Brainy Babies in an interactive child + parent story hour for children birth through age 3. Through playful learning activities, each child and adult will grow and learn together. The interactive series encourages and stimulates learning while enhancing the relationship between adult and child. Brainy Babies programs are scheduled to take place at the public libraries in Kensington, Lincoln, and Sylvan Grove throughout the fall. The Post Rock District is also involved with the Sprouts 0-3 program at the Osborne library. For complete details about Brainy Babies visit:
http://www.postrock.k-state.edu/events/.
- October 16 – 5:15-6:15pm – Kensington Community Library
- October 18 & 25 – 5:30-6:15pm – Sylvan Grove Public Library
- November 9 & 16 – 5:30-6:15pm – Lincoln Carnegie Library
By: Nora Rhoades
Pumpkin spice. Two words that start to take over this time of year. Everywhere you look there is pumpkin spice flavored everything, but make sure you check out the nutrition facts label before you indulge in your favorite pumpkin flavored treats!
Often confused with the Monarch butterfly, painted ladies have been invading our streets, lawns, and gardens. Painted lady butterflies are an intense reddish- orange color that varies from butterfly to butterfly. They have a somewhat pointed forewing that has distinctive white dots in the upper regions. Monarchs, on the other hand are a lighter orange color with a more recognizable black, orange, and white pattern on their wings. An easy way to tell if you are looking at a Monarch or painted lady is to determine the butterflies size. Painted ladies have a wingspan of about 2 to 2 ½ inches, monarchs are almost double the size with a wingspan of 3 to 4 inches.
Being prepared for the disasters that may affect your home, business and community is important. Taking inventory of what you have and recording it is a good place to start. After all, you do not know where to get back to if you don’t know where you started, right?