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Reed City Area Public Schools
Superintendent Tim Webster is retiring
on June 30.
Webster retires after 21 years
in Reed City schools system
REED CITY After serving
17 years as Reed Citys middle
school principal and four years
as superintendent, Tim Webster
has announced his retirement.
Websters last day on the job will
be June 30.
Webster took the districts
reins at a time when schools
across the state were struggling
financially, and the Reed City
district had a negative fund bal-
ance and declining enrollment.
Following a series of austerity
moves, a recovering economy
and the passage of a millage pro-
posal last spring, the district now
has a true 15 percent fund equity,
Webster said.
Important among his accom-
plishments as superintendent
was the establishment of a cur-
riculum process and the addition
of a curriculum director, Web-
ster said. Now the curriculum is
aligned with NWEA testing, and
the test results can be helpful in
teacher evaluations. Webster be-
lieves student achievement will
now be on an upward trajectory.
Teachers by their nature are in
education for students, and most
Reed City teachers are there for
the right reasons and that is ex-
citing to see, Webster said.
Class of 2017
Reed City graduation
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Hersey is home to a number of historic buildings. The Hersey Congregational Church was build in the 1870s. Crowds will converge on the village this weekend
for Hersey Heritage Days.
Bringing history to life
Roger Elkins to present his son also attended several
Hersey residents to celebrate heritage this weekend
others.
Delos Blodgett program The first fair in Osceola HERSEY Starting with inscribe books, and famed
County was at the Blodgett community-wide yard sales former Hersey resident Delos
By Andy Duffy farm in Hersey. Later, Friday, June 9, residents A. Blodgett will offer an over-
Weekly Voice Blodgett bought the land in of this picturesque village view of his life despite having
Evart for the Osceola County perched at the confluence passed away years ago. The
HERSEY A well-known Fairgrounds. The dairy barn of two rivers will devote a events are all part of the an-
Osceola County resident will at the fairgrounds is named in weekend to celebrating their nual Hersey Heritage Days.
become Delos A. Blodgett his honor. heritage. Hersey traces its roots to
during a program about the Elkins has done a consider- The slate of activities will the lumbering era and the
former well-known Osceola able amount of research on include a Uno tournament presence of Blodgett in the
County resident June 11 dur- Blodgett. The Bentley Histori-
cal Library in Ann Arbor has
for children, heritage walk, area. The famed lumber baron
receives credit for founding
ing Hersey Heritage Days. tours of The Hersey Roller
Roger Elkins will offer his a large collection of Blodgett Mills and of the Hersey Con- the community lodged on the
impersonation of the famous papers, and Elkins visited gregational Church, barbecue banks of the Hersey and Mus-
former Osceola County resi- there a couple of times to do dinner, Back-to-the-Bricks car kegon rivers.
dent at the Hersey Congrega- some research. He also drew show, parade, street dance and For more information, con-
tional Church, at 2 p.m. There material from a book some more. tact Robin Marvel at (989) 544-
will be no admission charge area teachers did in the 1940s. Noted author Juli Sisung 1186 or e-mail her at herseyvil-
for the event. The book, called Grandfa- will make an appearance to lagepresident@gmail.com.
Elkins has given the presen- thers Day in Osceola County,
tation before. He first did it in has a chapter on Blodgett as
2009 for the Osceola County well as a letter written by historian Forrest B. Meek and attended Ferris State Col-
Republican Dinner. his son, John, that gives a that contains information lege with a degree in science
The Blodgetts were Repub- glimpse of the familys life in about Blodgett. education. He taught middle
licans, Elkins said. Elkins Hersey. Elkins also has deep roots in school science and math at
suggested the dinner be called Elkins also did some Inter- the area. His maternal grand- Reed City for 32 years. He cur-
the Lincoln-Blodgett Dinner. net searches for information parents were from the Chase rently lives in Evart.
