| MASTER GARDENER | July Gardening CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER July – that summer month with Independence Day, lots of heat, little rain (even less in this drought year), plenty of pests, harvest, and time to think of planting for fall crops. Where to start? The lack of rain has caused significant problems this season. Vegetable gardens, ornamentals and trees all ideally

| ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH | Are We Having Fun, Yet? MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR Last week, I was scrolling through the newspapers’ social media pages – a necessity, these days, for my profession – and stumbled across (what else?): misinformation, rumors and confusion. Regarding a local organization and event, one user posted to a community page asking for clarification on information

Library to Open in October PIONIER STAFF The Ted and Grace Bachhuber Memorial Library is just months away from completion. Construction work could wrap up at the end of this month. Kory Kreiser from Integris presented an executive summary from Findorff for this month at the library board meeting on Thursday, July 13, and shared some of the projects that have been completed and that are