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What a wet, wild, windy, weekend! We don’t need any more days like this past weekend was. We don’t have any damage, but boy did we get some rain! I looked out my east window one time and it was raining so hard I could not see our mailbox!

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With nearly 20 years experience in school administration, Teresa Tosh will take over the role of Hamiton USD 390 Superintendent on July 1.

Board of Trustees Heard HVAC Update and Were Notified Of Anticipated Increases During her monthly report to the Board of Trustees, Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) CEO Sandra Dickerson announced that closing was completed on the new Eureka Clinic location and it officially belongs to Greenwood County/GWCH. The hospital is still awaiting the receipt of grant dollars awarded for the purchase through the State of Kansas. This is being mailed to Greenwood County and once received, dollars will be channeled to GWCH for deposit into the GWCH Board of Trustee’s checking account. The GWCH Foundation has also earmarked an additional $15,000 for purchase of the structure. Once the check is received, these dollars will also be deposited into the board’s account.

The fourth annual Summer Kickoff Party will be held this Saturday, May 4, from 6-9 p.m. at Phillip’s Cabin, at Eureka Lake. The celebration is a day for residents of Eureka and Eureka Lake to gather together for a good time and celebrate the beginning of summer fun.

Eight area students will represent their schools this Saturday, May 4, at the 2A State Forensics meet at Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita.

Community member Pam Kurtz was on the Eureka City Council agenda for Monday, April 23 to discuss the storm siren at Eureka Lake. Kurtz read a statement covering her research into storm sirens, which was prompted after the Eureka Lake siren failed to sound during a recent storm.

Last Thursday, April 25, Eureka resident Ariel Treece was recognized as “Community Member of the Month” for her continued efforts in serving the community.

The Greenwood County Extension office would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful volunteers during National Volunteer Week! Without their support, experience, and guidance, it would be impossible to provide the programming for producers and especially 4-H youth that we do. Data shows that volunteers donate an average of nine hours per month, or an estimated 695,736 hours annually to the Kansas 4-H youth program. Findings also indicate that the value of one volunteer hour in the United States is $29.95. That would add up to an annual contribution of $20.8 million to the Kansas 4-H program. Last year, K-State Research and Extension reported that volunteers, across all programing areas, gave 309,345 hours of their time to programs carried out across the state. The equivalent value of that time is more than $8.8 million across the state and programs. These statistics can help us show the impact volunteers have on the 4-H program, but can never truly grasp the passion these volunteers have for donating their time and helping to develop our leaders of tomorrow. Volunteers give their time, talents and energy to the 4-H program and serve as primary ambassadors to our program doing work such as talking about he importance of 4-H, recruiting new youth and volunteers and growing community partnerships. Most importantly, volunteers help youth gain learning and leadership skills as they prepare for careers and engage in communities.