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Thursday, May
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The Formoso Garden Club orga- because the demand had grown. My planted into the garden soil on May 1.
nized in 2008 and currently has five brother had a lot he wasn't using and They are not covered but gallon cans,
members -- Jovena Anderson, presi- said we could plant the potatoes on it. courtesy of The Barn are used to sur-
dent; LaVernia Peters, secretary-trea- They are in and mulched with straw," round them.
surer; Lila and Delbert Mendenhall said Lavemia. Other vegetables planted are De-
and Evelyn Hayes. Next to be planted are the onion troit red beets, a double row. Two rows
"Our goal is to provide fresh veg- plants. There were eight rows total, of Bush Blue Lake green beans are
etables for individuals to come buy if Walla Walla, two rows; Texas Sweet next to be planted, watering them in as
they want or are in need of some. For one row; Red River, two rows; Super they are planted. They are all planted at
four or five years, Carl Studer raised a Star, two rows; and Red Southern Bell the same time, she does not stagger her
large garden for this purpose. He died, and White Bermuda, one row. Also planting time. Cucumbers, one row
and we felt there was a need to con- planted were smaller onion sets that with 10 hills of Straight 8 and 12 hills
tinue the gardens, sotheFormosoGar- werepurchasedlocally, both white and of Spacemaster. Corn, two rows
den Club was organized," said yellow, for fresh green onions, peaches and cream. Carrots, one row
LaVemia. "I have ordered onion plants from a Danver half longs. At yet another plot
It started out with the basics -- company in Dixondale, Texas, ever will be melons and squash, acorn and
potatoes, tomatoes, green beans and since we started the club. I place the yellow crookneck.
onions. It is basically the same today, order in January and tell them when I "Flowers, one row, are planted at
with a few other vegetables thrown in want them to ship. They come through the end of the carrots to serve their
along the way. the regular mail and I have always purpose as pollinators for the butter-
Lila, Delbert and Evelyn help received the plants at the time I asked flies and bees," said LaVernia.
Lavemia do all the planting in the forthem.Frostwon'thurtthemsothey Soaker hoses are placed between
spring and then Lavemia does the rest: are planted the first of April. These are eachoftherows. Therows are mulched
watering, hoeing as needed, pulling the bigger onions that are pulled when first with shredded paper and then with
weeds as needed, harvesting,big," said Lavernia. old straw bales.
The garden is not all in one spot, but When the early vegetables are "When the bank was here, wegota
planted at several different locations, planted, they are watered in and then lot of our shredded paper from them,
One plot is located where the school will not receive any more water, other and now I shred everything I can get
use to be. Order of planting is potatoes, than what Mother Nature gives them, my hands on," Lavernia said. "Paul
onions and then the rest. Rows are 25 until May. Osborne has been providing us with
feetlong. A hand held planteris usedto All tomatoes and peppers, both hot the straw hay, which helps bunches. I
plant the seeds. Lavemia works the jalepeno and sweet, are started by also mulch with grass clippings. By
gardens in the mornings every day and Lavernia in her greenhouse, using all of these things to mulch with,
then in the evenings after it cools off "I usually start them the last week we don't have to add anything to the
some. Most produce is picked in the in March with seeds I saved from our soils. The worms seem to really like
evenings, last year's stock. I will have five flats the paper."
One of the new plots this year is a of 48 tomatoes per flat consisting of New to the gardens this year will
potato patch where the club planted beef steak, jet start, celebrity, Roma be sweet potatoes, with Lavernialook-
150 pounds of potatoes- 50 pounds and grape tomatoes. The peppers, I ing toward 100 hills. Also being
of Irish Cobbler and 100 pounds of will plant 50 plants again from seeds planted this year for the first time are
Red Patomac. that I have saved," said Lavernia. watermelon and pumpkins. A row of
"We were in need of a bigger plot The tomatoes and peppers are trans- peas will be added to the list of first
The Jewell County Board met last Gail Bartley said he is getting ready inputting information into the com-
Monday with commissioners Steve to spray. He also reported on the meet- prehensive compensation survey sys-
Greene, Mark Fleming and Dwight ings he has attended, tem. Carla also attended the LEPC
Frost present. Carla Waugh, county Jenae Ryan said the JeweU County meeting.
