Lifestyle

One of the first things to do in the lawn and garden is a winter cleanup. Rake the lawn to get rid of dead growth, leaves, twigs and winter debris and let light and air to the soil level, encouraging the grass to grow. Remove dead plants from the garden if they were not removed in the fall. If trees were wrapped for protection from Southwest Injury, now is the time to remove the wrap. Leaving it on can damage the trunk by allowing insects and rain to get inside of it. As weeds start to grow in the garden remove them while their roots are still shallow and it is easy to pull them. Chickweed and henbit are two of the earliest weeds to emerge in the garden and flower bed.

The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting on Feb. 11 for the Parlor Bakery and Café, formerly known as Francine’s Pastry Parlor. The Parlor Bakery and Café, is still at the same location but is now owned and operated by Dustin Rennells.

Recently, third graders at Chillicothe’s Field Elementary School went to Field hospital for various science and math lessons as teachers transformed classrooms into learnings stations. .

During a Pep Assembly Feb 10, at Bishop Hogan Memorial School students of all ages participated in the “Cupid Shuffle”. .

Pictured above are the Spelling Bee winners from the spelling bee held during Bishop Hogan Memorial School’s Catholic Schools Week activities the week of Jan. 30- Feb. 5. Winners from first through fourth grades : 1st place, Seth Hind, fourth grade and 2nd place, London Douglas, fourth grade. Fifth through eighth grade winners were 1st place, Abigail Marshall, seventh grade and 2nd place, Isaac Bailey, eighth grade.

What is the Difference Between a Pre-Emergent and a Post-Emergent? First, it’s important to note the difference between pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides. A pre-emergent, as its name suggests, prevents the weed from emerging in the first place—this is useful if the same kind of weed appears annually or if you need to control weeds before they appear and reduce labor spent outside hand-pulling them.

In celebration of WGU Missouri’s 9th anniversary, the nonprofit, fully accredited, online university has announced it is awarding $450,000 in scholarships to new students who are interested in furthering their education. Since its establishment in February 2013, WGU Missouri has been committed to providing high-quality, convenient and career-boosting college education to residents across the state, including working adults who have some college experience but no degree. The WGU Missouri 9th anniversary scholarships, valued at up to $9,000 each, underscore WGU’s mis sion of helping make higher education even more attainable for adults across Missouri, especially those looking to strengthen their skillsets as the ongoing pandemic continues to impact the local workforce.

Katie O’Dell, pharmacist II at Hedrick Medical Center (HMC), was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for fourth quarter 2021. The Employee of the Quarter Award honors an employee who provides exemplary service, going beyond the call of duty to support fellow employees or to comfort or assist patients and their families.