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March issue of the Russell County Hometown EdgeTRANSCRIPT
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Russell CountyMarch 2011
Volume 1, Issue 6
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RUSSELL, KSPERMIT NO. 2012ZIP CODE 67665
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Recreation Commission
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1 BB Sub State 8:05 a.m. - What’s Up In Russell Coffee, Advantage Realty 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - “Master Gardeners” Class at the Russell Co. 4-H Bldg. 12 p.m. - Rotary 3 p.m. - RMS Pep Rally 4:30 p.m. - RMS Wrestling at Russell 4:30 p.m. - City Council Workshop Prairiesta “Brother of the Brush” buttons go on sale
2 BES Science Fair BB Sub State FFA Ag Mechanics/Spring Meeting at Goodland 12 p.m. - RMS Site Council 8 p.m. - VFW & VFW Auxiliary Meeting
3 BES Science Fair BB Sub State 7 a.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis 9 a.m. - Morning Coffee at the Sr. Center 12 p.m. - Noon Kiwanis 1 p.m. - Bingo at the Senior Center
4 BES Science Fair BB Sub State RHS Spring Play “Brighton Beach Memoirs” 4:30 p.m. - RMS Wrestling NCAA League @ Minneapolis
5 BB Sub State Home Expo at the 4-H Building
6 Big Creek 4-H Meeting at Gorham.Wolf Creek 4-H Meeting at Lucas RHS Spring Play “Brighton Beach Memoirs”
7 RHS Dance Clinic 9 a.m. - Russell Co. Commissioners Meeting 3:30 p.m. - RMS Cheer Practice for Try-Outs 7 p.m. - SES Kindergarten Round-Up 7 p.m. - VFW Bingo Lone Star 4-H Meeting at 4-H Building
8 RHS Dance Clinic 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - “Master Gardeners” Class at the Russell Co. 4-H Bldg. 12 p.m. - Rotary 3:30 p.m. - RMS Cheer Practice for Try-Outs 6:30 p.m. - Alzheimer’s Support Group at Russell Senior Center 7 p.m. - RHS Academic Awards Night
9 Ash Wednesday RHS Dance Clinic BB State 3:30 p.m. - RMS Cheer Practice for Try-Outs
10 RHS Dance Clinic BB State 7 a.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis 9 a.m. - Morning Coffee at the Sr. Center 12 p.m. - Noon Kiwanis 1 p.m. - Bingo at the Sr. Center 3:30 p.m. - RMS Cheer Practice for Try-Outs
11 RHS Dance Clinic BB State 4 p.m. - RMS Cheer Try-Outs Soul Preachers Playing at Waudby’s Bar & Grill
12 RHS Dance Clinic BB State Scrapbooking 101 and Page Layouts 101 at Scrappy Days
13 Daylight Savings Time Begins
14 RMS Track Begins RHS Dance Clinic 5:30 p.m. - USD 407 Board of Education Meeting 7 p.m. - VFW Bingo
15 RHS Dance Clinic RHS Site Council Meeting 8:05 a.m. - What’s Up In Russell Coffee, Espresso, Etc. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - “Master Gardeners” Class at the Russell Co. 4-H Bldg. 12 p.m. - Rotary
4:30 p.m. - City Council Meeting
16 SES Spring Pictures RMS Principal’s Council During Encore RHS Dance Tryouts 3:45 p.m. - SES/BES Site Council at SES LMC
17 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! BES Spring Pictures 7 a.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis 9 a.m. - Morning Coffee at the Sr. Center 11 a.m.-7 p.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis Spaghetti Meal at the 4-H Bldg. 12 p.m. - Noon Kiwanis 1 p.m. - Bingo at the Sr. Center 5:30 p.m. - RCCP Meeting
18 RMS Bronco Pride Drawing During Encore FFA MFE/Leader Lab at Junction City
19 FFA MFE/Leader Lab at Junction City
20 New Horizons 4-H Meeting at 4-H Building Sunflower 4-H Meeting at Milberger First Day of Spring
21 Spring Break - No School 9 a.m. - Russell Co. Commissioners Meeting 7 p.m. - VFW Bingo Fossil Creek 4-H Meeting at 4-H Building
22 Spring Break - No School 9 a.m.-3 p.m. - “Master Gardeners” Class at the Russell Co. 4-H Bldg. 12 p.m. - Rotary
23 Spring Break - No School 7:45 a.m. - Russell Area Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
