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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
13
Ardis Patterson notes fondue gains popularity in Kansas with electric pots offering controlled heat and multiuse bases. Features include thermostatic control, signal lights, and nonstick linings, with care instructions stressing safe handling, cleaning, and oil conditioning for longevity.
Franklin County 4 H clubs wrapped the 1971 year with Achievement Night. Winners included Jeff Van Horn state dairy production champ and Linda Peckham district foods and nutrition award. Various clubs received Who's Who, silver achievement pins, and color seals. The page notes record book trophies, dairy herdman awards, and fair honors, plus a final note on Hawaii macadamia crop.
JOAN ISTAS reports that horses, once essential for transport, have shifted from work to hobby. Jim Berry recalls a world of horse shows, fairs, and rope-goat events, noting today’s horses require less daily use, mixed care, and fluctuating prices. He contrasts past and present horse care, feed, and value, highlighting overabundance and market shifts.
The Kansas Extension forestry service offers tree seedlings for windbreaks wildlife plantings and Christmas tree plantings with orders open now. Seedlings come in many species at 8 per 100 for standard seedlings and 2 per 100 for stratified nuts, plus potted options and wildlife songbird bundles.
Hydraulics expert A R Robinson and Earl L Wier note sediment depletes land resources and degrades water quality. They say sediment is far larger than sewage in pollution, with about half of sediment coming from agriculture and call for improved practices to curb erosion amid changing land use.
The article describes geology as one of over 45 Kansas 4-H projects, with three units covering collecting rocks minerals and fossils, identification tests and classification, and advanced topics plus field trips. It notes plans for county wide geology training and outlines sediment as a pollutant and its environmental impact and management.
Mrs Gladys Humphrey hosted the November 11 unit meeting describing pressing and ironing. Lesson covered cheesecloth drill cloth and brown paper, testing on pockets, seams. noted steam iron sleeve board and tailor's ham as new tools. Craft Day lingerie class and Dec 8 officers training at Richter Church noted with a gift exchange. NEWS71 Mrs Dawson led Decoupage lesson and unit voted to send cards for illness or bereavement in immediate family.
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