For youth interested in design and building, 4-H has a new and fresh look for its Interior Design and Architecture Project. Hands-on, easy to use and full of technical/career connections, this project has so many opportunities for youth creativity in drawing, building, presentation and showing their own styles.
Dear Eric: I have a friend who I’ve been friends with for about 10 years. We both share views that lean left. In the past we’ve shared many dinners discussing the inequities of our country and other political type topics. My friend is constantly lamenting about how unfair our society is and is super empathetic to the plight of the disadvantaged, which I understand.
The number of people and places we come in contact with during a lifetime is more than we can measure.
Dear Eric: I will turn 65 in a few months and have announced my plans to retire. I have a long list of things I want to do, and after 50 years of employment and saving, I am well situated for these next years. At least, that is what my financial adviser and balance sheets tell me.
Looking for a way to spend time with your loved ones over Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day weekend this year?
Dear Eric: Christmas is a very difficult time for me, and I typically don’t celebrate as I don’t have any close family, and it only brings back painful memories. I moved a couple years ago and found a very great group of friends that have quickly become my chosen family. I was determined to take back how I felt about Christmas and began to host a Christmas dinner.
The American Heart Association designates February as American Heart Month! As it is also the month of Valentine’s Day, it is especially fitting that we consider how to help those we love keep their hearts healthy and strong.
Dear Eric: My wife and I had a good friendship with a single woman, “Barb,” for about 20 years. We enjoyed her company, and she went with us on trips, sometimes with her boyfriend of the moment.
HAYS - At Fort Hays State University (FHSU), a new generation of farmers is emerging, ready to take on the challenges of tomorrow. Joe Ferguson, a senior and a dedicated Kansas Army National Guard member, is a part of that new generation. He is a proud representative of his family’s multi-generational farm and an advocate for the sustainable agricultural practices that will secure a prosperous future for Kansas farming.
Three communities are now without their local newspapers.