Blodgett accomplished an and visited other places in- area. Elkins was born in their Elkins said he has always
impressive list of firsts in cluding the Clarke Historical home. He began his formal ed- been interested in oral his-
Osceola County, Elkins said. Library at Central Michigan ucation at Rosenburg School, tory, and he always enjoyed
In 1880, he attended the Re- University and the Grand a one-room school in Pinora hearing people talk about the
publican National Conven- Rapids Public Library. He also Township. While in first areas past.
tion. He was probably the first consulted the book Michi- grade, he attended school in Elkins also gave his
person from Northern Michi- gans Timber Battleground, a Chase. Elkins graduated from Blodgett program during
gan to do so. Blodgett and book written by Clare County Morley Stanwood High School Hersey Heritage Days in 2015.
Wood Carvers Roundup granddaddy of them all
By Andy Duffy end of a tight cluster of tables in The roundup is running from stellar reputation and was named
Weekly Voice the community building at the now through noon on Saturday. woodcarver of the year last year.
fairgrounds while students eyed Other roundups are held across The roundup is open to the pub-
EVART Under the slanting their blocks of wood, gouged the country, but this one is the lic, and instruction is free. Thats
rays of the recently risen sun, with their chisels and sliced granddaddy of them all, Rhadi- just the way it has always been,
dew still sparkled on the grass. with their knives. He frequently gan said. It is also the largest. Rhadigan said. Sharing ideas and
The early hour was no deterrent paused from his conversation People travel from far away to techniques is a primary focus
to the woodcarvers converging on with information seekers to offer attend it, too. Rhadigan said he of the event. Those not yet 18
the Osceola County Fairgrounds advice and assistance. knew carvers were there from must be accompanied by a par-
in Evart, though. Tools in hand, On the wall nearby was the California, Florida, New York ent to participate in a workshop.
they were ready to make some schedule and class list for the and Illinois. Students need pay only for their
shavings curl. roundup. Students can receive Rhadigan, with a long history materials. Instruction is geared
Carving instructor Floyd Rh- instruction in woodburning, of carving behind him and an for both beginners and proficient
adigan, who is ramrodding this relief carving, power carving esteemed reputation, seems a carvers. Workshops begin at
years running of the annual or plain old three-dimensional natural pick to head this years varying times throughout each
Wood Carvers Roundup, said 600 carving. They can learn to carve carving event. Hes been carving day.
or so carvers were practicing birds, fish, turtles, frogs or any of now for 47 years. He first started Some non-carving workshops
their craft in several buildings a number of other items. In all, carving in 1970 as a means of re- are available for those who quail
scattered across the fairgrounds. the event will host 60 different lieving stress while stationed in at the thought of handling a
Rhadigan sat watching at one workshops. Vietnam. Since then, hes hewn a knife.
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What is it?

Nicole Hamner-Weiss | Special to the Weekly Voice

Walkers paid a fee to participate, donned themed t-shirts and tiaras, of course, with the money stock-
ing the elementary schools clothing pantry fnamed after a beloved GFWC member who passed away. Do you know what the items are in the above photo? If so, contact us toll-free at 1-888-330-
Called Katies Kloset, the project provides basic clothing for kids in need. The pantry provides 4144 or email us your answer, along with your name and the town where you live to news@
items like socks, proper-fitting shoes and boots, outer wear and beyond doe kids that continually weeklyvoice.net.
show up at school without proper clothing because of family financial limitations.
What WAS it? collection moat for any gentleman of yesteryear
drips that might escape. to thank for building and
Royalty themed fundraising walk helps No, it is not a mistaken
repeat of the red collaps-
The manufacturer would
point out two more small
ible funnels we had a few but helpful features: the
running the first Ameri-
can paint mill of which
the history books are
stock a magical closet weeks ago. Last weeks volcano collapses inward
item lives in the basement onto itself, for easier, flat
aware. A hundred and
sixty-seven years later, in
or perhaps the garage. storage; and the narrow the mid-1800s, one of our
of supplies, hope to those less fortunate The goal is mixing tab (which is upright in
cleanliness with function- the left side of the photo-
Ohio neighbors gets cred-
it for patenting the first
ality. This is a paint can graph) is a simple cover ready-mixed paints to be
lid. The idea is that you to a tiny air hole, which, used in the U.S.. And you
By Nicole Hamner-Weiss to kids that show up to that were coming to school purchase this separately when open, allows the no doubt associate the
elementary school without
Special to the Weekly Voice not prepared with warm (it can be used and reused paint can to breathe name Sherwin Williams
some of those needs met. enough outer wear, ill- repeatedly thanks to its which means paint flows with modern day painting
REED CITY Mother The program is called fitting shoes, and ripped soft silicone material). far more readily. projects? It is that very
Nature offered up her seal Katies Kloset and is clothing. Once you pry open the When it comes to paint Mr. Sherwin who, a mere
of approval on Saturday, named for a generous Now thanks to the metal lid to your (in this and the United States, ten years after the Ohio
where at least 35 walkers young community mem- stocked Kloset, if the case) quart of paint, im- it is purely childs play doctor patented his paint
gathered in Reed City ber, Katie Scharlow, who Reed City Norman El- mediately replace that lid Thomas Child, that improvement, patented
bright and early to don lost a long battle with ementary students family with this red one. Why? is. (Just ask the paint the development of the re-
custom t-shirts and spar- cancer. is unable to provide these The volcano shape erupt- industrys trade associa- sealable metal paint can.
