Harmon Bliss

Harmon Bliss grew up in the Busby community and actually started high school at West Elk. But when he was a sophomore, his parents Francis and Gwen Bliss purchased the Silver Bell Motel in Longton -- just as Elk Valley HS was putting in place a Vocational Agriculture program and Future Farmers of America Chapter.

 

Harmon was elected President of that first-ever FFA chapter at Elk Valley, and that laid the groundwork for what has been a 40+ year in ag education. He's also a member of the Kansas State Fair Board and served as President while the organization dealt with the COVID pandemic in 2020. His wife Diana (Gray) Bliss is also a graduate of Elk Valley HS.