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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 2005

Page

2

Franklin County marks 150th birthday with urged Hall of Fame nod

Editorial notes Franklin County’s 150th anniversary during Veterans Day events and urges nominating its namesake Benjamin Franklin to the Agricultural Hall of Fame. It highlights county origins in 1855, early governance, and agriculture as a rural heritage pillar. Readers urged to contact John Walburn to support the nomination.

Franklin County Kansas State of Centropolis Chippewa Ohio Ottawa Peoria Pottawatomie St. Bernard Minneola Ohio City Benjamin Franklin Agricultural Hall of Fame National Agricultural Hall of Fame Bonner Springs Arthur Capper Agricultural Cooperative Movement Garnett Mark A. Carleton U.S. Department of Agriculture Frank E. Mullen National Farm and Home Hour John Walburn Agriculural Hall of Fame Franklin

Wellsville Students Earn Top Honor Roll Marks

Wellsville schools report first quarter honor rolls across high school and middle school with 54 percent and 51 percent honor students respectively. Freshman to senior class rates range from 41 to 66 percent on the high school side while middle school grades show 60 percent sixth, 53 percent seventh, and 44 percent eighth graders listed. Denise O'Dea, superintendent, notes the effort behind these results. Linda O'Brien's book offers ten steps to better grades, including belief, organization, time management, consistent attendance, note taking, reading strategies, study habits, test strategies, reducing anxiety, and seeking help when needed.

Linda O’brien

Benjamin Franklin’s agricultural legacy and honors

Franklin’s farm at Burlington demonstrated crop rotation boosting yields to 60 bushels per acre and popularized gypsum as fertilizer. He introduced many crops to America, promoted agricultural knowledge sharing, inspired crop art ads, and a fertilizer named in his honor. John Walburn leads the Integrity Project seeking national hall of fame recognition.

Benjamin Franklin Franklin Burlington N.J America John Bartram Quaker Oats Company Franklin County National Agricultural Hall of Fame John Walburn Integrity Project Lawrence Ottawa

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