NATIONAL 4-H WEEK IN STERLING
An invitation to join 4-H
By the Logan Extension Office
County organized club and partic-
pate in county programs. They may meet on a formal basis with elected officers and hold regular meetings or meet informally to work on their projects.
The Logan County Extension Office would like to invite you and your family to become a 4-H family. You, your child, and your family will learn and have fun in the 4-H program. Boys and What is a 4-H girls who have the interest project? and support of their parents Projects are tools used in and families have a special teaching 4-H members 4-H experience. responsibility, developing appreciation, creating initiaWhat is a 4-H tive, and learning the progroup or club? cess of decision making. Boys and girls from 8 Working on a 4-H project years and older meet to plan enables a 4-H’er to learn and direct their own pro- about a variety of subjects or grams under the leadership to develop a skill. A Coloraof an older teenager or do member may choose adult. They can belong to an from more than 50 different projects, including dog
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Kacy Atkinson, County Director (Youth/Live stock)
Brian Kailey, Extension Agent (Youth/Hort iculture)
Tara Friend, Extension Agent (Family Consumer Sciences)
assist and guide 4-H members. Note: If a 4-H leader isn’t available to assist your child, please contact the extension office at 970522-3200
training, rocketry, livestock, Where to go from shooting sports, wildlife, gardening, horse, foods and here? You and your child or chilnutrition, sewing, and child dren should then sit down development. and talk about joining 4-H. If Who helps your your family decides to join 4-H, please stop by the child? Extension office at 508 S. Adult (and teen) volun- 10th Ave. Sterling, CO teers or family members
4-H Open House
What: Learn more about what 4-H is and how to join When: 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 Where: Logan County Extension Office, 508 S. 10th Ave., Sterling More info: 970-522-3200 or the CSU Extension-Logan County Facebook page
80751 and pick up a first year 4-H Manual. This manual outlines the deadlines and many events that come up throughout the year. Welcome to 4-H! Together we’ll make a good experience even better for your child and your family.
Kinlie Lewis (second from right) shows in the 2016 Colorado State Fair Sheep Show. She finished the show with three top 10 places, including a reserve champion. Find results from the Colorado State Fair starting on page 6.
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True leaders Logan County 4-H Council representatives at the State 4-H Conference in June: (front row, from left) Rylie Lewis, District 1 President; Kinlie Lewis, Livestock judge; (back row, from left) Bryce Hill, 1st Vice President; Cooper Carlson, Livestock judge; Jayce Maker, livestock judge; Zane Powell, State 4-H President; Veronica Karg, Senator.
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Youth explore drones in world’s largest youth-led engineering challenge
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rones are revolutionizing the way we work and play, whether you are a filmmaker looking for the perfect aerial shot, a rescue worker mapping damage from natural disaster or a farmer determining how to increase crop yield. As drones play an increasingly important role in the world around us, 4-H National Youth Science Day (4-H NYSD) 2016 introduces youth to the burgeoning field of drones in a hands-on, interactive design challenge. 4-H NYSD is the world’s largest youth-led engineering design challenge, drawing nearly 100,000 participants in 2015. This year’s challenge, called Drone Discovery, will teach youth a wide variety of topics related to unmanned flight including flight dynamics, aircraft types, safety and regulations, remote sensing and flight control. Designed
