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AVENTURES IN READING

Isaac Werner lived before the automobile, so his equivalent love affairs were with his horses, particularly with Dolly Vardin, the little gray mare he bought for $115 and named after a Charles Dickens character. In order to pay for her and borrow enough to buy other things he would need, now having a horse, he recorded in his journal: “I took loan at $350 at 10 percent and straight on my homestead for 5 years, interest due every six months.”

Pratt Lions Club dedicates first community collection bench in memory of Jack Ewing

Members of the Pratt Lions Club met August 12 at the Barron Theater in Pratt with former Youth Core Ministries Director and community champion Sheryl White for a special dedication ceremony. Together they celebrated the completion of the first Bags to Benches project for the Pratt club and the dedication of a fiber bench in memory of the late Jack Ewing, who was known as Mr. Pratt during his lifetime of service in the Pratt community, according to White.

Two books chosen to represent Kansas at National Book Festival

“A Vote for Susanna” and “The Chicken Sisters” chosen for the National Center for the Book’s Great Reads from Great Places program TOPEKA – The Kansas Center for the Book, a program at the State Library of Kansas, has selected one youth book and one adult book to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival. The youth book chosen is A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman Mayor by Karen M.

LIVING ON PURPOSE

Christian minister Chaplain: Jessamine County Fire District God loves you. This deserves repeating: God loves you! Sometimes people feel that no one cares but this is not true.

PASTORAL COMMENTARY

By Pastor Matthew Koterba Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City I think the first answer to this question tends to be Christians. Christians care about Jesus.

SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Special to the News South Central Community Foundation (SCCF) is currently accepting grant applications for its annual grant cycle. Grants are available to any nonprofit, school, city, or church located in Barber, Comanche, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Rice, or Stafford County.

Larned’s PVMA passes vaccine survey with no deficiencies

Special to the News The recent vaccine-related survey at Pawnee Valley Medical Associates (PVMA), Larned, indicated the family-medicine clinic had zero deficiencies, reported Jewel Davis, clinic office manager. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) conducted its on-site Vaccines for Children (VFC) survey July 21.

BAGS TO BENCHES

Members of the Pratt Lions Club met August 12 at the Barron Theater in Pratt with former Youth Core Ministries Director and community champion Sheryl White for a special dedication ceremony. Together they celebrated the completion of the first Bags to Benches project for the Pratt club and the dedication of a fiber bench in memory of the late Jack Ewing, who was known as Mr. Pratt during his lifetime of service in the Pratt community, according to White.