24 Spring Break - No School RHS Music Dept. Trip 7 a.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis 8 a.m. - FFA Livestock and Horse Judging at Oakley 9 a.m. - Morning Coffee at the Sr. Center 12 p.m. - Noon Kiwanis 1 p.m. - Bingo at the Sr. Center
25 Spring Break - No School RHS Music Dept. Trip
26 RHS Music Dept. Trip
27 RHS Music Dept. Trip
28 RHS Music Dept. Trip 4 p.m. - RHS Baseball V at Hoisington
7 p.m. - BES/SES PTO Meeting at BES Workroom 7 p.m. - VFW Bingo
29 RHS Planning For Your Future Workshop RHS Choir Auditions for 2011-2012 8:05 a.m. - What’s Up In Russell Coffee, Location TBD 12 p.m. - Rotary 3 p.m. - RHS Tennis, Boys, JV, at Hoisington 4 p.m. - RHS Baseball JV at Hoisington 4 p.m. - RHS Softball, V/JV, at Hoisington
30 RMS Bronco Pride Cards During Encore
10:30 a.m. - BP Clinic at the Sr. Center
31 7 a.m. - Sunrise Kiwanis 9 a.m. - Morning Coffee at the Sr. Center 12 p.m. - Noon Kiwanis 1 p.m. - Bingo at the Senior Center 3 p.m. - RHS Tennis, Boys, V, at Hoisington 3:30 p.m. - RHS Track, V/JV, at Republic County 5-7 p.m. - Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours at Mark Popp Life Insurance (740 N. Main) 6 p.m. - “Women in Agriculture”
The Russell Antique and Collectors Club Time Capsule committee is working with the Prairiesta committee to prepare the 2011 time capsule. The time capsule will be buried after the opening activities of Prairiesta. The time capsule will not be opened again until 2061.
The committee is seeking Prairiesta memorabilia, photographs and documents for the capsule as well as a summary of the area’s progress during the last 10 years. The public is invited to contribute items of interest. The deadline for submissions is May 31.
The time capsule tradition began in 1961 with the time capsule being buried at the close of each 10-year Prairiesta celebration. This year the capsule will be buried as a part of opening ceremonies.
The 2011 cap-sule will be con-structed of stain-less steel and will be vacuum sealed in hopes of better preserv-ing the contents. Anyone wishing to contribute an item to be included in the capsule should:
• Limit the size of the item to 6 inches by 20 inches.
• The fee for including an item is $2. • Use acid free paper available at craft
stores. (Research has shown that letters, documents and other paper items survive much longer if they are printed on acid free paper.)
• Articles submitted by children and schools are free.
If an item, document or picture is too large for a business-size envelope, then larger acid free containers may be needed. As a suggestion, families with a large num-ber of family members living in the area might want to place family information,
summaries of activities and reunions and a list of family members in the capsule as a record for the next generation.
Churches, clubs and organizations might want to include organizational histories, list of current activities and projects, and current member rosters.
School classrooms and classes are invited to compose a message for the classrooms of 2061 to be included in the capsule. As a reminder, unless medical science makes gi-ant strides on prolonging longevity during the next 50 years, few people beyond the present age of 40 will be around to witness
the opening of the 2061 capsule. Research has shown that using acid free paper, documents written in soft lead pencils sur-vive longer than those written in ink. Type-written documents survive fairly well.
Prairi-esta head-quarters is the Rus-sell Area Chamber of Com-
merce, Vicki Frohling, director. The office is located in the UMB Building at 507 N. Main, Russell The address is P.O. Box 58, Russell, KS 67665.
Frohling can also be contacted at 785-483-6960, 800-658-.4686 or (via fax) 785-483-4535, or by e-mail at [email protected].
