Penner to speak at MCCD annual meeting
The 58th annual meeting of Marion County Conservation District will be held Feb. 28 at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church Activity Center at 610 S. Main, Hillsboro. Registration will start at 6:15 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Milfred Penner of Inman. He and his wife, V.Lee, have lived on a farm near Inman all of their married life. He has done conservation work in McPherson, Reno, and Harvey counties for more than 20 years.
Penner has a passionate love for rural Kansas. Since 1985, he has made four extensive journeys through rural Kansas, taking notes and pictures in every county and most towns.
He has authored colorful, regional books and a number of Kansas guidebooks with his daughter Marci. His latest book, "Section 27: A Century on a Family Farm," was recently published by the University Press of Kansas.
The Penners hosted the Kansas Sampler Festival for eight years, helping thousands of people learn about the land, history, and people of Kansas.
