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In This Week's High Plains Journal

Chinese with ease

Starting Jan. 26, you've got a whole new reason--and a whole new season--to celebrate. It's the start of the 15-day Chinese New Year festival and the first day of lunar year 4707, the Year of the Ox.

Chinese New Year is all about spectacle, from the fireworks and dancing dragons to the fabulous food. That's why it's a holiday anyone can enjoy and a perfect time to host a party with a surefire theme and plenty of crowd-pleasing surprises.


Catch a can of tuna

How could anything as good and as handy as canned tuna fish fall from favor? It is a precious commodity fished for with tradition and respect. Preserved in good olive oil, tender and briny and delicious it is good enough to eat straight from the can.


Agricultures Cowboy Poet
A Price
Star and Stripes adorn Old Glory.
She stands high above and waves
over patriots still living
and heroes in their graves.
                
A fun page for kids with Smart Stuff from Twig Walkingstick and an assortment of puzzles, jokes and fun facts.


Family Fair Agricutural News

An Oklahoma secret
Lined with lovely old buildings on bricked streets and exuding small town friendliness, Pauls Valley, Okla., is a charming place with some of the state's most interesting shops.
Ag Stories From Jennifer LatzkeCatwalk-worthy coveralls
Right about the time of the first snowfall, every winter, my mom would decide that Dad's coveralls were too worn to last one more season.


Copperman full of charm

The charm of the 2,557 square foot Copperman (336-090) is evident at first glance. An old-fashioned covered porch along with a beautiful brick exterior creates a homey atmosphere that is sure to attract appreciative glances. Walk up the steps into the vaulted entry and discover a floor design that makes very effective use of the available space.


Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury is most often the result of a sudden and violent blow to the head that causes the brain to collide with the inside of the skull. This collision bruises the brain, tears nerve fibers, and can result in internal bleeding.
Thought For The Day

Building genuine relationships creates opportunities to talk about Christ.


Hints for those out of work

Shoveling snow, painting, walking pets...



Single for too long?
Problem: This is one of the most depressing seasons I can think of. I am single and do not really have a family around here, so you could say I am single and alone. That does not mean that I do not have friends, I do but it is not exactly the same as having your own family around.






Enjoy holiday foods without adding extra pounds
Enjoy holiday foods without adding extra pounds Here a nibble, there a nibble, everywhere a nibble. . . With November, December and January--from the day after Halloween until the end of play at the Super Bowl--often referred to as "the eating season," adding a few extra pounds is easy to do. "Given holiday schedules, normal activities, such as eating, sleeping and exercise often are set aside in favor of holiday activities and events," said Tanda Kidd, K-State Research and Extension ...
'Keeping the Family Farming' workshops set for January in Beloit, Hiawatha
'Keeping the Family Farming' workshops set for January in Beloit, Hiawatha Kansas Kansas State University and the Kansas Farm Analyst Program will offer Keeping the Family Farming Workshops for families who are working through the benefits and challenges of incorporating family members and others into a farm operation or passing the family farm business from one generation to the next. "Farm transition planning is difficult in the best circumstances," said LaVell Winsor, agricultural ...
Keeping the shelves stocked
Keeping the shelves stocked It's a sad state of affairs. Rural America is largely responsible for a safe, wholesome and plentiful food supply for our country and many others. Yet, the people who feed, fuel and clothe the rest of us often live in what sociologists call "food deserts."
Conventional ag production has economical, environmental advantages
Conventional ag production has economical, environmental advantages With little or no new farmland to exploit, farmers will have to become more productive in the future in order to continue to provide feed, food and fiber for the world, according to Alex Avery, director of research and education for the Hudson Institute. "Global food demand will at least double, and more likely triple, over the next 50 years," he told a group at the Feeding Quality Forum held in South Sioux City, Neb., Nov. ...
Make logical food choices
Make logical food choices Buying locally grown food is the latest consumer trend to spread across the country. Many consumers buy local to support their area farmers. But others have bought into one of the biggest food myths of today.

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