SANDY BUNDY INMAN As I stepped out the front door to retrieve my paper this morning I could definitely smell spring in the air. Living in Kansas though does not mean just because the calendar shows it's spring we won't have more...
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Skunks 101: welcome to skunk breeding season in Kan.
STEVE GILLILAND EXPLORE KANSAS OUTDOORS Aterm often used around Christmas and Thanksgiving is “Seasonal Smells,” meaning scents like pumpkin pie, roasting turkey and the scent of pine; pleasant fragrances that we associate...
Class Act
CARLA BARBER MAC CHAT Everyone knows what “class” is, though few could immediately provide the dictionary definitions if asked. You might think of the expression, “He’s got class” or “She’s a class act,” but you...
April is donor awareness month
I want to bring attention to organ donation. April is organ donation month. This past October, I was able to celebrate my 21st year of celebrating my second chance at life. Not everyone is as blessed as I have been. I was given a...
Making McPherson beautiful: Brush Up Mac
Jean Ballew As you know, McPherson prides itself as being one of the best small towns in America. If you haven’t already seen it, check out the article on realtor.com, which rates McPherson in the top 10—number four, in fact...
‘Pachinko’ tells extended-family narrative
DIANE MILLER WELCOME TO THE BOOK CLUB “Pachinko,” Min Jin Lee (2017) ISBN 978-1- 4555-6949-6 In the style of Amy Tan, Min Jin Lee writes an extended-family narrative using a few historical facts, engaging characters, and...
Time to start working on your garden
SANDY BUNDY INMAN As I write my column for the week it is absolutely beautiful outdoors. We are to be in the 60s today. So I do believe spring is here to stay. This time of year it is fun to go out into the yard and see what all...
Landmarks
Carla Barber Mac Chat Most of us use landmarks to guide us to places we don’t visit often, and even for trips we know like the back of our hands. When we see a water tower, or a certain tree with limbs askew in that familiar...
The Circle of Life
STEVE GILLILAND EXPLORE KANSAS OUTDOORS One of my editors who runs a monthly outdoor page suggested I do a column on “When wild animals encroach on your yard and eat stuff they shouldn’t.” Welcome to spring in the Kansas...
Setting the stage for learning
KIM BALDWIN MCPHERSON COUNTY FARMER As in life, sometimes things don’t go as planned on the farm. A prime example is when my husband and 6-year-old son recently brought home an orphaned heifer from a family friend’s herd. The...