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Trees can be wrapped to prevent sunburn

Trees can be wrapped to prevent sunburn

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Trees can be wrapped to prevent sunburn

Preventing Sunscald On Thin-barked Trees
Monday, October 20, 2025
Garden Talk With Cynthia Domenghini Many young, smooth, thin-barked trees such as honeylocusts, fruit trees, ashes, oaks, maples, lindens, and willows are susceptible to sunscald and bark cracks.Sunscald normally develops on the south or southwest side of the tree during late winter.
Special family history found in Canada

Special family history found in Canada

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Special family history found in Canada

Lois Carlson Ksu Emeritus
Monday, October 20, 2025
The past couple of weeks I have been sharing some of our experiences on our September Canadian trip. When my husband first started talking about a Canadian train trip our first thought was to go west through the Rockies.
Cramps can be eased by moving, stretching

Cramps can be eased by moving, stretching

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Cramps can be eased by moving, stretching

Dr. Patti Berg-poppe
Monday, October 20, 2025
You’re asleep when suddenly your calf tightens into a painful knot. You swing your legs over the side of the bed and stand up, trying to stretch the muscle and waiting for the cramp to release. It passes after a minute or two, but the soreness often lingers.
Shamrock celebrates 4-H Week

Shamrock celebrates 4-H Week

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Shamrock celebrates 4-H Week

Ella Buzzard & Marilyn Schmitt
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago October 12 - 18, 2000Members of the Shamrock 4-H Club visited the First Christian Church in Columbus for National 4-H Week.
Talk is cheap, actions matter more

Talk is cheap, actions matter more

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Talk is cheap, actions matter more

Allen Fischgrabe
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Beginning of KnowledgeA young man, captivated by the charms of a lovely young lady, tells her of his overwhelming affection for her, at every possible opportunity. His words continue to multiply until she becomes exasperated. Finally, she has listened to enough talk.
Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

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Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

Dr. Roizen Dr. Michael Roizen
Thursday, October 16, 2025
De-stress to D-stroy diabetesYou know I am always stressing how important it is to stop prediabetes from progressing to full-blown Type 2 diabetes, with all its life-altering complications involving your heart, eyes, nerves, joints, digestion and brain.
Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

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Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

Debra Johnston, Md
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Let’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler, with an impish smile and a joyous laugh. Then I had the responsibility of explaining her autopsy report to her devastated parents.
Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

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Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

Lois Carlson
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Last week I shared some of our experiences on our recent train trip through eastern Canada. We had previously been in parts of western Canada and everyone knows about the Rocky Mountains that inhabit much of Western Canada.
Prepare soil for fruit planting

Prepare soil for fruit planting

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Prepare soil for fruit planting

Garden Talk
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Fruit Planting PreparationIf you plan to establish a fruit garden or add to your existing one, now is a good time to take advantage of the weather conditions and prepare the planting site.Pay attention to slopes in the landscape.
Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

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Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
25 Years Ago October 12 - 18, 2000Darrel and Saundra York Dietz, of rural Pittsburg, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on October 21 at the Scammon Parish Hall. Their children are Jerrod Dietz and Amanda and Steven Henson.
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