GREAT BEND, Kan. –Golden Belt Community Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of two new endowment funds to benefit the Welcome Inn Leisure Center, Inc. and The Center for Counseling and Consultation.  This partnership with the community foundation allows individuals and businesses interested in supporting and sustaining these important organizations another vehicle for their charitable giving.

“Some individuals wish to support an organization through endowment giving because they know their gift will be invested and continue to support their favorite charity in perpetuity,” said Christy Tustin, Golden Belt Community Foundation Executive Director, “and these partnerships provide a great opportunity to connect donors to these great causes.”

Endowment funds are funds permanently set aside and invested for long-term use, the principal of which is protected, and the earnings of which benefit the charitable organization.   Generally, up to five percent of the endowment fund is granted back to the organization annually.  By establishing these funds, Welcome Inn Leisure Center, Inc. and The Center for Counseling and Consultation will benefit by reaching more potential donors, being able to offer free estate planning, and receiving annual distributions to support their mission.  When organizations work through community foundations, they can build their funds to provide lasting support and take advantage of investment economies of scale and planned giving expertise.

Anyone may contribute to the Welcome Inn Leisure Center, Inc. and The Center for Counseling and Consultation Endowment Funds and gifts are accepted in any amount.  The Golden Belt Community Foundation accepts gifts in the form of cash, stock, real estate, and can assist individuals with leaving a gift through their will or trust.  All donations are tax-deductible.

Golden Belt Community Foundation

At $22.5 million in total assets and more than 180 funds under management, Golden Belt Community Foundation has been connecting people who care to causes that matter since 1996. Golden Belt Community Foundation exists to provide non-profit organizations in central Kansas with a permanent source of support and to serve as a vehicle for charitable giving for donors. GBCF serves the counties of Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford.  For more information about Golden Belt Community Foundation, call (620) 792-3000 or visit their website at www.goldenbeltcf.org.

BOOKED: Michael Mickle of Salina on BTDC warrant for probation violation, bond set at $863 cash only.

BOOKED: Tina Marie Creamer on Barton County District Court warrant for contempt of court, no bond.

BOOKED: Brandi Milford of Kingman on Barton County District Court case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Kristy L. Deroun-Fontenot to Allen County for their warrant for failure to appear.

RELEASED: Jonathan Stemm of Great Bend on GBMC cases, all for contempt of court per GBMC.

RELEASED: Dale Byerly on BCDC case. Case dismissed. Ordered for release per Judge Burgess.

RELEASED: Ryan Lang on BTDC case for criminal threat, case was dismissed and was ordered to be released. Remains on probation.

RELEASED: Jared Johnston of Hoisington on Hoisington Municipal Court case for no proof of insurance and driving while suspended after receiving an 18-hour OR bond.

RELEASED: Jeremie Scott on BCDC warrant for aggravated domestic battery after posting a $20,000 C/S through Ace Bail Bonding. BCDC warrant for possession of controlled substance, battery, possession of drug paraphernalia after posting a $10,000 C/S bond through Ace Bail Bonding.

written by: Rip Winkel, Horticultural Agent for Cottonwood Extension District

Due to being out of town this week, I am forwarding for print this article from KSU’s Horticultural Department on the importance of rotating crops that are typically grown in back yard vegetable gardens. It is recommended that this rotation is practiced every season, in three year cycles. Rotation helps avoid soil-borne diseases like verticillium wilt, and pests like nematodes, and beetle larvae. If you opt not to rotate your vegetable crops, you may eventually find yourself fighting off problems that would have otherwise been avoided. Here is the article:

Rotating vegetable crops is a standard way of helping prevent disease from being carried over from one year to the next. Rotation means that crops are moved to different areas of the garden each year. Planting the same crop, or a related crop, in the same area each year can lead to a build-up of [various diseases]. Also, different crops vary in the depth and density of the root system as well as extract different levels of nutrients. As a rule, cool-season crops such as cabbage, peas, lettuce and onions have relatively sparse, shallow root systems and warm-season crops such as tomatoes, peppers and melons have deeper, better developed root systems. Therefore, it can be helpful to rotate warm-season and cool-season crops.

As mentioned earlier, it is also a good idea to avoid planting closely related crops in the same area as diseases may be shared among them. For example, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant are closely related, [i.e. nightshade or Solanaceae group]. Also, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussels sprouts share many characteristics in common [i.e. Curcurbitaceae family]. So, it is recommended that you do not plant cabbage where broccoli was the previous year or tomatoes where the peppers were.

Why is this important to bring this up in the fall? Now is the time to make a sketch of your garden so that the layout is not forgotten when it is time to plant next year.