Warmer weather would help dad's attitude, since outdoors was his favorite place to be. The only dilemma was with his dog, who had no interest in doing anything but sleeping and eating half of dad's meals.I knew the dog was steadily packing on the pounds but hadn't realized how much until I tried to put his collar on to go for a walk.
If there’s one constant in the world, it’s every living thing is looking for food while avoiding becoming a meal. Farmers fight weeds, bacteria and fungus from the moment seeds go into the ground until the crop is harvested.
If you drive up to a fireworks tent in eastern Kansas, the caricatured face of Eddie Shay might welcome you on a banner. “EDDIE’S FIREWORKS,” the sign will read.
This is the time of year when we usually do the Biking Across Kansas and when I see information about BAK, it brings back some memories of past rides. I only did the BAK four times of which I completed it twice.
To the editor:Having spent a number of hours waiting in physicians' offices lately, I would like to recommend a way they can promote better health.In their waiting rooms, they should offer a recumbent exercise bike that limits riders to 15-minute sessions and 1- and 2-pound weights that patients can use with charts about their proper use.These two basic things, cardio and strength training, are the primary methods for returning to good health.Of course, it will behoove parents to prevent their children from playing with the equipment, but early training would also help children grow up healthy.- Ruth J. Heflin/Leavenworth .
If there’s ever a time to buck American’s tendency to fall short on their consumption of fruits and vegetables, summer is it. “Summer is the perfect time to think of new fruits and vegetables that we can incorporate into our meals and snacks,” said Ashley Svaty, K-State Research and Extension’s northwest area family and consumer sciences specialist.
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You're not going to get a lot of sympathy from me about the recent rainfall. Not that I want homes to flood or mosquitoes to breed, but I do love what it's done for our pond.It wasn't that many summers ago we begged for rain when the pond dried up and we lost 25 years accumulation of fish.