Hammel elected to state office

Patrick Hammel, superintendent at the Ellsworth Municipal Golf Course, was elected secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Golf Course Superintendents Association at the group’s annual meeting Dec. 4 in Manhattan.

The KGCSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving its members by providing them with educational opportunities, professional development, networking opportunities, advancing their profession and enhancing the enjoyment, growth, and vitality of the game of golf.

Acreage reports are due

All Farm Service Agency programs require crop acreage reports to be filed annually to comply with current and any possible future program eligibility requirements.

The first upcoming acreage reporting deadline for Kansas is:

• Dec. 16 — Fall-seeded small grains, intended for grain, grazing, or hay. This includes all wheat, triticale and other small grain acreage.

The following exception applies to the above acreage reporting date:

• If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.

• If a producer acquires additional acreage after the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office.

If you have not done so yet, stop by the Ellsworth County FSA Office to file your acreage report.

Dance with Barefoot Becky

Barefoot Becky and the boys will make an appearance in Wilson from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 18 at the St. Wenceslaus Parish Hall.

Cost is $12 per person over 12; 12 and under are free.

Barefoot Becky plays a variety of music from polkas and waltzes to country, two step, Foxtrot and big band. Becky is from Mount Vernon, Iowa.

The event is sponsored by the Wilson Knights of Columbus 1924. It is a “bring your own bottle” event.