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Good relationships need attention
(02/09/10)
Personal relationships take hard work. They don't just happen; they require attention. Couples seem to take center stage in February, but all relationships can benefit from a little extra attention. People often think that being married for a long time, or having a life-long friend, means little effort and work goes into that relationship. ...
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Old Jake
(02/06/10) At times you just know that things happen for a reason. Old dog Jake, the German shorthair, was heading for his 13th year. I knew somewhere in the near future he wouldn't be with me. I'd been out of town all of last week and as usual the neighbor boy just up the hill tended to the three dogs while I was away. ...
Weather -- take a guess
(02/06/10) Hi neighbors. You probably already know Phil the groundhog saw his shadow. That is supposed to mean six more weeks of bad weather. On the other tip of the country General Beauregard Lee of Georgia did not see his shadow, so I guess that part of the country is going to have more spring like weather early...
The Rip Van Winkle chronicles
(02/06/10) For some months now, I've come to believe I'm now -- and have been since I retired from teaching, some six years ago -- living in a new world. Not quite, mind you, a "brave new" world, like Aldous Huxley's drug-altered landscape in the mid-1930s, but a changed one to which I've got to get accustomed, nonetheless...
Despite insecurities, all are 'wonderfully made'
(02/05/10) My physical psyche, if there is such a thing, has had a tough couple of weeks. It started when three students said my hair looked the best they'd ever seen it -- after I had come inside from a tsunami-type wind storm. Made me wonder what it looks like when I actually comb it...
January meeting of Northeast Scott 4-H Club
(02/05/10) In the January meeting of the Northeast Scott 4-H Club, roll call was answered by "name your favorite winter activity." An illustrated talk was given by Torrie and Graham Hathaway, demonstration was by Ashley Heckman and Lake Karleskint, project talk was by Emily Hill and adult project leader talk was by Beth Snyder...
Molly Foster Berry NSDAR January meeting
(02/05/10) Submitted to The Tribune _ Molly Foster Berry NSDAR met in the Methodist Church at 1 p.m., Friday Jan. 15, with five members present. The meeting was called to order by Treasurer Nolene Whiteside with recitation of the ritual, pledge of allegiance and the American's Creed. Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary Grace Hendrix and were approved as read. The Treasurer's report was given and filed for audit...
Battlefield Dispatches No. 200: 'Covering their tracks'
(02/05/10) During the Civil War, Scouts, Spies, Bushwhackers, Partisan Rangers and Guerrillas became experts at "covering their tracks." According to one of my best literary friends, Mr. Webster's Dictionary (I would be lost without one); the 9th definition of "Cover" is to "hide or conceal from view." Therefore all of the previous mentioned soldiers did indeed cover their tracks which was conducive to their survival and longevity, because their occupation was hazardous, fraught with danger and one mistake or track left uncovered would often lead to their DEATH.. ...
Church youth enjoy volleyball, nacho night
(02/04/10) Mary Jo and Robbie Clements, Willard, Mo., visited with her parents, Tony and Buena Karleskint, the weekend of Jan. 16. Saturday, Jan. 16, Susan White celebrated her birthday with all of her children and family at Chicken Mary's. Those joining her were: Rachelle Thurston and girls, Mike and Marsha Dark and children, Alicia Craig, David Goff, Debbie Gentry, Leroy White, Brooke Newel, Bob and Linda McBride, Joe and Shirley White...
FSA reports record year for loans provided to Kansas farmers
(02/04/10) Adrian J. Polansky, state executive director for USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Kansas recently announced that FSA provided $147,683,765 in direct and guaranteed loans to 1,288 family farmers in Kansas during Fiscal Year 2009. This has been a record setting year for number of loans made and dollars loaned, said Polansky. Some of this year's funding was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to stimulate rural economies...
Time for prescribed burning of cool-season pastures is near
(02/04/10) In just another month or so, it will be time to start conducting prescribed burns on cool-season pastures. Temperatures have been mild in southeast Kansas, and soils have good moisture. This could cause some of the cool- season pastures starting to green up earlier than normal...
What's special about Fort Scott, the Class of 1949
(02/03/10) I am going to begin a series about Fort Scott that indirectly began with a question from a classmate, Fred Clem. He asked, "What was so special about the Class of 1949?" Which evolved also into, "What was so special about Fort Scott?" I wrote him a letter and told him what the Class of '49 meant to me and also about growing up in Fort Scott...
