During summer months the children of Alva usually play outside with friends, running around town to find something interesting to do. However, with the current threat of COVID-19 those summer adventures look a little different this year. When the pandemic hit in early March, face coverings and masks became a scarce commodity. Medical facilities all over the state put out a call for homemade masks, and Woods County 4-H answered that call enthusiastically!

Falynn Thomas, a 9-year-old Alva 4-H member, has created and donated over 1,000 masks, an incredible feat for anyone to accomplish, much less...