News & Notes
Burn ban in effect
Because of the extreme fire danger related to dry weather and high wind, Labette County will be under a burn ban until further notice. Low relative humidity and above normal temperatures are fueling the situation.
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; 4 p.., children’s craft for youth aged 2 to 10; 6 p.m., book discussion of “Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream.”
TUESDAY: 10 a.m., sensory hour for ages birth to 3; 1 p.m., family afternoon movie, “Wicked,” for all ages; 4 p.m., Anime Club for ages 10 to 18.
WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m., story hour for ages 2 to 6; 2 p.m., afternoon movie, “Have You Heard About the Morgans?”; 4 p.m., afternoon story hour for ages 2 to 6; 4 p.m., Tortilla pizzas for ages 10 to 18.
THURSDAY: 10 a.m., slime craft for ages 2 to 10; 1 p.m., coloring group for adults and teens.
FRIDAY, March 21: 2 p.m., Yahtzee board game for all ages; 4 p.m., Switch free play for teens.
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. To sign up or for questions, contact locations coordinators Jonna Gabbert or Susan Harrison-Washington, 620-404-9262 or 808-283-1482, or email [email protected] or [email protected].
Gun club has new member drive
The Parsons Gun Club, 1332 25000 Road in Parsons, will have membership drive from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15. This is for members to renew membership and for new members to sign up for membership.
Parsons Livestock Auction
On Wednesday, the Parsons Livestock Auction sold 2,602 cattle.
Choice cows 144-157, canners-cutters 130-143, shelly cows 129 and down, bred cows up to $3,450, pairs up to $3,500; choice bulls 180-207, lower grades 179 and down.
Steers: Up to 400 pounds, 325-510; 400-500, 350-443; 500600, 315-416; 600-700, 268-355.50; 700-800, 250-346; 800 and over, 210-275.50.
Heifers: Up to 400 pounds, 350-450; 400-500, 280-400; 500600, 260-337; 600-700, 240-304; 700-800, 190-258; 800 and over, 190-248.
