SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS

Yellow Ribbon International Youth Council President Rhiannon Alberry, Melissa Perkins, Theresa Alberry, Sahira Ventura Macias and Yaremy Macias at the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention booth June 4 at the United Wireless Arena.

Southwest District FFA members receive state FFA degree

MANHATTAN – A total of 14 members from the Southwest district were awarded their State FFA Degree during the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3, on the Kansas State University campus. The state degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members.

Vacation rental scams can ruin your great getaway says BBB

The season for travel fun has arrived and millions of Americans will be enjoying vacation rentals – except the ones that experience vacation rip-offs instead. A Better Business Bureau (BBB) study in 2019 found that 43% of those who searched online encountered fake property listings. More than 5 million people lost money to such scams. It is reasonable to assume that with the easing of the pandemic, as so many feel freer to travel, vacation rentals will be highly sought after. Here is BBB’s advice for those who want to keep their getaways safe from bad actors and their vacation rental schemes.

11th Annual Main Street Festival

Vendors set up booths to show off their products and skills in Downtown Dodge City June 4. The Mainstreet Festival took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and had attractions like face painting, a car show, a mural unveiling in Eisenhower Park, and the Great Quack Attack hosted by Z98. Winners of that contest to be announced. [PHOTO BY Chelce Gebhart/Dodge City Globe]

Club News

The Western Cattle Trail Association has been around since the year 2000. For many years we met with the Santa Fe Trail.