Measles case involves Wichita State student

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August 31, 2014

The Sedgwick County Health Department has contacted Student Health Services about a Wichita State student who has a case of measles. The student, who is taking classes this summer, does not live on campus. The student had not received an MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

Following health department guidelines, Student Health is notifying faculty, staff and students who may have been exposed to this individual.

Multiple cases of measles have been reported recently in Sedgwick County, but only one case involves a WSU student.

According to Camille Childers, director of Student Health Services at WSU, measles is easily spread when an infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes on someone who has not been vaccinated. Most people get MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccines as a child, so if you were vaccinated, you are unlikely to get measles. If you haven’t been vaccinated against measles, it’s not too late. Check with your physician’s office or Student Health Services about getting an MMR.

The Sedgwick County Health Department will hold a free MMR vaccination clinic from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at 2716 W. Central in Wichita. No out-of-pocket fees will be charged, however Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance will be filed if available.

For more information about measles, visit the Kansas Department of Health and Environment measles page at http://www.kdheks.gov/epi/measles.htm, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measles page at http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/index.html.

Harvey County Fair results, 4-H 2014

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August 29, 2014

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J – 4-H Horticulture

Grand Champion Garden Crops: Cody Eye, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion Garden Crops: Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Apple

Purple: Jakob Senn, Lucky 13

Blue: Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Green Beans

Red:

Lucas Roth, Hesston

Ben Roth, Hesston

Eggplant

Red: Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Okra

Red: Cody Eye, Walton

Bell Peppers

Purple:

Cody Eye, Walton

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Blue: Ben Roth, Hesston

Cantaloupe

Purple: Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Red: Cody Eye, Walton

Peppers (5) (Sweet non-bell peppers)

Purple: Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Peppers (5) hot

Purple: Ben Roth, Hesston

Blue: Cody Eye, Walton

Squash

Purple: Cody Eye, Walton

Blue:

Cody Eye, Walton

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Jakob Senn, Lucky 13

Sunflower

Purple: Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Tomato (largest by weight)

Purple: Cody Eye, Walton

Tomato (paste)

Blue: Cody Eye, Walton

Tomatoes (5) (salad type)

Blue:

Cody Eye, Walton

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Jacob Senn, Lucky 13

Tomatoes (regular size)

Purple: Cody Eye, Walton

Red: Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

White: Lucas Roth, Hesston

X – Veggie Garden

Kindergarteners

Tomato:

Purple: Isabelle Eckert

Blue: Toby Spreier

Adams Sams

Sunflower

Purple: Toby Spreier

Adam Sams

Cucumber

Blue: Adam Sams

Red: Toby Spreier

Watermelon

Blue:

Adam Sams

Toby Spreier

1st Graders

Tomato:

Purple: Ashley Unruh

Blue: Ashley Unruh

2nd Graders

Tomato:

Blue: Levin Derner/Critchfield

Haley Sams

Sunflower

Blue: Haley Sams

Purple: Levin Durner/Critchfield

Cucumber

Purple: Levi Durnert

Blue: Haley Sams

Watermelon

Blue: Levin Durner/Critchfield

Red: Haley Sams

3rd Graders

Purple: Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Veggie Garden Poster

Purple: Toby Spreier

Ashley Unruh

4-H Floriculture

Grand Champion: Trev Golubski, Macon (Perennial)

Reserve Grand Champion: Trev Golubski, Macon (Marigold)

Blue: Trev Golubski, Macon (Perennial and Marigold, 2 blues)

4-H Crops

Grand Champion: Baylor Stahly, Walton (Hay, other than alfalfa,

purple)

Reserve Grand Champion: Baylor Stahly, Walton (Hay, alfalfa, purple)

K – 4-H WOODWORKING

Grand Champion: Nathaniel Becker, Sedgwick

Reserve Grand Champion: Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Champion Senior Division: Nathaniel Becker, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion Senior Division: Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Champion Intermediate Division: Noah Becker, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion Intermediate Division: Lucas Roth, Hesston

Blue:

Ben Roth, Hesston

Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Red: Takoda Jones, East Lakers

White: Takoda Jones, East Lakers (3)

Participant: Abby Banta, Sedgwick (Cloverbud)

L – 4-H ELECTRICITY

Red: Joel Golubski, Macon (2)

N – 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY

4H?ers 7-9, photo color 8×10

Junior Champion: Austin Radke , Halstead

Reserve chamP: Cody Sauerwein, Walton

Purple: Austin Radke, Halstead (2 purple)

Kristin Tommer, macon

Blue:

Hannah Allen, Lucky 13(2 blue)

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Brooke Grow, Halstead (2 blue)

Austin Radke, Halstead ( 2 blue)

Cody Sauerwein, Walton ( 2 blue)

Leah Sauerwein, Walton

Kerstin Tommer, Macon (2 blue)

4-H ers 7-9, black and white 8X10

Red:

Hannah Allen, Lucky 13

Hannah Baumann, Halstead (4 red)

Brooke Grow, Halstead (2 red)

Cody Sauerwein , Walton

Leah Sauerwein, Walton (7 red)

4-Hers 10-13, color 8X10

Intermediate Grand Champion: Molly Stahl, Walton

Intermediate Reserve Champion: Rylie May, East Lakers

Purple

Rebekah Allen, Lucky 13

Rebekah Nelson, Walton (2)

Harley Stockebrand Walton

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick Sunflowers

Eli Redington, East Lakers

Olivia Rizza, Halstead

Blue

Rebekah Allen, Lucky 13 (2)

Jordan Monaghen, Lucky 13

Rylie May, East Lakers, 13

Rebekah Nelson, Walton (3)

Blue

Eli Redington, East Lakers(3)

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick Sunflowers (2)

Olivia Rizza, Halstead (2)

Jontae Seymore, Walton (3)

Molly Stahl, Walton (2)

Harley Stockebrand (2)

Mikey Storey (2)

Dakota Wierwille, Lucky 13 (2)

Red

Rebekah Allen, Lucky 13

Jordan Monaghen, Lucky 13 (2)

Eli Redington, East Lakers

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick (2)

Olivia Rizza, Halstead

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Dakota Wierwille, Lucky 13 (2)

4-Hers 14 and over Color 8X10

Senior Reserve Champion, Harper Zongker, Walton

Purple

Dakotah Banmann, Halstead

Renny Storey, Sedgwick

Harper Zongker, Walton

Blue

Dakotah Baumann, Halstead (2)

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick (3)

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Celeste Storey, Sedgwick (2)

Renny Storey, Sedgwick ( 2)

Harper Zongker, Walton (2)

Red

Dakotah Baumann, Halstead (2)

Brooke Marshall, Halstead (3)

Celeste Storey, Sedgwick

Renny Storey, Sedgwick

4-Hers Black and White 8X10

Reserve Grand Champion, Harper Zongker, Walton

Purple

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Harper Zongker, Walton

Blue

Dakotah Baumann, Halsted

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Brooke Marshall, Halstead (2)

Renny Storey, Sedgwick

Harper Zongker (2)

Red

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Dakotah Baumann, Halstead

Celeste Storey, Sedgwick

Renny Storey, Sedgwick (2)

Computer manipulated photo

Purple

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Harper Zongker, Walton

Blue

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

O – 4-H GEOLOGY

Grand Champion: Mitchell Murphy, Macon

Reserve Grand Champion: Morgan Murphy, Macon

Display of at least 30 rocks, minerals or fossils

Champion: Jakob Senn, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion: Hayden Tommer, Macon

Display of at least 45 rocks, minerals or fossils

Champion: Ian Akers, Macon

Display of at least 60 rocks, minerals or fossils

Champion: Mitchell Murphy, Macon

Reserve Champion: Morgan Murphy, Macon

Any other geology exhibit

Champion: Mitchell Murphy, Macon

P – 4-H Secretary?s Record Book

Purple

Haley Hendricks, East Lakers

Q – 4-H Home Environment Posters

Blue: Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Q – 4-H Project Displays and Posters

