Something For Everyone Hobby Grows To Include Thousands
Pomona resident Lloyd Robbins Jr expanded a small stockwater pond into a public recreation site attracting over 2,000 annual visitors. The area now features diving boards, a skating area, and a cabin, with rules to protect swimmers and anglers. Robbins plans additional ponds and may charge a fee to offset stocking costs, while balancing access with responsible use.
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Joanistas Pomona
Lloyd Robbins Jr
Pomona
Lloyd III
Robbins
Even A Hedge Tree Can Be Beautiful Forest 4-H leader promotes tree care
Forrest Bond of Williamsburg led the Far and Near 4-H forestry project amid scarce materials. He taught 4-Hers about tree growth, species native to the area, care, and values of trees while noting elm disease and the need for funding and maintenance. Last year 29 members enrolled. this year 23. Only six clubs out of 15 are represented.
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Joanistas
Forrest Bond
Williamsburg
Bond
Franklin County Forestry Project
Youth cleans historic Tony Jones Cemetery in Ottawa area
Steve Wells undertook a 45 hour community service project to restore Tony Jones Cemetery east of Ottawa. He repaired a damaged fence, cleared buckbrush and weeds, mowed grounds with a lawn mower, glued fallen headstones, and trimmed trees. Wells learned cemetery history from W H Rice of Hawkins Grange and noted decades of deterioration alongside Roosevelt era conservation context.
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Joan Istas
Tony Jones
Corn Jones
Steve Wells
W. H. Rice
Hawkins Grange
Ottawa
Eve
Grange
Decoration Day
Rice
Steve
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McGrath
Gerald and
Jim McGrath
Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S. Forest Service
Franklin: County‘s Conservation
Glen Neill
Donald Lickteig
Richmond
Pfrank
Fred Fehrenbach
Lester Coffman
Ottawa Wellsville
Archie L. Mason
Gardner, Kan
Jim Snider
J. & J. Metal Products
Paola
Kan
Ottawa Lumber Company
Main
Ottawa, Kansas
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