Trail Blazers 4-H Winners Shine at Franklin County Fair
Members of the Trail Blazers 4-H Club excelled at the Franklin County Fair, with Roger Maxwell winning best overall gardener and Barry Gaeddert top entomology. The club earned 18 of 86 awards, including honors in dog, pigeon, horse, sheep, and woodworking categories from local organizations and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Turner
Trail Blazers 4-H Club
Franklin County
Roger Maxwell
Gensman
Loren Gensman
Barry Gaeddert
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Brad Gaeddert
County Farm Bureau
Sherry Gislar
the Humane Society
Tracy Miller
Vince Pugh
Russ Pugh
Dani Fogle
Kansas Pigeon Association
Brent Bruington
Peoples National Bank
Kay Gragg
Gerald Shepherd
Tim Lancaster
Gale
Tracy Turner
Greg Fogle
Elmer Risdon
Trail Blazers
Wheat Estimate Drops Despite Higher Yield in Kansas
The 1977 wheat crop is estimated at 350,550,000 bushels as of August 1, down eight percent from July. Kansas Crop and Livestock reports show production 3 percent above last year’s 439,000,000 bushels, with East Central Kansas harvesting 500 of 538 planted acres at 28 bushels per acre, about 14,000 bushels total. 1976 figures show 520 harvested acres at 26.9 bushels per acre and 13,977 bushels produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Solar Answers Free Solar Energy Information Center Opens
Toll free calls for solar information can be placed to the National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center at 1-800-523-2929. The center will access existing literature and data on solar energy and run an outreach program while acting as a referral service for technical inquiries on solar and other alternative energy sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center
Poodle Wins First Trophies For 4 Her
A 16-year-old Franklin County youth, Phil Smith, won two trophies at the Kansas City Metro Area 4 H Dog Show with his poodle Penny Good Girl. Penny, a two-year-old chocolate miniature poodle, excelled in novice and championship obedience classes after a long training run begun in April. Phil trains Penny since nine months old, showing her at the Franklin County Fair where she earned blue ribbons, and plans future entries including the Kansas State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Franklin County
Phil Smith
Pete Smith
Beech
Kansas City
Penelope
Penny
Smith
Phil
Jim Cunningham
Princeton
Kansas City Metro
Franklin County Fair
Hutchinson
Smith’s
Trail Blazers 4-H Club Sets September Elections and Trip
Franklin County 4-H members nominate and vote on new officers for the next year. The Trail Blazers 4-Hers operate a points based trip system rewarding activity such as attending meetings, parent participation, fair exhibits, and cleanup days. Potential trip destinations include Gage Park Zoo King Louie Bowl and Worlds of Fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Turner
Trail Blazers
Franklin County
Franklin County Fair
Gage Park Zoo
Windbreak Planning At Extension Office Guidance
Windbreaks reduce wind and drift, protect farmsteads and livestock, and improve water distribution. Plan with sketches of buildings, roads, pens, and fields, place evergreens north and west for winter protection, but avoid blocking summer breeze. Order container seedlings for October delivery or spring 1978 planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
4-H Teams Named for Kansas State Fair Judging
Franklin County 4-Hers selected for state fair judging teams in Hutchinson. Foods team includes Pam Van Horn Deb Chambers and Rhonda Lintner. clothing team Therese Schamle Linda Blake Marie Chambers. home improvement Donna Schamle Susan Kirkpatrick Marilyn McClure. home economics alternate Janet Coen. Horticulture Brad Gaeddert Eddie Kimball Barry Gaeddert Mark Norton. dairy Dan Rockers Pam Van Horn Ted Van Horn Peg Rockers. horse Barbara Lee Chris Nourot Kay Hunter Bill Blake. livestock Glen Stockstill Kay Hunter Ramona Lintner Jim Droddy. livestock alternate Dean Chambers. Sunflower Exposition reps in Topeka include home economics Elaine McClure Roberta Schamle Becky Wagner and alternate Gaylene Springer. livestock Rhonda Lintner Mark Wickman Marie Chambers Lowell Kissinger and alternate Keenan Beauchamp. dairy Loren Stewart Rex Bozworth Lori Kissinger Betsy Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Hutchinson
Pam van Horn
Deb Chambers
Rhonda Lintner
Therese Schamle
Linda Blake
Marie Chambers
Donna Schamle
Susan Kirkpatrick
Marilyn McClure
Janet Coen
Dan Rockers
Ted van Horn
Peg Rockers
Barbara Lee
Chris Nourot
Kay Hunter
Bill Blake
Glen Stockstill
Ramona Lintner
Jim Droddy
Dean Chambers
Topeka
Elaine McClure
Roberta Schamle
Becky Wagner
Gaylene Springer
Mark Wickman
Lowell Kissinger
Keenan Beauchamp
Loren Stewart
Rex Bozworth
Lori Kissinger
Betsy Woods
Field Day at Ottawa Experiment Station Schedule Set
A second field day is planned at the Ottawa Experiment Station with a Fall Field Day on Friday Aug 26 at 1 30 pm. Kansas State University agronomy leaders including Hyde Jacobs and specialists will discuss soybeans foliar fertilizer varieties and disease research along with sunflowers N Serve fertility bermuda grass and more. The event is open to the public and held across from the Ottawa Airport. The American Maine Anjou Association offers a loanable slide presentation with contact at Julianne Engeman in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Hyde Jacobs
Kansas State University
Larry Murphy
K-State
Cecil Nickell
Fred Schwenk
Howard Wilkins
Kstate
David Whitney
Gary Kilgore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Solar Answers Free
Poodle
Geo. Niehoff
Kenneth Brecht
Baldwin, Ks
Bob Bozworth
Eddie Kimball
Mark Norton
Tony Miller
Farm and Road Tire Service
Farm Bureau
Scott Service
Hwy
City of
City of Ottawa Utilities Department
City Hall
4Th and
Walnut
Osage City
Kan
Hwy. 170
Lyndon
Mi. S
Ford
Mrs
Arthur Gavin
Auct
S. Wayne Wischropp
Osage
Ernest Arnold
Overbrook State Bank of
Lebo
Kansas Farm Bureau
Clarence
Roger Keith
Kansas City Power & Light
Bureau of Labor Statistics
KCPL
jMecuy
Bureau of Labor Statiocs
KCVL
Aricity
Ingre
Nwith
Telus
Ors
Energy Dialogue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!