The Time Capsule headquarters is D. Palma & Co. Mercantile, 626 N Main, Rus-sell. The contact persons are Clair Fisher at 785-483-5837 or D. Palma at 785-342-6553.
Names of committee members are Clair Fisher, Kenny Strachan, Tim Boxberger, Patty Driscoll, Matt Driscoll, Donna Albre-cht and Martha Kennedy.
Prairiesta Time Capsule memorabilia sought; May 31 cut-off date for items
Meeting at the 4-H Building April1Happy April Fools Day! 29 a.m. - RHS FFA Livestock Contest at Phillipsburg 3Big Creek 4-H Meeting at Gorham 2 p.m. - Prairiesta Style Show at AmericInn
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SENIOR CENTER NEWS
Pelton wins Russell County Bee
Programs at Russell Rec Commission keep things hopping
Below are the upcoming programs offered by the Rus-sell Recreation Commission. All registration forms and a drop-box are located outside the office door in the base-ment of the city building. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The commission can be reached at www.russellrec.com or 785-483-7712.
Adult Zumba ClassClasses are being held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at
Bickerdyke Elementary School. Each session cost $3 or $20 for 10 punches.
Tae Kwon DoBuild self-confidence, stamina, concentration, and self-
control through martial arts. Instructor Sandi Stricker, will teach this ancient art that will meet continuously once a week. Tiny Tigers, ages 3-6 will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Karate for kids and Adults, age 7 and up, (all belts) will meet Tuesday from 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The location: 708 N Main Suite C. The Fee is $35 a month, and the purchase of a uniform is required.
Open GymThis program is held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8
p.m. at RHS. Participants with young children are expect-ed to supervise them. If not, you will be asked to leave. Last day for this program will be March 16.
Programs In ProgressYouth BasketballThis program will finish on Saturday, Feb. 26. This year
we had 85 players competing from grades 1 thru 6.
Coed VolleyballThis league will continue thru March 6. We have a total
of 107 players on 11 teams this season. All games are played at RHS on Sunday evenings beginning at 6 p.m.
Men’s 3 on 3 BasketballThis league will finish on March 10. We had a total of
31 players this season. All games are played on Thursday evenings at RMS starting at 7 p.m.
Youth Soccer Sign-Up Now!Soccer is right around the corner and sign-up has
begun. The deadline is March 25. There are three divisions available: Pee-Wee (ages 5-7), Passers (ages 8-10), and Kickers (ages 11-14). Ages for all divisions are as of March 1, 2011. All play will be on Saturdays with game times of 10 a.m. 11 a.m., and noon. Games will start on April 9 and go through May 14.
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Sarah Pelton, a sixth grader at Natoma Elementary School, is the Russell County Spelling Bee champion. She is the daughter of Chris and Susan Pelton of Paradise.
By winning the bee, Pelton qualified for the statewide Great Bend Tribune’s Sunflower Spelling Bee set for Saturday, March 12, in the Barton Community College Fine Arts Auditorium. The winner of the Sunflower Bee goes on to compete in the Scripps National Bee held in Washington, D.C., in June.
Pelton was one of 28 fifth through eighth graders from the Russell and Paradise-Natoma school districts who qualified for the county contest, held Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Ruppenthal Middle School in Russell, said Nick Coady, coordinator of the county bee. However, due to illness, only 26 competed.
This number, which represents four stu-dents from each grade level, is about normal, Coady said.
“Spelling is my favorite subject,” a well-spoken Pelton said from her sixth-grade classroom recently. But, this was her first year to take part in the bee.
She won on the word “plaque.”Grade-level contests determined the top
four in each class. Pelton said she and fellow winners went over the lists of words out in the hallway. “It was a lot of studying.”
“We’re very happy for her,” said Corinne Masters, Pelton’s teacher. “We hope she does well at regionals.”
As for the Great Bend contest, Pelton says she ready. However, she admitted to being a little nervous.
