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Anderson County Events & Information

Mark Your Calendars

  • Anderson County 4-H Council Meeting - 9/9/19
  • KAPs due to the Extension Office - 9/23/19

Anderson County Fair Essentials

2019 AN Co Fair

All Roads Lead to the Fair!
The Anderson County Fair theme is "All Roads Lead to the Fair".
2019 Anderson County Fair Book

Bedding/Stall REQUIREMENTS

Beef will be the only livestock allowed to use straw.  Youth must provide his/her own LARGE SIZE shavings for pens/stalls.  Small shavings or straw will not be allowed.  Youth are also responsible for keeping the pens/stalls clean.  Wash Stations will be provided.

Anderson County Cloverbud Meetings

4-H Cloverbuds

The Anderson County Cloverbud group meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Extension office in Garnett at 6:00 p.m.  The July Cloverbud meeting will be August 21.  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, 2019.  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.

Boots & Spurs Meeting

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 groups Facebook page (Anderson County Boots and Spurs 4-H Horse Club) for those opportunities.  There will not be an August meeting.  Contact Jenny with questions at jennifer.e.hughes@sprint.com.   There will not be a meeting in August.

SCHOLARSHIPS

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 Fairs

Anderson County Fair - July 29 - August 3, 2019

Fair Theme - "All Roads Lead to the Fair"

Anderson County Fair Association WEBSITE and FACEBOOK

Kincaid Fair - September 26-28, 2019

FACEBOOK & WEBSITE