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championship horses locally and the Muller children Suzanne and Richard followed in family tradition. Combined they showed county fair horse winners for more than a decade. Suzanne dominated the state fair 4-H show having both the champion and reserve champion horses one year.

Of course, the Muller children were also winners mounted on home-raised horses in numerous performance events, rail and cattle classes. Kenny was diligent as well coaching other youth horsemanship skills. With their parents as Four Mile 4-H Club community leaders, Suzann and Richard Muller excelled in all 4-H work. They collected cattle, swine, public speaking and leadership recognition among additional 4-H accomplishments.

Under Kenny and Donna Muller’s brainchild guidance, the Four Mile 4-H Club Park was developed along Four Mile Creek on Highway 177. Well-maintained for many years the park was frequent stop for travelers to enjoy wholesome natural feeling of the Flint Hills. “I always like to get up early because there’s plenty of work to get done,” Kenny often said. Owning a cow herd and raising hogs, Kenny was at the elevator every morning before it opened to get feed. Extensive swine operations found Kenny sought for Kansas Pork Producers Council leadership. He sold Chester White seed stock and youth show feeder pig projects throughout the Midwest. Several years Kenny had the champion entry at the Kansas Feeder Pig Show in Hutchinson. He was president of the Morris-Lyon County Pork Producers smiling while barbecuing park chops for the annual meeting.