Heritage of Hodgeman County Quilt Show

As part of Steve King Day, the Heritage of Hodgeman County Quilt Show was held in the Courthouse. There was a beautiful display of family quilts -- antique as well as new -- but all family treasures! The quilt featured in the photo above is a Wedding Ring design and is displayed in an antique trunk loaned from the Haun Museum. The Quilt show was a big success, thanks to the "Piece Makers" and Rhonda Stithem.






This wonderful little quilt was made for a Kindergarten child in 1967 -- and listed all of the names of her class on the quilt!

This is the Steve King Quilt that the Piece Makers made to be auctioned off at the race on Saturday night, proceeds going to the Steve King Foundation.

Join us Next Year for Steve King Day -- over Memorial Day Weekend!

Installation of Our East Turbine

Pictured to the right is a photo I took during the Installation of of our #1 Turbine (the one to the East) in Jetmore. This has been an amazing project and I am thrilled that they are now up and producing!
For those of you who may not have known about the project, this is the FIRST Municipal Wind Project in the State of Kansas. The City of Jetmore purchased 2 refurbished Micon 108's from Dr. Scott Brantley (West Wind Energy, LLC out of Otis, KS). When producing to their fullest capacity -- they could provide up to 12% of the City's Electrical Power. The energy they produce is fed directly into the City's grid and the energy is not sold, rather, it will assist in keeping the energy costs down for the City's citizens. The "payoff period" or Return on Investment is projected at 7-9 years, depending on average annual wind speeds. If you are interested in learning more about the Jetmore Municipal Wind Project -- please feel free to contact me.

KAC Board Visits Hodgeman County

Last week I enjoyed a perfect evening at the Horse Thief Reservoir site. John Ney and Gary Seiler were our grilling gurus...but the real enjoyment of the evening came from the spectacular view and the wonderful company! It was so much fun to visit with all of our new friends from the KAC Board. I want to thank them again for their visit.