Lauren Schieffer of Bonner Springs, KS was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. She spoke on “Leadership — It Starts with You” at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus on Thursday evening. The seminar was sponsored by First National Bank and Lemon, Shearer, Phillips and Good. Pictured are, from left, Leadership Perryton planning committee member Stacey Bable, Scheiffer, and committee members Angela Petersen and Tambra Kile.

4H 150 POINT AWARDS— Ochiltree County 4-H held its annual awards ceremony Oct. 9 at the Expo Center. Members who accumulated 150 points or more received a certificate and the Donnie Pshigoda Points Scholarship, a $75 scholarship, sponsored by the Ochiltree County Soil and Water Conservation District in honor of Donnie Pshigoda. Pictured are, from left, front row, Clay Oquin and Brady Oquin; and back row, Kyle Oquin, Brooke Helker, Kile Merrick, and Rylan Oquin. Not pictured is Canon Huddleston.

QUILTS OF VALOR RECIPIENTS— The Friendship Quilt Guild presented 16 Quilts of Valor to 16 recipients. The ceremony was held Oct. 17. The first seven recipients were, first row, from left, James Bishop, Alvin Cowan, Kay Nelson and James Bradford; and second row, Richard Barnett, Chris Gill (accepting for his son, Cody Gill) and Andrew Skipper.