Share the love during Pollinator’s Week
This year, June 17-23 is Pollinator’s Week, a celebration of the vital role that pollinators play in earth ecosystems, economies, and agriculture.
June 2024
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Master Gardener Tips: Picking blackberries, pulling onions, and controlling grubs all require good timing
When to Pick BlackberriesThe exact time to harvest blackberries varies by cultivar, with thorny blackberries normally ripening earlier than thornless types.
PAHS needs used shoes
The Pratt Area Humane Society is closing in on the end of a gently used shoe drive that will benefit local animals in the shelter.PAHS Director Jackie Folkers and staff have collected more than than 60 bags of shoes (25 pairs in each) but are hoping to reach 100 bags, which is 2500 pairs of shoes by the end of June.According to Folkers, an organization called Funds2OrgsGroup will pay cash for gently used, worn, or new shoes that are collected in large amounts.
Knitters needed at Kiowa County Senior Center
Calling all knitters: Please join in here at the center every Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
One from the Road: Where have I been?
Every month I try to post a picture of my Google Timeline Map on my Facebook page.
Brower wins awards in Kansas Authors contest
Linda Ahrens Brower, of Haviland, received an award in the Kansas Authors Club District 6 writing contest.
Greensburg City Council: Fireworks sales period extended in Greensburg; Blue Sky Dairy brings opportunities to area
Mayor Matt Christenson called the June 3, 2024, meeting of the Greensburg City Council to order at 6 p.m.
Local rider relays state biking event experience
Biking Across Kansas (BAK) recently concluded its 50th year, with the route running from the Colorado border west of Tribune to Atchison, where most of the 750 fully-registered riders dipped their front tires into the Missouri River, a longstanding BAK tradition.Cyclists encountered headwinds and relatively mild temperatures heading east out of western Kansas.