Individual 4-H Display (Ages 12 and under)

Purple: Zeke Thompson, Walton

Blue:

Brylee Budde, Walton

Katelin Koehn, Lucky 13

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Red:

Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Participation:

Wyatt Mayes, Lucky 13

Abby Banta, Sedgwick

Individual 4-H Poster (ages 12 and under)

Purple: Joel Golubski, Macon

Blue:

Trev Golubski, Macon

Katelin Koehn, Lucky 13

Red:

Eli Redington, East Lakers

Taylor Redington, East Lakers

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Individual 4-H Display (ages 13 and over)

Purple:

Rylie May, East Lakers

Nicholas Koehn, Lucky 13

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Blue:

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

R – 4-H Booth

Grand Champion ? 4-H Horse County Wide Project

Reserve Grand and Conservation, Fishing Project, Lucky 13

Red

Lucky 13

Junior Leaders

Walton Willing Workers 4-H Club

Macon 4-H Club

Rhonda Roux, Walton School

T – 4-H ROCKETRY

Sr Grand Champion: Seth Stucky, Lucky 13

Jr. Grand Champion: Luke Stucky, Lucky 13

Reserve Jr. Grand Champion: Cody Eye, Walton

Exhibitors 7 to 13

Rocket made from kit

Purple:

Ian Akers, Macon

Trev Golubski, Macon

Clayton Smith, Walton

Blue:

Reid Golubski, Macon

Cody Hauck, Halstead

Katelin Koehn, Lucky 13

Nicholas Koehn, Lucky 13

Cody Sauerwein, Walton

Wynn Soergel, East Lakers

Exhibitors 14 years and older

Rocket made from kit.

Blue: Brandi Soergel, East Lakers

Red:

Brett Irving, Halstead

Josi Soergel, East Lakers

U ? DOG SHOW

Junior Showmanship

Blue – Kirstin Tommer, Macon

Intermediate Showmanship

Champion – Rylie May, East Lakers

Reserve Champion – Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Purple, Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Senior Showmanship

Champion ? Aaron Coash, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion – Brittany Walton, East Lakers

Pre-Novice A Obedience

White – Kerstin Tommer, Macon

Pre-Novice B Obedience

Champion – Rylie May East Lakers

Reserve Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Blue – Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Novice Obedience

Champion – Rylie May, East Lakers

Red – Aaron Coash, Lucky 13

Pre-Agility

White – Kerstin Tommer, Macon

Agility 1

Champion – Aaron Coash, Lucky 13

White

Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Brittany Walton, East Lakers

Agility 2

Champion – Rylie May, East Lakers

Rally 1

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Reserve Champion Rylie May, East Lakers

Rally 2

Champion – Rylie May, East Lakers

Red Brittany Walton, East Lakers

DOG COSTUME CLASS

4-Her 7-9, Dog & 4-Her in Costume

Champion ? Kerstin Tommer, Macon

4-Her 10-13, Dog & 4-Her in Costume

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

4-Her 10-13, Dog only in Costume

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Y – 4-H FOODS

Grand Champion Snack Mix ? Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Grand Champion Quick Bread ? Kerstin Tommer, Macon

Grand Champion Cookies ? Molly Stahl, Walton

Grand Champion Place Setting ? Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Grand Champion Pie ? Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Grand Champion Fruit Dessert ? Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Grand Champion Cake ? Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Grand Champion Fruit Pie ? Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Grand Champion Food Preservation ? Jenna Baldwin, Macon

Level 1 ? Clover bud, 7 & 8 yr old

Cookies, Bar

Blue -Maggie Bass, Halstead

Cloverbud -Abby Banta, Sedgwick

Cookies, Dropped

Purple

Katharine Engel, Halstead

Lucas Roth, Hesson

Cloverbud

Mackenzie Sauerwein, Walton

Addie Jensen, Hesston

Cookies, Rolled

Purple ? Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Blue -Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Cookies, Molded

Red ? Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Cloverbud ? Abby Banta, Sedgwick

Cookies, No Bake

Purple ? Leah Littlejohn, Lucky 13

Cloverbud ? Eli Roth, Hesston

Dry snack mix

Purple

Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Leah Littlejohn, Lucky 13

Blue ? Katharine Engel, Halstead

Cupcakes

Purple ? Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Blue – Ali Coash, Lucky 13

Muffins

Blue

Maggie Bass, Halstead

Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Cloverbud ? Mackenzie Sauerwein, Walton

Place Setting

Purple ? Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Blue

Katharine Engel, Halstead

Taylor Redington, East Lakers

Level 2 Ages 9-11

Whole loaf quick bread

Purple

Kerstin Tommer, Macon

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Blue ? Callan Baldwin, Macon

Muffins

Purple

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Dakota Wierwille, Lucky 13

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Cookies, Bar

Purple

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Blue ? Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Cookies, Drop

Purple

Josie Engel, Halstead

Molly Stahl, Walton

Blue

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Rylie May, East Lakers

Dakota Wierwille, Lucky 13

Brock Jensen, Hesston

Cookies, Refrigerator

Blue – Callan Baldwin, Macon

Fruit dessert

Blue ? Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Cake

Purple

Josie Engel, Halstead

Kerstin Tommer, Macon

Blue ? Dakota Wierwille, Lucky 13

Place Setting

Purple

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Blue ? Josie Engel, Halstead

Level III ? Ages 12-14

Fruit Dessert

Purple

Celeste Storey, Sedgwick

Joel Golubski, Macon

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Quick Breads

Purple

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Blue

Joel Golubski, Macon

Hayden Tommer, Macon

Red ? Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Muffins

Purple

Jenna Baldwin, Macon

Joel Golubski, Macon

Grace Thompson, Hesston

Hayden Tommer, Macon

Specialty Yeast Bread

Purple

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Ben Roth, Hesston

Blue

Lucas Roth, Hesston

Yeast Dinner Rolls

Blue ? Joel Golubski, Macon

Cake

Purple

Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Joel Golubski, Macon

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Red ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Cake, Sponge/Chiffon

Purple ? Ryan Littlejohn, Lucky 13

Nonperishable, improved for healthier diet

Purple ? Jenna Baldwin, Macon

Place Setting

Purple ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Educational Display

Blue ? Joel Golubski, Macon

Level IV ? Ages 15 & Over

Cake

Purple ? Dakota Baumann, Halstead

Unshortened Cake

Purple – Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Speciality Yeast Bread

Purple ? Renny Storey, Sedgwick

Yeast Bread

Purple ? Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Fruit Pie

Purple

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Dakotah Baumann, Halstead

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Blue ? Remington Greider-Little

Yeast Dinner Rolls

Purple ? Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Place Setting

Purple

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Food Preservation

Sweet Spreads

Purple ? Jenna Baldwin, Macon

Z – CLOTHING

Construction

Beginners

Reserve Grand Champion ? Leah Sauerwein, Walton

Intermediate

Grand Champion ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Blue- Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers (2)

Advanced

Grand Champion- Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Reserve Grand Champion ? Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Purple

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers (2)

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers (2)

Blue

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers (3)

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Style Revue

Senior

Grand Champion ? Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers

Reserve Grand Champion ? Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Blue

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Intermediate

Blue ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Red ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

BUYMANSHIP

Girls

Beginners 7-9

Grand Champion ? Brylee Budde, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion ? Macy Jo Boese, Hesston

Purple

Brylee Budde, Walton

Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Leah Littlejohn, Lucky 13 (2)

Blue

Macy Jo Boese, Hesston (2)

Brylee Budde, Walton

Intermediate 10-13

Grand Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Reserve Grand Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Purple ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Blue ? Grace Thompson, Hesston

