New Director At County ASCS Office
David Hornung is the new executive director of Franklin County ASCS. He began three weeks ago, replacing Jim Pugh who moved to the state ASCS office in Manhattan. Hornung, a Spearville native, grew up on a dryland wheat farm and recently taught mathematics while coaching at Dodge City Junior High. He joined ASCS in March and completed training in several Kansas counties and a Sacramento management course. He praises his staff and says farming remains part of him. He and his wife Gloria have two daughters, Melinda and bere, and a son Pete, with the family residing at 1325 Olive.
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David Hornung
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Hornung
Jim Pugh
State Ascs
Manhattan
Spearville
Dodge City
Dodge City Junior College
St. Marys of the Plains
ASCS
Crawford
Clark
Smith and Trego
Sacramento
Calif
Gloria
Melinda
Bere
Pete
Hornungs
Olive
Imagination Lights Halloween Jack-o-Lanterns with Craft Fun
Imagination transforms pumpkins into faces with paint and felt rather than carving. The guide covers supplies, steps, and safety tips, plus a note on cooking after Halloween. It also links festive activity to fire safety and National Fire Protection Association advice. The piece ends by promoting Colo-Rectal Cancer Screening programs in Franklin County with listed dates and locations.
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Marcia Houck
National Fire Protection Association
Franklin County Extension Homemaker Council
Franklin County Health Office
Williamsburg Auditorium
Pomona Community Hall
Ottawa
Elliott Hall
First Baptist Church
Richmond
First Woman Receives Kansas 4-H Good Guy Award
Zoe Slinkman Kansas State University Extension cultural arts specialist won the 4-H Good Guy Award at the 64th Cooperative Extension Service conference in Manhattan. Colleagues praised her childlike perspective and enthusiasm while noting her leadership in national records judging and 4-H project leader training.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Zoe Slinkman
Kansas State University
Cooperative Extension Service
Slinkman
Chicago
Zoe
Busset
4 H Leaders and Youth Events at Rock Springs Ranch
JO ELLEN ARNOLD reports a Project Leaders Retreat for horticulture geology forestry small engines and photography at Rock Springs Ranch October 21 22. For 4 H'ers two events Racoon Hunting and Trapping School at Lake Perry deadline Oct 26 first 50 applicants Franklin County Extension Service 242-3166 and Experimenting with Irradiated Seed deadline Oct 27.
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JO Ellen Arnold
Rock Springs Ranch
Lake Perry
Franklin County Extension Service
The
County Extension Service
Elects Officers The Town and Country 4 H Club
The Town and Country 4 H Club starts the year with junior and regular officers. Joyce MacArthur presides as president, Judy Royse as vice president, Kevin Spears secretary, Jimmy McCrossen treasurer, Phil Altendorf reporter, Nancy Wingert parliamentarian, Deane McCrossen historian, Lori Davis and Angie Ferguson recreation leaders, Wanda Ferguson and Tina Altendorf song leaders. Jerry Hall leads junior officers with Dave Smith as vice president. Brenda Ferguson secretary, Jean Royse treasurer, Peggy Rowland reporter, Linda Teter parliamentarian, Brian Royse song leader, George Wingert recreation leader. Council reps are Lowell and Lori Kissinger, Joyce MacArthur and Jill Cartmill. alternates Brenda Ferguson and Linda Teter. Community leaders are Donna Davis, Nancy Ferguson and Pam Altendorf. Richmond 4 H'er Larry Chandler placed fourth with a crossbred steer at the 46th Kansas National Junior Livestock Show in Wichita, among 410 steers. champion crossbred steer was grand champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce MacArthur
Judy Royse
Kevin Spears
Jimmy McCrossen
Phil Altendorf
Nancy Wingert
Deane McCrossen
Lori Davis
Angie Ferguson
Wanda Ferguson
Tina Altendorf
Jerry Hall
Dave Smith
Brenda Ferguson
Jean Royse
Peggy Rowland
Linda Teter
Brian Royse
George Wingert
Lowell
Lori Kissinger
Jill Cartmill
Donna Davis
Nancy Ferguson
Pam Altendorf
Richmond
Larry Chandler
Wichita
Kansas Dairy Judging Team Finishes 17th at National Contest
The 4-H dairy judging team from Kansas, Pam Van Horn, Ron Wineinger, Sandy Funk, and David Johns with coach Bob Bozworth, placed 17th of 38 at the National Dairy Contest in Madison Wisconsin. Funk led Kansas with 624 points, earning 36th overall. Van Horn scored 604, Wineinger 594, Johns 572 as alternate.
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Joanistas
State
Kansas
Madison
Wis
Pam van Horn
Rural
Wellsville
Ron Wineinger
Marion
Sandy Funk
Hillsboro
David Johns
Bonner Springs
Funk
van Horn
Wineinger
Guernseys
Bozworth
Maryland
Bob Bozworth
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County Ascs
Imagination
Glenn Busset
Pomona
Hall
Franklin County
Rae Ailabome
Brian Neis
Dean Chambers
Production Credit Assn
Hutchinson
Food For
Sperry New Holland
Sheldon
Pressonville Rd
H Farmall
Ford
Deere
H.D
Myers
Briggs & Stratton
Smith & Wesson
Seabee
Huntsman
Harry Bivins
Branden Otto
Edgerton
Kan
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