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Head Coach Lance Bergmann will join us2016 Regular Season Boys Basketball

St.John’s/Tipton at Osborne

Former Head Coach Greg Koenig will join us2010 3A Regional Football Playoffs

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Head Coach Darren Grauerholz will join us2018 1A D1 Girls State Basketball 1st Round

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Beloit vs Silver Lake

Former Head Coach Jerry Voorhees will join us2011 8-Man DII Regional Football Playoffs

Ashland at Thunder Ridge

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Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown in Kansas. Everyone loves the fresh taste of a home grown tomato picked straight from the garden. They are easy to grow, productive in small garden areas, and used in a wide variety of ways. Tomatoes require a location that is fairly fertile, well-drained, and sunny, getting at least a half day of sun or more. By this time of year most of us have tomatoes setting and will soon be ripening. Here are some tips on how to keep your plants healthy and some problems you may encounter over the growing season.

Spider mites seem to be a problem every year. It is inevitable that with hot and dry weather spider mites will make an appearance. Look for stippling on the upper surface of the leaves as well as some fine webbing on the underside of the leaves. These tiny arthropods (they are not true insects) are often difficult to see due to their size and their habit of feeding on the underside of leaves. If you think you have spider mites, hold a white piece of paper under the leaves and gently tap the plant. Mites will be dislodged and can be seen as tiny specks on the paper that move about.

Spider mite control can be challenging. A strong jet of water can be used to remove the mites but may not be as easy as it sounds. A high-pressure directed spray is needed to dislodge the mites. Since spider mites feed on the underside of the leaves, the spray is most effective if it comes from below. This can be difficult to accomplish with a thumb over the end of the hose.

Some gardeners use a water wand hooked to a shut-off valve. The water breaker is then replaced by a brass nozzle. Horticultural oils and insecticidal soaps (Safers, for example) can also be helpful. Spray early in the morning when temperatures are cooler

Post Rock Extension AnswersBy Cassie HomanPost Rock Extension District Horticulture Extension AgentK-State Research and Extension

and plants have rehydrated. You will likely need to treat more than once.

Something we often see in Kansas, during hot summer weather, is our tomatoes not setting fruits. Temperatures that remain above 75°F at night and day temperatures above 95° F with dry, hot winds will cause poor fruit set on tomatoes. In extreme summer heat, blossom drop is common. At temperatures above 90°F and with low humidity, poor pollination causes blossom drop and poor fruit set. It usually takes about 3 weeks for tomato flowers to develop into fruit large enough to notice that something is wrong and an additional week before tomatoes are full size and ready to start ripening.

Though there are "heat-set" tomatoes such as Florida 91, Sun Leaper and Sun Master that will set fruit at higher temperatures, that difference is normally only 2 to 3 degrees. There really isn’t a quick cure for this tomato problem, we must wait for cooler temperatures which will allow tomatoes to resume fruit set.

This time of year, two common leaf-spot diseases appear on tomato plants. Septoria leaf spot and early blight, both show up as brown spots on the leaves. Septoria leaf spot usually appears earlier in the season than early blight and produces small dark spots. Spots made by early blight are much larger and often have a distorted “target” pattern of concentric circles. Heavily infected leaves eventually turn yellow and drop. Older leaves are more susceptible than younger ones, so these diseases often start at the bottom of the plant and work up.

Mulching, caging, or staking keeps plants off the ground, making them less vulnerable. Better air circulation allows foliage to dry quicker than in plants

allowed to sprawl. Mulching also helps prevent water from splashing and carrying disease spores to the plant.

In situations where these diseases have been a problem in the past, rotation is a good strategy. It is too late for that now, but keep it in mind for next year. If rotation is not feasible, fungicides are often helpful. Be sure to cover both upper and lower leaf surfaces, and reapply fungicide if rainfall removes it.

Plants usually become susceptible when the tomato fruit is about the size of a walnut. Chlorothalonil is a good choice for fruiting plants because it has a 0-day waiting period, meaning that fruit can be harvested once the spray is dry. Chlorothalonil can be found in numerous products including Fertilome Broad-Spectrum Landscape and Garden Fungicide, Ortho Garden Disease Control, GardenTech Daconil and others. Be sure to start protecting plants when the disease is first seen. It is virtually impossible to control this disease on heavily infected plants. If chlorothalonil doesn’t seem to be effective, try mancozeb (Bonide Mancozeb Flowable). Mancozeb does have a five-day waiting period between application and when the fruit can be harvested. You may wish to pick some tomatoes green just before you spray if you use Mancozeb and let the tomato fruit ripen inside.

If you have troubles with your tomatoes this season call your local extension office for more resources.

Post Rock Extension District of K-State Research and Extension serves Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, and Smith counties. Cassie may be contacted at choman@ksu.edu or by calling Beloit (738-3597). Find us online at www.postrock.ksu.edu

Growing the perfect tomatoes A plane crash near Albert claimed the lives of two former Beloit residents Saturday afternoon.