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the hands-on, three part engineering design challenge will allow youth to experiment with fixed and rotary wing designs, explore the concept of remote sensing and dive into the world of coding for real-world drone applications. Youth will conduct the experiment at hundreds of local events taking place in all 50 states, and in countries around the world. National 4 H Council will host the flagship national event, with hundreds of youth participating in the challenge on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. The national sponsors of 2016 4-H NYSD are HughesNet®, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Cellular. “What’s so exciting about 4-H NYSD is that it’s a hands-on, interactive learning experience that uses cutting-edge topics from the real world to get youth excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM),” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO, National 4-H Council. “For many kids, this experiential approach to learning ignites an interest in STEM topics that can quickly grow into a passion. Facilitating this progression — from interest to sustained passion — is what 4-H STEM is all about.” Every year, youth complete more than five million 4-H STEM projects in robotics, agricultural science, rocketry, wind power, environmental science and alternative energy. A recent longitudinal study conducted by Tufts University, The Positive
4-H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for career tomorrow. 4-H programs empower nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth development program of our nation’s Cooperative Development of Youth: Comprehensive Findings Extension System and from the 4-H Study of Pos- USDA, and serves every itive Youth Development, county and parish in the U.S. through a network of revealed 4 H program110 public universities ming does indeed get and more than 3000 local young people more connected to science. Accord- Extension offices. Globally, 4-H collaborates with ing to the study, 4-Hers are two times more likely independent programs to empower one million to participate in science, engineering and computer youth in 50 countries. The technology programs dur- research-backed 4-H experience grows young peoing out-of-school time ple who are four times (Grades 10-12) and 4-H more likely to contribute girls are two times more to their communities; two likely (Grade 10) and times more likely to make nearly three times more healthier choices; two likely (Grade 12) to take times more likely to be part in science programs compared to girls in other civically active; and two times more likely to parout-of-school time activiticipate in STEM proties. grams. About 4-H
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Logan County 4-H’ers at state fair Senior
Abby Budd
Brooke Sigmon
Horse Show Intermediate Level II: ninth, Int Barrels; seventh, Int Flags; fourth, Int Poles; fifth, High Point Ind Int Gymkhana; second, Int English Equitation; second, Int English Riding Control; eighth, Int English Show Hack; sixth, Int High Point Ind English; first, Int Western Horsemanship; sixth, Int Trail; first, Int Reining; sixth, Int High Point Ind Western
Shooting Sports Archery: 44th, Compound Limited Senior
Brooke Stromberger
Food and Nutrition: Champion, Flatbreads Senior Swine Show: eighth, Crossbred Lightweight Class; third, Crossbred Lightweight Class
Bryce Hill
Abbey Brower
Leadership: 10th, Skills Leading Groups Senior Steer Show: fourth, Market Heifer Class Jr Breeding Cattle Show: third, Jr Yearling Heifer - Sim-Solution
Horse Show Senior Level II, Age 1618 Division: seventh, Sr Barrels; seventh, Sr Flags; seventh, Sr High Point Ind Gymkhana; seventh, Sr Trail
Aden Young
Woodworking: qualifier, Unit 4 Intermediate
Aiden Hill
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Rebecca Vogel and Peter Brekel were the Champion Junior Team at the Colorado State Fair Creative Cooks competition.
Woodworking: third, Unit 2 Junior
weight Class Alaina Schliesser Food and Nutrition: third, Unit 1 CofLeathercraft: Champion, Unit 8 Junior feecake Intermediate Shooting Sports: qualifier, Archery Aribeth Brockbank Junior Bicycling: fourth, Unit 1 Junior
Alex Rodine
Shooting Sports: third, Archery Junior
Alexia Hernandez
Ceramics: Champion, Unit 2 Senior
Alexis Tait
Cake Decorating: seventh, Unit 5 Senior
Alli Stromberger
Swine Show: third, Crossbred Lightweight Class; third, Crossbred Medium-
Ashton Nichols
Artistic Clothing: Champion, Duds Stitched Junior
Baylee Nelson