Advanced 14 & Over

Grand Champion ? Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion ? Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers

Purple

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Blue

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers (2)

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Cloverbud

Abby Banta, Sedgwick

Brynn Budde, Walton

Boys

Advanced 14 & Over

Grand Champion ? Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion ? Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Purple

Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Blue

Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Intermediate 10-13

Grand Champion ? Ben Roth, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Lucas Roth, Hesston

Purple

Ben Roth, Hesston

Ryan Littlejohn, Lucky 13

Blue

Ryan Littlejohn, Lucky 13

CC – 4-H Fiber Arts

Grand Champion Fiber Arts: Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Reserve Grand Champion Fiber Arts – Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Purple: Taylor Redington, East Lakers

Blue: Jenna Baldwin, Macon

CC – 4-H Visual Arts

State fair eligible exhibits:

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers

Hina Matsumoto, Lucky 13

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Champion Visual Arts: Harper Zongker, Walton

Reserve Champion: Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Jadyn Eckert, Walton – Purple (1); Blue (2)

Joel Golubski, Macon – Blue (2)

Reid Golubski, Macon – Purple (1); Blue (3); Red (1)

Trev Golubski, Macon – Blue (5)

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers – Purple (3); Red (1)

Cheyenne Jones, East Lakers – Purple, Blue (3)

Takoda Jones, East Lakers – Red (1)

Katelin Koehn, Lucky 13 – Blue (3)

Nicholas Koehn, Lucky 13 – Blue (1)

Brooke Marshall, Halstead – Purple (1)

Hina Matsumoto, Lucky 13 – Purple (3), Blue (2)

Rylie May, East Lakers – Blue (2)

Eli Redington, East Lakers – Purple (1), Blue (4)

Taylor Redington, East Lakers – Purple (1), Blue (1)

Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers – Blue (3), Red (1)

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers – Purple (2), Blue

Leah Sauerwein, Walton – Purple (1), Blue (1)

Mackenzie Sauerwein, Walton – Cloverbud

Annika Senn, Lucky 13 – Blue (1), Red (1)

Jontae Seymore, Walton – Blue (2), Red

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13 – Purple , Blue (3), Red

Toby Spreier, Lucky 13 – Blue (3)

Molly Stahl, Walton – Purple (2), Blue (2), Red

Harley Stockebrand, Walton – Purple, Blue

Luke Stucky, Lucky 13 – Blue (2)

Grace Thompson, Hesston – Blue (3)

Harper Zongker, Walton ? Purple

EE ? 4-H Youth Horticulture Judging Contest

Intermediate

Cody Eye, Walton

Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Senior

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Jenna Baldwin, Macon

Naomi Epp, Walton

FF ? 4-H Family Consumer Sciences Judging

Junior

Elijah Roth, Hesston

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Lilliam Timmons, Sedgwick

Wyatt ReQua, Wdgwick

Jadyn Eckert, Walton

Toby Spreier, Walton

Intermediate

Lucas Roth, Hesston

Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers

Beth Roth, Hesston

Caleb Thompson, Hesston

Grace Thompson, Hesston

Macy Boese, Hesston

Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Renee Nolte, Sedgwick

Shelby Rhodes, Hesston

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Senior

Rachel Rizzuto, East Lakers

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Haly Hendricks, East Lakers

Laugh tracks in the dust

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Whew! We’re ready for our “50FEST.” We’ve spent the week getting ready for the festivities. As for me, I’m glad this event happens only once in a marriage. But, if you asked ol’ Nevah, she’d probably like to have one every five years — if for no other reason, it forces me to throw away some of the accumulation of worthless junk and clutter that seems to find permanency in our huge garage.

We’re eagerly anticipating the arrival our daughter, hubby and grandkids from Pigeon Forge, Tenn. It’s been months since we’ve seen them.

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I heard a good story recently at our Old Boar’s Weekly Breakfast. My friend, C. Faren Wyde, sez when he wuz a teenager, his father and he drove into the next county to coyote hunt with one of his father’s friends.

They bounced all day through the rocky Flint Hills rangeland in his dad’s friend’s rattle-trap pickup seeking the furry critters. It wuz Faren’s lot to be seated in the middle of the front seat (pickups only had one seat in those long-gone days) and he recalls the old truck rattled so badly that he could scarcely hear the yelling conversation between the old friends.

Toward day’s end, they ended up on a gravel road full of chuck-holes and the pickup owner asked, “Do you hear that rattle in this pickup?”

To which Faren’s dad responded, “I don’t think your pickup’s got two pieces close enuf together for anything to rattle.”

Now that’s a good line.

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I’ve got a friend, ol’ Buck Doff, who is a prominent horse breeder and horse judge who lives north of me on Highway 177 near Alta Vista, Kan.

I drive by his home every time I drive to Manhattan and every time I honk loudly as I drive by, even if I don’t see anyone around the house, barns or corrals.

Well, the last time I drove back from Manhattan, I spied ol’ Buck “hoofing it” across a hay field north of his home. And I mean that he wuz walking on his own two feet, not “hoofing it” on one of his Quarter Horses.

I laid on the car horn as I sped by and Buck waved back, although I doubt that he recognized who did the honking.

I chuckled about that all the way home becuz I never thought I’d see the day that Buck wuz afoot in the Flint Hills. It wuz quite an affront to a horseman.

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The corn harvest has started in Chase County and from all accounts, the harvest will be average or above. What surprised me is that the moisture content of the corn wuz around 12.5-12.8 and could go right into the bin.

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised because in the last two weeks the area has gone from nice green to fried. My ol’ dad, Czar E. Yield, used to say, “In eastern Kansas during the summer, you’re never more than two weeks away from a drought.” That’s a true statement.

I’m glad to get the harvest started becuz maybe it will start to attract hunt-able numbers of doves.

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You’ll recall that last week I mentioned my “pet” spider, Ol’ Striker, who had set up web-keeping in a doorway of our garage, and that I had been feeding him/her all the grasshoppers and crickets it could eat.

Well, folks, I found out that there is a limit to a spider’s appetite. A few days ago, that spider wuz so fat from my largess that it refused to eat anymore and then it disappeared.

Guess that experience with Striker gives some evidence that anything will quit working if given enuf handouts.

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Heard a good joke from my lay-minister friend, ol’ Saul M. Reeder. He said a

young minister moved into a community and, in an effort to create ecumenical unity, he and the ministers of all the denominations in the community started meeting once a week to “discuss things.”

Within a few weeks, the meetings were so successful that the young minister suggested that all the pastors bring the sermons they’d prepared for the next Sunday and a selected minister would blindly hand the sermons out for comparisons and critique.

That worked so well, that the meeting finally evolved into a challenge that the ministers would exchange sermons AND use that “guest” sermon as their own the next Sunday.

Well, the young minister gave his “guest” sermon and afterwards he explained the “sermon exchange.” A few minutes later in the receiving line near the exit, and elderly parishioner shook his hand and said, “I’m sorry about your bad luck.”

“Bad luck? What bad luck?” the young minister replied.

The parishioner replied, “That you were given the sorriest sermon of the bunch to use today.”

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Well, next week I’ll probably have some stories from our “50FEST.” Comedian Bill Cosby has wise words about a long marriage. He said, “The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then you marriage is a gift from the Gods.” I think that’s true.

