The Elf hopped off the Shelf the Rolla Rena Skating Rink on Sunday, much to the delight of younger skaters in the house, and Santa will be in the house from 4-6 p.m. on December 4. But that’s just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to opportunities for holiday fun at the 823 N. Jackson location in Pratt.
Education Frontlines Last Wednesday, the Kansas Board of Regents vice president of academic affairs told board members that college algebra was for preparing students for calculus, so only 20 percent of majors needed higher-level math. According to the Kansas News Service, he told KBOR “We’re sending students down a road that’s not practical, that’s not really needed, not relevant for their field.
America First Policy Institute Founder, Speak for Life Thanksgiving is upon us, but there’s an awful lot of unthankful and ungracious chatter abounding across the nation. Politics is attempting to reign supreme.
This holiday season, pitching in to support a small business may be easier than you think. Many small towns are proud to feature a vibrant main street, and rightfully so.
Special to the Tribune The Kansas Forest Service offers low-cost tree and shrub seedlings for use in conservation plantings. Plants are one to two years old and sizes vary from 8 to 18 inches, depending on species.
At certain times of the year, there is a cacophony of sound rising up from Kansas. Rich, rollicking highpitched sounds of “preets,” “kleets” and “yaps” fill the air from spring to fall as some of Kansas’ most beloved feathered visitors stop to rest and feed.
Special to the Tribune There are two kinds of people in the world: people who hate snow and those of us who love it. If you think I am crazy, consider I grew up in Wisconsin.
Thanksgiving. Thankfulness. Blessings. Oh I am trying to get there, but my heavy heart going into this week is dragging me down. I have friends in trouble, people I love are dealing with sickness, there is hopelessness that I cannot solve, financial stress is real. I’ve got a turkey in the freezer, plans for cream-cheese corn and all the other fixings, but how am I going to get a smile on my face with all the other confusion going on right now?
Special to the News Recently, the editor of our local newspaper mentioned that, “It would be fun to publish locally-written poetry in our paper...I would gladly publish such items, if mailed to me.” As an example from the Pratt Tribune of 1997, she shared Elm Trees, by Reva Obrecht McAnarney, a clever little verse referring back to the well-known poem “Trees,” by Joyce Kilmer. However, in McAnarney’s poem it is not the beauty of trees that is described but rather “...A plant as stubborn as a tree.
In this season of Thanksgiving, have you ever considered being thankful for the earth and its bounteous blessings? God created the earth for our benefit, but that doesn’t mean we own it. We are simply stewards, or caretakers, of this gift.