CG&S donates $3,622 to Marion County 4-H endowment

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 25 September 2012 14:24

Lauren Geis (holding check) and Lisa Geis of Hillsboro, representing the Marion County 4-H Development Fund, accept a donation of $3,622 from Lyman Adams, general manager of Cooperative Grain & Supply. Also participating was the Land O’Lakes Foundation, which matched CG&S dollar for dollar. The development fund is an endowment for county 4-H clubs; it is used for scholarships for 4-H campers and a college scholarship for a senior high school 4-H member each year. The most recent scholarship recipient was Zachary Goodwin of the Peabody Achievers, who received $500 to apply toward his education at Kansas State University. This is the ninth year CG&S has participated in the Land O’Lakes matching-fund program and the sixth...

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Photography teams compete in state fair 4-H contest

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 25 September 2012 14:23

Photography teams compete in state fair 4-H contest

Intermediate and senior 4-H photography judging teams from Marion County competed at the Kansas State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 9. The senior team placed eighth overall with Carrie Carlson placing 11th individually and Jacob Dailey placing 12th. Members of the senior team were (back row, from left) Reece Berens (with glasses), Lauren McLinden, Jacob Dailey and Carrie Carlson. The intermediate team placed 24th overall. Members of the team are (front row, from left) Ethan Dailey, Logan Oborny, Anna Lubbers and Addie Berens.

Crop Walk planned for Oct. 7

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 18 September 2012 14:39

The 2012 Marion County Crop Walk will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Marion County Lake with a brief devotional prior to the start.

Participants should be in the area west of the lake office. The purpose of the event is to “have a nice scenic walk around the lake and doing what is necessary to help those in need,” according to Donna Kreutziger of Marion, one of the coordinators.

Crop Walks help to support the ministry of Church World Service, especially the grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts of partner agencies in more than 80 countries.

The money raised provides tools that empower people to meet their own needs—from seeds and tools, to wells and water systems, to nutrition-enhancing Moringa trees, to technical...

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Parkside people organize to stop shaken baby syndrome

Written by Patty Decker Tuesday, 11 September 2012 15:55

Before packing up more than 300 baby caps for the Click For Babies: Purple Crying Caps in Wichita, Penni Funk (kneeling), life enrichment coordinator, along with Billie Goossen (left) and Linda Jantz, wanted to show the knitted and crocheted items on display at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro. In an effort to spread awareness about normal infant crying, some Marion County residents are participating in a nationwide campaign by knitting or crocheting purple baby caps that will be distributed to parents of newborns.

“Click for Babies: Period of Purple Crying Caps,” is a grassroots effort to remind parents about the dangers of shaken baby syndrome, a form of child abuse affecting infants younger than 1 year old, according to Anne Auld, Kansas Children’s Service League, Wichita.

Penni Funk, Parkside Homes life enrichment coordinator, and Betty Norman, a Parkside resident, organized the effort.

Norman said she cannot knit or crochet, but she thought she could be helpful by talking about her experiences. Her...

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