It’s 6:15 p.m., 72 degrees outside.
Lyon and surrounding counties are in a tornado watch until 2 a.m.
Jump up north a couple of counties and they’re expecting 2-5 inches of blowing snow overnight.
The view from my porch. Oooh, did you hear that? Thunder.
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Dave’s “Liquid Horizon”
Need some fresh wallpaper for your computer? How about this photo?
You can choose from dozens of Dave’s classic Kansas photos here.
Filed under: other people's stuff on February 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Along Middle Creek and the Cottonwood River, you’ll find Elmdale.
A post office in this Chase County town was first established as “Middle Creek” on September 22, 1862. The post office name was changed to Elmdale on Jan. 7, 1873.
A couple miles outside of Elmdale is the ever-active Camp Wood. This YMCA camp offers traditional camps [...]
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Elmdale City Hall - a 1936 WPA project
Today’s Flyover People column:
Going Places
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Coming soon: the color yellow.
Filed under: life on the ground on February 27th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
A couple years ago, I asked the late Bill Ikerd, a local genealogical expert, about cousins and the mechanics of how cousins became once- and twice- removed.
He sent me a wonderfully clear explanation of the cousins puzzle:
First Cousin: the child of your aunt or uncle.
First Cousin Once-Removed: If your cousin has a child, that child [...]
Filed under: life on the ground on February 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, I stood on my porch and looked across the street at a squirrel’s nest in the leaping-buffalo tree.
The nest is way up in the air. I’m not good at judging distances, but it’s probably 50 feet off the earth. So, I’m looking at this nest and wondering how the squirrels build these things. [...]
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Despite the threat of tornadoes yesterday and snow today, Emporia received neither.
This week’s forecast temperatures are in the 50s. We may get another snowfall this season, although I think the heaviness and bitter cold of winter is over. Hallelujah!
But, in the Great White North, winter remains. And it’s a good thing I guess, ’cause the [...]
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Learn about William Allen White!
June 3 - June 8, 2007
Who was William Allen White?
“Sage of Emporia,” White shaped opinions and events as editor and publisher of The Emporia Gazette. Whether fighting the Ku Klux Klan or embracing women’s suffrage, this Pulitzer Prize winner captured international minds from (his home in) America’s heartland.
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