Horse Show Senior Level II 16-18 Division; third, Sr Western Horsemanship; second, Sr Trail; fifth, Sr Western Riding; sixth, Sr High Point Ind Western; ninth, Sr Ranch Horsemanship; fifth, Sr Ranch Trail; sixth, Sr Individual Cow
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Work; second, Sr Ranch Cutting
Beau Carlson
Goat Show: eighth, Lightweight Goat Class; third, Lightweight Goat Class
Billy Joe Ball
Robotics: qualifier Small Engines: Reserve Champion
Bobbie Schreiner
Home Environment: seventh, Unit 1 Intermediate
Bodey MacIsaac
Shooting Sports Archery: 34th place, Compound Unlimited Junior Shooting Sports Muzzleloading: 13th, Open
Brandyn Hill
Steer Show: fourth, Market Steer Class Jr Breeding Cattle Show: Champion, Simmental Heifer
Braylon Bruns
Creative Cooks: qualifier, Junior Individual Division Best Photo: fifth, Junior Food and Nutrition: ninth, Coffeecake; fourth, Unit 1 No Bake Photography: fifth, Level 1 Junior
Brittany Fetzer
Home Environment: third, Unit 6 Senior Veterinary Science: qualifier, Unit 3
Cailyn Brecht
Food and Nutrition: qualifier, Unit 1 Cookies Junior
Cater Jaeger
Shooting Sports Archery: 51st, Compound Limited Junior
Cedi Ball
Food and Nutrition: fourth, Junior Scones Scrapbooking: fifth, Layout Junior
Charles Fehringer
Shooting Sports Archery: 53rd, Compound Limited Junior Dog Trials: qualifier
Christopher Held
Food and Nutrition: fifth, Intermediate Muffins
Colten Daigle
Shooting Sports Archery: 14th place, Archery Compound Unlimited Junior Shooting Sports Muzzleloading: 29th, Open Shooting Sports: fifth, Muzzleloading Junior
Cooper Carlson
Goat Show: third, Lightweight Goat Class
Degan Buchtel
Wildlife: Champion, Grand Champion, Unit 2 Junior
Emma Baney
Cake Decorating: ninth, Unit 5 Intermediate
Emily Fleckenstein
Food and Nutrition: third, Senior No
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Bake; champion, Senior Muffins
Emily Thorpe
Artistic Clothing: fourth, Intermediate Stitched
Eric Lovell
Gardening: third, Unit 4 Senior
Faith Gettman
Shooting Sports: qualifier, Archery Intermediate
Garrett Cockroft
Shooting Sports Archery: 77th, Compound Limited Senior Cake Decorating: Champion, Unit 7 Senior
Grace Petersen
Veterinary Science: third, Unit 1 Junior
Hailey Sommerfeld
Leathercraft: ninth, Unit 1 Junior
Haylee Marick
Leathercraft: 10th, Unit 4 Intermediate
Hudson Stull
Woodworking: fifth, Unit Junior
Jacob Schroeder
Robotics: Champion ribbon
Jake Hettinger
Shooting Sports: qualifer, .22 Intermediate
Jalyssa Maker
Swine Show: Champion, White Other Pure Breed
Jasmine Martinez Dog Trials: qualifier
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Logan County 4-H’ers qualified to compete at the Colorado State Fair this year.
Jayce Maker
Swine Show: seventh, Duroc Class
Jeremia Potyondy Robotics: third
Jessica Sigmon
Leathercraft: qualifier, Unit 4 Senior
Jillian Matthews
Robotics Challenge: third, Junior Shooting Sports: fifth,
Archery Intermediate
mediate Artistic Clothing: qualifier, Jordan Matthews Intermediate Combined Duds Robotics Challenge: ChampiHeritage Arts: third, Quilting on, Senior Unit 1 Intermediate Robotics: second Home Environment: ChampiShooting Sports: qualifier, on, Grand Champion, Unit 3 Senior Archery Intermediate Karah Karg Food and Nutrition: fifth, Sheep Show: seventh, Black- Intermediate Cookies face Middleheavyweight Class; Photography: third, Level 1 ninth, Blackface Heavyweight Intermediate Class Scrapbooking: Champion, Kathryn Lock Grand Champion, Album InterBest Photo: qualifier, Intermediate
Kayd Goss
Shooting Sports: qualifier, .22 rifle Intermediate
Kayleigh Mackintosh
Cake Decorating: ninth, Unit 2 Intermediate
Kenadie Buchtel
Gardening: fourth, Unit 1 Junior
Kendrick Fetzer
Shooting Sports Archery: 91st, Compound Limited
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Senior
Kinlie Lewis
Sheep Show: sixth, Blackface Middleheavyweight Class; ninth, Blackface Heavyweight Class; Reserve Champion, Whiteface Jr Breeding Cattle Show: second, Cow/Calf Pair
Kodie Krueger-Wettstein
Heritage Arts: Champion, Unit 4 Senior
Kristi Cook
Goat Show: seventh, Lightweight Goat Class
Luke Weimer
Shooting Sports: qualifer, .22 rifle Senior
Madyson Johnstone
Food and Nutrition: Champion, Yeast Rolls Senior
Mallory Kaiser
Artistic Clothing: fifth, Unit 5 Sewing Cake Decorating: qualifier, Unit 4
