Strawberries offer abundance for home gardeners

By Marlin Bates, Horticulture Specialist

Gardeners who are looking to include fruit in their landscape have many choices. From small fruit to tree fruit, gardeners can supplement the edible production of their landscape with many well-adapted fruit plantings around the home. For gardeners who are simply looking to plant one fruit crop, strawberries may be the best bet.

Strawberries need full sun in order to grow well and produce sweet fruit. Because they will not tolerate poorly-drained soil, many gardeners opt to plant strawberries in raised beds. The added benefit of planting in raised beds is that it helps to keep the planting from spreading out of bounds. This usually requires a little work because strawberries hastily put out daughter plants on runners throughout the season.

Obituary - Roy Reddell

Roy L. Reddell, 71, Adrian, Missouri died Friday, April 27, 2012 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held 10:00am Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm Monday, April 30 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian. Burial will be in the Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. The family suggests contributions to the Church Of Christ in Butler, Missouri. Roy worked for General Motors, Leeds Assembly Plant 25 years before his retirement.

Summer schedule for Kamp Keirsey...

2012 Kamp Dates at Kamp Keirsey

Day Camp, June 2

Girls Camp, June 3 - 8

Missouri-Oklahoma Deaf Youth Camp, June 11 - 15

People with Disibilities Camp, June 15 & 16

Sr. High Youth Camp, June 17 - 23

Jr. High Youth Camp, June 24 - 29

Childrens Overnight Camp, July 6 & 7

Boys & Girls Camp, July 8 - 13

Boys Camp July 15 - 20

Basketball Camp (4th-8th grade) July 22 - 27

For info:

Kamp Keirsey
RR 1 Box 174
Amsterdam, Missouri 64723
Telephone: 660-267-3438

http://www.kampkeirsey.com/

Commit to be 'A Force of Nature'....

This has been the first ever National Severe Weather Preparedness Week April 22-28

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) partnered to designate April 22-28, 2012, as National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, and is calling upon all Americans, in every area of the country, to Be a Force of Nature. Bates County Emergency Management is committing to Being a Force of Nature and pledging to know our risk, take action, and be an example for our families and community by sharing the steps we took. Because we live in an area prone to tornadoes, flash floods and severe thunderstorms the recent severe weather and tornado outbreaks reminded us that this weather can strike anywhere and at any time.

Just last year, there were more than 1,000 weather-related fatalities and more than 8,000 injuries. Building a Weather-Ready Nation requires the action of every individual and community because severe weather knows no boundaries and affects us all, so Be a Force of Nature! Be a Force of Nature by making a public pledge to be prepared at Ready.gov/severe-weather.

What can you do to Prepare?

Knowing your risk, taking action and being an example by sharing your knowledge and actions with your social network are just a few steps you can take to be better prepared and assist in saving lives.

Know Your Risk: Every state in the U.S. has experienced tornadoes and severe weather, so everyone is exposed to some degree of risk.

Pledge and Take Action: Be Force of Nature by taking the pledge to prepare at Ready.gov/severe-weather. When you pledge to prepare, you will take the first step to making sure that you and your family are prepared for severe weather. This includes filling out your family communications plan that you can email it to yourself, putting an emergency kit together, keeping important papers and valuables in a safe place, and getting involved. Visit www.Ready.gov/severe-weather for more on family preparedness for severe weather.

Be an Example: Once you have taken action and pledged, share your story with your family and friends. Create a video and post on a video sharing site, post your story on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, comment on a blog, or any other social media site you’re on. Technology today makes it easier than ever to be a good example and share the steps you took to help us achieve the vision of a Weather-Ready Nation.

Join us today and pledge to prepare for the severe weather in our area.

Information on the different types of severe weather such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding is available at www.weather.gov and www.ready.gov/severeweather or the Spanish-language web site www.listo.gov. 

-our thanks to Ron Nissen

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that is to remain in effect until 11 p.m. this evening.

View live radar here

Butler Invitational results

Here are the results of the Butler Invitational held today:

Place Teams
1st Nevada
2nd Drexel
3rd Butler
4th Pembroke Hill
5th Harrisonville
6th Clinton
7th Warsaw

Individuals
1st Butler Brett Miller 38
2nd Nevada Joseph Ferry 41
3rd Butler Joe Strauch 42
4th Pembroke JJ Hjalmarson 43
5th Drexel Trevor Cooley 43
6th Drexel Javyn Johnston 43
7th Butler Brian Todd 44
8th Nevada Keegan Bell 44
9th Drexel Justin Thomas 44
10th Nevada Elijah Solidum 45

Attention Adrian high school graduates...

To All Adrian High School Graduates,

On behalf of the officers of the Adrian High School Alumni Association, we would like to invite you to participate in this year’s annual reunion activities.

Our 66th Annual Alumni Meeting will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in the AHS “new” (east) gymnasium. Registration begins at 7:00 p.m. and dues of $5.00 can be paid at the registration tables. Following the meeting, join us in the commons area to enjoy visiting with former classmates, teachers and other alumni. Refreshments will be served and musical entertainment provided.

For golfers (and spectators) the Annual Alumni Golf Tournament will be held earlier in the day. For volleyball players (and spectators) the Annual Alumni Volleyball Tournament will also be held the same day. Feel free to contact your alumni friends who may not receive this announcement and invite them to join in these activities.

Please make plans to attend the Alumni meeting. We look forward to seeing you at 8:00 p.m. on May 12, 2012.


Sincerely,

AHS Alumni Committee
Heath Oates, Class of 1992
Jeremy Neely, Class of 1993
Carol (Saubers) Gregg, Class of 1963
Hannah (Stephens) Newkirk, Class of 2002