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MENUS FOR THE COMING WEEK: Monday, Jan 17: Chicken Alfredo, Fettuccini Alfredo, Broccoli, French Bread, Fruit Cup Tuesday, Jan 18: Chili, Mixed Vegetables, Cinnamon Roll, Fruit, Crackers Wednesday, Jan 19: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Green Beans, Fruit, Roll Thursday, Jan 20: Pizza Casserole, Mixed Vegetables, Vanilla Pudding, Garlic Bread Friday, Jan 21: Enchilada, Cheese dip, Side Salad, Pineapple, Tortilla Chips The menu is subject to change even more so in these uncertain times with shortages for supplies. Please remember the menu is subject to change.

A WINTER STORM with dangerous wind chills, sleet and snow blew across Kansas on the last day of the year, putting a crimp in some plans and providing some with an opportunity to make bank. Pratt Regional Airport sent out a notam to alert any pilots planning to fly in late Friday into Saturday that weather conditions were not favorable for a landing in Pratt last week, but measurable amounts of snowfall were hard to come by.

FIRST DAY HIKES happen at state parks and other locations throughout the nation on January 1 each year. The Green Property Trails in Pratt have long been included in this annual event in Kansas, and even though January 1, 2022 dawned with below zero temperatures and snow on the ground, a hardy group of walkers showed up to participate in the 1 p.m. event in Pratt.

FOR THE FIRST TIME in 18 years, Greensburg will be hosting a Miss Kansas entry pageant, giving young women the opportunity to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships and serve their communities. Not only will Greensburg be the home of one crowning, but three total titles given to three women hoping for a chance to be Miss Kansas and after that, Miss America. The three titles will be Miss Kiowa County, Miss Southern Kansas, and Miss Southern Plains. Though competitors can come from anywhere in the state of Kansas for Miss Kiowa County or Miss Southern Kansas, those vying to be Miss Southern Plains must have graduated high school from within the Iroquois League.

JEREMY BRIGGEMAN of Pratt was recently notified that he is the recipient of the 2021 Peter John Loux Award. This award was established by the late Richard C. ‘Pete’ Loux, former minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, and a board member of the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas. The award was established and endowed in memory of his young son, Peter John Loux, who was fatally injured in an auto accident.

FIRST QUARTER - January, February, March In a year fraught with COVID-19 numbers, updates, restrictions and vaccinations, there were other stories in the news that topped Pratt Tribune reader-interest trackers. Many were about local leaders, issues, business news and personalities, and indication that even in COVID-times, life went on for most.

A winter storm brought snow and ice to Pratt, along with dangerous wind chills that lasted two days. By Monday, January 2, most snow was melted and the sun warmed things up to a balmy 45 degrees. Photo by Jennifer Stultz

The Skyline Board of Education meeting December 13,2021 was filled with various presentations and reports. To kick off the meeting, Skyline High School student Jude Nelson presented a drone that he coded himself. He said that he coded it for his robotics class, and it took him about a month of class time to finish it.

* Send your coming events in the Pratt and surrounding communities to JStultz@ cherryroad.com for a free listing service and watch the results! One last look at Christmas Now through - Jan. 8 - The annual Filley Festival of Trees, Wreaths and Decorations is still open by free admission at the Vernon Filley Art Museum, 421 S.