State Award Winner Debbie Chambers Full O'Pep 4-Her
Debbie Chambers 18, Wellsville High graduate and Kansas State University student, is one of six Kansas 4-H members awarded the state 4-H honor funded by Santa Fe Railroad. She earns a $500 scholarship and will attend the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, reflecting a decade of leadership, livestock, and sewing projects. Her records show repeated perseverance through district judging rejections, teaching responsibility and citizenship, with support from Franklin County 4-H Agent Susan Verdoorn.
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Briles School Sees Change in Franklin County One Room School
Briles School along K-68, nearly 70 years old, shifts from horse era to machine era while remaining a community hub. John and Julia Briles deeded the acre in 1908 to School District No. 48 for one cent. A rock building preceded the current wood frame, hosting 4-H meetings and dog training sessions as residents gather.
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4-H Council Reorganized Budget Reaches Record Size
At its May annual meeting the newly formed National 4-H Council approved an 8.32 million dollar budget the largest in the councils 56 year history. The council, with offices in Chicago and Washington DC, merges the National 4-H Service Committee and National 4-H Foundation and serves about 5.8 million 4-H members and volunteers through private support.
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