Conservation District Marks 40th Year At Annual Meeting
The Franklin County Conservation District celebrates its 40th anniversary and 35th annual meeting with a 7 p.m. dinner on January 29 at Celebration Hall funded by the Franklin County Bankers Association and a local conservation district. The event includes a business session, progress report, two supervisor elections, awards in soil conservation and wildlife habitat, and student contests. Dr. Ramona Anshutz of the Kansas State Department of Education will speak, and The Back Forty of Central Heights school will provide music.
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Franklin County Conservation District
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Bankers’ Association
Leslie Hunter
H. A. Ward
Ramona Anshutz
Kansas State Department of Education
RC and D's Region Wide Activities in Six Counties
Lake Region RC&D covers Osage Franklin Miami Coffey Anderson and Linn counties focusing on water supply flood prevention farmland preservation planning development recreation and tourism. Highlights include the Southeast Kansas Water Supply Study Garnett reservoir projects watershed districts and new regional recreation center at La Cygne with multiple officers and active associations.
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Jack V. Hall
Lake Region
Rc&d Council
Osage
Franklin
Miami
Coffey
Anderson
Linn
Kansas
Garnett-Anderson County
Rc&d
Pottawatomie Creek
Tally Creek
Douglas County
Franklin County
Deer Creek
Anderson County
Long Scott Creek
Coffey County
Drainage District Board For District No. 1
Linn County
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Area Students Named Limerick Poster Winners
Franklin County Conservation District held a fall contest with 50 essays 97 limericks and 442 posters from area schools in divisions for grades 1 4 and 5 8 Winners include Kelly Hart Wellsville fourth grade Wellsville Grade School and Steve Steichen Ottawa Sacred Heart fourth grader in division I First and second in division II posters go to Marsha Bailey Ottawa Garfield sixth grader and Annas Boyer Ottawa Garfield sixth grader Third in division II posters Christine Guinn Wellsville fifth grader Honorable mentions span Garfield Wellsville Pomona and Williamsburg Limerick winner April Harris Eisenhower sixth grader Second Patrick Foster Pomona eighth grader Third Chris Folks Wellsville sixth grader Essay winner Andy Wollen Wellsville sixth grader Second Trisha Elder Garfield sixth grader Third Chris Reeve Lane sixth grader Honorable mention Laura Devore Garfield sixth grader Judges included Mabel Gilliland Carmen Peffly Larry Powell Paul Archer Dr Olin Wollen and Edwin Horstick.
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Franklin County Conservation District
Kelly Hart
Wellsville Rfc
Wellsville
Steve Steichen
N. Birch
Ottawa
Sacred Heart
Teresa Ayers
Christine Guinn
Jennifer Watson
Ottawa Rfc
Garfield
Julie Mettenburg
Princton Rfd
Lori Econd
Pomona Rfd
Pomona
April Harris
Olive
Eisenhower
Patrick Foster
Chris Folks
Kenny Brock
Williamsburg
Kristy Wollen
Andy Wollen
RFD
Trisha Elder
Poplar
Garfield School
Chris Reeve
Lane Rfd
Central Heights
Laura Devore
Mulberry
Teachers Have Chance At Cash National Award
Full time K through 12 teachers with standout environmental education programs compete for the National Conservation Teacher of the Year. Top prize is 1000 dollars and an all expenses paid trip to Phoenix for the NACD annual convention. second place 500 dollars. regional first 200 dollars.
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National Conservation Teacher of
Phoenix
Ariz
National Association of Conservation Districts
NACD
Allis- Chalmers Corporation
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Herman Norwood
Pauline Willford
Clayton Watts
Ottawa Rfd
Harry Peckham
Rantoul Rfd
Edwin Horstick
Richmond
Darrell Macy
Albert Dunbar
Conservation District
Soil Conservation District
Central Heights School
RC & D
Kansas Association of Conservation Districts
Rc&d Association
Lake Region Rc&d
Howard Walker
Linn Co
Dale Fooshee
Anderson Co
Franklin Co
Carl Gump
Miami Co
Carl Roney
Coffey Co
Marvin Peterson
Osage Co
Merle Brockus
Harold Bennett
Tommy Orender
Robert Lane
Howard Curtis
Mrs
Frank Mance
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Award
Limerick
Soma
Texas
Santee
California
Perth
Olive Ottawa Eisenhower
Dunbar
W. and
Kan
John Deere Tractors
Underwood
John Deere
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