Youth

The Wood River Elementary Accessible Playground Project recently received a $10,000 grant from the Bud and Gloria Wolbach Charitable Foundation. Funds will be used to help renovate the playground to make it accessible to all students. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Wood River Elementary students Bryson Rathman, Myles Rathman, Robbie Rodriguez, and Ali Klanecky; and back row, Wood River Public School Principal Terry Zessin, FNBO representative Jodi Rauert, Wood River Board of Education Vice President Joyce Willoughby, and Wood River Public School Elementary Principal Kelly Klanecky.

Shelton FFA alumni member Jacob Snyder recently earned his American FFA Degree. The American FFA Degree is the highest award available to FFA members, only 0.01% of members earn this award. Jacob is the first member to earn this award since the restart of the Shelton FFA chapter in 2016! All recipients will officially receive their degree and gold key for their FFA jacket during the 2022 National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Only six Shelton FFA members earned this degree from 1963-1972 before the chapter was disbanded. Those members were, Milton Ahrens, 1963; Darrell Quaring, 1966; Ronnie Prochaska, 1967; J. Scott Harris, 1970; Donald Gilliland, 1970; and Arlen Gangwish (Wood River), 1972. Snyder is a 2021 Shelton High School graduate.

The DCB Legion Seniors fought their way through the Legion Class C championship tournament last week, defeating Shelby, Osceola, Stromsburg (SOS), 5-2, on Monday, August 1, topping Syracuse by a 3-1 margin on Tuesday, August 2, but falling short of a championship by falling to Malcolm on Wednesday, August 3, 3-11.