Government regulations slow area feedlot to standstill
Ottawa area feedlot operator Jack Wilson cites 1967 rule changes and state health mandates as reasons his 320 acre operation west of Ottawa cannot meet proposed detention dam requirements. Wilson fed 3,000 to 4,000 cattle before closing portions of his yard. now only horses and a few pigs remain. He says financial limits and potential runoff concerns threaten private feedlots statewide, despite praise for cleanliness from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mullen
Jack Wilson
Ottawa
Wilson
State Department of Health
State Board of Health
State Youth Ecology Conference at Rock Springs Ranch
Five days at Rock Springs Ranch for up to 500 teenagers on July 18 to 23. The program offers environmental or health ecology study, field trips, discussions, and evening activities including a Senate debate on pesticides. Sponsored by Kansas State University 4-H and partners. applications due by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Smith
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Senate
Cooperative Extension Service
Department of 4- H
KSU
Folgers Coffee Company
Federal Cartridge Corporation
Kansas 4-H Foundation
State 4-H Office
Princeton to Hold Festival with Miss and Mrs Spring Crowns
Princeton sets its annual festival for Saturday June 12 titled The Spring Fling. The event raises funds for city improvements and honors Princeton High School memories with displays of graduates and trophies at the Community Building from 2 to 8 pm. Crowning ceremonies begin at 6 pm for Miss Spring and 6:30 pm for Mrs Spring with public contests for single girls 15 to 21 and married women, including prizes and a grand parade alongside games, lunch, bingo, moonwalk, and hayride attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton High School
Galveston Street
Spring
Worthwhile EHU and Good Neighbors Units Highlight Local Homemaking
Worthwhile EHU organized Sept 21 1944 for women in north Ottawa. Members run craft days, fundraisers, and service projects including knee robes and card displays to residents. Good Neighbors unit organized Feb 10 1931, evolving from Farm Bureau Clubs, now active with health projects and community outreach. Both units emphasize education, hospitality, and charitable activities aided by local Extension Home Economics services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Loyd
EHU
Ottawa
W. B. Smith
Marjorie Collins
Kansas _ State Agriculture College
Roy Gerhard
Good Neighbors
Good Neighbors Unit
Eula Neal
H.D.A
J. T. Ramsey
Farm Bureau Clubs
Town and Country 4 H Club Works With OSH
The Town and Country 4 H Club led Operation Friendship sponsored by Osawatomie State Hospital to rehabilitate patients and educate the public about mental illness. Eight teenage patients joined in 4 H Sunday activities including church at Trinity United Methodist Church a Forest Park potluck and a high school vocal concert. The outing helped members gain empathy and understanding of the mentally ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Hollon
Town and Country
Town and Country 4-H
Osawatomie State Hospital
Trinity United Methodist Church
Forest Park
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United States Brewers Association
America
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Olva Street
St Louis
Missour
Euting
Harold Crawford
John Deere
Mowey
Ottawa Tractor & Implement
OSH
City Park
Pomona
Kansas
Mae Bethel
Auds
Claude and Harold Myers
Pomona Bank
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Comet
Snapper
Baldwin, Kan
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