As seasons change, different plants take center stage in the landscape. Now that fall is arriving, late-blooming perennials move into the spotlight. This group of plants includes warm-season native ornamental grasses. Two popular species across Wisconsin landscapes are little and big bluestem.

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.” (1 Cor. 9:24a,25)

Library Battleship Sept. 1-30 September is Library Card Sign Up Month and we’re playing Library Battleship all month to celebrate! For every five items you check out, kids, teens or adults get 1 shot at the Library Battleship board, located in the TalkReadPlay Center. Sign up for a new library card, get another shot at the board! Get a hit, choose a small prize. Sink a ship, choose a larger prize.

I have many teachers. Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick are two of them. They are best-selling authors, presenters, and coaches. Chester has presented in Pensacola, Florida, at the yearly EntreCon conference. Adrian and Chester appeared on a podcast with me. Adrian’s recent article that appeared in Forbes grabbed my attention: “The ‘Soft’ Leadership Skill That Shows Up on the Balance Sheet.” In it, Adrian outlines how skills considered soft have a large impact on the success of an organization.

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