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Belle Grimsley –
Docent and Dancer
By Lynda
Wheeler, KARSP Community Service. Information
provided by Kathy O’Mara of Emporia Area Retired
School Personnel.
 Belle
Grimsley grew up on a dairy farm in Allen County
where she began her volunteer activities early with
membership in Star 4-H Club. Her love for 4-H, the
land, and cattle remains a part of her life. She
enters pens of steers annually at the Flint Hills
Beef Fest and in 2006 Belle received the 2006 Friend
of the Agents Award for her work with the 4-H
Centennial committee.
In her youth Belle was a reporter
for her 4-H club. There she developed a fondness for
writing and reporting which she now uses as a
correspondent for The Emporia Gazette, reporting on
activities in Americus where she and her husband of
50 years, Dale, now live.
Since retiring after a nearly 38
year career in education Belle has volunteered in a
number of organizations. If you visit the Z-Bar
Schoolhouse or the William Allen White Historical
Site in Emporia you might find her executing her
duties as a docent. Belle holds offices in the
Americus Chamber of Commerce, the Extension Master
Gardeners, an antique car club, church group, Lyon
County Historical Society Board, The Flint Hills
Antique Power Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma
Alpha Theta.
When asked why she is willing to
help out in so many different arenas Belle stated,
“I am always interested in new ideas and I want to
do something to make a difference.” The truth of her
comment can be seen in the variety of activities she
is involved in. Whether it is at a local nursing
home, organizing the yearly Americus Holiday Light
Parade, Sesquicentennial festivities, fulfilling her
duties as past President of the Emporia Area Retired
School Personnel unit or using her musical talents
performing a tap dancing routine in a local mall -
you can see that Belle Grimsley seems to be one very
busy volunteer.
Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel
515 Kansas Ave., Ste 201.
Topeka, KS 66603-3415
Phone: 785-232-8788
K.A.R.S.P@hotmail.com
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