kly tiaras to honor an im- In her far too brief life, basics, the Kloset is avail- ing off center is a capped tion, the ACA.) It seems Looks like we stumped
portant cause inspired by she made quite an impres- able to supplement those pour spout. The guitar that we have that Boston everyone last week.
a beloved member of Reed sion, showing her philan- items for needy children. pick shaped flat surface
Citys royalty. thropic side and her desire We use all money raised at the tip of the volcano
As the sun rose in the to enrich the Reed City at this event to fund the can be popped open for
sky, walkers of all ages community she loved. Kloset for the upcom- easy pouring and then
gathered to participate Scharlow had been ing school year, said snapped shut for airtight
in a princess-themed 5K crowned Miss Reed City Windquist, who noted that paint storage.
fundraising walk along the the year she passed away, the program continues Pour the paint into your
citys bike trails and sce- and she took her royal po- to grow and reach more roller-pan and viola! no
nic walkways sition to heart by finding needy familIes every day. messes for the pan; no
The walkers took dona- ways to give back to her The group also collects residual paint smears to
tions and paid an entry community neighbors. monetary donations to irritatingly seal the origi-
fee in order to register for It is in her honor and in help fund the new items, nal lid to the can itself;
the event, the fifth annual keeping with her mission which has grown to in- and an easy grab-n-go ap-
Tiara Fun Walk. of helping others that Ka- clude things like pajamas proach to using smaller
While the walk was ties Kloset was formed. for kids that dont have amounts of paint to avoid
fun, the event had an im- Scharlow had been a them, school supplies, un- wasting it.
portant purpose- it is a member of the local chap- dergarments and more. Whats more, at the
fundraiser that reaches ter of the womens charity Windquist said just this base of the volcano is a
some of the youngest and called General Federation current 2016-2017 school
most needy members of of Womens Clubs. year, over 80 families
the community by provid- After her passing, her received help to provide
ing basic necessities that group members launched some of those needed ba-
we sometimes take for the school clothing and sics to local families that
granted. supply clearinghouse after were struggling.
In this case, the events recognizing the dire need. For more information on
purpose was simple, yet GFWC president Jessica the local GFWC or to sup-
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Whats Happening in the Area

Sears church hosting
chicken dinner June 17
SEARS A chicken din-
ner will be held on June 17
from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Sears
United Methodist Church.
Cost is $10. Everyone
welcome.
COA offering program
to reduce fall risk
REED CITY Osceola
County Commission on
Aging is offering a free
program called A Matter
of Balance. This program
emphasizes practical strat-
egies to manage falls. Par-
ticipants will learn to view
falls as controllable, set
goals for increasing activ-
ity, make changes to reduce
fall risks at home and ex-
ercise to increase strength
and balance.
A Matter of Balance
consists of eight two-hour
sessions. These sessions
will be held at the United
Methodist Church, 503
Chestnut Street, on Thurs-
days from 1 to 3 p.m., be-
ginning July 6 and ending
Aug. 24.
For more information or
to register, call the Osceola
County Commission on Ag-
ing at 231-734-5559.
Disney Goes
Babershop at Reed City
church
REED CITY Disney
Goes Barbershop will
be held on June 9 from
7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Paul
Lutheran Church, 22275 4
Mile Road.
