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Page 4 Colby Free Press Monday, August 10, 2009 Family Deaths Tomato harvest Alice Conaway Watercolors featured The latest exhibit at the Car- working for Bartell Drilling, the Alice Conaway, 90, long-time and the Order of the Eastern Star. negie Arts Center in Goodland Union Pacific Railroad and Monu- worth the waiting owner of the Fashion Shop in She was a long-time member of features the watercolors of Monu- ment Township. Oakley, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Oakley Chamber of Com- ment artist Don Denning. Denning has won six Techni- Somewhere out there, there may Kay 2009, at the Gove County Medical merce, and bowled for many years Denning says watercolor is his cal Art Awards and three Kansas be a gardener who is still waiting Center in Quinter. in the women’s league. favorite medium. He tries to paint Postcard Awards. He has painted to pick their first tomato. Melia She was born May 18, 1919, in She was preceded in death by one watercolor a day. many store-front signs in Oakley, Most everyone has already ex- Morland, to D.J. and May (Cum- her parents, her husband in 1991, Now retired at age 71, Denning two murals at the Oakley Middle perienced that wonderful occasion The • mings) Homedale. In 1937, she a son-in-law, Don Swart, and a began his career in 1961 as an School and a large mural at Mit- this summer, but I wouldn’t be sur- Gardener graduated from Grinnell High sister, Virginia Johnson. artist/draftsman for Design News ten’s Truck Stop east of town. prised if there were still a few who School She is survived by a daugh- (an engineering trade magazine) He is married and has six grown planted their plants a little late this 25. Close behind were a couple On July 11, 1937, she married ter, Judy Swart of Oakley, three and as art director for Plastic children. Other interests include summer, who are still looking for of big Super Fantastics, one of Ferd Conaway in Colby. grandchildren and three great- World Magazine, moving on to a swimming at Colby Community that first big, red fruit. which weighed a half of a pound. The family lived in several grandchildren. career as sign painter after eight College and playing the accordion Every summer, it seems to be Since then, the Northern Expo- towns in Kansas and Colorado Services will be at 10 a.m. Tues- years. Since 1973, he has been a and saxophone. the same old thing. The wait for sures have come on strong and the since he was a depot agent with day, Aug. 11, 2009, at the Oakley part-time sign painter, along with that first tomato is almost more Super Tastys aren’t far behind. It the Union Pacific Railroad. They United Methodist Church, with than we can take. looks like another banner tomato settled in Monument for several pastor Sheryl Johnson officiating The wait for the first cucumber year in my backyard, and I hope it years, later moving to Oakley. She and burial in the Oakley Cem- On the Beat doesn’t seem to damage our dis- is in yours. had worked at the Fashion Shop etery. position. We don’t seem to worry Now comes the fun of utilizing and bought the store in 1954. She Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. COLBY POLICE over, on U.S. 24 east at mile 64. too much about the first picking of the crop, which is no small project took pride in owning and operat- today at Kennedy-Koster Funeral Thursday green beans, peas or okra. when you have 35 tomato plants. ing the store, and kept it open, Home, 217 Freeman, Oakley. 1:01 a.m. – Assisted ambu- THOMAS COUNTY SHERIFF But we just can’t wait for the But I guarantee you, not a single even if just for a few hours, right The family suggests memori- lance. Thursday first tomato. fruit will be wasted. We have up until a couple of days before als to Oakley Public Library, the 2:30 a.m. – Possible intoxicated 5:37 a.m. – Accident, hit deer When was the last time some- many ways to preserve this gar- being admitted to the hospital. church or the hospital, in care of bicyclist westbound on Third from on U.S. 83 mile 175. body asked you how your onions den delicacy, and the canner at our Conaway was a member of the the funeral home, Box 221, Oak- the B-Hive. Not found. 7:18 a.m. – Cattle out one mile were doing? It’s all about the to- house will get a good workout. Oakley United Methodist Church ley, Kan., 67748. 4:09 a.m. – Prairie Senior Liv- west of Colby on U.S. 24 put back matoes, so we shouldn’t be sur- Actually, about 50 percent of ing Complex employee requested into pasture; owner contacted. prised that 95 percent of all back- our crop goes into the making of officer to check the building for an 8:06 a.m. – Adult son was crim- yard gardeners plant tomatoes. salsa, and since we have a good Blue spruce trees available intruder. All OK. inally threatened by a subject. 8:22 a.m. – Garage damaged by Civil matter; not a criminal threat; It’s interesting to me to watch crop of onions and peppers, there Everyone who joins the Arbor bution to Ten Blue Spruces, Arbor neighbor’s vehicle. information provided. the tomatoes mature into those will hopefully be close to 60 jars Day Foundation during August Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., 11:57 p.m. – Accident at post 12:08 p.m. – Sherman County big spheres of juiciness, from the of this delicious concoction on the will receive 10 free Colorado blue Nebraska City, Neb., 68410, by office. Sheriff’s Office arrested Meghan standpoint of which variety ripens pantry shelves by the end of the spruce trees. Monday, Aug. 31, or join online at 6:15 p.m. – Assisted Highway C. Wilterding on warrant. first. This year, as usual, the first season. And then we do 40 to 50 The trees will be shipped be- www.arborday.org. Patrol with injury accident, roll- red tomato was the Fourth of July, pints of what we call “stew toma- tween Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. The which I picked on July 10. toes,” which is simply adding a bit 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed My first big tomato this summer of onion, celery and green pepper to grow. was a Big Beef, which was a bit and canning it all together. It is Send a $10 membership contri- surprising when I found it on July a great base for soups and other 0 0 dishes all winter. OCAL TV ISTINGS Of course, there are a number of sponsored by the Clarification jars of just plain canned tomatoes that prove to be delightful through- An article on the Colby Com- out the winter season, used in a munity College budget on Page 1 dozen ways. I like to open a jar of of the Wednesday, Aug. 5, edition tomatoes and just spoon some into of the Colby Free Press appar- a side dish with no additives. NOW SHOWING ently led some people to believe Regardless of how you utilize August 7th - August 13th that the college had raised the your tomato crop, every gardener MY SISTER’S KEEPER its property tax levy. The article I know appreciates the goodness Tuesday Evening August 11, 2009 of the fruit, despite the fact that Staring: Cameron Diaz said, “The property tax will raise 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 & Abigail Breslin $2,695,908 with a levy of 33.28 we all have to wait so long for it KAKE/ABC Be a Millionaire Better Of Better Of Primetime Local Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live mills.” The word “raise” in this to materialize. I suppose all good Genre(s): Drama KBSL/CBS NCIS Big Brother 11 Medium Local Late Show-Letterman Late Late context meant “to generate” the things take time. PG-13 1 Hour, 49 Minutes KSNK/NBC America's Got Talent America's Got Talent Local Tonight Show Late Nigh revenue. 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