Two Days With Franklin County Youth
JOAN ISTAS details the Franklin County Day Camp where about 90 second and third graders spent two days with teen volunteers from the H Junior Leaders Club. Cooks, coordinators, and counselors led games crafts and snacks, with counselors guiding small groups and comforting campers, as the program expanded from 4-H to include non members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Steve
Tim Horne
Jill Cartmill
Janet Coen
Marie Chambers
Fred Vulgamore
Day Camp at Franklin County Fairgrounds Lets 2nd and 3rd Graders Enjoy Snoopy Theme
The Franklin County 4-H Day Camp at the Fairgrounds featured two days for 2nd and 3rd graders with games snacks lunch crafts and movies supervised by Jo Ellen Arnold Jim Gordon Debbie Gordon Sharon Seitz and county junior assistants. Campers colored Snoopy themed T shirts with slogans like I Survived 4 H Day Camp and some wore both shirts during activities from movies to pool shopping and a visit to Grandma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Franklin County 4-H
Jo Ellen Arnold
Jim
Debbie Gordon
Sharon Seitz
Snoopy
Outdoor Camping Leaflets Available At Extension Office
Karen Closson promotes camping tips and leaflets at the Franklin County Extension Office in cooperation with Kansas State University. She highlights simple camp cookery, multi use tools, healthy snacks, air tight staples, frozen meats, and the leaflet Welcome to the World of Camping plus Outdoor Cookery for easy meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Closson
Franklin County
Marcia Houck
Kansas State University
Franklin County Extension Office
Rain Dampens Soybeans Field Day set at KSU Ashland Farm
Heavy spring rains cause herbicide injury in soybeans while grasshoppers and greenbugs enter fields. Kansas State University hosts the Soybean Field Day at Ashland Research Farm near Manhattan on July 24, featuring tours, demonstrations, and a free lunch, with expert talks on diseases, insects, and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Ashland Research Farm
I-70
McDowell Creek Road
Verlin
Pete) Peterson
Kstate
Peterson
Fair Town and Country 4-H Club at Richmond Free Fair
The 4-H club will join the Richmond Free Fair this year presenting a program on July 20. The fair runs July 19 through 21. The club also plans to attend a Kansas City Royals game this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Laundry care for delicate cottons and labels
Marcia Houce offers practical tips for handling gauzy and delicate cotton garments. Wash handwashables in cold water with mild detergent, use gentle cycles if applicable, and hang dry or tumble dry on no heat as label allows. Check for dryclean only warnings, ensure permanent labels, and keep receipts for returns on unsatisfactory garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Houce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Rover
Michele
Bob Bozworth
Baldwin Bank
Baker Stadium
Baldwin, Kan
Bedroom Set Inc
Kenmore
Alice Ritchie
Betty Rogers
Claude and
Harold Myers
Kirkland-Fritts
Kansas Wildflower Association
Shawnee
Douglas
Franklin
Ottawa
Praires
Bob
Roy Bat
Overbrook
Kan
Baldwin Jet
Viking Hammermill
JD van Brunt
Royal Road
Ralph R. Maichel
Col
Ern. Arnold
First Security
Harold Kooser
Topeka Bank
St. Francis Catholic Church Altar Society
I.D
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!