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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Sonogram Equipment Brought up to State-of-the-Art Level
Arts Council of Dickinson County 2016 Photo Competition Announcement
Entries Sought for Arts Council’s 2016 Photography Competition and Exhibit
The
Arts Council of Dickinson County is seeking entries for its Annual Photography
Competition and Exhibit which is open to any amateur photographer in Dickinson
County. Photos may be black and white or color and must be 8” x 10” in size
after trimming. All entries for the competition must be mounted on white mount
board available for $1.25 per piece, and clear plastic sleeves for 10 cents
from the Dickinson County Extension Office, 713 S. Buckeye. Hours at the
extension office are from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
A maximum of three entries per person may be submitted.
Prizes
will be awarded in the following categories:
Youth
(under 12)
Intermediate
(12 – 18)
Adult
(over 18)
Best
in Show
Judge’s
Choice
Photographs
must be dropped off from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17 and February
24 or from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday, February 19 and February 26 at the Arts
Council office, Suite #9, 203 N. Cedar, Abilene. Complete rules and entry forms
may be obtained at the Arts Council’s office or on our website at www.artscouncildc.org. For more information, call the office at
263-1884, or email us at director@artscouncildc.org.
Photographs
will be exhibited at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, 200 SE 4th,
from March 1 through March 23. An
opening reception with judge’s comments will be held Friday night, March 4,
from 5:00 – 7:00. The reception is free and open to the public.
The Photography Competition
and Exhibit is presented in partnership with the Eisenhower Presidential
Library and Museum in a joint mission to promote the arts in Dickinson
County.
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Ham and Beans - A Traditional Farm Life
A Traditional Farm Life
By Shasta Hamilton
Greetings from Enterprise, dear
friends! As I continue to languish with
a bad case of “garden catalog fever,” my family anxiously awaits signs of the
abating of symptoms. But, alas, it
appears this mid-winter malady has taken firm hold of my senses, causing my
waking hours to be filled with thoughts of heirloom beans, corn, and squash. .
. .and sometimes my slumbering hours, too.
My propensity to show off the “bean
collection” obtained from Kelley Taylor to customers at The Buggy Stop has
embarrassed my children, but my fascination with these gorgeously multi-colored
Native American heirlooms continues unchecked.
Kelley and Katie were in for lunch
yesterday, and graciously humored me while I enthusiastically showed them the
12 butter tubs of different looking specimens divided from the beans they
raised and gave us samples of last summer.
Even they were surprised by the wide variation in colors represented, not
remembering such vibrant colors in their own collection. Their beans were collected earlier in the
season, and the ones they gave us were the last on the vines. How this could make a difference know one
knows, but it will be interesting to hear if what they have stored at home is
identical to what I shelled.
Over the years I’ve noticed in
gardening books references to the Native American “three sisters” practice of
planting pole beans with the corn, allowing the bean’s vines to curl up the
corn plant as support. Squash vines were
planted in between.
The benefits of this kind of
companion planting intrigue me. Not
having access to our modern scientific breakdowns of the components of soil
health, they carefully observed outcomes and over time and developed practices
that contributed to soil health.
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Interested in a first hand account
of Native American gardening practices, I obtained a copy of “Buffalo Bird
Woman’s Garden” yesterday. Originally
published as “Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation” by Gilbert
Livingstone Wilson, Ph.D in the early twentieth century, Buffalo Bird Woman
(ca. 1839-1932) recounts the traditional methods her tribe used for growing
their food crops.
Not surprisingly, corn, beans and
squash were the primary foods cultivated and preserved for later use in caches
dug deep into the ground. Numerous
varieties of each staple had specific food uses, thus giving some variety to
the diet with only three types of vegetables being cultivated. Buffalo fat was often used to season the
food.
With our supermarket shelves
groaning under the weight of every imaginable foodstuff, it is hard for our modern
minds to grasp the importance of the gardening year for the Hidatsa tribe. There was no supermarket to run to when
supplies ran low, so as the corn grew to the first stage of edible ripeness,
great care was taken to protect the crop.
