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Despite tornado, Kiowa County 4-H'ers off to campKansas With residents of Greensburg, Kan., focusing on recovery from an F5 tornado that leveled 95 percent of their town, many in the community also are re-defining "normal." After the storm, Kiowa County Kansas State University Research and Extension agents--Pam Muntz and Carmen Stauth--questioned how they could best serve the community during its rebuilding process and still provide leadership for 4-H camp June 18-20. Working more than full time to help others, the two agents also are coping with storm damage: Muntz lost her home and Stauth's husband's parents and grandparents lost their homes. 4-H members in Kiowa County, who typically join each year with Clark, Comanche and Meade county 4-H'ers to form a four-county camp group, need not have worried, said Rod Buchele. He is the 4-H youth development specialist based in the southwest area Extension office (in Garden City, Kan.) who volunteered to help coordinate this year's camp. About 60 4-H campers, including nine from Kiowa County, are expected to attend the 2007 camp session, said Buchele, who is working with Clark County Extension agent, Taner Gillum, to provide leadership for the 4-H camp group. With plans to try out a new lakeside campsite in Western Kansas this year already in place, Gillum said that normal camp activities--water and other sports, archery, line dancing, fishing, summer crafts, food, nutrition and health lessons and an opportunity to make new friends--will fill the days. Our goal is to provide a safe, educational--and memorable--camp experience, said Buchele, who expressed thanks for extra help this year from members of the Kansas 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees who are picking up the tab for the Kiowa County 4-H campers. More information on the 2007 Clark, Kiowa, Comanche and Meade counties' 4-H camp is available by contacting Buchele at 620-275-9164. More information on the Rock Springs 4-H Center or 4-H camps is available by calling the Kansas 4-H office at 785-532-5800. Date: 6/28/07
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