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Intermediate Scrapbooking: 10th, Layout Intermediate
Micaela Ladd
Cake Decorating: fifth, Unit 10 Senior Scrapbooking: fifth, Album Senior
Mitchell Emrick Robotics: fourth
Morgan Cockroft
Shooting Sports Archery: 49th, Compound Unlimited Senior Leathercraft: Champion, Unit 6 Senior
Natali Boerner
Leathercraft: sixth, Unit 1 Intermediate
Nathan Brekel
Food and Nutrition: Reserve Champion, Double Crust Pie Intermediate
Neil Lovell
Visual Arts: seventh, Senior Painting Electricity: Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Unit 2 Senior
Nicole Burmester
Ceramics: Champion, Unit 4 Senior
Nora Savolt
Artistic Clothing: qualifier, Applied Junior Division
Seth Marick
Leathercraft: fourth, Unit 2 Junior
Shelby Houser
Parker Jaeger
Artistic Clothing: Reserve Champion, Senior Cake Decorating: Reserve Champion, Unit 3 Senior Heritage Arts: fourth, Unit 2 Senior
Peter Brekel
Shelby Robinette
Shooting Sports Archery: 28th, Compound Limited Junior Shooting Sports: qualifer, Shotgun Intermediate Creative Cooks: Champion, Junior Team Cake Decorating: qualifer, Unit Two Junior Outdoor Adventure: fourth, Unit 2 Junior
Peyton Nichols
Shooting Sports Archery: 38th, Compound Limited Junior
Rachael Northup
State Fashion Revue: Grand Champion Construction Clothing Construction: Reserve Champion, Wool Blends Senior Home Environment: fifth, Unit 1 Senior Food and Nutrition: Champion, Quick Breads Senior
Raegan Gerk
Food and Nutrition: sixth, Intermediate Scones
Rebecca Vogel
Creative Cooks: Champion, Junior Team
Riley Meisner
Sheep Show: third, Blackface Lightweight Class; second, Blackface Middleweight Class; fourth, Blackface Middleheavyweight Class; second, Blackface Middleheavyweight Class; second, Place Senior Showmanship
Rylie Lewis
Food and Nutrition: Champion, Senior Scones.
Sadie Fehringer
Demonstration Contest: eighth, Junior Division Dog Trials: qualifier Artistic Clothing: Reserve Champion, Combined Duds Junior Clothing Construction: qualifier, Steam 2 Dress Junior Woodworking: ninth, Unit 3 Junior Rocketry: qualifier, Unit 2 Junior
Savannah Taylor
Clothing Construction: seventh, Pillowcase Junior; sixth, Pillow Junior; qualifier, Simple Dress Junior
Horse Show Intermediate Level II Division: fourth, Int Flags; fifth, Int Barrels; first, Int Poles; third, Int High Point Ind Gymkhana; first, Int English Showmanship; third, Int English Equitation; fourth, Int English Riding Control; third, Int High Point Ind English; first, Int Western Showmanship; third, Int Western Horsemanship; fourth, Int Trail; first, Int Western Riding; second, Int Reining; first, Int High Point Ind Western; first, High Point Ind Overall Level II (all ages)
Slayter Goss
Shooting Sports: sixth, .22 Junior
Tanner Hutt
Shooting Sports: qualifier, Archery Senior
Tobi-Beth Erickson
Horse Show Jr Level II: second, Jr Barrels; sixth, Jr Flags; third, Jr Poles; fourth, High Point Ind Jr Gymkhana; sixth, Jr English Showmanship; sixth, Jr English Equitation; second, Jr English Riding Control; second, Jr English Show Hack; fifth, Jr High Point Ind English; second, Jr Western Showmanship; sixth, Jr Western Horsemanship; first, Jr Trail; second, Jr Western Riding; fourth, Jr Reining; third, Jr High Point Ind Western; third, High Point Ind Overall in Level II (all ages)
Trista Hernandez
Ceramics: Champion, Unit 4 Intermediate
Tyla Thomas
Cake Decorating: sixth, Unit 1 Junior
Tyler Glassburn
Woodworking: eighth, Unit 3 Intermediate
Veronica Karg
Gardening : fourth, Unit 2 Senior
Zachary Karg
Small Engines: Reserve Champion
Zechariah Kahler Robotics: third
Zoriah Kaus
Cake Decorating: qualifer, Unit 1 Intermediate
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Logan County 4-H Clubs
Little Britches
Chamrocks
April Potyondy 970-520-3271 aprilpotyondy@gmail.com
Country Critters
Christine Fetzer 970-520-5284 dcbkfhax@yahoo.com
High Plains
Melanie Northup 970-521-0395 mk_northup@hotmail.com
Iliff Hardy Workers
Jerod Armstrong 970-580-0138 jmarmstrong75@gmail.com
Little Britches
Janae Maker 970-520-3808 j.maker@bresnan.net
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Little Britches members were among the winners of the Round Robin competition at the 2016 Logan County Fair.
