January 26, Pratt Public Library Director Eric Killough and wife Tammy went to Topeka representing Pratt Community College on trustee business. While there, they decided to sign up for a tour of the capitol building. Little did they know some other representatives of Pratt were in the big town, also looking for a tour of the capitol building during some convention down time.
Kanza Chapter DAR met on Kansas Day, January 29, at the Nora E. Larabee Library, Stafford. Guests Brenda Mercer and Gayla Bigelow who are interested in membership in The Daughters of the American Revolution were introduced and welcomed by Regent Jean Harrison. Barbara Grimmett served as hostess.
Some fun news: Joan Hayse who has lived in Greensburg forever celebrated her 90 birthday this past week. Her son, Dale Hayse, has season tickets to KU games and took her to the game last week. They made a Happy Birthday sign and the camera person for the Jumbotron saw it and displayed a picture of them. Then KU put it up on Twitter and Instagram. Last I looked, it had over 34k views.
Preventive Health Screenings at the Pratt Community Center Feb. 9 - Get peace of mind or early detection for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease risk with our 5 preventive health screenings.
The Jolly Workers 4-H Club held its monthly meeting on January 2, 2022, at the Hudson Community Hall. The meeting was called to order by Ian Dunn, President. Pledges were led by Ryer Ward. Roll call was by Secretary, Weston Peterson and was “What is your favorite drink?”
It’s homecoming season and several area schools have announced their winter 2022 candidate and festival plans. At Pratt High School, candidates include Madeline Drake, Sierra, Dunlap, Casey James, Gaby Gatlin, Bailey Jackson, and Rielyn Fleming; and Matthew Hook, Karter Hoeme, Grant Younie, Tayt Myers, Max Younie, and Wyatt Lovell.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 — On February 13, millions of Americans will come together to watch Super Bowl LVI and feast on hot and cold snacks throughout the four-hour event. This uniquely American tradition scores big on entertainment, but it is also rife with opportunity for foodborne illness.
When Typhoon Odette hit the Philippine Islands just before Christmas a few months ago, it wasn’t noted by many in Pratt, but Meriam Thompson paid attention to the weather news. Her family lived on the island of Jandayan in the central part of the country and when she finally received word from them, it wasn’t good.
Haviland – Barclay College announces their spring production of the riotous comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong. Performances will take place Friday and Saturday, April 1-3 and 8-10 at in the Ross-Ellis Center for Arts and Ministry at Barclay College in Haviland.
It’s been a slow start in the Kansas legislature in 2022. Thus far, we’ve mostly just been doing committee work, and we’ve voted on very few bills on the house floor. However, we did pass one important piece of legislation early in the session. That legislation is HB 2477. It became important to pass this legislation due to the extreme staffing shortage faced by hospitals in our state. The house passed this bill by a vote of 96-4, and I voted in favor of it. Many house members were absent due to being sick with COVID. The Senate passed the bill 36-2, and it was signed by Governor Kelly. This bill reduces regulations for healthcare workers, allowing hospitals and nursing homes to use those in medical education programs and those who may be licensed in other states to help ease staff shortages to get care to patients in need. The provisions of this measure will expire in January 2023.