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Amish Kitchen

On July 15 our family all gathered here for supper in honor of our 29th anniversary. (July 15 is also brother Albert’s 58th birthday.) A delicious supper was made on the grill, including banana poppers, wings, and chicken. Daughter Liz and Tim brought a nice, decorated cake. Abigail, 5, was so excited to give us a big helium balloon with “Happy Anniversary” written on it. Susan’s friend Ervin was here, but his children Kaitlyn, Isaiah, and Curtis were spending a few days with his wife Sarah’s parents. I am so glad they can still have that relationship with their grandchildren and still spend time with them. It can’t be easy to lose a son or daughter.

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Spitzer steer sells 39 times to top out over $62,000 for Daniel’s Legacy Foundation

It was late in the morning of the last day of the 2022 Pratt County Fair, but the stands were still packed with business representatives and families Saturday when the last lot was led into the 4-H Livestock Premium Auction. As Haley Spitzer walked her late brother Daniel Spitzer’s steer up, she was followed by Spitzer family members and their closest friends. Then all the 4-Hers in attendance (many in #Live- LikeDaniel t-shirts) gathered around the sale ring, and the auctioneer began his sing-song sales chant. Numerous hands flew in the air to buy Daniel Spitzer’s steer, sharing in the recent tragedy that took Spitzer’s life just a few short weeks earlier. The result was a positive boost that no one could have predicted.

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Whisker Roundup Names Dodge City’s First Mr. Mustache

Nearly 100 people packed the Depot Theater on Saturday, July 23, when the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the first Whisker Roundup Mustache Contest. Sponsored by the Rusty Edge Tonsorial Parlor, eight contestants took to the stage to flaunt their pruned, shaped, and waxed mustaches in their bid to claim the crown of Dodge City’s first Mr. Mustache.

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Driveway pavement scams are in season, says BBB

Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) has again received reports of the old driveway pavement scam, making this a good time to brush up on what these door-to-door crooks are up to. Anyone with a driveway in need of repairs can be targeted by scammer contractors. What they may find is that their driveway is shoddily paved, only part-way paved or perhaps not paved at all. Reports of homeowners losing as much as $8,000 have come in. Take a moment to learn about the method of the scam and the devious intent behind it.

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CFAB supports more for Dodge City Raceway Park

The Community Facilities Advisory Board at its July 21 meeting voted to recommend changes to the city’s agreement with the operators of Dodge City Raceway Park to aid in payouts and promotions, Chairman Michael Brakey, vicechair Angela Unruh and board members Mike Laskowsky, Paige Bangerter, Martha Mendoza and Hugo Garcia were present at the meeting. Dodge City Commissioner Rick Sowers, Ford County staff representative Shawn Fletcher and city staff representative Melissa McCoy were also present for the meeting.

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