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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Ian Hampton Art Gallery and Studio features work of Pratt graduate

Pratt has a relatively new art studio and gallery on main street. Located on the second floor of the building that also contains Hampton and Hampton Accounting and Market 54, Ian Hampton maintains an apartment along with an art studio and gallery. Ian Hampton, a native of Pratt, received his degree in art from DigiPen Institute of Technology in Washington. He then lived and worked in Washington for the next ten years. He moved back to Pratt during the COVID pandemic. He had already been working remotely for a computer game developer in Seattle even before the pandemic. There was no reason for him to continue paying the high rents for housing in the Seattle area, so he moved back home. Hampton works remotely in user experience design for this employer, but he has also started the art studio and gallery in his spare time.

Sea-boat captain entertains Pratt Lions Club

Emma Shrack, a Pratt High School graduate of 2008, attended a Pratt Lions Club meeting December 7, 2022 and entertained members and visitors with her stories of life as a sea-boat captain in both Seward, Alaska and Kauai, Hawaii.

Christ our hope for the New Year

We are at the end of another year and it always brings thoughts of starting fresh and having hope for the future. Most of us have watched the ball drop on New Year’s Eve which officially declares, “out with the old and in with the new.” At midnight, people from all over the world will celebrate the turning of the next page of their lives. Over the years, the “time-ball” has undergone several changes in design, and the most recent was created for the Millennial celebration in the year 2000 by Waterford Crystal. It’s a geodesic sphere, six feet in diameter, and weighing approximately 1,070 pounds. It’s covered with a total of 504 crystal triangles that vary in size and each piece has a special designation: Hope for Love, Peace, Wisdom, Unity, Courage, Healing, etc. The Name of the ball itself? “The Star of Hope.”

Preparing for marriage

Special to the Signal What does loving for a lifetime mean to you? I mean an everlasting kind of love? If you ask that question to several different people you will get as many different answers as the people that you ask that question to. It seems we no longer live in a society where there is a black-and-white answer or a right and wrong line to draw in the sand.

ANOTHER VIEW

The mighty prophet Nephi, who had lived in and loved the Jerusalem of 600 BC before his father Lehi was commanded by God to flee it, began to be old, and was soon to die. His younger brother Jacob began to lead spiritually in righteousness.

Local science fair winners announced

The district judging for Pratt USD 382 student science projects was held Dec. 15 at the ACE building. The students participating have been working on their science projects since July. The results were as follows: 2nd Grade Analei Kemper Silver -- Evaporation: Concrete vs Grass 3rd Grade Lea Schmidt Gold -- Breathing Fish 6th Grade Maci Kemper Silver -- Stop Wind Erosion 6th Grade Aaliyah Voepel Gold -- Do Dogs Have a Color Preference?

Bird feeding: Black oil sunflower seeds are best

Pratt County Master Gardener K-State Research and Extension Services Bird Feeding Severe winter weather is not only hard on people but can be a life and death struggle for birds. Though birds also require water and shelter, food is often the resource most lacking during cold weather.

Insight: Representing All of Agriculture

Kansas Farm Bureau President kfb@kfb.org When I was elected president of Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) in December 2022, it was an incredible honor and a very humbling experience. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to adequately express my gratitude for those who supported my candidacy, but I’m excited to work with our members to advance KFB’s mission to strengthen agriculture through advocacy, education and service.

Cattle Chat: Use calving pasture rotation to prevent disease spread

K-State Research and Extension news service lmoser@ksu.edu As cows begin calving K-State experts advise moving the pregnant cows to new pastures every few weeks to reduce disease spread among the newborns MANHATTAN, Kan. — The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is one that commonly refers to the importance of reducing the risk for disease spread.