Take Care of Our Future and Its Young Leaders
Patrick Murphy of Columbus Nebraska reflects on how today’s middle schoolers face greater pressures and world events than previous generations. He contrasts his own youth with theirs and credits young people with courage, responsibility, and potential to lead, while urging continued support and discipline from parents and communities.
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Vietnam
Peonies Crown Memorial Day Decor in Scott City and Beyond
Gardeners in Scott City Kansas prepare Memorial Day peony displays. Gladys Blackburn, Winona Demo, Myrtle Prose, Virgie Schwartz, and others share growing tips, preservation methods, and memories. May 31 preparations include cutting buds before opening and refrigerating in water-filled cans to bloom for graves in Scott City and Dighton locations.
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Scott City
Winona Demo
Blackburn
Demo
Park Lane
Myrtle Prose
Park Lane Nursing Home
Prose
Iowa
Ioway
Kansas
Peony Street
Beeler
Josef J. Halda
James W. Waddick
Paeonia
Timber Press
Paea
Mount
Olympus
Waddick and
Halda
Virgie Schwartz
Rose Irwin
Vale Storm
Schwartz
S. Washington
Gladys Blackburn
Vergie Schwartz
Preserving Peonies: Tips for Long-Lasting Blooms
Kathy Hanks offers practical steps to extend peony beauty. Cover cut flowers with plastic wrap, submerge stems in water inside juice cans, then refrigerate to slow wilting and retain color. The technique emphasizes keeping blooms crisp and hydrated over several weeks.
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Kathy Hanks
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