WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 — On February 13, millions of Americans will come together to watch Super Bowl LVI and feast on hot and cold snacks throughout the four-hour event. This uniquely American tradition scores big on entertainment, but it is also rife with opportunity for foodborne illness.
Some fun news: Joan Hayse who has lived in Greensburg forever celebrated her 90 birthday this past week. Her son, Dale Hayse, has season tickets to KU games and took her to the game last week. They made a Happy Birthday sign and the camera person for the Jumbotron saw it and displayed a picture of them. Then KU put it up on Twitter and Instagram. Last I looked, it had over 34k views.
January 26, Pratt Public Library Director Eric Killough and wife Tammy went to Topeka representing Pratt Community College on trustee business. While there, they decided to sign up for a tour of the capitol building. Little did they know some other representatives of Pratt were in the big town, also looking for a tour of the capitol building during some convention down time.
Fertilizing Springflowering Bulbs The best time to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs is when foliage emerges in the spring rather than at flowering. Traditionally, gardeners have applied fertilizer during bloom or a bit after, but because bulb roots start to die at flowering, fertilizer applied at bloom is wasted.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania was settled and named by the Delaware Indians as a campsite halfway between the Allegheny and Susquehanna Rivers. When German settlers arrived in the 1700’s, they brought with them a tradition known as “Candlemas Day,” celebrated in Germany on Feb. 2nd, which happens to be the midpoint between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, (winter and spring.) Tradition held that if Feb. 2nd were sunny, the last half of winter would be nasty and cold, and vice-versa. In Germany, for whatever reason, hedgehogs were observed to see if a shadow was cast. In Pennsylvania, given the absence of hedgehogs, groundhogs were selected to assume that role. An old German saying read: For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, So far will the snow swirl until May; For as the snow swirls on Candle mas Day, So far will the sun shine until May. So, in layman’s terms, if sunny on Feb. 2nd, 6 more weeks of winter would follow.
Jon Roach isn’t a new face around the Pratt County Noxious Weed Control office, but he moved into a new position as director of the department after Robert Torres retired in October 2021 and readily assists any and all who come to his door for help in his area of operations.
This past Saturday the Pratt Public Library coordinated and hosted an Asian Cultural Appreciation Event. As a Barclay College student, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect on this venture from Haviland into Pratt but when I walked into the municipal center and saw a vibrant bustle of people, all doing different things, I knew it was going to memorable.
There are so many things that were created for a good purpose but in the end they had a tragic outcome. Take for example the Clackers, the two balls made of hard acrylic plastic, connected by a string that you smash them together, to make a loud noise. That was fun. The outcome - pulled off the market because they were not safe.
My COVID-19 story goes like this: on Friday, January 21 I had a slight sore throat, so I decided to get tested at the Pratt Community Center, which has been a mass testing site for the past couple of weeks.
It’s been five days since I made one of the biggest mistakes of my recent life, and I’m still paying for it. How long can this go on? We have an adorable, fun-loving, cuddle-meister of a dog named Sammy who loves to help every day with our small farm chores.