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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1979
Page
4
Four H club members led by Rex Crane roam a Paola quarry on a Franklin County field trip to find chambered and straight nautilus fossils. Students pound rock layers for prized specimens, with Rex’s guidance aiding identifications. About 28 youths participate, planning future trips toward the Franklin County Fair in late July.
Safety training for youth ages fourteen and fifteen will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday morning at 8 30. Enrollment is five dollars per person and a social security number is required. Contact the Social Security office if you lack a number and enroll via the Extension office. Franklin County planning solicits public input through surveys distributed by 4 H clubs and Extension Homemaker units. Surveys available at local banks and select firms and returned to boxes or the Extension office. Flower bed design guidance by Kansas State University Extension urges proportioned beds, suitable soil mixes, limited color schemes and strategic plant placement for curb appeal and easy maintenance.
Dick Smith Ford of Paola Kansas announces the sale of Osawatomie Motors Inc Ford dealership inventory by public auction. The sale is held at 1009 6th Street Osawatomie Kansas with sale signs guiding bidders.
Fifteen 4-H’ers competed in Franklin County’s first Home Economics Bowl with questions from Marcia Houck and Jo Ellen Arnold. Senior and junior teams selected to represent the county at Paola High on June 29 against Miami Linn Osage and Anderson counties. Vining led seniors with 14 points. Hofman and Frank top juniors with 10. Junior Leaders meet April 26 to plan County Day Camp June 14-15.
Joyce MacArthur Tim Hore Marie Chambers and Tim Lancaster have been selected as junior fair board members of the Franklin County Fair association. The chosen youths will assist in planning and event coordination for upcoming fair activities.
The Cooperative Extension Service offers a two day Fishing Clinic May 19 20 at Sedan City Lake. Experts from Kansas Fish and Game Commission Kansas Wildlife Federation and other Kansas fishermen lead workshops on black bass bluegill walleye crappie and more with equipment safety casting laws and demonstrations. Pre registration due by April 30 at the Extension Office.
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