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1959 4-H Rock Springs Ranch Camp, County & State Fair, Meetings, Rossville, Kansas
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June 18, 1959 Shawnee County 4-H’ers attended camp at Rock Springs Ranch, State 4-H Center, June 7-10. Attending from Rossville 4-H were (back row) Linda Kelsey, Carol Adams, Carla Rasch, and Sandy Taylor. This camp session was for 4-H’ers of 14 years or older. 4-H’ers from Franklin, Leavenworth, Douglas, Johnson, Jackson, Osage, Douglas, Jefferson, Anderson, Wyandotte, Miami and Coffey counties were also represented at the camp session. Shawnee county 4-H’ers under the age of 14 will camp at Rock Springs June 21-24.
July 2, 1959 Shawnee county 4-H'ers under the age of 14 camped at Rock Springs Ranch June 21. There were also 4-H'ers from Brown, Johnson, Doniphan and Douglas counties who camped at this time. Nine 4-H'ers from Shawnee county.who were elected as group leaders at Rock Springs are pictured. They are Jim Miller Bob Howell, Karen Carlin Sherry Kelly, Cheryl Hiller, Charlotte Schell, Billy Ciskey, Ronnie Conroy and Susan Nadeau. Three of the group pictured are Douglas county 4-H’ers and two are from Johnson county.
August 13, 1959 The 4-H Fair is in full swing and Rossville Club is collecting first place ribbons. The Garden Booth under the leadership of Mrs. Ethelyn Lynde won a first again this year. The livestock judging team composed of Gene and Dean Davis and Sharon Davsi [sic Davis] was also a first place winner. These were only two of Rossville's high winnings at the end of the first day of the fair.
ROSSVILLE 4-H CLUB MEETS
by Jane Zickefoose
Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club held their regular monthly meeting at the Community Center August 17 at 8:00 p. m.
Roll call was answered by "What I Learned in 4-H". Every member of the club turned in a record book at the meeting.
The program was as follows; Jant [sic Janet] Parr gave a project talk. Donna Reser gave a demonstration on Lawn Mower Safety. Debrah Patterson gave a safety talk on "Have Fun on a Bicycle." Charlotte Olejnik played two accordion numbers "Rangers' March" and "Sail Along Silvery Moon".
Refreshments were served by the Stiles, Harper and Miller families.
WINS IN WOODWORKING
August 27, 1959 Tim Lynde, who it was reported won a top award for woodworking judging at the 4-H Fair, did not compete in the judging. But he won a top blue on a piece of woodworking exhibited at the fair in the over 14 years division. He also received a red ribbon on another
refinished piece and one white ribbon.
SIX ROSSVILLE 4-Hers TO STATE FAIR
September 24, 1959 Six members from Rossville 4-H Club participated as judging teams representing Shawnee County at the State Fair in Hutchinson this week.
Sharon Reser and Linda Kelsey were on the "Meats" judging team Monday morning; Linda Kelsey "Home Improvements" team on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Jane Zickefoose participated on the "Clothing" teams; Dean and Gene Davis on the "Livestock" teams; Douglas Kelsey on the "Crops" team.
Rossville also had a number of exhibits entered at the State Fair.
July 2, 1959 Shawnee county 4-H'ers under the age of 14 camped at Rock Springs Ranch June 21. There were also 4-H'ers from Brown, Johnson, Doniphan and Douglas counties who camped at this time. Nine 4-H'ers from Shawnee county.who were elected as group leaders at Rock Springs are pictured. They are Jim Miller Bob Howell, Karen Carlin Sherry Kelly, Cheryl Hiller, Charlotte Schell, Billy Ciskey, Ronnie Conroy and Susan Nadeau. Three of the group pictured are Douglas county 4-H’ers and two are from Johnson county.
August 13, 1959 The 4-H Fair is in full swing and Rossville Club is collecting first place ribbons. The Garden Booth under the leadership of Mrs. Ethelyn Lynde won a first again this year. The livestock judging team composed of Gene and Dean Davis and Sharon Davsi [sic Davis] was also a first place winner. These were only two of Rossville's high winnings at the end of the first day of the fair.
ROSSVILLE 4-H CLUB MEETS
by Jane Zickefoose
Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club held their regular monthly meeting at the Community Center August 17 at 8:00 p. m.
Roll call was answered by "What I Learned in 4-H". Every member of the club turned in a record book at the meeting.
The program was as follows; Jant [sic Janet] Parr gave a project talk. Donna Reser gave a demonstration on Lawn Mower Safety. Debrah Patterson gave a safety talk on "Have Fun on a Bicycle." Charlotte Olejnik played two accordion numbers "Rangers' March" and "Sail Along Silvery Moon".
Refreshments were served by the Stiles, Harper and Miller families.
WINS IN WOODWORKING
August 27, 1959 Tim Lynde, who it was reported won a top award for woodworking judging at the 4-H Fair, did not compete in the judging. But he won a top blue on a piece of woodworking exhibited at the fair in the over 14 years division. He also received a red ribbon on another
refinished piece and one white ribbon.
SIX ROSSVILLE 4-Hers TO STATE FAIR
September 24, 1959 Six members from Rossville 4-H Club participated as judging teams representing Shawnee County at the State Fair in Hutchinson this week.
Sharon Reser and Linda Kelsey were on the "Meats" judging team Monday morning; Linda Kelsey "Home Improvements" team on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Jane Zickefoose participated on the "Clothing" teams; Dean and Gene Davis on the "Livestock" teams; Douglas Kelsey on the "Crops" team.
Rossville also had a number of exhibits entered at the State Fair.
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The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas
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Date
1959
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RCL0678
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