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Kansas, Haven, Kansas 67543-0485 620-465-4636 • www.ruralmessenger.com Vol. 14 No. 04 • January 24, 2018 “Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you.” -Dawn Steele Agriculture is More than Food AUCTIONS 2 3 5 8 4 1 Many products we use in our everyday lives are 1/28/2018 - Denison Livestock - Kiron, IA - Page 31 plant and animal byproducts of food produced by 2/1/2018 - Wiggins Auction - Medford, OK - Page 15 9 7 2 America’s farmers and ranchers. 2/2/2018 - Poss Angus Sale - Scotia, NE - Page 8 2/3/2018 - Carr Auction - Larned - Page 22 6 8 Manufacturing: Adhesives, lubricants, sol- 2/3/2018 - Central Livestock Sale - South Hutchinson - Page 7 vents, detergents, polymers 2/3/2018 - Hillman Auction - Cheney - Page 20 Construction: Lumber, paints, brushes, tar 9 3 paper, drywall, tool handles, particleboard 2/3/2018 - Moravec Auction - Linwood, NE - Page 25 Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals, surgical sutures, 2/7/2018 - Enlow Tractor Auction - Tulsa, OK - Page 18 5 4 6 9 8 ointments, latex gloves, X-ray film 2/9/2018 - Nebraska Land Auction - Healy - Page 6 Personal Care Products: Shampoo, soap, cos- 2/10/2018 - Lonnie Wilson’s Auction - Salina - Page 32 8 5 metics, lotions, fingernail polish, toothpaste 2/13/2018 - Purple Wave Auction - Online - Page 24 Transportation: Biofuels including ethanol and 2/14/2018 - Floyd Auction - Online - Page 19 biodiesel, lubricants, antifeeze, tires, upholstery, 2/14/2018 - Sylvan Sales Commission - Sylvan Grove - Page 7 1 2 packing materials Sports: Uniforms, baseball bats, leather equip- 2/15/2018 - Theurer Auction - Belle Plaine - Page 17 5 3 1 ment and balls, shoes 2/16/2018 - Farmers National Auction - Haven - Page 4 Printing: Paper, ink 2/22/2018 - Farm & Home Auction - Mount Hope - Page 21 7 8 2 5 4 3 Education: Crayons, textbooks, chalk, desks, 2/27/2018 - Weigand Auction - Raymond - Page 16 pencils, paper 3/2/2018 - Mid-Continent Energy Exchange - Wichita - Page 17 Solution page 7 Puzzle by websudoku.com Entertainment: Strings for musical instruments 3/10/2018 - T & A Auction - McPherson - Page 22 Healthy choice Big Iron Auction Calendar Page 16 Source: Food and Farm Facts, American Farm By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Bureau Central Livestock Page 7 Floyd Auction Calendar Page 4 Can a person ever have too much of a good Horizon Farm & Ranch Auction Calendar Page 17 thing? Iron Bound Auctions Page 6 I believe this may be the case when you look at Wildland fire risk is McCurdy Auction Calendar Page 12 all the soft drinks, flavored water and sports bev- erage choices today. They’re everywhere. above normal in central, Riggin & Co. Auction Calendar Page 25 You can’t walk into a supermarket or conve- southern Plains Rural Messenger Auction Calendar Page 14 nience store without bumping into the many Salina Livestock Weekly Page 9 drink of-fering displays. Scott Auction Calander Page 26 And flavors. Wow. Just think of some taste you desire like fudge Find your Favorites malted gumball, cheese yogurt yummy or silvery The Covered Dish - Debbie Dance Urhrig - Page 2 satin strawberry. It’s out there and you can buy it and drink it down. Valentine’s Recipes You’ll Love to Share – Page 2 Without question, the best part of these drinks for me is the packaging. Show Off Your Sweet Side This Valentine’s Day – Page 2 It’s unbelievable. And the creativity? Recipes - Page 3 It’s almost too much for one to digest. Anymore, I don’t even care what’s in the con- Franching - Page 4 tainer. I just want to hold it in my hand, caress its Employment - Page 5 coolness, admire its latest, unique logo and look Nostalgia and Thoughts - Sandra Pugh- Page 6 good doing so. While many are content with the multitude of For the Love of Horses: Frank J. Buchman - Page 9 diet sodas, and flavored waters like blackberry MANHATTAN, Kan. – The central and southern Riding Hard: Lee Pitts - Page 10 blush, my drink of choice is chocolate milk. I Plains, including much of Texas, Oklahoma and really enjoy it. I have since I was a small child. Kansas have a higher than usual potential of wild- A Cowboy’s Faith: Frank J. Buchman - Page 11 Today’s explosion of new soft drinks, flavored land fire through April, according to Kansas State Celebrating our Nation’s Diversity - Page 11 waters and sports drinks has one worrisome as- University scientists and a government organiza- pect I cannot help but point out. tion that assesses such risks. Burning workshop – Page 12 Pitchmen, women