Buffalo Bird Woman describes this in poetic fashion:
“A platform, or stage, was often built in a garden, where
the girls and young women of the household came to sit and sing as they watched
that crows and other thieves did not destroy the ripening crop. We cared for our corn in those days as we
would care for a child; for we Indian people loved our gardens, just as a
mother loves her children; and we thought that our growing corn liked to hear
us sing, just as children like to hear their mother sing to them. Also, we did not want the birds to come and
steal our corn. Horses, too, might break
in and crop the plants, or boys might steal the green ears and go off and roast
them” (Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden, pp. 31-32).
While I am extremely grateful for
the ease we now obtain our food, it seems we could all benefit from the caring
and nurturing of our own gardens. Just
as Buffalo Bird Woman provided for us a valuable window into traditional Native
American gardening, we must now also keep the skill of gardening alive so
subsequent generations will understand from whence their food comes.
Before iron cooking vessels were
introduced, Native Americans cooked in clay pots. Ironically, many of us still cook in a modern
version of the clay pot—the Slow Cooker.
Here’s our family’s favorite recipe for Ham and Beans:
1 lb. dry Great
Northern beans
14 cups water, divided
1 lb. meaty ham bone
or 2 cups
boneless ham chunks
1 medium onion,
chopped
2-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons
celery salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon
black pepper
1 bay leaf
1. Sort and rinse
beans. Place in slow cooker and add 8 cups water. Cover and let soak overnight. Drain, discarding soaking water and return
beans to cooker.
2. Add 6 cups water
and remaining ingredients to slow cooker.
Cover and cook on High 8-9 hours.
3. Remove ham bone
from cooker; allow to cool. Cut ham from bone into bite-sized pieces, and
stir back into soup. Taste and correct
seasonings as needed. Serve with hot
cornbread. Yield: 6 servings.
Copyright © 2016 by Shasta Hamilton
Shasta is a fifth generation rural Kansan now residing in
Enterprise, Kansas. She and her husband
own and operate The Buggy Stop Home-Style Kitchen with their six home-schooled
children. You can reach The Buggy Stop
by calling (785) 200-6385 or visit them on the web at www.thebuggystoprestaurant.com
.
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Sunday, January 24, 2016
A Traditional Farm Life - Snow Ice Cream
A Traditional Farm Life
By Shasta Hamilton
Greetings from Enterprise, dear friends! The biggest snowflakes we’ve ever seen
drifted down softly as we left the restaurant Wednesday evening. Mouths open wide, our children’s rosy cheeks
faced the sky as their tongues searched for an errant flake to fall in just the
right spot. It’s moments like these a
mother keeps and ponders in her heart.
My mother’s heart was also gladdened to see the fruit of
our boy’s labors pull into the drive earlier this week.
For several weeks now, Michael and the boys have spent
one day a week with my Dad in his shop.
Our boys have been learning to weld under his expert tutelage.
Monday they finished their horse-drawn “forecart,” a
two-seat, two-wheeled cart which is pulled by the draft horses with the farm
implement of choice directly behind. The
forecart functions as the rear end of the “tractor,” allowing greater choice of
farm implements used, including ones not specifically made for draft horses.
For example, the forecart will allow the boys to use the
horses to pull wagons like the grain cart around the farm, as well as move
bales with the bale mover.
The boys also brought home the refurbished running gear
for a buckboard-style wagon. While a
traditional buckboard is just over three feet wide, this running gear will
allow a 4-1/2 foot wide box to be built upon it, resulting in a roomier
“bed.” This horse-drawn wagon will
function as our farm “pickup,” powered by “two horses under the hood.”
In traditional thrifty rural fashion, a minimum of cash
has been spent on these projects, as the bulk of the building materials have
been gathered over the years.
For instance, the axle for the forecart came from a Model
10 Massey bailer my husband purchased from out of a tree row for parts at age
16—28 years ago. The forecart’s two
seats were re-purposed from a different cart given to them recently, and the
fenders were fashioned from metal recently purchased at a local farm sale. An old set of hames were re-purposed from
their original use on a worn out harness and welded on the front of the cart to
be used for wrapping the horse’s lines around.