Weather cancels church in Arcadia for first time in years
(02/02/10) Correction: In last week's Arcadia news, it was Tom R. Watt CEO Retail Service, who attended a business meeting in San Fransisco, not his brother Bill R. Watt as stated. Maida Rouse Kirk, 80, died in her Pittsburg home Monday, Jan. 25, 2009. She was a graduate of Mindenmines High School and Pittsburg State University. ...
Battlefield Dispatches No. 199: Assasinations, Robberies and Murders
(01/29/10) By January 1863, the Civil War was almost two years old and the "Union" command in Missouri was still trying to figure out a way to neutralize the Confederate guerrillas and "Bushwhackers." In fact this was to be a never ending problem throughout the balance of the war that was never solved...
'Don't worry about anything; pray about everything'
(01/26/10) Bill R. Watt, CEO of Retail Services Inc., took two of his people, Jack Jacobs, Vice-President of Specialty Foods and Dave Crandall, Business Manager, to San Francisco, to attend the International Fancy Food Show. While there, they visited with manufacturers of specialty foods from 77 countries...
The last of 'The One-Armed Granny' and the story of the broken wrist
(01/26/10) This is the final column of a three-part series. Finally everything has settled down at Ironquill. It has been almost six weeks since I broke my wrist. I would like to digress one more time and that will bring me up to the present time. During the three weeks that I had my cast on, my one aim in life was to get it off. Finally the day arrived and as we were heading to the clinic, I casually asked Bob, "Just how do they take the cast off?"...
Treat your body like a computer; prevent a crash
(01/26/10) Last month as I was having computer problems which were making it very difficult to get much work done, I came across an article written by Alice Henneman, of the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County. It caused me to chuckle amid the frustrations of an ailing computer...
Temptations, unless dealt with, return with vengeance
(01/22/10) Several years ago, when our sons were small and my mother lived with us, we gave Adam a sweet, affectionate kitten as a birthday gift. Adam named him "Grenade" or some such endearing term, and for the first few days the furry little bundle never touched the ground. He was carried -- or stuffed into a camouflage backpack and toted -- everywhere Adam went...
Tough decisions have to be made in Haiti
(01/22/10) Rescue personnel in Haiti are now facing a tough decision as the days go on since the initial earthquake which has taken the lives of thousands of people on Jan. 12. A recent report by National Public Radio said that 80,000 people have been buried in mass graves already and the Haiti government has estimated the death count to be 200,000 people...
Battlefield Dispatches No. 198: 'Remembering Forgotten Warriors'
(01/22/10) This column is devoted to a description of the "3" Indian Home Guard Regiments from Kansas during the Civil War. One might think that their regimental designation indicates that they were organized to protect their homes in Kansas, but this was not the case. ...
The broken wrist: Part two
(01/19/10) Last week I mentioned that I had just gotten my cast off of my wrist, now I would like to digress a bit. During the three weeks that the cast was on, was during Christmas. We had planned on going down to Madison and Middleton to visit daughter Susie and son Rob and their families for Christmas. I had planned on taking the 'fixins' for several pies and a Christmas cranberry salad, to be made after we got there...
Former arcadians celebrate 60 years of marriage
(01/19/10) Saturday, Jan. 16, a 60th Wedding Anniversary Dinner and Party was held in Independence, Mo., to honor former Arcadia residents, Eileen (Ward) and Chuck Wheeler. The hostesses and cooks for this dinner celebration were Eileen's sister, Ernestine Berkey, and daughter, Angela Redd, and Joyce Stephens. Other Arcadia guests were Forrest Berkey, Scott Ball, Ray Fairbanks. Two cakes, one an Italian Cream Cake the other was a 60th Anniversary cake and had the honorees names inscribed on it...
Battlefield Dispatches 197: 'More winter killings'
(01/15/10) During the Civil War, the cold months of Winter, didn't stop the "Union" pursuit & killing of their worst enemy in Missouri, the "Confederate" Guerrillas / Bushwhackers! The following reports describe a successful "killing" patrol by a Union detachment in southwest Missouri that was conducted during very harsh winter weather. It is located on Pages 19 & 20 in Series I, vol. 48, Part I of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion...
The broken wrist, caregiver husband
(01/13/10) One never knows what path they might be taking. In mid-December, I am sure I would have taken a different one had I known which path I would be taking. Bob and I were getting ready to go to a funeral when I decided to go down in the basement to throw some logs on the fire. ...
Families enjoy holiday visits
(01/12/10) The Jack and Mary Lee Payne family met for their Christmas celebration at Jeff and Sherry Payne-Sisney's new rural home on Saturday, Dec. 26 with over 20 present. Due to weather, some family members were unable to attend. The counters were full of soups, snacks and sweets which were enjoyed by all. ... |
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