A concert of favorite
songs from the best-loved
Disney films, sung in the
Barbershop Harmony
style, including free ice
cream, a Disney trivia quiz shrimp dinner will be held workshop will assist par-
with prizes and a sing-
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Cost is $12 adults, $5 stu- For more information, ticipants will learn ways 4418, or Betty at 231-829- (Sept. through June).
dents. call 231-734-6181. to deal with the symptoms 3457 Contact Terese at 231-734-
For more information, of diabetes, understand REED CITY St. Phillips 6940.
contact Jim at 231-349-3605. emotions, develop healthy Church
Evart Moose hosting eating habits and talk Every Tuesday, Thursday,
bingo on Mondays with health care providers 1 to 4 p.m.
Shepherds Table
Blood drives EVART Evart Moose about diabetes. Contact Robert at 231-832-
REED CITY Church of
REED CITY A blood Lodge will host bingo each Seating is limited and 2624 the Nazarene, Shepherds
drive will be held on June Monday at 8400 U.S. 10. reservations are required. Table, free meal every
8 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. Early The class will meet Fri- Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
at Spectrum Health - Reed bird takes place at 6 p.m. days, June 9, 16 and 23 from
GFWC Womens Club 220th Avenue. Donations
City Hospital, 300 N. Patter- with regular bingo at 6:30 9:30 a.m. to noon. For more EVART Evart Womens welcome.
son Road. p.m. (License No. A21600). information or to reserve a Club meets the second
EVART A blood drive space, call Osceola County
will be held on June 14 Commission on Aging 231-
from noon to 5:45 p.m. at
Yard sale during Hersey 734-5559.
Evart United Methodist Heritage Days
Church, 619 Cherry Street. HERSEY A yard sale
(weather permitting) will
Free blood pressure
Farmers markets be held on June 10 from clinics
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (during
EVART Osceola Coun-
REED CITY The Hersey Heritage Days) at
ty Commission on Aging is
Reed City farmers market Hersey Congregationaloffering free blood pressure
will be held every Satur- Church, 216 S. Main Street.
clinics for adults 60 years
day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and older. Monthly blood
through October, in down- pressure screenings will be
town Reed City, next to
Free concerts at the conducted at the OCCOA
Pompeiis. Reed City Depot meal sites in Evart, Marion
EVART The Evart REED CITY A free and Tustin.
farmers market will be concert will be held at Reed Evarts clinic will be held
held every Saturday from 9City Depot every second the second Tuesday every
and fourth Thursday, going month, 10 a.m. to noon. The
a.m. to 1 p.m., through Oct.
8, at the Evart Depot/Citythroughout the summer. Evart meal site is located
Hall Grounds, 200 S. Main Music by Cedar Creek at 732 West Seventh Street
Street. Band. Country, gospel, clas- (US 10).
HERSEY The Hersey sics. Come on down and Marion and Tustins clin-
farmers market will be join the fun. ics will be held the third
held every Wednesday from Tuesday each month, 10
3 to 6 p.m., through Sept. 27, a.m. to noon. The Marion
at Mosaic Park, 200 Main
Diabetes workshop meal site is at the Eagles
Street. EVART Osceola Coun- building, 220 South Mill
CEDAR TOWNSHIP ty Commission on Aging Street. The Tustin meal
Cedar Township Farmers is offering a free, six-week site is at 213 South Neilson.
Market will be open every Diabetes PATH workshop Walk-in clinics. If you
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2at Osceola County Com- wish to eat at the meal site,
p.m., through fall, located
mission on Aging, 732 W. call 231-734-5559 at least a
at the corner of 9 Mile and
7th Street. day before to reserve a spot.
170th Avenue. Everyone Diabetes PATH is a work-
welcome. shop for adults with type 2
diabetes and is open to fam-
Food pantries
ily, friends, caregivers and A food pantry is available
anyone wishing to learn to residents in need who
Fish fry at Evart Moose more about managing dia- live in Osceola County. The
Lodge on Fridays betes. following is a list of the dif-
EVART A fish fry or The diabetes PATH ferent locations, hours and
contact people.
on Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. ticipants in managing SEARS Former Orient
at the Evart Moose Lodge, their diabetes and taking Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Contact Ken at 231-620-
2504
MARION Marion Food
Pantry, East Main Street,
by appointment, on call 24
Diabetic Footwear Shoulder Immobilizers hours
Orthotics Custom Foot Orthotics Contact Marsha at 231-
AFOs In-House Lab 743-6801
TUSTIN Augustana
Church
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Hersey Village audit leaves village searching for new treasurer
Nicole Hamner-Weiss
Special to the Weekly Voice
HERSEY A financial
audit of the Village of
Hersey led to the suspen-
sion, then resignation of
the towns treasurer.