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The running gear’s frame came out of a scrap pile as
well. My Dad rebuilt it for the boys
last winter. The boys recently converted
it from a single horse unit to being pulled by a team by installing a tongue.
We have very much appreciated my Dad’s help in turning
these dream projects into reality. It’s
been a great opportunity for my boys to spend quality time with their Grandpa
while learning the skills of welding and building with metal.
It was an educational venture for my Dad as well, as his
memory of draft horses on his farm growing up are quite dim. “Bob” and “Patsy” were sold and his father
began relying completely on tractors in his early childhood.*
What an ironic juxtaposition: For my Dad, draft horses Bob and Patsy are
but a dim memory of a bygone era. For my
boys, draft horses Tom and Jerry represent the dawn of a dream coming true—the
opportunity to once again farm with draft horses.
Our children are no longer dreaming of playing out in the
snow. As I write this Thursday morning,
the children are all bundled up and playing in at least 4 inches of snow. The last messenger inside reported plans for
making a snow fort. Snow is still falling at present, making playing outside
even more exciting.
I’ll go warm up something hot for them to drink when they
come in. When they’re all warm and dry,
the schoolbooks will make their appearance on the dining room table, a sad
ending, perhaps, to a fun morning out in the snow. Their spirits will soar, however, at the
prospect of snow ice cream after lunch today—another bit of proof that dreams
can come true.
*See my March 16, 2015 article at www.thebuggystoprestaurant.com
for more on Bob and Patsy.
Snow Ice Cream
2-1/2 quarts
fresh, clean, snow
1 cup milk or
cream
1/2 to 3/4 cup
sugar
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
pinch salt
1. In a very large
bowl, mix milk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
2. Add clean
snow until no more can be added and an ice cream consistency is achieved. Enjoy!
Copyright © 2016 by Shasta Hamilton
Shasta is a fifth generation rural Kansan now residing
in Enterprise, Kansas. She and her
husband own and operate The Buggy Stop Home-Style Kitchen with their six
home-schooled children. You can reach
The Buggy Stop by calling (785) 200-6385 or visit them on the web at www.thebuggystoprestaurant.com
.
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Cook Real Estate New Agent
Cook Real Estate New Agent
Looks who is moving up!
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Gregg Biggs was born and raised in Abilene, KS. He attended St. Andrews School and graduated from the Class of 1975, at Abilene High School. He attended Liberal Vo-Tech, then sold Real Estate with his parents, Ross and Maxine Biggs - Biggs Realty. In 1981, he went into the Building trade in Topeka, along with Sales. He recently moved back to the area with his wife Sue, to be close to his two daughters, Andrea Biggs-Taylor, Lindsey Biggs-Hartman and grandchildren, which are his pride and joy. Gregg sold Real Estate with his mother Maxine, until recently when she retired and closed Biggs Realty two weeks ago.
Gregg has a wide range of knowledge of the building trade, but his best asset is listening and taking care of his client's needs. He is proud to be selling for Becky and joining the Cook Real Estate Team! Give Gregg a call at 785.280.9778.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Arts Council of Dickinson County - Canvas & Cocktails
Arts Council of Dickinson County - Canvas & Cocktails
The Arts Council of Dickinson County is now accepting enrollment for an evening
of Canvas & Cocktails. Participants
will go home with a finished paining on canvas, ready to hang up and
admire. This is open for both men and
women.
This fun class
session, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. will be held on Saturday, January 30th. In a relaxed,
social, group setting, artist Karen Cooper will guide you through replicating
the evening’s featured painting step by step. Whether you are an aspiring Picasso
or just looking to have something fun to do, you are sure to go home with a
painting that is uniquely yours. You can sip on beverages throughout the
creative process. By the end of the
evening you will be amazed at the artwork you have created!
The class fee
is $20.00 members/$25.00 nonmembers.
Space in each class is limited to 20, so sign up today! This class will close once it is filled. The information can also be viewed on
Facebook at Arts Council of Dickinson County, or on our website at www.artscouncildc.org. You may also email reservation requests at artscouncilofdc@gmail.com or call
785-263-1884.
