RYES Keeps Kids Busy

WAITSBURG-Several years ago, Waitsburg resident Leroy Cunningham had a vision for helping kids learn about business and have fun at the same time. He established Rural Youth Enrich- ment Services as a non-profit organization, and its board went through the lengthy process of obtaining 501c3 tax-exempt status.

Current board president Anne Walsh of Waitsburg said that the group has gone through some ups and downs in the past few months, and Cunningham has left the group. But RYES is now establishing itself as a central hub to which other lo- cal groups providing youth activities can affiliate th...