New gardeners may find help with these resources
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Upcoming PCC Scholarship Auction provides a good time for a great cause
Friday, May 9, 2025 is the 37th annual Pratt Community College Scholarship Auction. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., where attendees will be greeted with a fantastic Hors d’oeuvre spread that features artisan cheese and meat charcuterie, fruit and vegetable trays, and an open bar for Happy Hour (must be 21 to enter). The silent auction will commence, where bidders have a wide array of products to bid on. From driveway rock to beauty items, there is something for everyone.
South Central Community Foundation announces timeline change to $250 Teacher’s Grants
South Central Community Foundation $250 Teacher’s Grants opened April 1 with a due date of June 30 this year. SCCF will announce recipients by the beginning of August. This timeline change will allow for teachers to be notified before the school year starts so they can best plan out their school budgets.
New location gives fabric shop opportunity to expand
Area crafters, quilters, and seamstresses need fret no more on where to find high quality fabric for their projects. Treasures Three Fabric Shop owner Karen Horn has stepped into a regional void and moved her store location from S. Main Street to 105 West First Street in Pratt. The move increased the size of the store, parking available for patrons, and the visibility from the highway. There is much more room for stockpile of 100 percent cotton fabric bolts coveted by quilters and crafers alike.
Kissinger brings youth and sprint triathlon events to Pratt
Kyra Kissinger of Phoenix Massage in Pratt is not one to sit still long. She likes to be moving, growing, learning, healing, and all of those are reasons why she has decided to bring a kids’ ironman triathalon event and adult sprint competition to Pratt, planned for June 22. The Gary and Jean Cromer Public Pool will be the staging ground for all parts of the event, swimming, running, and bicycling, with staggered start times for different age groups.
Home Lumber has everything for building, remodeling, even the Easter Bunny this Saturday
Home Lumber in Pratt is much more than just a place to buy building materials. On April 3, 2025, when store manager Andres Venegas introduced his team of employees to a Pratt Area Chamber Coffee Chat crowd he explained that Home Lumber is a place to find kitchen counters and sinks, appliances, flooring, lighting, and even the Easter bunny.
Thunderbird softball takes flight for 2025 season
Skyline Thunderbird softball is well underway with the prospects for the rest of the season looking very good. The Thunderbirds basically returned the team that went to state last season and added four additional players, one of which starts in right field. Cooper Wesley was a transfer this year and has been a positive addition to an already stellar line-up for the Birds.
Where are they now: Hook continues baseball passion as K-State manager
Kansas State University (KSU) junior and Pratt High School graduate Matthew Hook is proudly representing his Pratt baseball roots as a student equipment manager for the KSU baseball team, a team currently ranked 22nd in the nation. Hook played third base for Pratt High’s varsity baseball team and has great memories of his time there while playing for Head Coach Ron Hill.
St. John students earn top selection for short film
For the third year in a row, the Washburn WIFI Film Festival selected a St. John short film in the Kansas High School category for top level awards. The project selected, “Beyond the Truth,” was created by the first hour AV Production class at USD 350 St. John and will be screened on April 12 at Washburn Univeristy in Topeka, KS. The online awards show will stream on April 13th at 2 p.m.
Crossing the Threshold: Trees are fascinating
I have always been fascinated by trees. They stoically reach towards heaven, growing, changing with the seasons, withstanding storms, housing birds and animals, and when they die, their composition breaks down to enhance the soil and provide nutrients for new life. Trees are powerful symbols used throughout the Bible to represent life, growth, strength, submission, even suffering. And in the end, trees exemplify the whole ashes to ashes, dust to dust theory as they are broken down literally and figuratively, until they become particles of soil-enriching substance that supports new growth that starts the whole circle of life over again.