Local youth learn about safety

Safety Camp was held on Wednesday, May 29, at the 4-H Building in Ipswich. Ninety youth from Edmunds and McPherson Counties had a fun and educational day.

Classes were held on electrical safety, water safety, animal safety, lawnmower safety, side by side safety, chemical safety, ATV safety, grain bin entrapment, farm safety, and the Edmunds County Sheriff's Department.

Presenters were from FEM, SD Game Fish and Parks, C&B- Roscoe, Edmunds County Sheriff, SD Farmer's Union, Agtegra, Prescription Agronomics, and Cassie Holtz DVM.

Safety Camp was sponsored by special grant from Cameron Lux, Lux Agency of Farmers Union Insurance.

Edmunds County 4-H Youth Program Advisor Bonnie Nehlich, McPherson County 4-H Youth Program Advisor Jackie Rau and 4-H volunteers Sarah Perrion, and Morgan Weisser organized the camp. Helpers included Nate Bass, Sam Bass, Hannah Beyers, Lincoln Beyers, Ava Davis, Alexis Fischer, Jillian Fischer, Nicholas Fuhrmann, Ben Hoyle, Jalyssa Hutson, Gracyn Kadlec, Nevaeh Moser, Charli Rawden, and Kadyn Weisser.