BUNKER HILL, KS – This summer Smoky Hills PBS is working with public libraries throughout central and western Kansas to conduct summer reading programs through the Share a Story project. This year’s theme is Oceans of Possibilities.
The Kiowa County High School JAG class students came to the senior center on their last day of school last week to play some good old-fashioned telephone games. Dominoes and cards were enjoyed too, but telephone took the cake and had everybody laughing.
Long-time Pratt Lions Club member Steven Hedrick, who passed away in July 2020 along with his faithful dog, has been memorialized by a bench, placed last week in Pratt’s Lemon Park. “Steve walked his dog here every day and we often met along the sidewalk and stopped to visit,” said friend Karen Detwiler, who along with her husband John Detwiler spearheaded the project to place a bench in memory of Steve in the park.
By Jennifer Stultz Editor Fresh on the heals of Memorial Day and special open house hours, the staff at the B-29 Bombers on the Prairie Museum just north of Pratt invite old and new visitors to stop by and see six new exhibits that have been prepared for the public. Board members at the museum, located at 82 Curran Road near the Pratt Regional Airport, have spent countless hours organizing submitted information that documents people and events related to the Pratt Army Air Field which existed from 1943 – 1945 and later became the location of the current Pratt Regional Airport.
Lee Richardson Zoo staff has announced the loss of Ember, a 12-yearold red panda. Friday afternoon, staff discovered her unresponsive in her outdoor habitat, and it was determined that she had passed away. Results of the necropsy (an animal autopsy) showed a twisted stomach (gastric torsion).
The Kansas Birding Trail is a website newly released that is designed to link outdoors enthusiasts to the best birding spots for opportunities to see some of the 350 plus bird species that regularly occur in the state. Each trail is made up of convenient, thematic, and flexible routes.
Spring-flowering bulb foliage can be removed It is important to leave spring-flowering bulb foliage in place until it “ripens” or becomes brown. The energy produced by the leaves after flowering is transferred to the bulb so that it can flower the following year.
“I DON’T MAKE JOKES. I JUST WATCH THE GOVERNMENT AND REPORT THE FACTS.” Will Rogers If you wonder how things get so messed up at the state and federal level, you only have to look at where those politicians come from.
Sometimes the best moments of my day are those minutes stolen in a lawn chair next to my barn where I converse with my two goats Polkadots and Nelly-Belle. Early mornings about 30 minutes after sunrise and late evenings about 30 minutes before sunset have recently netted some amazing bird-watching sights and sounds as I sit with my four-legged friends after the chores are done.
Did you know that there was a 72 hour safety inspection blitz on May 17 through the 19th? Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance makes a big deal about this. Why do they do this? In my opinion, they want to bring attention to themselves, acting like they are doing something special.