Masters said this is the second year in a row for a student from Paradise who attends NES to qualify for the state bee. Last year, it was Breanna Eulert, an eighth grader.
Now, she sets sights on state contest in Great Bend
Sarah Pelton
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY LUCY MILLERSpecial to the Edge
The Trinity Thrift Store is a commu-nity mission. Started 54
years ago by the Methodist women, and maintained by Trinity Methodist Church, it is intended to be for the entire community of Russell, and the surround-ing area. The funds that are derived from sales are poured into the Russell Food Pantry, and other lo-cal community missions.
ShopThe place to be in Russell
on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. is the Trinity Thrift Store. It is located between 13th and 14th streets on North Kansas Street. Don’t let the church-like architec-ture fool you. This build-ing now houses a thriving, fun, community-oriented thrift store. Parking is on the east side and a line will be forming in anticipation of the door opening. The Thrift Store is open Thurs-day 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 1-5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., but Thursday morning is first chance to see all that the volunteers have put out during the time the store is closed. Stock is constantly being refreshed, so you won’t miss out whenever you can get there.
Come any time that the store is open, and enjoy the clean, well lighted, well stocked shopping area. You will find clothes, household goods, knickknacks, bed-ding, toys galore, jewelry, books, and just about any item that you might think you would want – many you didn’t know you needed until you see them. Books are a special favorite. Lyndel Adams takes pride in keeping the book area in order. Books are shelved by type and author. Every week an author is featured by pricing his/her books at 15 cents. Clothes are priced so that every child can have a wardrobe to be proud of. Adults can find what they need too, and be proud to wear. Many people in Russell who have hit hard times and needed a new start will tell you about the generosity of the Thrift Store. When there is a need, there is help. Even those who don’t feel com-pelled to save will enjoy the treasure hunting.
Prices are laughably low. The idea of this store is to bring things in, price them low, and get them out quickly to the next person. This is the ultimate recy-cling system. The profit is made on volume. Items that cannot be moved are often put in the entry way and marked “free.” There are always sales ... some advertised, some not. A favorite is the bag special when you can buy a bag full for $2.
Come shop, and tell your friends. Regular custom-ers look forward to seeing each other and comparing treasure finds. The staff is always ready to answer
questions and help you find what you want.
DonateLook around inside and
you will see the sort of items that are needed. You will be surprised by the va-riety. Clean out your excess, bag it up and bring it to the east side of the store. There is a 24-hour enclosure to receive things you want to donate. Please do think a bit about whether what you are donating is useable. It costs money for the store to haul away what you might have known was trash before you brought it. Just give it a quick look! There are also a few things that cannot be accepted because of legal restrictions or lack of storage space. If you are in doubt, ask.
Some rulesIf there is an overload of
some item, such as clothes, the excess will be given to Goodwill so it can reach a broader market. Very little is thrown away.
VolunteerThe Thrift Store is run by
a core of about twelve regu-lar staff – all unpaid – and an ever-changing and never large enough staff of vol-unteers. They need YOU! There are no special skills required, although if you have them, let people know what you can do. Come to work any time you see that someone is there work-ing – check the parking lot. Stay as long as you can, and come back often. You will find the work easy, the company interesting, your help appreciated, and per-haps best of all, volunteers are allowed to have first chance to buy what they see coming in. The price will be set, and full price paid, but sometimes first dibs is important!
Cash donations are al-ways welcome. The current top item on the wish list is to get a sidewalk installed between the donations door and the trash bin. It’s a realistic need. Did you ever try to roll a loaded grocery cart through gravel? Can you help?
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The 2011 Russell Prairiesta, an event that takes place every 10 years to celebrate the community’s founding 140 years ago, is set for June 9-12.
Carl Radke of Milberger won the theme contest with “Windmills to Wind Power” and Nadine Ward of Wichita was the win-ner of the 2011 Prairiesta Logo Contest. The four-day event includes all sorts of entertainment, games, contests and special activities, with one of the highlights being the Prairiesta Parade.
And, in order to make this parade as big and successful as possible, organizers are seeking as many entries as they can get. To help facilitate this, the entry form for the parade is printed below. All the contact information is included.
