Annual Boys & Girls County Program
The Nelsan-Horton American Legion Post #104 of Litchfield hosted the 39th annual Boys and Girls County program yesterday which is co-sponsored by the American Legion Posts #381 of Eden Valley and #126 of Cosmos. Participating schools included Litchfield, ACGC and Eden Valley-Watkins.
The program is designed to expose students to county government and the responsibilities of the various departments. The students spent Tuesday morning touring the G.A.R. Hall and Meeker County Museum, touring the various departments in the Meeker County Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center, and seeing Meeker County Highway Dept. equipment, then enjoyed lunch at the American Legion with the Meeker County Commissioners, County department heads, and their American Legion hosts, followed by a tour of the Meeker County Family Services Center.