Anderson Events & Information | 4-H Youth Development

Anderson County Events & Information

4-H Ban until 4-20

Small Animal Tagging for KJLS & KSF Only - 6/3/20
AN Co 4-H Council Meeting via Zoom - 6/8/20
Anderson County Fair - 7/27-8/1/20

4-H Council Meeting

All Frontier Extension District & 4-H face-to-face events are canceled between March 15 and July 4.

The Anderson County 4-H Council meeting will be Monday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Information on how to participate will be emailed to representatives. Council members should plan to attend as there must be a representative from each club at every meeting.

The next Club Leader meeting will be September 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Annex Building before the Council meeting.

There will be no tagging needed for the county fair for this year ONLY! If you have small animals (goats, swine or sheep) that need to be tagged for KJLS or the KSF, tagging for Osage County will be Wednesday, June 3 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Anderson County Fairgrounds. This will be the only tagging available There will be no “last call” tagging date. You will also need to provide someone to get into your trailer to tag your animals. Agents and staff will not be entering trailers. Please bring all paperwork with you that evening as Janae will be available to sign it, as well. DNA envelopes will also be available.

As always, if there are any questions, please feel free to email Janae at jmcnally@ksu.edu or contact the Extension Office.

Boots & Spurs Meeting

4-H Horse

All Frontier Extension District & 4-H face-to-face events are canceled between March 15 and July 4.

The Anderson County Horse Club, Boots & Spurs, meet at the Anderson County Fairgrounds at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are planned for the last Monday of each month through August with ride nights at the Hughes' home. Watch the group's Facebook page (Anderson County Boots and Spurs 4-H Horse Club) for those opportunities. Contact Jenny with questions at jennifer.e.hughes@sprint.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS

4-H Grad

ANDERSON COUNTY 4-H SCHOLARSHIP

Anderson County 4-H Council will offer a $50 scholarship to those 4-H members filling out the application to attend any out-of-county event. Youth are eligible to receive the scholarship only once per 4-H year. This scholarship could be used to help cover the cost of Campference, Discovery Days, Camp, etc. The application must be submitted prior to the event payment deadline.

* Anderson County 4-H Event Scholarship

Jeanette Arnett Activity Scholarship

OR Anderson County 4-H Council Out of County Scholarship

Application - PDF Version

Anderson County Cloverbud Meetings

4-H Cloverbuds

All Frontier Extension District & 4-H face-to-face events are canceled between March 15 and July 4.

The Anderson County Cloverbud group meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Extension office in Garnett at 6:00 p.m. Gaylene Comfort and Gayla Corley are the Cloverbud leaders. You may direct questions to Galene at 785-448-8447 or comfort@gmail.com or to Gayla at 785-448-0301 or rextheterrible@yahoo.com.

To be eligible to participate in Cloverbuds, a child must have celebrated his/her fifth or sixth birthday before January 1, 2020. Cloverbud members must also be enrolled in the 4-H Online Enrollment System. You can find this information on the District’s 4-H website under “Join”. Parents should review the Cloverbuds policies (especially information regarding livestock and pets). Policy information is also available in the Extension office.