Lucky Clovers
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he Little Britches 4-H club is excited to celebrate National 4-H week and share some of the ways that youth leaders are being developed through this outstanding program! This past year the club had 33 active members participating in livestock, horse and cooking projects. The Little Britches 4-H club enjoyed a successful Logan County Fair and eight members also attended the Colorado State Fair. Throughout the year
club members participated in five community service projects. These included decorating the Overland Trail Museum for Christmas, delivering food baskets for Cooperating Ministry, purchasing Christmas gifts for the Toys for Tots program, assembling May Day baskets and decorating placemats for residents at Devonshire Acres. The activities committee organized a bowling and pizza party for families to enjoy. Abbey Brower, club secretary, served as Miss Rodeo Logan County this
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Prairie Pals
Shantel Sator 970-520-3457 msdsator@hotmail.com
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The Little Britches 4-H Club helped decorate the Overland Trail Museum for Christmas 2015.
past year. Club representatives also participated in 4-H council, Colorado Leadership Conference
and State 4-H Conference. We are looking forward to the start of another 4-H year in Logan County!
Bonnie Amen 970-522-8211 amenangusfarms@kci.net
Stir-rups
Laurie Cook 970-522-3637 tltkcook@kci.net
Willard Wildcats
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High Plains
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he year of 20152016 has been a very busy one for the High Plains 4-H club. We had a amazing panel of officers including Kinzi Davis (President), Rachel Northup (Vice President), Shelby Houser (Secretary), Justin Deines (Treasurer), Kayleigh Mackintosh (Reporter) Mitchel Emrick and Ayla Baney (Photographers) Tyler Glassburn and Austin Dallege (Community service chairmen), Annabelle Flint and Julien Flint (Activity chairmen), Austin Dallege (Snack Chairman), Trevor Glassburn (Calling chairman) Kathryn Lock, Trevor Glassburn, Mitchell Emrick and Thomas Rutherford (Council Representatives). We had one 10-year member graduate this year. The club is very proud of Amanda Yetter and we wish her luck on the next steps of her life. One of the highlights of the year was when Zane Powell served as State 4-H President. We were very excited for him and wished him well in his new position. The club also took part in multiple community service projects including: the Hospice dinner, Cram the Van, decorating the museum for Christmas and many more. But the main thing that our club (and every other 4-H club in Logan County) looks forward to is the Logan County Fair! During fair all 4-H members stay busy working on projects, teen clerking, showing animals, supporting 10 • OCTOBER 5, 2016 •
your other 4-H members or taking a short rest during the busy week. For most of the community fair starts on July 28, but for the 4-H members fair starts weeks before. We might not be on the Fairgrounds but if you ask a member you will likely find that in the weeks before fair they were putting that finishing touch on their scrapbook, filling out a record book, buying supplies for their fair cake, shooting their rifle or shotgun, working on their robot, having a last training session with their dog, horse or other animal, putting that last piece on their quilt or whatever else their 4-H project entails. 4-H members put hours upon hours into their 4-H projects. Just the thrill of completing a large project, no matter how difficult, is an award in itself but one thing that every 4-H member hopes for is that when they look at their 4-H project that they will see the dark purple champion ribbon or the sticker stating that their project is going to state fair! It is so exciting to find out your project is going to state fair! But it also means for any foods or edible projects that you have to remake your project, which can be quite daunting! Multiple High Plains members went to State Fair and we are proud of each and every one of them. Not only was the High Plains 4-H club well represented but all of Logan County was very
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Kathryn Lock won State Fair Grand Champions in Scrapbooking and Home Environment.