The chairpersons for this Prairiesta are Patty and Jerry Driscoll.
The Driscolls said Prairiesta keeps the memories of A. E. Mathews, the first set-
tler of Russell County; John C. Freemont, with the Butterfield Overland Dispatch; Benjamin Pratt, president of the Ripon colony; Mother Bickerdyke, early educa-tor in Russell County; The Lucky Seven, responsible for sparking the oil explo-sion in western Kansas; and Senator Bob Dole, a Russell native recognized as one of America’s political figures; in the forefront of our minds.
Prairiesta is a lot of things – from memories to revelry. It is the end result of months of planning, preparation and hard work on the part of hundreds of volunteers in an effort to recreate the past. It is sing-ing and dancing, visiting and reminiscing, demonstration and observing and just plain fun. “Most importantly, Prairiesta is the opportunity for the citizens of Russell and Russell County to pay tribute to the courageous forefathers, both living and dead, who founded and built the progres-sive community of Russell,” they said.
Prairiesta Parade entries wanted
A shop on a missionTrinity Thrift Store serves Russell, needs you
Volunteers Bonnie Fisher and LuAnn Walters
The shop’s interior
The building
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY DALE HOGG
LUCAS – This may sound like a strange thing to say about a public rest-
room, but here it goes.“It will definitely be
worth driving off of the interstate to see.”
That’s how Rosslyn Schultz, director of the Grassroots Arts Center in Lucas, describes the on-going Bowl Plaza project in this small, artsy Russell County community. When completed, it will feature mosaic-laden walls in and on a toilet tank-shaped building with a toilet-seat-shaped seating area extend-ing out in the front.
“It’s eccentric,” Schultz said of the effort. “But, people (in Lucas) are start-ing to think that’s normal.”
But, no matter how cool the plaza is, “we are coming to the end of our funding,” Schultz said. The estimated cost is $43,000. There is no deadline to complete the facilities, but they hope to have the inside ready by fall.
“We’re going to auction off the first flush sometime in 2011,” Schultz said. In addition to the actual, physical flush, they will sell rights to a “virtual flush.”
Why a bathroom? More importantly, why a bath-room/art installation?
“We have a lot of tour-ists,” Schultz said. Now, these weary travelers must find bladder relief wher-ever they can. “We needed public restrooms.”
So, with Lucas being the state epicenter for quirky, folk art, the idea flourished and evolved into something much bigger that a couple port-a-potties. “We have this (art) all over town,” she said.
They applied for and got a Arts in Communities Grant through the Kansas Arts Commission. But that only went so far. They’ve applied for other grants, but they are not flush with cash and are still about $10,000 short.
A host of local artists and artisans, along with an army of volunteers of all ages, are making sure the idea doesn’t swirl away down the drain. “They’re pretty amazing,” Schultz said.
The Kohler Company Foundation donated the plumbing fixtures. There have also been other mon-etary, material and in-kind contributions. The City of Lucas has even kicked in some money.
The mosaics feature
ground shards of broken glass, china, ceramic items and cologne bottles. There are also old license plates, hub caps, dishes and cups, pottery, reflectors and mirrors. These have to be sorted by color and washed,
and the sharp edges re-moved.
These and the other bits and pieces of the project are scattered in garages, workshops and art studios all over this town of about 430 people.
The men’s room will fea-ture an automotive theme and the women’s room will have a more feminine look. In the center of the out-door seating will be a relief sculpture with items that are accidentally flushed down a toilet – cell phones, small animals, watches, pocket knives and Super Bowl tickets.
A ROYAL
FLUSH
Bowl plaza part restroom, part tourist attraction
Want to help?Donations and
other help for the Lucas Bowl Plaza project are still being accepted. For more information, contact the Lucas Chamber of Commerce at 785-525-6288.
Pictured is the exterior of the Bowl Plaza in Lucas. When completed, the walls will be covered in mosaics and a toilet-seat-shaped sitting area will extend from the front.