The Arts
Council of Dickinson County is a non-profit organization supported by its
members and dedicated to promoting the arts among the families in Dickinson County.
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Jr Executives Sales Account Managers Wanted for an Information/Content Technology Firm
Jr Executives Sales Account Managers Wanted for an Information/Content Technology Firm
Company Location: Salina, Junction City, Abilene, Clay County and Manhattan Kansas Area
Start the New Year with a New Job!
HBT Productions is a mobile phone app and digital media solution company. We build community apps in North Central Kansas that connect communities to events and connect businesses to a larger consumer base.
HBT Productions is seeking independent, motivated Jr. Executives Sales Manager to support our Kansas marketplace. .Jr Executives starting positions are high commission position and can transition into salary positions. Responsibilities include: demonstrating our products, selling business memberships and advertising options, maintaining client relationships with excellent customer service.
Will train the right person with a positive attitude. Candidates are preferred to have customer service experience, exceptional presentation and communication skills. A smart phone or tablet is required to be able to demonstrate products. Candidate's for the positions should enjoy helping others to succeed, being able to build rapport with people, and interested in problem solving.
If you want a career that supports your lifestyle and if you want the ability to make above average income then send your resume to michael@hbtproductions.com.
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A Valentine Evening Featuring Dru Davis in Concert
A Valentine Evening Featuring Dru Davis in Concert
The Arts
Council of Dickinson County is proud to host “A Valentine Evening” featuring
Dru Davis, Live in Concert, at the Abilene Convention & Visitor’s Bureau,
201 NW 2nd St.
on Friday, February 12 at 7:00 pm. Beverages will be available, by
donation.
Dru Davis is a Kansas-born singer,
songwriter and guitarist. For the last decade, he has been performing
high-energy pop music in the heartland, always with a splash of funk and blues.
Last August, Davis released his much anticipated debut album. The self-titled
record represents his music well – full of life stories, catchy melodies,
head-bobbing rhythms, and soulful vocals.
Davis’s live performances have become
known for a wide variety of cover tunes. A show might include modern hits, 80s
dance songs, blues numbers, gospel, and more – with Davis adding his own style
along the way. As Davis puts it, “It’s more fun to play songs no one expects a
singer-songwriter to play.”
Then there are Davis's original songs.
His material is always born out of life experiences. Jamaica, a song
written immediately after a trip there, has become a flagship tune off the new
album. It’s a narrative about how lovely a getaway can be – and it can also get
stuck in a listener’s head for days.
Tickets for the
evening are $10.00 and can be purchased at the Arts Council of Dickinson
County, 203 N. Cedar Street, the Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, 201 NW 2nd St.,
and also at the door on the evening of the event.
The
information can also be viewed on Facebook at Arts Council of Dickinson County,
or by calling the Arts Council office at 785-263-1884. You may also
email reservation requests at artscouncilofdc@gmail.com.
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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Abilene Cowboys at Clay Center
Abilene Cowboys at Clay Center
The Abilene Cowboys have played eight games thus far in the
2015-16 campaign. The good news is that they have won six of those games. The
bad news is that the two most challenging opponents were both victorious
against Terry Taylor’s state ranked team. Last night in Clay Center, the
Cowboys put together their most impressive half of basketball this season,
jumping out to a 41-18 lead on the overwhelmed Tigers. The game ended in a 20
point win for the Cowboys.
Abilene is a senior laden team, returning four starters from a
team that won 18 games last season. Eric Harms, Harley Hazlett, Andrew
Schwarting, Marcus Willey, Trey Bender, and Dylan Ford make up the talented
senior class. Ryan Wilson is the lone returning starter not in his final season
at AHS.
There have been many significant numbers this year for the
Cowboys. They are now 4-0 in the NCKL among others, but the most significant
number is 600. You read that correctly. Coach Terry Taylor tallied his 600th
career victory this season in a 20 point victory at Marysville. Taylor has put
together a truly remarkable career and given the way his teams have been
playing, the career victories are far from being finalized.
