The value of arts to a community

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of spending an hour with a group of the 4-H Members. We spoke about leadership and made kites to soar our wishes for better leadership skills to the heavens. The kites will also be displayed at the Phillips County Fair booth in July/August. And, yes, our kites did soar – all of the 8 feet that we allowed on the string. We had a great wind and, standing out in the Veterans Memorial Park, with the wind blowing the kites in loop-de-loops, I thought about how great it was that our two groups could share those moments, connected by art.

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