Above, Rosslyn Schultz works on one of the mo-saics for the Bowl Plaza project.At left, This mosaic will be installed om the women’s bathroom.
These are some of the items that are seen being “flushed” down the toilet.
Russell USD 407 Head Start, Elementary, Middle/High School March Menu
February 28-March4
BreakfastMonday Cereal choice, mixed
grain toast, fresh fruit choice, juice choice, milk
TuesdayWaffle sticks, sausage
link, peaches, juice choice, milk
WednesdayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, pears, juice choice, milk
ThursdayHam and cheese English
muffin,tater tots, rosy applesauce, juice choice, milk
LunchMondayLasagna, garlic bread,
garden salad, green beans, fresh fruit choice, orange juice, milk
TuesdayChicken nuggets, potato
cheese mound, pumpkin muffin, corn, apple, milk
WednesdayTurkey and cheese
sandwich, lettuce and tomato, tater tots, peas and carrots, banana, milk
ThursdayChicken tacos, Spanish
rice, corn, pineapple rings, bread sticks, orange juice, milk
FridayHamburger on a bun,
french fries, green beans, dill pickle oatmeal raisin cookie, milk
March 7-March 11
BreakfastMondayCereal choice, mixed
grain toast, peaches, orange juice, milk
TuesdayEgg pattie, hashbrowns,
biscuit, apple, juice choice, milk
WednesdayHam patty, yogurt, muf-
fin assortment, fresh fruit choice, juice choice, milk
ThursdayFrench toast sticks,
bacon round, oranges, juice choice, milk
FridayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, fresh fruit choice, juice choice, milk
LunchMondayChicken strips, whipped
potatoes/gravy, peas and carrots, fresh baked whole wheat roll, banana, milk
TuesdaySloppy joe on a bun,
baked beans, corn, pears, orange juice, milk
WednesdayGrilled cheese, vegeta-
ble soup, crackers, peach-es, royal brownie, milk
ThursdayCheese quesadilla, rice
pilaf, green beans, pizzaz salad, french fruit choice, bread sticks, milk
FridayFish sandwich, french
fries, green beans, fruit cocktail, strawberry short-cake, milk
March 14-March 18
BreakfastMondayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, banana, juice choice, milk
TuesdayCinnamon swirl toast,
sausage patty, pears, juice choice, milk
WednesdayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, fresh fruit choice, juice choice, milk
ThursdayBiscuits and sausage
gravy, peaches, juice
choice, milkFridayCereal choice, toast,
juice choice, fresh fruit choice, milk
LunchMondayHamburger on a bun,
lettuce and tomato, french fries, green beans, rosy applesauce, milk
TuesdayChicken and noodles,
whipped potatoes, corn, fresh baked whole wheat roll, peaches, milk
Wednesday
Chili dog, tater tots, fresh veggie dippers, jello with fruit, milk
ThursdaySpaghetti, garlic bread,
mixed vegetables, apples, milk
FridayCheese pizza, pizzaz
salad, pears, corn, choco-late cake, milk
March 21- March 25
Spring Break
March 28-April 1
Breakfast MondayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, apples, juice choice, milk
TuesdayExcellent egg taco,
potato wedge, orange wedges, juice choice, milk
WednesdayAssorted bagels, yogurt,
fresh fruit choice, juice choice, milk
Thursday
Breakfast pizza, hash-browns, fruit choice, juice choice, milk
FridayCereal choice, whole
wheat toast, pears, juice choice, milk
LunchMondayCountry fried steak
sandwich, lettuce and tomato, french fries, peaches, green beans, milk
TuesdayBeef and noodles,
whipped potatoes, peas,
fresh baked whole wheat roll, fruit cocktail, milk
WednesdayChili, fresh baked cinna-
mon roll, celery sticks, car-rots sticks, pears, milk
ThursdayCorn dog, tater tots,
fresh veggie dippers, peaches, frosted banana cookie, milk
FridayTuna sandwich, Sun
Chips or baked Cheetos, corn, strawberry and banana cup, milk
6 Hometown EDGEMarch 2011
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