clerk, was also present. 4-H Fair will be July 10-13. She said Dwight Frost said he attended the
Minutes of the April 18 meeting the Walk Kansas Program is in the attorney general's town hall meeting
were approved, fourth week. Jenae also reported 4-H and the LEPC meeting
The commissioners conducted of- had the small animal tagging this past Mark Fleming said he attended the
fice head meeting. The following were weekend and the fair board had a work LEPC meeting, JJAmeeting andhelped
presentforthemeetmg:AnnaStandley, day. with the sale at the former Kansas
register of deeds; Gail Bartley, nox- AngelaMurray said she had several Minerals property.
ious weed director, emergency pre- meetings and is working on organizing Steve Greene said he attended the
paredness director and 911 coordina- the office, economic development meeting, the
tor; Angela Murray, health nurse; Joel Don Jacobs said he had a mutual aid LEPC meeting and the juvenile deten-
Elkins, general superintendent; Don agreement for the commissioners' ap- tion meeting. This concluded office
Jacobs, sheriff; ChuckLatham, county proval, head meeting.
appraiser;JenaeRyan, districtexten- Sharmon Meier said he has a month Don Jacobs, sheriff, had an
sion agent; ShannonMeier, ambulance full of meetings, interlocal mutual aid agreement for the
director; and Brenda Eakins, treasurer. Brenda Eakins said the second half multi-jurisdictional special response
The following were absent: Chris Petet, of taxes are due May 10. team. The commissioners approved
custodian;andTravisGarst, solidwaste Chuck Latham said the informal the agreement among the cities and
director, appeals are finished. He is working on counties of Ottawa, Osborne, Jewell,
Joel Elkins said they are trying get the ag review and scope of work re- Smith, Clay and Mitchellcounties, and
roads worked while thereis some mois- port. theCity of Osborne, creating the multi-
ture. Carla Waugh said she has been jurisdictional special response team.
A meeting of Jewell County Cin- ing in the seating area will begin after timate for Ute Theatre commercials to
ema, Inc., was held April 25 at the June 6. be created by Moonlight Workshop;
Christian Church, Mankato, with Chris After discussion, regarding dispo- commercials will be created for those
Kids presiding. Members present were sitionoftheoldtheater seats, Jillmoved businesses wishing to have them as per
Chris Kids, Jill Klos, Kristin that all of the seats with the excep- the attached price list. Jill moved the
Underwood, Lisa Goodheart, Janis tion of the back three rows as well as theatre charge $10 per weekend for 20
McDill, Judy Dunn, Thadd Hinkle, one row to go to the historical society second ads and $20 per weekend for 30
Jeanne Bleecker and Phyllis Christie. (at no charge) be offered for sale to second ads. Phyllis seconded the mo-
Durmgoldbusiness, discussionwas the public on a first come first serve tion which carded 8-0.
held on the following items:basis via Channel 12 Television, the It was discussed and decided to
Kristin spoke with Kevin Ost about local newspaper and Facebook pages serve free popcorn at the Monday night
the new counter construction, specifi- that reach alumni and other interested movie when the Bike Across Kansas
cally with regard to the placement of people. Each row of 10 seats will cost people are here.
the floor and counter. The floor will go $100, limit one row per customer, and During new business discussion was
downfirstwiththecountertobeplaced the unfinished seats that are stored will held on the following items:
over it. Plans are to have it completed be offered for $5 per seat, no limit. There is a broken neon light in the
in July sometime. Judy seconded the motion, which car- marquee. Chris has temporarily
Chris reported that placement of ried 9-0. wrapped the end in copper and will be
the new seats and necessary remodel- There was discussion about the es- getting anew neonpiece from Hastings
timers. Some of LaVemia's secrets to
success in the raising of the garden are
pretty simple. With the corn, pull the
corn a little early before they are really
ready to be picked and you have a crop
before the coons get into it. Don't have
a remedy for keeping the deer out of
my green beans. Everything is watered
with soakers and I use a tiller between
the rows for the weeds. Each year the
potatoes and the squash are inter-
changed.
Everything in the other gardens is
rotated. Lavernia follows companion
planting. Potatoes don't have soakers;
they seldom are watered.
