Annual Meeting of the Jackson County Conservation District
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THE HOLTON RECORDER, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018, PAGE 1 Annual Meeting of the 70th Jackson County Year Conservation District Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 Dinner at 6 p.m. • Meeting and Award Presentations at 7 p.m. Holton First United Methodist Church Congratulations 2017 Jackson County Soil Conservation Winners! from your hometown newspaper ~ The Holton Recorder Keep in touch with all the happenings in your community with a subscription to The Holton Recorder To Subscribe to the Holton Recorder mail this coupon: CREDIT CARD please print: INFORMATION Name ____________________________________________________________________________ Card Number Address __________________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________ State _____________ Zip ___________________ Phone Number _________________________ E-mail ___________________________________ Expiration Date One-Year Subscription ❏ Jackson County $44.00 Call 785-364-3141 ❏ Other counties in Kansas $51.50 or CVV# (3 #s on back) ❏ Out of State $58.00 Mail to: Holton Recorder, Box 311, Holton, KS 66436 • Phone: 785-364-3141 1-888-364-3141 toll free. 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Flows, Kansas Grows.” He (RV), Jace Johnson (RV), and landownersMonday will be hon- She is the daughter of Tim is the son of Alex and Sheri Daisy Wheeler (RV), Coraline The Holton Recorder ored for theirFeb. conservation 19, 2018 ef- and Dyann Parks of rural BartelSalute of rural Holton.to Soil He at- ConservationRodvelt (Holton) and Marley Page 4 forts, and local students will Holton. Her FFA instructors tends Holton Elementary and Nickelson (JH). be honored for their study of are Jason Larison and Alex his teacher is Darin Stous. He Marley Gilliland was conservation during the 70th Bartel. will receive a $50 cash award named the winner of the annual meeting of the Jackson She will receive a $300 cash at the annual meeting. district’s third-grade poster County ConservationMonday District scholarship from the conser- Second place in the contest. She attends Holton The Holton Recorder on Wednesday,Feb. Feb. 19, 21. 2018 vation district to be used upon bookmark contest went to Elementary School where her Page 5 Dinner, which is provid- enrollment at the college of BrynnSalute Schmille to ofSoil Holton Conservationteacher is Michelle Jones. Her ed by area banks, will begin her choice. Elementary ($25) and third parents are Alex and Taige at 6 p.m. at the First United On Nov. 1, Parks competed to Dakota Hittle of Royal Gilliland of Holton. Methodist Church in Holton at the KACD Area IV speech Valley ($5). The Holton High Second place was award- followed by aMonday business meet- contest and received second School FFA students judged ed to Jacob Reyes of Holton The Holton Recorder ing and award ceremony at place. the bookmarks entered into Elementary. Honorable men- 7 p.m. EntertainmentFeb. 19, 2018will be Second place in the lo- the Salutecontest. to Soil Conservationtions are Rowan Warton (RV), Page 6 provided by Dara and Jerod cal speech contest went to The winner of the first-grade Adalie Alley (Holton), Kinsey Conley. Kortnee VanDonge ($200), poster contest is Cameron Will (Holton), Jacey Willard During the business portion third place to Joel Kennedy Bachamp, who attends (Holton) and Mallorie Fox of the evening,Monday an election of ($100) and fourth place to Jackson Heights Elementary (RV). The Holton Recorder two board supervisors will be Bridget Kucan ($75), who are School where his teacher is The winner of the fourth- held by secretFeb. ballot. 19, 2018 all students at Holton High TiffanySalute Zule. His to parents Soil are Conservationgrade Jackson County Page 7 The Kansas Banker Award School. Lane and Jessica Bachamp. Conservation District’s an- will be presented to Keith All seven remaining par- Second place went to Ryker nual poster contest is Briar Hug. ticipants received honorable Warton of Royal Valley. Page. She attends Holton The MondayOutstanding mention and $50. Those stu- Honorable mentions are Ella Elementary School where The Holton Recorder ConservationistFeb. Award 19, 2018 will dents included MaKenzie RawlingsSalute (RV), to AddisonSoil Conservationher teacher is Jolene Purcell. Page 8 be presented to the A.J. and Kennedy, Chris Roush, Zeller (Holton), Jefferson She is the daughter of Amy Helen Keeler Jr. family. Jerilyn Nelson, Kylie Dohl, King (RV) and Julie Wellman Lutz-Page and Ronald Page Mike and Sheila Day will Judd Nelson, Joshua Clark (Holton). of Holton. receive this year’sMonday Grassland and Tracer Fox. Chloe Sherwood of Royal Second place went to The Holton Recorder Award. Judges for the local speech Valley Elementary School Melissa Castro Tino of The ShaneFeb. and 19, Kelli 2018 New contest were Jessica Bowser, wonSalute the second-grade to Soil poster ConservationHolton Elementary, and hon- Page 9 family will be the recipients Katie Ingels and Chad contest. She is the daughter of orable mentions are Juliet of the Soil Health Award. Bontrager. Jaimee Finneran of Hoyt. Her Brackenbury, Kolbie Noel, The award winningMonday conser- Noah Bartel is the win- teacher is Caroline Yingst. Korben Fox, Mara Marten vation speech, covering this ner of the Jackson County Second place went to and Lili Tanking, all Holton The Holton Recorder year’s topicFeb. “We 19, All 2018 Need Conservation District’s fifth- TristanSalute Schlodder to ofSoil Holton Conservationstudents. Page 10 Trees” was given by Cailin grade bookmark art contest Elementary. Honorable men- Poster judges were Tracy Parks, a sophomore at Holton based on the theme “Water tions are Sophie Lefferd Hill and Carol Pollock. Dara and Jerod Conley Proud to Support Conleys to provide entertainment at conservation meeting Feb. 21 Soil Conservation in Singer/songwriters Jerod In the summer of 2008, Dara and Dara Conley from rural and the Noxie Ridge Band Havensville will be the produced an album titled “Like Kansas Congratulations featured entertainment at the the Rain” that includes 14 70th annual meeting of the original songs written or co- Jackson County Conservation written by Dara. The first track to this year’s District on Feb. 21. on the album called “Simple” The dinner, meeting and was co-written by Jerod and Conservation award ceremony will be held Dara as a lyrical telling of one at the First United Methodist of their first dates together, Church in Holton, starting at and it’s also a good “musical Award winners! 6 p.m. mesh” of their rock, country Jerod and Dara have been and bluegrass styles into a playing music together since distinctive style of their own. the first day they met. Dara’s These days Dara and Jerod brother, Ryan Durst, is also a have traded in playing music guitar player and asked Jerod with a full band of musicians over to “jam” with the family for some true play time with after supper one evening at their three growing children, their rural Soldier home. Liam, 8; Cora, 5; and Nellie, It was that evening that Jerod 3. and Dara realized that they The couple say they cherish had a mutual love of musical their family time together, but We’re proud to be a part of this community’s farming tradition, and we artists like Stevie Nicks, The they love opportunities when care about the well-being and continued success of our local farmers. 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