Chris Alan Green, 18, and Cynthia Green Jacobs, 23, had been visiting their grandparents in Beloit, Matt and Lucille Zimmerman. They had taken off in a rented plane from the Beloit airport and were proceeding to their hometown of Great Bend when the craft crashed at 3:20 p.m.

Chris Green, a licensed FAA pilot for 6 months, was flying the plane. Lt. Lynn Welch, police officer for the Barton County Sheriff's Department in Great Bend, said today that the FAA and Board of Transportation had investigated the crash Sunday but have come to n o conclusion on the cause of the crash.

Two Beloit men were among 163 Kansans honored June 5 by Gov. Mike Hayden, First Lady Patti Hayden and the Aid Association for Lutherans for their outstanding volunteer contributions. The awards were presented at the Governor and First Lady's "Kansans Caring for Kansans" Volunteer Awards Banquet in Topeka.

Dean Haddock was recognized for his volunteer efforts at the local, state and national levels and Oscar White was recognized for his work with the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Also recognized were Corda McMillan from Jamestown, Deborah and David Abner from Clay Center and George Heffel from Clay Center.

Hardman Lumber Company, with a home office in Osborne, and nine lumber yards and three wholesale centers in Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, was sold this week to the Kansas Lumber Home Store of Manhattan. The sale was effective Tuesday.

Rod Beason, Kansas City, president of Hardman Lumber, was installed as president of Kansas Lumber Home Store subsequent to the sale. Larry Schaefli, Osborne, was named general manager of the wholesale division and Brad Corbett, Osborne, was named general manager of the retail division.

Hardman Lumber has retail lumberyards in Beloit, Phillipsburg, Gaylord, Colby, Linn and Smith Center, Kan.;

Alma and Beaver City, Neb.; and Akron, Colo. It's wholesale operations are in Osborne and Manhattan, Kan. and Grand Island, Neb.

Hardman Lumber was established in Phillipsburg in 1909. The home office was moved to Downs in 1917 and to Osborne in 1946.

Just as Beloit is prepared to construct a $200,000 distribution maintenance building next to the National Guard Armory, Kansas National Guard officials are looking at offering the armory to the city.

At tonight's council meeting, the city is expected to look at writing a letter proposing it take charge of the armory.

P r e - c o n s t r u c t i o n groundwork has been completed at the new distribution-maintenance building site, located just east of the armory.

The city will erect a 100-by-150 foot (15,000 square feet) prefabricated metal building where electric and water equipment will be stored and maintained.

The building, which has already been delivered to the city, cost about $80.000. With city labor and material costs to prepare it for use, the building is estimated at $150,000 to $200,000.

Sutter said while the armory could have been used as a distribution-maintenance building, the city could find other uses for it, such as a fire house, something for recreational purposes or as a multi-purpose community building.

At a special board meeting Tuesday night, the Mitchell County Hospital Board voted to change the name of the hospital.

Board member Bob Lampert made the motion to change the name of the hospital to "Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems." Mike Heller seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous for the change.

Nadyne Copp has many memories to share of her 37 years of teaching at the Beloit Elementary School and her 41 total years as a teacher in Kansas schools.

"I have students in my class now that are the children of people I taught years ago. I decided I better

quit before I teach their great grandchildren," she said. "That sounds like too long for one person to teach," Copp joked. "Some of the students I taught are on the school board now."

Last Friday, author Larry Linam, DeKalb, Tex., signed copies of his book, "The Day the Angels Died," at Beloit Typewriter Exchange.

Linam's wife, Barbara, and mother-in-law, Hazel Peterson, Beloit, were also at the book signing.

The book tells about the fatal shooting of Linam's seven-year-old daughter, Mary Regina "Gina" Linam, on June 22, 1980, and its effect on the author's life.

On that day, Alvin Lee King burst into the Sunday morning worship service in Daingerfield, Tex., killing five people and wounding 10 others.

"This is a story with hope and recovery," Linam said. "God brings victory out of tragedy."

The Gina Linam Memorial Foundation receives 80% of the money from the book's sales. The foundation provides funds for scholarships for higher education and financial aid for parents in Christian ministry. It also includes funds being reserved to finance a shelter for abused, battered and abandoned women and children.

A movie based on the book is being made.

The Beloit Trojans girls and boys earned 2015 State Track and Field Runners-Up titles in Wichita.

The St. John's Lady Jays 4x400m relay team of So. Clara Eilert, So. Elizabeth Walter, Jr. Gabbiel Smith, So. Brenna Eilert earned State gold medals with a time of 4:15.42. The team finished fourth overall at the State meet.

Thompson OK Tire recently celebrated their 50th year in Beloit.

Thompson OK Tire was purchased from Mastin and Mastin Tire in 1965 by Mildred Thompson. The original store was located at 108 E. 9th Street, just between Brownies Market and the 8th and Mill Texaco, moving to it's current location at 1015 N. Independence with a tire store and a retread facility 30 years ago.