The Cowboys will play Buhler this Thursday in the first round of
the SIT.
Black Bean and Rice - A Traditional Farm Life
A Traditional Farm Life - Black Bean and Rice
By Shasta Hamilton
Greetings from Enterprise, dear friends! True to form, I got sidetracked earlier this
week and ended up on a bit of a wild goose chase—all because of a bag of beans.
This was no ordinary bag of beans, of course. Several months ago, after last summer’s
growing season was completed, our friend Kelly Taylor dropped off a brown paper
grocery sack of dry beans, still in their pods, gathered from a planting of
heirloom beans he planted last season.
He acquired the bean seeds on a trip “up North” from a
farmer in Nebraska, who gave him three kinds of heirloom seeds and admonished
him to plant them. He did so around the
edge of an unused corral, so the vines could climb up the fence for
support. They must have done quite well,
because he had enough left over to share.
Hence, also true to form, I’ve had a “homeless” bag of beans
floating around the house for several months now.
What do you do with a big paper bag of beans, anyway? Stick them in the corner and forget about
them, of course.
And then came the day this week I was looking at the Seed
Savers Exchange catalog, admiring their heirloom dry beans and the intriguing
stories about where the varieties came from, wishing I could order some to
plant this spring to help save those rare varieties of seed from
extinction.
Then it hit me: I’ve got a big bag of beans in my bedroom
gathering dust!
Quickly retrieving them from obscurity in my bedroom, I
brought the bag to the dining room table and picked out a pod. The first bean I saw was a black bean with a
cream-colored, angular shaped spot on the end.
Assuming it was a damaged bean, I put it aside and proceeded to shell
the rest of the pod, expecting black beans.
You can imagine my surprise to see they were all “damaged” in exactly
the same way.
The next pod opened held a completely different bean,
beautifully colored. My excitement
increased as each pod I opened seemed to have different coloring and unusual
markings in mottled shades of cream, tan, black, burgundy, and even magenta.
We took bowls from the kitchen cabinet and started sorting
each type of bean, carefully including at least one pod for later reference in
the bowl. By the time we were finished,
we had twelve bowls!
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These twelve bean beauties divided roughly into three
types: the black beans, a larger cream
and burgundy bean with two variations, and the rest were all distinctly
different lima beans. Only one type of
seed matched the pictures in Seed Savers Exchange.
Stumped, I gave Kelly a call in order to figure out what
varieties he had planted. The black and
cream ones were the easiest to confirm.
The farmer called them “Battered Buffalo.” Kelly also mentioned “Snow Caps” and “Hopi
Lima” beans.
The ones I found in Seed Savers were called “Hidatsa Shield
Figure,” (also known as “Snow Caps”), one of the five main types of beans cultivated
by the Hidatsa Indians of the Missouri River Valley in North Dakota.
I have been unable to find named cultivars of the Hopi
Limas, which at first was discouraging, but now appears to be normal. A phone conversation with Dickinson County
Extension Ag Agent Jason Coover confirmed the possibility of a wide spectrum of
color variations from one type of heirloom seed. It appears the genetic
diversity in these old heirloom strains are such that a wide variety of
outcomes are possible, even without cross pollination from other beans nearby.
Needless to say, I can hardly wait until next spring to
plant these seeds in our garden. It will be an even longer wait until next fall
when the plants have died down and seed can be collected. So for now, I will live in anticipation of
the outcome of the golden gift in a brown paper grocery bag.
Until that happy day when “Battered Buffalo’ beans grace our
table, we’ll have to settle for black beans from a plastic bag off the grocery
store shelf. Here’s a very simple recipe
black bean recipe our family enjoys served over rice.
Black Beans and
Rice
1 lb. black beans
6 cups water for
soaking
6 cups water for
cooking
2 tablespoons
chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon taco
seasoning
1 tablespoon Traditional
Farm
Farmhouse Seasoning*
1 lb. of your
favorite rice, prepared
according to package directions
shredded cheese,
sour cream, and
salsa, optional
1. Pick through beans
and remove any stones or bad beans.