and yes kids are filling our In its latest report, the National Interagency Co- K-State to offer 10th annual animal science leadership heads with the idea these flavored drinks can ordination Center shows an elevated risk because be part of a well-rounded, balanced diet. Their of dry conditions in several states. The center is academy – Page 13 ads and infomercials are as numerous as grains comprised of representatives from the Bureau of Budget-Friendly Spring Break Getaways – Page 13 of sand on our beaches – and they’re spending Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Na- billions. tional Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and USDA Hay Report - Page 14 The most alarming part of this sales pitch is Wildlife Service, Federal Emergency Management Kansas Profile - Now That’s Rural - Page 16 that so much of it is aimed at our youth. In case Administration, and the National Association of Laugh Tracks - Milo Yield - Page 22 you haven’t been in today’s schools this drink State Foresters. deluge is very much a part of the contemporary The report, the “National Significant Wildland Kansas Soybean Expo ’18 Includes Laughter, Learning, scene. Fire Potential Outlook” provides an assessment Laurels – Page 24 Soft drinks have no business being consid- of current weather and fuel conditions and how ered part of a balanced diet at our schools or they will evolve in the coming months in order to Roger’s View From the Hills - Roger Ringer - Page 28 anywhere else. These drinks have little, if any, assist fire managers in making decisions that will John Marshall - Page 30 nutritional value. improve protection of life, property and natural Exploring Kansas - Steve Gilliland - Page 31 Look at the ingredients in a soft drink the next resources, increase fire fighter safety and effec- time you pick one up. Most people wouldn’t have tiveness, and reduce firefighting costs. Upcoming K-State Research and Extension Events – a clue what these (Continued on page 12) For the months of (Continued on page 19) Page 32 Page 2 Rural Messenger January 24, 2018 The Covered Dish: Wild Rice Soup Wild Rice Soup Still hanging on wild rice. Now it is 3 tablespoons salted butter en or turkey breast to the ‘Super Bowl’ back on the shelves 1 small onion, diced fine 2 teaspoons dried parsley theme with the wild in full force. Once 1 red pepper, finely diced 1 teaspoon salt rice soup recipe. If when I was in a bind 6-8 ounces chopped mushrooms 1 teaspoon pepper you happen to have my I used a combination of choice 1 teaspoon savory spice first cookbook, ‘Simply of rice, including wild. 2/3 cup wild rice 1/2 teaspoon paprika Yours,’ you may think It came in a big clear 2/3 cup long grain white rice 1 teaspoon horseradish you have this recipe plastic container at the 1/2 cup dry sherry 1/4 cup additional sherry already. Nope, this store. I even consid- 6 cups chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream one was written in the ered using red rice but 1/4 cup flour Optional: Shredded smoked fall of 2017. I fea- realized I just didn’t 1 cup additional chicken stock Gouda or green onions for garnish tured it at the culinary care for red rice at all. The Covered Dish 1 cup finely diced cooked chick- school this fall and Wild rice is extreme- By Debbie Dance-Uhrig received many nice ly low in starch so Over medium heat place, a large sauté pan or Dutch oven. Melt compliments. rinsing the wild isn’t pepper, should you butter in a pan of choice and add all vegetables, cooking until ten- This bounty can be exactly mandatory. choose. My first rice der. Add rice and sauté until white rice is translucent. Add sherry served as a cup size Most other rice types soups were not as rich and reduce before adding 6 cups of chicken stock. Bring mixture to opener to a dinner or I rinse to remove as in flavor as this one a boil, lower to a simmer, cooking for an additional 20-25 minutes. as the main entrée. much additional starch happens to be. The Cover the pan with a lid during a large portion of the cooking time. If this were the main as possible. dry sherry is a very When rice is tender make a slurry with the 1/4 cup of flour and add attraction I would Remember once nice partnership for an additional 1 cup of chicken stock. Blend into the dish, cooking probably accompany the rice is washed the dish. You could until thickened. the soup with some you cannot put it in a use a dry white wine, type of open-faced plastic bag and throw however, the flavor will Add diced chicken, and all spices & horseradish.