August 2022

LaVone Perkins

the daughter of James and Minnie Perkins. She lived many years in Salinas, California before her and her family returned to Dodge City.

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ROYAL STARS

By GEORGIA NICOLS Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 11:45 p.m. PDT.

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Amish Kitchen

It’s Tuesday, and it’s almost time to start supper. I am not sure yet what I’ll make besides sweet corn, cucumber salad, and sliced tomatoes.

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9-inch pie shell

3 cups finely chopped or grated zucchini 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons flour 3 teaspoons lemon juice pat of butter 9-inch pie shell, double crust Mix all ingredients and put in an unbaked pie shell. Place crust on top and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

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HPPR’s David Condos wins National Murrow Award for his coverage of western Kansas

David Condos, a reporter for High Plains Public Radio and the Kansas News Service, has won a National Edward R. Murrow Award — one of the most prestigious prizes in broadcast journalism — for his coverage of western Kansas, its ongoing problems with water, its history of racism and how meatpacking transformed the region.

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Farm pond fishin’

While driving the countryside lately, I’ve noticed that despite the ever-encroaching drought, some of the really nice farm ponds around still hold lots of water. Good farm ponds built in the correct place are hard to beat, and farm-pond fishing is often good. This brought to mind a farm-pond fishing adventure Joyce and I had a few years back about this time of year at a local pond.

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