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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1979
Page
9
The Oak Ridge Boys and Eddie Rabbitt are signed for preview night at the 1979 Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. They perform Friday night September 7. Tickets go on sale August 6 at the fair office and Central Ticket.
The deadline for the 4 H Wilderness Camp is May 16. Eighth through tenth graders may participate and should notify the county Extension office at 242 3168. The camp is set for June 14 at the Lake Perry 4H Outdoor Center. Becky Wagner of Richmond has been elected one of two corresponding secretaries for the Kansas State University Collegiate 4-H Club for the 1979 80 term, based in Wichita. Tickets for a 7 30 p.m show are $7, $6, $5 and $3 with no gate charge on preview night. orders postmarked July 16 or later go to the Kansas State Fair ticket office in Hutchinson. The Oak Ridge Boys lineup includes Richard Sterben, Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen and Bill Golden, famed for Y all Come Back Saloon and other hits like I ll Be True To You and You re The One. Eddie Rabbitt, known for Every Which Way But Loose theme, has earlier hits such as Drinking My Baby Off My Mind and Rocky Mountain Music, and was named Beat New Male Vocalist of 1978 by the Academy of Country Music.
John Abell of Kansas State University advises a balanced hiking group with an experienced rear lead and a front pace. Plan breaks and keep the group cohesive. Dress for weather, pack lightweight gear, and favor end-of-day items at the bottom. Prioritize sleeping gear, moleskin, a first aid kit, candles, and versatile ponchos for shelter and heat.
Warmer spells fail to stick, yet mushroom hunters report a late season bonanza. Walter Vogeler and his father Arthur found spongies as large as a softball, with the heaviest at six and a half ounces. Joyce Vogeler notes they hunt spongies annually, preparing them by soaking, then battering and frying.
Willing Workers 4-H Club members planted four oak trees at Lincoln Township community building. Lead by Sam Sampson, youths dug the trees from Russell Sylvesters timber, wrapped them, and placed them in large holes with packed dirt and water to ensure root contact. Members Mark Norton Steve Sampson Janie McClaran contributed to the effort and Sampson emphasized proper root anchoring. The project aims to provide shade in a few years. The article also notes local mushroom hunting advice from Mrs Vogeler, including where to look and timing, with a past year harvest of five to six gallons spongies.
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