In the garden: Check houseplants for pests
House plants are fun to have around in the winter time.
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Amish Cook: When sleep is out of sight
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Prairie Doc Perspective: Unraveling medical myths
Myths are just stories we tell ourselves and others to make sense of the world around us.
Kansas Profile: An internationally known quilt designer
Where would you find an internationally known quilt designer?Would you believe, in the middle of rural Kansas?Lynne Hagmeier is too modest to describe herself in this way, but Hagmeier’s world-class quilt design work has been recognized across the nation and beyond.Lynne and Robert Hagmeier are the owners of Kansas Troubles Quilters shop in Bennington.
Bethel announces new major in health and human performance
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Bethel College’s accrediting body, has approved the college’s proposal for a new major, Health and Human Performance.Students in this program can pursue one of three concentrations: Exercise Science, Health and Fitness, or Health and Physical Education Teaching.The announcement of HLC approval means Bethel can begin immediately to promote the program and recruit students for it.The program will be offered, with all courses and concentrations, beginning in fall 2024.Current faculty in the new Department of Health and Human Performance are Melissa Siemens and Matthew Dorton.Siemens’s specialty is Health and Physical Education Teaching, while Dorton’s is Exercise Science, so the college will be seeking a faculty member with strengths primarily in the area of Health and Fitness.“The Health and Human Performance major will prepare students for a field in which the job market is growing,” said Robert Milliman, vice president for academic affairs.“For example, according to the U.S.
In the garden: Most houseplants are tropical
Most of the houseplants we enjoy in the home are tropical, meaning they will not survive our outdoor environment.
What can you plant in Kansas? Most areas are now warmer on the USDA’s gardening and farming map
Kansans may take a chance on some new plant varieties in gardens and nurseries and on farms next year after the U.S.
Prairie Doc Perspective: Urinalysis in patient care
Urinalysis, or testing of the urine, has ancient origins dating back to the time of Hippocrates and beyond.
Amish Cook: We all have our own set of ‘ordinary’
It’s a common day with ordinary food, ordinary people, and ordinary situations.