Produce is sold until probably the
last of June at a little, slreet side m ket
just offthe main street of Formoso. ]toy
Gordanier has the stand
from 8 a.m.
these gardens from the planting,
vesting and selling is done on a
tary basis. Sometimes other
around the area will have more pro,.
duce than they need so they will dprl.ate :
their excess to the club. . ",. :: :.
At the end o f each year, the
Garden Club will use their proceeds, to ...... r reduced The
com-lete acommuni service rot'e. ct " LaVernua Peters stands beside the small budding that us used to house all of the0r vegetables that a e p
p ty p ,
Some of the projects havebuilding:. . sets in the shade and is located directly behind the produce stand.
placed hail screen and bought scrgi .ns ,
for the skating rink; purchased the p f&l. :... • Idounl;y board
uct needed to coat the skating "t"il k '- rovesctMv new u.t l
floor; purchased the Formoso Garder
Club bench located on the maiff J w e:,.:,.tes ing company
in Formoso. . :i :¢;": .....
"We raise an" where from ¢8 Y3 :to:'i The Jewell County Board met Mon-
y 4~ ' " ....." " " V
.......... " .dayw~thcomm~sslonersSte eGreene,
t,t o eacn year alter all expenses are .. .... . ......
, lvtarK rtemtng ana uwtgiat Vrost
paid. This year, the club hasn t decided
yet what to do with the proceeds," said present. Carla Waugh, county clerk,
LaVernia. was also present.
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Joel Elkins, general superintendent,
reported on road and bridge mainte-
nance. The commissioners reported
reid concerns. "
W anda B ackstrom, community cor-
rections and JJA director, along with
Dawn Snyder, administrative assistant
and JJA case manager, reviewed the
FY17 grant application funding re-
quests for DOC. The commissioners
approved the grant application fund-
ing request for DOC.
Angela Murray, health nurse, re-
quested an executive session to dis-
cuss non-elected personnel, with
Becky Blair present, for five minutes.
Following the executive session, no
action was taken.
The commissioners reviewed and
approved abatement numbers 2232
through 2238.
The commissioners also approved
termination of the the agreement with
the Mental Health Consortium, a drug
testing company.
for $100 as soon as it is available.
Upcoming movies will be "10
Cloverfield Lane," "Jungle Book,"
"Divergent Series: Allegiant,""God's
Not Dead 2," ' he Boss" and "Captain
America."
The Mankato community Bible
school has requested the theatre save
used plastic soda bottles for one of
their projects this summer. A bin for
plastic bottles will be placed in the
lobby.
Janis has received the new sales tax
I.D. number. Future business topics of
discussion will include having a the-
atre manager, future movies and true
glass door cooler. The next meeting
will be on Monday, May 23, 5:30 p.m.
at the Christian Church.
Don Jacob, Jewell County Sheriff presented the SAFE April winners with their gift certificate. The recipients are (from left)
Ortman (sophomore), Sarena Meier (junior) and Spencer CaUaway (senior).
Travis Garst, solid waste director,
provided an update on the operations
of the transfer station and landfill. He
reviewed the monthly activity report
for April.
It was unanimousy approved to
waive the nepotism policy for the hir-
ing of Mary Ann Meier in the health
department.
The commissioners reviewed the
auditor's adjusted journal entries for
year ending Dec. 31, 2015. They ap-
proved the entries as printed.
Don Jacobs, sheriff, reported on
taking back prescription drugs Satur-
day. The drawing for the SAFE pro-
gram was last Friday. He discussed
replacing a patrol car with a four-wheel-
drive vehicle. He said the exhaust fans
in the jail have been repaired.
Joel Elkins, general superintendent,
reported on road and bridge mainte-
nance. The commissioners reported
road concerns.
The commissioners discussed emer-
gency vehicle permits with Shannon
Meier and Don Jacobs.
An agreement with Anytime Lab
Testing, Inc., for drug testing of county
employees was approved.
Local weather
High and low temperatures
April 24 .................................... 80 51
April 25 .................................... 80 45
April 26 .................................... 75 44
April 27 .................................... 80 49
April 28 .................................... 53 37
April 29 .................................... 55 36
April 30 .................................... 46 42
Ken Garst, Jewell weather observer,
reported 4.18 of precipitation for the
week and 7.62 for the month.