Harvey county fair results 2014

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K-State

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K-State Research & Extension, Harvey County

Ann Religa, 4-H & Youth Agent

Livestock Results

A – BEEF

Market Beef

Grand Champion Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Market Heifer

Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Champion Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Blue Kayla Ewert, Hesston

Angus Steers

Champion Bryanna Hite, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Blue

Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Gelbvieh Steers

Champion Destiny ReQua, Sedgwick

Chi Steers

Champion Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Red Angus

Champion Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Blue Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Charolais Steers

Champion Cody Nuss, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Blue – Courtney White, Walton

Red Titus Ewert, Walton

Limousin Steers

Champion Baylor Stahly, Walton

Hereford Steers

Champion Aliyah Good, Hesston

Reserve Champion Brody Boese, Hesston

Blue

Titus Ewert, Hesston

Kayla Ewert, Hesston

Maine Steers

Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Champion Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Simmental Steers

Champion Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Shorthorn Steers

Champion Faye Smith, Walton

Reserve Champion Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Blue – Courtney White, Walton

Red

Kinsley Miller, Hesston

Ben Roth, Hesston

Lucas Roth, Hesston

Crossbred Steers

Champion Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Reserve Champion Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Blue

Madison Rhodes, Hesston

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Titus Ewert, Hesston

James Nuss, Lucky 13

Red

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Kaitlyn Black (2), Lucky 13

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Shelby Rhodes, Hesston

Breeding Beef

Grand Champion Tanner Hite, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Cow/Calf Pair

Champion Christin Vetter, Hesston Wranglers

Chi-Maine Heifer

Champion Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Simmental Heifer

Champion Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Commercial Heifer

Champion Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Reserve Champion Braidyn Rucker, Hesston

Blue

Booklyn Black, Lucky 13

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Christin Vetter, Hesston Wranglers

Brome Stahly, Walton

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Angus Heifers

Champion Tanner Hite, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Bryanne Hite, Lucky 13

Red Angus Heifers

Champion Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Blue

Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Courtney White, Walton

Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Tori Watchous (2), Lucky 13

Charolais Hiefers

Champion Brylee Budde, Walton

Composite Charolais Heifer

Champion Jacob Harder, Walton

Maintainer Heifers

Champion Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Justin Mosiman, Walton

Blue Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Shorthorn Heifer

Champion Faye Smith, Walton

Reserve Champion Faye Smith, Walton

Blue

Madison Rhodes, Hesston

Shelby Rhodes, Hesston

SHOWMANSHIP

Senior

Grand Champion – Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion Brooke Marshall, Halstead

Blue

Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Titus Ewert, Hesston

Aliyah Good, Hesston

Jacob Harder, Walton

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Cody Nuss, Lucky 13

James Nuss, Lucky 13

Braidyn Rucker, Hesston

Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Intermediate

Grand Champion Faye Smith, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Blue

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Kaitlyn Black, Lucky 13

Kayla Ewert, Hesston

Destine ReQua, Sedgwick

Madison Rhodes, Hesston

Shelby Rhodes, Hesston

Ben Roth, Hesston

Lucas Roth, Hesston

Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

Christin Vetter, Hesston Wranglers

Courtney White, Walton

Junior

Grand Champion Brylee Budde, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion Brody Boese, Heston

Blue Brooklyn Black, Lucky 13

Rate of Gain

1st Kaitlyn Black, Lucky 13 4.2143 per day

2nd Madeline Black, Lucky 13 3.5714 per day

2nd Kaitlyn Black, Lucky 13 3.5714 per day

4th Brody Boese, Hesston 3.2143 per day

5th Kayla Ewert, Hesston 3.1071 per day

6th Madeline Black, Lucky 13 2.9643 per day

7th Aliyah Good, Hesston 2.8929 per day

8th Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13 2.7857 per day

9th Cody Nuss, Lucky 13 2.75 per day

10th Wyatt Boese, Hesston 2.6786 per day

B- BUCKET CALF

10-12 Year Old

Grand Champion Kayla Dreier, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion Cora Harper, Sedgwick

7-9 Year Old

Grand Champion Macy Boese, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion Sam Harder, Walton

Blue

Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Jake Dreier, Hesston

Wyatt Monaghen, Lucky 13

Zach Riffel, Lucky 13

Novice (has never shown a bucket calf before)

Grand Champion Wyatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Reserve Grand Champion Brody Boese, Hesston

Purple

Katharine Engel, Halstead

Keegan Horton, Halstead

Austin Thieme, Sedgwick

Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

2nd year Calves

Grand Champion Josie Engel, Halstead

Reserve Grand Champion Jordan Monaghen, Lucky 13

Purple Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Experienced (Has shown a 2nd year calf)

Grand Champion – Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Reserve Grand Champion Jordan Monaghen, Lucky 13

Bucket Calf Posters

Computerized Posters

7-9

Champion Wyatt Monaghen, Lucky13

Reserve Champion Wyatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Purple

Jake Dreier, Hesston

Katharine Engle, Halstead

Keegan Horton, Halstead

Blue Sam Harder, Walton

10-12

Champion Jordan Monaghen, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Kayla Dreier, Hesston

Purple – Josie Engel, Halstead

Blue Cora Harper, Sedgwick

Handwritten Poster

7-9

Champion Hannah Bauman, Halstead

Reserve Champion Macy Jo Boese, Hesston

Purple – Brody Boese, Hesston

Blue

Zach Riffel, Lucky 13

Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Austin Thieme, Sedgwick

10-13

Champion Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

Blue Mikey Storey, Sedgwick

C- SHEEP

MARKET SHEEP

Grand Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion – Clayton Smith, Walton

Dorset

Champion Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Hampshire

Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Champion Clayton Smith, Walton

Blue

Haley Hamm, Walton

Wyatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Red

Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Josie Engel, Halstead

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Southdown

Champion Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Reserve Champion Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Suffolk

Champion Brylee Budde, Walton

Cross

Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Champion Michael Southern, Walton

Blue

Katrina Southern, Walton

Brylee Budde, Walton

Haley Hamm, (2) Hesston

Justin Mosiman, Hesston

COMMERCIAL BREEDING EWE

Grand Champion Justin Mosiman, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion Clayton Smith, Walton

Blue

Clayton Smith, Walton

Brylee Budde, Walton

Red

Kaitlyn Black, Lucky 13

Josie Engel, Halstead

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

SHOWMANSHIP

Senior 14 & Over

Champion Haley Hamm, Hesston

Reserve Champion Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Intermediate 10-13

Champion D.J. Requa, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Blue

Clayton Smith, Walton

Katilyn Black, Lucky 13

Junior 7-9

Champion Josie Engels, Halstead

Reserve Champion Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Blue

Michael Southern, Walton

Wyatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Brooklyn Black, Lucky 13

Brylee Budde, Walton

D – SWINE

Market Swine

Grand Champion Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Reserve Grand Champion Kylie Klassen, Walton

Duroc

Champion Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion Abby Weber, Hesston

Blue

Drake Hamm, Hesston

Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Brylee Budde, Walton

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Gage Klassen, Walton

Wyatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Camden Fenwick, Lucky 13

Lilly Senn, Lucky 13

Red

Cody Eye, Walton

Lane Budde, Lucky 13

Leha Senn, Lucky 13

Brome Stahly, Walton

Anika Senn, Lucky 13

Berkshire

Champion Jacob Harder, Walton

Reserve Champion Payton Fenwick, Lucky 13

Blue

Sam Harder, Walton

Camden Fenwick, Lucky 13

Red

Lane Budde, Lucky 13

Katharine Engel, Halstead

Spot

Champion Allison Weber, Hesston

Reserve Champion Braylon Butcher, Walton

Blue

Alice Claassen, Walton

Sam Harder, Walton

Jacob Harder (2), Walton

Hampshire

Champion Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion Peyton Fenwick, Lucky 13

Red

Lane Budde, Lucky 13

York

Champion ? Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion ? Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Blue

