Lifestyle

With the goal of packing more than 50,000 meals for the Ukraine, the Second Annual ServFest is coming July 16 in El Dorado. “We had such a great time and turnout last year, we’re doing it again,” said Delane Butler, President of Numana.

When I first began writing articles for Kevin eight years ago, I was given this sticker “The Amish Cook”. Now I don’t consider myself an outstanding cook. I’m just a common Amish lady who enjoys cooking for her family or whoever needs a bite to eat.

Cucumbers are a great addition to a salad or a sandwich and are easy to grow! Cucumbers are warm season crops that traditionally have required a lot of garden space. With a trellis and newer compact varieties, cucumbers may be grown in small spaces and even in containers.

TOPEKA — As a deaf-blind interpreter in Spain, Ton Miras Neira found a need for more health workers focused on empowering and understanding underrepresented communities. So when Neira came to the United States in 2012, he began a career as a community health worker — frontline public health workers who are either trusted community members or have an unusually close understanding of those they serve.

The weed battle continues! Weeds are opportunist meaning they will grow where it best suits them and that is usually where the homeowner does not want them! How can we get control? Turfgrass competition. Maintaining a strong, vigorous turf will help prevent the invasion of new weeds and help to crowd out existing weeds.

TOPEKA — As the last day to file for Congress, the state Legislature and the Kansas Board of Education came to a close on June 10, many candidates say they hope to tackle education and health care if elected.

TOPEKA — Advocates of an amendment to the Kansas Constitution declaring the state’s Bill of Rights shouldn’t guarantee access to abortion announced Friday the formation of an alliance of health professionals backing the August ballot initiative.

Little barley can be very aggravating to a homeowner, mainly because you don’t always notice it until you see these little straw colored seeds heads that resemble barley on a short plant. Many people mistake little barley (Hordeum pusillum) for a little foxtail because the foxtail and little barley seedheads are similar.

No matter where you live, the conservation and wise use of water in our gardens and landscapes is important. Sustainable water use helps grow beautiful gardens while conserving water and helping reduce water pollution and stormwater overflows.