with all the covid shortages but it's finally up and looking great!
Our only regret is Patti Strickler, who recently passed away, isn't here to see it. Patti and Vince graciously donated the school and are so appreciated!
Drive by and check it out!

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Highway 95
Scott City, KS
67871

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