Area students learn during Farm Safety Day
Approximately 175 fifth and sixth grade students from Arapahoe, Cambridge and Southern Valley (Oxford, Orleans and Beaver City) attended a Farm Safety Day, Tuesday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It was held at the fairgrounds in Beaver City. The event was sponsored and under the direction of Colin Kubik, FFA instructor in Arapahoe, Carol Anderson, Extension Assistant and Sharry Nielsen, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Doug Bergman with Cargill, Arapahoe. Progressive Agriculture Foundation supplied tee shirts for the students to wear on this special day.
Twelve topics were chosen to focus on hazards around a farm operation and other situations. Twin Valleys Rural Public Power of Cambridge employees, Jim Mollhoff and two co-workers presented on electricity. George Sund, Game and Parks, taught Firearm Safety and three students from the Arapahoe FFA gave their Chapter’s grain handling demonstration. Terry Klein and Pat Theobald of Beaver City, demonstrated PTO safety and how to be safe in all areas around machinery. Jon Sanko with the Nebraska State Patrol operated their rollover model for students to visualize how quickly a person can be ejected from a vehicle when not wearing a seatbelt. Three additional FFA members conducted a Farm Jeopardy Game and Bob Rogers and Ed Newcomb from Ag Valley Co-op in Edison presented Chemical Safety. Noel Mues, UNL Extension, Furnas County, had a power-point presentation on Safe Animal Handling. Operation Lifesaver, which was about railroad safety, was presented by Tom Hagert of North Platte. Mark Graf with the Arapahoe EMT smoke trailer, focused on fire safety around the home.Sheriff Kurt Kapperman presented on the dangers of methamphetamine, and Sharry Nielsen, UNL Extension, Kearney County, presented ATV Safety.
Each grade was divided into two groups. Every group visited eight of the 12 twenty minute sessions. Following their last session, students completed an evaluation of their experience and received a ‘goodie’ bag. Lunch was furnished by Cargill and served by Southern Valley FFA students. Other members of the Arapahoe FFA chapter served as group leaders and assisted in other areas. The day began with cloudy skies and a few sprinkles but soon turned to sunshine, making it a grand day for education outside the classroom.
Approximately 175 fifth and sixth grade students from Arapahoe, Cambridge and Southern Valley (Oxford, Orleans and Beaver City) attended a Farm Safety Day, Tuesday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It was held at the fairgrounds in Beaver City. The event was sponsored and under the direction of Colin Kubik, FFA instructor in Arapahoe, Carol Anderson, Extension Assistant and Sharry Nielsen, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Doug Bergman with Cargill, Arapahoe. Progressive Agriculture Foundation supplied tee shirts for the students to wear on this special day.
Twelve topics were chosen to focus on hazards around a farm operation and other situations. Twin Valleys Rural Public Power of Cambridge employees, Jim Mollhoff and two co-workers presented on electricity. George Sund, Game and Parks, taught Firearm Safety and three students from the Arapahoe FFA gave their Chapter’s grain handling demonstration. Terry Klein and Pat Theobald of Beaver City, demonstrated PTO safety and how to be safe in all areas around machinery. Jon Sanko with the Nebraska State Patrol operated their rollover model for students to visualize how quickly a person can be ejected from a vehicle when not wearing a seatbelt. Three additional FFA members conducted a Farm Jeopardy Game and Bob Rogers and Ed Newcomb from Ag Valley Co-op in Edison presented Chemical Safety. Noel Mues, UNL Extension, Furnas County, had a power-point presentation on Safe Animal Handling. Operation Lifesaver, which was about railroad safety, was presented by Tom Hagert of North Platte. Mark Graf with the Arapahoe EMT smoke trailer, focused on fire safety around the home.Sheriff Kurt Kapperman presented on the dangers of methamphetamine, and Sharry Nielsen, UNL Extension, Kearney County, presented ATV Safety.
Each grade was divided into two groups. Every group visited eight of the 12 twenty minute sessions. Following their last session, students completed an evaluation of their experience and received a ‘goodie’ bag. Lunch was furnished by Cargill and served by Southern Valley FFA students. Other members of the Arapahoe FFA chapter served as group leaders and assisted in other areas. The day began with cloudy skies and a few sprinkles but soon turned to sunshine, making it a grand day for education outside the classroom.