The audit of the Hersey
Village finances showed
that there had been a se-
ries of deposits and trans-
fers from Hersey Village
revenues into a personal
account belonging to the
village treasurer.
Lake Michigan CPA Ser-
vices, based in Ludington,
started the audit in March
and in a letter on April 24
highlighted several areas
auditors said were mate-
rial weaknesses.
The company notified
Village President Robin
Marvel that there were
discrepancies in deposits
intended for the Hersey
Village general fund that no internal controls sur- the letter says. We also transfers out of the Vil- village treasurer.
had been deposited by rounding the payment discovered instances in lages PayPal account that On May 7 Clark resigned
Village Treasurer Angie collection system, the au- which receipts were writ- went into Angela Clarks as the village treasurer, a
Clark into a personal ac- ditor said in a letter to the ten but the deposit did not personal account, she position she held for two
count. township board on April match the bank statement said. years.
The issue involved funds 24. As a result, the Village amount. We are currently On the preliminary re- On June 2, village offi-
collected from the 2015 Treasurer transferred waiting for the detailed port, the auditors noted cials and the auditing firm
and 2016 camping seasons funds from the Villages deposit slips to be printed at least $14,597.50 of funds met with detectives from
at Herseys Blodgett Land- PayPal account to a per- by the bank to complete with missing receipts or the Michigan State Police
ing campground as well sonal account, resulting in testing. deposits were not sent to and turned over the audi-
as other village revenues. $343 in 2015 and $1,739.50 The accounting firm fol- the correct account in the tors findings.
The 29-site campground of camping deposits that lowed with another letter 2015-2016 fiscal years, the Last week, auditing firm
is located on the Hersey were misappropriated out on June 2. June 2 letter stated. officials met with Michi-
River. of the Villages PayPal ac- I identified several In the report, the audi- gan State Police Det. Todd
The village collects count. discrepancies in receipts tors recommended that Parsons to discuss the
camping fees in several The letter went on to say that were not deposited in the future the board findings.
different ways, including that all receipts should be into the Villages bank reconcile bank statements Marvel said while the
with an electronic PayPal recorded by the Village account, said Certified with receipts and pay- council currently is with-
account that at the time Treasurer in detail and Public Accountant Sarah ments and keep copies of out a treasurer, she and
only the treasurer had ac- promptly deposited in the Kranitz in an auditing re- the reconciliations in the the village clerk have tak-
cess to, Marvel said. villages bank account. port sent to the Village of village records, in order to en over the duties of the
Auditors said it ap- During our testing, Hersey on June 2. compare or match up the treasurer and are working
peared funds from the 2015 we found several receipts I obtained the PayPal balances to the clerks gen- to update records on vil-
and 2016 camping season that were recorded in to- transaction details during eral ledger balance. lage funds.
ended up in the trea- tal, but no detail existed 2015 and 2016. I compiled a Marvel said after receiv- When contacted regard-
surers personal PayPal and therefore we were list of all funds receipted ing the preliminary report ing this story, Clark said
account. unable to determine the in through PayPal and on April 6, she suspended she had no comment at
In addition, there were source of the receipts, also compiled a list of Clark from her position as this time.
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Evart students to receive cash New rec opportunity
awards in front of dignitaries to make a splash in Evart
By Andy Duffy receive a cash award by EVART Parents can ground in Riverside Park
Weekly Voice meeting academic goals. look forward to one more West. Krysta Leutz, the
The Evart Champions recreational activity for citys department of pub-
EVART About 70 Ev- program paired students their children to enjoy. A lic works administrative
art High School students with mentoring teach- splash pad is coming to assistant, said Riverside
are projected to finish their ers. The students set a town. Park is a logical place for
school year in the money. semester-long academic A Michigan Economic the splash pad because
Of the 280 or so high goal. The mentors offered Development Corpora- the park is a strategic
school students, 103 chose encouragement to the tion Community De- place for people to gather.
to participate in the Cham- students with whom they velopment Block Grant It has public bathrooms,
pions of Evart program. were paired. Typical stu- ANDY DUFFY | Weekly VFoice provided funding for the shade and parking.
