Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/09/22). Physical action scores this year. Create your perfect home with consistent routines. Fulfill inspiring purposes this autumn, before winter transitions impact partnership. Your health and labor flower next spring, leading to a summer personal growth phase. You can have what you’re willing to work for.
On November 4, during a Lunch and Learn at the Vernon Filley Art Museum, Angie Pickman gave a presentation about her art studio, Rural Pearl in Lawrence, and about her career. Pickman, a native Kansan, produces works of art from cut paper.
When the Preserving Nora’s Legacy fundraiser commenced in October 2021, “I think I can--I think I can--I think I can”was the mantra of these numerous volunteers. Their goal was far surpassed as donors far and wide gave gifts toward the restoration of the Nora E. Larabee Memorial Library in Stafford. We offer heartfelt thanks to all the fine folks who have given their time or reached into their pocketbooks and shared with us. Every gift, large and small, has kept this restoration on track and we continue to search for grants that fit our needs for upcoming projects.
Several Pratt Lions Club members traveled to Hays on October 28, 29 to take part in a regional convention and share about their club projects. Harold Stultz, Pratt Lions Club Treasurer and Community Service Chair, was a featured speaker on Saturday afternoon, and used his time to share about the impact one person can have on a global need.
Pratt County Research and Extension Office What to expect when house plants come inside for the winter Newly bought houseplants or those brought in from outside often lose at least a portion of their leaves. In order to understand why this occurs, we need to look at how these plants are grown and what the plant needs to do to adapt to its new environment.
Pet Talk The beginning of autumn brings pumpkins, falling leaves, and baby snake season as snakes are born and hatched in late summer to early fall. The cooling weather also makes snakes more active, putting our curiously natured dogs and cats at higher risk of venomous bites.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded financial assistance to 180 victims of violent crime at its September meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Awards were made in 74 new cases.
TOPEKA — Kansas election official Scott Schwab predicted turnout in the Tuesday general election could be down this fall given absence of an attention- grabbing presidential contest and competitiveness in only a few state and federal races on the ballot.
Special to the Tribune Anita DeWeese, agriscience educator at Skyline School, served in the annual cohort of Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) Lab Specialists. Thirty CASE-certified teachers were selected from across the nation to deliver curriculum demonstrations and micro-professional development in The Lab powered by CASE during the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, IN in October.
U.S. Army Specialist David P. Harbour of Pratt doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. It’s likely something he learned in years of military service as an 82nd Airborne Infantry Paratrooper during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, or maybe it was just something he was born with inside.