A community outreach called “Fields of Faith” is scheduled from 6:30 tp 8 p.m. Wednesday at Al Simpler Stadium. Ty Zimmerman, an Area Representative with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, said it will be a free event and open to the public.

Zimmerman stated that there will be student speakers, “a teacher that’s going to speak and share his testimony, and then we’ll have some worship music throughout the night as well. So it’s going to be a fun event.” High school students are the target audience, but Zimmerman said they also want to open it up to the community. “So we want to invite friends, family, everybody.”

FCA Board member Brad Siefert said it’s important as a community to come together. “I just love the idea that we can come together, and just have this opportunity to come together, show a unified front. There ‘s several churches that will be involved with this throughout our community.” Siefert said every church and denomination is invited.

The Rock Steady boxing program helps people with Parkinson’s Disease combat that illness. The quarterly meeting for people affected by Parkinson’s will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Junction City Athletic Training Center, where the program is conducted.

Michelle Haub with Meadowlark Hills said the meeting is designed to help people with Parkinson’s have a better understanding of the disease. “This month we’ll be talking about how to maximize your health benefits with going to the hospital.”

Haub added people with Parkinson’s are more likely to end up in the hospital, have more complications and stay longer than other people without the illness. There will be an aware in-care kit packet that provides information on the importance of medication that people with Parkinson’s often take, “and how that medication needs to be delivered on time every time. It also talks a lot about the contraindicated medication. So those medications that can be very very harmful for people with Parkinson’s.”

The information is intended to help those with Parkinson’s provide information to other healthcare professionals so they get the proper care.

The Rock Steady Boxing Program helps provide participants the necessary exercise to combat the disease.

The Corps of Engineers reported on Monday that the Milford Lake elevation is 1163.66, up about 19-feet from the multipurpose pool elevation of 1144.40.

The current release is 25 cubic feet per second, while the inflow into the reservoir is 2,290 cfs. The downstream Waverly, Missouri gauge has been high, which prohibits any release from Milford Lake at this time.

Photographer Javon George also provided photo samples of the Corps of Engineer office at Milford Lake, and some of the public displays there.

( Photos courtesy of Javon George JCHS ).

 

 

Junction City, KS (October 7, 2019) — This week is National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will be celebrating everything 4-H. Geary County 4-H will observe National 4-H Week this year by showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people and working to spread the word about 4-H.

The theme of this year’s National 4-H Week is Inspire Kids to Do, which highlights how 4-H encourages kids to take part in hands-on learning experiences in areas such as health, science, agriculture and civic engagement. The positive environment provided by 4-H mentors ensures that kids in every county in the country – from urban neighborhoods to suburban schoolyards to rural farming communities – are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles and are empowered with the skills to lead in life and career.

4-H alumni around the country are always the first to acknowledge the significant positive impact 4-H had on them as young people; the hands-on opportunities and experiences that 4-H provides youth empowers them to become true leaders. In fact, research has shown that young people involved in Kansas 4-H are making responsible decisions, making connections, and growing in citizenship, leadership, and communication skills. The recent Kansas 4-H Impact Study showed that 91% of Kansas 4-H members have a plan for reaching their goals, 93% are connected with adults who are not their parents, 96% reported that they can make a difference through community service, and 4-H participants in their third year or more reported a 60% increase in their confidence in public speaking compared to newer participants.

To join 4-H, youth must be between the ages of seven and eighteen as of January 1, 2020. If you meet this requirement and want to find out what 4-H has for you, please contact the Extension Office at 785-238-4161. You can also check out the Geary County Extension website at www.geary.ksu.edu.

One 4-H member summed the program up well when she said, “4-H is an amazing program because kids and teens are learning from all these great experiences. We find confidence we never thought we had. We learn to lead and not follow. 4-H teaches skills that are not found anywhere else.” If you want to become a true leader, come check out the Geary County 4-H program!

Ginger Kopfer, Geary County Extension Agent