4-H Horse Show Practice Teaches Halter and Pleasure Skills
Franklin County 4-H'ers attended a July 5 practice at Kile's Arena led by Extension livestock specialist Frank Brazle. He coached halter and pleasure classes, emphasizing grooming, clipping, presentation, and turning right to avoid stepping on the rider. The event prepared youth for Paola district show and the Franklin County Fairgrounds show on July 23.
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How To Tackle Those Popular Ruffles
Marcia Houce shares practical sewing guidance for adding ruffles to existing garments. It covers fabric choices, grain directions, ruffle sizing, hemming, gathering, and attaching methods for inseam and outside ruffles with precise measurements and step by step instructions.
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Franklin County 4 H'ers compete in Morris County Livestock Judging
Six Franklin County 4 H'ers Alan Maxwell Jim Droddy Roger Maxwell Rhonda Lintner Marie Chambers and Buck Watts attended the two day Morris County Livestock Judging Contest. They judged horses hogs cattle and sheep at Dean Smith's stables Collins Hog Farm Moxley's Herefords and Kansas State University supplied the sheep. The Franklin County team finished eighth of twenty teams. Dean Chambers led with 902 points and ranked fifth individually. other scores followed from Jim Droddy 863 Alan Maxwell 848 Marie Chambers 844 Buck Watts 625 Roger Maxwell 794 and Rhonda Lintner 765. The youths gave one set of reasons and answered class questions during the contest. The livestock specialist served as judge. Overnight plans included a stay at the Holiday Inn Manhattan with picnics at a lake near Council Grove. Arnold and Rose Lintner accompanied the group from Wellsville.
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Franklin County
Morris County
Alan Maxwell
Jim Droddy
Roger Maxwell
Rhonda Lintner
Marie Chambers
Buck Watts
Dean Smith
Collins Hog Farm
Moxley
Kansas State University
Dean Chambers
Frank Brazle
Holiday Inn
Manhattan
Council Grove
Morris County Fairgrounds
4-H
Jo Ellen Arnold
Rose Lintner
Wellsville
4-H Booth Entries Due For Franklin County Fair
Booth entries for 4-H exhibits must be submitted by Monday at the Franklin County Extension office in the courthouse basement. Three classes apply: 4-H promotion, a single project display, and safety, with judging on educational value interest originality appearance and display quality. Booths will be shown at the Franklin County Fair in the National Guard Armory. entries in by 10 p.m. July 26. judging starts 9 a.m. July 28. superintendents Michele Dunlap and Barbara Stockstill.
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Booth
Franklin County
National Guard Armory
Michele Dunlap
Barbara Stockstill
Franklin County 4 H Livestock and Horse Judging Results
Franklin County 4 H'ers participated in two livestock judging contests in June. At McGrews near Mound City eight competitors led by Ramona Lintner with 384 and Dean Chambers 385. District contest in Iola saw Ramona Lintner top county scores with 471, followed by Dean Chambers 463 and Marie Chambers 454. junior standings listed John Wray 426 and Jim Ed Compton 359. In the District Horse Judging at Emporia Lowell Kissinger led county with 461, Chris Nourot 449, Linda Blake and Lori Kissinger 422, Barbara Lee 414. Garnett horse judge Barbara Lee 394.
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McGrews
Mound City
Iola
Dean Chambers
Ramona Lintner
Rhonda Lintner
Lowell Kissinger
Trent Lancaster
Greg Fogle
Randy Atwood
Brent Bruington
John Wray
Jim Ed Compton
Emporia
Chris Nourot
Linda Blake
Lori Kissinger
Barbara Lee
Garnett
Clean-Up At Fairgrounds Prompts Volunteers Saturday Morning
4 H ers, Franklin County Fair Association board members and fairgoers are asked to help clean Franklin County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning. The effort starts at 9 30 and aims to ready the grounds for the Franklin County Fair set for July 27 29. Participants are told to bring hammers and other tools.
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Franklin County Fair Association Board
Franklin County Fairgrounds
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