Betty Becker, Mankato weather
observer, reported 1.71 of precipita-
tion for the week and 5.84 for the
month.
By Jenae Ryan,
Post Rock Extension District
If you have had problems with canes
or stems of lilac and privet suddenly
wilting, or ash trees that show borer
holes in the trunk and larger branches,
the ash-lilac borer may be to blame.
This insect causes the base of infested
lilac stems to swell and the bark to
separate from the wood. A fine saw-
dust-like material is present around
holes in the canes. Ash and mountain
ash also are affected. The borer attacks
the trunk, which may cause bark to
Mankato City
Council meets in
special session
The Mankato City Council met in
special session at 7:30 p.m. last Tues-
day with Don Koester, mayor, presid-
ing. Council members present were
Chris KIos, John Tyler, Lyle Dauner
and Marvin Loomis. Council member
Jim Ross and Darrell Miller, city attor-
ney, were absent.
Brian Shulda presented a revolving
loan application for Ost Furniture and
Cabinetry, LLC. Council member Tyler
moved and council member Loomis
seconded the motion to approve the
loan application. The motion was ap-
proved unanimously.
The council interviewed a candi-
date for the lineman position. No ac-
tion was taken.
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Dereck Gillett (freshman), Jalee
Do you have what is known by the ordinary name farmstead garlic that has
gotten transplanted into your flower beds or yards. That is what this is.lt takes
two years and a little secret to make the garlic head grow to this size. Every
year the Formoso Garden Club harvests some of the larger garlic and plants
back more to replenish and keep their stock going•
Hills of onions have been planted and are awaiting the paper shredding and
mulch. In the background, the water truck used when necessary and the
greenhouse can be seen.
swell and crack if there are repeated
infestations.
It is important to note the ash-lilac
borer is a different insect than emerald
ash borer you may have heard about on
the news. Ash-lilac borer has been
around tbr many years, while emerald
ash borer has been confirmed in only
Douglas, Wyandotte, Leavenworth and
Johnson counties in Kansas.
Ash-lilac borers overwinter as lar-
vae in infested trees and shrubs. Moths
generally begin to emerge in mid to
late April. Emergence peaks in May,
dwindles by mid to late June and ends
by the first week of July. However, this
varies by year. The moth has clear
wings and resembles a wasp. There is
one generation of insect per year.
Public and commercially managed
properties often use pheromone traps
to determine the presence of adults.
Spray treatments are started seven to
I 0 days after capture of the first moths.
Thoroughly treat the trunk and
larger limbs of ash or the lower portion
of the stems of lilac or privet. Heavily
infested ash should be cut and burned
during the fall and winter. Infested
stems of lilac or privet should be re-
moved as well.
Bifenthrin or permethrin (Hi-Yield
Garden, Pet, and Livestock Insect Con-
trol and 38 Plus Turf, Termite and
Ornamental Insect Control) are labeled
forash-lilac borer control. Though there
are a number of homeowner products
that contain one or the other of these
two active ingredients, the permethrin
products listed above are the only ones
that specifically list the ash-lilac borer
on the label with directions for control.
Please contact your local Post Rock
District Extension office tbr more in-
formation on the ash-lilac borer. If you
need help with identification of any
horticultural pest, email pictures of the
insect to Jenae (jenaes@ksu.edu), or
bring in a live sample (in a sealed
container, of course!) for identifica-
tion.
Kansas VFW picks:
scholarship winners
The Department of Kansas Veteran
of Foreign Wars Endowment Associa-
tion has announced the names of the
winners of their 2016 college scholar-
ship awards. These scholarships are
awarded to selected children and grand-
children of members of the Kansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Aux-
iliary. The association currently has
more than $125,000 committed to ac-
tive scholarships. There were 48 appli-
cants and 14 scholarships given this
year totaling $16,500.
The following students from the
Jewell County Memorial Post No. 7830
were selected to receive scholarships:
Holden Mauerhan, son of Todd and
Karen Mauerhan, $1,000; Allison
Railsback, daughter of Barbara and.
Burton Railsback, $500 .................