Rinse and place in Dutch oven; add 6 cups water, cover, and soak
overnight. (For the quick soak method, bring to a rapid boil and boil for 2
minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let
stand 1 hour.)
2. Drain and rinse
beans, discarding soaking water. Place
beans back in Dutch oven.
3. Add 6 cups fresh
water and seasonings. Bring to a boil
over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and
simmer covered, with lid tilted, 2 hours or until beans are tender. Stir occasionally.
4. Serve in a bowl
over rice with shredded cheese, sour cream, and salsa, if desired.
Yield: 8 servings.
*Traditional Farm Farmhouse Seasoning is our own
special blend available at The Buggy Stop.
Salt and pepper may be substituted to taste.
Copyright © 2016 by Shasta Hamilton
Shasta is a fifth generation rural Kansan now residing in
Enterprise, Kansas. She and her husband
own and operate The Buggy Stop Home-Style Kitchen with their six home-schooled
children. You can reach The Buggy Stop
by calling (785) 200-6385 or visit them on the web at www.thebuggystoprestaurant.com
.
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Junction City Chamber Military Affairs Council Breakfast
Junction City Chamber Military Affairs Council Breakfast
The first breakfast of 2016 will be held at Riley’s Conference Center on Fort Riley, so please make your reservations and accommodations for access to Fort Riley early. If you do not have Fort Riley access in the form of a badge, pass, or DOD ID Card, please provide the following information when making your reservation: First & Last Name, Business, Email, Phone Number, Date of Birth OR Driver’s License State & Number. On the day of the event, please enter Fort Riley through Henry Gate Visitor Center, Exit 301 off I-70.
The breakfast will begin at 7:30 am. Deadline to register for the breakfast will be Thursday, January 21st . Cost of the breakfast is $12 per person, payable by check, card, or cash at the door or prior to event at chamber office or by registering online here.
To make a reservation, please contact Kaitlin or Sarah at the Chamber at 785-762-2632 or info@jcacc.org. In order to limit invoicing for this event, we will accept payment in the form of Checks, Card, or Cash at the door or prior to the event at the Chamber Office. You may also call 785-762-2632 to pay over the phone, or pay online here. Thank you.
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Great Plains Theatre of Abilene, Kansas Presents Winter Wonderland Murder Masquerade
Great Plains Theatre Presents Winter Wonderland Murder Masquerade
Great Plains Theatre kicks-off 2016 with The Winter Wonderland Murder Masquerade, a gala fundraiser for the organization, that will feature The Murder Mystery Co. from Kansas City providing an immersive, audience participation show where a murder plays out and the crowd helps solve the crime. The evening of intrigue takes place at a Billionaire's Ball -- evening wear, ball gowns, Venetian masks, suits and tuxes are encourage, but not necessary.A catered Italian dinner is included in the evening's festivities and there will also be a cash bar. Be sure to join us on January 30th at 6:30 PM for this exciting night of mystery, murder and fun that people are just "dying" to be a part of.
The Winter Wonderland Murder Masquerade is a fundraiser for Great Plains Theatre, your local/regional professional theatre that provides live-theatre, youth programming in the performing arts, and Abilene's only cinema. Tickets for the event are $50 (businesses are invited to purchase a table) and this includes both dinner and the show. More importantly, your ticket purchase is a contribution toward keeping the performing arts vital and accessible in our community and region, an important mission of Great Plains Theatre.
For tickets contact Great Plains Theatre at 785-263-4574. Seating is limited--please order your tickets early.
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Impact the Cure Provides Free Mammograms for Uninsured in Abilene, Kansas
Impact the Cure Provides Free Mammograms for Uninsured
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| Memorial Hospital provides free mammography services for uninsured in Dickinson County that are funded by Impact the Cure. Shown is Rhonda Schmid, Memorial Hospital Mammography Services, who has twenty-six years of experience as a Mammography Technologist. |
Rhonda Schmid, Memorial Hospital Mammography Technologist, provides mammograms through this program. She has seen worried patients who have put off having a mammogram because of the lack of health insurance. “One patient hadn’t had a mammogram for three years because she didn’t have insurance. Fortunately, she was lucky. The earlier you catch a questionable spot, the better your chances are.”