well represented at State Fair. We had over 116 Family Consumer Science projects go to State Fair. Some High Plains members who went to State Fair are Rachael Northup, Colten Daigle, Bodey MacIsaac, Parker Jaeger, Carter Jaeger, Shelby Houser, Mallor y Kaiser, Kathryn Lock, Kayleigh Mackintosh, Emma Baney, Grace Peterson, Tyler Glassburn, Jacob Schroeder and Mitchell Emrick. One other thing that you will find behind the scenes are many great teen clerks. We had eight High Plains members teen clerk at either the Logan County Fair or State Fair. These members were: Kathryn Lock, Kayleigh Mackintosh, Michael Flint, Mitchell Emrick, Rachael Northup, Thomas Rutherford, Shelby Houser and Kinzi
Davis. Now it might seem like 4-H is just a club where you go, do a project, take it to fair then wait for the next year, but it is so much more than that. In 4-H, you learn leadership skills such as: public speaking, organization, money management, record keeping, planning and many more. You also get the chance to converse with other people in your project and learn about projects different than your own. I am very proud to be a High Plains 4-H member and for the opportunity to be the club reporter. I look forward to the next 4-H year and recommend getting involved in 4-H to everyone. Through 4-H my confidence has grown, I met my best friend and opened my world up to all the possibilities that 4-H
Rachael Northup, left, was State Fair Grand Champion Fashion Revue Winner for Clothing Construction. She is pictured with the Reserve Grand Champion winner.
has to offer. Now to finish up I would like to say that if you are not involved in 4-H to look into the possibility of even observing a meeting. It is a great experience and I can practically guarantee you will learn something. 4-H members: I want to congratulate you on finishing your projects, working hard and just getting involved. You have made the community a better place with your work and your position as an officer, member or leader is one to be proud of. Hold your head high, work hard on those projects and use your abilities to make the best better. — High Plains Club Reporter Kayleigh Mackintosh
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Ben Walker was the Grand Champion Market Swine at the 2016 Logan County Fair.
Lucky Clovers
Lucky Clovers 4-H Club has 27 members this year. We have a variety of general and livestock projects. We meet most of the time on Mondays in Merino at the ag shop at 7 p.m. Some of our community service projects include doing an Easter egg hunt in Merino, washing the fire trucks for the Merino Volunteer Fire Department and helping the 4-H Foundation serve meals. We have two fundraisers that we do a year. One is our annual hog roast. And the other is a bake sale. We donate a portion of our funds raised back into the community. Allen and Melinda Hutt are leaders.
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Lucky Clovers 4-H members compete in the Junior Swine Show at the 2016 Logan County Fair. Courtesy photo
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Country Critters
The Country Critters 4-H club had a really good year. We continue to help with the Easter Egg hunt in Fleming and tried a new game at the 4-H Carnival in April that went well. We had 10 active members that had projects in horse, leathercraft, shooting sports (archery), home environment, veterinary science, cake decorating, clothing, sheep, swine, dog, goats and rabbits. We had many of our members projects go to the state fair as well as three compete in the state archery shoot! We are looking for new members to join our club that meets in Fleming the second Sunday of the month. Our leader is Christine Fetzer.
Country Critters 4H Club made a display board for 4-H Courtesy photo Week. Country Critters members Kayti Williams, Savannah Taylor, Laney Schliesser and Kendrick Fetzer with their 4-H Week display board. Current members not pictured are Brittany Fetzer, Cash Nab, Garrett Cockroft, Morgan Cockroft and Sage Nab.
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