AN Outdoorsman’s JOURNAL Destination: Blade’s Bait & Tackle in Kipling, Mich. MARK WALTERS COLUMNIST This week’s column is about a very progressive and hard-working couple that, over the last three years, has created Blade’s Baits & Tackle out of Kipling/ Gladstone in Michigan on Little Bay de Noc. As you are about to find out, Paul and Lacy Bloedorn, formally of New

A Word From Your FFA President Hello all, my name is Adrianna Cherubini and I am this year’s Kewaskum FFA president. I would like to thank everyone for your continued support and appreciation for the FFA and for taking the time out of your busy day to read this! FFA is not just for those who have an agriculture background, FFA is for everyone. Within the FFA organization there is something

Greetings From The FFA Advisor Hello Everyone, My name is Shelly Oelhafen, and I am the agriculture instructor and head FFA advisor at Kewaskum High School. I am so proud of the Kewaskum FFA members and their accomplishments this past year, especially the National Chapter Award. After completing a 20-page application, we earned a Gold placing at the state level, which qualified us for the national

Celebrating Our Accomplishments Mikayla Uhlig, Sam Fischer, Emily Butzlaff and Maggie Bartelt are joined by Mrs. Shelly Oelhafen for their senior awards. Not pictured are Rachel Etta and Tierney Herman. Mrs. Shelly Oelhafen awards the Vet Science team (left to right) Sam Fischer, Shelby Falk and Adrianna Cherubini for placing in career development events. FFA Banquet Every year the Kewaskum

Celebrating Our Accomplishments Four members of the FFA competed in the District 28 Leadership Development Event (speaking contest) on Jan. 23 at Hustisford High School. Matt Oelhafen and Corissa Bosselman competed in the Employment Skills category, which is a job interview simulation area. Zach Oelhafen and Zoey Reysen chose the Creed Speaking area to compete in. Matt and Zach finished well,

Learning to Do, Doing to Learn Washington County Fair A large majority of our FFA members take part in SAEs. SAEs are Supervised Agricultural Experiences. Our members’ fair animals fall under this category. Kewaskum FFA members take pride in their livestock for the county fair. The Washington County Fair is one of our biggest events that our members participate in. Kewaskum FFA members spend

Ag. Class Adventures The Kewaskum High School Agriculture classes offer many different types of adventurous experiences every year. Students have many opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences. Each class enjoyed an all-day field trip that included four to five stops at local businesses to experience many class topics in the real world. While on these field trips, students can make