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Brown bag program features Eisenhower Era Memoir

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ABILENE, Kan. – Eileen Givens, granddaughter of Douglas McKay, Secretary of  Interior under President Eisenhower, has published an informal memoir of her grandparents’ life in Washington, D.C.

Givens will speak at a brown bag luncheon and book signing at noon on October 14. The public is invited to bring a lunch and join the discussion in the Visitors Center Auditorium of the Eisenhower Presidential Library. Birthday cake will be served to commemorate Ike’s 124th birthday.

 

Based on Mrs. McKay’s letters to her friends and family, the memoir gives an inside look at some of the people and politics in the Eisenhower administration. Copies of the book, “I Baked a Cake for Ike and Mamie!” A Memoir of Douglas and Mabel McKay: Letters from Washington, D.C. will be for sale in the Presidential Gift Shop. The title refers to the time when Mabel baked an angel food cake for Mrs. Eisenhower.

 

Douglas McKay was a U.S. Army veteran, successful businessman and politician. He served as the Secretary of Interior during Eisenhower’s first administration from 1953-1956.

Lightning strikes twice in Barton Soccer 3-1 win over Cowley

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After a scoreless first half, the Barton Community College men’s soccer team struck for two goals within fifty seconds early in the second half enroute to Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over Cowley College at the Cougar Soccer Complex.  The victory keeps Barton’s hopes alive for another Jayhawk title as the Cougars improve to 4-1-2 for third place in the conference and 5-3-3 overall while dropping Cowley to 3-4-0 and 4-6-0 overall.

Outshooting the Tigers 25-12 in the contest, the Cougars got their first two goals through free kick opportunities both coming off the boot of sophomore Christopher Hogg.   Lining up on the first attempt from about thirty yards out, Hogg buried the strike top ninety.  On a near instant replay forty-eight seconds later, Hogg stepped up to deliver an almost identical shot this time coming near the left corner of the 18′ giving the Cougars a two goal lead just 3:40 into the second frame.

Gian Scalise gave the Cougars some cushion midway through the half getting loose down the left side outracing the Tiger defender to set up a one-on-one with goalkeeper Gabriel Rosa.  Scalise made one final juke then buried the strike pushing the Barton lead out to 3-0 with 19:34 remaining.

Appearing to be headed for his fifth shutout of the season, sophomore keeper Austin Kail couldn’t quite control a Alex Salinas strike leaving the ball loose in the 8′.  The Tigers’ Roman Gutierrez was on the doorstop and despite the efforts of a scrambling Kail to recover, Gutierrez was able to push it past breaking the shutout with a mere 2:03 on the clock.

Barton will step out of conference play for the last time this season on Friday as the Cougars will play its last regular season game on home turf in a 4:00 p.m. kick against Northeastern Junior College.  The Cougars will then have nine days before wrapping up regular season play with two road conference matches beginning on Sunday, October 19, at Neosho County Community College then traveling the short distance to Pratt Community College on the following Tuesday.

Fall planting of asparagus & rhubarb

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Fall Planting of Asparagus & Rhubarb
We sometimes receive questions as to whether asparagus or rhubarb can be
moved in the fall. Though these crops are traditionally transplanted in the
spring (mid-March to mid-April), a fall move can be successful. Wait until
the top has been browned by frost and then cut back to the ground.
Prepare the soil and fertilize as you would in the spring. See
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/mf319.pdf for more detail on
asparagus and http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/ep99.pdf for more
information on rhubarb.
Water well after planting to insure good root/soil contact. Mulching would
be helpful on the rhubarb to prevent the plant from heaving out of the soil
during the winter but asparagus requires no such treatment as it is planted
much deeper.

 

By: Ward Upham

Reproducing apple trees

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Every so often we receive a question about how to make apple seeds
germinate. Often, the person is looking for a way to reproduce an apple
tree that is dying. Unfortunately, apple trees do not come true from
seed. In other words, the apple seed produces trees that differ from the
parent. It is extremely unlikely that any apple produced from seed will
bear quality fruit. About 1 in every 80,000 apple seedlings will produce
commercial quality fruit.
So, how do you reproduce an apple that is like the parent? The most
common way is by grafting. Grafting is a procedure that joins two plants
together. The upper part (or scion) becomes the top part of the tree,
while the lower part (or stock) provides the root system or part of the
trunk. Apples are relatively easy to graft. How to graft is beyond the
scope of this newsletter, but local libraries should have materials that
cover the procedure, or you can find an excellent publication on the web
at http://muextension.missouri.edu/explorepdf/agguides/hort/g06971.pdf

 

By: Ward Upham

Fall colors of trees

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Part of the allure of fall foliage is color variation. There are trees
that turn red, purple, yellow, orange and brown.
Specific plant pigments determine individual colors. Foliage derives its
normal green color from chlorophyll, the substance that captures the
energy of the sun. Other pigments produce fall colors. Reds and purples
are caused by anthocyanins, yellows by xanthophylls, and oranges by a
combination of carotenes and xanthophylls. Browns are the result of
tannins present in the leaf. Most of these substances are present
throughout the growing season but are masked by the green color produced
by chlorophyll. Anthocyanins are the exception and are produced after
the chlorophyll is destroyed in the fall.
If you have ever seen pictures of New England in the fall, you have
probably wondered why trees in Kansas usually do not color as well. This
difference is partly because of the tree species prevalent in New
England. Certain oaks and maples naturally produce good color. Coloring
also is influenced by the weather.
Warm, sunny days and cool nights are ideal for good color. The sunny
days encourage photosynthesis and, thus, sugar accumulation in the
leaves. As fall progresses, each leaf develops an abscission layer at
the base of the petiole, or leaf stem, that prevents these sugars from
being transported down the trunk to the roots for storage. This high
sugar content in the leaves produces more intense colors. Cloudy days
and warm nights prevent some of the sugar accumulation in the leaves and
results in less vibrant colors.
Weather during other parts of the growing season also can have an
effect. Heavy rains in the early spring or hot, dry weather during the
summer can both have a deleterious effect on fall color.
The length of time a tree maintains fall color also depends on weather.
Reds, yellows and oranges are short-lived when trees undergo frosts and
freezes.

 

By: Ward Upham

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