Schmid has twenty-six years of experience providing mammography services. She has seen many types of cases and situations. She is impressed that a community the size of Abilene has this program. “For every case caught, you help the whole family. That patient may be a mother, grandmother, wife, and/or sister. You are helping the whole community,” she said. Over seventy Dickinson County women have been recipients of the free mammography services since the program began.
Memorial Hospital Radiology Department recommends that patients talk to their doctor about how often to have a mammogram because there are many factors that affect the decision. The American College of Radiology currently recommends an annual exam for women over 40.
Individuals who live in Dickinson County and would like more information regarding the free mammography services for uninsured should call Memorial Hospital scheduling at 263-6660. Candidates must be 40 years of age or older; however, if candidate is 35-40 years of age and has a direct family history (mother, father, brother, sister) of breast cancer, a mammogram is suggested. Those interested must make an appointment through Memorial Hospital scheduling.
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Heartland Health Care Clinic Offering New Service in Abilene, Kansas
Heartland Health Care Clinic Offering New Service
The same-day care is available by call-in appointment during normal office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This service is open to the public. Individuals are not required to be a current patient of Heartland Health Care Clinic. The purpose of this service is to make same-day care for minor conditions more available to the community. Most insurance plans are accepted. Payment, including co-pays, will be required at the time of service.
Examples of minor conditions are not limited to, but include, cold, cough, and flu symptoms, sore throats, sinus infections, ear aches, skin rashes, urinary tract infections, strains, sprains, fever, minor burns, migraine headaches, and seasonal allergies.
Patients will be seen by a Heartland Health Care Clinic Advanced Practice Provider. There will be a set number of appointments available each day. An appointment must be made by calling in; this is not a walk-in service. To make an appointment, call Heartland Health Care Clinic at 263-4131.
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
Eisenhower School Opens in Abilene, Kansas
Eisenhower School Opens in Abilene, Kansas
After 62 years, Abilene students moved into a new school
named after a U.S. President from Abilene, and the most prominent world leader
from Kansas. Eisenhower Elementary School opened it doors for the first time to
students this past week.
Why has it taken so long to name a school after one of Abilene's prominent historical figures? After
talking to longtime community residents, it seems to be steeped in community
politics and conspiracy. For anyone to get to the real answer, one must ask past living members
of the school board and legacy family members of the community. But finally after five decades, members of
the Abilene community that lobbied for a school named after President Dwight D.
Eisenhower got their wish.
According to other news articles, Denise Guy, Abilene School
District Superintendent, stated that this new building was “a great opportunity to
name it after Dwight D. Eisenhower.”
So what is the price of building a new school for a town of
about 6,700 residents? The new building is 28,000 square feet and cost $7.4
million to build, that is about
$1,104 for each resident. This
one project is part of a larger $24 million bond approved by Abilene voters
2 to 1 in 2014. That is $118 for every $100,000 in residential property
value.
Further school improvements are on the horizon for Abilene. This $24.2 million improvement package
includes new security measures, high school building improvements and a new auditorium, and new space to
the middle school.
What about the old space?
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A Traditional Farm Life - Cherry Moos
A Traditional Farm Life - Cherry Moos
By Shasta Hamilton
Greetings from Enterprise, dear friends! It was finally garden catalog reading
weather this past weekend. I spent an
enjoyable Sunday afternoon perusing the full-color glossy pages, contentedly
plotting a fruit orchard, eyes lingering longingly on the multiple varieties of
cherry trees.
What is it about cherries?
Even after our cherry-picking follies last summer, the catalog’s
beautiful pictures of perfect red fruit sing their siren song.
To my surprise, tonight I discovered I’m at least the fourth
generation to succumb to the cherry tree’s melodic--yet tart--appeal.
I had the privilege this evening of learning a little more
about the life of my great-grandfather, P.P. Penner.
My Grandma Lena’s father, P.P. Penner, passed on the year
before I was born. In a life spanning
from May 2, 1887 to November 2, 1975, P.P. Penner undoubtedly saw sweeping
changes occur in the world around him.
