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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1975
Page
3
A health minded recipe feature offers playful kid friendly dishes such as Sailboat Potatoes and Bunny Salad to encourage happy meal times. It also notes historical smoking trends highlighting higher lung cancer risk for female smokers and urges reduction strategies.
Susan Verdorn presents a Rate-of-Gain program at the Franklin County Fairgrounds that judges beef and dairy beef projects by daily weight gain over a set period. Participants enroll to compete for faster growth and stronger animal performance.
Readers can request a food cost chart for a family of four from Mildred Walker at Kansas State University with a March 15 visit window. A Franklin County Fair rate of gain contest invites beef and dairy entries weighed July 29, with no entry limit and trophies for first and second places. Fifty Kansas leaders attend the Washington, D C forum April 6 to 12, funded by grants to cover expenses.
New member Harry E. Shaver of Ottawa RFD 2 received a membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. During the past month 273 memberships were issued to breeders of registered Aberdeen Angus in the United States.
A crowd of about 300 attended the Franklin County Conservation District annual meeting. Edwin Horstick was elected to the board. Bernard Fischer declined reelection after 16 years. Banker awards went to Bones, Pickenpaugh, Kramer, Anderson, and Irene Goldsmith. Limerick awards honored Wheat, Gibson, and McAdoo. In 1974, 99 new cooperators joined and conservation work included 37 percent of terraces, 93 acres of grazed waterways, and 55 Stackwater ponds. Wellsville Pep Band provided entertainment.
Franklin County 4 H Council will raise six thousand dollars for the state wide fund drive by directing proceeds from the Horse Show and the concession stand at the Franklin County events. For two years the council will deposit existing funds into certificates of deposit with interest used for the drive. Susan Verdoorn, Franklin County 4 H agent, says donations will be accepted but no door to door solicitation. Thus far clubs have raised thirteen hundred dollars and the drive aims to finish in two years.
More than 80 million U S home gardeners exist with 34 million planned plots this year up from 30 million last year. Ex tension horticulturist Chuck Marr urges careful prep before planting and suggests drawing a garden sketch and involving family in planning.
Nine blue and four red ribbons were awarded at Franklin County 4-H model meeting competition held January in Westminster United Presbyterian Church halls. Judge Sue Hellar and County agent Robert Bozworth praised the presentations, with SHAFF 4-H Club earning top blue to advance to Regional Club Day at Baldwin High School on March 22.
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