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OTES Trustees to meet March 13
The Labette Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, in the Cardinal Event Center.
The public is welcome.
Montgomery County beekeepers
The Montgomery County Beekeepers Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Independence Community College West, 2615 W. Main St., in Independence.
Many potential new beekeepers have questions about how to begin beekeeping, how to get bees and new beekeepers need to know what they should be doing at this time of year. In April, some honeybee colonies will begin preparations to swarm and will actually begin swarming. This meeting will give ideas on how to attempt to prevent this and how to catch swarms when it does happen.
Information will be provided on making and setting up swarm traps. There will be time for discussions as many beekeepers come with questions for which they are seeking answers. The meetings are always open to the public.
Hummingbird landscaping program set
If you are a hummingbird lover, mark your calendar for Monday, March 24. An educational workshop on landscaping for hummingbirds will be at 6 p.m. in the Alliance Room of the Chanute Memorial Building, 101 S. Lincoln, Chanute. The featured speaker will be Chuck Otte, an avid birder, naturalist and author. The program is sponsored by the Southwind Extension District and is free to the public. Register by March 21 by calling 620-244-3826.
Wreaths Across America clean-up
The national Wreaths Across America Day placed 3.1 million wreaths at veterans’ headstones across the nation on Dec. 14. Locally, volunteers placed 384 wreaths on veterans’ graves at Oakwood Cemetery and other cemeteries in the area.
As we honor our veterans, we also honor the host grounds for allowing the mission to be fulfilled with a follow-up effort of wreath retirement or clean up.
Please join us for this year’s wreath retirement as we need volunteers to help with this effort at 1 p.m. March 16, at Oakwood Cemetery, 300 S. Leawood, Parsons.
Celebrate Recovery meal, bake sale
Faith Celebrate Recovery will have its spring fundraiser on April 5 at Faith United Methodist Chruch, 3035 Crawford, in Parsons.
Each meal is by donation. Dinner consists of homemade chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans and a roll. Meals will be served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. as dine-in or drive-thru. A variety of bake sale items will be available inside the church.
At the library
Below are the events for next week at the Parsons Public Library.
MONDAY: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., AARP tax assistance; 4 p.m. LEGO Club for ages 15 and under; 6 p.m., paint and sip for all ages. Lemonade will be served.
TUESDAY: 10 a.m., sensory hour for ages birth to 3; 4 p.m., Anime Club for ages 10 to 18; 6 p.m., library board of trustees meet.
WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m., story hour for ages 2 to 6; 4 p.m., afternoon story hour for ages 2 to 6.
THURSDAY: 1 p.m., coloring group for adults and teens; 6 p.m., special library board meeting.
FRIDAY, March 14: 3 p.m., bingo for those age 18 and older; 4 p.m., Switch free play for teens.
Lent fish fries return to VFW
The Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will have a fish fry from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday for Lent. Halibut or cod are available with sides. Grilled fish is available as well.
Parsons Livestock Auction
On Wednesday, the Parsons Livestock Auction sold 1,000 cattle.
Choice cows 144-155.50, canners-cutters 130-143, shelly cows 129 and down, bred cows up to $3,400, pairs up to $3,200; choice bulls 180-207, lower grades 179 and down.
Steers: Up to 400 pounds, 310-462; 400-500, 260-433; 500600, 270-398; 600-700, 250-334; 700-800, 260-298; 800 and over, 210-282.
Heifers: Up to 400 pounds, 320-419; 400-500, 260-404; 500600, 253-336.50; 600-700, 230-293; 700-800, 220-270; 800 and over, 215-252.50.
