There are fewer Christmas Tree Farms in Kansas year after year, but Pine Creek Farm has been able to continue on - open again this year just north of the Harvey/Marion County Line at 994 Meridian Rd. “It is a lot of work, for not very much money,” said Wynn Goering, co-owner of Pine Creek Farm.
The Bethel College women’s basketball team got off to a strong start, but couldn’t sustain the momentum in the second half, falling to Oklahoma Wesleyan 74-68 Monday in KCAC play at Thresher Gym. Bethel led 14-11 after the first quarter and 3427 at the half.
The Kansan Staff HESSTON — The Hesston College men’s basketball team used a 49-13 first half to get past the Friends University junior varsity 80-50 Tuesday at Yost Center. Hesston was 31 of 63 from the field, 10 of 25 from 3-point range.
The Kansan Staff The Bethel College men’s basketball team fell to seventh-ranked (NAIA) Oklahoma Wesleyan 63-54 Monday night in KCAC play at Thresher Gym. The game was tied 30-30 at the half.
The hunt for the perfect tree is oftentimes an important part of family tradition. Buy local whenever possible by supporting local Christmas tree growers. Purchasing locally grown trees also reduces the risk of spreading unwanted pests into your landscape. Your local University Extension Service and Department of Natural Resources provide updates on any threats.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A popular educational series that provides training and updated information for corn producers in the Midwest is scheduled to kick off in January.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Strawberry plants need time to gradually adjust to winter conditions and temperature drops to become cold resistant. Sudden changes in temperature can severely damage strawberry plants, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham.
TOPEKA — The network of community corrections organizations in Kansas proposed an $11.5 million budget increase in the upcoming fiscal year and relaxation of regulations on use of state funding to allow for hiring of about 50 more officers to supervise felony offenders.
Bethel College student Capri Bisom has a goal of using art to educate as well as self-express, as the works in “Senior Art Seminar” indicate. Bisom is a senior from West Berlin, N.J., who will graduate from Bethel next May with majors in art and chemistry.
“If you wish to educate the student by science, love your science and know it, and the students will love both you, and the science, and you will educate them; but if you yourself do not love it, the science will have no educational influence, no matter how much you may compel them to learn it.” This is a quote by no less than Tolstoy in “On Education” written in the mid 1800s in Tsarist Russia.