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CHELSY LUETH • Hays Daily NewsABOVE: Joe Brungardt, Victoria, spent the past year creating Sand Plum Nature Trails, where the Fort Hays State University cross country team will host its home meets this season. BELOW The Sand Plum Nature Trail is a private location which has several trails varying in length.Because the land is about ahalf-mile from St. Fidelis Catholic Church and is easily accessible for townspeople, Brungardt thought about building a pumpkin patch or a Christmas tree farm.Brungardt s brother suggested a wine vineyard. Brungardt didn't want to make a rush decision, so hewaited a year./One day, he was walking around the creek on the land with his dog. Since the weeds were high, Brungardt mowed a path along the creek. Brungardt got excited and decided to create another path.See I'OUftSE, B4By CONOR NICHOLLcnicholl@dailynews.netVICTORIA - The Brungardts have owned 100 acres of land just west of Victoria since the 19th century. Joe Brungardt, one of five family siblings who currently has a stake in the land, is the only one who still lives in Victoria. Three years ago, he stopped farming because expenses were too high. Instead of renting the ground, Brungardt wanted toput it to another use.
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The Hays Daily News
Hays, Kansas, US
Sun, Aug 19, 2012
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