The Youth Veggie Garden Project will launch April 30.
The Youth Veggie Garden Project is a free program for all youth in Harvey County who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade. Each youth participant receives several free plants and seeds to grow throughout the summer. After growing these plants, participants have the option of entering plants in the Harvey County Fair for display.
This project is free to participate in, though registration is required. Complete this registration link or by going to: https://tinyurl/2021Veggie. Supplies are limited to the first 100 participants.
Plant pickup will be from 4 to 6 p.m. April 30 at the Harvey County Fairgrounds,
Kansas Boy discussion coming up
The Newton Public Library will host editors Jeffrey H. Barker and Melissa Walker will give a talk and answer questions about Kansas Boy, the posthumously-released memoir of notable Kansan A.J. Bolinger (1881-1977) beginning at 7 p.m. April 20.
The discussion will be online via Zoom and Facebook live. To register for the Zoom event, visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN eHEnxRbrR2uVduapA6H4MA.
Trail bike ride scheduled
The Chisholm Trail Bike Ride will be May 1 starting from Athletic Park in Newton. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and starts will be staggered between 7:30 and 8 a.m. to adhere to safe distancing.