Connect with Congressman Estes: The true state of our union
Each month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th District of Kansas.
Jennifer Stultz
Freedom Gates Boys Ranch: We can teach our emotions to listen to us
Nothing can be harder than to break out of an old habit.
Adventures in Reading: Socrates was right about speaking out
Socrates said “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.As an author, I take great pains in trying to choose the right words, not just in the since of grammar or finding words that are technically correct.
Coming Events
* Send your Coming Events for Pratt, Kiowa and Stafford counties to be included in this list to sstultz@cherryroad.com.
Michel qualifies for Nationals in 200m dash
The Pratt Community College track and field team competed at the Mark A.
Easter events have a holy beginning
Easter egg hunts around the area had parents and children traveling from one event to another in Pratt, Stafford and Kiowa counties last weekend, resulting in fun for all.
Clothing drive brings service opportunity to Pratt
During a Community Service Day for freshmen at Pratt High School, several students learned first-hand how much work goes into conducting a clothing drive.
City of Stafford makes plans for grant money
The City of Stafford has been selected as a recipient for the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grant by the Office of Rural Prosperity and Kansas Department of CommerceAccording to the city, grant money will be used to revitalize a long-standing vacant property on Main Street by creating two apartments in the upper level and a potential daycare on the main level.In other City of Stafford news, a water valve at the pool has caused a problem so the company that put in the pool came out during the off season to do the warranty work at no cost to the city.
There’s a solar eclipse coming
On April 8, much of the state of Kansas will be able to witness 80 percent of a total solar eclipse based on the moon’s orbital path.
Leader of Barclay College Herb Frazier passes away, along with wife, Shirley
A man credited to saving Barclay College and lifting it, by enlisting alumni support, to it’s current status as one of the premier Bible education, mission preparatory, and quality four-year post education schools in southcentral and western Kansas, has died.Herb Frazier, who along with his beloved wife, Shirley, have been considered best friends of many Friends and others who passed through the doors and hallways of Barclay College and Haviland.