Sumner County Conservation District presents ‘Focus on the Farmer’
Sumner Newscow report – Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the 76th Bankers Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting of the Sumner County Conservation District. The event will be held Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Raymond Frye Complex, 320 N. Jefferson in Wellington.
The theme for this year’s event is “Focus on the Farmer” and the evening will be filled with awards, video presentations, special drawings and a menagerie of door prizes.
Bankers Awards for Conservation
One of the highlights of the event will be the presentation of the 2018 Bankers Award for Soil Conservation.
Leonard and Lois Rausch are the recipients of the Soil Conservation Award for 2018.
A video featuring the various conservation practices Rausch has implemented on his farm located in the Belle Plaine area.
The Soil Conservation Award is sponsored by the Sumner County Bankers Association in conjunction with the Kansas Bankers Association. A member of the county association will be at the dinner to present the awards.
Once again, the Sumner County Bankers Association will provide the catered buffet-style meal. Chris Kreifels of C&A Gametime Grillers of Wellington will be preparing the meal.
Other awards to be presented during the evening include the winners in the Coloring and Poster Contest and the Teacher Appreciation Award. One lucky winner will receive the Email Response Drawing and there will be plenty of door prizes provided by various local and area businesses.
Following the meal and awards presentations the Board of Supervisors for the Sumner County Conservation District will hold the annual Business Meeting. Business to be conducted will include the annual report of the District’s 2018 activities, the financial report and the election of one Board Supervisor. Current Board Supervisor Steven Schmidt has agreed to be included on the ballot. In addition, nominees from the floor will also be accepted as well as write-in votes. This is a three-year term. Voting guidelines and ballots will be available at the meeting.
Plan to come early to see the display of the art work created by the talented youth of Sumner County and then stay until the end for a chance to win a door prize.
The deadline for reservations is Feb. 6. Please call 620-326-2269 or email sccdbu@gmail.com with your information. Seating is limited, so be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible.
Coloring, Poster Contest Awards
“Life In The Soil: Dig Deeper” is the theme for the 2019 Coloring and Poster Contests.
Entry information was distributed earlier in the school year to each of the Sumner County public and private schools. The contests are inclusive to all students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 in several divisions.
Divisions in the coloring contest are Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade.
Four winners will be determined in each grade division in the coloring contest. First, second and third place winners will each receive a ribbon and a certificate; honorable mention winners will be presented with a certificate.
Divisions in the poster contest are Grades 3 through 5, Grades 6 through 8 and Grades 9 through 12.
Four winners will also be determined in each division in the poster contest. First, second and third place winners in the Grades 3 through 5 and Grades 6 through 8 divisions will each receive a trophy and a certificate; honorable mention winners will receive a certificate. The top three winners in the Grades 9 through 12 division will each receive a Gift Card and a certificate; the honorable mention winner in this division will receive a certificate.
All the coloring and poster contest entries will be on display the night of the event.
Teacher Participation Award
The annual Teacher Participation Award will also be presented. This award is determined through a drawing comprised of the names of each of the teachers whose students participate in the coloring and poster contests. The prize is a basket filled with $100 in student/teacher/classroom supplies.
Email Response Drawing
The popular Email Response Drawing is also back as part of the event festivities. This winner will receive a $25 Gift Card.
To be eligible for the Email Response Drawing participants must be age 18 or older and respond to the Email Invitation. These were sent out earlier this month to those included on the District’s email database. If you are not sure if your email address is included in the database, send a message to sccdbu@gmail.com asking that you be added to the list. Only those age 18 and older should ask to be added. There is a limit of one entry per person in the Email Response Drawing and the drawing is restricted to email responses only.
Participants must provide your name, contact information, whether you plan to attend the event and the number of guests who will accompany you.
The deadline for entries is Feb. 6
It is preferred the winner be in the audience at the time of the email drawing, however attendance is not mandatory.