Drake Hamm, Hesston

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Peyton Fenwick, Lucky 13

Crossbred

Champion Lillian Timmons,

Reserve Champion Kylie Klassen, Walton

Underweight

Red

Taten Penne, Walton School

Allison Weber, Hesston

Cody Eye, Walton

Blue

Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Baylor Stahly, Walton

Lucas Klassen, Walton

Emma Claassen, Walton

Jon Weber, Hesston

Baylor Stahly, Walton

Red

Caleb Hurst, Lucky 13

Marissa Hurst, Lucky 13

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Jakob Senn, Lucky 13

Brome Stahly, Walton

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Charlotte Buergess, Walton School

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Megan McNeill, Lucky 13

Camden Fenwick, Lucky 13

Breeding Swine

Grand Champion ? Jon Weber, Walton (Berkshire)

Reserve Grand Champion ? Riley McGinn, Sedgwick (Duroc)

Duroc

Champion ? Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion ? Baylor Stahly, Walton

Blue

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Berkshire

Champion ? Jon Weber, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Brylee Budde, Walton

Blue

Abby Weber, Hesston

Cody Eye, Walton

Sam Harder, Walton

Jon Weber, Hesston

Red

Lane Budde, Lucky 13

Jacob Harder, Walton

Spot

Champion ? Sam Harder, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Jacob Harder, Walton

Hampshire

Champion ? Brome Stahly, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Brylee Budde, Walton

York

Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Crossbred

Champion ? Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Brome Stahly, Walton

Blue

Sam Harder, Walton

Showmanship

Senior

Champion ? Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Reserve Champion ? Jon Weber, Hesston

Blue

Jacob Harder, Walton

Megan McNeil, Lucky 13

Red

Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Payton Fenwick, Lucky 13

Remington Greider-Little, Sedgwick

Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Brome Stahly, Walton

Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Intermediate

Champion ? Abby Weber, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Baylor Stahly, Walton

Blue

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Cody Eye, Walton

Red

Kaitlyn Black, Lucky 13

Gage Klassen, Walton

DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Annika Senn, Lucky 13

Jakob Senn, Lucky 13

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Kylie Klassen, Walton

Junior

Champion ? Sam Harder, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Brylee Budde, Walton

Blue

Alice Claassen, Walton

Lucas Klassen, Walton

Wuatt ReQua, Sedgwick

Red

Brooklynn Black, Lucky 13

Lane Budde, Lucky 13

Charlotte Buerge, Walton

Braylon Butcher, Walton

Emma Claassen, Walton

Katharine Engel, Halstead

Taten Penner, Walton

Leah Senn, Lucky 13

Lilly Senn, Lucky 13

Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Allison Weber, Hesston

DAIRY

Grand Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Junior Grand Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Jr. Heifer, Holstein

Champion ? Braylon Butcher, Walton

Res. Champion ? Braylon Butcher, Walton

Blue ? Rebecka Dreier, Hesston

Jr. Heifer, Brown Swiss

Blue ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Jr. Yearling Heifer, Holstein

Blue ? Jake Dreier, Hesston

Jr. Yearling Heifer, Brown Swiss

Champion ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Blue ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Summer Yearling, Brown Swiss

Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Blue ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Sr. Heifer, Brown Swiss

Blue ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

4 Yr Old Cow, Brown Swiss

Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Dry Cow, Brown Swiss

Champion ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Sr. Cow, Holstein

Champion ? Ryan Littlejohn, Lucky 13

SHOWMANSHIP

Senior ? 14 & Over

Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston

Intermediate ? 10-13

Champion ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Ryan Littlejohn, Lucky 13

Blue

Becka Dreier, Hesston

Makayla Dreier, Hesston

Junior ? 7-9

Champion ? Braylon Butcher, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Jake Dreier, Hesston

E1 – DAIRY GOATS

Grand Champion ? Joel Thompson, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Showmanship

Senior

Champion ? Joel Thompson, Walton

Intermediate

Champion ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

F – MEAT GOATS

Market Goats

Grand Champion ? Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Reserve Grand Champion ? Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Market Class #1

Champion ? Luke Stucky, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Blue ? Luke Stucky, Lucky 13

Market Class #2

Champion ? Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Red

Luke Riffel, Lucky 13

Josh Stucky, Lucky 13

Zeke Thompson, Walton

Market Class #3

Champion ? Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Blue – Aaron Coash, Lucky 13

Red

Zach Riffel, Lucky 13

Ali Coash, Lucky 13

Josh Stucky, Lucky 13

Market Class #4

Champion ? Braidyn Rucker, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Breckyn Rucker, Hesston

Red

Blake Martin, Hesston

Joel Thompson, Walton

Seth Stucky, Lucky 13

Breeding Meat Boar Goats

Grand Champion ? Brody Boese, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Class 0-6 Months

Champion ? Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Blue

Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Red

Breckyn Rucker, Hesston

Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Class 6 months ? 1 year

Champion ? Seth Stucky, Lucky 13

Red

Luke Riffel, Lucky 13

Zach Riffel, Lucky 13

Class 1 ? 2 years

Champion ? Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Red ? Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Class 2 years & over

Champion ? Brody Boese, Hesston

Showmanship

Senior ? 14 & over

Grand Champion ? Brityne Rucker, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Aaron Coash, Lucky 13

Intermediate 10-13

Grand Champion ? Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Reserve Grand Champion ? Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Blue

Harley Stockebrand, Walton

Breckyn Rucker, Hesston

Red

Zeke Thompson, Walton

Luke Riffel, Lucky 13

Luke Stucky, Lucky 13

Junior 7-9

Grand Champion ? Ali Coash, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion ? Brody Boese, Hesston

Blue ? Zach Riffel, Lucky 13

G – 4-H Horse

Halter

Grand Champion Stock Horse ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion Stock Horse ? Jose Engel, Halstead

Stock Horse – Mare

Champion ? Josie Engel, Halstead

Reserve Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Blue ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston; Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Stock Horse ? Gelding

Champion ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Showmanship

14 & Over

Champion ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

White ? Brennan Wald, Walton

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Josie Engel, Halstead

Red ? Katrina Southern, Walton

White ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

7-9

Champion ? Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Blue ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Novice

Champion ? Michael Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Jaden Wald, Walton

Hunt Seat Pleasure

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

7-9

Champion ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Hunt Seat Equitation

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Western Pleasure

14 & Over

Champion ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Katrina Southern, Walton

Blue

Lane Watchous, Lucky 13; Josie Engel, Halstead

7-9

Champion ? Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Blue ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Novice

Champion ? Michael Southern, Walton

Red ? Jaden Wald, Walton

Pleasure Pairs

Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13 & Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Morgan Estep, Hesston & Samantha Carter, Hesston

Western Horsemanship

14 & Over

Champion ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Brennan Wald, Walton

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Josie Engel, Halstead

7-9

Champion – Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Novice

Champion ? Jaden Wald, Walton

Trail

14 & Over

Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Josie Engel, Halstead

7-9

Champion ? Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Red ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Reining

10-13

Champion ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

7-9

Champion ?Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Pole Bending

14 & Over

Champion ? Haley Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Samantha Carter, Hesston

Blue

Morgan Estep, Hesston

Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Red

Brennan Wald, Walton

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Katrina Southern, Walton

7-9

Champion ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Tori Watchous, Lucky 13

Red ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Novice

Champion ? Michael Southern, Walton

White ? Jaden Wald, Walton

Barrel Racing

14 & Over

Champion ? Morgan Estep, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Samantha Carter, Hesston

Purple – Haley Southern, Walton; Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Blue ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Red ? Brennan Wald, Walton

10-13

Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

Reserve Champion ? Katrina Southern, Walton

Blue ? Josie Engel, Halstead

7-9

Champion ?Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Novice

Champion ? Michael Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Jaden Wald, Walton

Flag Race

14 & Over

Champion ? Haley Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Kale Watchous, Lucky 13

Purple ? Samantha Carter, Hesston

Blue ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13; Brennan Wald, Walton

