HUTCHINSON LEADER ARCHIVES Eileen Johnson, left, and Bunny Bassler talk over the day’s activities in the craft boutique at the 15th annual Christmas Idea House hosted by Women’s Ministries at Shalom Baptist Church in Hutchinson. The home of Arlen and Patti Kirchoff on Otter Street was the essence of holiday spirit, with beautifully decorated Christmas trees, dining tables and a room full of crafts and goodies. The theme of the 1999 idea house was “All Hail King Jesus.”
125 YEARS AGO: 1899 Ignasium Reiner has received a large consignment of fancy pottery from Austria for the holiday trade. Matt Ives arrived home. Matt…