Jakob O’Brien of Alva, Oklahoma found a possible elephant tusk when he went home for Thanksgiving break last month. It wasn’t until he brought his findings back to Haviland where he is a youth ministry student at Barclay College to get help from the local creation science expert, Dr. Jerry Simmons at the Heart of America Science Museum, that he realized how exciting this find of his might be.
With just over 150 residents in the City of Iuka, one might not think there is not much to do or celebrate at Christmas. But that would be wrong. Mayor Marsha Giggy and more two dozen fellow Iukans, plus more who came and went throughout the morning, gathered Saturday, December 10 at The Lunchroom Cafe to celebrate Christmas and connect with each other while having some good old-fashioned holiday fun.
Delp Tree Farm is a third generation family-owned business in St. John, Kansas. Delp Tree Farm began in 1959 by Cecil and Ruby Delp. Since that time Tony and Linda Delp, and Joel and Sarah Delp have carried on the family tradition. Delp Tree farm opened for the Christmas season November 25. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 1-6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.
The big rush of preparation for the Gamma Beta Craft Fair is over, but Morgan Schmidt of Whisked Away Baked Goods is still making, selling, and delivering, special baked items for Christmas. Schmidt, whose day job is at Liberty Middle School as a district paraprofessional, said she made 9 dozen sugar cookies and 10 dozen other cookies for the recent vendor/craft show in Pratt.
For the week ending November 27, 2022, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 48% very short, 25% short, 26% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 54% very short, 28% short, 18% adequate, and 0% surplus.
My dad is often the one working on various projects around the house. For example, he put together the trundle bed in the storage room downstairs. Many projects like that require a wide assortment of tools, so he needs a way to store and separate those tools. I have found a local business with a gift that would be great for this.
The City of Haviland has recently been able to purchase a garden tiller for the Haviland Community Garden Crew because of a grant from South Central Community Foundation (SCCF) along with other contributions from people in the Haviland area. Charles Smith, one of the leaders in overseeing the Haviland Garden Crew recently began using the tiller to prepare the soil for next year’s garden.
(NAPSI)—The real estate market is cooling down: Home inventory rose 9.6% between May and June. Interest rates are up and inflation is still a problem. Consequently, potential buyers are delaying their searches and home sellers are facing some daunting challenges. But the good news is that these challenges are not insurmountable. Amanda Zachman, founder and executive director of MV Realty in Delray Beach, Florida, offers four guidelines to help you sell your home quickly— in any market.
Pratt County Farm Bureau joined more than 600 members of the Kansas agriculture support organization December 3-5 at the Kansas Farm Bureau’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Manhattan. Representing Pratt County at the state level were Marc Rundell, Austin Black, Jackie Mundt, and Adam Hampel.
Kiowa County Senior Center participants Max and Joleen SeaCat have lived up the place a bit with their old Ranger gear collection. Before there were Kiowa County High School Mavericks, there were Greensburg Rangers. Max taught school in Greensburg for many, many years, an so on the fourth Friday of each month (which has always been our “Birthdays, Burgers, and Bingo” time) and we recently added to that that they wear their Ranger Gear.