10-13

Champion ? Katrina Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston

7-9

Champion ? Gabriella Mayes, Lucky 13

Reserve Champion ? Juliene Wald, Walton

Novice

Champion – Michael Southern, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Jaden Wald, Walton

H – RABBITS

Grand Champion ? Austin Coach, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Showmanship

Intermediate 10-12

Grand Champion ? Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Reserve Grand Champion ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Blue ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Rabbit Breeds

Havana

Blue ? Austin Coash, Lucky 13

Thriana

Blue ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Himalayan

Blue ? Lane Watchous

Mini Rex

Blue ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

White ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Palomino

Blue ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Dutch

White, Grace Timmons, Sedgwick

Holland Lop

Blue ? Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

Red ? Toby Spreier, Lucky 13

White ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Lion Head

Red ? Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

Fur

Thriana

Blue ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Himalayan

Red ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Mini Rex

Blue ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

White ? Zeke Thompson, Walton

Blue ? Lane Watchous, Lucky 13

Holland Lop

Blue ? Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

White ? Toby Spreier, Lucky 13

Lion Head

Red – Lillian Timmons, Sedgwick

I – POULTRY

Grand Champion ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Standard Bird, Large Fowl, Young

Black Cochin Pullet

Purple ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Standard bird, large Fowl, Old

Dominique Cock

Purple

Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Dominique Hen

Blue ?Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Black Cochin Hen

Purple ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Black Cochin Cock

Purple ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Buff

Red

Wyatt Monaghen, Lucky 13

Cody Eye, Walton

Rhode Island

Red ? Wyatt Monaghen, Lucky 13

Standard Breeds, Bantam, Young Bird

Culalaya

Blue ? Kyle Franklin, Lucky 13 (4)

Red ? Kyle Franklin, Lucky 13

White ? Kyle Franklin, Lucky 13

Standard Breeds, Bantam, Old Bird

Rhode Island Red, Cock

Purple ? Cody White, Walton (2)

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

Rhode Island Red, Hen

Purple ? Cody White, Walton (4)

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

Partridge Wyndotte, Hen

Purple ? Cody White, Walton (2)

Partridge, Wyndotte, Cock

Purple ? Cody White, Walton

Silverse Wyndotte, Hen

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

Black Wyndotte, Hen

Purple ? Cody White, Walton

White Silkie

Red ? Cody Eye, Walton

Bantam

Blue ? Wyatt Monaghen, Lucky 13

Blue Cochin, Cock

Purple ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Blue Cochin, Hen

Blue ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Black Cochin, Cock

Purple ? Judson Tillotson, Lucky 13

Serama, Hen

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

White ? Cody White, Walton

Serama, Cock

Purple ? Cody White, Walton

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

Dual Purpose Hen

Blue ? Hannah Baumann, Halstead

Ducks, Call or Bantam

Purple -Joel Thompson, Walton (4)

Blue – Joel Thompson, Walton (5)

Ducks, All breeds

Purple

Luke Riffel, Lucky 13 (2)

Blue

Luke Riffel, Lucky 13

Molly Stahl, Walton

Red

Molly Stahl, Walton (2)

Treasure Johnson, Walton

Dakotah Baumann, Halstead

Shelby Spreier, Lucky 13

White

Molly Stahl, Walton

Treasure Johson, Walton

Juntae Seymore, Walton (2)

Meat Type Chickens, Pen of 3

Blue ? Cody White, Walton

Showmanship

Senior ? 14 & Over

Champion ? Cody White, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Dakotah Baumann, Halstead

Red ? Kyle Franklin, Lucky 13

Intermediate ? 10-13

Champion ? Joel Thompson, Walton

Reserve Champion ? Cody Eye, Walton

Blue ? Luke Riffel, Lucky 13

Junior ? 7-9

Champion ? Hannah Baumann, Halstead

ROUND ROBIN

Senior 14 & Over

Grand Champion ? Haley Hamm, Hesston (Dairy)

Reserve Grand Champion ? Brityne Rucker, Hesston (Goat)

Other Participants

Horse ? Jacey Wedel, Lucky 13

Swine ? Riley McGinn, Sedgwick

Sheep ? Madeline Black, Lucky 13

Beef ? Hunter Lanier, Lucky 13

Junior 10-13

Grand Champion ? Faye Smith, Walton (Beef)

Reserve Grand Champion ? Rebecca Ring, Hesston Wranglers (Horse)

Other Participants

Swine ? Abby Weber, Hesston

Goat – Wyatt Boese, Hesston

Sheep ? DJ ReQua, Sedgwick

Dairy ? Drake Hamm, Hesston

LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST

Junior (7-9)

1st ? Brylee Budde, Walton

2nd ? Paige Putter

Intermediate (10-12)

1st ? Lucas Roth, Hesston

2nd ? Lucas Klassen, Walton

Senior (13 & Over)

1st ? Faye Smith, Walton

2nd ? Samantha Simoneau, Lucky 13

3rd ? Jacob Harder, Walton

HERDSMANSHIP AWARDS

Bucket Calf ? Halstead

Beef ? Hesston Wranglers

Sheep ? Sedgwick

Swine ? Walton

Dairy ? Hesston

Goats ? Lucky 13

Broiler hatchery

By

Editor

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August 29, 2014

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ISSN: 1949-1840

Released August 27, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending August 23, 2014, up 2 percent from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 206 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending August 23, 2014, up 2 percent from the
year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 174 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending August 23, 2014, up 2
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August
23, 2014, up
1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29,
2013 through August 23, 2014 for the United States were 5.85 billion.
Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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: Week
ending
State
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: July 19, : July 26, : August 2, :
August 9, : August 16, : August 23,
: 2014 : 2014 : 2014 :
2014 : 2014 : 2014
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: 1,000
eggs
:

Alabama ………………….: 28,761 28,637 28,507
28,150 27,963 28,733
Arkansas …………………: 21,430 21,349 21,246
21,235 21,154 21,553
Delaware …………………: 4,533 4,389 4,422
4,415 4,516 4,567
Florida ………………….: 1,223 1,223 1,223
1,224 1,222 1,222
Georgia ………………….: 35,026 35,105 35,006
34,980 34,775 34,501
Kentucky …………………: 7,937 7,955 8,008
8,034 7,964 7,981
Louisiana ………………..: 3,662 3,526 3,772
3,787 3,817 3,817
Maryland …………………: 7,716 7,795 7,575
7,876 7,489 7,579
Mississippi ………………: 17,616 17,585 18,097
18,042 18,088 18,017
Missouri …………………: 8,514 8,466 8,469
8,473 8,472 8,474
:

North Carolina ……………: 21,269 21,320 20,578
20,905 21,022 21,079
Oklahoma …………………: 6,719 6,537 6,608
6,632 6,600 6,662
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,508 4,413 4,273
4,379 4,153 4,419
South Carolina ……………: 5,206 5,122 5,159
5,257 5,497 5,166
Texas ……………………: 14,620 14,528 14,747
14,790 14,749 14,394
Virginia …………………: 6,499 6,460 6,465
6,450 6,439 6,444
California, Tennessee, :

and West Virginia ………..: 11,679 11,340 11,662
10,310 10,914 11,444
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19 State total ……………: 206,918 205,750 205,817
204,939 204,834 206,052
Percent of previous year …..: 103 102 103
101 102 102
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Other States ……………..: 8,049 8,083 8,117
8,174 7,932 7,841
:

