October 2022

Roasting pumpkin seeds and discarding pumpkins

Now that Halloween will soon be past, you may be wondering what to do with the pumpkins that were used to decorate for the holiday. Consider roasting the seeds before freezing temperatures destroys the pumpkin fruit. Cut open the pumpkin and remove the seeds and stringy material. Seeds should be washed and dried and the “strings” discarded. Toss the seeds with a little oil before roasting.

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Dodge City CVB recognized for excellence in destination marketing

The Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) was recognized for its achievements in destination marketing at an industry awards ceremony earlier this month. The Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK) named Dodge City among the winners at the Kansas Tourism Dinner and Marketing Awards Banquet at the 2022 Kansas Tourism Conference in Wichita.

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Week 9 football predictions

The Daily Globe’s staff predicts the score of every high school game near our reading area. Here are the picks for Week 9: Mark’s Record from Week 8 9-2 Overall record: 6920 (76%) Whiney’s Record from Week 8 6-5 Overall record: 47-42 (52%) Angel’s Record from Week 8 8-3 Overall record: 5226 (66%) Andrew’s Record from Week 8 9-3 Overall record: 19-4 (82%) Dodge City (4-4) VS Washburn Rural (6-2) Mark’s pick: Washburn Rural Whitney’s pick: Dodge City Angel’s pick: Washburn Rural Andrew’s pick: Dodge City Cimarron (2-6) VS Russell (5-3) Mark’s pick: Russell Whitney’s pick: Cimarron Angel’s pick: Cimarron Andrew’s pick: Cimarron Meade (8-1)VS Ness City (5-3) Mark’s pick: Meade Whitney’s pick: Meade Angel’s pick: Meade Andrew’s pick: Meade Bucklin (5-3) VS Stafford (8-0) Mark’s pick: Stafford Whitney’s pick: Bucklin Angel’s pick: Bucklin Andrew’s pick: Bucklin Minneola (7-1) VS Kinsley(4-4) Mark’s pick: Minneola Whitney’s pick: Minneola Angel’s pick: Kinsley Andrew’s pick: Kinsley South Gray(2-6) VS Macksville (8-0) Mark’s pick: Macksville Whitney’s pick: South Gray Angel’s pick: Macksville Andrew’s pick: South Gray Hodgeman Co (5-3) VS South Barber (6-2) Mark’s pick: South Barber Whitney’s pick: Hodgeman Co Angel’s pick: South Barber Andrew’s pick: Hodgeman Co Pawnee Heights(3-5) VS Midway (3-5) Mark’s pick: Pawnee Heights Whitney’s pick: Pawnee Heights Angel’s pick: Midway Andrew’s pick: Pawnee Heights Sublette (4-4) VS Wakeeney (5-3) Mark’s pick: Wakeeney Whitney’s pick: Sublette Angel’s pick: Sublette Andrew’s pick: Wakeeney

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