If current projections dent goals were to raise As Evart Public Schools superintendent Shirley Howard, Evart pad. The city will con- The pad will also be
prove accurate, about 70 grade point averages by a Elementary School principal Sarah Bailey, Evart Middle School tinue accepting bids for near the Riverside Park
will have met their self- pre-determined amount. principal Jason ODell and Evart businessman Steve Petoskey look the project until 9 a.m. West campground. The
improvement goal. Those Each participating stu- on, Evart High School principal Jessica Kolenda addresses a Friends on June 19. Bid specifica- campground host will be
who met or surpassed dents goal was stated in a of Evart meeting about the success of the Champions of Evart tions are available on able to assist with super-
their goal will receive $200 contract. program. About 70 high school students are projected to receive the citys Web site, www. vision of the pad.
from money set aside by Students who met their a cash award for meeting an academic goal during the second evart.org. Construction will be-
local donors to fund the goal will get three tickets semester of the school year. City officials will not gin once the MDEC gives
program. for a June 27 gala at the sign the grant agreement approval for the city to
Champions of Evart is Osceola County Fair- will receive three tickets award in front of leading until after an environ- incur costs and after the
modelled after Champions grounds Community for the gala: one for the stu- community members. mental review has been Community Develop-
of Wayne, a well-known Building. The students will dent and two for parents or Evart High School princi- completed. The review ment Block Grant agree-
motivational program receive their checks at the guardians. Each mentor of pal Jessica Kolenda said will likely be completed ment has been signed.
given credit for improving gala, and several students a successful student will about 50 dignitaries will sometime during the Anticipated hours of
standardized test scores will share their Champi- also be invited to the event. be invited to the gala to week of June 19. operation are June 1
at Wayne Memorial High ons of Evart experience. The successful students share in the success of the The pad will be in- through Labor Day from
School. Students there Those who met their goal will receive their cash students. stalled near the play- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Project RED
celebrates 25 years
Submitted by Janet Schmidt
Project RED, or Rural
Education Days, celebrated
25 years on May 17-18 at Gin-
grich Farms and Rose Lake
Park. A celebration was held
at the farm on May 18. Jerry
Lindquist, Osceola Countys
MSU Extension agent, pre-
sented resolutions signed by
Gov. Rick Snyder to Larry
and Elaine Gingrich of Gin-
grich Meadows and Julie
Homan with the Osceola
County Parks Commission.
Lori Leudeman, former
4-H coordinator, presented
Lindquist with a green hat
(for MSU) that said Mas-
ter of Manure, 25 years of
Spreading Knowledge.
Lindquist has attended ev-
ery year and talks about ma-
nure management. Elaine
Gingrich spoke on behalf of
the Gingrich Family.
Over 330 fourth-graders
from area schools attended
the event this year. On the
farm side, students learned
first-hand about the local ag-
riculture industry by visit-
ing learning stations at Gin-
grich Farms. Amy Martin
explained how their cows
are milked in their double 16
milking parlor. A computer
tracks and records how
much milk each cow gives.
Eric Martin showed the
kids the types of feed fed to
a dairy cow. As always, the
most popular station was
the baby calves. Katie Nick-
las explained how the baby
calves are raised.
Lindquist told students
the manure they smell is re-
ally money to farmers. It is
used to fertilize the ground
and save farmers thousands
of dollars. Carol Blake, Wex-
ford County 4-H coordinator,
talked about chicken em-
bryology. Students saw an
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students how turkeys were
almost extinct in the early
1900s. Turkeys were first
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recreational safety and the
importance of wearing a Photos submitted by Janet Schmidt
helmet and goggles when Top: Amy Martin in the milking parlor at Gingrich Meadows. Below: Brooke Whipple talks about outdoor survival.
riding ORVs. Life jackets
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