Letter to the Editor

Sponsors thanked

Monday, August 12, 2002

The Scott County Women in Agriculture recently sponsored a Farm Day for more than 300 third grade children in Scott County. This was free of charge and greatly enjoyed by the children. We would love to thank the sponsors who helped us in our efforts.

Kelly Public Schools FFA students; Jeff Scherer, FFA sponsor for Kelly Public Schools; Essner's Custom Butchering in Scott City; Pizza Pro of Scott City; Sikeston Market Place; Cape Girardeau Wal-Mart Supercenter; Black Gold Potato Farms in Charleston; Benton Chamber of Commerce; Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District/NRCS office; Rust and Martin in Cape Girardeau; Carpet Connection in Cape Girardeau; Deason Carpet in Benton; Warren Cork, Scott County University of Missouri Extension office; Anthony Ohmes, Mississippi County University of Missouri Extension office; Benton American Legion; Roger Eakins, Cape Girardeau County University of Extension office; Kirchdoerfer Farms, Cape Girardeau; David Diebold and Diebold Orchards, Benton; Amy Dowdy, ABD Crop Consulting of Dexter; City of Benton, Monica Skinner, Tyson Foods in Bloomfield; Mike Geske, Matthews; Nick Hughey, Susan Jahn, Jackson; Marvin Ludwig; and Clint Linn, Southwest Dairy Center in Bee Branch, Ark.

Joann Engram Nichols