1959-11-26 4-H Shawnee County Achievement Party, Meeting, Rossville, Kansas

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1959-11-26 4-H Shawnee County Achievement Party, Meeting, Rossville, Kansas

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Rossville 4-H has 11 County Champs by Linda Kelsey
November 26, 1959 The annual Shawnee County 4-H Achievement Party was held November 21 at the Municipal Auditorium. The Agricultural Service Division of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce sponsored the party.
The following are the achievements of Rossville members.: Diane Ewing, lst in Simple Desserts and Beverages; Carolyn Gresser, 2nd in School Lunch and Picnic Basket; Sandy Taylor, 4th in Helping with Supper; Carla Rasch, 2nd in Well Dressed for School; Jane Parr, 1st in Learning to Sew; Debrah Patterson, 4th in Learning to Sew; Lillian Reser, 3rd in Planning a Wardrobe, 1st in Helping with Supper; Virginia Rezac, 2nd in Well Dressed for School, 2nd in Helping with Supper; Sharon Davis, 4th in Mare or Colt, 2nd in Home Improvement; Gene Davis, 3rd in Corn, 3rd in Wheat, 3rd in Colt or Mare, 1st in Judging (Agriculture).
Dean Davis, County Champion in Legumes, County Champion in Colt, 4th in Corn 2nd in Wheat, 1st in Judging (Agriculture); Jane Zickefoose, County Champion In Newswriting, 2nd in Advanced Clothing, and 1st in Judging (Home Economics); Timothy Lynde, County Champion in Electricity; Doug Kelsey, County Champion in Tractor Maintenance, County Champion in Entomology, 2nd in Corn, 1st in Garden, 4th in Home Beautification; Sharon Reser, County Champion in Canning, Frozen Foods, Project Achievement, and Safety, 3rd in Health, 4th in Demonstrations, 1st in Jr. Leadership, 2nd in It's Dinner Time, 1st in Food Preservation, received State Who's Who Key Award; Linda Kelsey, State recognition in Home Improvement (Trip to American Royal 4-H Conference), County Sears Home Improvement Winner, County 4-H Home Improvement Champion, County Champion in Food Preparation, 1st in Food Preservation, 4th in County Secretary, and received Silver Pin Guard.
The Rossville Rustlers Club received a Blue Seal, 3rd in the clubs with the highest enrollment and the plaque for the 4-H Flower and Garden Show.

ROSSVILLE 4-H MEETS
by Linda Kelsey
November 26, 1959 The regular monthly meeting of the Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club was held Monday evening, November 16. The meeting opened with a song.
Mrs. Scott Kelsey, community leader, gave out checks to the members who had entries in the State Fair at Hutchinson.
Carla Rasch, vice-president, announced the following program: Sandra Heiland gave an interesting talk on her foods project; Carla Rasch gave a project talk on Clothing, Linda Kelsey told about her trip to the American Royal 4-H Conference in Kansas City; Diane Ewing gave a music appreciation talk on Beethoven and then played the recording of “Contra Dance"; Ray Harper gave a Conservation talk; for other program, Lois McCoy had Jane Zickefoose, Zora Wade, and Laura Stiles, show slides of their trip with the Who's Who group to New Orleans.
Refreshments of cider and donuts followed the meeting.

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The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas

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November 26, 1959

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RCL0677

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