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| Linda in the Cheyenne County Extension Office |
| 785-332-3171 |
| Kansas 4-H |
The four 4-H Clubs of Cheyenne County are:
Go-Getters (Bird City)
Lawn Ridge (St. Francis)
Pleasant Hill (St. Francis)
Plum Creek (St. Francis)
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| Contact the leader of the club you wish to join and/or attend a meeting. |
| All 4-H Clubs meet monthly; meetings vary. Contact the Extension Office or a club leader for more information.
4-H Council meets the last Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
4-H Junior Leaders meet the second Wednesday of each month, also at 7:30 p.m. |
| 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The mission of 4-H is to create environments in which young people are valued, contributing members of their community, and to help young people become confident, capable, caring and responsible citizens. |
List of 4-H Projects:
Aerospace
Arts & Crafts
Beef
Bicycle Adventures
Citizenship
Clothing and Textiles
Dog Care & Training
Electric
Entomology
Family Studies
Fiber Arts Foods and Nutrition
Forestry
Geology
Goats (Dairy or Meat)
Home Environment
Horse |
Leadership
Performing Arts
Pets
Photography
Plant Science Poultry
Public Speaking
Rabbits
Reading
Rocketry
Self-Determined
Sheep
Shooting Sports
Small Engines
Sport Fishing
Swine
Wildlife
Woodworking |
| The Cheyenne County Fair is an opportunity for 4-H'ers to show off the projects they have been working on all year. There is always a wide variety of quality projects on display at the Fair building, and many people there to enjoy the exhibits.The 4-H'ers are also judged on their projects during the week before fair, then given ribbons according to their place. |
| 4-H is an educational organization for youth ages 7 thru 18. 4-H provides opportunities to develop life skills, technical skill development, club projects as well as other activities like camping, public speaking, travel, conferences and much more.
Cheyenne County 4-H involves more than 50 families and 75 4-H'ers. |
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| Jerry Whitmore |
Photo courtesy of the St. Francis Herald. |
| 785-332-2406 |
| Contact Jerry Whitmore |
| Sundays, 7 p.m., at the Scout Hut |
| To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. |
Join Hands Day
Help with community projects |
Summer camp
Flag ceremonies |
| Boy scouting in St. Francis began in 1917 when county agent Charlie Bower formed Troop 120. In 1947 the American Legion Post 137 leased the building located on W. Spencer Street to the Boy and Girl Scouts for 99 years. Many local young men have completed all the requirements to reach the highest goal in scouting—the rank of Eagle Scout. |
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| Shawna Blanka |
Photo courtesy of the St. Francis Herald. Click here for more pictures. |
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| Lisa Schlepp |
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| 785-332-2383 |
| USA Scouts |
| Various days and times at the Scout Hut (right) —contact a Girl Scout Leader. |
| Girl Scouts are divided into Daisy Girl Scouts (ages 5-6), Brownie Girl Scouts (ages 6-8), Junior Girl Scouts (ages 8-11), and Girls Only and Studio 2B for girls ages 11-17. Contact a Girl Scout leader for more information. |
| Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences including extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others. |
| Various community service projects; Stuart Cross Maintenance |
| Cookie Sales, Juliette Low Day (March 12), Camp Hansen |
| In 1940, 23 girls became the first Girl Scouts in St Francis. The girls met on Thursday evenings in different homes. Over half the scouts made their own uniforms under the direction of Mrs. C.E. Dunn. Two of the girls carved and varnished two large flag poles to earn merit badges in wood. In 1957, Girl Scouts were officially established in the northwestern area of Kansas, composed of 16 counties. Campouts were often enjoyed at Dr. Peck's Ranch and at the Harkins place. In 1960, 900 boxes of cookies were sold and the girls made a profit of $45. In 1976, the bicentennial program "Flames of Freedom" was put on by 11 Juniors and 15 Brownies. The costumes were made by their mothers. For many years, girls enjoyed day camp near the Republican River.
In 2005 , girls participated in the Link Girls to the Land, an Environmental Day Camp. Also in 2005, four girls completed all the requirements for the Bronze Award. |
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Picture courtesy of the St. Francis Herald. Click here for more t-ball and softball pictures. |
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| If you are interested in signing up for girls' softball, contact Ronee Reichert. Boys' baseball contact is ... If your child is interested in t-ball, contact... |
| Baseball, softball and t-ball leagues and teams are available in the summer for kids of all ages. |
| The softball and baseball teams play other towns from around the area several times a week. Home games are held at the baseball diamond at the fairgrounds. The t-ball teams in St. Francis play against each other and use the grade school baseball diamond. |
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| Jolene Dodd for the Recreation Commission |
Photo courtesy of Brenda Warren. Click here for more pictures of youth football camp.
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| 785-332-3545 |
| Contact the Recreation Commission for times and costs of the various camps. |
The St. Francis Recreation Commission sponsors sports camps in the summer for all ages. There are generally camps for football, volleyball, and basketball players.
There are also summer basketball and volleyball leagues for high-schoolers to play on in the summer. For more information, contact the St. Francis Community High School coaches. ?? |
| Margaret Poling or Crissy Cooks |
Picture courtesy of the St. Francis Herald. Click here for more swim team pictures. |
| 785-332-2231 |
| polingma@yahoo.com |
| Practices 8:00-9:00 a.m. Mon.-Thurs. and 12:00-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. during the swim team season. |
| Call Margaret or Crissy. Cost is $35. |
| Teaching competitive strokes and turns, as well as distance swimming for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers. |
| To provide the young people of St. Francis a healthy, multi-purpose summer activity . |
| The team is painting street address numbers to help raise $3000 for new suits. |
| The League Meet is the second weekend in July. It is a two-day meet and the team has a campout, barbeque, and awards presentation. The swim team also has a float in the fair parade each year—complete with water balloons! |
| Swim team began in the summer of 1982 as a part of the St. Francis Recreation Commission's summer program. Beth Gabel was the first coach for the original, 12-member swim team. |
