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GREAT PLAINS WONDERING

By Brandon Case Pratt blogger/columnist Special to the Tribune Upon a recent visit to my mother’s home, I came across the memory album from my Grandfather Vondracek’s funeral. You’ve probably seen something like it: a compilation of signatures of those attending the funeral, obituary notices, and cards from persons that gave flowers.

Future predictions for Pratt County require education preparation

Pratt native, retired Army Major General Vic Braden was a featured speaker at Ellen Hair’s 40th Work Anniversary at the Pratt Public Library last week. Braden, a graduate of Pratt High and Pratt Community College before going on to earn a J.D. at Washburn University and receiving a National Security Fellowship from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, currently serves as leader of the Kansas Attorney General’s Criminal Litigation Division.

Kansas’ Reps. Estes and Turner vote against tax-and-spend bill

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ tax-andspend bill. “Kansans are suffering under rampant inflation in Biden’s recession – the last things they need are higher taxes and more runaway government spending,” said Rep. Estes. “This bill aims to garner $20 billion from working Americans making less than $400,000 through a massively-expanded IRS. It’s more of the same disastrous policies that have put us in a recession.”

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.

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.

Pratt family donates cost of new pool construction

By Jennifer Stultz Editor CherryRoad Media An anonymous Pratt family has stepped up, offering to pay the entire cost of construction for a new city pool in Pratt, negating much controversy that has surrounded the project that was listed on local August 2 primary ballots for city sales tax funding. “We are just amazed and filled with gratitude at this point,” said Pratt City Manager Bruce Pinkall.