Southcentral Kansas is a mix between college kids & old folks. We have way too many hotels & fast food places but hardly any industry. People stop here because they are usually on their way to Wichita from Dodge City or vice versa. Right now, Pratt is in the middle of the annual Miss Kansas Pageant which really puts the spotlight on the town.
Believe it or not, Kansas is not all flat. The weather for this time of the year is usually around 100*. However, this year it has been a very humid 85-90* this week. April was unusually dry & hot so we're making up for it.
We have only one theater which now shows two different movies at two different times. When that started a few years ago, we thought we hit the big time. However, the movies you want to see are usually a month behind but they get Disney movies on the first day & keep it playing for two months.
The best eating establishment is Woody's Bar & Grill home of the infamous Woody burger. They are not the same since the old man died a few years back but you get your money's worth.
We also have Fish & Games out by the county lake. Big tip: don't fish in the lake since it's fed with "recycled" sewer water. Fishing in the Ninnescah river is much better. Fishing isn't the same since the rebuilt the lake several years ago. Now it's all gravel, dust & hardly any shade.
Oh, yeah. Shopping here sucks too. We have two discount stores: Alco's & Wal-Mart's. Alco's is the oldest & still stocks items from the 1970s. The local Wal-Mart's always stock items that the other stores can't sell & if you buy something, you better hang on to your receipt. Nine out of ten times, the item won't work when you get it home (this is especially true of anything electrical). We have only one video store but it's part of the grocery store (one of two). This is the reason why we usually do our shopping at Hutchinson.
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[This message has been edited by Jamdin (edited 06-08-2001).]