My Grandma Lena passed away more than 14 years ago, so the
extended Penner family gathering my parents hosted in Goessel a couple months
ago provided a rare opportunity to learn a little more about my
great-grandfather from my great aunts.
Why am I so interested in knowing more about him? Tantalizing tidbits of family lore passed
down over the years have indicated a man unusually gifted with mechanics, an
inventor with artistic bent.
P.P. Penner was a man of diverse interests and
abilities. Very unusual for a man of his
time and place, he possessed great artistic aptitude first expressed by
painting scenes of rural life with watercolors, beginning in the 8th
grade. The rigors of early twentieth
century farm life kept him from pursuing this interest further in his adult
years, but his artistic flair showed up many places around the farm.
The rare visit recently with extended family resulted in a
golden gift: P.P. Penner’s daughter,
Velma (Penner) Unruh, mailed my parents a 10 page typewritten (on a
typewriter!) personal reflection on her father written many years ago.
Tears flowed as a window to the past was opened up and I
“met” the man of such mystique. A
picture emerged of someone with traits I can pick out of those in successive
generations: a quiet spiritual leader of
the family, well read, with musical talent, and a keen, inventive mind coupled
with great skill concerning both wood and machinery in the farm shop.
Last, (and probably least, I’m afraid), it turns out he was
a sucker for those garden catalog fruit tree advertisements. I quote great-aunt Velma:
“Pop would naively believe the pictures of fruit tree
advertisements in catalogs and order things.
Some grew and did well and some did not.
Cherry trees winter killed easily but soon he had ordered cherry trees
again. I often wondered whose idea it
had been to plant gooseberry bushes since they weren’t all that tasty. It also had been Pop’s idea. Mom did make pies and gooseberry moos.”
So, friends, I guess it turns out my obsession with cherry
trees in the garden catalogs is genetic!
Let’s bring the past and the present together this week as
we head to the kitchen. Russian
Mennonites have a love for a thickened, creamy fruit soup called “Moos” (rhymes
with “dose”).
Traditionally, Moos was served on holidays, but it was also
often prepared Saturday and served cold for Sunday dinner with cold meat and
zwieback. (While it can be served hot,
it is usually served cold.) Any tart
fruit can be used.
The following recipe was from my Grandma Lena’s
sister-in-law, Laura (Mrs. Jacob S.) Schmidt.
Ironically, great aunt Laura also included instructions for gooseberry
moos at the end of the recipe. What an
interesting coincidence!
Next time I’m looking at a garden catalog, I think I’ll mark
the page with the gooseberries . . .
Cherry Moos
1 quart fresh or 2
cans tart cherries
canned in water
1 cup sugar
5 cups water (4 cups
if using canned)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
1. If using fresh
cherries, add 5 cups water to cherries and cook until cherry skins crack. If using canned cherries, add 4 cups water to
cherries with liquid and heat until boiling.
Add 1 cup sugar during the last minute of the boiling period.
2. Make a paste of
the flour, sugar, salt, and milk by mixing the dry ingredients first and then
adding 1/2 cup milk, stirring until smooth with no lumps of flour
remaining. Slowly add the rest of the
milk while mixing.
3. Add thickening to the
boiling fruit slowly, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and
starts to thicken or coats a spoon. [It should have the consistency of
medium-thick gravy.]
If soup seems too thick when cooled, add milk or a small
amount of water. Yield: 10 cups.
Aunt Laura adds, “Mother sometimes used gooseberries instead
of cherries. But then she added more
sugar. This was called gooseberry moos.”
From From Pluma Moos to Pie. Goessel: Mennonite Heritage Museum, Revised
1991. p. 37.
Copyright © 2015 by Shasta Hamilton
Shasta is a fifth generation rural Kansan now residing in
Enterprise, Kansas. She and her husband
own and operate The Buggy Stop Home-Style Kitchen with their six home-schooled
children. You can reach The Buggy Stop
by calling (785) 200-6385 or visit them on the web at www.thebuggystoprestaurant.com
.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016
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