United States …………….: 214,967 213,833 213,934
213,113 212,766 213,893
Percent of previous year …..: 103 102 103
101 102 102
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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: Week
ending
State
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: July 19, : July 26, : August 2, :
August 9, : August 16, : August 23,
: 2014 : 2014 : 2014 :
2014 : 2014 : 2014
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: 1,000
chicks
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Alabama ………………….: 21,541 21,410 21,957
22,083 21,368 21,131
Arkansas …………………: 20,591 19,434 19,822
19,290 19,047 19,078
Delaware …………………: 4,501 4,974 4,551
5,281 4,267 4,566
Florida ………………….: 1,244 1,322 1,271
1,286 1,299 1,534
Georgia ………………….: 25,802 25,687 27,466
26,066 28,039 27,521
Kentucky …………………: 6,265 5,903 6,156
6,229 6,658 6,436
Louisiana ………………..: 3,358 3,416 3,387
3,265 3,145 3,318
Maryland …………………: 6,641 6,072 5,653
6,164 6,211 6,488
Mississippi ………………: 14,892 14,768 14,776
14,809 14,775 15,142
Missouri …………………: 6,142 5,882 5,605
5,627 6,529 6,196
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North Carolina ……………: 16,064 17,355 16,851
16,352 17,090 15,817
Oklahoma …………………: 3,058 4,068 4,270
5,226 4,371 4,501
Pennsylvania ……………..: 3,474 3,482 3,798
3,699 3,641 3,615
South Carolina ……………: 5,801 4,880 4,385
5,993 4,077 4,700
Texas ……………………: 11,840 11,926 11,692
11,636 11,894 11,823
Virginia …………………: 5,256 4,909 5,455
4,993 5,498 4,971
California, Tennessee, :

and West Virginia ………..: 10,733 11,387 11,291
11,254 10,859 10,846
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19 State total ……………: 167,203 166,875 168,386
169,253 168,768 167,683
Percent of previous year …..: 100 99 100
102 101 101
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Other States ……………..: 5,984 6,078 6,173
5,959 5,809 6,205
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United States …………….: 173,187 172,953 174,559
175,212 174,577 173,888
Percent of previous year …..: 100 99 100
102 101 102
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Statistical Methodology

Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly
from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a
year. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries
and update their lists on a continual basis. All hatcheries that meet the
minimum size criteria are given adequate time to respond to the weekly
survey. Those that do not respond are contacted by telephone.

Estimating Procedures: All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from
each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to
trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated
based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare
these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic
trends.
Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board
for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, 19 State
total, Other States, and the United States.

Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected
data. Revisions made to the previous five-week’s data during the current
week are published in this report. Final estimates are published in the
annual Hatchery Production Summary released in April.

Reliability: Estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these
errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict
quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all
reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]

Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch …………………………….
(202) 720-3570

Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ………..
(202) 720-4447
Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Cold Storage…………………..…………
(202) 720-4751
Heidi Gleich – Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery………………..
(202) 720-0585
Michael Klamm – Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..
(202) 690-3237
Tom Kruchten – Census of Aquaculture, Mink, Trout Production………
(202) 690-4870
Kim Linonis – Layers, Eggs ……………………………………
(202) 690-8632
Joshua O’Rear – Catfish Production, Honey ………………………
(202) 690-3676
Vacant – Egg Products ………………………………………..
(202) 720-3570

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Kansas Department of Agriculture seeks participants for South American beef genetics trade mission trip

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Kansas Department of Agriculture

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August 29, 2014

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is seeking individuals to participate on an agricultural trade mission to Argentina and Uruguay in October of 2014. The goal of this mission is to provide an opportunity for Kansas purebred beef cattle producers and allied industry to begin developing relationships with livestock producers in Argentina and Uruguay.

Beef farm and processing facility tours along with breed association visits will be scheduled to allow Kansas ranchers and agribusinesses the opportunity to learn about key Argentine and Uruguayan markets for Kansas beef genetics.

This trade mission is funded in part by the United States Livestock Genetic Export, Inc. Selected participants will receive travel stipends for airfare and in-country travel. Participants will be responsible for the cost of hotels, meals and other incidental expenses.

Applications forms are available online at the KDA website. The deadline for submitting applications for consideration is Wednesday, Sept. 10.

For more information on the trade mission, please contact Billy Brown, [email protected] or 785-564-6752, or J.J. Jones, [email protected] or (785) 215-5114.

From the Land of Kansas tailgate contest highlights Kansas ingredients in award winning dishes

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Kansas Department of Agriculture

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August 29, 2014

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Contest hosted at K-State vs. Auburn football game September 18

MANHATTAN, Kan. – College football season is right around the corner and what would college football be without tailgating? From the Land of Kansas’ inaugural tailgate contest hosted at the Kansas State University home game, September 18, seeks to find the best tailgates utilizing Kansas products and ingredients.

The contest will seek out tailgates across the east and west Bill Snyder Family Stadium parking lots with the best dishes in three categories: main dish, side dish and dessert featuring Kansas ingredients.

“Kansas has a lot of wonderful products and ingredients that are the perfect addition to tailgating traditions,” said Stacy Mayo, From the Land of Kansas director. “We want to see Kansans take ingredients from across the state and create memorable dishes. This could mean using onions from your garden or the farmers’ market, beef from a Kansas ranch or incorporating your favorite Kansas barbeque sauce into your dish.”

Visit the From the Land of Kansas website to find Kansas products and ingredients near you. “Tailgaters can check out our website or connect with us on social media where we feature Kansas companies on a regular basis,” Mayo said. “You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.”

Limited contest spots are available for the first year of competition. Competitors must submit their tailgate spot and participation category to [email protected] by Thursday, September 11, 2014. For more information on entry requirements, visit FromtheLandofKansas.com/tailgate. The scoring rubric is listed on the site.

Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture

The Moose is Loose

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Steve Gilliland

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August 29, 2014

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As much fun as it could be to have a pet skunk or raccoon, I always wonder just how far I could trust them. I’m not convinced the “wild” ever completely leaves a pet taken from the wild. I always shake my head in bewilderment at the guy on TV who befriended and frolics with a clan of hyenas and the guy who has a pet polar bear and romps with it like one would a puppy. To me, both those guys are just one bad night’s sleep away from being a snack.

At a predator calling expo years ago we found a taxidermist there with a really good display of his work. Front and center in his display was a taxidermied skunk. The skunk was rigged so the guy could lift its tail with a remote control he held under the table out of sight. He’d wait until a group was gathered around the skunk, naturally enamored with it as one would imagine, then he’d suddenly lift its tail and watch the crowd scatter. He later told us about a taxidermist friend who had a skunk mounted over a radio controlled car frame. At shows he would keep the skunk under the table out of sight, then when a crowd would gather around his display, he’d suddenly run it out through the crowd and watch people head for the exits.

A friend of mine who has taken me rattlesnake hunting a few times tells a funny story about a coyote getting into a store. He lives near Osborne KS and delivers mail there. One day while on his mail route he got wind that a coyote had gotten into the store in town and barricaded itself under some shelves near the back. He swung by the store and sure enough, there was a coyote cowering under some racks and growling at anyone who got too close. Solutions to the problem seemed scarce, so he went to his truck and retrieved his ever-present snake stick; it’s a longer, heavier-duty version of one of those “grippers” used by people in wheelchairs to pick up items from the floor. He walked to the back of the store, grabbed the coyote by a back leg with the snake stick and literally dragged it up the isle and out the front door.

Every year, usually near or during deer hunting season there are reports of deer finding their way into towns across the country. They often end up wondering through the door into a business of some sort and causing a ruckus. Sometimes they crash through a door or window to get in and are cut and bleeding badly enough they have to be put down. Sometimes they simply walk through an open front door and then find their own way out after terrorizing the place. Sometimes they have to be tranquilized, lassoed or subdued in some other way and forcefully removed.

I suppose by now you’re wondering just where the heck I’m going with all this, so I’ll tell you. A little tale in Tuesday’s Hutchinson News caught my eye and it’s too good not to retell. It seems that Monday in the eastern German city of Dresden, a loose moose evaded capture for some time before walking through the front door and getting stuck terribly close to the canteen inside the building housing German industrial giant Siemens Corp. A Dresden police spokesman said officers and wildlife control spent six hours trying to shoo the moose into a container, but eventually had to resort to tranquilizing the young bull when it wouldn’t follow orders. The spokesman said the moose, likely to have come from neighboring Poland, will be released back into the wild.

