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It’s amazing how memory works. There are so many experiences from my childhood that seemed so big, so awesome, so magical, and once I experienced them again as an adult, I realized that those were better left as cherished memories than something to revisit.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Two students have been named as the Sepember artists of the month at Conway Springs High School. Adysen Conkle, a junior and Art 2 student, was chosen for her charcoal drawing, “Weep.” It will be on display all month at Vintage Bank.

TSnews Patterson Family Farms in Valley Center was honored as a Sesquicentennial Farm at the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau annual meeting. The land was bought in spring of 1875 and has stayed in the family since, said Josh Patterson, current owner of the farm.

Dessert winner

Editing for the newspaper leads me into strange rabbit holes sometimes. This week, it was a fair amount of research on hash browns.

Ingredients 1 pound ground sausage 1 small onion, finely diced 1 green bell pepper, finely diced 3 cups frozen shredded hash browns, thawed 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 2 eggs 1/4 cup flour 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2...

TSnews It might be a bit of an understatement to say that Paisley Haskins had a Sumner County Fair to remember this summer. The Conway Springs girl won a long list of honors at both the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell and at the Sumner County 4-H Fair in Wellington.

TSnews Joan Hemberger’s award-winning quilt at the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell was an endeavor years in the making. Hemberger’s quilt took “seven or eight years” to make, but it was worth it in the end, as the Argonia native’s handiwork won grand champion in the open class at the Fair.

TSnews At the Sumner County 4-H Fair, Joyce Salisbury won grand champion for her photography entry. Salisbury is 11 years old and from Conway Springs.

Beef Happy Hustlers Kutler Fitch, 1 blue, reserve champion; John Henry Theurer, 1 blue, 1 red, reserve champion; Kelly Theurer, 3 blue, 2 grand champion; Rowdy Theurer, 2 blue; Emma Wiiest, 2 blue; Lyla Wiiest, 1 blue, 1 red, reserve champion. Trailblazers Avery Volavka 1 blue, grand champion.