Champion Jenna Brixey received her State FFA Degree at the 98th Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia on Friday. She won State Dairy Production Entrepreneurship. Jacob’s team also received recognition, and the family made a holiday of it visiting Rock Bridge State Park and having photos taken under a 400-year-old Burr Oak tree. Congratulations to the Brixeys and to all our future farmers. We will always need you.

Glorious springtime brings ticks and with the Lone Star variety comes the alfa gal syndrome that requires keen attention to diet. The Yes Honey Company of Norwood makes sodas, sauces, syrups and dressings that are healthy alternatives to products that can cause serious health problems. Aspiring fiddler Mena Dutton has taken a job with Yes Honey, right up the road, and has good things to say about the products and the organization which innovates and advocates for a healthy, transparent approach to food. Managing dietary needs or just looking for some natural sweetness, it is nice to support local businesses.

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. This has been going on for the last 56 years. The theme this year is “Our Power, Our Planet,” focusing on accelerating the transition to renewable energy for a sustainable future. Our world is changing fast in a variety of ways.

Exciting things have been going on at our Skyline R2 School as the school year is rapidly coming to a close. The last day will be May 1st. Before then Skyline Prekindergarten student Eloise Weller will have her birthday on April 23rd. Mushroom and arrowhead hunter, tree guy Jacob Moffett celebrates on the 24th. Fiddler Mike Satterfield is the proud father of Miss Willow Rose and has his big day on April 25th. We remember Gary Proctor, a Vietnam Veteran and Champion on his birthday on April 26th. Juniper Wiltse lives in downtown Champion and is an equestrian and talented guitarist with a birthday on April 28th. Champion granddaughter Taegan Krider has April 30th. Juniper is already a veteran of Bud Hutchison’s Memorial Trail Ride. It will take out of Champion again at 10:00 am on May 6th. Andrew Harden heads up the ride and keeps many good memories going for Champions—Looking on the Bright Side!

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