Six hours trying to shoo a moose into a crate before they considered tranquilizing the thing, really? And no wonder it wouldn’t follow orders; you can’t expect a polish moose to understand German. Anyway, there are so many jokes than can be made about this story, but I’d better just shut up before I put my foot into my mouth…again. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors, even if you live in Poland!

Steve can be contacted by email at [email protected]

Nothing Ball

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Sandy Pugh

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August 29, 2014

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There must have been something in the water in the little town that I grew up in. There were a lot of people that had a warped sense of humor. They loved to tease and pull tricks on you and by coincidence most of them were friends with my Dad.

My parents played cards with a couple at least once a week in the evenings and Wendell was almost as bad as my dad. If he wasn’t teasing my Mom he was picking on me.

When they took a break while playing cards he liked to tease me, especially when I was very small and gullible. One night when they were playing cards, when I must have been only about 5, he asked me if I had ever played nothing ball? Nothing ball? I told him I didn’t think I had ever played nothing ball.

He asked me if I wanted him to teach me, and I quickly agreed. He went into the kitchen and brought back at a small brown paper sack and as he was walking toward me he was shaking it and asked me if I could hear the ball in the sack?

I looked up at him and then down at the sack and heard the rattle and said I could hear it in the sack. He opened the sack and asked me if I could see the ball? I peered into the small sack and told him I couldn’t see the ball. He looked at me with a curious grin and asked me to look again. Again I looked and couldn’t see anything. He said, “Let me show you.”

He put his hand down into the paper sack and told me he could feel it, did I want to see it? He pulled his hand out of the sack and it was cupped around what I thought was a ball. I looked at him puzzled. How had I missed seeing it? He asked me to put my hand out and he would give it to me and we would play ball.

I quickly put my hand out and he gently laid the ball in my hand. Only I couldn’t see anything in my hand. I looked at him and then back at my empty hand and back at him again. He said, “Do you have it?” No, I don’t have it I replied, as I looked at my empty outstretched hand.

He stepped forward and picked up the ball and said, “Yes you do, it is right here” and showed it to me in his hand. Then he laid it back into my outstretched hand and said “do you have it now”?

I looked again at my hand and then at him and slowly nodded my head while looking back at my empty hand. He just chuckled and backed away a few steps and told me to throw it into the sack.

I pulled my left hand back and threw it as hard as I could, and to my surprise it hit the sack with a snap and rattled around in the bottom of it. Clapping my hands, I jumped up and down and squealed with joy.

He wanted to know if I wanted to play more nothing ball. I was so thrilled that I had thrown it into the sack that I happily agreed to play some more. He walked back over to me and pulled the ball out of the bag and placed it in my open hand. “Do you have it” he asked?

Nodding my head and looking back and forth between my empty hand and his smiling face, I told him I had it. I thought it must be there in my hand, because Wendell had given it to me and said it was. I proudly showed it to him in my cupped left hand.

He backed away again and I threw it as hard as I could. But I didn’t hear the snap, and rattle of it hitting the paper sack. He turned around and walked a few steps and told me I had missed, and picked up the nothing ball and told me he wanted me to catch it.

He threw the ball toward me and I tried to catch it. He asked if I had it and I told him I wasn’t sure. He walked over and checked out my hand and told me it wasn’t there and began to look around on the floor. Here it is he said and retrieved it from behind me on the floor.

He handed it to me and asked “Do you have it?” I looked at my hand and back at him and nodded, yes I have it. Okay, throw it to me he said, but hit the sack this time.

I tossed the ball at the sack opening again and this time heard the familiar snap and rattle as it went inside. From then on he would toss it back to me and I would catch it in my hand and throw it back to him and he would catch it in the sack.

Once in awhile I would miss it when he threw it to me and I would have to run to retrieve it. I would hear him chuckling while I was chasing after the nothing ball that had eluded my hand.

We played nothing ball until I was a little older and figured out that there really wasn’t a ball. I then asked him about the sound of the ball hitting the paper sack and rolling around in it.

He told me he held the sack between his index finger and the thumb and when the ball was supposed to hit the sack he just snapped those two fingers. Then rubbing the thumb back and forth would make the rattle.

So was it nature or nurture that made me the way I am today? Was there something in the water of the town I grew up in? Or was it the people like my Dad and Wendell that molded me into someone who loves to pull tricks and jokes on people? I will never know for sure, but nothing ball must have warped my mind in some small way.

To contact Sandy: [email protected]

Lawn care tips for Fall

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Editor

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August 28, 2014

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Lawn Care Tips for Fall

(Family Features) Taking time in the fall to prepare your lawn for the colder months ahead will pay dividends come spring and allow you to enjoy lusher, greener grass when temperatures rise again.

Fertilizing

Providing nutrients to your lawn before cold weather strikes is good for strengthening roots and increasing the nutrients stored for an earlier spring green. While the top growth of grass stops, grass plants are storing nutrients and energy for the following season.

To determine the best ratio of fertilizer for the soil in your yard, you should utilize a soil test. Otherwise, look for fertilizer with a nitrogen-phosphate-potassium (NPK) ratio of 3:1:2 or 4:1:2.

When applying the fertilizer, make sure that you follow the application instructions and rate information on the package and use a calibrated spreader to apply the correct amount. It is also a good rule to apply the fertilizer in the fall about 2-3 weeks before the ground freezes so the plant can start to take up some of the nutrients.

Instead of pacing the yard with a push spreader, consider a tow-behind spreader attached to your riding lawn mower or garden tractor. An attachment, such as a pull-type spin spreader from John Deere, can quickly distribute fertilizer evenly across your yard.

Aerating

Aerating, the process of removing plugs of soil and thatch from the lawn, is ideal in cooler months. It encourages deep rooting, improves water and nutrient penetration, and promotes growth of beneficial soil microorganisms. There are a variety of techniques you can use to penetrate the soil such as spiked shoes or spray-on liquids, but to most effectively aerate soil, attach a dethatcher, or a plug aerator behind a riding mower or tractor to remove plugs of soil from two to three inches deep.

Mulching

If you prefer not to rake or bag grass or leaves, mulching with a mower is an ideal alternative. Be sure to mulch leaves only when they are dry to avoid damp and wet leaves clumping or building up under mower decks.

Remember that grass needs sunlight in the fall to help store food for winter, so don’t wait until your lawn is completely matted down with leaves to mulch. A thin layer of mulched leaves is ideal and helps add nutrients to the soil, reducing the need for fertilizer.

Selecting the right mower with mulching attachments or features can save a great deal of time and help ensure a consistent layer of mulch across the yard. For example, John Deere 100-Series lawn tractors have three-in-one mowing decks, which allow you to choose to mulch, bag or allow side-discharge.

Composting

Creating a compost pile allows you to turn organic material into rich soil. The fall season is a good time to create a compost pile with decaying yard matter, such as vegetables, grass clippings and leaves, which can provide nutrient-rich soil for spring planting. For best results, alternate layers of “brown,” or high carbon materials, with grass clippings.

Using a rear bagger with your lawn mower or tractor will help make collecting grass clippings a breeze, and adding to your compost pile is as simple as backing up to the spot and unloading. Another optional mower attachment, the lawn sweeper, brushes leaves into a hamper, much like a broom and dustpan.

Taking these steps will prepare your lawn for the winter and help it come back strong, healthy and beautiful in the spring. Learn more about the tools you need to care for your lawn at JohnDeere.com/Residential.

Source: John Deere